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The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1913-08-22

William Roberts His Wife, Two Daughters and Sonnaw and II s.
Van Deventer Die When Fast Santa Fe Train Hits Auto


of Brookfeld, their two daughters,
Mrs. Fl. II. Warner of Chillicothe
and Mrs. G.. l.. Forbes of Sacra-
mento, Cali, and Mr.. Forbes were
instantly killed Friday afternoon
when the automobile in which they
were riding was struck by a fast
Santa Fe train at a grade crossing
a mile east of Carrollton. H. 8.
Vandeventer of Brookfeld, driver
and owner of the car, was so badly
injured that he died in a Carrollton
hospital an hour and a half later
without regaining consciousness.
The party had gone to Carrollton
on a pleasure trip Friday morning
and had planned to return home by
way of Brunswick. Leaving
Carrollton just after noon, they
started east along a good road with
a down grade, bordered by fields
of tall corn. About 100 feet from
the railroad crossing the road
makes sharp turn. An eye
witness says the automobile was
going at high rate of speed and
when the car turned the corner the
train was so near that Mr.. Van
Deventer, who was not an expert
chauffeur, probably lost control of
the car.
The engine struck the automo-
bile squareIy and the bodies of two
of the ladies lodged under a part of
the car on the pilot of the engine,
while the bodies of the others were,
thrown 100 to 200 feet from the
track. All were instantly killed
except MIR. Van Deventer, who
died without being able to speak
The bodies of the members of
the Roberts family were taken to
BrookfeId Sunday. Funeral SER
vices we're held at the residence
Tuesday afternoon at four O'Clock
and interment was in one grave In
Rose Hill cemetery. One son,
Merle Roberts of San Francisco, is
the only surviving member of the
family. He returned home for
the funeral.
The body of Mr.. Van Deventer
was taken to his old home at Yer
sailles, Ill.,, fof burial. He leaves
two small children, who have made
their home with their grandparents
in Illinois since the suicide of their
mother last April.
Roberts and Van Deventer were
we'll known business men of
Brookfeld. Mr.. Forbes telegraph
operator in California and Mrs.
Warner had lived in Chillicotke
since her marriage last September.
The coroper's jury fixed the
blame for the accident on the Santa
Fe railroad company for main
tanning dangerous grade crossing.
This is one of the worst automo-
bile catastrophes in history, and
the whole world sympathizes With
the bereaved relatives.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1913-08-22


and will be able to fully affiliate
with the higher institutions of
learning in the state. Think what
this means to your boy and girl
who want to go to college after
completing high school. Think
what it means to the boy and girl
whose schooling ends with the high
school. Think what twelve extra
months of school will mean to the
child who enters school this year.
The great state of Missouri,
realizing the need of better educa-
tiOnal advantages for the children
of this vicinity, has insisted on the
nine months term. More than
that, the state has given Laclede
school district this year an ad-
ditional $500 of public money,
without which the term must
necessarily have been only eight
months.
Much additional equipment for
library and laboratory work, has
been added this summer, besides
which two new rooms have been
fitted up for this work in the base
ment of the school building.
Prof. Page, superintendent, and
his two assistants, Misses Kraft
and Barker, are graduates from
the full course of the Kirksville
Normal School and have taken
special work in the branches they
are to teach. The agriculture
course has been greatly improved
and strengthened, and the whole
course has been made as practical
as possible. The student is given
greater liberty in selecting his
course of study, and those who can
take only one, two or three years
work are as welcome as those who
exnect to study the full course and
graduate.
In the grades the. same high
standard will be maintained as in
the past. The teachers, Misses
Barber, Kent, Andrews and Heath,
are as good as can be found in any
school in the county, and all have
taken special work this summer in
the branches they are to teach. The
three first named spent the summer
at the Kirksville Normal.
No matter where your children
will be placed in the school or
where you had planned to send
them the coming year, you will
fnd it profitable to investigate the
LacIede schools before the begin
ming of the term, for you are not
likely to be able to do better for
your boys and girls than to send
them to Laclede, where the schools
have been doing exceptionally
thorough work for years in every
grade or department, and where
the heightened term and the special
work done by the teachers will
enable them to accomplish a great
deal more this year than it was
ever possible for them to do
before.
School begins Monday, Septem-
Der 1. The pupil who gets the
most out of his school work is the
one who starts the first day and is
in his place every day. Try it.
Since the above was put IN type,
Miss Barker has resigned her
position in the high school on
account of illness, but the board
viii secure another well qualified
teacher in her place before the
opening Of school, 50 that work
win 20 on as planned.
eeOrge and L.sOuard Jones we're.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1913-08-22
TO HAVE NINE MONTHS SCHOOL
Longer Term and Better Teaching Facilities VIII Make Possible
Fully Affiliate with Higher Institutions Of Learning State Helps
Local and Personal

