Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1866, JUNE. 415 REGISTRATION. Juno l.Fe11ians meet at .Iettiers Hall, \esto11. The quarrel between the Iforzlcr Iimc.s- a11d the I.umImmlu grows acrimonious. June .301he cornerstone of the courthouse laid. Belt. Aller, and Paxton were the committee. The .Ia.sons had charge. Grand Master Vincil was master of ceremonies. The crowd was immense. June .3.7Dr. Thomas lieauinont and another citizen are robbed in \eston. The robbers are pursued. but escape. Tl1e Missoui-i Pacic Railroad is finished to Kansas City, a11d steamers connect with \eston. Examination at Platte (ity Female Academy. Scholars that had attended, 223. Faculty: F. (r. Gaylord. president: Chas. Raftington. professor of languages: and Miss Maggie Baxter, teacher of 111usic. JULY. July 1The Blissouri Pacic Railroad finished to Leaven- worth. A new bridge erected over the branch a. hundred yards east of Bee Creek. on the road from Platte City to Weston. I{EGIS1RAA.1IOAvo Supervisor James D111-bin makes 11is appointment of assist- ant registrars as follows: Carroll Township. C. M. Boyd, J. P. Vermillion, Burke McCon1as. Pettis Township. J. V. Mason. \. A. Marshall, David Fleming. Lee Township. D. F. Fouts, John H. Burt. Thomas Quinn. Green Township. John H. Hall. Henry Lamar. F. M. Tufts. Preston Township, M. S. Klum. James Standiford. Weston Township, Peter Blanjour. Henry Humphrey. Ben- net Vhiteley. hlarshall Township, J. H. (farson. Ihos. B. Lovelady. John Pace. Levi Likins erects a machine shop near the water mill at Platte City. Lawyers have to take out Vnited States license. July .2Gen. Jas. H. Lane cominitted suicide at Leavenworth. Jacob Moore. a German. coininitted suicide at \eston. July ., . brass band formed at Platte (ity, with Prof. Hook as teacher. The Fenians had a drunken carousal at the fair grounds. July 6The rst number of the I?crciIIc is issued at Platte City by T. W. Park. a step-son of Prof. Gaylord and a young man of brilliance. It is (onserative i11 its politics.