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The Laclede blade., 1911-10-20
SHORT PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
Brief Mention Of Those Who Come and Go
During the Week


turned home yesterday from Kansas
CITY.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. R. Barton of
Brookfeld visited Laclede friends
Tuesday.
William Kraft was at Shelby.
vile ON business the latter part Of
last week.
Mrs. Lee Hamilton and two little
sons went to Unionville Sunday to
visit relatives.
Mrs. Frank WoolIey of Oklahoma
City, Okla, is the guest of Mrs.
A. j. Caywood.
Miss Alma Jones of Linneus was
the guest of Miss Mabel Hamilton
Saturday and Sunday.
w. H. Childress, section foreman
at Linneus, was in Laclede on busi-
ness Saturday afternoon.
Miss Florence Ormsby, of near
Brookfeld, spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. A. j. Caywood.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. Byrne spent
Sunday with the formers sister,
Miss Mae Byrne, at St. Joseph.
Mrs. Mary Tufts of route two
left Sunday for a visit with her
brother and family at Sturgeon.
Mrs. Charley Hetrick and little
daughters visited over Sunday with
relatives and friends in Brookfeld.
Vale Calhoun spent Friday and
Saturday with relatives and friends
in Browning and attended the fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Reed of
Bradyville, Iowa, arrived Tuesday
for a visit with Mr.. and Mrs. D.
E. Polly.
Ed. Murphy returned Tuesday
from a visit with relatives at
Milan, accompanied by his sister,
Miss Blanche.
Clark Andrews, who had been
at the home of o. Y. Wat
son on route one, returned to his
nome at Quincy Sunday,
Misses Estelle Brownlee and
Esther McCune of Brookfeld were
guests of Miss Nina Kintner in
Laclede Saturday afternoon.
E. Fl. Schrock was down from
1inneus the last of the week on
business connected with the Morris
Schrock farm just east of town.
Miss Pearl Anderson, who has
,een visiting relatives at Brook
ield, Forker and Laclede, leaves
oday for her home at Severy,
Kan.
Mrs. F. E. Webley came from
)es Moines, Iowa, Saturday for a
-isit with her daughter. Mrs. L.
v. Lomax, and family on route
hree.
Mrs. Mayme Threlkeld and three
hildren came from Alliance, Neb.,
for a visit with her par
nts, Mr.. and Mrs. L. 7. Rowland,
md family,
Ed L. Love came up from Han
ibal Thursday night to spend a
ew days with his grandmother,
frs. j. L. Ong, and other Laclede
elatives and friends.
Mrs. A. B. Clinefelter came down
rom st. Joseph Saturday for q
isit with Mr.. and Mrs. J. G.
and family on route one
nd other Laelede relatives.
Miss Maggie Lamme. who has
pent the past two years in Colo
ado for the benefit of her heath,
rrived Saturday for a visit with
er brother, Byron Lamme, and
nmiIr ON rnnfn tun-
The Laclede blade., 1911-10-20
TOWN AND COUNTRY IN BRIEF
Local. Events Of The Past Week Recorded For
Busy Blade Readers.

