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The Laclede blade., 1917-03-30

The Reading Circle met will
Mrs F F. Pratt Tuesday evening
with large number responding
with current events at roll call
Mrs. Mrs. M. P. Benson was the
leader of the study which was from
the bay View Course - chapter
10, Formative Influence" chap,
ter 20, Villages and Cities;"
chapter 21, Modern Tendencies. "
Mrs. G. G. Bigger's lesson was
from the Bay View Magazine,
The Town Meeting in Man
haitian. " The lesson was given in
a most interesting way and all
present enjoyed it.
The social hour was one of the
enjoyable features of the evening.
The hostess served delectabIe re-
freshmentS, being assisted by Mrs.
J. E. Welsh and Georgia Loesa
Welsh.
The guests of the evening were
Mrs. Arthur Johnston, Mrs. Allie
Harter, Mrs. A. S. Byrd, Miss
Flo Hunter and Georgia Loesa
Welsh.
The Circle adjourned to meet
with Mrs. H. G. Carothers next
regular meeting. Let all members
be present as some important
business is to be considered.
The Laclede blade., 1917-03-30
Township Officers

There was a good attendance at
the republican township conven-
ton held at the opera house last
Saturday afternoon. Ira Frakes
chairman and A. j. Caywood, sec
retary. The following ticket nomi-
mated: Geo. w. Anderson, trustee;
Carl F. Sayles, collector; c. B.
Welsh, clerk and assessor; G. A.
Read and L. 7. Rowland, members
of the township board; Carl f.
Ssyles, constable; E K. Welsh,
justice of the peace. But one
nomination was made for justice,
while two we're to be elected. The
entire ticket was elected without
opposition. and J. T. Cushing, the
present incumbent, was reelected
justice Of the peace,
The Laclede blade., 1917-03-30
Change of Dates

In our advertisement in THE
BEADE last week we called your at
tention to an important three days
sale of ladies coats, suits, dresses
and skirts, to be given March 20,
80, 81. We wish to announce to
the women of Laclede and sur
rounding country that we have
changed the date to April 5, 6 and
7. During these three days we
will have very complete line of
these garments in "up-to-the-min-
ute" styles direct from the manu-
facturers in New York and Phila-
and at prices considerably
less than you have been accustomed
to pay. We ask you to defer buy
ing anything in this line until you
see what we will have to show you
next week.
J. W. LoMAX & Co.
The Laclede blade., 1917-03-30
A Birthday Surprise

At the home of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. R. Barton on
route two last Wednesday evening,
Edgar Barton was very pleasantly
surprised.
An elaborate two-course lunch
con was served by the hostess
assisted by her daughter, Miss
Thelma, and Miss Ruth Doak.
Those present were, Mr.. and
Mrs. McAfee Farrar, and Miss
Amanda Glenn of Laclede and
Misses Katherine and Barbara
Sissel, and John Sissel of Mead
Vile.
All departed at the usual hour
feeling they had spent an enjoyable
evening and wishing Edgar many
more happy birthdays.
The Laclede blade., 1917-03-30
Notice of CITY Election

The annual city election of the
City of Laclede win be held on
Tuesday, April 8, 1917. The poll
ing place in the east ward will be
at the Office of g. G. Bigger and in
the west ward at the WOOdman
hall. Polls will be opened at z
o'clock q. N. and closed at 6 O'Clock
p. m. One alderman will be elect
ed in the west ward and two in the
east ward, one for two years aud
one for one year to on vacancy
caused by removal from city Of j.
II Nichols. e.. O. BIGGER.
City Clerk.
The Laclede blade., 1917-03-30
TOWN AND COUNTRY
About Local People and Events and
Other Matters Of Interest

