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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-09

For Sale-All kinds OF pumps and
repairs on hand at all times. Call us
for your pump troubles. Phone 456
Mulcahy & Koppcrt pump shop, rear
Mann's Jewelry store, 10 West Main
street.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-09

For saIe--Pure bred Hampshire
bred sows, cholera immune. priced to
sell. John II. Somerville. Gilman, ~
miles west Of Newburg.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-07
VISITORS

board at afi--aot ne kind that you
build houses with. nor chicken coops.
nor fences-this board was people.
ave Of them. and wise ones Grand.
daddy Hoot Owl. old Judge Grow. Or.
Mink. Prof. Hare and Mr.. y. U.
Chuck. They came 70 see n Mr..
Scribbl.- Scratch was teaching the
kiddoes anything worth knowing.
and N 20. how well they knew n.
and n not. why didn't they know
II. and 30 on. Not only that but
they had heard about the twin help
crs. Nancy and Nick. and they were
determined 20 End out what good this
ncw.fangled idea was. about having
an extra teacher for singing and such
thines, and an attendance oflcer. too.
When th<y went TO school there
weren't such things' I know II you
ever heard Mr.. Owl or Judge Grow
sing you'd know that without tell
ing. aisho Mr.. u. U. Chuck knew
how TO whistle.
scsvyvssht, fsfs. y. Y A.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-07

uYHEN Mr.. scsihbieserafch. the
W fairy schoclmaster. saw the viz
toes coming TO his sleepy. yawny
school that lovely fall morning. he
Wa worried to death. Why was II
that company had 20 come walking
N always either on . Monday morn
Ing. when things were sure to 20
wrong. or on . Friday afternoon.
when they were rushing TO get thru
with lessons 90 they could play
sAmesf Or. worst Of any. why did
they come at all. when the moonlight
nights were 90 lovely and the sweet
corn was ripe. which Colby Coon
loved 20. and the buckwheat too.
which Chippy chipmunk liked 20
well, All these things kept the pu-
pills Of Meadow Grove school out OF
bed long after O'Clock. ana 30. OF
course. they couldn't study their les-
sons.
In walked the visitors, and. the
worst Of Il was. II was the school
board. Now the school board isn't .
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-07

TYNC' BILLY POssUM's party was
~ the greatest event in the Green
Forest since the famous surprise
party which Peter Rabbit gave when
Cnc' Billy's family arrived from way
down inEDr virginny. At first Unc'
BUY hs been afraid that no one
wQld ne. You gee. he had been
ne ca AZ a lot Of trouble on the
Green gws and in the Green
Fores = knew that now all
the low and forest people
had found out. so he didn't dare
sand his itations around by the
Merry Life Breezes Of Old Mother
West WIZ. for fear that no one
would ~ any heed 10 them. OF
course, inst meant that Unc' Billy
must take them around himself.
MY, but that was hard work! IT
was the hardest work that Unc' Billy
had ever done in all his life. for. you
know. Unc' Billy IL happy-go-lucky
and takes things easy. But getting
those invitations around - well, as
Unc' Billy said he like to wore
n0lfs piuTuD tHIu TIC Foird VI Hta1
feet before he got all OF them deliv.
cred. II took him two whole days,
In the first place, there were so
many to sec. And II was such hard
work to deliver the Invitation to
each one. because when they saw
him. they would promptly turn their
backs To him and pretend they didn't
see him at ALL Then Unc' Billy
would take off his hat and make q
sweeping bow. just as IL the one he
was talking TO was facing instead Of
back TO him, and he would say:
An beTs 10 pahdon. deed An de.
70 all the trouble Alive cause yo';
And hopes that All may sho'iy choke
II n was meant TO- nnore'n q joke
- please 70 give oil Uncle Bill
An sho' 70 friendship TO him stif1
by taking this as an invite
To Join with him NEXT Monday night
Aroun' nah famous hollow tree,
And help him 70 full merry be
To greet an old time friend Of mine:
Aim sho' yos bound to like him fine.
Then Unc' Billy would make an
ether low bow and hurry on to the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-07
w. BY THORNTON W. BURGESS
Unc' Billy Possun, Gives a Party

next one. OF course. he couldn't tell
whether or not any one would &C
cept the invitation. but he went right
on with his. plans. just as II he cx'
pected every one TO be there. And
when the time came, sure enough.
everybody was there. even Sammy
Jay. TO whom Unc' Billy had sent a
special invitation by or Mistah Buzz.
gard. Mistah Buzzsrd had found
sammy Jay in the far.away Old Pas
ture. on the edge OF the mountain.
and sammy had moved back 10 the
Green Forest that very day.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-07
An Unfailing Way
to Danish Hairs
BeautY Notesl

