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The Washington times., 1904-10-30
MISUNDERSTANDING
RUNS NOW AND THEN
"The Provoked Husband" Set the Pace-"Cyrano" in
Paris-"The Earl OF Pawtucket"

The appearance at the Columbia to-
morrow evening of LaWranCe d Orsay in
THE Earl of Pawtucket' and the un-
usual measure of success dealt out TO
this play by a delighted public during
It's New York engagement lend interest
10 a review of other notably long runs
in New York and London. The re-
markable thing about the ruu OF The
Earl OF Pawtucket' was, not that IL
broke all records in the matter Of
length, but that this is the only non
musical play that has ever succeeded In
keeping the boards OF a Broadway the
alter throughout one Of those hot sum
mers 10 which the American metropolis
Is subject, When it is added that dur
Ing these hot months the play was seen
almost every night by crowded houses
the uncommon vitality of its hit is even
more apparent.
Another odd thing about this run was
that ln spite of all managerial maNims
regarding the fatality of changing from
one theater 10 another on Broadway,
The Earl" owing to the unbending ma
ture Of contracts. was obliged 10 move,
not once. but twice. and during the
eleven months OF its progress on Broad
way was seen at three different play
houses.
Extraordinary Run Of a Month.
Long runs are by no means a modern
institution, though what was regarded
as a phenomenal engagement 100 years
ago would not come up 10 the require
meuts of today The stay OF The Pro
voked Husband" at the Drury Lane for
one month in the early part of the last
century was an unprecedented feat. A
few years later "Duenua" ran for sew
enty-five nights. Money" ra~ from De
cen Der 6. 1910, 10 March a. 1871 Ham
let" ran al the Winter Garden in New
York for 100 performances. "Cyrano de
Bergerac- had the longest run on rec
ord in PaTis-over hve years. "Humpty
Dumpty'' had $50 performances at the
old Olympic. IL was revived at the
same theater August 81, lS5l, and had Ss5
performance. George l. Fox played the
role 1,00l times, for it was revived IN
February, 1873
The phenomenal runs in comparatively
recent times ia America are, OF course,
s.Black Crook The Old Homestead. %
s.Adonis." 'sErminie," "a Trip to
Chinatown. and "CharIey's Aunt. "
s'The Black Crook ran Tor 475 times
and "Adonis' sos The longest run OF
'sFhe old Homestead" was at the
Academy OF Music. New York. begin
ming August 80. 1855. and ending June I,
1SS9. embracing more than 800 perform
ances The following season II reached
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go performances. and again upon the
succeeding season IL had a run OF 80
performances. "A Trip TO Chinatown"
was first acted I'm September. 1880 at
reached Hoyt's Madison Square The
ater. where 10 lasted for 60 perform
ances. This made the original Casino
run of "Ermiule' OF 352 performance
exceedingly paltry,
"Charley's Aunt and Others.
That extraordinary English hit
'Charley's Aunt" proceeded vaiiantly
I'm London from December &C. 1892, TO
December 10, 1885. eclipsing easily the
much Wanted London run of Our
Boys Miss Helyett" had 700 .presenta-
lions, and Dorothy $50 in Paris
The Belle of New York passed its
60OJh performance October g. 1883, at the
Shaftesbury Theater, London. La
Poupee" had 500 performance at the
Prince of Wales Theater, London, clos
ing june - 1855. THE Circus girl
closed its 4lSth performance May q 1895,
at the Gaiety. "A Runaway Girl was
played 400 times at the Gaiety- our
American Cousin was acted by T.. A
SOtheTu 4s6 consecutive times in Lon
don. and altogether $500 times. loo OF
which were ia America.
other notable runs include: Nadjy,
262 times -ik5yange5liln1e, go The ne
2l5; Led Astray,' 214: Poor Jonathan.
2oS; Ali Bahia, zoo The Private sec
fore" 800 Men and Women. 200 The
Charity Bail, ZOO THE Mascot 10
'sThe Man OF the World" 200; 'Aunty
Jack" 200 our Girls 200; The
Shaughran,' 155; The Young Mrs
Winthrop" Is5; Blue Jeans" 1872 May
Blossom" $50; THE Two Orphans, 1s0i
The Girl ! Left Behind Ne 49,
Pete" It's; The Brigands, 16l; The
City Directory" I56; Captain Swift, %
l54: Wang" Isl; The Professor, ISL
s'The Twelve Temptations" $50; rip
Van Wrinkle" $50; The Grand Duchess. ~
$50; Our American Cousin 140i The
Bankers Daughter. 13l; tarbor
Lights 1856, "IickoTy-D ickory-Do -
l25: ''Bluebeard. Jr.. l25; -'ROsedale,
125 ''The Ticket-of-I.eave-Man lZ5i
''Slnbad." 122; Rose Michel" 20; "A
Temperance Town" I25; Tar and Tar
tar" 11R: The Gilded Age. us; The
Senator 1165 .,sardanaPsl ~ l!si
"A Celebrated Case" III; ''Beggar Stu
dent no: ''Falka," 10; Saints and
Sinners" 10; "A Railroad of Love, ~
los; ''McKenna's F1irtatiOns.' 100. The
Lottery Of Love" 100; crystal SIP
per- 1O4; "The Mighty Dollar 104 ;
i'Stiu Alarm" i04; Needles and Pins, .
10s. Doctor Bill" 103; "F'rou- FrOu. ."
lOs 'IxlOn," 102. The Passing Regi-
uent" I02; prince Methusaleu, 102;
'sThe veteran 102; Saratoga 101
The spirits OF Way Down East, ~
'sZaza." and ''Ben-Hur" are sttU fresh
iu everyb0dy's mind. as are the Blanche
Bates run OF Under Two Flags, vita
go performances. at the Academy OF
Music "FiOradora" ran 504 times and
The Wizar OF OF" 800 times
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ARE ACTRESSES HAPPY?
MOST CERTAINLY NOT"
But the Work Is Its Own Reward Says Annie RUSSELL
Hopes to PLAY Juliet

