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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-05-24
Delegates to State Convention

| HARTLAND-A, j. Moore, G. j. Shaw
and C.. f. Pratt
SoLoN-G. w. Cover, L. c. Jewett,
DR.. w. L. Tarbcll.
ST. ALBANs-W. Patten. S. f. Lyford
n. H. Vining and L. NJ. Merrill; and +.
c. Buker, o. Winslow, w. T. Wins
low, Frank Laughton, alternates.
ATHENs-D. II. Bartlett, James Bixby,
and John Taylor.
CoRNvILLE-Frank Paige, J. T. Fland-
ers, T. S. Emery.
CANAAN-Isaiah Crowcll, Sewall Brown.
Levi T. Barrett.
STARKs-HoD. Henry Williamson and
b. A. SAWYER.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-05-24

The Democracy have the executive
control of the House of Representa-.
tiyes. If they had the Senate they would
force tlfs Mills tariff monstrosity which
protects the south and gives the North
free trade, upon the country but the
Republican Senate stands in the way and
ii cannot be done. Had it not been for
the Republican Senate the Morrison
Horizontal tariff bill would have been
enacted by the last Congress aud bust
ness destroyed
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-05-24
3us!ne,s aai Amusement Notices

Fora short time longer you can get
nice floor oil carpets at oil-cloth factory
for J., ct, per I'd. %
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-05-24

Eight hundred thousand slaves have
just been emaneipated in Brazil by an
act of the Legislative Of thateountry, and
half a. many more children Of slave
mothers relieved from apprenticeship.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-05-24

{. L. Allen Of Dresden. ha- been nomi-
mated a, the Democratic candidate for
Representative to congress in the md
District
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-05-24
fuII attendance n ut 9ttu'

Gen. Philip IL. sheridan i quite i'll.
lie is confined 10 nj bed. His illness
seems to be of nervous character. He
has not been well since his trip to the
West
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-05-24

The annual meeting Of the Thirteenth
MAINE REGmKNrel ASSOCIATION will he
held in LEWIsToN. on Tn R>pAN, June
2lst, next, A good timr i expected, and
full attendance requested.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-05-24
A resident of Madison street writes

We claim the best street in town. If
you don't think it is, just ride up the
street and judge for yourself If there
is any better one we wish to know where
it is. Mr.. Ford with his road machine
has changed the looks of road and side
walk very much, for which the ladies Of
the plains are very thankful.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-05-24

Maine democrats are apparently testing
their capacity to vote. At the District
Convention at Bangor, Monday the whole
number of delegates was 23j. For repre-
sentative to Congress the committee
reported the whole number of votes, 3GG,
Geo. w. Hall having 30 and Thomas J.
Steward 1856. Before the balloting for
delegates commenced, the chairman
cautioned his brethren against this
excessive voting and they did better next
time
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-05-24

The REPORTER was incorrect in it,
Representation last week about Chair
man Brown. He is now, Candidate for
Congress Brown instead Of Chairman
Brown. The Hon. Simon 5. will not stay
down long in his party.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-05-24

At the Republican State Convention,
June 18th, seats in City Hall will be re
served for Delegates who will be admit
and county delegations together. Dele
gates will obtain their tickets of the
member Of the State Committee from
their respective counties, upon presenta-
ton of credentials on morning of con-
yenton to the State Committee, which
will be in session to receive the same in
the ante room of City Hall
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-05-24

1t seems a little strange that the
Democratic leader in the House of Rep
resentatives in favor of free wool should
be Texan, Roger q. Mills, in whose
State more wool is raised than any other.
1t is however easily explained. The cat
tie raising business is the one predom-
nant industry of Texas and everything
has to bend to its interest even the Demo
cratic party. Sheep raising is considered
by the great army of cattle kings inemlcal
TO their business and they want to check
1t. They say sheep not only occupy the
territory they want for cattle ranches but
they spoil the pasturage so that the cat
tie will not Craze upon land occupied by
sheep. The cattle kings reign in Texas,
they want to see sheep driven out, and
believe the Mill bill will accomplish it.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-05-24
No. |, Extra No. |.
Clear Shingles !
Cedar Shingles
March Goth, lSSs.
III esSenger's Notice.
Notice of ASsignee Of his APPOINTMENT.