Rummell'S have a swell line OF
boys knicker pants, 75c up.
Boys all wool school suits,
knicker pants, from $3.50 up at
RummeIl's.
One hundred lbs. of 25c coffee
to goat zoe while this lot lasts,
ct J. B.. Patriekls. ,.A
Baseball game at Jones park
Saturday afternoon Callao VS..
Laclede. Don't miss this game,
Our stoves are on the floor. We
invite you to call and see beauti-
full display where high quality
and low prices are combined; at
j. B. Patrick's.
John Transburg was here from
Tina Saturday on his way to Brook
field. Mr.. Transburg has sold his
80 acrefarm near Tina and, while he
has not yet decided where he will go,
his many Laclede friends hope he
may decide to retnEn here to live.
The4ocal camp Of Royal Neigh
bors of America is planning to hold
a Halloween social at the opera
house Tuesday evening, Oct. 81.
A good programis being arranged
and refreshments will be served.
Everybody is invited to come and
have a good time.
Mrs. G. c. Bigger, who was a
delegate from the Brookfeld district
W. F. M. S. to the annual meeting
of the Des M0ines branch at Daven-
port, Iowa, returned Monday re-
porting the best annual meeting
in the history Of the society, Mrs.
Bigger Was elected gpoasdlls.
secretary Of the BfookfeId district.
Mrs. James Gould celebrated her
birthday Tuesday of
last week, Oct. 10, by attending to
her household duties as usual and
in the evening entertained a few
friends who called. Mrs. Gould
is strong and vigorous for one of
her great age and her children,
Fred and Miss Emma, are to be
congratulated on having their good
mother spared to them so long.
It must be admitted that Texas
beats Missouri in some things this
year. Mr.. and Mrsa~A. H, Wigle
Of Ballinger, Texas, recently sent
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Welsh a couple
IF watermelons of unusual size. One
weighed Is pounds and was on
exhibit at the Laclede fair where it
much attention. The other
vas nearly as large, and both were
;aid to. have been of very fine
quality.
j. G.. Clinefelter will sell at
public auction next, Wednesday,
Oct. 25, at his farm three miles
outh of Laclede 80 head of Duroc-
Jersey pigs, all eligible to regis B
tratioh, 10 grade jersey COWS and
leifers and a Jersey bull calf, a.
Durham cow and two work horses.
,ol. D. g. Shifett of Meadville is
he auctioneer. This is a good
to get some high-grade
took.
On account of delay in the arrival
f material ordered several weeks
go, work on the electric light
liant has been almost at stand
till the past week. When the rest
{ the material gets in, it viii take
My a few days to get the plant in !
unning order. All night service
i'll be given from the start, and
ay service will be- ogiven as soon
s the demand for. it is strong
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The Laclede blade., 1911-10-20

made. Laclede Drug Co.
Cluett dress shirts in all sizes
and patterns at Rummell's.
Registered 0. l. G. boar for sale
by E. E. Webley, route three.
Good soft coal heating stove for
sale by Mrs. N. J. Thompson.
A postal saving bank is to be
established at Marceline Oct. 27.
Delicious new Fern brand choco-
lates in boxes and bulk at Denbo's.
Fifteen new lasts and styles in
mems and boys shoes at Rum
mell's.
Misses school shoes below cost
at Rummell's. They are cutting
them ont.
DIR. J. Fl. Kittredge, dentist, at
Anderson house 25th and 26th of
each month.
Dom forget to bring in yonr.
best corn for the corn show Satnr-
day, Oct. %.
Boys, Rnmmell's have the rough
Scratch Up" hats at 81 .25, just
like the mems.
New sorghum for sale at so cents
per gallon. H. E. Welsh, 2 miles
south of Forker.
w. S. Watson is improving his
lunch room near the depot with
new coat of paint.
I. w. Heryford of Branson was
the guest of his sister, Mrs.
Daugherty, the first of the week.
Hard coal heater, wood heater
and walnut bedstead good as new
for sale by W. M. Lomax, phone
118.
Now is the time to set out rhu
barb plants. For sale by j. NJ.
Simpson, ~ miles east of La
clede.
The best painters in town use
the only strictly pure paint
Mound City Co.'S Horse Shoe brand.
J.B. Patrick.
Geo. w. Estes will make cider
the first three days each week at
his farm southwest of town. Take
your cider apples to him.
Girls wanted to learn shoe fit
ting. Experience not necessary.
Wages paid while learning. Apply
The Brown Shoe Co., Brookfeld,
Mo.
DR.. j. 81. Kittredge, dentist, of
.ChiIlicothe will be at the Anderson
house the 25th and 26th of each
month and stay until all work is
finished.
RummelFs store is certainly neat.
New ceiling of steel, swell paper,
swagger electric light fixtures, new
stock from front to back, and the
same treatment to all.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. F. Pratt left
Monday for Lake City, Iowa, where
Mrs. Pratt viii visit relatives q few
DAYS, while Mr.. Pratt viii attend
the South Dakota land opening.
The Tupelo journal., 1911-05-12