When asked If the life Of an actress
was a happy one. Annie Russell said
once:
Certainly not. the life of an artist IS
never happy. Your true artist IS al
ways striving after the ideal, which IS
not attainabie.
AT the same time, the artist would
be wretched without his art. This Is
true OF all art, and dramatic art is OF
al the arts, perhaps, the most exact
ing. Yet ] love it so dearly that / give
10 it all my thoughts, energy and time
and ] would not give up my art for
anything in the world.
"I have aspirations to be attained.
yet expect 20 play something besides
Annie Russell parts look anxiOusIy
forward to the day when / shall be seen
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role In ''The Earl and the Girl" Euro
pean jugglers; Charles Hera's expert
ences with am American hotel bellboyi
Louise Sylvester. THE Maid of Dun
dee" the three Donals. acrobats; and
the motion pictures of FennimOre Coop
err THE Last of the Mohicans," will
round out the bill
Eugene Blair in Girls"
Eugene Blair appears at the Lafay-
cite Monday. November z, when she will
essay FOR the first time the role OF :rls
i'm PinerO's celebrated lay. Miss Blair
IS herself OF the opinion that the part
affords her the best opportunity Of hAr
career. She was anxious 70 secure the
play when she Witnessed its first pro-
ductiOn ia london, but has only recent
Is been abe 90 secure the rights from
the author Weeks OF arduOus rehearsal
mould secure smooth performance on
the premier "a tsiis notable production.
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ashaeows Of q 60 81. !"

Shadows OF a Great City" will return
TO the Academy of Music the week o
Monday, November T.
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as Juliet, Viola. and other OF the classic
roles / shall never rest content till
appear as Juliet
Il do not know when have met with
thought that touched me so near as
one / read the other day. and which
emanated from Hamilton W. Mabie. lie
was writing OF self-eEpressiOn in work,
and OF II ne said A bit OF work Of
the highest quality is the key 20 a man 5
life, because Il is tire product of that
life. and il brings 70 light that which
is hidden in the man as truly as the
flower lays bare 10 the sun that which
was folded in the seed. What man
does. Is. therefore. an authentic revela-
ton OF what he Is, and by their works
men are fairly and rightly judged
That seems TO me to be exactly true
IL every respect.
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Lyceum-Webers ''Parisian widows"
Dogs or Sonasuess.
VIII Miss Mckinley Lead OF FOllow
the CANNES?

