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The Somerset reporter., 1902-10-23

Henry l.. Shattuck of Shellsburg,
Iowa, was cured of stomach trouble
with which he had been afflicted for
years, by four boxes of Chamberlain's
Stomach and Liver Tablets. He had
previously tried many other remedies
and number of physicians without
relief. For sale by G.. r. Fogg, Skowhe.
gan; l.. C. Williams, Athens; Sullivan
Newton, Jackman.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-10-23

Baltimore American No President
of the United States ever had exactly
such a problem to deal with; no Presi-
dent could have handled 1t better than
Theodore Roosevelt has done. By his
work has he proved his strength Of
character and his evident fitness to be
the Chief Magistrate Of this great
republic.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-10-23
For Over Sixty Years.

MRs. wiNsLows SOOTHING SYRUP has been
used for over sixty years by millions OF mother :
for their children while teethinC, with perfect
success II soothes the child, soltens the gums
allays all pain, cures wind collie and is the best
remedy for diarrhoea. 1t will relieve the poor
little sufferer Immediately. Sold 10y druggists
in every part of the world Twenty-Five cents a
bottle. Re sure and ask for Mrs Wiz slow $
Soothing Syrup" and take no other kind
The Somerset reporter., 1902-10-23

One OF the worst things that can be said a.
bout a woman is that she is almost as uu-
reasonable as q man.
"He calls his office dental psrlor Isn't
that Ridiculous" at is, indeed. he should
call 1t a drawing ROOM"
The Somerset reporter., 1902-10-23
Chamberlain Cough Remedy
Saved His Boys Life.

81 believe saved my mine year old)
boys life this winter with Chamberlain
Cough Remedy" says A. M. Hoppe, Rio
Creek, Wis. ale was 30 choked up
with Group that he could not speak l
gave 1t to him freely until he vomited
and in short time he was all right "
For sale by G. r. Fogg, Skowhegan; L.
e. Williams, Athens; Sullivan Newton,
Jackman.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-10-23

No one would ever be bothered with constips-
ton if everyone knew how naturally aud quick.
ly Burdock Blood Bitters regulates the stomach
and bowels.
Her Opinion.-He- I don't know how I'm
to make both ends meet. I'm st my wits
end" His Extrayagant Wife = Wen that
isn't so far from the beginning"
The Somerset reporter., 1902-10-23

The Dead River Log Driving Company
is building telephone line from The
Forks to Sam Parsons on Dead River.
The Kennebec Log Driving Company is
building a line from Moosehead Lake to
The Forks. There will be numerous
stations along the lines to accommodate
the drivers, This will be savings of
thousands of dollars annually TO the log
companies. 1t is reported that they
will apply to the Legislature for a char
ter for a line from The Forks to Bling
ham. The New England Telephone
Company will build a new line from
North Arson to Bingham, thus making
tirst-class service TO the up river
country.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-10-23

Freddie-"What did mamma spank you for
just now" Reginald-"She spanked me for
nothing. Did you think | WAS going to pay
her for doing that9'
Nearly Pertect.-Dolly-"Have you learned
to manage your auto yet9" Dsisy-"Very
nearly. / can do anything but stop 1t and
at itltI
The Somerset reporter., 1902-10-23
Terms of Oourte.

IeEIhb OF OUuEtb.
Supreme Judicial The third Tuesday In March.
and September and fourth Tuesday in December. Civil
and Criminal.
Probate:-The second Tuesday OF each month.
County Commissioner The FIRST Tuesday In
March and August and the second Tuesday in Decem-
Der.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-10-23

Messrs ELY BRos.:-l commenced using your
Cream Balm about two years ago for catarrh
My voice was somewhat thick and my hearing
was dull. My hearing has been fully restored
and my speech has become quite clear. am a
teacher In our town
L q. Brown, Granger, o.
The Balm does not rritate or cause sneezing
Sold by druggists at 80 cts. or mailed by Ely
Brothers, SO Warren St, New York. 2w42
The Somerset reporter., 1902-10-23
SOMERSET REPORTER,
A Weekly Republican Newspaper
SKowHEGAN, MAINE.
COUNTY DIRECTORY.
COUNTY OFFICERS.

