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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-20
Montgomery Handicap.

Memphis. Tenn, Feb. 19.-The following declarations were announced tonight by the secretary of the New Memphis Jock ey Club for the Montgomery Handicap. the richest event of the spring meeting at Montgomery Park:
 Skillful and Senator Morrison, owned by c. B. Ellison. and Pericles, owned by Mrs. k. Brewster. There are loS nomi- nations and final declarations are due Saturday. February 21. The fact of only three declarations being announced to date is creating comment in sporting cir cles.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-20
THE SENATE.

Washington, Feb. 19.-The Senate met at Il o'clock to-day but spent only all hour and 20 minutes .n open session. This time was devoted to routine bust ness and passing bills of no great gen eral importance Senator Bailey. by a vote of the Senate, secured considera- ton of the Sabine Pass port blll which has been the subject of considerable con troversy but a vote on the measure was not reached.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-20
Steel Trust Bond Issue.

New York, Feb. 1s. The Finance Com mittee of the United States Steel Corpora ton will in all probability announce the long projected bond conversion plan at an early day. There are no longer any legal barriers to the consummation or the plan which will he carried out, 1t Is said, T. orIpinallv proposed. namely. the retire ment of s2OO OOO, 900 per cent preferred stock and the issuance of $25O OOO,OoO 5 pcr cont bonds.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-20
ADJUSTMENTS. Montgomery Theatre
 Tonight
Haverly's Minstrels
Headed by George Wilson.

Headed by George WlIson.
 One of the largest, newest and best min strel combinations before the public is Haverly's Minstrels. which comes to the Montgomery Theatre tonight, and 1t is said there Is nothing left of the former organization than the title, and that will live forever. George Wilson. the recog- nized king of minstrelsy, the Brothers Swor. Garden and Sommers, kings of the musical world; Young Brothers, the orig inal black chinks; the Carl Dammann Troupe, seven in number, direct from the Casino Du Paris; George Morgan, the famous male contralto; John J. Roland, the phenomenal basso; Frank Coombs, lyric tenor; Charles Richards. the won derful boy baritone, and others Seats now on sale.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-20

award. Accordingly Mir. Peirce had an ex- pert compute the interest in these cases and submitted the statement to the Am bassador As 1t stands the total is now $1653l5. made up of he separate awards, which include interest: Cape Horn Pig con, $63, 0S3; James Hamilton Lewis, $47,- 6S4; c, H. White, $52, ,169; Kate and Anna, 2,4N.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-20
Castro Asks Favor.

Washington, Feb. 19.-President Castro through the United States charge at Caracas, Mir. Russell. has presented a re- quest to the Washington government that the gunboat Marietta be permitted to convey the officers and men who are to man the Venezuelan craft captured by the blockading fleet from La Guair to Trinidad. the war prisoners having been left at the latter port by the allies. The United States 1t is expected. will tender the Marietta for this mission.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-20
The Mardi Gras Travel.

There Is not the least sign of abatemen in the Mardi Gras travel. and yesterday morn ing the Louisville and Nashville Railroad agair had three sections of its train to New Orleans
 Last night there were three sections of trail No. 3. leaving Montgomery at 9:35 p. m., thu first section being the regular train from Gin cinnati two hours late. the second section be ing the first section of the Western. which came from Atlanta two hours late, and tho third section, the second section of the West ern. coming in four hours late.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-20

United States Is terminated; the Italian Government has given the Italian Am bassador instructions to present to the Secretary of State and through him to the President and the Cabinet. his best thanks and the expression of his grati- hcation for this renewed evidence of the cordiality of the United States and of their well-known and highly appreciated mutual friendship"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-20
Prayed in Prisoner,s Dock.

Chicago, Feb. 1s.-'I am relying fo justice on the One above" said Georg Stone to-day. who is on trial for murdc in Judge Horton's court, and then wit t.ars streaming down his cheeks. sronned on his knees, bowed his head q. nraved for five minutes. Stone is triai for the murder of Robert Nelso who was a colored chef at the Turi Hotel Stone was recently arrested London. He is a British subject.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-20
HER GREAT MEN.
The South is Producing Them
 as of Old.

