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The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1907-06-22
F0rker Items

G. A. Read and sister, Mrs. Test
were Laclede visitors Tuesday.
Presiding Elder Burris filed his
appointment at Forker Sunday.
Miss Mamie Frakes left Tuesday
to visit relatives in Kansas City.
Mrs. Amos Lewis went to Wyo.
ming Tuesday to visit her mother.
G. F. Stuttsman spent Sunday
with wife and relatives at Sumner.
j. E. Test and son, Johnny were
in Brookfeld the first of tf1o weelx
Mesdames Pease spent Friday at
the home of O. G. Tooker, east of
Laclede.
III. E. Foster left Tuesday for
New Mexico where he has gone for
his health.
Mrs. Pease and Phebe Fifeld
spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs.
Isaac Welsh.
Clyde Weatherly, from Laclede,
came down to attend the children's
day exercises Sunday evening.
Mesdames Pratt and Wigle from
Laclede visited at the home of their
sister, Mrs. J. S. Weatherly, Mon
day.
Mrs. Phebe Fifeld, of Laclede,
visited from Saturday until Monday
at the home of her brother, e. W.
Pease.
Guy Moore returned to Forker,
Monday, from the southern part of
the state where he has been visiting
relatives.
Mrs. S. D. Edwards and child
rem accompanied by her father, I.
Fl. Clough, returned to Kansas
Wednesday.
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EARL MOORE KILLED ON THE WABASH
Head Crushed by Beam Of Steam Shovel on
Which He Was Employed

Another Laclede boy has been
sent to an early grave by a railroad
accident. Earl Moore, who, with
several others from here, was work.
ing with the Wabash ditching crew
near Council Bluffs, Iowa, was
struck on the. head by large beam
that operates the steam shovel
about three o'clock Monday after
noon. He was taken to hospital,
but the blow was so severe that his
face and skull were crushed in and
medical aid was of no avail He
died at five o'clock Tuesday morn
ing without regaining conscious
ness.
On receipt of telegram announ-
cling the accident, his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. A. V. Moore, and their
other son, Ellis, left for Council
Bluffs, but Earl died before they
reached there. The remains were
brought to Laclede Wednesday
morning. Funeral services were
held at the M. E. church Thursday
afternoon, conducted by Rev. L. T.
Monnett, the church being filled by
sympathizing friends of the family.
The large attendance and beautiful
floral offerings testified to the char
acter and standing of this young
man, one of the handsomest pieces
being from his classmates of the
high school. He was seventeen
years of age and represented Wig
orous type of young manhood.
None but those who have sat in
the shadow of great bereavement |
can justly weigh such a sorrow as
that which has come to Mr.. and
Mrs. Moore at this time. Those |
who have gone down into the val
ley Of suffering and stood for
months by the side Of loved one,
as hope after hope dropped away
as the petals fall from fading
flower, are gradually prepared
for the worst, but when their son,
in full health ana the buoyancy Of
youth, is stricken down without a
moments notice, their anguish
cannot find sOlace in the tenderest
words or gentlest ministrations of
relatives and friends.
Following the accident Bert
McKisson, Walter Gates and Movie
Randall, who were working with
the machine, resigned their positions
and returned home, Tom Willard
having quit last week. The ma
chine is said to be of an old pattern
and is credited with five deaths in
the past year.
1
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Over The County
The Brookfeld fair will be helC
August 27 to 80 inclusive.

The Brookfield fair will be held
August 27 to 80 inclusive.
A-@- The -Haering- Stock -oornpany is
playing to packed houses at Brook
field. Don't forget to see them at
Laclede next week, for Is and 25
cents.
The Prairie City Oil and Gas
company are to lay their third pipe
line through Marceline which will
necessitate the enlarging of their
pumping station at that place.
Brookfeld has secured branch
of the Brown shoe company. The
factory will be located just east Of
the Clark hotel and work of con-
structing the building will begin at
once. 1t is expected to employ
300 or 400 people.
Early Friday morning of last
week the electric light power house
at Brookfeld was destroyed by fire.
It will be rebuilt at once and it is
thought the plant will be running
again within month. On account
of the high rate on that class of
risks no insurance was carried.
Harry K. West, one Of Linn
county's best known lawyers, died
at his home in Brookfeld last Sun
day morning from stomach trouble.
Mr.. West had been in failing health
for some time but had been confn-
ed to his home only few days.
He was forty seven years old. The
funeral services were held Monday |
at Brookfeld, the remains
being taken to Marceline for burial. |
He leaves a wife and three children. |
Nath Adkins, who was tried for |
arson at Linneus during the last
term of circuit court, on change
Of venue from Carol county, was
again arrested, Tuesday, on inform
alton filed by Prosecuting Attorn-.
ey Benson at Carrollton, charging
him with arson in the third degree.
This is the same case that was
dismissed at Linneus, and concerns
ihe fire at the car barn in Carroll
on. He was released on $500
,ail. Mirror.
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The Haering Stock company all
next week under their big tent.
Don't fail to see the opening bill
Monday, Oath. Prices Is and 25
cents.
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LOCAL DOINGs ABOUT TOWN.
Pungent Paragraphs Picked up by Our Peram.
buIating Pencil Pusher.


