The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1905-08-19
From Over the County.

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Y at Browning, fell under the wheels 4,
j. a loaded wagon last week and one lie
and one arm was broken.
The Brookfeld merchants fai
: scored another success this week. Tn
attendance Thursday was recor
| breaker, the paid admissions beinj
over 5000.
Nick Kuchin, who started gro
: Gerry store and restaurant in Marcelin
a few months ago, left for parts un
known last week and creditors have
attached the stock.
The Budget and Star, two Brook
field newspapers, claim boycott has
been instituted against them, the cry
being that two newspapers are enough
for that town which now has four.
According to the United States de.
partment of agriculture all crops are
far better now than last year at this
time. The present average condition
of corn is SO per cent against 87.3 per
cent August l, last year.
A. G. Booker's racket store at
Browning, was broken into one night
last week and the money drawer rob-
bed of $50 The Leader says the job
was done by local talent and the par
ties are being watched for evidence to
convict.
Two gambling house keepers at
Marceline were arrested and fined $25
each in police court last week. The
Journal endorses the action of the
police judge and believes that fines of
that dimension will force the gamblers
out of business in that town.
Judge J. M. Pratt, one of Linn
.county's oldest citizens, and for the
past ten years resident of Laclede,
died in a hospital at Kansas City last
Saturday. His health had been fail
ing rapidly and after he went to Kan
sas City few weeks ago he suffered a
sunstroke from the effects of which he
died He was born in Tennessee, was
78 years old aud had resided in this
county since 1847. The remains were
buried at Linneus Monday.
At the old settlers reunion held at
Linneus last week the following officers
of the association were elected for the
ensuing year: President, DR.. Ed. F.
Perkins; secretary, Fred w. Powers;
assistant secretary, G. W. Martin;
treasurer, A. w. Mullins; vice-presi-
dents, G. w. Nestor, Baker township;
Frank Carter and Henry johnson,
Benton; A. B. Carter, Bucklin; John
Mccartney, J. V. Martin, VIM. Proc
tor. J, A. Moore, Brookfeld; DIR. j.
W. Tharp, Clay; ]. M. McGhee, En-
terprise; j., M. Morris, Jackson; Wes-
ley Blunt, Grantsville; T. j. Welsh,
Jefferson; G. G. Bigger, E. j. Conger,
Marceline; J. J. McCullum, North
Salem; G. E. Kelley, Yellow Creek;
A. Ward, Parson Creek.
The seventh annual meeting of the
Linn county log rolling association,
held at Brookfeld on Friday of last
week, was success in every particu-
ar. The crowd was estimated at ten
thousand and was no doubt fully that
arge. Addresses were made by Hon.
A. r. Talbot, head consul; DR.. S. G.
A. Rubey, deputy head consul; M. G. i
aatliff, state deputy; and Mrs. Myra
B. Enright, of Kansas City, for the ,
Royal Neighbors. Governor Folk J
missed his train at st. Louis and was
Inable to reach BroOkfeld. The ]
'rize in the log rolling contest wss I
ron by Browning camp. The tug of q
Ear was won by Linneus camp. Inls
he largest gain in membership,
srOOk6eld camp won first and La I
lede camp second prize handsome 4
1sewood gsvel. Several hundred c
Yoodmen attended the cIaas adoption 4