Before the war the South furnished the nation with many of its greatest men It has begun to do 1t again. Perhaps the greatest authority in America on the treatment of the opium and liquor habits is Dr. B. M. Woolley of Atlanta, Ga. His success has been phenomenal. Write for full information, tn.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-20
British Steamer Agrourd

Wilmington, N. C., Feb. ls.-The steamer Stag (British) Boinman. Huelva to Wilmington, with cargo of pyrites. grounded on Battery Islands shoal while coming into Southport The tug Alex ander Jones Is along side and she Is ex- pected to float on tonight's tide
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-20
ITALY EXTENDS THANKS.
Grateful to the United States for Its
 Good Offices.

Washington. Feb. 19.-signor Mayor des Ranches, the Italian Ambassador. called on Secretary Hay today and formally tendeTed the thanks of the Italian Gov errment for the good offices of the United States in the Venezuelan controversy In his note to the Secretary, Signor Mayor says:
 Whereas. with the signing of the pro- tocOl and the renewal of direct diplomatic relations between Italy and Venezuela, the character of Intermediary so courte- ously tendered by the Government of the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-20
Fruit Tablets, 1Oc ih. Salted Peanuts, 1Oc tb. At Dowe's today.
BASKET BALL AT Y. M. c. A.
Hoods Team Was Defeated by Bart
 lett's Team.

lett's Team. Hoods team met its second defeat in the basket ball league game of the Young Mems Christian Association last night against Bart let's by the close score of to |. Tisdale defeated Jones by a score of 6 to q and Patterson defeated Locke to in a game which required five minutes extra time to decide
 Details of the scores are as follows: First game-TIsdale. G. Jones. 4: goals from field. Tisdale, 3; Crenshaw |: goals from fouls Crenshaw 2; fouls. Jones. g; Tis1ale IS.
 Second game-Bartlctt 2: Hood l. Goals from fouls Hood, Brame g. fouls Hood, 6; Bartlett. 5.
 Third game-Patterson. 4; Locke. 2 Goals from field Patterson. : Sicnknecht. goals from fouls Patterson, 2; fouls Patterson 7; Locke g.
 The standing is as follows
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-20
Russia Will Pay Award.

Washington, Feb l9-Count Cassini, the Russian Ambassador here, today notified Assistant Secretary Peirce. who repre- sented the United States in the arhitra- tion of the claims of certain American sealers against the Russian government, that he was in receipt of funds from St
 Petersburg to pay the amount of the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-20
Passing Throng

,D =. =: % 7. :. . . = = =: = s = & = =: = =. 70 Messrs. R. M. Dickinson and D. J. McCarty. two prominent merchants of Wilcox County. are in the city. MT W. NJ. Lackey a prominent lawyer of Dadeville was visitor to Montgomery yes terday.
 Mir John Oman. Jr.. of Nashville Tenn. was in Montgomery yesterday. Mir George J. Rrebs of Gochen is in the city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-20
Gum Was Discharged.

Napoleon Gum of Chiffon County was ar. raigned yesterday before United States Com. missioner John A. Fillmore. charged with re- discharged,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-20

Neal immediately delivered his charge to the jury with instructions to return at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning when 1t Is expected a verdict will be rendered.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-20
Tha Rishon Trial.

Charlotte. N. C.. Feb. 1s-The argu- merts in the trial of Arthur L. Bishop, charged with the murder of Thomas I. Wilson. were concluded tonight. Judge
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-20

See the Elks' "old Curiosity Shop Auditorium, noon to midnight, daily, to and including Saturday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-20

| Largest Clothing Store in Montgomery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-20

Mail Orders Satisfactorily Filled.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-20
Men and Measures
The Love of Romance

By E. Nesbit, author Of Wouldbegoods. A tale of a gentl manly burglar who played chap crone and prevented an elopement.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-20

MONTGOMERY AGEN cY HAwEs HATS
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1903-07-18
Work On The Missouri Building.

