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The Somerset reporter., 1906-12-20
ALL THE NEWS
from Som erset towns
ALIENS

Mrs. George Scribner recently passed
several weeks visiting relatives 10 Lewis
ton.
Mr.. Merton Siickney, who has worked
IN Worcester Mass, for several years,
has recently married 'here-ls reports
friends
Mrs. Harrie, Wentworth has closed her
house for the winter and gone 10 pass me
winter in the home of Maurice Gaylord oil
Hilton Hill, CornvIlle, which reminds US
of the recent marriage OF Berj amin Cay
ford announced last week in the REPORT
FIR. The friends of Mr.. Gaylord 10 this
town sincerely tender then graIua'ions
and good wishes.
The Langley Bros. Of North DAKOTA
Who bought The H. p Bush farm, lew
weeks ago, have taken possession.
Amaziah Marble & Sons of Harmony
are making shovel handles at Rev. b. n
Johnson's.
Gus Nelson and Sons, Emil and Willie,
Geo. Poland and Gorham Msgoon nave
been hunting on the Moxie'
Bachelder's mill is set up 10 the woods
and saving the lumber being cut by
Trafton & Aliens crew; it is quite ne"
TO hear the ruff OF steam-ml up among
the hills in that part OF the town
Mrs. Oscai Mason has been quite sick
but she is now able TO sill up. MIS-
Giggey has been nursing her.
Joe Hayden has gone TO Harmony to
work for Bachelor.
John HAYDEN of Garland was IN town
on business, last week.
Nioa Buzzell has returned from Patk-
man. where she has just completed her
third term of school.
Schools 10 town closed Friday; at the
Franklin school, Edna and Ethel Giggey,
aged and 5 respectively, deserve esPec'
isl mention having been perfect in at
tendance though living four miles from
school.
The Bunker Hill Sunday School are
preparing for Christmas tree with ap-
prcpria,e exercises.
Lyman Scribner is a, work for H. +.
Bush.
The many friends of Mrs. Lewis Ell
lott will regret to hear that she has
found 1t necessary to go to a hospital 10
Portland for treatment; we are all hoping
TO hear that she Is able to return.
OBITUARY.
News was received last week by rela-
ives in town OF the death. on Dec. 4, oil
Eben N. Cole OF Mason City, Iowa.
Mr.. Cole was native OF this town and
was born at the old Cole homes cad on
Lords Hill in 1913, being the son OF
Ebenezer and Abigail Cole and the last
surviving member of family OF four sons
and four daug hlers.
He in his turn with his wife, Catherine
Hussey Cole. brought up to early youth
five chill iren on the same farm home In
1866 he moved to Ofono remaining there
a few years and then going to Mason City
la where he purchased large tract OF
land 10 the town then In It's infancy, on
which he made Improvements and which
so rapidly increased in value that in a
few years he became what we 10 The East
would call rich man. His wife passed
away few years ago, but he is survived
by all his children and grandchildren, one
granddaughter alone coming East to
settle, the wife OF professor in Yale col
ege at New Haven, Conn. His last visit
to his always loved native town was on
the occasion of the death Of his brother,
Alvah, of this village II 1893
The Somerset reporter., 1906-12-20

Some generous person." said little
Socrates Bulginbrow of Boston, has
been kind enough to send me copy
of Mother Goose's lyrics for Christ
mas. Do you know the theory that Il
representative of the bovine genus at
one time leaped over the chief luml-
nary of the night leads to some Inter
esting calculations as to the muscular
development of the cows of that time.
l have ascertained that they must have
been endowed with strength proper
tionate to that Of the flea Of the pres
ent Baltimore American.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-12-20

Oars jes' dis about It," said Nam
my Minerva, as gotter han dat Pick
anlnny Jim over to de Society Fob de
Prevention o. Cruelty to Animals"
Whats he been doin'?"
I'VE give him goat fob a Christ
mas present, an Jim an de goat got
to playin' rough an de fus' thing
knowed Jim he done los his temper
an butted dat goat almos' to defw
The Somerset reporter., 1906-12-20

replace the one which was broken few
weeks ago. Nathan Weston OF Madison
has also presented two chandeliers which
will be hung 10 the Union church. The
members OF the church and chapel are
very pa,eful to the donors for these gifts,
and also much appreciate the efforts oil
Allison Walton 10 securing them.
Wallace Tibbetts has smiling face.
LIS an eight pound boy.
G.. w. Wood is hauling for Charles
Smith
The ice in the pond here is 10 inches
thick.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-12-20
He Knew the Boy.

