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The Laclede blade., 1917-09-14
Live Organization

The Laclede branch of the Red
Cross Society is proving to be a
real live and active organization.
The meetings are we'll attended,
work meetings are being he'd by
the ladies on Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday afternoons of each
week and much is being done in
the way of preparing hospital sup
plies and articles needed by the
soldiers. E. B. Allen. president,
and Mrs. o. A. Potter, secretary,
are extending the membership and
devOting much time to the duties
of their offices. Following are new
members enrolled this week:
Mrs. C. B. Talbot.
Mrs. j. Clair LOmax.
Mrs. Phoebe FiieId.
Mrs. J. T. Bassett.
Miss Zelma Stutsman.
Miss Kathryn Harter.
Miss Ellen Watson.
Miss Rnby Walker.
The Laclede blade., 1917-09-14

Linn county's quote to the draft
army which has been called for
next Wednesday, September l9.
They are Henry d. Stockwell,
George B. Mccoy and Henry E.
Salisbury. There are to be u in
this call but up to yesterday only
49 has been certified back by the
district board at Hannibal as hav-
ing been accepted.
Every farmer of Linn county is
invited to attend the meeting at
the DeGraw in Brookield next
Saturday afternoon to hear Mr..
VIM. Hirth speak on the question
of farmers clubs. At this meeting
an attempt will be made to perfect
complete county organization of
Farmers Clubs for Linn county.
This county is behind in the matter
of farm organization and this
meeting is going to be an important
one for the farmers.
On last Sunday MIR and Mrs. j.
B. Chapman and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. L. Kranz and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Sensintaffar and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. w. L.
Sensintaffar and family. Mrs. Fred
Notrott and son, Miss Via Glenn
and Bud Sensintaffar motored to
the cutoff" nine miles southeast
of Brunswick and spent the day.
The fine basket dinner they took
along was supplemented by plenty
of fried fish and many fine water
melons.
Miss Lizzie Gardner has handed
THE BLADE a clipping from a
newspaper published at Snyder.
Okla, giving an account of the
marketing of the first bale of cot
ton of the season brought to
Snyder September 8 by her uncle,
J. H. Gardner, who visited here
some years ago. The bale sold
for 9I cents per pound amounting
to $137.75 which with a bonus of
$58. 90 paid Mr.. Gardner by the
merchants of Snyder made a total
of $195. IS for his first bale.
Next Saturday will be big day
at the Thurman furniture store.
On that day someone is going to
get fine new sewing machine free
and someone is going to get good
piano at their own price. All bids
on the piano must be in by 800
Saturday afternoon. All you have
to do to get in on the free sewing
machine is to call at the store and
register and then be there when
the future owner of the machine is
decided at 200 Saturday afternoon.
If you have not already done so
better call at once and register.
The Laclede blade., 1917-09-14
PARAGRAPHS
Brief Mention Of Those Who Come
and Go During the Week

Cameron Wednesday.
Two thousand dollars to loan on
farm security. Apply at this Office.
Miss Lena Mendenhall of Brook
field spent Monday with Laclede
friends.
Miss Ruby Walker left Monday
to enter Drurey college at Spring
field, Mo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Mahurin
were over from Brookfeld Tuesday
afternoon.
P. W. Markham was over from
Brookfeld Wednesday on electric
light business.
Miss Bessie Hatfield of Argen-
tine, Kans is visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. E. ChiIdress this week.
Mrs. Frank Atwood of Oswego,
Kans., visited relatives and friends
here Sunday and Monday.
Mrs. Ellen Fletcher is spending
a month with Mrs. N. E. Hodson
and daughters at Madison, Ill.
Edgar Barton left Tuesday for
Utica, Nebr., in an attempt to
shake off an attack of hay fever.
J. P. Brown, wife and son of
Chicago, visited his uncle, J. Fl.
Brown and family here last week.
Fred Clinefelter left Wednesday
to spend the next four months at
the state agricultural college at
Columbia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. J. Finney and
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Calhoun
motored to Browning Wednesday
and spent the day with relatives.
Miss Dorothy Stratton has re-
turned to the Ottawa University
after spending vacation with her
parents, Rev. and Mrs. Stratton.
J. Fl. Brown accompanied by his
daughter, Miss Jean, were in Kan
sas City buying goods for the
Owl pharmacy this week.
Professor Ottilia W. Dueker, A.
NJ, and her sister, Miss Elfrieda,
left for Wichita, Kans., last Fri
day morning. The former is a
teacher and the latter will be a
student in Friends University.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Leibrandt
and family, George and Catherine,
and Miss Nanon Carr, all Of
Cameron, and Mary Dewey of
Brookfeld and Catherine Moore of
Laclede spent last Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Ed. Downey.
Miss Daisy Rankin has returned
to Carthage where she is principal
of one of the public schools. On
her way down she spent a day
with her brother Roscoe at Camp
Clark and had the opportunity to
see a real soldiers camp.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. B. Talbot and
daughter Frances, Mrs. Catherine
Fruin and sous, Jere and Alfred,
Mr.. and Mrs. o. A. Potter and
son Loren, Mr.. and Mrs. w. E.
Shell and son Wayne spent the
week end at Rocky Ford, the La
clede club house on Grand river.
Prof. aud Mrs. V. E. MOnnett
and little son Harold Brown, who
have been spending the summer
at Ithaca, n. Y, are expected 10
arrive 10 LaeIede Saturday for 8
short visit with Mrs. MOnnett's
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. J Fl. Brown
and other relatives and friends be-
fore returning 10 their home at
Norman. Okla.
The Laclede blade., 1917-09-14
ON LOCAL SUBJECTS
Local Items and Interesting Bits Of
News Of ALI Sorts

