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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-12-27

William Smith Knowlton of Monson, a
member of the incoming Legislature, Is
the author of the "Oid School-master."
He says In politics he is Wing by con-
ception, Democrat by education, and a
publican by conviction. That GER
tainly ia true evolution, az it brings up
all right.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-12-27

The crop of potatoes in Aroostook
county for 1907 is already being fore
casted at 10000 900 bushels. That's al
most enough to start tears from the eye
OF potato.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-12-27
Gard of Thanks.

We the undersigned wish to express
our thanks to the many friends and
neighbors for their kindness and floral
offerings during the sickness and death
of our wife and mother. Signed,
JOHN HALL,
ROBERT HALL,
DUNCAN HALL,
CHRISTINA HALL
Skowhegan, Me-, Dec. ~, 1906
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-12-27

During the recent cold snap several
persons absolutely froze to death In the
great, rich city of New York, where
misery and wealth are near neighbors.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-12-27

Father (at head Of stairs - Ethel.
what time is it? Ethel in drawing
rooml-It's a quarter past 10 father
Father-All right Don't forget 10 start
the clock again after the young man
goes out 10 get his breakfast
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-12-27
CENTENARY METHODIST EPISCOPAL
Rev Fred A. Leiich, Pastor.
Residence Il Island Avenue

Rev. Fred A. Leiich, Pastor.
Residence, IS Island Avenue.
Morning service, io4S; Bible Study, II
o'clock; Junior EPworth League, 5 O'Clock;
Epworth League, 3 o'clock. Evangelist
service, 7.
The subject Of the morning service will be
"A Years Retrospect and Of the evening
service. Christ Enthroned."
Class meeting, Tuesday, 80. Charch
prayer meeting Thursday, 7.3o.
The Social Circle will meet with Mrs z
y. M~rrill, Water ST. Monday afternoon, a
? o'clock.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-12-27
Offensive.

"What'll you take for that piper"
ooh. you wouldn't care to smoke this
old pipe"
mo, but I'd like to buy it and throw
1t away Washington Herald.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-12-27

First Friend-I see Jack and Molly
have made it up again. Why was the
engagement broken off2 Second Friend
They had quarrel as to which loved
the other the most.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-12-27

''This popular fiction Is all rot. In
real life the girls father seldom objects
20 the man Of her choice"
you're wrong there. He often OBJ
jects, but he's usually too wise to say
anything. Post.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-12-27

The artist uses a stone, and 1t Is a
statue. the mason uses q stone. and II
is a doorstep
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-12-27

THAT man is so honest he wouldn't
steal pin" said Mr. Goode
Il never thought much OF the pin
test" answered Mir Cayenne Try
him with an umbrella"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-12-27

The flower we do not pluck is the
only one that never loses Its beauty OF
fragrance. -Alger.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-12-27
Number So
ChristmaS in the Churches
FIRST BAPTIST.

mo- mn AAsAs
Christmas exercises were obeerved At
the First Baptist church, Tuesday even
ing, with good number present, thougk
The storm doubtless kept many fco@
coming The Wonderful Light q
cantata consisting Of solos, dnstG.
choruses and Rotations, was presexaeG
and tho evenings entertainment oaa>
cluded with the distribution Of gifts
CESrESAEY N. Z. CHrRcR
Christmas exercises were he'd in the
gestry of the Centenary Methodist
Episcopal church on Christmas Eve.
when the children and their pareaia.
friends and teachers spent a happy sn&
Joyous evening together. There wste
songs and Rotations. duets and AoloG
by the little people and Intern edi ats
classes. Appreciative applause wzs
given as each little miss spoke and sang.
uperintendent | J Smith had charge
Of the program. At its close the Christ
mas trees which we're the centre of at
traction for the children were inveati =.
gated and ready hands soon dstribut
the many presents 10 their happy
recipiente.
BETHANY.
There was a Christmas tree az the
church, Monday evening. a large nam-
Der Of the members Of the Sunday
school and their friends gathered NJ
seven O'Clock. The exercises we're hold
in the auditorium For forty. five nin-
utes the boys and girls delightfully."- Gu
tanned the audience with their speaking
and singing. The exercises from begia-
ming TO tho end reflected much credit 70
those who had arranged the program.
A unique feature OF the program xa@
the appearance of Mrs. santa Claus, Mr..
watch the North Pole. He has an an
nual fear that some one may carry 1t OF.
and with it his RENDERS His wife
brought with her an elegant present for
the minister, MI Merriam; II wa o
beautiful fur cap, coat and mittens. Ii
Is reported that he now feels equal 60
joining the next Peary expedition to
the Arctic regions. With this present
there was also sum of money for krx.
Merriam. The members of the sunday
Sci DOL were delighted 10 give their pas
tor such an entire surprise.
At the close of the exercises Mrs..
santa Claus led the way into the vestry,
where we're two trees decorated and
loaded with presents.
The following served on the various
committees: Miss Louise II Coburu,
Mrs. Il. c Judktns. Mrs. Walter Adams,
Miss Fancher sawyer, Miss Mabel Ross,
Miss Mildred Weston. Mrs Homestead,
Mrs aswell, hiss Eta Emery, Mr..
A bner Mitchell and Mr. Geo. Day
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-12-27
Church Notes.

