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The Laclede blade., 1917-03-02
Birthday Celebration

A number Of relatives of Alex
ander Armstrong Welsh, with
baskets Of preparations" met at
his home three miles south of La
clede, Friday February %, and
announced their intention to join
in celebrating his seventy-seventh
birthday anniversary. Uncle Alex
is great on enjoying things, and
his young folk are great on having
everything nice in and around
about the place"-convenience
and welcome seem to hang every
where. The mail box comes up by
wire from the crossroads about a
furlong away and they just have to
pull a string to light the bright
gas to read and write by. The
'cookin" outfit, the drainage and
water system of nickeled pipes
porcelain fixtures show what the
farmers are destined to suffer, and
yet they seem happy. To add to
the pleasure of the occasion Brother
Allie was present. We all love
Allie and his Mary who has been
so faithfully attentive to him for
so many years. They live just
across the road, lover on the other
farm" Allie got mixed up with
horses a good many years ago and
has been unable to walk most of
the time since but his cheerful dis
position and great supply of useful
information on many subjects is
like a fortune.
We are able to recall the follow
ing who were present: Mr.. A. A.
Welsh, Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Welsh
and son Rex, Mr.. and Mrs. Allie
Welsh and son Floyd, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. P. Welsh and daughter
Josephine, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E.
Welsh, Mr.. and Mrs. L. D. Welsh, /
sons and daughters; Mrs. Mary
Frakes and daughter Florence,
Mrs. Henry Welsh. Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Welsh, Mr.. and Mrs. E. L.
Joyce Of .BrOok6eld, Mr. and Mrs.
Ross Louden and SON Of Sumner,
Or. and Mrs. E.. X. Welsh, Mr..
Welsh and daughter Lois,
IN. and Mrs. Frank Welsh. Mrs.
Sta Foreman and Miss Belle
Welsh. j. 3. w. Il
The Laclede blade., 1917-03-02
Local and Personal

Miss Florence Dye of Kansas
City spent Sunday here with home
folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. W. Moberly and
daughter, Miss Willetta, spent last
Saturday and Sunday in Kansas
City.
A big smoke west of town Mon
day caused the report to get start
ed that F. G. Adams residence was
on fire. 1t was a hay stack burn.
ing down on Locust bottoms.
Mrs. A. J. Linn has bought a
millinery store at Linneus to be
conducted by her daughter, Miss
Lillian, while Mrs. Linn will con-
tinue her shop at this place.
Mrs. A. S. Byrd was hostess to
the P. E O.'s at their regular
meeting Wednesday afternoon. In
the absence of the president Mrs.
Ida Benson presided. Mrs. Sipple
of Moberly was an out of town
guest. Refreshments were served,
the hostess being assisted by her
daughter Alleene.
At the regular meeting of the
Modern Woodman camp Wednes-
day evening the following delegates
were elected to the county camp to
be held in Brookfeld on Wednes-
day, April 4: A. J. Caywood, j.
Clair Lomax and H. C. Carothers,
with-J. P. Harter, A. V. Moore
and Geo. w. Anderson, alternates.
Several young ladies in order to
obtain a useful set of books for
heir own and the public benefit,
will give a New England supper
at the Rest Room next Friday
night, March 8. A social time
will be enjoyed throughout the
evening and Epworth Leaguers and
friends of Miss Esther Willard are
invited to be present.
The parcel post sale by the Ladies
Aid Society of the Methodist
church will be held in the Eichman
first door south of post
ofice Saturday afternoon, March
;. A large number of packages
lave been received from members
md friends of the church and they
ire to be sold without opening.
lunch will be served, and all are
ordially invited to attend.
The Laclede blade., 1917-03-02
Millinery Opening

On Saturday of this week Laura
Love will have on display a large
assortment Of ladies, misses and
chiIdrens spring and summer hats.
You are invited to attend this
and see the display.
The Laclede blade., 1917-03-02

All knowing themselves indebted
to me in any amount, will please
call and settle at once.
WESLEY LOVE.
The Laclede blade., 1917-03-02
TOWN AND COUNTRY.
About Local People and Events and
Other Matters Of Interest

