Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1884, FEB. 790 G. S. STORY. VI. EDGAR. PRATT. VII. WHITFIELD. VIII. SIS.&1 J. PRATT, md Samuel Blackmore. All but the last are non-residents. Feb. 1-The Ohio. at Cincinnati. is 70 feet 2% inches above low-water. The oor of Broadway Market is 5 feet under water -perhaps the highest ever known; damage immense. The Dr~amatic Club at Camden Point performed Among the Breakers. Feb. 23ExConzfed~erates hold their annual meeting at the court-house. August Wheeland makes a. general assignment to Arch. \oodson. MARCH. March 1Jud~ge illian1 Chesnut, president of the county court, resigns, and R. L. IValler is appointed to his place. The county court announced that mo dram-shotp licenses would be granted, except on a petition of two-thirds. Two thirds of the taxpayers of Platte City remonstrated again-st dram- shops. Edgerton has been incorporated one year, has been greatly improved, has sidewalks and street crossinxgs, a.nd is rid of dram- shops. English sparrows found in all our towns. CAPT. GEO. S. STORY Jlawch 4Capta.in George S. Story died. He lived many years in VYeston, commantded Coinpany K in Colonel Mos-s "la.wpaw" militia, ran a hack between Weston and Platte City, was marshal of the Weston: Court of Common. Pleas, was burned out accidentally December 16, 1872. He was intelligent, cordial, and generous, and his daughters were handsome and lovely. He married Mary Moseby, who died December 10, 1896. Children: I. ELIZABETH STORY, md Oct. 18, 1865, Jas. Tatman (See.) II. I{EI-:E(1(fA STORY, md July 1867, R. T. Ellifrit. (See) III. F.1.IE STORY, md July 2). 1873, H. M. Park. son of John. They removed to southwest Missouri. I. ELLA S[()RY, md Nov. 2. 1875. T. A. Gilbert. (See) The I.rnuInmrI., under V:1lliants manageliient. l1as become an admirable t-m1ntrv newspaper. It is full of local news. corre- .1m1ulem-e, literature, and poetry. He lets both sides be heard on 4-w-ry qm-stioii. and is not determined to make his own views Inn plwrlllillt-Ill. l{-viral in the .leil1mlisl E]Il.(()pill (hm-ch at Pa1l(ille. un- ler the ]r-:14-11111;: of Mr. lletlgepetll. .1/mu-I: 7.lisses I.-aura and Katie I)ent~on and Miss Laura Smith l12l(- gnml lmeins in the .lmmImml..