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The Somerset reporter., 1906-08-30
BensOn-CaIdwell.

Mr.. Gardner s. Benson of this place
and Mrs. Marie d. Caldwell of Sequel
Cal. were united 10 marriage at Scion or
Tuesday OF this week at the home OF
Mrs. Leonard Gates, sister Of the groom
Rev. Chas. F. Sargent, pastor OF the
Solon Congregational church, performed
the ceremony In the presence Of a large
gathering OF friends and neighbours
among them Mrs. Myrtle Gates TAYLOR Of
Wellesley, Mass. Mr.. and Mrs. Benson
will reside 10 Skovhegan and will be al
home to their friends at Is Dyer street
The Somerset reporter., 1906-08-30

\ When you travel, why not hire mile
ge book of R. T. Patten and save one.
dird of the expenser
You can get oysters, Saturday Sep
ember lat, the opening of the season at
he Skowhegan Market.
Let US frame your picture. We take
out all of the wrinkles and use a new
kind OF backing that will not stain the
t3cture aud ask you no more.
BRAGG Il VARNEY.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-08-30
On Saturday, August IS

shall give to every lady customer bot
lie of Olives The gentlemen will learn
something to their advantage.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-08-30

Plenty of bell peppers and picking
onious at the Skowhegsn market.
You can get those fine large Oysters
on and after Sept. lat. Saturday and
Sunday at the City Bakery and on the
teams.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-08-30
New Fire Alarm Boxes.

c. j. Abbey of the SkoShegan Elec-
trio Light company arrived home from
weeks trip to Boston, Saturday.
While in that CITY he purchased for the
town the three fire alarm boxes and the
Indicator which were authorized by
vote of the town at it's special meeting
In April The indicator will be Install
ed at the Fire Department building on
the Island and will serve 10 show from
Just which of the various fire alarm sta
tions an alarm is rung in. The three new
boxes will be established at the corners
of School and Water streets, Maple
street and North avenue, and Elm street
and Madison avenue. Including the pri-
vate box, at the Electric Light station,
this will increase the number of fire
alarm boxes to fourteen.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-08-30
am still selling
Varney's Prize Medal Flour
1t is Working Fine.

Thanking those who have assisted me
in my new enterprise and hoping to see
many more of them,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-01-04
sUBoRNATIoN OF PERJURY
Charge Upon which J. c. PettiJOhn,
Former Land Omce Receiver,
Has been Arrested.

Omaha, Neb., Dec. S0-J. G. Petit
john, who was recently removed from
the Office of receiver of the Valentine
land Office, was arrested, Friday, upon
complaint filed by special United
States Attorney Rush by direction Of
the attorney generals office. Pettijohn
is charged with subornation Of per-
jury, conspiracy in securing fraudulent
land entries and unlawfully inclosing
government lands. Attorney Tucker, of
Valentine, was also arrested for al
legged completely in the land frauds.
Word has also been received by the
federal authorities here of the arrest
of Edward Letson,- son of Mayor Let
son, of Horton, Kas., in the same con.
nection. It is announced that other
arrests will follow very shortly.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-01-04
BUSINESS APPEARs eUIET
That is by Contrast with the Unpre-
cedentedly Active Holiday BusI-
ness in All Sections.

New York, Dec. 30.-Bradstreet's
weekly review says:
Following an unprecedentedly active
holiday business in all parts of the
country, distributive trade seems quiet
by contrast, more particularly as I'M
seasonably mild weather affects retail
operations in seasonably heavy wear
ing apparel What is bad for retail
business is, however, good for outdoor
industry, particularly building, which
remains very active, and manufacture
ing operations are likewise facilitated
by the uninterrupted passage of raw
material to consuming centers. In
wholesale trade clearing rates and
stock-taking operations absorb atten-
tion, but it is noted that operations for
spring account are larger than ordinary,
and in fact business is heavier than ex-
pected at this season. Retail clearance
sales have begun rather earlier than
usual. Staples generally maintain all
their old strength.
Additional reports as to trade in the
year now closing point to 1905 having
been record breaker alike in agricul-
tural, speculative, financial and indus.
trial circles. On the whole, however.
primacy must be assigned to manufac-
turing industry.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-01-04
STOCKHOLDERS LOSE ALL
The Associated Banks own All of
the Assets of the Three
Walsh banks.

