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The Laclede blade., 1912-11-01
SHORT PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
Brief Mention of Those Who Come
and Go During the Week

the first of the week.
Miss Bea Dick visited friends in
Brookfeld Wednesday.
Miss Carrie Nelson is visiting
her sister at Jamesport.
W. W. Tracy has been up from
Shelbina on business this week.
Mrs. o. B. Mccoy spent Satur-
day with relatives in Brookfeld.
Miss Aria Head returned Tues
day from a visit at Tina and Hale.
Miss Sarah Moss spent last week
with Mrs. Louese Lippitt at Mead
vile.
Miss Leila Vorce of Brookfield
was the guest of Mrs. M. Coleman
over Sunday.
Miss Beulah Kerr of Forker was
the guest of Miss Margaret Daniels
Wednesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Tracy went
to Nettleton Monday in their auto
to visit her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. HI. Handy of
Chillicothe visited Miss Grace
Sissons over Sunday,
Miss Eta Welsh of Forker was
the guest of her sister, Mrs. J. B.
Jones, Monday and Tuesday.
Mrs. Mary Mize returned home
Sunday from an extended visit
with relatives at st. Joseph.
jerome Brown Of Quincy visited
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. M.
Brown, the first of the week.
Mrs. VIM. Kraft and little grand
son.as Wilford Ziegler,-1eft Friday
for a visit with relatives at Bethel,
Miss Beulah Dillener of Brook
field was the guest of Misses Helga
and Christina johnson over Sun
day.
Mrs. R. T. Dye was called to
Sunday by the serious
illness of her mother, Mrs. M. F.
st. Clair.
Mrs. Lawson Harter went to
Burlington, Iowa, Friday to join
her husband, where they will make
their home.
Miss May Weaver spent Satur-
day and Sunday with her brother,
Geo. W. Weaver, and family in
Chillicethe.
Miss Lottie Bradley and nephew,
Master Bradley Osterhout, of
Hannibal are guests of the formers
sister, Miss Jessie Bradley.
Miss Loretta Clay returned home
Friday night from spending several
months with relatives in Washing
on and other parts of the West.
Mrs. Maude Davis of Blanca,
Jolo., arrived Sunday for visit
With her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Y. B. Calhoun, and other relatives
nd friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. 7. A. Hansmaun
f Bucklin and Mr.. and Mrs. F.
'. Sanford of Brookfeld were
'uests of Mr.. and Mrs. J. W.
,omax Sunday.
DIR. E. A. Van Antwerp of
Irookfield, candidate for county
on the Republican and
Progressive tickets, was in Laclede
n business Wednesday.
Mrs. Gussie Hancock and two
hildren Of WinterpOck, Va, ar
wed Wednesday morning for q
isit with her parents, Mr.. and
[rs. J. r. Hawes, and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Lewis and two
lildren, on their way home to
The Laclede blade., 1912-11-01
WHAT HOME FOLKS DO AND SAY
About Local People and Events and
Other Matters of Interest


kind, $1.40 per sack. Carothers
g. Allen.
There will be preaching at the
Baptist church this Friday evening.
Everybody invited.
Go to Miss Hancock for your
new hat. They are going at re-
duced prices now.-Adv.
The Ladies' Aid society of the
M. E. church will serve dinner
election day, next Tuesday.
Saturdays special, 12-quart tin
pail, regular so cent kind, 35 cents
while they last. Carothers & Allen.
Seasoned seven-foot hedge fence
posts and eight-foot corner posts
for sale by L. B. Jones, phone 78,
E. B.. Allen is home from St.
Louis to exercise his right of
suffrage and cast a ballot for the
Republican candidates.
Dan Anderson. whose home in
the east part of town burned re-
Gently, has purchased from VIM.
Kraft the Dennis English property.
Geo. Wait has purchased the five
Anderson lots.
The Woman's Foreign Mission
ary society will meet with Mrs.
Head at the Foreman house We'd
nesday, Nov. 6, at 2.3O p. M, and
will begin their new study,
China's New Day"
Bert McKisson, who has been
temporary letter carrier on rural
route three several months past,
has gone into the dray business
and solicits the patronage of the
public in this line. His phone
number is 62.
The teachers of the Laclede
public school take this method of
expressing our appreciation to the
kind people of Laclede and vicinity
for their kind generosity and help
at our social Wednesday. You
have been the means of paying off
our debt. Thanks.
While working on the telephone
line about two miles east of town
last Friday, G. E. Tracy fell from
a pole and was pretty badly
bruised. He was brought to town
at once and his injuries not
proving as serious as supposed, he
is now getting along nicely.
At the semi-annual meeting of
the Northwest Missouri Odd Eel
lows association, held at st.
Joseph this week, Rev. M. S.
Boyer Of Laclede was elected
chaplain of the association. He
was also one of the principal
speakers at banquet held Tues
day night. The next meeting of
the association will be held at
Cameron the last Friday in May,
1918.
One of the most delightful social
events of the season was the Hal
lowe'en social given at the school
building Wednesday evening by
the. grade teachers and pupils of
the Laclede public schools. The
building was beautifully and ap-
prOpriately decorated. Witches
and hobgoblins we're much in evi-
dence and from the various booths
more than $50 was realized for the
manual training department of the
school. There was a big crowd
the largest at any school {
entertainment this season, and all
had a most delightful evening.
Pay Yow Taxes Now h
The tar hooks are now ready at g
The Laclede blade., 1912-11-01
Town AND COUNTRY IN BRIEF
NeighbOrhOOd News Of the Past,
Present and Near Future

