Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1894, JAN. 1006 P. BRENNER. JANUARY. Jan. .3The Leayennworth steel bridge inaugurated by a11 im- mense concourse of people, and many speeches. Hon. R. P. C. \ilson. A. D. Barnes, and W. M. Paxton had proininent places on the program. The latter read a. poem presenting the friendly greeting of Platte County to Leaventworth. Cars crossed up-on the structure, and its strength was tested by being crowded by heavily laden trains. The new Ba.ptist church at Dearborn dedicated. Jan. 8Tl1e Weston Brewery C0. assigns to John Walrutf. Liabilities. $7().(lt)(l. Jun. ].7The Fair Company reelected W. A. Elgin president, and Ym. Forinan secretary. Jan. 1(iPETER BRENNER died bel-ow Parkyille. He was born in Germany February 12, 1819: came to .1nerica in 1843; 111arried in 1846 Magdalena Klainin. who died in 1862, leaving: 1, John 1. Brenner; 2, Elizabeth Brenner. n1d Jacob Klanmn. and had: [0] Susanna Klanrm; [0] Mary; [C] Bertha. Jacob Was a son of Simon Klamni, who died July 26, 1896, aged 79. After a long drouth. that did no harm to Wheat. We have 1:1- i11cl1es of rain. Apples, and indeed all fruits, are a failure. Apples sell at 40 cents per d0zen-one apple buys two oranges. We have had but three inches of snow yet. Jan. :2/An unsuccessful attempt to burglarize Park Bank. Temperature 150 below. and one inch of snow. Jan. :27Lee and Waldron Townships, being desirous of hav- ing good roads to the new steel bridge at Leavenworth, petition the county court for township organization. and the question of separate organization is this day voted on by the people of said townships. The vote was for organizatioii by 185 to 55 Votes. Horace Van Fossen, for years the agent of the (hicago Lum- .. 8 2 her (fompany at lracy, removes to .XrIzona. FEBRUARY. I"rb. .lThe M. and P. church at Platte City has been repaired with (ll((l{tl((l wooden ceiling. stained glass windows. stone .tr~p., lIll(l{ sitlewallc. new pews. carpets. etc. I~I;. I... fall of .l. l11tl1(S of snow and railroads stopped. lint in four (lays the snow had nearly disappeared. Again on the lth the lllLl(lll (leS((It(l(r(l to /.011), and ;1 cold spell followed, The pleasant \eather up to this time had started the sap in pearl: trm-s. and the fruit. except in sheltered places. was killed. Apples (,.(Zl]I(t]. but yielded a very light crop.