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The Laclede blade., 1921-12-02
Edward R. Kelley, Pastor.

EuWuLu Az hChCJS oobOAb
On last Sunday announcement
was made that the pastor would
bring a message to the young
women and girls of the COM
munity and church on next Sun
day evening. 1t is necessary to
make a change in the announce
ment and defer the sermon until
some future time. Proper notice
will be given when the sermon
will be preached.
The Mid-week service on
Thursday evening. Don't for
get the time and place. Meet
with US tonight.
Immediately following the
mid-week service this evening
the Sunday school board will
meet. This is an important
meeting. Let every member of
the board be with us.
The choir will give a sacred
musicale on the evening of De-
cember 18 and Mrs. Shell, the
chorister, is very anxious that
each member of the choir meet
for practice regularly at the
times appointed.
A representative of the Wicks
Organ Co., was here one day
this week, giving the organ II
thoro overhauling ,and tuning it.
The improvement is quite
noticeable.
The Laclede blade., 1921-12-02
And Christmas Week

draws nearer and nearer with its
worries and cares of selecting
gifts. Each week the demand
on our studio becomes greater.
Portraits are gifts which mean
pride for the giver and delight
and satisfaction for the recipi-
ent. The gift problem will not
be a perplexing question for you
if you visit our studio for a sit
ting before December IL.
The GreSs Studio.
Brookfield, Mo.
The Laclede blade., 1921-12-02
Henry-Carron

Miss Anna Eileen Henry,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. A.
Henry and formerly of Laclede
was united in Marriage with Nh
James Edward Carroll of Brook
field, the ceremony taking place
at the Catholic rectory on We'd
nesday morning of last week.
The groom is a railroad fire.
man and they will reside in
Brookfield. The brides many
LacIede friends extend best
wishes for a happy married life.
The Laclede blade., 1921-12-02
Iowa Coal Coming

We have a car of Iowa coal on
the way and it should be -on
track today. 1t is the best grade
of Iowa coal and the price will
be very attractive at the car.
Phone in your order and get
your bin filled from this car.
Laclede Cooperative Company.
The Laclede blade., 1921-12-02
Local and Personal

New goods arriving every day
at the Rexall Store.
See the beautiful line of sta
tionery at the Rexall Store.
Come in early and make your
selection of holiday goods at the
Rexall Store.
Am in the market for all kinds
of furs. See me before selling
F. M. Alexander.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. V. Moore ate
Thanksgiving dinner with rela'
tives in Meaoville.
Miss Myrle Kranz was home
from the teachers college, Kinks
Vile, for the Thanksgiving holi-
days.
Mrs. Nina Alexander Marrow
of Chicago Hights, ILL.,, was a
Thanksgiving guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. W. Lomax.
Clifford Haley spent Thanks
giving at Cameron, attended the
football game and visited Russell
Welsh, a student at Missouri
Wesleyan.
Mrs. Leonar 1 Jones and three
children returned to their home
at Tina Sunday after a few days
visit here with Mr.. and Mrs. L.
B. Jones.
Miss Alta Nicholson of Brook
field spent Thanksgiving and
the weekend with Mr.. and Mrs.
Sam Mcdonnell and family on
route one.
J. Moan Cotter and family of
Novinger were here for Thanks
giving and a few days visit with
his father, S. W. Cotter and
Mrs. Cotter.
MIR. and Mrs. Ira Duckworth
and little daughter of Hale spent
and Monday here with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H.
Duckworth.
Word comes from Horton,
Kansas, that daughter number
three was born to DIR. and Mrs.
H. H. Bonds at their home there
On Thanksgiving day.
Maitland Entertainers at the
opera house this Friday evening.
The ladies having the lyceum
course in charge would regret to
nave you miss this first number. /
Roy Parker went to Fairfield,
H., Friday and brought in a car
# geese for the Henderson Pro-
luce Company, unloading them
It their feeding station at
Monroe City. ]
The Laclede blade., 1921-12-02
Preaching at Forker

Rev. F. P. Mussell viii preach
at the Forker church Saturday
evening of this week, Sunday
morning and evening to which
services all are cordially invited.
The Laclede blade., 1921-12-02
ON LOCAL SUBJECTS
Local Items and Interesting Bits Of
News Of All Sorts

