Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1885, AUG. 822 M. J. BONIFANT. Mrs. Wil1ia.m Maget shot and severely Wound-ed by John Mynott, who escaped. John Zarn buys publicly the John Bane farm of 350 acres, three miles south of Platte City, at $11.05 per acre. R. F. Mason sold his farm near Packers Mill to D. A. Miller, at $50 per acre. He buys the Spencer house in Pla-tte City. and comes to town. .111-g. .I3Jol1n T. McRuer is licensed as an attorney. Aug. 15Picnic in E. R. Georges pasture, nea.r D-earborn; addresses by A. G. Beller Elllld H-amp. Cook. Aug. 1"/Hamp. Cook lectured on Temperance at Platte City. Sanders Mc~Comas buys E. C. Cockrills residence in Platte City, at $1,450, and Mr. Coekrill is preparing to move to Kansas City in the spring. Aug. 20R. L. Waller (ii) purchases a half interest in W. T. Jenkins grocery store in Platte City. MRS. MATILDA J. BONIFANT. Aug. 27Mrs. Matilda J. Bonifant, Wife of Dr. B. B-onifant, and daughter of James Leaohm-an, dies at Weston. She was mar- ried to Dr. Bonifant October 29, 1855. Children: . I. ADA BONIFANT, mdl in 1878, Rudolph 0. Shenkner, b. Nov. 16, 1851, a partner of Jacquemiu in the mercantile business at Westo~n. Oh: 1. Anna, J. Shenlmer. 2. M atilda S. Shenkner. 3. Bcnj. B. Shenlmer. 1I. MARY BONIFANT, d. Feb. 11, 1897. Aug. 26Picnio in D-eans pasture, at New Market, ad- dressed by Gabbert, Coots, and o-thers. MRS. MATTIE MOSS. Mrs. Mattie Moss, wife of H. H. Moss, and daughter of B. A. Trent. died near Farley. She Was bo-rn in Kentucky, June 30, 1839; married December 16, 18160. H. H. Moss, born in Knox (,ount, Dec. 30. 123 ; After residing in Daviess County, .lo.. whither he had come from Kentucky, Mr. Moss settled on Ihe Platte. above Farley. in 1860. where by industry he has ac- 1]I1i1((l a large farm. He is highly esteemed for his sound judg- im-nl, intc-gritv. and honor. Children: I. ..(.I3LI.E BIOSS, n1d Sept. 25, 1881. Wa1ter R. Bledsoe. (See) 11. F...IE MOSS. md Feb. 7, 1881. W. Ben Fulcher, b. April 2. 1.951. son of -721.001). (Cee.l