SEC FORM 3

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

SCHERMER GRANT E

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O ADVISORY RESEARCH, INC.

180 NORTH STETSON, STE. 5780

(Street)

CHICAGO

60601-6795

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
03/22/2004

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
LEE ENTERPRISES INC [ LEE ENT ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

Director	X	10% Owner
Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	99	D
Class B Common Stock	513,146	D
Class B Common Stock	200	I	By Trust
Class B Common Stock	1,163,996⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	I	By Trust in Schermer Investment Partnership
Class B Common Stock	55,010	I	By Trust

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Explanation of Responses:

1. On March 19, 2004, in a transaction exempt from Section 16(b), Schermer Management Corporation ("SMC") transferred 2,000 shares of Lee Enterprises, Incorporated Class B Common Stock ("Lee Class B") to Schermer Investment Partnership, L.P. ("SIP"), a family limited partnership, and SMC received in exchange 1 general partner unit of SIP. The Reporting Person's trust, Gregory P. Schermer and trusts for the benefit of Lloyd G. Schermer and Betty A. Schermer each holds 25% of SMC's outstanding common stock.

2. On March 20, 2004, in transactions exempt from Section 16(b), a trust for the benefit of Lloyd G. Schermer transferred 436,828 shares of Lee Class B to SIP and the trust received in exchange 37.20 limited partner units of SIP and a trust for the benefit of Betty A. Schermer transferred 725,138 shares of Lee Class B to SIP and the trust received in exchange 61.80 limited partner units of SIP. As a result of these transactions and SMC's transfer to SIP, SIP holds 1,163,966 shares of Lee Class B. On March 22, 2004, in transactions exempt from Section 16(b), trusts for the benefit of Lloyd G. Schermer and Betty A. Schermer each made a gift of 5 limited partner units of SIP to Reporting Person's trust and Gregory P. Schermer. Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of all the shares of Lee Class B held by SIP, including those held indirectly by SMC, except to the extent of his trust's pecuniary interest therein.

	Edmund H. Carroll, Limited POA	03/25/2004
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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