So interesting. Thank You for the old Newspaper clips On Sat, Mar 15, 2014 at 2:00 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Various News (Christine Lembeck) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 12:42:32 -0700 (PDT) > From: Christine Lembeck <[email protected]> > Subject: [MOWASHIN] Various News > To: Wash Co List <[email protected]> > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > Wellsville Genesee Valley Free Press, January 4, 1871 > Amasa Frissell, of Potosi, Missouri, while hunting on the 14th, stumbled > and killed himself with his gun. > > Wyoming Post, December 14, 1872 > The larger portion of the business part of Potosi, Mo., has been destroyed > by fire.? The Journal office was burned. > > Indianapolis Evening Journal, December 7, 1872 > Thirteen stores, shops, etc., including the Journal printing office, in > Potosi, Missouri, embracing the larger portion of the business part of the > town, were destroyed by fire yesterday. Loss not stated, but said to be > heavy, with very little insurance. > > Sedalia Daily Democrat, September 18, 1875 > Jack Wisdom, a violent, turbulent character, was killed near Palmer, > Washington county, on the eighth inst., by Marlon (or Martin) Darnell. > Wisdom was the aggressor, having struck Darnell over the head with a heavy > whip, when the latter cut Wisdom three times with a small knife, causing > death in ten minutes.? Wisdom killed a man in 1861, and was sentenced to be > hung, but escaped punishment, having been pardoned by Governor Fletcher. > > Cedar Rapids Evening Gazette, November 24, 1883 > At Potosi, Missouri, Mrs. W. J. Owens, who live in the country and had > been to the jail to see her husband, a prisoner there, was washed from her > horse in crossing Benton Creek, and was swept down the river some distance > with her two year old child.? She was rescued by a farmer, but the child > was drowned. > > Indian Journal, February 11, 1886 > Potosi, Mo., Feb. 8- The dead body of Dr. N. Lyon Franklin was found this > morning by J. K. Ellis at the Burgland Farm, four miles south of Potosi.? > The body was lying on the outside and a gun on the inside of the fence.? On > examination of the body a gunshot wound was found in the breast two inches > to the left of the breast bone, running upward and lodging back of the > right shoulder.? From the position of the body it is evident that the > deceased had aimed to cross the fence, placing his fun on the inside and in > attempting to climb the rails, the gun was discharged. > > Saint Louis Christian Evangelist, March 9, 1893 > William S. Smith, departed this life February 13, 1893, being 58 years, 5 > months, and 10 days old. He was born in Kentucky, September 3, 1834, and > came with his father, Benjamin Smith, to Missouri in 1840, and located in > Washington County, where on September 8, 1855, he married to Emily Simpson, > who with seven children, four girls and three boys, still survive him.? > Bro. Smith obeyed the gospel in 1856 and for 37 years has lived a devoted > Christian. He was a modest, unassuming, yet uncompromising disciple of the > Lord Jesus Christ.? He was loved and respected by all that knew him.? The > church at Pleasant Hill sustains a great loss, but we know it is his great > gain, so may we all strive to meet him where parting will be no more.? To > the bereaved family we would say, "Weep not as those who have no hope." > I. B. Dodson, Hematite MO > > Saint Louis Christian Evangelist, January 25, 1895 > The cause of Christ in Washington Co., Mo., seems to be taking on new life > since Brother I. B. Dodson has been employed as its evangelist.? I have > just returned from a cooperative meeting held at Pleasant Hill Church on > the 4th, 5th, and 6th.? Brother A. W. Scott served as Chairman and Miss > Stella Hancock as Secretary.? There were four preachers present, I. B. > Dodson, C. W. Larned, S. W. Robinson, and Robert Abrams.? > > Washington Globe, February 9, 1889 > Appointed postmasters: > John Amonette, Caledonia, Missouri > John Casey, Old Mines, Missouri > > Winchester Journal, June 2, 1897 > Levy, Washington County, MO, Dear Editors: > I thought perhaps you would like to hear from the hills of Missouri and as > that is now my home, I will drop a few lines to the Journal as I am a > reader of that paper.? Everything here is booming, wheat is heading, and > corn is being planted the second time, there will be plenty of wild fruit > here, but peaches are mostly killed.? Fish weighing from one to four pounds > are in abundance, and easily caught.? The new potatoes are as large as > hulled walnuts, so you see we are ahead of Indiana.? I live about thirty > miles the Iron and Ozark Mountains; it is also twelve miles to the depot.? > There is lead on the place we live on.? Foxes can be heard barking around > the house every night. My father is an old soldier and belongs to the > G.A.R. post at Trenton.? Very Truly Yours, Miss Ina A. 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