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The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1917-11-30
on LOCAL SUBJECTS
Local Items and Interesting Bits Of
News Of All Sorts

Geo. L. Leavy, for many years
a citizen Of Laclede, died at his
home in Los Angeles, CAL, two
weeks ago. He leaves a widow,
the daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
ert Glenn Of Linneus.
On account Of the death Of his
father D. Ward King will not be
able to fill his speaking dates in
this county this eek. Therefore
the land bank meeting advertised
for the Plum Grove school house
and at Forker for Friday, Novem-
Der 30, has been cancelled.
Karl Jones made a sale of Here
ford cattle from 1.-THE Oaks" last
Monday that was the highest priced
herd of cattle ever driven through
the streets of Laclede. There were
33 cows and the herd bull in the
lot and brought the lump sum of
SO, 900. They were shipped to a
breeder in Indiana,
At a meeting of the Modern
Brotherhood lodge last Saturday
night $40. 90 was donated from the
general fund to the local Red
Cross. Itwas also decided to have
an oyster supper at Woodman hall
on Friday night Of this week for
the members of the lodge and their
families. At the first meeting of
the lodge in December officers for
the ensuing year are to be elected
No town or community has a
more beautiful or better kept pub
lie park than Laclede. j. W.
Reed, the faithful caretaker, has
Just finished raking and burn
ing all leaves and other rubb-
| ish and it is now as clean and neat
as can be and will be kept that
way all winter. No fallen limbs
or other trash is allowed to remain
on the ground long and it always
has a neat appearance, just as ii
should be. 1t certainly reflects
the civic pride of our people.
The S. R. o. sign was out
early at the picture show Saturday
night on the occasion of the fourth
installment of "Gloria's Romance. y
This is one of the most fascinating
serials ever shown here and every
seat was occupied before the well
come sign was thrown upon the
screen. There will be another -four
reels of the serial and a comedy
next Saturday night. Manager
Myers is giving his patrons a high
class entertainment for the small
est price of admission, IL cents fol
adults and 6 cents for children
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Local and Personal
Jones.

Local and Personal
Get your thermos bottle at the
Rexall store.
Talking machines for sale by Je-
rome G. Brown.
Five organs for sale cheap. See
jerome G. Brown.
Operator wanted at Laclede Tel
ephone Exchange. Apply at office
at once.
Beautiful new stationery, very
reasonably priced, at the Owl Phar-
macy.
Spelling blocks, toys, dolls and
books for children at the Owl
Pharmacy.
The Laclede schools took a
Thanksgiving vacation Thursday
and Friday of this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Peer are here
from Wyoming visiting the form
er's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. H..
Peer on route two.
J. E. Welsh, who is teaching at
North Salem, came down Friday
evening and spent Saturday and
Sunday with his family.
The Woman's Foreign Mission
ary Society will meet next We'd
nesday, December S, with Mrs.
Harry Landree at 200 O'Clock.
Rev. Sisson will lead.
If you want an AL piano or
phonograph for Christmas, see
Jerome G. Brown. He guarantees
lowest possible price and terms to
suit your convenience.
William Il. Acha and Emma
Frances McCullum, both of Brook
field, were married at the home of
the latter in Brookfeld at 600 last
Saturday evening, November "a,
by the Rev. r. L. Stratton, pas
tor of the Laclede Baptist church.
The Pratt Motor Car Co., of
Brookfeld, general agents for the
bort car, are new advertisers in
THE BLADE today. The bort is a
new car in this territory and the
Brookfeld company desire to list
some. sub-agents.
If you want a piano of that
beautiful quality Of tone of the
violin which blends in purity and
equisite harmony with the human
voice, and which retains its sweet
ness through a lifetime of happy
use, then buy q Schumann of Jer-
ONE G. Brown.
Mrs. Dora Watson was over
from Brookfield yesterday and
called and renewed for THE BLADE
and also paid for the paper to be
sent to her mother, Mrs. Lizzie
Edwards who has gone to Kewa-
nee, ILL.,, to spend the winter with
her son, Ira and family.
Christine Miller, Americas lead
ing concert contralto, writes:
Just a word to tell you of nay
great pleasure in the use Of the
Schumann. Here is a piano rich
and full in tone, of splendid sus-
tanning power and Of beautiful
singing tone. Just the piano de-
sired by all artists" The Sehu-
mann is cold by Jerome G Brown.
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State of Missouri County of Linn, IS;
We. II. @. LOmaX as president, and III. W.
IOpnax as cashier of said bank. each of US.
do sOlemnly swear that the above statement
Is true to the best Of our knowledge and belief.
II. @. DOMAX. President.
H W. UOMAX, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn 70 before me. this 9th
day OF Nov. A. d. nineteen hundred and
seventeen.
Witness my hand and notarial seal On the
date last aforesaid. (COmmissiOued aud quail
aed for a term expiring March 5th. 1917
fsFALl 9. &. BIGGER. Notary Public.
Correct-Attest. y. n LOMAX
WALTER BROWNL.EE
r. Z. BOMAX
Director.
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Walter Mossberger.
Two4F1FTY DOLLARS
Jay K. Stark.
Two DOLLARS
2. R. King.
One DOLLAR !,

