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The Laclede blade., 1916-09-22
ON LOCAL, SUBJECTS
Local Items and Interesting Bits Of
News Of All Sorts


will fill his regular appointment a
the Christian church next Sunday
preaching morning and evening
Sunday school at 9:45. All arr
cordially invited to attend these
services.
2. r. King is preparing to put
set of new improvements on his
north farm known as the BotheI
place. The house will be two
story with eight rooms and base
ment and modern in every way.
j. B. Carothers has the carpenter
work.
The Royal Neighbor camp will
have an adjourned meeting at
Woodman hall on Friday evening
Of this week at 700 to vote on
applications of candidates and tC
practice drill for county eonven
ton. All members are urged to
be in attendance.
On account of the sickness of
their president, Mrs. Patrick, the
W. c. T. U. did not hold their
regular meeting last Tuesday but
will hold meeting at Mrs. Georgia
Savage, Tuesday, September 26
All active members are urged to
be present.
Mrs. Julia Hendricks, after a
s visit here with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Herter,
left Wednesday morning to return
to her home at Fort Scott, Kansas,
stopping at Chillicethe for a short
visit, being accompanied that fan
by her sister, Miss Kathryn Halter.
Mrs. A. D. Welsh and Mrs
Cecil Welsh were in Charlton
county last Monday afternoon to
see Joyce Linn, the new son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Welsh. ROg
seems to be stepping as high as a
title boy with a new pair Of red |
opped boots and wearing a smile
hat won't come off.
Mark Fl. Lomax, after spending
month at his home here, returned
o Columbia last Saturday where
10 is manager of the Columbia
'ypewriting Bureau. The bureau
las a number of typewriters EN-.
'loyed and does copying, letter
7riting and mimeographing for
University students and business
rms and corporations and does
ute a profitable business.
The Locust creek telephone line
eld their semi-annusl supper at
he home of Robert and Miss Ellen
Watson last Saturday. The rooms
ere tastily decorated in yellow
nd green while a beautiful bou-
net of art flowers graced the {
ming table. Music aDd games t
ere enjoyed by all and refresh 8
ents of ice cream, cake and '
uits were served until late hour.
be Locust creek line is a live
ire" and an oyster supper in :,
ebruary will be the next big
ed"
On the eighth page of THE ,
LADE today will be found the
InOuncement of the opening of
W. Hartman's new store at i
-ookfield next Monday afternoon.
point Of equipment, beautiful Il
yles and nicely of arrangement a
is is said to be the finest ready P
wear ladies store in all this part
the country. 1t is in a new o
ilding, with new fixtures and a b
Dplete new stock. and the open v,
: will no doubt attract a large S
legation of ladies from Laclede Il
The Laclede blade., 1916-09-22
TOWN AND COUNTRY
About Local People and Events and
Other Matters Of Interest