The Missouri building at the Worlds
Fair is rapidly assuming shape. As
hostess to the other states it will have,
as planned by the Missouri Worlds
Fair Commission, the finest state build
ing ever erected at an exposition.
With furnishing complete the build
ings will represent ajudicious outlay
ofnearly 100000. tits 800 feet long
is to be two stories high, surmounted
by q beautiful dome 120 feet to the
summit, another distinctive feat
ure is the splendid location of the
edifce. 1t is located on two main
driveways at the entrance of the states
buildings addition. 1t is at the sum-
NIT of the hill overlooking the Gov
ernment buildings on the left and the
picturesque Cottage Drive on the
other hand. Missouri's nearest neigh
Dor of the states is Ohio. Close by,
too, are Iowa and Kansas which lead
in the order named, in matter of build
ing erection.
The Missouri building will he COM
pleted, ready for exhibits installation,
in December, four months before the
Worlds Fair opens.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1903-07-18
TOWN AND COUNTRY.
Local Events Of The Past, Present and Future
That Will Interest You.

Benson Bros. have a new delivery
wagon.
Chas. H. Hetrick was in Brookfeld
Wednesday.
Geo. Weaver and Chas. Anderson
have moved to Illinois.
John H. Smith is in Oklahoma TAX
ing look at the country.
Constable Geo. Blossom, of Brook
field, was in Laclede Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Goodrich have gone
to their home at Freeman, Mo.
DR.. Ed. Standby and wife, of Lin
neus, were in the city Wednesday.
Miss Daisy Rankin visited with
friends in Meadville.over last Sunday.
Mrs. Robert Glenn and daughter,
Miss Fannie, were in the city Monday.
Farmers are having considerable
trouble to get hands to put up the hay
crop.
Miss Jessie Maggard came home
Tuesday night from a visit with rela-
tives at Chillicothe.
Prof. G. H. Meyerhoff, of Brook
field was here Thursday soliciting
pupils for a music class.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1903-07-18
GENUINE EXCURSION.
Metropolitan Pleasure For Everybody At Chill
cothe Next Tuesday.

Nearly everyone living in this COM
munity will doubtless want to visit
Chillicothe, Mo-, on Tuesday July 81,
when the Adam Forepaugh and Sells
Brothers Great Consolidated Shows,
comprising double circuses, double me-
nageries double museums double hip
rodromes, will appear here. The me-
nageries contain the greatest number
of rare wild beasts ever seen in one
collection; In the circus there are 800
star performers, and in addition to all
the standard circus acts there are a
score or more sensational features;
We cannot innumerate them here.
but prominent among them may be
mentioned the worlds famous Diavolo,
who preforms the exceptionally Won
derful feat of looping the loop on a
bicycle, an act which has astonished
the world; then there is Minting the
unicycle marval; the famous Aurora
Souaves, wonderful drilled soldier,
La Belle Leona, the renowned eques-
trienne; twenty three champion bare
back riders; Starr, the shooting star;
and the seven Ryan-Zorrelas worlds
greatest aerialists, and numerous other
great features. All lines of travel will
offer especial low rates of fare and
provide all the necessary accommoda-
tions for the throngs who go to see
them. The agents of these lines Of
travel will furnish all necessary in
formation as to time of trains and
rates of fair. The is one thing certain
and that is that these excursion arrang-
ments will enable people who live
here to see identically the same show
as seen by those who live in the met
ropolitan cities.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1903-07-18

Mrs. A. j. Caywood and daughter
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Brott
in Brookfeld Thursday.
We notice by the Journal that Mrs.
L. A. Love, of Arapaho, Okla, is Wis
iting her parents in Marceline.
$4,000 Of private money to loan at
six per per cent on first mortgage real
estate. Enquire at this office.
Fred Hanson, one of Jefferson town
ships largest land owners and farm
ers, called Monday and renewed for
The BLADE year.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. S. Savage have
returned from Iowa and are busy this
week furnishing their cozy little home
in the south part Of town.
DR.. A. G. Pettijohn, of Brookfeld,
who has just returned from trip
through the east, attended the pension
board meeting here Wednesday.
Lee Hamilton, our popular lumber
merchant, had the misfortune tosprain
his ankle so badly the other day that
he can get around only by the aid of
crutches.
Evangelist Barker was in town
Monday. He had just closed series
of meetings in Linneus that resulted
in several conversions and the awak-
ening of much interestin church work.
ID. L. Williams the Linneus marble
dealer, was here last week and erect
ed a hondsome monument at the grave
ofthe late John Hetrick. 1t is one
of the finest jobs in the Laclede ceme-
terry.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1903-07-18
Brutally Tortured,