Jean Clay Jones, Mary Jane
McHail, Rev. Stratton, Mrs. F..
G.. Adams, Jack McHail, James
McHail, Nora Kuhn, Geo. Adcox,
Mrs. Hoover, Sarah Maxey, Mary
Brewer, Willis Landree, Mrs. W..
L. Sensintaffar, Wayne She'll, VIM.
Pease, James Hamilton, William
Hamilton, Lyle Savage, Jean
Brown, Frances Sayles, Russell
Sensintaffar, Georgia Welsh, Ruth
Forman, Lois Jones, Mary Ruth
Jones.
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F. G. Adams.
THREE DOLLARS

THREE DOLLARS
Mrs. S. L. MOssberger, Mrs.
Cbas. Parker. Mrs. ]. U. Luyster,
DR.. J. L. Burke, Mary Mahurin.
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For Modern Homes

Delco electric light and water
systems, and all kinds of electric
accessories can be had of 2. R.
King who has the agency for Linn
and Charlton counties. Those
interested can see a plant in oper-
alton at his home 21a miles south
of Laclede.
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LoMAx q STANDBY BANK

NO. 1907.
Of1cial statement of the financial condition
of the Lomax & Standby Bank, at Laclede,
State of Missouri, at the close of business on
the Goth day of Nov, 1917. published in the
IACLEDE BLADE, a newspaper printed and
published at Laclede. State of Missouri, on the
3Oth day of Nov. 1917.
RESOURCES.
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PARAGRAPHS
Brief Mention Of Those Who Come
and Go During the Week