Clerk OF Courts;
WILLIAM T.lSEEKIss, .Skowhegan
County Attorney:
GEORGE W. COVER, ................ e. Skowhegan
Judge of Probae
EDWARD F. DAHFoRTH.. MISUNDERSTANDING. Skowhegan
Register OF Probate:
NATHAN FOWLER. .Skowhegan
Register OF Deeds:
LLEwELLYN GOODWIN, ...................Sk owhegan
Treasurer:
R. 7. PArTEN,. ............,... .Skowhegan
Sheriff and Jailer
FRANK P, PEsEELL. ..,..,... .... Skowhe an
DBpUr1Es.-C. E. Duren. Farheld F. L. Harding,
Madison; s. w. Herrick, Harmony; c. b. Haskell,
Pittsheld; F. S. Parsons, No. Arson; X. S.
Williams, Hartland; Hiram NJ. Waugh, Starks
Charles F. Ham, Bingham; F. F. Caswel, New
Portland; Sidney I. Baker, Solon Calvin H.
fones Athens; Chas. w. Farrand, So. Norridgewock
w. Guy Pencil, Skowhegan.
County Commissioners:
ALoNzo SMITH, Cornville, post Office, Revere.)
JoHs METcALF, New Portland
MILTON L. MERRILL. ST. Adams.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-10-23
RULES OF THE CONTEST.

Essential Ito heco that 70 fnotle
the Withdrawal of all active candidates
In ndeve Somerset
paidb
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-10-09
George Stock.

The republican candidate for COM
missioner of the first district was born
in German township A years ago and
has been all his life a resident of that
township.
He was born on a farm, raised on a
farm, was educated in the common
schools, and is one of the prominent
farmers of German township. He has
been for eight years a director of the
Bremen Agricultural society and is a
good business man who has done much
for the advancement of the communi-
ty in which he lives.
His large experience and good busi-
ness judgment makes him one of the
best men that could be selected in his
district for county commissioner.
No man is more highly respected in
the community in which he resides
than George Stock. He has always
been true friend of good legislation
and is the man for whom the people
should cast their votes in November.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-10-09

Mr.. Helm is engaged in farming
AMI stock raising and resi- les on his
farm near Plymouth. He has an eX-
cellent family who are models in So
ciety. 1t cannot be said that he is
politician. He is conservative, is one
of the best informed men on public
affairs and is always able to give good
reasons for the views he entertainS on
all subjects.
He is well educated and was for
many years teacher in the public
schools.
He has been hOnored by the farmers
of the county with the office OF secre-
tary and president Of the County
Farmers Institute, also has served
them as secretary of the Marshall
Farmers Home Insurance company
and is now president of that company.
He was twice hOnored by Governor
Mount, with the appointment as the
delegate from this district to the Ma
tional Farmers Congress. All these
honOrs as we'll as his nomination for
representative were unsought and un-
expected by him, demonstrating the
fact that the best men regardless of
party cherish the highest confidence
in his ability and integrity.
We believe. that in all his dealings
with men, he is governed by pure
motives and that his career as a cit
izen, during his fifty-three years con-
tinued residence in the county, is
without a blemish.
When such man is willing 10 sac
rifice his own interests and represent
the people in the legislature it seems
to US that the best men of all par ties
should support him.
Peter Helm is representative man,
a man who understands the needs of
the people of this county and of all
sections of the state. and if elected he
would WELD an influence in securing
good legislation. Every good citizen
should 60 to the polls in November
ana vote for him.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-10-09

quainted and in touch with the trials
of the teacher, and during his business
life he has learned tohighly regard all
"honest" business and professional
men, while his entire life. and his
present interest in farm lands bring
him into very close touch and SYM
pathy with the farmers.
In language and church Mr.. Bur-
gener has held close to that of his
parents. still speaking German nearly
as well as English, and for more than
twenty years has been a member of
the church in which his father was a
minister for many years. He takes
an active part in all church and char
liable work and especially Sunday
school work.
No man in Marshall county is better
qualified for office than Mr.. Burgener,
yet this is the first time he has been
a candidate. He was the unanimous
choice of his party and it would be
well for the county if he was the unan-
nous choice of the voters of all parties
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-10-09
tIinr to ask the miners to resume work

