Daviess County, Missouri - Townships and Taxes, Rancor and Robbery, 1882

Townships and Taxes, Rancor and Robbery

Another Change - The New Lines- - Road Distriets--New Township Bowndaries - Poor- House - More Changes - Volunteer Bounty - Loyalty - Changes - The Safe Robbery - How ft was Effected - The Sequel - Tasration and Valwuttion~-1867 - School Tar - Stockh - The Big Scave - -Two Railroads - New Townships and Boundaries.

Another Change

For some unexplained reason the municipal township lines in Daviess county never seemed to satisty the people more than a few months or years at a time, in the early days of the county history. Making new townships and changing lines was the regulation amusement of the court and people, bnt when Harrison county was eut off, and the townships which occupied a pertion of its territory were brought within the limits of Daviess county proper, an impression prevailed that Daviess had six municipal townships whose metes and bounds would stand the test of time, or the fickle idea of some of the people. But fourteen yerrs without change proved to be rather too monotonous, and so at the June term, 1859, the County Court took hold of the question of changing the boundary lines of the entire number of townships with renewed vigor, after its long rest. Not only that but they took several pieces and made an extra township, making seven where heretofore there had been ut six.

The New Lines

"And it is ordered by the court that all that portion of country, commencing at the northeast corner of the county, ruining thence west with the northern boundary line of said county nine miles, to the northwest corner of section number thirty-four, in township mmuber sixty-two of range nnumber twenty-seven; thence south on said section line six miles, to the township line dividing townships mumber sixty and sixty-one; thence west on said township line three miles to the range line dividing ranges manher twenty-seven and mumber twenty-eight; thenee south, following suid range line to Grand river; thence down the middle or channel of said river to the township line dividing townships number fifty-nine and number sixty; thence to the east Loundary line of said county; thence north following said county Tine, to the place of beginning, shall he known as Graxp River township.

"And it is ordered hy the court that all that portion of country commencing on the county line north, at the northeast corner of seetion aumber thirty- three, in township number sixty-two of rane number twenty-seven; thence w est, fullowing said county line eight miles, to the northwest eorner of section number thirty-two, in township number sixty-two of range number twenty-eight; thence south on said section to the southwest corner of section number eight, in township number sixty-one of range number twenty-eight; thence east one nile, to the northwest corner of seetion number sixteen, in township sixty-one of range twenty-eight; thence south on said section line, to the middle or channel of Grand River; thence down said Grand River to the range line dividing ranges number twenty-seven and twenty-eight; thence north on said range line to the township line dividing townships number sixty and sixty-one; thence east three miles to the southeast corner of section number thirty-three, in township number sixtyone of range number twenty-seven; thence north, following said section line to the place of beginning, and shall be known as Sarem township.

"And it is ordered by the court that all that portion of country commencing on the county line north, at the northeast corner of section number thirtyone, in township number sixty-two of range number twenty-eight; thence west with said line to the northwest corner of said county; thence south, with said county line to the middle or channel of Grand River; thence down the middle or channel of said Grand River to the section line dividing sections number cight and nine, in township number sixty of range number twenty-eight; thence north, on said section line, between sections number thirty-two and thirty-three, in township nmuber sixty-one of range number twenty-eight, to the northeast corner of section number seventeen in township number sixty-one of range number twenty-eight; thenee west one mile, to the southeast corner of section number seven, in township number sixty-one of range number twenty-eiylt; thence north to the place of beginning, shall be known as Bexron township.

"And itis ordered by the court that all that portion of country, commencing at the center of Grand River, on the section line dividing sections number twenty-six and twenty-seven, in township number sixty of range number twenty-eight; thence up the middle or channel of said Grand River to the west boundary line of said county; thence south, on said county line to the southwest corner of said county, thence east to the range line dividing ranges number twenty-eight and twenty-nine; thence north to the township line dividing townships number fifty-eight and fifty-nine; thenee east to the southeast corner of section number thirty-four, in township number fiftv-nine of range number twenty-eight; thenee north, following said section line to the place of beginning, 'shall Le known as JuFFERSON township.

