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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-01-16
GOOD LIGHTING
and
Good Merchandising

methods make combination bound
to produce satisfactory results. Dingy
stores and mysterious merchandising
practices belong to the past. They
can't win public confidence today.
Good Lighting means electric lighting
with tungsten lamps---the lamp that
has cut lighting costs and promoted
adequate illumination.
Odorless, cool, clean, brilliant and
safe, electric lighting, with the proper
fixtures is an asset Of certain value in
any store.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-01-16

Our work is the best. Frank E. Garity
sos S. Main. Cleaning, pressing and
repairing. Phone West 200.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-01-16
Novelties

A nice line of Novelties consisting of
Collars in the charming new styles,
made of net with fluffy lace ruching
Belts in all the new styles of )Girdles
and novelty sashes, both silk and knit
in all lengths and widths. Bows and
Jabots in dainty colors Vanity
purses, Chatelaines, Bead and Leather
Bags, Boudoir Caps, Collar Pin Sets,
Bar Pins, Barettes, Handkerchiefs,
etc, all at
33!, Per Cent Discount
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1914-04-17
M. E. Church Notes

The Easter services were we'll
attended. The music for the day
was good, special numbers being
rendered-by the Misses Hamilton
in the morning, Misses Dye and
Mendenhall, piano by Miss Beatrice
Harter and song by the Sunbeam
choir in the evening. The church
was tastily decorated adding much
to the service,
All regular services next Sunday.
Sunday school at 9:45; preaching
by the pastor at II a. m. and 500
p. m. Morning subject, Dust
and Diety;" evening, The Blue
Flower" Junior league 500;
Epworth league 700.
The public has most cordial in
vitation to attend all services of the
church. Come and you will be
welcome,
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1914-04-17
New Case Car Arrives

F. r. Power, A. j. Baum, j. T.
Bassett and Edgar Barton went to
Kansas City on the early morning
train last Monday and returned
home that night, or rather at a
very early hour the next morning,
in Mr.. Powers new Case car.
They left Kansas City about noon
and under ordinary circumstances
should have reached home early
that evening. The Importance of
taking out the necessary license to
operate the car had been overlooked
and at Liberty they were taken in
by the sheriff for not displaying
the license number. It took them
Just an hour to convince the
officer Of their good intentions and
escape being locked up. All the
balance Of the afternoon was put in
lodging towns where ambitious
constables and sheriffs might be
encountered and by SO doing
naturally struck some bad roads
and did not reach Laclede until
800 O'Clock Tuesday morning.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1914-04-17
Notice

We, the undersigned merchants
of Laclede, will close our stores on
and after May l, at z o'clock, ex-
cept on Saturday evenings. Kindly
to do your trading before
Z o'clock as our doors will close
promptly at that hour to remain
closed for the night.
J. w. LoMAx & Co.,
CARoTHERs & ALLEN,
]. B. PATRICK
J. n. Wilson,
KRAFT & BRENNER.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1914-04-17

The American Reading Circ,e
was very pleasantly entertained at
the home Of Mrs. F F Pratt on
Tuesday evening. Most all mem
bers responded to roll call with
current events, after which the
lesson period was taken up by Mrs.
Hilton as leader, subjects were
Africa, Tiger and Palm Oil rivers,
German Kamerun, and Belgian
Congo. Mrs. e. E. Benson, Mrs.
standby and Mrs. Moore assisted
and very interesting lesson had
been prepared. Guests Of the
evening were Mrs. N. Byrne,.
Misses Lena Mendenhail, Lonise
Haight, Christina johnson. "a
delicious luncheon was served by
the hostess assisted by her sister,
Mrs. j. E. Welsh. During the
social hour Misses Mendenhall and
johnson favored the Circle with
some very choice music and Miss
Haight gave a select reading, which
was much enjoyed by all. At a
late hour all bade the hostess
goodnight and expressed them
selves as having spent a delightful
evening, adjourned to meet with
Mrs. M. P. Benson next session
with Miss Love as leader.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1914-04-17
Saturday Bake Sale

There will be a bake sale in the
Rest Room Saturday, April Is. 1t
will be managed by the girls of the
high school. Vhe following named
supplies are being solicited and
will be sold: cakes, pies, salids,
chicken, butter, bread, doughnuts,
cookies and candies. The sale will
begin in the morning promptly at
10:30 o'clock. Proceeds will be
used in payment on the new school
piano. Your patronage is solicited.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1914-04-17
Col. BrOtt Dead