ShhCOs
For Sale-One Buick auto anC
piano like new. Phone 174, La
clede.
Our Saturday special, 7 packages
Hippo washing powder for 25c
Carothers & Allen.
Moving pictures at the opera
house on Thursday and Saturday
nights of this week.
We are selling a very fine canned
California peach at low price.
Kraft & Brenner.
Three milch cows, two yearling
heifers and FIVE steer calves for
sale. Anna Ransom.
We have 'em! Perfection oil
heaters for cool mornings and
evenings. Carothers & Allen.
Our outing flannels are now on
sale and we have full and com
plete line, Kraft & Brenner.
Kraft & Brenner have just
opened up new line of mems and
boys caps. Come and see them.
Three burner coal oil stove with
oven, all in good condition, for
sale cheap. See or call E. B.
Allen.
We still have some of that fine
sorghum molasses for sale at sol
cents per gallon. Kraft & Bren-
ner.
Movies at the opera house Thurs
day and Saturday nights of each
week. The pictures are now better
than ever before.
Mr., and Mrs. W. B. Calhoun
left Wednesday to spend a few
weeks with their daughter and
family at Adrian.
Just arrived, full line of men s,
ladies' and children's sweaters and
children's sweater coats and
Kraft & Brenner.
Miss Vernie Kent of Osgood
visited her grand parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. Knight and her aunt, Mrs.
s. G. Kuhn here the past two
weeks.
Mrs. N. E. Fletcher will sell
some household goods and tools at
auction at her home in the north
part of town on Saturday after
noon of this week.
Our new line of mems and I
aides SHOES have just arrived and ,
ire on sale. Come in and let US {
it you up for fall and winter. {
Kraft & Brenner. ]
G. E. Goosey has sold his 80
ere farm adjoining his home place
N the south to his brother Albert J.
f Schuyler county who will move 7
ere and take possession next
pring.
C. M. Burnett has remodeled the y
ouse on his tenant farm just b
asst of his home place, putting it e
n a concrete foundation and
laking other substantial improve c
rents. il
Isaac 81. Clough, one of our
lbstantial farmer friends, made v
is annual September visit to this L
lice last week as a result of which
We subscriptions were advanced K
lother year, Ia
A. @. Lloyd will hold a public al
lie of stock and farm implements N
the Geo. Lloyd farm southwest th
Lacledeon Thursday, September OF
}. Col. Shifett is the anctioneer. bt
ID ii. P. Benson, clerk: TX
The Newark journal., 1916-01-27

resident of Ward No. 3, Rud-
dell township, offered his resig-
nation, which was accepted and
upon motion of Sidney Pickens,
seconded by Tom Dobson, J. F.
Martin was selected to repre-
sent Ward No. 3.
S. M. Casey offered the fol-
lowing resolution:
"Be it resolved, that COM
mittee of three, consisting of
the Chairman, Secretary and
one other Ito be named by the
Chairman) be and they are
hereby appointed a board to
make the assessments of coun-
Ity and township candidates for
the purpose of defraying the
Expenses Of the primary and to
determine the order in which
names of candidates for dis
trlct, county and township Off
GERS, shall appear on the ticket.
In the following manner; The
name of each candidate to be
written on 4 card, placed in a
hat and shaken up. The first
name drawn therefrom to be
placed first on the ticket and
SO on until all names have been
withdrawn"
The resolution was adopted
without dissenting vote and J.
W. Searcy was named as the
third member of the committee.
w. E. Self offered a motion
to allow each committeeman to
select the judges and clerks of
election, and S. NJ. Casey NOV
ed, as a substitute, that each
committeeman send in a list of
five names for judges, two for
clerk and one for sheriff, from
which subcommittee of three
to be appointed by the Chair
man at the next meeting of the
central committee, shall select
three names for judges, two
for clerks and one for sheriff.
Upon roll call, the substitute
motion by Casey was adopted
by vote of IL to 6, and the
secretary was ordered to so no
tify each committeeman.
No further business appear
ing the committee adjourned
until Saturday, March A, 1916.
The Newark journal., 1916-01-27
INDEPENDENCE COUNTY BOY
WINS STATE CORN CLUB PRIZE

Agricultural Schools of the
state not later than about the
middle of September, 1916.
When the boy enters school, a
certain allowance of this $3.50
will be sent him each month for
his expenses. He will be requir-
ed to keep an itemized account
of his expenses while in school
and send it to me at the end of
each month. The money cannot
be used except for school pur-
poses.
Please write me at once if
you care to accept this. You
could begin school now in any
Ione of the four District Agri-
cultural schools, Magnolia Rus
isellville, Jonesboro, or Monti-
cello. You would likely want to
go to- Jonesboro as that is the
school in your District but if
you want to you can wait and
start in next fall. The $4,000
ought to pay your expenses for
one year.
You have won a very excel
lent prize and | trust you can
be in a position to accept it and
make the very best out of it.
want to congratulate you OH
winning this prize. Let me hear
from you at once.
Yours ferry truly,
w j. JERNIGAN,
Assistant State Agent.
The Newark journal., 1916-01-27
EARLE BEST is CHAMPION
CORN GROWER
Wins First Prize of $3.50 Offer
by The Arkansas Bankers
Association.

