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The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1910-08-19
PEOPLE, PLACES AND THINGS
Miscellaneous liens Of All Kinds That May Be
OF interest to Our Readers
DR.. r. W. Burke on State Committee

The republican congressional
committee of this district, COM
posed of the chairmen of the
various county committees, met at
Chillicothe Tuesday and organized
by electing r. H. Monier of
Carrollton chairman, C. w. Reeves
of Milan secretary and J. S. WAL
ters of Monroe county treasurer.
DR.. F. W. Burke of Laclede and
L. Baldridge of Milan were unani-
mously elected members of the
state committee. Speeches were
made by State Bank Com
missioner John E. Swanger and
others.
DR.. Burke has done yeoman
service for the party in this county
in the past and every true republi-
can in Linn county will rejoice over
the honor thus bestowed upon him,
and the party over the state is to
be congratulated on the two
splendid state committeeman from
the second congressional district.
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Allen-Kintner

Monday morning, August 8,
1910, at s o'clock, occurred the
marriage of Miss Beatrice Kintner,
daughter of DR., and Mrs, Jerome
A. Kintner of Bethany, to Mr..
Charles Whitney Allen of St. Paul,
Mimi. 1t was a beautiful home
ceremony, exquisite in every de-
tail and marked by it's lack of
ostentation. The wedding COM
pany numbered thirty-two and
included the relatives and a few
intimate friends. They will be at
home to friends in st. Paul after
Sept. bethany Clipper.
The bride spent a part of her
girlhood in Laclede and has many
old friends here who extend con-
gratulations.
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Barton.N0ble

The many friends of Edward O.
Barton were very much surprised
last week to learn that he and Miss
Josephine Noble of Brookfeld were
married at the home of Rev. G. R.
Colston in that city Thursday
evening, August IL, only a few
immediate friends being present.
Ed. is one of our most popular
young business men and his bride
is one of Brookfeld's most beauti-
full and charming young ladies and
their friends in both cities most
heartily congratulate them. Their
home after September l will be in
Brookfeld.
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The Little Store

is headquarters for those who are
looking for the best to be had in
the grocery line. We buy only in
small quantities, which enables us
to give you clean, fresh goods
which are not stale or shelf-worn,
but fresh from the market. This
one item alone should appeal to
every good buyer, for Equality is
long remembered after the price is
forgotten" Our growing business
enables us to turn our stock each
month, which insures you, Mr..
Buyer, the freshest and best goods
to be had in our little city at all
times. Below we quote you a few
new things for this weeks trade:
Port Limon bananas, best fruit,
25c per dozen.
New sweet potatoes &c per 10.
English style biscuits, best made,
40c per lb.
Best cane sugar II lbs. for 81 90.
Rex sugar cured bacon 25c par
ID.
Bring US your butter, cream,
poultry and eggs and get the
highest market price, either in
cash or trade. Make our store your
resting place while in town and let
us show you many good things we
sell exclusively. Yours for: more
business,
EkDnrurpc e. ATTEN
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Record. Breaking Races at BrookfieId
cemetery

The management of the Brook
field fair advertised the best races
in the state this year, and they
have made good. A state record
and a worlds record were broken
in Tuesdays races. In the second
race, the 2:O8 pace, Dick Allen,
owned by E. A. Sage of Planking-
ton, S. D., won three straight
heats in 2:OSI, 2:OSI, and
2:OSl, breaking the record for
three straight heats on half mile
track in Missouri. In the fourth
race, the three-year-old pace,
Columbia Fire, owned by w.
STANCE of Lincoln, Neb., took the
first heat by nose from Harry
Hamlin, owned by FL. B. Farrar of
PawPaw, Ills, in the extremely
fast time of 2: 1917, the fastest mile
ever paced by a three-year-old on a
half mile track. There were seven
races Tuesday-all of them good
ones. In order to get these good
horses it was necessary to raise the
admission price to fifty cents this
year, but one can see more races
and better races in one day this
year than in the whole four days
when they only charged 25 cents.
Some of the best races are billed
for today, Friday, and if you have
not been to>the Brookfield fair this
year you can hardly afford to stay
away. If you have been there this
year, it will be hard to keep you
n NOV
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Jefferson township Fair MEETING