| New crop lima beans 10 cents
! the pound. Carothers & Allen.
DR.. j. H. Kittredge, dentist,
will be at the Anderson house the
25th and 26th Of each month. -
| Adv.
New white grapes Is cents the
pound. Carothers & Allen.
Bring your husband, your wife
and sweetheart to the flower show
and chicken pie supper Nov. Is.
There will he, supper for the
hearty, lunch for the temperate and
nothing for the dyspeptic.
Fresh mince meat, kind like
mother makes, 10 cents per pack
age. Carothers 8 Allen. ADV.
T. D. Mouser, who went to
Kansas City last week for treat
ment for appendicitis, was operated
upon at a hospital there Friday.
He stood the operation we'll and is
now recovering nicely and ex-
poets to be able to return home
about the first of next week.
Country sorghum, very fine quail
ity, IS cents per gallon. Carothers
& Allen. ADV.
The Ladies' Aid society of the
Methodist Episcopal church have
elected the following officers: Miss
Laura Love, president; Mrs. C. G.
Bigger, first vice-president; Mrs.
T. J. Enyeart, second vice-presi-
dent; Mrs. Allie Harter, secretary;
Mrs. 2. T. STANDBY, treasurer.
They will serve dinner election day
and will be glad to see friends, old
and new. They thank all who
have helped them in the past.
Virgil E. Harter, who resigned his
position as letter carrier on rural
route three several months ago and |
was recently reinstated, resumes
his work for Uncle Sam today, |
taking the place of Bert McKisson,
who has faithfully performed the
duties incident to that position in
the interim. Virgil has had several
years experience lin the work and
the people of route three will con-
tinue to receive the same excellent
service as in the past.
E. K. Welsh, Republican candi-
date for judge of the county court
for the western district, was de-
feated by narrow margin when he
ran for that Office two years ago.
He would, if elected, administer
the affairs of the county with
economy, justice and fairness, and
no better man could be found for
jhe place. He is the only candi-
late for county Office from this
part of the county on any ticket,
and should be given a big vote. !
w. Fredrick Phillips, who will
play Manson lin "The Servant
n the House, /" which appears at
The DeGraw at Brookfeld Satur- /
lay, Nov. g, was until quite re- |
emily occupying the pulpit of a |
prominent church at Portage, Wis. t
lie had had considerable experience s
IN the stage before becoming a
Minister, but had no intention of 1
yer returning to the footIights
ntil he witnessed a performance of C
his beautiful play last winter in S
Milwaukee. he at once decided t
hat If given the opportunity he q
ould do more good by playing {
his part one season than be could
! ten years in the pulpit; SO
incere was be that It is said he h
fered his services free. Several =
ewspaper critics who have seen 2
The Laclede blade., 1912-11-01
Pay Yom Taxes Now

The tax books are now ready at
my Office, and those wishing to pay
their taxes may do So
~. s. SAVAGE, Collector.
The Laclede blade., 1912-11-01
Millinery Sale

All trimmed and untrimmed
hats, plumes and fancy feathers I
am now selling at q reduction Of
20 per cent. MISS ELLA HANCOCK.
The Laclede blade., 1912-11-01

Frank Weaver and Ellis Moore
went to KeOkuk Thursday TO spend
q few days.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-22
FOUR HURT AS
 AUTO HITS. CAR
RICHARD BURNS OF HARTFORD HAS THREE RIBS BROKEN AND MAY DIE-CoNDUCToR
 BREAKS LEG.