"And itis ordered by the court that all that portion of country bounded as fuJlows; to-wit, Commencing at the center of Grand River on the section line dividing sections number twenty-six and twenty-seven, in township number sixty of range number twenty-eight; thenee south on said section line, to the township line dividing townships number fifty-eight and fifty- nine; thence west, on said township line to the range line dividing ranges number twenty-cight and twenty-nine; thence south, on said range line, to the southern boundary line of the county; thence east, on said county line to the southeast corner of section number twenty-four, in township number twenty-eight of range number twenty-seven; thence north on said seetion line to the middle of Grand River; thence wp the middle or channel of said Grand River, to the place of beginning, shall be known as Gattatin township.

"And it is ordered by the conrt that all that portion of the country bounded as follows; to-wit, Commencing at the southeast corner of the county; thence, following said county line, north to the middle or channel of Grand River; thence up the middle or channel of said Grand River to the section line dividing sections number thirty-four and thirty-five, in township fifty-nine of range twenty-seven; thenee south on said section line to the south boundary line of said county: thence east, on said county line, to the place of beginning, shall be known as Harrison township.

" And it is ordered by the court that all that portion of country bounded as follows; to-wit, Commencing at the northeast corner of township number fitty-nine, of range number twenty-six, on the east boundary line of the county; thence west folluwing said township line to the middle or channel of Grand River; thence down the middle or channel of said Grand River to the east boundary line of said county; thence north following said county line to the place of beginning, shall be known as Jackson township."

The new township, **Salem," thus ushered into existence, held its first election on Monday, the first day of August, 1857, for the election of judge and cireuit attorney for the seventeenth judicial district. The election was ordered to be held at the * school-house in the town of Salem," and Jacob Young, A. G. Durgan, and Henry Netherton were the judges appointed. Jefferson and Grand River townships had each two voting precinets, the other townships one.

" Ordered that the slave property of Daviess county be assessed at onehalr of the assessed value as assessed by the assessor of said county ot

New Townsilp Buundaries

Nor yet satistied with the several township boundaries, another attempt was made to change those of Harrison, Gallatin, and Jefferson, and at the November term, 1863, the above named township boundary lines were again revised as follows: - -

"Ordered that Harrison township in Daviess county be bounded as follows; to-wit., commencing at the county line dividing the counties ot Daviess and Caldwell at the southeast corner of section number thirty-six in township number fifty-eight of range number twenty-six; thence west twelve miles to the southwest corner of section number thirty-one, in township number fifty-eight, of range number twenty-seven; thence north tollowing the range line dividing ranges number twenty-seven and twentyeight, to the township line dividing townships number fifty-eight and fiftynine; thence east on said township line to Grand River, in section number two, in township number fifty-eight, of range number twenty-seven; thence down said Grand River to the county line dividing the counties of Livingston and Daviess, in seetion number twenty-five, in township number titty-eight, of range number twenty-six; thenee south following said county line to the southeast corner of section number thirty-six, in township number fifty-eight, of range number twenty-six, to the place of beginning.

"Ordered that Gavratin township, in Daviess county be bounded as follows; to-wit, beginning at the southeast corner of section number thirtysix, in township niunber fitty-eight, of range number twenty-eight, on the Caldwell and Daviess county line, running thence west six miles on the county line dividing Daviess and Caldwell counties, to the southwest corner of section number thirty-one, in township number fifty-eight, of range miunber twenty-eight on the range line dividing ranges number twentyeight and twenty-nine: thence north on said range line to the township line dividing townships number fifty-nine and sixty; thence east following said township line to Grand River at the northwest corner of section number six, in township number fifty-nine, of range number twenty-seven; thence down said Grand River to the township line dividing townships number fifty-eight and fifty-nine, in section number two, in township number fiftyeight, of range number twenty-seven.