AT Skowhegan In tie County Of Somerset ana
State OF Maine the 9Th day Of May A. D. IN
The undersigned hereby gives notice of ~, ~
pointm-nt a. Assignee Of the estate OF Aphta,,
lnsoivent Debtor. who has been declared an ~
solvent upon his petition, by the Court u
Insolvency for said County Of Somerset
2w2O \. b. FUTILE, Assignee
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-05-24

The people of Somerset ought to use a
attractions of the County as a summer
resort. Other sections with inferior at
factions are not slow about IN aking what
they have, know to the outside world
They get out attractive pamphlets setting
forth the beauties of their localities and
spread them far and wide 1t costs some
thing but it pays, and it would pay
Somerset people to do this and secure a
larger portion of the thousands Of sum
mer vacationists who visit Maine.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-05-24

Editor Caldwell of the kennebec Re-
porter has retired from that paper, Of
which he was the editorial founder and
which he has been connected for about
quarter of a century. During that time
the Reporter has been bright and newsy
local paper, and Brother Caldwell's wise
and witty editorials have given it a char
acter and flavor all its own. Mr.. Cald-
well is now going West. Success to him.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-05-24

our extra sheet this week contains the
usual amount of articles of interest to
all readers. among which are Somerset
Pomona; ingalls, and Voorhees,; Selec-
tions from congressman Mllikcn,s and
Reeds speeches; Mr.. Randalls Bin;
Farmers aud the Mills Bill Starch man
ufacture etc. etc
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-05-24

Medical men tell US that the Cholera is
hoped this calamity may be ayerted. our
authorities and inhabitants Of cities and
village should use the utmost care to
provide against the disease by making
everything clean and neat. Cholera OF
no Cholera this should be done.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-05-24

The farmer the operative and the la
borer are more interested in the tariff
than the manufacturer. 1t is only a
question of employment of capital with
him, but with them it is question Of
living The capitalist can do well enough
whether there be free trade or protection,
neither effects him in the comforts of
life, he will have them in any event, but
the operative and the laborer must depend
upon his wages for not only the comforts
of life but the necessities, and it makes
wide difference to himself and his family
whether he gets fair pay for his labor or
whether he works for the starvation
wages of free trade countries
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-27
He Made Her Majesty Cash.

Porter Rhodes, who discovered the
biggest diamond ever found at the cape,
believes quite as firmly in his jewel as
the queen does in hers. 1t weighs $50
carats and is perfectly clear, having
flights like white satin through it.'
Out at the Cape Mr.. Rhodes placed
it on exhibition, and charged IS adj
mission fee, clearing a handsome sum
for some of the hospitals. When he
came home to England the other day
the queen heard of him and expressed a
desire to see his diamond. The pos
SCISSOR not being accustomed to the
etiquette of the courts, he was carefully
warned against contradicting her ma
jesty, who is somewhat impatient of
such things, and was babe to make no
comparisons. He got on very well until
the queen, having examined it with con-
siderable interest, laid it down with the
remark that it was handsome, but not
so large as her Koh-i-noor.
"Koh-i-nOor!" cried the indignant
diamond digger, contemptu0usly,
wrought out of remembrance of warm
ings, 'why, the old thing can't touch
mine. It's deal bigger than yours,
and wouldn't give this diamond for
two of your Koh-i-noors." The queen
fairly gasped with amazement at his
audacity. and had him peremptorily
bundled out with his impertinent Jewel.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-27
A DeathleSS Race.

The Jews sometimes call themselves
"the deathless race" They are the
only people who apply the extraor-
binary term to themselves, and what is
more strange and significant, all other
nations, including those that have been
trying for eighteen centuries to annihi-
late them, admit the propriety and rea-
son of the claim, and recognize in the
Israelites people who will prob
ably outlive the present gov
erning nations, as they have
outlived those of the past. The
Egyptians, the Assyrians, the Persians,
the Greeks and the Romans have passed
away successfully, leaving the Hebrews
behind them-and if history teaches
anything, the Hebrews will still be here
when the English, French, Germans,
Russians, and even Americans, shall in
like manner have passed away. How
new and raw do onr centennials and
ter-centennials in certain parts of
Europe appear beside the perpetually
observed Hebrew anniversaries thirty
three centuries old
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-27
The Market.

