The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-26

short-sleeved white cotton dress that was
monstrous short for a girl like her. She
had on buckskin slippers and her hair was
tied with a buckskin string which is all the
so here. And when the preacher was spell
ing and reading the ceremony from the
book. the girl commenced sneezinG and the
buckskin string slipped off her hair and fell
all over her face and everybody laughed
Another letter, written by Alfred kibbe.
but which is not dated, gives much informa-
ton about such well-known early families
as the Pittmans. Talbots. Boones. Van
Bihbcrs. Glovers. Sharps. Hays and Girls
wolds. An extract from Kibbe's letter
reads:
when nv father lived in Galloway Coun-
ty we had to 70 forty miles to mill, and
take our own team t" grind with. In the
year 1917. when in st. Louis. l saw the first
that ever landed at that place.
1t was simply II barge with an engine and
smokestack."
At the beginning of the century Daniel
Bryan of Warren County. built himself a
two-story log house. Neighhors came thir-
ty miles to assist in the raising of the
house.
i One of the traditions OF Galloway County
is the story of the partnership in the grain
| business that existed between Ripper and
| Hamiin. Hamlin vas low and fat, while
| Ripper was low and lean in stature. one
season the corn in that country grew
| so much higher than their heads that they
| could not husk it until Ripper proposed that
one stand on the others shoulders and thus
he able to accomplish the task.
Mrs. Dr." Young of Warren County
owned the first piano in all Northern Mis-
souri,. Women walked, carrying their ha-
bies and shoes. from all the adjacent coun-
ties to see the wonderful instrument and TO
hear Mrs. Young's rendition of THE Camp
bells Are Coming" which she played with
one hand. 1t is recorded that the ladies felt
well repaid for their pilgrimage.
Another family of Youngs was "promi-
nent" in Audrain County. When one of
Mr.. Young's daughters was married, the
wheat for the cake and bread for the we'd
ding supper was ground in Il hand-mill and
bolted through her mothers cape of mus
lin. When her husband died, Mrs. Young
said that his coffin must be made large.
because he never could bear to be crowd
cd"
The Reverend James Craig, a Hardshell
Baptist preacher, first baptized people at
ST. Charles. An assistant preceded the
preacher and convert in the Missouri River,
measuring the derth of the water with d
stick. and leading the singing:
are going down the Jordan
As our Savior went before"
The Catholics erected Il church at St.
Charles as early as 49,. in lSl6 the Pres
byterian Church was organized. Several
years later the AIethodists built a church,
house. The latter sect came TO this region
ABOUT lAlo, hut did not tor several years
have Il regular house of worship. In 1sv7,
the Reverend jesse Walker administered
the first Methodist sacrament at jacob
Zumwalt's home. The compiler says the
wine was made by Mrs. Zumwalt ana Mrs.
Colonel David Bailey from the juice OF
pOkeberrics. sweeteneI with maple sugar;
and for bread they used the crusts of corn
bread. The services took place i'll the first
hewn loshouse butt on the north side OF
the Missouri.
Colonel David Craig was a gruff and &c
, centric old character. When winter time
came on and he wanted a pair OF yarn
socks he made $50 rails for the knitter and
paid d dollar besides for them. In the sum
mer time he was accustomed to pay a hoy
a picayune to keep the flies off him while
he tapped on Il log midday. Colonel Craig
came to the State in 1871. y few days after
his arrival he donned an elegant black cloth
suit and went to the home of Major VAN
Bibber. Now. the Major was a plain
/ 'EN 'i' ~ afNs''' S''' N'O ~ sf-
daughters complimented the colonels cloth-
ing. NanBibber retorted: Hell, he looks
like a blacksnake that has just lost his
skim
Henry Logan was another character that
lived in Montgomery County early in the
century. For twenty years he wore the
same hat of muskrat and coon fur. He
was wont TO measure grain with his hat, it
holding just half a bushel.
The Harper family was a large house
hold. Captain John had twenty-nine
children by his two wives. Charles Har.
per. his son. first brought demijohns &c
Montgomery County. He wore store
clothes to meeting one day, and fearing
that he might soil them. he stood while the
remainder of the congregation knelt dur
irg prayer. The preacher prayed that the
Lord would bless this Virginia man who
was too proud to get down on his knees.
Had William S. Slavens accepted an offer
that was once made him, his descendants
to-day might be exceedingly wealthy. In
1920 a n~eighbor offered him forty acres OF
! lard that is now embraced in the best part
of st. Louis in exchange for q COW. He did
not trade.
Galloway COUNTY was named after Fin
ders Galloway. the first white settler in thai
region. Among other Galloway familie.
was the Chicks. The compiler says OF
John:
"He was a small man and he married
Sarah Monkey. who was a Very small Won
an. They built 4 small house. bought {
small COW that had a small calf. and al
their dogs. pigs and chickens We're small
There is told of a wedding that was at
! tended by Daniel Boone and his sons ii