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The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1917-04-06
School Propositions Carried

The voters of l4aclede school dis
trict gave fine Endorsement to the
board and put their stamp of ap-
proval upon the school at the elec-
tion Tuesday. OF the II votes cast
there were only three against the
regular levy Of $1.OO and seven
against the special levy of Is cents;
two against a nine months term
and six against free text books.
This was virtually an unanimous
approval Of every proposition sub
mitted by the board and verdict
in favor of keeping the school on
the fully approved list and i'm
proving it wherever possible. Fl.
W. Lomax and L. F. Moore were
reelected members of the board
without opposition. Next term
text books will be furnished free to
all pupils of the first four grades.
The members of the board assure
US they appreciate this expression
of approval and confidence from
the people of the district and will
continue to do the things they
think best for the school and there
fore FOR the community in general.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1917-04-06
Clean-Up Now

1t is high time to begin the ann
ual cleanup Of yard, streets and
allys. Don't wait for any special
day but get busy and lead the pro-
cession instead of allowing the city
officials to call on you. And there
is work that should be done now
by the city. Many drainage bitches
and cutters need opening up before
the heavy rains come and overflow
the streets.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1917-04-06
County Camp

The county camp of the Modern
Woodmen was held at Brookfeld
Wednesday afternoon. J. P.
Harter, A. V. Moore and DR.. F.
W. Burke represented Laclede
camp. C. K. Hart Of Brookfield
was chairman of the convention
and J. L. Bowyer of Linneus was
clerk. M. P. Kinsey of Brookfeld
and J. L. Bowyer of Linneus were
elected delegates to the state camp
that meets in Springfield.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1917-04-06
Parent Teachers Meeting

The Parent Teachers Association
will meet Tuesday, April 10, at J
p. m. tuberculosis is the sub
ject of the afternoons program.
The children of the primary grades
will give a playIet entitled, Mother
Goose up to Date. " Nature and
Prevention of tuberculosis, Mrs. j l..
B. Jones. Fresh Air Schools,
Mrs. Fl. L. Allen. Mt. Vernon
Sanitarium, Mrs. l.. F. Moore.
Every one invited.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1917-04-06
Ready For Business Soon

J. D. Boyles' Pharmacy is being
opened in the room first door south
of postofice. Will be ready for
business next week. Knowing the
older residents of Laclede and
vicinity I feel no need of an intro
duction. To those who have To-
Gated here since l used to live in
Laclede would say that 1 shall be
pleased to meet them. l will very
much appreciate a visit from every
body. Respectfully,
J. ID. BOYLEs.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1917-04-06
Free

We now have a new telephone
directory for you. Call at tele-
phone Office and get your copy.
But don't forget to use it. Also
if you are in arrears with your
dues we would be glad to have a
settlement. Directories will be de-
livered to town patrons.
G.. E. TRACY.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1917-04-06
Robbery at BrOOkfield

1t was reported here yesterday
that a masked man broke the plate
glass in the front of the Fuoss
jewelry store about s o'clock We'd
nesday evening and made way
with ST., 800 worth of diamonds.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1917-04-06
Planter and CuItiHators For Sal!

l have two second hand corn
planters and six second hand riding
cnItiyatOrs, al in good working
condition, that / viii sell ct q most
reasonable price.
J. w. MOBEKLE.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1917-04-06
ACar Of Corn

Will have a car of very fine yell
low corn on the track soon. See
US for prices.
o. A. TAfBOrT & Co.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1917-04-06
PARAGRAPHS
Brief Mention of Those Who Come
and Go During the Week