Colonel E. G. Brott, one of the
best known men in Linn county,
died at his home in Brookfeld last
Sunday at a ripe age, being in bis
Goth year. He had been a resident
of this county since 1866 and held
many places of trust and response
bility, serving two terms as sheriff,
and was police judge of Brookfeld
from 1896 up to the time of his
death.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1914-04-17
FOrker Items

Miss Anna Packer visited Miss
Edith Fay Sunday.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. L. D.
Welsh April s, a son.
Mr.. and Mrs. 7. L. Humphfres
were Brookfeld visitors Saturday.
A. S. Byrd Of LacIede visited at
the home Of E. K. Welsh Monday.
Misses Nettie and Grace Read
were Brookfeld shoppers Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Allen visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Frakes and
family Sunday.
Services at the Forker church
Sunday morning and evening by
Rev, FL. M. Shirk.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ezra Pease and
son visited Mr.. and Mrs. E. w.
Pease in Laclede Sunday.
Miss Della Andrews and A. J..
Baum of Laclede visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Adrain Brady Sunday.
Mrs. M. Mowry visited her
daughter, Mrs. Jim Mcintosh and
family near Meadville Sunday.
Leon Lomax and little son of
Laelede visited his brother, John
G. Lomax and family the first of
this week.
Mrs. Ida Hurlbut of Brookfeld
spent the latter part of last week
with Mr. and Mrs. Lorenzo Welsh
and family.
Misses Maude Matsel and Eva
Andrews of Brunswick visited the
latter's parents here Saturday and
Sunday.
Ed. M. Welsh of Oakland,
California, came Saturday to visit
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. K.
Welsh and other relatives.
Mrs. Gladys Bennett Of near La
clede, Mrs. Lottie Cole, Miss Edith
Fay and Miss Geneva Facto visited
Mrs. Edna Facto Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Jones and
daughters and Chas. B. Welsh of
I4aclede visited at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. E. K. Welsh and family
Sunday
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1914-04-17

If the man who gets up in the
cold, gray dawn and hikes off to
the lake to stand three or four
hours in the cold wind with chat
tering teeth to get a shot at a flock
of ducks would show the same per-
severance in business and as cheer
fully adjust himself to the same
inconvenience in everyday life,
there would not be so many failures
in this old world.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1914-04-17
TOWN and COUNTRY
About Local People and Events and
Other Matters Of Interest
New tomatoes AZ Patrick 8.

Good COW to be fresh soon, for
sale. Call phone 248.
Seed corn and clover hay for
sale at the Laclede Mill
Ohio.seed potatoes and Ferry's
garden seed at Patriek's.
Missouri and Laclede pehnants
for sale at j. B. Patrick's.
Buy DR.. Pratts Poultry remedies
and stock dip Of J B. Patrick.
Our room size rug stock is the
best ever shown in Laclede. j. B.
Patrick.
The P. E. O.'s will meet with
Mrs. f. F. Pratt next Wednesday
evening at 7:3O.
Clean, dry corn cobs for kind
ling, $1,G0 per load delivered in
town. Laclede Mill.
Some plain cement blocks for
sale. Price IA cents each. In
quire at Rest Room.
You can buy a strictly first class
guaranteed paint for $1.60 a gal
lon at J. B. Patrick's.
See the new Toric lenses at the
Foreman Hotel Tuesday, April 21.
DR.. Pratt, optician of Brookfeld.
Asorghum factory fully equipped
and in good condition for sale.
Apply to Geo. L. Farrar, Laclede.
Barred Plymouth Rock eggs so
cents per setting or $500 per
hundred carefully selected. Phone
81. The Oaks.
r. G. Rhode Island Red eggs
so cents per setting or So per
hundred. Mrs. G.. W. Syms,
phone 705, LacIede.
All those wishing to study music
this summer should arrange to
study with Kathryn Harter whose
class will begin May |.
The new invisible Bi-focal will
please you. DR.. Pratt, the optician,
will demonstrate them Tuesday,
April 81, at the Anderson Hotel.
Three or four hundred we'll
seasoned white oak and jack oak
fence posts for sale at my farm
southwest of Laclede. 2. T.
Standby.
Mrs, H. Fl. Hoyer and little
daughter Alice and Mrs. Lon
Mccoy of route one, spent Wednes-
day with Mr.. and Mrs. H. G, Nc
Coy at their home in LacIede.
DR.. Bonds Office will be closed
on Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-
day of next week as the doctor will
be in st. Louis attending a meeting
of the state dental association.
jerome G. Brown returned home
last week after making business
trip to Chicago and Rockford, Ill,
where he spent two days in the
factory studying the player piano
construction.
Barred Plymouth Rock eggs for
sale, Maltese strain. Chickens
direct from prize winning stock at
Kansas City 1913. Range raised.
Price, zoe per setting or $4.O0 per
hundred. Ms. a. NJ. Walker,
phone 7O4, Laelede.
Misses Ellen and EuIah Estes
were at Meadville last Sunday and
attended the marriage Of their
cousin, Miss Ruby Warren to
Standby Barger. Misses Ellen and
ZeIIah Watson and o. Y. Watson,
Of route one, relatives Of the bride,
we're also present at the wedding. /
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1914-04-17

