Freemason’s Memorial to Alexander M. Dockery
W.A. Clark presented and read this memorial on the late A.M. Dockery which was unanimously adopted and a page set aside on the records, with copies delivered to the Gallatin North Missourian, the Gallatin Democrat, and to newspapers at Kansas City and St. Louis. The...
A Chillicothe perspective on Missouri Gov. Alexander M. Dockery
Alexander M. Dockery is buried beneath a red marble obelisk that towers 15 feet or so into the air at Edgewood Cemetery in Chillicothe. But Gallatin claims Dockery as a native son because he was born in a log cabin on Honey Creek, five miles south of Gallatin on Feb....
Missouri Governor: Alexander M. Dockery of Gallatin, MO
There has hardly been a man, woman or child in Northwest Missouri who has not been familiar by constant repetition with the name of Alexander M. Dockery, whose career of public service has kept him almost constantly active in district, state and national affairs...
Boyd Dudley, Jr., Involved in 8-inch Howitzer Development
Boyd Dudley, Jr., was raised in Gallatin, MO, and played a part in developing and managing the production of 8-inch Howitzers which proved important to the U.S. Army during World War II and succeeding decades. In 1919, the Westervelt Board described the ideal heavy...
Prominent Businessman, Gallatin Mayor Wood H. Hamilton
Wood H. Hamilton, born in 1849, was once prominent in the Gallatin business community. He owned about 12 of the business buildings on the square, including the Woodruff Hotel, the Odd Fellows Building (which burned in 1922). He served as an alderman or Gallatin mayor...
A Great Missourian: Governor A.M. Dockery of Gallatin, MO
Words are not adequate to express the remarkable life of Alexander Monroe Dockery, called a great Missourian. Only a few facts of his life would be worth remembering. A.M. Dockery died in Gallatin at the home of Mrs. E.S. Gregory on Dec. 26, 1916. His wife and...
Governor Dockery’s Official Summary of Service
Alexander Monroe Dockery, physician, banker and Congressman for many years, was Missouri’s 30th governor. He announced for Governor in 1899 and on June 5, 1900, he was nominated by acclamation. Elected over Joseph Flory, Republican, and four other opponents, he...
First Governor of the 20th Century: Alexander M. Dockery
One of the best known citizens of Gallatin, MO, was Alexander Monroe Dockery (1845-1926) — Missouri’s first governor of the 20th Century. He is known as a great Missourian who believed in the principles of Thomas Jefferson. He dedicated his public and...
Schools: Altamont School District (1915-1954)
This photo of Altamont School (circa 1940) shows the second building for public education in the Altamont, MO, community.
1914: Preacher With a Fiery Temper Fined $75 for Assault
The trial of the Rev. O.H. Campbell of the Blake community in Daviess County, MO, who was charged with assault with intent to kill Powell New, attracted a huge crowd to the courthouse in Gallatin, MO, in 1914. Evidence and testimony assigned the circumstances to an...
Schools: Missouri’s First School Consolidation at Jameson, MO 1914
Jameson School District was the first in Missouri to consolidate when voters approved the reorganization of country schools during March, 1914. When the residents of any community desire to form a consolidated school district, a petition signed by at least 25...
1914: ‘Killed by the Blow of a Fist’ During Drunken Quarrel
During Prohibition, the consumption of liquor was illegal from 1920 to 1933 throughout the United States. Jails everywhere were filled with those who defied the “dry crusade” until the 21st Amendment repealed the 18th Amendment. In Daviess County, MO, the...
1914: Gallatin’s Townsend Block Destroyed by Fire
Opera House in Gallatin destroyed by fire in 1914. Blaze of unknown origin causes a $40,000 loss and makes a spectacular sight when the whole east side of the Gallatin business square and the YMCA Building are threatened. Nothing in the Townsend Block is saved, and...
Schools: Yesteryear Photographs of the Jameson School District
Famous Playwright Paul Armstrong born at Kidder, MO
Paul Armstrong (1869-1915) was born in Kidder in Caldwell County, MO. He didn’t live there long, but, still, he’s a native son worth mentioning. Who, you may wonder, was Paul Armstrong? Well, at one time he was one of America’s most popular...
1913: Murder of Passion at Dockery Park in Gallatin, MO
A week after the killing of a Mexican at the Rock Island depot at Gallatin, another murder occurred in 1913 at Gallatin, MO, when the companion of 16-year-old Blanche Brodbeck, Edward Donaldson, was killed from an ambush attack. Bloodhounds, brought here from...
Jesse James Swore to Kill Samuel P. Cox to Avenge ‘Bloody Bill’ Anderson Ambush
The adventures of Major Samuel P. Cox (1828-1913) of Gallatin, MO, reads like a history of his time including the Westward Movement, the Mexican War, the West’s early Indian wars, the California gold rush, and the Civil War. He also chased outlaws Frank &...
Gallatin Democrat’s Account of the 1869 James Gang Robbery
This account written in 1913 summarizes the robbery of the Daviess County Savings Association and murder of Capt. John Sheets upon the 44th anniversary of the incident. The following is reprinted from the files of the Gallatin Democrat: Forty-four years ago, December...
Graham’s Mill Once Important for Daviess County Commerce
Graham’s Mill once helped link north Missouri farmers to Chillicothe, MO, before the building of the Wabash Railroad.
Visit the 1889 Squirrel Cage Jail, located 2 blocks west of the Daviess County Courthouse in Gallatin, MO. This historic relic is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and serves as a visitors’ center — by appointment,
Trudi Burton, ph: 660.663.7342
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