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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-08-04

Hon. :. J. Walton Is in attendance up
on the law court in Portland this week.
Attention i called 10 the advertise
ment elsewhere. showing the advantage,
Fairgreses Bay oilers to all for day
outing
{. +. Ward leaves home tli- week on
his annual vacation largc portion Of
which will be passed in ST. stephen.
y h.
Mes,rs. Jas. Gilfllan and Fred Nash.
accompanied by their wives are passing
the present week yacalioning at Great
Falls. y. II.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. \. Gray and Young
daughter Of Portland @ere the guests OF
+. ". Allen aud Wifi Il few day last
week and oyer SUNDAY.
Irwin Bros. eircus fed all their en-
ployee~ on the grounds, but We noticed
many Of ihe head onr>. including The
Owners aud treasurer. Nere registered At
Hotel Ileselton
The millinery bnsim.,- formerly CON
Quoted bY Mr.. II. II Bigclow in thi-
place has been purchased and succeeded
To by Mis- !. b. Nay. Who took posses
sion last week.
The Volunteer base bali club visited
Madison Bridge on saturday afternoon
last. At the last moment ii was found
their pitcher WI, unable to go. 50 the
boys were greatly handicapped and got
beaten - 10 :.
Cha.. Lewis, WHO Wa> locked up on
Saturday night by officer Thing for
drunkenness. broke ont of the lookup
SUNDAY afternoon. with the assistance Of
friends from the outside. no furnished
him with Il wrench Will Which he re
moved the lock VI his time hc still re-
mains N liberty. His return is only Il
matter Of a few hour, and We predict he
VIII be given 90 da>- At N"fr,Igrw"eh
to think il eVcr.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-08-04

SKODA'$ OINTMENT. the
Great German Skin Cure. and
finest Cosmetic made. Removes
BlacGt heads. I'implcS. etc.. as
If by magic. 3 OF. tubes in elegant
CartOns 30 CtN.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-08-04

The SOMERSET REPORTER is for sale
at Bixby Il Bucks and George tu-hing's
Weekly, pages, 1 cents. Srmi-Weekly,
/ pages. 2 cents.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-08-04
To PROVE Eve 2SE M nA5HH H.

On and after October l., 1891, we give every
person selling our medicine the privilege of
selling six bottles for $500, and guarantee
that in case it does you no good you can
receive your money back. Read guaranty
with every bottle. We claim to cure Dys-
pepsia, Headache, Sour Stomach, Heartburn,
Kidney Complaint, Neuralgia, Distress after
eating. Palpitation of the Heart, Collie. Ner-
yousness, Loss of Sleep, Dizziness, Irregular
ity of the Appetite, Pleurisy Pains. Bloat,
Wind on the Stomach, Hacking Cough, and
Constipation. And why Will it cure? Be
cause it is Relaxing, Purifying, Soothing,
and Healing. 1t is compounded from the
purest roots and herbs, free from Alcohol
or Morphia. 1t is harmless to the smallest
child children like it, and it is far superior
TO Castor Oil and all other preparations.
Call for Groder's Botanic Dyspepsia
syrup. None genuine unless bearing our
trademark. the Beaver
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-08-04
LOCAL ITEMS.

VIM. Folsom. ESP. and Mrs. Folsom
are at their summer cottage, Boothbay
IIarbor.
Mr.. \. p. Smith of PALMYRA WAS in
town Thursday last and made the RI
PORTER a call.
j. :. kidder and wife are nj Old Orch
ard on their annual ,oourn for August
and september.
Next sabbath Abram Wyman will
preach from the pulpit OF the Universal
list Church.
Mrs. Flagg Of lIaVerhill, with her
young daughter i the guest of her Sis
ter Mrs e. F. Drew.
Misses Wmnifred and Margaret Par
fridge of Augusta are guests of their
aunt Mrs. +. :. Prescott
Edw. Leach left home Friday after
moan for old Orchard. and saturday
went to Boston remaining over the Sab
bath
Mr.. 4. II. Lang returned Saturday
night from Il two weeks stay at Old
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Co, are now III place aud i'll use, being
situated in the yard near High ST. They
are from the works of \. Is. Fairbanks
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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-08-04

