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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-09
TWELVE MMERs pRowNEn,

Laredo, Texas, Dec. s.-News has just reached
this city from Monterey, Mexico, of mine ac-
ctdent, which occurred on Tuesday last at Avino
mines, and which resulted in the death of
twelve Mexican miners in the shaft. It was
due to the carelessness of some one in letting
big flow of water into the lower level.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-09
GROSS EARNINGS TAX.

San Francisco, Dec. S.-A gross earnings tax
on public service corporations to be paid to
the state in lieu Of the present form of local
taxation on local concerns is one Of the innova-
lions the commission on the reform and revis-
ion of the revenue laws will propose to the
legislature next month.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-09


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dandth
BorTE 0 Refu sna aod
OOAA''ne nai"i
TRIAL BOTTLE FREE 10 nynoe sufferer
Rochester pes
tanning descriptions Of and treatment
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-09
Awful Agony Of Piles
Positively Relieved by the Pyra-
y. ~ mid Pile Cure.

A TRIAL PACKAGE MAILED FREE.
There is no reason surely no good
reason-why any man or woman should
continue to suffer with piles when
reputable company of druggists have
placed in every high grade pharmacy a
positive and unfailing cure for this
dread disease at a price within the
reach Of the poorest. They have done.
more. They offer to relieve the sufferer
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-09

judgment summons case in the Blackpool
county lWales) court was dismissed recently
because the plaintiff could not tell whether the
man who appeared in court was the defendant
or his twin brother
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-09

Jefferson City, No., Dec. g. Goyernor Folk
was asked today what action he probably Win
take In the case Of Aggie Myers, and replied
that he could not say at present.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-09
WANTS BASEBALL LID.

~ PubIlshers' Press, -. -. :. :. -. :.
Topeka, Kan. Dec s.-The Ministerial unioz
OF the state is planning to have the legisla
ture pass a bill prohibiting Sunday theaters
and Sunday baseball. An active movement is
now under way to line up all senators In favor
Of the bill.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-09
Fatal to Government.

Of the immunity bath" decision in
the beef trust cases, the attorney gem
eral says: 'This ruling may we'll be
regarded as practical defeat of the
government upon the whole indict-
ment. - 49,.
1t is pointed out that while for twen-
ty years under the interstate commerce
law Of 1887 the fines amounted to
little over $4,000; that since October,
1905, under the Elkins anti-rebate law,
that thirteen corporations and seven
out Of total of seventy-seven indict-
ments. Fifty-three are still pending.
The individuals have been sentenced to
fines ranging from $1,000 to $4,000
each. The total amount collected has
been $4l6,125.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-09
Bladder Trouble Cured
WARMERS SAFE CURE

Mr.. J. r. Owens. who was a nurse
and orderly In the New York Nos
pital for eight years, was very sick
with bladder trouble, and praise.
: Warner's Safe Cure for saving his
life.
ne has seen many die on the OPERATING
table while being treated for diseases
similar to his own. He preferred to
take Warmers Safe Cure, and Is alive
and we'll.
You may use my name as a reference
~ any shape or form you may think best
: cannot say too much for Warmers Safe
cure Tor what it has done for me. am
stu taking 1t three or four times a. day.
During the eight years worked in the
New York Hospital as nurse and orderly.
l saw many operated on for the same
complaint-.-kidney -trouble-I had A
large number of these cases proved fatal
nave used only a small bottle and a
half and am happy, as I feel like a new
man, 90 not have to get up during the
night to urinate and have no burning
pains when passing my urine. Just think
what 81 worth of Warmers Safe Cure has
done for me- It has been a godsend.
AS for Warmers Safe Pills, they are
good. They have no equal. felt no grip
ing pains when I took them ~ r.
Nav 49, 1905 ~-' oSAAAA''
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-09
IMMUNITY BATHS
SCORED BY MOODY
Anti-Blacklist and Packers
Decisions Deplored in
Annual Report. "
BY Publishers Press.

