Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1888, MAY. 874 COUNTY FINANCES. MAY. COUNTY FINANCES. Tax BookLa~nd and lots, $3,327,620; pers-onalty, $1,369,158; 1-ailroads. $745,309; total, $5,442,087. The Debt. Total bonded debt Miatv 1. 1887, $23: ,800; paid since, $17,900; leaving debt in 1888, $215,900. Receipts and E.rpenditures. Cash. May 1, 1887. $5,212.93; collected since, $65,768.65; making $570,981.58. Paid out, $64,725.87; cash on hand, $6,255.71; making $70,981.58. The clerk does not give the specic object of expenditures. J1 a g/ 10A severe hail storm near Waldro-n damages Wheat. YVork on the Maple Leaf Railroad is progressing. The county court establishes a voting precinct at Dye. M. C. Park is making valuable improvements at Artesian Springs, and is attracting visitors and boarders. The .lrr/us and E(I(/erfrmzlrnz publish a srtatevment made by John McClain, charging Governor Morehouse Witih oppressive and corrupt practices as a federal ofcer during the War. Jlay 20~He-avtv rains. DANIEL OCO,XER having died, his xvid-ow, Florence. ad- ministered. Child~1-en: 1, Kate OConner; 2, James; 3, Mary; 4. Dudley: 5, Ellen OConner. J[(1}/ .2.2Rain inches. Jluy .2The Platte overows l-ow bottoms. JUNE. Juno Ill1is month Cleveland at St. Louis, and Harrison at lii-ago. are nominated for the Presidency. ,/um I.3llle wliisliyites of VYest0n are aroused by an oi --1- of the Salvation . 1nv, who denounces the liquor traic. and he is t-riielly 1Ie21te(l. GRADUATES. . (irplmn Sc-lmol: Frankie Barrow, Dora Luckett, Julia l.ucl-All. Luna Titus. .l l:u-k (ull-,w: .Iarv B. B211-1-c-tt, )Ia1ga1-et Best, Hattie L. I11-uwin. l)a-aimr (ht-snut, \alleI- -fl. (la1l;. Lillie B. Dean. Lm-lln In-m1in;:.. llmr)I.Hum1.Agnes )1. Dille). Mary E. Hay- clc-n, . n:1 E. ll-mlei-sm1 eini- E. Jones, .Iarv A. Lane. Emma H. Hrr. linnm-t \. Rankin. Etta Rankin, Essie B. Spining, Eliz-