Head of Firm-You had better give
the office boy couple of dollars, Mr..
Penwiper, for Christmas.
Mr.. Penwiper (the bookkeeper)-I
think we had better make 1t New
Years gift, sir. have just sent him
out with a telegram, and don't think
he will get back by Chrlstmas.-Broo
Ign Citizen.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-12-20
MADISON CENTER.

Rufus McKenney has a crew OF men
cutting ice.
Mr.. Judkios is boarding with Fred
Hayden. He is travelling for The Kim
bali Bros. & Co. of Enosburg Falls, VI.
H. E. Spear and family have moved
down to the Fogg lot He will be at his
mill al Lakewood three days out of the
week to buy lumber.
Mrs. Z. P. Moore has bought Of H. +.
Spear The house built for David Ward.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-12-20

A coal famine prevails IN Mangum,
Oklahoma There is no timber to be
used for fuel and many farmers are
burning fences and outbuildings The
weather is cold. Coal in transit Is con-
fiscated by the railroad and apparently
there is no relief in sight Fifty far
mers went to the Rock Island station
and took charge of the only car of coal.
Unless relief comes shortly all public
works will be closed and many families
will suffer.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-12-20
MERCER

Special meetings are to begin Tuesday
evening of this week. conducted by Rev
Mr.. Walsh, assisted by Rev. J. r.
Remick.
The Methodist chapel has been pre-
sented with new chandelier, by the
Congregational society of Madison, to
The Somerset reporter., 1906-12-20

We care not how you suffered. nor
what failed to cure you. HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea makes the puniest,
weakest specimen of man or womanhood
strong and healthy. 35 cents.
g K Fogg.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-12-20

No man can thoroughly appreciate sim
gle blessedness until after he is married.
Every married man 'as a grievance
and so has his wife until she becomes a
widow.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-12-20

There isn't very much hope for the art
student who is unable to draw his own
conclusions.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-12-20

Some men seem TO think that dishon-
psty is the best paying policy.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-12-20

The average man ,hinks he would have
an excellent chance of occupying the pre'i-
dental chair il the office sought the man.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-12-20

Both the above mentioned medicines are
wholly made up from the glyceric extracts OF
native medicinal roots. The processes EN-.
ployed In their manufacture were original
with Dr. Pierce and they are carried on by
skilled chemists and pharmacists with the
aid of apparatus and appliances specially
designed and built for this purpose. Both
medicines are entirely free from alcohol and
ali other harmful. habt-forming drugs; A
full list OF their ingredients Is printed ON
each bottle-wrapper.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-12-20

That our American Forests abound In
plants which possess the most valuable
medicinal virtues is abundantly attested
by scores of the most eminent medical
writers and teachers. Even the untu-
tored Indians had discovered the useful
ness OF many native plants before the
advent Of the white race. This informa-
tlon, impaired freely to the whites, led
the latter to continue Investigations until
to-day we have a rich assortment Of most
valuable American medicinal roots.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-12-20

DR.. Pierce believes that our American for
ests abound In most valuable medicinal roots
fo4 the cufeAQf most obstinate and fatal dis
eases. II wew6nad properly investigate thems
and ip (eAhrRatSp OF this conviction. he
poiri>s< with pride>0 the almoat marvellous
coyery,. which has -nroYen Itself 10 be the
most ef1clant- stnmach- ionic. LIVER InYlgQI-
aior-heart nic-and regulator. And blood
cleanser knoHn to medical science Dyspep-
STA, or Indigestion. torpid liver. functional
and even valvular and other affections OF
the heart yield TO Its curative action. The
reason Dhv IL cures these and many other
affections. IL clearly shown In q little book
of extracts from the standard medical works
which Is mailed free to any address by DR.. r
v. Pierce. of Buffalo. N. Y. TO all sending
request for the same.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-12-20

A mab's honesty may be due to the
smalluess OF the huibe fired.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-12-20