Ugly hairy growths can be re
moved In the privacy OF your own
home II you get small original
package OF delatone and mix into a
paste enough OF the powder and wa
ter 10 cover the hairy surface. This
minutes. then removed and the skin
washed. and every trace Of hair will
have vanished. No harm or inoon
venience can result from this treat
ment. but be sure you buy real della
tone.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-07
Prohibitionists May
Dry Up Sweden, Too

STOCKHOLM. Sweden. Oct Z
The temperance commission. which
was appointed by the government
In 1911. submitted a report, the ma
jority recommending the establish
ment OF absolute prohibition includ.
ing wine and beer.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-07
Oar. Seattle
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Page us
TNIYkNS GIVE GIRLS A SCARE

little sisters had q wee baby Of
her very own.
THE men OF the family we're At
their work and tho girls were
busy about the house when one OF
them saw two Indians riding
swiftly toward the house. Quick
ly as possible they locked them.
selves In and waited.
1--WE knew very weli.' said my
friend. that two Indians riding
In that way. straight toward our
house. were coming for some spc-
ciai purpose. WE knew that n
they didn't get what they wanted.
they would probably burn US alive
In the house
I'VE fairly held our brcaths
and waited. Presently there camc
loud knocking at tho door.
""we kept still. but they
knocked tho louder and tried TO
open the heavy door.
w nat w ttt Wabst fs"@
sister. thinking II possible they
were on Some errand.
"."MesikA hyas chiekamlnr' I've
want big money, they yelled. and
pounded again on the door.
Then jumping on their horses.
they rode around and around tho
house.
Presently on they went TO our
cixhboru. and tried the same
trick.
Back and forth they rode all
day: round and round the two
little houses: threatening. yelling.
and loudly demanding chickamin
money!
1--WE talked to them firmly and
tried not TO show our fear. and
before the men came IN they rode
away. but. you see. we never wero
really far from danger
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-07

"HuMrHr said David. Il dom.
- see anything to be afraid OF
Just screechy noises and dark
and trees. I think girls are just
fraidy-cats. I wouldn't have been
AFRAID n I was a pioneer
IL don't know about that. pa.
vic. man." Grandmother said.
Remember. there was real dan.
ger. This was when the Lake In.
dams and the snoqualmics and
others were on the wal. path: the
time Of the white River massacre.
when no man knew when he
heard q knock at his door whether
he would greet friend or a saw
age murderer: when a mother
dared not leave her baby a mo-
ment lest n cougar spring thru
an opening and snatch II away.
THE cougars were the only re
any dangerous animals. They
would come stealing thru the for
est. ieaping from limb TO limb or
creeping snake-iike thru the
brush. Al night the settlers would
sometimes hear a soft cry like a
child or a woman In distress. sad
and frightened and hurt. II sound.
ed: sometimes soft and sometimes
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-07

Unc' Billy. "Ah have a great surprise
To- yo'-alls."
Then he stepped down and every
body began 10 wonder and guess
what the surprise would be.
Next story: Unc' Billy Possum's
Surprise.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-07
Mr.. Voiles
Takes
Adler-i-ka!

81 suffered from Indigestion and
constipation and my doctor told me
to take Adler-i-ka- II helped me
In two days and three bottles
CURED me. tSignedD O. Il. voiles. 80
Adler-i-ka flushes BOTH upper
and lower bowel so completely 1t
relieves ANY CASE gas on the
stomach or sour stomach. Removes
foul matter which poisoned stomach
for months. Often CURES consti-
patton. Prevents appendicitis. Ad-
ler-i-ka Is a mixture OF buckthorn.
cascara, elycerinc and nine other
simple ingredients. .swist !, s1rue
CO 49, Drug Co. and all leading
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-07
Now They Steal
Airplanes in Paris

