Ste. Genevieve Herald Ste. Geneveive, Mo. Saturday, July 14, 1883 One of the oldest men in our County is an inmate of the County Farm, Mr. TROESTER, a Pennsylvania German, is 87 years old and, after a laborious life, landed with his body mercilessly shaken, but with a tolerable mind in the asylum for the poor. He is deaf, he has two hernias (ruptures) one amounting to an eventration kept a suspensorium, the other retained by a truss, he has a floating spleen nearly as big as a child's head rolling in his abdomen from one side to the other by turning his body and a chronic baricous ulcer on the right leg. Mr. TROESTER intends to spend some time with friends in the country and we wish him not to return worse, as life under such contrary wind is a most uncertain and doubtful enjoyment. The latest invention in the way of railway appliances is a patent coupler, by means of which cars are coupled automatically. Can't somebody in Ste. Genevieve county invent a similar contrivance that will connect the receipts with the expenditures in the annual financial statements? Work commenced last week on the new custom milll of Mr. Geo. WEHNER, on the southern part of the lot formerly owned by John BASLER, decd.,and fronting on 3rd street. The main building will be 40x32 feet and 49 feet high, consisting of a rock basement 9 feet high, and two stories frame. The whole building, including engine house and all, will cover an area of 54x40 feet. As 3rd street is at [resent one of our principal streets and the lot bounded on the east by the North Gabouri creek, it is apparent that the choice of site is a happy one. The mill constructed entirely on the roller system, will, when completed, do good service under the management of Mr. WEHNER, and will supply a long felt want in Ste. Genevieve. We shall bring a more minute description of the plan of the mill and its capacity at a future time. It may be of interest to state that Jos. JOKERST, Sr., with several assistants, is laying the foundation, and John S. WHITLOCK will superintend the erection of the framework. An unknown thief entered the smoke house of Mrs. BUEHLER on Main Street on Thursday night of last week by breaking the lock, and stole a valuable saddle. The thief had probably come after meat, but found none, as Mrs. BUEHLER had removed it from the smoke house some time ago, for fear it might be stolen. It was a misfortune that she forgot to save the saddle too. Our stock of summer goods is now complete and unparalleled by any other business house, regarding assortment as well as prices. All goods out of date will be sold below cost for the next 30 days. If you want good bargains, apply at headquarters. We defy competition. ROZIER & JOKERST A QUESTION ADDRESSED TO THE INTELLIGENT FARMERS OF OUR CO. Dear Sir: Please give publication to the following: Why are not hornless bulls kept for raising cattle, and why are not hornless cows preferred to short-horns or any other variety of cows with horns? Hornless cows are perfectly harmless. They can not break fences or gates and particularly they can not gore women or children as it happened several times in our county. Dillitant Farmer. (NOTE: This is probably in response to an article from 23 June 1883, Misc II - Last Thursday, Mr. HOOVER of Bloomsdale was driving a cow into his yard, while Mrs. HOOVER opened the gate for him, when the animal suddenly turned upon her, hooking her in the abdomen. As the lady is enciente, the wound is probably fatal.)