Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1%L]AN. 25 PROF.H.B.TODD At Farley: D1. F. M. .Iol111so11, Stiles & (,o.. Zabrisky & Faulkner. At New .l[arI.ct. .~ 111st11o11g, Bisliop, (a1tv1i;:l1t, Tufts, and We11s. At Ri(l(/eI1/: Deatley & C0,. Ellingto11 & (llover. Nczvspape1s\eston lTcel.I,1/ Ar;/u.s, L. A. and W. F. \iselev editors, 8 col111n11s. 22 inches, 4 pages. De111oc1ati-. Platte Citv lVe(I.Ig/ Atlas, Ethan Allen editor, 7 ~olu111ns, 232 inches, 4 pa,9;es, commenced April 4. 1857. Den1o-1-atic. Parkville C01uie1, F. M. lIcDo11ald editor. Weston Reporter, S. J. Finch editor, \11ig. PricesApples, $2; butter. 20 cents; corn, 35 ce11ts; eggs, 15 cents; our, $3; hemp. $5; l1ogs, $5; lard, $0; sugar, $12; wheat, 90 cents; w11iskv, 50 ce11ts. It is now necessary to have :1. petition of a majo1=ity from the township to obtain a dra111-sl1op license. This is tl1e vear of tl1e great financial panic. and tl1e issue of shin-plasters. E1111 Grove Meeting-l1ouse built this year. Starnes sells to F. M. Mt-Donald his iliterest iii the Pll{Vllll (our1er, and it continues until 1862. The Know-nothings are starting. JANUARY. Jain. 1After two years business, tl1e 1ne1cantile house of Almond, Paxton & Co. sell their stock to H. B. Callahan, wl1o re- 111oves the goods to Leave1:1wo1-th. having sold his interest in the mill to M. N. Owen; and Almond, Paxton & Owen continue to run the water mill. Leavenworth is boo1ningl1as 4 hotels and 2 newspapers. Vyandotte has 4 houses. Kansas City 11as 500 people. The Mis- souri Pacic Railroad has reaclied Jetterson City. The following steamers advertise weekly trips to St. Joseph: N cw Lucy, Tropic. Palm Star, Catavact, F. X. Aubrey, and Australia. PROF. H. B. TODD Prof. H. B. Todd, having determined to leave (amden Point Female Acadeniy. offers to come to Platte City, it the people will build him a. good academy. A subscription is started. and the following list embraces the principal contributors. and the sums paid: W. M. Paxton, $600; (.lintonCock1ill and VY. K. Faulconer, $500 each; W111. B. Almond and D. Hunt. $250 each; R. P. S. El1ev, L. Fleshman, W. A. Fox, S. Johnston. R. D. Jol1nsto11, W. 0. Rem- ington, W. H. Spratt, Hugh Swaney, and H. B. Wallace. $200 each; J. W. Ghrisly, Martha Cockrill, James Sva11ev. and John Wilson. $150 each; J. R. B11rckl1a1tt, J. Beery, D. Car). John Collins, H. Conley, H. J. Freeland, Jas. E. Frost, R. Mat. Johnston. Malinda Green, S. M. Hays, A. W. Henning, D. Hunt. Jr., H. Jenkins, D. 1 5-