V. E. Hogsett, of Sunny Slope
Farm, the past week sold two
male pigs from his herd of Sunny
Slope Durocs, one sired by Stills
Model, to E. S. Terwilleger, of
Linneus; the other fall pig, by
Sunny Slope Sensation, was
shipped to a customer at Atoka,
Okla.
"Tarzan of the Apes" is the
Saturday night program at the
local theatre. Every man,
woman and child will enjoy this
wonderful photoplay, over two
million having read the story.
1t is delightful daring and differ
ent from the usual moving pic
lures. Show starts promptly at
7:3O.
Among the business transact
ed by the township board at a
meeting held Friday was the ap-
pointment of J. L. Welsh as
clerk and assessor to fill the un-
expired term of his brother, the
late C. B. Welsh. Mr.. Welsh is
we'll qualified for the place and
the appointment is giving
general satisfaction.
N. Ryrne was at Albany, Mo-,
Wednesday of last week and got |
a car of geese for the Henderson
Produce Company and left Fri.
day to bring in two cars from
Tennessee. The Henderson COM
pany now have tWenSy thousand
geese on their farm near Monroe
City. They are being fattened
for eastern holiday market.
Mrs. A. E. Wise of Tarkio
listed her uncle and aunt, Mr..
and Mrs. Jas. T. Bassett and
other relatives and old time
friends here this week. Mr..
and Mrs. Wise both grew up
here but have resided at Tarkio
for a number of years. While
here Mrs. Wise called and sub
scribed for The Blade, still be-
ing interested in the old home
town.
The L. C. N. club gave an
oyster supper at the home of Miss
Ellen and o. Y. Watson Thanks
giving night. A large number
we're present and the evening
very pleasantly spent, music be-
ng furnished by some of the
guests. After delicious oyster
,tews and trimmings were served
he guests departed declaring
Miss Ellen and Mr.. Watson de-
ightful hostess and host and
them on their
ovely modern home.
The first number of the lyceum
,ourse will be given at the opera
louse this Friday evening. If
'ou havn't yet secured season
icket better do so at once.
There are three good numbers
n thecourse and season tickets
re only one dollar. The Matt
and Entertaines, trio of young !
zen from the Redpath Bureau,
II this number with violin,
larimbaphone and piano; vocal
uats, vocal trios, pianologues
nd novelty sketches making a
rogram of surprising merit.
The Laclede blade., 1921-12-02
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
Brief Mention Of Those Who Come
and Go During the Week

| Nv W VIC ASOhtbIl OCO1N AOA
Christmas bargains.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. B. Talbot
spent Thanksgiving with friends
at Hale.
The Rexall Store is the place
to buy your Christmas cards,
tags and seals.
Loren Potter came home from
the state university for the
Thanksgiving vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. D. Hall spent
Thanksgiving with Mrs. Halls
sister, Mrs. Anna Wyett of Buck
lin.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. 7. Rowland
spent Thanksgiving with Mr..
and Mrs. WE. Burke in Brook
field.
Mrs. Grace Havener of Kansas
City came Friday for a visit
with her brother, Judge Libby
and family.
Miss Lillian Linn was here
from Linneus and spent Thanks
giving with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. J. Linn.
Mrs. Irene Welsh came from
Kansas City Thanksgiving for a
visit with relatives and friends
here, guest of Mrs. J. E. Welsh.
Miss Ruth Doak was home
from the state university for
Thanksgiving and spent the
weekend with her mother, Mrs.
Chris Eyman and family on
route two.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Neal and
daughter of Linneus, and J. T.
Hamilton and daughter, Miss
Edith, were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lee Hamilton at a Thanks.
giving dinner.
Miss Catherine Moore, after
attending the Missouri-Kansas
grid game at Lawrence Thanks
giving day, spent the weekend
here with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. F. Moore, returning to
the state university Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Silas Sharp who
have been living on farm near
Climax, Mich, since removing
from here a number of years ago,
write this week to have The
Blade changed to their new ad-
dress at Battle Creek, Mich.
Rev. and Mrs. W. C. White
house and children of King City,
Rev. and Mrs. Ralph Siegle and
children of Sumner, and L. W.
Libby and family of route two,
were Thanksgiving guests at the
home of Judge and Mrs. o. F.
Libby.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. A. Ormsby
and two children, and Mrs.
parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Hedrick, all of Chillicothe,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Usher Of
Brookfeld, MI. and Mrs. A. j.
Baum and Mr.. and Mrs. Roy
Rowland were guests Thanks
giving day at the editors home.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. j. Daniels
and daughter, Myrtle, and Mr..
and Mrs. Winnie Daniels and
son, Earl, returned home Satur-
lay from a motor rip to Excel
,ior Springs where they spent
with their daugh-
.er and sister, Mrs, P. C.Andrew
md family and Miss Gladys
Daniels of Kansas City who was
llso spending Thanksgiving at
he Andrew home.
The Laclede blade., 1921-12-02
For Sale or Trade