A case came to light that for persis-
tent and unmerciful torture has per-
haps never been equaled. Joe Colo
bick of Colusa, Calf writes. "For
10 years 1 endured insuferable pain
from Rheumatism and nothing reliev-
ed me though l tried every thing
known. l came across Electric Bit
ters and its the greatest medicine on
earth for that trouble. B few bottles
of it completely relieved and cured
me-" Just as good for Liver and
Kidney troubles and general debility.
Only SOC. Satisfaction guaranteed.
by J. H. Brown, Druggist.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1903-07-18
B. E. Bigger spent last Sunday

B. E. Bigger spent last Sunday in
Turney.
Mrs. Jennie Howie, of Hannibal,
has been the guest of Capt. and Mrs.
j. L. Ong this week.
Mrs. Childress, of Meadville, visited
her daughter, Mrs. Emma Tapscott in
Laclede this week.
The dynamo for the new electric
light plant at Linneus has arrived and
the work of putting in the system has
begun.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Staley are here
from Dakota visiting Mrs. Staley's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Lock
ridge.
Five or six dogs about town have
died the past week and it is suspected
that some one has been putting out
poison.
After spending a couple of weeks at
home here A. McGrew returned to
Saline county where he is selling nur-
sery stock.
The teachers review term TO begin
in Laclede last Monday was declared
of. Up until Tuesday noon only ten
teachers had reported-not enough
TO justify going ahead with the work.
w. ID. Brown, a we'll known La
,lede railroad man who has been
,rakeing for some time ON trains No.
I5-16, III. & st. Jo., has been transfer
led to trains No. 41-42. The latter is
considerably the better run.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1903-07-18
The New Grocery.

Has provon very popular, and we
have been busy since the opening day.
We are grateful, but it shows the
public is pleased with our FRESH,
CLEAN and PURE STOCK. We
will keep the best and purest in all
lines and sell them at the right price.
We will always have in stock the fam.
Gus MONARCH BRANDS of Ex-
tracts, Baking Powder, Boka Tea,
Peaberry Coffee and canned goods,
also Dick Bros. Tellico and Glory
Flour, in fact all the high class brands
of groceries that were handled by the
J. A. Elliott, Co., as well as many
other new lines. We wish to get ac-
quainted with you, call and see us.
We will always pay the highest mar
ket pri. for all all kinds of produce.
FROST l. CO.,
tsseerssos TO !. A. Etu,ort ceJ
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1903-07-18
1000 togacco tags wanted at Will

sui 5.
Arthur Macy is home from a two
weeks visit at Centerville, Iowa.
Joe Ausmus has accepted clerk
ship with Frost & Co.
Master Herald Standby visited DR..
and Mrs. Ed. Standby in Linneus this
week.
O. F. Libby and family drove out
and spent Thursday with friends near
Rothville.
W. W. Crab went to Milan Turs-
day to take position as brakeman
on the O. K.
Dogs got into r. j. Alexander's hog
lot one night this week and killed a
hog valued at s..
The Finch club enjoyed a MOON
light picnic at Woodland Mills on
Friday of last week.
P. F. Rachford, of Unionville, was
visiting his sister, Mrs. Lee Hamilton,
in Laclede this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Gibson are the
proud parents of a fine ten pound boy
at their home northeast of town.
c. G. Bigger, E. B. Allen and G.
E. Hilton have spent the past week
at their club house on Grand river.
Mrs. Myrtle Johns, of Milan, has
been the guests of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. G. W. Adams, the past
week.
County Clerk Edwards was in the
the city Wednesday and substantially
remembered The BLADE on subscrip-
ton.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1903-07-18
Getting Ready.

The local real estate men are get
ting ready for the fall campaign. The
BLADE recently printed farm lists for
Savage & Wiles and this week we got
out lists for Jas. Wilkins. The rush
ofland seekers to Missouri will hardly
be as large this fall as it was the past
two seasons, although our real estate
men say they are already receiving
many, letters of inquiry in regard to
the country and price of land. There
are lots of good farms for sale in this
locality and at the price they are now
listed are real bargains that will not
remain on the market long.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1903-07-18
THE METH0DIsTs TO BUILD.
Plans and Specifications for Handsome New
Edifice Have Been Adopted.

