Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1892, FEB. 962 BRIDGES. Henry Weighman sets his house afire at Weston, and shoots himself. i BRIDGES. The county court has ordered the following bridges: Over Bee Creek. at Dearborn. 60-foot span; over Jowler. near Camden Point, 50-foot span; over Rush Creek. below Waldron, 50-foot span; over Platte, at Skinners Mill, 160 feet; over Sugar Creek, 100 feet. All to be constructed for $9,000. Feb. 2 - Presbytery art Parkville. Rev. E. M. Palmer died there. where he was teaching. He preached at Platte City one vear. Mardi-Gras at Platte City. GERTRUDE DURKES died at Weston. She was born in Germany in 1824. and married. first. B. J. Bless (i). He died in 1862, leaving: 1, B. J. Bless (ii), editor of the Chronicle. a Demo- cratic paper published at Weston. He married October 14, 1887, Mary E. How. 2, Mary A. Bless, married March 2. 1886, Peter Seegar. After Mr. B. J. Bless (i) died. his widow. Gertrude, married, second, February 2, 1864, Matthias Durkes, who survives. Feb. 7 - ANDREW J. HOLLADAY died near Edgerton. He was born in Andrew County, Mo., November 8, 1841; married February 15, 1870, Alice Frazier. His widow administered, giving bond for $1,500. Children: 1. George W. Holladay, 2. Lemuel J. Holladay, 3. Sarah E. Holladay, 4. Susan J. Holladay, 5. Andrew J. Holladay (ii). Feb 16 - The business men of Weston form a Commercial Club, with A. F. Walruf president. The Parkville Independent becomes a 7-column folio. Feb 22 - WILLIAM F. YOCUM died in Colorado and is buried in Weston. He was the only child of George W. Yocum, of Weston, and inherited a good patrimony. He married February 21, 1854, Martha J. Fulton, daughter of Dr. J. Mark Fulton. She was born January 4, 1834; died in October, 1886. He served as mayor of Weston, and elected public administrator in 1868-72-74-76. His genial and generous nature involved him, and he went west to recover his fortunes, but death anticipated him. Children: 1. Oscar Yocum, 2. James A. Yocum, 3. John W. Yocum. Feb 23 - Farmers' Institute at Platte City. Feb 27 - Fire in Tracy at 8:00 pm. Sufferers: B. E. Perry, $2,000; insured, $1,000. W. T. Clements, $700, fully insured. MARCH. March 1 - JERRY JOHNSON died. He married September 7, 1879, Nannie Stone, who survives, with 1 child, Ida Johnson.