church and Rev. Eubank, of the
! Christian church, have arranged to
hold union services in the park on
the third Sunday Of July and Aug
ust.
Rev. H. Eubank filled his reg
ufar appointments at. the Christian
church last Sunday, preaching
morning and evening. These SER
vices are held ON the third Sunday
of each month.
Season tickets for the Meadville
chautauqua are now on sale at the
Bank of Meadville at the following
prices; Adults, if bought in June,
ST.. so; children, s to y years of
age, if bought in June, so cents.
Prof. and Mrs. Sipple came down
from Kirksville Thursday. Mr..
Sipple is attending the summer
school at the normal and came
home to attend a meeting of the
county board of education held at
Linneus Thursday afternoon.
VIM. A. Cotter, who has resided
in Laclede number Of years, died
at his homo the east part of town
ye: 'erday noon. He was a veteran
of che civil war and member of
Phil Kearney post. The remains
will be taken to Cora for burial.
DR.. McQuary, who circulated
bills announcing open air lectures in
the park every night this week has
changed to the Christian church
where he will lecture free on Fri
day and Saturday nights. Subject:
The soul, or the three energies of
man that 60 to make life success"
In compliance with the new pas
senger rate law 2-eents per mile
tickets we're placed on sale at the
local Burlington office last Wednes-
day morning. By an agreement |
between the attorney general and |
the attorneys for the railroads the |
2-cent rate will be in effect three
months before being disturbed and |
taken into court.
Miss Grace Wilson, who has been |
in Chicago for several months at
tending the Chicago Musical Col
lege, graduated from that institu-
ton this week in piano, harmony
and composition, and will arrive
home this morning. Miss Wilson
played and sang at the bankers
convention recently held in Chica-
go, and her efforts were highly
by those present and
Dy Cne chicago press.
1t is hardly po"o2sary for us to
mention the fact that The BLADE
is a little over balanced with adver-
Using today, but the two pages of
clearance sale announcements de-
serve careful reading and in a
financial way are perhaps worth as
much to our readers as anything
Else we might print. Next week is
harvest time for those needing
ihings carried by our two big dry
goods firms and if you do not take
of the opportunity you
will be the loser.
While returning from Brookfeld
asst Sunday evening the horse driv-
n by Mrs. Ezra Pease and Mrs. R.
}. Whitley was frightened by a
rain just the other side of Turkey :
reek and started to run. :, The oc-
upants OF the buggy thought the
orse was going over the embank-
lent into the creek and jumped
ut. The horse turned and center :
d the bridge, however, and came :,
n home without doing any dam
ge. In striking the hard ground
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1907-06-22
PRINCIPALLY ABOUT PEOPLE
Local Items Of Personal Nature Briefly Ex-
pressed for Your Hasty PerusaI

