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The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1919-04-11
Yankee Boys Coming

The Yankee Boy concert COM
pany and orchestra will appear at
the Laclede operahouse this Friday
evening in a vocal and instrumental
program, and there will be twenty
minute war lecture by Private Mar
tin of the Canadian army. He will
tell of his experience of oyer three
in firing line under the brutal deeds
of the huns. Admission 25 and
so cents, plus war tax,
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1919-04-11
Methodist Episcopal Church
W. H. Layton. Pastor.

The pastor will preach at Hoo,
Subject. Faith. :" Evening SER
mon at $3.50 by DR.. English.
We cordially invite the public.
Notes
Fine congregation last Sunday
morning and record crowd Sun
day night, which is very encourag-
ing.
Second quarterly meeting Sun
day night. DR.. English, district
superintendent, will preach. We
ought to have a full house.
More Centenary material to be
placed among the membership. If
you do not get yours next week ask
your unit leader and he will bring
1t to you.
The w. F. NJ. s. will hold its
at the church y next
Thursday night and Friday. The
church will entertain the delegates
and every member is asked to do
bis part. We have a splendid pro-
gram, A cordial invitation is ex-
tended to the people of Laclede and
community.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1919-04-11
Regular Meeting

Cypress Lodge No. 227 A. F. &
A. NJ. will meet Wednesday even
ing, April l6, at 500 O'Clock.
ALI members urged to be present.
Visiting brethren welcome.
L. F. MOORE, W. N.
HARRY d. HALL, Sec.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1919-04-11

Mrs. Irene Welsh, formerly of
Lsclede, has returned to her home
in Kansas City after spending a
couple of months at San Diego.
Cali.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1919-04-11
Cedar Lawn Poultry Farm

Bred-to-lay s. G. w. Leghorns.
Eggs for Matching, $500 per hun
dred; $1.OO per setting per IL
eggs; 100 per cent fertility guaran-
teed. IL miles east of Lselede;
phone 854. Route 3.
Mr.. AND MRS. 81. NJ. BARTDIUs.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1919-04-11

We believe it will pay any
farmer to drive twenty miles to
see that light weight, light running
Emerson planter, and balance
frame eultivator. Linneus Lumber
Co.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1919-04-11

Harvester oil at Barton's drdg
store.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1919-04-11
TOWN AND COUNTRY
About Local People and Events and
Other Matters of Interest

A hard coal heater for sale by
F. W. Burke.
Billow Brand lake herring ST.. 10
Per kit at The Home Store.
Mrs. Catherine Libby is moving
here from Kansas City to reside.
Neffs bread fresh each day 3
loaves for 25 cents at The Home
Store.
Twenty-four inch galvanized
chicken feeders for 35 cents at The
Home Store,
We are showing a fine line of
hats for Easter. Pay US a call.
Mrs. M. D. Linn.
Monday was typical April day,
showers and sunshine alternating
throughout the day.
Just received, nice assortment
OF summer hats for ladies', misses
and children. Mrs. Linn.
Eggs from purebred Barred
Rocks, rs cents per setting. Mrs.
Harry Landree, phone 81.
Keune Bros. delivered a car of
steers here Saturday, selling them
to Westgate of Linneus.
The War Mothers Club will
meet with Mrs w. E. Shell next
Wednesday afternoon at 2:30.
Reduce the high cost of living by
using one of our Puritan or Perfec-
ton oil stoves. The Home Store.
DR.. H. H. Bonds will leave
Sunday for st. Louis to attend a
meeting of the state dental associat-
ion and his Office here will be
closed Monday, Tuesday and We'd
nesday.
Fourteen inch Blue Bell lawn I
mowers $3.50. If you will get a t
price on this high grade mower in e
other towns you will appreciate the I
price we are offering them for, The +
Home Store. t
When we mention farm equip {
ments such as Emerson, Case and i
Peters Schuttler wagons, nuf sed, 0
we invite you at least to come and D
inspect them whether you buy or
not. Linneus Lumber Co.
2. R. Wall has opened a large .
stock of clothing and notions in :
the Dick building. first door north Z Z
of the Lomax & Standby Bank and l
through The Blade today announces
q big reduction sale to begin next 3
Saturday and run for one week. n
Charles N. Ausmus, a we'll
known farmer residing southwest
Of Laclede, purchased a new Ford -,
touring car in Brooktield on Mon a
lay of last week and his son, :
Earnest, drove it home the next
lay and the family is now enjoy !,
ng the conveniences of a car. -
The senior class of the Laclede OIL
ligh school will give the class play,
The Man Who Stayed at Home" pl
It the opera house next Wednesday yc
The doors will open at yc
80 and the curtain will be rung 1t
Ip at 8:15. Seats are on sale at
'he Home Store and should be re- co
erved in advance. II
Several Linn county farmers en-
ave placed their orders with the an
Iinneus Lumber Co. for silos to be Ill
uilt this summer, and it is neces- gr
ary that you place your orders Tel
arly if you want a silo this year. Co
his company is offering the
'ational Tile Dickev Tile Com- far
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1919-04-11
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
Brief Mention of Those Who Come
and Go During the Week