Crushed rock salt, $3.50 per
barrel at Kraft & Brenner's.
Two hundred fifty hedge posts for
sale by H. W. Robbins, route 8.
See the fine line of hats at
Linn's before buying your Easter
bonnet.
Three hundred chick brooder for
sale at a bargain by V. E. Facto.
Boomer.
Don't forget the millinery open
ing at Laura Loves Saturday
March 3.
Attend the parcel post sale in
the Eichman building Saturday
afternoon.
Some timothy hay and two last
sping calves for sale by Chas.
Facto, Laclede,
Eggs from purebred Plymouth
Rocks, soc per setting; $500 per
100. MIS-. Harry Landree, phone 81.
March came in decidedly lamb
like yesterday and it is hoped it
will make as good a record as Feb
ruary did.
Ed. G. Smith has moved his
family from the Deininger farm to
town and is occupying the Kicker
residence.
Try sack of our Champion or
Zephyr -four. Each and every
sack is fully guaranteed. Kraft &
Bremen.
MISS Ruby Adams has returned
home after teaching the winter
term of school at Excello, Macon
county.
Regular meeting of the Royal
Neighbor camp Friday afternoon
of this week. A full attendance
is desired.
Linn's Millinery Shop will be
open for business Saturday, March
3 rd. We cordially invite you to
call and inspect our stock. |
A. M. Walker, G.. W. Syms, W.
81. Glover and K. A. Ross attended
the big Hereford cattle sale at
Harris, Sullivan county, yesterday.
Rice is the food that can be
used to reduce the cost of living.
Be quick to order. Delays are
dangerous nowadays. Big special
rice 81 cents per pound. Last
chance. Kraft & Brenner.
The W. F. NJ. S. will meet with
Mrs. j. L. Burke next Wednesday
at 2. p. m. Lesson, chap. 4,
World Mission and World
Peace. . Mrs. Harry Landree,
leader; Mrs. M. F. Clay, mystery
box.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Booth had
The misfortune to lose their boy !
baby born to them on Tuesday of |
last week. 1t died Thursday night !
and the remains were taken to i
Elmer, Macon county, Saturday /
Tor burial.
Have you seen the Linneus i
Lumber Co. Is ad on page of this
ssue9 Better lock it over, and if q
rou do not see the item you are in
crested in, just call Linneus,
,hone 113 A. C. Jones residence J
II Office phone Al. !
A. G.. Groes returned home 2
sunday from a visit with Mr.. and 4
frs. B. e. Western and baby i
Kenneth at Spickard. BE attended j
q entertainment on Washineton's 3
ifthday given in honor of the old J
oldiers by the high school Of \
lhieh Mr. Western Is supsrin- Z
sndent. "
The Laclede blade., 1917-03-02
PARAGRAPHS
Brief Mention Of Those Who Come
and Go During the Week

AlllOu SpeuC IdSC saturday ID
Kansas City.
DIR. j. L. Burke visited his
daughter, Mrs. Lippitt and family
in MeadvilIe, Tuesday.
E. r. Marsh has returned from
spending a month in Oklahoma,
Texas and Louisiana.
E. B. GudgelI and little daugh-
ter Velda spent Tuesday with Mrs.
GudgeIl at st. Joseph.
For cake baking use Mazola in
stead of butter. 1t is better and
cheaper. Kraft & Brenner.
Mrs. Erma Brott of Brookfeld
attended the Chas. Parker funeral
here Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. j. B. Patrick of Brookfield
spent Thursday afternoon of last
week with Laclede friends.
B. Ward Welsh.o St. Louis
visited his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. E. Welsh last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. F. Weaver and
Mr.. and Mrs. D. FL. Hall motored
to Chillicothe Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Catherine Fruin of Mead
vile was here on business Wed
nesday and called and renewed for
THE BLADE.
Miss Madge Kent, stenographer
in the Montgomery Ward establish
ment Arkansas City, spent Sunday
with home folk here.
Mrs. Dora Fawcette and daugh-
ter Vaneese returned to their. home
in Kansas City Friday after an ex-
tended visit with relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs. &. c. Bigger, Mrs.
J. E. Welsh and Mrs. Eta Fore
man will attend the Bishop QuayIe
lecture at Brookfield Thursday
night.
Mrs. Ellen Hatfield has returned
to her home at Argentine, Kansas,
after a two months stay here with
1er parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E..
Jhildress.
Miss Ellen Estes left Tuesday
hight for St. Louis to enter the
Washington training school for
lurses in connection with the
Barnes hospital.
Mrs. NJ. A. Starnes of Bogard
md Mrs. Will Starnes of Carroll
on, mother and sister of Mrs, G.
3. Talbot, spent a part of last
week here visiting the Talbot
amily.
W. S. Savage, manager of the
Iaclede Cooperative Shipping As
ociation, was over taking some
essons from Ralph Loomis, mana
er of the Meadville association,
londay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. L. Anderson
nd the latter's sister, Mrs L. S.
Lendrick who is here on a visit
rom Michigan, motored over from
Tuesday afternoon for
hort visit among friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Roe and son
nd daughter notored down from
leir home at Wheeling and spent
Ist Sunday afternoon with Mr..
nd Mrs. A. G. Groes. The Roes
,rmerly lived here, Mr. Roe being
'ction foreman.
Mrs. E. n. Sipple and little
aughter of MOberly are visiting
aclede relatives, guests of her
ster, Mrs. Emma Byrne. Mr.
ipple, who is superintendent Of
le MOberly schools, is attending
Ie national educational association
Kansas City this week.
The Laclede blade., 1917-03-02
ON LOCAL SUBJECTS
Local Items and Interesting Bits Of
News Of All Sorts


