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Work has been commenced on the Observatory for Park College.
May 4-The jury in the Wat. Reed murder case found him guilty of murder in the second degree, and sent him to the peni- tentiary for 99 years. The circuit court held 99 years as equiva- lent to life, and refused bail, but the Supreme Court held other- wise, and bailed him on a bond of $22,500.
The spring has been favorable for farming. Wheat and fruit are promising.
JAMES GIBSON, aged 75, of Weston, committed suicide by shooting. He was found dead at an out-house of his son-in-law. M. L. McCormick. Ch: 1, Burt Gibson; 2, Mrs. Jas. A. Price; 3, Mrs. McCormick.
Prof. James Sexton and school gave a literary entertainment at the opera house, in Platte City.
May 5-AUGUST WINTER died near Stillings. Born in Germany in 1842; came in 1865. He left a widow and 10 children. His daughter, Minnie S. Winter, married April 9, 1896, Andrew E. Spinner.
WESTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Prof. C. W. Bowen principal, and Mrs. Alma Coots, Mrs. Lou Dunbar, Miss Nora Allen assistants; Prof. J. M. Barton colored teacher.
May 10-Republican mass-meeting at court-house makes nom- inations: Representative, I. P. Hopkins; Prosecuting Attorney, W. T. Clements; Collector, Wm. Kyle; Treasurer, W. R. Glad- stone; Assessor, P. A. King; County Justices, Wm. Cockrael and B. F. Whiteley; Coroner, JJo. M. McComas; Surveyor, B. F. Hamner.
J. E. Perry is making a concrete pavement in front of the Central Hotel at Platte City.
May 12-Dr. J. J. Esmond, of Tracy, removes, with his family, to Kansas City.
May 14-Ascension Day. The Knights of Belt Commandery. No. 9. met the Knights of Weston Commandery, No. 2, and visited Sir Knights Talbott and Brasfield. The following participated in the festivities: Sir Knights Lewis Siler. A. Schneider, Jesse Brashear, Alex. Murdock, William Calvert. R. H. Woodring, and Lewis Magers, of Weston Commandery. No. 2. Sir Knights W. H. Ballard, E. L. Anderson, N. B. Anderson, J. S. Brasfield. J. J. Bur-
ELECTION.
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gess, A. D. Burnes, Fielding Burnes, J. L. Carmack, J. W. Coots, Jas. A. Baldwin, A. J. Colman, E. McD. Coffey, J. L. Freeland, J. T. Esmond, Jerry Beery, Jesse Hodges, W. T. Jenkins, C. Ham, E. J. Miller, Elihu Park, White McGee, Jas. Synnamon, J. H. Tal- bott, R. P. C. Wilson, F. M. Wilson, Camp. Wells, W. C. White, J. C. Soper, M. M. Miller, W. M. Paxton.
After saluting the Sir Knights of Tracy and Platte City, the Knights of Belt Commandery No. 9 returned to their asylum, and. J. J. Burgess was chosen E. C. At night a sumptuous festival was spread at the Christian church for a hundred knights and ladies.
The Christian Church at Farley are erecting a house of worship.
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY PRIMARY ELECTION VOTE.
Representative-J. M. McMonigle, 1,325; Z. S. Collins, 731; W. L. Stephens, 685.
Sheriff-J. H. Dillingham, 1,310; C. M. Davidson, 1,222; W. J. Hancock, 262.
Collector-Ira N. Walker, 726; Wm. Forman, 720; T. B. Dun- can, 640; H. D. Miller, 418.
Prosecuting Attorney-F. M. Wilson, 2,748.
Treasurer-R. P. S. Elley, 2,789.
Coroner-A. H. O'Dowd, 2,767.
Assessor-John E. Glass, 677; W. A. Wilson, 582; Harry Moore, 349.
County Judge-Eastern District, Jas. Morton, 1,208; Western District, J. W. Layton, 1,530.
Public Administrator-T. Baughman, 2,773.
Surveyor-W. E. Montague, 1,564; W. A. Banister, 1,166.
The first named for each office was nominated.