tlinr to ask the miners to resume work
under the conditions stipulated.
The following gentlemen represent
ed the manufacturers at yesterdays
meeting: David NJ. Parry. Pre- esiCent of
the Manufacturers association. Indi-
annapolis; George H. Barbour. of De-
troit; Richard Young. of New York:
FRANKIE Leake, of Philadelphia. and
John Maxwell, of Indianapolis. The
conference was held behind closed
doors and only a brief statement was
given out at the end of the meeting
The statement is as follows:
THE committee of the National AS
sociation of Manufacturers has listened
to the explanation of the present strike
difficulty as offered by a special COM
mittee of the United Mine Workers. at
the head of which was John Mitchell
The National Association of Manufac-
turers' committee has learned what it
could of the conditions, and now goes
to Philadelphia for the purpose of
meeting a committee of mine opera
tors with the idea of getting their side
of the difficulty. The National Associa-
ton of Manufacturers committee car
ries no proposition from the mine
workers and has no other mission than
the desire To speedily bring about
settlement of this dispute"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-10-09

business with an older brother and in
March, 1865, enlisted in the Union
army serving until the close of the
war.
In the army his proficiency as an
accountant was soon recognized and
he was made regimental clerk and as
Sistant adjutant.
After his return from the army he
engaged in the lumber business again,
but In 1868, he turned his attention
to farming and stock re- iSing in which
business he continued until he was ap-
pointed postmaster at Plymouth in
1897.
He served four years as postmaster
and his record was such that he won
the good will of the democratic party
and the unstinted praise of both the
democratic papers in Plymouth.
Since his retirement as postmaster
he has been appointed to various posi-
tion by the city council where honesty,
good judgment and business accuracy
were necessary and he is recognized
by men of all parties as well qualified
TO fill the position of county treasurer
Mr.. Conger has been for years one
of the most prominent and best in
formed members of the Masonic
fraternity in this section of Indiana
and has held many important posi-
tionS in that order.
While he has always been a republi-
can, he has always been recognized as
non-partisan when he was in any Of
fical position, and all parties are at all
times certain of fair treatment at his
hands,
With such record he is entitled to
the votes of his own party and of
other parties who want an honest,
competent fair man in official posi-
tion.
Every voter should think of these
things when he goes into the booth
to deposit his ballot.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-10-09
A Gallant FeIlow.Soldier.

Joseph Coar, of Bourbon, was in
town today and, of course, gave the
colonel of his old regiment-the 18th
Indiana Infantry "a pleasant call.
Nh. Coar was as gallant and as brave
a soldier as aided the union cause in
it's effort tc save the government from
destruction, and at the fierce struggle
of Missionary Ridge he was seriously
wounded in the left leg below the
knee, the bullet splitting the main
bone. He was laid up for time, but
despite his severe wound, he returned
to his regiment just at the beginning
of the Atlanta campaign and went
through the remainder of the war, in
Guiding the "March to the Sea-. !"
AT the late republican convention in
Marshall county he was nominated
for commissioner for the middle dis
trict, and knowing him as well as we
do, we can truthfully say to the people
of Marshall county that a more re-
liable gentleman, upright, honest and
faithful, cannot readily be found any,
where. Besides he is well qualified
for the position and will serve the
people of the county to the best Of his
ability should he be elected. The old
veterans of Marshall county should
give him their hearty and earnest
support. Warsaw Times.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-10-09

Opinion Is Divided as to Whether 1t Will
start the Mines.

Philadelphia, Oct. S.-Opinion is
divided as to the effect the large
force of National Guards now in the
field will have on the mining of coal.
The operators and railroad company
officials contend that many miners
now in the ranks of the strikers are
anxious to return to work, and that
many will now do so when they find
they will be amply protected from as
sault by reason Of the presence of the
soldiers. The militiamen will be divid-
ed in such manner as to have every
cOlliery and every mining village un-
der sufficient guard to prevent disor-
der or TO protect the wOrkmen and
their families.
The striking miners. however, are
strong in their expressions of conf
dence that none of the strikers will
desert the ranks. They claim that
there will be even less coal sent to
the city markets than has been the
case of late. The coal that has been
shipped of late, they assert, is the
product that was cut before the strike
that has only recently been noisted
to the surface.
The general comment-that il is now
"up to the operators to mine coal now
that they have the entire state mill
tary protection, which they have been
asking for" is not shared by all of
ficials of the companies. 1t is claimed
the state has yet to show what it pro-
poses to do. An official of one of the
largest coal companies in the territory
is authority for the statement that an
early resumption depends altogether
upon where the authorities place the
troops.
If the troops are kept in all COM
munities where violence and intimida-
ton is practiced," he said, there will
be no trouble. The difficulty now is
that a man goes to work one day
under the protection of the soldiers
and the next day. dfter the neighbOr-
hood has been quieted down, the troops
are sent away and the willing work
man is again at the mercy Of the law
less element. Men will not risk go
ing to work today when they are not
sure they will have protection tomor-
row or that their families will be
cared for in their absence"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-10-09

