Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-08-30
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Something like 100 conversions
were made at the recent Methodist
camp NEE ting, held at De Soto.
BY the explosion of can of toma-
toes placed on hot stove. Mrs. Fig
CERT, of De Soto, had her face severely
scalded few days ago.
\ ra bbit ranch has been started at
Coffeyton, Crawford County. by Il man
named Sanders. He will raise the
genuine Belgian hare. which attains a
weight Of from to l. pounds.
Lightning struck the belfry of the
First NJ. f. Church and the residence
of S. :. Brokenshire. at Bonnie Terre,
during storm on the 18th inst, doing
considerable damage in each instance.
\ man named Fitzgerald first "did
up one Bud Hoodenpyle and then
ran off with the latter's daughter,
whom lie married. IIoodcnpyle then
mad his new son-in-law arrested for
felonious assault All this took place
III DcHL county.
Near Pevely. on the 18th inst, Ellis
Burri>, aged II. got into quarrel
with Monroe Hanks, aged 20. and
struck him on the head with hoe.
Burris was arrested and is now in Jail.
Hanks skull was broken by the blow
and some of his brains oozed out, but
it is said there is chance for his recov-
cry.
Wm. Emo, aged 81. was struck by a
train at Tanning, Crawford County,
! Oh the 18th inst, and died from the
injuries received shortly after. On
| the old mans person was found S393.-
30 in currency and a hank book show
ing that he had en- deposit in an
East St Louis bank the sum 0 $1,000.
Emo wss walking from East ST. Louis
to Springfield, Mo-. when killed.
| Au5g johnson u negro of Greenwood
Valley, was shot and killed Saturday,
the 18th inst, about & p. IN. while
riding horseback along stie public
road up tho valley just across the Rey-
nolas county line. He vas riding
with VIM. Beavers when shot. Some
ene secreted in the bushes.at the road.
fred the fatal shot. He was shot
a5out year ago, but not seriously. 1t
I4eoks like he Should have needed the
rning.-Piedmont Banner.
! A short time ago Dave Weningel
-and Thomas Vessels, living near Mar
rluand. each married the daughter OF
the other. Dave married Ida Vessel
daughter of Thomas, and Thomas
married Daisy Weninger, daughter OF
Dave. What is tire relationship Of
the parties aad what relation to each
/, family will any children bsrn to them
bear? Dave and Thomas are each son
] in-law to the other. Daisy and Ida
!, are each sten-mother and daughter
l;n-law to the other. Daisy's children
twill be half brother or sister to Ida
who will alsa be their step-grand-
.nother. Also her boys wiz be broth
eer-jn-laws to Dave, ,theirgrand-father by
,.eason of being Of the half blood will
ada, their step-grandmotier The
children of Ida and Daisy will be re
lated to each 0ther-h0W! HNill some
oae please explain? We are muddlel
aed confused aEd will have to leave
TIE solution of this perp!exits to some
one more competent. -f'redet Ektowf
Dem News.
s;exumnn sOldter<' Toothbrush Drill.
Ike German military Medical Alaga-
zine ;,leads in the interests of the COM
mullSty for moze careful supersi sion
Of the teeth of soldiers. A military doc
tor has collected material from his own
regimeat, and finds that 1000 men has: e
among them 1850 decayed teeth. Onsy
l64 men asere found with all their teeth
intact. She use of the toothbrush is
one of the duties of every soldier, But.
as this officer maintains. the tooth
brush is employed for any purpose ex-
.ept to keep the teeth clean. He there
fore suggests that superior officers
should pay more attention to this point.
and insist on the noncoms. seeing that
the toothbrushes are used, for their
destined purpose. He further pro.
poses that a certain number of young
dentists who are serving their year
should be supplied with instruments
and look after their comrades' teeth