The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1905-10-07
HERE AND THERE.
Local Items Of the Week Gathered For the
Busy Blade Readers.

Dusy Diaoe NSAuss'
There is no better Shorthand Col
lege anywhere than Allen Moore's
College at Chillicothe, Mo. Every
graduate is holding good position.
If any of our readers desires good
position as stenoerapher, enter at
once. Success is certain.
Black is much more in evidence
for dresses and suits this season than
it has been for several seasons. You
will find our stock full of very desir-
able fabrics in black. The prices we
will guarantee to be the very lowest
for same qualities. Geo. G. Smith &
Co.
The fourth annual meeting of the
Laclede Mutual Fire and Lightning
insurance company will be held at
Secretary Maybee's Office in Laclede
next Saturday, October IA. This is
an important meeting and all the
policy holders are urged to be in at
tendance.
"Teddy" Straub, wanted for con-
ducting a gambling house i'll Mead
vile, but who escaped when he heard
a warrant was out for him, was ar
rested at Breckenridge Monday night.
While an officer was returning with
him Tuesday he jumped out the car
wind Nv while the train was in motion
and made good his escape. BE will
probably not bother Meadville any
more.
On the train from Kansas City
Wednesday evening we met j. A.
Elliott, a former citizen and for many
years we'll known merchant in La
clede. Mr.. Elliott is now general
land agent for the Burlington railroad
in Missouri, Iowa and Illinois. He
is now engaged in locating some new
towns aloi g the Burlington's new lire
south from Jacksonville to Southern
Ills family have just moved
from Troy to their new home at
One of the neatest, cleanest and
best business houses in Laclede is The
Leading Grocery, Of which G. B.
Welsh is proprietor. This store is
always kept we'll stocked with the
best and purest groceries, both fancy
and staple, and -four that cannot be
excelled. Special attention is paid to
the country trade and its produce
business is very large and still grow
ing. Its large and increasing busi-
ness has been built up by the excel
lence Of it's goods and the courteous
treatment always accorded to all its
customers.
DR.. Henry Shook, an old and high
y respected citizen, died at his home
in Bucklin on Fri,...y Of last week at
;he age of 81 years and 10 months.
He had been resident of Bucklin 30 |
years and in active practice of medi-
zine over go years. He served two
;erms as coroner of this county, and
was member of the Linn county |
pension examining board for four
years. He was well known and a |
highly respected citizen and stood
nigh in his profession. The funeral
vas held last Sunday, conducted by |
;he Masonic fraternity.
The city council frightened the lid
IN Chillicothe Monday night, when it
Idopted an ordinance restricting the |
igning of saloon petitions or remon-
frances to resident real estate owners
md proprietors of mercantile estab-
ishments, and requiring each saloon
Keeper to file a bond for 81 900 signed
" FIVE or more responsible citizens,
,inding him to remain closed Sunday
md observe all other ordinances af-
ecting saloons. Much trouble has
,een experienced by the mayor and
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