Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1904-01-27

the loss Of his mare in the manner
described and tha, he had his
doubtS about the warn: but taking
n fresh cIlaw of Star and casting
an incredulcus glance at his son
and heir he went out into the night
air tc relieve his pcnt up feelings.
That WAS Il scorchcr, that sum,
mcr was, put in tncie Jim Gil
lam, as he -"t up and lit his lam
tesn to star, home: IL know it got
/ so hot that bad to drive my hogs
/ to the Meramcc and soak 'cm SO
| they would hold sIop: | can prove
that by Moot Mcmillan, he heard
me tell it before
IF you don't care boys" re-
marked the postmaster from be-
hind the general delivery, Il won't
believe those yarns And he vic
ionsly pos! marked couple of let
ter and wound up by Iickin" Il poor
! postage siamp--a two-centcr. that
had never done him any harm.
did YOU felIer5 fail down or
was You pushcd!" said Tom Turn
bough as be started for the door
! followed br the. crowd. Them
! feilcrs won't believe nothing, will
| they" remarked Geo. Scaggs as
filled his pipe with Dukes Mixture
and settled himself for Il smoke.
"Naw. replied Geo. Duncan,
''tney don't know the truth when
/ they hear it, As the honest min
crs filed ON, into the night there
was dead siIence--it WAS so still
yen might have heard a gum drop,
save the honest watch dogs bark
as he hayed the distant moon and
the soft strains of Jews harp on
the front porch where one of the
boys was Struggling with that
touching refrain--'' Mothers Teeth
Will Soon Fit Sister.
| understand that there will he
Song Service at the church in Pal
mer every Sabbath afternoon al
two o'clrci;, to which all are invit
ed.
! M:. Hunt of Pawtucket. Rhode
Island, who is interested in mining
properties in this county. has been
mere lately on Il tour os inspection.
"l'ickety, pickcty, my black
hen,
She lays eggs for gentlemen.
Yes. and eggs are twenty cents a
dozen out here and plenty of able
bodied hens Standing around doing
nothing.
Y great many hogs have been
dying il this vicinity lately and
lots of The folks are having or have
had hog killing time" See.
Mrs Man Compton and one of
Jesse Wilkinson children have
been very sick 1T Blunt but arc re-
ported as convalesccnt.
Mr.. George Compton, while on
a visit to relatives here WAS called
to Belgrade by the death of his son
Edward.
4 warm rain fell here during
W ednesday night and Thursday
not d hard rain, for no rain ever
fell softer or easier. and Friday
morning the snow was y inches
deep an the level. Taking into
consideration the wet condition of
the ground when it began showing
the fall must have been len or
twelve inches during the night.
Most of the miners in this vicin.
ity were compelled to suspend
operations during the recent wet
spell.
] note the marriage in Scott
county of Arthur Holiday to Min
erva Schultz. \ happy comhina-
tion. as YOU can but observe, for
she has got \. Holiday and he has
got his Nerve.
Rev. Doll Cole held services at
the church on Sunday evening. Il
the weather is favorable a series of
meetings will be held at Palmer
beginning about February l!th.
Mr.. Wheeling the mail carrier,
has succeeded to keeping up to
schedule time between here and
Potosi i'll spite Of the terrible con
iitiou of the road.
\ few turkeys, and occasionally
Il deer. are seen in the woods here
;abouts but they are very shy and
hard to bit.
LOVELY Mary.
iYOI KNOW WHAT NDT ARE
TAKING
When you take Groves Tasteie>s Chill
T'nnir hacaI,Sp the formnlI is plainly