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The Laclede blade., 1906-08-04
WEEKLY WEATHER BULLETIN
For Week Ending Last Monday Issued by
Missouri Station at Columbia.

Generally throughout the state th
weather during the week ending Mon
day morning, July 80, was character
lied by warm days and cool nights,
high percentage of sunshine and ligh
precipitation.
In the southern and central portions
of the state the mean temperature
differed but little from the normal; in
the western and northern portions the
mean temperature was slightly in ex-
cess of the normal, and in few of the
eastern counties it was slightly below
the normal
The day temperatures were higher
than usual, ranging from So degrees
to 100 degrees in the central and
northern counties, and from SO degrees
to "a degrees in the southern counties.
In southern districts the minimum
temperatures ranged from 81 degrees
to 62 degrees, and in northern districts
from So degrees to 58 degrees.
The rainfall during the week ending
Monday morning, July 80, was below
the normal in all districts. Moderate
showers obtained during the latter part
Of the week over the greater part of
the Ozark plateau, southeastern low
lands and south western lowlands
where moisture continues ample for
all purposes, but in most of the north
central, northwestern and northeastern
counties the rainfall of the week was
too light to be of material benefit.
Moisture is very much needed in near
ly all Of the counties bordering ON the
Missouri river, especially from and in
Guiding Lafayette eastward to Usage,
and in all counties north of the Miss.
ouri except Knox, Scotland and Nod
away. Droughty conditions have be-.
come serious Ill the following named
counties: Pike, Rails, Marion, Lewis,
Shelby, Monroe, Macon, Randolph,
Linn, Grundy, Livingston,
and Davies.
The Laclede blade., 1906-08-04

Gentleman or lady with good refer.
ence, to travel by rail or with a rig,
for firm of s25O,OOO.OO capital. Sal
airy s1,072.O0 per year and expenses;
salary paid weekly and expenses ad-
vanced. Address, with stamp, Jos.
A. ALEXANDER, Laclede, No.
The Laclede blade., 1906-08-04
Coal for Sale and Miners Wanted.

Am now prepared to ELL orders for
coal from Estes mines at 10 cents per
bushel at mine or 13 cents delivered.
These prices will hold good on all or.
ders taken before September Is. Sew
eral more miners wanted.
r. B. WELcH.
The Laclede blade., 1906-08-04

Local Events OF The Past. Present and Futurs
That viii Interest You.

New fall sailors just in at Mrs.
Clay's.
+ Mrs. Lockridge is visiting at Ever.
sonville this week.
u Derby day at the Brookfeld fair
promises to break all records.
Mrs. S. J. Mahurin, of route 8, is
visiting relatives in Macon county.
Miss H. Elizabeth Moore, of Turney,
is visiting Mrs. G. G. Bigger and
family.
Mrs. W. FL. Bigger, of Kansas City,
is visiting relatives at Laclede and
Linneus.
Mills Coleman spent last week with
Byron Slaght and family at White
City, Kansas.
Mrs. S. L. Felt and children. of
salina, Kansas. are visiting relatives
in Laclede.
Miss Neva Thomas has cone to
Burlington, Iowa, to visit Mrs. Min
ME McQuillen.
Lester Brewer was over in the
Fountain Grove neighborhood on bus
mess Wednesday.
j. G. Lomax and family, of Prince
ton, are guests of Cashier and Mrs. III.
G. Lomax in Laclede.
F. r. Power was in Marceline Tues
day, taking eleven of the republican
delegates over in his wagonette.
Postmaster Hughes was here from
Bucklin Monday moving the drug
store fixtures he bought of DIR.
Stephenson to Bucklin.
Mrs. R. J. Ormsby went to Man
haitian, Kans., Wednesday to spend
few days with Mr.. Ormsby ON their
farm near Manhattan.
The amusement committee of the
BroOktieId fair has uoukers~..>-a-at-
fractions to date than any two fairs
combined prior to this season.
No gambling, drinking or ungentle-
manly conduct will be tolerated at
the Brookfeld fair. An ample police
5orce will keep perfect order.
Ex-Governor Dockery, on his way
% attend the old settlers reunion at
Linneus was registered at the Fore
nan house yesterday morning.
After pleasant visit with parents
md other relatives here, Mrs. Henry
3rendel and little son returned to
heir home in St Joseph Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Reeder are in
illinois going there last Sunday in
to telegram announcing the
erious illness of Mr.. Reeder's father.
Internal Revenue Collector Allen
anne up from St. Louis Sunday and
ttended the county convention at
Tarceline Tuesday as a delegate from
eferson township.
With a grandstand seating five
with seven thousand five
lndred dollars purses and premiums,
le Brookfeld fair promises to equal
le big stake meetings.
The races at the Brookfeld fair are
ling rapidly, one having nineteen
ltries, one sixteen and another thir-
en-. The large purses are tempting
e horsemen from distance.
Miss Matte Smith, who has spent
e past year in Minneapolis, came
,me Wednesday accompanied by
iss Dorothy Smith who had been
sitting in Minneapolis few weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Mahurin, Of
rtheast of Laclede, and Mr.. and
rs. Harry Mahurin and j. s. Ma
rim, of near Brookfeld, spent last
nday with ]. @. Aber and family.
Manager a., the two-year-old stall
a belonging to A. f. G., Stice. and
The Laclede blade., 1906-08-04