One q h. p. motor engine in
first class condition. F. M
Alexander.
The Laclede blade., 1921-12-02
VAN VAMOSES
Leaves Note For Wife to Take Care
Of Baby, Pray For Daddy
"Dear Sweetheart:


boy and raise him as he should
be, and pray for his daddy"
Thus read a scribbled note
handed to VIM. Kraft at an early
hour Tuesday morning by Mrs.
W. A. P.VanHouse after she had
telephoned him to meet her at
the bakery.
She shed copious tears as she
related how hubby had vanished
during the night.
Daddy" Kraft didn't shed
any tears but as it dawned upon
him what had actually taken
place he saw nearly two hundred
dollars fade away, just as you
have seen the thief and his loot
fade away in the movies. And
as he rubbed his eyes and took
another look at the "fade-out"
he discovered the man was wear
ing a pair of brand new shoes
taken from his stock next door,
only a few hours before, his
record of the transaction being
a sales ticket, marked, "Chd."
The weeping woman's story of
her grief ran something like this:
At about two o'clock that
morning she had awakened her
husband to get their two year
old child a drink. He emphat-
ically objected to being disturbed
at that hour, saying that a man
who worked all day should have
full nights rest. A quarrel
ensued, but he finally got the
child a drink, dressed himself
and announced he was going to
the bakery for the balance of the
night. He did not return ana
after the $3.50 train had gone
west on which Van no doubt left
town, she went to the bakery
and there found the note in the
very place where he perhaps told
her he would leave it.
But there are a dozen or more
people in Laclede who can never
be made to believe Van left
town because he had to get the
child drink during the night. |
The facts seem to be that he fell
in with the Laclede "tinhorns,
they steered him onto a game
over at Brookfield and he had
been for some time spending his
nights and his money away from
home and left town to defraud
his creditors.
That the story of desertion
was a frameup is evident from
the fact that Van called his wife
up and talked with her twice
from Kansas City Tuesday after
noon.
Last July R. P. Richardson
moved the bakery outfit here
from Bucklin and opened up
with VanHouse as manager and
baker. 1t ran that way for a
month or six weeks when Rich
ardson sold the business to Van
House on monthly payments.
Van had no money but secured :
backing from some local mer-
chants for the initial payment on 9
the plant and for supplies. He !
turned out good stuff, the peo- c
pie were anxious for a bakery 4
here, it being needed, and ex-
tended him every encouragement l
and more credit than could o
be expected. He had d
the entire trade of the town, no a
bread being shipped in at all. He \
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-03-11
The Rural Community Center

A number Of agencies have been re-
sponsible for tho origin. growth and de-
veIopment Of the rdfai community CEN
ter. Perhaps the most obvious is the
automobile, because it has enabled farm
peopls to gather together much more
easily than they could In the old days.
It's matter OF a very short run from
corner to cornor Of the average town
shie, aud its easy TO get to evening
meetings Of one kind and another. The
state agricultural colleges have done
much TO advance this work, too, by ar
ranging pro grams for evening meetings
furnishing speakers and giving all the
assistance i u their power.
One other thing has been particularly y
helpful in this respect and that has
been the farm electric light and power
plant introduced within the last few
years. Many rural school house that
formerly held les evening meetings with
the aid of din aad smoky oil lamps Oh
held no meetings at all, now shows a
Elazs OF bright, cheerful electric light
from every window on one or more
evenings Of each week. In the first
place electric lights make good cheer,
rs compared with tho old methods. Il
10 oF cosy ehih&s eoOs W "a ohSO 0Ac
electric lights just where they Will do
the most good.
But perhaps the greatest advantage
OF electricity for the rural community
schoolhouse lies in the fact that it makes
possible the use of stereoptican and
motion pictures. For real entertain
ment and for educational work there
are few things as good as the motion
picture. II speaks universal language
With iss aid one can travel to the -four
corners Of the world in the short length
Of al evening. Its straight educationa
v.,ue is tremendous. A good film chow
ing the latest and best way of carrying
on various kinds of agricultural worl
eau make clear in q moment what {
speaker might have trouble in explain
ing at al.
With all these agencies working in
its favor, not the least Of which is elec
trIcity. the rural community center i
an assured success.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-03-11
John r. Hickey

