Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1839, MARCH 27 CIRCUIT COURT 17, Isaac Norman; 18, Sol Tetherow; 19, Jos. Todd Sr.; 20, Joshua Yates. The following attorneys were enrolled: 1, W. B. Almond; 2, D. R. Atchison; 3, Peter H. Burnett: 4. Alex E. Cannon: 5, A. W. Doniphan; (5, John A. Gordon; 7. Russell Hicks; 8, and. S. Hughes; 9. Amos Rees; 10, J. S. Thomas; 11. T. D. Wheaton; and 12, Wm. T. Vood (circuit attorney). The Grand Jury found indictments for gamin against; 1, John Baldon 2, S. A. Brown; 3. G. P. Dorriss; 4. John Green; 5. John Larkin: 6. H. D. Martin; 7. Ira Norris: 8. J. H. Spratt. and others. John Ferguson and A. W. Hughes were indicted for keepin:" gambling-houses. March 26 - John B. Wells appointed administrator of Horeb Wells, Bond. $1.000. Horeb Wells left a. widow. Rachel. and an only child, Fannie A. Wells. APRIL. April 3 - County court raised the fee for county. for dram-shop license. from $1 up to $5. The State fee had been fixed at $5. mak- ing the full fee $10. MAY May 6 - M. M. Hughes files his report of survey of Platte. and the county court refers it to S. T. Leonard and James Brasfield. who approve the same. and recommend the payment of the sur- veyors bill. $102. Petition led for a road from Englishs Landing: (Parkville) to the Falls of Platte. The county court pays $100 towards the cost ($280) of the bridge over Bee Creek, near its present mouth. The remaining $180 was paid by the United States Government. May 7 - George P. Dorriss is allowed $20 for a county seal. May 11 - The county court orders an election of justices and constables to be held June 22d. Ben Holladay is granted dram-shop license at Weston. William Hague is granted ferry license at Fort Leavenworth. JUNE. SURVEYS COMMENCED June 4 - Lisbon Applegate commenced his work of sectionizing the county. He started at the old State line. between town- ships 50 and 51. The work was finished in June, 1840. A certified copy of his field-notes, originallv in two volumes of 1.100 pages each. is in the custody of the county surveyor. and is the Domes- day Book of Platte. Surveyor Applegate was experienced in his calling, and no errors have been detected in his work. He died. greatly honored and loved, in Chariton County, Mo., in January, 1875.