Earle Best of Dota has won a
signal honor for himself and
independence county, having
been notified a few days ago
that he is winner of the first
prize in the Boys Corn Clubs
of Arkansas.
This is an honor which Earle
and his friends and every citi-
zen of independence County
should feel proud of.
Earle joined the Boys Corn
Club when it was first organi-
ed in Independence county
about three years ago and that
he is an active, energetic and
progressive young fellow is
shown by the fact that he won
a county prize the first year he
was member of the club.
The past season he grew 1T
bushels of corn on one acre of
ground, and at the recent meet
ing of the club agents and coun-
ty prize winners held in Little
Rock, it was found that Earle
had won first prize for Arkan-
sas.
A few days ago he received
the following letter from w. J..
Jernigan, assistant state agent,
notifying him that he had won
first prize:
The Newark journal., 1916-01-27
JOHN CROSSER KILLS
MAN AT TUCKERMAN
John Yelverton Instantly Kill
ed This Afternoon When He
Draws Gun on Crosser.

! John Yelverton of Tucker
man was shot andinstantly kill
ed at his home at Tuckerman
this afternoon about $50
o'clock by John L. Crosser, city
marshal of Tuckerman.
Yelverton, it is said, had been
drinking and causing trouble
for some time, and yesterday
and last night had been very
troublesome.
Crosser had started to Vel
verton's home to place him un-
der arrest when he met Vel
verton. After being placed I'M
der arrest, Yelverton begged
the marshal to go with him
back to his house to see about
some hogs which he claimed
had been causing some trouble.
ICrosser consented and when
they reached the house, instead
OF going to the hoglot, Yelver.
ton led the way into the house
and insisted that Crosser come
in. The officer protested but
went in and when they entered
the house Yelverton closed the
door and picked up his shot
gun. The officer commanded
him to put down the weapon,
but instead he made motion
as if to raise his gun, whereup-
on Crosser shot him twice, both
balls entering the body near
the heart, producing instant
death.
Crosser gave himself up to
the deputy sheriff.
Yelverton was about 53years
old and had a bad reputation,
having frequently been in trou-
BILE.
Crosser's home is in Newark
he having been born and. rails
ed here, and has a family here.
He had been marshal at Tuck
erman for about there months.
The Newark journal., 1916-01-27
FORMER NEWARK MAN
MARR!ES IN HOUSTON

Houston, Tex, Jan. "a
Mr.. Robert Hugh Travis was
married January %, at $50
p. m. to Miss Jessie Wick Har-
RE, at the beautiful Heights
home of Mr.. and Mrs. E. E.
Patterson, l148 Arlington.
The brief but impressive
ceremony was performed by
the Rev. w. M. Sheriff., pas
tor of the Grace Methodist
church.
The bride was attended by
her girlhood friend, Miss Haz-
eel Patterson, while Mr.. Edwin
E. Harrington officiated as best
man.
The dainty bride is the
charming daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Emmett Harrie, we'll
known residents of this city
Her sweet and lovable DISPOSE
ton has won her many friends
who join in wishing her much
happiness and JOY. She was
attired in dark blue suit
with accessories to match
which showed off her blond
beauty to perfection.
Mr.. Travis is a well-known
young BUSHES man of this city
holding the position of Assist
ant Superintendent and Claim
Adjuster with the American Ma.
tional Insurance Company,th
youngest man in the history
of his company to hold such
position, having in the short
space of two years worked him,
self up to this important post
He is held in high esteem by
both friends and employers
and has bright future before
him.
Immediately after the cere.
mony dainty refreshments
were served by the hostess, at
ter which the happy couple
left among showers of congra
!, tulations and good wishes.
The Newark journal., 1916-01-27
SMALLPOX SITUATION
RAPIDLY IMPROVING

