Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1892, MAY. 966 DEITZ FAMILY . Jlay 6The Lan.(ln1arI.= contains a. call of 90 voters for a, public meeting of Populists at the court-house. May 14th. Jlay 9C--onstant rai11sroads muddylandslides on rail- road above Iatan and below Weston150 men at Work day and night to make repairs. The Missouri River is 25.15 feet above low waterH.arlem endangered. Platte River has reached the highest stage since 1858, excepting June, 1883; it is one foot below 1858, and two feet below 1844; bottoms a.ll overowed. Very little plowing has been done in the bottoms; very little oonn planted anywhere, or. -if planted. is rotted. The lIissouri River is running through the old bed of the Platte, at Waldron. Jlag/11W. Ml KROWSER died near Weston. aged 70; came in 1850. Jlay 12F.ounders Day at Park College. B. J. Brown. of Columbus, Ohio, gives the college $25000, to endow a chair of mental and moral philoso-phy. Jlay 14The Populists meet at the courthouse. and organize. JIa1/ 17A treinend-ous rain. J. 0. White, of West~on, re- moves to St. Jo-s-eph. . The Peabody Company having sold the Tracy Creamery to Kimball & lIc.7is.h. of Kansas City. the latter start into business, with attering prospects and proinises. J[ag/ .21The Missouri River at Kansas City is 24 feet 11 inches above low water. The election of ofiicers of Platte City having been held. but not under the Australian plan. a. new a11d legal election was .held today, and Jerry Beery was chosen mayor. James Sexton is chosen principal of the Platte City public school. THE DEITZ FAMILY. J[(12/ 2.} Jacob Deitz died at St. Joseph. Vith his you-n.:e1 brotliers. Henry and Matthias. he came from Germany. and mar- ried October 2. 1807. Charlotte Brill. In 1888 he remio-ved to St. Joseph. (harlotte was born in Gerinaiiy in 1842. and died in St. Josepli May 24. 1892. leaving 7 cliildren. Ilciiry Deitz had a son. John. who married Iep~te111ber 21, 1871. ("aroline I)css-w. .IatIhias Deitz married \ilh~~ln1i11a . born in {~pt111bel. 1823; died June 15. 1853. Mrs. latti.- Moore. ]n-esident of the Ladies Board of the \orlds Fair (fommissioiwrs for Missoiiri. visited Platte City. and n1;"ani/.ed a local board. .l/r12/ .3().S((I1Sl0n Day. 0bserve(l by Belt Com1nanderv of Kniglnts I-inplai-.: met and entertained \eston (/O111111(111d1)