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He secured many laws that were of advantage to his constituents. In 1808 he published the first digest of the laws of Missouri. These lawswere made by the governor and three territorial judges, who were appointed by the president of the UnitedStates. Their legislative functions existed until the territorial government was reorganized by an act of congress passed June 4, 1812. I am wandering from my subject, but whenI get to talking about Missouri 1 do not always know when to stop.I read vour list of some of theyour list or son early teachers of Lincoln county with much interest. Joseph S. Wells (not Joseph E.) taught at what is now known as School No. 4, township 50, range 2 west, and No 2, township 50, range 1 Vest, during 1844-5-6 and probably a year or two earlier and ayear or two later. He built the first house iu Millwood, also the first house in Olney. His first wife was a Miss Sands, his second a Miss Rynerason and his third was Mrs. Qen. South, nee Williams. He died some years ago in Texas. His sister, Mrs. Wm. Hammonds, and four generations of descendants—her widowed daughter, Mrs. Ben S. Mudd, her widowed granddaughter, Mrs. James E. Mudd, her great-granddaughter, Mrs. Thos. Mudd, and a young daughter of theBent Henry, Mr. and Mrs. James Huston (then Miss Elizabeth Parke), Allen and Frank Lewis, Mrs. JohnMorris (then Miss Jane Estes), Geo.A. and Thomas E., sons of Henry T. Mudd, Thomas N. Mudd, my oldestbrother Constantine, William C.,DavidD., John K. and George W. Porter, William C., Sylvester, Samuel S. and John K. Sands, and Talbert Teague. Of these twelve or more are dead.The first named lies in Mount Olivetcemetery on the turnpike between this village and Washington. Hie grave is a short distance from that ofMrs. Surratt, who was hanged July 7, 1865, for alleged complicity in the assassination of President Lincoln, and not very far from that of Henry Wirz, who was hanged in October or November, the same year, on a conviction of being cruel to the prisoners at An-dersonville. He was tried by a military commission, of which Gen. Lew Wallace was president. I attended this trial nearly every day of its continuance, and there never was a greater farce. After his sentence Wirz was informed that he could savebis life by implicating Jeff Davis in the alleged cruelties. His reply was, “I never told a lie in my life and I can not do it now. There were nolatter—live in the vicinitv of Mill-cruelties at Andersonville prison and Mr. Davis is not responsible for anything in its management.” RenDr. S. J. Reynolds Is Dead.Bowling Green, Mo., Jan. 21.Doctor Stephen J. Reynolds died yesterday at his home in this city from acute kidney trouble, brought on by exposure while visiting his patients during the stbrm here on January 9. Doctor Reynolds was, perhaps, the oldest and bestknown practicing physician in this part of the state, having been in active practice and a resident of this city since April, 1851. The funeral will take place here Tuesday next with Masonic honors. Doctor Reynolds’ father, Doctor Michael Reynolds, was an army surgeon with Sir George Packenbam’s forces at the battle of New Orleans.He was captured by a wealthy Kentuckian, James Linn, accompanied his captor to Kentucky, became an American citizen, married, and about 1832 came to Missouri and practiced medicine in Bowling Green until his death in 1838.We learn that the Short Line will ^go into the hands of the Wabash in the spring. This will give the Wabash a direct run from Quincy to St. Louis. It will also control all theshipments of Ralls county and take them to Chicago. The Wabash will then have fast lines from Quincy to St. Louis, Kansas City and the East, and New London will be in the swim.New Condon Record.
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Troy Free Press
Troy, Missouri, US
Fri, Jan 25, 1901
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