Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1845, APRIL. 69 THE MARTINS LEAVE. William Gabbert buys the S. W. 1/4 of Sec. 31, T. 54, R. 35, for $775. Zadock Martin sells his half interest in the Platte City Water Mills, to his son, G. B. Martin, for $9,000, and the old man goes with several of his sons to Oregon. He could not stand civilization. April 9 - Hail storm and heavy frost injure fruit. Spring backward. A COPY OF THE "PLATTE ARGUS." April 12 - Through the courtesy of Mr. J. B. Mundy, I am permitted to examine the Argus of this date. It is Vol. I., No. 49; showing that the first number was issued in May, 1844. Prior to that time it was called the Eagle. It is published by Martin L. Hardin, with Allen McClane as editor. ITS CONTENTS. The first two columns are from the Missourian and the Courier, deploring the rejection, by the State Senate, of the appointment of Allen McLane as register of the State land office at Savannah. Mr. McLane is extolled, and his qualifications commended; but ah! he was a Benton man. The 8th Senatorial District, composed of Clay, Ray, and Platte, has 14,421 free white mailes - more than any other district in the State, except St. Louis. The districting bill was passed by the last Legislature. The controversy with England over the northwest boundary is the chief topic of discussion. The war-cry is "54 degrees 40 minutes or fight!" The message of President Tyler, declining to make public the correspondence with the British minister, is printed. G. P. Post, of Weston, at the last election of officers of the Lexington Branch of the Bank of Missouri, was chosen a director. Many are starting to Oregon. H. D. Martin is president of the Emigration Company. A democratic meeting at the court-house is called for the 14th of April, signed by 150 names, to express condemnation for McLane's rejection as register. Amont the Platte City signers are: W. B. Almond, W. C. Bates, J. H. Baldwin, J. C. Brady, John Bryant, Hamp. Brown, Michael Byrd, G. P. Dorriss, Henry and John Freeland, Abe and William Hartman, R. P. Gaines, J. H. Johnston, W. R. Kelly, H. P. Kutchenthall, John Kuykendall, D. P. Lewis, Philip Lutes, J. B. Martin, T. W. Mercer, Jesse Morin, J. D. Murray, Ira Norris, A. B. Sherwood, Charles Wells, E. S. Wilkinson. From Weston are: N. J. Alexander, J. C. Bell, Lewis Calvert, Smith Calvert, T. S. Dabney, James Ferguys, Ben Holladay, B. M. Hughes, E. Cody, R. P. S. Elley, Jo. Holladay, G. W. Hood, Jo. Malin, W. J. Norris, John Owens, Thomas E. Jordan, G. P. Post, J. C. Ranson, R. G. Stevens, J. R. Tylee, J. B. Wells, C. R. Wentworth.