Local items Of the Week Gathered For The
Busy Blade Readers.

Busy Blade Readers.
!. Mrs. Geo. Estes and two daughter
u went to Brookfeld yesterday for
short visit.
d Notwithstanding this locality is {
y little shy on moisture, farmers arr
Q talking offfty-bushels-to- -the-scre corn
A granitoid walk is being put in
4 at the M. E. church and parsonage
Geo. Plowman and his men are doing
: the work.
Ira Duckworth, who went to Mex.
> leo several weeks ago to look after his
claim, came home last Saturday sick
with the fever. -.
/ Cashier H. G. Lomax has added to
the beauty of his pretty home by
liberal use Of paint neatly applied by
FL. j. Benjamin.
Mrs. Ira Carmichael and little son
aud her brother, Master Neal Daring
ton, of Chicago, are guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. D. Carmichael.
"The Derby" the one mile running
race, purse 5000, has nine entries
made up of the fastest runners ever
entered in Missouri races.
Miss Mary McGrew, who faithfully
disc ',arged the duties of clerk in the
pos office the past year, has resigned
and been succeeded by Miss Bertha
Hawes.
The Maybee store room is being re-
papered and new shelving put in this
week and made ready for T. M. Rob-
inson, who will open stock of cloth
ing, notions and furnishings next
week.
J. w. Burnett has sold his resi-
dence property to VIM. Mize this
week, the sale being made through S.
+. Thompson. Mr.. md Mrs. Bur-
nett expect to remove 70 Brookfield
next month.
The new residence of G. E. Hilton
on North State street now nearing
completion is just as neat and cozy as
it is possible to make place. Mr..
and Mrs. Hilton have splendid taste ;
in planning home.
Postmaster o. I. Fay and little son
were up from Boomer last Saturday
evening and we're pleasant callers at r
this Office, Mr.. Fay handing in check
to renew his subscription. Mr. Fay :
reports heavy run of work in his ,
and machine shop this
season. &
Bills have been printed announcing Y
/ three days meeting and basket dinner t
~ the colored Baptist church of b
Laclede, beginning Friday, August r
o. The meetings will be held at the n
hurch, preaching at II a. m, Z p. m. Ii
ach day. The basket dinner will be g
leld on Sunday in the school house 81
ard. A large crowd is expected a
rom neighboring towns. The meet q
ng will be in charge of the pastor Rev. r.
!. Lewis. "
The following delegates from this al
attended the republican te
ounty convention at Marceline last a,
'uesday: G. A. Read, J.J. Deininger,
J. B. Allen, G. M. Luyster, o. A.
otter, G. o. Boomer, Ira Frakes, E. W
:. Welsh, L. T. Rowland, G. B. al
Welsh, A. J. Caywood, E. E. Gould, bc
no. T. Lomax, Geo. w. Anderson, b,
M. Brown, Silas Sharp, Emil Bren- ar
ahl, s. Baker, W. S. Mahurin, Geo. IT
. Smith, and G. E. Hilton. ia
A man may own a farm and still tn
ork it like q tenant. The man who th
axes no permanent repairs, who is en-
tisfed with the same old low grade tel
ne stock, who seeks no Improvement wi
land or stock, plants no new orchard ha
The Laclede blade., 1906-08-04

