The Laclede blade., 1907-04-06
HERE AND THERE.
D0ings That Have Taken
Place i'm Laclede the
Past Week.

ClGlLeuS IdkiuS actiNo Interest IN I'm
} proving their homes and grounds. 4
little effort on the part of each citizei
would give our town prominent posi-
tion upon the map. Nature has don
much for us in picturesque scenery
now let us do much for ourselve
along the improvement line.
| A. M. Walker returned from a tri,
through Iowa the irst of the week
He visited the leading horse breeding
farms Of that state and at Corning
bought fine imported Percheron
stallion that is considered one of the
best draft horses ever brought to this
county. The horse arrived here
Wednesday and will be at the head ot
EIr. Walkers stable of Percherons
this season.
M. o. Wilkins and Ed Mcdonnell
built division fence between their
farms out on route two last week that
will be there for years to come. They
grubbed out an old hedge fence row
and got posts enough for the new
fence, which is woven wire at the bot
toni and barbed wires at the top. The
improvement not only adds to the ap-
pearance, but increases the value of
of their farms as well.
This Office last week printed bills
for w. F. Huddleston's breeding
stock. Mr.. Huddleston has lately
purchased fine roadster and all pur-
pose stallion that is descendant of
one of Kentucky's most famous sadd-
lels, and possesses fne action and sty-
lie. He also has Arbuckle, Jr., fine
black jack. These two animals will
be found this season on the j. L. |
Mouser farm three miles southwest of
Laclede.
AS predicted by THE BLADE E. M.
5ipple, principal of the Laclede
schools, was elected county commits
'ioner in last Tuesdays election with
)ut opposition. This is a distinction
never before accorded candidate for
hat Office in this county and is an act
hat will rebound to the good of all the
chools Of the county. He will give
The duties of the office his best atten-
ion and will work for the best inter-
'sts Of our school system.
Hamilton's lumber yard is a busy
'lace just now. There is much build
ng going on throughout the country
istricts as well as in town and mater
als are being furnished from Laclede.
he lumber for B. F. Griffin new res
lence in the southeast part OF the
'wnship and also that for Miss Ran {
'm's new farm residence in the same
'cality is being taken out this week.
B. Carothers aud his men are doing
he carpenter work on the latter. T.
}. Mouser is getting lumber on the c
round for his new residence on Cole =
rect and work will begin at an early II
ste. Indications point to unusual a
tivity in building matters this seas IL
In Mondays daily papers was an le
count of head-on collision beween u
70 freight trains on the Missouri, IL
ansas and Texas railroad, six miles 10 ~
nth of Fort Worth, Texas. The two u
gineers, two fireman and two brake eI
IN, were killed. One of the dead gs
'inmen is given as Engineer Wood WI
This is supposed to be one of the M
OGDEN boys who lived in Laclede La
but twenty years ago. The two Dr
'thers were Douglass and Ezra and gi'
y formerly were on the Z. C. VIC
d but moved to Dennison, Tex 90
and were engineers on the ni'
K. & 7. The one killed is SUD- VIC
ed to be ''Dug" as Ezra is known tar
nave left the train service some five