May 16-JOHN HORNBUCKLE killed at Pat Doran's saloon in Leavenworth by Stonewall Stewart. Both resided in the hills near Beverly, and were Democrats, neighbors, and friends, but their respective candidates were rivals for Democratic nomina- tions. They met in a saloon at Leavenworth at 9 p. m., and angry words passed between them. They were separated, and Horn- buckle was led into an adjoining room. Stewart followed, and in a mêlée that suceeded, Hornbuckle stabbed Stewart in several places. When Stewart saw the blood he was enraged, and draw- ing his pocket-knife, plunged it with vengeance into Hornbuckle's bosom, and he fell and died without speaking. Stewart was con- fined in the Leavenworth jail without bail. On trial he was sen- tenced to three years in the penitentiary.
One Fred Marks, who worked on the Hellman farm, near Beverly, witnessed the affray, and became deranged. After open- ing a vein in his wrist, he cast himself into a cistern, and, when found, was dead.
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HORNBUCKLE FAMILY.
THE HORNBUCKLE FAMILY.
Hardin B. Hornbuckle came from Mason County, Ky., in 1839, and settled three miles west of Platte City. He died in February, 1845. His ch:
I. JAMES HORNBUCKLE. (See.)
II. JOHN HORNBUCKLE. (See.)
These were brothers. Their half-brother is
III. GILBERT C. HORNBUCKLE, of Weston.
Dr. J. V. Cornish, a druggist of Woodruff, becomes insane, and, after being found by a jury incapable of managing his busi- ness, is sent to the lunatic asylum at St. Joseph.
May 17-JIM MeDONELL, aged 27, a son of Tim McDonell, residing on the Platte City and Weston road, committed suicide by blowing off half his head with a gun.
May 19-Six inches of rain in the last four days.
May 27-The operator at Kansas City notified us that the state of the atmosphere portended a cyclone. It came, but at St. Louis, with terrific force and ruin. There was quite a wind- storm here.
May 28-Commencement at Camden Point.
The Christian Church at Platte City forms a Christian En- deavor Society.
CATHERINE O'CONNER.
Catherine O'Conner was buried at the Catholic church, at Platte City. Her maiden name was Duffy. She married, first. P. H. McDonnell, in Ireland. They came to America, and settled near Barry in 1859, where the husband died, leaving:
I. BRIDGET McDONNELL, m'd a Moran, of Kansas.
II. KATIE McDONNELL, m'd John Foley.
III. ANTHONY MeDONNELL, of Kansas City.
Mrs. McDonnell married, second, Michael O'Conner, born in Ireland July 26, 1816; died in Platte May 7, 1880.
May 29-Shakespearean recital at the opera house in Platte City by Miss Nell Adams and her class in elocution.
The 14-year locusts appear, and the "army worm." Neither do material damage.
May 30-Decoration Day observed at Platte City. Many vis- ited the cemeteries, and at 2:30 p. m. there was a general meeting and several speeches.
Epworth League formed in the M. E. S. Church at Platte City; Thomas Flannery president.
Frank Sexton chosen principal of Platte City Public School, with Anna Wilson assistant.
CHAS. F. SODEMAN was born in Ohio August 24, 1842; came to Platte after the war; settled four miles north of Platte
GRADUATES.
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City; taught school; married Katie Frazier, daughter of George, and engaged in farming. Ch: 1, Alice, m'd Aug. 10, 1889, John C. Jones; 2, Anna ; 3, Frazier ; 4, Agnes, m'd Henry Wagle, son of John; 5, William Sodeman; 6, Nannie; 7, James; 8, Jessie; 9, Su- sie; 10, Lela; 11, Ralph W .; 12, Ray Sodeman.
JUNE.
GRADUATES.
At Parkville: Adah E. Brokaw, A. J. K. Buchanan, Ed D. Clark, Jas. G. Clark, W. M. Dager, Ella D. Dunbar, Leila Frazer, John G. Henderson, Ora D. Keith, Roy V. Magers, E. M. Martin, Cleona B. Matthews, Paul Naylor, H. V. Plant, Margaret J. Ral- ston, Lillie M. Robinson, Chas. F. Romig, Jas. H. Salsbury, S. Grace Street, Nellie M. Taylor.