BY Publishers' Press.
w 4 ssz Ssas2si R ssed S "A 81:
w last report which he will
make to the president before he goes
on the supreme bench, severely criti-
cizes the Kentucky judge who recently
held the anti-blacklist law unconstitu-
tional. He cites the case and the action
of the Chicago judge in the beef
trust case in support of his earnest
recommendation for the enactment Of
a law giving the United States the
right of appeal upon questions Of law
in criminal cases with the proviso that
a verdict of acquittal, upon the merits,
shall not be set aside.
The attorney general says in refer
once to the Kentucky case: "Then a
United States commissioner has made
the same decision. It is monstrous
that law which has received the as
sent of the senate, the house Of repre-
sentatives and the president can be
nullifed by the opinion of single man
not subject to review by the court of
appeals and the supreme court.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-08-23
A Fnrmer Resident.

c. II. Pralin of Tallahassee, Fla, is in
the city for short time, having come
North for the purpose of attending the
annual reunion of the 16h Maine Regi-
mental Association, which was held at
Cape Cottage Casino, Portland, Wed-
nesday. Mr.. Parlin is former Maine
man, and is looking up old friends in
this vicinity. An anus incident In
connection with his trip from Portland
to Augusta was when he rendered the
conductor a pass from Portland TO
Skowhegan, which he had given to him
more than forty years ago by Supt.
Walter Hatch of the old Portland &
Kennebec Railroad. The Maine Cen
trail management is very accommodating
to its patrons, but the pass in question
was just bit too ancient to be honored.
The pass was offered as a joke, and the
owner had his fun In watching the
puzzled look come over the face of the
conductor as he read 1t. During his
visit in the city Mr.. Parln is guest
at the Cony House. Kennebec Journal
Mr.. Parlin came to ekowhegan to
pass Saturday and Sunday before his
return to the south. He is the son of
Jonas Parlin and his boyhood home was
on the farm which has since borne the
family name, located on the Norridge.
wock road and now part of the Paro-
chial farms Mr.. Parlin left here for
the south in 1858 and has been very
successful He has been in the govern
ment service for quite a time and is at
nreaent limited Statea SnryevOr- General
for the state of Florida.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-08-23
An Ancient Document.

c. Davis Miller, who was post master
of the skowhegan office for L years
preceding 1888, has recently submitted
to the REPORTER the official report
made to the postoff1ce department at
Washington for the receipts and ex-
penditures of the office for the quarter
ending December 81, 1922 Eben Il.
Neil was postmaster at that time and
the document was preserved by him and
given to MIR. Miller a few years before
MIR. Nels death. The date, 1922. was
the last year that the Office was called
Canaan as the town of Milburn, COM
prsing the present territory of SHOW
began, was Incorporated the following
year and in 1886 the name Milburn was
changed to Skowhegan.
By this report it appears that the
total receipts for the quarter were six.
teen dollars and seventy-fve and one
half cents. OF this amount ten dollars
and thirty-six and one half cents and
was sent to the Washington office, and
the balance, Sc 80, was retained by post
master Neil as his salary for the guar
ter. As it is understood that Mr.. Neil
furnished his Office and paid all other
expenses, this would not seem to have
been an exorbitant compensation,
Something of the growth of the bust
meas at this Mace may be Judged from
the fact that the receipts of the Show
hogan Office for the quarter ending June
80 we're $3.50, and the postmasters
salary, including allowances for clerk
hire, rent ETC., is $500 per quarter.
The quarters report is certified to as
correct by Return S. Meigs, Post Master
General, under date of February IA,
1928
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-08-23

