Search Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton

1879, MAY. 680 COUNTY FINANCES. 11-osecuting -Xtto1ney, .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..$ 636.03 Poor.. .. .. ,, .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,288.61 Roads. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2108.29 Sheri.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 655.10 Stationery. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 470.3? School C-0n1missi011er.. .. .. , .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 40.66 Mis-cellaneous.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 874.06 $19,654.61 Total assessment, $4,206,940.00; county levy, $1.00; real estate, $2,763,970. Assessmem of Persomziltg/. H0rses.6.474.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..$201,686.00 Jaeksa.ndjennies.68........................ 3,440.00 )Iules.2.725.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 112,545.00 Cattle.15.008.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 171,624.00 Sheep,7,672.. .. .. .. .. , .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,991.00 Hogs,52.891.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 84,314.00 M0neyandn0tes.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ,, .. .. .. 521,667.00 Otherpr-0perty.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 261,309.00 $1,364,576.00 County Debt. B0nds.May1, 1878.. .. .. ,. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..$289,800.00 Retiredsinc-e.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,500.00 $285,300.00 Add other bonds, Warrants. and interest and We have. .$310,253.90 Less cash in 1IaSU1y.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15,009.02 Actual debt. 1879.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..$295,244.88 Debt,1878.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 301,794.92 Debt reduced.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. $6,550.04 .l[(1,2/ 2REV. T. J. ROOT died suddelily at Parkville. of heart disease. aged 58. He was :1 teacher in Park College. and a. man of lezlrning. Pa1ki1le bank deposits. 1511.576.10. . Ma) D3) at Dmlgliters College. F1nnlie Wells was Queen. llr1.:/.,Colonel J. T. Crisp is stabbed by B. J. Franklin. in an altr,-1:-ntion. at Kansas City. The wound is severe. but not l:111:.-e1011s. lluy hF:111n(-rs are 11ll()ll;I1l }la11ti11g corn. 1z11-kill(= is onrisliiiig. Not a vacant liouse in town. lIu1/ 9J)-put zit (,.:m1de11 Point bu1-lied. l[u;/ I(I\lie (oope1 died.