The whole week has been remarka-
bly, unfavorable one for real estate bust
ness, owing to the rains that have
fallen almost every day, 1t has been
impossible to take people out to show
them property, and consequently sales
have been very much limited. Not
withstanding the disadvantage referred
to, sales have averaged for the six days
about $4,000 per day, which, under the
circumstances, may be regarded as a
reasonably fair weeks work. A very
large part of the sales have been for i'm
provement:: Nearly all the inquiry at
present is for property to improve, and
largest sales made during the week
was that made by Col. J. H.
Davidson on the corner of Ninth and
Minnesota streets to j. j. Watson and
John Kerwin, mentioned elsewhere.
The inquiry reached nearly all parts of
town, the Midway district, as usual, re-
ceiving the largest part of the attention.
The Rice street district is attracting
rather more attention than usual. Both
sides of this prosperous business
thoroughfare are being rapidly built
up, and property in that locality is
therefore justly regarded as among the
most desirable there is in those parts of
town outside the business center.
Building has been interfered with
good deal by the rain; still considerable
progress was made in spite of this in
reference; but few weeks of good,
clear weather would show a marked
difference in the building progress.
Taking everything into consideration,
we have had fair week aftef all.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-27
st, PauIPark.

The st. Paul Park Improvement COM
pany have closed contract with Ed
ward +. Cragin, of Chicago, ILL.,, for the
location of all extensive carriage and
sleigh factory at st. Paul Park. The
company will be known as the st. Paul
Paul Park Carriage 81 Sleigh company.
They Will construct two main buildings,
each building 250y50, two stories high
these buildings to be completed within
ninety days. The concern will employ
concern of this kind in the Northwest.
Mr.. Cragin is vice president of the
Cragin Manufacturing company and
Star Cutter company, of Chicago, ILL.,,
and represents sufficient amount of
capital to carry on business on a large
and successful scale. r. l.. Perry and
several st. Paul capitalists will be in
tereSted i'll the new company.
The new sleigh factory of Henry A.
Muckle, which has been under conStruc-
ton at st. Paul Park, is now completed,
and business will be in operation within
the next two weeks. Mr.. Muckle's fac
tory is three-story brick building
l00X50, and will have facilities for max
Ing as fine sleighs as are made in the
country.
The location of the new factory of Mr..
Cragin makes a total of four carriage
and sleigh manufactures at st. Paul
Park, making that town the largest cen
ter in this line of manufacturing in the
West, and marking new era in the
woodworking industry of the city. The
growth of st. Paul Park has been so
rapid that another passenger depot is
being built by the Burlington road and
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-27
Real Estate Notes.

While the call for real estate has been
light during the week, the demand was
for property for Improvement.
r. B. Wheeler has commenced work
on his new $4,000 residence at the cor
ner of Grotto street and Summit ave-
nue..
Bushnell & Bushnell have sold six
houses at Inver Grove ranging from
$1,000 to $4,000 each; one lot in Sunni
Park for So 400; two lots near Macales-
ter station for 81, 200 each, and ten acres
in Reserve town for $4,000.
F. q. Minor & Co. have sold four
houses in Syndicate Addition No. 8, for
$4,000 each; also one lot in Coverings
addition to Union Park for $1,000, and
one in Como Villas for $500; also a
house and lot in Lawton's addition to
West st. Paul for S1,250.
Cary l. Warren has sold his residence
on Summit avenue for $4,000.
The directors of the Germania bank
have accepted the drawings for the bank
building. 1t will be 5OX10O feet, seven
stories high and fire-proof, and will cost
S150,000. Work will be commenced i'm
mediately.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-27

located three-quarters of mile south of
the present depot at Broadway. The
new depot will be built of brick and cost
$1,000, and is now under construction
and will be completed within ninety
days, and the motor train will run to the
latter depOl as soon as the platform is in.
Extensive Improvements are still be-
ing made at the Park. There are over
fifty houses under construction at pres
ent, the Improvement company is grad
ing and side walking the streets in the
suburban residence section and setting
out trees, 1000 having been set out dur
ing the past month.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-27
A ND NOW YOU, WHO ARE HOLDING
u 5000 or 81 900 in ynur yest nncket Or

