Little Sugar Creek.

This settlement was visited by a body of ruffians under the notorious Clark late Indian Agent who called himself general, & one Fox who resides on the creek as Major. A number of the quiet settlers where taken prisoners & carried to Westport where they where tried by a vigilence comt. of whom Col. Titus was Chairman. The store dwelling house of Isaac T. Dement after being robbd of every thing valuable & usefull was burnd to the ground. Every Free State family was driven off & most of their crops destroyd.

A few very choice timber claims can be had on this creek, with any amount of prarie upon which there is abundance or rock for fencing,
Plenty of Stove Coal, & fine Springs of pure water,
A Church Edifice. & regular religious worship
A day school about to commence
A good Saw & Grist Mill in operation, Lumber is worth $2.50 per 100 feet.
The residents are about starting a second mill of 30 horse power.
A Post Office Ebenezar Barnes Post Master,
3 Blacksmith Shops, & 2 Grocery & dry goods Stores,

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