il the guest OF Mrs. Il. /. Ford.
Edw. p. Coffin, Esp, returned home
from Portland Saturday night last
Hon. LII. Webb has sold his nice resi-
dencc ON Madison Ave. to Mrs. Alkaline
Swain.
u. f. .Iudkns Of the firm of Iudkin~ q
Dyer, i ON vacation Of two or three
weeks.
W. b. Steward and wife returned last
week from Il vacation stay at old
Orchard beach.
Miss Ella Ross pissed several days AT
FairgrievcS Bay last week the guest of
Miss Lizzie Williams.
Cha-. Billidean. Who Is clerk for II. :.
Blaisdrll in Augusta i home for a TWO
weeks vacation
Misses Lena and Bessie Hall left home
last week on Il visit To friends in Augusta
and AT Squirrel Island.
George Howe. Esq, Of Lewiston, re-
presenting.the Mutual Life Insurance Co.
is in town fora week rmore.
Willie Howl went to Old Orchard this
morning, To pass the remainder of hi~
vacation with hi> grandmother.
Miss Ella Merrill i on a vacation this
week. and her place Al Miss NAYS hcinu
supplied by Mis-, Maltie smith
Mrs. &. NJ. IamLert tool, the train fn,.
Old Orchard Monday morning where She
exnect. to remain several weeks.
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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-08-04

POO stitches pcrminutc gained, aud one
third of your strength saved, by purchas-
ing standard" rotary shuttle sewing
machine al smiths Music Store
The directors OF the Maine Central
Railroad Company at Il recent meeting
declared the usual >emi-aunuml dividend
of 81 per share and voted that hereafter
the stock dividend should br paid quar-
terly instead of semi annually. beginning
October Isl. ls92.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-07-22
A BOLD ROBBERY.

Friday morning at about eight
O'Clock two men entered the house of
John LAWN, a section boss on the
Minneapolis and St. Louis road, and
found Mrs. LAWN alone. The house
is about six miles from this city and
is near the track. The robbery is
best described in her own words in an
interview yesterday:
''This morning atabout eight o'clock
two men came to my house and ran
sacked the trunks and clothes for
money and swore me to tell them
whether l had any, Igave them $3.50
One asked whether that was all l had
aud made me say by my God it was.
He then asked me whether my hus-
band was not paid yesterday. He
told me to quiet the dog or he would
kill him. One had a revolver in his
shirt sleeve. One stayed at the door so !
could not get out. When they left they
told me not to leave the house for an
hour"
The police have been given a full
description of the miscreants and are
on the lookout for them.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-07-22
WORLDS FAIR NOTES.

The secretary of Michigan's worlds
fair commission has estimated that $780,
900 people from Michigan will visit the
worlds fair.
Several Amazons of the king of Daho-
mey will probably be seen in the Daho.
mey village, which will be established
at the worlds fair. Sixty or seventy
natives and their manner of living will
be shown.
The architects who designed the
reichstag buildings are preparing q
model of the structures for exhibition in
the German section at the Chicago fair.
The model will be one-twenty-f of
the size of the actual buildings.
The exhibit to be made at the worlds
fair by Krupp, the celebrated German
gun maker, will represent an expendi-
ture of 81 100000. The largest cannon
ever made, weighing 1879 tons, will be in
the exhibit, as will be also several hun
bred tons of war material.
1t is next to certain that the date OF
dedication of the worlds fair buildings
will be changed from Oct. IL to Oct. 81,
the latter being really the 400th ami
versary of the landing of Columbus, al
lowance being made for the correction
in the calendar made in the time of
Pope Gregory.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-07-22
DESTRUCTIVE STORMS.

