Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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lR65, AUG 399 NEW COURT-HOUSE. A11;/. .l8Board of eniigration formed at \eston. composed of H. M. .ller. B. Bonifant. llenrv llrill, J. N. Burnes. Vn1. Conno- way. John Doniphan. .d~am Durkes. Jacob Ilam. Levi Hinkle. Jas. La.yton, H. Lamar. M. Miles. I). V. Moore. G. S. Park. \. M. Paxton, C. A. Perry. \. F. Perrin. John Pare. Thos. Quinn. J. H. Steele. F. M. Tufts. T. F. Warner. H. J. Wolf. gluy/. .3oPie11ie at the fair gxrounds. \heat selling at Large erops of apples and peaches. SEPTEMBER. Sept. 1 Joseph .lurph is appointed commissioner of public buildingxs. and :f$4().00O is appropriated for a courthouse. Block 24 is purchased by the county as a public square. Murphy adver- tises for plans and speeie:1tio~11is. to be presented before Nove1n- her 30th. Sept. .7(ir(-uit court. Judge Hereu presiding. . torne)s are required to le aidavits of loaltv. There is much dissatis- faction. and J. (ii. Spratt leaves the State. Jurors also have to take the oath of loyalty. Sept. .2.2Vork resumed o-n the Parkville & G. R. Railroad. It is only a. blind to secure the payment of the bonds issued. and to secure the issuance of $75,000 more. Grand Jury at the late term: A. G. Brown. J. H. Burt. J. H. Carson. Noah Beer). Thomas Cook. John Davis. W. J. Fitzgerald. T11on1a.s Hale. Jacob Hamm. Paul Jordan. John Lawrence. Henry Lamar. Burk MeCo1nas. J. V. M. Sehooler. M. M. Nagrle. Thomas Quinn. John Rohan. C. P. Summers. Sept. .28T~he rst number of the L(ln(lnmrIu issued by Harry Howard, publisher. and C. L. \heeler. editor. OCTOBER. Or-t. I(.o(-krill. Blaekino-re & MeCluer start a wholesale and retail groc-erv house i11 Yeston. Oct. 7A largze and eiitliusiastic nieeting at Weston. to get the county seat removed to that place. with Dr. Thomas leaumont chairman. Addresses were made by Dr. Ro~wlbv. D. D. Rurnes. and S. A. Gilbert. Oct. 17The count) fairthree days. 001. 20The Border Iime.e and the Lnmlnmrk are discussing the negro question. The former maintains their equality with Whites before the law; the latter denies. Returning soldiers till every vacant house. Reeoilstruction is the absorbing theme.