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The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1908-05-30
HUMANITY ON THE MOVE
Brief Mention OF Those Who Come and Go
During the Week

Wednesday.
Rev. and Mrs. Dugger were in
Brookfeld last Saturday.
Mrs. Lee Hamilton and baby are
visiting relatives in Unionville.
Mrs. Joe Reeder and little daugh-
ter are visiting relatives in Illinois.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Sissons of
Marceline are visiting Rev. Sissons
in Laclede.
Mrs. E. j. Robson is visiting
relatives at Kansas City and Wins
ton this week.
Judge c. G. Bigger of Marceline
is candidate for the republican
nomination for county surveyor.
A pretty girl baby was born to
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Groes at their
home on route three last Monday.
Rev. Shane was here Tuesday
arranging for some repairs to be
made on his business house proper
ty.
Mrs. Lena Hatcher and baby are
here from Hamilton visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. R. Bar
ton.
Mrs. Silvey and daughter, Of
Hale, spent Tuesday with friends
in Laclede, guests Of the family of
A. G. Groes.
Mrs. E. Anderson has had the
Milburn residence, which she re-
Gently purchased, raised and other
wise repaired.
Mrs. Daniel Shanks and daugh-
ter, Miss Edna, Of CLAYTON. H.,
were guests or the Family of ". W.
Lomax the past week.
Mrs. J. D. Rummell of Brook
field and Miss Quinn Shannon OF
Triplett were guests Of the family
of w. R. Barton the past week.
Ross Glenn, a prosperous young
farmer on route four, Brookfeld,
was in Laclede last Saturday and
called and paid for THE BLADE.
J. W. Lomax's residence is be-
inc raised and put on new con-
crete foundation and an excavation
made for installing a heating plant.
Hal W. Lomax, republican can
didate for county treasurer, was at
Marceline and other parts of the
county in the interest of his candi-
dacy the past week.
Cashier H. Markham Of the
Wheeler bank at Brookfeld, and
son, Percy, were in Laclede on
Friday evening of last week and
made this office a visit.
May Jones was at Marceline,
Bucklin and other parts of the
county the past week in the interest
of his candidacy for the democratic
nomination for county treasurer.
Joseph Barrett, wife and baby OF
'Kansas City were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. P. Benson this week. Mr..
Barrett is connected with the post
office inspectors office at Kansas
City.
DR.. q. T. Standby accompanied
by his daughter, Dr.. Kate Standby,
of Brookfeld leave today to attend
the meeting of the National Medical
Association at Chicago. He will be
absent about a week,
F. Bion McCurry, representing
the republican state committee, was
in Laclede Monday on business con-
nected with the coming campaign.
Mr.. McCurry will be able to turn
in a good report concerning the
party in Linn county. He went
from here into Livingston county.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1908-05-30
Local Paragraphs

\ hdLlT COTn IOr Seeu 10 cenCS Pc
bushel at P. F. Felt's.
Hangwell trousers are sold exclu
sively by Rummell, Brookfeld.
Eyes tested free by DR.. Pratt a
Anderson House Thursday, June 4
Rummell has big stock of tai
oxfords for men, women and chill
dren.
Big line of Cluett coat shirts
spring patterns, just received by
Rummell, Brookfield.
No mail will be delivered on rur-
al routes today, Memorial day being
holiday for the carriers.
Take your poor, tired, crippled
eyes to DR.. Griffith at the Foreman
house today, Saturday, May 80.
The House of Kuppenheimer'
clothing sold by Rummell is perfect
fitting, stylish and the price is right.
The anti-saloon league will hold
a meeting at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Clark next Monday even
ing.
Ask your neighbors about DR..
Pratt, the Brookfeld optician. At
the Anderson House Thursday,
June 4.
The largest, newest and most up
to-date stock of mems furnishing
goods sold in Brookfeld is at
Rummell's.
A good four-year- horse,
broke to work double, weight about
1900, for sale by Geo. Farrar,
route three.
The Christian Sunday school is
preparing a fine program to be Civ
en- on children's day, the first Sun
day in June.
The Woman's Foreign Mission
ary society will meet next Wednes-
day afternoon at the home of Mrs.
J. II. Brown.
All the best varieties of sweet
potato plants for sale by L. M.
Wilson at his residence in the west
part Of Laclede.
For absolute fit, elegance of style
and equitable price, the "Crossett"
shoe sold by Rummell, Brookfield,
is without a peer.
DR.. Pratt has been located in
Brookfeld for the past six years.
See him at the Anderson house
Thursday, June 4.
If bright clean goods, legitimate
profits and square dealing will win
a share of your business, Rummell
will get his part of it.
The wind played a freak at the
home of Mrs. Lyons Thursday
evening by lifting up the porch and
placing it ON top of the house.
My residence property in Laclede,
consisting of four lots, fve-room
house, good barn and other i'm
provements, for sale at a bargain.
R. FL. Humphrey.
Those easy shoes for women sold
by Rummell are filling a long-felt
want. They are what you want if
your feet are tender, as they re-
quire no breaking in. .
You can find the following prep
arations Of Geo. III. Lee at Barton's
drug store: Lees Lice Killer in
all size cans, Flyo euro for flies on
stock, Germozone and Lees Egg
Maker and Lees sprayers.
1t is satisfaction to the trade
to know that anything bought at
can be returned at any
time and have purchase price re-
funded. 1t must be satisfactory to
you, not only while you are in the
store, but after you get home and
unite the bundle.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-12-12