Immense Damage Done in Colorado by
Heavy Rains-Many Bridges Gone.
DENVER. July 16.--Colorado was Wis
tied during the day by one of the most
destructive storms in the history of the
state. A terrible water spout in Grape
Creek canyon sent wall Of water ten
feet high down the canyon, carrying
everything before it. AT the junction
of the Arkansas river several hundred
feet of track and roadbed of the Rio
Grande and Western road was washed
away. The city was flooded two feet
higher than ever before known, carrying
away the Santa Fe bridge and several
hundred feet of track. The huge wagon
bridge, a few hundred feet below, was
lifted bodily from its foundation and
bore down the river, where the
whole mass was lodged. Many
houses are flooded, the people having
fled before the torrent reached them.
The electric light and water supply at
Canon City is shut off and the damage tc
growing crops and fruit is incalculable.
The wagon bridge at Florence, fifteen
miles down the river, is gone and sew
eral thousand dollars damage done to
property. A bridge forty feet high near
Monument on the Rio Grande railway
went down and the Rock Island passen-
ger, bound for Denver, will have to re-
main at Monument until morning, hav-
ing arrived there few moments after
the bridge gave way. Considerable
damage was done at other points along
the river, though no loss of life has been
-eported as vet.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-07-22
NORTH MANKATO ITEMS.

Mr.. Earle is making preparations to
build residence on Belgrade aven e.
Walter Crisp is putting a coat OF
paint on his residence, which will i'm
prove it very much.
Mr.. Strickland says business is fair
ly good Notwithstanding farmers are
busy at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith and family are
expected home soon, then look out
for general rounding up of roads in
this district,
Mr.. Ruburg has moved into Mrs.
Larson's house, which is very val
liable addition to our growing town.
Mr.. Newman is doing very fine work
at the approach of the bridge, which
will be more lasting than ever before,
by stoning up both sides and widen
ing the drive way.
North Mankato has one of the finest
avenues for an evening ride to be
found outside of the city proper, If one
may Judge from the many turnouts
that pass over the avenue.
H. P. Christensen is selling quite a
number of lots at present and is fitting
up his property finely, cutting all the
underbrush of, which adds very much
to the appearance of his lots.
Messrs. Koppen and Wheeler claim
the finest crop of vegetables for years.
If you are in doubt just give them a
trial and convince yourself of the
fact.
Upon inQuiring we learn that there
is but one building or residence for
rent on the North Side at present,
and that is occupied as yet.
A gentleman who is versed in build
ing material says the brick of North
Mankato are as fine as he has ever
bought, which speaks well for our
side.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Haggard, of Eagle
Lake, were visitors at Mr.. Sherk's
home last Sunday. Mr.. Haggard was
formerly resident of North Manka-
to, and lived with his parents On the
place now owned by Mr.. Nels Ander-
son, and was surprised at the pro-
gress of the town, as he had not visit
ed the site for nearly II years.
On next Saturday evening is annual
school meeting at which time clerk
of the school board will be elected,
Mr.. A. II. Curtiss' time expiring Aug.
1st. He has made a good careful
member of the board, and it will then
be in order whether the district de-
sires a change or not. Other. matters
of Importance will come before the
meeting and all should be at hand to
take part, as such matters concern
every free holder in the district.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-07-22
Woman Shot by a Babe,

CREEDE, Colo, July 16.-At Wagon
Wheel Gap, near here, Mrs. L. H.
Cheney was shot and almost instantly
killed by 4-year-old boy. A large
party came to the Gap from Montevista
to spend few weeks camping. Among
them We're Mr.. and Mrs. Cheney and
their two sons. The younger Cheney
boy, together with son of another
member of the party were practicing
with 22-caliber rifle. In some manner
the gun fell into the hands of the baby
mentioned and was discharged, the ball
striking Mrs. Cheney in the back. She
died in fifteen minutes. The camp was
broken up, and the party, with the body
of Mrs. Cheney, returned home.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-07-22
THE CITY VALUATION.

