History of Valparaiso, from the Earliest Times to the Present (Classic Reprint)

The' first houses of the town were generally built of lumber, instead of 'logs (as was usually the' case in early towns of the far weat)'sinc'e the new county had, with' rare enterprise, established saw mills at the' very start, and lumber was readily obtained. In the spring'a rough board' structure was erected by Cyrus Spurlock, the first Recorder of the county, on the site of the Academy of Music. There were two rooms in the establishment, the first being used as a saloon, Where brandy was drank from gourds, and the rear apartment being appropriated by the family of the proprietor. At this building the Commissioners' Court met in June. The rear room, where their session was held, was a small, low-walled chamber. About twelve feet square and as the days were hot and sultry, the location may have been consid ered favorable by the Board, in view of the convenient proximity of the Recorder's bar. Here, also, was the scene of the first wedding in the new town. It was on the fifth day of May. The parties were Rich ard Henthorne and Jane Spurlock, and the ceremony was conducted by the Recorder, in his office.

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