Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1866, AUG. 417 DISORDER IN WESTON. At a special election i11 Weston. to ll Vacancies. T. F. Var- ner was chosen mayor. and Tim. Conner marshal. Louis Georgen is issuing a German paper in Weston, known as the Ratlical (ourier. The law requires legal advertiselnents to be published in at least one (lerman paper. if there is any s11ch in tl1e county. When the harvest of sl1eriti"s sales ended. the (mlricr died. Pat. Doyle is building a handsome brick busin-ess house on Lot 1. Block 29. in Platte (itV. DISORDER IN WESTON. Lawlessness had so grown in Weston that Mayor Deitz and Marshal Held had resigned. Varner. elected n1a)o-r in place of Deitz, takes hold with a. strong arn1si1ences the outlaws, and restores order and safety. The registration. disfranchisement. and the canvass for cir- cuit clerk between G. V. Belt and R. D. Johnston are exciting themes. A RADICAL MEETING. Aug. 6A Radical meeting. A. G. Brown chairman. is ad- dressed by James N. lurnes. Others participating Were: N. Beer). J. H. Burt. James Durbin, D. J. Fouts. J. H. Hale. M. Miles, Wm. Kyle. F. M. Tufts, and J. B. Vright. Judge W111. Heren will not hold court. because of the dis- turbed state of society. and the di"1cult of getting jurors who will take the oath. .4113]. 13 The (o~nservat1ve (onvention at Smitliville nomi- nates D. D. Burnes for senator. Aug. 16The (o~nserVatiVe (,onvention at Richmond nomi- nates Judge J. H. Birch for Congress. TOURNAMENT. Aug/. l8.ller, tflreenawalt. and Paxton having been se- lected by the Platte (ount .gricultural and Mechanical Associa- tio11 to get up a. tournament at the fair grounds. twenty-eight knights enter the lists. De PerrV is victor. and crowns Miss Frankie Hunt as Queen of Love. Over $100 was cdeared. (holera comes as near as Kansas (itv. but does not visit Platte (ountV. gluy/. ...?The board of trustees of Platte (ity determine to grade a11d macadamize Main Street. an(l advertise for bids for the work. A ur/. 2.,The Presbvtery of Lexington meet at Weston. A. B. Sherwood is moderator. Platte Cit) Female -cadem is undergoing repairs. The west wall is taken out. and a new one erected. 27-