Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton




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1891, MARCH. 942 THE ALLIANCE. .lIa.rch 10No ice yet over ve inches thick. Some are put- ting uvp. The Farmers and Laborers Alliance is drawing off many froin the old parties. The Argus gives it a feeble defense an-d support, while t.he Landma.7k does the order good by its scorn and contempt. A , Woodru boasts an elevator and several hoiu~ses are going up. APRIL. Ayn/il 1The winter was rem-arka.b~ly mild. The rst gar- dening to-day. J. Ed Miller was chosen president of the fair, and Wm. For- . man secretary. J. P. Barnard was chosen mayor of Edgerton, and E. E. Ptnnphrev chairman of the board of trustees of Dearborn. J. W. Williamson chosen supierintend-ent of school-s. Sugar falls from 7 cents down to 5 cents. owing to the reduc- tion of duties going into effect. April 3L.A~W~RE~liCE B. WORTVH died at Platte City, and his remains are taken to Avoca, Iowa, for burial. He was born in Indiana. April 10, 1835. He came from Iowa a. year ago to take charge of the Centennial Mills at Tracy. His Christian character, social disposition, and intellectual superiority gave him an envi- able position in society. His family returned to Avoca. April 6Ex-Confederate meetiing a.t the court-house, and a supper at the opera house. April 9 LUDWIELIL H. FEIAGAN died at Edgerton. He was born in Culpeper County, Va., in 1813, came to the vicinity of Edgerton in 1837, and went to California in 1849. Children: 1, John; 2, Vill~i-am; 3, Robert; 4, Lucy Belciher; 5, Dr. Reed Feagan, of Weston; 6, James R... d. in 1882. The ExConfedera.tes are pressing collections in all parts of the r-ounty for the Home, at Higginsville. ROBERT B. THOMAS. .1pril .30Robert B. Thomas dlied at his home, three miles south of New Market. He was born in Kentucky July 11, 1817; married in September, 18."8, Mary A. Ewalt. They came to Bu- rha.na.n (,m111tv in and removed to Platte in 1881. Children: I. SARAII THOMAS. dead; 1nd a.Nola11d. II. ROBERT H. III. K.-TE S. THOMAS, 1nd Lafayette Spencer. IV. .I().ES IIIO.l~;iS. V. SAMUEL R. THOMAS. VI. N(). H TI~I0.I- S. VII. MARY A.. 1nd a Martin. VIII. IE. F. III())I.S, m(l Nov. 20. 1885, Marv A. Mullendore. (lr. of Jei-nine. (Set-[I Children: 1. .IImrf /I/nuns. 2. .1. If. 7honms.