Excerpt from Popular History of Noble County Capitals and Greater Albion: Growth, Resources, Surroundings, Facilities and Industrial Opportunities, Interesting Sketches and Reminiscences, With a Business and Professional Guide The log structure shown on opposite side of this page was erected by Adam Engle, in 1832, in Sparta township. It was chosen May 3, 1836, as the seat of justice for Noble county, and the first court held therein, presided over by Judge Sample, - one record says in November, and an other in September, of that year. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.