Mrs. j. E. Strickel, of Kansas
City visited friends here this week.
Miss Rachel Beat of Chillicothe
visited Miss Mary Gould last Sun
day.
Sanitary galvanized chicken
coops only $2.35 each at The
Home Store.
Lawyer c. c. Bigger is in st.
Louis today attending meeting of
the Masonic Home board.
W. c. T. U. meeting with Mrs.
D. R. Rowland Tuesday April 10,
at 2:3O, All welcome,
The Royal Neighbors will meet
this week on Friday afternoon at
2;3O, at Woodman hall.
Misses Ruth and Frances Knee
land of Rrookfeld spent Saturday
afternoon with Laclede friends.
Miss Muriel Barnett, teacher of
the Plum Grove school, spent the
weekend with friends in Brookfeld.
Mrs, A. C. Lippitt and children
of Meadville have spent the past
week with her mother, Mrs. ]. l..
Burke.
Bruner school house preaching
next Sunday afternoon at 300
O'Clock. Come. Richard L. STRAIT
ton, pastor.
Wanted-To rent pasture for
two and three year old steers.
Postofice, Laclede; phone Brook
field. Roy Lambert.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Barton of
Bucklin were Sunday guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. R. Barton and
family on route two.
w. R. Barton spent Tuesday in
Kansas City with his son, Ed. O.,
who is prescription clerk in a drug
tOre near union station.
Miss Margaret Love spent the
irst of the week with her grand
mother, Mrs. J. L. Ong, returning
o her home at BroOkfeld Tuesday.
Miss Mary Troyer who makes
Ter home with her sister, Mrs. T.
d. Elliott, went to Excelsior
Spring Saturday for a stay with
elatives.
Mrs. J. A. Crowder came down
rom Milan Tuesday to see Mrs.
. R. McEfee who has suffered
rom heart trouble for the past
wo weeks.
Mrs. o. F. Libby returned
'uesday from visiting her daugh-
ers, Mrs. Vens Seigel and family
Sumner and Mrs. Bertha White
ouse and family at Brunswick.
S. w, COtter, working with the
lie driving crew on the Rock
'land with head quarters at st.
oseph, spent Sunday at his home
ere. His son, Earl, works with
le same crew.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Graham
ere here from their farm home in
barton county Monday trading
ith the Cooperative Co., in
hich they are stockholders and
# dollar with The Blade. join
G our route one list out of
rookfeld.
Mrs. Garland Duncan is at the
.dside of her sick mother in
-enton and during her absence
iss Clara Child of Uniouville is
ling the temporary vacancy as
snographer for the Talbot grain
mpsny, being sent here by the
lillieothe Business college.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1919-04-11
ON LOCAL SUBJECTS
Local Items and Interesting Bits Of
News of All Sorts

