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The county offices have moved a few blocks away to the Independence Courthouse Annex, located at 308 W. Kansas. [2] The Jackson County Historical Society office and archives are housed in the building. It underwent a massive renovation to restore President Truman's office and courtroom, and to fix major structural issues. [3]
Cochise maintained his innocence and offered to look into the matter with other Apache groups, but the officer tried to arrest him. Cochise escaped by drawing a knife and slashing his way out of the tent, [3] but was shot at as he fled. [3] Bascom captured some of Cochise's relatives, who apparently were taken by surprise as Cochise escaped.
Construction of the Auditorium was a major undertaking, illustrating the vision of church Prophet/President Frederick M. Smith who provided the building's inspiration. Ground was broken in 1926 and the building was finally completed in 1958. Smith's plans for the Conference chamber were originally about 66% larger than when it was finished.
Daniel Turner, 7, son of a Buckner police officer and the nephew of an Independence police officer, lit candles as he paid his respects to fallen Independence police officer Cody Allen, at the ...
Cochise's subsequent war of vengeance, in the form of numerous raids and murders, was the beginning of the 25-year-long Apache Wars. This incident led to the awarding of the Medal of Honor that is chronologically for the earliest action, to Bernard J.D. Irwin; despite the medal being created during the Civil War, ex-post-facto awards for action ...
United States President Harry S. Truman grew up in Independence and, in 1922, was elected judge of the Court of Jackson County, Missouri (an administrative, not judicial, post). Although he was defeated for reelection in 1924, he won back the office in 1926 and was reelected in 1930.
Supervisor of Cochise County (1890–1892) 7 No image available: C.S. Fly (1849–1901; aged 52) 1895 – 1897: 2 years 8 No image available: Scott White: 1897 – 1900: 3 years Democratic: Clerk of the District Court of Cochise County (1895–1896) 9 No image available: Adelbert Lewis [3] (1864–1911; aged 47) 1901 – 1904: 3 years 10 No ...
Person(s) Age Missing from Circumstances Refs. 1910 Burt Alvord: 32–33 Central America: An American lawman-turned-outlaw, Alvord had been a Cochise County, Arizona deputy, but had turned to crime—primarily train robbery—by the early 1900s. He was last seen in 1910 working as a Panama Canal employee. Alvord's ultimate fate is unknown.