Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1857, DEC. 246 BUSINESS MEN. Dec. .25Elder E. I. Owen commenced and continued his replies to Dr. Yantis. Dec. 31Tha.nksgiving: Rev. Thomas Hurst prea.ched at Platte City. CropsHe1np rotted early, yielded well. Wheat a.nd corn are short. Leavenworth has 4,000 inhabitants. Lots sell at fa.bu1ous prices. The Planters House is open for business. I858. OFEICERS. Governor, R. M. Stewart; Congressman, Jas. Craig; State Senator. Jesse Morin; Representatives, Duncan, Perry, and Wi1- son; Circuit Judge, E. H. Norton; Circuit Attorney, J. M. Bas- sett; Circuit Clerk, W. C. Remington; Sheriff, W. H. Spratt; Assessor, John Swanrey; School Commissioner, Geo. Robertson; Surveyor, Jas. S. Owens; Coroner, L. P. Stiles; Probate Judge, H. C. Coc-krill; County Justices, Broadhurst, Hays, a.nd Layton; County Clerk. D. P. Lewis; Public Administrator, W. M. Paxton; County Attorney, J. E. Merryman. BUSINESS MEN. At Platte Clitg/. AttorneysBaker, Clark, Harrington, Hern- don, Merryman, Pitt. Robertson. Smith, Spratt, Tebbs, Vilson. PhysiciansBaldwin. Brown. Eastman, Guthrie, Marshall, Moore. Redman, Vallace. Walling. Merchants, etc.A11en (Atlas), Almond, Paxton & Owen. BP(I"). Bishop, Burge & Hogue. Cliiford, Doty & Rector, Cochran, Conley & Adkins, Ferrier,F1eshman. Fox. Gaylord. Gordon & Todd, He-ttish. -it-nkins. Johnston. Johnston & Sonn. Knopf. Murray & }lNf]&lI1(l. Magers. Oswold. Rector. Richards. Swa11vey&. Christison, lold. Waller & Frost. N. E. Wilkinson. Wilson. Woolfolk. Young, Zarn. l.o.lgcsNo. 50, S. M. Hayes, Y. M.; W. M. Paxton, Sec. Melody (fhapte-r 21, V. A. Fox, H. P. Nebraska, No. 12, P. R. New- man. N. G. SchoolsIl. 13. Todd is principal of the female academy, and F. G. Gaylord of the male. .-lt Wc.sto21. AttorneysAbell & Stringfellow. Bird, Branch, l;.nrn-.. (ax-roll. Doniphan. Lawson. Ramage, Wolf.