The Rexall store is full of new
goods. Be sure to see them.
Ten piano boxes for sale at $500
to $500. See Jerome G. Brown.
Miss Esther Rowland was week
end guest of Miss Flo Hunter at
Browning.
Mrs. W. L. Blakeley and two
children are visiting relatives in
Saline county.
Miss Harriet Robbins of Mead
Vile was a guest of Miss Kathryn
Harter last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. F. Weaver
spent Sunday and Monday with
friends in Kansas City.
Rev. T. E. Sisson is spending
Thanksgiving with his aged par
ents at Baldwin, Kans.
Mrs. Eta Forman and daughter,
Miss Ruth, left Wednesday for
visit at Liberty and Cameron.
Mrs. H. E. Garside and daugh-
ter, Ethel visited relatives at Bruins
wick last Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. M. J. Murdock of Milan is
spending this week with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. j. W. MoberIy and fam
lily.
P. L. Gilmore and wife of Pur-
din were Sunday guests of Mr..
and Mrs, D. R. Rowland on route
two.
Jerry Fruin and Lee Landree at
tended the Missouri-Kansas foot
ball game at Columbia Thanksgiv-
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. C. Bigger are
spending Thanksgiving with their
son, Attorney B. E. Bigger and
wife in Hannibal.
Miss Edna Peacher went to Cam
eron Monday to visit over Thanks
giving with her uncle, Walter
West and family.
J. B. Jones was down from
Chillicothe Tuesday in attendance
at the meeting of the county Odd
Fellows association.
Miss Ethelyn Mossberger is
home from the Chillicothe Busi-
ness College to spend Thanksgiv-
ing with her parents.
j. E. West left Monday for a
trip through Oklahoma, and
among others will visit his brother
Frauk and family at Agra.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Bissett of
Moulton, Iowa, are making short
visit among their many Laclede
friends, guests of Mr.. and Mrs. E.
Childress.
Raymond Garside, Thos. Wade,
Harry Peacher and Arthur Glov-
er attended the Wesleyan-Wm
Jewell football game at Cameron
Thanksgiving.
Mrs. Anna BOtsford of Edinburg,
North Dakota, and Mrs. Alice
West of Cushing, Okla, are visit
ing their brother, j. R. Ridings
and family on route two.
The superiority of the con-
struction of the Schumann piano is
acknowledged and will last a life
time. See Jerome g. Brown and
place your order for one of the fa-
nous Schumann's for Christmas.
| Mrs. ]. Q. Aber, Mrs. Allie Har-
ter, Mrs. P. F. Weaver, Mrs. A.
j. Caywood and Mrs. Roy Rowland
were guests of Mrs. w. NJ. BrOtt
at q y O'Clock dinner given at
her home in BrOOk6eId last Fri
day.
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Y. M, c. A. WAR FUND.
$6Sl.5O Subscribed at Last Sunday
Nights Meeting

1t was a great meeting held at
the M. E. church last Sunday even
ing, the final one in the drive made
in this county for the Y. M. G. A..
war fund. E. B. Allen presided
andsthe program as given in this
paper last week was fully carried
out except that Mrs. Rusk was un-
able to be present.
Addresses we're made by County
Chairman G. K. Hart, Hon Newton
w. Roberts of Ottumwa, Iowa, j.
j. McHail, superintendent of the
Brook1ield shoe factory, and our
own eloquent attorney, q. e..
Bigger, while the Linn Quartet
furnished the music. The addresses
were eloquent and most patriotic
pleas for the fund so needed in this
great crisis.
During the meeting the church
records were in evidence showing
that John J. Pershing, as we'll as
father and mother. brother and
sisters were enrolled as members
back in the sixties, and it was
stated that just fifty years ago that
day John Pershing was in attend
ance at Sunday school in the old
church on the very ground where
the meeting was being held. Near
the close Rev. Sisson introduced a
resolution extending congratulate
ions and words of appreciation
from the assembly to General
Pershing, now at the head of our
forces in France. It was 'upani-
mously adopted by rising vote
and will be incorporated in a letter
to be forwarded to General Pershing
hy Mr., Bigger and Mr.. Allen, who
were designated a committee.
AS a result of the meeting fund
Of 1851. so has been raised and this
will be added to as many will sub
scribe that were not at the meeting.
Following are the contributions
up to yesterday noon:
FIFTY DOLLARS .
E. B. Allen, H. q. Lomax.
TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS
J. Paul Jones, FL. G. Mccoy ,
T. M. Elliott, J. T. Hamilton &
Son, Mrs. NJ. E. Bigger, Mrs. M.
F. Clay, Earl Foster Lomax &
Standby Bank, Benson Banking
Company.
Ten DOLLARS
W. R. Barton, E. J. David, W.
o. Anderson. 81. Landree, VIM.
Kraft, S. L. MOssberger, A. E.
Ransom, Eta Forman, N. E..
Fletcher, Mrs. R. G. White, FL. c..
Carothers, Ernest Adams, M. B.
A. Lodge, Sunday School class 8,
Royal Neighbor Camp, Masonic
Lodge, Irene Welsh, L. F. Moore,
Karl Jones.
FIVE DOLLARS
W. L. Sensintaffer, Mrs. j. III.
Brown, Mrs. r. Estes, G.. w. Estes,
VIM. Lomax, Allie Harter, L. E.
Eichman, Mrs. A. j. Caywood,
Emma Gould, CorneIia Welsh.
Geo. PIowman, NJ. E. Sunday
school class IL, G. A. r. Post, F..
F. Welsh Sunday school class,
Mrs. Idah Moore, T. NJ. Hogan, j. ].
Q. Aber, NJ. E. Sunday school
elass17 Carl Wilson, Helen Mckee,
Mrs. E. B. Skulley, Geo. Kranz.
POUR DOLLARS
r. G. Adams.
THREE DOLLARS
Mrs. S. L. MOssberger, Mrs.
Chas. Parker. Mrs. j. U. Luyster,
nr I I. Rnrke- Marr Mahnrin.
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BENSON BANKING COMPANY

