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1876, OCT.
Shelby. After engaging in the secret service of the United States at St. Louis, he settled in 1869 at Farley, where he practiced medicine until his death. Ch:
I. MARY ALICE BLEDSOE, b. Aug. 3, 1853; d. July 30, 1893; m'd Aug. 26, 1872, Henry Wm. Waldron (see); no children.
II. WALTER R. BLEDSOE, b. in Jackson Co., Mo., Sept. 15, 1860. He engaged in the drug business with his father, and after his death, removed from Farley to Hampton, and, with H. G. S. Meyer, opened a generel store. He bought out Meyer, and continued the business in his own name until 1893. He m'd Sept. 25, 1879, Angie Moss, dr. of H. H. (See.)
Oct. 9-R. P. C. Wilson and J. E. Pitt, rival candidates of the Democratic party for State senator, and Ben J. Franklin, Demo- cratic candidate for Congress, spoke at the court-house.
The Thurston-Nesbitt fiasco is at its height.
Dr. B. F. Spencer is building a costly residence on Lots 11 and 12, Block 30, in Platte City, and J. R. Swain is building on Lot 6 in the same block.
Oct. 15-PERRY LEWIS having died, Richard Babcock ad- ministers. Bond, $800. His widow was Jane, and their chil- dren: 1, Geo. W. Lewis; 2, May; 3, Perry A. Lewis; 4, William; 5, Jerry.
OBADIAH TIMBERLAKE.
Oct. 19-Obadiah Timberlake died. He lived near Waldron. He was a son of Wesley Timberlake, and born in Platte in 1840. He married November 20, 1864, Mrs. Bettie Snedegar, dr. of Ignatius Naylor (i). She died May 2, 1882. Ch:
I. JOHN TIMBERLAKE. b. Feb. 6, 1868; m'd Oct. 2, 1890, Ella Noland, b. Feb. 18, 1872, dr. of Matthias. (See.) Ch:
1. Roy. b. Aug. 15, 1892.
II. MARY MARGARET TIMBERLAKE, b. Sept. 4, 1835; d. Feb. 13. 1892; m'd Jan. 10, 1884, Thos. J. Payne. Ch:
1. Jessie Payne. 2. Delbert.
III. DILLARD TIMBERLAKE, b. Nov. 9, 1871 ; m'd Sept. 6, 1894, Flora Morris, dr. of Charles Morris who was killed Sept. 6, 1894, by Veatch.
An affray between R. T. Darnall and T. C. Thurston in which the latter receives some slight wounds.
Oct. 20-J. R. Swain takes the Sunday-school children on a nutting picnic in his woods pasture north of Platte City.
Clark Brown announces himself as a candidate for county treasurer.
Oct. 23-JOHN A. LYKINS having died, D. J. Thorp admin- isters. Bond, $2,5000. Children: 1, Arethusa Lykins; 2, Sarah;
ELECTION.
630
1876, OCT.
3, Marcellus; 4, Cornelius; 5, Theodore; 6, Adelia, m'd Feb. 24, 1885, A. D. Newby; 7, Nevada.
Oct. 30-Judge H. M. Vories died at St. Joseph. In view of approaching death, he had resigned as a supreme judge of the State, and Judge Norton had been appointed to the place. He was born in Henry County, Ky., May 25, 1810, went to Danville, Ill., and engaged in mercantile pursuits, came to Platte City be- fore the war, and spent several years with us. His genial dis- position made him popular.
NOVEMBER.
ELECTION.
President-Tilden, 2,648; Hayes, 864.
State Senator-R. P. C. Wilson, 1,896; J. E. Pitt, 1,314.
Representative-W. C. Wells, 1,899; Geo. Gabbert, 1,470. Sheriff-W. H. Hunt, 1,736; W. H. Calvert, 1,711. County Judge-Jas. S. Owens, 1,936; J. R. Swain, 1,473.
Prosecuting Attorney-J. L. Carmack, 1,325; W. Forman, 953; J. T. Reynolds, 761; J. J. Hitt, 269.
Probate Judge-W. P. Chiles ,2,692; L. Shepard, 713.
Treasurer-E. C. Cockrill, 2,539; C. Brown, 375; Sloan, 469. Public Administrator-W. F. Yocom, 2,950.
Surveyor-W. V. Slone, 3,160.
