The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1905-07-01
HERE AND THERE.
Local Items Of the Week Gathered For the
Busy Blade Readers.

| ern Woodmen last Wednesday night
four applications for membership
were received.
Rev. M. HI. Bradley will preach at
the Presbyterian church next Sunday
morning and evening at the usual
hours. All are cordially invited to
attend.
By mutual agreement the dry goods
and grocery stores of Laclede will
observe the Fourth by closing next
Tuesday morning at 9 o'c'sck and
remaining closed the remainder of
the day. a
Parker & Hopson, the horse deal
ers, will sell thirty-fve head of good
horses at auction at Meadville on Sat
urday of this week. This sale is an
nounced in the advertising columns
of The BLADE today.
L. B. Jones yesterday started the
fires in his first kiln of brick for the
season at his yard northwest Of town.
The weather has been favorable, and
with good burn the brick will be
first-class. The kiln contains 10000.
The Hubbard residence is nearing
completion, the plastering having
been done this week. Work is pro-
crossing rapidly on E. J.. Robison's
new residence, also. The frame is up
and it will soon be enclosed. When
completed, Mr.. Robson will have a
pretty home. aa
It is none too early to begin ar
rangements for the Jefferson town
ship one day fair. A meeting should
be held this month, officers elected,
committees appointed and a date set.
A great many dates have already
been taken for fall events in this
county and the matter should not be
I neglected too long.
/ Robson & Hill have this week
added to their business complete
line of glassware, chinaware, enameled
and tinware and other articles along
that line, and in another column Of
The BLADE today invite the patron
age of the people of Laclede and vic
Unity. They are making some very
low prices for the elegant line OF
goods shown, which will no doubt be
appreciated and taken advantage of.
{ w. G. Ring has traded his residence
property in the northeast part of town
to DIR. w. A. Turner for 24O acre
farm six miles south of West Plains,
Mo. DR.. Turner was here last Sat
urday and closed up the deal. The
exchange Of properties is to be made
sometime this fall, Mr.. Ring and fam
lily moving to West Plains and DIR.
r Turner and family coming to Laclede
to make their home. The farm is
well improved, two hundred acres be-
ing in cultivation, and having rural
, mail delivery. Mr.. Turner says D.
, r. Graves, who recently moved to
West Plains from Laclede, has an ell
egant home, consisting of three acres
, of good ground and fine brick resi-
/ dence.
Cypress Lodge No. 227, AT. & A.
, NJ, held public meeting last We'd
! nesday evening, attended by the mem
bers, their families and invited friends
at which time the following officers
we're installed: Rev. E. e. Robson,
f worshipful master; John 7. Lomax,
senior warden; FL. ]. Benjamin, jun
, ior warden; DR.. 2. 7. Standby, treas
urer; John Hetrick, secretary; Geo.
) G. Smith, senior deacon; J. W. Glenn
ents, junior deacon; ]. L. Burke,
E chaplain; P. F. Felt marshal; w. H.
; Childress, senior steward; A ]. Har-
. tier, junior steward; A. n. Love, tiler.
C. G. Bigger was installing officer.
> At completion of The work refresh
lments of ice cream and cake were