The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1903-10-10

re Thanksgiving day for the benefit o
their new church.
DR.. F. w. Burke and County Clerl
l. Edwards are in St. Louis, where they
went to consult specialize in regard
|. to Mr.. Edwards physical condition.
Judge R. N. Sharp, who came here
# a few weeks ago to visit his daughter
Mrs. A. McGrew, is dangerously ill,
and on account Of his advanced age,
his recovery is considered doubtful.
Services at the M. E. church Sun.
day morning and evening at the usual
hours. Services every night through
Q the week. Rev. j. j. Hicks will ar
rive Monday to assist in the meetings.
e All are invited.
G. L. Watson and daughter, Miss
Irene, came down from Chillicothe
3 last week and attended the fair, Mr..
l Watson returning home that evening,
while Miss Irene remained till Sun
day visiting friends.
Ladies, you'll go long way and
look loug time before you'll find a
more complete stock of the new things
in dress goods, silks, trimmings and
things that 60 sowards making up a
suit. Geo. G. Smith & Co.
! Mrs. Fannie Culbertson, who has
spent several weeks with relatives
here, returned to her home at Love-
land, Colo, yesterday, accompanied
by her mother, Mrs. NJ. j. Williams,
who will spend month in Colorado.
Let us help you pay less and dress
better. That's our business. And it's
your business to get the most for
your money. That's why we are Of
fering such splendid values in our
dress goods stock, Geo. G. Smith &
Co.
The new Baptist church in Laclede
will be dedicated next Sunday, Oct.
10, the services beginning at 10 a. m.
Rev. G. G. Hatcher, the pastor, will
be assisted by prominent divines of
that denomination from abroad All
are cordially invited to attend.
Ladies, if you want cotton batting
that is as fluffy as down and as white
as new-fallen snow and costs no more
than the knotty, dirty stuff called bat
ting that you usually get, call and see
the batting that Geo. G. Smith & Co.
are selling. 1t looks good enough to
eat.
Carrier Harter was agreeably sur
prised on returning from covering his
route last Tuesday to find that hand
some new routing table had been in {
stalled for his use during his absence
that day. Mr.. Harter is a faithful
servant of Uncle Sam and deserves
the best there is.
Tricot Flannel-iust the thing for
school girl dresses and ladies' waists. c
In all colors. All colors and unequal {
ed value. If you buy these elsewhere
watch out or YOU will pay 35c per f
yard. Geo. G. Smith & Co.'s is the c
place you will find them at 25c per
yard. Il
Mrs. Ida Forman, wife of Chas. H. a
Forman, who moved with his family
from Laclede to California five years a
ago, died at the family home in Santa II
Cruz on the 21st of last month, from
consumption. She leaves the husband a
and two children, who have the SYM
oathy of their many Laclede friends. II
A severe hailstorm passed over the G.
country two miles west of town last
tuesday evening, doing considerable q
lamage. Window lights were broken
,ut of the houses of N. M. Strouse q
md Geo. McMillen; apples were beat II
N off the trees and corn was stripped R
# its fodder, and all crops more or g 6
ess damaged. J
One of the best entertainments ever 81 81
,iven in Laclede was that of the Ideal b
Entertainers at the opera house last JI u
saturday evening. 1t was strictly II
igh-class, clean and entertaining as M
7ell as instructive. 1t is to be regret G
ed that more of our people did not G.
ttend, as Mr.. and Mrs. West deserved v,
crowded house. W
Caleb Hipsley, of Clarinda, Iowa, H,
spending the week in Laclede, visit =
,g his niece, Mrs. Geo. M. Cassidy, Be
nd family. Mr.. Hipsley Is 72 years =
ID, but vigorous and healthy, and II
'oks as if he was good for many more p
ears. Mrs. Cassidy had not seen i
er uncle for thirty-fve years, and is Wl
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