Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1873, JAN. 537 J. SEWELL At New Market: Armstrong, Bryant, Cartwright, George, Johnson, Moore. At Tracy: Ryan, Keith & Tribble. At Waldron: Scott (postmaster), Holt, Waldron. PRICES JANUARY Jan. 2 - T. J. Hickman, merchant of Platte City, makes a general assignment to J. B. Flannery. N. E. Wilkerson is appointed coroner, in the place of W. E. Oliver, who failed to qualify. Judge W. P. Chiles holds probate court for the first time. The office of the Landmark is changed from the Fleshman House to the Woodson & Wells building in Platte City. Jan. 7 - weather - heavy snow and very cold weather. Jan. 12 - Perry's pork house, in Weston, occupied by Krug & Co., burned. A supper and musical entertainment at Barry cleared, for the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, $250, and a few weeks later a second entertainment brought $300. Jan. 15 - Dr. J. M. Holt's drug store at Farley burned. An epidemic prevails near Farley, and many die. JAMES SEWELL Jan. 20 - James Sewell having died. A. R. Baker I. JOHN SEWELL Bettie Shannon II. ROBERT SEWELL, lives in Buchanan III. ALEX SEWELL Mary Moore J. T. Moore 1. Davis Sewell IV. MARY A. SEWELL Thos. Shannon V. MALINDA SEWELL Theo. A. Studdard 1. Artie Studdard 2. Charles Studdard 3. Frank Studdard VI. THOMAS SEWELL VII. JAMES SEWELL, lives in Kansas City VIII. JEFFERSON SEWELL, lives in Kansas City IX. WILLIAM SEWELL Jan. 22 - Weather - Another severe snow storm. The winter was so cold that the peach trees were killed. Jan. 29 - The drug store of Jenkins & Tebbs damaged by fire