The Laclede blade., 1906-02-17
HERE AND THERE.
Local Items of the Week Gathered For the
Busy Blade Readers.

ness evangelist, will hill his regular
appointment here, preaching at the
Presbyterian church Saturday night,
Sunday morning ana night at the
usual hours. All are cordially invit-
ed to come out and hear him.
The BLADE desires to publish all
church, society and lodge news of
public interest and would be pleased
to have the officers. and members of
the various societies see that such
items are furnished, as it is impossible
for us to get them any other way.
Geo. G. Smith was in Marceline
this week spending q few days with
his sister, Mrs. Anna Edwards. Mrs.
Edwards many Laclede friends are
glad to hear that she is getting better
from her recent illness with bright
prospects of complete recovery.
G. B. and W. r. Dagger, who have
moved here from Illinois, unloaded
their car last Saturday, the former
moving onto his farm half mile east
of town and the latter onto the Kent
farm southwest of town. G. B. Dag
ger has two fine Percheron stations
that he brought from Illinois.
The anniversary Of the birth Of two
Of our great men comes in February
that of Abraham lincoln Febru
ary 18th and that Of George Wash
ington February 22nd. The subject
for the morning service at the Meth
odist church tomorrow will be: "Les-
sons from the Lives of Great Men"
You are cordially invited to come and
bring your friends.
Locust Greek township is not the
only place in Linn county where big
trees grow. On last Christmas day a
burroak tree OH the Yount farm two
miles northeast of Laclede, now owned
by Martin Mahurin, was felled that was
six feet through at the ground. From
it was made sos good fence posts and
Is big loads of wood. Counting it's
age by years growth the tree was
found to be 240 years old.
The American Reading Circle met
last Tuesday evening at the home of
Mrs. Benson, the subject for the even
ing being ''Lincoln"--a very interest
ing subject indeed. Each member
there was given pretty bunch of
mistletoe sent them by Mrs. Pratt
while visiting in Texas. Dainty re-
freshments were served and at late
hour the meeting adjourned to meet
with Mrs. Bigger February 27.
The construction gang of the Amer
ican telegraph-telephone company,
the new line that is being built across
Missouri, reac,4I Laclede this week
and is camped in the northeast part
Of town. Several teams are used in
hauling out the poles. The line
comes into town from the east on the
north road, runs across the Gould
farm and continues west on the Mead
vile road. 1t is understood that this
line is to be operated in competition
with the Bell and Western Union
companies.
At the municipal election to be
held April 8 mayor, marshal and
two members of the city council, one
from each ward, are to be elected.
Although the election is more than
month off. candidates for the various
Offices to be filed are being talked of.
For mayor G. E. Hilton and Jas. E.
Welsh are the ones most frequently
mentioned. The marshaPs Office will
of course go begging unless Robert
Wood, the present incumbent, viii
consent to take it another term. For
alderman from west ward F. r. Power
is most frequently mentioned, and in
the east ward A. S. Byrd is looked