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The Laclede blade., 1913-05-23
Base Ball Today

The Sumner baseball team will
be here this friday afternoon
for d game with the Laclede team,
Sumner is stronger this year than
usnaI and this should be a very
good game. Laclede has started
the season we'll, having won two
games and lost none, and hope to
add this game to their list. Game
called at 2:3O, at the new park
near the depot. Admission l5
cents; ladies 10 cents. Seatsshave
been provided for all.
Browning and Laelede have
been matched for Decoration Day.
The game will be played in Laclede
and will be called at $50. Brown
ing, as usual, has a strong team,
and the game should be a good
one. Admission same as above.
The Laclede blade., 1913-05-23
N. E. Church Notes

Mrs. Allie Harter and Miss Ora
Walker represented the Epworth
League at the convention in Brook
field Tuesday and Wednesday and
read papers. Rev. Enyeart led the
devotional service Tuesday. Sev.
eral local members were in attend
ance.
Mrs. Anna Jones will lead the
League Sunday night. Subject,
The Social Impulse; Human Eel
lowship. z John 2:1-2.
Prayer meeting Thursday night.
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Tuesday Peter Smith Of Laclede
marketed eight POland-China pigs
that were eight and a half months
old and weighed 257O pounds, an
average Of s21Z pounds, which is
going some. even for Jefferson
township, and shows that Mr.
Smith Is an exceptionally success-
fnl feeder.
The Laclede blade., 1913-05-23
SHORT PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
Brief Mention Of Those Who Come
and Go During the Week


L. B. Standby visited relatives
in Brookfeld Wednesday.
Mrs. L. B. Jones visited rela-
tives in Brookfeld Thursday.
Miss Zola Groes visited friends
in Linneus Friday and Saturday
S. P. Meyers visited relatives at
Chillicothe Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Opal Ray of Bucklin is the
guest of Miss Ray Glover on route
three.
Miss Virginia Dye is visiting
relatives at Monroe City and
Anabel.
Miss Sylvia Young of Linneus
was the guest of Miss Daisy Ash
Saturday.
Mrs. o. E. Calloud of Brookfeld
visited Laclede relatives and friends
Wednesday.
Miss Viva Caywood is visiting
her cousin, Miss Locelle Bigger,
at Marceline.
N. A. Ormsby of ChilIicothe
visited relatives and friends in
Laclede Sunday.
Bert Weaver of Brookfeld spent
Sunday with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Oscar Weaver.
Miss Kathryn Brown returned
home Saturday from a visit with
relatives at Linneus.
Herman Blakely visited his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Blakely
in Brookfeld over Sunday.
Cecil Barton of route two. re-
turned home Tuesday from a visit
with relatives in MeadviIle.
w. FL. ChiIdress of Linneus
spent Sunday with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Childress.
Msr. Florence Coleman left Fri
day for a two weeks visit with rel
atives at Pennington, Iowa.
Misses Ella and Ethel Welsh of
Forker visited over Sunday with
Misses Hazel and Lillian Linn.
S. W. Cotter and daughter, Miss
Virgie, went to Chillicothe Sunday
to visit his sister, who is seriously
ill.
Misses Madge Kent and May
Weaver visited the latter's sister,
Mrs. Ola Triplett, near Brookfeld
last week.
Prof. Paul S. Lomax of Hanni-
bal was the guest of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Lomax, Satur-
day and Sunday.
E. A. Welsh has returned home
from Quincy, where he was doing
some review work at the Gem City
Business College.
Misses Mabel Hamilton and
Bertha Libby returned home Sun
day from a visit with relatives and
friends at LinneuS.
Mrs. Margaret Weaver left Mon
day for Excelsior Springs to attend
the Rebekah assembly as a dele
gate from the local lodge.
Mrs. Italy Daugherty and daugh-
ter, Miss Lettie, and Vernie Hery-
ford visited Mr.. and Mrs. NJ.
Walters and family near BrOOk6eld
the latter part of last week.
J.R. Callahan Of Los Angeles,
Cali, and his daughter, Miss
Edith; of DenisOn, Texas, arrived
Thursday for a visit with his
brotber-in-law, W. N. LOmax.
Misses Florence BetteIheim and
Helen Myers walked over from
n-nnln.Id Eriaar nlLernnnn and
The Laclede blade., 1913-05-23
The skating rink which had bee

