The Laclede blade., 1905-10-14
HERE AND THERE.
Local Items Of the Week Gathered For the
Busy Blade Readers.


/ Busy Blade Readers.
| Congressman Rucker was here las
Saturday mixing with his garden see
customers. The Judge is clever fel
low and as good representative a
the district ever had, notwithstanding
he represents very poor brand 3
politics.
In ten inning game last Saturda,
the Sunny Point base ball team de
feated the high school nine. About
half of the game was played extreme
ly well, but the rest of it was very
bum. Sunny Points victory wa
rather unexpected, as two Of theil
best players played on the high schoo
team. The score was 21 to 19.
DR.. and Mrs. T. D. Fawcette moi
only have one of the handsomest
homes in the county, but it is now
the best lighted. They had installed
this week a complete gas plant, and
every room in the house, as we'll as
the lawn, can be made as brilliant as
sunlight. The plant was put in by
L. S. Hill and is one of the best and
most camplete we have ever seen.
If any of the girls have noticed a
distant manner about Carrier Baum
the past few days this explanation
ought to set the matter right. On
Wednesday Hatfield Bros, two.of his
esteemed patrons and friends ont on
the route, presented him with half
bushel of fine onions, and there is no.
thing on earth he likes better than
fried onions, except it be pretty girls.
Cards have been received in Laclede
announcing the coming marriage of
Miss Verna, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
0. F. Hutchinson, formerly Of La
clede, now of Seattle, WASH, to Mr..
Pratt, prominent business man of
that place. to be solemnized on Oct
ber 26 The many Laclede friends
of the brides parents, and her grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. L. Singer
land extend congratulations in ad-
vance.
After giving the room a thorough
cleaning, and cleaning and renovating
the fixtures, E. T. Weicker has opened
his restaurant and lunch house in the
Bryant building. Mr.. and Mrs.
Weicker have had several years ex-
perience and are conducting "a clean
and up-to-date place. They have an
entire new line of confectionery, can
ned goods, cigars and restaurant goods
and invite you to call and get &C.
luainted and give them a share of
your patronage.
In speaking of the Stahl-Blake
that will be at the Laclede
opera house next Saturday night, Oct.
81, the Xenia, Ohio. Gazette said:
The audience enjoyed immensely the
of Miss Margaret Stahl,
whose manner and appearance were
7ery pleasing and attractive. She
IDLY and Interestingly represented the
characters chosen, whether they were,
'omic and ludlcrous, or serious and
,rave. But her browning effort was
he beautiful and real rendition of the
ife of Enoch Arden, so beautifully
nd pathetically written by Tennyson.
'he may have an equal in this, but
nost certainly no superior"
The time-honored and historic I'm
le Toms Cabin will be given in La
lede next Tuesday night, Oct. II, by
be Callahan dramatic company, trav-
ling in their own private special car.
his is superb company of unexcel-
ID artists, of ladies and gentlemen-E
hirty in all-and each one especially |
dapted and cast for their respective
arts. Little Eva and her Shetland
onies and golden chariot win be in
he grand street parade along with