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The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1914-10-16
Electric Lights in Country Homes

Ii plans now under way mature
it will not be long until four of the
progressive, well-to-do farmers of
the Sunny Point district will be en-
joying electric lights in their homes.
B. L. Lamme, S. G. Kuhn, Thos.
Wade and s. Luyster are planning
to construct a line joining their
homes and take the current from
the transmission line at the school
house corner. Messrs. Lamme,
Kuhn and Luyster were in Brook
field Saturday and made arrange
ments with Superintendent Mark
ham, of the Brookfeld company,
for the current and are now getting
prices and estimates on poles, wire
and other material for the construc-
tion of the line, and the necessary
transformers and other equipment.
These farmers are taking the
initiative that will no doubt spread
almost as rapidly as the country
service did few years1
9oO
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1914-10-16
Roosters for Sale

Twenty Rhode Island Red sin
gle comb-and twelve Plymouth
Rock roosters. These are all pure
blood; are healthy and handsome.
Has been no chicken disease on the
place for thirty-five years. Are
early spring hatched; must go this
month for lack of room. One dol
lar piece.
MRS. A. L. LOOMS,
Meadville, Mo.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1914-10-16
Apples For Sale

have lot of fine apples of the
Ben Davis, York Superior, Willow
Twig, Roman Beauty, Winesap and
Romantic varieties for sale at my
home in the west suburbs of La
clede. All in good condition for
winter keeping.
i. BRENDAHL.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1914-10-16
FOr E1ehange

200 acres in Custer county, Ok
lahoma; well improved; for north
Missouri farm.
Small farm for clear rental prop
erty.
329 acres in South Missouri;
farm well improved; for Linn
county farm. W. S. SAVAGE.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1914-10-16

The old MeDavid livery barn in
BroOkfeld was partly destroyed
by fire Wednesday night. An aus
UOmobile. two cars of hay and some
grain was burned. The loss was
partly covered by insurance.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1914-10-16
ON LOCAL SUBJECTS
Local Items and Interesting Bits Of
News Of All Sorts


; trio vacuum cleaner in stock tina
will be rented out at one dollar pc
day. 1t is good one and viii
clean your carpets or rugs better
than the old method of beating anC
do it much quicker Apply at this
Office.
VIM. H. Glover and 81, w. Syms
will hold a public sale of 107 heaC
of stock at the Glover farm one and
a half miles northeast of Laclede
on Thursday, October %. In this
sale is 68 head of fine White Faced
yearling steers and other good
stock, complete list of which ap-
pears in their ad in The BLADE
today.
The new furniture and furnish
irgs for the Foreman hotel have
arrived and in order to make room
for them a large number of beds,
bed springs, mattresses, dressers,
commodes, dining room tables and
chairs will be sold at auction on
the hotel grounds next Saturday at
$3.50. Most of this stuff is in good
condition and will give many years
of good service.
FL. G. Lomax has bought the
John Wilson residence property
and is substantially improving it
by tearing down the old house and
building new one. He has the
old house down, the rubbish clear.
ed up, new well made and mater
ial on the ground for the concrete
foundation for the new house.
1t will be completed as soon as
possible as the tenant is ready for
it. This is certainly a valuable
Improvement to that portion of
town.
A called meeting of the W. G.
T. U. was held at the home of Miss
Grace Sissons last Monday. Mrs. |
Dryden, county president, was
present and made some timely and
interesting remarks upon the coun-
ty unit movement, and much i'm
portant business was transacted. |
Regular meetings in the future
will be held on the third Tuesday
of each month. The next meeting
will be held Tuesday, October 20,
at the Rest Room and a large at
is desired.
G. M. Burnett's public sale that
was advertised for last week was
postponed on account of the rain
and will be held on Saturday of
his week, October II. Mr.. Bur-
nett has rented out one of his farms
md is compelled to sell off his
stock and every animal put up
must sell. There is 100 head of
itock to be sold and it is all good
ituff. The sale begins at 10
''clock. A complete list of his
'fferings is given in his advertise
nent in The BLADE today.
Geo. Lloyd died at his home
hree miles southwest of Laclede
asst Monday morning of cancer of
he stomach from which he had
cen a sufferer for some time. He
yas 81 years of age and had resid-
d on the farm where he died for !
lore than twenty-five years. The
lneral was held Wednesday after
oon in charge of Undertaken
ichols, the services being con-
ncted by Rev. Mendenhall. The
'mains we're buried at the Locust :
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1914-10-16
Potatoes