UNION SERyICE-hEN's MEETlhG
Congregational church, S'bbath afternoo4
at O'Clock. Nj Geo. K. Merriam will ad-
dress the meeting.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-12-27

"Did you marry me for my money
or my good looks|
'If your mirror won't answer that
question for you I shan't."-Houston
Post.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-12-27
A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES

ching. t1ind 1s.dinC, Protrudnc Piles, Drug
eists are authorized 10 refund money II PAZO
DIN IN ENT fails o cure IN To "A days. soc.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-12-27

Yes; support your party il you find
time, but support your wife and children
first @
A "small country seat is The laest
definition OF milking stool.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-12-27

Az the Sturgis deputies will soon have
leisure they will have a chance to tell
some amusing stories of their experience.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-12-27
Somerset 4. j. Court.

DgefNBtF TRY, tyo6.
LrcIllus A. ENTITY J Presiding
wv. T. Sngglss, Ger
THos J YoUs., County Attorney
CEclL CLAY, stenogfsptrr
CLYDE II. SMITH, Sheriff
ions T. TAYLOR, Messenger
DEPuTrEs: Willis {. Emery Of No. Anson; / l.
Perkins Of NJ adison; Abel " Rowe Of Scion; J A
Goodrich Of skowhegan, and Fred Kimball Of Mercer
The December term Of the Supreme
Judicial court for Somerset county BIZ.
gan at the court house, this (Thursday)
morning at II O'Clock, Hon. Lucillius {.
Emery, CHEF Justice, presiding.
Rev. George a. Merriam, pastor Of the
Bethany Baptist church, made the open.
ing prayer and Sheriff Smith made the
usual proclamstions.
The legal fraternity was largely rep
resented within the bar at the assem-
bling of court.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-12-27

Cards Of Thanks, Resolutions of Respect and
tsts of presents accompanying accounts OF
.saddinRs receptions, anniversaries, ETC.. In
serted at cents per line; poetry with obituary
notices, 10 cents per line. No charge less than
50 cents.
with our mailing list of nearly 5000 names,
subscribers writing the REPORTER with regard
~ tber subscription must be sure to give exact
~ tbe postoffice address to which the paper is
goisg. including the number of X. r. ID. route,
n delivered by rural carrier. This Is especially
important when n change of address Is request
al but should also be observed when making
rgnittances and at all other times.
Address all Communications to
The SOMERSET REPORTER, SkowhegaD, Maine
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-12-27

srrrRED AS SECOND oLAss NAIL MATTER.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-12-27

Big bundle of old papers, five cents
REPORTER Office.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-12-27
The Somerset Reporter
A Weekly Republican Newspaper.
Published every Thursday at Skowhegan, Me
BY ELMER E. MCNEELIE.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.

r,ne year 10 BIZ month";, .............T0C
Three months, ..............8So.
81 IS will be charged IL not paid until end OF yeal
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-12-27

To-day will be occupied in calling the
docket, assigning cases for trial and
otherwise disposing of them.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-08
LUMBER JACKS MAD.
Thought One of Their Number Mis-.
treated, But We're Mistaken.


