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I —........... - mm wmmmwm«1»T FRANKFORT,Barbrey lost his life. It is said that Frank stealthily crept around until he saw one of the Indians in a tree near the site of the attack and calmly shot him out of his airy perch, as if he were a squirrel.Frank Jordan is said to have been no close friend of the Indians and one story that lingers on is that many an Indian brave quietly disappeared during a night spent in or near Frank's Fort.Evidence of the wanderlust of the Jordans was given by Mrs. Garrett, who said that her uncle, Moses Garrett, went to California during the “Gold Rush” and was believed to have been killed.Information derived from several sources in the immediate vicinity Indicates that Frank’s Fort was the stronger of the two stockades. Heflin said Charley Plumlee, a lifelohg resident of the area, described old Fort Jordan’s main defenses as about 14 by 24 feet in dimensions and constructed of split togs, with the bark side out, and loopholes all around.The dirt floor was said to have been dug outflow the level of the ground outside and the top of the fort was covered with dirt to prevent firing by the Indians, A heavy wood door, hung on wdod hinges and fastened with a Wobd bar, at the south end of the fort, was the only entrance.Frank Jordan’s Fort was more elaborate. The stockade was said to have enclosed about an acre of ground. . On the inside were some cabins, probably a blockhouse, a storehouse and spring. Some settlers believe the spring now marks the site of the fort near Pond Creek on the farm now owned by Lawrence Edwards, Jr., while others believe the stockade stretched from near the spring up toward a small knoll close to the creek, where an old well dug by some later settler still stands.It is probable that some portion of the fort was on the higher ground so as to give defenders better view in case of an Indian attack and to prevent the attackers from controlling a position somewhat higher than the land nearer the creek.Frank’s Fort evidently far outstripped old Fort Jordan in promi-ence. It was a noted trading post and provided security for the early settlers and was afterward known as “old station.”BLUEF1SH HAUL.KITTY HAWK,, N. C. (UP) -Mjsk0fy,. la***®? m»m-imktely two tons of bluefish at tne local pier. The 4,000 blues caught averaged a pound each.Mrs. Minnie Garrett, 85, a resident of the immediate vicinity of the site of Frank’s Fort, is believed to be either the granddaughter or great-granddaughter of one of the orginal seven Jordan brothers who were among the first: party of pioneers to settle in Franklin county in the year 1804. Mrs. Garrett’s mother, Caroline Jordan, was born in 1832, the daughter of one Thomas Jordan and his wife, Irene Cantrell (Jordan). One of the seven brothers was named Thomas Jordan.First Governor Was Buried Near City of ChesterThe first: governor of Illinois was Shadraeh Bond, he of the funny nkme, and he is buried in Evergreen cemetery at the north edge of the city of Chester.Bond took office on Dec. 3, 1812, as the first delegate to Congress from the ivw. Territory of Illinois, lie resigned this office Oct. 3, 1814, to become the Receiver of Public Moneys at Kaskaskia to wjiiph office he was appointed by ■^President' James-‘Madison. lt;Tp While serving as territorial delegate he secured enactment of thepMAUT DECISIONBANGOR, Me. (UP) — A patrolman stared suspiciously at a man who was weaving unsteadily toward an automobile. The man was about to get into the car when he noticed the stern look on the patrolman's face. He shrugged his shoulders, turned and hurled the ignition keys into nearby stream. “You’re right,” he told Patrolman Neal A. Ryder, “I’m too drunk to drive.”first preemption law to be put on the statyte books of the United States, giving tin? right of preemption to those persons who actually had settled the land. The pa^saTO^^thit^lawvbi,ought .more favorable .conditions for settlers and aided a more rapid immigration to the Illinois Territory.When IIlinos became a state, in
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West Frankfort Daily American
West Frankfort, Illinois, US
Wed, Sep 21, 1955
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