where he still resides He graduated
from the district and high school Of
his township and spent several
months at the Valparaiso Normal
school.
Mr. Beck is just past 22 years old,
but is well qualified for the position
TO which he aspires. He has always
been student. His father died when
he was two years old and since he was
sixteen years old he has done most of
the work On the farm of his faith
er, jeremiah Culp. But all his spare
moments have been used in enriching
his mind. He is just such young
man as everybody should delight to
honor
Om candidate for county surveyor
is all right. Vote for aim.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-10-09
REPUBLICAN
CANDIDATES
Short Sketches of The
Representative Citizens
Who Compose the Re-
publican County Ticket
and Who Ought t. Be
Elected in November.

of the time employed in the
Donaldson schools. He then accept
ed an invitation from the Plymouth
school board to take charge of Room
g IN that city, where he taught six
years and was engaged for the seventh
year but on account of western mining
Interests resigned his position and
went to Colorado. where he spent two
seasons.
In his business career Mr.. Burgener
has always been associated with his
brother, Samuel j. Burgener.
Beginning fourteen years ago with
whit mohey they could command and
no. es secured by their father, they
purchased the stock of general mer-
chandise owned by S. II. Joseph, of
Do laldson, Ind, and by care and close
application they later saw their way
clear to buy the store building, then
the homes they occupy, the elevator
and several other lots and properties
in DonaldS0n: also a fine residence
property in Chicago.
They have built several good resi-
dence properties in Plymouth which
they have exchanged for farm lands,
excepting one, which they still own.
They own the Burgener Homestead
near Pretty Lake. also the Joseph
farm a half-mile north of Donaldson,
on which they keep a hired man, and
thus get on the farm themselves when
necessary, Peter having cut over 100
acres of rye and wheat and helped to
pick acres of pickles last year.
With l6 years Of experience in
teaching Mr.. Burgener is well ac-
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-10-09
Foster Groves.

Foster Groves, republican candidate
for county clerk, was born near Me-
chanicsburg, Champaign county, Ohio,
Al years ago. He was raised on a
farm attended the public schools and
received a good common school educa-
tion.
At the age of Is years he learned
telegraphy and has been for more than
twenty years connected with railroad
work.
For the past fifteen years he has
been a telegraph operator and agent
on the Nickel Plate railway and for
ten years has been stationed at Hib-
bard as the operator and agent for
both the Nickel Plate and Vandalia
railways.
This brief outline of his life shows
that he is we'll qualified for the office
for which he has been nominated.
1t is not necessary to say that he is
industrious, honest and temperate.
His fifteen years of work for one COM
pany attests that in terms stronger
than mere words could tell it.
The fact that he had. the unanim-
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-10-09
William h. Conger.

William Fl. Conger. republican can
didate for county treasurer, was born
in North township Marshall county,
Ind, 81 years ago and has resided In
this county all his life. Paternally
he is descended from Scotch ancestry,
the Conger family having come to
America prior to the revolution, In
which struggle his great grandfather
bore distinguished part.
The early life of w. H. Conger was
passed on farm, he attended the
common schools, and took advantage
of all the means in his power to get a
good education, and he was successful,
being employed as teacher before he
attained the age of twenty -one years.
Later he engaged in the lumber
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-10-09
DR.. Nils S. Lindquist.