Chicago, Dec. 2s.-Chicago's associ-
ated banks are absolute owners of all
the assets of the three Walsh institu-
tions, whose failure vas announced a
week ago.
They have agreed on the selection
of the First Trust and Savings bank
as agent and trustee in the sale of as
sets and dissolution of the business Of
the Wal5h institutions. All the stock
holders in the Walsh banks will lose
everything they had invested. These
are secrets OF the meeting at which
the bankers Of Chicago, in an all-night
session, settled the fate of the Chicago
national bank and all its fellow-insti-
tutions.
1t is stated on the highest authority
that the stock holdings of all Walsh's
followers are absolutely worthless. Not
only this, but from the same source it Is
learned that the bankers fear a big
deficit in the closing of the business
If the Chicago national and Home
Savings banks and the Equitable Trust
Co. They will stand with more than
S5,9O0,O0O at stake when the last dol
lar has heen paid the Walsh creditors.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-01-04
WRECK OF PASS OF MELFoRT
None OTHER Crew Known to Have
Been SRved-VnncOuverit
Searching for Bodies.

Victoria, B. c., Dec. 29.-In all about
q persons are believed to have been
drowned when the British bark Pass Of
Melfort foundered on the rocks off Am
phitrite Point.
The salvage steamer Salvor, main
tanned at Esquimalt by Lloyd's agency
and the Canadian government, went to
the scene Of the wreck, from which
broken wreckage is still coming
ashore, including much of the cabin
fittings. More bodies are reported to
have been seen near shore. The great
er portion of the wreckage, all of which
Is much broken, is being washed on
the rocks in a small bay a quarter of
mile east Of Amphitrite Point Set
tiers from Uncleulet, the nearest viii
lage, about seven miles from the scene
Of the wreck, have started sys-
tematic search for the corpses of
the wrecks victims, to give them
burial ashore. The remains of the three
men already found were inferred. Capt.
Gauden, agent of the marine, who is
awaiting advices from Uncleulet, has
instructed Capt. Harris of the steamer
Salvor to spare no effort in the en-
deavor to recover the bodies of the
bark's crew and to identify all possible.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-01-04
MEMPHIS BANKS IN TROUBLE
THREE PROMINENT INsTITU-
TIoNs CLOSE THEIR DOORS.

Memphis, Tenn, Dec. 28-Three
financial institutions failed to open
their doors for business Wednesday.
The Merchants Trust Co., with cap
ital stock of 100000; the American
Savings Bank and Trust Co. and the
Mechanics Savings bank, smaller in
situations allied with the frst-named
concern, have gone into liquidation.
The following notice was posted on
the doors of the Merchants Trust Co.:
This bank is closed by order of the
board of directors, and will go into
liquidation. FELIX T. POPE.
President"
Another notice reads as follows:
This bank has gone into liquida-
ton. John P. Edmondson has been
appointed receiver"
Cause of the Failure.
The cause of the suspension ct the
Merchants Trust Co. is said to have
been over-loans on discounts. One of
the directors said that the three in
stitutions had ample assets, and would
pay dollar for dollar.
When the officers of the Merchan g
Trust Co. decided TO suspend business,
Chancellor Hisliell was asked to ap-
point a receiver Tor the institution, and
named John P. Edmondson, Memphis
lawyer.
Caused Little Excitement.
The Merchants Trust Co. recently
absorbed the Memphis national bank,
and, it is stated, owns the controlling
stock Of the American Savings Bank
and Trust Co. The latter institution
has practically absorbed the Mechan-
les savings bank. The suspension of
the three institutions caused little ex-
element in financial circles.
According to a recent statement, the
Merchants Trust Co. of Memphis,
Tenn, owed depositorl sG05.0O0.
The American Savings Bank and
Trust Co. of Memphis. Tenn, accord
ing to a recent statement, owed de-
positors $G25,OOO,
st. Louis Sent Assistance.
Memphis. Tenn, Dec. 2S.-The Ma
tional Bank of Comm cree and the Com
monwealth Trust Co. Of st. Louis, by
rushing S75O,0OO to Memphis, saved
the city from financial panic.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-01-04
FUNERAL OF c. T. YERkEs
Three Women other Than HIS wife,
Who VIII Mourn the Loss OF
His Protecting Purse.

