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Shot Himself by Accident.

Especial to Inter Mountain.)
Missoula. Oct. l4.-While getting into
the stage to start for home. Charles Tay-
lor of Bonner was accidentally shot by
dropping a pistol from his pocket.
The bullet passed through the left
arm, infictins a painful but not serious
wound.
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Loan Association Election.

Especial to Inter Mountain.)
Billings, Oct. 14.--Directors of the yell
lowstone Building and Loan Associa ton
met for the annual election of officers
Thursday, With the following result:
President, A. NJ. Peters; vice president,
r. II. Hannah: secretary, c. F. Burton;
treasurer, j. w. Vaughan: valuation
committee, r. T. Hannah, j. Fl. Rhine
hart and Frank Golish.
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TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.

CONSTANTINOPLE- - The Ottoman
students in Paris, who are generally Sc
cret agents of the Turkish government
have telegraphed to the sultan demand
ing the immediate payment of their al
lowances. Otherwise they threaten to
launch an agitation which will endanger
the throne.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-14
Some Of the Things Undone.

Kitchener has not shot Boer prisoner,
De Wet has not shot an English pr;s-
oner, and Tom Lawson has not destroyed
his boat. Are we living in an agc II
four flushing ?--Washir,ston Post.
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DEGENERATE IS JAILED.
Attempted Outrage on Young Child of
Mrs. Edmunds,

Especial to Inter Mountain.)
Mssoula, Oct. ia lumberman named
Joe Laundry was landed in Jail last night
on a charge of attempted assault on a
young child.
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- DENVER, Colo.--Colonel John S. Kir
by, we'll known newspaper man. for
merly of Richmond, Va, and Mrs. Har-
riet Ryland OKeefe, We're married in
this city Saturday. The bride is a daugh-
ter of Dwight Ryland, former COVER
nor of California and grand daughter
of General Bancroft, the California pio-
neer, and also a former governor of that
state.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-14

within five ~ days after the award has
been made.
The city reserves the right to reject
any and all bids.
w. IL. QCARLEs. City Clerk.
Dated Oct. II, 1901.
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SAN FRANCISCO-A jury in the
United States district court found Wal
ter ~ Dimmick, former chief clerk of
the mint. guilty of presenting to Cashier
Cole a fraudulent voucher for $49S and
of using government funds for a purpose
not prescribed by law.
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neer, and also former governor of that
state.
PEKIN.-The Chinese penipoten tiaries
performed their last official act and for
warded to the Spanish minister, who is
the dean of the diplomatic corps, a bond
for the indemnity of $4,000, 900 taels.
NEW WHATCOM, Wash.-Just across
the international boundary line from
Delta two families engaged in quarrel
over a road which passed through
field belonging to one Of them. On one
side was man and his wife and on the
other a man and his son. The parties
commenced throwing stones and the
man and his wife We're killed.
BRISSELS.-A free fight between
circus men belonging to the Barnum &
Bailey show and crowd of people o.
Cured near Leige, where the circus had
been performing. Several persons We're
injured and a number of arrests made.
The fight grew out of a quarrel between
the Belgian ticket sellers and the staff
of the circus.
DENVER, Colo.-A special to the Re
publican from Albuquerque, Y. NJ, says
arrested at silver City because of his
alleged prediction of the assassination
of President Mckinley, was indicted by
the federal grand jury for conspiracy to
kill the president. His bail was fixed at
S., 600.
SAN FRANCISCO-At the Agnew
stock farm this morning Charles Doug
lass brutally attacked his wife and Is
year-old stepdaughter with heavy
water pitcher and bowl, seriously injur-
ing them When the sheriff came to ar
rest Douglass he committed suicide by
shooting himself through the head.
NEW YORK.-Sir Thomas Upton was
the guest of honor a dinner given by
the governors of the Lotus club last
night. In responding to a toast, Sir
Thomas said that his reason for keeping
the Shamrock on this side was that he
might race With the Constitution or the
Columbia.
SEATTLE, Wash.-The single manu-
facturers and the lumbermen Of the state
will meet on the afternoon of Oct "a
at the Rainier Grand hotel in this city
to protest against the recent action of
the railways in raising rates east of
Missouri river points.
WASHINGTON - The United States
supreme court will assemble on Oct IA
at u o'clock for the fall term. AS u.s.
ual, on such occasions when the presi-
dent is in the city, the court will adjourn
and formally visit the white house to
pay it's respects to the chief executive.
GAN EpAN CTSCOA i,,r,- Il, +ho
United States district court found Wal
ter n. Dimmick, former chief clerk of
the mint. guilty of presenting to Cashier
Cole a fraudulent voucher for $49S and
of using government funds for purpose
not prescribed by law.
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WASHINGTON - The United States
supreme court will assemble on Oct IA
at u o'clock for the fall term. AS US
ual, on such ccasions when the presi-
dent is in the city, the court will adjourn
and formally visit the white house to
pay it's respects to the chief executive.
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PEKIN.-The Chinese ipotentiaries
performed their last official act and for
warded to the Spanish minister who is
the dean of the diplomatic corps, a bono
for the indemnity of 450. 000. 600 taels.
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SEATTLE, Wash.-The single manu-.
facturers and the lumbernen Of the state
will meet on the afternoon of Oct 2
at the Rainier Grand hotel in this city
to protest against the recent action OF
the railways in raising rates east Of
Missouri river points.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-11-21
n. Il COrnVille.