We are in the market for several
car loads Of pulp wood. Call and
see US. w. G. Schroeder.
R. H. Broughton Of Akeley came
to the city last evening and spent
the night at the Markham.
Would you go to the toy store
for hardware? No. Moral: Go to
the toy store for toys. Peterson's.
Remember the 6 O'Clock Sunday
dinner at the Hotel Markham. An
excellent menu, with the best of ser
vice.
We are showing a line of kitchen
enamel ware at special bargain prices
that. cannot be equaled. Jerrard &
Covington. .--....
Toys are my speciality. I carry
them all the time but at this season
have larger and more select line
than ever. Peterson's. -
A. H. Harris of this, city who
travels for Melges Brothers departed
on the noon train today for Grand
Rapids to look after the company's
trade in that section of the country.
A. C.. Rusness of Moorhead, a
nephew of Mrs. Naturalization of
this city, left for home on the west
bound Great Northern train this
morning after enjoying two weeks
visit in Bemidji.
Twelve days until Christmas.
| Most Christmast presents are all
over by the 10th. An Edison
photograph is just beginning. Cash
or installments. $3.50 to 500. The
Northwestern Music company, 314
| Minnesota avenue. Phone 143.
Miss Marie Homes of Milwaukee,
who has been trimming in Mrs.
Observation-Disclosures millinery in this
city during the last four months.
departed this morning for her home
| Miss Homes made many friends dur
ing her brief stay in this city who
are sorry to have her leave.
E. R. Dampier of AkeIey, county
attorney of Hubbard county, came
up yesterday evening from his home
and spent the night in this city
Mr.. Dampier left this morning for
Laporte, where he had some legal
matters to look after. Ed
| Dampier is one of the most aggres.
sive and efficient public officials in
the state, and while he makes some
enemies by his "get-there-itiveness.'
he has large circle of friends who
| admire him for his independence Of
character, and efficiency in office.
Mr.. Dampier will return to Bemidj1
this evening and will probably spend
Sunday here, going back to Akeley
Monday morning.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-12-12
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
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Go to Hakkerup's for photos.

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&c to Hakkerup's for photos.
Birch wood, jack pine and tamarac,
four foot and sixteen inch. Hayth
wood yard, rear of P. O. block.
Sheriff Thomas Bailey of this city
returned last night from Nary where
he spent the day attending to some
matters requiring his official atten-
ton. ..~'
E. J. Gould, who owns the harness
shop in this city, left last evening
for Blackjack and other towns up
the line" to attend to some personal
business.
Select fancy fruit for the table or
sick room at Peterson's.
Oscar johnson of Turtle River
was an out-of-town visitor in the
city yesterday, returning home last
evening on the north-bound M. & L.
passenger train.
John Campbell of this city left
last evening for a short business
visit in international Falls and will
60 from the Falls to the cities on
the range. Mr.. Campbell will re-
turn to this city via Duluth.
Attorney A. A. Andrews and
John Gibbons of this city went to
Funkley and Kelliher last evening
on the M. & I. passenger train to
attend to some professional business
at those places and returned to the
city this morning.
John Moberg, the logger, returned
to his home in this city last evening
from his logging camps, which are
located several miles south of
Laporte, where he spent three days
looking after his operations in
that neighborhood.
Hon. C.. w. Stanton, associate
judge of the Fifteenth Judicial dis
trict, returned to the city yesterday
afternoon on the Great Northern
train from Grand Rapids where he
held a short session of the district
court FOR Itasca County. The judge
was accompanied by John E. Samuel
son of this city who acts as his
court reporter.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-12-12
Keep it dark Mr.. Bob is COM

