Annals of Platte County, Missouri

Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton

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1868, MAY. 454 ASCENSION DAY . Judg1nentonbonds.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,010.00 S11l]dIlES.............. ...... ........ .. 3,233.36 Total warrants.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..-$64,319.36 Tar Books, 1868. Lands assessed. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..$3,948,624.00 Lotsassessed. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 579,825.00 $4,528,449.00 H01"-ses.5.26tji.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 293,672.00 .Iules,1.236.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 83,755.00 Cattle,10.148.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 163,252.00 Sheep.13.231.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20,127.00 Hogs,359.909.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 88,419.00 Otherpropert).. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1.087.862.00 $6.265,536.00 Taxes assessed: State, 40 cents and $1 poll; military tax, 50 cents and $2 poll; revenue county tax, 80 cents and $2 poll; total. $1.7 0 and $5 poll. Five-eighths of the county revenue tax was set apart for public buildings. Jlaty 11athan Prior died. He lived near Farley. He mar- ried March 4. 1854, Susan Ann Todd (nee English), widow of Wm. Todd. (See) Their only child was Jennie Prior, who mar- ried W. G. Holt. (See) JIaz/ 7The evangelist, D. L. Mood)". preached in Leaven- worth. Kansas. Jlay 14E. H. lo-rton forms a. law partnership with his nephew, X. B. Anderson. at Pla.tte City. In pursuance of a late law.the countycourt divides the county into two representative districts. making the Platte the divid- ing line. J[u1/ I7-C. B. and A. Kurtz open a bookstore and variety house in Platte City. Elder J. M. Yaller takes charge of the Christian Church. in Platte (it. The work on the (7. & S. V. Railway has commenced. ASCENSION DAY. Knights of Yeston and of Platte (i-it) Commanderies met at the fair ground. and. after an address by Sir Knight N. B. Ander- son. prrm-e(le(l to salute their comrades at their homes. JUNE. ./Hm I/llatte (it has six saloons. paying $100 tax each to the town.