No. 1880.
Oficial statement of the financial condition
of the Benson Banking Company at Laclede,
State of Missouri at the close of business on the
10th day of Nov, 1917, published in the
LACLEDE BLADE, a newspaper printed and pub
lished at Laclede. State of Missouri, on the S0th
day of Nov. 1917.
RESOURCES
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1917-11-30

Have you seen the beautiful
trays, smoking sets, etc., at the
Owl Pharmacy?
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1917-11-30

State OF missouri, COUnIy OF LINN, $.
We. +. E. Benson as president, and T. =. Ben
son acting as cashier OF said bank. each Of u.s.
do sOlemnly swear that the above statement Is
true to the best of our knowledge and belief.
f. f. henson. President.
T. E. BENSON. Acting Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn 20 before me. this 36th
day OF Nov. A. ID. nineteen hundred and
seventeen.
d. te last Aforesaid. Commissioned and quail
fed for q term expiring Oct. 81 lola)
fsEALI o. r. LIBBY. Notary Public,
COrFect-Attest: 8. q. B. HOWARD.
= T.. BENSON.
=. q. BENSON.
Directors
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Loans and discounts undoubtedly good
on personal or collateral s 4OO64.s2
Loans real estate -.,---.- - l6 8S7. so
Overdrafts -------...-.----. SO.S6
Bonds and stocks ks.------------ $4,000
Due from other banks and bankers,
subiect to check 2l.SS4.O7
Cash items ---.--.-- I3IS.62
Currency $4,000
Specie 1,526.9 .96
Total $ss, 2.sS
LIABILITIES
CAPITAL stockpaid s 100000
SuTDlus fund -. 10000
TTn6ivided profits snet---.-----.-. 650.92
Individual deposits subject TO check 6354634
Demand certificates of deposits - 7,535.57
Iotai =; ----s oo''S%-oS
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-03-30
HEAVY INCREASE IN Pos
tai SAVINGS DEPOSIT

February, the shortest month in
the year, rolled up the largest in
crease in postal savings deposits in
the history OF the service, according
to figures just made public by the
Post Office department. Over S.
100000 was added to the savings of
depositors, now numbering approx
mately 100000. Scores of small pos
tai banks took In more money than
they had accumulated in any one
year. Foreign-born depositors were
especially active and their deposits
ran larger than usual. Upwards of
80 per cent of the $121, 900 900 ON
deposit March LIST is owned by this
class. Postal station B of New York.
located on the East Side, made a gain
in February of $115,000. This sta
tion alone has 100000 on depos-
1t and is outranked only by New
York city, Brooklyn and Chicago. It's
depositors are largely foreign-born.
The February increase OF deposits
was general thruout the country but
some remarkable facts are disclosed
by careful analysis of the figures
For instance the extreme northwest
ern and the extreme southeastern
states showed the largest percentages
OF gain for the month-washingto
10 per cent, and Florida IL per cent
Other states reporting particularly
big gains were South Carolina 10 per
cent; Idaho. 8 per cant: Michigan
8 per cent; Indiana. 8 per cent: New
Jersey. per cent; Wyoming Z per
cent; Louisiana. per cent; and Ar
ixona. Connecticut. Delaware, Utah.
Virginia and Georgia. each per cent.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-03-30

