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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-01-14

Romans of means had physicians in
their own houses. These men were
slaves, for. odd as 1t seems. many Ro-
man slaves were accomplished In liter
AZURE, art and science At one time the
selling price of slave doctor was
about the equivalent OF $500 In our
money.
After the time of Julius Caesar, who
encouraged physicians. the art began
to lift its head" in Rome, and later
men of character and position, though
generally foreigners, entered the pro
fession Some of them accumulated
large fortunes, and one made the equiv
alent of at least $4,000 in a few
wears.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-01-14
West AtllenS

There will be services at Union Church
next Sunday at 80 p. m. conducted by
Rev. James Taylor.
Miss Angie Tibbetts is on the sick list.
Miss Edith Devol has arrived home
from West Ripley, where she has been
staying for few weeks pass.
Mrs. Ernest Bane of West Ripley was
in town last week.
Fred futile arrived home, Saturday
night. to spend Sunday with his family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Corson are the
happy parents of baby girl born, Thurs
day Dec. 81.
M.lphene Horn of Bingham was in
town, Wednesday.
Samuel Walker, Oliver Horn and
Oliver French went to Skowhegan, Mon
day of last week.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-01-14
East Mercer

Miss Alice Blake of South Ouington
was IN town, last week, visiting friends
Edwin Whitcomb has been spending a
few days in Ne" Sharon
Nathaniel Bacon returned, Saturday, TO
Hebron where he is attending school.
Little Fannie Haskell who has been
spending few months with her grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. Tracy, has re-
turned to her home in New Glouchester.
The annual installation of offisers Of
Sandy River Grange occurred Thursday
evening OF last week; c. S, Stetson OF
Lewiston was present as installing officer
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-01-14
BAKER g. MAR BILE
WRITE FOR DESIGNS AND PRICES.
BankrupYs Petition for Discharge.
In the matter of &c orge F.

In the matter of eorge F. Weber
bankrupt, in bankruptcy
To the Hon. Clarence Hale. Judge of the Dis.
trict Court of the United States for the District
of Maine.
George F. Weber of Fairfield In the County
of Somerset and State of Maine. in said District,
respectfully represents. that on the 28th day of
November last past he was duly adludged bank
ruptcy; that he has duly surrendered all his pro-
perty and rights Of property and has fully COM
piled with all the requirements of SaiO Acts and
of the orders of Court touching his bankruptcy.
Wherefore he prays that he may be decreed by
the Court to have a full discharge from all debts
provabe against his estate under said bank
ruptcy Acts, ex cept such debts as are excepted
b, law from such discharge.
Dated this 4th day of January A. ID. 1904.
George II. Weber, Bankrupt.
ORDER OF NOTICE THEREON.
DISTRICT OF MAINE, SIS.
On this 9th day of January A. ID. 1904, on
reading the foregoing petition, 1t Is
Ordered by the Court. that hearing he had
d. 1904, before said Court at Portland, in said
District, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon; and that
notice thereof be published in The Somerset
Reporter, a newspaper printed in said District,
and that all known creditors, and other per.
sons In interest, may appear at the said
time and place, and show cause, II any they
have why the prayer of said petitioner should
not he granted,
And II Is further ordered by the Court, that
the clerk shall send by mail to all known cred-
tors copies of said petition and this order, adj.
dressed to them at their places Of residence as
stated.
Witness the Honorable Clarence Hale, Judge
of the said Court, and the seal thereof. at Port
and, in said District, on the 9th day of
IL. 81 JAMES E. HEwEY, Clerk
true copy Of petition and order thereon.
lw2 Attest: JAMES e. HEwEY. Clerk.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-01-14

We Of the twentieth century are In
clned to think of cooking schools as be
longing exclusively to our day and gen
Grafton Therefore 1t may be news to
many people that as long ago as the
reign OF good Queen Anne a Mr.. Kid
dee had a school Of cookery in Queen
street, Cheapslde. and another In Hol-
born. Here Is his advertisement-the
original Is on good paper, with a neatly
engraved border:
To All Y0WAg Ladies':
At Edward Kiddee's pastry school. at
Little Lincoln's Inn Fields. are taught
all kinds of pastry and cookery, Dutch
hollow works and butter works on Thurs
days. Fridays and Saturdays. in the aft
ernoon, and on the same days in the
morning at his school in Norris street, St.
James. Haymarket. and at his school at
St Martins lie Grand on Mondays, Tues
days and Wednesdays. In the afternoons
What Dutch hollow works may be
none of the cooking schools OF today
seems to know. but they sound good.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-01-14
ftttuu IsIund

