Christine- I finally got around to posting your last two messages' worth of Tidbits - thank you for submitting them!   Larry From: Christine Lembeck <[email protected]> >To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >Sent: Friday, February 3, 2012 8:05 AM >Subject: [MOWASHIN] Miscellaneous News > >Fair Play – June 17, 1893 >Gov. W.J. Stone, on last Monday commissioned Miss Frances E. Flynn as a notary public for Richwoods township. Miss Flynn, while in Potosi, on last Monday, qualified, and she now has the honor of being the only lady notary in this part of the State. >Fair Play – February 3, 1917 >Raymond Ramsey was arrested near Sprott last Saturday and brought to Ste. Genevieve. Ramsey was wanted in Washington County on a horse stealing charge.  Sheriff Casey of Washington County arrived in Ste. Genevieve, Monday and took charge of the prisoner. >Fair Play – November 25, 1875 >J.C. Stone of Irondale, accidentally had one of his legs broken the other day. >Fair Play – July 13, 1889 >On Saturday, June 30th, while a Mr. Blacke, residing at Richwoods, in Washington County, was engaged in cleaning out a smoke house, he was the lucky finder of $500 in gold which had been placed there by some unknown person. >Fair Play = January 22, 1910 >From Monroe, La. – Henry Boyer, wanted in Washington County Missouri on a charge of murder, and for whom a $300 reward was outstanding, was arrested here and is being held for the Missouri authorities. Boyer confessed to the crime to Sheriff Parker, saying he killed his victim at a dance hall where they had trouble. >The St. Louis Republic – May 4, 1904 >George F. Recar applied to the Circuit Court yesterday for a writ of habeas corpus to obtain possession of his children, Christopher, 15 years old, Carrie, 12 years old, and Nellie, 9 years old.  The writ is directed against Eda M. Recar and Edward Long who took the children by force from Recar May 7 last, it is alleged.  Recar avers that he was appointed guardian of the children by the Probate Court of Washington County Missouri, October 21, 1899.  Judge Foster issued an order citing the defendants to show cause next Saturday why the children should not be turned over to their father. > >------------------------------- >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 > >