Z. q. Bigger was in Kansas City
last Saturday.
Mrs. Dora Lockridge was in
Chillicothe yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. Moss were
in Brookfeld Tuesday.
A good second hand farm wagon
for sale by Geo. Plowman.
Mrs. O. E. Calloud visited rela-
near st. Catherine last week.
S. M. Brown this week sold q
fine piano to Mrs. N. E. Hetrick,
of Brookfeld.
Chas. Wilson is here from Aur-
ora, ILL.,, visiting his mother, Mrs.
Jane Wilson.
Mrs. Clarence Beer is here from
Golden, ILL.,, visiting her mother,
Mrs. Selmy Herring.
Mrs. r. R. Smith, of Brookfeld,
was in Laclede Tuesday afternoon,
guest of Mrs. J. T. Lomax.
l.. M. Wilson has all kinds of
sweet potato plants for sale at his
residence in the west part of town.
Regular meeting of the P. e. 0.
chapter at the home of Miss Daisie
Rankin next Wednesday afternoon.
M"s- q s Artlip, of Atchison,
Kansas, is here visiting nel auusi--
ter, Mrs. j. w. Lomax, and fam
lily.
Preaching at the Baptist church
next Sunday morning and evening
at the usual hours by Rev. W. G.
Lyle.
Misses Alma and Ellen Pickrell,
OF Petersburg, ILL.,, are here visit
ing their uncle, J. w. Power, and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Landree
ufru ffUUrc SUITS, rsco~"'af1rf Ev-fEkf>e4s
spent Sunday with rela-
tives near Meadville.
DR.. A. V. Griffith, the ophthal-
mologist, spent Thursday afternoon
in Laclede. He will Fill his regular
date here on Saturday of next week.
A big show, 10 people, band
and orchestra at the Pavilion
Theatre, on Mrs. Dicks lot. F'if-
teen cents for children, 25 for ad-
ults.
Mrs. G.. w. Fountain, of Gamer
on, arrived Tuesday on a visit OF
several weeks with her daughter,
Mrs. Monnett, and family at the
NJ. E. parsonage.
Mrs. G. G. Bigger and Miss
Martha Duckworth attended the
state Epworth League convention
At Hannibal this week being dele
gates from the local league.
I will open my class June Oath
and will be glad to see those who
wish to study piano, harmony, the
1ry or composition. Grace V. Viii
son, graduate of Chicago Musical
College.
Misses Ora and Lula Walker,
Florence and Pearl Adams, and
Messrs. Paul Jones and OrviI
Wright were at Bucklin yesterday
aking examination before the
county board Of education.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. P. Benson and
Kisses Susie Benson, Eva Jones,
)aisie Rankin and Louise Burke,
nd Messrs Hal. W. Lomax, Elgin
burke ard J. Garry Brown were
'uests of Miss Martha Goodale in
Ieadville Thursday evening.
Miss Anna Brooker, who has
cen here several months visiting
er uncle, Mrs. R. 7. Dye and
lmily, returned to her home at
Jacksonville, Ind, last Sunday
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1907-06-22
Some Evening Reveries.

pleasant things as a bee pitches fO1
a clover top as soon as he is out OF
the hive. They like everything
If they go to a concert they find at
least one voice that suits them,
wondering how God could put so
much melody into single throat.
They enjoy the spring, they love
the summer, they luxuriate in aut-
umn, they praise the winter. They
are pleased under any and all cir
cumstances. They are the people
you like to have for customers if
you are a merchant, for clients if
you are a lawyer, for patients if
you are a doctor, but you don t Of
ten get them on the sick list for
they can cure almost any kind of a
disease, even a brain storm, +"
with bottle of laughter, to be
shaken before taken"
Two persons stand upon the
same bluff overlooking the great
Mississippi river. The one can see
nothing but winding sheet of wa
ter obliged to follow down an in
cline on the earth's surface, and
therefore of no interest to him. The
other, spellbound and with awe and
admiration for the wonderful works
of nature, beholds a mighty river,
as in it's ceaseless power and majes-
tic beauty it rolls ever onward to-
ward the sea. So we saw the rip
pie Of the water here and there as
it played around some hidden rock.
We thought of the pilot who, when
asked if he knew where all the dan
gerous rocks were along the deep
river, replied: No, but I know
where the deep water is and if we
keep the boat in the deep water we
shall be safe and need not worry
mucr about where rf1e rocks ssrv..'
AS we mused we thought there was
a lesson in this. It said to us not
to fool away our lives padding
along the shores of the River of
Time, probing around trying to find
all the rocks. We believe many /
lives are wrecked, not so much by
the storms of life as by drifting
with the tide and striking these
rocks and coming in contact with
the hidden sins and dangers along
the shore. Push out on the deep
water, head your bark upstream;
none but lazy, indolent people
drift with the tide. Lay hold upon
the promises of God and pull
against the current, and as the
years roll by as ceaseless as the
flow of this mighty river, we shall
be able to look back with peace
and consolation upon a life well
spent in the service Of God and hui
nanity and by and by how sweet
will come the welcome words,
We'll done, good and faithful SER
7ant."
Did you ever stand in the golden
of a warm day with your
yes turned upon a sheet of fly pa
,er9 If so you may have noticed
low when one fly adheres to the
ticky surface, its companions, in
tead of profting by the horrible
Immediately buzz down
nd go to destruction in the same
manner, and in a little time there !
re hundreds in the throes of death.
hey are fools, to be sure and so !
re men. Men see their associates
aught in the nets of vice. There j
re examples and warnings all
bout human beings, but they treat !,
ann &c Eohflv aS do 3ioo o,od sta, l
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Any subject In Common school course
Said bids shall be 6led with the president
of the County Textbook Commission at his
Missouri. on or before July 10, 1907 Said
County Textbook Oolpmission reserves the
right TO reject any and all bids.
Done by order of the County Textbook
Commission OF Linn county, Missouri, this
the 10th day of June, 1907.
e. NJ. SUPPLE. President.
NJ. RAY DARLING, Secretary
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Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Dickinson
were over from Brookfeld We'd
nesday evening in their auto.
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Notice to Publishers Of School Textbooks

