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The Laclede blade., 1919-06-20
Town AND COUNTRY
About Local People and Events and
Other Matters Of LntereSt

just received, another shipment
of oil stoves. The Home Store.
Cow with young calf for sale
by o. E. Peacher, Laclede, phore
956.
We will still sell you for short
time Lenox soap for DC the bar.
The Home Store.
vosa piano for 1925 90; Bush
& Gerts piano, 5000. Both in
good condition. j. G. Brown.
Harvest will sooE be here. Bet
ter get our price on canned goods
and save money. The Home Store.
The Laclede Cooperative Com
pany is in the market for timothy
seed and will contract at $4.00 per
bushel.
Have plenty of barb wire on
hand again. Glidden cattle, $500,
hog 1925 for 80 rod spools. The
Home Store.
The ice cream supper at Bruner
Friday night was attended by a
large crowd, oyer $17.00 being
cleared for the Sunday school.
G. E. Tracy was in Charlton
county Monday and wired NJ. F.
Andrews residence for electric
lights, Mr.. Andrews having bought
q Delco system.
The Laclede Cooperative Com
pany has two binder, a Moline and
q Champion, in stock ready for
immediate delivery. Also supply
of twine in stock.
Lost. on the south road between
Laclede and Brookfield, last Fri
day, casting for side delivery rake,
Finder please notify E. E. COwan,
Laclede, phone SOL.
M. G. Coates, the we'll known
farmer on route two, Meadville,
was in LacIede on business Tues
day and called and enrolled with
The Blade for year.
Squire John T. Cushing last
week bought the Lonnie E. Luy-
ster farm of l60 acres just south
west of Linneus. Mr.. Gushing |
bought the farm as an investment. |
Important farm work is punched |
this season, wheat harvest, haying
and corn plowing all at the same
time. Usually most of the corn is
laid by" by the time harvest
begins.
Clifford Shell of the Henderson
Produce Company, goes to Hale |
Friday to take charge of the
Hammers produce house for a
couple of months while the pro"
prietor takes a vacation.
Do you know a bargain when
you see iti Get others prices on
coffee then price our high grade
Morning Glory coffee. We have q
real bargain here for you on ac-
count of good buy on our part.
The Home Store.
Mrs. Eliza Wate, who recently
sold her property in the northeast
part of town. has bought the
Ellis Moore residence and will
move into it the first Of July. Her
new home was wired for electric
lights Wednesday.
Mrs. E. c. Spokesfeld's son,
Herbert, left for Kansas City
Sunday to take the position be
left to go to war, that of private
secretary 10 the seeretary-treasurer
OF the Kansas City Light and
Power Company. il
The Laclede blade., 1919-06-20
PARAGRAPHS
Brief Mention Of Those Who Come
and Go During the Week

George Brenner went to Quincy
Sunday for few days visit with
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl ID. Hall are
spending the week with relatives
in Chicago.
Miss Hester Clark of Linueus is
spending a few days with Mrs. j.
7. Cushing.
Mrs. Alice Murphy went to
Brookfeld Monday for visit with
Der sister, Mrs. Nancy Cooper.
Miss Iris, Ramsey and brother,
and Miss Queene Lamme, spent
Sunday with Miss Nina Kranz.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Weaver of
Chillicothe attended the soldiers
dinner and reception Friday even
ing
Miss Murel Barnett is taking a
summer course at the state
teachers training school, Warrens-
burg.
Miss Garrett came from Sumner
Monday to spend the summer with
Mrs. Grover Peacher on route
three.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Barrett
and daughter of Kansas City were
guests of NJ. P. Benson and family
part of this week.
N. A. Ormsby and little daugher,
Mary Frances, of Chillicothe,
motored down and spent Tuesday
with the Caywood family.
W. W. Tracy and son, Bonnie,
motored down from Seymour,
Iowa, Saturday and visited over
Sunday, with c. E. Tracy and
family.
J. B. Jones of Chillicothe joined
his family here Monday in
visit with relatives, coming from
Quincy where he had been several
weeks filling temporary position
as accountant.
Lieutenant Ralph Loomis of
Meadville spent Saturday here
with his sister. Mrs. M. P. Benson
and family. 1t. Loomis was
mustered out of the service at
Camp Gordon, Ca, May 81.
Mrs. Ida DAVIS, district deputy
for the Royal Neighbors, is now
visiting the local camps in her
district. explaining the new rate
proposition. She met with the
Browning camp Monday night.
Mrs. s. O.. Pancoast, who has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. g.
w. Estes and family, returned to
her home in Columbia yesterday.
She was Joined here by her daugh-
ter, Miss Carrie, and they will
make the trip home together.
Mrs. J. T. Lomax and two
children of San Benito, Texas,
are visiting Laelede relatives,
guests of Mrs. Lomax's mother,
Mrs. Maxey, at the home of DIR.
aud Mrs. Burke and Mr.. and Mrs.
H. c. Lomax.
Walter E. Spokesfeld of James
town, n. Dakota. spent Sunday
evening visiting his sister-in-law,
Mrs. E. G. Spokesfeld, and bis
niece, Miss Gretna. Mr.. Spokes-
field was on his way to st. Louis
as a delegate to the government
railway mail clerks convention.
Jerry Fruin arrived home from
overseas service last week and with
his mother and brother attended
the War Mothers reception Friday
night. Jerry's many friends are
The Laclede blade., 1919-06-20
Reception to Soldiers