For "Chautauqua" hats see Mrs.

y For "Chautauqua" hats see MI
Clay.
Miss Emma Boardman, of Harr
Q sonville, has been elected principal I
: the Browning high school.
: w. o. Warner, a good farmer frol
} north of Meadville, was here yesterda
and sold a team to j. B. Wilson, th
Chillicothe horse buyer, for $500.
The old settlers reunion was pulle
off at Linneus this week, the Wood
men log rolling at Browning on Thurs
day Of next week, the Brookfeld fai
from 18th to 18th and the Meadvillt
chautauqua 18th to 26th.
Sam Cleaver, republican candidate
for recorder, was in Laclede yesterday
Nearly every voter in the county
knows Sam Cleaver and those that
don't will know him before the cam.
paign is over, and to know him is to
like him.
Ray Bigger and Miss Belva Law
son were married at Marceline last
week. Mr.. Bigger is son of Judge
and Mrs. G. G. Bigger, and is one of
Marceline's popular young business
men, being connected with large
mercantile house at that place.
The old settlers reunion on Thurs
day and Friday at Linneus drew a
large crowd each day. The ball
game Thursday between Linneus and
Browning resulted in a victory for
Linneus by a score of 6 to /. The
Linneus team was strengthened by B.
E. Bigger and Ed. o. Barton, of La
clede, and Pitcher Herbert, of Hale.
Life insurance companies cannot
plead false representations on the part
of a policy holder relative to his ply
sical condition when a medical exam
iner of the company has passed upon
favorably. This, in
brief, is the ruling of division No. 2 i
Of the supreme court, through an
opinion filed by Judge Fox and con-
cured in by the other members of
he court.
On the 18th of this month, the state
If Missouri will lay the cornerstone of
he state sanitarium, located at Mt.
Vernon, for the treatment of incipient
tuberculosis, under the
uspices of the Masonic order. Gov.
folk, Atty. Gen. Fl. S. Hadley and
ecretary of state, J. E. Swanger, will
e present and deliver addresses.
Prominent members of the medical
rofesion, including Drs. Porter and
Ioman, of St. Louis will also deliver
ddresses. The bar, press, educators ,
nd ministers of the gospel, will be
resent. On behalf of the citizens of
1t. Vernon, a cordial invitation is ex-
ended to every citizen interested in
amping out the white plague. Spe- ,
al rates will be had on all railroads.
r. r. Smith, director of the Modern f
7 Toodmen, writes The BLADE that he |;
as arranged for special train from S
rookfeld to Browning on August 8
r the Linn county log rolling to be
sld at Browning on that day. The .
ain will leave Brookfeld .: 5 a. m. Y
Id Laclede at 500, arriving at I
rowning at 9:15. Returning the .
ain win leave Browning at 6p. m 2
ne and a third fare for round trip. y
overnor Folk and Hon. Truman T
ANTI, general attorney of the order, G
ii be on the train. Governor Folk \
II speak in the forenoon and Mr.. r
anti in the afternoon. The Wood
IN band of Brookfeld will also be on
e train. The train will carry "
snty of coaches to accommodate all ="
10 may want to go. :. :.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-03
LOCAL ITEMS.

