Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1867, MAY. 435 HIGH VATF.R. Treasurer (R. M.-lol111slu11).. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..$1.lil)0.00 Stationery.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 804.00 1rinting.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 015.00 Court-l1ouse.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,258.00 Ja.il.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 30.00 \ood.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 173.00 \eston Courtof(}olm11011lleas.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 293.00 Jri111inalcosts.... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,750.00 Registratio11...... .... .... .... ...... .... 1,004.00 Court-house(ionnnissiouer(Murphy).. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,000.00 Sundrypurposes.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 579.22 Total.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ...$:0,749.22 County levy, $1.18. Taxable property of llatte ("itv. $247,500. Taxes collected. $117.00. HIGH \ATER. A The Missouri is now falling. - The rivers were, the middle of April, higher than at any time since 1858. The high-water years have been a.s follows: 1826, 1814, 1858, 1867, 1881, 1892. The aver- age is fourteen years. It is an Indian tradition that the Missouri rises to a great height, on an average, every fourteen years. Next to 1844 was the rise of 1858. The next highest water was in 1881; and 1867 comes next. I11 1892 the rise came lar el from the Platte, and the damage was done chiey below its ioiilh. CHARLES B. ALMOND/S DEATH. lllay oTl1e ten-year-old son of Judge Vn1. B. Almond, de- ceased. was riding one horse and leading another past Dr. W. B-aldwins house. in Platte City. when his wrist was caught i11 the rope, and the horse dashed off. dragging the boy over a long ledge of rocks, killing him instantly. It is relnarkable that precisely twelve months earlier, at the same hour, day. and month. at the same spot, a11d in the same manner, a son of Noah XV. Beery, of the same age. lost his life. Mr. Beery and Mrs. Almond were living on adjoining lots, and Dr. Baldwin witnessed both tragedies. Platte City improving; John R. Swain, J. H. Connelly. G. R. Carnahan, J. D. Mu~rrav. and Mayo & Stone are building good houses. GRASSHOPPERS. Grasshoppers are hatched out and half-grown. Thev are devouring everv tender herh. Early corn was undisturbed. when youngiand tender vegetation was at hand. Not a particle of dog- fennel escaped. An onion was a precious morsel. I had a good patch of early onions. They ate all of them. and burrowed in the ground for the roots. For a week their breaths perfumed the atmosphere. A hundred would ght over a chew of tobacco.