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The Laclede blade., 1906-05-05
From Over the County.

Q is to be held August 2 and 3.
The May term Of probate court be
gins at Lime eus week from Monday
4, Sullivan county last week votet
down proposition to build a s75, ,O0'
court house at Milan.
The Linneus schools closed las
weak. Seven pupils completed th'
high school course and received diplo
mas.
i Alpha Burns, we'll known young
lawyer at Brookfeld, is a candidate
for the democratic nomination fol
prosecuting attorney.
The Brookfield Odd Fellows and
Rebekahs celebrated the eighty-sev-
enth anniversary of the founding Of
the order of Odd Fellows in the Unit
ed States on Thursday night of last
week.
Larkin Pendleton, an old Linn
county citizen, and we'll known here,
died at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Joseph Batta, in Chillicothe on last
Wednesday at the age of 70 years.
The remains were buried at Chillico-
the Thursday.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe Preston died in Brookfeld last
Monday. The remains were brought
to Laclede for burial, the funeral SER
vices being held at the M. E. church
Tuesday afternoon, conducted by the
pastor, Rev. Monnett.
A delegate convention OF the
Knights and Ladies of Security of the
second congressional district was held
at Brookfeld last week. Mrs. Min
ME Clancy, of Brookfeld, was elected
a delegate to the national convention
to be held at Denver on June 12.
The rural letter carriers of Linn
cou nty will hold their next regular
meeting at Bucklin tomorrow, the ses-
sion beginning at l p. m. A fine pro-
gram has been arranged and the visit
ing carriers will no doubt be elegant
ly ent ertained by Postmaster Hughes
and the Bucklin carriers.
Jas. L. Minis, formerly of Carroll
ton, who removed from there to St.
Louis about five years ago, has been
appointed general attorney for the en-
tire Wabash system with headquarters
in St. Louis. Mr.. Minnis is we'll known
in Laclede and his many friends are
glad to hear of his advancement in his
profession.
The Prairie Mound correspondent
to the B ookfield Gazette says: "Wash-
ington Grindstaff, one of the old pion-
eer residents of Linn and Charlton
counties, died at his home in the west
ern part of this vicinity last Monday
morning at six o'clock. Mr.. Grind
staff was born in Linn county, and
passed his entire life of over three
score and ten years in the southern |
part of the. county and the northern
part of Charlton. He watched the
growth of the sister counties from the
vast wilderness to the great thriving
and thickly settled districts they now
are, and land that in his early days
he could have bought for twenty-five
cents an acre he saw in time become
worth fifty and seventy-five dollars
per acre. His death was due to pneu-
monia, from which he had been suffer-
ing for some weeks. He was buried
in the Sensintaffar cemetery. He
leaves wife and five grown children
to mourn his loss. He was member
of the Baptist church, and his depart
ure will be felt by many, who knew
him only as kind, good man and a
christian brother" l.
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The Laclede blade., 1906-05-05
P..tur. for Rent.

Have good pasture for a few head
of cattle. Plenty of shade and water.
Best of care will be given, but will
mot be responsible for breachy cattle.
r. E. WEIsH.
The Laclede blade., 1906-05-05
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and Sunday Journal one year, will be
mailed as present a beautiful Foun-
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1906.
The Laclede blade., 1906-05-05
$l.OO A YEAR
DoINGs ABOUT TOWN.
Local Paragraphs Picked up by Punsent
Pencil Pusher.

