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Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-10-16
SALE UNDER DEED OF
TRUST.

Whereas, Walter F. Issrigg and
Della NJ. lsgrigg, his wife, by their
certain deed of trust. dated the Sth
day of August, 1911. and recorded i'll
the Office OF the recorder of deeds
cand mortgages for the county of
Washington and state of Missori, in
look \. at page l9S, conveyed to j
=. EoG2t. as trustee, the real estate
hereinafter described, with the i'm
proNenien1s thereon, to secure the pay
ihent OF a certain prOmniisory uotc,
in said deed of trust described: and
whereas said note is now due and re-
mains unpaid foreclosure isinSiit itut-
ed and, whereas it is stipulated in
said deed of trust that in the
event from any cause of the said
trustee, J. E Godat, to ac: in these
proceedings ,and he has refused to
act), the then acting sheriff o: Wash
fngton county. Missouri. shall be sub
stitutcd.
Now, therefore, at the request of
the legal holder Of said note. l. the
undersigned sheriff OF Washington
county. Missouri, in pursuance with
the provisions Of said deed oI trust
will proceed to sell the property do
scrihed III said deed of trust as fol-
lows: The northeast quarter OF the
northe asst quarter Of section thirtyt%0 .
and the north half of the northeast
quarter Of section twenty-nine l29}
one % west. containing 120 acres,
all lying and being in the county Of
Washington andstate of Missouri, on
Saturday, November 9th, 1912,
between the hours of nine o'clock in
the forenoon and five O'Clock in the
afternoon Of that day. at the court
house door. in the city OF PotOsi,
at public vendue, to the
highest bidder, for cash in hand, for
the purpose of satisfying said note
and TIE costs of executing this trust.
first giving twenty days notice by
publication of the date and terms of
said sale.
l.. w CASEY,
Sheriff OF Washington county, Mis-
souri. acting trustee
October IA, 1912.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-10-16

Practically every cherry tree in
town is in full bloom. an unusual
sight for this season of the year
Bert Barrett was elected city col
lector for Bismarck at a speRial cleo
ton held last Wednesday.
Joe McSpaden of Kansas was here
last Wednesday. enroute to Hopewell
to visit his parents
Walter Evens OF De Soto was a
Bismarck visitor Thursday last
Mrs ]. H. Fisher of Caledonia Wis
tied at the home CT Mr.. Cyrus Dent
the past week.
Dahney tmboden of Caledonia is
reported dangerously sick at the home
OF his daughter, Mrs. Walter South
e:land. e. this place.
over iUo Thousand dollars is to be
81 cnt this month in road improve
lr"1.t within two miles of Bismarck.
Nc+srs I'd and Louis Johnson and
Frank Hays OF Belgrade shipped two
car loads OF cattle 20 the St. Louis
market HonI this point last Thurs
d@y
, Mr> " + Fife left Friday last
/ t"r an "<t,r,ied isit to her daugh-
I t IS IN Texas
. Mr. ! |, Na.ein OF Latty visited
i friends here Saturday.
MIS- Henry C.r1 ;aman Of Irondale
visited relatives hero Saturday..
| Mrs j. |. Eaton visited Caledonia
! SAt'tr ill t" assist III constituting Ty-
! re Lodge charter Ord@r of the East
e Sal
! Ben II Griffith Of 5; ouis spent
Sunday here. He is engaged in plat
ting lands between Irondale and Lead
wood. which is being sold to ac-
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-10-16

The reelection Of President
Taft would not mean that the Re
publican party had rendered
weak -kneed submission TO the
bosses who dictated his nomina
ton at Chicago last summer,
The Republican party is bigger
than Mr.. Taft, it is bigger than
the leaders Of the party who in
sisted that Mr.. Taft should have
a chance to secure aSccOnd term
regardless of what the real feel
ing in the party may have been
at the time he was nominated
The Republican party is bigger
in it's service to the American
people than any political division
of the country that has ever held
the governmenta! power, what
ever may be said Of the subser
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-10-16
SHERIFF'S SALE UNDER school,
FUND MORTGAGE.