Linn's are showing a fine line of
hats for Easter. Call and select
yours before they are gone.
Pattern hats, sport hats, large
assortment to choose from, with
prices to defy competition, at
Linn's.
Mrs. W. R. Jones of Muskogee,
Okla, came Monday to visit her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. Childress.
Everbearing strawberry plants
for sale at $3.50 per hundred by
Harry Mahurin, phone 87J, Brook
field.
Ed. o. Barton is here from Nor
borne today visiting his parents,
Nj. and Mrs. W. r. Barton and
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. John G. Brown
have returned from spending the
greater part of the winter in
Florida.
Misses Viva Caywood and Hazel
Rankin were week end guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. n. o. Ormsby in
Chillicothe,
Miss Florence Dye, stenographer
in a law Office at Kansas City,
spent Sunday and Monday with
home folk here.
Mrs. Sarah E. Hobbs of Ketchum,
Okla, is here visiting her mother,
Mrs. Elizabeth Anderson, who is
in poor health.
Mrs. Emma David returned to
her home Monday from a visit with
MI. and Mrs. L. W. Rummell and
family in Brookfeld.
Mrs. NJ. L. Simmonds of Brook
field visited Mrs. Susan Hewitt
here this week. Aunt Susan's
many friends are glad to hear she
is slowly recovering from her
illness.
F. F. Dresser who bought the
Sissons place some time ago is
moving here this week from Ray
county. He is hauling his goods
through by wagon, the distance
being about 60 miles.
Farm work is reported to be pro-
crossing very nicely this spring,
much blowing already having been
done for corn. Oats and grass
are starting we'll and the season
has been very favorable so far.
Strawberries are being planted
in many gardens this season.
Fifty or a hundred plants of the
everbearing variety set out now
will furnish the average family
plenty of fruit for table use
throughout the summer. They be-
gin bearing early and continue un-
til frost in the fall.
Mrs. G. J. Griffith received
telegram the first of the week an
nouncing the serious illness of her
father, T. B. Beckett at Enid,
Okla. A later telegram, however,
reported him somewhat better and
improving. Mr.. Beckett for a
number of years lived northeast of
Laclede, removing to Oklahoma
about twenty-five years ago.
VIM. Willard who has been
section foreman on the Hannibal
line for the past three years, loaded
his household goods into a car aud
left last Friday for Pickering, La,
near which place he has bought a
so acre farm. The family have
been spending this week here with
relatives before going to their new
home.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1917-04-06
Sale

Four castings and two inner tubes
for FOrd-tEO rear like new.
n. JOKES.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1917-04-06
TOWN And COUNTRY
About Local People and Events and
Other Matters of Interest

Buggy for sale, w. M. Watson.
Pattern hats for Easter at Laura
Loves.
Band concert at the opera house
next Tuesday night,
Ninety acres good bottom land
for share rent, inquire here.
Get ready for the Easter parade
by buying your hat from Laura
Love.
O. A. Potter has been in Kansas
City on stock business the past
week.
Easter hats for ladies, misses
and children at Linn's millinery
store.
Floyd Harter has rented and
moved onto the Stapleton farm
southeast of town.
Auto license tag 9O477 has been
lost from the car. Finder please
notify Power Garage, Laclede.
The Reading Circle will meet
next Tuesday evening with Mrs.
II. G. Carothers at the usual hour.
Eggs from purebred Plymouth
Rocks, SOC per setting; $500 per
100. MIS-. Harry Landree, phone.
The Ladies Aid of the Baptist
church will give measuring social
at the Woodman hall, Friday night,
April 13.
$500 per week, straight salary
to man with rig to introduce Poul-
try remedies. Eureka Mfg. Co.
East st. Louis, Ill.
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.
Arthur Gartner now has charge
of the Hannibal section, taking the
place made vacant by VIM. Willard
removing to Louisiana. He has
nine men.
A big colored minstrel, all home
talent, is being organized and will
be put on at the opera house in the
near future. The proceeds are for
local public benefit.
Stutsman & Son have vacated
the livery barn and will operate
their business from the private
barn on the F. W. Groes residence
property to which place they moved
this week.
There will be a church rally at
the Laclede Christian church next
Tuesday evening. There will be
out of town speakers and special
music and the public is cordially
invited to attend.
The Plum Grove Percheron
Horse Company have an adver-
tisement of their new horse, Tunis
56663, in THE BLADE today.
Breeders will do well to see and
investigate the merits of this horse.
He is a beauty.
A. r. Boomer, a former well
known citizen of this township,
who has resided at Elk City, Okla,
for several years now, in writing |
to renew his subscription this week
says they have had a very dry
winter there, no rain since last
October.
In q half page advertisement
today J. w. LOmax & Co. an
Bounce a special sale Of Women's
coats, suits. skirts and dresses for
Thursday. Friday and Saturday Of
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1917-04-06
ON LOCAL SUBJECTS
Local Items and Interesting Bits Of
News Of All Sorts