II $500 or 81 900 in your vest pocket or
in some old shoe, or in a bank and getting 4
or per cent interest per annum, look out,we
are going to get that money into circulation
and make you some richer by the time 1889
comes round: and we are going to do it all
by showing you where you can invest the
amount you have, and know it is safe and
growing larger every month. The place is
TO be found within two and a half miles of
the court house on corner of Lexington and
University avenues. There you, will
find Sanborn's Midway addition. This adj
dition was plated two years ago and rs per
cent of the lots sold at prices varying from
$500 to 81 600. We have orders from the
owners OF this plat to sell the balance, and
at prices you cannot but admit are very
cheap. This addition is very slightly. From
any lot you can see st. Anthony HILL portion
of Dayton's bluff, Hamline and Como Villas.
On Ellen and Charles streets, in this addi-
ton, for short time, we are going to sell
forty-foot front lots, streets graded, at 500
each. Nothing down, if you wish to build; one
fourth, one-third, one-half. or all cash; de-
ferred payments can run one, two, three,
four, or five years; interest at 8 per cent an
nually. Now, what chances has the prop
erty of advancing? We say the best of any
property in the city. The street car line on
university avenue will, no doubt, be extended
to Victoria street this year.lt is only minutes
walk from Sanborn's Midway addition to
this property. The st. Paul &; Manitoba rail
way are about putting in station at Chats
worth street, just north of this property-six
minutes Walk-and TWO quick transit lines
now applying for right TO build lines which
will go right by and through this property.
Lexington avenue is to be graded, and so Is
University, and made first-class streets. This
section is fast beng built up to the city on
the east and south, Hamline building to it
from the west and the Lake Como district
filling up to the north. Remember this
property is right in the city and has got to be
used soon as residence and business
property. Stores on University avenue are
being pushed cut, and soon that thorough
fare will be continuous business street to
Merriam Park and Minneapolis. Come in
and see the best terms we can make you
Lots on University avenue at $500 and
property, so don't delay, but get to the front
at once.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-27
MIR. CARoKIA's MISTAKE.
Beans Will Not Mix With His
thetiC Nature.


Chicago Tribune
"Mr. Cahokia," said the young lady
from Boston, softly, as she drew her
skirts carefully away from the side of
the boat and gazed with dreamy,
Emersonian air at the stalwart youth
who was handling the oars, ''have you
never felt that aching void, that ire
pressible longing, that imperiOus in
ward cry that will not be silenced when
the soul realizes its own isolation and
knows that somewhere in the trackless
depths Of Space its kindred soul is flying
on restless wing, mayhap at remote dis
lance, peradventure almost within its
grasp?"
"Why-of course, Miss Howjames, ''re-
piled the st. Louis young man, rather
vaguely, as he changed the course of
the boat to relieve his eyes from the
suns dazzling glare reflected from the
SpectacleS in front of him and noted
with some uneaslness that be was some
hundred yards from shore and mile
from any other boat. II have some
times felt, as you say, that sort of-er
-goneneSS-er-in the early spring, you
know-nothing but ham and eggs, you
know, at the reStau-"
80, Mr.. Cahokiar' broke forth the
young lady, impulsively. II am sure
youshave often wished, with the poet,
for some little isle with wings, and that
you and your SOULS mate, within its
fairy bowers, were waited off to seas
III known, where not a pulse should beat.
but ours, and we might live, love-but
what am l saying?"
II think" said Cahokia, looking
looking despairingly up and down
the stream and wipilig his brow
nervously with his handkerchief. ''you
were saying something about islands
and seas. When it comes to geography,
Miss Howjames, don't know
You don't know what, MI. Cahokia?"
'Beans."
''Do you dislike beans, sir?'
Cant go 'em at all. Miss Howjames."
"Mr. Cahokia," said the Boston young
lady, with chilling haughtiness, II
think we will go a shoe, if you please"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-27
WIT AND HUMOR.