A meeting of the Jefferson town
ship fair association is called for
Saturday afternoon, August 20, at
8 o'clock, in the park at Laclede to
elect new officers and decide
whether a fair will be held this
year. Everybody is urgently re-
quested to attend this meeting.
W. S. SAVAGE, Pres.
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ForSale

After Sept. l I will sell 800 good
breeding ewes, Is black-faced eve
lambs, 5 good Shropshire rams, all
in a healthy, frst-class condition.
Also one U. S. cream separator,
capacity 75O pounds, in good con-
dition. G.. E. BRUINS.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1910-08-19
THINGS YOU MAY WANT TO KNOW
Pungsnt Paragraphs Picked up by Our Peram-
buIating Pencil Pusher.

There seems to be an unexpected
amount of opposition to the electric
light proposition, largely due to a
mistaken idea of the cost. A levy
of 80 cents on the $100 valuation
will pay for the plant in ten years
and keep the streets lighted. Most
Of the business men want lights.
Do you?
j. Clair Lomax, who went to
Idaho last fall to work in Curry
Felt's big store at Nezperce, now
has a store of his own at Cotton
wood Falls, Idaho. Clair is one of the
best business men Laclede ever
produced and his many friends here
are glad to know that he is making
good in the West.
The superintendent and officers
of the Christian Sunday school
wish to announce that their Sun
day school will continue during the
chautauqua and extend a most
cordial invitation to all those from
other churches to meet with them
and enjoy the lesson together.
They will appreciate your coming.
Thanking each one who has ex-
pressed the intention of paying
in part their obligations to the es
tate of the late DR.. J. T. Poison, I
wish further to call the attention
of those whose accounts are of long
standing, possibly outlawed, but
who are still bound by the moral
law, and hope that all parties in
debted for medical services will
promptly respond to this call.
Mrs. M. E. Poison.
The program at the. Meadville
chautauqua this year is entirely
new. Henry Clark is platform
manager again this year and, with
one exception, all other numbers
on the program are new to Mead
vile. AS usual, a large number of
Laclede people will camp on the
chautauqua grounds and many
more will spend as much time as
possible there. The Meadville
chautauqua is a bigger and better
attraction each year. .
John G. Brown returned home
Monday from spending a few weeks
at Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota,
and with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. S. M. Brown, and his brother,
Jerome, will leave the latter part
of this week for Colorado Springs,
where they will join his sister,
Mrs. J. L. Carothers, and family.
While at Minneapolis John enjoyed
a visit with Lieut.. U. S. Macy, an
old Laclede boy, who is now in
charge of the naval recruiting
station at that place but expects to
be relieved soon and probably will
be placed in command of one of the
new torpedo boat destroyers.
People are already inquiring
about schools and looking up points
and places where they can best
school their sons and daughters.
There are no better schools in this
part of the state than our own La
clede public schools. The Laclede
schools have a splendid library, a
well equipped laboratory and the
teachers are the best that could be
Lastly year the high school
had a larger number of non-resi-
dent pupils than ever before, and
nearly all of them will be back
again this year. School will soon
begin and it is time for you to be
arrangements to give your
the training they need to |
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1910-08-19
ONE COURT HOUSE, OR TWO?