DR.. A. A. Evans, city health
officer, states that he believes
the situation with regard to
smallpox is in good shape, and
he fears no serious outbreak of
the disease in this community.
Every person in the entire
community who has been ex-
posed has been vaccinated and
many who have not been ex-
posed have been vaccinated DIR.
Evans has vaccinated nearly
400 persons within the past
week. All the other physicians
in town have vaccinated alarge
number, DR.. Evans leading be-
cause Of his position as city
health officer.
Only one new case has devel-
oped in town outside of the
families where the disease was
already prevalent, that being
Geo. L. Green. The city and
state health regulations are be-
ing strictly enforced and DR..
Evans thinks the worst is over.
There is no further danger
and people having business in
Newark need have no fears OF
cathching the. disease hare.
The Newark journal., 1916-01-27
LITTLE SIBIL SELF

Sibil Marie Self, the little
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. w,
F. Self, died at the home OF
her grandfather, w. E. Self, in
Newark last Monday.
She was taken with mem
branuous Group last Saturday
and although everything was
done for hes that could be done
by medical skill, she grew
steadily worse until death re-
suited Monday.
The remains were buried
Tuesday at Macedonia, Rev.
j. H. Mcdonnell conducting the
funeral services.
The Newark journal., 1916-01-27
COUNTY PRIMARY TO
BE HELD MARCH 20
Date Fixed at Meeting of Dem
ocratic Central Committee
Held at Batesville Saturday.

Pursuant to a call published
by Chairman J. H. Emerson,
the Democratic County Central
Committee met at the court
house in Batesville at 1C
O'Clock a. m. last Saturday, Jan
uary %.
Chairman j. II. Emerson pre-.
sided and upon roll call by Sec.
rotary E. A. Hodges, the fol.
lowing townships were found
to be represented.
Ashley, w. l.. Ottinger.
Barren, V. O. Gray, proxy
for Albert Gray.
Big Bottom, w. E. Self.
Christian, j. NJ. Stephens.
Cushman, w. T. Dobson,
proxy for E. M. Reaves.
Dota, Sidney Pickens, proxy
for NJ. L. Piekens.
Gainsboro, l.. B. Massey.
Greenbrier, J. w. Searcy.
Logan, o F. Craig, proxy for
j. H. Fetzer.
Oil Trough, A. B. Pelley.
Relief, R. H. Waddell, proxy
for D. G.. Hays.
Ruddell, 1st Ward, A. R
Weaver,
Ruddell, End Ward, S. M
Casey.
Ruddell, 3rd Ward, E. A.
Hodges.
Salado, J. A. lancaster.
Washington, L. J. Braey.
White River, j. H Emerson.
Wycough, 7. J. Raney, proxy
for P. S. Fortune.
Union, J. R. Dobson.
After motion to adjourn
until 80 p. m. had been voted
down, a resolution by S. NJ.
Casey, seconded by O. F. Craig,
to call a primary for Wednes-
day, March 20, 1916, was
unanimously adopted.
1t appearing that Hill town.
ship had been created since the
last meeting of the committee
and having no representation.
1t was moved by J. M Stephens.
seconded by S. M.Casey that J.
M. White be named as commit
teeman from that township.
and the motion carried.
Albert Gray, having remov-
ed from Barren township, of
tered his resignation. and w.
Z. woodward was elected upon
motion of V. O. Gray, seconded
by w. E. Self.
E. A. Hodges, being a non
The Newark journal., 1916-01-27
AUDITORS MAY Be
APPOENTEDB JUDGE
Supreme Court Decision Set
ties Mooted Question and
Books w III Be. Examined