"Ordered that Jerrerson township, in Daviess county, be bounded as follows; to-wit, commeneing at the southeast corner of seetion number thirty-six, in township number fifty-eight, of range number twenty-nine, on the county line dividing the counties of Daviess and Caldwell; thence west to the southwest corner of section number thirty-one, of township number fifty-eight, of range number twenty-nine, on the county line dividing the counties of DeKalb and Daviess; thence north following said county line to Grand River; thence down said Grand River to the township line dividing townships number fifty-nine and sixty; thence west on said township line to the range line dividing ranges number twenty-eight and twenty-nine: thence south on said range line twelve miles to the place of beginning."

Pour-Huouse

The first move to secure a poor-house and farm was not made until 1863, or, you might say, 1864. The keeping of the poor had been up to that time let out by the sheriff to the lowest bidder, or at odd intervals the Connty Court would assume the responsibility and wake terms for their support. These terms averaged all the way from twenty-five dollars per vear to $100, and the yearly tax or sum for the support of the poor was paid quarterly.

At the December term, 1564, of the County Court, Andrew Shivers and Samuel A. Richardson were appointed county commissioners to select a site for a poor-honse, and to make their report at the January term, 1864. At the March term, 1865, of the court, the following order was made: -

"Ordered by the court that there be levied a tax of one-sixth of one per cent on all subjects of taxation, tor the purpose of purchasing a farm and erecting buildings thereon, to be known as the poor-lonse."

The commissioners to select a body of land for a poor-larm, reported at the March term that the place known as the * Ward Farm" was the best offered among several, and recommended its purchase at fifteen dollars per acre. The farm was purchased at the price named, 160 aeres for S2 400, half cash, $800 within two months, and $400 within six months after the signing of the deed, the county to pay at the rate of ten per cent per annum on the deterred payments, The agent of the county in the purchase was William W. Everly.

This farm seerned never to have been of any practical use to the eounty. Whether this was caused by a want of foresight on the part of the county manager or not, is hard to say. There were no buildings put up and noth. ing done, beyond its purehase, for the Gare of the poor, and a few years atterward the place was sold and another firm selected.

More Changes

Well, it was again discovered that the new township lines between (ral. latin and Harrison did not snit some of the old residents, and they objected to being Jocated in Harrison township, and wanted the court to pret them right back into Gallatin township, that they never knew of the change until it was done, and it was not with their consent. The court, of course, was an obliging one, they made and could unmake tow nship lines without trouble. They had made a good many, and as their hands were in, would undo their work of three months before. Dut it would seem that there was a little spice of deviltry in their composition, for instead of placing the lines of the township division back to the furmer lines prior to the November change,

"Ordered that the boundary line between Gallatin and Harrison townships, be put on the same ground as was put by the County Court at the June term, A. p. 1840, as follows; to-wit, beginning at Rogers' Ferry, on Grand River; thence following the old Richmond trace or road, leaving the house and farm of Andrew MeHaney on the northwest side and also Ragland Point, and the residence of Hngh Vallaningham on the west, to the Caldwell county line, and all that part west of said line that belonged to Gallatin township prior to the change in the township line in November, 1863, be and the same is hereby attached to Gallatin township, all orders to the contrary notwithstanding."

The connty agent to forward and prosecate the claims of widows and orphans of deceased soldiers was appointed in March, 1864, and Joseph H. McGee, county clerk, received the appointment.

Volunteer Bounty

There was a proposal to raise a sum of money to be given as a bonnty to those who would volunteer in the United States service at the call made for troops in 1864. The levy made upon the county was for 169 men for the United States service, and a tax was ordered to be levied in 1865 for the purpose of paying a bounty of $100 to each of the 169 recruits should the full qnota be made up. The amount was $16,900, and the order for this sum to be raised to pay out the next year was made Angnst 15, 1864. December 24, 1864, Captain William F. Flint, of Company F, Forty-Third Regiment of Missouri Infantry Volunteers, reported the names of eighty-two men who had joined under the bounty act, and accordingly warrants of $100 each was issued to each man to the gross sum of $14,000.