The school board met Thursday
night and canvassed the election
returns and organized by electing
Lee E. Hamilton. president; H.
W. Lomax, vice president, and
appointed E E. Gould and W. S.
Savage purchasing committee and
E. E. Gould committee on build
ings. The secretary and treasurer
will be elected at the end of the
fiscal year in June.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. R. Barton gave
a dinner at their home on route
two last Sunday in honor of their
son, Edgar, recent returned soldier
from France. The relatives pre-
sent were Mr.. and Mrs. A. P.
Barton of Bucklin, James Sissell
and two sisters, Misses Barbara
and Kate of MeadvilIe, Mr.. and
Mrs, H. c. Mccoy, Mr.. and Mrs
W. r. Barton and Mr.. and Mrs.
Mack Farrar.
Chapter r of P. E. O. held its
regular meeting at the home of
Mrs, N. Byrne Wednesday after
noon. The chapter was glad to
have Mrs. Louese Lippitt present
and also Mrs. Ella Standby who
had been absent for some time.
Mrs. Ida Benson had a very inter
esting lesson on New Mexico. The
hostess played several selections on
The Edison and later served dainty
refreshments.
An enjoyable affair of Friday
vas the surprise on Miss Ellen
1arside at her home in North La
lede by the Royal Neighbors.
The members invited their families
nd there were also a number of
utside guests. An elegant lunch $
on was served, the ladies remain
ng and enjoying the fine hospitality |
f the Garside home throughout {
he afternoon. Mrs. Elgin of Kan
as City, Kan, and Mrs. B. F. t
thompson of Brookfield were out +
own guests. q
A number of Laclede Royal
ieighbors accepted an invitation {
nd spent Saturday afternoon with I
ne Brookfield camp at a special Y
leeting. The BroOkfeld team
the degree work and :,
was a pleasant and profitable r
9ssion for all. Refreshments were
srved. Those from Laclede were .
Irs. j. E. Welsh, Mrs. Geo. W. 9
nderson, Mrs. Emily Spokesfeld, =
RS. A. j. Caywood, Mrs. Mary
7elsh, Mrs. H, D. Hall, Mrs. P. :,
Weaver, Mss Gretna Spokes- p
I'D and Miss Marietta Ausmus.
H. c. Stockwell and P. H.
oyer were before the county
urt at Linneus Tuesday asking A
r a new bridge just south of the in
home on route one. The A
idge has been in bad condition V
r several years and dangerous
r more than a year. The span
% feet long. NJ. Fall, overseer
that road district, was also be-
re the court and they succeeded ,
getting the highway engineer to :,
rec to furnish all material, the "
,rk to be done by the district. e
le new bridge will be put in as "
on as the material can be gotten -
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1919-04-11

Young Peoples meeting ---- 4 81
Subject of young peoples meet
ing: Eve. the first woman. "
Leader, Mrs. Geo. Farrar.
The standard adopted for aver
age attendance at Sunday school
for April is 70. Will you be one
of this number each Sundayi
Woman's meeting for the Kan
sas City district will be held in
Brookfeld next Tuesday and Wed
nesday, April 10, 16.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1919-04-11
The Baptist Church

Richard L. Stratton, Pastor
Sunday School ----------- 1000
Preaching ------ Hoo and $3.50
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1919-04-11
Money! Money!!

