Potosi journal., 1912-05-01


at O'Maras, every day.
Homegrown garden truck is going |
to be late this season.
Ar. J, NJ. Jalnison of Irondale was
on our streets last Monday morn
ing
Fresh vegetables and strawberries
Saturday next at Mrs f. \. Mar
phys.
Prof. o. L. Loomis and family vis-
tied kindred at Belgrade last Sun
|day.
The big, county spelling-match will
be held in Potosi next Friday after
noon.
Mr.. VIM. c. johnson of Belgrade
was a caller at this office on Wed
nesday last.
None Of our citizens seem inclined
more concrete walks.
Needles for all disc talking ma
chimes, finest quality, 300 for % cents.
at Abraham Najims.
The Southeast Missouri Medical As
sociation will hold its annual meeting
at Pennington on May 80.
Last spring it was so dry that farm <
ers could not getany planting done
and this spring it is too wet.
Mrs Nelson and daughter, Miss
| Louise. of Blue island, H., are vis-
itors at the home ofMr. j. Q. Long.
! Rev. and Mrs. f. I. Adams OF
St. Louis are visitors OF the home
of Mrs Adams parents, Mr.. and .Irs.
II. f Flank, of this plaH.
Hon. W. II. Evens of HopeweIl, the
present Representative from tins
county, will, it il reported, be cam
l
didate for reelection this year.
| A spcial meeting of Brown Chap
ter, No. 800, O. r. S, will be held
Thursday evening, May I'd Officers
land members are requested to at
ltend.
| The Journal is little short on To-
cal news this week on account OF
the extra work imposed on US III
getting out the financial statement
of the county.
We hope the new city administration
is not going to be lax onenforcing the
hog law, but it looks like it from the
| frequency with which porkerS are
roaming the streets of late.
| Among our renewals the past week
are VIM. c. Johnson, Belgrade; K.
E. Hutchings, ADAM. and Mrs. l..
w. Bean, Irondale. G. w. Mctiee,
Farmington, Mo-, is new reader of
| the Journal.
| The Annual Conference Meeting Of
the Women's Home and Foreign Mis-
| sionary Society OF the St. Louis Con-
| ference will be held at Jackson, Mo-,
May 81. Rev. and Mrs. J. K. Bu!ling-
ton of Potosi will attend.
| Rev. VIM. X. Tetley, financial sec
retary Of Marvin College at Frederick
town, will preach at the Methodist
church here Sunday at 1l:00 AIN. and
lSp.m. Let everyone who possibly can
attend these services.
J. K. BURLINGTON.
| Although in some instances the
prospects of good wheat crop has
been reported fair, the latest reports
from the county generally indicate
| that the outlook as a whole is far
from promising. The main cause Of
this crop failure is the severe freez-
| ing of the sp1outing wheat last Nov-
tember.
| Mr. J W. MallOw of Concord town
ship was a visitor at this office last
Monday to have the address Of his
paper charged from Frankclay TO
| EopeWell lie says Big River, which
te has to cross to get to the post
office at lH.ankclay, is past fording
50 often tha: he has had much dill
| ficLlty III getting mis- mail
County Treasurer n. F. Robinson,
accompanied by his son, Norman, left
this morning for Hot Springs, where
Mr.. Robinson will try the baths for
the benefit of his health He stated
before leaving, that he would rroba-
bly, announce his candidacy fer re-
election on his return from the
Springs. His many friends hope to
see him fully restored to health as
the result of this trip.
This locality was visited by a
windstorm last Thursday night be
tween nine and ten O'Clock that was
almost a cyclone, but no serious
damage was done. A number o. trees
were blown down and branches twist
ed Off of others Some of the states
on the court house roof were strip