Assessor Shoemaker turned his
books over to the county auditor
The total valuations as compar-
ed with last year are as follows:
1892 1891.
Land without structures Sl,271 1861
Structures, 1.O2l, 30O} $2,155, POI
Personal property 534, 101 Sic, 5T
Banks $4,000 28O,OOO
S3,074,367 S2,951 1862
This shows gain of 1922, sos since a
year ago. The decrease in the valua-
tion of the banks is due to the re-
organization of the National Citizens
Bank, it not having any surplus.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-07-22

-Hemlock plank Just received, also
a few cars of 2X3 inch hemlock bridge
plank. Sd STRUNK LUMBER Co.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-07-22
ON THE VERGE OF STARVATION.

Flood Victims on the Tombigbee Badly
in Need of Food.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, July 16.-News re-
ceived from Sumter, the scene of the
overflow of the Tombigbee and SUGAR
noche rivers, show that half the area of
the county is under water, and that
5000 people are on the verge of starva-
ton. The town of Gainesville is sur
rounded by water and its inhabitants are
unable to escape. Food is exhausted,
and unless help reaches them at once it
is feared many will starve. The dam
age to crops and property is nearly
81 600 600
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-07-22
Quiet at Paducah.

PADUCAH, KY, July 16.-Quiet has
been restored in this city and there is nc
fear of further trouble. Over 200 fire
arms were seized in the negro quarters
and number of the leaders of the mob
were arrested. At mass meeting of
the better class of negroes resolutions
were odopted deploring the recent events
and pledging themselves to cooperation
with the whites in maintaining the
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-07-22
Evans Would Be Satisfactory.

WASHINGTON, July 16.-A good deal
of talk is heard in favor of Robert G..
Evans for chairman of the national com.
mittee. 1t is argued the chairman
should be a Northwestern man, and
Evans is known to have strong hold
on the party in Minnesota, Wisconsin
and the Dakotas. President Harrison
has said Evans would be acceptable.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-07-22

There is an excellent farm of 100
acres for sale miles southwest of
the city; 80 acres in hay and grain
land and an abundance of timber.
Call on or address G LEAvITT, box
729, Mankato, MINI.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-07-22
HarritY Consents.

New YORK, July 16.-The World
says: civilian F. Harrity, of Pennsyl-
vania, has consented to be the chairman
of the national Democratic organization.
If nothing unexpected should happen
between now and next Wednesday he
will be selected by the national COM
mittee
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-07-22
LIBERALS IN THE LEAD.
British Election Returns to Date Show a
GIadstonian Majority of 10.

Gladstonian Majority of 10.
LONDON, July 16.-Election returns
show that the totals now stand 259 Con-
servatives, 253 Liberals, AZ Liberal
Unionists, SO Nationalist, s Parnellites.
This shows a Gladstonian total of 800
and ministerial total of 3O1; net Lib
eral gain "a. The features of the days
returns have been the election of Sir
Charles Dixie and Joseph Archinger.
Sir Charles Dixie received majority
which will be the strongest answer to
those who talked about his running for
parliament.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-07-22
S3,O74.367 s2,951.s
HorsfOrd's Baking Powder

supplies the nutritious phosphates
which are absolutely necessary to
maintain health. Flour is deprived OF
these DEMONSTRATING phosphates in
the process of boiling, but Horsford Is
powder restores them.
The largest assortment Of music
that can be found in the southern
part of the State, at Musser's, postof.
flee block. 43tf
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-07-22
Restaurant Men I

have Broom restaurant 44x26 two
stories high, built new in 1891, with barn. to
rent at $4,000 per month. Have wen estab-
lished trade. Stock inventories $500. Town
of 1000 splendid opening.
Call on or address at once, THos E. SINE,
Att Window, Mimi.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-07-22
TO MINNESOTA FARMERS.
BINDING TWINE AT COST

Manufactured by the State Prison, at
Saltwater, Mimi, for the benefit of
the farmers of the state. 1t will be
sold at 9 cents per pound delivered
in car load lots, or in any quantity not
less than so pounds f. o. b. 1t is a
first class article, running 600 feet to
the pound, made from the best quail
ty of Kentucky hemp. Form clubs
and order at once.
H. WOLFER, Warden,
5t4w Minnesota State Prison, Saltwater, Mimi.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-12-16
San Francisco Meat Market