PARIS. Oct Now they have
started stealing airpianes. At the
villacoubiay airdrome this notice
was posted: IAN arplane Of the
parasol type has been stolen by a
British airman. when found, please
return the machine and have the air.
man arrested"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-07
GOOD FOR HIM AND HIS WIFE

Hurley l.. Watkins. 230s Lytle st..
Louisville. KY, writes II found
Foley's Honey and Tar Just what /
wanted for my wife's and my colds"
This famous old cough medicine is
just as good for children as for
adults. IL checks coughs. colds.
Group. bronchial coughs. and stops
that tickling" throat that keeps
one coughing at night. II contains
no opiates nor habitforming drugs.
Prompt and sure In action. Sold
everywhere.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-07
Then Unc' Billy Would Take
Off HIS Hot and Make a
Sweeping B0W

Such q good time ~ everybody did
havel There were heaps and heaps
OF good things to eat. They danced
by the light OF the moon and played
hide and seek. Finally Unc' Billy
climbed up on a stump. He was
dressed In his finest suit and ne
wore his broadcast grin. Everybody
crowded around 10 hear what Unc'
Billy was about 10 say.
sAish friends and ncighborA" said
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-07
Witchhazel and Camphor
Relieve Eye Strain

Common witchhazel. camphor. n.y.
drastis, etc, as mixed In Lavopuk
eye wash. produce quick results
when used for eye strain. One Gus
toner was greatly astonIshcd at the
restfui feeling produced by a single
application. A young man reports
that both he and his mother were
greatly helped by Lavoptik We
guarantee a small bottle to help ANY
CASE weak. strained or inflamed
eyes. Swift Drug Co. and leading
druggistA ~.ep'r'''''
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-07

Around sawInIlls alone II Il said.
$1,000, 900 tons of sawdust Is avail
able. from which 500. 900. 900 gallons
OF alcohol can be made.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-07
SQUEEZED
TO DEATH

When the body begins to stiffso
and movement becomes painful
Il Is usually an indication that the
kidneys are out Of order. Keep
these ORGANS healthy by taking
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-07

The worlds standard remedy for kidney.
liver, bladder and uric acid troubles
Famous since 1920. Take regularly and
keep In good health. In three sizes, sli
druggists. Guaranteed - represented.
l'ss 4; ~ - =. e., &c. g. ;s : = ~"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-07

Then Unc' Billy would make an
ether low bow and hurry on to the
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1920-08-27
Goth Birthday Anniversary

Uncle Joseph Mathiash cele-
brated his 90th birthday Satur-
day and he was glad to have
with him children, grandchildren
and great grandchildren. He
was the recipient of many pres
ents and congratulations from
relatives and friends among
which was a pie from his children
that when he was induced to cut
yielded 800 in gold and silver.
Other donation brought the cash
up to $1O5. 1t was a happy
family gathering. Those from
out of town were Mr.. and Mrs.
John Peters and family of Chill
licothe; George Peters from Ok
lahome and Mrs. Mary Hunter
and two children of Independ-
ence, Mo.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1920-08-27
MeadviIIe Chautauqua

The chautauqua at Meadville
is now in full swing with large
attendance. There was a record
crowd Sunday, a splendid sermon
in the morning and fine lecture
in the afternoon with music and
moving pictures in the evening.
The fine rain on Friday had
put down all dust, freshened the
grass and foliage and conditions
were ideal.
For Friday there will be the
Fisher Shipp Company in the
morning, afternoon and evening.
DR.. M. H. Lichliter will lecture
in the morning and VIM. H.
Britigan in the afternoon with
moving pictures at night.
On Saturday there will be
music both morning and after
noon by the Sholle Family
Orchestra. The morning lecture
will be by A. W. Evans and in
the afternoon by H. L. Cope.
Music and moving pictures at
night.
Sunday will be a big day. Sun
day school, orchestra music and
a sermon by DR.. A. C. Nc
Kinney, in the morning. Gov
ernor Harding of Iowa will lee
ture in the afternoon and the
session will closewith music and
moving pictures in the evening.
Laclede has been we'll repre-
sented every day and a larger
number will spend the weekend
on the chautauqua grounds.
Some of the best numbers on the
program are yet to be given and
it is worth while to get as much
Of it as possible.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1920-08-27
Ice Cream Supper

