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1854, JAN. 176 H. B. TODD.
Jan. 21 - David Bow1nans estate administered on by Jacob Meyer.
FEBRUARY.
Feb. 1 - Louis Neudorfs house burned on Lot 8, Block 26, in Platte City. The thermometer stood 30 below zero, and the fire seemed to cast off no heat. We saved the log house adjoining, by piling snow on the roof. In the intense cold, the snow melted only at the eaves of the house.
Feb. 21 - Samuel Tinchers estate administered on by Levi Long. Bond, $3,000.
Feb. 23 - Ben Fry purchases of Jesse Morin 320 acres in Secs. 4 and 9, T. 54. R. 35, for $9,039.
HEMP, THE SEASON.
Feb. 25 - In an old letter of this date, from Platte City, I find
the following passage: Our dry winter has caused the farmers
to be very backward in breaking hemp. But, this Week. We have
had several good rains. and hemp is pretty Well rotted. The lint
is remarkably heavy, and the article is superior. The crop Will be
larger than last year. It is selling for $5.75 to $6.25.
MARCH.
March 6 - James Doniphan is enrolled as an attorney.
March 16 - The Baptists buy of John Boulware Lot 10, Block 29, Platte City, and this season erect a church, 40x60, of brick.
TODD AND SKINNER
A bitter feud arises between two parties in the Christian
Church at Camden Point. Phinehas Skinner leads one party, and
Prof. H. B. Todd, principal of the Female Academy, the other.
The whole community is excited, and takes sides. Todd is charged.
by many responsible parties, with lying. He sues for slander.
and Skinner sues for debt. After two years of wrangling, the.
matter is settled, to the satisfaction of no one. The school suffers.
Todd resigns, comes to Platte City, raises a large subscription, and in 1857 builds the Platte City Female Academy.
March 21 - William McNeil enrolled as an attorney.
APRIL
April 7 - W. H. Bryan died at Ringold. He was a partner of Phinehas Skinner in the mercantile business, and was highly esteemed. His children have all left the county.