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.