Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton




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1881, JULY. 735 KVELLS FAMILY. mind nnd (l2lSSl(&ll and literur uttuiinnents he has no superior in the eoniity. lhe have one ehild, (:1therine \ells. Z{.Eli.:(1he1 1"runlcie lleII.s. la. Sept. 12.. l.(ili. She is sinall in person and ;;1-zieeful in her manners. ller well-tr:iin~ed mind. ;:121ee, and spligl1tli11ess make her elm1n1in,: in soviet). -1. ()r/den Ihipp.s lleII.s-. 1). April 15. 18138, was taking :1 tl1orou,-11 eourse alt \illiz1m Jewell (ollegt-. and was about to reeeive his degree. when. June 12. 1888. he was enlled :1w:1 by dezith:1nd his mother soon followed. :1. Samuel I1oII1/)1 Wells, 1). Dec. 11. 1.7.",. (3. Annie Bee, b. Dee. 1. 1876; tall. gmeeful. brilliant. and rened. but too lovely for earth. She died Mzlreli :35), 1896. July o\lie:1t is so (lillllilged by eliinc-11-bugs and dry we;1t11- er that only :1 liailf-crop is tX])t(ft(l. -luII/ I5Express train robbed near inthrop and eond11c- tor \estfz1ll killed; chalrged on Jesse James et al. . tesi~an Springs said to possess medical Waters. -/uly .2.2Cl1arles E. and Albert P. Talbott hung in De Kalb (onnty for the Iiiurder of their father. Paul Noll) is running: 21 daily hack between Vesto11 and Platte City. AUGUST. Aug. 1J0l1n E. Jones shot his brotlier-in-lziw. John R. Bane {see}. in an alte1eati()11 over watering rattle; both were armed. On trial for Innrder. Jones was acquitted. J. M. (oekvrell sells to :1lli:1nt & Ml-(,lner his interest in the Lun(Im(uIc, and retires. Am . .I8I):111~iel Frazier died, awed RT. . B Aug/..2-1he (11n1berl;1nd PI(SbVi1) met at New Market. The wife of Rudolf Meyer Visited friends {1l)l():l(l. us her l1l1S- hand represented. ten weeks ago. and was never hezu-d of more, though diligent SHlT(ll and inq11ir were made. hudolf was in- dicted and tried fo-r murder. but was an-qiiittetl. SEPTEMBER. Sept. 1R:iiley & Bros. deposits. $S9.N:.s").1.~. The fair. (lay Snell, on the fair ground. stzlbbed and killed Stephen Newniirn. He was tried for murder and sent to the pen- itentiary. Alf. Spencer killed Henry Green: both eolored.