nome T0IkS at New Cambria.
j. w. Moberly & Co. want your
grain. Get their prices. ADV.
Mrs. John Kephart and children
returned to their home at Novinger
Monday.
Well improved 12O acre farm
N miles from town for rent.
Inquire at this Office. ADV.
Victor w. Lomax of Brookfeld
spent Sunday with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Lomax.
Miss Viva Caywood went to
Marceline Sunday to visit her
cousin, Miss Locelle Bigger.
John G. Brown left Monday
night for atwo weeks outing with
friends at Clark Lake, Mich.
Prof. Paul S. Lomax of Colum-
bia is spending his vacation with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. W.
Lomax.
Misses Lulu, limo and Ellen
Allen of Drummond, Okla, are
visiting their aunt, Mrs. Car
michael.
Mrs. Kathryn Libby and children
returned Friday from a visit with
her brother, J. E. Byrd, and wife
near Forker.
Mrs. LOuese Lippitt and little
son of Meadville were guests of
her parents, DIR. and Mrs. J. l..
Burke, Monday.
Bert McKisson is carrying the
mails on route two while A. j.
Baum, the regular carrier, is taking
his annual vacation.
Attorney and Mrs. B. E. Bigger
of Hannibal were guests of his
parents, Attorney and Mrs. G, C.
Bigger, over Sunday.
Miss Jennie McQuilIen of Bnr-
lington, Iowa, was the guest of
Misses Edith and Mabel Hamilton
the first of this week.
Mrs. Ella Boyer of WapelIo,
Iowa, arrived Friday for a visit
with her brother, 81. E. Mahurin,
and family on route three.
Sanford L. Felt returned to his
home at Salina, Kan, Monday
after a ten days visit with his
family and old friends here.
Mrs. O. E. Calloud of Brookfeld
was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
George W. Anderson on route one
the latter part of last week.
Fred CIinefelter of route one
returned home Saturday from a
weeks visit with his uncle, S. A.
Anderson, and family at Severy,
Kan.
F. w. Keune of Elmer, a rail-
way mail clerk, with his family is
spending his vacation with his
mother, Mrs. F. w. Keune, on
route two.
Misses Opal and Zelma Davis of
Warsaw, ILL.,, are visiting their
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. G.
Cornett, and other relatives in
this vicinity.
Mrs. N. j. Baskin and children,
who had been spending a few
weeks with relatives on route one,
left wednesday for their home at
Memphis, Tenn.
Walter Aldrich, who had been
visiting his uncle, Norman Day,
and family on route three several
weeks, returned to his home at
Council Bluffs, Iowa, Tuesday.
Mrs. Maude wigle. who had
been spending her vacation with
her mother, Mrs. Loesa Hetrick,
and other relatives. left Tuesday
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The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1913-08-22
Hogs For Sale