A Soldier Of the South has pass'd d away.
The soul Of one who follow'd stainless
Les
Has soar'd beyond the veil of mystery.
But he stood by this country from the
day
The sever'd stars, in one united ray
Shsns from the glorious Flag Of Liber-
ty
Now to this Flcw'r Of Southern Chiv-
airy
The North and South their tender trib
utes pay.
Hs was Christian and patriot too
The man whose life was nobly ended
Both to his God and country he was
true,
And In our memory e'll be ever dear.
His heart was full Of charity and love,
And there'll be stars in his bright
crown above.
W. BROOKE HUNTER,
East Hyattsville, Md.
March 7th, 1921.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-03-11
aS9SSSSSSS
The Woman's Club
OF
Me1lwood District
SGSGGSGSsSS&SSS e

At the last meeting of the Womana
Club of Mellwood District Mrs. Chase,
the County, Chairman on Civics, was
the guest of the day, and addressed the
Club. She made distinction between
civics and politics, showing the need
of thorough study of civics, especially
in the light of the new privileges ex-
tended to women, and urged that wom-
en- examine carefully into the charac-
ter of each and every candidate for
election. In this way, she said, women
will be serving their country in the
fullest and most essential way.
The school budget was reported by
the educational committee, and
free discussion followed, showing dis
position on the part of those present to
look carefully into each item. In these
days of heightened living expenses, and
taxes, it is quite time to see what is
done with the money gathered from the
people through these same taxes. Each
member of the Woman's Club of Mel
wood District should be present at the
Court House on the 18th of March to
hear the discussion and to show her
or disapproval of the School
and County budgets.
The ten minutes devoted to the cur
rent events, was most Interesting, and
showed careful preparation. The an
nual election of officers of the Club
will take place at the next meeting, of
the Club, and committee was appoint
ed to prepare ticket. Each member
Of the Woman's Club of Mellwood dis
trict should arrange to be present at
the next meeting in order to vote for
the ensuing year.
The next meeting will be held at the
residence of the Misses Frasier and
Hertzog, on the first Tuesday in April. |
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-03-11
Communicated

In our opinion there is no more valu-
abis work being done in the County
than that Of Misses Fraser. Ferriter,
and Davis, and we earnestly hope that a
liberal appropriation will be made to
continue the work or these excellent
women. Woodrow Wilson has said: ::
"Children ale the Hope of the World. I"
Let as all see to it that they receive
the benefit our best thought and most
enlightened efforts.
This we belive can be most effective
~ done through our County trained
School Nurse, Social Service Worker
and County Demonstration, the last nam
el having in hand the demonstration of
H.ms Economics and the preparation
of nutritious food. We cannot too ur-
gently stress the value of these workers
and believe it would be public calam-
ity, if for want Of funds their services
should be discontinued.
Interested Patrons
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-03-11
T. VAN CLAGETT, Solicitor
for Plaintiff
ORDER OF | OBLIGATION
BESSIE JOHNSON, Plaintiff
VS..
EDWARD JOHNSON, Defendant
In the Circuit Court Of Prince Georges
County, Maryland
Equity No. 5543

Equity mo. oo4o
NyRE OBJECT Of this suit is to pro-
cure a divorce U1ncuLo natYInaon1
nv the Plaintiff from the Defendant.
The Bill states that the Plaintiff mar
ried the Defendant on or about Decem-
ber 4th. 1904. in the District of Colum-
hia and there resided with him. Tha:
although the conduct -of the Plaintiff
towards the Defendant has always been
kind. affectionate and above reproach,
the said Defendant, without any just
cause or reason abandoned and deserted
the Plaintiff, and that such abandon
ment and desertion has continued
unipterruntedly for at least three
wears. and is deliberate and final
and the separation of sthe parties be-
yond anv reasonable expectation of re-
Cancellation. That there are no chill
dren of said marriage. That the Plain
tiff has been a resident of Prince Geor-
ge's County, Maryland, for more than
two years passed, and the Defendant is
nonresident of the State Of Maryland,
and when last heard from was residing
in the District of Columbia.
1t is thereupon, on this End day of
March, 1921, by the Circuit Court for
Prince Georges County in Equity, or
dered that the l'laintiff by causinga
copy of this order to be inserted in
some newspaper published in Prince
Georges County once week in each
of four successive weeks before the End
day of April, 1921, give notice to said
Defendant OF the object and substance of
the Bill of Complaint filed in said cause,
warming him to appear in this Court in
person, or by Solicitor, on or before
april 21si, 1921, to show cause. if any
he has, why decree ought not to be
passed as prayed.
S. D. HALL, Clerk,
&C. for P. G. Co., Md.
True Copy-Test:
s. D. HALL. Clerk. Mich 4th
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-03-11
In MemOriam