Buggy for sale, w, M. Watson
Pattern hats for Easter at Laurs
Loves.
F. r. Power made a business
trip to Macon last Friday.
Ninety acres good bottom land
for share rent, inquire here.
Get ready for the Easter parade
by buying your hat from Laura
Love.
E. Hartley who has lived in La
clede for the past year moved to
Illinois this week to reside.
Eggs from purebred Plymouth
Rocks, soc per setting; $500 per
100. Mrs. Harry Landree, phone.
Billy Robbins has returned from
spending the winter in Oklahoma
and is again employed at the Power
Garage.
Six room house and block of
ground, or as much of the ground
as tentant may desire, for rent.
Desirable location. See A. j.
Harter.
T. D. Mouser loaded his Is
horse power tractor on a car
yesterday to be shipped to Kansas
City. He is turning it in on a
new one which he expects within a
few days, y
Fred Hanson shipped two cars
of mighty fine hogs to the st.
Louis market last Saturday. There
were $50 head and they averaged
29O pounds. Chris Hanson accom-
panied the shipment.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Higgins
with Mr.. and Mrs. j S. Williams
as their guests and F. R. Power at
the wheel enjoyed a fine motor ride
Thursday morning in Mr.. Higgins
new Grant Six. After visiting the,
Higgins farms across Locust re-
turned by The way of the Wood
land bridge, then to Sumner and
Hale, arriving home in plenty of
time for dinner.
The Laclede blade., 1917-03-30
W. F. M. S. Meeting

The Womens Foreign Mission
ary Society will meet with Mrs. S.
M. Brown next Wednesday, April
4, at 2:30. Instead of the regular
lesson each member is requested to
be prepared and relate some mis-
sionary current event.
Round table discussion: How
can we make our auxiliary of
greater service to our church and
to the world. !"
Miss Ransom will have poster,
and Mrs. J. B. Jones, mystery
hoy
The Laclede blade., 1917-03-30

This proposition is usually not
clearly understood by voters, SO
this is an attempt to make more
lucid some of its features. Accord
ing to the plan for free text books,
each district which votes in favor
of providing free text books is
allowed forty-five cents per child
in it's enumeration, with which to
furnish free text books.
Now in this district there is an
enumeration of about one hun
dred and eighty. This means at
forty-five cents per pupil, this dis
trict would receive about eighty.
one dollars, which comes of course
from a state fund. In our case,
this is sufficient to provide free
text books in the first four grades.
Now next year the proposition can
provide free texts for those in
the fifth and sixth grades, and the
following year for the seventh and
eighth grades, thus in three years
the entire grades would be pro-
vided.
Let it be distinctly and plainly
understood that by this plan there
will be absolutely no cost to the
patrons whatever.
Since'it will be Of no cost to the
district the question should be
decided according to its merits.
Almost everything is in favor of
of the proposition. 1t provides
sanitary books, (they must be
fumagated at least once per year,,
it teaches respect for public proper
ty, and it reduces the cost of send
ing children to school, it cost the
district and the patron nothing.
Since it provides good, clean
books, since it reduces the cost of
children to school with no
additional cost to the patrons or
district, it surely is a proposition
which deserves to be carried. Vote
for it.
If anyone has any points con-
cerning the proposition they want
explained consult any member of
the school board or any teacher in
the Laclede schools.
The Laclede blade., 1917-03-30
Methodist Church Notes
Dueker. Pastor.

H. ]. Dueker, Pastor.
Public worship at 11:o0 a. m
and 7:30p. m.
Sunday school at 9:45 a. M, W
Kraft, supt.
Junior League at 2:30p. m.
Epworth League at 6:30p. m.
Topic: Are We Fooling Our
selves?"
Next Sunday will be Palm Sun
day. It commentaries Jesus
Christ's triumpal entrance into Je-
rusalem. To the people of the
Holy City it was a gala day.
Whoever admits the Lord into
his heart as Savior and King causes
Him the highest kind of joy.
Jesus riding into Jerusalem on
the foaI Of an ass proved that He
is the King Of Peace. Because
the large number Of people would
not accept Him rs the God-sent
savior He Wept. Does He not
for the same reason weep to-day
Why should He weep over usi
The Laclede blade., 1917-03-30
School Election

