Directory of Potosi Public Officers and Courts 1913
Potosi Missouri December 10 1913 directory lists members in Congress state senate and county officers. Names include W L Hensley C M Buford B M Dearing J A Eaton G L Breckenridge 8 V Bye J Cresswell John O Long A Henson W A Cooper H L Smith Dr H J Blount B Fox R K B Hutchings and others. Court terms shown as first Mondays in February May August and November for County Court and details for city government Aldermen by wards. Train timetable notes Mineral Point to Potosi and St Louis connections with listed arrival and departure times.
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Congress
W. L. Hensley
C. M. Buford
B. M. Dearing
J. A. Eaton
G. L Breckenridge
Arthur Keltey
V. Bye
Joseph Cresswell Ces
John O. Long
Local items note holidays and local happenings
Christmas appears two weeks away and tax time is near as locals report egg prices at 55 cents a dozen. Notables and visitors include H W Fincher of Quaker and Mrs F E Townsend of Poplar Bluff visiting Belgrade relatives. Twelve divorces were granted in Farmington last week. Parked items include Steeleville auto craze and calls for better roads. A Christmas program titled White Gifts for the King will be presented by the Methodist Sunday School on December 25.
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Methodist Sunday School
St Louis man visits office to settle with printer
Mr. Chas. G. Smith of St. Louis visited the office Friday to settle with the printer after a trip to his mother in Belgrade. Also noted is the marriage of Joseph Kimberlin of Flat River and Mrs. Ellen N. Stagner of Leadwood at the Arlington Hotel in Potosi last Monday morning, Justice of the Peace Level Bryan officiating.
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Chas. G. Smith
St. Louis
Belgrade
Joseph Kimberlin
Flat River
Ellen N. Stagner
Leadwood
Arlington Hotel
Potosi
Bryan
Jozeph Kimberlin
Electric light outfit to be installed at Potosi mill
The Potosi Mill and Elevator Co will install an electric light system in its plant here. Power will come from an Edison storage battery charged by a generator run by mill power during the day.
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The
Potosi
Waterworks Plans Ready For Potosi Board Meeting
Mr. J. M. Monie, the waterworks engineer, was in Potosi Tuesday and said he had the plans and estimates for Potosi s projected waterworks ready. He would present them to the board of Aldermen at a meeting scheduled for next Monday night.
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J. M. Monie
Potosi
Board of Alderman
Railroad Officials to Face Hearing on Line Location
Officials of the Bismarck Belle Vue Valley and Western Ry were notified to appear before the Public Service Commission in Jefferson City on December 9 for a hearing on the permanent location of the line the bond issue and other matters concerning the new road. Mr W Tedder and wife were in Potosi en route to Sunlight from St Louis where doctors advised a cranial operation and he will consult with Dr Blount of Potosi and Dr Robinson of Belgrade before deciding.
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Bismarck, Bellevue Valley & Western Ry
Public Service Commission
Jefferson City
Bismarck
Mr. W. Tedder
Potosi
St. Louis
Mr. Tedder
Blount
Robinson
Belgrade
Local papers’ bids for public printing urged to be allowed
Across exchanges there is broad agreement that the county court erred in rejecting local papers’ bids for public printing. Reports note the fix is too large for the work and should be adjusted.
President of St Joseph Lead Co Dead
Dwight A. Jones of New York president of the St Joseph Lead Co and the St Joseph and Doe Bun Lead Companies suffered a stroke while eating lunch at the Noonday Club in St Louis. He was taken to St Luke's Hospital in a serious condition and died Sunday morning. He arrived in St Louis Friday from Bonne Terre with R S Parsons who was with him when the stroke occurred.
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Dwicht
A. Jones
New York
St. Joseph
Doe Bun
St. Louis
St. Luke's Hospital
Bonne Terre
R.S. Parsons
De Soto Editor Named Postmaster
Chas Mitchim, editor of the De Soto Press, has been chosen postmaster at De Soto to succeed the Republican incumbent whose term expired. The salary is about 400 a year. Congratulations are extended to Mitchim and the administration. Congressman Hensley also recommended W H Ward of Bonne Terre for postmaster at Bonne Terre to follow B A Roy.
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Chas
Mitchim
de Soto Press
Hensley
W.h.ward
Bonne Terre
B. A. Roy
The Sidewalk Question in Potosi
The city faces a sidewalk issue as wet weather highlights poor sidewalks. The writer urges city leadership to fund half the cost of new concrete walks for a few years, with property owners covering the rest, via a liberal policy and an ordinance.
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Potosi
Priscilla Bazaar Promises Surplus Goods Sale Event
Friday Eve December 12th event advertises sale of surplus household items including bedroom set sofa sideboard range stoves chinaware carpet matting and more. Apply noon or evening to F M vendor for details.
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iThe Priscilla Bazaar
F. M. Degvendor
Mis Cees To Pen For is in Pisto
Incomplete fragmentary report notes a legal matter in Mister county with mentions of misdeeds, penalties and concealed weapon concerns. It references Ammendhal law change, pecuniary offense and warnings to youths to leave weapons home.