Mabel Mckinley will head Chase's bin
this week. and ina It are Herberts dogs,
and many or them. too. What Their
precise location. with reference 10 Miss
Mckinley. wiz be this week. no one but
the management knows now nor viii II
b. disclosed until the stage manager,
before the performance tomorrow
chaIks upon the black board stage Dulle-
tin the order of the acts, the time limit
81 TO each, together with other peril
nent information.
But in the two seasons she has been
in vaudeville Miss Mckinley has been
through 90 quite often. and she has
shown her inherited and innate good
sense by avoiding the rock upon which
50 many st6rs OF eminence equal TO
her own have SPLIT and sundersd. Her
berts dogs may be before her or after
her on the program but the good-na-
tured. energetic, brainy, and songfui lady
vii not bother her head a moment.
These little foCr-footed actors loop the
loop. DO the nigh dive, make the slide
Tor life. and accomplish other periious
performance. The exceptional capacity
developed by these dogs is said 20 be the
reward or Herberts conscientious and
careful treatment OF his little charges.
Kindness b. his rule. And yet there are
times when mans mastery must be
manifested, positively and fOrcibly.
Then 10 Is that Herbert adopts the pa
seruaI plan OF spanking them. That ID
exactly what he does. He administers
the punishment upon the part % which
tie suiaEle or the slipper adneTes when
81 -..rfamllias C0rreCIs his son and heir.
--ne reason back OF this Is that trained
duE6 are q Ya4uable property ana while
Ill d necessary 10 punish them al times
fgr fractions or careless behavior, yet
NOV must not be crippled or hurt. ANY
"a. H.4.Ha "a
how Trainers of horses and elephants
have often lost themselves hundreds OF
dollars through downright cruelty 70
killing them
one 81 Adam ForepauEh's elephant
trainers caused a fractions elephant %
. beaten almost TO a Jelly and OF
course the mastodon died. bird
trainer. id b. told. once twisted the neck
% 4 bird worth hundreds OF dollars 20
him. simply because he could not con-
The Washington times., 1904-10-30
Jane FeiGIis Texas.
Ex-ConfedeTates, Of New York, Greet
Play and Author.

Kew York oct. =.
Tuesday night was Southern Night
al the Fourteenth Street Thsater, in
honor OF Jane Mauldin Feigl, the author
OF the new comedy drama Texas" now
10 its NTH week at this theater Mem
beTs OF the Southern Society and the
Confederate Veteran Camp of New York
were in attendance. Dixie. "SuWanee
River" and other stirring Southern
melodies were part OF the musical pro-
gram and helped 10 make Southern
night a success.
Jane Mauldin Feigl Is a Texan by
birth, and her parents are Georgians.
Some years ago she was engaged in ac-
tive literary work. her writings finding
their way chiefly 10 the columns OF the
newspapers. It IS only lately she has
eEsayed .. work as strong and virtie as
Texas and her powers have In no
way become weakened from her tenn
pOraTy retirement Tuesday night Mrs
Feigl was shOWered with compliments
and cOngra tulations from many scholar
" SOutheTuers. Mrs. Feigl said last
night that Texas" was a vast title
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Notes of he Stage.

Chase's viii give two performances
election night; one at 8 p. m. and the
other at II D. N. Each viii be a com
plete regular performance by all Of the
performers appearing in the bill that
anCe the audience will leave the house
through the Fifteenth Street exits and
the Avenue doors will be opened for the
second performance Special wires run
ming to the stage win furnish election
returns from every part OF the country
and they will be displayed between the
acts by stereOpticOn slides thrown on
the curtain.
Adelaide Thurston. the petite star Of
the successful war play, Polly Prim-
rose" while playing her annual engage
ment at Chattanooga Tenn serFe ca
soda water in a local drug store, the
proceeds being donated 70 an orphans
home.
Miss Adele Rich-the Miss Richardson
OF the EdesOn CASTS prominent socially
In Boston and obtained TIE consent OF
her relatives 10 adopt the stage as &
career in time 10 be seen here tn Ran
sons Folly.
The Musical Protective Union Of this
city has arranged 20 give at Chase
Theater, Sunday night, November s. q
popular concert. with an orchestra mum
beFing seventy Of the best musicians the
city affords. 4 large numbJf OF we'll
known soloists have been secured for
the occasion, and the concert Is likely
10 receive substantial recognition from
music lovers.
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Coming Attractions.
-The County Chairman"