1
| War Mothers organization was a
complete success from every stand
point and a fitting tribute to the
young men who have Just returned
from participating in the great
worlds conflict.
Thirty returned soldiers and
relatives and friends numbering
more than one hundred together
with the members of the Brook
field concert band, were guests at
the six O'Clock dinner served at
the Odd Fellows hall. The spread
was bountifuI and elegantly served.
Following the dinner a large
crowd assembled in the park
where the public exercises we're
held. c. G. Bigger made the ad-
dress of welcome to the returned
soldiers and acted as master of
ceremonies. The Brookfeld con
cert band discoursed patriotic and
stirring music, Mrs. F. W. Burke
sang a patriotic solo, being accom-
panied by Miss Beatrice Harter on
the violin.
Capt. q. E. Jenkins of Brook
field related some of his experiences
as head of an ambulance corps in
France, and paid high tribute to
the Red Cross and assured those
who had contributed or in any
way aided that organization a
great service had been rendered
the boys in the training camps and
at the front.
Capt. Gran A. Goodson of New
Cambria held the close attention of
the large audience as he spoke of
his experiences at the front,
Capt. Goodson is Macon county
farmer and an unusually bright
young man. being a graduate of
the state university, and after
entering the officers training camp
at Fort Sheridan, ILL.,, on August
81, 1917, his rise to a captaincy
was rapid. AS captain of Com
pany D. 4th ammunition train he
sailed for overseas duty May 81,
1918, and participated in the
following battles and campaigns:
Marne offensive, Vesle campaign,
st. Mihlel offensive, Argonne-
Meuse offensive, and later was
with the army of occupation, being
mustered out at Camp Devens,
Mass, April q, 1919. His record
it said to be a brilliant one and
his address indicated he had seen
much hard service. While in the
city Capt. Goodson was the guest
of Station Agent Moore and
family.
Rev. W. H. Layton, pastor of
the NJ. E. church, whose oratory
is always patriotic, impressive and
convincing and who has the happy
faculty of being able to say the
right thing at the right place, was
followed by Rev. r. l.. Stratton,
pastor of the Baptist church, who
gave the boys some wholesome
advise as to their future conduct
in worlds affair.
A unanimous vote of thanks
was given the Brookfield concert
band for the splendid music, the
having given its
services free.
The War Mothers are certainly |
to be congratulated on the success
of the event. They did a real
good job at entertaining.
The Laclede blade., 1919-06-20
ON LOCAL SUBJECTS
Local Items and Interesting Bits Of
News Of All Sorts