F. d. Woodruff, a former resident
of this place. but now of Rocky
Mount. n. c.. writes to friends here
that he contemplates taking a trip to
California in the neal future for the
benefit of his health.
Captain and Mrs. James S. Walling
spent a few days with their son Bur-
roughs b. Walling, in Summit.
Mrs. Katherine VanBrakle enter
tanned the Friendly Euchre Club, of
Matawan. Wednesday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Simmons are en-
tertaining their nephew. Harold T.
Levy. of Kingston. y. Y.
All lovers of amusement should at
tend the entertainment OF the Sweet
Family" February IL, in the armory.
Friday was candlemas or ground
hog day and from the indications, be
wise and don't pack winter clothes
away for six weeks yet.
Captain George w. Ellsworth and
wife. of Bayonne, are visiting Mr..
and Mrs. w. z. Wooley, Mrs. Els
worth's parents, in Front street.
Mrs. William Lehn entertained the
Ladies Euchre Club Thursday night
at her home in Church street.
Mr.. Robert G. Bedle will soon pub
fish a new weekly paper called Key
oprt Weekly Magazine.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-03
STATEN ISLAND NOTES,

The Alert Dramatic Club will pre-
sent ''The Scarlet Bonnet" at the
parish hall of St. Simon's church, OF
Concord, this evening. Rehearsals
have been held nightly for the play,
which promises TO be a success.
Mrs. Albert Judson. of New Brigh-
ion, will give a reception al her home
on Tompkins avenue this afternoon
from 1 until 6 O'Clock. She will be
assisted in receiving by Mrs. Her
bert j. Rockford.
What promises to pc a most en-
ioyable affair is the annual euchre
and reception of Court Castleton. F.
of A.. to be held at the Union Opera
House. in West Brighton, on Fcbru-
airy -.
Miss Sarah Robinson, Of Stapleton,
is preparing to make n trip around
the world. She will sail with a party
Of friends early next week.
The fifteenth anniversary dinner of
the Ocean Yacht Club will be held at
the club house at the fool OF Water
street, Stapleton, February IA. Pro
f~essional talent has been engaged TO
entertain the diners.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Johnson, of West
Brighton, entertained a numbeEtgoi
friends at their home on Barker
street a few evenings ago and a most
pleasant time was had. Among the
guests We're Mr.. and Mrs. A. Simon
son, Mr.. and Mrs. w. Cooke. Mr., and
Mrs. G. w. Walters. Mr.. and Mrs. J,
NJ. Simonson and Edward Johnson.
At the Westerleigh public school
Thursday evening w. A. Murrill de
livered a lecture on Cuba"
Exceptional preparations are being
made by the Ladies Aid Society OF
the Reformed church of Mariners
Harbor for Il fair TO be held in the
lecture room of the church on the
evenings of February 10 and 1G.
Subscribe for tde NEWS.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-03
LOCAL ITEMS.

Mr.. and Mrs. Robertson, of Phila-
delphia. have been visiting Miss Ar
rowsmith. of Railway avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs, Jackson, Miss Jack
son and Miss Katherine Jackson
spent Friday night in BROOKLYN.
Mr.. Henry and family, of Freeman
street, have moved to Cleveland,
Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Maurer and
Mrs. Stevens have gone TO New York
for the month of February.
The Ladies Missionary Society. of
the Presbyterian church, held their
monthly meeting Thursday afternoon
at the parsonage. The meeting was
we'll attended.
Miss Verna HOagland is i'll at her
home in Barron avenue.
Miss Mary Whiting. of Poughkeep-
sic. is the guest of her sister, Miss
Edith Whiting. of Upper Green
street.
Miss Helen Potter has returned to
school after an attack of grip.
Mr.. F.. l. Perry is i'll with the grip
at his home in Railway venue
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Ferris. of
Brooklyn, We're the guests OF Miss
Louise Brewster, Friday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Wiss, of New
ark. spent Friday night with Mrs. C.
A. Campbell.
Miss Kathryn Brown, of Railway
avenue. entertained Miss Marie John
son and Miss Emma Fugle, of Perth
Amboy. at tea last Saturday after
noon
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-03
OLD G RECIPES.
directions for Making Mince Meat
That Will Keep a Long Time
Some Delicious Mullins.