Loyalty

There were quite a number of new settlers coming into the county in the winter of 1864 and 1865. The war had drifted south and east and peace, was, in a measure, already established, but the new-comers were not known, and it beliwoved those who were here to see that no bad people made their home in Daviess county. Therefore, on the night of January 28, 1865, a meeting was held and a resolution passed, that a committee be appointed whose duty it was to find out the true status of all persons proposing to settle in Daviess county and that none but /oye/ persons should be allowed to make their homes within the county. There was, also, a Union eamp-meeting advertised to be holden at "Big Springs" and the advertisement read: "Invitation is extended to all @oyed ministers and members of different ehurehes." The loyal business seemed to carry weight in the closing days of the war and afterward. In the expressive language of a Chicago enrbstone broker, when Moody and Sankey were preaching there " 'they seen to have a corner on salvation, and play their hand for all it is worth." The /oyally pious were invited to the eamp-meeting; to those not considered loval, salvation was denied. This was in September, 1865. The madness of the hour was responsible for a great many queer freaks in religion as well as in polities, and the loval business seemed to be run ver vomneh af ter the style of the Mormon doctrine of, The earth was made tor the Saints; resolved, 'that we are the Sints" But a few years passed and reason, not passion, began to hold sway. With it came the dawn of material progress, and Daviess county beeane disenthralled.

The vote ou the Drake disentranchising constitution in Daviess eounty was four hundred and seventy-three in its favor and forty against it, bat the vote was only about one-third of the voting population of the county,

Tt was in the winter of 1865-66 that another attempt to move the county seat nearer to the geographical center of the county was indulyed in. Cravensville had become a farm, so that point was not designated, but they proposed to locate it on a farm, all the same. It was to be north of the river, however, that was and is to this day the main point in the struggle, and it will be well for Gallatin if she would ake an effort to keep the county seat and to see that the population south of the river and east is kept up to the mark. Another railroad at Jameson might work disastrously to the future of Gallatin, in the matter of county seat, or to any large increase of population, Her railroads are too far off.

A vote to take $100,000 stock in the Kansas City & Des Moines Railroad was taken January, 1857. Another vote was usked on a subscription of $100,000 on the Chillicothe & Omaha Railrord Company to take place November 14, 1867, and postponed until the Jast Tuesday in January, 1868,

The Safe Robdery

On the night of the 17th of November, 1867, a gang of burglars headed by the notorious Johu Reno, of Indiana, broke into the sate of the treasurer of Daviess county, and made way with what funds they could get, in all some twenty-three thousand dollars. They were pursned, but escaped capture, temporarily. Ilowever, they were traced and watched and were at last captured in Indiana and brought back to Daviess county and put in jail.

Their names were John Reno, Frank Sparks, Daniel Smith, Silas Smith, and Burdet Clitton, and to make assurance doubly sure that they did not eseape, 4 guard of ten men was employed to secure their safety. They were jailed December 15, 1867.

On Saturday, the 16th of November, 1867, Jolin Reno and a confederate arrived in Gallatin for the purpose of robbing the treasury safe, whieh had some $25,100 in its vaults. The work was to lave been done that night, but Reno made the remark that he had traveled so far and was so tired that he would defer the job to the next night, and right there was where he got caught. Had he done the job Saturday night, the start would have been sufficient to have broken the trail, and his confaderates to have got over their tremor, but the authorities were after them so quick that the suspected parties gave themselves away and betrayed Reno in their confusion. He and his friend lay in the woods all day Sunday, and that night the work was done. The elerk's sate was first attacked by mistake, and blown open with powder, but on the treasurer's safe a hinge was wrenched off by a jimmy, and then pried su as to reach the bolts and force them back; then the sate was cleaned out and they left. One of the outside parties suspected was canght with some counterfeit gold coin that was known to have been in the safe for years, This brought him up, and the prospects of being lynched soon opened his mouth, and Reno was fullowed and caught at Indianapolis Tndiana. Aman by the name of Sparks was also captured and brought here, but proved he was not the contederate with Reno and was released. There was proof enough to conviet Daniel Sinith, Silas Smith, Burdet Clifton and Clay Able as being accessory to the fact, if nut actual participants, but Reno would not give them away, and some heavy lying got them off. The judge took it all out on Reno, by a sentence of forty years in the State prison. This was such an outrageous sentence on one, while others were equally guilty before the law, at least for a short term in the same institution, that the assistant prosecutor aruse in his place and at once opposed the action of the judge. He was informed that justice was what the people of Daviess county wanted - not revenge. The judge saw his mistake and reduced the sentence to twenuty-tive years. To mitigate the sentence, $500 had been sent out by Reno's mother to help pay the loss, and Frank Reno paid $2,000, and they did not expeet over a ten years' sentence. There is a dark spot in the whole business in allowing the rest to eseape. Had the others been put in for from five to ten years, all would have been satisfied. Reno deserved his sentence, but the rest should not have been allowed to escape their punishment entirely, The trial took place January, 1868. The amount of county funds stolen atnounted to -