Home grown Early Ohio seed
potatoes, also some Early White
ones. Phoae $50 J. n. SIMPSON.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1914-04-17
PARAGRAPHS
Brief Mention Of Those Who Come
and Go During the Week

1 q.
Kansas City on business.
Karl Jones attended a Jersey
sale at Callao last Friday.
F. M. Connor of Chillicothe was
here on business last Friday.
Mrs. j. E. Welsh spent last
Saturday with friends in Sumner.
George Groes was here from
Brookfield on business Wednesday.
Eyes tested free at the Foreman
Hotel Tuesday, April 21. DR.,
Pratt, optician.
Chris Hanson left last Saturday
for Chelsea, Iowa, where he will
spend the summer.
John Abel and family were down
from Linneus last Sunday, guests
of the family of j. Fl. Brown.
Gilbert Rogers of Meadville spent
last Saturday and Sunday with
Freddie Hanson on route two.
Geo. Quandt and niece, Ruth
Phelps, of Lasalle, ILL.,, are guests
of the family of FL. E. Garside.
Miss Beatrice Brott of Brook
field spent Saturday evening in La
clede, guest of Miss Viva Caywood.
Mrs. A. L. Loomis and son John
were over from Meadville last Sun
day, guests of Mr.. and Mrs. M. P.
Benson.
Lercey Dahl and Miss Lorena
Dahl of Meadville were guests of
the family of Fl. E. Garside last
Sunday.
Miss Rachel Roat and Miss Inez
Uuderdunk of Wheeling visited
Miss Mary j. Gould in Laclede
last Sunday.
Joseph Mathiasch and daughter,
Mrs. Johanna Mathiasch, spent
last Sunday in Chillicothe visiting
John Peters and family.
jerome G. Brown was in Forker
last Saturday delivering one of the
famous Schumann pianos to the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. E. G.. Cole.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. W. Mitchell of
Fountain Grove were here Monday
on their return from spending a
few days with relatives at Boynton.
E. B. Allen, c. E. Hilton, H.
W. Lomax and w. R. Barton
spent couple of days the past
week at the Laclede club house on
Grand river.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Mendenhall
and daughter, Miss Mary of Brook
field visited the family of Rev.
Mendenhall in Laclede the latter
part of last week.
Joseph Reeder and daughter are
here from Illinois for a short visit
before going to lola, Kansas,
where they expect to make their
home this summer.
Mayor E. NJ. Lomax and wife
and the latter's mother, Mrs. Wan
a maker, of Brookfeld were guests
of Cashier and Mrs. H. c. Lomax
in Laclede last Sunday.
John C. Brown, travelling sales
man for a large Chicago firm is
spending a few days with home
folk before going to Mobile, Ala,
to attend the national gas con-
ventien.
Rev. Wm. Sissons and T. NJ.
Elliott have been at MOberly the
past week attending the district
Presbytery. Mr.. Elliott repre-
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1914-04-17
ON LOCAL SUBJECTS.
Local Items and Interesting Bits Of
News Of All Sorts

