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TOWNS AND TOWNSHIPS 541 married man and a son of Wm. Ryan; he had been in Price's army and was a prisoner at Clintonville. Captain Moore had gotten hold of him and was carrying him through the country. Johnson lived near Nevada; he too had served under General Price, but was at home when captured. Valentine Mashaney, of this township, was killed by a detach- ment of Company A, third Wisconsin cavalry, on a charge of feed- ing, harboring and otherwise aiding and abetting Confederate bushwhackers. The prairie portion of the township was not settled until after the war. A few fields had been opened by parties living in the timber, but no houses were built out upon the prairie until after 1865. Some of the hard characters that infested the Clear creek coun- try after the war located in this township. A man named John Wilson was hung on Clear creek by the "Regulators;" he was accused of horse stealing and other crimes. An old German named Wonsettler located here afterwards. He and his wife were noted pilferers and thieves. The "Regulators" visited them and gave them both a sound whipping and ordered them from the country. The land in this township was surveyed by the government and placed in market in the year 1843. No entries were made prior to that year, although a few claims had been taken. Badger township was organized in January, 1873, and named in honor of Dr. Albert Badger, one of its oldest, prominent and most worthy citizens. It is now well improved and settled and contains good farms and comfortable homes, the abodes of a very respectable class of citizens. Greene Springs located in the northeastern part of the town- ship have been noted for many years for the medicinal virtues of the waters. A few people make their homes here, and if they had railroad facilities no doubt they would rival the famous springs of Eldorado. A village or town adjoining this spring was regularly laid out and platted on the land of John C. Shaffer (south half northwest quarter southeast quarter section 12-35-30) by Mr. Greene, on the 25th of September, 1886, and named Greene Springs.
| Title | History of Vernon County, Missouri. |
| Creator | Johnson, J.B., editor |
| Subject |
Vernon County (Mo.)--History Vernon County (Mo.)--Biography |
| Description | Past and present of Vernon County, including an account of the cities, towns and villages of the county |
| Date.Original | 1911 |
| Date.Digital | 2007 |
| Format | jp2 |
| Collection Name | Missouri County Histories Collection |
| Source | Chicago : C.F. Cooper, 1911. |
| Type |
Books and pamphlets |
| Identifier | mch000111 |
| Publisher | Missouri State Library |
| Rights | All images are in the public domain |
| Language | English |
| County |
Vernon County (Mo.) |
| Coverage | Missouri -- Vernon County; |
| Contributing Institution |
Truman State University |
| Copy Request | Contact Picker Memorial Library reference desk at (660) 785-4051 |
| Title | mch000111p0541 |
| Format | JP2 |
| Transcript | TOWNS AND TOWNSHIPS 541 married man and a son of Wm. Ryan; he had been in Price's army and was a prisoner at Clintonville. Captain Moore had gotten hold of him and was carrying him through the country. Johnson lived near Nevada; he too had served under General Price, but was at home when captured. Valentine Mashaney, of this township, was killed by a detach- ment of Company A, third Wisconsin cavalry, on a charge of feed- ing, harboring and otherwise aiding and abetting Confederate bushwhackers. The prairie portion of the township was not settled until after the war. A few fields had been opened by parties living in the timber, but no houses were built out upon the prairie until after 1865. Some of the hard characters that infested the Clear creek coun- try after the war located in this township. A man named John Wilson was hung on Clear creek by the "Regulators;" he was accused of horse stealing and other crimes. An old German named Wonsettler located here afterwards. He and his wife were noted pilferers and thieves. The "Regulators" visited them and gave them both a sound whipping and ordered them from the country. The land in this township was surveyed by the government and placed in market in the year 1843. No entries were made prior to that year, although a few claims had been taken. Badger township was organized in January, 1873, and named in honor of Dr. Albert Badger, one of its oldest, prominent and most worthy citizens. It is now well improved and settled and contains good farms and comfortable homes, the abodes of a very respectable class of citizens. Greene Springs located in the northeastern part of the town- ship have been noted for many years for the medicinal virtues of the waters. A few people make their homes here, and if they had railroad facilities no doubt they would rival the famous springs of Eldorado. A village or town adjoining this spring was regularly laid out and platted on the land of John C. Shaffer (south half northwest quarter southeast quarter section 12-35-30) by Mr. Greene, on the 25th of September, 1886, and named Greene Springs. |