to be revived in LacIe1e. Manager
Myers of the city opera house, and
Mrs. Myers, spent Monday in Kan
sas City, Mr.. Myers buying a new
machine and will open the house
as soon as the machine can be in
stalled.
The Eli and Jane company billed
to appear at the local theatre
Wednesday night failed to make
GOOD. In a letter canceling the
date the manage said one of the
important member of the company
had been arrested as a Stacker and
he had been unable to fill the place
but hoped to get fully organized
and come at a later date.
Leonard L. Jones, who has been
with a produce firm at Cameron
for the past year, has accepted the
position as manager Of the Farmers
Warehouse and Supply Company
at Tina. He moved his family to
Tina last week, Mrs. Jones stop
ping for a visit with relatives in
Laclede. Leonard is a capable
young business man and the Tina
company will find him all right in
every way.
The local P. E. O. chapter held
it's first meeting following the
summer vacation at the home of
Mrs. Emma Byrne Wednesday
afternoon. It being reassembling
day vacation echoes we're given at
roll call. Delightful music was
furnished by the Edison, and dainty
refreshments were served by the
hostess. The guests were Mrs. G.
E. Hilton of Santa Ana, CAL,
Mrs. G. E Tracy, Mrs. G. B. Tai
bott and Mrs. J. E. Welsh.
T. L. Simmons and family who
have been here the past month
visiting Herman Bartlett and
family on route one, left for their
home at Marshalltown, Iowa, Tues
day. Mr.. Simmons was formerly
engaged in farming here but moved
to Marshalltown several years ago
where he has a good position with
the gas campany. Before leaving
Tuesday he called and paid for
THE BLADE to he sent to his ad-
dress a year,
Having sold his residence prop
erty and shop in Brookfeld, J. Q.
Aber is returning to Laclede. He
was here Monday and closed a deal
for the Groes shop, moved his
tools over Tuesday and is now
ready to do all kinds of black
smithing and woodwork. Mr..
Aber has been in business here be-
fore aud everyone knows he is
good workman and be will no doubt
receive a liberal patronage from
the people of this vicinity.
Twenty-niDe Presbyterians, being
7. NJ. Elliott's Sunday school
class. came over from Brookfeld
Tuesday and spent the afternoon
with MIR. Elliott at his home in
the west part of town, an elegant
dinner being served. Those in the
party were Mr.. and Mrs. S. NJ.
Strain, Mr. and Mrs. d. l.. Mar
shall, Mr. and Mrs. Johh Cornish,
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. w. Stuver, Mr.
and Mrs. Robert MeClelland, Mr..
and Mrs. Milt Robson, Rev. w.
c. Atwood, and Mesdames Turpin,
Chapman. r. z. LaiBg. Geo.
Thompson. SterBke. II. w. Ander-
SOP. BroWn6eld. MeKinstrey Jones.
sboup. Rider. Noble. GrummOnds.
Gilbert. DeCspitO aud J. s. Evan.
The Laclede blade., 1917-09-14
TOWN AND COUNTRY
About Local People and Events and
Other Matters Of Interest

