The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1921-08-12

DonIenon luedeau, 1Tg2.
TERRITORIAL.
W. VI. Harrison, 1904.
Gen. James Wilkerson, 1905.
James Brown, 1906.
Frederick CateS. 1907.
Merriwether Lewis, 1908.
Samuel Hammond, 1909.
BENJAMIN Howard. 1910.
William Clark, 1913.
The area OF the Louisiana Purchase
was 1,239,3lS square miles; 7s7,4O3,-
500 acres.
Population in 1910, n little less than |
404, 055. 3
The asscssablc wealth Of the state
for 1921 taxes-general property, 81.
I67,s62,ili; railroad. etc, sb32,is7,-
sS9-total wealth, $4,000, OOO, 900.
Aug. 2S, 1920, occurred the first
election for state officers. Alex Nc
Nair was chosen governor; Benton and
Barton, senator's; John Scott, congress
man-at-large: Supreme court judges,
Matthias McGirk, John ID. Cook. John
Rice Jones; secretary Of state, Joshua
liarton; attorney general, Edward
Bates.
First election held in Holt county,
August, 1912; X. VI. Barkhurst chosen
repre- sentative.
Delegates to form n new state con-
vention were elected in May, 1870. Il
assembled in the City Hotel, ST. Louis.
corner 3d and Vine streets, June 20,
1920: composed Of III delegates from
the then II counties. David Barton
presided; he with Thos. II. Barton
were the states first Y. s. Senators.
The constitution was adopted July 10,
1920. IL remained in force with few
slight amendments until 1865, when
the Drake" constitution was adopted
April 10th of that year. The present
1875 constitution was adopted August
2, 1875.
The first constitution adopted dis
qualified any priest, bishop, clergy
man or teacher Of any religious per-
suasion, denomination or sect from
membership in the general assembly
Of the state or to be- appointed to any
office. David Rice. Holt, Of Platte
county, Presbyterian, resigned as
minister Of that church to qualify as
representative.
! Nov. 3, 1862, France coded Province
Of Louisiana TO Spain. October /,
1900, Spain gave II back TO France.
October 30, 1903, France coded the
Province of Louisiana to the United
States for S20,000,000. Dec. 20, 1903,
Uncle Sam took possession. Thomas
jefferson was president.
The Territory OF Louisiana, which
included Missouri, established by con-
gress March 26, 1904. II was organic
ed by congress March 8, 1905.
First Bible society west Of the Mis-
sissippi River organized in Washing
ton county in 1917.
First Baptist Association in the state
was organized in 1916.
First baptism in the territory was
in ST. Louis in May, 1915.
Missouri ranks 2lst in education.
She ranks 18th in amount expended
for education.
Her public school fund for appor-
tionment for 1921 amounts to $685.
SOC.
"'he original provision concerning the
establishment Of our state school sys.
TEN was incorporated in our first con-
stitution, 1920. II read; "One school
or more shall be established in each
county AS soon as practicable and nee.
essary, where the poor shall be taught
gratis" II remained until 1865.
BY reason of the Civil War there
was no apportionment Of state schoo
money from 1860 TO 1864. In 1864 the
apportionment was Sl69 ,6Sb; rate pei
child enumerated, 44c. NJ. Oliver wal
state superintendent. In 1910 II wa;
1872 1902.
The first school opened in Holt coun
was in lS39-Jeremiah Garner, teach
er.
The slave census of the state II
1850 showed s7,4a2.
The first census Of Holt county wal
taken in 1850; population was l4,0S4
{ 1910, 1859; 1900, 1908.
4 The first veto act in the state wa
1 that of Gov. Bates in 1925, vetoing TIL
1 act Of the legislature forbidding duel
ing, and providing the whipping pos
( a. penalty,
December Z, 1912, the first genera
I assembly of the territory Of Missouri
I assembled at the home of Joseph Robi
! doux in st. Louis.
The first serious division in congress
/ on sectional lines was over the admis
sion of Missouri TO the Union as
/ state.
/ The first delegate to congress iron
| Missouri territory was Edward Hemp
/ stead. He was elected in November
| 1912.
I The first congressional apportion
ment OF the state was made in l847-
I five districts were laid out; we nov
I have sixteen.
John H. Hughes was the first con
1 Rrssman to represent this part Of tn
1 ststa, Of which Holt was part; eisct
= "a n 'iel2. He'wss frcn Clay county