Deliverance Nichols, the deputy county clerk, lert the city, and as suspicion fel] on him, he was sent after and caught near Milwankee, Wiseonsin. Two twenty dollar compound interest notes were found on him which belonged to the county. He was released on $2,000 bail, but there seems to have been nothing further done in his case. The sate arrival of John Reno in the penitentiary at Jefferson City closed the record of this crime. Captain Ballinger, sheriff, was an active worker in the capture.

Tie Skquel

After ten years of incarceration John Reno was released, He paid a few thousands, and an attempt was made to swindle him ont of the money and keep him in prison. The order reducing his term of imprisonment had been placed upon the prison record, and afterward it was effaced. A eopy of the order was, also, secured, showing that his sentence had been commuted to ten years. He was released upon $18,000 bail, in ease that the commuting of sentence should prove wrong. He was taken out on a writ of Atheas corpus and the above bail furnished by his Indiana friends. He was met by his friends in great number and the bail promptly furnished, and to a friend in Jefferson City he wrete that a hundred thousand dollars would have been furnished. His friends claimed that ten years was a full punishment for the Gallatin burglary, and that it was the express company that was trying to prevent his release, and the company was notified that his inearceration again throngh their instrumentality would be terribly avenged, and that ne express comipany should put him in jail. This was the substance of the letter, which was published at the time in the Jefferson City Tribune. He had, according to the statement of the warden, been an exemplary prisoner during his confinement.

And, last but not least, to Daviess county was the tact that the note given by Frank Reno for $2,000 was never paid. The trouble was that the $500 paid by his mother, the turning over of the warrants and this note, which were intended to mitigate his punishment, did not have the desired effect, but it was certain that a forty years' sentence, whieh was only reduced by the appeal of the prosecution of the State, showed that the judge was com- bining justice and revenge. This is Reno's statement. The note was turned over in 1876 to the county attorney, William M. Rush, to collect bat it remains unpaid te this day.

Taxation And Valuation

The taxation for the year 1865 was somewhat heavy, a large delinquent taxlist had been turned out in 1864 and there was a probability of another. The tax was - otal: Vane canxcenserarrsswscewewwawr Sweeties e296649000 The: tax 'on 'this: was;for the:State sa essussacons couse 25,090.41 The tax for county purpuses.......... seine ieaon aera eR RIO 14,380.94

The ratio of taxation being $1.50 on the $100, and a poll-tax on 1,564 polls. This tax was $3,780.60 less than that of 1865, still it was heavy enough to make the people growl.

The tax of 1867 for general purposes was still less than that of 1866, but it wound up with a school tax of such inmmense proportions as to fairly stagger the people, and a resort to law was boldly avowed to prevent its collection, but the matter cooled down and the people submitted. The tax of 1867 and valnation were as follows: -

The school tax as spoken of above as levied fur the year 1867, is given by townships and the rate of taxation on the hundred dollars. The total amount as shown reaching the sum of $26.918.05.