See T. II. Barbee for good farm
loans.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-11-28
UONA ANA

The New Mexico College of Agri-
culture has experimental in the past
with the growing of cotton in the
Mesilla Valley, and has shown that
it can be successfully grown here,
The Mesilla Valley is now about
to enter the cotton growing busi-
ness.
1900 acres of valley land have been
contracted for to raise a cotton crop
this next season.
A number of gentlemen from Ariz.
ona, where they are engaged in the
growing OF cotton were in Las Cru
ces the past week and made ar
rahgements for this acreage One OF
these parties sold land in Arizona
Cotton land) for more than 800
an acre and in turn purchased land
in the Mesilla Valley at cheape-
pfice, which he figures will soon
be worth as much as the Arizona
land, once it is producing cotton.
Parties have agreed to build a gin
in the Mesilla Valley if 600 acres
we're planted to cotton. With 1900
acres contracted for i is expected
that two gins will be built the next
scason.-Las Cruces Republic.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-11-28
PROJECT STATEMENTS
FOR r EDEkAL ROADS

The state highway department has
completed two more project state
ments and sent them to the Sec
retary of Agriculture for approval
on Wednesday,
Project No. III is in Otero Coun-
ty between Orogrande and the Dona
Ana County line to the west, and
involves eighteen miles. 1t is a link in
the Southern Border land route by
way OF Las Cruces. 1t connects at
Orogrande with a good graded road
north to Alamogordo and TularoSa
and eastward to Roswell. Official
ly II is known as state road No 81
section g. Much of the road is over
light sand and about two miles is
across heavy sand and will be sur
faced with caliche which is plentiful
along the line The estimated cost
is S57,7l00O and about $500 per mile.
Project No IS involves 5.3S miles
of road in Luna County to cost $25,-
48425 and about %,736S5 per mile.
1t is a link of the Old Spanish Trails
and Southern Borderland route. 1t
connect with project No. l9 and runs
eastward to the county line. This
section of highway is unimproyed,
rough, and in places badly washed
1t will be gravel surfaced, have five
culverts, and 800 lineal feet of con.
crete spillway
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-11-28
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
WILL ASK FOR BIDS

The State Highway Department has
been notified that 42 Nash Quad
trucks and ten Fords have been
shipped from Buffalo. The Fords
are of the ambulance type and will
be converted for use in construction
camps. Notice have also been re
ceived that two Packard trucks and
2l Nash Quad" trucks have been
allotted from the War Department
supply at FL Paso.
The state highway department will
be ready to advertise several Fed
eral aid road projects for construc-
ton within the next two-three weeks.
The final details OF the plans are
being gone over All work done in
cooperation with the Federal gov
ernment must be carefully prepared
down to the smallest details in
plans, specifications. and estimates
before construction can begin. The
following projects are about ready
to be advertised for construction:
Project B from Ration south. in
volving fifteen miles.
Project No. 20 the Border Hill
Picacho road in Lincoln County. in
volving seven miles
Project No. Do concrete road from
Albuquerque north, involving 962
miles.
Project No. 10 the Mymdus Florida
mountains road in Luna County. in
volving l02S miles.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-11-28
STATE LAND OFFICE
SPECIAL REPORT

The state land office has just COM
pleted a special report, regarding the
lands owned by the state The total
number OF acres of land granted the
state by the Federal government for
the benefit of the common schools,
state educational and charitable ms
titut ons, and for other purposes are
l2,l59.42809 acres. $4,000 acres
were granted for the common schools
Out of the land granted 7,l02, ,l6S4l
acres have been selected and $3.50
760.38 clear listed The state has
sold and issued deeds for 100. .347 %
acres Contracts of sale has been
made for 2.5l7,39l70 The number
of acres leased for grazing 1880 sos 81
acres The number of grazing leases
is 1858. The oil and gas leases
number 432 ard cover 7,3l566l p
acres The tosal receipts for oil
leases and transfers are Sl26 4S076
The largest acreage under one oil
and gas lease is S2.09347 acres. The
new regulations recently issued pro-
vide that no oil and gas lease VIII
be issued for more than 2500) acres
to one person or corporation
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-11-28
FOREIGNERS RETURNING
HOME WITH SAVINGS

