Potosi journal., 1909-02-17

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the Henderson p:ecint.-Ironton Reg.
lister.
Mrs. Nelson's Entertainment.
The entertainment given in Potosi
on last Friday evening by Mrs. G. 0.
Nelson OF Farmington, under the
auspices OF the Woman's Mission
Society Of the Presbyterian church,
was regarded as rare musical treat
by all present. and d reminder that II
our people watch for these good
things. it is not necessary to leave our
city to see and hear the best cultivat-
ed talent. Mrs. Nelson has wonder
fully sweet anc effective voice. The
interpretive reader accompanying her,
Miss Bobbie Pipkin, also Of Farming
ton, was as fire in her line as Mrs.
| Nelson was in the musical role. By
, no means an easy part in the perform
| ance Was rendered by Miss Maude
| Smith, as pianist, and Miss Clara
! Hall, as organist. A pretty fair au-
| dience was present. and the financial
| returns from the entertainment were
fairly satisfactory to its promoters.
Mr.. Arthur NJ. Riehl was in St.
the latter part Of last week.
Miss Ida Franklin of Undinc
was Potosi visitor last week.
Miss Ava Cresswell returned to
her home in Nandalia, ILL.,. Tues
day.
Judge E. L. Everso!e made a
business trip to St. Louis this
week.
Mir. and Mrs. f. W. McFadlen
spent Sunday last with relatives at
Hopewell.
! Lucy, the infant daughter of
DR.. and Mrs. J. p. Townsend, is
seriously i'll with pneumonia.
| Grandma O'Mara is quite i'll at
the home of her son, Mr.. Eugene
lO'Mara, with an attack of asthma.
| Mr.. aud Mrs. n. F. Robinson
and son, Elvin, spent the past
week with relatives in Victoria,
Mo.
! Mr.. W. A. Randolph, travelling
express auditor for the Iron
Mountain R'y was in potosi Mon
day.
| Come out ana listen to the trials
and tribula!ions of the Whole
Dahm Family at tie Opera House,
February 22d.
Mrs. George Loomis of Bel
grade spent few days of the past
week with her son, Prof. o. l..
Loomis in Potosi.
Among our renewals the past
week are Joseph Wigger and d.
NJ. Gregory, Potosi; J. M. Ram
sey. Sunlight; G. NJ. Howell, St.
Louis.
We are pleased to learn that Mr..
Arthur Sloan of Belgrade, who has
been seriously i'll for some time, is
now fairly on the road to re-
covery.
Owing to the crowded condition
Of our columns with legal and
other advertising, we have been
compelled to omit several com.
munications.
Mr.. W. A. Russell and family
attended the funeral of Mr.. Rus.
sells mother to day at Belleview,
Mo-, who died II, her home there
Tuesday at an advanced age.
| We publish the docket for the
March term OF circuit court in this
issue. 1t is a very light docket,
| with no criminal cases of any con
sequence aud us few civil cases al
have ever appeared en- the docket
of this court.
! W. 3. Compton, Frank Bus1
and Charles Mckinnon, who have
been prospecting in Peru Diggings
about mile and half southwest
Of Potosi. one day last week struck
lead at a depth of 26 feet. BY
Monday night the miners had
penetrated the vein TO depth OF
, five feet without passing through
it. The find is regarded as the
, biggest discovery of lead since the
famous lind in the Casey diggings
some years ago. The pew pros
| pect is about a quarter ola mile
south of the Casey d,ggings. We
congratulate the owners of the