In sad but loving remembrance OF
my dear mother, JosephinelJ Jenkins, wht
departed this life one year ago to-day
March 18th, 1920.
Mother. If I had seen you at the last,
And held your dying hand,
And heard the last sigh from YOU
heart,
I would not feel so bad.
I didn't know the pain yeu bore,
I didn't see you die,
only know you went away,
When was not close by.
Mother, 'tis sweet to be remembered,
And pleasant tits to find,
That though you are absent,
You are still kept in my mind.
'Tis hard to break the tender cord,
Where love has found the heart,
'Tis hard, so hard, to speak the word,
We must forever part.
Mother dear, we hope to meet you,
Whsn the day Of life has fled.
And in heaven with joy to greet you,
Where no farewell tears are shed.
Her loving daughter
SARAH F. TIPPET1
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-03-11
PROCLAMATION

GOVERNORS PROCLAIM ALTON
APPORTIONING THE REPRE-
SENTATION OF THE SEVERAL
COUNTIES AND BALTIMORE
CITY IN THE HOUSE OF DEL
EGATEs UNDER THE FEDERAL
CENSUS OF 1920.
WHEREAS Section Five of Article
Three of the Constitution of the State
of Maryland requires the Governor, i'm
m madiately after the taking and publish
lug of the next National Census, or af-
ter any State enumeration of popula-
ton, to arrange the representation In
the House of Delegates in accordance
with the apportionment provided for
in Section Four of said Article Three
Of the Constitution, and TO declare, by
proclamation, the number of delegates
to which each county of the State and
the City of Baltimore may be entitled
under such appointicnment, made upon
the basis of such new census; and
WHEREAS the said Section Four
of Article Three of The Constitution
provides that each of the several coun-
ties of the State having a population of
eighteen thousand souls or less snail be
entitled to two Delegates; that every
county having population of over
eighteen thousand and less than twenty
eight thousand souls shall be- entitled
TO three delegates; that every county
having population of twenty-eight
thousand and less then forty thousand
shall be entitled to four Delegates; that
every county having a population OF
forty thousand and less than ffty-fve
thousand souls shall be entitled to i've
Delegates; that every county having a
population of fifty-five thousand sou Is
aud upward shall be entitled to six Del
egates; and no more: and each of the
Legislative districts of Baltimore city
shall be entitled to the number of Dele
gates to which the largest county shalt
,r may be entitled un der the aforegoing
apportionment; and,
WHEREAS it appears from the official
certificate of the Director of the Fed
.ral Census of nineteen hundred anu
twenty, now on file In this depart
ment, that the population of the coun-
lies and the City of Baltimore. as as
certained and enumerated under said
Federal Census of nineteen hundred and
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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-03-11
Finral anh Vrranual
Friday, March llth, 1921
BREVITIES

Mrs. J. W. Miles. and daughter,
Geldie, have returned from a pleasant
visit to relatives in Martinsburg, Va. =,
Cumberland, Nd. Hano yer, Pa, and
York, Pa.
Mr.. John F. Hickey died at his
home in Hyattsville en- March 3rd. He
was IS ears old and one Of the few
surviving members of the George M.
Emack Company Confederate Vster-
ans. His father was Gen. William
Hickey, for a number Of years secre-
tary of the United States Senate. Sur
viving him are six children. two daugh
ters and four sons.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-03-11
GET BUSY. KEEP BUSY
IS YOUR JOB UNSAFE2

Tsi permanent! You want lifelong
| business You can get into such .
business, selling more than 1877 Watkins
products direct to farmers II you own
auto or team or can get one; If you arc
under so and can give bond with per
soasl suroties. We back you with big
selling helps; So years in business; 20
OuO. 900 users OF our products. Write
for information where YOU can get ter
r'torv J. R. Watkins Co.. Department
III, Winona, MINI.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-03-11
In MemOriam

In sad but loving memory of my dear
mother, Rachel E. Suit. who departed
this life four years ago today. March Z,
1917.
We stood beside her dying bed,
And saw her life depart.
And whom we saw that she was dead,
It almost broke our hearts.
What Ia hams without q mother,
All things the world may send,
Fer when we lose a mother,
We lose our dearest friend.
Mrs. Owen Brown
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-03-11
FRANK NJ. STEPHEN, Attorney
ORDER OF OBLIGATION

MILDRED R. GIBBS, otherwise known
as Mildred R. Wiles, infant, by hel
father and next friend, Starr M.
Gibbs, Complainant
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-03-11
FARM FOR SALE

DETWEEN rs and / 90 acres improv
ID ed by tenant house and tobacco
barn. On public road about miles
from Marlboro. Apply at this office.