Probably l;auu island would be but
little known outside of New Hamp-
shire, Mann and Massachusetts if 1t
were no; for The fact that the island is
the terminal Of the Cape Ann trial
course. Perhaps it would be more prop
err to call tie 's.uHd The northern termi-
nal, hut ~ am u "a Boon island gains
n mention in Ii. My every time new
battleship or cruiser is tried off this
coast, rs ali jha~, not built on the Pa
citic always are Boston Globe
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-01-14

ton, Martha; Mary Baker, Eleota; Esther
Smith, Harder; Henry collins, seminal;
Viola Colby, Chaplin; Carrie Colby,
Marshal; Mary Clark, Ofganist.
Between six and seven o'clock while
the workmen were at supper, Chas.
Packard's mill was found to be ON fire
An alarm was quickly given and aeIowd
gathered too late to save the mill, which
burned very quickly. U
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-01-14
Athens

The blizzard OF Saturday did not leave
large quantity OF snow abou, US, how
ever it may have done elsewhere.
There was no church service, Sunday,
Mr.. Lombard being obliged TO go to Vel
ling.on to offieiate at the funeral of Jo-
seph Libby, who died very suddenly.
Friday
The school exercises were stopped on
account of the fire for only one day, as
the hall will be used for the remainder OF
the term.
The all day meeting of the CHANGERS
did not material u, Saturday, on account
of the storm.
The Maccabees had an entertainment
at Harmony, Monday night, a number
going from here. They also installed
their officers.
Mrs. Flora Patterson has got settled in
her new home, the Stafford place.
Thompson & Son have commenced
hauling their lumber from the yards to
their mill.
Miss Lillian Hight went to Harmony
to the dance, Monday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. h. N. Flanders drove 10
Skowhegan, Tuesday, on business trip.
A little daughter was born, Tuesday,
to Mr.. and Ms. Ernest Cook.
Mr. George Aver was called to Sko~-
hogan, Friday, and from there went to
Jackman and other places on official
business.
Miss Fay Dore is having short rest
from her duties as clerk in the post office
and drug store. u
ATHENS GRANGE.
Oying to the storm of Saturday last.
the installation of the Ulcers elect OF
Athens Grange did 70 occur but will be
held on the twenty bird oil this month Ii
is not expected now that Harmony
Grange will install the officers, buJ the
all day meeting and dinner will be the
same. The program will consist of re-
port OF officers report of state grange
session by Bro. Flanders, and remarks by
lecturer. A iuil attendance IS desired.
Worthy Master Flanders Master-elect
Page, {. L. Bail and wife, Mrs. Maude
Flanders and Mrs. J. F. Holman attend
ed the PJmona meetil gs at Skowhegar.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-01-14

Editor-What do you mean by "a girl
Of rare intelligence and one who re-
fused TO take advantage of alleged ad-
vantages offered her."
Critic-Simply this: She does not
dance. sing or play, but she can sharp
en- a lead pencil, drive nail and keep a
uaarpf
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-01-14

They found the bride in tears.
Il cook pies and things that are
something fierce but George will not
eat them" she sobbed miserably.
"Ah, you must first make him love
you. The way to mans stomach Is
through his heart" they said, for they
were worldly wise.-Puck.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-01-14
he Cheerful.

You fnd Yourself refreshed by the
presence OF cheerful people; why not
make earnest efforts to confer that
pleasure on othes2 You will find that
half the battle is gained II you will
never allow yourself to say anything
.hOmV
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-01-14

Artists aud poets are like stars-they
belong to no land. y strictly national
painter or strictly national poet is
bound TO be parochinl, kind of village
pump. And you may write inscriptions
all over II and build monuments
above him, but he remains pump by
local spring Robert Orange.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-01-14
4 Shnrn DIu

Mrs. Bn1om That hateful Mrs.
Knox made IL very mean comment up
on my age today.
getting old7
Mrs. Buxom-No. indeed, She said |
"still looked quite young. Exchange.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-01-14
Easily Settled.