New Haven, July 22.-Four persons were injured, one possibly fatally. in 3 collision last evening, between a George street trolley car and an au- tomobile belonging to Richard P Burns Of 21 Ashley street, Hartford proprietor of the Parkville hotel, Hart ford, at the corner of Davenport and Howard avenues. Burns, the owner of the car, had three ribs fractured, abrasions about the body and dis located left shoulder. One of the ribs was crushed in such manner that it feared that the injury may prove fa- tai. The injured man bore his hurts with remarkable fortitude. following the accident when his sister, Miss Jen- nie Burns, who was also in the wreck collapsed and called for him hyster- ically. Before giving in to his own sufferings MT. Burns took charge o1 his guests injuries and then col Iapsed.
 Miss Burns, who is a stenographer in the state capitol was riding on the rumble seat of the machine beside Richard Nolan of Hartford, who is employed at Riker's drug store in this injuries besides abrasions about the arms and limbs MT. Nolan received a Fwrenched back and many painful bruises about the body. James Cur tiss of Hartford, who was riding in the front of the auto with MT. Burns, was uninjured, but Anthony Noder the conductor on the car which was in the accident, was thrown to the ground and sustained fractured an- kle All of the injured persons, ex- cept Noder,> were taken to the Nurses home at 112 Davenport avenue by the Rev. John D. Coyle of St. John's R. c. church. where they were given medical a /. [
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-22

Aof the state association. MT. Pond said that it might be thought best to rebuild the old post road. 1t was quite possible that any line that was made a trunk line would be built by the towns and state and very likely having the general government to aid. He said it was very probable this matter would come up before the next general assembly in some form.
 Last evening the New Haven Auto mobile club entertained 15 members of the state directors at the New Ha- ven Yacht club house. Among them were President Staples who is also president of the Bridgeport associa- ton; President Holmes of the Water bury association: President Brooks of the LitchfieId. association, Coles of the Middletown club and Senator Platt of Waterbury, all of whom made short speeches. President Pond of the local association was toastmaster and sew eral local members made informal speeches, including President Pond and Attorney J. P. Goodhart There were 75 at the dinner.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-22
4. Q. H. PARADE
 AND FIELD DAY

One of the big features in connec- tion with the State parade of the An- Ecient Order of Hibernians and State convention to be held here August 20, will be the field events to take place the afternoon of Tuesday August 20, at Sea Breze Island, for which a full program of sports has been provided under the direction of the committed This will include list of track events for handsome gold, silver and bronze medals, and all of the events but one are open, There will also be a game of Gaelic football between the Young Emmets of this city and team from Hartford, the prize being a handsome silver cup.
 The field events will include a 100 yard dash, Quarter-mile run for nov ices, quarter mile run for boys under IS years, one mile run, handicap, run ming broad jump, half-mile run. run, hop, step, and jump, and half-mile ed event upon the list. The entries will close August 15 and should be sent to William R. Hogan, 881 Main street, before that time.
 The field day will follow the parade and there promises to be one of the biggest crowds ever seen in this city upon that day. Members of the An cient Order of Hibernians and Ladies' Auxiliary from all parts of the State are coming, and it is believed there will be 10000 members in the line of march. and the ladies will be repre- sented by many handsome floats. One of the features will be a series of floats phases of Irish and Amer ican history the local committee in charge having decided to put in float representing Brian Boru, and the Io~
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-22
HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER
 IS SEVERELY ARRAIGNED
Directors of Connecticut Automobile Association Blame Him For
 Road Conditions.
Particularly Criticized For Condition of Main Thoroughfare Between
 New York and New Haven.
lNew Haven Union.