The San Francisco Butchers Ga
zette says prices at Butchertown and
Baden are the same. Naturally
enough Miller, & LUX, Horn &c Chap
man and Charles Welby for the BIZ
den company are not going to under
cell their own establishments at
Butchertown.
Most of the cattle now being killed
both at Butchertown and Baden,
are from Northern California, Neva-
da and Oregon, received by way of
Nevada.
The demand for beef, mutton, calves
and hogs is fair, with a little appre-
citation in the price of the latter for
butchers weights.
Really extra prime cattle will oc-
casionally command and receive
quarter or even half q cent above our
quotations, but these are rare in
stances and do not count in estimat-
ing the value of a bunch of cattle
bought in the interior.
The price we quote below are for
round lots; single sides Of beef and
single carcasses of sheep, calf or hoy,
il selected and extra choice, are some
times u point higher.
Per ID.
Extra prime medium and
heavy, top prico ........5% to -
Steers, first quality. ....5 to 81
Steers, Second quality .....4 to ~
Choice heifers ...... ......415 to5
Fair to very choice COWS. 8 to4%
Small, light heifers and
steers....... ...........31< to4
Bulls. stags and cows. .....2 to TX
Old bulls and COWS. ......l% to2
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-12-16
jay Gould's Vyhereebouts.

With all his i'll gotten gains he
could not get enough together to in
sure him a grip on heaven says the
Road. He has no doubt gone to that
bourne whore abestos suits are popu-
lar, and whore his gold would melt
like ice beneath an Egyptian sun,
and 10 no doubt busy Mt this moment
putting up "Black Friday" job on
the devil.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-12-16
Notice to Maskers,

All persons wearing masks Mt the
ball to be given on the evening of
December 26tb, will be required to
raise their masks at the door and give
their names to the door-keeper and
pass to another person who will pin a
number on each.
The prizes for the best sustained
characters will be awarded by vote of
the spectators before the masks are
raised, and any maskera caught In
attempting tn make themselves known
to their friends among the spectators
before the vote is taken will be de-
barred from contesting for the prizes.
The masks will be raised at 1890
o'clock.
The prizes are on exhibition ut
Wintermantel's jewelry store. The
winner Of either of them can exchange
the prize won for any article of equal
value in the store.
Each spectator will bo entitled TO
vote for two numbers only.
WoMAcK 81 VAN DRIELEN.
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Rnnin uipltn md ,vu,ton oa-... =.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-12-16
County Official Paper,
PoSToFFICE AFFAIRS.

The annual report Of Second Assist
ant Postmaster General Bell for the
year ended June 80 shows the total
cost OF the inland mail service to be
$335,372; foreign mail services, $685.
AS. Compared with lasG year there
is an increase in the star service of
1,2l5 routes, showing 5,S77 miles in
length and s196,0O1 in annual expen-
diture. The mail messenger service
showed an increase Of 204 routes and
$751; in expenditure. The railroad
service increased 154 routes, 5,o53
miles in length, and SLOT, 461 in cost
The railway postoftics clerks increased
$50 and SAL ,6l5 in expenditure. The
special facilities on the trunk lines
showed decrease in cost of S99,3u7.
Tho annual report of Fourth Assist
ant Postmaster-General Rathbone
shows 4, 105 new postofices established
during the year, a greater number
than for any previous year except
1890, when it was 4,4l7. The year
closed with 67,l19 postoffices in the
United States. The largest increase
in the number of new postoffces WAS
in the Southern States. Mr.. Rath-
bone suggests an amendment to the
law making the mailing of green
goods circulars an offense from the
time OF it's mailing to the place of It's
destination, SO that prosecution can
take place at either point. A similar
enactment in regard to lotteries has
about swept them out of existence ia
two years, and he believes the same
effect would follow in the cases Of the
green goods swindlers.