The Somerset reporter., 1906-11-29
STATE AND ERA.

The wealth of Maine has increased APP
proximately 10 per cent, siuce 1900 "a
shown by the valuation figures returned
by the cities. towns and plantations, ac-
cording to an announcement made FRI
day Al the Office of tho board of state
assessors. No figures we're given The
valuation in 1000 was $336.599 $40
Eight thousand tons of starch, 1t is es.
timated, will be he output of Afooetook
county this season Promising that il
takes 10 barrels of potatoes to the ton,
800 0Oo barrels is what the factories have
consumed The large output is attri-
buted Ia the spreading of he scab dis
ease which condemns a potato for the
market.
The report comes to Haine that Mr..
Alice Nj Cooper. who was acquitted oi
the charge of murder of Charlie Nor; b.
ey, jr is now In sanitarlum in Chica
go, complete mental wreck. That Mrs
Cooper went through her awful ordeal
without physical or mental collapse,
was the marvel of all, during the seven
long weeks of this most sensational
trial at Augusta.
The annual convention of the National
Grange 10 Denver, Colo, adjourned Fri.
day 1t was decided to establish a
weekly paper TO be devoted entirely to
the interests of The Grange. j. w Oar
row of New York, who has been at the
head of the publication bureau of the
Grange for many years, is slated to be
editor. Resolutions in favor of modifi
cation of the tariff we're adopted.
Enforcement Deputies Page. Pare
Stackpole Clifford and Towne were at
Clinton. Saturday, whore they searched
the Clinton House and the residence of
Richard Eldridge for Intoxicating IL
quors. At the former place they found
Six quarts OF whiskey aud at the latter
four quart bottles of whiskey, 10 pint
bottles of the same liquor and two and
one half pints of gin. Daniel II. Brown,
the proprietor OF the Clinton House, and
Eldridge we're brought to this city in
the afternoon and arraigned before
Judge Andrews at the municipal court
room. Each entered plea of nolo con-
tendere and was fined 800 and costs
which was paid
1t is said that criminal action is likely
to be taken as a result of the burning OF
the house on the Dover road, Dexter,
owned by Otis o R9berts and occupied
by Arthur Inman. The house, barn and
other utbnildings we're burned to the
ground late ednesday evening by a
fire which originated in tho rear of the
barn and which very quickly enveloped
the entire buildings, the inmates, Mr.
and Mrs. lnman being notified by a
neighbor that their home was on fire
and escaping from the burning build.
ings in their night clothes Suspicion
points toward certain resident of thu
neighborhood No criminal action bad
been taken up to late hour but it is
contemplated.
Fort Fairfield claims to have produced
more potatoes on one acre of land than
any other town in New England, and
greater than any other town in the
United States east of Colorado This
record was established IN the farm OF
P. II, Reed who entered potato rails
ing contest with many other leading
farmers of Aroostook Mr.. Reed planted
and fer'iiized Biz acre carefully, and
when harVes ed he produced 1872 bushels
Of potatoes, more than twice the ordina-
ry yield. There have been more big
yields in Aroostook county, but none TO
approach that of the Fort Faii field acre.
And Fort Fairfield is the banner potato
town of Maine.