we're passed by the legislature, and
later signed by the governor. Their
course thru the legislature was fol-
lowed with interest, as it was gen
orally believed that the governor
would veto them but he did not. Since
that time there have been continued
rumors that the governor planned to
make change in the markets bur
eau.
Mr.. Scholtz has made the follow
ing statement to the public:
To the People of the State OF Ida
ho:-Years ago while struggling to
make living, under adverse condi-
tons, on the Inflated King Hill irri-
cation project. conceived OF the idea
Of state department to help the
farmers in their marketing and 9TH
er commercial problems. Later,
moved to Boise and started farm
paper with state aid in marketing"
as the principal slogan OF the pub
lication. After two years of editor
ial effort, sufficient public sentiment
was developed to force the bill for
state department of farm markets
through the legislature.
Then farmers organizations thru
out the state insisted that the gov
apnnr rapnova fha oRVSoa R.owo nout;
san politics by appointing the author
of the law as the organizer of the
department--my activities in the
farm organizations having shown me
to be affiliated with neither of the
old parties.
Reluctantly, but as a matter Of
political expediency. the governor
complied with these petitions and Of
fered me the appointment; on the
condition, however, that / sign the
resignation form presented to me,
which was given to understand was
his policy in making appointments,
in order that he could remove with
out difficulty an appointee for mis-
conduct in office. Believing this was
an established policy, and believing
also, as I did at that time, that the
governor would not take advantage
of such undated resignation unfairly
or without ample cause. accepted
the position under this condition;
but with the express understanding
that be permitted to conduct the Of
flee in non-partisan manner, indie
pendent of politics.
Everything went along smoothly
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-03-30
GOVERNOR REMOVES SCHOLTz,
DIRECTOR OF FARM MARKETS

Last Friday Governor Alexander /
summarily dismissed W. G. Scholtz,
head of the state farm markets bur-
eau, and has appointed B. Harvey
Alfred, speaker OF the lower house
in the last legislature, to fill the
vacancy. The appointment is to take
effect April 1st.
The governors action in letting
Scholtz out is looked on as a shrewd
political move to divide the farmers
Of the state and break up the move
ment to organize the non-partisan
league, says the Boise Statesman.
scholtz is strongly allied with the
Farmers union and the state grange.
Alfred is member of the Farmers
Society Of Equity. The three organ
izations are members of the State
Federation Of Agriculture, which in
turn is building up a political ma
chine to be composed OF farmers.
Naming Alfred to succeed scholtz
may give the governor a strong fol-
lowing in eastern Idaho, where the
speaker Of the house is prominently
identified in church work, it is point
ed out among those who follow poll
tics closely about the state house.
The Society of Equity has a mem
bership of several thousand farmers.
BY advancing Alfred, the movement,
inaugurated some weeks ago by the
agricultural interests to organize a
third political party may receive a
severe setback, 1t is suggested at the
capitol.
Alfred is democrat. He came in
to prominence early in January, when
chosen speaker. Prior to that time
he was little known outside Of his
own community.
Interest at the state house Friday
turned to the manner in which the
farmers of the state will accept the
change, inasmuch as the state fedora
ton 10 weeks ago, at the state con-
vention in Boise, demanded that Gov
ernor Alexander retain SchoItz in Of
flee. Scholtz had just completed writ
ing a series of measures strengthen
ing the markets bureau in January,
when story coming from the gov
ernor's office contained the informa-
tion that he was to quit. 1t was then
the farmers insisted that the chief
executive keep the head of the mar
kets bureau.
The measures drawn by scholtz
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vance to insure against the planting
of dead seed; (2) to treat with dis
injecting dips all seed subject to dis
eases that can be prevented, such as
the smuts of wheat, barley, oats and
rye, the losses from which are esti-
mated conservatively at 1000, 600
to 10000, 900 annually; (s)to pre-
pare especially thoroughly for plant
ing these vitality important cereal
crops and to care for them as may be
necessary during the season"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-03-30
FARMERS ARE URGED TO IN.
CREASE CROP PRODUCTION

