Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1880, JAN. 699 M. COCKRIEL Wool is coming into Weston in considerable quantities, and selling at 31 cents. Isaac Hon's (ii) house burned. Scarlet fever fatal at Camden Point. MARTIN COCKRIEL Martin Cockriel died at Edgerton. He was born May 25, 1842; married in 1860 Paradise Stice, who died in June, 1885. Children: I. ADELINE F. COCKRIEL, married a Feagan, and died leaving: 1. James R. Feagan II. CHARLES B. COCKRIEL III. LEWIS W. COCKRIEL, married Clara ____, who died Oct. 17, 1896 IV. JAMES M. COCKRIEL, married Feb. 12, 1891, Hattie Gwin, daughter of Elisha Gwin, b. Aug. 24, 1873 V. IDA E. COCKRIEL VI. LUCY M. COCKRIEL William and John Morin are building a brick stable on Lot 11, Block 26, Platte City. Jan. 26 - William Foreman lectured at Platte City on "Robert Burns" Jan. 29 - Young Edward Nicol killed, on the hill east of Platte City by a runaway team. R. T. Darnall left for Colorado. FEBRUARY Feb. 1 - Prof. Gaylord is laying sidewalk from Platte City to the college. Feb. 3 - John Norton lectures at Platte City on "The Diversities of Man". Feb. 4 -Old Folks' Concert at Platte City in the Christian church. The performers represent the age of Queen Anne. Feb. 9 - Refunding the county debt. John M. Railey is appointed commissioner to exchange the new 6 per cent bonds for the old 10 per cent. Prof. F. G. Gaylord lectured on "An Open Polar Sea." Dr. Maxwell builds on Raileys' corner, Weston. Farley is lively with a debating club and frequent temperance lectures. J. W. McMillan raised an average of 85 bushels of corn on a field of 25 acres. Feb. 15 - Mrs. Williams makes a temperance lecture at Platte City, and 200 take the Murphy pledge. Feb. 17 - John Rothwell died at Weston. He was born in Atchison County, Kansas, September 14, 1855. Feb. 18 - Jarvis Johnson, formerly of Farley, now of Kansas City, as debt of gratitude, makes a deed of gift to Robert F. Mason