The school election will be held
next Tuesday, the voting place
being at Woodman building. Two
directors are to be elected to sue
ceed L. F. Moore and Fl. W.
Lomax. They will be reelected
without opposition. A proposition
for the regular levy of $l.OO on
each $4,000 assessed valuation, to
maintain the schools for the en-
suing year and for a special levy
of 25 cents on the $4,000 valua-
tion for repairs and new equip
ment for the next two years will
be submitted. The question of
free text books for the first four
grades will also be submitted. This
should have no opposition what
ever as it does not cost the district
or patrons of the school anything,
the expense coming wholly from
the state fund. The following
have been selected as judges and
clerks: R. L. Stratton, G. B.
Welsh and L. M. Wilson, judges;
Max Jones and G. F. Say.es
oIo,.l,s
The Laclede blade., 1917-03-30
PARAGRAPHS
Brief Mention Of Those Who Come
and Go During the Week

Mrs. j. W. Haight of Brookfield
spent Saturday afternoon here on
business.
L. F. Ray of Olathe, Kansas,
spent last Wednesday with W. III.
Glover and family.
Misses Viva Caywood and Hazel
Rankin spent Saturday afternoon
with friends in Linneus.
J. A. Yount has returned home
from spending the winter in Okla
homa, Texas and California.
Mrs. Catherine Trippeer of Lin
neus spent Sunday with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. J. H. Brown and family.
Miss Kathryn Harter returned
Friday after a weeks visit with
her sister, Miss Myrtle, at Kinks
vile.
Mrs. A. J. Baum was called to
Broofeld Tuesday by the serious
illness of her sister, Mrs. Earnest
Smith.
Mrs. Geo. Denbo and daughter
Miss Frances and Miss Christina
johnson spent Wednesday after
noon in Chillicothe.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. P Keithley of
Browning and Mrs. Veda Gooch of
Brookfeld visited Mr.. and Mrs.
W. B. Calhoun Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Roberts and
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G, Lawson and
son Ralph of Bucklin spent Sun
day afternoon with W. H. Glover
and family on route three.
Clifford Thompson, the Mead
Vile boy who had the misfortune
to have one foot shot off while
hunting last winter, is visiting his
grandmother, Mrs. N. j. Thomp-
son and other relatives here.
Mrs. Eva Shaeffer, who has been
here some time with her mother,
Mrs. J. S. Weatherly, left Tues
day, for her home at Billings,
Mont, Mrs. Weatherly being
somewhat improved in health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. o. Plowman,
Mrs. Argona Moore, Mrs. A. V.
Moore, Mrs. II. E. Garside, Misses
Ellen Garside and Esther Willard
attended a Rebekah lodge meeting
in Brookfeld Tuesday evening.
Lee Willard, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Willard, who enlisted
in the United States army couple
of months ago, was home on
furlough last week. He is now
stationed in training station at
Omaha.
Three alderman to be elected
next Tuesday and only one candi-
late so far. Being a member OF
he city council is not a very de-
sirable place but it is important to
,he welfare of the city and some
body should take up the burden.
The following from Laclede at
ended services at New Garden
church last Monday evening: Mr..
Ind Mrs. Fl. L. Allen, Mr.. and
Mrs w S. Cotter. Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. S. Cotter, Misses Flo Hunt
II, Mary and Virginia Dye, and
Max Jones, Clifford Shell, H. L.
Jrookshank, Henry Anderson and
John Winigar. Rev. StrattOn,
preached, the male duartette and
he Baptist quartette and Miss Flo
4uuter furnished mugic.
The Laclede blade., 1917-03-30