Winner came so suddenly last week
that it caught more than one man with
his house not banked and one man with
some potatoes stored in the ground tor
use next spring.
Miss Fay Dore of Athens began her
third term of school here Nov. II. after a
vacation of one week. The attendance
is larger than last term. three coming in
this week from No 5, the school there
having closed Nov s, after profitable
term of nine weeks taught by Miss Laura
Holman of Athens.
Mrs. Lillian Deerng arrived at her old
home here Nov. 10, after an absence of
several months.
Uncle Sam Foss and wife have closed
their home here and gone to Auburn for
the winter. A severe attack of the grip
left him in too poor health to care for the
farm work during the cold winter, hence
the change.
Mr.. A. H. WEIGH has bought barn in
Harmony and hopes to soon have it up on
his place here.
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Bingham.

James Bean, who cut his foot 80 badly
a while ago, is now able to get around a
very little.
John Owens has been confined to the
house by illness for few days.
Henry Lovejoy's youngest daughter,
Lula A. Lovejoy, is spending the winter
In Providence, X. l., with her brother
who resides there.
Ben Smith and Carl Smith are both at
home from the woods.
Herbert Pierce has bought the Marga.
ret Brown house and moved his family
In, last week
Nellie McCollar went to Skowhegan,
last Monday, to work.
Quite good number of horses were
sold at Washburu's auction sale, last
Saturday.
Albert Webster, who has charge of
the scaling of lumber on fourteen sep
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West Athens.

Mrs. Danvlle Savage and son, Lewis
of Minneapolis, Mimi. were in town on
Saturday and Sunday visiting relatives,
J. c. Kncaid and family and Mrs. Helen
Kincaid.
Mr.. Charles Bowden of So. Scion was
ia town, Satu day.
H. L. and Perry Corson were at home
from Brighton over Sunday.
Chester Hodgdon of Skowhegan was
in town few days OF last week, visiting
his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. A.
Noyes
Mis- Emma S. Huff has finished her
school at Moxie and returned home.
Mr.. Leonard Bowden has gone to So.
Scion to work for his father, 6. E.
Bowden.
Mr.. James Mulhein has returned to his
work in Millinocket.
Mrs. Bonnie Webb of West Troy who
visited her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Warren
Corson. the past week, returned TO her
home, Sunday.
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North Fairfield.

Mrs Annie Clifford, who was seriously
injured by being thrown from wagon
short time ago, is now recovering
Her daughter, Miss Sarah Clifford has
returned to her studies at Colby College.
Through the efforts of Miss Freeman,
who has been laboribg at the Union
church here the past summer, assisted
by those she interested in her plans,
money enough was raised to purchase a
furnace for the clutch 1t has been
placed in position and bids fair to do
what the old one never did, heat the
church. She has argued 80 effectively
for the poor horses who had to stand
out in the cold If their owners at.
tended divine service, that several sheds
are now in process of erection. Miss
freeman has gone for brief visit to her
home in Maiden, Mass.
Madison K Clifford after an absence
of about year and half returned
home a few days ago. He has been at
work in Cal and Montana. His brother
Browning who went last spring return
ed with him.
Uncle Joseph Bowman has gone to
live with his grandson, Daniel Bowman.
His home here, where he has lived for a
long time was broken up by the sudden
death of his son, Albert G. Bowman,
last June.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis Kinds of Fairfield
have been visiting Mrs. Kinds father,
Benz. ribbetts.
Some of the grangers here intending
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West PittSfieId.

