Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1879 OCT. 691 THE MOORES II. WILLIE L. MOORE, b. July 29, 1861; m'd Oct. 19, 1886, Sophronia Berryman. (See.) III. JAMES H. MOORE, b. Feb 2, 1865; m'd Dec. 21, 1882, Corinne Norris. Mr. James L. Moore m'd 2d, May 28 1882, Ester (Sabea) E. Potter, dr. of Samuel, b. Jan. 17, 1847. They live in Platte City, and are excellent Christian people. Oct. 10 - Rev. T. R. Valliant becomes business manager of the Landmark. D. T. Thomas, brother of Elder W. H. Thomas, buys the Dafron farm in Preston Township, for $25 per acre. Dr. H. B. Maxwell locates in Weston. The Waldron mills are running day and night. The Waldrons have bought 15,000 bushels of wheat. F. M. McCormick has bought 13,000 for shipment, at $1 per bushel. The fly is injuring the lately sown crop. Rev. W. C. Campbell removes to Neosho, Mo. Rev. R. W. Howerton is his successor for the Platte City Circuit. Lands are advancing. Oct 15 - Corn reaches $1 per bushel in Chicago, but immediately falls. Prof. Smith, of the Weston Public School, resigns, and G. D. Yokum is appointed principal in his stead. A splendid rain. C. Thorp, at Weston, is buying apples for shipment at 50 cents per bushel. H. Weighman, of Weston, is repairing and repainting the roof and outside woodwork of the court-house at Platte City. Oct 25 - Circus at Platte City. W. C. Wells, having bought the Merryman hosue on Lots 7 and 8, Block 22, Platte City, removes into it. Chinn and Davis are each building a large frame residence in Tracy. The Phoenix flouring steam mills at Tracy are occasionally run by R. T. Darnall, assignee. Jerry Clifford removes from Tracy to Winthrop. Oct 27 - Mrs. James Palmer, living near Iatan, fell in a well and was killed. F. G. Cockrill (see), having returned from Colorado, dies at his home near Tracy. Topics - The sudden rise in corn, at Chicago. Advance in land. General prosperity. The open war between the "Ring" and "Soreheads" is subsiding. The county debt slowly reduced. County warrants at par. The fly is in the wheat.