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Cees
Misseur
Initaut
Cow Dies of Haupinitis and Jewelry Found
An aged Holstein belonging to John Melton died after a fatal heart puncture from a hat pin and an obstructed esophagus, with chalky stomach contents noted. A watch fob bearing the initials of Mr. Barnes was found, reflecting oddities noted by Piedmont Banner amid reports of strange items in slaughtered cows.
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Bessie
John Melton
Barnes
Piedmont
Piedmont Banner
Rev L H Vandiver Dead In Payette Missouri
Reverend L H Vandiver a Methodist minister and father of former Congressman W D Vandiver died at his Payette Missouri home on a Thursday night. He was 87 years old and had served numerous Missouri churches. Survived by widow Elizabeth Glover Vandiver a daughter Mrs Chas E Davis and WD Vandiver. Born in Hardy County Virginia he moved to Missouri in 1854 and served as a minister across the state.
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J. H W. Viendiver
Methodist Church
W. D. Vandiver
sub-Treasury
St. Louis
Payette
Mwe
Elizabeth Glover Vandiver
Chas. E. Davis
Neosho
Mew
WD. Vandiver
Mr. Vandiver
Hardy County
Missouri
Washington County Baby Honored at St Louis Banquet
William Wilson Eaton former Trondale Bank cashier and now State Bank Examiner with headquarters at Charleston was invited to a banquet at Planters Hotel in St Louis. The baby named by the General Assembly in honor of Dr Eaton of Belgrade was showcased by Fred Martin among others as dignitaries applauded. Mrs Eaton Myrtle Martin of Irendale visits in St Louis where Freel Martin attends law school and plays football while a member of a college fraternity.
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William Wilson Eaton
A. Eaton
Trondale Bank
State Bank Exwainer
Charleston
Planters Hotel
St. Louis
List General Assembly
Dr. Eaton
Belgrade
Bute
Fred Martin
Postmaster Petition Sparks Appointment Buzz in Pie Belt
Four-year term of Blewett Smith as postmaster ends in January with contenders Flynn Casey and Editor Bell discussed. Local politics stir Congressmen Hensley and party factions while a raise from 400 to 1400 for postmaster is anticipated after March. Money order commission adds nearly 100 to annual pay plus clerk hire allowance of 75.
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Blewett Smith
Henstey
Ben E. Flynn
Jin Hensley
Peel
Mee Flynn
M.A. Casey
Bell
The
Independent
Crah
Commission On
Thanks for Thanksgiving Donation to Missouri Children’s Home
Vermite thanks to contributors for a generous shipment of apples and canned goods that arrived in time for Thanksgiving. The letter, signed by C. UC. STAHMANN, State Superintendent of the Children's Home Society at Missouri, St. Louis, expresses sincere appreciation for the support.
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Potosi
Mas
C. UC
Stahmann
Supt. Children’s Home Society
Missouri
St. Louis
Stabbings at Bonne Terre Leave Victims and Suspects
Two stabbing affrays at Bonne Terre report Ed Duren wounded after a dance at Gus Lodholtz home following Thanksgiving. William Boag arrested on Tuesday morning. Duren in serious condition. Earlier, John Sumpter, an elderly watchman, stabbed Walter Scott five times. Scott confined to bed with serious injuries. Sumpter arrested and released on bond.
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William Boag
Ed Duren
Gus Lodholtz
Duren
Deas
Gune DeOtt
John Sumpter
Ela Cate
Walter Scott
Scoit
Sumpter
Taimahant
Scott
Bonne Terre
Card of Thanks for loss of husband and father
The family expresses heartfelt thanks to generous friends who stood by them in bereavement. They acknowledge untiring devotion to the one who has passed away and send wishes that sorrow may be met with support from true friends. Mus, Geo, Loos, and family.
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Mus
Geo
Loos
Local notes from Bismarck and surrounds
Visitations and births fill the week in Bismarck area as residents from Trondale Belgrade Charleston and St Louis are recorded for visits and family events. A new Masonic cemetery is planted with maple trees while Sawyer restaurant changes hands. A fence-wire stretcher factory nears completion and Rev EST Adams closes a series of sermons praised for their impact.
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Trondale
George Henderson
Wa. Cromumer
Belgrade
Chande A. Eston
Charleston
Masonic
C. CC. Sansoucie
Soa Wird
Wmn
Sawyer
Gale
Marquand
Fatun
WB. Nicholson
Motos
F.cd. Sloan
Tim
Dobbing & McHenry
Phonk
St. Louis
Adams
Irondale Visitors and Local Movements Reported
Irondale notes show VanSickle couple returning to St Louis Sung after overseeing improvements on a local tenure firm. visitors include Mrs T M Finley of Oran visiting Caledonia relatives, Mrs Henry Fisher and J P Nansdetl of Caledonia in town, J W Nixon of Hopewell and Frank McFadden making trips to St Louis. Pert Smith left Caledonia with hogs. Alan Martin at Charleton visiting W H Martin. I Smith back from Michigan trip amid springlike weather. John Ries family reports a very sick child awaiting care.