In a decision handed down
last Monay. the Arkansas Su-
preme CourS holds that a coun-
Ity Judge has the right to ap-
point expert accountants to
examine the books of county
Officers.
The case. was that of E. F.
Latham & Co., VS.. Jackson
County, appealed from the
jackson Circuit Court. Some
time ago Judge McLain of
jackson county employed a
Memphis firm of expert &C
lcOuntants to audit the books
of jackson county, and order
ed the exp nses of the audit
paid by the county. Certain
taxpayers objected to the ex-
pense and appealed to the cir
cult court. The circuit court
reversed the county court, dis
allowed the claim and held
that the county court had no
authority to incur such an ex-
pense upon the county.
The Supreme court held
that the constitution grants
exclusive jurisdiction to the
county courts over all matters
pertaining % the disbursement
of county funds and that the
statutes give the county courts
jurisdiction to audit, settle
and disburse money for coun-
ty purposes and makes it in
cumbent upon officers ito set
tie with and render their &C
counts to the county court"
The Supreme court also said
that the statutes provide that
where good cause is shownfor
setting aside the settlements
of officers, the county court
may 're-eXamine, settle and
adjust same"
The decision of the supreme
court has been awaited with
interest, ana means that the
work of auditing the books of
independence county will be
taken up at an early date. The
recent term of the Quorum
Court made an appropriation
CT $1,000 for this purpose and
instructed the county Judge
to appoint an accountant to
audit the books.
The work has been delayed
awaiting the decision of the
court. Since the SUI
preme court upholds- the right
of a county Judge to have this
work done, Judge T. NJ. Wal
drip states that he will APP
point an expert accountant at
an early cate and have him
proceed with the work of aud
iting the books of all county
officers since the time the Gray
law went into effect.
The Newark journal., 1916-01-27
CANDIDATE MEETING

A meeting of the county can
didates will be held at Bates
vile on Saturday, February IL,
for the purpose of arranging
for joint canvass of the county.
All candidates invited to be
present.
The Newark journal., 1916-01-27
Little Rock, Jan. 10, 1915

Little Rock, Jan. 10, 1916.
Earle Best, Dota, Ark.
Dear Earle This is to notify
you that your yield of 117bush-
els with your written history,
report book, etc., has won you
the first State prize, which is a
scholarship of $4,000 offered
by the Bankers Association.
The boy winning this prize is
supposed to enter one of the
The Newark journal., 1916-01-27
JUNK WANTED

Will pay &c per pound for
old rubber No. l, &c for No. 2
and top price for brass, zinc
and copper. J. E. HORN,
Newark, Arkansas.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-22
MORE COURSES
FOR TEACHERS
Five Study Centers Will
Be Held in County in
the Next Year
CEDAR FALLS MAN IS
HERE IN CONFERENCE
Director of Extension In
State College Comes to
Arrange Programs

Last years course of three study
centers for Wapello county teachers
will be increased to five during the
coming year.
This was decided today in confer
ence between County superintendent
r. L. Gardner and l. H. Hart, director
of the extension department OF Iowa
State Teachers college of Cedar Falls.
The plans for the year were gone over
and discussed by the men at Mr.. Gard
ners Office in the court house. The
first study center will be held during
the latter part of October.
Meetings Beneficial.
BY the provisions, made by 1owa's
last legislature, the study centers held
during the 1915-1916 year were the
first to be held in the state. The legis-
lature arranged for the meetings and
appropriated the money to hold them.
Then it was up to the county super
intendent. AS soon as Mr.. Gardner
took his office last September he began
looking into the matter and Wapello
county's first study center was held In
October. The second followed in JAN
uary and the third was held in March.
All Of them were largely attended and
the teachers were free in their express
sions of the benfits to be derived from
them. Special instructors came each
time from Cedar Falls and lectured
and conducted round tables on subjects
of special interest to all the teachers,
country and city, alike.
Institute Earlier.
1t was also decided today to hold the
regular teachers institute earlier this
year. 1t will be called during the lat
ter part Of September. For these
meetings all the teachers in the coun-
ty are invited. The rural teachers at
tend all Of the sessions and the even
ing meetings are always arranged for
the special benefit of the city teachers
who are only able to come at that time.
Examination Grades Here. ,,
The returns from the regular June
examinations taken by the teachers Of
the county have arrived at the county
superintendent's Office and may be Sc.
cured at any time.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-22
PICNIC At RIVER
ENDS IN DEATH Of
GIRLS AN D MAN
FINDING OF CLOTHING AND BAs-
kET FIRST CLUE TO MUscA-
TINE TRAGEDY.