The suits Tor ----------------5Oc
81. 90 suits 75c
81 Is suits for 81 90
81 so suits 25
Corset Covers.
Three dozen double row lace incertion around top, a beauty.
Sold by others at 3c to 40c. This sale only 5c
Three dozen drummer's samp es, assorted designs, at job
berS prices. 50c grade for S8c
Aprons.
Five dezen light colors. small figured lawn aprons, large
size, full length, 35c grade at------.s~Ma--- ---- 25c
Five dozen blue check, best grade gingham. full size aprons.
Goods woDld cost you more. Each----------25c
Towels.
Five dozan small size honey comb at ---------------4 DC
Ten dozen large size bleached huck. l2Ac grade, att. &c
FIVE dozen bleached bath, large size. at----------luc
Five dozen same, extra large, 26c grade, at-------------1 9c
Linens.
Three pieces 36in. all linen dress suiting. 35e value at---25c
Three pieces 40c grade 33c
Three pieces Soc grade at-------------- ----1---45c
Sheeting.
Three pieces 10 4 Pepperel sheeting t------------.25c
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-10-12
NEAR WRECK OF
FREIGHT TRAIN
Engine Headed for Open Switch
Which Was Barely Thrown
In Time.

BY the narrow margin OF a few feet,
a serious freight wrecK was averted in
front of B. ID. Jones and Sons store
Saturday morning. A west bound
freight hitting it up at n clip estimat-
ell at thirty-iive miles an hour. was
making for Yalu, when Conductor Nc
Harge, of the local switching crew was
seen to run to the switch at the mill,
and threw 1t just few feet in front OF
the engine. The switch would have
turned the freight engine into the side
track, which was filled with cars
The breaks were thrown sen suddenly
and the train came to q standstill and
the incident had laughable feature, in
the endeavor OF a negro brakeman to
get out of the way, as he ran back over
the train at full speed, determined tc
yet rs tar from the prospective smash
up as p ,ssible.
This was the second time within 3
week that a wreck was narrowly a.
verted, the West bound crews,
evidentally forgetting that the loca
switching crews have the right of way
and that they are supposed TO proceed
through the yard cautiously.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-10-12
REV. HENDRICKS
SENT TO DAYTON
Rev. John G. Bross of Georgia il
Given the Charge at the M. E.
Church, South.

The Holst0n conference of the M.
f. church, South which was in ses-
sion at MoIrislown the past week, adj
journed Monday and the appoint.
ments fer the coming year were an
nounced.
Abingdon, Va. was selected as the
next meeting place Of the conference
Bishop Kilgo was in charge of the
conference. The closing session was
saddened in the death of Rev. G. b.
Draper, one of the ministers who was
taken sick at the conference and who
submitted to an operation for APP
pendicitis. The elders pledged sufflci-
ent funds to educate the minister's
daughter at Hiwassee college, where
she is now enrolled.
There was much interest in the ap-
pointments. Rev. Walter S. Hend-
ricks who for the past three years was
pastor at the local M. e. church,
South was appointed to Dayton,
while he will be succeeded here by
Rev. John r. Bross. The new minis
ter halls from Georgia, having been
transferred at this conference, and
local members of the church are not
familiar with him.
Rev. A. III. Towe was re-appointed
to Parrotisville.
Rev. John A. Early was sent to
Cedar Springs of the Wytheville dist
rict and Rev. r.. E. Early, his son
and nephew Of Il. S. Early of this
place was sent 10 Vanderbilt.
Among the assignments of former
local pastors, Rev. ID. V. York was
transferred 10 the Oklahoma confer
ence, j. /. Cash, supply at Spring
City; j. w. Biowning to Maryville.
John G.. Orr is the presiding elder of
the Morristown district of which New
port is apart.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-10-12
PRETTY PARTY FOR
MISS DESIRE BROWN

