Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1895, NOV. 1(44 MRS. A. BELL. Nor. 7MRS. A RENA BELL, nee Lewis. wife of W. C. Bell, died at Leavenworth. and was buried at Platte City. Mr. lell was niarshal of Platte City. and left for Leavenworth after the re of 1885, in which he was a sutferer. \. M. Paxton publishes proposals for a History of Platte Coliiity. but failing to have the encouragement to justify print- ing tl1e book, had it bound a11d indexed in lnanuscript, that his labors might not be lost to posterity. N01. 10)Iary K., wife of J. T. Stone, died at Edgerton. Dr. John Parr, of Weston. removed to California. Nov. 18The miners of the Home-Riverside coal mine. of Leavenworth, are on a strike for 80 cents per ton. They are paid the increased sum; but the company. in two months. shuts down and discharges all hands. Park College is granted by some one. who withholds his name, a. sum sufiicient to erect an ()bservatory. H. C. MARKWELL. Nor. .20H. C. Markwell dies at his home. near Linkville. He was an honest and laborious farmer, and highly respected. He was born in Fleming County. August 1, 1833. He mar- ried, rst, Marsolete Raisor, of Bath County, Ky. Children: I. JAMES W. MAR-KWELL, b. Nov. 15. 1857; n1d Alva E. Masterson. Children: 1. Rosa J. 2. Hemg/ T. 3. William Ed. 4. Charles H. 5. James L. 6. Nellie Jlarkwell. Mr. Markwell married, second, 1Ir.s. Minnie Mehlillon. who yet lives, childless. T Nor. .21~J. XV. Graves sells to Perry Clark one-half interest in the Edlgerton Journal. Nor. .23A at 10 abovea light snow, followed by a. heavy sleet. Jerry Beery fell and disabled his left arm. The walking wa.s the worst I ever saw. DR. HENRY B. (ALLAHAN Died suddenly. alone in his oiee at Leae11wortl1. of heart dis- ease. His remains were brought over to Platte City for burial, esr:o1-ted by his Masonic bretlii-en and by a committee of his pro- fessional friends. The )Iaso11i- Lodge of lla1te City met the -ortege at l,1aey. and. on foot. in proeessioii. n1a1(-l1ed to tl1e grave. The cold blasts of winter and the sleet made the way both laliorious and d:111gerous. as well as uneolnfortalile. His sketeh and his posterity will be found elsewhere. Nor. 2-3l.wo inches of snow that went u the 27th.