The Laclede blade., 1914-08-14
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Happenings Of Interest
throughout
MISSOURI

MISSOURI
COL uM5IA. Dean Walter VIII
liams, president OF the Old Trails as
sociation, who completed an inspecy
tion OF the western half OF the cross
state highway. said the least work
was done in the last year In Jackson
county,
PLATTE cITY.--Elijah H. Norton
OF Platte City, former member of the
supreme court, is dead Judge Norton
served as q member Of the constitu-
t'onal convention OF 1875 and was
elected supreme judge in 1878.
JEFFERSON cITY.--Gov. Major OF
fered a reward Of $500 for the arrest
and conviction Of the perpetrators Of
the dynamite outrages at jamestown,
Moniteau county This reward will
stand good. for one year.
JEFFERSON cITY.-Contrlbutions
from citizens Of Missouri to the Red
Cross society for the purpose Of send
ing physicians, nurses, hospital sup
plies, etc, to the scene Of the Euro
pean war were called for in an adj
dress issued by Gov. Major.
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SEDALIAs-Whethe a primary
election is a general election will be
determined at a vote on local option
in Pettis county, outside of Sedalia.
Sept 4. If primary is held not to
be a general election the order for
special local option election, issued
by the Pettis county court, will stand
and the vets and drys will begin
whirlwind campaign.
CHARLESTON The Charleston
boy scouts. about % in number, and
the Cairo boy scouts, numbering 80,
will leave Cairo, ILL.,, Aug. 10 on the
steamer Rees Lee for their annual
encampment at Wolf Island, KY.
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cFiARLEsToN.-At a barbecue
held near Birds Point Emerson
Brown shot and seriously wounded a
young man by the name of Lawrence !
Pierce. Pierce is said to have fired
two shots before Brown fired. Pierce
is not expected to live.
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MoBERLY.-C. o. Raine of Canton,
Mo-, state master of the Grange, spoke
on The Objects, Purposes and Bene-
fits of the Grange" at the picnic and
barbecue Of Cottage Grove Grange on
farm near here. It was mastery
effort.
STANBERRY Nine-tenths Of the
wells here have gone dry and many
families are forced to carry their water
from the roundhouse. Grand river is
also dry, for the first time in 20 years.
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KIRE<WOO William Lumpkins, IL |
years old, ran away for the fifth time
from the Children's Home Society Of |
Missouri and was picked up by Mar
shal Fred Dohr. The boy win be turn
ed over to the juvenile Officers. His
mother is at Poplar Blum.
KANSAS cITY--Twenty-fve feet
from the ground in the swaying branch
es of an oak tree, w. H. Maxwell, Gus
todian Of the Labor Temple, and his
wife sleep in shelter house during
the summer months.
FULToNsMiss Myrne Houchin won
much applause at the Galloway county
fair at New Bloomfield when she drove
her famous pair Of short-tailed harness
horses, Rarity and Gayety, to q VIC
tory over men competitors.
SEDALlA.-The commissioners Of
the Sedalia special 12-mile road dis
trict issued statement showing that
1925, ,10O.45 has been expended In the
district In rock road extensions, con-
structing new roads and grading high
ways in the last two years.
PERRYvlLLE.-The grand jury Of
Perry county has indicted Claude
French and John Jarvaux on the
charge OF having murdered Edward
or Menne. in his little store
near here two weeks ago.
coLUM5IAs-WIliam Clemmons, q
farmer. while riding to town was
thrown from his wagon and dragged
shout 20 feet on barbed wire fence.
His left arm was badly lacerated and
The muscles In the arm were severed.
L LouISIANA.-Dr. Janet Reid Of
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