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HISTORY OF MCDONALD COUNTY. 723 August 26, Moses Hodge and Amanda F. Knowles, by John F. Lewis, J. P. November 29, Pleasant Cheak and Sarah Ward, by D. C. Hopkins, J. P. Dec. 12, Jasper B. Davis and E. A. L. Seabourn, by D. C. Hopkins, J. P. September 23, Hamilton Lowe and Isabel Haskins, by W. O. Shelby, M. G. December 6, John S. P. Bryan and Martha A. E. Wright, by H. H. Fox, J. P. Nov. 29, Thomas Davidson and Nancy M. Duncan, by William W. Lee, M.G. December 27, James M. Latty and Bitcy Baker, by Hugh L. Testerman, J. P. In March, 1867, John Givens, a minister of the gospel, certi- fied that he solemnized marriage between Edward Carney and Sarah J. Keele a few years before the war. Blythe Spring & Oliver's distillery was built in 1841-42, in the west end of the county, two and one-half miles from Judge Shambaugh's, six miles from Saratoga Springs. Preston, the dis- tiller, and Oliver were the drunkards of the company. The former died there, while Oliver moved to California later, and re- turned, when he built another distillery three and one-quarter miles from Elk River, two miles from the present village of Enterprise. This was a very large frame building, larger than any building in the county to-day, but was partly burned during the war, while partly hauled away. J. P. McMurthry, one of the first settlers, located on Big Sugar Creek, about three miles from Pineville. George Stearns had a corn-cracker on Little Sugar Creek, about one mile from Pineville, operated by water. W. R. Vestal's saw and grist mill, below Noel, five or six miles from Pineville, was erected in 1839-40, by Holmes & Wallace. This was washed away before the war. Rev. J. K. Mosier and Jacob Wallace's saw-mill at the mouth of Little Sugar Creek was washed out in 1844, in the great freshet, the greatest except the freshet of July, 1886. The "Pine War" may be said to have been over in 1845. Several mills were in operation until the United States marshals came to protect the pine lands. The Slickers made up of some of the first settlers of the county, organized early in the fifties to keep back the sale of government lands and force the immigrants to buy their own squatters' claims, and they claimed whole miles of territory. They notified several new settlers to get out, but the memories of the "Pine War" came up before them, and the organization
| Title | History of Newton, Lawrence, Barry, and McDonald counties, Missouri. |
| Subject |
Newton County (Mo.)--History Lawrence County (Mo.)--History Barry County (Mo.)--History McDonald County (Mo.)--History |
| Description | From the earliest time to the present, including a department devoted to the preservation of sundry personal, business, professional and private records; besides a valuable fund of notes, original observation, etc. |
| Date.Original | 1888 |
| Date.Digital | 2007 |
| Format | jp2 |
| Collection Name | Missouri County Histories Collection |
| Source | Chicago : The Goodspeed Publishing co., 1888. |
| Type |
Books and pamphlets |
| Identifier | mch000092 |
| Publisher | Missouri State Library |
| Rights | All images are in the public domain |
| Language | English |
| County |
Newton County (Mo.) Lawrence County (Mo.) Barry County (Mo.) |
| Coverage | Missouri -- Newton County; Missouri -- Lawrence County; Missouri -- Barry County; Missouri -- McDonald County; |
| Contributing Institution | State Historical Society of Missouri |
| Copy Request | Contact the State Historical Society of Missouri at: (800) SHS of Mo (747-6366); (573) 882-7083; fax (573) 884-4950 ; shsofmo@umsystem.edu |
| Title | mch000092p0723 |
| Format | JP2 |
| Transcript | HISTORY OF MCDONALD COUNTY. 723 August 26, Moses Hodge and Amanda F. Knowles, by John F. Lewis, J. P. November 29, Pleasant Cheak and Sarah Ward, by D. C. Hopkins, J. P. Dec. 12, Jasper B. Davis and E. A. L. Seabourn, by D. C. Hopkins, J. P. September 23, Hamilton Lowe and Isabel Haskins, by W. O. Shelby, M. G. December 6, John S. P. Bryan and Martha A. E. Wright, by H. H. Fox, J. P. Nov. 29, Thomas Davidson and Nancy M. Duncan, by William W. Lee, M.G. December 27, James M. Latty and Bitcy Baker, by Hugh L. Testerman, J. P. In March, 1867, John Givens, a minister of the gospel, certi- fied that he solemnized marriage between Edward Carney and Sarah J. Keele a few years before the war. Blythe Spring & Oliver's distillery was built in 1841-42, in the west end of the county, two and one-half miles from Judge Shambaugh's, six miles from Saratoga Springs. Preston, the dis- tiller, and Oliver were the drunkards of the company. The former died there, while Oliver moved to California later, and re- turned, when he built another distillery three and one-quarter miles from Elk River, two miles from the present village of Enterprise. This was a very large frame building, larger than any building in the county to-day, but was partly burned during the war, while partly hauled away. J. P. McMurthry, one of the first settlers, located on Big Sugar Creek, about three miles from Pineville. George Stearns had a corn-cracker on Little Sugar Creek, about one mile from Pineville, operated by water. W. R. Vestal's saw and grist mill, below Noel, five or six miles from Pineville, was erected in 1839-40, by Holmes & Wallace. This was washed away before the war. Rev. J. K. Mosier and Jacob Wallace's saw-mill at the mouth of Little Sugar Creek was washed out in 1844, in the great freshet, the greatest except the freshet of July, 1886. The "Pine War" may be said to have been over in 1845. Several mills were in operation until the United States marshals came to protect the pine lands. The Slickers made up of some of the first settlers of the county, organized early in the fifties to keep back the sale of government lands and force the immigrants to buy their own squatters' claims, and they claimed whole miles of territory. They notified several new settlers to get out, but the memories of the "Pine War" came up before them, and the organization |