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Mr. VanSickle
St. Louis
T. M. Finley
Oran
J. F. Williams
Caledonia
Henry Fisher
J. W. Nixon
Hopewell
Frank McFadden
J.P. Nansdetl
Pert Smith
Blount Cole
A. Sloan
Wm. Newrombe
I. Smith
Michigan
Alan Martin
Schuous Wat Charleton, Mo
W. If. Martin
John T. Ries
Improvement on road noted by Mr Andresen in District No 1
Richwoods reports Mr Joan H Andresen has made a notable improvement with his $100 project on the road between Richwoods and Fletcher in District No 1. Claude Michell of Montana visits his parents Mr and Mrs Arlen Mitchel. Mrs Willie Godat hosts the Married Ladies Club Thursday. Miss Mauzie Whelan hosts the club Saturday. A Horine returns from St Francois county. Mrs David Ford passes through illness recovery on the road to St Louis.
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Joan H. Andresen
Richwoods
Fletcher
Claude Michell
Montana
Arlen Mitchel
Willie Godat
Married Ladies Club
John A. Andresen
Mauzie Whelan
A. Horine
St. Francois County
David Ford
St. Louis
Strayed Livestock Report from Missouri Farms
Strayed yearling steer red with white spot on right foreleg marked crop and split in right ear with label in upper ear. Notify Walter Smith Floyd Mo. Black male hog with four white feet blaze face and white tail tip and left ear tip. Notify W Alderson Ca det Mo.
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Walter Smith
Floyd, Mo
W. Alderson
Cadet
Notice of livestock marks and notices in Missouri
Three Holstein heifers marked smooth crop with three left ear notches. Red steer a year old with crop and left ear label and two right ear splits. One year calf marked swallow fork right ear two left ear splits with button tag bearing name and address. Notify J.8. Boyer, Tiff, Mo. R.C. Hochstatter, Potosi, Mo. E.B. Aubuchon, Bonne Terre, Mo.
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Boyer
Tiff
R.C. Hochstatter
Potosi
E. B. Aubuchon
Bonne Terre
How a County Saves Money Judge Harris cuts juror costs
Judge David H Harris reduced Goone County spending by 31599 in a year through selective juror service in the local circuit court. A full panel would have cost 41220 for petit jurors while actual outlay reached 33020.05 plus mileage totaling 5215. County policy kept jurors off duty when unused and recalled them as needed, paying daily rates to day riders rather than steady per diem.
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David H. Harris
Goone County
Harris
University Missouria
New Parcel Post Rules Approved by ICC
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved changes to parcel post effective January 1 with zone weight increases for zones 1 and 2 to 50 pounds and to all other zones to 20 pounds. Third to sixth zone rates are reduced, and books over 4 ounces move to parcel post rates starting March 16. Books under 8 ounces stay in third class at 1 cent per 2 ounces.
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The
Interstate Commerce Commission
Department
Parcel Post
Also Mentioned on This Page
Potosi Journal
F. M. Deggendorf
Potosi, MO
City of
Board of Aldermen
H. C. Bell
G. A. Hartzell
Eugene O'Mara
F. R. Richardson
North Due
Mineral Point
A Louis
J. M. Sloan
Bisarck
M. E. Rhodes
DE. Hearst B. Blount
Washington County Bank
Eugene Hays
Dean
Doan
Mr. Hayes
Foster-Milburn Co
Props
Buffalo
N.Y
Advt
H.W. Fincher
Atusi
Frank Wisdom
Ye Soto
N. F. Robineau
Relatives Courtois
F. E. Townsend
Poplar Blot, Mo
W. A. Bean of
Farmington
Mr. W. Alderson
Frank Northway
Indian Creek
Breckenridge Produce Co
Steelville
Howard Forrester
Zion City
Postmaster Smith
New Baptist Church
Jacob Miller
Johnson Township
Algire
James Ward
Irondale
Nora Politte
Mr. Politte
Skeets & Rareback
Charles Cross
Crystal City
John Marshfield
Florida
Gulf of Mexico
C. P. Littell
Hudson, Fla
Doe Run
Nally Yerrell
McGill
Nev
Lvne
Apewell
Detitiv
C. F. Linza
Dippewell
Festus
W. A. Tetley
Kate B. Casey
Kk. Clardy
Mr. Clardy
M. L. Clardy
Mo. Pac-lron Mountain Railways
Jas. A. Dallen
I. F. Plank
Dallen
Stringtown
McLaughry
Shepherd Mountain
Milot Knob
Irenton Register
Robert Miller
Miller
Richart Mallow
John Gallaher
Middle Fork
Centerville
St. Joseph Lead Co
de Soto
Rev. L. H. Vandiver
Washington County
P.O. Pie
Potosimo
Washington
James A. Shields
JAS. A. Shield & Son
Potosi, Missouri
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