By virtue Of an order of sale, dated
from the office OF the Clerk of the
County Court Of Washington county.
and to ne directed. in favor Of Wash
ington county, Missouri, to the use Of
school township 36. range east, ard
81 hool township -. range west.
OF said county. ard against Peter S
Coleman, as PRINCIPAL and NJ. A.
casey and ] =. Boyer, as surcties:
and. whereas. to secure the payment
Of >.0u.oo borrowed by the said Pc
ter :. Coleman OF the aforesaid school
funds. ana GhG interest thers on the
said Peter S. Coleman "Yecutod 4
mort gage on the eth day o. MAY,
1893. to Washington county. Missouri,
conveying tho real estate hereinafter
described. which mortgage was duly
recorded in Book K, at page 1856, re
cords OF Washington county. hiissour
aud, VII -cas. default has been made
in the payment of the principal and
the interest thereon. amounting to
*"43.@0. Nov, therefore, il cCmrii-
Anca With tho order of sale = afCresaid
viii sell tlr following tracts o;
land. in said n.cgf gage described. at
he ErCut ao0r of the court house, in
tho city OF fOt"a.- county ri Washing
t9i4. Missouri. 10. Wit: All lot II ot
III, Old Mines concession IN toN nsEii
-. range ; ana 8 east, executing -
acres conveyed =, tho last "ilI and
testament of Adrian Coleman. ac-
ceased, to ATa Agnes BOYER also
Il
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-10-16

The IRON Mountain Railway Co is
making extensive Improvements .on
the main line here, widening I'll,
grade and laying new steel rails The
company has also reopeneu. its arav-
Il pit here, and everybody that wants
70 work has a Job at good wages.
Why should anybody want to see a
change i'll the times when such CON
ditions prevail generally? Are not
the farmers enjoying the most pros
porous times they ever had?
CAPT ". II. Eyens OF Hopewell.
Republican candidate for Representa-
tive Was in lrOndale this week.
Wm. c. Martin has resumed his du-
ties as station agent here, after Il
thirty days vacation. which he spent
III the west.
The citizens Of this tow nsi1ip are
making an effort to build good roads
from here to the lead belt The sur
veying WAS done last week.
The Big I;.1er Lead 60 is n;.Ying
some of its lands III this Vicinity plat
ted in small tracts, with a view to
inducing actual settlers to purchase
these tracts
Judge and Mis-. q. 5 Martin OF Sun
light spcnt several DAYS i'll irondaie
he 1,-.Et y nrI, IicItir>o rEGir ti4uph
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-10-16
State Pays High for Clerks S
Horseshoe Game.

Jefferson City, Oct. ll.--If the Re
publcans are successful his cleo
ton they probably will take imnle-
diate steps to reduce the rumber of
clerks now on the pay roll at t
state capital to Il number consistent
with the efficient handling of the
states business.
The presentDenCcratic officials ad-
ded number of clerks and stenoG-
raphers when they took office four
years ago. The state auditor put
| two extra clerks, who annually cosj
the taxpayers $3,600 The secretary
of state created the office of "utiI-
| ity clerk for his daughters which
sets the taxpayers back $500 year
| He also employed At times special
clerks The attorney general put OF,
two extra Stenographers at an annual
salary of s22S0. and then created a
| Job for "a Pike County lawyer. who
costs the people s1500 a year. Here
is a total of 1880 There are two
extra clerks in the state treasurer
office, who cost the people $1,000 q
year,
These extra clerks and stenographG
for the Democratic state Officers an
nually cost the people 81, $50, ant
this is not counting extra employes
of the secretary of state.
The clerks have Sc little to do tC
occupy their time that it is 10 un
usual sight to sre four $500 clerk:
Iengaged in the strenuous game o
pitching horse shoes during office
hours This game runs almost contir
'ually every afternoon.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-10-16
AGAINST SINGLE TAX.
Editor Journal: =:

W iIdt NOuiu De' tIie
state Of affairs in Il commonwealth
of over 1900. coo homeless per.
sons: Home is the grandest o1
all Institutions. Home makes
til, man. 4 man who in the
stru-s sleS Of life has no home tC
retire TO. in fact, or in memory,
is without iife's best rewards
and hfe'S best defenca>.
Then why should We vote for
t'4e >iugla-tax: Let Us hear the
exact s, l'd> Of Henry George,
the ori 2:E}tor Of the singh Tax:
:-'A lnu>t therefore su bstitute
for tie Individual ownership of
land a euliiulou ownership. In
nothing else iS the slightest
/ hope, We mast make land com
mon property We may safely
leave hem ,he Shell. il we take
the kernel. We already take
some RENT i'll tHSat!1n We have
only to make some changes in
our modes 81 taNa1ion TO taxi it
all.
If the taxes are 20 be so heavy
/ TO. 4
Whor" VIII the home go: 1t
would vanish rs q piece of ice be
fore Il July sun. Besides. the
homo owners are the stay Of the
nation. If The farmer fai.s.
everything must cease.
It is estimated that taxes will
| be a. least three. dollars an acre.
just think fora nlinutn of the
Ith0GSalu:' Of acres in the county
that Woult: scarcely sell for that
much. much less afford that
much taxes. Then ii the unin-
| proved farms canuOt afford that
much. II IL rNlcCnL t!Iat the i'm
proved trims must make up the
deficiency. and the W h o g
thing viii De sold for taxes and
the owner must work for what
ever he can GET or 90 20 another
St3tetu ,"gin again. That is alb
SolUtN dr>potjsm to undermine q
man : 'lume 70 support the state.
Again. they propose to abolish
all limitations and. if they choose,
can 'nAilr It tive or even fifty dol
lars on the 800 valuation. Isl
there any Rcpublcanism about
such: No. it is despotism. the
very thing that caused the settle-
mp:it OF the ntW world.
w.. >n t wealth wealth. no matter
in what form it is: Then why
should We exempt licenses. taxes
on banks. money, stocks. bonds, |
buildings, mOnopolieS. trusts
and all personal property: For
instance. a $4,000 store building
with Il $4,000 stock of goods |
would be diSrCgarded and the |
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-10-16

