Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1852, JAN. 145 TELEGRAP At 1mkr:illc. Aspling & Stephens, Buenenian, Burney, Arnold. I)ais, Goodyear, Park, Ringo, Silvey, Summers. At Nell .l[urI:et: .-Xrmstrong. Bishop, Cartwright. Brooks, Browning, I)r. \a1ling. At [uil4/oi;/. Ellington. .la)o. Phillips. Oden. (ENSIIS OF 1852. \hite.n1ales.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7.461 \liite,te1nales.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. (i.422 Colored,free..... 35 Slaves.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2.559 Deafanddu1nb.................. 9 Blind.......................... 1 16.499 J.~.IARY. Jun. lThe Morse . 1eri-an Telegraph C0,. this year. built what is 1-alled tl1e St. Louis & 310. River Telegraph. It was con- structed fro111 St. Louis to Weston. passing through Platte City. It followed the public roads. using trees for supports to tl1e wires in timber. and sapling posts on the prairies. I took one share. $50. The enterprise was abandoned in a few years. and the stock. though watered. was a total loss. VYILLIA M M. KELLER. Jan. ]3\illian1 M. Keller died at \esto11. He n1d Mary Roberts. They settled near Weston in 1837. Mrs. Keller (1. April 1813.). leaving: I. JOHN KELLER. n1d and d. childless. II. MARTHA .~.(lELIIE KELLER. 1nd of Kansas. III. \=ILLI..I R. KELLER. 1. April 5, 1841: n1d Jan. 5. 1865. Ellen N. Maxeld. He is an enterprisiiig inert-hant of Weston, and engaged in lmin;: and shipping apples. C11: 1. Willittm .4. Keller. nid Julia Jenson. 2. (ImrIcs .1. 3. Elma. 4. E(I(/(TPR. lfellrr. IV. EI)\ARI) R. KELLER. 1nd a Robbins. V. MIRANDA A. KELLER. md a Robbins. Live in Kansas. Ilranseombe. FERIlIAI{Y. Fob. :2Vhit1nan T. Ellets estate administered on by John Ellet. Bo11d.1$3,()00. Feb. 4\estou City makes :1 contract to have .Iain Street macadamized. from Water Street to Short Street. at $1 per perch. 10-