Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1872, MAY. 527 SUNDAY-SCHOOLS. Platte City Finances. Collected $1,817.72 Paidout 1,383.74 Surplus $433.98 May 1 - Lot owners are required to pave in front of their property, in all the principal streets of Platte City. " "Dolly Vardens" are tl1e fad. The African M. E. Church are erecting a house on Atchison Hill. south of Platte City. PLATTE CITY SUNDAY SCHOOLS. W. A. Wash resigns as superintendent of the M. and P. Church at Platte City. and John R. Swain takes his place. W. C. Wells is superintendent of the Christian Sunlau school. and W. V. Slone starts the Baptist Sunday-sel1ool. Paul Nolly is running a. daily hack between Weston and Platte City. May 9 - Ascension Day; the Knights went to Leavenworth. Platte City, by a vote. authorized the trustees to fund the town debt. JUNE. June .3 . Democratic ineeting at the court-ho-use. The Ring marshaled its strength. Free hacks were sent out. and free whisky went in. R. P. C. ils.on was nominated for gov- ernor. and Thomas lIcCa.1tl1y for State senator. The D(IllO(fI((f called the meeting a (lr1111le11 mob. After adjourmnent. a drunken man fell from the second onor of the court-liouse. down on the stone pavement. but he was too drunk to be hurt. June 7 Judge Isaac Wood died near Smithville. He was a brother of Dr. Joseph Vood. the tlistinguislied surgeon. of Kansas City; of Col. R. 1. Wood. of Parkville; of Judge W. 1. Vood. of Lexington. Mo.: and of Judge Lewis J. Voo(l. of Smithville. Platte Count) claims this illustrious family as her own pioneers. Woodson & Wells and T. H. Colman have built brick houses in Block 30, Platte City, on Main Street. Jun 14 - Commencement at Daughter's College, Graduates: Minnie Bedman, Lou Hulett, and Ella Neville. Platte is placed in the 8th congressional District. with Jackson, Clay, and Bates. June 27 - The Lucas impeachment trial opened before the Senate. with large numbers of the "Ring" men from Platte in attendance. On the 27th the charges were dismissed. Mrs. Ellinger takes St. George Hotel, in Weston.