The pleasure OF the player piano
is in being able to play music
without being a musician and to
play it with the natural expression
Iof hand playing Lett G. Brown
show you one Of his fine players
guaranteed to give satisfaction in
every respect.
Mrs. 7. d. Mitchell has new
and up-to-date loom. 1t is an
automatic machine and does nice
work. Anyone wanting carpets or
rugs woven should call at her resi-
dence or phone 50. She invites
you to call and see samples Of the
work she is turning out.
Among other work turned out at
this Office the past week was 10000
copies of four-page bulletin for
the Missouri Wesleyan college at
Cameron. This amount of press
work would swamp the ordinary
country Office but, with our new
fast press and electric motor
the trick was turned very nicely.
Contractors Fitch & Atwell came
over from Marceline last Sunday
and Monday put force of men at
work on the city hall contract
The foundation put in last fall had
to be taken out down to the ground
level on account of freezing while
green. Work will now be pushed
along as rapidly as possible.
VIM. Kranz sends in a remittance
from Eckelsen, N. Dakota, to con
tinue THE BLADE to his address.
Mr.. Kranz has been engaged ex-
tensiyely in farming at Eckelson
for number of years but last
week moved to Prairie City, Mont,
His many old friends here hope he
may continue to prosper in his new
home.
The secretary Of state. is after
automobile owners who have not
yet taken out license for 1914.
Constable Ben Thompson received
list of all Linn county owners
who have not yet complied with the
law. The list is quite large and
some are known to have operated
their cars since January l at which
time their old license expired.
w. o. Warner, the well known
farmer and stock dealer of Mead
vile, with his family enroute to
Brookfeld in their touring car,
were in Laclede last Friday, Mr..
Warner made THE BLADE a pleas
ant call renewing his subscription
and also that of his sister, Mrs.
Geo. Sharp, Poison, Mont. Mr.
Warner spent a part of the past
winter in New Mexico visiting his
father whom he reports as getting
along fine.
Our old and appreciated friend,
D. R. Graves writes from Spring
field, Mo-, and says: 1 see that
my subscription will expire soon
and enclose one dollar for another
year. While there are but few
names now mentioned in The
BLADE that l Know, l expect to
take the paper as long as hive,
/ can always find the
dollar, and dollars are getting big
ger and bigger. What viii they
be in the three years yet to comet
The Sth and 9th was the cOldest
April weather since a record has
been kept here. is thought the
fruit is badly damaged, but I don't
think the damage can be estimated
yet. It is hoped It viii not be as
- a tl.- 49,. u-f
The Washington times., 1914-06-16
EMPRESS OF IRELAND
INQUIRY IS BEGUN
Expert Opinion Seems to Put
Blame on Captain Kendall
for st. Lawrence Crash.

QUEBEC. June 16.-Inquiry into the
loss of the c. p. Z. liner Empress OF
Ireland and the loss of more than 1000
lives. when the vessel was rammed by
the collier Storstad, opened here today
before a royal commission, presided over
by Lord Mersey, who also conducted
the Titanic disaster investigation.
Lawyers from London, New York,
Ottawa. Montreal, and Quebec we're
present when Lord Mersey opened the
investigation by reading the royal COM
mission. Procedure IN developing the
facts of the collision was the first sub
jeet of consultation. When that was
settled, witnesses were to testify.
1t was expected that Captain Len
dali. of the Empress. would be among
the first called, and that seventy, or
more, would be heard in all
Popular opinion seems to be that Cap-
tain Kendall was not to blame for the
disaster, in the St. Lawrence river.
Expert opinion, on the other hand.
seems inclined TO rest the bla.nc OH
kendalls shoulders and to exOnerate
Captain Anderson from responsibility.
for the crash at his vessel into the
liners size.
The Washington times., 1914-06-16

two corporations owning the street car
lines 51oO.ooo for their property.
If Washington city goes INTO the
street railway business II will be the
greatest lesson for the people of the
country that this District win ever
teach." asserted Crosser. More reople
from moro communities come TO this
city every year than go to any other
one place IN the United States In addi-
ton there are representatives here OF
every community. When these two
classes of citizens see how successfvl
municipal ownership Is. they viii de-
niand 1t In their localities
Crosser believes the benefits from
municipal ownership viii be greater
than its friends now anticipate. The
biggest thing he expects 10 a reduction
in fares. Better service will come Sec
end. he added.
Strong support is assured Crosser py
various members Of Congress with
municipal ownership hobbies" One OF
the most outspoken IS Congressman
Bryan. of Washington. who declares
he will fight throughout the remainder
of the session for the bill. II IL 10
brought up before adjournment
Crosser declared today the hardest
point in the fight for the bill has been
passed That was. he said. the con-
slderation In the committee where he
was opposed at every step by street
railroad interests throughout the coun-
try. He does not believe these corpora
tions win be able 10 fight as hard be-
fore Congress-
The Washington times., 1914-06-16