Linn county will have an opportu-
nifty to vote on two separate propo-
sitions to bond the county to build
two court houses, one at Linneus
and the other at Brookfeld.
Linn county certainly needs one
new court house. The old one is
about to tumble down. 1t would
be a disgrace to the poorest county
in the United States, and Linn
county is not poor. 1t isn't be-
cause the people are not willing to
build a new one that we still have
that old shack to be ashamed of.
Sixty thousand dollars or 100000
would not be missed by our pros
porous people.
But here is the rub. A great
many of the citizens of the county
would not be in favor of two court
houses if they did not cost the tax
payers a cent. Linn county does
not need two county seats or two
court houses. Yet, whenever there
is proposition before the voters
to build a new court house at either
Linneus or Brookfeld, the other
town bobs up with proposition of
the same kind. Naturally, the
people vote them both down-they
always have done so in the past and
probably will this time.
What are we going to do about
it? Something must be done. If
we cannot get together on two
court houses, at a cost to the coun-
ty of $12O, 900, why not get togeth-
er on one court house and put it at
the most accessible point in the
county? 1t is not the fault Of the
good people of Linneus that their
city is on branch railroad and is
so hard to reach or leave. They
would have it otherwise if they
could, but they can't. Brookfield
is better located for the people who
live in the southern part of the
county, but is hard to reach for
those in the north end.
So far as location is concerned,
Laclede has all the advantage.
Those in the north part of the
county could come here just as
conveniently as to Linneus, and it
would be just as convenient for
those in the south end as Brookfeld. |
The BLADE has no desire to stir
up another county seat war like we
have had on several occasions in
this county, but merely suggests
the location of the court house at |
Laclede as compromise. Unless
a place is provided soou for the
safe keeping of the records of the
county, something may happen
that will destroy those records and
it would cost the county something
like half million dollars to replace
them.
So long as Linneus and Brook
field cannot persuade the voters to
build two court houses, and neither
will let the other get one, Linn
county will be. without a court
house, unless the people decide the
question some other way, which
they will do when they become suf-
ficiently weary of voting on ques-
tions of this kind and paying for
elections that do not bring results.
And when that time comes, Laclede
will be ready with the "glad hand"
and the best site in the county.
A. \ - 4 Nd. |
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1910-08-19
DEATH OF MRS. {. j. WATSON
The End Of Noble Life Comes After Months
OF Suffering and Pain

county, Mo-, July %, 1888, and
died at hef home near Laclede
August %, 1910, at the age of II
years and 20 days. She was the
daughter of James and Frances
Brooks and was one of seven child
rem. She was married March 13,
1851, to Thomas L. Watson and
came to the Watson home south of
Laclede, where she lived continu-
ously to the time of her death. To
this union were born thirteen chill
dren, eight of whom survive her.
They are Mrs. Missouri Andrews,
Oregon; VIM. T. Watson, Okla
homa; Mrs: Bette Lomax, Laclede;
Mrs. Sallie Warren, Meadville;
Oscar Watson, Laclede; Mrs. Ada
Coates, Meadville; Misses Ellen L.
and Zella May Watson, Laclede.
Eighteen grandchildren mourn this
@sad loss. Four sons and one
daughter preceded her to the grave.
Her husband died at the Watson
home Dec. 25, 1877.
Deceased was converted in Feb
ruary, 1854, and became member
of the Baptist church, of which she
was ever a loyal and faithful mem
ber. She was baptized by Rev.
Thos. Allen. At the organization
of the Baptist church of Laclede
she became charter member and
was loyal to it's every interest to the
time of her death.
Deceased was vigorous of body,
active in mind and Jealous of
spirit. She was noble example in
labor among US, in high-minded
thought and conversation, in fer
vent zeal and devotion to her Mas
ter, whom she devoutly worshipped.
For the past year or more she has
gradually failed in health till few
weeks ago she became confined to
her bed, from which she never re-
covered, passing to the better land
August u, 1910, just as the old
day passed into the new. She con-
templated the transition in a calm,
serene manner, feeling resigna-
ton of composure in her severe
suffering and a marvellous degree
of patience as days passed into
weeks of suffering.
She spoke freely of her decease
and with joy contemplated the
home awaiting her. Several months
ago she gave instructions to this
writer regarding her last service.
Her physician made his last call
Thursday evening and upon taking
his leave wished her good nights
rest. To this she replied, Yes, in
heaven" She often spoke of go
ing home and her preparation for
the end. She often spoke with re-
gret of having to leave her girls,
who SO lovingly cared for her in
her later years, especially during
her last sickness.
Dear, noble, faithful Mother
Watson" one Of the oldest and
most honored citizens of the COM
munity has passed to the home be-
yond and left an enviable record of |
loving, loyal services. In the COM
munity, in the home, in the church
her influence was widely felt and
always seeking for the right. -
Gone, but not forgotten, for how
could she be, with such faithful
works to follow, and noble sons
and daughters to call her blessed"
and keep ever fresh in mind and
heart the choice spirit who bore
them. May our lives~be better for
having known her, may we emulate
her example till the shadows have
l;ttlo lonoer 0rowu.'' NAV we
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1910-08-19
Feed Prices Are Lower al LacIede Mill

