Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1894, JUNE. 1012 GRADUATES. McArthur, M. A. McClain, Florence Tacie McKessick, M. Morris, Hassie Owen, May H. Riley, B. Lizzie Scott, Catherine S. Smith, Genevra M. White, E. Alice Winchell, Hiram H. Wintler. At Camden Point: Myrtle Baker, Anna L. Binstead, Bessie Gillet, Nellie Gray, Carrie Hamline, Vernie Harlow, Katie Siner, Lena Stagner, Grace Thomas, Anna Winn At Daughters' College: May Layton June 1 - The great coal strike follows the railroad strike. Jas. H. Edwards, Populist, is granted a page in the Argus to advocate his party principles. June 10 - R. T. Murray having resigned the position of manager of Lunatic Asylum No. 2, at St. Joseph, R. L. Waller (ii) is appointed to his place. June 17 - William Forman and J. J. Burgess started to Kentucky. The latter brought home a wife. Abundant rains, but too late to save corn from damage. Weather. Parkville now has telephone connection with Kansas City and the outside world. Prarie Point has Sunday-school and an organ. June 20 - J. S. Millsap's barn burned. Loss, $1,200. Insured. June 24 - President Carnot, of France, assassinated. The Missouri River at Kansas City is 21 feet above low water. Another heavy rain, but corn and hay have suffered seriously for lack of moisture. June 31 - Rev. Frank Mitchell, the Presbyterian evangelist, holds a protracted meeting at Platte City - nine additions. JULY July 1 - MERLE McBRIDE drowned in the Missouri River at Parkville. His body recovered. The State Normal School at Kirksville, Mo., confers on Prof. C. W. Bowen the degree of M.S.D. (Master of Scientific Didactics). Dr. D. C. Lane (dentis), of Kansas City, opens an office at Parkville. The insurance company started by the Farmers' Alliance. and in charge of D. B. Higgins, has done a large and profitable business. July 4 - Arrangements were made to celebrate the national day in grand style, but rain interfered. July 13 - The great Pullman strike. The R. I. & P. Railway was stopped ten days, and all mails came by other roads. A grand picnic at Dearborn.