Mrs. George Scribner recently passed
several weeks visiting relatives 10 Lewis
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-24
CITY NOTICES.
NOTICE OF MEETING OF BOARD OF
EQUALIZATION.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, THAT
Special Assessment Roll No l2T, made
for the purpose of defraying the costs
and expenses OF improving Duane street
from the West line of Tenth street to
the West line OF Sixth street, has been
made by the Board of Assessors and
filed with the Auditor and Police Judge
and marked and numbered Special As.
sessment Roll No. 1875" and that the
Committee on Streets and Public Ways
OF the Common Council has been ap.
pointed a special committee of the Coun-
ell to sit with the Board of Assessors as
a board of equalization to consider,
review. equalize and correct said as
sessment roll and that the Sth day of
September, 1906, at the hour of o'clock
p. m., in the Council Chambers in the
City Hall has been fixed as the time ani
place of said meeting of said board of
equalization.
OLAF ANDERSON,
Auditor and Police Judge of the City
of Astoria
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CITY NOTICES.

west along the south line of said block
1856 to the southwest corner thereof and
thence running north along the west
line of said block 1856 to point where
the west line of said block 1856 would be
intersected by the South line of lot
in block 81 in that part of the city of
Astoria laid out and recorded by John
Mcclure and extended by Cyrus Olney
if extended East on straight line, and
running thence west through the middle
of blocks 81, 81, 60 and 26 in Nc
Clure's Astoria to the southwest cor
ner of lot one ~ in block 26 and thence
running north along the east line of
Ninth street to the place of beginning
and containing all lots, lands and
premises within the said above describ-
ed district which includes all lands, lots
and premises benefited my said i'm
provement or repairs.
OLOF ANDERSON,
Auditor and Police of the City of
Astoria.
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OLOF ANDERSON. by
NOTICE OF IMPROVEMENT.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, THAT
the Common Council of the City of
Astoria has declared its determination
aud intention to improve the intersec-
ton or crossing OF Bond street and 9th
street. Said improvement shall be made
by grading said crossing to the estab.
lshed grade and outside of the sidewalk
area to II incehs below the established
grade, construction of sidewalk cor.
ners, the sidewalk corners on the east
side to be cement and on the west side
wooden corners, and the street shall be
filled in and macadnmized to the depth
of l2 inches with crushed rock when
thoroughly rolled and the portion of the
crossing occupied by the tracks of the
Astoria Electric Co.'S street ear tract
and one foot on each side of the rails
thereof shall be macadamized by it at
the same time. In matters of detail
said improvement shall be constructed
according to the plans and specifications
therefor to be prepared by the City
Surveyor as hereinafter provided and
general ordinance No. 1901 and any
matter of construction and drainage
found necessary to make the improve
ment safe or substantial shall be done
by the contractor whether specified or
not, without extra charge.
That the costs and expenses of con-
structiiIg said improvement shall be
betrayed by special assessment upon the
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-24
NOTICE OF MEETING OF BOARD OF
EQUALIZATION.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, THAT
Special Assessment Roll No. 1876, made
for the purpose of deIraying the costs
and expenses of improving Irving Ave.
nue. from the east line of Eighteenth
street to the West line of Adair's As.
toria, has been made by the Board OF
Assessors and filed with the Auditor and
Police Judge and marked and numbered
Especial Assessment Roll No. l26;" AMI
that the committee on Streets and Pub
lie Ways of the Common Council has
been appointed Il special committee of
the Council to sit with the Board of
Assessors as n board of equalization to
review, equalze and correct
said assessment roll and that the Sth
day of September, 1906, at the hour of
. o'clock p, NJ, in the Council Chambers
in the City Hall has been fixed as the
time and place of said meeting of said
board of equalization, at which time all
objections to said roll will be consid-
cred.
OLAF ANDERSON,
Auditor and Police Judge of the City
of Astoria
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LEGAL NOTICES.
NOTICE TO TAX PAYERS.

The P"qrd of Equalization of Clatsop
County, Oregon, will attend at the office
of the County Clerk of Clatsop County,
Oregon, on Monday, August 27, 1906,
and daily thereafter until and including
Saturday, September l, 1906, to public.
ly examine the assessment roll for the
year 1906, and correct all errors in
valuation, description or equalities of
land, lots or other properties and it
shall be the duty of all parties inter
ested to appear at that time and place
for the purpose of correcting any errors
that may appear in said assessment
roll.
7. S. CORNELIUS,
Assessor, Clatsop County, Oregon.
Astoria Oregon, August 6, 1905.
s-5-2st. ID. & W.
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CITY NOTICES.

