Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1864, FEB. 359 BORDER TIMES VII. SILAS GORDON was the notorious guerrilla who brought upon us so much trouble in the war. His acts of daring made him a terror to Federal soldiers, and every scheme to capture him failed. He now lives in Texas. The steamer Magers is making regular trips between Kansas City and Weston, laden chiefly with railroad iron. Weather - Abundant rain. THE BORDER TIMES Feb. 13 The first number appears at $1.50. It is edited by a. committe of union men, and published by Harry Howard. It advocates union. liberty. and equality. opposes secession and rebellion. sustains the war for the Union. and approves of the emancipation of slaves. A. G. Beller is the active and responsible editor, and. by his courage and independence in sustaining the cause of freedom. displayed marked ability. Wl1ile Mr. Beller conscientiously believed in the negro's equality with the white man under tl1e law, he 1-ecognized their disparity in society; while he insisted upon the prosecution of the war for the Union, he deprecated extreme measures and condemned inhumanity. WESTON HIGH SCHOOL. Judge McCurdy having been compelled to take this property at $12,000, for debt, now offers it at $3.500. Feb. 18 Judge H. J. Wolf returns from Jefferson City to Weston. to hold a term of the court of common pleas. Feb. 20 Big fire in Leavenworth. Feb. 23 The Legislature calls a Constitutional Convention. Feb. 29 - A large public sale of W. T. Darnalls personal property by his administrator. MARCH. March 1 Heretofore our data has been collected from many sources; but now I have full files of the Border Times. and many numbers of the Sentinel. but the latter in a few months is burned out. March 3 - A. F. Cox issues the first number of the Platte County Sentinel at Platte City. It contains 63 sheriff sales. March 4 - William C. Wells leaves New Market and makes his permanent home at Platte City. March 7 - A military order is issued, requiring every member of a11 ecclesiastical convention. or any one participating in such a convention. to take a prescribed oath of allegence. Some min- isters declared that they could not. in conscience. take such an oath. am] in many places much trouble followed.