Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1880, MAY. 707 GRAl)UAIIIS. May ll, .1. B. Mundy becomes the associate with H. Howard in editing the (mmncrcial at Weston. Jluy .3(il. C. Thurston shot several times at D. B. Anthony in Leavenworth. He missed him, but shot Baker and Douglas, severely wounding them. For this he was sent to the Kansas penitentiary for nineteen years, but he was pardoned out after ten years connement. A ne rain. which was much needed. JUNE. GRADUATES. June ;3At Daughters College: Alma Nolly, Annie Talbott. At the Orphan School: Delia Campbell, Clara Cook, Ida M. Davidson, Fannie M. Edwards, Laura Fisher, Lutie Gibson, Mollie Harris, Charlotte Haynes, Allie Luckett. Birdie Perrin, Julia Roberts, Hannah Smallwood, Eula Tracy, Lizzie Price, Bettie Yount, Susie Price, Emma Pickett. At Park College: Jessie F. Bell, Mary A. Higgins, Jennie l.. Kipp, Eie J. Miller, Lowell M. McAfee, Howard B. McAfee, Josiah G. Pogue, Robert Watt. J wne 4The Congressional race becomes interesting. Allen and Crisp, Democrats, divide the party, While the Republicans are solid for Van Horn. The Advance. the Advocate, the Review, the Sentinel. and the Tr/ibmre are for Allen. R. H. Scott and Martin Flynn remove from Waldron to Kan- sas City. June 5The Democratic primaries in Platte give Allen, for Congress. 964; Crisp. 731; Franklin, 92. The vote of the district was: Allen. 5.038; Crisp, 4,553; Franklin, 3.636. BLAN D N OMINATED. June I.,lhe Democratic Senatorial Convention meets at Platte City and nominates Dr. W. XV. Bland for State Senator. The Platte County delegates were: Wm. Chesnut. P. Collins, Geo. Cruteheld. C. C. Graves. J. L. Leavel,W. J. Miller. Abs. Nay- lor. J. T. Owens. W. F. Perrin, J. 0. Starks. J. M Holt. and G. W. ll1omps011. Jzmc ,I7ll1e Democratic Congressional Convention met at Kansas City. The candidates were Allen, Crisp, and Franklin. After many ineffectual ballots. the convention adjourned sine die. They appointed July 17th for another primary. ELDER MOSES E. LARD died at Lexington, Ky. He was a zealous and eloquent preacher of the Christian Church. He at one time held the position of principal of the Camden Point Female School. He was born in 1.919.