The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-07-23
History Of Eardemaa County Court,
Supplemented by General Information CU@rllg The COuT.

We your Committee appointed April your
County especially the County Court said County might
be of local general interest," submit the following report
County organized the 18th day of November, 1928
the house of Thomas M0Nea his house having been designated BY
having passed the 10th day of October 1929
The county was named Hareman honor of Thomas
early settlers the first clerk of the County Court
Bolivar the Of the named in honor of
county Thomas McNeal the 18th
the the said
1926 when it first Bolivar which place had been selected the
following Justices of the Peace themselves xhb
pa sd John 5oS RooD Robert Boa
Polk Stephen Bennett T3s ehn lock- & laGr and
hbted his commission qualified Justice of the Peace
William of county COURT N
Collectors Elisha Boyd Register; An
The oonsabes elected were j. H. Arnold Elijah Gossett William
ltle Andrew Jones and Joseph Haynes.
m Tine sop o E~ar Rdt R Ra' oS Go
William Riggs Tsdae Isaac MeOy Asa Robertson Moses
Duncan William Simpson John May James Lane Ed BuresOn
a on ppH 100 acres and and the on each
lot l2 levied each white poll and a5 cents on black
marks of citizens establishing of ferries etc. the court adjourned
ing attorney were b Bradford Tabut
At the same time Thomas eeal William Ramsey
build JAIL the cost not to exceed forty dollars The most of the
marks and the exhibiting of wolf scalps In 1926 William
upon the bare back at the whipping post on inc PGo square one
vile shnaults House Cocean and Robertson The first official
reference setting apart years support
Reagan The kept by individuals different parts Of the
Robey employed keep After this all the paupers of the
good management expense poor kept within
Ou ah PnI , bu OO + wa nso dad BY
building neither the date of its erection
county records, being by the federal soldiers
county splendid with fire
$4,000 county good JAIL $4,000
forty dollars.
William county
1925 James Run from 1927 to 1882 William
Polk 1884; Allan Hill from 1884 1885 D. Tarves
E. c. Crisp from 1885 E. Beher from
is4 William Moore from 1841 1842 w. O. Ferguson
1sa dying g,a office s W
1856; Nicely 1885, Wiley Fort from
Bills from 1865 to 1870; Harris 1870 to 1875
1892 W. Caruthe from 1892 to 1898; T. F.
chairman years, and c. H Anderson Is years.
Bolivar been by able As
bar this time well by the following gentlemen: H.
& McNeal Coates A. Miller
whom reside in Bolivar Besides the regular members of the bar there
courts '''''
Hardsman County rich in natural The whole
the slope The people of the claim have of
the best wed sections IN the state big aohe Rter enters the
passing entirely through county tributaries
mills other machinery Fine
obtained digging boring
in any portion of the county.
The county well supplied with timber the different varieties of
poplar being auabe however ASH hickory walnut
maple and many other kinds of valuable timber abound
The soil the we'll the growth of
the cereals The cereals mostly wheat and Vege
tables of all kinds do we'll Fruit raised all parts of the county
especially adapted the growth of peaches
grapes pums all kinds of berries usually the temperate
Iclimates.
Grasedo WELL and better pasture lands scarcely be found
this the best raising counties in the
Hardeman is well supplied with railroads The Memphis q
Charleston Illinois Railroads through
the Grand
county The Midland passes through
the northwestern the distance miles The Gulf
miles county
Bolivar county Hardeman well established and
houhng inhabitants
having dry also hardware drug and
and saloons There published the
Bolivar Bulletin founded in 1865 and the Hadman Free Press
founded The Bank of Bolivar chartered
solid financial institution with A T. McNea president and w c. Do
cashier.
Pocahontas Middleton, Salisbury Junction thirty
the &