The skating rink which had been
running here for about five weeks
was shipped to Palmyra the last of
the week and Manager G. A..
Holmquist and family left for that
place Sunday.
The Laclede blade., 1913-05-23
TOWN AND COUNTRY IN BRIEF
NeighbOrhOOd News Of the Past,
Present and Near Future

Mrs. o. T. Shohoney and chill
dren of Breckenridge are visiting
her mother, Mrs. John Shohoney
Ira Frakes, a. ]. Brady, FREQ
Miller and T. Z. Humphfres were
up from Forker on business Thurs
day.
Mrs j. B. Jones and children
spent Wednesday and Thursday
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E.
K. Welsh, at Forker.
DR.. J, Fl. Kittredge, the Chilli
eothe dentist, will be at the Ander-
son house Monday and Tuesday
May 26 and q. ADV.
Miss Evelyn Loomis of Kansas
City was the guest of her cousins,
Mrs. E. E. Benson and Mrs. M.
P. Benson, Wednesday and Thurs
day.
Special clearing sale of spring
and summer millinery, commencing
Saturday, May 81. All trimmed
hats going at a. discount of 20 per
cent. Miss Ella Hancock. Adv.
DR.. E. v. Claypool of Spring
field will talk at the Forker church
next Sunday night, DR.. Claypool
was formerly pastor of the M. E.
church at Marceline, but is now
engaged in anti-saloon work. He
is a very interesting speaker and
everybody is invited to hear him.
Miss Essie I. Glenn has been
employed to teach Pleasant Point
school next winter at a salary OF
$50 per month. Pleasant Point is
the only approved rural school in
Linn county and We congratulate
the board upon securing the SER
vices of this excellent teacher for
their eight month term.
There was an unusual number of
farmers in town Wednesday and as
a result the merchants were very
busy. Farmers have been extreme
ly busy the past three weeks get
ting In their corn crop, but the
heavy rains the first of the week
held up the work a few days.
Nearly half the corn is still to be
planted.
The monthly report of the state
board of horticulture, issued Tues
day, says that indications are for
the best general fruit crop in ten
years. The yield of apples will
not aggregate as much as the crop
last year, but the well cared for
orchards will produeeas much this
year as last. Peaches are virtually
a full crop over the entire state.
Pears and small fruit promise well.
Prof. Paul S. Lomax, who was
offered reelection to his present
position as head of the commercial
department of the Hannibal high
school at an increased salary, has
declined and has accepted position
as private secretary to Dean Chal-
mers of the state university. His
new position will take only about
half his time, the remainder of
which will be devoted to study in
the university.
P. w. Markham of BroOkfeld,
superintendent of the electric light
plant, was here with a force Of
men this week unloading material
for the new electric line which win
run from here to Linnens. Most
Of the material is now here and
work on the new line viii be
pushed as rapidly as possible. i
4 expected that other towns win
soon connect with The line here.
49, ~. ia -.
The Laclede blade., 1913-05-23