Long Haired Visitor (entering timid-
lyl-I have here little poem written
on snow and
Editor Gnterrupting hastilyl-Written
on SNOW! We can't use anything that
isn't written on paper. Sorry. Turn the
knob to the right. That's it. Good
morning.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-01-14

When man knows how 10 give the
baby q bath his wife doesn't know
whether TO rejoice hecnusc he is So
smart or to weep because he is SO little
like a New York Press.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-01-14

1.-THE doctor says | must take some
massage treatment to timber up the
muscles of my neck"
Massage nothing! Come down to the
theater at o'clock and watch the mat
inee girls come out."-Houston Post
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-01-14

I'm afraid" said the actor when
cabbage came within an inch of his
nose, that somebody in the audience
has lost his head. Boston Transcript.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-01-14
HRnnRHkRd.

"Hi Peck he'd ter git out O. bed N
mail letter fer tibet sharp tongued
wife O. hlsn."
Pore Teller! Drlv from piller ter
post"-Princeton Tiger.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-01-14

Parke-Does your baby keep you NJ
nights?
LANE should say so. Why haven't
been home before midnight for month
Life
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-01-14

What's your idea in beginning will
pie and eating your dinner backward?'
My stomach's upset. = Cornell Wild
nv
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-01-14
PittSfield

Capt. N. c. Corey, who for several
years has been the night police tfficer
here, has handed 10 his resignation to the
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-01-14

III fortune never crushed that man
Jonson.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-01-14

The most famous Cod Liver Oil prep
aration known to medicine.
Contains ALL the medicinal elements
Of cod liver oil, actually taken from
fresh Gods livers, but not drop of oil.
Delicious to the taste and recognized
throughout the world as the greatest
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-12
DOCTOR cHAPPLE INJURED.
Lower Extremeties ParaIyzed as Re-
II suit Of Fall.

Doctor James Chapple is confined to
his house as the result of serious in
juries sustained last Friday. He had
been summoned to attend a patieat
residing down the valley some dis
tance and was being taken there by
man named Rogers. When near
the Huntley bluffs the pole of their
wagon broke and the end dropped to
the ground. This frightened the
horses, which made a sudden turn,
careening the vehicle and throwing the
occupants out. -
Doctor Chapple fell on his back
and the shock was severe enough to
cause paralysis of the lower extremi-
ties. He was brought back to the
city and taken to his home, where he
has remained since then. Yesterday
he was reported as some better, but
still unable to use his legs and had
to be assisted in and out of bed. 1t
is believed that the limos are paralyz-
ed only temporarily and his ultimate
recovery is looked for in short time.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-12
A Very Close Call.

"I stuck to my engine, although ev'
cry joint ached and every nerve was
racKed with pain" writes c. w. Bell.
amy, locomotive fireman, of Burling-
ton, iowa. II was weak and pale, with.
out any appetite and all ruin down.
AS / was about to give up, got bot
tie of Electric Bitters, and after TAX
ing it, l felt as we'll as ever did in
my life" Weak, sickly, run down peo-
pie always gain new life, strength and
vigor from their use. Try them. Sat-
isfaction guaranteed by Chapple Drug
Co. Price so cents.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-12

O. B. Prickett, Osteopathic Physi-
clan, 1912 First avenue north. s55-tf
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-12
THEY ARE skEPTIcAL.
Rosebud County Officers Inclined to
Doubt Wilson Confession.