r. A. Taylor from Massachusetts, came
home recently to spend the winter with
his family, his son James being in poor
health.
A. F. Nelson shot deer, last week.
Miss Morrill, will close her school,
term of eleven weeks. Friday. Nov %.
The school will have an entertainment,
Friday evening, consisting of charades,
tableaux, etc. A fee of five cents will be
taken at the door for the benefit of the
School Improvement League for books for
a library.
Mr.. Smell finished moving last week.
The house caught fire on the roof just be-
fore they started for Canaan, Tuesday. 1t
WAS said the damage was small G
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,Jacknnan.

DIR. N. (. Nichols is visiting friends in
Massachusetts,.
Mr.. T H. Kennedy has sold his entire
stock of numbering horses to H. P. Nc
Kenney. Mr.. Kennedy does not intend
doing any numbering, this winter, as men
are scarce and wages high.
Miss Mildred Newton of Dennistown
is staying with her brother, Abram, and
attending school here
1t is repored here that Paul York,
clerk of the Hclingsworth & Whitney
Co killed large white deer one dav,
last week The deer was all white with
the exception OF a small red spot on Its
left ear. and weighed after being dressed g,
2Io pounds This is a rare thing in this
section of the state. although the deer are
very plenty and some very nice ones have
been caught around this vicinity.
Ruel Holden left town. Saturday, on
the noon train TO visit friends at Water
vile
DR.. H. Hunt of Greenvile was called
to see Mrs. A. L Hold one day. last
week.
Mrs. c A. Coleman returned home,
Monday afternoon, from Bangor. N
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Harmony.

The people of Harmony are to have a
donation for Rev. J. E. Lombard at
Grange Hall on Tuesday evening, Nov.
10th, to which every one is cordially in
vited There will be supper, and social
evening in the good old-fsshioned style
Several OF our local sportsmen went to
the wlds OF Kingsbury on hunting trip
last week and got showed in, but succeed
ed in getting back safely.
More deer have been shot in this
locality this year than for some time past.
Sixteen having been secured thus far
Geo Bixby shot one which dressed 225
pounds.
Stiman Huntress and wife of Wake
field N II. are visiting relatives and
friends in this town and Wellington.
Schools closed his week, all having
been profitable terms.
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arate landings, was at home over Sunday.
Rev. G. w. Wright is away for two
weeks.
Mrs Walter Robinson has baby boy,
born Nov. 18th.
Mr. and Mrs. Llewellyn Williams
went to Madison with a carriage about
week ago on visit and have not yet
returned
Nora Lander has gone to Waterville
to attend the Colby Institute
Mrs. Julia Dinsmore is visiting friends
in Providence.
Mrs. John Cassidy has baby daugh-
ter born on Monday last.
Chas Packard is to return and saw
spool bars at his mill.
Mrs gilmore Willard of Caratunk
returned, last week, from Madison where
she has been caring for her mother, who
has been i'll.
Mrs. Abby Webster was in town, last
Saturday.
Mrs. Walter York of The Forks has
been the guest of Mrs. Omar Gates.
Anon Baker was at Skowhegan on
business last week.
Robbie Sands was down river, the first
of the week.
lizard Carl has gone to Baker Pond
to tote from Caratunk to that place.
S. e. Andrews has been home a day
or two from his work at Enchanted
Stream
Clara Bray was at skowhegan, last
week
Over two feet of snow fell in the re-
cent storm. Roads were blocked and
business partly suspended, one freight
train was cancelled and the passenger
train was late. For an earlier date for
such storm we have to go back to Oct.
1929, 1859. Fortunately the weather
has been mild and the sleghing is very
good.
Amos Chapman of Athens lost horse
and six sheep by drowning, last week.
below the Bingham ferry Mr.. Chap
man had been buying sheep on the Con
cord side of the river and just at dark
left his horse with six sheep upon the
sled in the road in front of Reuben
Beams house just above the ferry.
Upon coming out of the stable he found
that his horse had disappeared; follow
ing on as fast as possible he soon reach
ed the ferry and could see his horse
laundering in the river nearly quarter
of mile below. With boat and as
sistance the animal was soon reached
but was so tangled in the harness and
sled and so thoroughly chilled and ex
hausted that it was impossible to save
him. The sheep had t1oated away and
were drowned.
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Madison Center.