Secretary of State Con. Roacl'
sran the expenses Of his office
higher by 50, 1863. Il in 1uree years
and nine months than it cost un-
der his Republican predecessor.
John M. Swanger, for (; full four
wears term. Roach has one OF
his many reasons. >" a daughter,
in his Office pay role at II salary
$500 year. This is Il fair
sample of Democratic economy.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-10-16

Candidate Wilson has said
SINCE his nomination that it is
idle to hold that modern indus
trialism can be returned TO a sys-
TEN Of general competition, yet
that is just what the party that
has nominated him claims in its
platform it can accomplish II
placed in power. Protection is
Unconstitutional" free trade is
the remedy y, says the Democratic
platform, that Will relieve US OF
the trusts and cut down the cost
of living. But We have been al
through this repeatedly, to the
nations SORROW. Why should
we try it again:
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-10-16
The proposition to make the

The proposition to make the
school text books use! III Mis-
souri, with convict labor is not
new with tie Republican party
David \. Ball, who is a Demo
.crat of long standing and muclI
virtue. introduced a bill in the
Missouri senate back in loe1 and
it was passed in that branch OF
the legislature by Democratic
votes. Don't forget the Demo,
Gratis have, until now, always
taken great pride in the way
they farmed out the convict Labor
in competition with free labor.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-10-16
SHER'FF"S SALE UNDER school
FUND MORTGAGE

Hy 'itu" OF IN d'der of sale. dated
the 10Th DAY OF October, 1871. issued
from the Office of the Clerk OF the
| County Court of WASHINGTON county
ana 10 nfe directed, IN tavcr OF Wasn-
lngton county, Missouri. 70 the use
OF school township 3t. range 3 east
and school townships So and IS range
east. and against Peter S. Coleman
as principal, and Alcx. harrison, Nj
a. Casey and " +. Hunter as sure
! ties; and. whereas. to secure the nav
ment OF $1,000 borrowed by The said
Peter :. Cole of the aforc said school
funds, and the interest thereon the
SAID Peter 5. Coleman executed a
mortgage on the LIST day OF May. 1899,
to Washington county. Missouri, con-
NeHlng the real estate hereinafter
described, which mortgage Was duly
recorded in Book X, at page u, re-
cords of Washington county, Missou-
RI: anG, whereas, default has been
made in the payment OF the princi-
pal and intcre ST thereon, amounting
toS14f9.G1 Now, therefore. in COM
pliarCe with the order of sale afore-
said. viii sell the following tracts
'of land. in said mortgage described.
at the front door Of the court house.
in the ci,y Of Potosi, county of Wash
|ington. Missouri, to-wit: All lot -,
Spanish Grant No. 2o66, Old Mines
concession, except 40 acres off the
west end of said lot. lying and being
in Washington county. Missouri, on
Thursday, the 18th day OF November,
1872, between the hours of nine
o'clock Iii. and live O'Clock pm.
Of that day, and during the session
of the county court of said county,
for the purpose Of satisfying said
mortgage and interest, and the costs
OF executing the aforesaid order.
LAWRENCE w. CASEY,
Sheriff of NaShinpfnn County Mo
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-10-16

Don't owe look the fact that
Cong essman Hensiey is Il free
trader in lead and tiff as we'll a.,
in commodities not produced in
this district. He is i Wrecker
Of home Industries WHY vote
for such a Inan:
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-10-16

Candidate Wilson, says that if
the Democrats are successful in
the coming election they will give
the country Il cnange. The re
mark is entirely superhuous.
We all know what will happen.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-10-16

