Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1885, FEB. 811 EXPOSITION. Oow Island, if any of it is left, is 11ow attac-lied to the His- souri shore. a11d Iatan is in th-e interior. \eston has again lost the main channel of the Missouri. The \orlds Exposition at New Orleans is attracting our people. . 1ong the visitors are A. J. Colman and wife. Marion Collins, Jane Coln1a.n, Jantcs Flanrnery. E. J. Miller, Mrs. Thos. Quinn, Anna and Plurbe Paxton. Tillie and Laura. Tebbs. E. O. Va1ler and wife, R. L. Valler. .Irs. Y. C. \ells. Cain. Wells. Ben, Harry, and William Lott, Benton Elliott, George Kitchen. Browning Mitchell. Feb. 12John S. Duncan is called 011 to run for the Legis- lature, to ll the place of James Adkins. deceased, but declines. The race is left to )IcRuer an-d Boydston. Feb. 16~Temperature 16 degrees b-elow zero. Feb. 19Ingomar" performed at Platte City by the home club. By invitation the club afterwards perform at Weston and at Liberty. Feb. 21Election of representative to ll .dkin~s place: J. 1. .IcRu~er received 1,221 votes. and James N. Boydston 158. votes. Feb. 25ReV. T. R. Valliant went to Maryland to visit rel- atives, and to Vashington to witness Clevelands inauguration. MARCH. CRIME IN CLAY COUNTY. Illarch 1Ihere is not a single criminal case on docket. ex- cept such as came by change of venue from other counties. In August. 1884, the grand jury brought in no bill of indictment. though their investigation was exhaustive. At the February term, 1885, there was no one in jail. and none bound over. There are no saloons in the county. Postage, heretofore 2 cents per half-ounce, is now 2 cents per ounce. James V. B-abc-ocks house burned. Progressive euchre is the rage. Saloons are licensed only in Platte City. Yestoa1. and Tracy. At the latter place they refuse to pay town taxes. Dr. Records (Uncle Ben) is editing a column iii the Landmarlc in support of temperance, but is Very tender towards saloons. AMANDA ABBOTT. Amanda Abbott, wife of Joseph Osborn .bott, died near Iatan. Her maiden name was Brady. She was born at Rock- port, Ind.. January 9. 1822; married .Iarch :21. 1840. J. O. .- bott, born in Blontgomery County. Ky., December 11, 1810; died January 3. 1894; son of Joseph Abbott (i). b. June 20. 1784: mar-