Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1872, JULY. 528 RAILROAD. JULY. Jul}; 1Ilatte (;o11ntf Medical Society met at Platte City. July 2Con. Sliehan. at night, fell off the Market Street bridge, in Weston, and was killed. His wife su-ed the city, and the case was compro-mised. THE IOWA RAILROAD. An election is held in Marshall a.11d Green Townsuhips to de- cide whether to take .1560,000. and to i-ssue bonds for that purpo-se. Two-thirds of the votes cast favored the subscription. The Lmc-dma.rIcs supplement contains 3,000 tracts for sale for delinquent taxes. July .3 Joel )1. Owens. having died. W. G. Graves admin- istered. His widow is Serena Owens. and tuheir children: Eliz- abeth Owens and James G. Owens. ..lu.ly 8Hor-ace Greeley a.nd B. Gratz Brown nominated. at Baltimore, for President and Vice-President. Jul:/9Co-1111ty Sundaysczhool Convention at Platte City two days; Rev. XV. H. Thomas moderator. The exercises were inter- esting and instructive. They adjourned to meet at Camden Point November 23d and 24th. The Lantlmaxrk takes the part of Judge Lucas, and the T)emocr(1t denounces him. County printing is dist-us-sed in ill temper. July 18Leaven~worth Sunday-s-chools have a. picnic a.t the fair grounds. Their diversions were sadly marred by the drown- ing in Platte River of one of the boys, named Charles Byrd. The water was about 15 feet deep; but James F. Pitt dived down. dis- covered the body. a11d brought it up. July 26The rst number of the .l[i.9souri (ommcrciaI- issued by H. Howard & Co.. Democratic and Ring." AUGUST. .-121;/. ]Tempe1a11ce pic-11ie at latan, addressed by Beller. Car- son. Cook, and (1-a.wford. .-1 ug. 5.lo-lm Reed shot Jo-lm Ecton at Smithville. Ecton (lied August 0th, and Reed was tried for murder in Platte April 9- 12. and found not guilty. .1 Mg. 7Spea.ki11g at the co-11rtl1o11se by l). t. Allen. A. (fomingo. ll. -1. Franklin. ll. P-.lra11(-l1.-l. M. Mt-IIi(-liael. J. E. Pitt, S. A. (ilillwrt. l{. I. t. Vilson. A hitter -o11trov-rs-v is progressing in the papers. between Geo. (. Bingham and 1{-. I. (1. Vilson, candidate for no-mination for governor. , C. C-. Redman 1-e1mv-s to (alifornia.