Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1858, MAY. 358 MECHANICS BANK. WESTON BRANCH OF MECHANICS BANK. May ]The Legislature having established a system of banks, each with branches scattered over the State. the Mechanics Bank established a branch at Vesto~n. Ve-ston and Platte City took stock liberally. Clinton Cockrill was chosen president. and reo. T. Hulse cashier. Platte City subscribed $21.()()0, and the total stock ta kc-n was about $100,000. MAY DAY AT PLATTE CITY ACADEMY. 11-of. Todd made a. grand display. He had 202 scholars. Miss Mollie Gabbert (bBa,l1ard) was chosen Queen, and Miss Mattie Cockrill Flora. The following represented Various sprites: Clara Almond. Jennie and Kate Almond, Fannie a.nd Lizzie Arnold. Mattie Ballou. L11e. Be-al, Bettie .and Julia Brown, Ann Brady, Sue Cliristie. (leorgie Clark. Emma Cockrill. Laura Cordray, Ha.nna.h and Manx Creal. Mollie Davenpovrt, Irene Dougherty, Nannie Ecton. Estelle Ellington. Eliza Elle), Anna Flint, Alice Freeland. Lizzie Harrington, Hattie Harvey, Amanda Hunt, Mat- tie Jack, Buckie and Reb. Johnston, Alice Layton, Gertrude .ieLa.11e. Clemmie Marshall, Ainelia Moozre, hlary Morrison, Annie M111d0cl(. Carrie lIurrav, Mattie Nichols. Sena. Nuckols. Laura and Mollie Owen. Annie and Tillie Paxton. Emma, Pence, Alice and Cleora Quimby. Mary Remington, Lou Rhea, Mollie Risk. Sue Ross. Katie Saunders. Laura Scarce, Abbie Shafer, Viniie and Tissie Skillman. Jennie Spratt. Anna. Stockwell. Laura Swaney, Cyntliia Tribble, Christie Trundle. Jennie Toiole, Hattie Walla.ce. Helen and Laura, Vallace, Bettie Wilhite. I knew all these lovely girls. They are now the matro-ns in man) households. B) consulting my index. the reader may trace the lives of many of them. Prof. Todd did much to raise the standard of female education and wifely acco-niplishment in Platte Coiiilty. .l[uz/ 8. public meeting at Parkville reetnnmendcd the route of the Platte (ountry Railrosad througli Platte (ity and New .[arlct. and asked the county court to take 3}$f..00.000 stock. Jluy I.2James W. Denver becomes governor of Kansas. .lIar/ I9("harles H. Kay having died. NV. 1. Middleton ad- ministered. Bond. $10,000. .1141}; .2I)[he co11nt court. 11ain;: a.pprop1iated $3,000 for the erection of three otliccs on Lots 10 and 11, Plock 25, Platte City tflle eastern oice for the circuit clerk. the middle for the probate court. and the western for the count) clerk). the lowest bid offered was $54.. 0, by Mr. Holm, and this was rejected. But. the oices were attcr\ar(ls built by M1. W. LowIV. , .le.sc .lorin is appointed register of the land oice at Ft. StHil. l{:Insas.