Every war must have its hero and there is no doubt that Captain Sydney Smith was the hero of the county seat war.
He was the grandfather of Mable Warren, Jessie Fierce and Mrs. John Jones. He was active in politics and was elected the first county superintendent in 1866.
But the man who served his city so faithfully if not so honorably met a tragic death in 1892. In his adva...
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