Fancy Red River Ohio potatoes
on track next week at 80 cents per
buhel. j. B. PATRICK.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1914-10-16
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
Brief Mention Of Those Who Come
and Go During the Week


r Brookfed On business Monday.
/ O. A. Potter went to Kansas
| City Wednesday to buy car of
sheep.
Geo. Farrar made business
trip to st. Catharine Wednesday
afternoon.
s. @. Kuhn and S. Luyster were
business visitors at Chillicothe
Wednesday.
Prof. Buel Enyeart, of the
Browning public schools, was in
Laclede last Sunday.
E. R. Barton was in Kansas City
Wednesday and bought a car of
sheep to feed on his farm.
Mrs. Mary E. Taylor of Denver,
Colo, is visiting her nephew, W.
}. Daniels and family near Mead
vile.
Mrs. J. G. Stinson and little
daughter of Brookfeld were guests
of Mr., and Mrs. Biswell last Sat-
urday.
Mrs. Blanche Bundren and little
daughter returned home Wednes-
day from visit with relatives at
New Cambria.
Rev. VIM. Sissons and T. M.
Elliott are at Marshall this week
attending the state synod of the
Presbyterian church,
J. E. Tooker went to st. Joseph
Tuesday to take the civil service
examination for bookkeeper in the
government service.
Resin Wilkins and family return
ed to their home at Walnut, Kans.
Tuesday after two weeks visit
with relatives and friends here.
Lee Daniels and Mr.. and Mrs. j.
II. Daniels and little daughter of
ConnelIsville visited their brother,
W. j. Daniels and family last week.
Mrs. j. H. Duckworth, accom-
panied by her daughter, Mrs. J.
&. Marsh of Utica, are spending a
week with relatives at Fort Scott,
Kansas.
DIR. q. T, Standby went to Chi
cago Monday night where he has
spent part of the week attending
the national meeting of railway
Mrs, Atkinson and little daugh-
ter returned to their home in
Chicago Wednesday after a visit
here with the formers aunt, Miss
Beatrice Dick.
Miss Charlotte Davis of St. Louis
Y. w. c. A. was in Laelede last
week, the guest of Miss Anna Ran
som, and also called on several in
5erested in her line of work.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gartner and
heir daughter, Mrs. Kinney and
title daughter who are here on a
1isit from Plattsburg, spent We'd
lesday with relatives in Brookfeld.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dick Lloyd are
lere from Oklahoma having come
o attend the Lloyd funeral and are
listing Mrs. Lloyd's parents, Mr..
nd Mrs. E. Childress, for the first
ime since they removed from here
fteen years ago.
Mrs. Jean Lawson, a former
aacher in the Laelede schools, with
er little daushter, visited over
unday in Laclede, guests of Mr..
nd Mrs. c. G. Bigger. Mr., Law
On is in the government service as
eterinary surgeon and has been
-ansferred from work in the west
} New Orleans and they are NOV
10 from 0Odon TTtab "a h, -
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1914-10-16
Town AND COUNTRY
About LOCAL People and Events and
Other Matters Of Interest

dI dtflch ..
Ladies, call at the Rest Room for
your Velvetina goods.
Fresh oysters and celery Friday
and Saturday at Patrick's.
The greatest-line of stoves ever
shown in Laclede at B. Patrick's.
/ have some baled clover hay and
wheat straw for sale. W. S.
Savage.
The L. G. 7. club will meet with
Mrs. Harry Maybee Thursday,
Oct. %.
S. c.. Brown Leghorn cockerels
for sale by 2. R. King, phone
407, Laclede.
Registered Shropshire yearlings
and ram lambs for sale by Jones
Bros, at The Oaks.
New buckwheat, Mammals and
Jack Frost Pancake -four just re-
ceived at Patrick's.
Don't fail to see the Range
Eternal demonstration now on at
The Model. Come in.
Those big red apples are ready
for you. Order your winters
supply today. Henry Kraft.
Phone your potato order to A.
Middleton, Forker. He will have
a car of fine ones in next week.
Have few full blood Shropshire
bucks, coming two years old, for
sale. E. F. Brenner, Laclede.
Go to Forker next week and get
your supply of potatoes from A.
Middleton. He will have a car OH
track to sell at IS cents,
A pie supper will be given at
Plum Grove school house on Fri
day evening, October %, to which
all are cordially invited.
Mrs. Ira Thompson and children
returned to their home at Cam
bridge, Ohio, yesterday after a
months visit with relatives here. t
Have a few shop made wagon
boxes made up and for sale at
$10,50 without top box or $14.OO
with top box. Power Garage, La q
clede. (
Have some choice Ben Davis, q
Black Twigs and Winesap apples
for sale. See me for your winters d
supply. L. T. Rowland, half mile
west of Laclede. .
Mrs. G. c. Bigger, Mrs. j. L. q
Burke and Mrs. w. Fl. Woods are
at Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, attending a
meeting of the Des Moines branch
of the Women's Foreign Mission
ary Society.
The Laclede telephone exchange g
has been sold and possession will /
be given November 1. All sub b
scribers should see that they are i
paid up to that date at once. La p
cIede Telephone Co. ct
w. S. Savage this week sold E. N
R. Marsh's farm of 90 acres two ia
miles east of Laclede on the cross
state highway. to G. F. Robbins of
The consideration was
IS, 10000, possession to be given
next March. p
Miss Grace Sissons very delight T,
'ully entertained the American R,
Circle at her home last he
evening. After the bust el,
less part of the session a line party wi
vas formed and with the hostess as
eader all enjoyed an hour with the
movies at the opera house. Bon
,ons were plentiful and a jolly Br
,ood time was enjoyed by all. by
snosts of fbo evonino, uVera Mrs rOl
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-02-20
MACHINE SHOP OF
FRY BROTHERS
VILE BE ONE OF THE MOST COM.
PLETE TO BE FOUND IN
THE STATE.

