Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1922-01-25

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urged 10, Gene ~, Tor thts nomina.
tion By his party friends here. bat on
copsidering the matter tally deter
uinsd. Tor the present ~ least, not 70
take the step.
There was iair attendance OF rep.
ressn tatiya citisens Of Potosi atthe
meeting held II the Court House last
Wednesday aiternoon Tor diseussion
Of Z manu- featuring project Tor Potosi.
Int 90 far the matter has still failed
TO come TO = decisive head. The pro-
moters OF the enterprise, who are the
owners oil the manufacturing and
sales rights OF the Norris bottle ven.
ding machine, . contrivanes for the
automatic vending OF bottled soft
drinks when = coin 10 deposited in
the slot, want local stock company.
capitalized at $50. 600. organised to
carry on the business. A sample OF
the machine haS been on display at
the Arlington Hotel for several weeks.
On Jan. 10 Thomas Rockingham.
aged 80 of Flat River. district mana
ger OF the Standard Oil Co.. Was shot
four times and fatally wounded by
Henry Mcdowell, aged "a. a black.
smith for the National Load Co. The
wounded man died at the Bonnie
Terre hospital the following morning.
The shooting occurred in the dormi.
tory OF the Y. NJ. &. A. Al Flat River,
where both men roomed, at 10 O'Clock
At night, and was the result OF . re-
mark made by Rockingham about
demanding an apology from Mellow
al for some offensive language EN-.
ployed by the latter in denouncing q
practical joke played by someone in
the dormitory two nights previous.
Sheriff Richeson msde . trip to
Boonville Tuesday with Willie Cough,
. youth OF II, in charge. whom he
turned over to the State Reform
school there to serve sentence Of
two years for the crime OF burglary
and larceny. On his way home the
Sheriff will call at the police head.
quarters in st. Louis for girl named
Alice Coleman, who had been arrest.
ed in that city at the solicitation OF
Prosecuting Attorney W. A. Cooper
OF this county. The Coleman girl,
whose parents live near Bliss. King.
ston Township, 10 resting under the
serious charge OF inianticide. The
discovery OF the dead body OF = new.
born, fully developed child in field
near the girl's home some four OF FIVE
weeks ago and certain circumstances
relating to her physical condition
before and alter the discovery led to
her arrest. She lett her home Tor ST.
Louis soon after the alleged crime
was committed.
The Bismarck Gazette OF last week
says: Bismarck and Walnut Grove
we're we'll represented in Pennington
Monday where quite . number OF peo-
pie from both places were Witnesses
in the probate court in the case OF
Mrs. salina kirkpatrick and her con
Hal, who were suing for 5000 for
taking care OF and rendering other
services to the late J. X. kirkpatrick.
On the night OF his death, Mr.. Kirk
patrick requested that \ will be drawn
up and in this he had provided for
Mrs. SAlina Kirkpatrick, who was his
| neice, and her son. However. before
he could complete the signature to
the will he became unconscious and
rem ined so until his death, and the
will was held % be not legal. After
the trial had been in progress for
some time. the attorney Tor Mrs.
Kirkpatrick and those representing
tae heirs effected compromise
whereby she 10 10 receive Il 600 and
the estate 10 10 pay her attorney and
aud all costs Of the trial.
| The election 10 be held throughout
Missouri next Tuesday will be very
important from the fact that the men
elected thetest will frame the new sci
OF rules. which. on their anal
adoption BY the people. must guide
the legislative course Of the state ioI
many years 10 come, ~ we'll as fl
fundamentally the status oi official
conduct and acts Of our elective offi.
ers. II 10 only In the election OF del.
gates Ut large to The constitution cen.
vsntion thst the voters have any &c.
iective Discrimination in voting on
the candidates offered. The. delegate
1t large ballot carries the names oil
twenty.eight nominees, but only IT,
teen shall be voted for. The first
fifteen names on the ballot are those
o! the candidates nominated by the
respective Republican snd Democrat.
ic state conventions under . bipsrti.
San arrangement, the other thirteen
names arc those Of independent can
didates dominated BY petition. The
voters may select their fifteen name,
from the whole ballot. scratching the
the rest. As Tor the senatorial district
candidates, the Republicans have
IA II. Harrison I Sseelvilbe. . we'll.