guest of his son, G. E. Tracy.
You can always get fresh bread
at Denbo's restaurant. ADV
Buy window glass, putty and
paint brushes of j. B. Patrick.
Adv.
Laclede and Missouri pennants
have just arrived; for sale at The
Klarow. ADV.
Miss Leora Walker of route
three went to Breckenridge on
business Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman Jones of
east of Forker spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Jones.
Mrs. E. M. Lomax and daugh-
ter Laura Dale were guests of Mrs.
Ell. G. Lomax Monday afternoon.
You can get a Quick Meal,
Monarch or Perfection oil stove for
less money of j. B. Patrick. ADV.
Mrs. E. w. Carl and little sons
| of Brookfeld visited her sister,
Mrs. l.. E. Libby, on route two
over Sunday.
Edward Love of Hannibal. who
is off duty with an injured hand,
has been the guest of Laclede rel
atives this week.
A number of local Epworth
Leaguers attended the district con-
vention at Brookfeld Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday.
Jones Bros. of ''The Oaks"
shipped a car of fat lambs to the
st. Louis market Monday night.
~. Paul Jones accompanied the
shipment.
Breeders of good draft horses
and mules should see Mohawk
66726 and Stonewall, S. L. Me-
Garraugh's fine Percheron stallion
and jack.
H. 9. Lomax, cashier of the
Lomax & Standby Bank, went to
St. Joseph Monday to attend the
annual convention cf the Missouri
Bankers Association.
T. L. Humphfres was up from
Forker on business the first of the
week. Mr. Humphfres is beginning
the erection of new home on his
farm southeast of Forker.
Mrs. w. Fl. Woods went to
Brunswick Thursday to visit the
family of w. L. Matsell and attend
the commencement exercises of
Brunswick high school. Miss
Maud Matsell is a member of the
graduating class.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Day re-
turned home Monday from Creston,
Iowa, where they were called last
week by the illness of her father,
S. M. Beebe, who died the next
day after their arrival and was
buried at his old home at Nevin-
vile.
Miss Grace NJ. Sissons of La
clede has a very interesting story
in this weeks Golfers Weekly.
is 1t to Eat You Live-Yesi" is
the title of the story, which de-
scribes au incident in the Boston
night schools, in which Miss
Sissons was formerly a teacher.
The meeting of the executive
committee of the Capital Trail that
was to have been held at Brook
field Thursday and Friday of this
week has been postponed two weeks
on account Of heavy raius all along
the line. It is hoped that the
weather viii be more favorable
then and q large attendance Of
The Laclede blade., 1913-05-23
WHAT HOME FOLKS 30 AND SAY
About Local People and Events and
Other Matters Of Interest


Buel Enyeart went to Iowa on
business Friday,
Corn for sale by q. R. King,
phone. 4O7. zAdv.
See j. B. Carothers about that
building job. ADV.
Strawberries fresh every morn-
ing at ]. B. Patrick s. ADV.
Good piano for sale; for particu-
lars see J. N. Wilson. ADV.
Sweet potato plants, all varieties,
for sale by L. M. Wilson. ADV.
Guaranteed lawn mowers, $500
and up at j. >B. Patrick's. ADV,
Chas. Abel was down from
Chillicothe on business Wednesday.
M. F. Clay shipped a car of
sheep to st. Louis Tuesday night.
Two thousand dollars to loan on
farm land. Inquire at this Office.
You get the best paints, yarnishes
and linseed oil at ,. B: Patrick 3. a
Adv.
Cut Anwers for sale for DecOra-
tion. Sarah Moss, phone 3D.
ADV.
The Royal Neighbors will meet
Saturday afternoon with Mrs. Anua
Jones.
The L. c. 7, will meet with Mrs,
L. E. Hamilton next Thursday
afternoon,
If in need Of -four or chicken,
pig, calf or horse feed, call up the
Mill. ADV.
If you are going to build, let
Carothers, the carpenter, figure
with you. ADV.
AT THE Klarow" you can find
the Laclede pennant you have often
wanted. ADV.
L. B. Jones and George O.
Jones we're at Meadville on busi-
ness Thursday.
Or. Pratt's poultry remedies and
stock dip sold and guaranteed by
y. B. Patrick. ADV.
The American Reading Circle
will met with Mrs. L. r. Moore
next Tuesday evening.
Dr.. j. H. Kittredge, dentist,
will be at the Anderson house the
26th and 9th of May. ADV.
Messrs. Atwell and Fitch, the
Marceline contractors, were in
LacIede on business Monday and
Tuesday.
Mrs. "A. E. Steele of Brook6eld
was in Laelede Saturday afternoon
on her way home from a visit at
Linneus.
If you wanta a first-class job, use
Sherwin- Williams or Mound City
paints, linseed oil and varnishes at
j. B. Patrick 5. ADV.
The Anderson house offers board
and rooms by the day or week at q
reasonable price. Your patronage
is solicited. ] Fl. Knight, prop.
Adv.
Women S, misses and children S
trimmed bats are selling at 20 per
cent discount. A nice line to
select from at Mss Hancock's. -
Adv.
George c. Deubo and Emil
Brendahl have been drawn from
this township for service on the
petit jury in the june term Of cir
cult court.
The colossd folks had 9 big
basket dinner and meeting at the
African Baptist church 10 Laelede
The Laclede blade., 1913-05-23