The following story from - Pasc
is OF much interest at present.
Fo' tign laborers have acqurel to
them great sums OF money while
YORK .ng IN America for high wages.
They are going home to spend the
money.
Unwilling to face nationwide pro-
hibition and attracted by the high
rate OF exchange between the AmerI-
can dollar ahd the Italian lira, i55
san Francisco Italians, possessing
letters of credit aggregating S25OOJ1,
lett San Francisco by special tran
Saturday on the first leg OF journey
that will end in sunny Italy.
This was the information received
here Sunday. According TO railroad
men the Italians will pass throu,
II Paso.
The departure OF this contingent
viii bring the total number OF ltallans
10 leave San Franciso for Italy up
to $500 since the advent of pro-
hibition, July /, accord np 20 figures
compiled by the United States kail-
road administration. The total wealth
taken out OF san Francisco by the
Italians is estimated at over S2,09J,-
eJO
While prohibition is primarily the
cause of the departure of the maJor
portion, some of the more thrifty
ones are leaving because OF the high
rate OF exchange. The American
dollar is now equivalent to rlne and
one-qIarter l.alian Ira, as coinpar-
II IL five Ira at the commerce.
msnt OF the war.
The special train will travel to os
angeles. They will then go to Nes
or; by way of FL Paso and chicago.
The railroad administration also
announced that approximately 70D
Portuguese and over 200 Spania ds
nave LETT San Francisco for their
naive lands since July |. Here,n-
tore they have mainly travelled al
special sections attached to regular
trains
The railroad administration estim-
oi the Spaniards and all of the Por
tuguese will eventually return to
{ Caliiornia. In the case OF the Italians
this is due to the fact that ttev
viii learn that the purchasing pew
er OF nine and quarter Ira.
"h.ch they will get for the Amer
iIan dollar, viii not have the pur.
ci. sing power TODAY ;hat five "a.
which they received for the Amer
can dollar before the war, hai At
that time No reason Is assigned
for the non-return OF the sp.niarGs
or the total return OF the Por,u
cuesc
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-11-28
FARM BUREAU CAMPAIGN
NOW IN FULL SWING

The big farm bureau membership
campaign which began last Friday
November Is, will continue until De
cember Is. During this period Is
farm bureaus in New Mexico will
enlist more than $500 OF the most
prominent farmers and stockmen IN
the state in the big farm bureau
movement for a greater development
of agriculture.
This movement has been stimulat
ed materially by the excellent re-
suits obtained during the year just
closing which have meant more than
two million dollars to the members
This is an increase due directly to
farm bureau effort.
This campaign will terminate in
countrywide meetings at the county
seats where there are farm bureaus
on Saturday, December IS, AT that
time the county results will be tab
ulated. Union and Dona Ana coun-
ties are both out for 1000 members
and their drives Will be watched with
considerable interest by all of the
county farm bureaus.
A bid drawing card at these coun-
ty-wide meetings will be the selec-
ton of county delegate to the
State Farm Bureau meeting which
will be held at State College, January
l2-7. AT the state meeting one of
the largest organizations of agr;-
cultural men of the Southwest will
be perfected.
This organization. because of its
strength in number and wisdom in
agricultural matters will be certain
ly the most influential factor from
now on in New Mexico in outlining
future courses for the building up
of the state agriculturally.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-11-28
WORK OR VACATE
SAYS GOVERNOR

Governor Larrazolo today ordered
Adjutant General James Baca and
Mounted Police Captain A. A. Sena
to proceed to Gallup with fifteen
mounted policemen to see that the
miners who persist in remaining on
strike there move out OF the COM
pany houses they are occupying or
go 10 work The company houses
were put up for working men and
the operators have made it plain to
the governor that they can not Sc
cure workmen to take the place of
the trikers unless they have the
houses for the new men. They are
eXerting every effort to bring up
their production to the max; mum and
are succeeding very well as the out
put reported today is the greatest
of any day since the strike was
called. The Federal soldiers will not
take part in the ejectments. If anv
are found necessary, but they will
protect the mounted policemen. it
.hey need it in enforcing the state
law and the orders of both the Fed
eral and State governments to see
that coal is produced
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-11-28
ESTANCIA IRRICA.
TION BY PUMPING