N1NSW $I1dN0n1 7CU4OL.J
 Highway Commissioners James H, Macdonald was severely criticized and attacked by members of the Connec ticut Autom obile association Saturday afternoon when the board of directors met in the Hotel Taft at New Haven at their summer meeting. The att tack on Commissioner Macdonald fol- between New York and this city, which is admitted by automobilists to be one of the worst in New England. It was claimed bN the directors, that MT. Macdonald used water in sprink- ling the road instead of oil as had been agreed upon, thus making tour ing wretched in this section of the state while the other parts boast of the best roads in the country
 Water when sprinkled on roads forms in pools or puddles in the hol- lows, and every time the wheels of an auto pass through this, it furrows down deeper, until rut is made in an accident In the case of oiled roads, the oil tends to harden the top dressing constantly making it firrner highway. It was stated by one of the directors that 100000 gallons of oil were ordered or should have been orr dered by Commissioner Macdonald some time ago, but that the order could not be filled at the present time because he had delayed in filing it.
 Another important matter discuss ed was that of building a trunk line from New York to Boston It was re- marked that the old Boston post road between this city and Greenwich is now in very bad condition and as a remedy, it was thought best that, it should be rebuilt, or that new trunk line should be laid out
 It was stated that the United States government had proposed to build a trunk line from Washington to Bos- ton and that link might be built in Connecticut Several of the members thought it would be best to rebuild the present old post road, while oth- CTS favored a new line. If the United States should carry out it's project for trunk line, it will solve the present problem as it is the desire for good road through the state for the auto mobile people.
 President Philip Pond of the local club said last evening that the con ference yesterday did not take any definite action in the matter, save to provide for committee to discuss the subject. This committee will be appointed later by President Staples
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-22
SESSIONS MAY
 END TOMORROW
Testimony in. Trolley Wage Hearing Expected to be All
 in by That Time

New Haven, July 22.-The indica- tions now are that the hearings on the trolley wage question will not be concluded before Arbitrators Case, Fitzgerald and. Deming before tomor- row When the nissioners ad- journed on Saturday, Manager John K. Punderford of the Connecticut company was on the witness stand, and he will resume the stand when the board meets again at 2 o'clock this afternoon.
 It is expected that when the com pany finishes putting in evidence lhe men will produce some witnesses in rebuttal, particularly as to the earn ings of the company and Of the com pany's ability to pay additional wages. Upon the length of time taken up by the men depends the date of adjournment, for following the close of their evidence will comesthe arguments It is possible that these can be completed in halliday ses- sion, so that if the evidence is fin ished up today, adjournment will come tomorrow noon.
 After adjournment the papers in the case will first go to one of the arbitrators, either Attorney D. E. Fitzgerald of Clarence Deming, who turns them over, after a week or so, to the others. Then, later, they are sent to Jurge Case.
 It is expected that the review of papers will beacompleted by the three arbitrators by the middle of August. Meetings will then be held in which to discuss and formulate report. Then the whole matter should be set tied by the first of September.
 The company on Saturday ifltro- duced evidence to show that there had been deficit in the finances of the company during the past three years. This was after the company had deducted it's obligations to the New Haven road. The deficits were: Tn 1910, $201, ,105. .62; in 1911, $717,- 865.16; and for the Il months of 1912, $112,2 ,235.76, making the total loss for the three years to be $1, 031,- 2O6.54.
 Testimony was also adduced as to the mum Der of men employed in the various classes. There are 101 mar ried conductors and 283 unmarried, while of the motormen there are 172 married and I'll unmarried.
 On Saturday afternoon General Manager Puhderford rehearsed the testimony of the negotiations with the men in the spring. He testified that when the New Haven Union referred to the offer of 2715 cents as a high wage, he hired 300 strikebreakers, but he sent them back when the men agreed 10 arbitrate. He refused to say what he had offered to pay those strfkebreakers.
 He was still under cross examina- tion when adjournment was ordered until today.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-22
ENTIRE FAMILY HURT
 IN AUTOMOBILE CRASH
Pierre A. Johnson Dead. His Widow Dying, Daughter and Two Sons
 Injured Near Hartford.

