Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1892, AUG. 973 DENVER CONCLAVE. Bud Shannon. Charles Loan, Todd Burgess. and F. Cockrill try the Keeley cure successfully. Aug. .9A lodge of the Mystic Circle organized at Platte City. Dr. S. Redman, W. R. A number of Knights Templars and ladies attended the na- tional Conclave at Denver. from Weston. vi7..: William Galvert, T. J. Davis and lady. G. M. Doppler and three yo11ng ladies. T. A. Gilbert. R. H. Mundy. L. W. Silver. A. F. Winzer. T11e Tracy creamery is doing good service under Superin- tendent Talbott. .4 ug. 12J. W. Magee moves i11to his new house in Tracy. Twelve white men. masked. took from the bed of a negro woman, at Pres. Whaleys. three miles east of Platte City, a White man from St. Joseph, and cowhided him. Aug. 13PETER Mt-KINLEY, o-f Smithville. was shot and killed by his son. Wil1iam. who then shot himself through the head. dying instantly. The son was mortied by his fathers- drunkenness. Aug. 1-J. FRANK KENNEY. mayor of V7eston. fell dead on the street; business suspended; Masons and benevolent so- cieties attended his funeral. (See sketch.) The Denver conclave attended by A. J. Colman and wife, J. J. Blakley and family. and John Zarn. all of Platte City. Aug. 18YOUNG HARRY WELDON. son of Reubin. killed by runaway mules, near Valdron. Aug. 29H. B. BRANCH died at St. Joseph. He was a fearless advocate of freedom. I remember at one time, before the war. he spoke in our cvourtho-use. with an audience of twroone besides myself. He was Indian a.gent 11nder Lincoln. and Pres- ident Jolhnson appointed him postmaster at Kansas City. He w:1s related to the McI)~owells, the Blairs, and the Harrisons. He possessed mental vigor and independence. Aug. 30A heavy rain. but not in time to save corn; but it prepared the ground for ploughing. JOHN ELAM, while drunk. killed by cars near Weston. Prohibitionists hold a conference at the courthouse. Cholera fatal at Hamburg. H. Koster enters his new house. The fair a success; paid all debts. SEPTEMBER. Sept. 21eyton Newman (ii) and his wife celebrate their golden wedding near Edgerto-n. Mrs. Newman was Susan Wood- ward, daughter of