There were things doing this morn
ing at the Great Northern depot when
the train from Duluth arrived, There
was large party of lumber Jacks
aboard headed for the Dakota wheat
fields and most of them had a fair
sized jag aboard. Conductor Nelson
found several of them asleep and as
the Duluth train lays over here during
the day he tried to awaken them. All
went we'll until he came to the last
man who refused to bulge and showed
fight. The conductor at once called
officer Roberts. who awakened the fell
low and compelled him to get of. In
passing through the car door the fell
low gave lurch and stuck his head
through the glass, inf1icting a num-
Der of minor scalp wounds. They bled
profusely, however, and in an instant
the comrades of the man under arrest
sWarmed about the officer and wanted
10 90 things claiming that their pal
mad been beaten over the head with
a billy. Conductor Nelson and sew
eral other employees of the road who
witnessed the performance, however,
stood by the officer and the jacks fin-
ally determined to hold their horses.
though for a time it looked like a
case of attempting to mob an officer,
The lumber jack was lodged in the
city jail and will be given a hearing
today. He will probably be sent west
on the train this evening.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-08

to the local secretary and executive
committee for the splendid arrange
ments for the meeting.
The officers were elected without
opposition. All are new men except
the secretary-treasurer, who was re-
elected. ",
Dinner was served this noon at the
Town and Country club to the drug
gists and their ladies and the sports
will be pulled of this afternoon.
The following are the different
events listed for this afternoon:
1. 25-yard rubber band race for
gentlemen. Three prizes.
2. Potato race for ladies. Five
prizes.
3. 10-yard kicking football at plate.
Three prizes for ladies and three for
gentlemen.
4. Druggist running race, 100 yards.
Five prizes.
s. 50-yard race, gents backward and
ladies forward. Two prizes for each.
s. Travelling mems running race,
100 yards. -Four prizes.
Z. 25-yard dash. Gent carrying his
lady. Six prizes, three for each sex.
8. 10-yard ball throwing and catch
ing contest for ladies only. Five
prizes.
8. Tug-of-war between druggists
and travelling men.
. 10. Ladies running race, fifty yards.
Five prizes.
II. Gents hop, skip and jump. Three
prizes.
10. Ladies' 5o-yard dash, skip the
rope. Four prizes.
10. Travelling mems three-legged
race. Three prizes.
IA. Sack race for druggists. Six
prizes
Is. Wheelbarrow race, gent wheel
ing lady. Five prizes for the ladies'
i@V ts"1 Events ON Boat. ,s,:5
16. Guessing number of seeds in
watermelon. Four prizes.
II. Gents button sewing contest.
lady judges. Four prizes.
IS. Guessing number pills in bottle.
Four prizes.
10. New feature very instructive for
the ladies'. Guessing number of hairs
on j. NJ. s. Wilser's head. Judges
nave the number Three prizes.
20. Prizes for lady and gent COM
ing the longest distance.
u. Prize for druggist filling bottle
with glycerine quickest without spill
ing. -Four prizes.
%. Guessing number Of feet in ball
of Irvine, for ladies. Six prizes.
%. Guessing number of pills in
bottle. Five prizes.
Special Events.
Prizes are offered for the most pop
ular lady and for the most feshy person
in attendance. Other events too late
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-08
y y y v y y y . Q q @ . .
FIRMS REPRESENTED.

q o o o . O o o o o o . o o o @ o o
The Empire moulding works of Chi
cage have fine exhibit in the base
ment of the Security block with Mr..
Victor Saul in charge. He shows some
of the most artistic and up to date
pictures and frames. The latest mat
ting used in framing is the Moire
silk which gives rich, and in the
pale colors, dainty effects, to framed
heads especially in water colors. The
newest mouldings are the old fash
toned dull finish walnuts made up al
most plain, without carving or decor
alton showing just the rich grain of
the woods.
In the basement of the Security
block the A. c. McClurg company of
Chicago have magnificent display of
holiday books and fancy goods, cut
glass, china and toys. Mr.. NJ. G. Wood
and Victor Fletcher are in charge.
The Meyer Bros. wholesale drug
firm of st. Louis, the largest drug
firm in the United States, have fine
line of goods on exhibit in the small
building back of the Breidenbach drug
store, Mr.. A. G. Showers and his as
sistant, MIR. w. ]. Hommil are in
charge. They handle the Empire Crown
line in fine perfumes and toilet waters
and the Maltest Cross olive oil counted
the best on the market now, and OF
which they say they can hardly sup
ply the increasing trade. Their line of
high class druggists sundries is I'M
equalled.;,.
The Greenwood Orr stationers of
Fargo with Mr.. j. G. Williams looking
after their trade, have good line of
goods they are taking order for in
plenty from the visiting druggists and
merchants.
A comparatively new North Dakota
enterprise is the North Dakota Book
& Stationery Co. of Fargo. This firm
began business two years ago and their
representative, Mr.. F. H. Taylor, says
their trade has far exceeded expec-
tations already. Their line of fancy
box stationery is of the best. The
orders are coming in fast during the
convention.
Chas. Weinberger has a big line of
druggists boxes and labels at the
Dacotah.
The Meinecke Toy Company of Mil
waukee, Wis.,, with Messrs. H. c. Fort
man and JOS. Klein in charge have a
fine assortment of toys in the base
ment. Among the novelties shown, is
a new miniature electric engine that
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-08
They .Hippety.Hopped.-