While the county attorney of Rose
bud county is inclined to be some
what skeptical concerning the confes
sion of the man, William Wilson, un
der arrest at st. Louis for causing
the fire that destroyed the old Occi
dental hotel at Forsyth July 8, 1901
the prisoner will be brought back to
Montana and placed on trial. An in
formation has been filed against him
charging the crime of arson and on
this he will be prosecuted
J. c. Lyndes, who is county attorney
OF Rosebud county, was at Helena last
Saturday TO secure a requisition for
Wilson and to the newspapers of that
city made statement concerning the
case. He said that as far as was
known Wilson might be right, except
that it he said he had room in the
hotel the night of the fire he was
stating an untruth. .'The facts are
that the fire occurred on the morning
of July 81 said Mr.. Lyndes, "and that
one man was burned to death in the
fire. The building was section house.
big three-story structure.
ION the night of July 4 Charles
Green, the section foreman, shot and
killed Harry Baker, and escaped The
officers were looking for Green and for
several days two guards had been
watching the section house. On the
morning of July 8 they noticed a
tramp asleep on the front porch OF
the building. 1t may be that the hobo
was Wilson, who, possibly, went into
the house to pick up what he could,
and accidentally set the building on
fire. Neither Wilson nor any other
man not connected with the railroad
had room in the house that night
There is no man in the peniten-
tiary for the crime. Three men and
a 13-year-old boy, who had been at
Forsyth at the time of the fire, were
afterward arrested at Missoula on the
charge of robbing Chinaman. Each
man was put into the sweatbox The
boy refused to tell anything, but the
officers told one of the men that the
boy had made confession, and on
that the man confessed to the robbery,
and was afterward sent to the peni-
tentiary for three years for the crime.
Believing that the boy had really
told on him, the man then stated that
they boy had set fire to the Occidental
hotel. We inquired into the story, !
but found it was not true. The boy
was afterward sent to ST. Louis, or
near there, to his father"
Sheriff Northway has gone to St.
Louis after Wilson and the facts in the
case are expected to be brought out |
IN his trial.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-12
STILL ANOTHER ATTACKED.
Validity of Meat and Milk Inspection
Law Questioned,

Another law passed at the last reg.
ular session of the legislature is un.
der fire. The constitutionality of the
act for the inspection of meat and
milk sold in the state is questioned
and the supreme court has been asked
to pass upon it.
The case had it's origin at Helena,
where a dairyman was arrested for
refusing to secure the necessary IL
cense to permit him to vend his wares
from wagon. The justice of the
peace before whom the man was tried
found him guilty and imposed fine.
An appeal was taken to the district
court and there the judgment was
sustained. Still not satisfied, the pur-
veyor of the liquid which, men of his
occupation designate as milk told his
lawyer to take the matter a notch
higher and it was submitted to the
supreme court last Friday.
In behalf of the defendant it is con-
tended that the law will not stand,
applying the decision rendered in the
supreme court in the case of the
Mutual Life Insure -e company
against Martin, in viii It is held
that the legislature has nt the power
to pass such law as the one under
which, the appeal has been taken. 1t
is furthermore alleged that insofar as
it attempts to delegate to the meat and
milk inspector authority to collect the
license it is unconstitutional. 1t is
also charged that the law is void be-
cause it eXempts from it's provisions
part of class; by applying only to
such counties as have meat and milk
and again by requiring the
license only from owners of vehicles
delivering milk products from dairies
milking more than five cows.
AS if this were not enough, the ap-
pellant further declares that because
Of defect in the title of the law it
is imperative, alleging that it twas
passed in utter disregard of section
%, article of the constitution of the
state, which provides that no bill, ex-
cept general appropriation bills and
bills for the codification and general
'evision of the laws shall be passed
more than one subject,
which shall be clearly expressed in it's
Iitle," ETC.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-12
of the Billings Land and Irrigation
company will be in the hands OF
Industrious and contented farmers.
FOR RIGHT-oF-wAY.
Billings land and Irrigation Company
Brings Proceedings.


~ Brings Proceedings.
Y While no trouble was experienced
In securing right-of-way through a ma
jority of the land that the canal OF
the Billings Land ald irrigation COM
pany will traverse, many of the farm
ers having decided the necessary strip
free Of cost, number of ranchers
apparently set either too high a value
on their land, or else regard the offers
made by the company as too low, for
it has been found compulsory by the
latter to begin condemnation proceed
ings against several The action was
filed with the clerk of the district court
last Saturday. =
In the complaint, which is lengthy
one, the company practically repeats
it's articles of incorporation, setting
forth the objects for which it has been
organized and after describing the
route of the proposed ditch and the ne
cessity of securing right-of-way over
the land of the defendants, it asks
the appointment of three appraisers
to assess the damage to the defend
ants, and for an order OF court
condemning the land it is sought to
secure. The defendants are, Elmer
G. Summers, William Harmison, Em-
ma Lyons, L. r. Babcock, Hettie NJ
Crawford, "a. M. Crawford, H. Yeates,
s. R. Salisbury, Sarah J. Partington,
the American Union Life Insurance
company, John Graham and William
Clanton.
]. R. Goss and o. F. Goddard appear
for the company
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-12
Wonderful Nerve.