Districts. Rate, Amount

NORD SaiNg Rost WLS AeA siete ie clea eee ae SOU eae NOG Oise essa recone tevacaionraes Seas: « - RRLA REECE KeaaReNece REEDS 1.40 1,716.00 MNOS ET tua ee te RO eS tet cl Lee Si a AE. wae 70 1,010.00

The year 1867 was a good average year for the agriculturists. The season had been fair and the farmers' returns were ample for the labor performed- The returns for Daviess county for the above year shows a fruitful one. Corn was a good average. Whieat averaged nearly twenty bushels per acre. Oats as ustal, yielded heavily. Fruits were abundant, and hiny fully up to an average crop. The itemized returns of the assessurs' books for the year gives the following particulars: -

Stock, Cereals, Etc The Big Scare

Tt was in the following April, and on Sunday at that, that Gallatin was shaken from turret to foundation by the report that two burglars were in the woods, ouly a mile from town, in camp. The excitement over the Reno affair had died ont tut wasn't forgotten by a * large majority." and it was at ouce surmised that these men were out on a little tour of revenge. Four young men in a quiet Sunday walk, viewing nature in all the beauty of her freshly put-on green robe, and the air sott and balmy, and as sweet to look upon as the blush of a maiden, all at once discovered siunuke in a thicket. Cantionsly approaching, they discovered the forms of two men, but on getting nearer, the noise they made alarmed the menat the fire, and they jumped into the brnsh ont of sight. They found a lot of pop-corn partially parched au] an iron pot for the purpose. A hasty consultation was held. They were undoubtedly burglars and it was necessary to capture them. Two were detailed to watch the thicket and two toe give the alarm. They rushed into town with white faces and very little breath left, and aroused not only the sheriff, but abont everybody else. Then there was hurrying to and fro, Pistols were brought out, shot-guns took a couspicuous position in front, even a rifle was not refused, In a very short time the sheriff' and a posse of twenty-five men on horseback were on the war-path. By dividing into two parties, and surrounding the place, they succeeded in capturing the robbers, for robbers they admitted they were. The fact was, two young men wanted to parch a big lot of pop-eorn, and one of them stole his mother's mush-pot and they went into the woods so as not to be disturbed. Hearing the noise of some one coming, they sprang into the brush and hid, and were waiting for the parties to leave. Neither had seen each other on account of their haste to hide, and the pop-corn men dida't want to be caught popping corn in the woods on Sunday. And thus ended the robber's raid, but it was a good while before the young men who started that breeze heard the last of it. The sheriff escorted them back to town, and the people of Gallatin, men, women, and children, were out to meet the posse, and the explanation was received with cheers, notwithstanding it was Sunday. The young men wanted to leave, bat the party insisted on their coming in town and reeciving the thanks of the people, and they did. At the December term, 1867, both the county treasurer, Owen TH. McGee, and John Ballinger, sheriff, served written notices on the County fourt of their desire to take advantage of the relief act which relieves ofticers from loss by acts of robbers, marauders, ete., and this was granted by the court.

The County Court agreed to subseribe $150,000 for the Leavenworth & Des Moines Railroad, if built through the county and a depot within one thousand yards of the county court-house in Gallatin.

One hundred and titty thousand dollars was also subseribed to the Chillicothe & Omaha Railroad, a depot to be within one-half mile of the eity of Gallatin, Both of these orders were subject to an aflirmative vote of the peopie, the election to be held on the 7th of April, 1868, this order being made in March of the same year. The vote stood for the snbseription, G06 votes, and against 297. The people saw the necessity of sume definite action and they knew that the county would, unless some better transportation and nuurket tacilities were secured, take a lack seat. There was quite an organized opposition to the roads, aud considerable work doue to have them run in some other portion of the county than through the centre, bunt right triumphed and the vote carried, which ultimately gave Daviess county tye roads running trom the east to northwest and frau southeast to northwest through the county, leaving ne section move than ten miles from a railroad line, and most of the county from three to six miles. The election which gave new lite and progress to Daviess connty, took place April Tth. 1568, and that her people in all future time may know the date, the following advertisement is given : -

" Notice is hereby given that a special election of the qualified voters of Daviess county, Missouri, will be held at the usual places of voting in the respective voting precincts, on Tuesday, the seventh day of April, 1868, for the purpose of affording the qualified voters of said county the means of assenting or dissenting from the subseriptions and orders made by the County Court of said Daviess county, Missouri, at the Mareh term of said court, A. p. 1868, in relation to the Leavenworth & Des Moines and the Chillicothe & Omaha railroad companies.