At Camden Point: Maggie Bryan, Lura Bucklew, Emma Hawks, Lillian Middleton, Minnie Nash, Pearl Shackelford.
At Gaylord Institute: Vista Hahn.
At Weston Public School: Edna E. Vermillion, Geo. D. Ma- gers, Hugh Graves.
PARK COLLEGE REPORTS.
Students enrolled, 446; expenditures, $28,337.62; receipts, $24,774.81; deficit, $3,562.87, which was contributed by individ- uals on an appeal to the public.
The said sum of $28,337.62 was contributed as follows: By individuals, $22,601.98; churches, $208.77; by Sunday-schools, $492.23; by Missionary Societies, $139; by students, $2,548.65; by sales and work, $2,108.99. Cash on hand, $238.
Rev. J. R. Finley commenced preaching for the Presbyterian Church at Platte City.
Weston has a curfew law. The city of Weston, by ordinance, levy a tax of 50 cents on the $100, and require $2 work on the street.
The business houses of Platte City sign'an agreement to close their doors at 7 p. m. throughout the summer.
June 2-CHARLES KNOPF died near Farley. He was born in Baden-Baden October 20, 1834; came to Platte in 1854; married Sophia Ch: 1. Elizabeth Knopf, i'd April 3, 1879, William Ode.
June 4 -- Populist Convention at the court-house to select dele- gates for the District Convention at St. Joseph the 6th, and the State Convention at St. Louis.
Christian Endeavor Societies organized at Platte City, Wes- ton, Parkville, and Linkville.
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ALEX. BRECKINRIDGE.
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ALEXANDER BRECKINRIDGE.
June 6-Alexander Breckinridge, the fifth of the name, died at Edgerton, Mo. He was born December 25. 1829. in Bourbon County, Ky. He was 6 feet 2 inches high, and weighed over 200 pounds. Intelligent, genial, hospitable, charitable, and urbane, he was highly esteemed. His presence demanded respect, and his word was never doubted. A member of the Christian Church. and leaving no child to inherit his estate of $20,000, he bequeathed it to his wife for life, and at her death to go to the State Christian Orphan School at Fulton, Mo.
Mr. Breckinridge was twice married: first, to Nancy Winn, of Clinton County, Mo., daughter of James Winn. After her death, childless, he married, second, Mary E. Scott, born in Octo- ber, 1836, daughter of. Washington Scott, who was born in Bour- bon County, Ky .. December 18, 1812, and died near Barry, Mo .. February 6, 1857. She lives, childless, at Edgerton.
THE BRECKINRIDGE LINEAGE.
This illustrious family are descended from Alex. Breckin- ridge (i), immigrant from Ireland to Orange County, Va., in 1740. who left children: 1, John: 2. George; 3, Robert ; 4. Smith : 5. Le- titia ; 6. Alexander (ii). Two other names are obliterated from the original record. Alexander Breckinridge (ii) had a son, Alexan- der (iii), who settled in Bourbon County. Ky., and married Magda- len Gamble, of the family of Hamilton Gamble, war governor of Missouri.
CHILDREN OF ALEX. BRECKINRIDGE (iii).
I. GEORGE BRECKINRIDGE, who came to Missouri.
II. ROBIN BRECKINRIDGE, went to Ohio.
III. JAMES, whose daughter married Hodges, of the Frankfort Yeoman.
IV. ALEXANDER BRECKINRIDGE (iv), m'd Ann Chambers. A child was Elmore Breckinridge, who died near Platte City Nov. 25, 1880, and whose wife was Letitia Strode. (See.)
V. JOHN BRECKINRIDGE, i'd Mary Duncan, of Bourbon County. Ky. Their only child was:
1. Oliver P. Breckinridge, who married Nancy Ellis, and had: [{] James; [b]. Mary Wilmot ; [c] Susan Can- by; [d] Sallie, wife of Prof. J. W. Ellis.
Mary (Duncan) Breckinridge died, and John Breckin- ridge m'd 2d. Ann Brooks, and had:
2. Mary, who m'd 1st, a Masser, and 2d. a Talbott.
3. John, who m'd Nancy Kerr.
4. George, who m'd Jane Ardry.
5. Alexander Breckinridge (v), the subject of our sketch.
6. Ann Ardry.
F. G. GAYLORD.
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7. Fannie Stark, mother of Senator J. G. Stark.