Coroner-Thos. Stewart, 1,388; Hoack, 603.
Vote for President-Tilden, State, 202,687; United States, 4,284,885. Hayes, State, 144,398; United States, 4,033,950. Cooper (Greenback), United States, 81,740. Smith (Prohibition), United States, 9,522.
The Landmark attacks Judge Owens viciously, and pitches into W. M. Paxton with a vengeance. Both parties take the abuse coolly.
Nov. 10-Dr. William Peters dies at Weston. He was a part- ner of Dr. Ben Bonifant, and married November 9, 1869, his sister, Carrie; no children.
R. T. Darnall shoots T. C. Thurston in the cheek just below the eye. The bullet passed into the mouth. Thurston was laid up for a few weeks. The affray occurred on Main Street in Platte City, in front of Green's saloon.
WILLOUGHBY GRANT having died, Jesse Miller adminis- ters. Bond. $2,000. His widow was Delphia. His children: 1, Jack ; 2, Taliaferro; 3, Mary.
Fruit is almost a failure.
Nor. 28-LEWIS SPENCER having died, Theo. Lenz admin- istered. Bond. $2,000. Ch: 1, Joseph; 2, Anna M .; 3, Lewis; 4. Louisa; 5, William A. Spencer.
1876, NOV.
631
W. A. BROCK.
Nor. 30-The Tontine met at Masonic Hall in Platte City. Present: Belt, Cartwright, S. A. Gilbert, Tufts, Hunt, Darnall, Johnston, Anderson, Park. The vacant chair is that of B. W. Gilbert, deceased.
Hog cholera fatal. J. E. Ireland lost 133 head of hogs.
DECEMBER.
Dec. 1-N. B. Anderson has returned after his protracted visit to Kentucky.
Dec. 2-DR. W. A. BROCK died near Camden Point. He was a rising young physician. He was born in Platte November 3, 1843; married September 3, 1868, Eudora Thomas, daughter of Elder W. H. Ch: 1, Lolla Brock; 2, Robert. Mrs. Eudora Brock married, second, Dr. J. M. D. France, of St. Joseph.
The colored Baptists are building a church on Block 23, Platte City. The house owned by A. Termier on Lot 11, Block 29, is going up; and W. H. Cook is building a residence on his farm near Tracy.
The Landmark and the Leavenworth Times are still at logger- heads.
Dec. 20-A large buck was killed near Farley.
Dec. 22-The Advocate prints a large edition of Paxton's "History of Platte County."
Rev. D. F. Bone appeals to the people of Platte City for aid to build a Methodist Episcopal parsonage.
Dec. 24-Waldron has built a Christian church.
Dec. 27-W. M. Paxton is unanimously elected an honorary member of Belt Commandery.
MARRIAGES IN 1876 NOT ELSEWHERE NOTICED.
January 2-James M. Fulton married Jose Ellis.
January 3-Jos. Burt married Ellen Ottinger.
April 5 Thos. E. Love married Catherine J. Webb.
November 13-H. W. Owens married M. J. Naylor.
December 10-Jasper Bradbury married Sarah Gear.
OFFICERS.
632
1877, JAN.
1877.
OFFICERS.
Governor, John S. Phelps; Congressman, B. J. Franklin; State Senator, R. P. C. Wilson; Representative, W. C. Wells; Prosecuting Attorney, J. L. Carmack; Circuit Judge, G. W. Dunn; Circuit Clerk, R. L. Waller; County Court Judge, J. S. Owens; Sheriff, W. H. Hunt; Probate Judge, W. P. Chiles; Treas- urer, E. C. Cockrill; County Clerk, T. W. Park; Surveyor, W. V. Slone; Coroner, Thos. Stewart; Public Administrator, W. F. Yocom; Superintendent of Schools, John D. Brown.
Population of the county by State census, 15,948; population in 1870 by United States census, 17,352; loss, 1,404.
PRICES.
Gold. $1.10; county warrants, 97 cents; county bonds, $1.03; apples, 50 cents; butter, 18 cents; coffee, 25 cents; corn, 25 cents; eggs, 15 cents; flour, $3.00; ham, 13 cents; potatoes, 45 cents; sugar, 12 cents; wheat, $1.20; wood, $2.75.
BUSINESS MEN.