His Night Out: Wife (club night
Will you be home early, John? Hus-
band-Ye'es, think so; but don't keep
breakfast waiting for me.-New York
Sun.
Dude bad payl-The stripe looks we'll
so does this. What would you prefer
for yourself if you were choosing?
Long-sutfering Tailor-A check.-Phil-
adelphia Call.
In front of the Fifth Avenue Hotel:
City Man Showing Chicago friend the
sights)-That is the Worth monument.
Chicago Friend Gin astonishment)-
What! Is he dead? City Man-Deadl
Of course he's dead. Chicago Friend
(after long pause)-Where does your
wife get her dreSSes?-Puck.
Tickling Their Anglomania: 'Beg
pardon, mum, but you dropped your
veil in the-the lift" said the bell boy
to the departing guest, narrowly watch
ing the effect of his words. James,"
said the pleased New York lady to her
husband, ''give the boy two shillings.
He takes us for English people, Chi
cago Tribune.
Visitor at residence on z street,
Washington, d. c., Gin great alarm)-
What frightful noise is that? Is it a
cyclone? Host reassuringly)-That
noise? It's nothing, my friend. We are
used to it. We hear it every morning
about this hour. John Sherman lives
next door. He's winding up his boom.
and it needs grease-that's all.-Chicago
Tribune.
Overhead on Deck: Miss Gushing
ton ian art enthusiasD-'So you've been
aboard several times already! [Sighs.l
And this is my first voyage. You can
fancy how look forward to winter in
Rome. Rome? o. talk to me of Rome!"
Mr.. Du -"Wome? Aw-weally-I
don't quite wecall-ah, ya-as, to be
shuah, that's the place they sell such
doosid bad cegahs." (And it is safe to
say that if Du Bar hadn't $4,000 year
Miss Gushington would think he had a
low order Of mind, indeed. ocean.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-27
Rapid Transit Again.

The real estate board held regular
meeting yesterday, and resolved that
committee of five be appointed to bring
the matter of rapid transit before the
chamber at the regular meeting to-
morrow morning, with the idea of as
pertaining the popular sentiment on the
question of granting franchises for ele-
waited roads in and between the two
cities. The committee consists of j. H.
Davidson, William Bushnell, w. A.
SOmerS, E. Simonton and A. E. Clark.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-27
Total, 10 pieces. ,OO
BUILDING PERMITS.
Progress in Kansas.
Chicago News,

Chicago News.
eve have an electric street railway
in operation in Wichita" said Kansas
man. sit doesn't haul many passen-
gers. yet it is paying institution. Two
hundred and fifty citizens have agreed
to contribute cents apiece each day to
keep the road running, whether
they ride or not. So the cars go
spinning up and down the streets, Civ
ing stranger the impression that bust
ness is everlastingly booming. Just
about half the time the cars are empty,
but the company loses no money, for
the voluntary public contribution of
SS7, so week is good guaranty. 1t is by
such means that Wichita has been made
to boom. We have hotel out there
that is big enough for st. Louis; it
doesn't pay and it never will pay--it
can't. We have forced boom and we
are paying for it. After it has collapsed
we shall be laughing stock.'
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-27
A $4,000 Sale.

During the week Col. j. ii. David
son sold piece of realty on the corner
of Ninth and Minnesota streets for
$4,000, half cash. 1t has frontage of
$50 feet on Ninth street, and 225 feet
creases to width of 100 feet. John
Kerwin and J. J. Watson were the pur-
chaSers. 1t is not known what they in
tend TO do with il
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-27
INVER GROVE PARK

Is, with it's twenty-five trains
to and from the city daily,
and only S cents for a ride to
and from the city, palace
trains and the finest depot
on the line. Take the motor
line at foot Of Jackson street
and see for yourself. Call at
our Office in the city or at
Inver Grove and see the plans
of the houses we are con-
tracing to build. Terms to
suit any ones means. If you
are in moderate eipeum-
stances and have a desire to
own your own home and stop
paying rent, just call at our
Office and find out what kind
Of an arrangement you can
make for a home Of your
own.