~The County Chairman"
George AIDES comedy. THE County
Chairman" II the next weeks attraction
a the Columbia. where It viii be seen,
presented by Henry W. Sayage's COM
pauy Immediately following long runs in
New Ork. Philadelphia. and Chicago
George AIDE has firmly established
himself as a writer OF pungent lines and
suapDy satire. In The County Chair
man he is said to depict with def
touch and good nature the whimsical
incidents OF a country election in the
early eighties In the Middle West.
While politics is one OF the issues IN
this comedy there is a pretty love story
threaded through the structure, which
gives color 70 the story, The cast is
most carefully selected. ana includes all
the original comedians headed By mac
Ism ArbuCkle, Willis p Sweatnam,
Frances Ring, Earle Brown, Fred Book,
Christine Blessing. Grace Fisher, Edwin
Chapman. Rose Beaudet. Nina AinscOe,
supplemented by hfty other people IA
less important roles.
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troll his temper. Hence il is that kind
ness ana seIf-restraint are the prime es-
sentials in the proper training OF animal
performers.
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Augustus Van Wyck. Col Fred Feigl.
general manager of the New YORK
Daily News. and the young ladies OF
Mrs. Semple's and Miss ClaySs semin-
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Prospeetive Vaudeville.

Chase's program OF next week viii in
cIude William NJ Cressy and Blanche
Dayue. in AT. Cressy's Town IEau
Tonight" the Mansfield Wilbur Com
panyi numbering twelve players, In a
one-act melodFama, The shadow A
., Duncan Nora Bsyes, who Is soon
70 leave vaudeville 10 play a principal
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At the TheateTs.

Continued from Second Page)
c. Davis viii submit his monoIogue,
FOR which the present politicas crisis az
f0rds him material for mirth making
James Mooney and Ida HoIbein viii do
a grotesque song and dance act, ana the
vitagrauh motion pictures viii she's 3
thrilling series. reproducing the flight
OF a runaway balloon.
Academy-''No Wedding Bells For Her
Tomorrow night at the Academy. The
odors Kremer's melodrama. NO We'd
ding Bells for Her" produced by Nit
tenthaI and Forester. viii be given the
first performance OF a weeks engage
ment
The play Is new. The scene is laid in
the great coal mining district 70 Penn
sylvania. and the characters are all
people more or less Identified with the
mining OF coal.
1T has been the custom Of late to
have the stereOtyped characters and
scenes in every melodrama, but in the
case Of NO Wedding Bells For Her. q"
Dir. kremer is said 10 have broken away
from the conventional
Lyceum-Weber's Partisan Widows"
The Partisan Widows" burIesquers
viii open for a weeks engagement at
tle Lyceum TheateT, commencing with
matinee on Monday. The hrst part,
Down the Pike. and the buriesques "a
Day al the Barracks viii open and
close the show Between Lhe two Ekits
there VIII be- speCialLies by Rose Carlin.
seTiC comic Ben Ne3Gn5 Hebrew Inn
pers0uatorf Snyder and Buckley mu-
steal comedians Nelson and MIlledges
comedy sketch artists, Arnold and Val
more in little of everything, and
Charles FAX. illustrated songs.
The Laclede blade., 1904-03-26
More Riots,

Disturbances of strikers are not
nearly as grave as an individual dis
order of the system. Overwork, loss
of sleep, nervous tension will be fol-
lowed by utter collapse, unless a reli-
able remedy is Immediately employed.
There's nothing so efficient to cure
disorders of the Liver or Kidneys as
Electric Bitters. It's wonderful
tonic, and effective nervine and the
greatest all around medicine for run
down systems. 1t dispels Nervous
ness, Rheumatism and Neuralgia and
expels Malaria germs. Only SOC, and
satisfaction guaranteed by j. H.
Brown, druggist.
The Laclede blade., 1904-03-26
Oak Arbor Items.
towns.