Washington, March 27.-The far.
mers Of America were appealed to by
Secretary Houston today to join in
agricultural preparedness measures
SO that the country may not be han
dicapped by food shortage in its ef-
forts to meet the international crisis.
Elimination of waste. conservation
OF surplus, and attainment of max
imum crop regulations we're outlined
as imperative steps for strengthening
agricultural resources.
Both for economic and patriotic
reasons" said the secretary in for
NAL statement, "the American farm
er should strive this year for the
highest standard of efficiency in the
production and conservation OF
food.
Under the conditions in which this
country now finds itself 1t is import
ant that everything practicable be
done to increase the efficiency of the
agricultural activities during the
coming season. 1t is desirable that
thruout the country the farmers con-
fer among themselves on matters
affecting the production of needed
crops and that they consult freely
with county agents, state agricultur-
al colleges and the department OF
griculture."
The secretary's appeal was part Of
he campaign undertaken by the de-
9artment OF agriculture to mobolixe
the nations agricultural resources.
Assistant Secretary Vrooman pre-
'iously outlined why the various sec
lions OF the country should become
self supporting through crop diversi-
f,cation, and pointed out also that
much food might be supplied by the
cultivation OF vacant city lots and
yards.
Mr.. Houston urged particularly
that as a means OF preventing con
spicuous production wastes" OF i'm
portant staple cereals. proper atten-
ton be given and safeguarding Of
seed for planting. the preparation OF |
the land and the care of the crop.
Under existing conditions" he
said, every precaution should be
taken "a to reduce production waste
by testing seed sufficiently In ad-
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-03-30

the first 1s months OF my term-or,
in other words, until the last cam
paign was over and the governor
found himself safely reelected.
Since the last election ! have con-
Quoted the office in identically the
same manner as before, and / have
made the same effort TO work har-
.moniOusly with the governor, but
have been forced to realize that had
served the governors purpose and
was no longer wanted in the admin
istration.
When had number OF bills pre-
sented in the recent legislature, for
remedying the evils from which Ida
no producers and consumers have
long suffered, Governor Alexander
summoned me to his private office
and demanded that / go to the ag-
ricultural committee in the legisla-
ture and withdraw the measures. I
tried to reason with him. / showed
him that these measures had the en-
doTsements of the farmers organiza-
tions in all parts of the state. told
him that / had discussed the need of
these relief measures with over fif-
teen thousand farmers thruout the
state and that ! should not be ex-
pected to betray the trust that the
farmers had placad in me-
The governor finally made the
threat that unless went over to the
legislature and had these bills with
drawn that / would be out of office
inside of six months.
1 refused to betray the trust tho
farmers had placed in me.
Some OF the bills were forced thru
the legislature upon the demands OF
the farmers organizations. The far
mers demanded that the measures
passed by the legislature become law
The governor then decided to sign
them; but also decided to put in a
new state market director to admin
l5bOI TIC AdWb
The governor yesterday carried out
his threat to get me out of office,
when he took from his files the res
ignation signed year ago last Apr
il, and dated it for acceptance at this
time.
l have been fair to the governor.
have made a sincere effort to work
in harmony with him, but / have re-
fused to be intimidated in what /
knew to be my plain duty. 1 have
refused to trade my conscience and
self respect for state house job.
For my successor in office, whoev-
err may be appointed / have the best
OF good wishes and hopes for sue
cess. My heart is in the cause which
the Idaho farm markets law repre-