A young juvenile aged IA. has been
stopping with his mother at one of
the cottages at Il lake not far from
here. Saturday he collected a can
full of grasshoppers for fish bait He
forgot to take the can from his pocket
at the dinner table, and his mother,
noticing the bunch in his coat, asked
him what he had. The lad did not re-
ply, and she told him to show what
1t was.
He opened til lid and in less time
than it takes to tell couple of hun
dred grasshoppers were doing the two
step among the dishes and guests.
The insects got into the frizzes of the
ladies and caused more commotion
than fire. Two young women faint
ed and 1t was fully an hour before the,
room was cleared Of hoppers.
One young woman, whose hair was
red, drew hoppers by the dozen. They
drove her into Mysteries.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-08
ARE TO DISTRIBUTE
HUNDREDS Of
SOUVENIRS.
Commercial Club Orders 5000
Button Maps-Tourist List
Now Nearing 100.

The Grand Forks Commercial club
on its tour of the state, which begins
Aug. 20, will endeavor to systematical
ly advertise the city of Grand Forks.
To this end not only will there be a
band of thirty pieces along, but the
club has ordered 5000 button maps, an
inch and half in diameter. and bear
ing map. showing this city as the
hub from which operates many branch
lines of railroad, with Duluth on the
east end, Williston on the west end.
Winnipeg on the north, Fargo and
other cities on the south, and the
twin cities to the southeast. The but
ton is quite nobby and it will be dis
tributed where it will do the most
good.
Messrs. C. n. Barnes and F. p. Nash,
the committee on membership for the
excursion, report excellent success. In
GLIDING the band they have secured
the signatures of over eighty who
promise to join the excursion. On &C.
count of the increase in number,
which it is expected will be near the
hundred mark before the committee
gets through. it has been found neces-
sary to add a coach or two to the train
which will compose. as now planned,
a baggage car. day coach. diner and
three sleeping cars, or six coaches in
all.
The officials of the Great Northern
railway are very kindly giving the
officers and committees of the club
every assistance in the matter of ar
ranging the trip.
The button souvenirs are expected
to arrive from the factory by the end
of tn ecurrent week. or by Monday,
Aug. IA, at the very latest.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-08
EXAMINING NEWMAN.
Boy Accused of Being Firebug Before
the Court,

Paul Newman. the youth accused of
being the author of several fires in
East Grand Forks recently, is before
Judge Sullivan this afternoon and tes-
timony Is being taken in the case.
Ex-Mayor Brandt is the complaining
witness and gave his testimony as did
hoy Salter, and another witness.
Attorney Finlayson is conducting
the prosecution and Attorney Wine-
man of this city is for the defense.
The decision of the court will not be
given until tomorrow as the case will
probably occupy the entire afternoon.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-08
Chief Resigned.

The request Of the mayor for the
resignation of Chief of Police Brown
is still the main topic of conversation
on the streets. Just what TRANSFERRED
at the meeting cannot be ascertained.
and all sorts of stories are rife. The
one which seems to have the greatest
appearance of truth is that the taking
on of the lid by Brown without the
instructions of the mayor led to Ihe
rupture. Brown is said to have told
the mayor that he could not keep the
lid on and the executive then re.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-08
MARINES IN IRONS.
At League Island Navy Yard for
Mutiny Monday.

Associated Press to The Evening Tlnes.
Philadelphia, Aug. Sit became
known today that five marines are in
double irons on board the receiving
ship Lancaster at the League Island
navy yard and ten sailors are under
arrest as the result of the mutiny
Monday night. during which two mu-
tiheers were badly injured, A boating
party Of several privates left the navy
yard and went to Gloucester. and It IL
alleged sold their uniforms and bought
a barrel of beer which was smuggled
into camp. While under the influence
Of the beer they started to leave the
yard and that started general fight
with the guards. After fighting an
hour the mutineers were subiued.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-08
State Printing Combine Weak
ened and Compelled to Bid
so Per Cent Below Statutory
Rate on Public Printing.
BISMARCK TRIBUNE
MADE THIS BID
Thirty.six Per Cent Combine Crowded
to Heroic Action by The Evening
Tines Ofier.
Special to The Evening Times.

