Biographical Sketch of L. M. Wells, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, MO

>From "History of Buchanan County, Missouri, Published 1881, St. Joseph
Steam Printing Company, Printers, Binders, Etc., St. Joseph, Missouri.
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L. M. Wells, collector on St. Joseph bridge. One of the first settlers
in the Platte Purchase, and a man with an unlimited acquaintance is
Captain J. B. Wells. He erected the first house in Weston, Platte
County, where he was engaged in agricultural pursuits, and for a num-
ber of years operated the steam ferry at Riolta. His son, L. M. was
born in Platte County, January 16, 1842, and was reared and educated
in his native county. For a number of years he was interested with
his father in the ferry business. After the Leavenworth bridge was
built, in 1874, he took the steamer to Bismarck, Dakota Territory,
and disposed of it. He is thoroughly conversant with the details of
steamboating, having been engineer, pilot and captain. In 1874, he
located in St. Joseph for a time, and was engaged in the steam print-
ing business. On May 27, 1878, he took his present position with the
Bridge Company. Mr. Wells has a keen literary taste and keeps posted
with the progress of the times. He is engaged extensively in stock
herding in Nemaha County, Kansas, where he owns 320 acres of land. He
is a member of the A.O.U.W. and the National American Association.

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