Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1896, DEC. 1081 MRS. M. STORY. Dee. .I()lhe Dearhoim (}annin;: ()ompan this season put up 1(S,tl00 eans of toniatoes, and ~ltl.t)tN) eans of pumpkins. William I. Ilarrin;vt~on appointed postmaster at I)earluorn. in plaee of his father. I{.i-liartl N.. (let-eased. MRS. )1.-l{Y h"l(s)l{. wi(lo\ Of (a.pt. Geo. StoI (see). dietl near Platte (fit. and was lmried in \eston. (01. John ll. \inston left for (jolorado to attesml his daugh- ter, Mrs. (ora Voodson. who had gone west for her health. Im-. I()1IRS. I)()1{A IIESS died at I)ea.rhorn. She was a daug;hter of Thos. Thorp, of ()la (,ou11tV. born Iebru~ar 21, 1861 ; Ill.l1Il("d in 1884 A. J. Hess. Their only ehiltl. ()ttie. was born in I)eee1nl)er, 1885. Ilee. l7FRA.K .LI{I(H. o11 Stigers Island, in the His- souri, was shot and mortally wou/nded by Frank tiarrison (col- ored). Having quarrelled over a. small debt, Garrison left, and returned with a revolver, and shot Alrieh. The question of juris- dietion over Stigers Island gives interest to the impending: trial. I)e(+. 121I11blie Sehool (Frank Sexton print-ipal) have an exhihitioon at the opera house in Platte City, and Iro~f. Banister, of the Tra.ey Publie School, follows on the .2ld with his enter tai11n1e11t. I. 1. Hopkins purchases a half interest in the Edg,-erton ..lournal, and the pa.per beeonles indepenedent. Arthur M. Mattoon, professor of In-athematies in Park Col- lege, publishes on the eollege press a Volunie. entitled Essentials of lrigon0111etrV." which is l1i;v;l1l eommended. MIbSOURIS PRODUCE AND WEA LTH IN lbw}. Secretary of State Lesueur proudly announees that .lissouri produces more zinc than all the other States. more lead than all ext-ept Colorado, 3,017.(N)0 tons of coal; is capable of susta.inin;,r tenfold its present population; has 14,000 n1a.nufaetories, with ii51S9,55S,54ti eapital. and 1-l2,1I(i e111plo)ees. Vl1l(ll produce .;;:A:24,~.)($1.$ 3:. worth of goods; has a larger sehool fund than any other State. amounting: to :l,K]:2.2.:%.4.l1; sehool enumerattion $l4+..l:".5. the enrollment ($44,577. and taxation low. .[isson1i pl()~(1l1((ll in l{N$. :.0(l,0t)tl.tltl(l lmsllels of eorn. I:-:,tltltl.tHltl bushels of wheat. 2.2.(lUtl.(Nl() bushels of oats, ::,5tItl.tItl() tons of ltay, 14.tlt)tl,tltltl pounds of eotton. T.t)tNl.tNltl pountls of tolae- eo 5tl(l,(N)t) bushels of llax seed. and (i.(ltl(l.tltlt) hushels of potatoes. PAl{KVILl.ES SIIIPMENTS IN 1896. (slattle. 53 ears; hogs, :3) ears: ;:rain. 14 ears; sheep, 6 ears; and miscellaneous. 5 ears. lota.l weight of sliipments. iZ.72).25. pounds; weight of reeeipts, 3..9(l..Q2fi. Total reeeipts of the road at Parkville station. $3.43-.3. Tieket sales. $5.019: eoupon. $:..051.