Special to The Evening Times.
Bismarck, Aug. There is con-
sternation worse COMPOUNDED in the
ranks of the printing trust, the men,
bers of which are on the ground. With
the probability that the state will pro-.
coed legally against the trust and that
the chief conspiratOrs in 1t may be
prosecuted criminally, the question of
who is to be given the state printing
for the next two years is matter of
secondary importance. 1t is certain
that if either of the firms that have
been doing the printing for the past
two years under the nefarious COM
bine succeeds in getting the work the
bid will be far below the price at
which the combine has been doing the
work during the past four years. For
example, it will be assumed that the
statutory price of a certain job of
printing was 500. Under the exist
ing contract one of the members OF
the combine proposed to do the work
for $S5, or Is per cent off from the
lawful maximum. Then under the
combine agreement, known as the Sc
per cent graft, he paid each of his
trust copartners ~ per cent or $50
in all, leaving $40 as the gross amount
to be received for doing the work, his
own profit being included in this
amount.
Bids Opened.
Bismarck, Aug. 8.-When the bids
were opened late yesterday afternoon
the excitement among the printing
fraternity had arisen to white heat.
All the old combiners were bidders;
also The Evening Times. The Even
ing Times bid was SO per cent for
composition and &C per cent for bind
ing below the statutory rate. NJ. H.
Jewell of the Bismarck Tribune bid
so per cent below for both compost
ton and binding. Two years ago the
combines bid was Is per cent below
on both. Thus it was that The Even
ing Times smashed the combine. The
IS per cent between the combines bid
of two years ago and the Jewell bid
of this year represents the amount that
is supposed to have been divided
among the combiners.
After the bids had all been opened
the commission went into executive
session with Mr.. Plumley as expert.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-08

. Principals-Geo. H. Boyer and .
. Mary Boyer of Larfmore, married .
Q In Grand Forks In November, o
. 1901, by Rev. Mills. o
Q He files divorce proceedings to. .
Q day. .
. Grounds-Adultery alleged to .
Q have been committed by his own .
: son of former marriage, Frank o
. ]. Boyer, while he Geo. II. o
9 B0yer) the lawful husband, wss .
In hospital at Arvilla for opera. .
8 tion. .
. The son, Frank, has sirec%
. eloped with his fathers wife snd' .
9 was last heard Of at Ashland. q
. Wis. s
. The father, 6. H. Boyer, r. q. .
. barber and conducts q roomfnrA
. house at Larimore. =
. . . . o . = 8 . . 8 . o 8 9 o 9 q
With the filing of an action in the
district court this afternoon by Geo.
Henry Boyer of Larimore against his
wife, Mary Boyer, there comes to light
'thcugh the facts have been suspected
for some time,) one of the strangest
divorce proceedings ever instituted in
the United States.
The plaintiff in his complaint alleges
as grounds for divorce, that his wife
is guilty Of the crime of adultery COM
mftted with Frank ]. Boyer, son by
former marriage, while he. the
plaintiff was. confined in the hospital
at Arvilla, recovering from a surgical
operation. On the night of June 20
ne entered his home at Larimore un-
announced and found his son and his
wife occupying the same bed.
Although the complaint does not so
state, 1t Is reported on good authority
that Immediately after their discov-
cry, Boyer's son and wife eloped and
when last heard of were at Ashland.
Wis, passing as man and wife. Frank
Boyer is but 81 years of age and his
enamorita, his step-mother and his;
!ather's wife, is number of years
his senior.
Both plaintiff and defendant in the
above action have been previously
married. Plaintiff conducts a bar
Der shop and rooming house at Lari-
more. He is represented by Attorney
Thos. H. Pugh.
Citizens of LarimOre were not AZ ali
mildly surprised over the reported
elopment of Boyer's son and his wife.
1t is unlikely this case has q par
allel in this country-certainiy not ia
North Dakota.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-08
4 Dairy Farm.

Thomas Moore, who lives near
Crookston, has purchased eighty acres
OF land from Sam Marin, south of
Bemidji and also 100 acres on Lake
Marquette as location for dairy
farm.
Mr.. Moore states that he would bring
nifty COWS and other stock to the
farm and would start an industry that
would mean much for Bemidji.