Madison County Political News

- Debate in the House of Representative of Mr. Wise printed. [The Alton Telegraph, March 9, 1838 Vol 1, issue 8]

- The following gentlemen have been nominated as a Board of Corporation officer, for the years 1836 and 7. For trustees: A. G. Sloo, B. K. Gilman, C. Howard, H. Hawley, R. M. M?Farlan, C.W. Hunter, C. Slone, A. Olney; For town Constable, street commissioner and collector. T. H. Hawley; for assessors, John Higham; for treasurer, Simeon Ryder. [The Alton Telegraph, March 16, 1836]

-Copy of Mr. Gatewood's Speech at the Late Van Buren Convention at Vandalia. [The Alton Telegraph, March 23, 1836]


An Old Relic
The original seal of Madison County was discovered by accident the other day. A workman in the court house had rescued it from a heap of junk and was using it for a hammer. It is of brass with a steel die. On the face is a sheaf of wheat with a sickle hanging from the hand, while a plow stands beside it and around the scene runs the following inscription: "COMMRS. COURT MADISON CO. ILL. 1818." [Jonesboro Gazette, Jonesboro, Illinois, 6 Mar 1914 -Submitted by Darrel Dexter]