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1879, JUNE 683 B. F. SPENCER
Nettie Keith
Camma Lampton
Lula Lampton
Lena Leavel
Maggie Meloan
Florence Strother
Emma Vallandingham
Etta Wood
Miss Lena Darnall graduates at Lexington, MO
June 18 - Fred Krause is buring brick at Platte City
June 21 - Park College incorporated
June 23 - Dr. B. F. Spencer is shot and killed by Wylie Stallard. Mrs. Stallard reported to her husband that while in Dr. Spencer's dental rooms, he chloroformed her and tried to violate her person. Mr. Stallard armed himself, and finding Dr. Spencer reading a newspaper near the store door now used by Allen Hulett, commenced shooting. Dr. Spencer ran back into and through the store, and Stallard followed, shooting as he ran. Dr. Spencer fell dead at the back door of the store without uttering a word. Stallard was tried and found not guilty.
I. BLANCHE SPENCER
II. LAWRENCE SPENCER
III. ERNEST SPENCER
IV. ESTELLA SPENCER
June 30 - Heavy rains
JULY
July 1 - The Exchange Bank of Platte City opened by Woodson & Wells
Platte City Gun Club formed
Deposits - Cockrill & Co., $63, 546.25; Railey & Brother, $64,743.62
July 4 - The people of Platte County over 70 form an association, and elect Captain William Triplett president.
July 7 - The Patrons of Husbandry meet at the court-house and hear John Walker
July 11 - T. W. Park becomes sole editor of the Landmark
July 12 - MRS. SARAH BAXTER died at Liberty, aged 67. She was a daughter of Captain George Wallis, and widow of John Baxter. She was a mother of Mrs. T. W. Park and Mrs. Alice Bane,