8. Adam, m'd Reb. Wilmot. 9. Abijah, m'd Ann Boone.
R. W. Pack is appointed postmaster at Woodruff.
W. T. Clements, Henry Hunter, and Guy Park graduate at the law department of the State University, and are admitted to our bar.
June 7-A cloud-burst at Platte City-13 inches of rain fell in 20 minutes.
June 8-Democratic conventions at Platte City sent delegates to Congressional, Senatorial, and State conventions. The latter instructed for Stephens for governor, Jourdan for attorney gen- eral, Pitts for treasurer, Seibert for auditor, Gash for lieutenant- governor, and Ramey for supreme judge. The senatorial dele- gates were instructed for W. C. Wells.
The Supreme Court decided the Wat. Reed case was bailable, and he is released on $22,500 bond.
June 11-Commencement at Gaylord Institute. The tablet to F. G. Gaylord unveiled by Miss Phoebe Paxton, with a neat speech. Its inscription: "To the perpetual memory of Frederick Graham Gaylord, who was born January 24, 1816, and died Octo- ber 1, 1893, this tablet is erected, by his grateful students, who, by this simple tribute, record their attestation for their faithful teacher and Christian friend."
June 14-Epworth League rally at Platte City. By invita- tion of the Platte City league, the leagues from Weston and Dear- born spend the Sabbath in literary exercises.
Two prisoners, Garrison and Addington, made their escape from the Platte City jail, by opening the door in the absence of the jailer and his family. Garrison, two weeks later, was raptured.
J. L. McCluer removes from Platte City to Independence, Mo., with his family.
June 15-MRS. LELA DARNALL NORTON, wife of Mr. Preston Norton, died, at her home, four miles east of Platte City. I have already noticed this lovely woman. (See.) I wrote for her funeral, and distributed to her friends, a poem of five stanzas, two. of which I here reproduce:
There lies my dear daughter, for such I esteemed her,
But closed are her eyelids, and cold is her clay. Her spirit has gone to the Lord who redeemed her, And with Him forever in rapture shall stay. All pain and afflictions, all sickness and sorrow, Are changed into peace, in the life without end; No cares for to-day, and no fears for to-morrow,
Shall ever again her sweet spirit offend.
MRS. M. A. LOWE.
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No feeling of scorn, and no glance of derision,
Was ever expressed in her soul-beaming eye; But all who approached her, whatever their mission,
Were charmed by her grace, and could boldly draw nigh. To God she was faithful in prayers and in labors, And worship was always her greatest delight.
Admired by strangers, and loved by her neighbors,
Her name will be dear, and her memory be bright.
June 17 -- The stables in the north corner of the fair grounds burned.
June 18-Wm. McKinley nominated for President, and G. 1. Hobart for Vice-President, by the Republicans at Chicago.
June 20-One inch of rain, followed by one inch more the 22d. Prospects for corn were never more flattering.
Johnson & Fulcher let to G. W. Jenkins a contract to build a store-house on Lot 3, Block 30, Platte City.
June 21-MRS. MARY ANN LOWE, the oldest inhabitant of the county, died at Latan, aged over 100 years.
June 25-Grand celebration of Knights of Pythias at Wes- ton, on the occasion of the organization of a new lodge; 26 mem- bers were initiated. Kansas City, St. Joseph. Leavenworth, and Platte City sent representatives.
June 26-Preston Township held an interesting convention of Sunday-schools.
June 28-M. T. Moore, of Kansas City, is licensed to keep a ferry across the Missouri River at Parkville.
June 30-County Sunday-school Convention at Edgerton was largely attended, and great enthusiasm manifested. Prof. Ste- phens was reëlected president.