At Platte City: Anderson, Baker, Carmack, Forman, Merry- man, Paxton, Norton, Pitt, Wells, Wilson, Woodson.
Physicians-Coffey, Guthrie, Johnson, McDonald, Smith, Spencer.
Merchants, etc .- Beery, Clemings, A. J., T. H., & H. C. Col- man, Fleshman, Gaylord, Hawley, Jenkins, Kiefer, Krause, Kurtz (postmaster), Lutes, Meads, Morin Bros., Parsons, Reed, Smith, Swain & Mason, Wills, Young, Zarn.
Lodges-Melody Chapter, No. 21, N. B. Anderson, H. P .; Belt Commandery, W. O. Oldham, E. C .; Zerubbabel, No. 191, W. H. Hunt. W. M .; Nebraska Lodge, No. 12, C. Trager, N. G.
Newspapers-The Landmark, Park & Nesbitt editors; the Advocate, T. C. Thurston editor.
Schools-Public School, A. F. Smith principal; Daughters' College. F. G. Gaylord president.
Preachers-Crouch (Bap.), Bone (M. E.), Smith (Chris.), Penhallegon (Pres.).
Banks-Cockrill & Co .; Farmers' Savings Association, Old- ham cashier.
At Weston: Attorneys-Coburn, Doniphan. Hitt, King. Reynolds.
Physicians-Bonifant, Price, Shortridge. Wilson.
Merchants, etc .- Blanjour, Briggs, Brill, Deitz, Doppler. Evans, Frank. Holladay, Hamm, Haug, Ilkenhans, Jacquemin, Lewis. McConnell, Magers, Maitland, Mauch, Moore, Newhouse. Noble. Parr. Price (postmaster), Rohring, Ringo. Siler. Weiser.
1877, JAN.
633
BUSINESS MEN.
Court of Common Pleas-Roney, judge; Yocom. clerk; Foley, marshal.
Banks-Railey & Bro .; Savings, Cartwright cashier.
At Parkrille: Ashby, Bueneman (postmaster), Busch, Camp. bell, Carmody, Dziubon, Kahm, Luthy, MeDonald, Mitchell, Dr. Moore, Nash, Pack, Park. Ringo, Summers, Threlkeld.
Park College-J. A. Me Afee president.
At Camden Point: W. HI. Bohart (Prin. O. S.), Herndon, Mor- ton, Ewing (postmaster), Parrish, Wood, Tanner (W. M. of lodge).
At East Learemworth: C. L. Banning.
At Edgerton : Clemings, Handley, Dr. Jones, Moody.
At Farley: Bledsoe, Meyer (postmaster), Holt, Oliver, Weisse. Fidelity Lodge, James Wallace, W. M.
At Hampton: Funk.
At latan: Smith (postmaster).
At New Market: Armstrong, Bryant, Moore, Singleton.
At Ridgely: Chrisman, Gustin, Hurst. Robinson.
At Tracy: Jones, Metzger & Hamm, Ryan, Clifford.
At Waldron: Scott (postmaster), Holt, McCormick.
JANUARY.
Jan. 1-Joe Tribble left for the West.
E. C. Cockrill succeeds W. C. Wells as superintendent of the Christian Sunday-school in Platte City.
W. H. H. Dougherty elected master of the County Grange. John L. Carmack removed into Platte City.
The back tax law went into effect, and henceforth taxes are collected by "due course of law."
Jan. 2-A donation party given by Mrs. M. A. Marshall to Rev. W. H. Penhallegon, of the Presbyterian Church.
F. M. McCormick is building a grain elevator at Waldron.
The question of repudiating the county debt is agitated. It is debated at Quinn's school-house, and decided both ways.
Jan. 8-A grand rally of the Democracy at the court-house; Jas. Adkins presiding.
A good ice crop. Hog cholera prevalent.
Jan. 16-Donation party at Platte City to D. F. Bone.
The bridge over Bee Creek on the Weston and Platte City road complete.
JAMES ANDREW'S having died, Nancy A. Andrew admin- istered. Bond, $6,000. Ch: 1, Mary F. Bailey ; 2. W. T. Andrews; 3. Jas. M. ; 4. Sarah E. Andrews ; 5, Milton. Mrs. Nancy A. Andrews died two years later, and Josiah H. Bailey administered. The children then named were: 1, Mary; 2. Sarah E .; and 3. James M .- showing two deaths.