New York, Jan. 9.-The funeral Of
Charles T. Yerkes, the traction mag
nate, took place from his home at Fifth
avenue and Sixty-eighth street, Mon
day. The funeral services were con-
Quoted by a Quaker minister They
were simple and were attended only by
members Of the family and few close
friends of Mr.. Yerkes. The body was
placed in the Yerkes mausoleum in
Greenwood cemetery.
Emile Grigsby, the woman on whom
the dead millionaire lavished uncount-
ed wealth, was not admitted to the
house.
In beautiful house close to Berke-
ley square, London, there is another
woman in mourning for the dead man.
Miss Gladys Unger is her name In
another house in Dresden, Saxony, q
third young woman is wondering what
will be her share Of the vast estate
She is Miss Mabel Yerkes, aged 81 years,
a distant relative, who In the past year
has been the favorite upon whom
Charles T. Yerkes lavished riches
It is said that none Of three women
is mentioned In Yerkes' will, and than
Mr.. Yerkes has divided among his rel
atives his estate, which is estimated by
his attorney, Clarence S. Knight, OF
Chicago, at not less than $15,000.000.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-01-04
TIE LATE TRAGEDY IN IDAHO
EHE ASSASSINATION OF Xxx
GOV. sTEUNENBERG.
A Total Of $4,000 In Rewards Of
fered For the Arrest and Con-
victaon Of the Asaauntna.

Boise, Idaho, Jan. 2.--The officers who
arc working on the ASSASSINATION 81
Gov steunenberg by the explosion Of
bomb at his gate. at Caldwell, suburb
Of this city, Saturday night, are confl-
dent that the murderer is still in Cald-
well, believing that he has made no at
tempt to call attention to himself BY
attempting to leave that place.
They believe that one of the Ave now
detained on suspicion will prove to be
guilty Of the crime, though perhaps
with outside accompliees.
shoshone county, the locality whers
the dynamiting riots occurred that ac-
casloned steunenbergs interference
while governor, has wired that it would
add $4,000 to the reward for the APP
prehension Of the murderers.
Gov. Gooding took the responsibility
of offering 5000. The family of the de-
ceased offered $1,000 and the commits
siOners Of Canyon county, where the
crime was committed, offered 81 600
without calling a meeting, making q
total reward of $4,000.
1t has finally been determined that
the bomb that blew the former gov.
ernor to pieces was composed of nitro
glycerin with gun cotton.
One of the Suspects.
Caldwell, Idaho, Jan. 2.--The officers
believe they have one Of the men re-
sponsible for the assassination of ex-
Gov Steunenberg. He is one of those
who have been under suspicion This
man registered at the Saratoga hotel
three weeks ago as M. ]. Hogan, givA
ing Denver as his address A year ago.
he stopped at the Pacific hotel, regisS
tering as Thomas Hogan. A search oE
his room at the Saratoga resulted In
the discovery Of an old overcoat and
some other rough clothes, also some
fish lines similar to the pieces found az
the scene Of the explosion, supposed to
be part Of the string with which the
trigger Of the internal machine was
pulled. Further, in his grip was lot
Of white powder believed to be a high
explosive. There was also something
that looked like brown wrapping paper,
but it would not burn. The contents Of
the grip are. in the hands of chemists.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-01-04
CRYSTAL CITY ROBBERY
Deputy sherIR Believes He Has an
Absolute Clew TO the Identity
of the DynamiteFs.

St. Louis. Dec. 29.-Deputy Sheriff
Arnold, Of Crystal City, Jefferson coun-
ty, believes he has an absolute clew to
the identity of the dynamiters who
robbed the post office bank there early
Wednesday and wounded George Sprad-
ling, night Waterman, in the leg.
Arnold says he has valuable evidence
in addition to the satchel and corduroy
coat found near the building in which
the safe was wrecked, and that the ar
rests are only a matter of few days at
the most Arnold is the man who cap
tured John Higgins, implicated in the
robbery of the same safe April 25, and
secured the evidence which resulted in
a penitentiary sentence.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-01-04
"segregatiOn or ChIOrOform. p

Atlantic City, N. j.. Dec. SO.-Prof.
Alexander Johnson. secretary of the
National Charities conference, in adj
dressing the state school teachers, sug-
gested that in the matter Of detective
children, the easiest way to exterminate
this class was either segregation or
chloroform. He explained that the law
prohibited chloroform, but aggregation
was permissible.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-01-04
bic LAWSON MAKE MLLINo
ROckefelIeF's Brother Doesn't Cred
II Reports of PIungeF's
Misfortune.

Cleveland, o., Dec. 29.-Thomas w.
Lawson, of Boston, has the best wishes
of Frank Rockefeller, brother of John
D. Rockefeller. Said Mr.. Rockefeller:
II don't think Lawson is being
cleaned up. In fact, have an idea that
he has made more money in the last
few weeks than he ever did before. I
do not know anything about Tiny
views are Just a guess-but feel sure
Lawson is far too fhrewd a Spectator
ever to let himself get short Of ehe
market, as reports have made him
out"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-01-04
THE NEW YORK MAYoRALTY
of the Vote for Mayor of
Greater New York.