One extra good dark grey horse,
coming four years cid, brokeni
will weigh 1900 pounds. viii cell
cheap as we do not need him.
Phone 81. JOKES BROS.
The Laclede blade., 1917-03-30
ON LOCAL SUBJECTS
Local Items and Interesting Bits Of
News Of All Sorts

local w. CT. U. was held at the
home of Mrs. O. F. Libby last
Tuesday. Mrs. S. NJ. Brown pre-.
sided. A large number of regular
members were present with the
following VISITORS: Mrs. J. E.
Welsh, Mrs. Allie Harter. Mrs.
Hettie Weaver, Mrs. Alice Murphy,
Mrs. Dan Holms and Mrs. Bertha
Whltehouse of MendOn.
Joe Albin will be a candidate to
succeed himself as alderman from
the west ward in the city election
next Tuesday. Mr.. AIbin has
served several terms and has al
ways given satisfaction. There is
no doubt as to where he stands on
any subject that comes up at q
meeting of the council, always
outspoken for what he thinks to be
right, and he is generally right.
Thos. Stuver, teacher at Oak
Arbor, reports the following pupils
with a perfect attendance for the
month of March: Walter White,
Naomi Sensintaffar. Paul Sensin-
taffar, Gladys Mahurin, Herman
White, June White, Alpha Chap
man, Efie Brockman, Roy Berry,
Mary White, Eugene Groes and
Clara white. There were no
tardies during the month.
j. Clair Lomax has bought the
corner lot adjoining his place on
the north and got possession of it
this week. For a number of years
this lot has been owned by a color
ed man and has not been very we'll
taken care of and it is pleasing to
the property owners in that locality
that it has passed into the hands
of Mr.. Lomax who keeps his prop
erty as neat and clean as can be
the year round.
The many Laclede friends of
Mrs. j. W. Millburn and her
Mrs. Berray, who visited
here last fall, are sorry to learn that
after leaving here Mrs. Berray was
seriously i'll and has recently sub
mitted to an operation for append
lcitis and was in a very critical
condition. --latest reports however,
are to the effect that she is slowly
recovering with bright prospects
Of regaining her health. They are
now at their home at Goltry, Okla.
w. S. Savage, manager of the
Laclede Cooperative Shipping AS
was on the St. Joseph
market Wednesday with a mixed
,ar of stock for members of the
The hogs sold at an
average price of $14.75, the top
being $14.9O. The cattlealso sold
we'll. One calf weighing 40
pounds brought $18.20-13 cents
Der pound. The members are we'll
pleased with the prices they arej
'eceiving for their stuff and the
membership is growing.
Mrs. L. F. Moore was a gracious
lostess to the p E. 0.'s at their
egular meeting Wednesday after
loon. Mrs. Edith Benson and
drs. Emma Byrne gave a fine
essOn on Saving" the four di-
'isions being, Forms of invest
nent; training the child to save;
aving the health and talents of
be housewife; intelligent economy
g. doing without" Mrs. Dear
Orff, Of Hale was q guest. The
ostess served dainty refreshments,
The Laclede blade., 1917-03-30

-Four easiBgs and two inner tubes
for Ford-tWo rear like new.
M. JOSEs.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-06-21
MOUNTAIN CLIMBING.
Care Should Be Taken TO Minimize the
Danger Of Accidents.

Care Should Be Taken TO Minimize the
Danger Of Accidents.
At least three-fourths Of the acci-
dents that occur in mountaineering are
the results of foolhardiness.
More than half of the entire num-
Der Of accidents happen to persons
climbing without guides. some to
climbers attempting dangerous or
impossible route with guides. and
there are still other forms Of folly.
One may carelessly engage an fncom-
petent guide or an Overbold one. who
will undertake an ascent under unfa-
vorable conditions.
Eliminating these contingencies, there
remain certain risks which must be
taken by every climber who ascends
difficult mountains.
However fine the weather, there Is
the possibility that sudden storm
may render the descent perilous.
though even then the chances are ten
to one that skillful climber with
first class guides will return In safety.
Furthermore. on certain mountains
there are places where party Is ex-
posed to danger from .avalanches or
falling stones.
The risk may often be reduced to the
minimum by waiting for the best OF
weather or by making q very early
start-An Outdoors.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-06-21
EAST KENNEWICK

