Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1865, JAN. 388 BUSINESS MBN. Merchants. e~tc.Burge. lilreeland, Holt. Jenkins (postmaster), Likins, Mt-Kinnis. Mason & Swain. Murray. Mulkey, Young, Zarn. LodgeNeb. 12. J. Zarn, N. G. At Weston : AttorneysBnrnes. Carroll, Doniphan, Durbin, Fulton, Gilbert, Hitt. King, Lawson. Physic-iansAllisou1, Be-aumosnt. Boinifant. Bowlby, Price, Shortridge. Merchants. etc.Barniha.rt. Basye. Bell. Blanjou-r (post- master), Briggs. Brown & Bros.. Carpenter. Cockrill. BlaCl{1I10I & McCluer. Decklelnan. Deitz. Doppler. Ellifrit. B. F. Freeland, Gredultig. Gerner & Frank. Hall. Herio-t. Ilkenha.ns, Johnson, Kaufman, Kurtz. Kyle & Keller. lI(CO1lIl(Ell. Magers. Matheny, Mettier. Mitchell, Nagle & Roney. Newhouse. Noble. Ogden. Oli- phant. Bailey & Bro.. Schindler, Steubenraugh, Rogers & Wood- ring. Tollman. lVarner. Vinzer. Wood. Yoo~ds & Story, Yocom. Weston Court of Common P1~easVolf. judge; Yocom, clerk; Roney. marshal. NeWspaperBorder Times. A. G. Bveller editor. Platte Savings InstituteWarner cashier. LodgesPhoenix. G. M. Doppler. N. G.; Frontier Enca1np~ ment. J. A. Price. C. P. Mayo~rA. G. B-elle-r. PreachersO. C. Steele and P. K. Dibble (Christian). E. B. Sherwood (Presbvteria.n). Isaac Hill (Methodist Episcopal). Elder Bird (Baptist). At Parkxz=ille. Bueneman (postmaster). Campbell. Kalim. McDonald. Dr. Moore. Park. Ringo. Summers. At (amden Point. Cioffey. Hale (postmaster). At Farley/. Holt. Meads. Simpson. Heath. At Nczr JI(ulret. Armstrong. Bishop. Miller. Tufts. At RirlqeI,z/. Chrisman. Gustin. JANUARY. RECRUITS. Jrm. IThroughout the winter of 1864-5. enlistments in the United States army were pressed. R. P. C. Wilson. as county agent. in addition to the regular b~ountv, offered $200 for each recruit credited to the count). and $24,000 Was paid out. W. H. Roney. at Weston. was deputy provost-marshal. under A. Coniingo. and corrected the enrollments made bV Maj. Hinkle. The app:-eliensions of a draft caused alarm. but no draft Was ever made. 1 . 9; ". Jan. 2-Tax levied on whisk). $2 per gallon. Capt. l[eFll1-oy. of the :.d Missouri State Militia. is in com- mand at \eston. succeeding Maj. Hilliard. Jrm. 1.0 Jas. M. Mulkey rents the Green House. at Platte City. at $190.