Potosi journal., 1917-04-25

not taking home paper are deadany'
way, and their passing has no news
value.
i, Daniel Abbey, at one time resident
ol Potosi, died at the home OF his son'
John Abbey. in st. Louis on April 'o'
at the age OF 81 years. The remains
we're inferred at DeSoto on Tuesday t
las. week.
A couple oi italian fruit dealers over
nj Flat River were each fined $500 and
costs the other day for selling cider
with a "spike" init. They plead iG'
norance ol the law and have Appealed
to the circuit court.
understa nd the school board has
under advisenaent a proposition I"
build another addition to the public
school building. is onlya yea. or
two that we got through paying forthe
last addition and now tho rooms are
again overcrowded. Mr.. D. +. Strayer
is now getting up plans and estimates
for the proposed addition, which, II
adopted, will mean that the people
will be required to vote the money Tor
the improvement.
The county boards OF equalization
in this section pubiis h ed their reports
in the county papers, as customary,
except in this county. Here the
board beat the papers out OF some reg
ular business to save the county son e
| money. The bill, had the report been
published, would have come to fifteen
or twenty dollars. This saving, for
there probably will not be any others
in the general expenses Of the county
during the year, will, we cheerfully
admit, 60 lar towards lifting the
the county out OF TIE bog OF ten
thousand dollars inde btedness.
John Ball has been appointed branch
chairman G! the National Military
Training Camp Association. He is
expected to interest y ur young men in
taking a course in military training
at the government training camp at
Fort Riley, Kan, this summer. John,
who Is SOD of Mr.. II. {. Bell OF this
place, ,ook this course last summer
a, training camp In New York. He
| is prepared to recruit men OF good rep.
u.atiou and adequate .ducatiod, be.
tween the ages Of u and II years, for
the officers reserve corps. Blank en-.
| listn mt forms may be cttained from
him.
y $50
Mr.. A. Motion OF ST. Louis was a
visitor at this otllce Monday. The
object o! his visit to PQtosi, he in
iormed US, was to interest our youths
in enlistin9 in the L. s. Marine Ser
vice. Mr. Molten has served eight
in this service, retirin with an hen
orab!e discharge and a fine record
about year ago On the declaration
Of war by this country against Ger
many be i'm ncdiately Offered his ser.
vices - his country. aud was assign
ed to the recruiting department oi the
Marine Serviye, ocated in st. Louis.
Ills woEk viii! lie in this section W
Missouri ard he vii! visit the different
towns. including Potoii, at intervals
Of eLou.tyo weeks. He says that he
regard the Mafnfs a most attractive
arm OF Uncle SANS EililaIy SERVICE
tyr a Young rian to enlist in, as it al.
lords oIe an opportu nifty ol seeing lie
10 many cot ntres, for The Marine j. a
"sea soldier" who holds himself in
resdi.egs Tor duty anywhere, the cal
taking hin 20 uu, ,cos. distant PCS.
sess ions. ANY citizen between the
ages OF Is and 35 years may eni!s..
should this service interest you, ! OH
can obtain .ncre COMFY pltte information
by applying TO Postmaster Flynn, Or
by writing the rs. Marine Recruiting
Station, 10 Fullerton Bldg, 81. Lonis.