The Methodist will build new
church in Laclede. Plans and specif-
cations submitted by Architect Carver,
of Chillicothe, have been adopted and
bids for the construction are soon to
be invited. 1t will be of stone and
pressed brick large enough to accomo-
date the needs of the town and will be
modern and up-to.date in every par
ticular. 1t will be on the site of the
present building which was erected in
1866. When completed and ready
for occupancy the new church will
an outlay of $4,000.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1903-07-18
A Special Meeting,

There will be special meeting Of
Laclede camp Of Modern Woodmen
Saturday night. This is very impor-
tant meeting and every member who
can shouldbe there. Laclede is going
to ask to have the annual Log Rolling
held here this fall and the initiatory
steps will be taken at this meeting to
have the county convention which
meets here next Monday locate it at
Laclede.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1903-07-18
JAMES FIELDING COMMITTED SUICIDE.
A Former LacIedc Boy Takes His Own Life at
Mendoza, Missouri.

A dispatch from Mendoza to yes
terday's Globe Democrat says:
"James Fielding, aged 27, commit
ted suicide Wednesday by shooting
himself with revolver. He left a
note to his parents, assigning as a
reason his dissipated habits and dis
appointment in love affair."
The Fieldings lived in Laclede a
number of years ago and their many
friends here are sorry to hear of this
sad calamity that has befallen the
family.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1903-07-18
Peer..Jackson.

Charley Peer and Miss Lille Jack
son were united in marriage at their
home in the north part of town last
Tuesday evening by Justice j. j.
Clough. They had their house all
furnished and went to house keeping
at once, and are receiving the con-
gratulations or friends.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1903-07-18
The Lacledc Mutual Growing.

From The Browning Leader-Record.
I'll. McDannald, one of Linn coun-
tvs big hearted, whole souled and en-
erprising farmers of east of Purdin
was in our city last Wednesday in the
interest of the Laclede Farmers Mu.
tual Fire and Lightning Insurance
Company. Mr.. McDannald informs
us that since April Is, less than three
months, The has written over 100000
worth of insurance,
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1903-07-18
A Really Good Town..

Laclede is getting to be really
good" town. One new church build.
ing isjust being completed; a move.
ment has just been started to build
another; the saloon has been closed;
the BARRIERS have quit shaving on Sun
days; and one grocery store has vol
UNFAIRLY hung out the sign that eve
will not open our store on Sundays" "
All this has been accomplished in a
few week and the movement hasn't
gotten fairly started yet.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1903-07-18

Seven members of the colored extra
railroad gang were up, before the
mayor Monday charged with shooting
craps but each one proved by the
other six that the charge was false.
They we're discharged.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1903-07-18
ChiIIcotheans Puzzled.

From The Constitution.
1t seems to be quite the proper fad
in Chillicothe to give unmentionable
female garments for prizes at the after
noon card parties. What may we ex-
pect when the season of evening par
ties return and the gentlemen take a
hand2
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1903-07-18
N. W. A. DELEGATES.

At the regular meeting of Laclede
camp of Modern Woodmen held last
Saturday night J. D. Bryant, E. E.
Toothacker and F. w. Burke were
elected delegates to the convention Of
the Linn County Log Rolling Associ-
alton to be held in Laclede next Mon
day afternoon.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1903-07-18
Estray Notice.

The following strays have been
taken up at my farm 2 miles south
east ofLaclede. Thres black SOW pigs
weigh about 100 lbs; l black boar
weigh about 100 lbs; red SOW weigh
about 140 lbs. FRANK Atwood.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1903-07-18
ADAMS FEED MILL.
ONE MILE WEST
OF lAcLEDE.

Grinds Ear Corn, Oats, Rye and KAT.
fir Corn. Custom grinding on
Fridays and Saturdays.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1903-07-18
Music,

Do you want to learn to play the
violin or mandolin? l teach both!
VIII be in Laclede every Thursday.
Terms reasonable. Inquire at BLADE
Office. PRoF. G. 81. MEYERHoFF.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1903-07-18
Durham Bulls For Sale.

I have two good Durham Bulls for
sale or trade. One is two year old and
one three years old.
FRANK ATWOOD.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1903-07-18

j. G. Brown left the latter part of
last week for Winnepeg, Ontario, to
resume his duties with the Majestic
Range Co.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1903-07-18

M. H. Thompson, of Chillicothe,
spent Sunday and Monday with his
parents and friends in Laclede.