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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1910
Page
4
The Potosi Journal publishes a brief notice from the Port Office at Potosi Missouri dated June 39 1910 noting a class batter from Potosi. The item presents an official notice format common to shipping or port records of the era.
Official Washington County directory lists county officers including C M Buford Veuter ville M E Rhodes Peto Presiding Judge L A Page Und ne Judge J L White Geo W Seabourne Joseph Cresswell John O i Judge Probate Jas Henson S G Nipper F W McFadden H L Smith J Houston J Hawkins W A Cooper Mineral Point lists circuit and county court terms: March and August for circuit. March May August November for county. February May August November for probate. Special terms announced as needed.
Rail timetable fragments show Going South No 23 Little Rock Local at 10 29 am 25 Poplar Bluff Local 5 29 pm and Going North No 10 St Louis Mo 5 53 am 26 St Louis Local 9 49 am 23 St Louis Local 3 30 pm with Norte stations including Mineral Point.
Belgrade resident John B Mason to Potosi. Visits from T F Blount and Mrs Annie Lloyd. Lou Flynn from St Louis visiting family in Potosi. Edith Cover of Brazil visiting relatives nearby. Wedding in Potosi reported. Thomas R Johnson of Farmington in town. De Soto visitors Florence and Minerva De clue at Hotel Austin. Irene Casey of Desloge visiting grandmother Sophia Casey. Livingston's shop advertises horse shoeing. J W Towl returned from Arkansas. Geo K Williams of Farmington in town on business. Painters use Mound City Co horse shoe brand. Reuben Mays, longtime resident, dies near Potosi. County ticket candidates active. Joseph T Page and Susan Dyer married June 15 at De Soto. W T Scott attends aunt funeral in Sullivan. Clarence Politte family from Madison route Castle Garden. A shower refreshes area after drought. Norris family to spend July-August in Vermont. Lee F Hutchings of Belgrade and A E Wood of Berryman take teaching exams. Potosi man P B Coleman seriously ill. Mrs M E Rhodes visits St Louis. nephew Russell Bood visiting. Potosi M W of A holds special meeting to adopt new candidates. camp grows. Lawn social by Junior Christian Endeavor at H C Bell homes well attended. G A Scott to organize Modern Woodmen camp at Aptus. John Murphy and son return from Oklahoma/Texas. accompanied by daughter Mrs J T Tracy. Wheat harvest underway. yields promising. Many students take teaching certificates with County Superintendent Fox. Portell family mourns year-old son. funeral at St James church. C A Strayer equips shop with gasoline engine to power tools. William Gipson dislocated jaw from yawning. Dr Eaton reduces fracture.
Squire D. A. Casey of Desloge visits relatives in town. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Bennett of St. Louis stay with Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Hail. Mrs. Lizzie Richeson offers home-made ice cream and cake on her Potosi lawn on select evenings weekly. Republican candidates Gillam and Evens appear in county towns. Oil dust settler proposed on High street. experiment planned. Dr. H. J. Blount earns Illinois license. Missouri exam pending. Small-pox fears trigger regional quarantine measures. Centerville to Potosi pipe-line survey party lodges in Centerville. Survey spans several counties with future land-rights work anticipated.
At a church meeting the Catholic congregation of Miceral Point postponed their picnic from Saturday July 2 to a later date in July likely the 24th due notice of the new date will be given.
The Constitutional Amendment Association urges all Missourians to attend church next Sunday and give generously to fund the state prohibitions campaign. A minimum of $100,000 is needed, and pastors are asked to emphasize the crisis. G. O. Nations, treasurer, calls denominations to vie in making the largest offering to redeem Missouri.
Merchants in Potos, Missouri vote to close stores at 7 pm from July 1 to September 1, 1910 with Saturdays exempted. Also reports of lightning deaths in Dunklin county, a street incident fines, a St Louis engineer’s hand amputation, and a Federal Lead Company option on Hazel Run tract totaling about 314,000 dollars.
A crowd of about 30 young people gathered at the Matlock onyx cave for a day trip with dinners and exploration. Attendees included Maude and Lena Cresswell Anna Bay Lattie Higgie Botham Ruth Springer and many others, who praised the outing and hoped for another soon.
W J Slals offers new and second hand sewing machines in good condition to close out. A chance to buy at near own price. Call and inspect at his Potosi shop.
Three school fund bonds dated June 1 1910 each for 100 dollars at 1 percent interest. Maturities in 2 4 and 4 years from date. District No 52. Bids due Saturday July 9 1910 at 1 p m. N F Ropryson, Co Treasurer.
Bay 2 year old filly with small white forehead spot and bay yearling filly with white hind feet and forehead spot missing. Also a bay yearling horse missing. Liberal reward for information. Jno B Mason Belgrade Me.
Cut wheat here as of the 20th inst. Mr. Lawrence Flyoo of Potosi bought cattle last week and paid a fine price. The writer praises the good old Republican times. Wheat harvest looks promising, with oats, meadows, and gardens in fine shape. W. M. M.
The farmers are busy cutting wheat and crops look better with summer here. A photographer from Columbia, Missouri, Mr Elmer Anderson, was seen in town Saturday. Miss Estella Coleman has returned from Columbia where she attended school. A well attended show visited the town last week. Rev Don Cole preached here Sunday and during the Sunday night service. Sunday school is progressing well. Mr Ed Webb and wife left Monday for St Louis to visit relatives. Rev Fortune preached several nights last week. Mr and Mrs J E Forbes visited with Mr and Mrs John Craig on Sunday. Some locals have begun tying hacks. Lewis Jenkerson and family moved back to their old home. Marier Chapel plans for Children Day. Mr Riley Evans died Sunday evening after a long illness. Some youths fret over fortune telling from last week. They think it unhelpful to know the future. Mr John Mallow of Bignt is employed as farm base for Renault Lead Co. Violet.
Clerk Jos Cresswell of the Circuit Court notes vacation and the civil action of Frederick E. Hill to determine interests and quiet title. The notice includes a testimonial for Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets with a money back guarantee and a sale pitch by dealers.
Jos Crusswell, Clerk of the Circuit Court, certifies a true copy from the record. Writ ten by hand and seal of the Circuit Court of Washington County Missouri dated June 1st 1910, against Caesswais, Clerk of the Circuit Court.
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