Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton




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1878, JULY. 662 MISSOURI BOTTOM. Benton Gabbert, G1-eenbacker, speaks at the courthouse. Coc-krill & Co. report deposits, $47 ,420.7 5. The Missouri River is higher at St. Joseph than in 1844, but 11ot so at Weston. At St. Joseph it is 17 1-3 feet above low water. At Kansas City it is 20 feet above. Much damage is done in the bottoms. Villia1n Hudlin. aged 50, dies at Valdron.. July 4T.he day observed at Farley. Col. John D-oniphan made an oration at \eston. The Old Settlers reorganize by choosing Smith Calvert president. ]]hey were addressed by J. J. Hitt and Jesse Morin. July 5Dr. F. M. Johnson removes to Kansas City. Judge S. A. Gilbert is appointed deputy insurance commis- sioner for the State. Part of the county road from Beverly to the Missouri River bridge has been submerged by the Missouri River, and fears are entertained that the river will cut through the bottom, and leave the bridge to span a slough. The C., R. I. & P. Railway Company prevented further inroads of the river by rip-rapping. New Market business men: Johnson & Moore (dry goods). H. L. Leavel (general merchandise), Bryant Bros. (general mer- c-handise), Wm. Dysart. Dr. Moore, Dr. Middleton. The county redeems $4,500 of her funding bonds at 88 7-8 cents. July 10Mrs. Susan Merryman goes to St. Louis to join the fa.milv. all of whom are now in St. Louis. E. H. Norton nominated by the Democratic State Convention for supreme judge. J uI1/ .I]Harrv Beery, son of Noah V., aged 12, drowned in Platte River, below the falls. July ].,Tl1er1non1eter at 102 degrees. Phil I{u(-ker, while drunk, is run over by cars at Rialto, and killed. I.usiness men at Barry: Dan. Carpenter (postmaster and nien-liantl. \1n. Downs (drugs). Dis. May and Reddish. July .3.;D(1110(121ti(% Congressional Convention at Liberty. H. L. Routt in the chair. (,l1andle1. Cowan, Crip. Franklin. and larl are 4-andidates. Our (lelegates Were: R. T. Darnall. J. R. 1I2l]l(ll(, J. L. Mt-(lueia F. M. M(~(7o1-111i=l. and B. L. Mayall l{.ing" men. After "0 ballots, John T. Cris~p was pronounced the 11-o111i11--. llreat indignation was ex]1ess~ed i11 Platte. but the .l(]I0(Ilf( .l1l)lIllH((l for a time. Jul}; ..7..11 etlorli is made. \lll(l1 is finally siiceessfiil. to lnrillg out .Iml;re Sawer. of Jzltl{s()11 (ountv. as an independent (~a11li(lat- for ((11g1ess.