LEE ENTERPRISES, Inc — Director's Dealing 2004

Oct 25, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: LEE ENTERPRISES INC (LEE ENT)
CIK: 0000058361
Period of Report: 2004-10-25

Reporting Person: CRAIN RANCE E (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-10-25	Common Stock	A	263	$38.670	Acquired	15264	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Reporting Person's retired as a director as of January 21, 2004, prior to which he has been a participant in the issuer's
Amended and Restated 1996 Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors, under which participants may elect in writing to receive
all or 50 percent of their director compensation, which would otherwise be payable in cash, in shares of Common Stock. The
number of shares awarded was determined by dividing the amount of the compensation to be paid by the closing price of the
Company's Common Stock as reported for NYSE-Composite Transactions on the trading day immediately preceding the date of
payment and rounding to the nearest whole number. Elections under this section must be made at least 1 week prior to the
beginning of the Company's next fiscal quarter. A change in an election is effective, if timely made, beginning with the
Company's next fiscal quarter. Reporting Person will be issued 263 shares of Common Stock (inclusive of accrued dividends),

F2: at a range of prices between $38.670-$43.650 for the period 9-30-03 - 12-31-03.