News Of All Sorts
The Methodist church was filled
to capacity and then some last
Sunday night on the occasion of
Children's Day exercises. The
program was good and nicely rem
dered. Much credit is due Mrs.
Lee Wilson and Mrs. z. R. Wall
for the training of the children.
y
While in Kansas recently J. b.
Carothers leased a 400 acre farm
near Walnut and got immediate
possession with all stock and
planted crops. His son Paul,
recently home from France, is
now on the farm aud the balance
o. the family will move next week.
The members of the Eastern
Star will celebrate the local chap
terls twenty-fifth anniversary at
Masonic hall next Monday evening.
An appropriate program will be
rendered and the meeting will be
open to the families of the mem
bers, and all are urged to be in
attendance.
A news item to The Blade from
the chairman of the Missouri
Hospitality Committee at New
York states that Harold G. Stand.
ly, radio operator on a receiving
ship at Bay Ridge, N. Y, called
and registered at the Missouri
desk, Hall of States, June 13, and
sent greeting to the people of La
clede in his name.
The W. G. T. U. held a very
pleasant meeting at the home of
Mrs Geo. Farrar on Wednesday
afternoon. The members were
pleased to have with them Mrs. M.
F. Coppedge, state organizer. AT
ter the usual business Mrs. Cop
pedge gave a most interesting talk
on the work of the w. G. T. U, of
the future which was very much
enjoyed by all present.
VIM, M. Lomax left Tuesday
for visit at his old home at Clay
ton, ILL.,, the place of his birth. He
will spend a week among relatives
and old friends there and will
spend some time at the Missing
Link Nurseries for which ne is
local agent. The nurseries occupy
a part of the farm owned by Mr..
LOmax's father and now owned by
relative of the family. The
many friends of this venerable
gentlemen hope he may have
pleasant visit to the scenes of his
boyhood days.
T. q. Barbee, the real estate
dealer, yesterday sold the L. N.
Whitaker farm of forty acres ad
joining town on the south to w. |
o. q. Endieott of Bedford. Mo at |
$3.50 90 per acre. Possession is to
be given next January. Mr.,
Endicott is a breeder of registered |
Duroc Jersey hogs and has been in
that business for some time, his
place being known as Valley View
Stock Farm, but be was so handi
capped by bad roads and poor ship
ping facilities from Bedford that
be comes to Laclede where has
secured an ideal location and will
have the best of shipping facilities.
Mr.. Whitaker as yet has no plans
The Laclede blade., 1919-06-20

Large size packages Post Toast
les for 2Oc at The Home Store.
The Laclede blade., 1919-06-20

Wheat harvest will be on with
the beginning of next week.
The Laclede blade., 1919-06-20

The Methodist church was filed
to capacity and then some last
Sunday night on the occasion of
Children's Day exercises. The
program was good and nicely rem
dered. Much credit is due Mrs.
Lee Wilson and Mrs. z. R. Wall
for the training Of the children.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-31
WHAT GOOD is WEALTH

II you are in poor health. if almost
everything that you eat distresses
you. frequent headaches. pains in the
stomach, bad taste in the mouth, dark
rings under the eyes. etc.? The fact
is. life is not worth living if you arc
chronic sufferer from Indigestion
and Biliousness.
When the stomach is out of order,
the liver not working properly, your
heart is obliged to do so much extra
work, that it causes palpitation.
faintness, and If not checked becomes
dangerous.
To feel fresh and fit for your daily
duties. you must keep your stomach
we'll. your liver active, and the bow
els regular; you can get into this
healthy condition. by taking SEVEN
Banks: as a digestive tonic. and
stomach remedy. it has no equal. and
50 years Of continuous sale proves it's
wonderful merit.
Get at the root of your indigestion
and constipation trouble by driving
all poisons out Of your system for
good. No matter how chronic your
case Is. you can get quick relief by
taking natures remedy. SEVEN
BARKS: one bottle costing soc will
prove its value. After you have
proved it's wonderful efficiency, you
will never be without it. Ask your
druggist for it.-Adv.
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Roosevelt Humane Hunter

Little need be said of Colonel
Roosevelt as a hunter, because he
was so long before the world in this
role that little can be told of him in
this connection that is not already
known, j. 4. Zahn writes in the Out
look. 1t must. however. be stated
that ha differed from most hun,ers in
enc very important respect-there
wa. nothing of The slaug!,terer abou,
him.
No one enjoyed hunting more than
lie aid, especially wher he was on the
spoor of big game. or when. for in
stance. he was in quest of lions or
jaguars. but one never found him in :
discriminatory shooting. as SO MANY
do. every wild animal that came
within range of his rife. He would
shoot game for food. or fur, or for
museum specimens. but never to ex-
hibt his skill as a marksman or to
show how many animals he could
bag in given time. ,
% When in Brazil, no one of our
party was more eager than Colone,
Roosevelt to get a shot at tapir.
But after ne had procured tho
specimens Of this harmless probosci-
dean which he desired for the New
York Museum of Natural History
nothing could have induced him to
take the life of another.
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would clear her skin

like fun as we'll as the next man. but
this dumping of empty cans. rotten
vegetables, ruined bed springs. old
rugs. discarded furniture. broken
bottels, shattered crockerv. aban-
doned stoves. riff raft, cuIch. refuse.
rubbish and every form of dirt and
filth has gone to the limit and beyond
it, I would like to convey the idea
that l am mad. angry. raw. disguised
and had plenty. But the iulrs OF
the postoffice forbid a suitable de-
scription of my feelings and my de-
sires and intentions toward the mis-
guided. contemplate gang of outlaws
who would be q disgrace to Germany.
let alone real country, and who
have abused my premises so shame
fully. The only way to find out how
feel about i. is to do it some more.
desire to be distinctly understood
that this. notice is mine and that
will stand behind it. SO help me John
Jacob Aston and the Hon. Aarrow
Tittleback. And if those who have
polluted my premises do not forth
with, at once. immediately and in
stantly remove the stuff they will
find the above but faint hint Of my
real feelings.
"Sabe:"
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Retire