luS.
See Barry & Barry at the Bijou
They are sure to please you.
Our assortment Of toys is the
most complete in this part of the
state. Peterson's.
Latest sheet music at the North
western Music company, 314 Mime.
sofa avenue. Phone 143.
Get "a hand sled for the boy 70,
for Christmas. We have a large
assortment at bargain prices. Jer
rard & Covington.
Yves Wright of this city returned
this morning from the vicinity Of
Tenstrike, where he spent few days
looking after one of his farms. ~
Mesdames Noggles and Johnson
of Deer River came over from that
place yesterday afternoon and were
guests at the Hotel Markham last
night.
The entire half of our store con
tains the toy department. 1t is
consequently arranged so as tc
enable you to make quick selection
Peterson's. -@
Miss Inez Cell of this city, who
is teaching school near Blackjack
came in from the Duck" this morn
ing for short visit with her parents
and old friends.
Charles S. Carter, of the cedar
firm of Kaye & Carter of Hines
came in this morning for a shor1
business visit in Bemidji in the
interest of his firm.
Mrs. A. A. Smith of Kellihel
came on the south-bound M. & 1
passenger train this morning anc
spent the day in this city as guest
at the Markham hotel.
Special sale on kitchen ename
ware, the blue and white, The as
sortment is complete and big values
Jerrard & Covington.
]. F. Essler, local agent for the
Minneapolis Brewing company, wen,
to Laporte this morning on bushes:
for the company and expects tt
return to the city this evening.
Rev. Denniston, of the M. E
church, returned to the city thl:
morning from Mizpah, where he
delivered a speech last evening al
the installation of an Odd Fellow!
lodge.
All the latest in photos anc
cards for Christmas at the HakkeruI
studio. 1890 ~
w. H. Browning of St. Paul, one
of the very best of the travelling
fraternity who visits Bemidji, was ir
the city yesterday. He is yer!
popular with the merchants of thu
north central part of the state.
J. C. Schultz of Brainerd, travel
ing auditor of the M. & l., passee
through the city, this morning
enroute home from Northome, where
he was checking up'' and other
wise attending to his official duties
Mrs. G.. M. Palmer, wife of DR.
Palmer of this city,. returned las
evening on the M. & I. passenge
train from the twin cities, where sht
spent a few days while enroute hom
from a visit with friends in Chicago
Specials: French walnuts AM
mixed soft nuts IS cents by tn
pound only. At Peterson's.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-12-12
Additional Short Local on
Second Page.
Are You Looking for Pudding?

Most people are. and D-Zerta Qnick Pud-
and satisfies every housekeeper and the en-
tire family. Every package guaranteed un-
der the Pure Food Laws. Try package of
D-Zerta Pudding today from your grocer and
you will buy often and tell your friends.
Various favors at all grocers. 10 cents, Or
der today.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-18
NAVY REDUCES THE
ARMY TO WHISPER
Fleet Tells Transport Sherman
Not to Butt Into Wire
less Conversation

The fleets at Magdalena bay!'
shouted somebody from the deck of the
revenue cutter Golden Gate yesterday
in response to a request for news for
the passengers who lined the rail of
the transport Sherman. The mention
of the fleet was the signal for a groan
from the people on the transport.
Yes, we know all about the fleet.
Please don't rub 1t in
The fleet was a sore subject on the
sherman, which arrived yesterday from
Manila, and thereby hangs a tale of a
wireless war in which the navy literally
reduced the army to a whisper. The
army is proud of the Sherman's wire
less record, and as the troopship
-neared this coast and the conversa-
ton zone the operator prepared to for
ward through the atmosphere a batch
of messages varying in Importance
from strictly official business to the
f1ippant "Ah there" from some fresh
little subaltern to the girl he had left
behind him
There was no mistakipg the conver-
sation zone when the Sherman entered
IT, The ships at Magdalena bay were
chattering like magpies. Mare island,
North head and Point Iona occasion
ally contributed brief acknowledge
ment or stemmed the tide of fleet talk
with cipher message for the COM
mander in chief Whenever there
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-18
DESERTS BETTER HALF
AND STEALS HER MONEY
Francis T. Russell Breaks His
Promise to Take Spouse
to Ball Game