One of prettiest parties of the easfy
autumn season was given last Satas-
day afternoon from two until four, n
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Brown, when their young daugsteH
Desire celebrated her tenth annircs-
sary of her birth. Various games
were played on the lawn and two con-
tests afforded much pleasure during
the afternoon. In the boys contest
eating maIshmallows, Master Thss-
dore Parrott was the winner. Ths
girls contest was enjoyed and Miss
Louise Susong carried off the honoEs-
Miss Desire was q charming iitsss:e
hostess, dressed in white with pisk
ribbons. She received her guest in .
pleasing manner. Many lovely EiiEs
were received. About forty ysu.g
people were present. Delicious aup
cream, cake candy were served during
the afternoon.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-10-12
J. B. Hartley of SevierviIle
Was Trying to Get
Away.
FOLLOWED TO NEWPORT
Local Officers Missed the Capture
By a Few Minutes, But the
Father Was Apprehended at
Asheville and Child Returned
Wife Had Court Order for the
Possession of Child.

Apprehended while trying TO ge. a
way to North Carolina with his Use
year old son, whom the court had jusa
given into the custody of it's molaer
j. B. Hartly of Sevieryille was ia,en
into custody at Asheville, Saturday
and returned to Newport Saturday
evening. .
Newport officials missed the capture
by just five minutes time, as No 1a left
here just that soon before the local
officers received word, from SevierriIle
to,be on the lookout for the father and
his son.
About fifteen months ago Mr.. ana
Mrs. j. b. Hartly separated and d.
vorce proceedings are now pending In
the court at Sevierville. On Thursday
the mother went into court and secar-
ed an order for the possession cfta,e
child until the next term of court. The
child had been staying at the home a
Mr.. Hartly's parents, SO ON Friday
night he set out in a buggy for New-
port, arriving in time to catch train M
IL Saturday morning. 1t was dis
covered which way he was going ana
Sheriff Gates of. Sewer county, cosn-
municated with sheriff Dawson, hus
not until after the departure OF ta,e.
train. 1t was an easy matter to ap-
prehend the father and son at AsAe-
vile and they were returned aboard
the 4:25 train.
Sheriff Gates had no desire to take
the father back to SevIerville and after
taking the child, permitted the father
20 on his way. The little fellow, vine
wanted to stay with his father, ~as
bribed by the good natured shedd
with pocket full of chestnuts, anA
they started for home at 5 p. m, the
the father telling the boy he weaaA
follow. Mr.. Hartly was on his
way to Black Mountain, N. g.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-10-12
OLD HEADS ARE TURNED DOWN;
YOUTH LANDS POLITICAL JOB
Clyde McMahan, Circuit Court Clerk is Appointed Congress
iona Committeeman Regardless of the Frequent Denas
of the Gossip Stated in The Plain Talk Republicans
Wonder Who Viii Control Him, and Who Will Do His
Voting at the Convention.

Announcement is made that Clyde
McMahan, the youthful Circuit court
clerk Of Cooke county has been named
as congressional committeeman from
this county, succeeding the late James
]. Waters. This announcement fol-
lows the many rumors of the past in
which it was stated that young Nc
Mahan was the applicant, but which
aroused considerable controversy, be-
cause of the evident efforts of the APP
plicant to conceal the fact.
The fact that the announcement has
been made, has also been kept quiet,
just why, local Republicans are not
able to ascertain. The committee has
been called TO meet at Bulls zap early
next month and it was presumed that
the appointment would be announced
before this time, as it is said to have
been made some time in the past.
The announcement of the appoint
ment of McMahan will create interest
ing gossip among the different factions
of the Republican party in Cooke
county. There were many applicants
for the position, some Of them old
heads of the Brownlow faction, some
old heads of the Sells faction and others
who had cast aside the yoke of either
faction and claimed TO be mere Repub-
licans, but all were cast aside and the
youthful Clyde named.
The Republicans, so it is stated, will
ask many questions as to the reason
for such All appointment. They will
want 10 know what Clyde has done,
that he be considered capable OF filling
the position; who will hold the yoke
about his neck and whose command
he will obey, for they do not presume
that he will be shy on advice.
When told of the appointment, one
Republican said that Clyde would
certainly be between the devil and the
deep blue sea; that he would be hans
pered on both sides by friends trying
to control Kim, and that 1t would be
interesting 10 watch the fight for that
control. His uncle and guardian, DIR.
]. Walter McMallan, secretary TO ex-
Congressman Massey, it would be
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-10-12
BROKE CRUTCHES
BUT WAS NOT HURT
E. E. Jones the Parrottsville
Merchant In An Unusual Ac-
cident Last Week.

