enjoy reading on a cold, snowy, night! >  >The >Montgomery Tribune, August 14, 1908 >Springfield >Mo. – While on her way to the normal school Wednesday morning Miss Katherine >Casey, a student whose home is at Potosi, Missouri, stepped in front of a work >train of the Springfield Traction Co.  Three cars passed over her body.  She was 24 years old and a daughter of Andrew Casey, former marshal of >St. Louis court of appeals.  Miss Casey >was on her way to take her examinations preparatory to securing a certificate >to teach school when she was killed  >  >  >  >The >St. Louis Republic, February 7, 1904 >Potosi, >Mo. - Burglars looted a drug store and three saloons here last night.  In J. R. Funk’s pharmacy they stole a lot of >cutlery.  At William Gorman’s saloon they >procured $4.25 from the till. Ten dollars worth of liquor was stolen from >Coleman & Grossman’s. And $6 and whiskey and cigars were carried away from >Campbell & Thomure’s place.  A >watching drove the burglars from E. L. Griffin’s saloon. >  >Scott >County Kicker, April 30, 1904 >Judge >Louis F. Dinning of Potosi committed suicide at his home March 27th.  >  > Scott >County Kicker, May 14, 1904 >   >  >Garner >Parmelee of Potosi, died of alcoholism on the 4th inst. was found >lying dead behind the town calaboose. >  >The >St. Louis Republic, May 28, 1901 >Potosi, >Mo. – Mrs. Sallie B. Castleman (nee McIlvane) wife of Captain Thomas D. >Castleman, died at her home in Potosi today in her fifty- ninth year. >  >The >St. Louis Republic, September 20, 1902 >Potosi, >Mo. - Monday will be the fiftieth anniversary of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. >W. A. Ryan. They were married at the home of the Misses Breens, at the corner >of Seventh and Olive streets, St. Louis, now occupied by The St. Louis >Republic, by the Reverend Charles J. Jones, pastor of the First Boatman’s >Church. Mr. and Mrs. Ryan have four children living but as none of them can be >present on the occasion of their golden wedding, there will be no celebration >of the event. >  >The >St. Louis Republic, October 6, 1902 >Deaths >– BOYER – on Sunday, October 5, 1902, at 2:30 p.m. after a linger illness, Mrs. >Lucy Boyer, wife of County Treasurer J. B. Boyer, aged 24 year 7 months and 4 >days.  Funeral from the family residence, >at Potosi, mo, at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. >  >The >St. Louis Republic, November 26, 1901 >Potosi, >Mo. Nov. 25 – James Nash, a farmer, aged about 35 years, residing near >Hopewell, this county, committed suicide on Sunday afternoon by blowing the top >of his head off with a shotgun loaded with buck shot. Failing health was the >cause.  He leaves a widow and five small >children. >  >The >St. Louis Republic, September 20, 1901 >Deaths >– FLYNN – September 19, John Flynn a well known citizen here, died this evening >at 7:50 o’cloc\k, aged 78 years.  The >funeral mass will be Saturday morning >  >The >News boy, April 4, 1896 >From >Potosi Journal - The town of Caledonia in the south end of this county >experienced a serious fire on the 12th last, which caused a loss of >property amounting in the neighborhood of $5,000.00  The fire started in the residence of Mr. F.P. >Marrow from a defective flue and was soon beyond control.  From the Marrow house the spread to the store >of C. L. Southall, adjoining, and thence across the street to the post office >where it was arrested by hard work. >  >  >The >News boy, May 9, 1896 >Arthur >Ellis shot and killed Robert Parmley at a play party near Potosi Saturday >evening. >  >Aurora >Dearborn County Democrat, May 14, 1840 >“A >most violent tornado, accompanied with hail, occurred in the western part of >Washington County, Mo., a few days ago.  Everything, even the big log cabins of the inhabitants, were torn up and >scattered, a prey to the hurricane; and one little boy, who was playing near >his father’s house was taken up, and his brains were dashed out against a >tree.” >  >New >Albany Daily Ledger, July 31, 1856 >The >family of the Rev. Robert Springer, a Methodist Minister in Washington County, >Mo., were recently poisoned by a servant girl in the family.  Mr. S. died, and the rest of the family  were in a critical condition. > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