Oet Inc DeSI ana the cheapest wall
paper at Barton's drug store.
Strawberry plants and best varieties
ofsweet potato plants for sale by n.
B. VanValkenburg.
Eyes tested free by DR.. Pratt, of
Brookfeld, at the Anderson House
Wednesday, May 9th.
The daily and Sunday St. Joseph
Gazette delivered by G. R. Welsh,
agent, at 35 cents per month.
Ira Duckworth and Miss Carrie
Kicker were guests at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. J. K. Stark last Monday
evening.
There will be an ice cream supper
at the home of Mr.: and Mrs. w. N.
Harter on Friday evening of next
week, to which all are invited.
Mansur Benson has bought the res
idence and block of ground belonging
to the estate of the late DIR. John Pol
son. The price paid was $3.50.
Regular services at the M. E
church Sunday morning and evening.
In the evening the Meneley Bells will
be present and assist in the service.
Mrs. Maggie Ong has returned
from a visit in Illinois and Iowa.
Her daughter, Mrs. w. L. Love, of
Abba, Iowa, accompanied her home.
S. J. Mahurin was here from his
farm near Rreokfeld Wednesday and
was accompanied home by Miss Lottie
Aber, why will visit there for few
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Anderson and
granddaughter, Miss Stella Anderson,
drove over from Brookfeld and spent
Sunday afternoon with Mr.. and Mrs.
T. D. Mouser.
Bills were printed at this Office this
week for W. F. Huddleston's fine
jack, which will make the present
season at the Tom Lloyd place south
west of Laclede.
All my work is backed by guar
'ntee that means something. Ifyour
Eyes blur, if you have headaches, see
DR.. Pratt, the optician, at the Ander-
'on House Wednesday, May 9.
Buy a paint that is established.
Horseshoe paint has been sold in La
,lede for over 20 years. It has as
strong guarantee as any paint on
5he market; for sale by w. R. Barton.
J. G. Finney and family, who have
ived in and near Laclede for num-
,er Of years, left Thursday for their
lew home at Fowler, Kansas. The
,est wishes of their many friends 60
With them.
Have been located in Linn county
everal years and can refer you to
1000 satisfied patients. If your eyes
rouble, see DR.. Pratt, the Brookfeld
ptician, at the Anderson House
Wednesday, May 9th.
J. II. Dick has bought a lot 50x150
eet adjoining John 7. Lomax on the
rest of Mrs. Lockridge and will move
he house he recently bought of Jas.
Dick onto it. After the improvements
re made it will be for rent.
P. F. Felt unloaded another car of
uggies, surreys and road wagons
Mr.. Felt carries the larg-
st stock of any dealer in North Mis-
ouri and his sales room and ware
ouses are equal to any seen in the
arge cities.
While here last week NJ. 81. Thomp-
IN bought the barber supplies and
asoline light business of Robson &
[eredith and shipped the goods to
hillicothe, from which place he ex-
ected to continue the wholesale and
,tail business. In a subsequent deal.
owever, the goods were sold back to
The Laclede blade., 1906-05-05

HERE AND THERE.
Local items Of the Week Gathered For tn
| Busy Blade Readers.
Comic post cards for sale at tn,
postofiice. !.
The Modern Woodmen have receiv'
ed notice that there will be no assess
ment in May.
No guess work, a sure thing, just
three in a hill, with the Black Hawk
edge drop corn planter.
It makes no difference whether your
goods are all wool or cotton if you use
Putnam Fadeless Dyes. You can dye
them all at one time in the same yes.
sci. No muss or failures. Ask you,
dealer "a.
A series of revival meetings will
begin at the Baptist church next Mon
day night, conducted by the pastor,
assisted by Rev. Jas. Rider. All are
cordially invited to attend and take
part in the meetings.
The republican voters of Jefferson
township will meet at the opera house
in Laclede this afternoon to elect II
delegates to the county convention to
be held at Linneus next Monday. It
is desired that every part of the town
ship be represented. ~.
The DR.. j. T. Poison farm of 154
acres mile southeast of town has
been sold to John Ell. Wilson, of St.
Joseph. at $45 per acre. Mr.. Wilson
has taken possession and will put new
improvements on the place. s. F.
Thompson made the sale.
A literary society has been orgaI-
lied by a number of Laclede young
people. Their programs will consist
Of debates, readings, recitations, vocal
and instrumental music, etc. Their
first entertai ainment will be given to-
night at the assembly room in the
school building. No admission will
be charged, and everybody is cordial
ly invited to attend.
Although merchants consider this
the dull season, business at The Model
is booming. Last week it was neces-
sary to add another clerk in the gro
Gerry room, making five clerks in that
alone, and Mr.. Hilton is
of the opinion that he will have to
make that number permanent. His
lines of goods are full and complete
in all departments. The clerks in the
hardware room are kept busy selling
fencing, builders hardware, garden
;ools, etc. In the furniture room
here is brisk trade in all lines of
goods. In the grocery room The
Model has all kinds of fresh and can
led vegetables and fruits, including
'ome very fine strawberries from
South Missouri. Garden seeds are
greatly in demand, and this store has
| large supply of all varieties. Every
hing is going out rapidly, but the
eader is the celebrated Monarch -four. |
When Mr.. Hilton began selling this
lour, the sales amounted to less than |
10 sacks per month. Now he sells
100 sacks per month, or a little more
han a carload. Those who have
Ised Monarch -four once are never
Wiling to change to any other brand,
nd it is winning new customers every
.ay. IF you do not use it already,
ou should try it. The Model also
arries full line ofchina and queens
rare, enameled and tin ware, and the
amous Rochester nickel plated ware.
he highest market price is paid
Or all kinds of country produce, and
very customer is treated with courte-
= and consideration at The Model,
.aclede's largest business establish
,ant There Is a constant affnrt ON |,
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-03-30
WILL NOT OCCUR AGAIN.