A. D. BARNES,
A justice of the peace, residing near Barry. attended county court, resigned his office, returned home, and the next morning was found dead. He bore an unblemished character, and was esteemed and trusted. He married Margaret Mathews. Ch:
I. LAURA E. BARNES, m'd John K. Martin. Ch:
1. Clinton. 2. Mamie. 3. A. D. (ii).
II. JAMES M., m'd Mattie V. Garten. Ch:
1. R. G. 2. J. H. 3. Mary.
4. Guy. 5. A. D. (iii). 6. Patsy.
III. JOHN L. BARNES, m'd Milly White. They live in Carroll County, Mo.
IV. LUTHER P., m'd Irene Cox; no children.
V. WM. P. BARNES, lives in Clay.
VI. BEN L., lives in Washington Territory.
W. WINZER.
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June 30-The Anti-Brigham Mormons held a meeting in a ient at Edgerton. They were not kindly received.
JULY.
July 1-State debt reported, $5,097,000, bearing 33 per cent. Platte City School Finances -- Received, $2,058; paid out, $1,372.
Weston School Finances-Received, $2,544; paid out, $2,587.
Rev. A. O. Riall succeeds Elder C. A. Moore as principal of the Camden Point Orphan School.
July 4-Ex-Confederates celebrate at the fair grounds. Priv- ileges of selling refreshments let out, and 10 cents admittance charged. A heavy rain the 3d and showers the 4th caused dimin- ished attendance; yet the net receipts were $161.41.
July 5-WILLIAM WINZER died. He was born in Saxony July 28, 1831; married May 17, 1856, Rosina C. Wirth; came to America in 1849, and settled at Weston in 1855. A stonemason, he erected many structures in Weston. Moved in 1875 to Doni- phan County, Kansas, where he died.
MRS. LYDIA NELSON died near Dearborn. She was born in Ashe County, N. C., June 11, 1812; married in 1854 Jonathan Nelson, who survives with two sons, Hack and Charles.
July 18-Heavy rains, assuring a fine crop of early corn. The barns of Emmanuel Sharp and of Mr. Dean, near Parkville, struck by lightning and burned.
July 19-MRS. ZIBA ANN THOMPSON, wife of J. B. Thomp- son and daughter of Wm. Ussary (see), died at New Market. She was born March 7, 1840; married April 16, 1860, J. B. Thompson, who survives. Ch: 1, Pluma, b. in 1875; 2, Lydia, m'd Dec. 25, 1895, Ronne Wood. There are other children.
July 29 -- COL. CALVIN FLETCHER BURNES (see), the St. Joseph banker, died.
July 31-MRS. MILDRED BRADY died at her home in Platte City. She was born in Rockingham County, Va., January 8. 1819. Her parents were William Raines and Frances Eddings, who removed to Howard County, Mo., about 1823, and there Mil- dred Raines married May 7, 1839, Capt. John C. Brady, born in Philadelphia July 31, 1806; died in 1854. They came to Platte City shortly after marriage, and here their lives were spent. Capt. Brady served in the Army of the West in the Mexican War. He was a genial, hearty, and companionable gentleman. They left two children: 1. John W. Brady (see) ; 2, Ann Brady, married Wim. Miller (see).
W. ENDICOTT.
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WILLIAM ENDICOTT
Came to Platte after the war, and settled near Ridgeley. His children were:
I. JOHN A. ENDICOTT, died unmarried.
II. DOC. ENDICOTT, m'd Dicie Cartwright. Ch: 1. Jose, m'd Leon Blankenship. (See.)
2. Richard, m'd Mary Morehouse. 3. James.
4. Vilson. 5. George, i'd Leah Murphy.
III. WILLIAM ENDICOTT di), i'd July 29, 1880, Eliza Children:
1. Alfred. 2. Katie.
IV. JAMES L. ENDICOTT, m'd Caroline Blankenship. Ch:
1. Thos. C. Endicott, i'd Malinda Miles. Ch: [@] Dora Endicott, i'd Clarence Sale; [b] Flora, i'd Geo. Masoner (see); [^] Lewis; [d] Waller.
2. William Endicott (ii), i'd Ella Moore. Ch: [4] Claude; [b] Charles.
3. Sylrester. 4. Matilda, mm'd John Rupe.
5. James H. Endicott (ii), m'd Dec. 23, 1886, Mary E. Davis. Ch: [4] Maude Endicott; [b] Grace.
6. John A. Endicott (ii), b. Jan. 3, 1867; i'd July 4, 1887, Amanda Arnold, b. in 1886, dr. of Jerome. Ch: [«] Ona, b. Sept. 6, 1889; [0] John V., b. July 6, 1892; [@] Cecil, b. Nov. 15, 1895.