Last night the L. G. N. club
spent a most delightful evening
at the home of Mr.. David Perry
and daughters, Misses Bessie
and Adah.
Members had invited then
husbands and families and there
we're a goodly number present
and all report an enjoyable time
There was good music by some
of the ladies'.
The club maintained its hos
pitable reputation by serving an
abundance of delicious ice cream
and cake. During the evening
an important secret came out, it
being the announcement of the
marriage of Miss Marietta Aus
mus to Mr.. William Cook of
Meadville which had taken
place that afternoon.
The newlyweds were at once
given an old time charivari and
extended the best wishes of all
for long and happy life.
Those present were the
families of C. M. Burnett, C.. E.
Goosey, j. W. Nc Donnell, G.
W. Anderson, W. O. Anderson,
L. E. Eichman, 2. R. King, ].
L. Mouser, Chas. Facto, Elmer
Killing, W. W. Ausmus, Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Cook, R. L. Balcom
and family, Mrs. Figgee, Misses
Helen Hoyt, Rena Ausmus and
Eulah May Estes and Chas. B.
Welsh and G.. A. Caldwell.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1920-08-27
Locals and Personals

Five hundred pair of shoes at
prices less than wholesale. H.
C. Atterbury.
M. S. Higgins and son, Paul,
of Lamar, are here visiting his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. P
Higgins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Weatherly
and Mrs. Eva Shaffer and son
have returned to their homes in
Montana.
Mrs. Watson came yesterday
morning from Galesburg, ILL.,,
for a visit with her parents, Mr.,
and Mrs. A. P. Higgins.
Mrs. l.. 7. Rowland is spend
ing the week in Kansas City
visiting Mrs. Irene Welsh and
family and will visit friends at
Cameron before returning home,
Work of improving the Baptist
church property is progressing
nicely. The building has been
raised four feet and the base
ment is being made, a great deal
of the work being done by the
pastor and membership.
Thieves made a raid at Mrs.
Fifield's home Monday night
and not only stripped a peach
tree of its fruit but almost ruined
the tree by breaking the limbs in
order to get them. A good
charge of shot would be a pretty
good thing for such hounds.
An unusual number from this
attended the state fair
at Sedalia. In addition to those
we mentioned last week we have
learned of the following: Mr..
and Mrs. G. L. Kranz, Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Stockwell, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Usher, A. H. Farrar
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L..
Wade and son, Richard, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Goodman, Dave
Stark.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1920-08-27
Fall Millinery Opening

Our opening of fall millinery
viii be on Friday and Saturday,
September 8 and 4, at which
time we will have on display a
beautiful line of all the new style
shapes and materials made with
an eye to please. For matron
and Miss, also for children, we
invite you to come and inspect
our line before buying. Doing
so you win save money which
win come handy to apply on the
little things to complete the
winter wardrobe. We thank you
for all past favors and solicit
your patronage for the future.
Mrs. Linn.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1920-08-27
Collection Notice

All indebted to the Laclede
Cooperative Company will
please call and pay their
accounts in full by the first of the
month. No accounts will be
carried from one month to an
other. Please be prompt and
save us the trouble of sending a
collector.
Lee Wilson, Manager.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1920-08-27
For Sale or Trade

Universal Moline tractor in
good condition. Roy Haley,
Browning, Mo.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1920-08-27

200 head of good native ewes;
good age. Roy Haley, Brown
ing, Mo.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1920-08-27
TOWN and COUNTRY
About Local People and Events and
Other Matters Of Interest

