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. Sheppard