New York, Dec. 27.-The official
count of votes cast in New York county
fer mayor at the last election was is
sued Tuesday by the county board Of
canvassers, and shows that Mcclellan
received 149,264; Hearst, 1922, and
WINS, G4,2S9.
The official returns from the other
three counties in the city were an
nounceG as follows:
Kings-McClellan, GIFTS; Hearst,
"a S33; WINS, 81 1872.
Queens-McClellan, 1929; Hearst,
1906; WINS, 1918.
Observation-Disclosures, 6,127; Hearst,
1906; WINS, 4,499.
Total vote, Mcclellan, 22S,397; Hearst,
224,929; WINS, 1878.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-01-04
TRAPPED IN WRECKED CARS
Three Persons Were Seriously In
jured and Hundred Lives
Placed In Peril.

Kankakee, ILL.,, Dec. 29.-Three per-
sons were seriously injured and a hun
bred other passengers trapped in
wrecked railway coaches had narrow
escapes from death when a Big Four
passenger train bound for this city was
wrecked at Wa!dron, ILL.,, four miles
from Kankakee, early Thursday.
Injured: Harry l.. Ware, travelling
man, Chicago, hurled through a win
dow of s.esping car; badly cut about
right arm and left foot; VIM. Odom,
porter of the sleeping car, Centurion,
face burned; Mrs. Bailey, Chicago, rib
broken.
The passengers were trapped in the
cars, which were overturned when the
train jumped the track.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-01-04
THE SAN DOMINGO AFFAIR
The Government at Washington At
taches Little Importance to ItS
Relations with Us.

Washington, Dec. 2S.-The admins
tration attaches no special significance
to the revolutionary situation in Santo
Domingo, as it has bearing on our re-
lations with the insular republic and
as il involves the sale of the treaty now
pending before the senate of the United
States.
The gunboat Paducah left Norfolk
Wednesday for Monte Christi.
AS soon as she can be commissioned,
the cruiser Dixie will be ordered to the
West Indies, carrying a strong marine
guard for such conditions as require.
The Dixie will become the flagship Of
the mosquito squadron, detailed for
service i'm those waters.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-01-04

With it's annual average Of about
100000 bales, Texas raises between
q third and fourth of the entire cot
ton crop Of the United States, and
more than is raised in all the world
outside Of this country. In it's cotton
belt 100000 or 100000 bales could
be raised annually If there were a
market for it, and before many more
years pass there will be a market.
Nearly everything grown in the tenn
perate and torrid zones is grown, or
can be grown, in Texas. 1t has vast
tracts of good timber lands and mex
haustible deposits of coal, lead, zinc
and other minerals.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-01-04
BIGGER THAN GOVERNMENT
ASTOUNDING ASSERTIONS AS 10
STANDARD OIL.
Government Agents BIuntIy Told
That the Company own Congress
and Can OPPOSE Secretaries.

Chicago, Dec. 30.--A stan correspon-
dent of the Tribune telegraphs from
Philadelphia that agents of the govern
ment who ere pursuing an inquiry into
Standard oil methods are confronted
with the following statement:
eve are bigger than the government.
Standard Oil is stronger than the United
States. We own the senate and the
house. n you pursue your investiga-
lions beyond the point necessary to fool
the public we will have you removed.
We can secure the instant deposition Of
the secretary of commerce and labor,
Mr.. Metcalf, and the commissioner OF
corporations, Mr.. Garfield. II you per-
seeute US in the slightest degree you
will be out of your job and If you keep
at the business you will find out what
we say is absolutely true"
Agents Of the government were con-
fronted at the outset by evidence Of the
existence Of extraordinary secret ma
chinery of the Standard Oil Co., the
correspondent says. They discovered
that 1t covers the United States and
probably extends into foreign countries.
1t was discovered that this extraordi-
nary secret service Of the Standard Oil
Co, which permeated every city and
state. was in the beginning organized for
the sole purpose of preventing danger
GUS competition. Later on II was di-
verted to other directions, and the
agents of the government realized that
no.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-01-04
TO THE HIGHEST TRIBUNAL
The Royal ArcanunI VIII Carry It's
New Rate Case 20 the Highest
Court In the Land.

Boston, Dec. 27.-W. o. Robson, Of
this city, supreme secretary of the
Royal Arcanum, stated that the su-
preme councils legal representatives
had decided to appeal from the deci-
sion of Judge Gaynor, of New York,
which, on Saturday, virtually nullifed
the new rates that went into effect Oc-
tober l. The secretary says that the
council has no intention of abiding by
any decision against the new rates I'M
til it has been taken to the highest
tribunal.
The appeal will be entered in regular
order within the next 80 days.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-01-04
Fonr PoIlcemen suanenaea.