Mrs. John Bernath returned
home Sunday from a visit in
Portland and Vancouver.
Mr.. Sheppard and family, who
have been living on the w. A.
Moran strawberry ranch, moved
to town Wednesday.
Oscar nague and Mrs. Mamie
Dague and children, of Waila
Walla are visiting this week at
the home of A. E. Dague.
Mrs. Jas. Johnston and Mrs.
L. HI. Edwards, who have been
quite i'll for the past week are
better at the present writing.
Word has been received from
Miss Laura Zwanzig that she has
successfully passed the examin-
alton as a trained nurse and will
graduate June %.
Miss Fairie Church, who has
been visiting at the home of her
uncle, w. B. Elliott, returned to
her home in Milton, Ore.
Fred Opperman and Mrs. Eliz-
abeth Opperman arrived the be-
ginning of the week for a few
days visit at the home of Mrs,
Oppermann's brother, l. N. New
kirk. They left Wednesday for
Dee, Oregon, where they will
work in the strawberries. They
were accompanied by the Misses
Mae Oppermann and Gladys
Niece.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-06-21
From the Correspondents
Items Of Interest Concerning Our Neghbors Hereabouts
RIVER ROAD NOTES

Miss Kate Larsen, of Kenne-
wick, was guest at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Moeller Thurs
day and Friday.
Miss Elsie Moeller visited at
the home of her friend, Miss
Clara Bachman, Sunday.
The friendly barkings OF Fan
ME, the little bulldog belonging
to J. M. Howell, will be missed
by many passersby. Her death
was caused by the stringent laws
now existing.
Mrs. Louis Grundelps mother
and brother, Mrs. King and son,
of Eatonville, have returned to
their home after spending sew
eral months with Mrs. Grundell
and family.
The residents are again watch
ING the river measurements very
closely. For few days the trend
was upward, but Wednesday it
was at a standstill.
Mrs. r. E. Carpenters brother
Warren Schoonover, with three
friends, motored from Odessa
and visited at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Carpenter the past
week, then continued their trip
to look after property interests
at White Salmon and points in
Oregon.
Mrs. Thompson returned to
her home in Huntington, Ore,
on Saturday, taking her grand
daughter, Florence Mather, with
her for a short visit. Mrs.
Thompson accompanied her
daughter, Mrs. w. H. Mather on
her return home after attending
thefuneral of the father and hus-
band at Huntington some two
weeks ago.
Leroy Kratzer spent Sunday
with friends in Kennewick and
spent a much-enjoyed afternoon
at the opening of the Chautau-
qua.
Many from this section are
taking advantage of the Chau-
tauqua course, attending both
afternoon and eve~inp sessions,
and we hear words of cOmmenda-
ton from many sources.
After strenuous week or ten
days, this section reports the
first cutting of alfalfa in the
stacks in good condition, with
the highest wages ever paid for
help for this kind of work.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-06-21
SEW IN CHINESE STREETS.
Women Who Mend Clothes Right There
While You Wait.


While You Wait.
In many towns Of China one may
have his garments mended on the
street and "while he waits" Native
sewing women are to be seen on low
stools. perhaps OH the sidewalks. mend
Ing articles OF masculine attire.
The accomplishments Of these street
seamstresSes are somewhat limited,
their efforts with the needle being for
the most part confined to running.
Other branches of needlework are prac-
ttcafly unknown to them. AS conse-
ouence their efforts are better appre-
ciated by native workmen than by
foreign travellers.
They are never short OF patrons
among the former. for these are often
natives Of other districts and, having
come to the city to engage in business.
have no one to mend r0nt for them.
Their wives being left at home, they
are glad to avail themselves Of the
services Of the street needlewoman.
For this class Of customers the skill
Of the itinerant sewing woman answers
every purpose.
Generally speaking, these women are
wives of boatmen and laborers who
live In the households which line the
creeks Of many Chinese cities and
towns. and their needles are a great
help toward the solution Of the prob
lem of maintenance In q crowded city
or town.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-06-21
NOTES FROM HOVER
s1lnuIIulnIIlnIlIInIIIIllIllIIlIIIllIni