Judge o. f Libby Is replacing
the board a6or 10 his front osice
room With q pew one Of cement.
q o Pl6uman Is doing che Work.
The Laclede blade., 1913-05-23
For Sale

Some good young grade Holstein
fresh mich cows. Call phone 704,
A. NJ. WALKER.
The Laclede blade., 1913-05-23

N. E. Wanamaker was over from
Brookfield Monday.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-10-15
BANDITS RIFLE | REGISTERED MAIL
Hold Up Train in California and Make Good Their Escape
 With Loot.

. 4Burlingame. Gal, Oct. l5.--A number of masked bandits held up q train at this place last night and after securing all the regis tered mail they left in an auto mobile.
 The mail SACKS and he 'npcneh letters were found five miles from the track, where the men had stopped to rifle them of all val uablrs. A posse was organized as soon as the alarm was given. but no trace of the men had been found. The postal authorities are Investigating but have not as yet announced the amount of tn" l,rSS
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-10-15
FLORIDA KICKS
 ABOUT THE LAPS
Say They Are Fiocking Into tho State and Plan Passage of
 Anti-Land Bill.

Tallahassee. Fla. Oct. iJ.--The sIalt legislature plan he passage uI i-.Japanesr laws similar to t"" Webb law passed by the state nf California last winter. The .laI': are docking into the fruit growing sections. buying tip shall tracts of land and are mo- n"pnlizing the trade. which has caused much dissatisfaction among the residents. who are fearful that rondit ions will be- come worse unless steps are quickly taken tu check the nrien- tals.
 The anti-JapaneSe land bill has been dra fled and in essentials is the same as the Webb law.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-10-15
AER0PLANE |S FOUND IN RIVER
Machine Believed to Belong to Jewell Found in Hackensack
 Aviator Missing.

Jersey City, Oct. l5.--An aero plane believed to belong to Avia- tor Jewell has been found in the Hackensack river, but no trace has been found of the missing man.
 When Jewell failed to return it was feared that he had been blown to sea by the heavy west erly winds. Torpedo boats, scout cruisers and Ocean-going tugs were sent to search for him, but it is now thought that he tried to make a landing on the Hack sack meadows and lost control of his machine, landing in the river. Men are dredging the river in hopes of locating the body.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-10-15
EATON TRIAL.
 HAS STARTED Widow of Former Read Admiral on Trial for Killing Her
 Husband.

Plymouth, Mass, Oct. i5.--1,he trial of Mrs. Eaton, the widow of Rear Admiral Joseph C.. Eaton, who is charged with the death of her husband, commenced here to- day. The prosecution charge the widow with having poisoned her husband.
 The killing took place last March, the police becoming sus- picicuS when they found that luany small animals in the Eaton home had been poisoned. They caused an investigation to be made and found that Mrs. Eaton had purchased poison similar to that found in the body of her husband, and which had caused his death. Her arrest, charged with the murder. then followed.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-10-15
WILSON MAY HELP
 MEXICAN REBELS
Believed ConstitutionaIists Arc tho Only Hope of Estab-
 fishing Order.