have four Duroc-Jersey male
hogs, one year old next December,
for sale at the Baker farm eight
miles southeast of Laelede. Tele-
phone 2z8. J. E. MARSHALL.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1913-08-22
ABOUT ALL SORTS Of SUBJECTS
Local Items and Interesting Bits Of
News Of All Sorts

proving and; while hardly out d
danger yet, his chances for re-
coyery are much better.
s. H. Brown. who has been
quite feeble all simmer, is very
sick at his home in the east part oi
town. His many friends hope
that he may recover, though the
weather and his enfeebled condition
are against him.
Fred Weaver is the latest La
cledeite to succumb to the automo-
bile bug. His new car arrived
Friday. It is a four-passenger
Metz. new model to this locality,
and is an attractive little car.
Mr.. Weaver already handles it like
a veteran chauffeur.
DR.. H. H. Bonds Of Brunswick
was here the first Of the week
furnishing and fitting up his new
room in the Allen building for a
dental Office. He will be here ready
for business Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday of next week and
each week thereafter, spending the
latter half of each week in his
other Office at Sumner.
j. G.. Clinefelter of route one
last week cut his third crop OF
alfalfa this season. Though this
cutting was light, it was of ex-
ceIlent quality and the recent rains
insure another good crop this
season. Many of our farmers are
proving that alfalfa can be. sue
cessfully raised in this locality,
and it pays better than any other
crop.
A good shower Saturday aftere
noon was followed by a big rain,
nearly two inches, Monday night,
and corn prospects are much better
than they were week ago.
Pastures are improving and every
thing has freshened up. This
locality did not suffer from drought
nearly so much as most parts OF
the state. Small grain was ex-
ceptionally good and most of the
corn looks like it will make about
two thirds of crop.
One of the greatest educational
institutions in Linn county, fol
people of all ages, is the Meadville
Chautauqua. The grounds are
ideal, the management almost per-
feet, the talent the best in the
country and it is attended by some
of the best people on earth. More
people attend the Meadville Chau-
tauqua than any other chautauqua
in the state, and there is good
reason for it. Many families from
Laelede and vicinity will camp on
the grounds, as usual, and among
them will be the Blade family,
while the paper will be left under
the capable management of A. j.
and Miss Mary Dye.
DIR. and Mrs. q. T. Standby and
son, Harold, of Laclede, and Mrs.
Kathryn Brownlee of BrOokReld
returned home Sunday from a
three weeks outing in Colorado.
They were accompanied as far as
Kansas City by DR.. and Mrs. E.
D. Standby of BrOOkfeld, who will
return home in their car the last of
this week. after spending q few
days at Excelsior Springs. The
younger DIR. Standby is greatly
improved in health, which is good
news to all his Linn county friends
While in Colorado the Standlys
visited Mr.. and Mrs. II. Hendrick-
son at Denver aud other old friends
and found them an well and pros
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1913-08-22
Local Overflow

