Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1882, OCT. 763 ELECTION. Oct. 27. t-omet appears in the eastern sky. It value so near the sun that it was divided into eight parts. NOVEMBER. ELEC1IO.. Supreme J11dgeI)e1no~c.ra.tic vote, 2.385; Republican vote, 851. C~ongressmanJ. N. I3urnes (Democrat). 2.228; )1. A. Reed (Republican), 898. Representa.tivc~Ja.mes Adkins (no opposition). 2903. County Judge at La.rge(,l1esnut. 3.100. County Judge W~esteru I)istri(-t-D. J. Tlhorp. 1.02-2. County Judge Eastern DistrictJ. C. Suiiliners, 1,204. SheriV. J. Overbeck. 3,078. Circuit Cl~erkY. H. Bone), 3.129. Col1ectorJoh=n T. Owenos, 3,099. County ClerkT. F. Varner. 3.110. lreasurerT. L. Thomas. 2.382; H. C. Colman. 778. Prosecuting AttorrnxeyJ. \. Coburn, 3,049. Assess-orJ. H. Nash, 3,111. S11rveyorW. H. Dougherty. 3.098. Cor-on.erJoseph F. C-o-onls, 3,099. Constitutional AmendmentFor. 1,433; against, 618. Congressiona.l Distrit-tFor Burnies. 13,325; for Reed. 10,571. The Congressional District now consists of Atchison. Bu- chanian, Andrew, Holt, and Nod-away. Po-pulation, 143,087. Nor. 3EX-GOV. WILLARD P. HALL died at St. Joseph; son of John Hall and Statira Preble, born at Harpers Ferry. Va.. May 9, 1820; graduated at Yale in 1839, came to Platte City in 1840, and in 1842 removed to Buohanan. Elector for Polk in 1844. Volunteered for the Mexican Var in 1846. In Congress in 1847-1853. Lieutena.ntGovernor of Missouri in 1864. He married. in 1847, Ann Ricliardsvon. Children: 1. Dr. 11:. Hall; 2. Wil- lard; 3, John. In 1863 his wife died. and in 1805 he married Ollie L. Oliver. Nov. .;Govern~or Crittend-en speaks at Platte City at 1 oclock, and at 7 at Weston. Nor. 1,LEWIS MERITT having died. T. O. Ia)1or adminis- tered. Bond. $2.000. He married Nov. 23. 187]. Ma1v E. Nay- lor. (See) Children: 1, Virg. L; 2. Mary E.