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS: The TO-
lowing are the real estate transfers re-
Gently recorded In the county registry.
Fairfield-Grace E FANS to William
Phillips, 5000; Mary Charity to Delvena
Lahore; Grace E FANS TO Geo G Weeks
$1,000
'Norridgewock-C E Woodcock ct al
to Winnie Mason.
Pittsfeld-C f Leighton to Emily
Loder; Eiith b Fairbanks to Geo A
Taylor; lisa d Call to Sarah A Norton !;
J A Shute to Pittsfiald Trust Co; Henry
Young to VIM Smith; t c Hunter TO
II ? Wyman; 7 G Lsucey ct al to Mary
Dutfey.
Canaan-Forence NJ Smith to c
Dunlap, $40; f A Moore ct ais to f W
Ames, $ll00; Clara A Packard to "
Ames ct al; belmont Mason to Geo "
Plaisted, S175.
Athens-D X Turner to Mainstream
Lumber Co.
Harmony-Estelle c Hight to A W
Willis.
SkowheRan-Geo Z Dane to R W
Brown; f y Merrill to Drizires Vigue,
800; James Lumsden to Isabel l. Dot
alison.
Madisor-Naomi Hayden ct al to Chas
Larry.
Starks-Rose Horton ct ais to Geo NJ
Ward, 5000; II r Allen to 4 Piper, X
Piper to b F Yeaton.
New Portsnd-F W Butler to W L
Clifford; Clara S Butler to W L G ford
S25; Lovnia S Harvey to II + HarveJ'
Anson-John Waller to Deborah
Rounds; Welch & Seanwell to c VIII
liams.
Carstunk-Abbey F Webster to Hir-
am Moore ct al
st Albsns-Chss NJ Ellis to j L Mich
ols, $50.
Bingham-Frsnk Curtis to Umbagog
Paper Co.
Lexington-S r Robinson to c A Cole.
Big VIZ + Boston ct ais to Virginia
L Dicks, $500.
Moose River-George Farley to Caro-
lin Pouln.
Somerset Gov T Haines to Somer-
set Cumberland Co, SIS, 900.
Hartland-E F Hubbard to NJ l. Ford
ct al, $3.50.
Brighton-Tsylor Davis to Cora B
Bsisdel; Taylor Davis to Cora B Blais-
dell Clara E Berry to Cora B Blaisdell.
Solon-C T Adams to Annie L Noble.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-08-23
Meeting of Somerset Pomona
Grange.

Fully 800 Patrons from different sec
tons of the county came together at
East Madison on Tuesday, Aug Il
to hold the regular August meeting Of
the Pomona. The day was a most
favorable one for a large gathering, the
Pomona officers were nearly all present
and East Madison grange came out 10
large numbers and gave the visiting
in words and deeds and in perfect har
mony with the splendid address of vel
come, by L c. Jewett, who incidently
mentioned the great advancement that
has steadily been made by East Madison
grange in past years.
The erection of large and well con-
structed hall, built on large lot and a
stable which will accommodate some
thirty horses, are some of the permanent
improvements made The response to
the welcome by Ella Il. C1owell of
skowhegan grange was fine produc-
ton in every respect and was so highly
appreciated by the members present
that it was voted to request Sister Crow.
ell to give it to the REPORTER for pub
LEGATION.
There were three general topics pre-
sented by the lecturer for discussion and
consideration: "Noxious weeds upon
the farm" Poultry raising and "upon
what conditions does the success of the
farmer depend?' The speakers on these
questions were: C. h. Gardner, A f
Bosworth, L F. Butler, r. w. Ellis, S.
S. Woodman, {. H. Jones, Rev. L. @.
March, c. E. Turner, q. II. Foster, 5. F.
Emerson, d. b. Hobart. Mrs. C. II.
Gardner, Mrs. F. R. Hill, Alonzo Smith,
Rev. T. B. HIATT. Some of the points
brought out by the speakers worthy OF
consideration were,-that some law
should be enacted to prevent careless
and indifferent ones from allowing
weeds to seed on their own premises
and then pass to adjoining property to
infiict damage on neighbors; that care,
cleanliness and adaptibility for the work
are the necessary qualifications for sue
cess in poultry raising, and that success
in farm life implies something more
than dollars and cents but broRdens and
deepens into higher and grander pur-
poses. The development of true man
hood and womanhood, the building up
of character and principles of right and
justice should be considered in summing
| up success on farm,
Vocal and piano solos. beautiful songs
and music were rendered by W. {
Hobart, Kate Reed, Rev. L. O. March,
c. Z Turner and Miss Foster, and a rec
itation by Angie Priest.
Resolutions were introduced by r. W.
Ellis and adopted by the Pomona in
favor of rigid enforcement of the pro.
hibitory law and opposing resubmission
A class of ten was admitted to mem.
bership.
Next meeting of the Pomona will be
at Norridgewoek, Tuesday, Sept. II.
SECRETARY.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-08-23
The Nv steam Mil