Our candidate for coroner, like all
our other candidates, is the right man
in the right place. He is young,
energetic, competent, and one of the
best young physicians in Northern
Indiana. He resides in Plymouth
where he can be reached at all times
by telephone or telegraph in mo-
ment, or by mail almost any hour Of
the day. IL is useless to say any more
about him, every voter who stops to
think about the matter will vote for
him
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-10-09

years ago, bringing with them the
subject of this sketch then child two
years old.
So it was that in the year 1910,
Joseph began life or a farm among
the pioneers of Northern Indiana and
he is today one of the best farmers in
Marshall county.
He got the best education possible
to obtain in the common schools, at
tended school at Logansport in 1850
and vent to the Valparaiso school in
1861, but his country needed soldiers
and he returned to Warsaw enlisted
in the 18th Indiana regiment of which
General Reub Williams was colonel,
and for four years was with that gall
liant regiment in all its long marches
and hard battles Until the close of the
war. His commander says there was
no better soldier in the gallant old
18th than Joe Coar.
And when the war closed that SOL
dier went back to the farm, married
and reared an excellent family, was
always first in all good works and is a
model farmer, business man, citizen
and christian gentleman.
There is nothing lacking in our can
didate for commissioner OF the first
district. Look into his honest face,
compare him with his opponent or
anybody else, and then cast your vote
as you know the interests of Marshall
county demand.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-10-09
How to Vote a Mixed Ticket.

We suppose everybody knows that
to vote straight ticket the voter
makes a cross with the blue pencil
within the circle at the head of the
ticket he wishes to vote and must not
make auy mark anywhere else on his
ticket.
To vote mixed ticket he must not
make mark in the circle at the head
of any ticket, but he must make a
cross in the square to the left of the
name of every man for whom he
wishes to vote and must make no mark
anywhere else.
Do this and you can vote for whom
you please and your vote will be count
od
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-10-09
TROUBLE AT NEW ORLEANS
Inevitable Occurs When the Street Cars
Attempt to Run.

Attempt to Run.
New Orleans, Oct. S.-The railways
company tried to obey the order Of the
mayor to run passenger cars yester-
day morning. but with almost the en-
tire force of city police concentrated
at the scene of action the four cars
started got no further than five squares
from the Canal street barn and the
attempt was abandoned for the day.
In riot at Tont street, where a car
was held up, +. Ii. Schwenck, of Chi
cago, a non-union conductor, was hit
on the head with brick and badly
hurt and he, with three others, were
bodily taken possession of by the strik
ers. Two were kept prisoners in un-
ion headquarters all afternoon, care
fully guarded, and not even members
of the union were allowed to talk TO
them.
The other two are concealed at some
other point which is not known ex-
cept to the strikers. a fifth non-Un-
ion man who had been an inspector
for the company became frightened,
and when his sweetheart clung TO his
neck and dragged him from the car
he was greeted with cheers by the
strikers. He is tn be married tonight.
The mayor has called for LOCO vol
unreer citizen police. If this force
cannot be raised he will call for the
militia. The strikers had it all their
own way. The police did not resist
their onslaughts and when on one car
the motorman started to defend him.
self with his controller the police took
it away from him.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-10-09
CONFERENCE HELD AT BUFFALO
Progress of the Attempt of the Manufac-
turers to End the Strike.

turerS 10 E00 the Str1ke.
Buffalo, n. Y, Oct. S.-The confer
ence between the committee appoint
ed by the National Manufacturers as
sociation and President Mitchell and
his lieutenants, held at the Iroquois
hotel yesterday, did rot result in any
definite plan being agreed upon for
the partial resumption of work in the
anthracite coal fields, but the mem
bers of the manufacturers committee
stated that they were greatly pleased
with the progress made. The fact that
communication was established with
the operators by long-distance tele-
phone, and an appointment made to
meet a committee representing them
in Philadelphia today is looked upon
as significant.
Mitchell positively declined to dis
cuss the request made by President
Roosevelt that Mitchell use his influ-
ence to induce the miners to resume
work with a promise of the appoint
ment of a commission to investigate
the miners grievances. 1t is learned
from reliable source, however, that
Mitchell does not regard the PROPOSE
tien fayorablJ, and that he will de-
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-10-09

Gus support in the convention of every
man that knew him shows that he
stands high in the community in which
he lives.
Mr.. Groves has wife and four chill
dren. Morally. intellectually and
socially he is the peer of any man
that has filled an office IN Marshall
county. He has always been republi-
can, but never until now has been a
candidate for office.
His qualifications are in every
respect pre-emlnent and he should be
elected by a large majority.