Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1857. AUG. 242 WASH. L. BLANTON. Aug. 16The directors of the Platte City Male Academy select F. G. Gaylord a.s principal. .1 ug. 19JAMES HULL died. He was born in Virginia June 5. 1795; came to Platte in 1838, and settled four miles north of Platte City. His wife died before him. His only child, lIary Jane Hull. married Thos. F. M-oore. She died lea.ving: 1, Levi; 2, George; 3. Mary, born in 1872. Mr. Hull left a will. Aug. 20Academy FinancesW. M. Paxton shows payments, $8372.10; collections. $4,481.05; advanced. $3,891.05. Aug. 27Beauchamps Hotel in Platte City is sold to E. W. Clilford, for $10,000. lewspapersThe Argus, Wiseleys editors, favors the Wes~ ton & Canton Railroad. The Atlas desires to connect with the Hannibal & St. Joe Railroad. The Parkville Comiier favors the Platte County Railroad. SEPTEMBER. WASH. L. BLANTON . Sept. 2YVa.sh. L. Blanton died at Platte City. He Was born in 1805; married Nancy Brunts. (Seel) Mr. Blanton was a kind- hearted. Christian gentleman. He was a shoemaker, and a genial and merry companion. Children: I. MARY BLANTON. still living; md Aug. 22, 1857, Chris. Geyer. (See) He died, leaving: 1. Lizzie Geg/er, md 1st, Feb. 18. 1884. Jas. L. Cornelis. They were divorced after the birth of a daughter, and she married second, June 6, 1894. Jesse M. Calvert. He is a printer employed on the Landm-arrk. H. SHEBA BLANTON, md July 15, 1862, John D. Flannery. Live in Kansas. Sept. 7Henry J . Adams, Free State candidate, elected mayor of Leavenworth by 298 votes. JOSIAH FARLEY. Josiah Farley having died. R. F. Mason administered. Bond, $5.000. Children: I. TH.l")l)E[S FARLEY. II. ROBERT. III. SARAH. IV. .I. MES. V. JOSIAH FA RLEY, Jr.. and others. Mr. Farley laid off. and sold out, the town of Farley. He enjoyed .lason1-y. His widow was Naiicy. a11d he had a brother, .imrml. who lied in July. 1848. Sept. .?The county court. on application of a public meeting, order:-l an election to determine whether the county should sub- sr-rihe 53400.00) to the stock of the Weston & Canton Railroad. The election was held October 1st. and resulted: for. 377; against. l,.".10.