with the casual remark that he
would come back at II o'clock and take
her to the ball game, Francis T. Rus
sell left his bride of four months one
morning in October 1906. and never
returned He had with him $3.50 in
gold d>belonging to his wife, which she
had asked him to place in a bank
MRS. Russell afterward learned that
her husband, who is an electrician.
Went to philadelphia From there he
wrote saying he had spent his wife,s
money on drink, and was afraid he
would be prosecuted. Judge Trout
yesterday granted Mrs. Russell a di-
vorce on the ground of desertiou
Other divorces granted were: Rv
Judge Murasky-Dora Siefert fron,
Charles Siefert, desertion. Bv Judpe
Seawell--Alice Tatton from samuel
Tatton, extreme cruelty
The following divorce suits were
filed: Joseph P. verdon against Anne
J. Verdon. desertion; Anne Grunow
against Fritz Grunow, extreme crueIfv.
George Frederick Soley against Ellen
Sqiey. desertion.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-18
Two Lone Runs Give
Victory to Seals
Home Team Defeats the St.
Mary's College Nine in
Fast Game

The Phoenix baseball team Of St
Mary's college, Oakland met defeat at
the hands of the Seals at Recreation
park yesterday, but it was not of the
order which is usually termed crush
ing. II was the first defeat the coll
legians had ever sustained on ST Pat
rlck day, and that was the only sting
the loss of the game carried with it,
Two runs, and those made in the first
inning before the boys from across the
bay had settled down to their work,
was all the crack Coast league players
could score against their young oppo-
nents. The game, which was played in
hour and 20 minutes, was pitchers
battle, and there was little to choose
between the work of Krause, who
mixed the fast ones with the slow for
St Mary's and Gums, who pitched out
the nine innings for the home team
St eMary's gathered three hits off
GUMS delivery. while the San Fran
cisco pitcher struck out three of the
collegians. The heavy stickers of the
Seals Strengthened out five of Krause's
benders. while that young man struck
out seven men. Nick Williams who
has been doing good work with the
stick, struck out twice. Neither side
was able to get better than a single, no
TWO Dagger ngurlng In the score. wal
lace, the first baseman of st. Mary s,
and Hart who covered right field. are
charged with the only errors made dur
ing the game The latter error figured
in one of the runs.
Hildebrand opened UP the game by
drawing a base on balls. He then went
TO third on a wild pitch the only one
charged against Krause during the
game. Piper. who followed Hide at
bat, went out pitcher to first. Nick
Williams was more fortunate, as he
singled, scoring Hildebrand.
Williams went to second on Mel
choir's out and scored on Zeiders sin
gle, coupled with an error by Right
fielder Hart. This ended the scoring
for the day. neither side being able to
send another man around the paths.
Oscar Jones and Brady were the um-
pires, and had a number of close de-
cisions to render. Both sides suffered
in these rulings. Hildebrand was called
out at the plate on an attempted double
steal, and many of the spectators dis
agreed with the umpire's decision.
The attendance at the game was
made up chiefly of the followers of
the collegians. THE score:
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-18