V. JOSEPH ENDICOTT, married and died, leaving children. JAMES HIATT
Married Elizabeth Moore in Kentucky, and came to Platte in 1837, and settled on a farm eight miles north of Weston. He died in 1856, and his wife in 1872. Ch:
I. LEEANNIE HIATT, i'd 1st, a Hixon, who died, leaving: 1. Darid Hiron. 2. Mary, i'd Red Smith.
3. America, i'd Addison Massie. Leeannie married, second, a Sloan.
II. ISAAC G. HLATT (see), m'd 1st, a Kuykendall. Ch: 1. Lancaster. 2. Bettie B.
Isaac G. Hiatt m'd 2d, Jane Tipton, dr. of Jonathan. Ch:
3. Barbara. 4. Carrie. 5. Jonathan. 6. Doniphan.
III. JESSE HIATT, married, and wife died, leaving:
1. Margaret. 2. Jonathan. 3. A babe.
IV. ANDERSON HLATT, b. in Worth County, Mo., in Ang., 1822; m'd in 1848 Paulina Cogdill, b. in 1827; dead. Ch:
1. James W. Hiatt, b. Dec. 23, 1849; i'd in 1876 Julia Roberts, b. in 1850, dr. of Edward. They live 7 miles north of Weston. Ch: [4] Florence, i'd Jan. 29, 1893, Sam'l O. Galbraith; [b] Clifford ; [o] Maggie Hiatt; [d] William ; [] John ; [f] Charles; [9] James; [M] Ida Hiatt.
THE HIATTS.
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2. Sarah Hiatt, m'd H. R. Wilkerson. Ch: [«] Maggie;
[0] Dora; [c] Pauline Wilkerson.
3. Willard Hiatt. 4. Geo. Hiatt. 5. Emily, m'd a Briscoe.
6. Annie, m'd a Hardy. 7. Jacob. 8. Ida.
9. Merit, m'd a Simmons. 10. Thomas Hiatt. 11. Isaac. V. JOHN HIATT, m'd Melissa Cogdill. Ch:
1. Nathaniel. 2. Jesse. 3. James Hiatt. 4. William.
VI. ELIZABETH HIATT, m'd Peter Simmons. Ch:
1. Nelson. 2. James. 3. Jane Simmons.
4. John. 5. Price.
AUGUST.
Platte County Schools-Number of children, 5,033; State school moneys, $4,833.30; ratio, 96 cents to each child. State Fund distributed, $224,940.
Aug. 1-BEN CARTER died near South Gale. He was born in Mason County, Ky., July 10, 1822; married April 28, 1846, Ma- linda Vermillion, who survives. They celebrated their golden wedding and had a reunion of eight children.
A Bryan Club formed in Platte City.
Population of Leavenworth, 21,120.
Emancipation Day observed at Platte City by the negroes, with picnic, music by their band, and by speaking.
J. E. Perry erects hay scales east of the Central Hotel in Platte City.
Aug. 8-Hot spell. Thermometer 102 degrees; 9th, 100 de- grees; 10th, 100 degrees; 11th, 96 degrees. After several days at 80 degrees, the mercury continued at 92 degrees for a week. Late corn was injured, but the early erop was large. Wheat about an average. Fruit immense. Pears, $1; apples, 50 cents; peaches, 75 cents per bushel; watermelons abundant. The latter part of the month rains were copious, and ground was in good order for fall plowing.
"OLD SACRAMENTO "
Aug. 10-The Argus has some correspondence, which elicits the fact that the Army of the West, returning from the Mexican War, brought back with them two cannon, captured at the bat- tle of Sacramento. The larger, a 12-pounder, was left at Jeffer- son City, and the smaller, a 6-pounder, was brought to Platte City, and each was known as "Old Sacramento." The larger was used throughout the Civil War in the South, and lost in the Mississippi River. The smaller was used in celebrations until 1856, when the Southern men took it to Kansas, where it fell into the hands of Free State men. In May, 1896, it was exploded, near Lawrence, Kansas, when fired over the spot where some one had been drowned, to raise the body.
