The Laclede blade., 1903-12-19
TOWN AND COUNTRY.
Local Events Of The Past. Present and Future
That viii Interest You.

Meet me at the Farmers Store.
Santa Claus.
See J. N. Wilson's display Christ
mas things.
Mrs. Rawn, of Brookfeld, was here
visiting her sister, Mrs. Fletcher, this
week.
i J. A. Woollen was over from
Meadville and spent a couple of days
here with relatives.
County Clerk Edwards and family
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. G. G..
Bigger over Sunday.
] A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. j. L. Carothers Monday. All
concerned doing we'll. '
Richard Millar has just completed
a large new barn on his fine farm ad-
Joining town on the east.
4 Wilson has good stock of children's
wraps. Don't pass them when want
ing wrap for your little girl.
i Any one wanting pure bred Ply
mouth Rock roosters, phone or call
on E. E. Stanard, Laclede, Mo.
j G. A. Beer and wife came home
Sunday from two weeks visit with
relatives in Adams county, I'll.
$4,000 of private money to loan at
six per per cent on first mortgage real
estate. Enquire at this office.
Mrs. R. w. Moore, of Brookfeld,
was the guest Of A. V. Moore and
family the first part of the week.
Section Foreman Joe Albin and
wife will leave Sunday to spend the
holidays with 'relativeslin Chicago. 8
Those wishing toIget..the'pure white
Holland Turkeys for breeding pur-
poses call on or phone Mrs. E. E.
Stannard.
| When you are in town call on
Brown and get your eyes full. He
has swell line of holiday goods to
show to you.
Homer Hurlbut and family is ex-
pected here from Carthage next Sat-
urday to spend the holidays with
relatives and friends.
Have you noticed the fine assort-
ment of Christmas candies in Bryant's
show window? The very best choco-
lates that can be bought.
R. H. Maggard and two daughters,
Misses Minnie and Josie, drove up
to Alpha and spent couple of days
with relatives last week.
While handling heavy trunk at
the depot this week Chas. Hetrick
got his right hand so badly mashed it
will lay him up few weeks.
Welsh & Co. pay the highest mar
ket price for butter. Call at the store
and get 10 or 20 tb can, return it
when filled and get another. This is
the best way to handle your butter.
A free turkey for Christmas. The
one buying the most goods at our store
on Wednesday before Christmas will
be given a nice turkey free. The
Farmers Store.
M. H. Thompson was down from
Chillicothe and spent Sunday with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. s. F.
Thompson. While here he added his
name to our list of readers at Chilli
cothe.
Mrs. M. A. Tracy who had been
visiting relatives here left Tuesday
for Jacksonville, ILL.,, where she Joined
Mr.. and Mrs. Helm on trip to
DeLand, Florida, where they will
spend the balance of the winter.
Browns in town and has some nice
Xmas goods to show you, such as
books, Bibles, albums, mirrors, toilet
sets of all kinds, music rolls, chatelaine
bags, ladies' purses, guitars, banjos,
mandolins, violins; also full line of
toys, dolls, etc.
Mrs. Rev. j. w. Anderson and
daughter, Miss Ginevia, of Memphis,
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. R. A.
David the first of the week. The M.
E. church at Memphis of which Rev.
Anderson is pastor was completely
destroyed by fire recently.
Lomax & Standby, bankers, are
distributing some very attractive 1904
to their customers. And
by the way, it requires quite a number
to go round as their territory covers
all the south central part the country
and extends down into Charlton sew
eral miles. Il