Crushed rock and sand for sale.
Call M. Jones.
Black grapes of good quality for
sale by Les Brewer.
For Idaho homestead of 800
acres see G. M. Higgins.
For monuments, grave stones
(. and markers see Llnneus Monu-
ment Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Mcdonnell
have a new Grant Six bought of
the Power Garage.
The W. G. T. U. will hold its
regular meeting next Tuesday after
noon at the home of Mrs. w. S.
Savage.
Mrs. Dora Lockridge of Los
Angeles, Cal, visited relatives and
friends here this week, guest of
Mrs. Eta Foreman.
Take your old iron, rubber and
other junk to F. M. Alexander and
receive the highest market price.
Old iron free of boiler plate 50
cents per hundred.
The county convention of the
Women's Christian Temperance
Union will be held at the city hall
in Laclede on Thursday and Fri
day, September q and %.
Emil Brendahl and A. B. Hender-
son have been drawn from this
township to serve as petit jurors in
the October term of the circuit
court to be held at Brookfeld.
Rev. J. w. Anderson of Keokuk
arrived yesterday and will visit the
families of Jas. T. Bassett and
Geo. W. Bemrose before going to
attend the annual Methodist con-
ference at Braymer next week.
The Linn County Christian Mis-
sionary Society is in session at the
LacIede Christian church today.
The morning session begins at
$3.50. A basket dinner at 1900
and the afternoon session begins
at 1:3O.
The regular meeting of the
Ladies Aid Society of the Metho-
dist church will be held with Mrs.
J. L. Burke next Wednesday,
September 10, at 2:3O in the after
noon. Officers are to be elected
and full attendance is desired.
Wesley Love, one of the Laclede
soldiers now at Camp Clark near
Nevada, spent last Sunday with
relatives and friends here and with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Love
near Brookfeld. Wesley was look
ing fine and says he doesn't mind
soldier life a bit but was glad to be
back even for a short visit.
Ed. Inman of route one south of
Brookfield was in Laclede on busi-
ness Monday and called and renew
ed, for The BLADE. Mr.. Inman
reports fine crops on his farm this
season. He threshed 100 bushels
of oats and has 50 acres of corn
that promises Q heavy yield, stock
and everything else in a prosperous
condition.
Manager Johnston of the Hen
derson Produce Company received
his motor truck Wednesday and
the first load hauled on it weighed
$500 pounds. The poultry and
egg business. in Laelede long since
passed the capacity Of the faithful
old dray horse that now gives way
20 the more modern way Of hand
ling commerce.
There viii be three from this
township 10 the next increment Of
The Laclede blade., 1917-09-14

Galen Lewis is erecting q con
cret stsys silO on his farm sOnth-
west Of Laelede this week.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-29
PLAN FURTHER VISITS
TO WHITE HOUSE GATES
Sunragists Will Continue Demonstra-
lions Wherever They Can
Find President.
NOT DEFERRED BY ARRESTS
Police Determine to Take Women in
Custody Who Attempt to Display
Banners-Those Released To-Day
VIII Be Guests at Party Breakfast.
IBy Associated Press I

WASHINGTON. June 2S.-w m n n
sunraEists plan to continue demonstra-
lions before tho White House or places
where President Wilson may visit, de.
spite the arrest OF twenty-five women
and the failing of six last week. Miss
Alice Paul. head of the Woman's party
ANNOUNCED to-day that the campaign
would be continued. and that hundreds
or women had volunteered to coma 70
Washington to help.
The police hold to their determine.
ton to arrest women attempting to
display banners bearing printed appeals
10 the President on charges OF obstruct-
.ns .he Sidewalk or promoting dsor-
deriy gatherings, police officials said
emphasizing their attitude. they ar
rested to-day two more sufrragists-
IRIS Calderhead. of Wichita, Kans, and
Elizabeth Stuyvesant, OF New York
VINO were trying to enter a hall to dis
play suffrage banners where President
wilson was speaking. Later the wo-
lnei were released and no charge was
placed against them.
The six women who went TO Iail vaa
terday rather than pay fines imposed
In Police Court for obstructinE the
sidewalks. will be entertained on their
reieaSe Tomorrow morning with q
breakfast in the garden of the Woman.s
party headquarters, a half-blo from
.''@ "Hi'e mouse. from cities
to-day came requests for reservations
at the breakfast
outside the garden gates two police
men VIII watch over the breakfast
They have been stationed there dav
ana night for nearly week. watching
Tor banner carriers
VISITORS attending the breakfast will
De shown two storerooms filled with
more IMAM a thousand purple. yellow
aha white banners. Il great pile of
poles, yards OF muslin and cans of
tons.
Police officials explained to-day their
purpose in arresting woman suffragists
is as much TO protect them against
violence OF hostile crowds as 10 pre-
vent gatherings
NO date for trial of the nineteen wo
men against whom charges are pend
ing mas oecn set. II greater numbers
Oh arrests are made during the summer
ponce officials said, they would urge
heavier penalties than the nominal
three days Jail sentence given the first
SIX convicted
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-29
C0L0RED WOMEN TO AID
IN FOOD REGISTRATION
conference Il Held of Leader, Of
Organizations Among Negro