Washington, Oct. l5.--It leaked out here today that the State de partment is considering the ad- visibility of espousing the cause of the Mexican constitutionalists, provided they will show to Pres idcni Wilson that if allowed to rule they will establish order.
 General Carranzist. the leader of the northern forces. generally known as cOnstitutiOnalists, has sent d special envoy to Washing ton and after his arrival the pres idcmt and the State department will decide on the future course of The American government to- wards the Mexican prnviSiu government. now in control of General lIlierta as dictator.
 President Wilson < extremely diSaSt tls1l"d with the progress be- ing made by l1uerta in establish- l ing order and il Is believed that the custom officials along the border will receive orders to al
 low the importation of arms and ammunition from America for use of the rebels. who will then be able io cope with the regular army.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-10-15
DETROIT PUTS OUT
 ALL RED LIGHTS
Police Close Resorts in Restricted District--Women in Hotels
 and Apartments.

Detroit, Mich.. Oct. i5.--The police of the city today closed all the resorts in the restricted dis trict and the women who former ly inhabited that section are now living in hotels and lodging houses.
 The agitation caused by the women's clubs resulted in the mayor issuing the order to the police department, resulting in the scattering of the denizens of the underworld into all the resi- dent sections of the city and the cheap hotels and apartment houses.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-10-15
STOLE
 OLO PAINTING Madonna, Worth $40, ,ooo, Stolen and Cheap Painting is Su,-
 stituted.

Rome, Oct. I5.--Father Sam tarelli today confessed that he had stolen the $40,O0O painting of the Madonna and had substituted for it copy made for him by art fakers, who sell to tourists cop ia~ of old masters made each year, especially for sale to gulli- blc tourists.
 Tourist art lovers who had made the trip here to gaze upon the old painting. made the dis cuvery and informed the author itirs of the church, who caused an investigation which resulted in the confession.
 Efforts will be made to rcroN- rr he original painting.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-10-15
TOSS WOULD
 SUCCEED SELF
Announces He Will Run for Gov ernor of Massachusetts as
 an Independent.

Boston. Oct. l5.--GUNernur Flu gene FOSS has announced his de- termination to run as an lnde- pendent to succeed himself as governor of the state. The reg ular Republican. the Bull Moose party, the Democratic party and an independent will make the race.
 Governor FOSs was formerly a
 Republican, switched and was
 elected on the Democratic ticket
 and now has returned to the Re-
 publican party, but failed |" re-
 crivr the nomination from the z.
 0. D.. He has announced that he
 will run independent.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-10-15
HENRY WILSON |S
 OUT 0F SERVICE
Resignation Is Accepted and We No Longer Have an Ambas-
 sador to Mexico.

Washington, Oct. l5.--The res ignatiOn of Henry Lane Wilson, ambassador for the United States to Mexico, was formally accept ed today and the only reprrsen- tativr of the United States is the charge d'atfaires at Meriru, and the unofficial representative, Gov. Lind, who is at Vera Cruz.
 The vacancy will not be filled. because to appoint an ambassa- dor accredited to the IIuerta gov ernnlcnt means the recognition of that government. which Presl- dent Wilson is determined he will not recognize because it was established in blood and to re- cogniZr him means placing a premium on assassination.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-10-15
TEN SOMERSAU[TS
 WITH AER0PLANE
Peqoud Startled the Crowds. Makes Ten Revolutions With
 His Machine in 1500 Feet.

Buc, France, oct. i5.--Peg"ud, the daredeviL aviator, the first man to make a complete sOmer- sault in the air while riding an acroplaue, today demonstrated to the crowds that he can master his monoplane under any condi- lion. After ascending to height of l.5OO feet Pegoud made ten full somersaults with his ma chine before he landed safely on the parade grounds.
 The crowds of watching spec iaturs were hushed for the few moments that the daring air nav igatnr was making his drop and for half moment after he land ed. but then the cheers which greeted him were dtafcnlng and he crowd Sureed on the grounds Io shake his hand. threatening at any moment to wreck the ma chine. when troops made a cor don about him and escorted the aviator lu the club rooms and placed the mnnoplanr in the hanger.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-10-15
CANADA OBJECTS
 TO THE LAPS
Promier McBride Tolls BritiSh Government of Conditions on
 the Pacific Coast.

