Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1877, JUNE. 64:? M. CARMODY. June 25 Thos. H. Colman buys the Swain residence on Lot 6, Block 30, Platte City. June 30 The Farmers National Bank of Platte City takes the assets of the Farmers Savings Association, and commences business with J. E. Merryman president, and W. 0. Oldham cashier. Topics - High waters. Incessant rain. The Immensikoffs, a facetious club of young men, in Platte City. The Russo- Turkish Yar. JULY. July 2 - Circus at Platte City. . July 3 - Storm injures wheat. July .,Observed Wel1s pasture by the Weston Good Templars. The Leavenworth Odd Fellows visit Platte City. Patriotic meeting at Farley. July 10 MICHAEL CARMODY died at Parkville. He was born in Limerick, Ireland, February 27, 1837, crossed to Canada in 18422, and came to St. Louis after the war. and thence came to Parkville, where he engaged in the mercantile and milling busi- ness. He married March 1, 1866, Elizabeth Whitney. Children: 1. Wm. H. Carmo-dy; 2. Gracie E.; 3, Lottie L. Carmody; 4: Mary H. July 15 Farley has 2 general stores. 1 drug store, 1 shoe shop, 1 blacksmith shop, and 1 wagon shop. Yhe-at below the average; corn injured by the continuous rain. a1dron has an elevator. and the mills have been improved. Tracy has 23 residences, 2 stores, 1 blacksmith shop. 1 lumber yard. 1 steam tlouring mill, 1 steam saw-mill. The citizens a.re applying for a public school and a post-oice, that they may be independent of Platte City. The Landmark has a number of pretended communications l(IlSl1IlDg Judge Owens. and advocating repudiation of the county debt. The average of 30 crops of wheat threshed out was 12 bushels 1:01 acre. July 3/)The county court (Judge Owens) appoints E. C. Cock- rill collector. and John S. Owens assessor. These appointments were made necessary by the repeal of the Township Law. Jus- tices and cmistables are also appointed throughout the county. R. C. ELLIFRIT. July 31R. C. Ellifrit died at Weston. He was born in Vir- ginia in 1907; became a Presbyterian missionary to th-e Kickapoos in 1.99.6. and the following year came. with the rst settlers, and