Muscatine, July 21.-Clothing and
an untouched picnic basket, found on
the banks Of the Cedar river, nine
miles west of here last night, provid-
ed the first clue to the drowning of
three well known Muscatine young
persons. The victims are:
Miss Myrtle Foster, aged 2b, nurse.
Miss Margaret Guthardt, aged 81.
seamstress.
John Wonderly, aged 2s, banker.
Mr.. Wonderly, who was bookkeep-
er at the Muscatine State bank, and
Miss Foster were engaged to wed next
week. Miss Guthardt was preparing
the trousseau and had been sewing at
the Foster homo, near the scene Of
the drowning. The young man enter
ed upon a vacation yesterday which
was to be marked by his marriage and
honeymoon trip. He visited the home
of the bride-to-be in the early after
noon and it was his suggestion that
the picnic was held. The three took
bathing suits with them. When they
failed to return to the home an inves-
tigation which revealed the tragedy
was made.
A large searching party was formed
today to recover the bodies.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-22
SHER|FF'S POSSE
HUNTING SLAYER
WOMAN Is KILLED AND MAN SERl-
OUSLY WOUNDED IN FIGHT
WITH MURDERER. .

Marshalltown, July 21.-Sherif's
posses today started search for Bob
Williams, %, said to be from Missouri
who, according to the police, will be
accused of murder as the result Of q
shooting affray near here late Last
night.
Williams, according to tho police,
shot and killed Mrs. Stewart, g.
and probably fatally wounded Wen.
dali P. Foote, on Foote'S farm near
Dillon, Marshall county.
sheriff, Williams was Jealous because
Miss Ruby Stewart continued to act
as housekeeper for Foote. Late last
evening he came to the Foote farm
and opened fire through the door, evi'
IDENTIFY with the intention Of killing
Foote and Miss Stewart. The young
woman escaped uninjured but three
bullets lodged in the farmers body and
three more struck Mrs. Stewart
Ruby's mother, killing her instantly.
Reports shortly after noon said that
two men, suspected of being Williams
had been arrested and were being held
at Eldora, pending arrival of the sher.
If.
The assailant Of Foote and Mrs
Stewart also attacked Carl Foote, H.
with the butt of his revolver. The boy
was not seriously hurt.
Doctors said this afternoon that
Foote might recover If his wounds did
not become infected. -.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-22
BLACKL|STED MEN
MAY ASK j. s. To
SAFEGUARD THEM
NUMEROUS FIRMS FACE RUIN BE.
CAUSE OF ACTION TAKEN BY
BRITISH GOVERNMENT.

New York, July Fl. ALI of the
eighty-two firms blacklisted by Great
Britain under the trading with the
enemy act were invited to send repre-.
sentatives to a meeting here today to
consider entering q formal protest.
There was talk in shipping circles of
attempting to test the validity of
Great Britain's position by sending AL
American ship laden with goods from
the blacklisted firms to a neutral port
consigned to a neutral. or to an agent
of the American owners.
Some merchants, however, believed
the meeting should go no further than
appointing q committee made up of
persons whose Amertcanism can not
be questioned to take up the matter
with the state department at Washing.
ton.
The meeting was called by Edward
Stegeman, Jr., president of Brasch and
Rothenstein, forwarding agents. Invi.
tations were sent to r. GOODWIN
Rhett Of Charleston, s. O., president Of
the Chamber of Commerce of the
United States and to Elliott H. Good
win Of Washington, secretary of that
body.
Shippers said today that orders from
South America for large quantities Of
goods have been held up by the action
of the British government.
Some American firms feared they
will be banned from doing business
with Great Britain or the colonies un-
less they cease dealing with those on
the blacklist.