C. F. WINCHELL.
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Circuit Court: W. S. Herndon, judge; Oscar Berry, sheriff ; F. M. Wilson, prosecuting attorney; JJoe L. Freeland, clerk.
Grand Jurors: C. F. Murdock (foreman), Geo. Burt, Sol Cravens, P. S. Davis, Wm. Elgin, B. F. Higgins, Jas. Murphy, John Naylor, Elihn Park, Wm. Reese, Jas. Tatman, C. Thorp.
Petit Jurors: Jas. Allen, Thos. Boydston, John Beller, T. J. Carson, Joe Elgin, Richard Elliott, Jacob Ham, Jas. Jameson. John McDaniel, Jas. L. Miller, J. JJ. Morton, Henry Overdick, S. R. Pope, Henry Porter, A. L. Scarce, Roscoe Schlater, John Vandrell, John Walker, W. A. Wilson, Bert Yerrington.
J. H. Hull enrolled as a member of the bar.
Railroad, bridge, and telegraph assessment of the State for 1896, $76,036,918-an increase over 1895 of $1,595,374.
Aug. 11-CHARLES F. WINCHELL died at Parkville. He was professor of Greek in Park College, president of Park College Alumni, son of Homer H. Winchell and Susan MeAfee; born at Palmyra, Mo., September 21, 1867. Came to Parkville in 1884; married January 28, 1892, Margaretta P. Best, a graduate of Park College. Their children: 1, Isabella G .; 2, Homer B. Winchell.
Aug. 12-A. J. Colman is taking out the brick front of his store in Platte City, and is replacing it with a glass front.
Johnson & Fulcher's new double store-house is finished.
Mrs. Elizabeth Bane's new dwelling house on Block 37 in Platte City is complete, and she removes into it.
Aug. 15-Picnic at Dearborn.
Aug. 17-Republican Congressional Convention at St. Joseph renominates Geo. Crowther.
Aug. 19-Price Overbeck plead guilty on two indictments for stealing cattle, and was sentenced to four years' imprisonment.
County court pays $535 for the bridge at Woodruff.
Aug. 20-A grand picnic at Edgerton. Addresses by R. P. C. Wilson, W. C. Wells, and C. F. Cochran.
Aug. 25-The county fair. Weather favorable, expenses paid, but the debt slightly increased.
COUNTY TEACHERS' INSTITUTE.
The County Teachers' Institute adjourned after a month's session at Weston. Following is a list of the names and addresses of the various teachers in attendance:
Weston-Julia Mann, Tula Graves, Maud Durkes, B. B. Fel- lows, V. H. Elliston, Alma Coots, R. W. Overbeck, Hannora C. Allen, W. A. Potter, W. F. Allen, Mollie Keller, Ella Newton. J. H. Turner, Edna Vermillion, H. C. Mitchell. S. B. Hovey.
Platte City-F. C. Oakes, J. R. Owsley, Vista Hahn, J. F. Sex- ton, W. A. Sloan.
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Parkville Maggie Luthy, Lou L. Dunbar, W. L. Palmer.
Barry-Alice Williams, Mamie Allen.
Stillings-Dora and Pauline Renz.
Edgerton-Maud Ingram, R. W. Denney, D. P. Cox, Vida Handley, W. M. Boydston, G. A. Porter.
New Market-Iola Veatch.
Waldron-F. W. Hymer, N. E. Grisham.
De Kalb-James S. Dix.
Hurdland-B. H. Bowen.
Dearborn-Hattie Ferril.
Smithville-Florence Barnard, J. A. Aker, Katie Scott, Claudie Lowman, Nannie Miller.
McFall-W. B. Lawrence.
Jameson-H. V. Hickman.
Camden Point-Minnie Culp, R. B. Woodson, Lou Curtis.
Settle's Station-Anna Soderman.
Linkville-J. M. Wright, E. A. McMonigle, E. N. Rule.
Stanberry-D. O. Robertson.
Ridgeley-J. R. Wright, T. A. Smith, Nick Connor.
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