The General Assembly of 1865-66 changed the number of this senatorial district, and this district was numbered the fourth and was composed of the counties of Ray, Caldwell, Daviess, and Harrison.

The poor-farm seemed to be of little good to the county after its purchase. In the years 1866, 1867, and 1868, it was rented out, and in the spring of 1869 it was advertised, and sold May 20, 1869. It was originally intended to put up buildings and make it the home for the paupers which the county was letting out to the lowest bidder, but there was a failure in carrying ont the conditions. The legislature in the term 1866-67 abolished the Probate Court, and Judge G. M. Keene, who had been judge nearly ever since its establishment, retired. The Court of Common Pleas was established and Joseph IH. McGee appointed jndge. It transacted the business of the Probate Court.

"Now, at this day, the court goes into the business of re-distrieting the county into municipal townships, and the forming of election districts, as follows; to-wit.

"Commencing on the north boundary line of the county, at the northeast corner of section number thirty-one, in township number sixty-two of range number twenty-eight; thenee sonth, on the section line, dividing sections nninber thirty-one and thirty-two, township and range atoresaid to Grand River at a point due south of the southeast corner of section number thirtyone, in township number sixy-one of range number twenty-eight; thence up said Grand River, to the west boundary line of the county; thence north, on said boundary line, to the northwest corner of the county; thence east, on the north boundary line of the county to the place of beginning, shall be known as Bewron township in Daviess county and shall be so recuvnized for voting purposes.

'Commencing at the northeast corner of section number thirty-three, in eae: number sixty-two of range number twenty-seven, on the north boundary line of the county; thence south, on the section line dividing seetions number thirty-three and thirty-four, township and range aforesaid, to the township line dividing townships number sixty and sixty-one, at the southeast corner of section number thirty-three, township number sixty-one of range number twenty-seven; thence west, on said township line to Grand River; thence up Grand River, to a point due south of the section line dividing sections number thirty-one and thirty-two, in township niunber sixty-one of range number twenty-cight; thence north on said section line tu the northwest corner of section number thirty-two, in township number sixty-two of range namber twenty-eight, on the north boundary line of the county; thence east, on said bodindiy line, to the place of beginning, shall be known as SaLemM township, in Daviess county, and shall be so recoguized for voting purposes.

"Commencing at the northeast corner of the county; thence south on the east boundary line of the county to the southeast corner of seetion number thirty-six, in township number sixty-one of range number twenty-six, on the township line dividing townships number sixty and sixty-one; thenee west, on said township line, to the southwest corner of section number thirty-four, in township number sixty-one of range number twenty-seven; thence north, on the seetion line dividing sections number thirty-three and thirty-four, township and range last aforesaid, to the north boundary line of the county; thence east on said boundary line to the place of beyvinning, shall be known as Lrneoty township in Daviess county, and shall beso reeognized for voting purposes.

"Commencing at the northeast corner of section number ten, in township number sixty of range number twenty-seven; thence sonth on the section line dividing sections number ten and eleven, township and range aforesaid, to Grand River, at, or near, the southeast corner of section number fifteen, in township number fifty-nine of range number twenty-seven; thence up Grand [Liver to the township line dividing townships munber sixty and sixty-one; thence east on said township line to the place of beginning, shall

Commencing on the east boundary line of the county, at the northeast corner of seetion number twelve, in township number sixty, of range uumber twenty-six: thence south on said boundary line to the southeast corner of section number twelve, in township number fifty-nine, of range number twenty-six; thence west on the section line dividing sections number twelve and thirteen, township and range last aforesaid, to the sontheast corner of section number eleven, in township number fifty-nine, of range number twenty-seven: thence north on the section line dividing sections number ten and eleven, township and range last aforesaid, to the township line dividing townships number sixty and sixty-one; thence east on said township line to the place of beginning, shall be known as Granr township, in Daviess county, and shall be recognized as such for voting purposes.

