Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1888, OCT. 880 T. JONES. He first married Betsy Brewster. Of the six children born to her. only V. S. Jones. of Oregon, survives. His second Wife was Rachel Kimsey. ne T-o-wnsend. She died January 19, 1873, childless. Mr. Jones lived single his remaining years, receiving the kind attention of friends. who took as cownipensation the rent of 80 acres of land that he owned. Six years before his death he remarked to me: I know I can live but a few more years, or month-s. I have joined the M-ethodtist Church, and aan trying to be prepared for my Lords con;1in~g. I live easy. My heirs are \m. S. J ones. of Oregon. and the nine children of my deoeased daughter. Hrs. Nalicy Haynes De W-itt. I have made my Will, and await Grods suinmons. Old age has gone kindly with me, and I have been well taken care of in my decrepitude. When young I was unconmnolnly active, but now have to hvobble about with a crutch. I am nearly blind. He was buried beside his last wife, in Platte City cemetery. The new bank building at Parkville is complete. The cemetery fund. arising from the sale of burial lots in Platte City, ainounts to $1,100. This is loaned out, and the inter- est only is expended. Oct. 2John IV. Coots, prosecuting attorney, s-tvarted to St. Louis With, as he supposed. $210,000 of county bonds in his satchel, to exchange for old bonds, but found, on arrival, that his satchel was empty. Believing he was robbed. he gave out the facts to reporters and the police. creating a. sensation through- out the world. But on telegraphing home he learned that the bonds were safe. and had not been put in his sa.tcl1el. It was the occasion of n1uchn1erri~n1ent. The Parkville board of town trustees proceed to Work under their new village charter. Tlhey elect S. H. Gr-aden president, pass a code of ordinances. and grade their streets. -Oct. 3E. E. Kimball. Re-publ-ican cantd-idate for governor, speaks at Platte City. Oct. 6~P;elt Commalidery, No. 9. is incorporated. Oct. .I1The Argus gives a column to the Repub~lica.ns, an-d sells a mlmnn to the Proliibitionrists. The latter is edited by \. l. Paxton. IT. Meads and A. Kurtz have made arrangements to start :1 l{-publiz-an paper at Platte City, and to issue the Repzlblictm. The til-st number is dated October 13th. Owl. I.i(:mt-1-nor T. T. Crittenden speaks at Platte City. Oct. .3(I-(0lm1el R. 1. \ood sells his Parkville residence to E. Y. lrathe1. and goes to l}ullox: but he soon returns. Owl. ..: -st and Pl1IIl".~ speak at Platte Cit).