London, Oct. l5.--Premier Nc Bride, of British Columbia, is here and is urging upon the gov ernment the passage of laws to restrict the Japanese from en-. terine Canada. They cannot be as4ilnilated and constitute men, ace to the prosperity of the prov ince, asserts the premier, and un- less something is soon done to stop them from coming into the country he predicts the laborers of British Columbia will turn OIL the Japanese, causing friction between England and Japan.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-10-15
FLAW |S FOUND
 SULzER CHARGES
May Save Governor From Im- peachment--court Has Mat
 ter Under Consideration.

Albany. Oct. 15.--The high court of imeachment which i!' considering the charges against Governor Sulzer has under ad- viscment the motion of the at tOrneyS of Gov. SulZer for dis nissal of the charges because of an alleged fla win the articles of Impeachment.
 The flaw. it is believed by many, will save SuIZer from being i'm peachtd.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-10-15
DO NOT LIKE
 BRYAN'S MESSAGE Merican Foreign Office Objects to Warning Sent by Presi-
 dent Wilson.

Mexico City, Mex, Oct. l5.-- The Mexican foreign office has issued statement characteriZ- ing President Wilson's message to President Huerta as very in- |temperate. The message was Nent by Secretary of State w. J Bryan.
 The Mexican government is de- termined to enforce on the Mexi- can congressman such conditions as it may think best and will not tolerata anNfinterference from Washington, is the essence of the statement issued to the local press by the foreign office.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-10-15
.FR|GHTFUL LOSS
 MINE EXPLOSION Wales Miners Caught on Lower levels When Coal Damp Ex-
 piodes--668 Lose Lives.

CaridT, Wales, Oct. l5.--Fire
 damp caused an explosion ill the Singhend coal mine near here and l5O men were immediately killed, while the fire which fol- lowed shut off 788 miners work ing on lower levels. Three hun- dred and seventy of them were saved by making their way into
 the .old workings of an adjein- ing mine and then to the surface, but no hope is entertained for the i8O men who are still known to be on the level below the eN- Iplosion.
 Efforts will be continued for a short time to save the men. after which the mine will be sealed in
 an effort to control the fires.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-10-15
SON OF NOVELIST
 LEAVES THE PEN
CompIe Ietes Sentence for Having Used Mails to Defraud--Met
 by His Sister.

Atlanta. Oct. Il.--Juliam flaw horne. son of Nathaniel flaw ihurnr. famous novelist. who has nrrn serving time for using the mails [" drfraud. was liberated today. having completed his sen lrncr. tr was met, when he left he federal prison, by Sister AL phunsa. his sister. wh" is con nrclc,I with the Catholic church. and they left immediately for New York.
 Hawthorne was the editor of the prison journal during his in carceration in the prison and wrote many articles on prison life, the failure of present day criminal punishment, etc.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-10-15
FRANKLIN TAXES
 OWN MEDICINE
intended to Blow Up His 0augh- ters 8ut Falis and Zoos
 SkyWard Himself.

Spokane, Oct. i5.--John Frank lin was Flown. tu pieces here to- day when inc attempted to blow up the: home of his two daughters, with whom he has Iiad consider able litigation regarding the property of his former wife. the mother of the two girls.
 Franklin attempted to blow up the house in controversy. but as he was approaching the place he Stubbed his toe and fell and the explosives he was carrying went off and blew the would-be mur- tierer tn atoms.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-10-15

Col. w. A. SwanitZ. chief en- 9incer of the Alaska Northern railroad. reached Valdez on the Alameda and will remain here for few days until the suit against the Valdez X Yukon railroad is decided.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-10-15
Tram Engineer Hayes, who Ina.

Tram Engineer Hayes, who has visited many of the gold proper ties in the Valdez section. will leave on the Alameda for the westward to make further inHes- legations for his company, wh.A contemplate establishing an -ag- ency in Alaska should conditions justify.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-10-15

X sharp quake of the earth was felt this morning at 7:i5. The quake was one of the severest of the past year.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-10-15

Joe Stanton, the mail carrier, is back in Valdez after a short visit with friends in the railroad town.