| IN LacleQo on business w 6uu6Sudy .
Mrs. Kate Gray returned home
Monday from a visit with relatives
at Brookfield.
Mrs. Mary Hunter and children
of Slater are guests of her mother,
Mrs. Johanna Mathiasch.
j. Paul Jones is erecting a Gem
ent stave silo for O. /. Fay, pro-
gressive farmer east of Forker.
Miss Caroline Biswell Of Brown
ing was the guest of her uncle, j.
w. Biswell, and wife the first of
the week.
A daughter, Mildred Estella
Anderson, was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Bert Anderson at Peck, Kan,
August 4.
Nearly all the local school teach
ers attended the county teachers
I association at Linneus Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Mrs. I. HI. Linhart and daugh-
ter of Brookfeld have been guests
of her sister, Mrs. G. A. Lloyd,
and family on route one this week.
Buel Enyeart is spending few
days with his parents, Rev. and
Mrs. 7. j. Enyeart, before going
to Marceline, where he will teach
in the high school this winter
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. 0. Dye of
Monroe City and Mrs. Eta Dale
and little son of Anabel were guests
of their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. R.
IT. Dye, the latter part of last
week.
Lost, between N r. Wilson'S
home and Laclede last Sunday, a
small black pocketbook containing
a heavy gold bead necklace and
about 81 in money. Finder please
return to Mrs. j. W. Moberly.
w, B. Littrell, who resigned his
position as manager of a large
store at Walnut, Kan, several
weeks ago, has moved with his
family to Ottawa, Kan, and orders
the Blade sent to his new address.
Mrs. Verda Gooch and little
daughter, who have been visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. B.
Calhoun, left Tuesday for their
home at Blanca, Colo, accom-
panied by Mr.. and Mrs. W. P.
Keithley and little son, who will
visit relatives.
Miss Myrtle Harter returned
home Wednesday from spending
the summer with relatives in Kan
sas City. While there she had a
large bony tumor removed from
behind her ear about three weeks
ago and has almost entirely recOv-
cred from the operation.
Jacob Drew brought to this
office yesterday two peaches that
are the largest we ever saw grown
here. They measured little over
nine inches in circumference and
weighed seven ounces apiece. They
are from a young tree of a variety
unknown to Mr.. Drew and the
yield this year was a little more
than half bushel.
Charles 81. Hetriek, cashier at
the Santa Fe station at BaIlinger.
Texas, with Mrs. Hetriek and their
two daughters, arrived Thursday
night to spend a months vacation
with his mother, Mrs. Loesa|
Hetrick, and other relatives and
their many old friends here.
Charlie is doing well in Texas and
they al like the country and
climate and are enjoying the best
Of health. bat they say il seems
mighty good to Be back in old
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1913-08-22

George and Leonard Jones we're
at Linnens on business Monday.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-06-04

Ell PUEBLO DE PUERTO RICO, a
Juan R. Baiz mayor de edad sea el de-
mandadO antes menciOnadO.
POR LA PRESENTE Sc NOTIFI-
CA a USTED que Sc ha presentado Ell
la oficina del Secretario de la Corte de
Distrito de San Juan del Distrito Judi
cial de San Juan, Puerto Rico, la de-
manda del actor antes citado en- la
cral la demandantes suplica Sc sirva en- su
d1a pronunciar, previos los tramites le-
gales, sentencia su favor en- con-
ira del demandado, condenantiole pa
gar la suma de mil dollars, sus intere-
ses al llno pOr cientO mensual hasta la
fecha dc su definitivo pago y las costas
inclyendo Ell estas la suma de dos
cientos dollars para honorarios de abo-
gado de la dcmandante
Es abogado de la demandante Her
nliniO D1az Navarro
Y Sc NOTIFICA A listed que de
10 comparecer contestar dicha de-
manda dentr0 de los diez dlas despu6s
de notificGdo, 81 la notification sc hicie-
re en- ell distrito, y dentro de los VEIN
te dias 81 Sc hiciere fuera del distrito.
pero Ell la Isla de Puerto Rico. dentro
de los cuarenta d1as 81 Sc hiciere en- otra
parte, la demandante obtendra una SEN
tencia a su favor por dos expresados
mil dollars, cOstas, intereses y doscien-
tos dollars para los honorarios del abo-
gadO de la demandantp
Y de 0rden Gle la Corte Sc publicara
este Edicto en- un Peri6dico de los de
mayor circulation un mes Ell una vez
pOr semana.
Extendida baio mi frma en- San
Juan, Puerto Rico, hoy 10 de Mayo de
1913.
G. Marrero,
Secretario.
Por Francisco Negroni, Secretario
AuXiliar
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-06-04
La Casa de Espana
EN- TOA BAJA.
Relaci0n de suscritores

