LEE ENTERPRISES, INCORPORATED
                       AND WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARIES

              EXHIBIT 11 - COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER SHARE


                                      Year Ended September 30,     
                                   1995           1994       1993  
                                         Amounts In Thousands,
                                         Except Per Share Data
Number of shares of common 
  stock outstanding at 
  beginning of the period          45,520       46,254       46,256
Weighted average number of 
  shares of common stock 
  issued (reacquired) during 
  the period                          700          (56)          80
Weighted average number of 
  common stock equivalents            742          652          584
Weighted average number of 
  shares of common stock 
  outstanding during each 
  period                           46,962       46,850       46,920

Net income                        $58,459      $50,854      $41,236

Earnings per share of 
  common stock                    $  1.24      $  1.09      $   .88