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Selection Added: 9/4/2006 |  Click Image To View! | Tribute to Horses and Mules and the Part They Played in the Annals of Military History by General Williard A. Holbrook Courtesy Of: Richard Kerr | ||
Selection Added: 9/4/2006 | Click Image To View! | More Than You Ever Wanted (or needed) to Know about Mules by Richard Kerr Courtesy Of: Richard Kerr | ||
Selection Added: 9/4/2006 | Click Image To View! | A Modern Hippodrome by John Abbott Clark, Sr. There has never been a more colorful, vivid description of a horse "roundup" than the one penned by John Abbott Clark, Sr. for the 1902 Lathrop businessmen's Souvenir. Clark, an attorney in Cameron, with law offices in Lathrop, was himself a colorful, dynamic figure, about whom a brief biographical sketch is included. Courtesy Of: Richard Kerr | ||
Selection Added: 9/4/2006 | Click Image To View! | The War Horses of England Start from Lathrop, Mo from The Kansas City Star. Courtesy Of: Richard Kerr | ||
Selection Added: 8/31/2006 | Click Image To View! | Lathrop by John Abbott Clark, Sr. A lofty tribute to Lathrop penned by one of Clinton County's most distinguished citizens, John Abbott Clark, Sr. of Cameron, respected attorney, orator, politician, Cameron City Clerk and City Attorney. His words capture the essence of Lathrop and its youthful, vibrant spirit in the year 1902. This piece appeared in the 1902 Souvenir presented by Lathrop business men. Biographical sketches of Clark, and his son, John A. Clark, Jr., professor of English at the University of Michigan, are included. Courtesy Of: Richard Kerr | ||
Selection Added: 8/31/2006 |  Click Image To View! | 1876 Atlas of Clinton County, MO Long before Clinton County was organized in 1833 (out of Clay County) settlers began to inhabit the regions around what was to become Lathrop. By far, the largest number came from Kentucky and Ohio, but they came from many other southern and eastern and states too, and from Germany, London, Ireland, Canada and Wales. Many of these pioneers became citizens of Lathrop and were among its early prominent businessmen and churchgoers. The farmer/merchant symbosis that existed from the beginning has nurtured and sustained the Lathrop community since its birth. This 1876 Atlas of Clinton County lists many of these early settlers, the location of their properties by section, township and range, their businesses, their origin, and the year they came to Clinton County. Township and range maps are included. If you have questions, please refer them to Richard H. Kerr, who compiled this data: KerrRichardH@comcast.net Courtesy Of: Atlas of Clinton Co-1876 | ||
Selection Added: 8/14/2006 | Click Image To View! | Guyton & Harrington in 1899 Lathrop's first newspaper, The Lathrop Herald commenced operation, August 20, 1869. It was still going strong in 1899 when it published this account of Guyton & Harrington (established 1891). Courtesy Of: Richard Kerr | ||
Selection Added: 8/13/2006 | Click Image To View! | Government Investigation of Guyton & Harrington 1902 Some things never change! Politicians in Washington, eager to grab a headline, take it upon themselves to condemn free enterprise (a.k.a, "evil" big business) when it will garner votes or put them in the public eye and limelight. They are at it today, as they were in April 1902, when this article appeared in the Washington, D. C. Daily News. The United States was not "officially" taking sides in the war between the British and the South African Boers in 1901 and 1902. But the strong relationship between the British and Guyton and Harrington, alluded to here, gave omnipresent headline seekers in Washigton the opportunity for noteriety, so they decided to "investigate" which, in the end as always, was a waste of taxpayer money. We will soon post the 1902 Souvenir article by Major Moore, which the publicity seekers hoped to use as "evidence" in their ill-conceived quest to undo Lathrop's largest enterprise. Courtesy Of: Richard Kerr | ||
Selection Added: 8/8/2006 | Click Image To View! | Boer Army General to Investigate Guyton & Harrington 1902 This St. Joseph newspaper article of April 1902 elaborates on the government investigation into the relationship between Guyton & Harrington, and the British. Whether Senator Cochran was a Democratic or a Republican makes no difference. Rest assured, there was someone of the opposite party equally determined to quash this investigation. I have not searched the Congessional Record to determine if this investigation went forward. However, suffice it to say, the strong relationhip forged between Guyton & Harrington and Great Britain during the Boer War (1901-1902) carried forward to World War I, when the British government awared an exclusive contract to Guyton &Harrington for horses and mules to be deployed in the European theater. Richard H. Kerr 9-4-2006 Courtesy Of: Richard Kerr |
