Annals of Platte County, Missouri

Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton

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1889, JAN. 894 J. N. BURNES. January 20 - Benjamin E. Perry having bought the Swain House in Platte City for $3,000, removes into it. Miss Lilian Wood visits Platte City in the interest of the W. C. T. Union, and makes a series of temperance lectures. She then goes to Edgerton, and organzies a Union. Jan. 24 - CONGRESSMAN JAMES N. BURNES falls in his seat in the Hall of Representatives and dies. He had just been elected to a third term, to commence March 4, 1890, and his present term would not expire until that date. So two vacancies, one of which is a full term, are to be filled at an election set for February 19th. The Missouri river is blocked with ice. FEBRUARY Feb. 1 - Joe M. Bane opens a grocery house in Platte City. Feb. 2 - Dr. B. M. Crust dies in Kansas. He was well educated, and before going to Kansas, practived medicine at Parkville. Judge E. H. Norton's term on the supreme bench of the State has expired, and he returns home to resume the duties of his farm and office. Feb. 3 - The new M. E. church at Edgerton is dedicated, with W. H. Lavake pastor, and J. W. Cumberford superintendent of Sunday-school. Feb. 5 - A literary society is organized at New Market, with Benton Gabbert president. Thomas Clay buys publicly, under a chattel mortgage, Stephen Johnson's stock of groceries for $400. Feb. 8 - JOHN KISKER is run over and killed by railroad cars near East Leavenworth. His children: 1. Henry Kisker 2. William Kisker 3. Anna Kisker 4. John Kisker 5. Fred Kisker 6. Dora Kisker 7. Charles Kisker Feb. 9 - Democratic primary to select delegates to the Congressional Convention at St. Joseph, to nominate candidates to fill the vacancies occasioned by the death of James N. Burnes. The convention, when it met, nominated R. P. C. Wilson for the full term, and C. F. Booher for the fractional term. The Republicans, on the 12th, nominated F. M. Posgate for both terms. Feb. 12 - James A. Gustin sells to B. Ross one-half of the Argus for the nominal sum of $9,000. Feb. 15 - W. M. Paxton read, publicly, at Platte City at 20-page poem, entitled "A Story of the Deluge". Feb. 16 - A public meeting at the court-house demanded that the "Pawpaw" militia be paid off by the State.