Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1896, APRIL. 1058 CEMETERY FINANCES. CEMETERY FINANCES. W. M. Paxton, superintendent of Platte City cemetery, reports: Principal of Cemetery Fund, $1,726.25, all of which is loaned out, on deed of trust, at 8 per cent. Interest in the treasury, $223.36. Hoover is an incipient town, situated at the point where the road from Platte City to Smithville crosses Todd's Creek. It has a Christian church, a store kept by T. Snodderly, who is postmaster, and a blacksmith shop kept by John Hodges. A mile north is Kerrsville, where there is a saw and grist mill run by wind - like most enterprises. Dearborn Finances - Receipts, $216.18; payments, $203.44. April 4 - Teachers' Institute at Weston conducted by Frank Sexton. Democratic Primary resulted in the choice "silver" delegates by vote of 140 to 79. Each Democratic candidate at the county primary is taxed $17.50 to pay expenses. April 6 - J. W. Ryan's house in Weston burned. The Ex-Confederates collect in the several school districts of Platte County $164 for the Home at Higginsville. April 9 - The Argus suggests the name of R. P. C. Wilson for United States senator. April 12 - An intersting Sunday-school Convention held at Farley, William Schaback presiding. April 13 - Circuit Court: Judge W. S. Herndon presiding. Grand Jury: Eugene Berry, E. Breckenridge, Jo Clarke (foreman), Pierce Collier, J. T. Cooper, John Hellman, J. Jenkins, William Kisker, P. H. Linville, Wood Roberts, H. C. Turner, J. W. Williams. Petit Jury: A. K Andus, M. P. Balsley, J. E. Coons, D. K. Cox, J. M. Cox, J. H. Carson, T. B. Anderson, David Fisher, W. J. Fulton, Henry Johnson, A. Mann, L. O'Rourke, F. G. Park, R. W. Pack, Jesse Settle, N. Shackelford, P. Skinner, L. C. Stabler, David Sloan, James Todd, W. C. White. April 15 - The new M. E. S. church at Dearborn is dedicated by Bishop Duncan and Bone, pastor. There were many visiting preachers present. B. J. Bless, having taken the Keeley cure at Excelsior Springs, returns a well man, and resumes the editorial chair of the Weston Chronicle. April 24 - The brickwork of the hall of the Knights of Pythias at Platte City is complete, and G. W. Jenkins, contractor, commences work on the residence of Mrs. Elizabeth Bane, on Block 37, Platte City.