Regular meeting of the Royal
Neighbor camp on Friday after
noon of this week. AL members
should make an effortto be present.
The best local talent is being
interested in a movement to give
an entertainment at the opera
house sometime soon. The par
ticulars and date will be given in
The BLADE as soon as full arrange
ments are completed It will be
under the direction of one of the
local civic organizations.
In the city election last Tuesday
Joseph Albin was reelected alder
man from the west ward without
opposition and in the east ward
Max Jones was elected for the reg
ular term of two years and W. E.
Shell for a term of one year to fill
the vacancy made by the removal
from the city of J." Fl. Nichols.
They had no opposition and La
clede will continue to have a good
clean administration.
The new directory for the Le-
clede telephone exchange was COM
pleted at this Office Wednesday and
are now being distributed by
Manager Tracy. In addition to a
complete list of all patrons attach
ed to the Laclede exchange it con-
tains liberal amount of adver-
tising from local firms. The book
is in a new and more convenient
form than heretofore, and the
arrangement of the matter is i'm
proved by placing the city and
farm phones under separate heads.
Glasses 7 and II of the Methodist
Sunday school with the teachers,
Mrs. Allie Harter and Mrs. Eta
Foreman, together with number
of invited guests, surprised Miss
Esther Willard at the home of
Miss Louese Haight last Monday
evening, affording an opportunity
for, the young folk to bid Miss
Willard goodby before leaving for
her new home in Louisiana. The
Royal Neighbors also remembered
her during the week, presenting
her with a beautiful souvenir
spoon.
The Linneus I, o. O. F. concert
band will give a concert at the
LacIede opera house next Tuesday
evening to begin at s o'clock. This
is the first of a series of concerts
to be given by that popular musi-
cal organization outside their home
town, every town in the county to
be visited during the season. They
travel in their own auto bus and
put on an entertainment that
pleases every lover of good music.
The people of Laclede and sur
rounding country should turn out
and give these musicians from our
neighboring town a good audience.
Admission is 10 and % cents.
The removal of the Boyles Drug
Company stock from Brookfeld to
Laclede has been completed and Mr.
Boyles is busy getting it in shape
and expects to be open for business
sometime next week. He has a
large stock of drugs and medicines |
and the various sundries usually |
carried in connection with that
business and in addition will |
operate a soda fountain and dis
pense all kinds of summer drinks
when the season opens. BE will |
remove his family here in the near
future and again become perma-
Bent citizens Of the town, which is
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-08-29
FREED
IN MINCO COURT

The case in the city court at Minco
yesterday against Deputy Sheriff r.
p Froneberger for interfering with a
city officer i'm the performance of his
duties was dismissed but the county
officcr win have 10 stand trial at the
next regular term Of the county court
on the same charge.
Judge William Stacey, assistant
county attorney, represented the City
of Minco and the trial resulted in a
hung jury. Later after examining the
city ordinance making fighting an Of
Tense he found it to be invalid and
thereupon asked for the release OF
Froneberger in that court
The city cases against Dug Frone-
berger and Paul Glass for fighting
were also dismissed and county charg-
es will be filed.
Froneberger was charged with pre-.
venting the arrest OF his son.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-08-29
0ne Hundred EnlisImeHIs Expected in
ChiCkasha by tuesday; One your
Drill Weekly

As the opening gun in big okla
homa Home Guard enlistment cam
paign, the acting secretary Of the or
ganization here signed up thirty men
yesterday and expects to near the one
hundred mark IN enrolment before ac-
tual organization next Tuesday night
when the first drill will be conducted.
Commissions from the, governor will
have reached here by that time and
sub-officers can be put on the job
without delay Complete equipment
consisting OF suits, rifles. etc. will be
here before the second meeting a week
from Tuesday Contracts for enlist
ment during the emergency. period
when home protection against any
enemies of the state or nation whom
soever" is required. were signed up
yesterday by the following men: viii
liam J. Banks, Clyde B. Turner, Harry
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-08-29
$lOO FOR
BEST MULE
AT FAIR

w e. Smith. president Of the Grady
county free fair and proprietor Of the
Union Hill Jack Farm. challenges all
mule owners OF Oklahoma to enter the
mule classes at the exhibition to be
held in chickasha September 1913.
and offers as an mducement a round
hundred dollars to the man who shows
a mule which can score higher than
the animal he has entered in the con-
test
This offer and award Is not made by
the fair association. u is a personal
effort on the part Of smiss to assemble
at the fair the greatest collection Of
fine mules ever seen in Oklahoma. and
at the same time show a mule which
he thinks viii win over an others in
the country
The award Of a hundred dollars for
the best mule is made in good faith.
The animals will be Judged by James
A. Wilson, federal demonstration
agent and the hundred bucks viii be
handed TO the man whose mule is.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-08-29