Hartford July 22.-Pierre A. Johnson, a we'll known contractor of this city, is dead; his widow, Mrs Amanda Johnson, has sev1re scalp wounds; his daughter. Miss Victoria, aged 14, has a broken, leg; his son. Walter, aged II. has broken arm and another son, Carl aged IT, has minor injuries, as the result of an automobile accident near Newington, yesterday morning, when the automo- bile in which they were riding turned turtle on the New Haven turnpike MT. Johnson and his family were on the way to Savin Rock where they had planned to spend the day. Owing to the rain, the road was in a slip pery condition.
 It is not definitely known how the accident happened, but it is presumed the machine skidded. struck an ob- struction, and then turned over. Mir Johnson was almost instantly killed All his ribs and his collar bone were broken.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-22
COLLEGE FOR WOMEN
 WORK IS POSTPONED

New London, July 22. Through a decision of the supreme court of errors of the state, work of building the Connecticut College for Women has probably been stopped for this year. at least. The decision necessi- tates a retrial and the court does not meet again until October.
 The recent legislature granted the right of eminent domain and when a high price was asked byeF. J. Alex ander and his mother, Mrs. Harriet Alexander, for land necessary for the erection of buildings, steps were talk en to condemn the property. Suit was entered in the superior court and Judge Joel H. Reed upheld the col- lege trustees and ordered the ap- pointment of a commission to take evidence in the condemnation of the land. An appeal was taken by the AlexanderS to the supreme court and that court found that there was not sufficient evidence introduced in the superior court bearing on the inability of the parties interested to come to an an1icabIe settlement i'll reference to the purchase of the land. No decis- ion was rendered on the constitution right of eminent domain bestowed on the trustees.
 As the Alexander property is abso- lutely necessary to the erection of the buildings, it will probably be another year before work can be begun.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-22
ATTACHES MUST
 PAY FOR HORSES

Washington. July 22.-By decision of the comptroller of the treasury, to- day, American military attaches at foreign embassies will have to pay for forage for their mounts unless they own them. Some time ago the ssvar department thought it advisable that these attaches might hire horses. and thereby save expense of transporting them across the ocean. Lieutenant Colonel J. F. Landis Reynolds did this and now he is able to collect S372 that he spent for keeping his horse.
 The comptroller holds that inas- much as he did not own the horse the treasury will not make good the amount he spent for forage.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-22
EUGENIEs PATHETIC MESSAGE.

X pathetic, almost tragic, anec- dote is told of the Empress Eugenie by the Paris Journal, which those who have approached the former empress of the French say is at least plaus- ible. The aged lady, who is close on eighty-six, while stopping in her beautiful villa at Cape Martin, re- ceived the visits of an Hungarian au- tograph collector, who has specimens of the Handwriting of all the crowned heads of Europe and their chief kins- men. He came straight from Hun gary. to Cap Martin to beg the Elm press Eugenie for her autograph. She refused to see him and sent out by a servant this spoken message of three words, sI am dead"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-22
PRISONER ESCAPES FROM
 REAR WINDOW WHILE
 POLICEMEN WE'RE BUSY.

Greenwich, July 22.-The police are. today, looking for John Cramer, who, after being arrested. Saturday night. for pounding his wife, jumped out of a rear window in the police station. while an officer was trying to quiet a crowd in front. z
 Cramer, who entered into promi- hence a year ago, at Port Chester. N. Y. in kidnapping case, entertained. last night, and when his wife danced with other men he hit her several times with his fists. When arrested police station and it was while an of- ficer was trying to disperse this crowd that Cramer departed via a window in the back of the station
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-22
YOUTH WILL LOSE ARM RESULT OF
 MOSQUITO BITE

Kearney N. J., July 22-Not in the history Of the State have mosquitoes been so large or so vicious as at pres ent. Their bites are so painful that many persons in this vicinity, which is suffering from plague of the pests blown here from the upper Jersey doors, and even in well screened houses it is inadvisable to light lamps at night Thomas Devoe, 19s of this town, will lose his right arm as the result of bite. pr. Edward Stan ley who is attending him, says the youth. scratched the bite and inoccu- lated it with poison and that it will have to be amputated to save Devoe's q - e. ls f
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-22
KILLED BY LIVE WIRE
In Attempt to Save Others Water-
 bury Youth Loses Life.

Waterbury, July 22-Louis Favour, IS years of age, was instantly killed yesterday afternoon when he picked up live wire carrying 2,0O0 volts on Union street, near his home. Favour. sitting ion his veranda, saw the wire dangling in the street, and thinking that someone might be shocked by it of 1t to get it out of harms way. The instant he touched the wire the free end curled up and struck him on the left thigh He was felled by the force of the current and although three physicians from St Mary's hospitals nearby, who had witnessed the acci-, dent, tried for an hour to resuscitate him, 1t was, in vain. The medica1-ex- aminer stated that death was prac- tically instantaneous.