1t has reference simply to a limited
issue of railway bonds as security
He is blind, indeed. who does not
see the ultimate effect of proposition
which directly or indirectly raises a
standard for the payment of a fixed
dividend upon railway capitalization
without regard to the valuation of the
property.
He insisted that the interstate com
merce commission is not empowered
to ascertain the value of the physical
property of the railway companies of
the country, and strongly favored
a a valuation as the only means
fixing railroad rates.
When once the government invites
ih~ national banks of the country to
xT,st in them these railroad bonds
W II become sacred paper. The good
fai~h of the country will be pledged
: defeat any legislation that sug-
gesSs disturbance of the per cent
dividend upon the stocks.
The senator from Rhode Island will
be heard in solemn warning He will
be told that the bonds were bought
by the banks not to make money. but
TO be held in readiness to protect the
creGit and commerce of the country;
that bond markets are easily dis
turped; that such security is delicate
and sensitive; the legislation menacing
dividends even upon grossly watered
ocks would alarm the holders of
these bonds and force them upon a
falling market at great sacrifice pos
sibly producing panic and leaving the
banks but partially prepared to take
out emergency currency
Could any plan be devised which
would be more effective in blocking
the way of legislation for valuation of
the physical properties of railroads
and defeating the final reduction of
rates to Just and reasonable basis ?''
NEW AMENDMENT TO BILL
The Aldrich bill as agreed upon to-
day, with the railroad bond feature
eliminated, provides that circulating
notes may be issued equal in amount
to 80 per cent of the market value of
any bonds deposited. The amendment
adopted today added the provision that
the issuance should not be in excess
of the par value of the bonds
1t was likewise voted to amend the
bill so as to retain the provision of
the present law prohibiting the re-
tirement by national banks of more
than 100000 of circulation in any
one month. The committee discussed
the proposal to Increase the taxation
on emergency circulation outstanding
more than six months, but no action
was taken.-~ The rate under the bill.
as 1t now stands, is 6 per cent.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-18
seemed to be a pause the sherman,s

seemed TO be a pause the Sherman's
operator tried to call Mare island.
Crash, crash, crash" went the Sher-
mans call. and the Sherman's operator
listened intently only to hear in a few
minutes not a reply but some more con-
versation from the Connecticut After
few hours the persistence of the
operator was rewarded with this-from
the Connecticut:
Who's that trying to butt in?s
The army transport Sherman" the
operator fastened to reply as he gath
cred up his stack of messages and pre-
pared to send them.
The army must go away back and
sit down. The navy will do all the
talking" That was the substance II
not the exact wording of the Connecti-
cuts reply
Some of the messages from the fleet
were in cipher, but many were not, and
as the Sherman waited patiently for
another opening the operator listened
to messages like this:
rs the mascot better?"
Tell Billy not to forget that little
dinner"
The cherub sends his love"
Finally, about "a hours before the
Sherman sighted land Mare island wire
lessed the Connecticut: There's an
army transport been trying to break in
for hours. Give him a chanees,'
The Connecticut replied: "AlI right:
he can have the track for 10 minutes.
This is why the Shermans people
ruff1ed at the mention of the fleet, and
also why the only message received
from the Sherman was brief aerogram
announcing that the transport would be
in by 10 o'clock.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-18
Burns Beats Roche
In One Punch
Highly Touted Irish Champion Is
Even Softer Than Boshter
Bill Squues

DUBLIN, March 17.-Tommy Burns,
the American heavy weight champion,
made short work of Jem Roche, the
Irish champion, in their contest this
evening at the Theater Royal.
Burns knocked Roche out when
hardly more than a minute of the first
round had been completed. He used
short hook TO the jaw. So quickly
did the end come that the great crowd
which filled the theater in expecta-
tion of seeing the Irishman put up a
good fight for the title hardly realized
what had happened
When the men entered the ring il
was evident that the sluggish Roche
was no match for the more experienced
Burns. They spared for less than a
minute, Roche acting altogether on
the defensive and the American en-
deavoring to find an opening Then
Burns feinted and quickly put a short,
sharp right to the jaw and Roche
although he struggled to regain his
feet he was unable TO do so before the
fatal 10 was counted.
Immediately after the count Roche
got to his feet, but staggered about
the stage. When he had recovered
himself he went over smilingly to con-
graduate the winner
The tign. was for purse of 81. 500.
which was put up by a syndicate, of
which Richard Croker, the former
Tammany leader, was a member. and
side bet of $500. In addition.
Burns bet $1,000 on himself at odds
of to l. The ringside betting was
to on the American
Burns is now considering an offer
Professionally made by the Dublin syn
cicate for match with Bill Squires
under the same terms as that with
Roche
The scene in the theater was a re-
markable one. There were seats for
1000, and every one was occupied. 1t
was an enthusiastic crowd and Roche
received a great reception when he
entered, smiling and with confident
air. The orchestra struck up THE
Boys of Wexford" the spectators join
fng in the chorus.
Burns, who had been watching the
preliminary bouts, strolled casually to
the ring to the air of The Star
Spangled Banner" He also was well
received, but the reception of lighters
was insignificant compared with. that
given to Richard Croker, when the
master of ceremonies announced that
1t was largely through the efforts of
the former Tammany leader that Roche
was able to enter the contest