The New McXico Central Railway
this summer installed pumping
plant near Estancia and carried on
ten acre experimental tarm to test
out the po sibiliiics Of irrigation by
pumping. Tbs experiment will b,
continued next season The EstsH.
cia Herald says:
by agreement between thc Cham
b.r OF Commerce. the N NJ. C.
railroad management, j. McGte and
Roy Judd. the latter takes over the
irr CATION experiment project on the
MeGce land adjoining EstanCia for
the next year Mr. judd agrccs O.
keep the pump now in the well or
one OF the same capacity. and at
tzch a 8-h5rse-poWer engine; farm
rot less than fifteen acre. iu All.
r Ely of crops. and keep comr'et.
record for use of the Chamber Ul
Commerce Mr. judd IS an expert
euCod irrigation farme- and no 1oub
his next seasons operations will
furnish a complete demon onstration or
irrigation BY pumping in the Fallcy
This is a thing W have long want
ed
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-11-28
CONYICTS SENT TO
LEAVENWORTH PRISON

The federal penitentiary at Fort
Leavenworth, Kan, gained six men
as the result of the term of the
United States district court now
drawing to a close at albuquerque.
The men are now on the way to
Fort Leavenworth under charge Of
Deputy Marshal Alfredo Delgado.
The men are:
Jonathan Ryan, sentenced for white
slavery.
Jose Pucchi, sentenced for white
slavery
Salmon Gonzales, larceny of inter
state shipment.
Mieves Ontivares, larceny of inter
state shipment.
Damacio Macs, operating a whis-
key still
George Glenos. padding a railway
I ayroll.
Vicente Luna, larceny of inter
state shipment.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-11-28
AUTOMOBILE PLATES
ORDERED FOR STATE

More than eleven and one-half tons
OF automobile plates, carrying license
numbers, have been ordered by Sec
retary OF State Manuel MARITIME fof
issuance to automobile owners be
ginning on January |. The order Is
by tar the heaviest ever placed by
the secretary of state, as the plate
are expected no, oni. to supply next
years applications but those OF the
following four years.
The FIRST order which is now IN
transit from Los Angeles, includes
7.52o pounds of plates They will
take care of the rush for licenses
at the opening OF the new year, and
then ONE. The number OF plate in
the first shipment exceeds this years
total In addition to the first ship
ment the secretary of state will get
5000 pounds more at a later date
The freight is not expected to e&-
csed cents a pound.
The licenses to be issued for next
year are semi-permanent. Number
plates will be given to tn automobile
owners Tor five years, and they will
set small seals to be affixed to the
plates showing that their license ha,
been paid TO date. A new seal will
be issued every year.
The secretary OF states request
that appl cations be filed as early a.
pos ossible brought a widespread res
ponse. Applications are pouring in
10 his office daily IN large sheafs for
next year, licenses.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-11-28
VAUGHN TEAM TRACK
SITUATION PROREL

The matter of arranging for the
use of the Santa Fe team track at
Vaughn by shippers over the E. ?.
4 S. w, is now being Investigated
by railroad officials of both lines.
c. c. Dana, assistant general freight
agent of the Santa Fe at Amarillo,
writes the state corporation COM
mission in the matter. He state
that the railroad administration has
permitted the use of industry tracks
of )ne line to be used for unload
ine by another line. He says fur,l-
CT: But even under federal con-
troll it has not been the gener4
practice to open up the team tracks
of one line to other lines, reaching
the same point" The administration
may not start the practice at
Vaughn at this late date Mr.. Dana
will look into the situation and ad
Vise what, if anything, can be done
Tie reason for the request is that
the team track of the f. P. K s. w.
IS about two miles from town and
It would be more convenient % the
public il the cars could be transfer
red 10 the Santa Fe team tFIeK ~
nnir aiding.