The r. f. d. carriers are practically
getting over their routes these days,
although here and there a stretch of
country road is still blocked with
snow. The patrons have not had such
an experience since the r. f. d. routes
were established and few of them
have done some pretty hard kicking,
which is only natural considering that
for nearly week they were deprived
of their mail.
A well known farmer explains why
the situation as relates to blocked high
ways this year is somewhat anomal-
GUS. The work of opening up the roads
has always devolved upon the super
visors. The new act that goes into
effect this year has made such sweep
ing change that the supervisors hardly
know where they stand in relation to
snow shoveling. The work would de-
volve upon the road master, but in
some townships these are not yet all
appointed and only IN a few places
have they rightly entered upon their
duties. By next season the system will
be in good working order, when the
road masters will each be assigned to
his section and will be held strictly
accountable through the supervisors
for the condition the road is kept in.
The present bad state of affairs relat-
ing to the roads will probably not oc-
cur again.
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Officers After the Boys.

1t is hard to tell what form of mis-
chief the boys will get at next The
suspension bridge has not yet been
wholly completed but the youngsters
have already taken hold of it and if
something is not done they will have
1t ruined before it leaves the builders
hands.
A single visit to the bridge sufficed
to reveal to the boys that the structure
owing to the manner in which it neces-
sarily sags can easily be made to swing
and thereby afford them any amount
of sport, according to their idea of fun.
The consequence is that the moment
the workmen are out of the way the
boys take possession of the bridge and
it is kept in continual motion. A
group will walk out to the middle of
the bridge where they can the most
easily impart to it a swinging motion.
The bridge is made to do it's very best
and is strained to the utmost. The
spectacle of valuable piece of prop
erty being ruined to crafty the malic-
ious spirit of lot of unruly boys is
not at all pleasing one.
Chief Mincemoyer started after the
boys last night and he will continue
the crucade today. The first nboys
| caught swinging the bridge will be
! severe ly dealt with
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-03-30
Special Meeting of Council.

The borough council held a special
meeting last night for the purpose of
considering some matters relative to
the reconstruction of North Mill street
under the Sproul good road act of
May 1, 1905. The following members
were present: Boyer. Vastine, Dietz,
Jacobs, Angle, Finnigan, Hughes and
Bedea. Borough Solicitor E. S. Gear
hart was also present.
Mr.. Gearhart last week took trip
to Harrisburg in the interest of obtain
ing State aid for the reconstruction of
Mill street. He presented report last
night describing his interview with
State Highway Commissioner Hunter.
Although Danville made application
last fall it was learned that several
other applicants were ahead of us,
which may occasion some delay. Mr..
Gearhart, however, stated that the out
look is quite encouraging. Before the
next step can be taken by the State it
will be necessary for the borough to
comply with certain terms of the high
way department., which were fully de-
scribed by Mr.. Gearhart. The highway
department, however, asks nothing un-
reasonable and everything will no
doubt 90 on swimmingly. The only
unfortunate feature is that little de-
lay may occur, as the highway COM
missioner owing to prior applications
does not think that he can send the
engineer corps here until after the
first of June
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Surprise Party.

A delightful surprise party was ten
dered Mrs. Charles f. Rovenolt in
Turbotville, Monday evening, the oc-
casion being her 5Sth birthday. Her
children presented Mrs. Rovenolt with
beautiful Morris chair.
The following were present: Mr..
and Mrs. Stephen Glaze, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Bryson, Mr.. and Mrs. Simon
Menges, Mr.. and Mrs. u. f. Rovenolt,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Snyder, Mr. and
Mrs. G. Seidel Rovenolt. Mr.. and Mrs
T. +. Menges, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank f.
Rovenolt, Mr.. and Mrs. f. B. Schuyl-
er, Mrs. Robert CASTOR, Mrs. Newton
Smith, Misses Avis, Melva, Arabella,
Edna and Berea Rovenolt, Katie and
Amelia Menges, Ava and Kathryn
Schuyler, Thelma Smith, Elma and
Frances Rovenolt and Charlotte Gas.
ton, Messrs. Ralph, Leroy, Milford
Royenolt and Chelten Smith.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-03-30
ODD FELLOWS
RITES OBSERVED

