Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1885, MAY. 819 COUNTY FINANCES. Lewis Dearing builds a varehouse for 1ll:l(lllI1(,l on BlO(l{ 30, Platte City. A good rain. MAY. CO I NTY FINA .( ES. Rec-eipts.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..$ti.{,()25.80 Ordinary expenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$22.,008.30 Paid School Fund. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,460.00 Bonds retired. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,000.00 Interest paid.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20,530.92 Costs collecting .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,503.87 52,472.15 $10,553.71 I ml ob tcd 110.529. Bondsat10perce11t.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9,800.00 Bondsat (iperc-ent.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 272,200.00 $282,000.00 Paid si11ce.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..$5.000.00 Funded since... . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. 3,800.00 8,800.00 $274,200.00 .ssessn1e11t, $5.436.243. LevyState, 40 vents; countv. 90 cents. Jlay 1The bottom below Parkville is rapidly falling in the )Iissou1-i River and the railroad is 1-ip-1i-appin;,-. The Afghan Var is raging. A four-inch sewer laid for the jail, but proved worthless- too small. Robert M. Mason pI11(l1{1SES J. F. Flannerys interest in the grocery house of Mason & Flannery. Jlay 18The County Medical Society met at Dr. Records office. Dr. Coffey was chosen president. The Todds (reek (fliristian (i"l1ur-h near .raselds is complete. May :22The ladies of Dearborn gave a pleasant mo-onlight festival. Jlay 23Bill Hodges cut the throat of Jim Lamar (both colored) in the street of Weston. Lamar died instantly. Hodges was sent to prison for ten years. J[(1.z/ 27A heavy hail storm at Todds Creek. followml by abundant rain.