A Russian scientist claims it
will not be many years before
we will be drawing onr food from
the air \ good many people
are already getting Their living
from mot air.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-10-16

Our Democratic friends have
no qualmS over stolen represent
alton on u disfrancEli,ed vote, but
it il, Il cr..ne il their cles icr
Republicans t. ak for II repre-
sentation fairly based upon the
voting division of the t"o parties.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-10-16

A ST. Louis 'cIairvoyant' ad
vertises that in 19l | he located
five buried treasures for other
people, Yet he does this business
80 cents per. Clairvoyants are
singularly unscltish people, any
one else would go and dig up
those buried treasures for him
self
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-10-16

For PresIdent:
WILLIAM H. TAFT.
For Vice President:
JAMES S. SHERMAN.
For Governor:
JOHN {. MCKINLEY.
For Lieutenant--Governor:
HIRAM LLOYD
For Secretary OF State:
JAMES j. ALFOKD.
For State Auditor:
GREEN B. GREER
For State Treasurer:
DANIEL H. HOEFER.
For Attorney-General:
JAMES H MASON.
For Railroad Commissioner:
| EDWARD &. MARSH.
| For Supreme Judge, Division No. J.
STEPHEN S. BROWN.
For Supreme Judge, Division No >:
CHARLES A. DENTON.
JOHN kENNISH.
For Judge st. Louis Court o. Appcal
WILLIAM DEE BECKER.
For Congress:
S. G. NIPPFR.
For Representative
WILLIAM II. EVENS
For County Judge, First District:
PATRICK H. WARD,
For County Judge, Second District:
s. V EYE.
For Prosecuting Attorney:
WILLIAM 4. COOPER.
For Sheriff:
CHARLES H. QUEEN
For Assessor:
HENRY l.. SMITH.
For Treasurer:
NORMAN F. ROBINSON.
For Surveyor:
X. E. IiUTCIlINGS.
For luulic Administered, +:
IcijN +. EVANS.
tTor Coroner:
\OHMAN WHITE.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-10-16

OF that day. and during the session
Oh ne county court of said county.
Tor The purpose of satisfying said
mortgage ard Interest. and the costs
OF executing the aforesaid order.
LAWRENCE W CASEY
Sheriff OF Washington County. Mo
October -, l9lz.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-10-16
Sheriff of Washington County, Mo

If you have young children you hav
perhaps noticed that disorders of the
stomach are their most common all
ment To correct This YOU will find
Chamberlain Stomach and Liver Tai
lets excellent. They are easy to
take, pleasant and mild and gentle in
effect For sale by all dealers.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-10-16
Stony Lot Hog Sale.
Medium Type
POldnd-ChindS
AT Farm, 5 Miles South of
Pennington.
SATURDAY, OCT. 26, 1912,
Beginning at 10 4. NJ,

Beginning at 10 4. NJ,
- Of Oar Best SDring and Sum.
mer Pigs.
| These are all our own breeding
There are twelve boars and thirteen
soWs in the lot, all fine yonng ami
mails, sired by Bonneville Chief. the
| first premium boar at the Farming
ton Fair, out of sows that were
shown in the herd that also took
first premium at this fair.
We also OTTER at public sale at the
above time ard place some other
stock and some farm machinery
For further information call on q.
address Jno. d. Rioll, Superintendent,
STONY ltr STOCK 90.
Breeders OF Pure Bred Hereford
Cattle and Poland China Hogs.
tual settlers practically as fast as
the surNeyts are made.
The graders on tn neew railroad a!e
moving things along these days ana
are now half a mile over the county
line in Washington county 4 new
crew OF graders has been organized
in the Mansan neighborhood and IT
ports have it that grading work wlil
be commenced at Caledonia Very aoun.
running in this direction.
Mrs j. r. TlOmuSOu is \ k;Git iup
relatives at Arcadia this week.
Lee Hent had the misfortune 10
shoot Off two toes rom his right foot
while out hunting last Saturday lie
was carried home by three colnpan-
ions and Dr. Eaton dressed the i'll
jury, which is quite severe.
recover.
VIM. Schulz WAS Il business visitor
in POtosi the first of this We L.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-10-16

No enc contends the Demo
cratic party is any more intelli-
gent in governmental ability than
its party emblem signifies.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-10-16

