Potosi journal., 1914-03-25

Miss Zelma Crump spent Sunday
last with her parents at Palmer.
Mr.. \. l.. Thorpe Of De Soto visited
| friends here the first of this week.
Roy Clymer Of Steelville, Mo-, was
a Potusi visitor the first Of the week.
| Mr.. Louis Bean of Latty made a
| business trip to st. Louis Saturday.
| Mr.. and Mrs. II. \. Lucy of Bis
| marck were Potosi visitors Tuesday
night.6
| John Devine has a new, four-room
| dwelling under way in the east end of
town.
Mr.. f. V, Paul of Tiff WAS visitor
at this Office Monday and paid the
printer.
Miss Z. hazel Boyer will accept pu-
pills in pastel and water rcolorpainting.
Phone 20.
Miss Nan Castleman OF st. Louis
spent few days with homefolks the
past week.
| We pay cash only for eggs and
poultry OF all kinds. Breckenridge
Produce CO.
Mrs. w. A. Cooper and daughter
visited relatives in Harmony Town
ship the past week.
Mrs. jeff Higginbotham and little
| son of Indian Creek were Potosi visit
ors the first of the week.
Three Republican candidates for
county Office have so far announced.
| Only one Democrat is out.
1t is unlawful for hogs to roam up
on our streets, yet the hogs persist in
breaking the ordinance.
Mrs. r. Q. Alice and daughter, Le-
ona, returned home last Saturday from
weeks visit in St. Louis.
The Federal Lead Co. has twenty
diamond drills at work over in st.
Francois County, prospecting.
The De Soto Press reports "crime
wave" in that burg, numerous robber-
les having occurred there lately.
The thermometer dropped below
zero last Friday morning, an unusu-
ally low degree for this time of the
year.
Mrs. Stanley Nichols and children
returned home last Wednesday from
an extended visit to relatives in Indi-
ana.
Mr.. Charles Balmer of St. Louis,
representing the Baldwin Piano Com
pany, was visitor at this Office Mon
day.
Col. H. A. Haeussler of St. Louis
was here Tuesday, returning to the
city after visit to his Clear Greek
farm.
Men are now wearing feathers in
their hats, but let us hope that will be
the limit OF their trying to copy femi-
nine fashions.
Rev. ]. w. Worsnop, presiding ell
der, will conduct the services at the
Methodist church next Sunday morn
ing and evening.
Spring was officially inaugurated
last Saturday, but gave no evidences
of the fact that she was performing the
duties of her Office.
Mrs. Luther Crow died at the home
at Algire, and was buried Wednesday
at the old Crow graveyard on the Ben
Crow farm. sullivan News.
A new mayor and two aldermen are
to be elected at the coming city cleo
ton. There is some talk OF putting |
"Bob" Alice over for mayor.
Rev. F. ]. Rinkel and son, George, |
left one day last week for Florida. to
land proposition there,
with view to locating in that state.
We call attention to the announce
ment of Parke NJ. Banta Of Bergman
as candidate for the Republican
for Prosecuting Attorney.
DR.. W. A. Metcalf, well-known
and prominent citizen OF Steelvllle,
died ON March 18th, at hospital in st.
Louis. He had been declining for
several years.
Mrs. Lucinda Bean, widow OF the
late John Bean, of Caledonia, died on
March 18th at the home Of her sister.
Mrs. Maggie Hardin, OF Bonne Ierre.
She was in her 18th year.
Mr., H. S. Bryan and j. j. Deciue
# Belgrade we're in Potosi Monday.
MIR. BRYAN took out letters OF admins
trntion on the estate OF his father, the