The Laclede blade., 1907-02-09

DCinRs That Have Taken
Place i'm Laclede the
Past Week.

The Baptists will. give valentin
social at the home of Mrs. Dora Loci
ridge next Wednesday evening.
Ipostoffice will be provided for the re
ceipt and distribution of valentines
and all are invited to bring them
Refreshments will be served.
I Continued cold weather has mad
possible the best ice harvest here il
years. j. H. Dick has had large
force at work since Tuesday mornfus
and will fill all his houses and have
enough to supply all demands nex1
summer. Farmers and private parties
have also been enabled to fill their ict
houses with a splendid quality of ice.
Alvin Noecker sends down dol
lar from Sanborn, N. OAK, to renew
H., subscription for another year
Mr.. Noecker says SO far the winter
has been very severe up there, in fact
the worst in ten years. However, the
weather doesn't seem to have interfer-
ed with the stork, as Mr.. and Mrs.
Noecker are rejoicing over the arrival
of sweet girl baby at taAir- home.
R. T. Dye has bought the building
he rpw occupies and is permanently
located. Mr.. Dye has practically
closed out the Robinson stock and,
finding that there was a demand here
for ready-made clothing, has put in an
entire new line Of clothing and gents
furnishings. His trade is constantly
increasing and only yesterday he sold
a suit of clothes to citizen of Chilli
cothe, which shows that he is able to
compete in both quality and price
with the larger towns. New goods
are arriving almost daily and it will
pay you to step in and. see what a
nice line he has.
F. NJ. Connor is the sole owner of
the opera house having bought the
stock held by G. E. Hilton. Monday
Mr.. Connor put carpenters to work
and partitioned off suite of three
rooms along the west front which he
will occupy with his real estate busi-
ness. The balance of the room will
continue to be used as an opera house
and will be open to all public meet
ings. He has put a new floor on the
stage, and will install light plant
and make other substantial improve
and while the capacity of the
house has been reduced it will still be
large enough for al ordinary occasions.
Harry j. Libby left Monday for
Clarence, Mo-, where he opened an Of
ice for the practice of law. Harry
Libby is one of Linn county's bright
est young men. He was born and
grew to manhood in Laclede, being a
son of Attorney and Mrs. O. F. Libby.
He is graduate of the Laclede high
school and also of the Brookfeld high
school. He was one of the debaters
n contest between the Laclede and
Meadville high schools and Brookfeld
ind Carrollton high schools and in
both instances won for his class and
himself praise and honors that seldom
.ome to one of his age. During his |
chool years he learned the printers |
rade, working in this Office in vaca-
ion, and we found him both faithful
md capable. Being of a studious ma
ure and having access to his fathers
library, he has read law since
is early school days and passed a
plendid examination when admitted
> the bar in this judicial circuit two
ears ago. Although having barely
ttained his majority, he has also had
1me political honors, being delegate
, the democratic state convention in
906, and the present secretary of the
emocratic county central committee.
Ve predict a bright future before
i'm and take Measure in recnmmend-