Potosi journal., 1904-02-17

Rev. =. II. l. tha ret net tome
last Saturday fro y ,its lip. to Hot
SpVjngs.
Mr.. and Mr.. A1u;ia Cole returned
home fro oi ST. louis last Friday even
ing. AID were the recipients ~ q COW
bell ani ii,-pan >clenace later in the
eyanin..
We undcTst I'd wask VII lie begun
al once on the new stael wagon bridge
oyer B4etGn Creek at the Missouri
street crossing. TIE bridge complet-
ed will cost ten Or eleven hundre dol
lars.
MesstS. Jas. a. Shields and T.
A. Maxwell! made 2 real estate trade
last week by which Mr.. Maxwell ac-
quires the new cottage on Jefferson
street, recently built by Chas. w.
Shields, in exchange For his house
aud one acre OF land up on the creek
near the crossing. Mr.. Shields has in
turn sold the latter place to {. 2
MeI.aughlin. his son.in-law. who viii!
eocnpy it.
Mrs. Andrew Williams Of Citadel
while standing with her back t, an
open fire at her home accidentally
set fire to her clothing. and
but for the prompt work OF her hus-
band she would have barued to death.
Mr.. williams was very badly burned
about, the hands and wrists, while he
was tearing the burning clothing from
his wife. 1t will be some time before
he will be able to use his hands.
Rev. II. Whitehead oiliciatedat two
marriages last WedneSdayin the Cita.
del suburb Of Potos. AT three
o'clock he joined hlr. Firmin Smith
to Miss Julia Sanch.graw, and at sew
en o'clock Mr.. George Y. Weber to
Miss Ida a. Motley. The weddings
took place ut the respective homes Of
the brides. All are are worthy young
people and the journal trusts they
may have smooth sailing througg life.
Mr.. David A. Biagg OF Old Mine,
comes forward with the best ho. story
OF all. f1e claims lie started In In
January 1903 with four brood sows and
since then lie has sold 5000 pounds Of
PORK On foot at i! cents per pound, on
which he realized s21O; dressed 1850
pounds OF pork for his own use aud has
80 shOats, worth at least e. piece on
haud. Taking it all round the uatuy-
al increase fer one year Of tue four
sows has had value Of about S40O.
The Pittsburgh and Potosi Lead Co.
Of which Mt Edmond Casey is the To-
Cal manager, 50 the latter informs u.
has determined to take up its option
on the White lands in Old Mines and
| acq1Irc the title therein. We did not
learn what the purchase price is, but
| it Will run to pretty good figure, as
| a;.3 tiff properties in the county. THIS
company now owns the Casey mines
| hear Potosi, which are producing
! considerable lead ore.
The Leap Year Valentine party OH
last Saturday evsning proved to be au-
other Of those delightful social affair>
foc which the Twentieth Century ClaE
girls are becoming famoaS. The par
| ty was given at the Opera House,
" hieh was decorated for the occasion
| The tables were prettily decorated will
| festoons OF hearts and delicate greeG
vines. Delicious refreshments were
served. The games were appropriate
to The occasion, with hearts aud dart,
much In evidence. The youn. met
tried so be very lady like, and th'
young Ladies proved themselves adept:
iG the art Of entertaining.
The custom Of sending annonymou
Communications conveying sentiment
Of affection or riducule, and oftime
! scratching worse than the latter, OF
st. Valentines Day shows no dimu
tioH, IL our observation az postmaste
goes for ausht, for the postage re
ceipts show decided increase rather
than falling of Oh this account
The sending OF these MESA ges is no
confined to that day alone, but covers
period of six or seven days, beginnin
and ending with the transmission o
the so-cllled comic valentines. Con
fined to it's proper spirit the custom i
Il charming one, but like most things
il, has its abuses also.
Shooting Scrape Near Cadet.