Directory of Public Officers and Courts Names and Terms
Directory lists Meneher in Congress W L Hensley State Senator C M Buford Circuit Judge E M Dearing Representative W H Evers Presiding Judge G Sigent County Court P H Ward Judge W Seabourne County Clerk John O Long Judge of Probate J A Henson Collector I A Letcher Sheriff L W Casey Treasurer N F Robinson Prosecuting Attorney W A Cooper Assessor H L Smith Coroner F W McFadden County School Supt B Fox County Surveyor H Hawkins Court terms specify Circuit Court first Monday in March and fourth Monday in August County Court first Monday in February May August and November Probate Court second Monday in February
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Meneher
W. L. Hensley
C. M. Buford
E. M. Dearing
W. H. Evers
G. Sigent
P. H. Ward
W. Seabourne
Keurt
Joseph Jesswell
John O. Long
J. A. Henson
I. A. Letcher
L. W. Casey
N. F. Robinson
W. A. Cooper
H. L. Smith
F. W. McFadden
B. Fox
H. Hawkins
Local items highlight June activities and community moves
Local notes recount June plans, court candidates, dances, and visitors. Movements include Dr. Townsend back home, Prof Loomis and family at Belgrade, and residents like Miss Maud Flynn visiting. Meetings announced for June 11 and six days of dental work by Dr. Blount. high school bonds approved in Elvins. waterworks chatter at Fredericktown.
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Hearst B. Blount
Potosi
Highvalue wool price and local notices from Fredericktown
Diverse notes include highest cash price for wool paid by R M Buggler Co, local residents H O Hollow moving from High Wouls, J J Hartzell moving sawmill to Shield timber near Summit, and social events at Marvin College and Hopewell Memorial Day. Descriptions cover car accident, political candidacies for judge and county surveyor, and upcoming Bridge Club and church meetings.
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R. M. Buggler. Co
Denmiverain County Central Committee Holds Potosi Meeting
The Denmiverain County central committee and several lay MEP representatives met in Potosi on Tuesday to discuss the political situation. No reasons were given for the powwow beyond the general discussion.
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Denmiverain
Potosi
New Press Goods Ladies Waists Hats Arrive This Week
Blount announces fresh press goods such as ladies waists and hats arriving this week with art bureau prices.
At Your Own Price for Potosi Home Sale
A rare chance to buy a beautiful home in Potosi at a bargain with immediate possession or rent to purchaser until September. The property is undergoing extensive improvements by MES, Fred Hall, and is offered with flexible terms if sold before June 15.
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Potosi
Fred Hall
Reward for missing horse from Flat River Missouri
A ten dollar reward is offered for the return of a bright horse stolen or strayed around April 2 from Flat River Missouri. The three year old black mane horse stood about 15 hands high, with a white on both hind feet, raised near Sullivan Missouri. Contact John Helps Flat River Missouri for reward. The notice also mentions other town dispatches and a Cadet School director meeting schedule and a life sentence for Anna Hunning and Joseph Heilel for killing Martha Hunning in Jefferson County.
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Flat River
Sullivan
John Helps
Blount Carr Announcement of Wedding in Blount County
Dr Hearst and Lillian Carr will marry at the home of the bride’s uncle Mr W A Farssell. The ceremony will be at 1 o clock and performed by Rev L Kerr. Mrs Mawde Smith will play music. The bride wore white silk with pearls and chiffon veil. Groom in grey suit with matching accessories. After marriage they plan to reside with preparations on Jefferson Street in Bliss, Missouri.
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Hearst
Blount
Peepee
Jefferson Street
Oddities and local tidbits amid summer prep and travel
A stream of brief items from small towns notes confused names and events. References include Fourth of July preparations, a Bridge Club entertainment, church attendance questions, a candidate list, and a diner encounter on a Frise train near Springfield. An item reports Mrs E Cole of St Louis losing a handbag with a purse and 175 in cash. the bag was recovered after the train stopped and backed two miles. Other notes mention swindlers, local visits, engine injuries, and family moves toward Charleston and Potost.
Railroad worker injured loading rails at local yard
Joseph Scott, a railroad section hand, was badly hurt last Saturday while loading railroad rails here. He was taken to the hospital in Thre PL Eaton. A large crowd from the area attended Hopewell Decoration Day and praised the local band.
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Joseph Scott
Tie
Thre
Eaton
Sfarry O' Neal
Carl Hutchings
O' Neal
Havel Glen
Mabel Nest
Charlotta Martin
Farmington
Hopewell Decoration Day
Claude Neal
St. Louis
Business College
Lisle and Silk Hose for Latives Ane New
A short notice highlights newly available Lisle and silk hose for latives, noting fresh stock and potential fashion use. The fragment clues at practical legwear options and style considerations likely aimed at readers seeking updated clothing accessories.
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Lisle
Local Notices and Short Obituaries From Caledonia Area
W. C. Johnson of Caledonia was on Or streets Saturday. Myers, an employee of the Bell Telephone Co., was severely burned Friday by the explosion of a can of easoline. Jewell Scott of Irondale, age 21, formerly of Potosi, was stricken with an attack of strangulated hernia Saturday. The railway company's surgeon accompanied the man to the Mo. Pacific Hospital in St. Louis Saturday. A special train of four coaches, catering soldiers, went south Friday. Wm. Wallen has completed his new modern brick store building. Louis Butler has moved to the H. B. Vans property. W. Cresswell and wife of Apostrop visited at the home of J. W. Martin Sunday last. Mrs. Sloan and family of Pleasant Hill were visitors there the latter part of last week.
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Myers
Bell Telephone Co
Jewell Scott
Lrondale
Potosi
Mo. Pacitte Hospital
St. Louis
Wmn. Wallen
Louis Butler
H. EB. Vans
Local crop prospects mixed amid ideal weather report
Local farmers report promising weather for crops but fruit crops failing in the area. Miss Minnie Declue from Granite City visits Rabbit Hollow. a pie supper at A G Mercers raises funds for an organ. Residents note new harvesting machinery, a flourishing sawmill, and mining activity. Several visitors from St Louis and Potosi spend time at the Matlock home. Modern Woodmen hold a large gathering at Aptos with a strawberry shipment. Road tax tension grows as John McGuire and county officials debate a new road bill and poll tax enforcement.
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Minnie Declue
Granite City
Rabbit Hallow
New designs eyed for US coins with buffalo motif
The 5 cent piece may shift design as a 25 year rule on coin designs for the nickel nears expiry. A buffalo appears on one side with a possible Indian head on the other, while other designs remain undecided. Proposals include a centered hole for the three cent piece and an escalloped edge for the half cent. The scene piece would be larger than the nickel and the half cent smaller than the dime. Also note an advertisement for Thermatisa ointment from Chamberlain’s, available from dealers.
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United States
Miraculous endurance of stock in water during flood
Reports from Kentucky Point near Hope describe stock forced into rising floodwaters. A mule at a mound drowned except for a single male that swam and used logs to rest, finally rescued next morning exhausted and unable to walk. After being hauled, it recovered enough to walk by mid afternoon. Also an ad notes Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets as a cure for headaches.
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Kentucky Point
Hope
Dunklin County Democrat
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Stephen Richards
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W. T. Woolford
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Steelville Mirror
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Belerade
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Washington
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T. C. Hudson
Rib Cresswell
Lost Creek
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Siranger
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Oklahomia
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Troutt
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Swift
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Matlock
Aptos
Dave Wilsory
Jamary
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