Heman Nutting, aged about seventy,
passed away. Friday morning, at the
home of his brother Webster Nutting.
Funeral was held, Sunday. Rev S r.
Emerson conducted the funeral service.
Robert Hayden al Athens had charge of
he funeral Burial was at Blackwell Hill
cemetery beside his wife. who passed
away several years ago He leaves an
aged mother two brothers and four sis
tiers to miss him.
Mrs. E. P Moore spent Sunday with
her mother, Mrs. w. d Hayden.
H. E Spear has moved his mill here
from Embden.
Hiram Moore has gone back to his
numbering and took crew of men with
him.
James Matthews was in this vicinity,
last Monday, buying fur.
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PisllOn's Ferry.

School at this place is again in session,
after a short vacation; Miss Nettie Fur
Der of Morrison's Corner teacher.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Kelley are receiv-
ing congratulations on the birth of son,
Nov. H.
LaForrest, eldest son of Llewellyn
Decker. died at the home of his father,
Nov. 7, having been constant sufferer
from paralysis for several years. He bore
bis suffering with much Christian fortitude
and died fully trusting in Him who doeth
all things WE'LL A daughter, father, one
sister and four brothers survive him. Age,
81 years Funeral services took place the
following Sunday.
The critical illness ia Portland of Sew
ell. youngest son of Mr.. and Mrs. R. b.
Wells of Waterville, former residents of
this place, is announced.
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North COrnVille.

Everyone is busy hauling wood and
lumber now There were two feet OF
snow before the thaw.
Deer are quite plenty now.
Isaac Freeman saw a robin and also
some crows. Tuesday.
David Sharp, who had been boarding
at o. Z Kings, moved back to Athens,
Monday.
Minnie Avery, who has been working
for Mrs. o.. E King, has returned to
West Athens.
Mrs. w w. Douglass OF Richmond is
visiting her sister, Jennie Viewer.
Bert Hight and family of Waterville are
visiting his mother, Mrs Carol Butler.
Bert hopes to get deer before he re-
turns.
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East New Portland.

Miss Mabel Smith Kent's Hill, com
menced the third term of school in our viii
lage, the 18th inst.
Rev. L. Hutchlns came home from a
trip to Highland. the 18th, bringing two
deer doe and fawn, which he shot the
day before in three hours hunt They
were together and it required only few
minutes time to secure them.
F. L Emery has shot two deer this
fall.
Charles Nye got nice doe the first
day of the storm.
M. J. Niles is on the sick list
H. Emery, who lost one OF his eyes
two weeks ago, is getting along as we'll as
could be expected.
T. Webb is rushing business in his
canning factory.
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HartIand

c. H. Smith has sold his hardware
store in Hartland village.
Robert w. Linn and Mr.. and Mrs R..
w. Linn, Jr., attended the foot ball game
in Brunswick. Saturday.
The only daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Til
ton died, Friday, after shor, illness of
scarlet fever
On account of the appearance of scarlet
fever, all of the vi lage schools were closed
last week and no services were held in
either of the churches. Sunday. There
are but two cases reported at present and
it is thought that the precautions taken by
the board of health will prevent the
spread of the disease.
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ALL THE NEWS
from Somerset towns.
SolOIl.


