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Road Work In Platte - - On Wednesday and Thursday there was a lot of good work done on the roads of Platte County. From every part of the county we hear favorable reports and of gangs who worked these days.
On the rocky hill east of Platte City a gang was at work early in the morning blasting the rocks on the side of this hill to make deep gutters on both sides of the road. This gang did good work, in two days they blasted out and moved to the side of the road several car-loads of rock and dirt.
They were under charge of the veteran, Col. R. P. C. Wilson, acting Captain. The gang was composed of A. D. Gresham, Dr. Robert Wilson, W. P. Brightwell, Estel Walker, F. W. Hymer, Archie Sloan, the three last being Rural Route Agents, Sheriff Ham with four of his prisoners, A. M. Hord, Vlncil Linney, James H. Chinn, Joseph Perry, George Field and Claude Spicer, the last two were colored men who were paid to work by two citizens of Platte City.
Will Eskridge also had out a gang south of town and others were working on roads leading into Platte City. Quite a number of our citizens gave money to the Good Roads fund to be used when the roads can be worked with the grade:rs and scrapers.Date(s) of Creation
8/22/1913
