Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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i843, FEB. 52 . BENTON . FEBRUARY. Feb. .23Weston is incorporated by statute, acquires title to the site, and deeds are made for the lots that have been sold. The Legislature legalized the irregular sales of 16th sections and Platte City lots. Feb. :27Ieter H. Burnett spoke at the court-house on the Oregon question, and advocated emigration thither. The war on Senator Benton has commenced. The Eagle is with Benton. The Missouri is still closed, a11d Wi1kinsons printing paper is still in abeyance. MARCH. It takes tweiity days to get news from Washington. W. L. B1-ightwell buys smoked hams at 3 cents, and young oxen at $513 per yoke. Jlarch 6The United States Senate conrms the appoint- ment of J. H. Birch as register and E. M. Samuel as receiver of the Plattsburg land ofce. T The Deinocrats meet at the courthouse, Achilles Jasper in the chair. and approve Bentons Views on hard money. Bela M. Hughes and L. D. Bird, of Weston, and Leander Kerr, chaplain at the Fort. are present. Blany are preparing to emigrate to Oregon. The population of St. Louis is 28.354. Jlarr-h ]($The ground is still covered with snow. and very -oldthe coldest Winter on record. Jlareiz 30. other fall of snow and still cold. Peter H. Burnett. having resigned. the bar recommends Bela ... llnghes for the place of eireuit attorney. A PHIL. .1/mil Ilhe llaltslm1-g land oiee opens with Birch as i-.-;-is1m- and Samuel as receiver. Six inc-hes of snow fell. /ni/ 7\;n-iner. with rain at intervals. .less- .lm-in is appointed commissioner of the seat of justice in pl:I-:- ml S. l.. l.(-nn:II(l. H-sig1I((l. ll. .. Sutton is appointed eommissioner of Platte River lIllIlf1I in [Il;I- oi Ira Norris. resigned. lpril /0lhineh:1s Skinner lmys land east of (amden Point. h- .lissmIi River iee commences moving. l/ni/ /.~llu- S1 miner lone 1-eai-hes Weston. hi-inging Wilkin- HI1. p:I]wI. The /.rIr/Ir IIHW enlllt-s mi 1-egnlarl): The -7071-7? AWN .ll"lI~~ Jll \4-.lH] m the ]Hh lm-il /.7. The first lW,."lll:ll issue of the Hrl,/7e at Weston NH. l. I [L l]ui/ .~lIillI:II4l is killed in Weston by Price.