Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1840, FEB. 36 A FREE FERRY. S. L. Leonard was allowed $50 for his survey and plat of Platte City. Lots 10, 11, and 12 in Block 25 were set apart for public buildings. Lots 7 and 8, Block 23, were selected for the jail. The purchasers of lots were authorized to cut and use the timber in the streets. A road from Platte City to Smithville was ordered to be opened. A road was ordered from the east end of Main Street to con- nect with the old Military Road a mile from town. A FREE FERRY. The county court ordered the bank of Platte River, at the west end of Main Street, cut down, and established a free ferry. Zadock Martin found his occupation gone, at his licensed ferry below the falls. and sued the county for damages. Nothing came of it. MAY. J] (13; 3Dr. F. Marshall is appointed treaurer of Platte County in place of Ira Norris, who resigned. Bond, $10,000. WESTON TOWNSH IP FORMED. .lIa.g/ /;A petition was presented to the county court for a new township. It states that Weston has 72 Voters; and it is signed, among others. by Robert Allen. Isaac Archer, Aquilla Aull, Nick Eenner, Henry Basye. Henry Brill, Jas. Burnett, L. B. Church, Jas. Cox, Jos. Cox, V. H. Crawford, A. G. Cunningham, John S. Davis, Sa1nl Downey, Danl Durbin, Nat Finch, S. C. Fugate, Geo. (Poss. Hiram Hailey. Jacob Hamm, Ben Holladay, Ben Leach- man. Jas. Leachinan. A. J. Lucas. Geo. J. Lucas, Jas. Lynch, Hus. .[(-Farlziml, V. S. Milrpliy, W. A. Newman, V. G. Noble, Wm. .o(-l. llosea.No11is. Lawrence Page. Elkanah Risk. John Stillwell. Elisha Stone. John Thornbnrg. M. A. Thornburg. Jesse Vineyard, .1. V. Vin(-yard, Barnet XVells. H. L. YVilkerson, Ben Vood. Jerry \ools, A. G. Voo(lward. lhr- ]H:l(l of the petition was granted. and Weston Town- ship was -nl out of Marshall and Lee. CULTURE OF TOBACCO. l:lIli;,;l;llll. from Virginia, l{e1c1tu(-ky, and central Missouri mm-I-c-cl (llHllSl:lSii(:H into the (rulture of tobacco. and realized l;:-gr-i--1111-ins in qnant it. but the artic-le was not of the quality to mix the market. Freiglits were high. prices low; and in some v:u.-.. c-,])(-list-. 4-,-(-erlml returns. and the shipper was brought in cl:-M. For 1-n nl ftm-n w-ars the culture of tobacco continued. but Iin:IH was ;rivn up.