Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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78, OCT. 668 ELECTION. west Missouri, and no man was better known or more beloved. His faith was unwavering, and his earnestness b-ore abundant fruit. He was the spiritual father of thousands. His circuits, in part, were as follows: Platte City, 1854, 1870; Plattsburg, 1845, 1846, 1857, 1858, 1871, 1872; Cravensville, 1847-8; Richmond, 1849-50, 1859-60; Carrollton, 1851-2, 1866-7-8; Savannah, 1855-6; Millv-ille, 1861-2; Springhill, 1864-5; Liberty, 1873-4; New Market, 1875-6; Haynesville, 1877-8. In 1863 he was supernumerary. Platte City held memorial services in his honor, at which I read a poem Written to his beloved name. His zeal was unbounded, his faith heroic, his la.bor untiring, and his reward glorious. His daughter, Ella M. (dead), married November 30, 1869, Rev. D. F. Bone. NOVEMBER. ELECTION. Supreme JudgeE. H. Norton, 2,696. CongressmanS. L.. Sawyer, 1,818; I. T. Crisp, 1,497. Representa.tive-W. C. W-ells, 1,094; P. Thomas, 987. Circuit ClerkR. L. Valler, 1,699; J. J. Blakley, 1,248. County Clerl;T. F. Warner, 1,188; J. H. Chinn, 1,087. Collector-E. C. Cockrill, 2,390; James Wallace, 1,132. SheriW. H. Hunt, 2,111; E. Dillingham, 1,469. TreasurerJ. F. Flannery, 889; Jas. Adkins, 684; A. Kurtz, 656. Prosecuting AttorneyJas. Coburn, 1,196; J. E. Pitt, 1,216; J. L. Carmack, 1,153. Coroner Jos. Coons, 1,143; W. P. Brightwell, 931. County Judge, J. S. Owens, 1,805; J. N. Boydston, 1,732. County Judge (East District)V. Chesnut, 1,033; B. Rule, 47 7 . County Judge (West District)D. J. Thorp, 1,110; M. Har- rington, 699. .-xssessorJ. T. Owens, 1.264; D. Clements, 900. The vote was against a poll tax for school purposes. Sawyers majority in the district. 810. Nor. 5Geo. Wortl1 shot in a melee at Edgerton. He was a son of E. B. Wortl1. who erected a tombstone for his son, inscribed, I.I111de1ed by J. W. Wade and W111. Shafer. W-ade and Shafer sued Wo1th for libel. and the suit caused intense excitement until settled by a r-oinpromise. Nov. ]0Ja1nes N. and Cal. F. Burnes buy the assets of the dc-fmict National Bank of Missouri. paying $336,497 for them. the Burneses were sureties on Treasurer Gates bond, and to save tliemselves. the purchase was made. Nor. 1JOHN MCCLOSKY having died. Jesse Broadhead :ulministere(l. He left one child. Lawrence McClosky.