Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1860. J UNE 298 M. N. OWEN. IV. ..~.(Y CLAY. b. Sept. 14, 1828; d. -in 1869; n1d July 23, 1846. T. S. Osborne. V. FRAI(,ES G. CLAY. b. Aug. 18. 1830; md A. H. Burgess. (See) VI. VYILLIAM H. CLAY. b. Mart-11 9. 1833: md Oct. 20. 1858, la.nnie H. Montgomery. He died at Vicksburg May 13, 1803. in the Confederate service. VII. BIARY G. CLAY. b. June 28. 1836; 1nd Marcli 26. 1855. Rev. J. C. (f. Davis. JUNE. June oCharles Tureman having died. James Dodd admin- istered. Bond. $2.500. County bonds issued. The county court issued to the Park- ville & G. Railroad Co.. at sundry times. as the work of grading progressed. bo11ds to the amount of $125000; and to the Weston & A. Railroad Co.. $30000. Nothing was given to the Platte County Railroad. or to the Leavenworth & Des Moines Railroad. There is drouth. No rain has fallen since April. The very early corn came up, and produced a. half crop. June .31SA)lLEL MILLER having died. his son, Marion .Iiller. administered. Bond. $15,000. (See index.) JULY. July .The day was observed at the fair grounds, with ill- tempered speeches. A ha1fin(-h of rain fell to-day. the rst since April. It came too late to do good. and was not followed by other rains. Not one- fourth of the corn planted came up. It sold for $1 per bushel. \heat turned out almost a failure. But from the large crop of 1859 we had enough to send supplies to Kansas. This was the second famine year. To starvation was added a. nancial crisis. that broke up thousands. Two per cent per month was often paid for n1one. MOSEBY NEELY OWEN. .Ioseb) .eel Owen died at Platte Cit). (See sketch.) The- familv. about 1866. removed to Jaelgsonville. Oregon, and none of them now reside in Platte. (711: I. I1D\II R. ()\E.. was lame from white swelling. He wrote in the probate oiee several vears. ll. .l.lRl2I) 0\E.. III. \ILL AD. OWEX. Both rvent south in the war. an(l never returned. I. ... I). ()\E.. was a beautiful and accomplished young lacly. She md 1st. 0et.10.1S55.1. J. Collins; and after his death. she m(l 23d. Feb. 7. 1.900. N. D. Short. He edited the .lflu.- several vears. an(l possessed sprightliness. but had no energv. . .I()Ll.lF. ()\E..