Fry Brothers have installed at their
big automobile garage on South Gar
den street all the machinery for a
first class repair and machine shop.
1t will be one of the best equipped
and most complete shops of the kind
to be found in the entire state, in fact
there will be few in the state that
will be so we'll equipped. Two ex-
perts, w. B.. Whipple and William
Buchnau, will be in charge of the ma
chine shops and every guarantee of
efficiency and excellency in the work
done is made. Both Of these men
have had large experience and are
regarded as exceptionally capable me-
chanics. All kinds of work will be
done in the shop, from the repairing
of the smallest to the largest pieces
of machinery and there will be an
electric brass and iron acetylene
welding outfit installed.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-02-20
OLD CONFEDERATE
SOLDIER DEAD
CHARLES VAUGHT, ONE OF THE
FIRST TO ENLIST FROM MAU.
RY COUNTY.

The death of Charles n. Vaught,
who passesd away at his home at
Huntsville, Ala, recalls the fact that
he was once a resident of this coun.
ty and was for many years one Of its
most prominent citizens. He left
here some twenty years ago and NOV
ed to Alabama where he had resided
until his death. Mr.. Vaught was one
of the first who volunteered from
Maury county to serve in the civil
war. He was a gallant soldier and
served throughout that memorable
conflict with bravery and distinction
After the war, he was one of the con.
tractors employed by the government
in the construction of abe arsenal,
which is now occupied by the olumbia
Military Academy.
He is a relative by marriage Of the
VOORHEES, family of this city, having
married Miss Robena VOORHEES,, q
cousin of DR.. and J. G.. VOORHEES,.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-02-20
Afford HOME
u
DAMAGED BY FIRE
KITCHEN ALMOST COMPLETELY
DESTROYED BY FLAMES, BUT
REST UNINJURED.

The house occupied by Mrs. Afford
on West Sixth street came very near
destruction by fire on Sunday even
ing at z o'clock. The kitchen was in
flames when the fire alarm was turned
in, but they were soon on the scene
and prevented the flames from
spreading to the rest OF the house,
which is situated some distance from
the kitchen.
The origin Of the fire was in the
cooking stove. The first intimation
that the family had Of the blaze was
just after supper when some one saw
the flames. The kitchen was SO near.
ly destroyed that no effort was made
to save 1t, but simply to prevent the
fire from spreading. The fremen
were successful in their efforts.
Practically all Of the kitchen fur.
niture Of the Affords was destroyed,
while the loss of the room will fall
upon the owner of the property.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-02-20
VACANCY ON BOARD.
Expected That Joseph II. courtney's
Place on the County Commission
Will Be Filled Soon.

