Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1858, JUNE. 260 WILLIAM YOCOM. below 1844. In 1858 the water was 10 inches above the second oor, and we lost 3.000 bushels of wheat. r J zmc .I5Roads almost impassable. The ferryboat Leaven- zrorth City] brought fty tons of merchandise from Weston to Platte City. by way of Platte River. It was the occasion of an- other big spree. Fruit unco1nn1onlf promising. but wheat, though good. is ruined in the shock by rain. and. after threshing, it mildewed in the garner; much wheat brought to the mill was mustv. The Utah Wa1 is ended. Hoopskirts are nearly out of fashion. June 16WM. K. FERBER having died. the Widow. Martha J. Ferber. administers. Bond. $15,000. Children: 1. W111. A. Ferber; 2. Kingnian. WILLIAM YOCOM. June 18\illia1n Yocoin having died, his widow, Polly. ad- ministers. Bond. $3. 500. Children: I. SARAH H. YOCOBI. 1nd Branch A- Trent. They lived near Fa.rlev. Mr. Trent was a justice of the peace and a. man of superior judgment and business qualications. II. GEO. W. YOCOM. III. ELIZABETH J.. md a. Wils~on. IV. VYM. G. YOCOM. V. MOSES. VI. B. EMELINE YOCOM. June .20Virgil C. Hollingsworth. born i11 Todd County. Kv., December 17. 1832: died at Platte City June 20. 1858; came in 1853. He was a vounge1 brother of L. F. and B. F. Hollingsworth. and unlnarried. J U LY. J 12113; The day was observed at Platte City by a. long pro- ((%SS1OI1 from the cou1"t-house to Atchison Hill, Where an immense (lOWd heard speeches from Almond. Clark. Herndon. Hudson. Lawson. Pitt. and Wolf. Public sales of land: $13 and $0.25 per acre. Of slaves: 35875. $1.000. $500 each. (r-aig Bircli. and Adams are candidates for floiigress. Birch and (raig are hostile. July I.IS;m1uel J. ln1n-r having died. Richard E. Turner :ldI1liI1i.f(l((i. l.m1d.3lF10.000. P(plll{lli()I1 of Leav,-nworth. 10.000. St. Joseph is lighted with gas. J. A. Johnston and (lay Vithe1-s open a general store in Platte (irv. S. Jolinson removes his goods to Omaha.