Francisco Arrieta Poll6n, Carmen
Rios de Arrieta, Francisco Arrieta de
Rios. Jose Arrieta Rios, Juan Fornalle-
da. Jaime FOrnalleda, Miguel Fornalle
da, Gabriel Dolagaray, Lorenzo Dol&-
garay, Martin Zavaa, Ramon ANA,
Felix OlanO, Avelino MicheO, Jose Ma
ria Subillaga, Alexandra Aguirre, Vic
torio Garcia, Francisco Garcia, Juan
Villa Rullan, Fausto Esbert, Eugenio
Martinez, Antonio Lopez, Jose Presta-
mo, Manuel Prestamo, Carlos Prestamo,
Policarpo Olano, Luis Fernandez Rosa
Rosales de Fernandez, Ezeqlriel Her
nandez, Joaquin Olazagasti, Eugenio
Olazagasti, Silverio Olazagasti, Jose
Cuesta, Bartolom6 Frau, Ramon Perez,
Ana Maria Perez, Ramon Perez hijo,
Francisco Perez Armando Perez, Jose
TOrrens Manuel Garcia.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-06-04
COLEGIO DE SAN ILDEFONSO
PARA SENORITAS
dirigido por las
EERMANAS DE LA CARLOAD

En- este planted Sc cursan las asigna-
turas propias de la primera ensenanza
Sc dan lecciones de Ingles, Frances
M1sica.-CLASES DE ADORNO: di-
bujo, pintura, taquigraf1a, maquinilla
confecci6n de res.-CLASES DE LA
BORES:- Costura, tapicerfa, encaje
bordados en- orc, htografla, sedas, ETC.,
etc.
Adcmas de las asignaturas mencio-
nadas, Sc instruye las alumnas. con
gran eSmero, en- Ell gobierno interior de
una casa y Sc les ensena toda clase de
ofcios dom Ssticos.
Los cursos empiezan ell 10. de Sep
tiembre. Sc admiten alumnas internas
y externas.
Para informes dirigirse a Ia Sonora
Srperiora.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-06-04
E EDICrO

EDICTO
En- Ia Corte de Distrito del Distrito
Judicial de San Juan, Puerto Rico.
N1mero 6.433.
Estados Unidos de Am6rica.--El Pre-
sidente de los EstadOs Unidos.-ss:
,Josefina Rivera de Vazquez,
Demandante.
Juan r. Baiz,
Demandado.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-06-04
j UNTO

Microbes 4
El Pueblo de Puerto Rico vs.
Felipe 8 Felix Medina. Abuse de con
fianza
Microbes f.
Ell Pueblo de Puerto Rico vs.
Dolores Cruz, ct al. Adulterio.
Jupves .
Ell Pueblo de Puerto Rico vs.
Genaro Colon Danos maliciosos.
Viernes g.
El Pueblo de Puerto Rico vs.
Enrique Alvarado. Desacato
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-06-04
Tribunal Supreme
DE PUERTO RICO

Senalamientos Gle apelaciones en- eau
sas criminales- -Tercer termino de
sesiones del aiio 1913.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-12-19
FOR SUCCESS WITH POULTRY
Practical Way Of Building Up Laying
Strain Of Hens Is to Breed Those
With Best Records.


Trap nests are the best guide-posts
to success. They point out the hens
that are doing good work. and expose
the drones. They not only tell you
how many eggs each individual hen
laying in year, but they also point
out the color of the shell and the
shape of the egg.
The time is near at hand when hens
will be sold on their egg records. and
prices governed accordingly.
1t is an excepted fact that the only
way to build up laying strain of
hens is to breed from those giving the
best records, says the Farm Journal.
BY annually picking out the best OF
the flock, it is possible each year to
increase the average of the flock.
In line with the Introduction of
trap nesting came the question Of the
laying hens giving a better percent
age of fertile eggs, as we'll as receiv-
ing an extra allowance OF feed. 1t is
more difficult to overfattel hen
that is doing steady laying than 1t
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-12-19
ORGANIZE CHORUS
FOR CONVENTION
ACTIVE WORK FOR BIG SUNDAY
SCHOOL MEETING.
EVENTS IN STATE CAPITAL
Doings of the Various Departments OF
the Government of the Common
wealth Reported for Ben
eft of Our Readers.