There is vacancy on the old board
Of elections in the county, that is
headed by Col James Fl. Ramon, that
it is expected will be filled soon by
the appointment of regular" 1t
will be recalled that Jos. H. Courtney,
the regular" member Of the board,
declined to serve after the expiration
of his term of Office. lie did not join
with his colleagues, Col. Ramon and
John B. Brooks, the republican repre-
sentative. Both of the latter, under
instructions from Judge Sam Young,
of the state board Of elections, con-
tinued to serve and are row men,
bers of the only legal election board
in the county. In this connection it
is pertinent to remark that while the
independent democrats are largely in
the majority in this county they were
denied any representation on the
Thomas" or Barker board while the
Independents have always been per-
fectly willing to have regular repre-
sentation on their board.
The decision means the passing Of
the Barker or, Thomas board, COM
posed of A. L Thomas and E. l.. Kin
del, regulars" of the bitterest type,
and William Barker, the secretary of
the state progressive committee.
They attempted to perform some of
the functions of Office and finally en-
tered into an agreement with the old
board which, however, was soor aft
erward preached by Chairman
Thomas" since which time no effort
has been jointly made to conduct the
elections of the county.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-02-20
OPINIONS VARY.
As to the Effect Locally on the Polit-
cal Situation of the Decision of
the Supreme Court.

The decision of the election law
case considerably clarifies the politi-
cal situation not only n the state but
in this county. There will be no
longer any question about who will
control the election machinery in this
county. The "old board" of which
Col James H. Kannon,, of Glendale, is
chairman, has been indicated The
elections for this year, both the coun-
ty in August and the state in Novem-
Der, will be conducted ty the kannon
board, and that means that we shall
continue to have the fair elections
that have prevailed in this county for
the past six or eight years.
Politicians do not agree as to the
effect of the decision upon "harmo-
ny" locally. There are some indie
pendent democrats who are of the
opinion that their faction will, flush
ed with this victory, be further from
harmony than ever. On the other
hand there are Independent democrat
ic leaders who believe that this de-
cision will make for party unity.
They declare that as a result of the
supreme courts holding the ''regrr-
lars" denied control of the election
machinery of the state and county,
will be much more likely to be reas-
enable and tractible when 1t comes to
reunion of the party.
The regulars do not agree either.
There are some of them in the coun-
ty who have never approved Of the
alliance between the liquor faction
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-02-20
MORPHINE
Liquor and Tobacco Additions Cured
Within Ten Days BY Our New
Painless Method
Only Sanitarium In The World Civ
ing Unconditional Guarantee.

Our guarantee means something.
Not one dollar need be paid until a
satisfactory cure has been effected.
A law in Tennessee prohibiting
the sale of morphine has been pass
ed. Be cured at once and avoid the
horrible suffering you may have to
undergo.
We control completely the usual
withdrawal symptoms. No extreme
nervousness, aching of limbs or loss
of sleep. Patients unable to visit
Sanitarium can be treated privately
at home. References: Union Bank
& Trust Co., the American National
Bank, or any citizen of Lebanonn.
Write for Free Booklet No. 2.
Address
CUMBERLAND SANlTARiUM
r. J. Sanders, Mgr. Lebanon, Tenn.
30 st
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-02-20
HATCHER WILKES,
Of MAURY COUNTY
IN CHARGE BANKS
APPOINTED BY SUPERINTEND
EMIT HUTTON, CUSTODIAN OF
BROKEN INSTITUTION.
ASSOCIATED With R0BT. HUTTON
Former Son of Culleoka, Who Is Also
Brother of Bank EXAMINER Rich
ard Wilkes, of Alabama, Receives a
High Honor-EnviabIe Record.

JOS. L. Hutton, state superintend-
ent of banks, ex-officio receiver of the
defunct Mercantile Bank, of Mem
phis, has placed an old Maury coun-
tian in charge of that institution. He
has appointed Hatcher Wilkes, for
merly of Culleoka, and Robert l.. Hut
ton, a brother, of Bedford county, as
custodians Of the bank. They have
taken charge and will, under the SUI
pervision of the state bank examin-
err, wind up it's affairs.
Hatcher Wilkes is well known at
Culleoka, having been pupil of John
P. Graham when the latter was prin-
;cipal of the Culleoka school. He is
a son of former Representative Rich.
ard A. Wilkes and is a brother of
Richard A. Wilkes, Jr., of Birming-
ham, Ala, the chief bank examiner of
years he has been valued employe
Of the Manhattan Savings Bank &
Trust Company, of Memphis, and the
president of that institution was most
loathe to give him up but finally con-
sented that he could accept the posi-.
ton offered him by Supt. Hutton.
It is significant fact that the two
brothers, both raised at Cullecka, are
now in bank examining departments
in two states, and it is also worthy
Of note that both Of them received
their first banking instruction in the
Phoenix National Bank, of Columbia
1t is also further worthy of note that
organizer and president of this bank
bacame the first bank superintendent
of the state of Tennessee.
1t will probably require several
months to wind up and settle the af-
fairs Of the broken Memphis institu-
ton and during that time it's matters
will be in charge of Messrs. Wilkes
and Hutton.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-02-20
CAPT. PECK TALKS
Upon THE BEAUTIES
OF MAURY COUNTY
COMMISSIONER OF AGRicUL-
TURE HIGHLY IMPRESSED
WITH ITS ADVANTAGES.
STOCK RAISING VERY PROFITABLE
Believes the soil should he rested
More-Too Much Ploughing De-
stroys the Humus Of the Earth
Will Do All Possible.

