The Laclede blade., 1905-08-26
HERE AND THERE.
Local items of the Week Gathered For the
Busy Blade Readers.

Fred Hanson, one of the big farm
ers out on route 2, took two cars o
fat cattle of his own feeding to Chica
go this week. He returned home
Tuesday morning.
The public school opens one week
from next Monday. Every pupil il
the district should be ready and at
tend the first day and keep it up
throughout the term.
Two fine apples weighing pouno
each were put on display in the fruit
department of this office this week by
w. W. Hoskins. They are handsome
specimens and show what Linn county
can do in the way of fruit.
The mammoth corn crop that is
now about insured is going to cause a
lively immigration to Missouri this
fall. The demand for farm lands is
already on the increase and sales are
being made in this county every day
now.
Postofice Inspector Reid was in
Laclede on official business Wednes-
day morning. Mr.. Reid had just re-
turned from spending his vacation in
Colorado and found the hot weather
here very oppressive after three weeks
spent up in the mountains.
This office received a pleasant call
the other day from J. Fl. Clough, a
we'll known and influential farmer
from near Forker. Mr.. Clough is
one of the solid and substantial men
of the county. He has an elegant
farm and one of the finest farm resi-
dences in the county.
w. L. Love and family of Abba,
Iowa, arrived last Sunday on a visit
to relatives and friends, guests of Mrs.
Loves mother, Mrs. Maggie Ong.
Mr.. Love is a Burlington conductor
and when he takes his vacation each
year, instead of rushing off to some
summer resort, he does a more sensi-
BILE thing-hitches his team to spring
wagon and with his family drives
down to Laclede, camping out in
regular mover fashion and spends a
week or so at his old home.
A new school house is being built
in the Plum Grove district northwest
of Laclede. At special election held
a few weeks ago it was voted to issue
5000 in bonds for new building
The bonds were issued, sold, and work
was begun on the new building this
week. The brick foundation is being
put in by Geo. Plowman and III. Hen
Erickson and J. G. Fletcher are doing
The carpenter work. The people of
that district are to be congratulated
on providing better and more COM
Portable building ia which to educate
heir children.
F. P. Meeker sends in his check
his week from Greely, Colo, to pay
or The BLADE another year. Mr..
Meeker is enthusiastic over that part
If the country and believes it to be
he garden spot of the universe. He
ays if Linn county people who attend
he soldiers reunion at Denver next
month want to see the best strip of
country in the United States they
AVE only to extend their trip to |
freely which is fifty miles north of
Denver. He promises to show them
many acres the crops on which will
'ield $10O per acre.
Cards have been received in La
lede this week announcing the mar
iage of Miss Lenora Hodson to Geo.
}. Evans at st. Louis on Wednesday, |
august 16, 1905. The bride is well
nd fayorably known in this city and
ommunity, in which she lived until
hree years ago, when she removed to
t. Louis. They are spending their
in the east and on their
sturn will be at home in Madison.