The Laclede blade., 1905-12-09
HERE AND THERE.
Local Items Of the Week Gathered For the
Busy Blade Readers.

G. N. Standly's public sale will b.
: held at his home on the Deets farm q
3 half mile east of Laclede next Tues.
day, beginning at 10 a. m.
After lingering illness from con-
: sumption, Miss Ollie Robson died at
the home Of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. R. III. Robson, in Laclede on
Friday night of last week. She was
born at Cameron, Mo-, and was II
years, s months and 26 days old
The funeral was held at the M. E.
church Sunday, conducted by the pas
tor, Rev. E. L. Robson, the remains
being inferred at Rose Hill cemetery,
Brookfeld.
In neat ad. today L. S. Hill in
vites your attention to the many nice
things to be found at the Racket store
suitable for Christmas presents as we'll
as many valuable articles for general
use that he is selling at from 10 to %
per cent cheaper than the same goods
can be bought elsewhere for. A glance
at his handsome show window will
convince you that the Racket is
place not to be overlooked while max
ing Christmas purchases.
S. j. Mahurin, a new patron of the
Laclsde postofice by the establish
ment of route 8, was in town Wed
nesday. Some years ago Mr.. Mahur-
in was in business at Forker and later
in the grocery business at Brookfeld,
but sold out and purchased the farm
where he now lives. Being a man of
energy and push, he is making sue
cess of farming the same as Of mer-
chandising. While in town he made
this Office a pleasant call and left a
dollar, for which he will receive The
BLADE in his mail box every Satur-
day morning hereafter.
A public meeting under the auspic-
es of Laclede camp Modern Wood
men of America will be held at the
opera house Saturday evening, at
which time Hon. John Sullivan, of
Kansas City, will speak on Wood
craft. The lecture is free and every
body cordially invited. At the close
of the lecture banquet will be held
at Woodmen hall for the members of
the order, their families and invited
guests. The Modern Woodmen stand
at the head of the many fraternal in
surance societies and its growth at
this time is remarkable.
No town in this part of the state
has better mail service than Laclede.
OF the 1856 box holders on the three
rural routes out of Laclede all have
their mail by II o'clock six days in
the week, the bulk of it being de-
livered by 10 o'clock. The early
arrival of the morning mails enables
the carriers to leave promptly at Z /
o'clock and all return in time for the I
collections to be dispatched on the 8
early afternoon trains. This is GER q
tainly good service and fortunate in f
Iced is the farmer who is within reach I
If the rural service from this town. il
The holiness meeting at the Pres a
,yterian church closed Tuesday even o
ng. This meeting was unique-dif- n
erent in many ways from any meet 4
ng of its kind ever held in Laclede. b
Not in numbers in attendance, not in .
inc singing, neither in pulpit oratory. Il
ts chief charm throughout the meet "
ng was its honest effort for fair play. y
The final result consisted in a more s.
recognition of the spirit v
truth, by which an all round view fc
"a full exposition of the doctrine of Of
Holiness alone, is made possible. In m
nth and sympathy Brother ZumbrO m
lands for the practical side of christ fc
nifty. The kingdom of God on earth. n,
he pure heart and clean life are Al