Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1885. NOV. 827 . PI.ITENTIAR. Naylor; 9, W. H. Rixey; 10, V. D. Standiford; 11, G. R. Tanner; 12, W. C. Vhite. Nor. 16 Byron Woodson examined and admitted to the bar. Nov. 20 - Bill Hodges sentenced to ten years imprisonment for killing Jim Lamar. Both were colored. Miss Cora Erwin was granted a verdict of $10,000 damages against R. E. Jacobs for breach of promise. But the case was then compromised. BRANCH PENITENTIARY. The governor having been authorized to locate another pen- itentiary, Vesto11 holds an enthusiastic meeting a11d makes lib- eral offrs and promises to secure the institution, but in vain. Platte County has never received anything from the State. WALLACE JACKSON died at Atchison, aged 70; married July 13, 1847, Eunice Malott. He settled, in 1837, ve miles north of Platte City. At the beginning of the war he raised a com- pany under Governor Jacksons first call, and was sworn in at St. Joseph. He never returned to Platte to make it his home. He had a brother named James. Nor. 26Union thanksgiving at the M. and P. church in Platte City. The Christian Wovme11rs Missionary Society had their supper at the opera house. Nor. 30The Weston depot burned. C. B. Kurtz retires. and Mrs. Beaumont takes the Platte City postoice. DECEMBER. Dec. 3 The Platte City Dramatic Company perform She Stoops to Conquer, and on the 4th, Damon and Pythias." Dec. 4 ANTON SCHMIDT died at Weston. He was born in Germany January 28, 1819. He was wealthy. His wife was Margaret. and their children: 1, Joanna Victor; :2. John Schmidt; :3, Peter; 4, Frank Schmidt; 5, George. Lycurgus Shepard is in Vasl1ington. D. C., said to be applv- ing for officeconsul or surveyor. Twenty-ve unite with the Methodist Epis-copal Church. South, at Dearborn. Dec. 18 Park College Glee Club give an entertainment at Platte City. Edgerton Courier exit. Dec. 19 - Mrs. H. H. Black died at Ridgely. H. H. Black was a son of