Perhaps when the world 5
base ball championship has been
decided the apathy in politics
will take a rear seat.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-10-16

viency Of some Of its leaders to
t le big privlledged interests. 1t
is big enough and veriie enough
Sill to make it the party upon
which hope can be based will
confidence that to intruSt it with
continued power it can and
VIII serve thc best interests of
the nation better than any other
Of the existing parties, their pre-
tensions to the contrary nOtWit n
Stancing. It is so big ana re-
courSefHl that it will purge itself
of the evil Influences that have
sought TO dominate it and rise
purer and mi4htier than ever.
1t can even sta defeat better
than the nation can stand it's ue-
feat. The purity of its purposes
lies in the hearts and cOnScienceS
of the humble members of the
rank ard file. not in the motives
of men who have sought to use
it for 4 selfish purpose. Mr..
Taft can be re- elected with safety
to the country, for he has seen
enough Of the true and virtuous
feeling Of the party that he will
bend to the popular will in his
second term. A vote for Taft
will mean a vote more for the
Republican party than for the
leaders of the party. a vote for
Taft will be a vote for the only
party that will give the Ameri-
can people government and pros
perlty at the same time.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-10-16

When YOU have cold %on Wat
the best medicine 0htaiDalle 20 as to
curf it with az lIttlc DELAY as pcsS.-
BILE iicre is druggists opinion:
'"I have sold Chamberlain $ Cough
Remedy for fiftccn >ra.a.' says.
Enos LoiIar ol Saratoga. Ind and
i consid,r it he best on the nlar-
ket," For sole iy dealers.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-10-16
ROOSEVELT SHOT.
Would-be Assassin Attemps
Life of Colonel at Milwaukee.

An attempt was made to as
sdSslnatc Colonel Roosevelt, al
Milwaukee, last Monday evening
AS h left his hotel and seated
himself in an automobile to be
taken to the auditorium where
he Was to speak that evening a
man in the crowd standing hV
fired Il pistol IT him. The bullet
struck the Colonel in the right
side of the chest and penetrated
four inches. but without touch
ing Il vital organ. His asSailant
was caught at once, before he
could fire again, and gave his
name as John Shrank, of New
Ol'k. II" appears to be Il crank
who had been following Colonel
Roosevelt around for some time
seeking an opportunity to kill
him. Shrank gave as his reason
for the shooting thai a man seek
.ng to be President third term
ought 10 be shot.
The Colonel escaped undoubt-
ed fatal in jury from the fact that
the bullet had partly spent its
iorrc in passing through a spec
taclc case and jull OF manuscript
N the pOc,et Of his Overcoat.
InH Colonel, not WitlIstHnding
his injury. ;oo'l the attempt upon
his lie cooly, and procee ded to
auditorium and delivered his
speech to the waiting crowd He
i, now 1t the Mercy Hospital in
Chicago receiving treatment and.
unic>s complications set in. his
earl" recovery is expected.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-10-16
$l.OO Per Annum.

Protective tariff cuts into
wages first of all. and that is the
cut that goes deepest and hurts
the most
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-10-16
NOTICE OE LETTERS,

Notice is hereby given that letters
testaHentary on the estate of John =.
Patterson, deceased were granted the
undersigned by the probate court
Of Washington county, Missouri. on
the l6tn day of September. 1912.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit
the same to the undersigned for al
loWance, within six months from the
date OF said letters. or they may be
precluded from any benefit 0: said
estate, and if such claims are no.
exhibited within one year from the
date Of the last insertion Of this pub
licat.on they shall he forever barred.
Dated this cath day Of .+eptombtv.
1912
{. L PATTERSON
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-10-16

O 7 PATTERSON.
Administrator of d. estate Gf fohI
+. Iattei son, deceased
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-10-16
REPUBLICAN TICKET.

For President:
WILLIAM II. TAFT
For Vice President.
JAMES S. SHERMAN.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-10-16
Bismarck

Caledonia, Mo.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-05-11

bunting. eaa
The electrical fountains with their
ever-changing color scheme make one
of the most attractive electrical displays
ever Witnessed at an industrial EXPOSE
ton. There are two of these fountains
In the main hall and one in the garden
at the rear of the armory.
Scattered throughout the armory and
running through the shrubbery of all'the
potted plants are brightly-colored cleo
trical bulbs. which give the effect OF
flowers blossoming on the shrubbery.
Among the concerns closely identified
with the electrical world having displays
at the exposition are General Electric
Company, the Westinghouse Electric and
Manufacturing Company, the crocker.
Wheeler Company. the Sprague Electric
Works. the Public Service Electric Com
pany. the Lansden Company. the Allan.
tic Vehicle Company, Bell Electric Motor
Company, the Newark Electrical Supply
Company, the Driver Harris Company, the
Beaver Engineering Company and Scott
Electrical Company.