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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1903
Page
4
Ladies and gentlemen are urged to shop for a wide range of bargain items from dresses and corsets to hats shirts and pants. The ad promises low prices on fabrics, notions, corsets, underwear, parasols and many everyday goods with a guarantee of measured, fitted garments and a focus on affordability.
Service bulletin notes each direction with times at Blanarck and St. Louis Mall and indicates trains do not operate on Sunday.
Official Directory of Washington County lists the circuit and county courts with judges and officials such as F R Dearing, L A Page, J Henson, Jeff Higginbotham, M E Rhondes, J F Williams, J W Houston, and O F Beal. Notes court terms begin March and February dates, with memorial terms not announced.
Small town dispatch lists residents and visitors from Shirley Blackwell St Louis and Denver. Mentions include Arthur Riehl Clarence Hoyt J.T. Russell Mrs W N Wood Miss Hazel Boyer and others. Comments on church dedications depot wagon new home Jefferson street and upcoming picnics. Citizens seek correspondents and note subscription renewals.
The town reports a horse ran away after a whistle from a traction engine, injuring a vehicle. A railroad era house is being painted. depot may be touched up. County Assessor J. F. Williams delays property valuation due to farm labor scarcity. T. F. Blount cites new slave company buildings and upcoming stave mill machinery. Grandpa Loomis, aged 92, dies at Belgrade after long county residence. Wilsons moving pictures entertain at the Opera House with free samples. Cadet Capt Wilkinson notes hydraulic mine at Duffy farm with dam and lake. rock crusher on Old Mines road in operation, producing crushed stone for roads.
Miss Minnie Shields hosted a Priscilla Society kitchen shower on Tuesday for bride to be Annie Wallace. Games and refreshments followed, and society president Mrs P E Hofmann presented Wallace with useful gifts. The event delighted all attendees. Separately Samus Duncan, Palmer resident, was killed in an accidental blast at Desloge Lead Co. mine near Flat River on Friday. Duncan, about 40, left a widow and children. His partner, a Hungarian, was fatally injured. Duncan’s body returned to Palmer for burial on Saturday. In Mineral Point area, Geo B Moore reported two horses and a saddle stolen from his stable Tuesday night, a grey saddle horse and a severe-fron grey unknown.
A set of early 20th century wedding notices: Archie Buave of Alton Ill. and Etta Beno of Irondale wed June 10 1903 at Mrs. Andrew Kean’s residence in Irondale officiated by Rev A J Cheatham. Andrew Weber and Annie Torrance wed near Potosi with reception at Stringtown. Leroy Campbell Lesiisana and Janie Allin Watkins married at 5157 West Belle Place St Louis with ceremony by Rev Fr McDonald and a floral procession. plans for home at 515 Minerva Ave after August 1.
Fragmentary OCR list includes names such as Narelsse Polltte Ola Mines Gore Portell Ay at ms Apthew Weber Potos Madison Baker Caledonia Essie Stephens. no readable event or action present to summarize a coherent item.
The next examination of applicants for teacher certificates will be held Friday and Saturday June 26 and 27 at Potos with subjects scheduled over two days. First day Geography grammar algebra orthography language arithmetic literature. second day Reading civil government U S History science physiology pedagogy advanced history. Teachers seeking renewal should bring or send certificates. Augustus A Busch buys Grant homestead on Gravels road near Sappington, plans improvements and country home. 125 acres. Historic county site once home to General Grant. St Louis County Watchman reports.
I have many inquiries for small farms and large stock range tracts. Persons with farms for sale may list them with me for buyers. W. T. Hunter. One Osborne Binder in tip-top repair price 225. Wo. Bremp Potosl.
William Bennett infant son of Mr and Mrs Jesse Bryan died near Caledonia on May 24 1903 at 18 months after a weeks long battle with whooping cough The item notes the disease has claimed many in the past year while offering religious reflections on hope for the departed child
Quaker farmers busy cleaning corn. Elmer Judd visited Trace Creek friends. Flos Blount from Potosi visits grandparents L. Cole. James Yount held regular Joseph Chapel appointment. Theodore Cole seen at Sunlight weekly. C. W. Yount improving under Dr. Roach. Lizzie Campbell plans return to St. Louis. Fred Cole and Blanche plan trip to St Louis. Monica Flowers claims finest corn crop. G. B. Cole hunts fox squirrels. Quaker string band features two violins mandolin banjo guitar piano. BEESWAX.
Noah Winston and Bert McIntyre were attacked by six highwaymen while driving near the Star Saloon. McIntyre and Winston were beaten with clubs. McIntyre dragged several yards, and both men suffered black eyes and bruises. The assailants likely sought robbery as they fled with money on McIntyre. Prosecutor Marbury lists Geo Claywell, Hardy Cunningham and Frank Anderson as suspects. Anderson previously attacked a man named Jones near Gumbo, who survived.
The Greenville Journal reports a Centraville circuit court session where J. H. Raney and Senator G. T. Lee clashed during cross examination. Judge Dearing ordered a five dollar entry against both men, after which the trial proceeded smoothly. Separately, the St Franciis County electric railway project from Deassis to Flat River via Farmington faces funding troubles as a eastern supplier delays materials and completion.
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