Harry Landree painted his barr
last week.
Miss Ella Stark is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. Sam Wright at Norborne,
Mo.
John Duckworth was in Brook.
field Sunday visiting his son, Harvey
Duck worth.
Miss Maggie Moss returned home
Saturday after spending a few weeks
with her sister, Mrs. VIM. Sensintaffar.
Mr.. Walker is making new cellar
and laying the foundation for his new
house.
The members Of the Oak Arbor
telephone line held their annual
meeting last week. Officers elected
were: w. L. Sensintaffar, president,
and J. L. Sensintaffar secretary and
treasurer.
The Laclede blade., 1904-03-26
A Gard from Mayor Ong.

To the voters of the city of Laclede,
I will promise you, gentleman, that if
elected mayor will in the future, as
in the past, fill the office to the best
of my ability, for the best interests Of
the citizens and right here in this
connection, [ want to thank every
member Of the board for their uniform
kind treatment and their splendid
support of my administration, for
without the aid and cooperation of the
aldermen the mayor of the city is
powerless to act. Thanking you for
your generous support and asking
your support one and all at the polls
April 9th, 1904. | am
Respectfully Yours,
J. L. ONG.
The Laclede blade., 1904-03-26
Has Been to Market.

Geo. G. Smith spent the past week
among the wholesale houses of St..
Louis buying spring goods for his
firm. The new purchase has arrived
and it is large and complete and EN-.
braces all the new things in season.
able dry goods, dress goods and nov
elites aud is line that would be q
credit to a town many times the size
of Laclede. This popular and pro-
gressive firm takes special pains to
please its customers and their large
trade indicates that they are success
fn1
The Laclede blade., 1904-03-26
PUBLIC SCHOOLS CLOSE.
A Glass Of Five to Graduate at the Opera
Saturday Night.

Yesterday was the "last day of
school," The fifth annual commence
ment will be held at the opera house
this evening when class of five will
complete the course and receive their
diplomas. The past school year has
been one Of the best and most profit
able our town has ever had. Prot.
Sipple and his able corps of assistants
have done we'll and given entire
satisfaction.
Under the efficient management of
Prof. Sipple the school has reached a
higher standard than ever before.
The pupils have shown more interest
IN their work than ever and the
attendance in every department has
been good. About thirty non-resi-
dent pupils have been enrolled. The
course includes three years strong
high school work.
At the beginning of the term the
school had no signs of a library at
all. Through the untiring efforts of
the principal splendid start has
been made in that direction. Since
last September 1856 II has heen raised
and there are now POI volumes in the
library, including two Webster's In
ternational Dictionaries, and set of
Encyclopedia Brittannica's, with two
dictionary holds and fine book case.
This is indeed a fine showing. La
clede certainly has reasons to be
proud of her public school.
The Laclede blade., 1904-03-26
EDDIE WHITLEY KILLED.
Fell Beneath a Train Monday Evening and
Died Twenty.Four Hours Later.

Another sad and fatal accident was
added to the many that have happen
ed here in Laclede from boys chop
ping" trains, when on last Monday
evening little Eddie Whitley fell be.
meath car and received injuries from
which he died the next evening.
When freight train No. 19 came in
from the north Monday evening Ed
die caught onto car and rode down
into the south yards where in getting
off or catching onto another Ger he
fell with one leg across the rail.
One pair of trucks passed over it
MASKING it to pulp clear to the hip
joint.
He was taken to his home and
medical aid summoned but he never
recovered from the shock so that an
operation could be performed. He
died Tuesday evening about 6 o'clock
He was ten years of age and the
only son of R. c, Whitley,hi brother
Della having been killed about eight
years ago while beating his way on a
freight train.
The funeral was held at the
Baptist church Wednesday afternoon
conducted by Rev. Allen and the re-
mains were laid away in the Laclede
cemetery.
Notwithstanding this fearful warn
ing it won't be many days till other
boys and young men will be seen in
dulging in the same dangerous prac-
tice that has brought sadness and
sorrow into more than one home here
in Laclede as we'll as in many other
towns.
The Laclede blade., 1904-03-26
LACLEDE MISSOURI, SATURDAY, MARCH 26 1904.
COUNTY CULLINGS.