Mrs. Lewis Hilton of Embden was in
town, Friday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jote Stevens of Embden
we're in town, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Swain arrived
home Saturday, to spend their vacation
with Mrs Swain's parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Leander McIntire.
Mrs. Judge Boswell came home from
Norridgewock, Saturday.
Miss Bessie Carney of Bingham was
visiting her aunt, Mrs Walter Hume
well, the last of the week
Miss Jessie Washburn of Bingham
has been visiting friends in town for the
past few days.
Mrs. Morris Severy and Mrs. Alice
Mccartney were at Skowhegan, one day
last week.
viii Jackman was at North Arson,
the last of the week.
Mr.. John Leman and Miss Daisy
Maynard of Madison were in town, sun
day, visiting Miss Maynard's mother
Mrs. Alfredo Maynard.
We are happy to say Mrs. Stephen
Merrill is still gaining. She is now able
to sit up an honr or two at time.
Mrs. Edw. Reed of Madison is taking
care of her.
Mr.. Nelson rane of New Hampshire
has been visiting his sister, Mrs. Morris
Hall, for the past two weeks.
Mrs. Newell Nye, who has been visit
friends at New Portland for the last few
weeks returned home, Sunday.
Miss Edie Grant of East Madison was
in town, Tuesday.
We have very smart old lady in
town who will be one hundred years old
the 9th of this month. Her name is
Mrs. Deborah Baker. She lives with
her son, Mr.. John Baker.
Mr.. G. w. Clark was down river over
Sunday.
Mr.. Charles b. McIntire, who had been
sick for some time died, Saturday morn
ing. The funeral was Tuesday after
noon, conducted by the Masons of Key
stone Lodge of which he was a member
of long standing.
r. Fairbrother of No. Arson was in
town Tuesday to attend the funeral of
Charles McIntire.
Mr.. Henry Merry and wife of North
Arson were in town, Tuesday
Mr.. and Mrs. lothian Whitney of
Bingham were in town, Tuesday.
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Browns Corner.

Bert Hayden, who cut his foot very
badly two weeks ago by putting his whole
bit of the axe 10 ii near the ankle bone,i is
gaining and was able to ride to Hariland
last Saturday, to have it dressed by DR..
Blanchard
Henry Tuttle does not seem to be i'm
proving and his recovery is doubtful.
Mrs. Frank Hubbard and little daugh-
ter Vivian have been quite sick with bad
colds and the doctor was called twice last
week.
Lem Lancaster and Jerry Larry shot
two fine deer, last week
The heavy snow storm o. last week was
a surprise to nearly everyone, and 1t found
most of people quite unprepared Not
many had their houses banked and a
great man other things which are usually
done before winter sets in were deferred.
The beautiful weather had made US dlla-
tory and so off the duties which stern win
ter has taught US in the past must be done
to ensure comfort during the reign of the
frost king. The stock suffered most.
Young cattle and sheep had not been
taken from the pastures, and it was with
considerable difficulty that they were got
ten to the barns. Some hocks of sheep
were so showed in they had TO be hauled
to the barn. N. H. Burrill had flock
only a short distance from his barn in the
pasture TIL ~ got separated and only a
few could be found on Friday. They had
to be hauled in. The rest were not found
until Sunday morning by Lewis Nelson
and son on snowshoes. z They were hud-
died together behind large rock and had
eaten moth ng while there. A road was
broken and they were driven to the barn
Some young cattle belonging to {. +.
Burrill and w. c, Fitzgerald have not
yet been found.
Snow shoes have been in good demand
since the storm and deer tracks are quite
plenty. Roads were broken out and the
scene looked more like February than
November Last year the first heavy fall
of snow began on Nov. 25th, - days
later.
Several teams have begun their winters
job of hauling wood TO market at Skowhe-
gan.
Ed Mitchell's threshing machine was in
this vicinity last week. Geo. Booker is
working for him.
Mrs. Corson will attend meetings at
this place on next Saturday after noon and
Sunday all day.
Mrs. w. c. Fitzgerald attended the
National Grange in Lewiston.
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IarOiie.

Larone is noted for her smart people
and one of the smartest is Josiah Magoon,
a man over 81 years old, but who has this
fall framed large barn 70. E. P. Holway
and superintendent its erection as well, be-
ing upon the frame here and there, where
ever superintendent was needed. This
is a solid and substantial frame. we'll put
together in every joint and when COM
pleted no better barn will be found in La
rome.
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West Forks.

Mrs Moody of Massachusetts has been
visiting her mother and friends, the past
week
Mrs. Emma Durgin has quit work at
the hotel and Mrs. Nettie Mitchell has
taken her place.
Charles Durgin is out of the woods
sick.
Arthur Durgin was in Bingham this
week.
Dr. Piper was in town, this week.
Mrs. viii Whorff is stopping at The
Forks hotel.
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SfArkH.

E. E Frederic of Noiridgewock was in
Starks last week buying potatoes.
Mrs. Emma Williamson is working in
Mercer.
w. w Creation visited his brother, w
H. Creator. at Kents Hill last week
Mrs. w. G.. Hilton visited relatives iE
this vicinity Sunday.
Alice Tarr and Lena Waugh attended
the National Grange at Lewiston last
week.
H. w. Maxfeld has been wishing his
mother, Mrs. G.. w. Creation, for the
past few weeks.