Astoria has declared its determination
and intention to repair Commercial
street from the East line of Ninth street
to the West line of Fourteenth street.
Said repairs shall consist OF removing
all the old street decking from curb to
curb including the crossings and be-
tween Ninth and Tenth street straight.
ening up the strangers so as to bring
the street to the established grade and
filings in where necessary to do So,
and by replaning the street on the
existing stringers from the East line of
Ninth street to the West line of Four.
teenth street with good sound yellow fir
lumber 4 inches in thickness by II
inches in width.
All old material that is suitable for
use in repairing streets shall be taken
away and stored by the Superintendent
of streets as the same is taken up by
the contractor and that which is worth
less shall be removed by the contractor
at his own expense and not dumped
under the roadway.
In matters of detail said improvement
shall be constructed according to the
plans and specifications therefor to be
prepared by the City Surveyor as here
matter provided and general ordinance
No. 1901 and any matter of construc.
tion and drainage found necessary to
make the improvement safe or substan-
tial shall be done by the contractor
whether specified or not, without extra
charge.
That the costs and expenses of con-
structing said improvement shall be
betrayed by special assessment upon the
lots, lands and premises benefited by
the same which said lots, lands and
premises are included in the special
assessment district including all lots,
lands and premises so benentted TO-
wit: Commencing at the northwest
corner of lot in block 25 in that part
of the city of Astoria laid out and re-
corded by John Mcclure and extended
by Cyrus 0lney, and running thence
East through the middle of blocks 25,
SO, 5S and 81 in McClure's Astoria and
tract "a" of McClures Astoria as laid
out and recorded by the Astoria Real
Estate & Exchange Company to the
northeast corner of lot 5 in said tract
"A' and running thence south along the
East line of said tract "a" and also the
East line of block 1876 in that part of
the City of Astoria laid out and re-
corded by John NJ. Shively to the south
east corner of said block 1876 in said
Shively's Astoria and thence running
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-24

l direct to the people the clothing and
woolen goods manufactured by the Browns
vile and Salem Woolen Mills, was induced to
locate in Astoria for the reason that in no
place in the country is pure wool reliable mer-
chandise so much needed as it is along the
Columbia River.
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CITY NOTICES.

lots, lands and premises benefited by the
same which said lots. lands and premises
are included in the special assessment
district including all lots, lands and pre-
misses so benefited to-wit: Lots ! and
S in block II, lots 5 ana 6 in block lo,
lots and In block 22 and lots 3 and I
in block 81 all in that part of the city
Of Astoria laid out and recorded by
John Mcclure and extended BY Cyrus
olney in Clatsop County, Oregon.
0L0F ANDERSON.
Auditor and Police Judge of the City
of Astoria.
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NOTICE OF IMPROVEMENT.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, THAT
the Common Council of the City OF
Astoria has declared its determination
and intention to improve Harrison Ave
nue from the West line of that part OF
of the City of Astoria laid out and re.
corded by John NJ, Shively to the center
line of 10th street. Said improvement
shall be made by grading said street to
the full width thereof to the estab,
lished grade thereof,
In matters OF detail said improvement
shall be constructed according to the
plans and specifications therefor to be
prepared by the City Surveyor as here
matter provided and general ordinance
No. 1901 and any matter of construction
and drainage found necessary to make
the improvement safe or substantial
shall be done by the contractor whether
specified or not, without extra charge.
That the costs and expenses of con-
structing said improvement shall be de.
frayed by special assessment upon the
lots, lands and premises benefited by
the same which said lots, lands and
premises are included in the special as
scssment district including all lots, lands
and premises so benefited to-wit; Lots
numbered s, 6, 7 and s, in block 90, lots
numbered s, 8, 10, II, y, l3 and IA in
block OIL, lots s, G and in block num-
ber sixty-nine (60) lots |, .. 8 and 4 in
block 02, lots numbered |, 2, 3, 4. s, Q
and 7, in block 90; and lots |, 2, 3,
and in block 04 all in the part of
the City of Astoria laid out and re.
corded by John Mcclure and extended
by Cyrus 0lney in ClOtsop county, State
of Oregon.
OLOF ANDERSON,
Auditor and Police Judge of the City
of Astoria. S-22-9t.
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Stomach Troubles and Constipation.