The remains of Henry A. Kniebler,
whose sudden death occurred Wednes-
day night, were consigned to the grave
in Odd Fellows cemetery ON Saturday
afternoon. The funeral took place
from the First Baptist church at
O'Clock and was largely attended
Montour lodge No 100, 1. o. o. F..
of which the deceased had been men,
ber since 1872, turned out in body,
some seventy-five following the re-
mains to the grave. In solemn pro-
cession the members of the order marth.
ed from the lodge room to the First
Baptist church where abundant space
had been reserved for them in the
front part of the church. The pail
bearers we're chosen from among the
members of the order and were: n. r.
Williams, d. c. Williams, DR.. Jno.
Sweisfort, John Mong, August Hem
merly and Arthur Myerly. The Odd
Fellows were further represented by a
beautiful floral tribute in the form of
three links, in which the colors, pink,
red and purple were very artistically
interviewer.
The services were conducted by Rev.
John Sherman, pastor of the church.
His remarks were founded on Second
Timothy, 4th chapter and 7th and 9Th
verses: II have fought the good fight;
l have finished my course have kept
the faith. Henceforth there is laid up
for me a crown of righteousness, which
the Lord, the Righteous Judge, shall
give me at that Day" The sermon
paid beautiful tribute to the straight
forward and blameless life of the de-
ceased. extoling his character and
drawing many useful lessons from his
generosity, his high conceptions of
Justice and honor and his unf1inching
devotion to duty and religion.
The services at the grave were in
the hands of the Odd Fellows. The
burial rites of the order were perform
cd with unusually marked and impress
sive effect, Rev. John Sherman, pastor
of the church, being chaplain of the
lodge.
The following out-of- town persons
attended the funeral: Charles Kneib-
Ter, brother of the deceased of Wilkes
Barre; Mrs. Louisa O'Blossar, Miss
Mary O'Blossar. Mr.. and Mrs. Genarai
and son Charles of Bloomsbury; Mr.
and Mrs. David Rockefeller and Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Kneibler of Philadel-
phia; Mr.. and Mrs. Bolivar Ammer-
man of Deibler's Station; Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Gulick. Misses Stella and
Maize Gulick of Klinesgrove Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Gulick, James Reed, Mr.
and Mrs. Beagle, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam johnson and Mrs. Ernest Gade-
man of Rushtown; Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Kneibler and two children, James and
Arthur, of Scranton; Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Barrett, and Mr.. and Mrs. JOS
eph Neal of Williamsport, and Miss
Anna VanKirk, of Milton.
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Accident Victem Buried.

The funeral of the seven victims who
were killed in the terrible crossing ac-
cident at Sunbury on Saturday after
noon, was held yesterday morning at
ten o'clock, and was the largest in
point of attendance ever held in this
section.
Early in the morning all roads lead
ing to Augustaville were filled with
all kinds of conveyances and people
were present from Sunbury, Shamok-
in, Trevorton, Paxinos and all the
nearby country districts.
All of the bodies were taken to the
Union or Stone church and it was esti-
mated that between twenty-five hun
dred and three thousand persons view
ed the remains. 1t was after 2 o'clock
yesterday afternoon before this part of
the service was over.
TIE funeral services were conducted
by Rev. Fritz, of Augustaville, and
Rev. Butz, of Paxinos. These services
We're very impressive and tears welled
to the eyes of many of the vast multi
tude.
There were five funeral cars used in
taking the bodies to the church and
cemetery, followed by hundreds of car
riages.
There were only three graves in all.
G.. w. Neidig and son Cyrus, were
placed in separate graves while in the
third grave Clarence Neidig, his wife
and three children were placed togeth-
er. All were buried in the same plot.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-03-30
Suit Club Illegal Lottery.