We read with avid eagerness and
intense abstraction the editorial from
an esteemed contemporary on Saw
ing Tires" We learned that hun
dreds of thousands of dollars are an
nually wasted by the people of the
United States through lack of care Of
tires and rejoiced that here at least
is one way in which we personally
have something on large proportion
of our fellow citizens. With us it is
like the famous recipe for rabbit stew
which begins; First catch your rab-
bit" We haven't caught our tires
yet.
But to resume: Our exchange tells
us at length of the ills and woes that
may befall tires. Even the tires
themselves cannot always be trusted
to behave perfectly. We had no idea
that they could cut up so. There is
a whole list of things that they some
times do. 1t seems a nation wide
automobile and tire company publici-
ty experts) for the purpose of show
ing motorists "how to prolong the
life of their tires and at the same time
cut down expense" Far be it from
US to offer untimely suggestions. but
If we may may We notD we'd like
to register our opinion that course
for the tires as to their behavior
would not be out Of place. Details
would have to be worked out by a
commission specially created but it is
the easiest thing YOU know to create
commissions. They are always wait
ing just outside the twilight zone for
admittance to the light Of publicity,
and in their embryo stages are most
obliging. Any politician will tell you
so.
Further perusal Of our tire ed.
yields the information that 'only
about seven out Of 81 cars are fitted
with the right size of tires" Look
your car over and see if its tires fit,
same as your own shoes fit, or don't
fit. No self-respecting car is willing
to travel mile on mile when every
step is agony. Especially be on the
watch for. corns and bunions on your
tires. At the first evidence. take
them to a chiropodist and continue
the treatment until your pocket book
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Conspicuous silence from the council
chamber makes Us wonder what the Big
Four are doing now. The landing OF
Italian troops at the eastern end of the
Mediterranean and the bargaining over
the carving OF Turkey make us wonder
how they will compromise this time
kennebec Journal.
Why worry: Having announced thai
you will insist upon the adoption of the
league of nations covenant without
amendment. you should not be anno p;'e
else for which the Big Four are respon'
sible-Bddeford Journal.
Ye better go fishing, Deak- and
mediate, if We haven't discovered
that the sooner We get rid Of those
! peace de-lay-gates the better it will
| suit us. We wish to have the agony
over and hope that the League of
Nations organization will not be as
F! dangerous as this one.
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HEALTH TALK

The stomach and bowels are one con.
tinuous piece of human machinerySthe
LARGEST in the body-and do the most
work. "'os'
And if you keep your stomach ,na
bowels in fit condition the chances are
that nature will rid you OF most forms
of sickness. w MS
Take advice-Look well after tho
stomach and bowels! VIC
You must have regular movements
and be sure to keep out worms like
Stomach worms and Pin worms
DR.. True's Elixir is known as .orbo
FAMILY Laxative and Worm ExpelIer. :
1t tones up the stomach. restores nor.
NAL bowel action and throws out these
parasites or worms
Remember the name. Dr. True,
ElixIr: Ask Erandma-she knows about
should use it. Start using DR.. True. =
Elixir today.-Adv
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NEED THIS SPR||
OF a Good Tonic Meols's e.
Builder and Blood nv

