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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1902
Page
4
Fragmentary timetable lines show departure and arrival times for trains labeled Going Forth and Going North. Mentions Nev 25, Helmont Mail, Express Mags, Bismarck Ace, Sti Lows Mail with times 11.04 am 1, 4.27 pm, 3.23 pm. Partial data limits full interpretation.
The Wichal Directory lists county officials and court officers for Washington County including presiding judge Ona Court and clerk roles, with entries for Richiwoods, Belgrade, Potosi, Mineral Point, and Cadet. It states court terms occur on the second Monday in February, May, August, and November, with probate terms on the second Monday in February and special terms announced as needed.
Local notes report numerous visitors and arrivals from St Louis, Belgrade, Pueblo and other towns, with several residents traveling to St Louis and Joplin. Items mention threshing season, a new hardware store by Guy Castlenas, and a Missouri Pacific exam policy for employees. Also noted are recoveries from a picnic incident and a death in Kingston Township.
Judge and Mrs John I Thomas of De Soto halted in Potosi on a buggy trip to Ironton visiting kin and friends. Mining figures from St. Louis Scranton and Joplin toured local lands amid plans for a large mining deal. Top Ozark Fruit Co. seeks 2000 acres in the county and Crawford. Major James R. Waddill of St. Louis arrives to arrange corporate ownership of the fruit farm. Councilman T H W Paul seeks Republican nomination for County Judge. Captain William C Slown of Imboden Ark dies in Potosi. burial to Imboden after services. family and friends mourn with the Journal.
W. Hi. Gay reports that his name was used on a Woodman Picnic poster without consent and disclaims endorsement of the advertisement as it appears with his name.
Reverend A. B. Kranns states his name appeared on bills advertising the camp event at 4459 and disclaims any part in arranging the program. He withdraws from the committee and asks not to be considered involved in the affair’s plans.
Jim Harris lay between life and death for months but has recovered. The three Doolsy boys Bill Less and Joe are under bond of thirty three dollars to appear for trial on a murder charge at the Circuit Court in Farmington.
Frank Harris, brother of the man killed by Wim Dooley, hunted him down and shot him near Loughboro on Monday, the tenth inst. Police report details remain uncertain as the incident is investigated.
In St Francois County a long running feud erupts again as William Harris is shot dead by William Dooley on a Missouri train near Doe Run. Dooley fled into the woods. police hunt continues. The feud has a history of killings dating back to a 1900 picnic fight and earlier fatalities between the families.
Peter Devonia Fliss of Missouri and Mary Pratt are named in a brief notice listing individuals involved in a local matter. The fragment provides minimal context and no dates or actions beyond identification of persons.
Mrs. Clayburn of Mineral Point improves under Dr Hoffmann care in Patosi. Stella and Mamie Richardson attend a birthday reception for Reginald Potashnick, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Potashnick of Sikeston Missouri, with many guests, ferns, towers, and refreshments.
The town records visits from Mrs. Scott Wilcox and family and Miss Clara Johnson from Newport Arkansas. Residents discuss choir practice, school teaching by Miss Jessie Woods, and farmers preparing lay up for harvest. Obituary notes include the death of Mrs. Isom Cash and interment arrangements in Palmer and Liondale.
A cluttered old retail notice hawks free article with each 1.00 cast purchase. It lists Nutmeg grater, 11 inch basting spoon, tooth brush, stove cover lifter, kitchen items, school supplies, lace, rubber balls, shoes, tinware, coffee pot, wash basin, and ladies wear with low prices and promises of fair weights and full representations.
Marquis DeLafayette Jamison died at his home in Cuba in Crawford County on Saturday morning July 5, 1872 aged 71. He was buried at the Brickey family burying ground in Steelville after a life spent as a county citizen, born in Washington County in 1801. The Steelville Mirror notes his long, active involvement in the community.
An ad touts Electric Bitters as a universal tonic with claims of curing kidney and liver troubles stomach disorders nervousness and more. In De Soto two men Charlie Murphy and Curtis Sides fought over a woman, Murphy firing a shot that wounded Sides critically last Wednesday night.
Da Veidson & Son publish a notice from Arcadia detailing wagon and bogey making, horse shoeing and repairs, selling with top quality materials. They emphasize first class work and post office burglary report notes the theft of government funds and silver from the nearby store where the post office is located.
An article notes that blackheads pimples greasy skin and muddy complexions signal liver imbalance and urges Herbine as a remedy to cleanse bowels regulate the liver and improve complexion. Available at Teasdale's Drug Store in Potosi and Suitor Co in Richwoods.
Robert Welch, 16, of Cuba Missouri, drowned in the Tank Pond on the night of the event while attempting to swim. The incident occurred under dark conditions with no bystanders reported nearby. Rescue efforts were unsuccessful.
The advertisement claims Bucklin's Arnica Salve outperforms any salve, ointment, or healer with thirty years of cures for piles burns boils corns felons ulcers cuts scalds bruises and skin eruptions and states it is available at all medicine dealers.
Henry Fortner John Fortner Jas Fortner and E D Kennedy are under arrest at Farmington for passing a two dollar silver certificate that had been raised to twenty dollars in a fraud.
Henry Schneider plunged from a railroad bridge while walking from Cuba to Steelville on July 4. He died days later from injuries. A baby he carried survived unharmed.
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