MRS. M. D. SLOAN.
634
1877, JAN.
Jan. 20-The Odd Fellows at Farley have an oyster supper.
Jan. 22-The Good Templars of Platte City have an entertain- ment at their hall.
The weather has been cold; the Missouri is frozen.
Cockrill & English are now running the Platte City Water Mill.
Jan. 26-J. FRANK FORBIS dies at Helena, Mont. He was a native of Lincoln County, Ky., came to Platte with his brother, John W., about 1843, and opened in the prairie, east of Camden Point, a large and splendid farm, became involved in debt, sold out, and left in 1863. He was a man of intelligence, urbanity, truth, and honor.
Jan. 29-The county printing is awarded to the Advocate.
MRS. MAHALA D. SLOAN.
Jan. 31-Mrs. Mahala D. Sloan died two miles west of Platte City. Her maiden name was Houx, born in Boonville, Mo., May 17, 1823. She was a sister of Mrs. R. P. Clark. She married, first, September 15, 1846, Dr. H. B. Wallace, who died February 24, 1863. He was a physician of Platte City, who invested largely in St. Joseph, and was broken up by the war. Their children:
I. HARRIET WALLACE, b. in 1842; d. May 9, 1881; m'd Sept. 9, 1859, John A. Biscoe, and settled in Camden Point. Ch: 1. William E. Biscoe, m'd Feb. 15, 1893, Kate M. Prior. 2. Wallace Biscoe, m'd June 29, 1893, Estella Cravens. II. LAURA WALLACE, d. Jan. 8, 1895; m'd April 18, 1866, Prof. W. C. McKinnis, who at one time had charge of the Platte City Female Academy, and raised a company for Winston's regiment. They went to Arkansas.
III. WILLIAM WALLACE.
IV. MOLLIE, m'd June 7, 1870, Hayden Leavel. (See.)
V. HELEN WALLACE, m'd Jan. 4, 1860, Reuben W. Lasley, who died, and she m'd 2d, Al. Loveland. Mr. Lasley's first wife was Mary Ann Williams. (See.)
Topics-The question as to whether Hayes or Tilden had been elected President. Repudiation of the county debt, which was advocated by the Landmark. The Russo-Turkish War.
FEBRUARY.
Feb. 1-Heavy rains; snow disappearing; Congress counts the electoral vote, but, leaving out Oregon and Florida (contested), neither Hayes nor Tilden has a majority. The election is there- fore referred to a commission, that decides 8 to 7 for Hayes.
Public school entertainment at Platte City.
The Colored Methodist Episcopal Church, at Platte City, en- joys a revival, and 11 unite.
1877, FEB.
635
J. CRABB.
Feb. 4-Two grown sons of Benedict Johnson are drowned at latan, by the breaking up of the ice in the Missouri.
The Farmers' Savings Association purchase a lot on the northeast corner of Block 29, Platte City, for a banking house.
Feb. 11-JEREMIAH CRABB having died, J. M. Browning administers. His wife survived him, and died at St. Joseph, July 25, 1892, aged 78. S. A. Arnold and Thos. L. Gabbert married their daughters. (See.)
Feb. 14-While the ladies of the Methodist Episcopal Church were having an oyster supper at the court-house, to raise money for the parsonage, their hilarity was brought to a sudden end by an alarm of "fire." The residence part of the jail was aflame, but the damage amounted to only $100.
L. Dearing & Son establish a house in Platte City for the sale of agricultural machinery. Roads are in a frightful condi- tion. No bottom!
Feb. 17-JACOB SWOPE died in California. He was born in Lincoln County, Ky., January 1, 1802; married June 1, 1823, Harriet F. Waggenner, daughter of Thomas and Mary, of Christian County, Ky. They came to Platte in 1837, and settled near Ridgely. He was public administrator of Platte at an early day, and proved a good and faithful officer. He went to California in 1850.
Feb. 18-Incessant rain causes the Platte to overflow low bottoms.
Ed Ruthven retires, and John W. Brady takes the Green House in Platte City.
Feb. 20-Thos. H. Colman's store in Platte City robbed of $130, while he was in it.
Feb. 24-E. C. Cockrill, having purchased T. G. Cockrill's dwelling in Platte City, makes a public sale on his farm, and re- moves into town. Hogs brought 8 cents and cattle 4 cents.