"As / look out Of the car window at
the beautiful country that meets the
eye in every direction, / verify believe
that it is the most lovely that the sun
ever shone upon"
This was the substance of the re-
marks Of Capt. T. F. Peck, state com
missioner Of agriculture, as he went
up on the train to Nashville Saturday
afternoon on his return from trip
to Cornersville where he had held a
farmers convention on that day. He
was reclining in his seat and looking
out at the beautiful country that one
sees between Columbia and Frank
lin. The sky was clear, there was
not cloud on the horizon, and the
sun was just sinking to rest in the
west. An artist of the ability Of a
Corot, a Millet, or Whistler could
not have wished for more appropri
ate subject to. use bis brush upon.
"This is indeed a wonderfully bless
ed and favored country. Every ad
vantage that climate, soil, and nature
can offer is provided in this section
with wealth that only those who
see the other. and less favored sec
tons of this state and country can
appreciate, And yet the people have
not nearly availed themselves of all
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-02-20
DEDMAN ELECTION VOID.
AZ Result Of the Supreme Court De.
olson Proceedings Of Thomas
Board Are illegal.

AS result of the decision OF the
supreme court in the election law
case, the last city election in which
Jos. M. Dedman and his aldermanic
ticket were elected, will De null and
void In decision handed down at
Jackson in case coming from Dyer
county, Judge Neil delivering the
opinion, the supreme court decided
that an election conducted by an un-
authorized party continued no cleo
ton at all.
Under this holding the election
conducted here last fall by the rump
or Barker-iquor board at which Ded-
ma and the board of aldermen were
elected will amount to nothing in law.
1t will be remembered that there was
an agreement between the old board
headed by Col. James II. Ramon and
the new board headed by A, L. Thorn
as for the joint conduct of all cleo
tons, pending the decision of the
case in the supreme court. However,
this agreement was preached by
Chairman" Thomas and he refused
to abide by it and carry out its ar.
rangements with Col. Ramon, and
the election was held solely by the
old board which certified the result
Chairman Ramon, after Thomas
had preached the agreement, refused
to participate any further in the hold
ing of the election and his board did
not Certify to the election of Dedman
and the aldermanic board. Just what
effect this Will have on Dedman's ten
ure of, Office remains to be decided.
However, the proceedings of Ded-
mans board will probably be legal as
under the law they would hold under
former election until their successors
were duly elected anil qualified.
Doubtless special election will be
called by the Ramon board at an ear
ly date for the purpose OF electing a
mayor and board of aldermen. It is
likely that il such election were call
ed Dedman and the board would not
have any opposition as the people
would accept the verdict of last Oc-
tober although rendered at an illegal
election.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-02-20

the advantages that all these condi-
tons afford They have not yet learn
ed to use them and get all out OF
them that is possible. They over
look the greatest opportunity that
this land offers, and that is the rails
ing Of more good stock. The people
plough too much. II some of these
farms, that you occasionally see.
which seem tired, worn out, and be-
ginning to wash, were sown in grass
and pastured for a few years, their
fertility, their value in dollars and
cents would be more than doubled
They need to use more clovers, more
grasses, and other seeds that will
strengthen and build up the soil that
is beginning to lose some of the ma
tive humus that it once possessed.
"The crops need to be rotated
more. Corn and wheat, corn and
wheat, taking all the strength out
of the land and putting nothing back,
are destroying the lands Of this Sec
ton. They do not have enough rest
This is one of the best stock growing
sections in the whole world, a place
where mules, fine horses, cattle OF
every kind and description can be
raised cheaply and well. Yet we
don't do enough of this kind of farm.
ing. If we did, this county would
bloom as eternal garden and its fame
would reach all quarters of the ma
ton.
Eyes, verify, this is section to
which the words Of the Biblical writ
er might we'll be applied, "A land OF
wheat and barley and vines, land
of olive oil and honey, a and wherein
thou shalt eat bread without scarce.
ness, thou shalt not lack anything in
it." In my position as head of the
Tennessee department Of agriculture
am going to try to get the people
of the wonderful county to avail
themselves of all the manifold bless
ings that have been SO beautifully
showered upon them"