Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1895, JAN. 1028 NEBRASKA SUFFERERS. JANUARY. Jan. 1 - Park College is furnished with the reports of the weather. and weather tlags are hoisted daily in front of Rev. S. L. Mt-Afees house. The various departinents of Park College are united by telephone. The Baptists have built a new church at Waldron. Weather, 10th. 11th, and 12th, 10 below; 19th, 10 below; 26th. 4 below; 30th, 8 below zero. Jan. 10 - Major Cummins resigns the presidency of the Camden Point Military Institute. and Lieutenant Valliant succeeds until Elder G. W. Everett is chosen president. Jan. 16 Woodruff has a grand creamery celebration. This enterprise has been well managed, and has proved a success. Jan. 22 - Supplies for Nebraska sufferers: Elder Harrel called a large meeting at the court-house. amd a car-load of provisions was taken by him to the starving people. Several hundred dollars were sent in other Ways. Peter McDonald, an impostor, raised a car-load of provisions for Nebraska, and failed to account for them. His victims were very indignant. Nebraska. Lodge, No. 12, I. O. O. F.. celebrated the 50th year of its organization by a banquet and speeches at Platte City. Daughters College, through the enterprise of Mrs. T. W. Park. has been rebuilt. The main building is replaced by a larger and much more commodious structure. and the name is changed to Gaylord Institute. Jan. 25 - Weather - The first snow of the winter - 4 inches - soon goes off. Jan. 26 - The store of Henry Skillman, at Settle. is burned. Loss, $3,000. Insurance, $2,000. Mr. Skillman rebuilds and pro- ceeds with his mercantile business. Jan. 28 - FRANK STIENCAMP died, leaving a widow and 1 child, Annie Stiencamp. FEBRUARY. Feb. 1 - The mild and pleasant weather has ended, and the mercury is now 17 degrees below. On the 1st it was at zero; the 2nd, 2 degrees above; the 3rd 3 degrees above, and the 4th 9 degrees above. Feb. 13 - REV. WILLIAM FAUBION died in Johnson County, Kansas. He was born in Tennessee December 13, 1808; married Sylvania Hudling, who died in 1861. They came to Clay in 1832. He was a local M. E. preacher for many years, and was highly esteemed.