Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1869, JAN. 466 R. H. ROGERS. Jan. ;The county court a.ppoints Hilton Campbell county attorney. The assessment made by J. A. Stone Was so defective that new books were necessary, and L. E. Bradley and W. M. Paxton Were employed to make them out. Their book was the rst that was made observing the numerical order of the townships and sections. .The Leavenworth bridge over the Missouri is let out to Boomer & Co. of Chicago, at $700,000. Secretary of State Rodman incurs much condemnation for manipulating election returns so as to p11t Radicals in ofc-e. J an. 20Charles B. Kurtz is appointed postmaster at Platte City. Eliza Ann Mitch-ell, widow of Governor Reynolds, died in Platte. and her son. A. D. Reynolds administers. The admin~ istrator seems to have been the only heir. . FEBRUARY. RUSSELL H. ROGERS. Feb. 1R.ussell H. Rogers having died at his home, six miles southeast of Platte City. his Widow, Elizabeth. administers. Bond, $4,000. Children: I. JAS. )1. ROGERS. II. XWILLIAM. HI. SARAH. md John R. Hughes. (See.) IV. JOHN ROGERS. V. EIARY J.. 1nd Nov. 25. 1873, Jas. M. Lynch. VI. DAVID ROGERS. md Oct. 10. 1878. Mary Lynch. PARKYILLE & G. R. R. R. BONDS FUNDED. The county court offered. as a compromise, to pay three- fourths of the p1lI1(lp{ll and interest of the bonds, by issuing new bonds. at 20 years. bearing 10 per cent interest. Under this arrangement. $109.000. in new bonds. were issued. Other bonds were paid in full. .Iajor Jesse .Iorin buys the Frost house, on N. E. i of Block :17. in Platte (ity. for $1.000. and removes into town. O. YValler bought the Hunt farm. at $44 per a.cre. The Libi-ary and Literary Club of Platte City hold Weekly meetings. Capt. Geo. S. Story starts a. daily hack between Westo:n and Platte (it. JoH." D. MURRAY. Fri. .7Jol1n D. .Iurrav died. He was born in Wash.ington C-(mnt". Tenn.. 1owember 12. 1812. where he married Frances A. 3[c.listeI. They came to Platte in 1838. and built a house in .Iartinsville. In 1840 he removed his house over into Platte City,