Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1853, AUG. 173 JOHN RIENER. IV. MATILDA ANN McGACHA(}ER,1nd June 27. 1.907. Stephen Valdron. (See) Aug. .28Thomas Metcalfe having died. H. B. (allahan ad- ministered. He was an unmarried brother of Mrs. Callahan. and Was, at his death. the postmaster of Platte (}it. He was also a partner of J. N. Bradley in the mercantile business at Platte City. Perry Keith succeeded as postmaster. SEPTEMBER. Sept. 7Wn1. M. Hatch having died. 0. A. Perry administered. Bond, $3,000. W. H. Miller enrolled as an attorne. OClOBER. Oct. 8~Jonathan Carpenter having died. V. H. Tebbs ad- ministered. Bond. $5,000. Oct. .I.4Elder A. P. Wi1lia1ns sells to Jas. Kuykendall the N. W. g of Block 14. Platte City, for 2~50(). Oct. 18W. C. Handley buys of P. Ellington a farm in T. 54. R. 33, at $4,291. E. J. Miller buys of Jas. Dunham the N. W. 3; of Sec. 8. T. 52, R. 34, for $2,000. NOVEMBER. JOHN RITNER. Nov. .3-John Ritner having died. Dr. A. M. Robinson admin istered. Bond, $53,000. He had a large farm on Smiths Fork, but was an excellent millwright, and Jas. B. Martin formed a partnership with him. Man) improvements in the water mills at Platte City were l1is handiwork. When .Iorin bought an interest in the mills. Ritner returned to his farm. His widows name was Sarah. Children: I. ELIZABETH, wife of Lewis Han111n. H. MISSOURI A., wife of Jos. Edwards. HI. ANN, wife of Jos. Allen. IV. FLORA A. RITNER. Mrs. Sarah Ritner afterwards md Sebastian Ritner. Nov. .I0Jas. A. Headley is appointed commissioner of com- mon schools. Nov. 18Geo. A. Vood having: died at Parkville. J. C. Sum- mers administered.