No one can reasonably hope for good
digestion when the bowels are consti-
pated, Mr.. Chas. Baldwin. of Edwards
vile, ILL.,, says, Il suffered from chronic
constipation and stomach troubles for
several years, but thanks to Chamber
lains Stomach and Liver Tablets am
almost cured" Why not get package
of these tablets and get well and stay
wellH Price 25 cents. For sale by Frank
Hart leading druggist. aug
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CITY NOTICES.
NOTICE.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
the Committee on Streets and Public
Ways, the Superintendent Of Streets
and the City Surveyor, have filed Ger.
tIlIcate Of the completion Of the i'm.
pro,ement Of Fourth street, from the
south line OF Astor street to the south
rail OF the Astoria and Columbia River
Railroad track, by Dill and Young thr
contractors, In accordance with general
ordinance number 3247 and the contract
therefor, That unless objections are
hlel against the same, the same will be
accepted by ordinance at the next
regular meeting Of the Common Coun-
ell.
0LOF ANDERSON, by
THOMAS DEALEY, Deputy.
Auditor and oPlicc Judge OF the City
of Astoria.
Dated Astoria, August q, 1905.
s.2l.3t.
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A. A. SAARI.

Photographer, first class work, satis-
faction guaranteed. ara Fourteenth St.,
opposite Foard & Stokes.
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NOTICE OF IMPROVEMENT.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, THAT
the Common Council of the city of
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1906-05-24

astounding discovery that Joe had
cribbed his proclamation bodily or,
rather by piecemeal He had taken
the creamy sentences from dozen
prOclamations or so, and had blended
the sentences. with scarcely the addi.
ton OF an article, conjunction or a
proposition, giving out the product as
original.
This was the great iterarygem that
this consummate hypocrite had
launched upon the people Of North
Dakota. And it is for this reason that
even the voting Indians in tile FORTH.
ern part Of the state refer To Holy Joe
as 'Chief Thanksgiving Proclama-
tion.'
And this literary kleptomaniac is a
fair sample Of the Muckrake Brigade
that is trying to overthrow the one
term state officers of North Daktoa.
and prevent them from receiving the
usual compliment of a secondterm re-
nomination.
('ph'
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1906-05-24
Notice Of Primary Election.

Notice is hereby given that on Tues
day. the 10Th day Of June. next. at the
polling places designated by the Board of
County Commissioners, April 4, 1906. in
each voting precinct within the county of
Emmons. a primary election will be held
for the purpose of nominating candidates
for district and county officers to be voted
for at the general election to be holden
November 6. 1906. Also. for the choos-
ing of delegates to the Republican and
the Democratic State Conventions.
The candidates receiving the highest
number of votes to be the candidates Tor
delegates of their respective party or
principle for the offices for which they
are nominated.
The Delegates are:
Seven Delegates to the Republican
State Convention. to be held al James
town. July II. 1906.
Eight Delegates to the Democratic
State Convention. to be held at Minot.
August 2. 1906.
The District Officers are:
One State Senator to represent the 10Th
District.
Two members of the House of Repre-
sentatives to represent the 10Th District.
The County Officers are:
One Auditor.
One Register of Deeds.
One Clerk of District Court.
One States Attorney.
One Sheriff.
One County Judge.
One Treasurer.
One Surveyor.
One Coroner.
One Superintendent of Schools.
One Public Administrator.
Four Justices of the Peace
Four Constables.
Five Assessors. one for each Assessors
District.
One Commissioner for the First Com
missioner District
One Commissioner for the Second
Commissioner District.
One Commissioner for the Fifth Com
missioner District.
Which election will be opened at
O'Clock in the morning and will con
tinue open until O'Clock in the after
noon Of that day.
Dated this 10Th day of May. A. d. 1906.
at Linton. N. ID. J. C. PITTS.
County Auditor.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1906-05-24
Exercises At the Stand.

President OF the Day \. c. Wagner
Prayer BY the Rev. Matt. Wing,
Chaplain.
Report Of the Committee on Decora-
ton of Soldiers G1aves-Comrades
Patrick Gahan. Il. A. Williams and
II. T. Anderson.
Singing BY United Choirs of Meth
odist and Episcopal Churches.
Reading-First Memorial Day Proc
lamation: Miss Clara Clayton.
Music-By Linton Concert Band.
Reading Lincoln's Favorite Poem:
70 Why Should the Spirit OF Mortal
Be Proud" BY Comrade D. r.
Streeter.
Singing BY the Choir.
Reading Abraham Lincoln s Speech
at Gettysburg: Miss Beulah Sims.
Music-By Linton Concert Band.
Opening Address By Comrade Geo.
H. McLain.
Music-By Linton Concert Band.
Oration-By Comrade Francis NJ.
Hayes
Singing america: BY the choir
and audience.
Benediction by the Chaplain.
Music-By Linton Concert Band.
Dismissal.