A meeting was held at the
school house last Saturday eve
ming to discuss plans for the Red
Cross campaign for the week.
Not many were present on ac-
count of the short notice being
given. The following are the ten
men who have been appointed to
canvas our precinct: G. c. Cant
well, captain; H. S. Hughes, E.
E. Toothaker, John Mills, John
Howard, E. H. Maddux, e.. Z.
Cushman, N. Mcclure, II. w.
Powell and w. F. Spears.
H. w. Powell, L. ]. Dimick and
Angus Doyle were business Wis
itors in Kennewick Thursday.
H. S. Hughes and E. E.. Tooth
aker attended the Red Cross
meeting in Kennewick last Fri
day evening.
G.. F. Schoblad and daughter
Helen arrived last Tuesday from
Seattle and expect to spend the
summer here. They were ac-
companied by Mrs. Osborne's
niece and nephew who will spend
Ia few weeks with her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Burdette,
of Horse Heaven, were in town
Saturday.
II. III. Davis, of Kennewick,
was in town on business Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman Vogel,
who have been visiting his par
ents in Kelso, returned to Hover
Sunday. Mr.. Vogel left the same
day for Pullman to attend sum-
mer school while Mrs. Vogel will
remain with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Wade Thomas.
H. Kendrick has accepted a
position as helper on the ferry
here and has moved his house
hold goods to the house formerly
occupied by Mrs. Mary Long.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Howard and
two children of Horse Heaven
were in Hover Sunday evening.
Harry Hampton made bust
ness trip to Horse Heaven Thurs
day.
Mr.. Hughes and family, of AL
mira, visited a few days the first
of the week at the home of his
brother, III. S. Hughes.
Jack Doyle and Mr.. McPhee
returned Sunday from Tekoa,
where they have been working
for the past few months.
Mrs. Mary Long and a friend
spent Sunday at the home of her
mother, Mrs. Jas. Doyle.
Roy Davie went to Kennewick
Sunday to begin work on the u.
S. Drill Scow for a few days.
Mrs. Dodd and Mrs. McDaniels
of Elberton, visited last week at
the home of their father, Jas.
McG CURE, who has been quite i'll
for the past few weeks.
Messrs. Allen and MacNey of
the Allen, MacNey and Barney
Co., of Spokane, were in town
last Saturday soliciting patron
age of the ranchers here.
Harry III. Hunting, a sales
man for Parks Bros, grocers of
Portland, visited over Sunday
with old friends, Mr.. and Mrs.
l.. j. Dimick.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-06-21
Our Humoriats.

All we can say is that we hope any
given humorist of ours will live out
the greatest length Of days and not
stop joking before he dies. We need
every moment Of his threescore years
and ten to keep us sane and kind, and
we cannot be satisfied with a stinted
measure Of time for him. When he be-
gins unsurpassably to delight the world
our national pride as well as our hui
man need is bound up In his continu-
ance. Possibly we are going from bad
to worse, as we have always been, but
we think we have been, kept from the
worst by the humorist's smile. not by
the satirist's frown. Other races, 9TH
er lands abound in songs and sermons.
but we have sent our laughter over the
world to save it alive more than any
thing else could.-W. d. Howells In
Harper's Magazine.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-06-21
SPRAYING NOTICE

My last notice in the papers
in regard to spraying for the cod
ling moth, explicitly advises that
another spray should be put on
20 days later. I find that a num-
Der of people are neglecting this
second spray and the results are
that the worms are going into
their apples.
Those of you who want to keep
clean apples and if you have not
sprayed the second time for the
first brood, should spray at once.
The government report is that
there will be a very short apple
crop in the United States this
year.
Luke Powell, Dist. Hort.