riding or walking cultivator. The
Linneus Lumber Co. is showing
one of, if not the largest stocks OF
farm implements in Linn county
1t will pay you to go and look this
large and well assorted stock over
before you buy your needs this
spring.
The largest and perhaps the last
stock sale of the season in this
locality will be heldat The Oaks
a half mile north of town Tuesday,
March 6. In this sale is 300 head
of high grade stock as will be seen
by the advertisement of Jones
Bros. in The BLADE today. Those
wanting horses, mules, cattle, hogs
or sheep, will do we'll to attend.
The high cost Of living can be
greatly reduced by everybody
raising a garden this season and it
is none too early to begin. Several
already have plants started and
Monday G. G. Bigger, the lawyer,
gardener, planted potatoes. And
by the way, Mrs. Bigger has
several broods Of young chickens
on the way to the frying pan, some
of them a month old.
Glasses seven and seventeen of
the Methodist Sunday school, ac-
companied by the teachers, Mrs.
Eta Foreman and Mrs. Allie
Harter, enjoyed a hay ride to the
country last Monday evening and
sprung a surpriselon Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Dali at their home north of
town. There were twenty-five in
the party and also some invited
guests and a delightful evening was
spent. Refreshments were served.
Laclede has a new blacksmith,
L. E. Keller having brought the
Groes shop and will be open for
business early next week. Mr..
Keller has followed blacksmithing
all his life and is said to be a fine
For the past Is months
be has been located at Sumner.
He is moving his family here to-
lay and will occupy the Clay
rental property. In addition to
Olacksmithing and woodwork he
will operate the feed grinder that
S located in the shop, and solicits
he patronage of all.
We do not want to be classed as
! farm adviser, but we do claim to
Ieep our ears open and profit by
he experience of up-to-date farm
RS, who practice discing ground
'efore plowing. By so doing the
round will plow much easier, pull
erize much nicer, and trash or
talks we'll cut with a sharp disc or
our unbroke ground will be
overed with the plow much better,
enee it pays to use a good sharp
Use on your unbroke ground. See
he many styles on display at the
inneus Lumber Co.
THE BLADE has been handed a
opy of the Tribune of Seneca,
.ansas, containing an extensive
ceOunt of a program given there
ne night last week by the educa-
onal department of the Women's
lnb in which Mrs. Jean Lawson Z
I'D her little daughter, Kathryn
san, had prominent parts. Little
esn with several other little girls
I'd Indian parts in which they
ing an Indian lullaby to their
N papOOses. Mrs. Lawson is |
Ell known in Laelede having a
ught in the high school and c
sited her many friends here ]
The Tomahawk., 1917-06-07
Would Not Stand QUes'
lions.

A man named Mitchell, who, it
is claimed, halls from Detroit, was
here haranguing a crowd of res
ervation boys last Suncay regard
ing the war, and in the course of
his remarks the publisher of The
ToMAHAwK suggested question
to him from the speech of Con-
gresham Lundeen which the for
mer was unable to answer CO.
herently. AS result, however,
he stated he would report the pub.
Usher to the authorities at Wash.
ington.
The ignorance of this man, who
spoke here from the top of a soap
The Tomahawk., 1917-06-07
SuStainS His Grand
fathers Reputation.

