Kid Jarrett recently had an exciting week in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. He visited a with the Barbour/Shields family and attended Ashli's daughter's 2nd Birthday Party. During his stay, Kid Jarrett and Ashli visited the Appellate courthouse in Mt. Vernon. The significance of this sight is that Abraham Lincoln, as a lawyer, once argued a case here. It is also a local legend that it took an ox cart two weeks to carry the twin wrought iron stairs from St. Louis, Missouri to Mount Vernon. The appellate courthouse in Mt. Vernon has been stated as being a building that possesses exceptional historic and architectuaal value.