Fielding Burnes leaves his farm and comes to Platte City.
Feb. 27-WESLEY MARTIN dies. He was a distiller, and lived near Smithville. Two of his children were Mrs. Patterson and P. M. Martin.
The Advocate is removed to the frame building north of the banking house of Cockrill & Co.
Topics-The Electoral Commission. Was Tilden or Haves elected? Repudiation of the county debt.
MARCH.
March 1-J. R. Swain purchases the Green House and puts it in complete order.
1877, MARCH.
636
JURIES.
The county court orders the treasurer to pay par for county bonds to the extent of the sinking fund in his hands.
March 9-The Township Organization Law repealed and the old law reinstated.
March 12-The Weston Court of Common Pleas abolished by the Legislature, and the records ordered to be stored with the circuit clerk.
March 23-Dr. B. F. Spencer's new house in Platte City com- pleted.
There are 144 cases docketed for the circuit court, of which 41 are criminal cases.
Subscriptions are made for stock in a national bank at Platte City. Gardening commences.
Oratorical contest at Platte City by students of William Jewell College.
Thomas W. Park, county clerk, dissatisfied with Judge Owens' course, makes arrangements to have J. H. Chinn succeed him, and resigns.
Colonel Geo. S. Park visits Platte City in the interest of Park College. He is selecting trustees, with a view to the in- corporation of the college.
Grand jury: 1, Smith Adams; 2, J. N. Boydston; 3, R. W. Bywaters; 4, Jacob Hamm; 5, John Hall; 6, Jacob Harrington; 7, Thos. Henry; 8, J. A. McCormick; 9, Thos. Quinn; 10, William Wallace; 11, W. A. White; 12, Thos. Rose.
Petit jury: 1, A. R. Baker; 2, J. T. Bueneman; 3, Arnold Chance; 4, J. H. Childs; 5, Perry Collins; 6, C. L. Banning; 7, Ben. Ferrel; 8, E. R. George; 9, Ant. McDonald; 10, Jos. McDaniel; 11, Phil. Kirtley; 12, John Nash; 13, Samuel Potter; 14, Chas. Rice; 15, Jos. Simpson ; 16, Thos. Thompson; 17, Scott Yates.
WARREN MITCHELL AND FAMILY.
Warren Mitchell married Bettie Stofer, in Montgomery County, Ky., and in March, 1877, came to Platte. They settled six miles east of Platte City. He visited Colorado, and there died. The widow still lives on the farm. Ch:
I. JOHN W. MITCHELL, m'd Dec. 16, 1884, Zue Harris, dr. of Norman. (See.) No children.
II. EDWARD, lives in Kentucky.
ITI. MARY S. MITCHELL, m'd June 16, 1887. W. L. Trimble, a merchant of Plattsburg, now of Liberty. Ch:
1. Geo. D.
Mary was one of my favorites, and she asked me to dedicate to her a poem on her marriage. I complied with her request, and read a poem of eight stanzas at her wed- ding. I will here ask room for only one:
THE MITCHELLS.
637
1877, APRIL.
Be proud of your husband-be loyal and true;
Support him whenever he 's right;
And when he is wrong, he will listen to you, And even obey with delight.
Show rev'rence, affection, devotion, esteem,- Be cheerful, contented, and gay,-
And youth will be cloudless and bright as a dream, And age be as vernal as May.
IV. RICHARD, b. Sept. 3, 1862; m'd Oct. 20, 1892, Vardie L. Cockrill, b. Feb. 3, 1873. Ch:
1. Richard M, b. Aug. 10, 1893.
Richard (i) is a hardware merchant in Platte City, and by diligence, sobriety, and truth is on the highway to fortune. His young wife is the pure and lovely daughter of my friend, J. M. Cockrell, deceased.
V. WARREN MITCHELL.
APRIL.
April 1-Trustees elected for Platte City: 1. W. F. Cock- rill; 2, A. J. Colman; 3, A. T. Guthrie; 4, W. O. Oldham; 5, J. R. Swain; 6, W. C. Wells; 7, J. Zarn.
The financial report of the city showed: Receipts, $1,937.52: expenditures, $1,592.30, of which $1,400 was paid on the Britton debt.