people Of Nicaragua and the advant-
age OF the purchasers.
Speyer & Co. and their allies, II Is
alleged. were the sole beneficiaries, Is
the friendly depos:tors Of the bonds
Sees Reproach to Nation.
Senator Smith alleges the course OF
the state Department and the financial
institutions has brought reproach Upon
the American Government"
Further, 1t Is charged that American
marines and naval vessels . tsntionally
and directly influenced the lass presi-
dental election in Nicaragua III viola
ton tended to prevent inyalidation Of
the indebtedness.
Still further, the charge is made that
the National Railroad Of Nicaragua, 129
miles long. has been sold below its
value to Brown Bros & Seligmap, with
the approval and acquiescence of the
Department Of State of the United
States In open and fragrant violation Of
the constitution Of that republic"
Customs Houses Held.
The whole series of alleged transac-
tions Is severely arraigned by Senator
Smith. and it is charged that. by vir-
tue Of the protection granted by the
Department of State to the bankers in
maintaining their control of the Gus
toms houses of Nicaragua, the bankers
are enabled to reap enormous profits
through compelling Nicaragua TO re-
deem the bonds Of the 'Ethelb,rga
syndicate" at par.
The resolution was read N the Sem
ate and referred to the Foreign Rela-
tions Committee.
A high state Department Official to-
day defended the department by insist
ing that the Niciraguan loan arrange-
nent was an inheritance OF the VIII
son Administration from the Taft re-
giDIe. He contenjed that the bond OBJ
legations were legal. although later
Nlcaraguan administrations attempted
repudiation.
The Washington times., 1914-06-16
WORK ON FLYER PUSHED.

The Washington Times, to report the
ocean fight as an achievement of in
ternational Importance will give q new
impetus to aeronautics.
Among the aviators at the club was
Raymond V. Morris, ope of the Curtiss
flyers, who is going to San Francisco
with the new military Curtiss tractor
built for the United States Army.
Morris has just arrived from HAM
mondsport, n. Y, where the trans
atlantic machine is being built. and he
was enthusiastic over the prospect OF
its success.
II would like to make the trip In 1t
myself" he added. That's how much i
think of IL. AS far as / could Judge
everything about the craft is practical
The motors are well able to make the
distance. The body Of the boat itself is
sensible. There are no fittings for COM
fort. Every available inch Of space is
utilized with a purpose-that OF making
the trip.
II believe Lieutenant Porte will 20
high enough to get above local storms
and sail along in even air. Ny balloon
experience has taught me that Cne
can rise to a certain height and travel
independently of lower atmospheric dis
turbances. Lieutenant Porte Is on the
right track"
The Washington times., 1914-06-16
Home Wrinkle Recipe
Astonishing Result:

Such startling. sensational results
come from very simple, harmless
homemade wrinkle-remOver, there's no
excuse now for any one wearing those
hateful marks OF age, illness or WORRY.
No need fooling with worthless pastes.
creams, nor skin foods" which don't
feed the skin. No need rubbing, mas
saying, steaming-senseless methods
which expand and loosen skin and nm
DERIVING tissue. aggravating n wrinkled
flabby condition. Better. saner. surer.
is the scientific saXolite formula, Thou,
sands have successfully tried it-thou-
sands freed of wrinkles, enlarged pores
saggy cheeks. double chin-thousand
younger looking, happier,
All you need do is to dissolve one
ounce OF powdered saxolite in one-half
pint witch hazel. and bathe your face
in this: The effect is almost magical.
Even deepest crows feet completely,
quickly vanish. Skin becomes firm
smooth, fresh lOoking-bears no trace ~
treatment except enhanced beauty. Get
these inexpensive ingredients at your
druggists, try this marvellous saxoIIte
lotion today.-Advt-
The Washington times., 1914-06-16
SET EXAMPLE FOR
j. s, Says CROSSER

Government ownership viii spread
like dew throughout the United States
IL the District takes over and operates
its street car lines" declared Congress
man Crosser of Ohio today.
I'VE will surprise the United States b.
showing how successful government
ownership can be-" he added. I'VE win
demonstrate to every city IN the coun-
try the real advantages OF municipal
ownership"
Crosser. who Is author Of a bill now
before the House providing for the con-
demnation of the 10s miles Of roadway
and all the car property IN the District,
said TO-DAY he firmly believed the bill
would pass both House and Senate.
One Senator told him. he added. TO
get II through the House and we'll
show you how quickly the Senate can
decide the question
1t Is proposed in the bill to pay the
The Washington times., 1914-06-16
Sea Flyer Motor
Perfect after. Test
Absolutely No Wear Shown, and See No Reason
Why They Could Not Have Run as Long Again
Without Stopping" Says Lieutenant Pc
After Inspection.

An inspection of the two 1oohorsepower Curtiss mo-
tors which will drive the Rodman Wanamaker transatlantic
flyer has just been completed at Hanmondspor N. Y,
by George Hale the motor expert chosen by Lieut. John
c. Porte as his companion in the crossocean flight.
There great interest in this operation, every part
being scrutinzed to whether any in evidence
after the tryhour test to which the motors sub
ected last week. Lieutenant Porte himself expert in
gasoene engines overlooked every detail of the inspection
"The motors showed absolutely no wear" said Lieu
tenant Porte to The Times correspondent. They needed
nc adjustment, and reason why they could not
have as long again without stopping. am still
pleased with them after this inspection