St. Louis, Dec. So. Patrolman George
Dennlson, James Rovane, All J. Kuehne
and William Conan were suspended,
Friday, by Capt CARNEY Of the Dayton
Street district, pending charges that
they accepted valuable gifts ranging
from wearing apparel to diamonds, from
women on their beats The investiga-
ton Of the charges has proceeded far
enough TO show that these women
claim to have paid tribute to the POI
lice, but the full extent Of the aIlega-
tons Of graft has not yet been deter
mined.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-01-04
JEROME AFTER GAMBLERS


New York, Dec. 30.-That gambling
houses and pool rooms In this city are
as wide open as ever, and that many
Of the employees in these places are
given positions by political leaders as
a part Of the patronage OF their district
was charged by District Attorney Je-
rome in the court of general sessions.
There were a large number of pool
room and gambling house cases on the
calendar, and Mr.. Jerome appeared in
person as the prosecutor. It was when
three men who had been indicted for
book making in an Eighth avenue re-
sort pleaded guilty and the district at
torney addressed the court.
These men plead guilty, and tell me
they are only employees" said he.
"They are what term statesmen GRIM
inals. They are put into these pool
rooms by political leaders as a part Of
the patronage Of their district, and it
is almost impossible to tell whether
they are politicians or criminals. Pool
rooms and gambling houses are at pres
ent as numerous as ever. The police
organize a series of false raids, dart
into houses, wreck furniture, put a few
gentlemen in durance vile and call it an
attempt to get evidence. In this case
/ ask your honor to impose a fine of
500 each, and say If they can not
pay, the hacker Of the game will. II he
does not como forward and pay will
bring him here myself in a manner
,,.gII hin,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-01-04
OTHERS ARE IMPLIcATEp
The DOugherty Declarations VIII
Reach a NilliOn--He Had Ac-
cessOries, But WhO9

Peoria, ILL.,, Jan. 1.-THE defalcations
OF NJ C. Dougherty prove to have been
over s1,OOO,OO0.
The Everit auditing committee has
practically completed its examination q
the books of the former banker and
school superintendent, and has found
that during the past three years the de-
falcations amounted to 100000. The
examination covered period of seven
years, during all Of which time Dough-
erty's populations continued.
While not directly duplicating any
one else as beneficiary Of the steallngs,
the report will indicate that the con-
niVance, or at least, assistance. of six
other men was necessary to enable
Dougherty to carry on and cover up
his systematic iooting OF public ana
bank funds.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-01-04
STARTED ON LONG VOYAGE
The Dry Dock Dewey starts ON ITS
Fourteen Thousand Mile Trip
to subIg Ray.

Annapolis, Md. Dec. 3O.-The gil
gantic dry dock Dewey has made
very auspicuous start on its
$4,000 mile trip to the Philippine
islands under the direction of Comman-
der H. H. Hosley. U. S. N. The start
was made at 2:O5, and at 6 p. m. the
lights on the dock could be seen at a
distance Of six or eight miles below
solomon's island, the starting point,
There was no mishap of any kind.
Three other vessels in tandem are tow
ing the Dewey. Next to the dock is the
collier Brutus, then the collier Caesar,
and in front is the tug Potomac.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-01-04
DIR. Oliver d. Hart Sentenced.

Chicago, Dec 3O.-Dr. Oliver B. Hart,
son of wealthy resident of st. Louis,
who pleaded guilty, two weeks ago, to
the murder of Irene Klokow, ten
years old, in Lis residence in Rogers
Park, last October, was sentenced, FRI
day, by Judge Barnes, in the criminal
court, to 45 years in the penitentiary.
A number of physicians who testified
at the trial agreed that he was not
mentally responsible and that he had
the mind of boy of about 70 years Of
age.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-01-04

A Mexican farmer, Don Luis Ter
raSas, has what might be called a tidy
little farm at Chihuahua-about s,OOO,-
900 acres. Takes the Mexican Cen
trial trains more than half a day to
cross It. Don Luis is thought to own
more than a million cattle, but baga-
tel.e OF 100000 or so more OF less
never bothers him. His stable con.
sists OF some 100000 horses; his sheep
fold Of 100000 sheep. From 200, 900 to
100000 calves are branded with his
brand every spring. More than 1000
cowboys and 50 on keep his cattle on
q thousand hills.