"Commencing on the east boundary line of the county at the northeast corner uf section number thirteen, in township number fifty-nine, of range number twenty-six: thence south on said boundary line to Grand River; thence up said Grand River to at or near the southwest corner of' section number fourteen, in township number fifty-nine, of range twenty-seven; thence north on the section line dividing sections numbers fourteen and fifteen, township and range last aforesaid, to the northwest corner of said section number fourteen; thence east on the section line dividing sections number eleven and fourteen, township and range last aforesaid, to the place of Leginuing, shall he known as Jackson township, in Daviess county, and shall be su reeoynized for voting purposes, aust honndary line wit the county to Grand River; thence up said Grand tiver to the seetion line dividing sections number thirty-four and thirtyfive, in township number fifty-nine, of range number twenty-seven; thence south on said section line to the south boundary line of the county; thence east on said boundary line to the place of beginning, shall be known as Harrisons township, in Daviess county, and shall be so recognized for voting purposes,

"Commencing at the southeast cornerof section number thirty-four, in township number fifty-eight, of range number twenty-seven, on the south boundary line of the county: thence north on the seetion line dividing seetions number thirty-four and thirty-tive, township and range aforesaid, to Grand River; thence wp said Grand River to the seetion line dividing sections number twenty-six and twenty-seven in township number sixty, of range number twenty-eight; thence south on said section line to the southwest corner of section number thirty-live, township and range aforesaid, on the township line dividing townships number fitty-nine and sixty; thence west on said township line to the northivest corner of seetion nmuber four in township momber tilty-nine, of range number twenty-eight; thence south on the section line dividing sections number four ani five, township and range last aforesaid, to the south boundary line of the county; thenee east on said boundary line to the place of beginning, shall be known as Gannaren tuwnship in Daviess county, wand shall be so recognized for voting purposes.

"Commencing at the southeast corner of section number thirty-two, in township number titty-cight, of rauge number twenty-eight, on the sonth boundary line of the county on the seetion line dividing sections thirty-twe and thirty-three, township and range atoresaid; thence north on said section line to the northeast corner of seetion number twenty, in township namber lifty-nine, of range namber twenty-eight; thence west on the section line dividinu seetions number seventeen and twenty. township and range last aforesaid, to the west boundary line of the eonnty; thence south on said boundary line to the southwest corner of the county; thence east on the south boundary line of the county, to the place of beginning, shall be known as Jevrerson township in Daviess county, and shall be se recognized for voting purposes.

"Commencing at the southeast corner of section number seventeen, in township mutuber fifty-nine, of range munber twenty-eivlt; thence north on the section line dividing sections number sixteen and seventeen, town: ship and range aforesaid, to the northenst vorner of section number tive, township and range atoresaid,on the township line dividing townships number fifty-nine and sixty; thence east on said township Line to the southeast eorner of section number thirty-four, im township nnmber sixty, of range number twenty-eigut, on the section line dividing sections nitaber thirtyfour and thirty-five, township and range last aforesaid; thence north on said section line to Grand River; thence up said Gran River to the west boundary line of the county: thence south on said boundary line to the sonthwest corner of section number eighteen, in township number tiftv-nine, of range number twenty-nine; thence east on the section line dividing sections nun ber eighteen and nineteen, township and range last aforesaid, to the place

A yiolent hail-storm passed over the county in 1868, yet there would scarcely have been history in this if it were not for the size of the hail-stones, History has mentioned hail-stones as large as hen's eggs, and this storm produced the article in abundance. All window-glass facing the storm was destroyed, and stock exposed to its force suffered severely. The storm passed over the south part of the county, and that well-known farmer and citizen, MeClain Wilson, was one who received quite a heavy loss trom its ravages. He and his neighbors all vouched for the size of the hail-stones. The storm, though severe, was of short duration, and as it happened early in April little damage was done to the crops.