Note these prices on feed at La
clede Mill:
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1910-08-19

Laclede Mill is doing a fine busi-
ness. Courteous treatment and
prompt delivery.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-04-15
Salmagundi
Il 0 TUESDAYS DAILY

Samuel II. Bedford arrived on
No. 3 yesterday afternoon and
left on No. 4 this morning.
Robert Hunter and Frank Brown
have some specimens Of rock that
are rich in gold. They r rcticcnt
as to the locality it came from, but
say that il is not many miles from
town.
A hail storm followed by n heavy
shower set in just before noon and
continued long enough to lay the
dust and liycn up vegetation. The
hail ratified on the iron roof about
the office and sounded like
fusiladc of muskctry.
Two mail sacks full of garden
seeds. the contribution of. Con.
gresham Bartlett, were received
at this office this morning. Tho
packages contain beet, brussels
sprouts, lettuce, parsnip and radlsl
seeds. They are here for DIS
tribution and il you want then
come and get them.
-.
The insurgcnt republicans com
bined with the democrats OF TN
house yesterday and voted down
conference report allowing Spcakc
Cannon $500 for an automobile t
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-04-15
ANOTHER DESERT TRAGEDY

Mute evidence of a desert tragedy
cane to light Tuesday when a wagon
completely equipped for desert
travel, together With the drowned
team. were discovered in the slough
separating the Humboldt lake and
the sink of the Carson, at a point
les the Say ranch on the Fallon-
Lovelock wagon road. The effects
found in the wagon force the con-
clusion that at the time Of the &C
cident, the wagon had at least two
occupants, a man and a woman 1t
is presumed that an attempt was
made to ford the slough, which just
now is running brim full and is ex-
tremely swift and treacherous, not
alone for its muddy, murky water
but for its shifting bottom and
quicksands as well, and the horses
lost their footing, and the rig and
its occupants swept away in the
swirling flood. Ii is believed that
the occupants were washed out of
the rig, which was found at a point
some distance below the ford. with
equipment intact.
Included in the articles found
was a trunk in which was discovered
a handbook, giving the name of
Harry Swarner and showing the
owner to have a deposit in the
Inyo County Bank at Bishop, Calf
ornia, of $3.50. A query for
warded the bank disclosed that
Swarner is known in Bishop but had
no wife or other relatives at the
time he left there.
Various kinds Of feminine wear
ing apparel were found in the trunk
also. The point where the drowning
is presumed to have occurred is
about Is miles this side of Lovelocks
on the Fallon-Hazn road at a ppoint
marked by an old quartz mill, which
has come TO be a landmark in its
section. Owing to the nature of
the ground traversed by the slough
it will be extremely hard to .un-
cover further signs until such time
as the high waters abtae. Sheriff
Wightman has been communicated
with and may organize parties for
the purpose of dragging the slough
channls in the hope of getting the
body or bodies. Churchill Standard
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use during the sessions of
This action angered Cannon and he
told the insurgents that if they did
not have the courage to unite with
the democrats to depose him. he
would remain speaker until March
4th next.
The United States supreme court
has assigned the cases of the United
States against the Standard Oil
Company and the American Tobacco
Company for re-argument. Since
the cases we're argued Justice
Brewer has died and Justice MOODY
was not on the bench when the cases
were argued. This leaves only
seven justices to decide the cases.
How the court is divided on the
cases is a mystery.
A Methodist bishops wife ad-
dressing a meeting of working wo-
men made home life seem all very
fine and ideal, but one housewife
voiced the opinion of the rest,
perhaps, when she said to her neigh
bors with a sniff; She's all right
as far as she goes; but what I'd
like to ask her is this-what does
she do when her old bishop comes
home on pay night with his envelope
empty and "a fghtin' jag on"
William Jacob in his History of
the Precious Metals" estimates from
the accounts given by the Roman
writer's that in the reign of Angus
tus, the first of the emperors, when
Rome was at the height of its
power, the amount Of gold in
the Roman empire was nearly
$50, 900, 0o. DoO. This vast treasure
had been gathered chiefly by con-
quest from various nations of
Europe, Ala md Africa. There
had been extensive mines in Spain
and in the Atlas mountains of north
Africa. but their Weld i'm the
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-04-15
BANK COMMISSION
ER'S STATEMENT