Is greater than ever reg" and !
The nervous STRAIN, N"'''
caused by the war N, Z
The tebii.tating enc, % ma
influenza. grip and W. ' ,i,ni BY
The depletion OF ta" '''e'
life in Winter .,-iraG
Have tremendous o.. 80
reserve strength O! n'"'''
and woman. .rss
This makes the iaNo.I,,,e ROE
cine. Hoods SarsaHafiliSSa. ,ore
necessity now than ever hns,ust.i
For your impure ~ ,.slI
and for that extreme W. nov i.
to come, prepare Eoirse, sr !c.
Today begin TO res Sars5
strength by taking tio"1Ii, Az
the standard Spring I'eo ges'
purifier. which create ss.r
tite, ads digestion IN" ,os
Remember Hoods Pas "
mild laxauve.-Adv.
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liams Of Newton, Mass, were also
there.
Hiram c. Ladd of Augusta was the
guest of relatives in town yester-
day.
A district meeting of the Rebekah
Lodges will be held with the Albion
Lodge at Albion Monday. June =.
In the afternoon the business session
will be held. 4 supper will be served
and the degrees will be conferred in
the evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Chagnon have
returned from Skowhegan, where
they were the guests of relatives.
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11ao Lewiston Journal uses a
lengthy specimen Of Charles Lathrop
Packs personal advertising publicity
Etin the service Of fertilizer and gar
.dening tools makers and sellers. and
iof the big seeds houses) and spoils
Mr.. Schooner Packs little boom
'let with a typo as follows:
Miss Taber Is touring the country
booming home food production. and she
gave details Of one Of the biggest gard.
en- cAmpailns ever launched in this
lrountry. with the cooperation Of the
National War Garden commission, OF
which Charlie LAthrop. 8. c. k. is
president. the Enumeration section 81
The 7. u. c. A. et Chicago has put
under way Q drive for industrial eard.
rms throughout that city.
For what do the magic letters p.
S. c. X" stand. we wonder: It is
very easy for Us to imagine when we
consider the inspiration Of the ma
1icnal War Garden Commission"
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WOMEN WORKERS

In almost every line of war activi-
ties the women Of this country have
done well and have taken front rank
for doing work that released thou
sands of men for service overseas.
Some women have been over-ambi.
tious. and. at the expense Of theif
health. have filled places once occu-
pied by men. Every woman who. be-
cause Of overwork, has brought on
some ailment peculiar to her sex,
should depend upon Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound to re-
store her health and strength, az this
remedy Is now recognized as the
standard and has restored multi
tudes.-Adv.
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is dat. The tires will then probably
be all right for = few days.
As in the good old days prevention
is still the better part Of cure; hence
we read:
''As one rides along the road he should
places in the highway and avoid them
as much as possible. This will not be
found q hardship and will not prevent
one from seeing all Of the beauty spots
in the country through which ne
II one can develop a wall-eyed
stare, or il one happens to be the for
tunate possessor Of one. he will have
no difficulty in following this plan.
and can, doubtless. derive much
pleasure and profit therefrom. Pic
ture movie Of yourself climbing
along at the rate Of so miles with one
eye on the scenery and the other
peeled for holes in the road. sharp
rocks, bottles, nails and other high
way material and see what good
llxuS yVV A0NCs ~ SAAS SAAS S~>A>Ao
needful to put the pure Joy OF the road
into what otherwise might degenerate
into mere riding.
TN other words" says the editor,
tires are expected to stand every
thing but like the human body they
cannot. They must be used with care
and judgment" Again We feel con-
strained to add a word out of the full
ness of our heart not out of the full
ness of our experience: If you can't
discover the qualities Of care and
judgment in your makeup you are not
the proper kind of person to be trust
ed with tires. The guardian spirit OF
tires will get you If you don't look out.
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NOTICE OF CONTRACTORS

The Building. Committees of the LAX.
View School House. Lake View. Maine
invite bids for one-story school honss
Building to be of wood -Four class
rooms on the first floor Auditorium
and two class rooms in the Basement
and plumbing. 's
Bids will be received up to June
1919. when they will be opened and pub.
licly read. PN'
The right is reserved to reject any or
all bids. VI
Plans and specifica tons may be had
from the Building Committees, Lake
View, H'aine.
F. $. TIN-1HAM. Chairman.
may29d3t ~'''
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a shooting that might easily have
proven fatal to Paul, the S-year-old
son Of \. c. T. Wilson OF Pressure
Isle. took place when he held hol-
low iron pipe in his hands in front of
him while his brother. - years old.
tried to shoot a bullet into the hole.
Just as he fired Paul moved little
and the bullet went through one
hand and lodged in the other hand.
DR.. Graves was summoned and ex-
wounds.
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Maine Gossip
The Little Roads

We say. the little roads that run
From every homeland door.
So happy through the dew and sun.
So gaily where the valleys are.
VIII never lead our feet SO far
We can return no more.
We follow on. the hill crests fade.
And dusk soon ends the day:
We find the little roads have strayed
Through tangled years, and never mora
They turn to greet homeland door
And We forget the way.
Arthur Wallace Peach in Boston Tran.
script
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Light and Airy
To A Cootie

with Apologies to Robert Burns.)
Poor. modest. little crawling cootie.
] didna have the heart tae shoot Ee;
Ye'd been a lose and lastin friend,
I couldna bear tae see your end.
! showed ye I'm a kindly ladde,,
! gave We place beneath my piadie.
An when l thicht ! had tae dee
Ye kept me up by bitin' me. -.
e. J. B.. Under the Dome"