Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1891, JULY. 948 G. H. ALBRICHT. Picnic at Dearborn the 11th, and at New Market the 30th. GEO. H. ALBR:ICHT (ii) died on his farm near Farley. He was a. son of Geo. H. (1). He was born in Germany in May, 1816; came to America in 1850, and to Platte in 1866. He spent the in- tervenincr years in Ohio and Indiana. In 1858 he niarried Eliza- beth Claousing, who survives. Children: 1, Charles; 2, Fred; 3, Geo. H., n1d Feb. 5, 1896, Maggie Ninemeyer; 4, Lizzie, n1d a 1[v0OS(-)I11a11. July 23 The Landmark claims a circulation of 2,400. The W. P. Abbott farce. The Christian Church, having let out a contract for the erec- tion of a new $8,000 house at Platte City to Mr. G. W. Jenkins, the latter is removing the old house to Lot 1, Block 32. AUGUST. Aug. 1 The. State school moneys apportioned to Platte, $5,204.50. Number of children, 5,173. At the Swamp College picnic $68.10 was raised for the Platte County cottage at the Higginsvillte EX-Clo-nfederate Ho-n1e. Aug. 5Sunda.y-sac=hovol Convention at Camden Point, O. B. Mt-Afee presiding. I have among my les two numbers of the Dearborn .ews, Nos. 27 and 28, issued August 6 and 13, 1891. by W. F. Kurk. The latter number contains the ordinances of Dearborn from No. 1 to No. 11. .1 ug. 11Asa L. Smith purchases the Arnold farm, ve miles north of Platte City, for $7,900. The )Iissouri River ponto-on is Washed away. The Leaven- worth ferry boat is laid by. Much dissativsfactio-n is expressed, and great desire shown to have a bridge. Rains the 15th and the 18th. Aug. 2.4Te1nperat11re 42, and indications of frost. Aug. 25The fair oon1111e11(-ed; J. Ed. Miller president. Re- ceipts. $5507.40. Expenses. $4,(i:-$.95. .1 II]/. .38.[rs. Blahala l.olle1. Wife of Levi. died in Marshall Townsliip, leaving an old and decrepit husband, LEVI LOLLER. lI- was a. son of John Loller and Susan Pettillo: was born in .orth (.aro]i11a. -Ja.nuar 2). 1807; niarried Mahala Ray, born May 2.). 1807: died Aiigzust 28. 1.901. lhe came to Platte i11 1839, and set tlc-1 in Blarshall Towliship. C11i1d1en: T. .l.....- L()L-LICR. md . dreW Henson. II. S. LLIE. md Fred Roach.