. Compendium of history and biography of Linn County, Missouri. Its development and improvement has not been spasmodic, butsteady and according to a well managed system, and the results are inaccordance with the good judgment that arranged for them and thepersistent industry and application that has wrought them out. Mr. Palmer was married on August 8, 1877, to Miss Kate Beck,who is also a native of Ohio. They have six children: Philip E., Pem-berton G., May, John, Joseph and Ruth. May is now the wife of W. and lives in Linn county. Ruth still abides with her father is a j
. Compendium of history and biography of Linn County, Missouri. Its development and improvement has not been spasmodic, butsteady and according to a well managed system, and the results are inaccordance with the good judgment that arranged for them and thepersistent industry and application that has wrought them out. Mr. Palmer was married on August 8, 1877, to Miss Kate Beck,who is also a native of Ohio. They have six children: Philip E., Pem-berton G., May, John, Joseph and Ruth. May is now the wife of W. and lives in Linn county. Ruth still abides with her father is a justice of the peace, and has occupied the office for anumber of years. He is a Democrat in political relations, but has neverbeen a particularly active partisan, although always true and loyalto his pplitioa] convictions. He stands by the locality of his home atall times and does all he can to advance the well being of its religious affiliation he and his wife are members of the Church ofChrist, and both work zealouslj^ for its enduring W. G. BECKETT HISTORY OF LINN COUNTY 619 W. G. BECKETT This gentleman has the distinction of being the pioneer merchantof Purdin and one of the most active and potential forces in buildingand developing the town to its present size and importance. When helocated there and opened the first store in the place or vicinity, thesite was marked by a saw mill, but there were no roads leading to it,and the whole of its history was yet to be made. Mr. Beckett enteredinto the spirit of the requirements and has aided greatly in meetingthem and making the most of an unpromising situation. His modestlittle store has expanded into the imposing establishment and largetrade of the Purdin Mercantile Company, of which he was the founderand has been the president from the beginning of its successful andprofitable career. Mr. Beckett was born in Linn county and is a native of Bentontownship, where his life began on January 5, 1857. His parent
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