tempt to move amy large part Of the
national army on September s, and ac-
cordingly has communicated the fol.
lowing schedule Of the national army:
Five per cent Of each stateAs quota
Sept. s. 40 per cent beginning Sept.
-; 40 per cent beginning Oct 8; md
the remaining - per cent as soon az
is practicable thereafter
"The object in calling per cent is
to place in the camps enough men to
form a skeleton organization to as
sist in receiving and asslmilating the
larger contingents," writes the state
adiutant, FOR this reason 1t ID roquir.
ed that local boards send only white
men,and SO far as practicable mon
with military experience or cooks"
In making the selection, local boards
are not required to mako the choice
of draftables IN their order bmt care
ful observance Of fairness to all is re-
10 avoid congestion Of nor.
NAL railway traffic, local boards arc
advised to divide their draft contin-
gent into / per cent Of their quota on
five successive days, beginning Sept
g. Mr. Murray win not do this. how
ever, but viii rather submit nine men
70 cantonmeuts on inc first day Rout
ing Of men to camps win be left to To-
cal boards,
SO we'll have RECORDS been leept IN
the local office, board members believe
a list Of the first drafted men can bel
issued inside Of one Or two days after
tho district board returns findings
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-08-29

GENERAL
TO SPEAK
Assembly al Patriotic Barbecue will
Be Electrified by OraiOry OfOne Of
Best Speakers in State

Attorney General Prince Freezing
win be the speaker at the farewell
party to be given IN honor Of tho Ora
dy county soldier boys Oh the campus
Of the Oklahoma College for Womon
Monday, September 3 Word was no.
cciycd Yesterday by }. .. Carmichael
that Mr. Freezing accepts the invita-
tion that was extended to him to deliy-
or All address on this occasion
I'VE consider ourselves fortunate IN
SECURING Mr FreeIingc said mr. Car
michael g''rhere is hotaa more elo-
quent.man inDOklahoma 1--WE congrat-
ulatc the people 0f Grady county On
their opportunityto hear such an ORA
tor Va "
Mr. Freeling win speak at 1880 d M,
following the barbecue for the boys,
and everybody is mWtal zto hear him.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-08-29
OKLA. Home GUARD OPENS
HERE WITH 30 RECRUITS

Ludlow, Reed Hendricks, E. p. Kill
gore, Fred II Hamilton, M. A. Jordan.
Ashley II. Dugan, Louis Lester. Clar-
ence Van Nalkenburgh, John L. Wal
lace, George Dismukes. James b Hun
ter. George r. Rice. Harry L. Bishop,
E. X. Miller James r. Pollard, Robert
Lipscomb, Howard E. Horne. Howard
w Cabeen Hobart Walker. Ernest c.
Baker J. Winton Callahan. L. Virgil
Lee Robert RufHadley Mays Jones.
Caldwell G. chastain. Dewey Neal.
Charles L. Widney and Henry Woot.
ten. Activities did not stop at this
enlistment Lieut.. wootten being on
the job today signing up men with the
intention Of having fifty names by late
this afternoon.
Oklahoma Guards are organizing all
over the county, the minimum enlist.
ment figure under state regulations
being fixed at 40. Only one
hours easy but consistent drill will be
held each week
ANY man ebtween Is and IS years
Of age may secure enlistment paper
by phoning Orin Ashton or Secretary
wootten.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-08-29
RUSSIAN TROOPS DESERT
FIRING LINE in. NUMBERS

thus giving breathing spaces to the
forces of the French, British and Ital-
ians in their enormous drives, In
their drive the Italians have advanced
SO rapidly that the heavy artillery is
unable to keep peace with the infant.
ry
The Austrian forces are reported to
be making stand on Biazza plateau
and heavy guns are needed by tho Ital-
ians in making an attack
There was fighting at holf dozen
points on the British front but no con.
certed resumption of the drive was
undertaken.
Artillery action constituted tho main
activities along the French front
There was no report Of a German
drive on Riga.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-08-29
NO AGRICULTURAL EXEMPTIONS
SAYS llLSfDISTRICT. BOARD