Mince.Meat That VIII Keep for
Months Without C~anning-Boil gen,
thy until tender three pounds lean beef.
Let it get perfectly cold, and then
chop fine. Prepare four pounds apples
peeled and chopped into small pieces.
one pound shredded citron, two pounds
seeded raisins chopped, two pound;
Sultana raisins. one pound currants,
two pounds sugar, the juice and rlnds
OF two oranges and two lemons; two
nutmegs grated. one-half ounce eacL
Of cloves, cinnamon and mace cruShCC
or ground. one teaspoonful salt, one
quart wine or 4 pint whisky or bran
dy (good cider may be used instead)
Mix all the dry ingredients together
add the juice OF the lemons and OF.
anges, and the liquor. Pack in stone
jars, ald it will keep a long time
More liquor OF the desired sort, OF
fruit Juice, MAJ be needed when pies
are olade. This recipe makes the gen.
uine old Virginia Christmas pies.
Quick Muttins.-One pint OF flour,
one tablespoonful lard, one egg. Make
into u thick batter With buttermilk OF
clabber, and just before baking add
teaspoonful of soda dissolved in d lit
tie warm water. Bake in gem pans
in a hot oven.
Old Virginia Rice Mullins Beat two
eggs very light, add one pint milk;
sift two cupfuls -four with one tea
spoonful baking powder and one-halt
te~aspoonful salt. Rub a h|eaying cup.
full boiled rice into it and a large ia
blespoonful of lard or butter; pour the
milk and eggs into the flour. and mix
smooth. Cook at once in muffin rings
or gem pans, in a not oven, and serve
hot.
Some Virginia Muffins.-Scald a
quart of new milk. and lei it cool. then
stir intc it slowly a quart of -four, a
teaspoonful of salt, and one-half cup
full yeast, add last three eggs bealtu
light, yolks and whites together. If
wanted for supper, set to rise about
eight hours before baking, and keep
warm Tin winter. When light. stir
into it a large spoonful of melted but
tor. Bake in gem pans or muffin rings,
Ohio Farmer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-03
LOCAL ITEMS.

Mrs. z. II. Spear entertained Il
house party over Sunday.
Mrs. E. b. Dana. of Newark. has
been visiting Mrs. Thorfin TAFT,
A dramatic entertainment is being
arranged by Mrs. Edward Rowland
to benefit the Guild of the Presbyter-
ian church. for the evening of Febru-
airy 81 in Robins Hall. The cast in
cludes some of the best town talent,
and the entertainment promises to be
a good one.
Mr.. Mac Clark is house hunting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wise enjoyed the
matinee in New York Yesterday.
Miss hurry visited friends in New
York Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Whitfield Rowland,
of S~omerville, visited relatives in
town Thursday.
Mrs. Cephus Waite gave a delight
full luncheon to ten OF her friends at
the Metuchen Inn today.
Mr.. Sewell, of Elizabeth, is visit
ing his cousin. Miss DeForest.
Mrs. A.. DeForest is i'll.
Miss Almeda Johnson has invita-
lions out or a masquerade valentine
dance at her home in Hillside
The Grosvenor dance in Robins
Hall was well attended and a success
in evry way. Mrs. William Walsh,
of Brooklyn, managed the affair.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-03
T0TTENvILLE.
INTERESTING LECTURE.
Tottenville People Hear Something
About First Aid to the Injured.

T%ottenvillc People Hear Something
About First Aid to the Injured.
The last of a course of five lectures
on first aid to the injured was deliv-
cred by DR.. Theron w. Kilmer, under
the auspices of the Department of
Education of the city of New York,
in K. of p. Hall last night. The sub
iect of his last lecture was on the
Transportation of the Injured;
Bandaging and hints OF great value
in the Care o fthe Sick" The doctor
also gave some very valuable hints
of changing the bed clothing in the
sick room, ventilation, taking OF the
pulse, treatment of contagious di-
seases and fevers.
Al the conclusion of the lecture,
which was illustrated by stereopti-
con, an examination vas held at
which 1926 took part and anyone that
answered ten OF the questions or OBJ
tanned the required percentage,
would receive a certificate from the
Society of the First Aid to the-In-
iured.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-03
LOCAL ITEMS.

Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Nance, of
Amboy avenue, entertained Mrs.
Muchmore and her daughters, Ida
and Grace, of Brooklyn, during this
week.
Mrs. Mary Jobes, of Princes Bay,
who underwent an opertion at the S.
K. Smith lntirmary, returned to her
home yesterday much improved in
health.
Clarence Nance, OF Amboy avenue.
is confined to his house with an at
tack of pleurisy.
The ST. Marks choir is making
great preparations for a special mus
ical to be ileld in the church Sunday,
February IL.
Fannie Bogardus. 'foTr years old,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Bogardls, is in a critical condition in
I hospital in New Work city, where
she was taken on their return from
Toronto, Canada. She is suffering
with spinal meningitis.
Captain Peter Polsworth, Of Bay
View avenue. is entirely recovered
from his recent illness and is able to
be about again. f''
Max Wilbur, of this place. is still
at Monticello, Sullivan county, and
1t last reports he was regaining his
health rapidly.
Miss Thekla Jost and George Van
Allen. of this place, Florence Green,
of T~ottenville, and Charles Hender-
son, of Stapleton, who some weeks
ago went to Canada to take charge
of some work in . e place the S. S.
White Dental Company have estab-
lished. returned home Wednesday.
Rev. Warren p. Coon, of Drew
Theological Seminary, returned home
after a visit to friends in Princes
Bav. Last Sunday evening he occu-
nie1 the pulpit of st. Marks NJ. e.
ch"rch.
James Sweeney, of Woodvail ave-
nue., passed the examination for jun
ior clerk and has his name IN the
eligible list, having passed with S7.40
per cent, his number on the list be-
ing SO.
Stephen Slower, proprietor of the
Stephen House, can be seen most
every day exercising his fast trotter
on the main thoroughfare. He eX-
poets to enter into a great many races
at the County Fair grounds, Dongan
Hills, this coming season.
The next public lecture under the
auspices of the Board of Education
will be held in the Reformed church,
Huguenot, Monday at 8 o'clock.
Charles H. Govan will have for his
subject Burns and Scotland"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-03
METUcHEN.
r.

The ''children's fancy dress party"
given by Mesdames Strong, Morris
and Vene, at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. e. H. Vene, in Hillside avenue,
Thursday night, was one of the events
of the season. The general aband-
onment of conventionalities was most
enjoyable and the digniGed lady of
our acquaintance was hardly recog-
nizable in the spoiled petty child.
who wanted all the plums in the pud-
ding. ut forty were present and
games and dancing were enjoyed till
a late hour. Among those present
| were; Mr.. and Mrs, Johnson, Mr..
and Mrs. II. Edgar. Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
Edgar. MI, and Mrs. Il. Rowland, Mr..
and Mrs. Hodgson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Moss, Mr.. and Mrs. Wheeler Clark.
Dr.. and Mrs. Hunt, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Ayers and DR.. Mason, Misses
DeForest, Howard. Metzner. Ayers,
Bennett, Mason and Orton; Messrs.
Sewell, Mason. Ayers, Moss, Strong
and orion. Cream, cake, confec-
,ionary and coffee were served at II
o'clock.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-03
LOCAL ITEMS.

Hugh Gilmartin. a fireman attach
ed to truck No. 101, is on sick leave.
His many friends hope for his speedy
recovery.
Repairs are being made to Shar-
rot's butcher shop, in Main street,
which was recently damaged by fire.
Gabriel Dissossway is doing the car
penter work.
Peter Floersch, proprietor of the
Packer House, Perth Amboy. has sold
his house in Bentley street, which
has been occupied for a number oil
wears by Frederick KNAPP and fam
lily, to a party in Manhattan, who will
take possession shortly.
Edward A. TAYLOR, of William
street. has had his name placed on
the eligible list for Junior clerk, by
the Municipal Civil Service Commits
sion of New York city. with a stand
ing and percentage of No. sos and
l4.75 per cent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Francis. OF
Woodhaven. Brooklyn, spent Wed
nesday with Mr.. and Mrs. John r
LaForge, of New Dorp.
George Hoehn has resigned his
position in Bedell's drug store and
has joined the EVENING NEWS
star as Staten Island representative
Hill Floresch, of Stapleton, was in
town Thursday.
Dr.. DeRevere, of Stapleton, was q
local visitor Thursday.