The salvation army has opened uF
in Marceline. They have tackled g
tough proposition.
Capt. Marion Cave is now citizen
Of Linneus having recently moved to
! that place from his farm near Mead
vile.
Director r. r. Smith informs us
that the Modern Woodmen will have
no assessment to pay in April as there
is'sufficient funds on hand to pay all
losses. The new rate is working all
right as there will be but eli ght assess.
ments this year.
Monroe county is democratic, but
the people down there condemn law
lessness. A lengthy resolution
approving Joseph w. Folk and con-
demnlpg the ruffianism at the St.
Louis primaries, has been signed by
several hundred citizens of that
county.
The supreme court on Wednesday
handed down an opinion dismissing
the case Of Burns VS.. Gibson brought
in the circuit court of Linn county to
test the validity Of township organi-
zation in this county. The court
says the law was legally adopted in
this county and township organization
stands.
Brookfeld republicans on Monday
nominated the following ticket: Mayor,
John Mccartney; police judge, E. G..
Brott; marshal, Calvin Brott; assessor
Hiram Dewey; attorney, T. M.
Brinkley. Councilmen, 1st ward,
Frank Arnold; 2nd, Matt. Ransom;
Sd, Banner Campbell and Jesse
Sheets; 4th, Arthur E. Bethlehem.
An item in The BLADE last week
concerning the cutting of Il cotton
wood tree that made about 5000 feet
of lumber, brings us she information
that larger tree has just been cut by
men who are logging for J. L. Wood
on his farm three miles southwest of
Laclede. 1t was a yellow cottonwood
and measured So feet to the first limb;
16 feet and s inches in circumference
and scaled 7626a feet board measure
ment. Linn county can't be outdone
even in the production of cottonwood
trees,
The Laclede blade., 1904-03-26
Cured Consumption.

Mrs. B. w. Evans, Clearwater,
Kan, writes: "My husband lay sick
for three months. The doctors said
he had quick consumption. We pro-
cured bottle of Billiards. Horehound
Syrup, and it cured him. That was
six years ago and since then we have
always kept bottle in the house.
We cannot do withoutit. For coughs
and colds it has no equal" 25c, SOC
and $1.OO. DR.. J. T. Stephenson.
The Laclede blade., 1904-03-26
WANTED.

Special Representative il this
county and adjoining territories, to
represent and advertise an old estab-
lished business house of solid financial
standing. Salary s21 weekly, with
expenses, advanced each Monday by
check direct from headquarters.
Horse and buggy furnished when
necessary; position permanent.
Address Blew Bros. & Co., Monon
Bldg, Chicago, Ill.
The Laclede blade., 1904-03-26
The Best Cough Syrup.

S. L. Apple, ex-Probate Judge,
Ottawa, Co., Kansas, writes: This
is to say that I have used Billiards.
Horehound Syrup for years, and that
I do not hesitate to recommend it as
the best cough syrup I have ever
used" 25c, SOC, s1.O0. DR.. j. T.
Stephenson.
The Laclede blade., 1904-03-26
Invaluable for Digestion.

I have been suffering for the past
few years with severe attack OF
rheumatism and found that Ballard's
Snow Liniment was the only thing
that gave me satisfaction and tended
to alleviate my pains. March Oath,
1902, John C. Degnan, Kinsman, Ills.
25c, Soc and $1.00. DR.. j. L.
Stephenson.
The Laclede blade., 1904-03-26

No town in tie state has a better
class of merchants than is found
right here in Laclede. They are all
substantial and up-to-dste in every
particular.
The Laclede blade., 1904-03-26
To The Public.

We are now ready to do your
grinding, so bring along your oats,
corn, rye, etc. You can have your
own grain ground, or if you prefer
we have chop feed of all kinds on
hand for sale or ,xchange.
LAcLEpE MILL AND ELEVATOR Co.