Nashville. IT.
In meeting at the First Presbyte-
rian Church active steps We're taken in
the preparations for the State Sunday
School Convention, which will be held
in this city next May. Although it will
he full six months before the big con-
vention comes off, the committee have
begun to plan for the event, and at the
meeting Friday night the first work in
organizing the large chorus was taken
up. Despite counter attractions in the
city the meeting was well attended and
much enthusiasm was in evidence. Su-
perintendents and other representatives
from the various city schools and also
from number of the county schools
were in attendance.
The meeting was presided over by Mr..
R. +. Lewis, chairman of the music COM
mittee. Prof. G. S. Starr, who was en-
gagged some time ago to drill the chorus,
was present and made q short talk.
Talks were also made by DR.. w. A.
Matthews, president of the Davidson
County Association, and one of the NOV
ing spirits i'll securing the convention
for this city, and Mr. Kyle Brooks, field
secretary for Sunday school work for the
Church of Christ.
About sixty persons signed up as mem
bers of the chorus and number of songs
were tried out. The plans are to have
each Sunday school in the county repre-
sented in the chorus by at least four per-
sons. One Sunday school has already
selected fifteen representatives.
Prof L. O. Excel of Chicago has been
engaged to have charge of the chorus
afterafter the singers have been drilled
by Prof. Starr. Mr. Excel has the repu-
tation o. beng one of the greatest cho-
rus leaders of the country.
The next meeting of the chorus will
be held at the Y NJ. c. A. building the
second Friday night in January, at which
time it is desired that all those who
will take part will be present.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-12-19
GREAT RACE POISON.

Excerpts from address by Col. L
Mervin Maus, M. D. Chief Surgeon
Eastern Division, United States Army,
before the College of Physicians and
Surgeons, Boston)
I Research, experiments, the epilep-
tics and feeble-minded institutions, in
sane asylums, prisons ard the post
norton table constantly teach US
what alcohol il doing for the human
race. There remains no longer any
doubt of the special and general re-
suits of the great ''racial poison" on
child, man, race or community. Few
people understand the far-reaching ef-
fects of alcohol on the family, and the
race at large. 1t is an intricate and
difficult problem to approach on ac-
count of its social connection with
many of the most prominent and in
tiuential men and women of the coun-
try. who still hold very liberal views
concerning its use.
as a beverage fifty years ago many of
the most prominent and intellectual
families of our country have been
eliminated and not infrequently in
the second generation Many of their
representatives became drunkards
and died childless. or left children
cursed with feeble mind, epilepsy, tu-
berculosis, insanity, or some other
form OF degenracy, which rendered
fertility impossible, Study the family
records that have been gathered by
the eugenists on the subject of alco-
hol and the thinking world will stand
aghast.
The role that alcohol plays in dis
ease, pauperism, racial degeneracy and
graft makes Its control by the state
absolutely necessary. and in order to
save society the saloon must go. To
accomplish this necessary reform no
candidate for state or municipal Office
should be Endorsed by the medical pro-
fession who has not stated satisfac-
torily his platform on the control of
the three great social evils-prostitu-
ton, venereal disease and the saloon.
Total abstinence should become a re-
quirement of every official holding Of
flee within the suffrage of the people.
The importance of the duties which
lawmakers, judges. state and munich
pal officials, the army, navy and police
are called upon to perform, demands
the highest class of intelligence and
efficiency, qualities which are impos-
sible with drinking men. Besides, the
alcoholic addict is more liable to lend
himself to graft and corruption in Of
flee than the total abstainer. The
physician who strives for racial per-
lection must cling to total abstinence,
for there can be no compromise on
the great question of temperance. In
order to build up a strong, virile peo-
pie we must protect the young against
the race poison, remembering. that
the child of today is the citizen OF to
morrow