The popular young Parrottsville
merhhant, E. E. Jones, who for the
the past two weeks has been hobbling
about on crutches, had an unusual ex-
perience last Friday when he partic-
ipated in a run away accident, in
which his crutches were broken, but
his own limbs escaped unburt. At the
time Jones and a companion were
driving toward Parrottsville and at
the fill about the Uldtown bridge, the
horse became frightened and rearing
back in the shaves broke off both
shaves and turned the buggy over the
fill. Jones, although his right foot is
crippled, from getting too close, to q
wagon wheel, jumped leaving his
crutches behind, and escaped an in.
jury, although the horse was not SC
fortunate.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-10-12
ADVERTISE PIKE
ROAD BONDS
Pike Commission Planning the
Work for the Expenditure
of New Issue.

The Pike Commission Is advertising
for sale, the 100000 worth of bonds
which were authorized by the county
court last week, the advertisement ap.
pearing in both Knoxville papers.
The Commission Is now making its
plans for the continuance of the work,
with the idea in view of working their
men In such way that the whole
work will be completed by the middle
OF next summer.
/. N. Breeding, former assistant en-
gineer at Hamblen county is in charge
OF the engineers department here,
having succeeded Herbert Holt when
he accepted position with the Tenn
essee and North Carolina railroad,
and the survey is practically complete
for the extension of the work.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-10-12

presumed, would control the action of
the boy, and, if such is the case,
Clyde's vote will be favorable to the
wish or desire of DR.. Massey.Ss d. G..
Waters, for years postmaster at Cosby,
may also have aim in that direction,
and may try 10 use Clyde to retain
sufficient influence TO hold on to his
office. 1t will certainly be interesting
to see Clyde at the first meeting of the
committee, TO see who sits by his side
and prompts him how to vote. Again
there is possibility, through remote,
that both DR.. Massey aud Judge Nc
Henderson might want the nomina-
ton at the hands of the committee,
and just how Clyde would vote in
case of controversy between these
two, would be matter of speculation.
Republicans when told of the ap-
pointment asked this question, too:
"Who does the appointment please?"
Certainly not the Brownlow people
who would have preferred an old
head, man of experience to cope
with the situation. Certainly not the
Sells people who can expect nothing
from Clyde, except what they take
from HIM because of his lack OF knowl-
edge. The only possible person to be
pleased must be he, who secured Clyde
the appointment, the influence which
caused Chairman Shiply to single him
out, ard just who that individual or
individuals are, for some reason the
public has no knowledge, and all is
known is that the appointment has
been made and that Clyde McMahan
Is the new committeeman.
McMahan WINS called upon the
'phcne Monday afternoon, but he was
afraid that he would not be able to
satisfactorily dodge lie question which
he apparently knew was coming, re-
fused TO come 10 the phone. This Is
the sort OF diplomat who will bear
the name Of committeeman In this
county and ensleavor TO do battle with
any situation which comes before him.
Evidently he didn't have anbody with
him at the phone to prompt him, so
did not consider il wise 10 answer the
cali.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-10-12
COLLECTING MORE
MONEYFOR FINES