Advertisement is hereby made by the
County Textbook Commission of Linn
county, Missouri, in accordance with the
provisions of the act of the Forty-fourth
textbooks, approved March 49, 1907, for bids
from publishing houses for textbooks to be
used exclusively in all the public schools of
schools as may be exempt, as provided by
section of said act,) for a period of five
years. except that contracts for all books
introduced into the public schools since
May 1, 1905, through recommendation of
boards of directors or county boards of edu-
cation, may be made to expire five years
from the date of the first introduction Of
said books.
The subjects in which changes will be con-
sidered and the probable number of books
of each kind required are as follows:
~. me NJ snh,sct Probable Number Of
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-04-19
Prisoners Must Co to Work i.

Prisoners in the John
son county jail will not in the fu-
ture find il the quiet and restful re-
treat they have in the past The loaf
ers who have found il convenient to
get jail sentence during cold winter
months will hereafter probably pre-
fer 10 work a little on the outside.
The county commissioners passed an
ordinance prepared by Representative
George White. the county attorney.
which provides that all able bodied
men sentenced TO "A term in the jail
or in prison for nonpayment OF fines
or costs shall hereafter be employed
on the streets. roads or other public
works. A guard viii be furnished by
the city or county. and the officials
shall have the right 10 provide balls
and chains or shackles and prison
CARDS to be worn by the prisoners
while at work
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-04-19
MAIL AGENT FORTY YEARS.
Col. Smith. Aged 70. Sends His Reslg
nation 20 Washington.

Terre Haute-Col Charles Smith,
who has sent in his resignation from
the railway mail service. is perhaps
the Oldest in point of service and age
In this branch OF the post Office de-
partment lie has been a mail agent
no years and he is 70 years old. For
30 years he was on the route between
Terre Haute and Evansville beginning
in the days before whole car was
used for the mail and before there
were racks and cases in the car in
which 10 throw the mail TO save the
time OF doing II in the post office at
the end OF the run.
For the last ten years he has been
transfer agent at the Union depot and
is compelled to resign because of the
loss OF sight OF one eye from grip. Be
sides his exceptional record in the
mail service Col. Smith saw service In
two wars and one filibustering expedi.
tion. He went TO the Mexican war
from Cincinnati
In the latter SOS he raised com.
pany OF 100 young men at Cincinnati
Tor the Lopez filibustering expedition
to Cuba which met with disaster when
the ship with 700 men, sailing from
New Orleans. landed on the wrong
side OF Cuba at Cardenas. and after
sharp engagement had to sail away,
being chased by Spanish man-of-war
10 Key West. Shortly before the civil
war he moved TO Terre Haute and at
the breaking out Of the war he went
as captain OF a company in the Thirty
first Indiana. became lieutenant col
onel and commanded the regiment in
several engagements.
He was in business in Terre Haute
in 1867. when he lost all by fire with
out insurance He applied for the
mail agent position, expecting to hold
il temporarily. but. as he says. the
work had fascination for him and
he remained in the service.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-04-19
War DAMAGES Plantation.