William Holeinthe day. who
joined the army last year, is home
here on furlough.
On the breast of his uniform he
wears badge which shows that he
is sharp shooter in his :egi-
ment.
William HoIeintheday has evil
IDENTIFY inherited the steady hand
and quick eye of his grandfather,
the celebrated Chief Holeintheday,
who was assassinated in August
1868, by members of the Pillager
Chippewa bands.
Chief Holeintheday was not only
able to shoot prairie chickens and
ducks OF, the wing with rifle and
bring down nine out of every
ten he shot at, but he was also re.
garded as the. best shot in the
Chippewa nation. In one skirmish
The Tomahawk., 1917-06-07

be produced that Mr.. Durmet
made the proposition attributed to
him, but it is sufficient to cause a
rigid Investigation to be made,
Mr.. purmet came here as a
teamster for Howard, and was the
latter's right hand man. Through
the Indian civil service ring he
got into the classified service al
though he has a very much infer
ior education, it is claimed, than
any of the members of this reser
walton who have applied for posi-
tons in the Chippewa Indian SER
vice and been rejected either on
the grounds that they are not in
the classified service, or upon
other grounds whenever they are
eligible to the service.
The Tomahawk., 1917-06-07
A Mistake.

Some of the members of this
reservation are planning to hold an
opposition celebration at Round
Lake to the regular celebration
which is to be held as usual here
on the 14th of this month.
1t is an ignorant clement thai is
urging the opposition celebration,
but it is very doubtful whether
they will meet with success or not.
1t has been suggested to Ben
Caswel!, president of the celebra-
ton, that he should authorize and
urge the Executive Committee Of
the celebration to pay the expens-
es of at least three or four of the
BIackfeet Indians to come to the
celebration, and likewise about
three of the Grows, including the
celebrated chief Plenty. Coos.
If the organization should do
this, and inform the Chippcwas of
all the Minnesota reservations, the
latter would be present en-masse.
The Blackfeet, through Robert
Hamilton, one of their prominent
men, have expressed themselves as
being willing to come if their ex-
penses are paid, and 50 have the
Grows. This should receive the
consideration of the Executive
Committee, and, if necessary,
contribution should be solicited
from the members of this reser-
tion to pay the expenses of the
Montana chiefs to come here for
the celebration.
The Tomahawk., 1917-06-07

refused to place woman in the
position to which she had been ap.
pointed here by the Assistant
Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
In reply the Commissioner stated
he would immediately telegraph
Supt. Hinton to place the ap
pointee in the position, and that
be would not tolerate such actions
on the part Of the superintendent.
The appointee up to the present
time has not been placed in the
position to which she was appoint
ed.
At the time the delegation from
this reservation made the com
plant against Supt. Hinton, it also
filed the application of Eugene
McCauley for the position OF
property clerk, which is now held
by Mr.. Durmet here at salary of
$1,000 per year.
Recently, Edmund Belland, a
member of the Larson special
officer force, told a prominent
member of this reservation that
Property Clerk Durmet had tried
to induce him to send in report
to the Commissioner of Indian
Affairs to the effect that Eugene
McCauley is an Indian bootleg
ger, drunkard and all around
tough" This Belland refused to
do because he did not know it to
be a fact, and, as d result, he and
Durmet are now at outs.
Whenever an employee resorts to
such methods to destroy the char
acter of member of this reserva
ton, especially a young man with
as good a standing among his
people as Mr.. McCauley has, the
punishment Of that employe should
be Dismissal from the service, and
prosecution under state laws.
aa--!Fie statement of Edmund Bel
land is all the Testimony that could
The Tomahawk., 1917-06-07