Below will be found the statement
of the bank commissioners in justi-
fication of the course they followed
with the Eureka County bank. The
statement is signed by Governor
Dickerson as chairman of the board
and doubtless puts up the best de-
Tense the board can make. lit is
given space in the interest of fair
play and not because we think it
justifies the course the board pursued
with the Eureka County bank.
However, we will let the antidote go
with the poison. The statement is
taken from Wednesdays Reno
Journal and is as follows:
1t having come to the knowledge
of the state banking board that by
reason of its having closed the
Eureka County bank, and the at
tcndant criticism of the board,
public confidence in the banks Of
this state has been considerably
shaken, as chairman of the board |
desire to make the following state
ment:
Taken as a whole, the banking
institutions of the state have never
been in as good condition as they
are today.
The great majority of them are
in splendid condition. BY actual
count 50 per cent of the mare pract-
ically beyond criticism. They are
carrying large reserves and conduct
ing their business on the most con
sentative lines. There is no com
p~arison between their conditions to-
day and n year ago. The per-
ccntage of reserve carried is
practically double; capitalization
notes largely eliminated, excess loans
wiped out or reduced TO within the
legal limit, and secured as provided
by the new law. Most of the
banks of the state today will measure
up TO the standard of national banks
in this and ncighboring states.
When the law went into effect
creating the present board one year
ago. a different state of affairs was
found to exist. There we're eight OF
10 banks in the state in fully as bat
condition as that of the Eureka
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-04-15
Salmagund
FROM THURSDAYS DAILY

The grand jury is still at work and
will probably be in session all day
tomorrow and perhaps longer.
This forenoon Rev. s. C. Gilman
performed the ceremony that made
Paschal c. Guerrero and Miss Lottie
Dittbenner Of St. Peter, MiHnesot',
husband and wife. The young
people received the congratulations
of many friends. We wish them
much JOY, happiness and prosperity.
Andrew Caravan, one of the pro
minent mining engineers of the state
has been in Elko for a few days. Ho
is on his way from Golfeld to Gold
Creek to make an examination of
Col. Hyman's mine. Mr.. Canavan
was one of u pupils in Lower Gold
Hill during the winter of 1879 and
1880. He gave us a call this after
noon in memory of old times.
The bank commissioners in their
statement say that 50 per cent of
the Nevada banks are in excellent
condition, but say nothing about the
other 10 per cent. Neither do they
say what banks are included in the
ID per cent. This is neither fair to
the solvent banks nor TO the people.
If ID per cent of the banks of this
state are shaky, it would seem to be
the duty of the commissioners to put
them out of business.
Uncle Sam begins to count his
children and take stock of his pos
sessions tomorrow morning.
Charley Keith will begin the work
in this district at s o'clock. Every
bloody should treat him courtcously
and answer the questions asked. It's
his duty to ask them and the duty of
every citizen to answer them. 1t
will cost you nothing to treat the
c~numcrators c~ourteouly. Do this
and avoid any chance of getting
into trouble with your Uncle
Samuel.