Richmond has been re
ceived here from Isham Sedgwick,
a former resident of Richmond. that
the operations OF the Nicaraguan
troops in the war now on in that
country have caused considerable
damage to the coffee plantations own.
ed by local capital in Matagalpa
which is now operated by Mr. Sedg-
wick Mr. Sedgwick reports that all
his laborers have been conscripted
for army service by the Nicaraguan
government and that at the present
time he has no men to assist in har-
vesting the immense coffee crop,
which threatens TO rot on the trees
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names in connection with the place
were John McCardle. Dan Chaplin. of
Rockport. the Republican chairman Of
the Fifth district. and Samuel Thomas
OF South Bend. the assessor Of the
township in which that city is located
Within the last few days the story
around the state house has been that
McCardle would be the lucky man.
John McCardle. who gives New Rich
mond as his home. has been in rather
close touch with the administration
since the governor went into Office
His name was mentioned prominently
in connection with one OF the appoint
ments as railroad commissioner two
years ago.
Later he was appointed by the gov
ernor on the commission that had in
charge the construction OF the South
eastern hospital for the insane at Mad
ison. and as a member OF this com
mission that has had in charge the
expenditure OF almost a million dol
lars he has proved himself TO be a
valuable man. his friends say.
mercury lAf HAS Ntfn diAAHE d. Ailf
secretary of the Indiana Grain Deal
ers' association. and it was partly the
result OF his agitation that a conces-
sion was obtained from the western
railroads recently with reference to
the proposed advance in the seaboard
freight rates on grain from this terri
tory. The salary as tax commission
er is $4,000 a year
Lawson VI. Harvey and Charles T.
Hanna have been most prominently
mentioned in connection with this
jGdgeship proposition in Marion county
ever since the legislature adjourned
Both are well-known attorneys in In
dianapolis. and Mr. Harvey has serv-
ed before as one OF the superior court
judges Of the county. The salaries
that go with these Offices are $1,000
year. Harvey is one Of the law part
ners of State Senator Linton Cox. who
was a member Of the senate during
the last legislature. and Hanna is a
law partner OF Thomas Daily. a mem
Der of the house during the last SEES
sion.
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THROUGH THE STATE
NEWS GATHERED FROM VARIOUS
INDIANA POINTS.
NEW TAX COMMISSIONER
John w. Mccardle Named by Governor
as Third Member Of State Board
Two New Judges Ap-
pointed.

Indianapolis - On HIS fortyfourth
birthday Gov. Hanly distributed three
OF the plums at his disposal He ap-
pointed John McCardle. of New Rich
mond. as the third member OF the state
board OF tax commissioners. and
Charles r. Hanna and Lawson NJ
Harvey. OF this city. as the two add
tioual superior judges for Marion
county.
The matter OF the appointment OF
the third member OF the state board
OF tax commissioners resolved itself
into three-cornered fight. The three
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-04-19
MANCHURIA
EVACUATED
LEFT MARCH q, A MONTH
AHEAD OF TIME.
JUSTIFICATION OF GOOD FAITH
The Japanese Troops Were With.
drawn April S-last vestise
Of War Has Now Been
Removed.

ST. Petersburg-Th expiration OF
he is months limit for the evacua-
ton of Manchuria by the Russian and
Japanese troops was marked by the
nomination Monday OF Russian con
suls at Kirin and Tsitsihar. the last
two towns in Manchuria 10 pass from
Russian hands 10 the Chinese civil ad-
ministration
The evacuation of the Russian
troops was completed March 2l. al
most a month ahead of the specified
date
A foreign office official. comment
ing on Russia's premature withdraw
al. said:
1t is a complete justification OF
Russia's good faith in fulfilling the
treaty. 1t was insinuated when the
treaty was signed that Russia would
never abandon Manchuria, but would
find some means OF evading her obi
cations. But the expiration of the
stipulated period finds not a single
soldier OF the Russian military estab-
lishment left in Manchuria The rail-
AoaA Sud4uS, app bAlludktll osNVO men,
as provided Tor by the treaty. are com
manded by Gen. Chicagoff and are
attached TO the ministry of railroads
and not TO the war ministry.
Japan is Also Out.
The work of Withdrawing the Jap
anese troops from Manchuria was com
pleted April : and China has there
fore expressed her hearty apprecia-
ton OF the fact in a note to the JAP
anese government. Baron Goto. 10
the management OF whose company
the Manchurian railroad was trans
ferred April I. said Monday:
The last vestige OF war in Man
churia has now been removed Fair
play is my guiding principle. In pro-
noting the peaceful development OF
Manchuria. through which our rail-
way runs. national differences will be
entirely ignored. Manchuria will be
made field for the fair competition
OF all nations In order that we may
carry ont this principle. | crave pa
thence on the part Of those interest
ed. Remember the management OF
the road was only transferred 10 us
on the first OF the present month. The
allowance of sufficient time will in
sure the realization Of our plans"
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Plan City Tax on BrewerIes.

lle.-Following the ex-
ample set by Indianapolis in
placing a tax on breweries. brewery
agencies distilleries. etc. the Jeffer-
sonville city council will probably pass
an ordinance providing for an annual
license of $3.50 on such concerns in
this city. The fact that an appeal
was taken at Indianapolis and the SUI
preme court decided such license legal
Influenced John Francke OF this city
TO introduce the ordinance.