Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1867, FEB. 431 NEW COUNTY COURT. Feb. 14 - St. Valentine's Day profaned by a dance and carousal, at the new court house, called a dedication. Feb. 18 - Geo. S. Park is granted seat in the State Senate to which D. D. Burnes was elected. MARCH March 1 - Of files for March I have the Landmark and Reveille full, and two numbers of the Border Times. The county court appoints L. E. Bradley Sl1lV(})0l. i11 the place of Jas. Dui-bin. deeeased. It seems J. S. Owens, who was elected in Novelnher. 1866. did not qualify. Prof. Goodale retires. and Bingo & Vance take Weston High School Abner Whiteley is buying much land in the Missouri River bottom. opposite Leavenworth. A lodge of Good Teinplars organized in Platte City. THE NEW COUNTY COURT. March 5 - Noah Beery, A. G. Brown. and Jacob Hamm, holding commissions from the governor, as county justices, take the Constitutional oath, and form a new court. Judge Aller does not demur. A postoffice is established at Hampton, with Robt. Wilhite postmaster. March 9 - N. E. Wilkinson has finished his two story frame on Lot 2, Block 30, Platte City, and moves into it, with his family and his stock of tinware. James R. Burckhartt and W. H. Hunt enter into the grocery business in the new Doyle building, on Lot 1, Block 29 Platte City. Burckhartt buys the house at $6,000. A moot court is formed at Platte City with W. M. Paxton judge. The bar consists of N. B. Anderson, Campbell, Cates, Connelly, Fleshman, Robertson, and Shaw. March 13 - W. M. Paxton, as agent for the county, sells the rock of the foundation of the old court-house publicly. Daniel D. Burnes died. JOHN SWANEY. March 14 - John Swaney died at Platte City. He was younger brother of Hugh Swaney, and was born in Indiana July 4, 1814. He married there a Miss Falken, who died, leaving one child: I. NANCY SWANEY. She married John Keller, and died childless. Mr. Swaney married second, September 19, 1844, Delilah Wills, daughter of Geo. She was born May 10, 1826, and died October 29, 1869. Mr. Swaney was sprightly, enterprising, and social gentleman - a