Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1892, JAN. 953 BUSINESS MEN. .-12 New .lIar7.ct. Bryant, Elgiin, Dr. Ha.le. Laurance, Leavel, Ringo, Shouse, Stockdale. Bank, Bryant (casshi-er). .11 Ritlg/elg/. I)ennra.n. .11 Settle: Skillman (postmaster). .11 Trac-3/: UlEil11(:I1ItS (piostmaster). Adkins. Beall, Dr. Davis, Dr. Easnian. Gleb, Magee, K0-ster, Murdonck, Stitt. At llaZdron: Elli-s, Heath, Naylovr, Simpson, Waldmn (postmaster). Dr. Winn. .11 lIoodruf/. la.rringt,on, Beall (postinasterl, M-ont-giorinery, Smith, Lindsay. MARKETS. Apples, 80 cents; butter, 18 cents; cattle, $3.50; corn, 30 cents; our. $2.00; hogs, $3.80; poiiatoes, 40 cents; sugar, 5 cenrts; wheat. 75 cents. JANUARY. Weather1st, snow of 2 inches; 2d, 2 inches more. Temperat.ure5th, 10 .dgIlS above; 6th, 2 degrees above; 12th. 19 degrees below, and 6 inches of sntoW on the ground; 13th. 5 deg:rees below; 19th, 3 degrees below; 20th, 22 degreers Abelorw; 21st, 2 degrees below. Icehouses lled with a suiperiuor article. Sickness prevalent. Jan. 1The Doves have their 1eapyear party, and the P. A. K. their soire, at Platte City. A. G. Me-aids retires, and R. L. Duncan is ~pI10:p1iieIt01 of the Platte City dry goods store. Jan. C. Linrdsay-s store at VO0dIl1ff burned. Loss, $1,200; insurance, $800. Jan. ./,R. P. C. Vilsons ne house east of Platte City nished at -.1. cost of $12,000, and he has a merry house-Waimning. PATRICK s. COOTS. Jun. 71at1-ick S. Coots died at Plaitte City. He was born in Ric-liniond County, Va.. October 13. 1811. His father. VYilsou1 (jams. was born in i1gin-ia. DCD1~EI 7. 1790. anld his grain~d- fatlier. \il1ia1n Coots. came froin England. His 1notl1er was -lkllllltf l,row11. born in i1ginia. in 1786. The fziinily came to Slielby (m1ity, Ky.. in 1815. and when 17 the youth e11ga.ge~d in w:1;:o1i-ma.lin;;. He Inarried. rsi. Jane Carress. who died with- in six weeks. He subsequently. November :26. 1840. married. sec- ond. .a1-riss;1 (5. Burnett. b~or11 December 3. 1821. a. cousin of (mu-1iim Peter H. She still lives. Mr. Coots bvou;;l1t to His- smiri 11)1l.l(l(lili)19 moneV. anld bouglit 160 acres three miles north of llarr- Pity. lint before the war he endorsed too freely for friemls. and had to sacrifice his land to pay the debts of others. He Ih-11 lnrmglit -0 axrres northeast oi Ilatie City. and there liveil until :l;P and ini-mities siiggtasted his removal into town,