A crew If msn have been At work for
about three weeks IN The new ste4m
sawmil which IL to be built by the
Skowhegan Lumber Company. This
will he located on ten acres of land
purchased by the company OF Frank p
Pencil aud located on the shore Of the
kennebec river just a little way above
the houses Of the skowhegan Ice Com
pany.
Quite \ start has already been made
toward leveling off the ground where
the new mill will stand and two teams
are employed in this part of the work
1t was found necessary to build bre4k-
water wall or bulkhead and some half
dozen men are busy on this. The stone
for the same is found in abundance on
the land bought by the company. This
in itself is quite an item as it saves
long haul aud can be had for nothing.
The mill will be of frame, one story high
with a basement u feet posted The
length will be 10 feet and the width 40.
In addition there will be boiler house
24x40 and an engine room 1sx40 The
machinery which will be of the most
modern design, will consis' of rotary
saw, edger, clipper, palmer, clapboard,
lath and shngle machines. The mill
will be operated by crew of 20 men
and the boiler will be of 200 horse
power.
The frame for the mill will be sawed
in the small mill on the island recently
bought of ". l.. alker. The COM
pany has bought 100000 feet of logs
which will be RATED down the river
before it freezes this fall. A great deal
of the lumber to be used will be hauled
J into town during the winter by farmers
| from whom it will be purchased
| 1t is expected that the mill will be in
operation not later than January /.
! During the winter custom saving will
! be done and in the summer dimension
work will be gotten out. The daily
capacity of the plant will be %. 900 feet.
For the present the company will operate
/ the Walker mill on the island doing
custom work in addition to getting out
their own work.
The Office is already underway and
this will be the first building to be COM
pleted. There will be two approaches
to the mill and yard, one by way of
the continuation of Alder street, which
was voted at a special town meeting
held a few weeks ago, the other by
means of new street to run over the
land of Mr. Pencil. There is but
little doubt that this land will eventually
be cut into house lots as the town in.
creases in population.
! The building of this mill will fill a
long felt want as Skowhegan has been
without a sawmill of any capacity since
the burning of the Weston mill mum
Der of years ago. 1t will be preciated
/ by local builders who are now obliged
to buy their lumber either in Shswmut
or Pittstield or from some of the small
sawmils In Canaan, Cornville and
/ Hartland.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-08-23
Facts for the Farmer.

Candidate Davis and the Democratic
beguiling generalites to date have con-
tented themselves with the tanntng
and sweeping statement that the ex-
Denses of the state have been largely
increased in twenty years.
They have been addressing this sort
of CUFF to the voters in the rural sections
which they have visited, manfestly
trying to make the farmers of Maine
believe that by some non-un1erstand-
able system of State administration our
affairs are all managed by a close cor
poration of idle gentlemen wearing
plug hats, whose principle end of
scheming is to rob the farmer. But the
farmer has his hand in State affairs, too
This endeavor to array class against
class in Maine is vicious demogogery-
more vicious the more fully the facts
are known.
That the State treasury turns back to
most Maine counties for various purposes
more money than each county pays i'll
tax to the State, and that this money
thus turned back especially benefits the
rural towns is well understood by most
voters.
The Democracy's endeavor to twist
hard financial facts awry 80 as 10 fool the
voters has been simply an amusing
series of squirms The states revenues
from foreign corporations 90 n long way
toward dividing tax burdens and aiding
counties by meeting special appropria.
tons.
But what has the State been doing
dn ectly Ia actual cash for these farmers
who--for month or so right about
now-are objects of so much soli3itude on
the part of Candidate Davis, capitalist,
promoter of enterprises in the far west
and coaxer of Maine money for outside
Investment?
The books of the agricultural depart
ment show what was being done in
18S2-the Democracy's favorite year for
comparison-and they also show what
is being done now.
Maine farmers can peruse with much
profit the comparative table presented
herewith.
The various sums granted by the
State are shown at a glance
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-08-23
The New Attorneys.
tKenneb C Journal.)