Judge Wilson, in quarter sessions
court No. 1 at Philadelphia, has de-
cided that suit clubs, wherein mem
bers pay 81 a week and draw once
week for suit of clothes, the lucky
drawer not having to make any future
payments, are illegal lotteries within
the meaning of the laws of Pennsyl-
vania and have no right to exist
The court reached this decision in
the case of George f. Pointer, tail
or, who organized one of these clubs
several months ago. An agent for the
Merchant Tailors exchange swore ont
a warrant before magistrate for the
mans arrest.
Wishing to make test case of the
matter. and being uncertain of the law
himself, the magistrate held the de-
fendant in his own recognizance and
returned the case to court.
At the trial of the case there was no
denial of any of the facts concerning
the clubs existence.
When Judge Wilson was asked for
binding instructions in favor of the
defendant, he refused and said that
there was evidence of an illegal lottery
and he would SO charge the jury which
brought in a verdict of guilty.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-03-30
tiObOes Store of PrOvender.

Three jolly hoboes arrested while
picnicking near the Reading iron
works yesterday, spent last night in
the lookup. This morning they will
be permitted to go ON their way, but
the particular way" they select must
lead out of town.
Two of the fellows are umbrella
men, which by the way does not re-
lieve them from suspicion of being
tramps; the third man was at one time
a blacksmith employed at the big mill,
but who nevertheless comes in with
the same category as his fellows.
The trio of wearies between two and
three O'Clock sought sheltered spot
near the offices of the Reading iron
works, kindled a fire and began to pre-
pare meal. Such spectacle of indo-
lence seemed out of place in the shadow
of a big industry where WORK may be
had for the asking and at the instance
of the superintendent the Chief of Po-
lice went down to the spot and took
the hoboes into custody. The fellows
had with them bottle still partly fill
ed with precious liquid, which had the
odor of the genuine article distilled
from rye. They were much chagrined
and became quite boisterous as they
denounced the watchman at the mill,
whom they accused of causing their
arrest.
Leaving the fire blazing behind them
they sadly turned and wended their
way to the lookup. 1t was an anus
ing spectacle. The bottle was out of
sight, but the men had with them be-
sides an assortment of component parts
of many different umbrellas, loaf of
bread, a large piece of side meat and
about half a peck of potatoes. All
these things went with them into the
lookup.
The hoboes made the best of the
slight interruption and on arriving
at the lookup the preparations for
supper went on. The heating stove
took the place of the outdoor fire, and
the coal shovel was not bad substi-
tute for frying pan. Long before dark
the savory odors of cooked bacon were
detected in the vicinity of the bastile.
1t is one of the few instances on rec
ord when the inmates of the lookup
furnished and cooked their own meals.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-03-30
INCREASING
In VALUE

The Danvill e and Bloomsbury cleo
trio railway has proven wonderful
developer in East Danville. A leading
resident of that suburb. one closely in
touch with affairs, yesterday stated
that there has been a wonderful in
crease in the value of property there
and that the demand for houses along
Bloom road is far greater than the
supply
| East Danville presents great attrac
! tions to those people who like to keep
hogs and raise lot of poultry where
| there is plenty of room and where they
are unrestricted by ordinance. The
item of trolley fare, of course, has to
be reckoned with by persons who seek
residence in the eastern suburb, but
rents there are lower than they are in
town and what is saved in this way is
supposed to counterbalance the ex-
penditure of trolley fare.
Under the circumstances the East
End resident is looking forward to the
prospects of a building boom. A new
residence, built by Samuel Hiembach
on the Joseph Rishel property, is now
completed. Several other dwellings in
the very near future according to an
apparently well founded rumor may be
erected on one of the farms abutting
on Bloom road, a portion of which the
owner proposes to cut up into building
lots. re
There are two stores in East Dan
vile, one of which is kept by the well
known resident, John EsRoberts, and
the other by William @. HELLER. On
the whole the people are we'll supplied
and with the fresh air and abundance
of sunshine lead happy and contented
lives.
Bloom road contains the homes of
some of the Oldest families of this sec
tion. The suburb is an old one and
was formerly cut up into three differ
ent divisions. From the borough line
to the entrance to the Reformed church
cemetery it was known as Magill's ad
dition. Next came Rudytown, which
extended from the entrance to the
cemetery to Jacob Coles or the Diehl
farm. In this section resided Solomon
Rudy, Jacob Rudy and Daniel Rudy
with their direct descendants, sons,
daughters and grandchildren. rather
numerous family in all. All the sec
tion east of Rudytown was known as
Mechanicsville, name suggested by
the fact that at one time practically
the head of every family was mech
anic.
At present one scarcely ever hears
any allusion to Magill's addition, to
Rudytown, or even to Mechanicsville.
The barriers are broken down and by =,
common consent all the territory east
of the borough line at present is known
as East Danville.