H. W. Magers was elected mayor of Weston, and J. 1. Foley marshal.
The amount of State school money paid to Platte was $4,543. Number of children, 5,109.
Daughters' College was publicly sold by the sheriff, under a decree of partition, and bought in by E. O. Waller at $100.
From money raised by the Methodist Episcopal Church on subscription, the Minnear house and lot, in Block 42, Platte City. was bought for a parsonage. In a few years this was exchanged for the present parsonage on Lot 3, Block 28, Platte City.
April 16-J. C. Alderson buys the Oliver Steele farm for $12,000.
April 18-George S. Cline, merchant at Settle, sells to Henry Turner his stand and stock of goods. Rain 23 inches. Platte River is overflowing. Tracy is booming.
DAVID NICOL.
April 25-David Nicol dies four miles southeast of Platte City. He was a son of Michael Nicol, of Virginia, and was born June 16, 1817. He was a man of sterling sense, but hard of hearing. He married May 12, 1842, Ellen Peyton, born March 23, 1819, and died May 10, 1894. They came to Platte in 1844. Ch:
I. ANN C. NICOL, i'd William A. Green. (See.)
THE NICOLS.
638
1877, APRIL.
II. MARY A. NICOL, m'd Ben. L. May, dead. (See.)
III. DAVID O. NICOL, b. Feb. 26, 1848; m'd May 20, 1884. Willie Murray, sister of R. T. They live at Bonner Springs, Kan. IV. GRACE NICOL, b. April 14, 1851; m'd March 9, 1871, Wm. L. Wood. Divorced, and she m'd in 1895, Colonel Gideon WV. Thompson (see), b. Feb. 28, 1823.
V. SALLIE E. NICOL, b. Jan. 12, 1865; m'd Oct. 9, 1879, Prof. John D. Brown, at one time principal of the Public School of Platte City. They now live in Kansas City.
VI. HENRIETTA P. NICOL, b. Sept. 24, 1857. She is hard of hearing.
VII. WALTER EDWIN NICOL, b. April 16, 1860; accidentally killed Feb. 6, 1880, by his team dragging him down the hill east of Platte City.
April 25-The Landmark comes out unequivocally for repudi- ation of the county debt.
Woodson & Wells are building brick business houses on Lot 6, Block 29, and Lot 6, Block 30.
The Russo-Turkish War puts up wheat at St. Louis at $2.25. April 30-A race track is laid off on the fair grounds.
After T. W. Park's resignation of the office of county clerk, he attacks Judge Jas. S. Owens still more viciously.
Topics-War in Europe. The Advocate has the county printing. Burning of the Southern Hotel of St. Louis. The Landmark's advocacy of repudiation. Park's resignation and Chinn's appointment as county clerk.
MAY. COUNTY FINANCES.
Receipts. . . $51,703.09
Expenses, except interest. 17,637.14
$34,065.95
County Debt.
Funding bonds. .
$300,500.00
Interest to May 1. . 10,016.66
P. & G. R. Railroad bonds. . 7,267.20
County warrants and interest.
5,450.00
$323,233.86
Less cash in treasury .
17,241.43
Actual debt. $305,992.43
Debt May 1, 1876. 310,355.82
Debt reduced . $4,363.39
1877, MAY.
639
COUNTY FINANCES.
Expenditures in Detail.
County Judge (Owens) .
$ 115.00
Treasurer (Cockrill) . . 675.00
Sheriff (Hunt). 1,555.43
Circuit Clerk (Waller) 874.56
County Clerk (Park) . .
2,327.29
Prosecuting Attorney (Carmack).
649.80
Assessors.
409.75
Printing.
110.90
Stationery
708.88
Bridges. .
2.707.25
Insane
1,241.68
Poor ..
2,208.54
Elections. . 327.59
2.265.61
Miscellaneous.
1.459.95
$17.637.14
County levy, $1.10; taves levied, $47,852.31. Assessment for 1878. county, $4,478,368; State $614,716,338.
Treasurer's Account.
Cash, May 1, 1876. $10,311.31
Collected since. 51,703.09
$62,014.40
Coupons paid . .
$29,747.82
Warrants paid.
14,692.65
P. & G. R. Railroad bonds. 332.50
Cash in treasury.
17.241.43
$62,014.40
Expenditures and Debt Since 1872.
Years.
Expenditures.
Debt.
1872
$27,000.00.