Mayor Allen Washington. president
OF the Negro Organization Society,
called meeting OF the heads OF State
vice negro organizations at the Colored
Young Mems Christian Association
yesterday afternoon to discuss plans
for the registration OF the names OF
those women handling food on the
food cards issued by Herbert c.
Hoover. Those present were Maggie
G. Walker. president Council Of Col
ored Women and st Luke's orEaniza-
ton. numbering 10000 women; Lizzie
Jenkins. negro home demonstration
agent. Ora V. Stokes, president state
Federation Colored Women's Clubs:
Mary f. Carter. president Richmond
hospitals and Colored Red Cross work
i'll Richmond; NJ. X. johnson, Woman's
Missionary and Educational Associa
tion: Adela f. Ruftip. Negro Young
Women's Christian Associations; Rosa
D. Bowser. president Associate School
and Teachers Association, and Baker
School Club: Matte C. Braxton, In
iustrial Workers. Union; Bessy B.
Iharps, president education work Of the
Hed Cross, and Ida E. Pacy. OF Nor
work.
The work OF registration on the food
cards OH July 10 was explained by
Mrs. 3. B. Munford. Mrs. Kate p.
Minor. Mrs. McCabe and Mrs. Sally
Nelson Robins. and the colored women
present expressed confidence IN having
thcm signed on the day appointed
and pledged themselves 10 use their
:nfuence [" eliminate waste.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-29
POLICE ARE WATCHFUl AS
DRY TIMES APPROACH
Cutting on of Legal One Quart h, E..
press Ia Expected 10 Increuae
Activity of Bootlrryers

with bone dryness" just one day
away. police officers are Wondering
what erect the new order Of things
VIII have or the local situation.
Since the Mapp law wen, into e<.
iect. on November !, an average OF
too quarts OF liquor daily has come
TO this city through legal channels
and an undetermined amour, nv o,n.r
pathways. Such :, relentless war h,s
been waged against the "hootlesr.-c "
however. tina, II 10 generally believed
that their operations have not proved
very profitable; that the profits accru
ING from shipments That have success.
fuAE eNadcd the wa,chful eve OF the
noo@e squadron" have been about
wiped away by the loss sustained
where captures were made
Prices OF bootleg" l.Cuor are said
10 nave ranged from 81 quart up-
ward with the quar-, law in opera,ion
and the vendors have apparently been
Wiling to take chances on getting
IL by IN SUIT cases or trunks. as only
rev cases have been uncovered where
ingenuity was displayed in an attemp,
10 create an oasis. Now. however {,
is confidently predicted that LIQUOR
urought into the state VIII command
as hish as $40 quart, and with such
an Involvement, officers are expec,inr
the "bootleGgers" 10 !edoubie their ef.
forts and use more skin in auempt.
Ing 10 run the blockade
Labelling boxes. barrels or other con,
tanners books" preserves" canned
goods" and the Ike has about plaver
out, and 1t is believed thar now som,
new stun" will be pulled. In on,
state when 1t was noticed that A Ger.
tain man was making periodical visits
presumably accompanying the remain,
OF some dear departed an inves,ipa
ton was made. The result was IN,
seizure OF casket we'll loaded viii
bottled goods and the conversion O
the party in charge into real ins,ea,
of a fictitious mourner While il /
hardly expected that this scheme vii
be resorted to. II Will not be wise 70
the same 'mourner'' 10 make too man,
visits to this city.
II the "bone-dry" law proves an 81
fectfve az the law without the bone
proviso has, it is confidently predicte
that bay rum Will be in strong de
mand. In former years. this ingredi
Gnt was supposed 10 he good only 10
the scalp. but recently 1t has been
not uncommon thing 10 pick up drunk
giving off barber.shop-like odor. an
who, when searched. invariably mum
bcred among their possessions the rem
nant OF pint or SO OF bay rum.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-29
GERMAN CHARGED WITH
FAILURE TO REGISTER