box and who claimed to be re-
cruiting officer, regarding the con-
stitutional rights of any citizen to
ask a person questions, or to ex-
press his opinion regarding certain
public questions, was made mani
fest by the manner in which he
treated his interrogation, and by
the threat to report the publisher
to the authorities at Washington.
This man Mitchell did not say
what he is going to report against
the pu blisher who likewise is the
editor Of THE ToMAHAwK, but
whatever it may be, we are per-
fectly willing to meet the issue.
We are opposed to aiding the
allies to the extent of sending our
young men to a foreign country to
finish their war, or of impoverish
ing this country by giving and
loaning to them SO much Of the
capital and food stuff Of this
country, to fight out a war in
which the mass of the people Of
the United States have absolutely
no interest. If article l, of the
Constitution Of the UnitcG States,
which is as follows. is no protec-
ton to the right Of free speech, or
o; the press, then We may be guilty
of violation of law by stating
most emphaticalIy that we are
very strongly opposed to joining
the allies in the European war.
The Constitution is as follows:
Article |.
Congress shall make no laws re-
srec1ing an esta blishmen5 of reIig-
ion, or prohibiting the free exer-
else thereof; OR ABRIDGING
THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH,
OR OF THE PRESS, or the right
of the people peacably to assemble,
aud TO petition the government. Fl.
We claim as n1uch right to "a is-
cuss openly our objections to join
ing the European war as those who
favor the war and are travelling
around the country and making
speeches expressing their views;
the same article of the Constitution
protects Us that protects them, in
discussion of public questions.
The only difference is that they
are receiving pay for travelling
around and expressing their views,
while we publish ours in this news
paper.
The Tomahawk., 1917-06-07
The Usual Experience,

A member of an Indian tribe
cannot make an application for a
position in the Indian service with
out the O. X. of the Indian civil
service ring, except at the risk of
being confronted with charges
made against him either by a
superintendent or his subordinates.
This is the usual method used not
only upon this but every Indian
reser walton throug bout this count
ry.
In order to overcome the sue
cessful opposition of the Indian
civil service ring the Chippewa
delegations that we're sent to
Washington during the past two
years to look after Chippewa leg
islation, with the valuable assist
ance of Senator Clapp, secured an
amendment to the Indian appro-
priation acts which provides that
preference shall be given to the
Chippewas of Minnesota to fill all
the positions in the Chippewa In
dian service of the state.
Many applications have been
filed with Supt. Hinton for posi-
tions in the Chippewa service upon
this reservation, but these have
invariably been turned down.
Upon appeal to the Commits
sioner of Indian Affairs the super
intendent has either been sustain
ed, or the formers appointments
have been ignored by the latter,
and the appontees have failed to
get the positions.
Last March the attention Of
Commissioner Sells was called to
the action of Supt. Hinton who
The Tomahawk., 1917-06-07
tions makers desire war.

tions makers desire war.
THE munition maker desire to
make more munitions, to deliver
them and receive their money in
return at high war prices. Our
financiers desire that Uncle Sam
underwrite these and other huge
loans and fight to defend their
financial interests, that there may
be- no final loss. It. is already
rumored that we are to loan or
give to the allies about S., 100000,
900, perhaps more. All this, when
millions of our own people are in
great distress, when our own pro.
gram of preparedness is woefully
lacking.
''As for making loans or gifts
to the allies, 1 have but one senti-
ment, and that is, billions for
America, but not dollar for the
Kings of Europe.
Bread and many other food
products cost less today in Berlin
and London than in our cities.
The situation is getting intolerab'e,
and yet you are plunging US into
war. The high cost of living is
oppressive now without war. If
War comes, God help the poor
Congress may forget them.
"When the poor cry out for
bread; when taxes raise beyond
the power to pay; when riots for
food may have to be repressed with
the murder of our own people
then what will you say? What
answer to the hungry? What will
you say then, and what will your
answer be to the mother whose
son dies in battle under foreign
kings and emperors? What will
your answer be?
"Great Britain and Germany
have continually violated our
rights on~~the high eas.sesTs-Botk
have created great and dangerous
WAR zones; both have warned us to
keep out. England even closed
the ports of the neutrals to our
shipping. unlawfully seized our
ships and confscated their cargoes.
She has censored and rifed our
mails; the whole of the North Sea
has been made military area by
her orders. Both nations covered
the ports of their enemies with
war zones, strewing the seas with
deadly mines and infesting them
with ruthless submarines. In both
of these zones we have lost Ameri-
can ships and American lives.
both countries openly and
fagrantly violated international
law, but neither aimed their war
fare and weapons. directly at US.
They treated all neutral countries
alike. They acted through neces-
sity, self preservation being the
first law of life.
1--WE submitted-we surrender.
ed to Great Britain-yet we sacri
feed no honor. Great Britain
acted through necessity. Germany
also acted through necessity. We
could have remained away with
out loss of honor, but IN the case
of Germany we refuse to yield.
1--WE will not submit nor sur
render, yet we did submit did
surrender-to Great Britain.
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