$334.229.88
1873. .
31,000.00.
338.816.37
1874
19,000.00.
349,524.84
1875
17,000.00
327.596.66
1876.
17.000.00
310,355.82
1877
17,000.00.
305.992.43
May 5-The Comptroller of the Treasury authorizes the Farmers' National Bank of Platte City to transact business with J. E. Merryman as president. F. M. Johnson vice-president, and W. O. Oldham cashier.
May 10-Ascension Day. The Knights of Belt Commandery make an excursion to Jesse Miller's.
The county court appropriates $700 for a bridge over Prairie Creek.
May 11-Thurston, in the Advocate, denounces T. W. Park.
Jurors and witnesses
J. W. LOAN.
640
1877, MAY.
JOSEPH W. LOAN.
May 14-Joseph W. Loan died three miles east of Platte City. He was born in Pennsylvania, July 28, 1793; removed to Kentucky; served in the War of 1812 under Harrison, and drew a pension for his services. An exemplary Methodist and an intel- ligent citizen, he was highly esteemed. He married July 20, 1818, Susan Potts, born in 1800, and died June 28, 1870. They lie in adjacent graves in the Marshall Cemetery at Platte City. Ch:
I. BEN F. LOAN, b. in Hardinsburg, Ky., Oct. 4, 1819; d. in St. Joseph March 30, 1881; received an academic education, taught school, studied law, settled at St. Joseph, became distinguished as an advocate; served as a brigadier- general of Missouri militia during the war; was elected to Congress in 1862, as an Emancipationist, receiving 5,572 votes, against 4,504 for Bruce, was reëlected in 1864 by 10,346 votes, against 1,774 for H. B. Branch, and again elected in 1866, as a Radical, by 10,942 votes against 3,980 for a Democrat. He had nerve, energy, and independence. He married Emeline E. Fowler, of St. Joseph; no children. II. JOHN LOAN, b. Jan. 10, 1822; d. in St. Louis Sept. 12, 1859. III. MARY LOAN, b. March 24, 1824; m'd W. R. Cain. (See.) Their children:
1. Robert Cain. 2. Sue, m'd Rev. J. S. Smith (M. E.).
3. Charles Cain. 4. John. 5. Thomas. 6. Laura.
IV. JAMES LOAN, b. Jan. 21, 1829; d. July 2, 1855; m'd Fannie Ferrel, and died childless. His widow married Jan. 21, 1872, Geo. W. Belt, and died, leaving no children.
V. ELIZABETH LOAN, b. Aug. 29, 1832; d. Jan. 10, 1896; m'd Nov. 1, 1866, John R. Swain. (See.)
VI. RICHARD LOAN, b. Oct. 16, 1836; died by his own hand Jan. 15, 1892; m'd June 8, 1860, Anna M. Spear, who still lives at the old homestead. Ch:
1. Elizabeth. 2. James Loan. 3. Ben J. 4. John.
5. Joseph. 6. Emmet. 7. Maude Loan.
VII. WILLIAM P. LOAN, b. Sept. 22, 1826; d. Sept. 29, 1884; never married. He was brilliant, taught school, accumu- lated quite an estate, and left it to his brothers and sisters. VIII. CHARLES LOAN, b. Feb. 12, 1843. He is a genial, hearty, and intelligent bachelor. Lives at the old homestead.
IX. LAURA LOAN, b. Oct. 23, 1846; d. July 5, 1866; m'd June 28, 1866, Dr. Frank T. Grimes, of Liberty. The same paper that announced her marriage contained her obituary.
May 16-Heavy rains; farming is at a standstill. Platte River is out of its banks.
May 20-Daughters' College abruptly closed on account of the illness of President Gaylord.
After Platte River subsided, fish in great numbers were caught in the ponds and sloughs, where they were left by the receding waters.
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N. RICHARDSON.
Parkville has: 3 general stores; 1 shoe store; 1 grocery store; 1 hardware store; 2 hotels; 1 blacksmith shop.
May 28-Henry Basye takes the Virginia Hotel in Platte City, and refurnishes it.
Topics-Rains and overflows. The European war. Croquet. The new brick buildings of Woodson & Wells. The race track at the fair grounds. The Weston Furniture Factory in the hands of the sheriff.
JUNE.
June 6-Rain-nothing but rain, except mud.
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