Thanks Christine - I always enjoy the articles you send through!   Esther Ziock Carroll Genealogist, Historian, Author, Homemaker Servant to 12 spoiled-rotten cats, 2 lazy dogs, 1 tolerant husband =^.^=               Washington Co, & Southeast Mo. Genealogy/History http://www.carrollscorner.net/ ________________________________ From: Christine Lembeck <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, December 5, 2013 11:51 PM Subject: [MOWASHIN] Fw: Various News     enjoy reading on a cold, snowy, night! >  >The >Montgomery Tribune, August 14, 1908 >Springfield >Mo. – While on her way to the normal school Wednesday morning Miss Katherine >Casey, a student whose home is at Potosi, Missouri, stepped in front of a work >train of the Springfield Traction Co.  Three cars passed over her body.  She was 24 years old and a daughter of Andrew Casey, former marshal of >St. Louis court of appeals.  Miss Casey >was on her way to take her examinations preparatory to securing a certificate >to teach school when she was killed  >  >  >  >The >St. Louis Republic, February 7, 1904 >Potosi, >Mo. - Burglars looted a drug store and three saloons here last night.  In J. R. Funk’s pharmacy they stole a lot of >cutlery.  At William Gorman’s saloon they >procured $4.25 from the till. Ten dollars worth of liquor was stolen from >Coleman & Grossman’s. And $6 and whiskey and cigars were carried away from >Campbell & Thomure’s place.  A >watching drove the burglars from E. L. Griffin’s saloon. >  >Scott >County Kicker, April 30, 1904 >Judge >Louis F. Dinning of Potosi committed suicide at his home March 27th.  >  > Scott >County Kicker, May 14, 1904 >   >  >Garner >Parmelee of Potosi, died of alcoholism on the 4th inst. was found >lying dead behind the town calaboose. >  >The >St. Louis Republic, May 28, 1901 >Potosi, >Mo. – Mrs. Sallie B. Castleman (nee McIlvane) wife of Captain Thomas D. >Castleman, died at her home in Potosi today in her fifty- ninth year. >  >The >St. Louis Republic, September 20, 1902 >Potosi, >Mo. - Monday will be the fiftieth anniversary of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. >W. A. Ryan. They were married at the home of the Misses Breens, at the corner >of Seventh and Olive streets, St. Louis, now occupied by The St. Louis >Republic, by the Reverend Charles J. Jones, pastor of the First Boatman’s >Church. Mr. and Mrs. Ryan have four children living but as none of them can be >present on the occasion of their golden wedding, there will be no celebration >of the event. >  >The >St. Louis Republic, October 6, 1902 >Deaths >– BOYER – on Sunday, October 5, 1902, at 2:30 p.m. after a linger illness, Mrs. >Lucy Boyer, wife of County Treasurer J. B. Boyer, aged 24 year 7 months and 4 >days.  Funeral from the family residence, >at Potosi, mo, at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. >  >The >St. Louis Republic, November 26, 1901 >Potosi, >Mo. Nov. 25 – James Nash, a farmer, aged about 35 years, residing near >Hopewell, this county, committed suicide on Sunday afternoon by blowing the top >of his head off with a shotgun loaded with buck shot. Failing health was the >cause.  He leaves a widow and five small >children. >  >The >St. Louis Republic, September 20, 1901 >Deaths >– FLYNN – September 19, John Flynn a well known citizen here, died this evening >at 7:50 o’cloc\k, aged 78 years.  The >funeral mass will be Saturday morning >  >The >News boy, April 4, 1896 >From >Potosi Journal - The town of Caledonia in the south end of this county >experienced a serious fire on the 12th last, which caused a loss of >property amounting in the neighborhood of $5,000.00  The fire started in the residence of Mr. F.P. >Marrow from a defective flue and was soon beyond control.  From the Marrow house the spread to the store >of C. L. Southall, adjoining, and thence across the street to the post office >where it was arrested by hard work. >  >  >The >News boy, May 9, 1896 >Arthur >Ellis shot and killed Robert Parmley at a play party near Potosi Saturday >evening. >  >Aurora >Dearborn County Democrat, May 14, 1840 >“A >most violent tornado, accompanied with hail, occurred in the western part of >Washington County, Mo., a few days ago.  Everything, even the big log cabins of the inhabitants, were torn up and >scattered, a prey to the hurricane; and one little boy, who was playing near >his father’s house was taken up, and his brains were dashed out against a >tree.” >  >New >Albany Daily Ledger, July 31, 1856 >The >family of the Rev. Robert Springer, a Methodist Minister in Washington County, >Mo., were recently poisoned by a servant girl in the family.  Mr. S. died, and the rest of the family  were in a critical condition. > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MO[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >    ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Washington Co., Mo. Video Clips Carnage At The Crossroads 197th AAA AW BN WWII