The June 26, 1891 edition of the St. Louis Globe-Democrat carried an extensive article about U.S. Marshals busting a rather large counterfeiting ring near the town of Scopus. Today Scopus is nothing more than a crossroads but until the closing of the old store there several years ago, used to be a gathering place for locals in the area. I have often wondered if it was ever a sizable town but according to the article, in 1891, it consisted mainly of a post-office.
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