Is disployed by many man endur-
ing pains of accidental cuts, wounds,
bruises, burns, scalds, sore feet or
stiff joints. But there's no need for it.
Bucklen's Arnica Salve will kill the
pain and cure the trouble. It's the
best salve ON earth for piles, too.
25c at Chapple Drug Co.'s.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-12
Piano Tuning.

Arthur Wales, premier piano tuner.
Thirty years experience. Leave or.
ders at Holmes & Rixon's drug store
Montana avenue. 57-tf
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-12

We guarantee all our work and II
not satisfactory we will make it 81
or return your money.
BILLINGS STEAM LAUNDRY.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-12

DIR. Prickett handles successfully
95 per cent of all forms of rheuma-
tism. 55-tf
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-12-08
FIRE MANY SHOTS.
Fusilade Lasting All Night at Zeig.
Ter, Ill.-Situation Approaches
Martial Law.

Benton, ILL.,, Nov. 3O.-Zeigler was
fred upon Monday from shutdown to
daylight. 1t Is estimated that no less
than 500 shots were fired at the town.
The four Calling guns belonging to the
coal company were turned on in full
force in the direction from which the
shots came. The town was completely
surrounded and the firing came from
every quarter.
Carbonate, ILL.,, Nov. 30.-Company
G, of the Fourth infantry, reached Zeig-
Ter Tuesday and reported to Sheriff
Stein, under orders of Adjt Gen. Scott
for riot duty. While martial law has
not been declared at Zeigler, the situa-
ton closely approaches it. No one not
properly vouched for can enter the town.
Duquoin, ILL.,, Dec. 1T became
known here Wednesday that three
weeks ago Joseph Letter was indicted
by the Perry county grand jury, sitting
at Pinckneyville, on three counts on
the charge of bringing armed men into
the state contrary to recently passed
statutes. No attempt has been made
to serve the capias or arrest Letter.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-12-08
is HEAVY DRAIN.
Rural Mail Causes Postal Deficiency
But Promises Heavy
Returns.

Washington, Dec. 3.-Because of the
great increase in rural mail routes, the
post Office department shows an in
creased deficiency of 92.53 per cent. over
the previous year. According to the re-
ports of Assistant Postmasters General
Madden and Bristow it is estimated that
100000 will be needed Immediately to
continue operations of established
routes during the remainder of the fiscal
year, and an appropriation of $4,000, 900
will be asked with which to establish
new routes during the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1906. Mr.. Bristow reports that
by next June approximately 80, 500 rural
routes will be in operation. During the
fiscal year ending last June there were
5,587 post Offices discontinued, because
of the rural delivery, and 2,549 estab-
lished. The saving in postmasters' sal
aries aggregated s171 ,121. Mr.. Madden
declares in his report that as soon as the
establishment Of the rural delivery sys-
tenn is completed, the department will
be self-sustaining for the first time since
1883.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-12-08
COLLIDE AT A SIDING.
Trains on Pennsylvania Road Come
Together Near Columbus, Ind.
-Four Men Killed.

Columbus, Ind, Dec. 3.-While run
ming so miles an hour north bound pas
senger train No. q on the Pennsyl-
vania road tonight ran into a con-
struction train about two miles north
of this city, killing four men and
infiicting slight injuries upon a score
Of passengers. The dead are: Samuel
Crow, Jacksonville, passenger. engi-
neer; Herman C.. Jones, Columbus,
brakeman; E. w. Achenbach, Indian
apolis, fireman, cremated. Calvin Pra-
Their, Sellersburg, fireman, died at the
hospital. The passenger coaches did not
leave the track and none of the passen-
gers was badly injured. Fireman Achen-
bach's body was burned to a crisp in
his engine before the rescuers could
reach him. M. l. Kahn, of Jefferson
vile, engineer of the construction
train, escaped with broken leg.
The construction train was entering
a siding south of Cornbrook, and all
of the train, except the engine and one
car, was clear.