Although it il generally considered
that the prohibition law is being vio-
lated here, to great extent, the law
must be better enforced now than ii
was in the days of the saloons, for the
actual amount of money collected
during the Eine months of Recorder
Taylor's administration shows figures
of S445 while in the administration OF
1901 for the same period the collection
Amounted to but $3.50. There were
more cases before the recorder in those
days, but, the fines were not as severe.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-10-12
MAYOR AND. AEDERME
HOLD LONG SESSION

The Mayor and Board Of Aldermen
had lengthy session Friday nighs.
discussing In general way the wsrk
which is being done on the sewer aaA
water system.
The contract made by the stresI
committee with Knoxville firm Ear
the construction of the sidewalk o.
Church street, was radifled.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-10-12
AUTOMOBHISTS TRY
THE NEWPORT ROUTE

Four automobiles, headed by Wy1se
Brownlee, passed through Newpsrt
Saturday night, spending the niSlsE
here, aud leaving for Bristol Sunday
morning. The party was investigates
the condition Of roads on the shorteze
passible route from Knoxville to Bris-
tol, namely by way of Newport Arx1
OH the whole found the roads ideal. \
sttip between Wilsonville and Rfed-
town being the only rough spot on the
route and that stretch will be macad-
amized by December Is.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-10-12
GOV. HOOPER SPOKE
AT DAVIS MEMORIAL

Nashville, Oct. 7.-Memorial SER
vices in honor of Sam Davis were held
at the monument in Capitol Park,
under the auspices of Bate Chapter,
U. d. G., Friday afternoon. A speech
by Gov. Hooper was feature of the
occasion.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-10-12
BREAKS ARM in FALL
FROM "A WAGON

Falling from wagon when the bed
struck a stump and over turned, w.
Il. Wiley of bridgeport on Thursday
suffered the fracture of his left arm at
the wrist. DR.. Bingham was summed
and rendered medical assistance.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-10-12
FALLS FROM PONY
BREAKS AN Arm

Kate McMahan, the eleven year old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Y.J. Nc
Mahan fell from pony at the home
of Il. HI. McAfahn Thursday, and a
bone in her left wrist was fractured.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-10-12
HASTEN TO HURT SELLS
VIII Seek a Moses to Lead the
Shipley Forces Against Con-
gressman Sells Hope to De-
feat Sells by Calling a Conyen-
ton Instead of Resorting to a
Primary.

Bristol, Tern, Oct. I.-Chai.man
A. l.. Shipley, OF the republican cx-
eautive committee of the First Tenn
essce district, has issued call for a
meeting of his committee, which is to
be held at Bulls Gap, Hawkins county,
ON Saturday, November 4th, for the
purpose of determining the mode and
manner, ir which republican candi-
date for congress shall be nominated
for the campaign of 1912. 1t is stated
that the committee will also transact
such other business as may come be-
fore it at that time.
In view OF the recent lively gossip
touching the possibilities of another
year in the First district, this call is
of absorbing interest TO all the people
within the bounds of the district. The
call Is as follows:--
Jonesboro, Tenn, Oct. 7th, 1911.
To Whom it May Concern
BE 1t known that by virtue Of the
power and authority vested in me rs
chairman of the republican con-
gressional executive committee for the
first congressional district of Tenn
essee, a meeting of said committee is
hereby called to meet al Bulls Gap,
Tenn, ut the Smith hotel, on Satur-
day, November 4ih, 1911, at IL O'Clock,
noon for the purpose Of considering
the matter of fixing time, etc, and
providing the mode and manner cf
nominating republican candidate for
congress in said district, and for the
purpose of taking such other business
as may properly come before it. All
members of said cSmmittee are re-
spectfully requested to be present, and
all republicans and any and all
prospective candidates for the repubi-
can congressional nomination are . lso
Invited TO attend this meeting.
A. Il. SHIPLEY.
Chmn. Cong. Exec. Comm. 1st Cong.
Dist. Tenn.
j. .B. LOVETTE. Secretary.