There are q new lawyers in Maine as
a result of the recent examination in
Portland, this number passing out of
80 applicants One of the new law
yers is young lady, Miss Ethel Wal
ton, of Skowhegan who comes of a
family of lawyers and judges. She is
a graduate of Boston University and
is said to be the second young woman
to practice law in Maine, the first be-
ing a Rockland girl. Regarding Miss
Walton the Portland Express says:
"Miss Walton certainly ought to make
an impression on juries for she is a
handsome and statuesque blonde with
a very winning manner" The list of
the newly admitted lawyers is as fol-
lows: Oscar II. Dunbar, Jonesport;
Lucius B sweet, Hollis; Elmer l..
Burnham, Kittery; George A Cowan,
Hampden; Sidney b. Larrabee, Port
land; Wiley c. Conary, Bluehil; Perry
L. Brooke, Upton; j. A. Lalberte. Fort
Kent; Percy A. Hasty, Bangor; Ed
ward r. Merrill, Skowhegan; Augustus
p. Norton, Lewiston; Winfield 8.
Brown, Dexter; Fred e. Doyle, Ellis
worth; Ansel Il. Bridges. Easton; Ed
ward j. Walsh, Ellsworth; Edward R.
Parent. Lewiston; William Fl. Roix,
Bucksport; Ethel s. Walton, Skowhe-
hogan; Charles P. Connors, Bangor;
Frank L. Palmer, Saco; Louis c.
Stearns, Jr., Bangor; George E. Fogg,
Portland; Foye M. Murphy, Portland ;
Clarence B. Rumery, Biddetord (;
Ernest @. Knight, Waterboro; Edward
S. Anthoine, Portland; Leon V. Walker,
Oxford
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-08-23
Fearful Loss of Life an,
Property.

Property.
There continues confusion of state
ments as to the magnitude of the dis
aster in Valparaiso CAUSED by the
earthquake shocks which began on
Thursday, Aug 10, and continued at
frequent intervals throughout that and
the next two days. Dispatches from
Valparaiso to tbs Associated Press re-
ceived last evening state that mod
crate estimate of the fatalities is 1000
and that the property loss may be as
high as $3.50, 900 900 which Ia as great
as the loss sustained by san Francisc o
in consequence of the earthquake and
fire which devastated that city last
April
refugee who has arrived at San
tiago places the known dead at one
hundred and other messages indicate
that the first report of damages and
casualties we're exaggerated Despatch
es to the state department at Wash
ington place the fatalities at about 500
These conflicting statements cannot at
this time be adjusted 1t is evident
that even yet confusion and panic pre-
vail at Valparaiso and until order is
restored it will be impossible to ascer-
tain with accuracy, the loss of life and
the damage to property.
The dwellings in the city have been
practically abandoned by the inhabi-
tants, who are existing as best they can
in the plazas and streets and the hills,
without shelter from storm or sun aud
with famine confronting them. Food
is already scarce and high; water for
drinking purposes is lacking and dis
ease feared.
The government is doing all it can to
bring in relief The GRIPPING of the
railroads leading into Valparaiso con-
stitutes a serious factor in the situation
as, for an indefinite periud. relief sup
plies can only be OBJ al ed through other
means of transporpa'ion the seaboard
affording the best of these.
At Santiago many of the best public
and private buildings were wrecked
The loss of life there was augmented by
the panic which Overcame the people,
many of whom threw themselves from
balconies of their homes and so were
either killed or injured. The destruc
tive force of the earthquake was ex-
perienced over a large extent of the
country, many towns sustaining serious
damage.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-08-23
Tor the Reporter.
Somerset 2. of II. Alright.

At our last Pomona grange holden at
East Madison and one of the largest
ever held in the county about 300 being
present, Resolutions endorsing enforced
Prohibition and opposing resubml ssion
with its attendant license and local op.
ton were passed almost unanimously;
the vote was taken by rising There
were but two dissenting L Butler Of
Starks, Democratic candidate for State
Senator, and Charles f Turner of
Athens, candidate for member of the
Legislature who declared themselves
for resubmission in brief remarks.
ONE WHO MAs THERR.