Piano for sale. Call, H. Enrich,
phone 128.
Six room house for sale. Mrs.
E. B. Skulley.
Thorne can save you money on
that new fall rug.
For Rent-Two unfurnished
rooms. Mary j. Gould.
Cabbage tomatoes and Gu
cumbers for sale. Call $50 for
prices.
Children's dresses, sizes A to 10
at a great reduction. H. C. At
terbury.
Two shoats, weighing about
40 pounds each for sale by Mrs.
VIM. Watson.
Get our prices on fall rugs be-
fore looking elsewhere. Thonre's
Furniture Store.
Cabbage for kraut at 8 cents
per pound for at few days. j..
M. Simpson, Laclede.
The new fall rugs are coming
in. Make your selections early.
Thorne Furniture Co.
For Sale-Good six room house
and good barn, six lots, two
wells. VS.. Mahurin.
Don't fail to get your share of
the many bargains to be found
Saturday at Atterbury's.
Two purebred Shropshire
bucks, not registered, for sale.
A. B. Henderson, route one.
Our sale will continue 80 days.
Read this issue for Saturdays
bargains. H. G.. Atterbury.
z. R. King has sold his 1S0
acre farm east of Linneus to A.
C. Powell of Linneus. VIM. C.
Perkins has the farm rented this
year.
Material has begun to arrive
for A. G. Groes'' new gargage
building, a car of hollow tile be-
ing unloaded yesterday. The
building is to be 5Ox88 feet.
The Thorne furniture store
has in lot of new rugs and
furniture and has begun a cam
paign for fall trade with an ad-
vertisement in The Blade today.
T. D. Mitchell is moving his
shoe and harness shop from the
building where he has been To-
Gated several years, to rooms in
The Benson building, with a
north front.
q. R. King has taken over the 1
agency for Moline tractors and j
will be glad to demonstrate to
my one in the market for a trac-
,or. Is prepared to make imme- s
late delivery and guarantee {
abstraction.
Piano Bargain. Someone in
the vicinity of Laclede can pro-
.nre aslightly used piano in very D.,
lice condition, fully warranted {
It a great bargain. For partic- :
liars write, Collection Depart ;
nent, 0lney Piano Co. Ala Felix ]
treet, st. Joseph, Mo.
Hon. B. F. Beazell, republican q
Iominee for congress, was in i
.aclede doing a little campaign o
ng Friday. Mr.. Beazell is well s
nown over the district, is a Wig v
rous campaigner and viii con- i
est every inch Of the ground v
ho big odds are against him. f
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1920-08-27
PARAGRAPHS
Brief Mention Of Those Who Come
and Go During the Week

y
H. C. Atterbury's.
Roy Haley of Browning was
here on business yesterday.
Fifteen per cent discount on
refrigerators at Thorne's Furni-
ture Store.
Mrs. C. C. Bigger is spending
the week with Mr.. and Mrs. B.
E. Bigger in Hannibal.
Mrs. Ray Warfeld and three
children are spending the week
with relatives in Kansas City.
Mrs.J. D.BoyIes and daughter,
Helen, of st. Louis, visited La
clede relatives and friends this
week.
Mrs. Robert Ledford of st.
Joseph was a Monday guest at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. j.
Baum.
Mrs. Bert McKisson and two
children of Adrain are here visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
R. Hawes.
Mrs. o. F. Libby returned
Tues day from visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Ralph Seigle and
family in Sumner.
E. E. Benson and family left
Saturday for their home in
Alamogordo, N. Mex, after
spending the summer here.
E. E. Grindstaff of Trenton
joined his wife and children here
Friday in a visit with his
brother, d. M. Grindstaf and
family.
MI. and Mrs. Clifford McVey
and two sons returned to their
home at Los Animas, Colo,
Tuesday after a visit here with
A girl baby was born to Rev.
and Mrs. Ralph Seigle at Sumner
last Tues day morning to whom
has been given the name Re-
becca Jane.
Mrs. Arnold, returning to her
home at North Salem from a
visit in Oklahoma, spent Friday
night with her brother, c.. V.
Jennings and family.
Miss Ellen Estes, superinten-
dent of the contagious ward at
Barnes hospital in st. Louis, is
spending her vacation here with
relatives and friends.
w. A. Smith of Pennington,
ILL.,, was here the first of the
week looking after his farm
northwest of town which he
rents to w. E. Flummerfelt.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Tracy and
laughter, Lois, went to Union
vile Saturday and visited over
with Mr.. Tracy's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. W. Tracy.
Miss Elsie Winklemyer of
Salisbury, a former teacher in
The Laclede high school, is visit
ng friends here, guest at the
nome of Judge and Mrs. o. F.
Libby.
Mrs. ]. E. Welsh and daugh-
er, Georgia, accompanied Chas.
i. Hetrick and family to their
lone at Nowata, Okla. The
,arty left here in the Hetrick
ar Monday morning.
Max Jones and family and H.
;. Carothers returned Monday
rom a motor trip to Kansas,
-isiting relatives, j. Paul Jones
nd family and H. L. Allen and
amily at Russell Springs