Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1857, MAY. 237 J. P. GEORGEN. King & Davis announce that they will issue, May 30th, the Key City Commcrcml, \hig weekly paper, at Weston. The Platte Mutual Insurance Coinpany, J. E. Valker presi- dent. is advertised. John Doniphan announces a. public sale of 40 lots in his addition to Weston. Peaches and other fruits promising. Proceedings of the municipal council of Weston. con11nem- orative of the late J. P. Georgen. signed by Ben \ood as I1lfl)0I. and II. J. Yolf as secretarv. are published. A circ11s at Parkville on May lfltli. a.t Platte City on the 15th. and at Weston on the 18th. S. J. Finch gives notice that the Weston Reporter has been sold to A. W. King. William Findley, marshal of Weston. gives notice that l1ere- after he will enforce the ordinance against hogs running at large. Ala}; ].lCartwright & Tufts are selling their stock at New Market. at auction. The administrators of adjoining counties advertise in the .~U(]ll8. Jlay 16Genera1 Harnev is in command at the Fort. Ma}; 17Secretarv Stanton is acting governor of Kansas, awaiting the arrival of Governor Walker. illay 18Circuit Judge E. H. Norton is a candidate for re- election in August. May 19The Postniaster-General advertises for proposals to carry a semi-Weekly mail to the Pacic. H. M. Cochran opens a drv goods store at Platte City. The Argzzs favors the Weston & Canton Railroad. and the A tlas favors the Platte Country Railroad. Mag; 2,Governor Va1ker speaks at Quinda.ro. May 25The rst number of the Key (ity is issued at Weston. by a son of Sam. Owens. It succeeded the Reporter. and soon died. J. P. GEORGEN. J. P. Geo-rgens estate administered by Brill. Hamm & Georgen. Bond, $75,000. He was a large lnercliant of \eston. His widow, Anna M. Georgen. married October 15. 1808. Frederick Stubenraugh, and died childless. The Georgen children: I. LEWIS W. GEORGEN, Ind Azubah Skinner. (See.l H. LIZZIE GEORGEN, d.. single Oct. 9. 1971.. III. FRANK H. (}EOR(i}E1. IV. JOHN (}EOI{.(iE.. GE()R(P}E ECKEI{l. George Eckert, a native of Prussia, settles in Platte. and proves an excellent citizen. He was born -June 10. 1829; came to America in 1848; married. March 13. 1857. l)orothy Stell. daughter