John Miller. born in Germany, and
who claims to have five brothers in the
Germany army. was arrested last night
at his home. ll3 East Canal Street. on
the charge OF having failed to register
He was unable to show Il registration
certificate and claimed TO be thirty
Two years old. Confronted with a re.
cent insurance policy. in which his age
was given as twenty-five, he ex-
planned that he had given that age
to secure lower ratio OF insurance
Miller has been working hero since
February. operating Il dummy engine
In the work OF lowering tho Bolt Line
tracks. He came here from Wilson.
N. c., In February. and has a wife
and one child. Tho arrest was made
by Detective Sergeant Atkinson, with
Policemen Thurman and Napier, and
Miller was detained at the Second sta
ton for hearing before the United
States commissioner to-day.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-29
PRESIDENTS OF W0MEN's
SOCIETIES CALLED TO MEET
Conference mt womnn's Club This
Afternoon on RcEistrntion OF
Women Housrholders.

| Presidents 6f the leading women.
ORGANIZATIONS of the city have beer
| invited to meet at tho Woman's Clut
this afternoon at $3.50 o'clock to con-
fer with Mis-. j. Allison Hodges tenn.
norary chairman OF the committee OF
med!2!ely concerned with the recistra
! ton OF the women householders Of the
city July 10. These representative wo.
men are expected to formulate def
mite plan of action for the conduct OF
INC registration In tho thirty-one dis
'rlcts INTO which the city will DO d.
vi4ed.
Following ID a list OF those Invited to be
Mrs. William. Rumn Cox. president So.
| c'ety Of tho Colonial Danes.
Miss Lucy Coleman. Kindergarten Associ-
and Mr Bs1 M,lipm 4 Rusrows Mo.her, Club,
the Young Women's Christian Association.
Mrs Christian ft cisrke. sen rerent p 10
Payne Madison Chapter. Daughters Of isi..
co Miss Louise Price. National Child Labor
MIS- MIS- t S,SsI w''. MISE, sSsial SETTLEMENT.
Miss ORE Hatcher. Bureau Of vocauons
Miss Agnes D. Randolph. Tuberculosis, As.
Miss Ruth Robertson. Stats Nurses As:
Mrs B. B. Valentine. president Equal
Suffrage League.
Finis Association Opposed to Woman SUI
=, Mrs. II. J. Myers. Jr.. Council of Jewish
aes arsisia session. Mrs Ns 1rmsi
ciyie Fsderation. 'A"'
emerson: contoder.ss a.morlal '' i, sa.i!s
Miss Miss GSertslla Pare Page. American Red Cross.
OF S.,ons Ieasas for Of w ylsnls
%ss ss sa :sa.sass
Mrs J. Tyler Jobsop. Social Service Fed
y Mrs G. G. Burton. president Kings
Mrs: T. A. Cary. Hurusnot Evangelical
Miss k kn. Ns'GH s.iaa ps9ya.r
Workers Union
,,c Mrs; Julian p. rhomaA woman's Mis-
' Irs J. a. nv. o'connor. Ladies' Auxiliary.
s. Ma {Srl,ss i; H!n;, Eueharissio League.
Mrs. Fannie B. Butcher. Society of tho
Mrs. Z. E. Mcrett, Matthew Fontaine
Mr fNtiip ST. Gs so2sta yoke. Branch Ma
'ic Ma Fedecatten OF se,,lements.
Mrs. Charles Picot. Ginter Park woman's
Miss ouimby. Highland Park woman's
Club.
-. M.s. Kosher W. Miller. Barton Heights
Woman's Club
Miss Ruth Sublst,, Every Monday Club.
Miss Caroline Holiday. Baptist women's
Me-. 3; =: Mantcrd. Cooperative Edu-
Mss p El;yson. city school nurses.
health education among women.
Mrs; Lewis {. Williams, Female Humane
Mrs. James Gordon Smith. Girls Auxiliary
TO Belle Bryan Day Nursery.
Mrs. Samuel Cohen, Ladies Hebrew Be-
Hevo!ent Association
Miss Grace Arents. 81. Andrew Associ-
Miss Beatrice canepa. st; AIMS Society.
r.. Rev K. 4. Gibson. Bishop Episcopal
Mis-, Maud s;-.nSfellow. Travellers Aid
Mrs. ]. c. Kessuich. Valentine Mothers
Club.
Ms: G B. Wall. Woman. Auxiliary of
Mrs; G-anYi!s 6. Valentine. woman's AS.
ISOLATION Of ST. Paurs Church.
Mrs. J. Allison Hodges. Woman's Club.
Mss Mamie Baushman. Wonan's Gym
Mrs. Norman V. Randolph. Richmond
Chapter Daughters OF Contederacy
Mrs. Kate Peasants Minor. Confederate
Memorial Literary Society.
MIS-. Sally Nelson Robins. author.
Mrs. J. e.. Robertson
Ms; a. Montague, Home for Needy
Confederate Women
M.s. Charles q. Bosher. author.