claims up to date, Mr. Murray called
last night and was assured that by Fri.
day Of this week or Saturday at the
latest all findings Of the district board
would bo III the nands Of tho local com.
mittee.
Explaining this singular action Of re-
,ieeting practically all immunity pleas
ID Industrial grounds and all for agri,
cultural reasons, the upper board
chairman stated that every rogistrant
with dependents who could possibly
be excused under the regulations were
being discharged as that body consid.
cred such claims most noteworthy and
honorable. In a preliminary warming
sent through Mr. Murray to local far
mers, tho Tulsa board advises all far,
mcrs to begin preparing for selection
as rapidly as possible
Relative to mobilization once the dis
trict board releases their decisions,
the adlutant general sends the follow
ing telegram from state headquarters
"Owing to the movement Of National
Guard troops in the early part OF Sep
tembcr into training camps, the war
department deems it inadvisablc to at
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-08-29
SEN. GORE
REPLIES TO
Mr.. SMITH

In reply to his message sent. yester-
day afternoon. recalling the invitation
to Senator Gore to speak at the Grady
county fair, w p Smith this morning
received the following telegram
Washington, d. c., Aug %, 1917
Hon. w Il. Smith,
President Grady County Fair ASSN,
Chickasha, Okla,
appreciate situation perfectly. You
are quite right under the circumstan.
ces. | none the less appreciate your
very cordial invitation Accept hearty
good wishes for the success of your
fair.
Your friend
r. p. Gore.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-08-29
0n'y Drafted Men With Dependents Can
Escape Military Service Local
Board is Informed
HOW GRADY COUNTY
QUOTA WILL Be SENT
Mobilization viii Extend Well Into Oc.
tOber; With Only Skeleton Draft for
Camp Organization Wednesday

Positively no exemptions on agricul-
tural claims and but few on other in
dustriaI excuses was the final decision
transmitted r. W. Murray, chairman
of the local board, by the secretary Of
the Tulsa district exemDters by wire
last night Anxious for results from
the district board and desiring to know
the cause Of delay as well as the pro
gress which may have been made on
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-08-29

SOUTHERN SENATOR'S HOLD.
BALANCE POWER IN FIGHT
TO MAKE RICH PAY BILLS

today on the proposed increase in the
postal tax on newspapers and maya
zines. The defeat Of this increase is
expected following tho defeat yester
day Of the proposed increase in letter
postag.
The senate committee has agreed tc
an increase of s49O,OOO,OO0 in taxes on
war profits and an amendment provid
ing for this increase will be Offered
today
The committee made this conces
sion to group of senators who have
been fighting .or wealth conscription
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-08-29
GERMAN BACKDOWN
TO ARGENTINE MAY
BE PART OF PLOT
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
Bueons Aires, Aug. % Germany
viii grant to the Argentine republic
the same principals as to neutral
rights in the submarine zone that she
refused to #relinuuish to America.
The complete backdown which Ger
many has indicated in her latest note
is regarded as highly significant of a
change OF front from the ruthless sub
marine policy which brought Amcri
yea and Brazil into the struggle
Some diplomats think Germany's ac
tion was taken to complcate relations
between Argentine and the allies.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-08-29
AEROPLANES TO SCATTER
AMERICAN PEACE REPLY n
OVERCERMANTERRTTORY

peace proposals. which is probably now
in the hands Of the pope.
Diplomats accredited 10 the Wash
ington government consider tho presi.
dents answer to be the reply for tho
allies. Germany win doubtless with.
hold tho message from the press but
arrangements are already under way
for the distribution Of the presidents
message over Germany by aeroplanc,
cOuriers
The reply was especially acceptable
to Russia as It embodies practically
all the measures and contentious which
are being strlYed for by the new Rus
sian democracy
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-08-29
BURNS pLEAps cuIlrv

In the district court this afternoon
Ed Burns plead guilty to the charge
Of grand larceny and was sentenced to
two years in the state ponitentiary.
lie admitted stealing corn from Jake
MUTT
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-08-29
MEDICINE VENDER
ASKS $3.50 DAMAGES

r. NJ. Burrows a yender of medi-
rjnes. has entered suit against the
Rock Island company for s2250 dam.
ages Burrows alleges that train op.
Grated by that road backed into his
motor car at Ninnekah, damaging the
car, breaking some of his bottle and
'injuring his arm