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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1909
Page
4
The Potosi Journal prints the Washington County official directory listing judges prosecutors and county officials. It notes court holding times and schedules with March October and February dates, plus local trains and routes to Little Rock Poplar Bluff and other towns.
Local items from Potosi and surrounding towns list residents visiting St Louis and Farmington, calls from Leadwood and Bonne Terre, and visits by Mmes. Hall, Evans, and Macklind. Notes mention a $50,000 Bonne Terre hotel theatre project, a M. E. Rhodes Jefferson City trip, a Farmington murder acquittal, and safety reminder about telephone use during storms.
Rev L J Kernan of Old Mines visits Potosi on Monday as church members plan a parish picnic on Saturday July 3. The piece notes local visits by residents, church events and a report on dry counties in Missouri including 61 of 114 counties dry.
Col Z F Higginbotham a prominent county figure died at his Fertile home on June 10 of Bright's disease complications. Aged about 61, he left a widow and two children Press G Higginbotham and Mrs Howard Brown, plus three brothers. Funeral attended by record crowds, conducted by Masons and Rev J E Martin. He had built Fertile into a self contained community, owned land in Kingston township and kept tenants paid in cash. A Democrat, he avoided political office yet favored hospitality and neighborly ties, leaving a great community loss.
A local printer announces a fresh stock of paper and offers first class letterheads envelopes and cards at competitive prices, stressing their ability to handle job printing for businesses and individuals.
The regular June examination for teachers will be held on June 25 and 26 at the public school building in Potosi Missouri. Examination papers must be prepared with pen and ink. Burwell Fox, County Commissioner.
The Iron Mountain Railway restored a three cent per mile rate for passenger traffic on a single trip last Wednesday with varying charges by class. Round trip tickets with 30 day limits earn a ten percent discount. ten ride tickets for Potosi to St. Louis cost 13 dollars. 500 mile Mo Pac Iron Mountain tickets sell for 12.50 dollars. Davidson and Erol, longtime Crawford county shippers, sold sheep including 169 spring lambs averaging 69 pounds for 8.90 each, described as top quality. Local wildlife notes and farm updates follow among general county happenings.
A humorous remark suggests a man aged fifty would show an odd tally of daily acts if his life were chronicled. The piece notes 6,500 work days, 6,000 sleep days, 4,000 amusements, 12,000 miles walked, 11,600 days alive, 50,000 meals, 16,000 pounds of meat, 4,000 pounds of other foods, and 7,000 gallons of liquids, equating to a lake of 800 square feet at three feet deep.
Latty area had heavy rain but crops look fine with warm weather. A Friday night social at Lytle Nicholson’s home featured five dances and was enjoyed by all attendees. Dos Amat and wife from Potosi visited during the event.
A lyrical verse extols the printer as a steadfast figure amid storms, disease, lawsuits, and moral strain. It praises tireless work ethic, repeated saving and stints, and luck guiding a twisting press to endure from pole to pole.
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