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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-08-01

The annual report of Hon. A. w
Gilman, Commissioner of Agriculture,
has been issued. From a review OF
its pages, we learn that our State is
showing continued progress in agri-
cultural lines. The farmers insti-
tutes have been largely attended, and
an increasing interest manifested in
the reports and bulletins published by
the department, and in all the
methods which they have employed
to disseminate information along ad-
vanced agricultural lines. The
courses in agriculture at the Univer-
sity of Maine have been more fully
attended than ever before. The
quality of animals upon the farm is
being improved, and the value in
creased accordingly. But the number
of sheep has further decreased. The
high price of poultry products has
given great impetus to the business,
marked progress has been made in
the dairy interests; the milk supply
of the principal cities and larger
towns has been thoroughly investi-
gated, and the illegal sale of imitation
dairy products carefully looked after;
the work of disseminating informa-
ton in relation to and suppressing
dangerous insect pests has been
faithfully carried on; vigilant edu-
catiohal campaign against the brown
tail moth has been kept up; and a
continual warfare must be waged !;
and our farmers are manifesting a
greater and more intelligent interest
in agriculture in all its branches, and
making greater progress in the
science of their business.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-08-01

According to the latest figures col
lected by an automobile publication
there are now 203, $50 automobiles re-
gistered it the United States and of
these 1,s47 are credited to Maine.
According to the list, Maine ranks
18th among the states in this respect.
New York with 1880, is first.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-08-01
EinancA.

The agreeable visitor, says Judge,
smiled upon the son of the house and
said:
willie, If you recite that poem your
mother taught you I'll give you a
penny
Not likely, l can get a nickel any
where for not reciting it" Willie re-
piled.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-08-01

The abdication of the king of Korea
and all the attendant circumstances
90 to show that it is the intention of
japan to make Korea a province of
the Japanese empire. Sly people are
these little brown brothers.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-08-01

What shall we do when the doctors
disagree? A gentleman who had
been under the care of the doctors
lately was told that if he wished to
keep in good health he must strictly
follow these instructions. Just look
at them:
EAT only a light breakfast; also,
breakfast should be the best meal of
the day"
run or walk two miles before
breakfast; also, "Never attempt to
do anything on an empty stomach"
Take a cold bath the first thing in
the morning.; also, Remember the
shock to the system of suddenly en-
tering heat or cold is very injuri-
GUS"
"Never use a pillow; "The most
refreshing sleep is obtained when
the head is elevated"
"Do not get into the habit of sleep
ing in the day time"; also, always
take nap in the afternoon"
"Eat only at meal times"; also,
"Eat whenever you feel hungry"
"Get up at O'Clock every morn
ing"; also, "Sleep until thoroughly
rested, no matter how late it is"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-08-01

This years. crop of cotton is not SO
large as last years. and ME price of
this staple crop has taken rise. We
trust some of the spectators will
have cause to remember this.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-08-01

Charles Dana Gibson, the artist,
who is summering at his place, Dark
Harbor Islesboro, Me-, says that one
summers vacation in Amevica is
worth three abroad. He was dread
fully homesick in Paris, and fed to
this country as soon as possible.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-08-01

King Oscar of Sweden will have to
offer pretty strong inducements to
the Swedes who have settled in Maine
before they will consent to return to
the old country. They are perfectly
happy and contented in the homes
they have carved out in the Maine
wilderness.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-08-01

Our readers must notice the news
from the centres of trade that the
price of coal is on the rise. 1t will
not be cheaper this year than at the
present time, and it is in order for us
to tell our readers that they had
better lay in their usual supply now.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-08-01

that nearly all the bad things we
have had in this country came from
England. For instance, there are
the potato bugs, the English spar
row, and the grip Eyes; and our
ancestors" chimed in the little girl.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-08-01

The most polite man in the world
has been found. His name is Capt.
A. P. Blanchard of Babylon, L. l.
After having his horse killed, his
carriage demolished and himself
struck by train, he picked himself
up and apologized for being the
cause Of the accident.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-08-01
Looked Suspicious.

Somehow I'm leary of Tompkins"
"Why sou
Hes so polite"
whats that got 10 do with IT,
I'm always afraid he's str!nging
me ."-MilwAukce Sentinel.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-08-01

Grace-And did you ever propose 10
a girl in a canoe
Fred-Yes. and I'll never do II again.
The girl jumped at my proposal and
upset the boat-Harpers Weekly.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-08-01
All the Difference.

Society dropped the De Lacys be
cause they had skeleton In their
closet, l understands
"No-because they didn't keep II
here."-Cleveland Leader
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-08-01

An attempt to run on the time of
another train, caused another acct
dent on the Maine Central, at Clinton,
Tuesday night.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-08-01

sabbath schools never had so large
on attendance as at this season, when
pienics and excursions are the order.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-08-01

lust like all human experience;
after the dark and cloudy days comes
the clear and gladstone shining of the
sun.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-08-01

Inc value of a COW, or herd of
VOws' is in the money their owner can
get ont of them. If man can get
more money income from a general
purpose COW, or herd of them, than
n - The special-purpose butter cows,
'nen that is the kind for him to keep,
"uly says the Maine Farmer. People
orc me- keeping cows just for the fun
Of it.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-08-01

Inc days work was over and the
1o'ner was sitting in the parlor con-
''erSing with her little daughter, and
.OOKing over the newspapers. at
veins 10 me-" she said, in passing,
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-08-01

One way TO be unhappy is TO envy
the happiness of others.
How many things in grocery store
You never call for
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-08-01

Boston has the meet costly geveTH-
mpnt of any city on earth.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-08-01

Before boarding houses are estab-
lished and endowed for cats, let us
es for human beings. 1t looks as
though many of the homes of the
people are to be abandoned on ac
count of the scarcity of help, all the
girls rushing into gainful occupations
outside of housekeeping. If they
ever become wives somebody will
have to do their homework for them,
or else they will drift to that ''court of
last resort" the hash boarding house;
and that is the next thing to going to
penal servitude. Why won't some
of our best girls learn to become
home makers.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-08-01

Have care OF whom you talk, 10
whom and Of what and where.-Hor-
ace.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-08-01
The Somerset Reporter

A Weekly Republican Newspaper
published every Thursday at Skowhegan' Me
gv ELMER E. McNEELIE.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-08-01

The estimate of the acreage of po-
tatoes in Aroostook County-the
garden of Maine-for this year, is
$4,000 acres. Last season the esti-
mate was 1000 acres with a yield of
17,O0O,0 1000 bushels. That estimate was
quite severely criticised, but the
facts prove that 100000 bushels
was considerably under the actual
yield. Good judges place the yield of
last season above 100000 bushels
and the cold fact stares the shippers
in the face, that, if they had not re-
sorted to the expedient of building
potato cars on fiat cars at their own
expense, one quarter of the crop
would have remained in the cellars of
the farmers.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-08-01

When a man goes to church and
hears a sermon which seems intended
expressly for him, he never enjoys it
very much.
There is a little wolf and a little
rabbit in every man.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-08-01

A great temperance lecturer and
iaborer in London is believer in the
eheacy of the touch of the human
hand in retaining victims of alcohol,
hd ne uses it with great effect.
PERSONAL influence is an almost ire
Hstlole power, especially if the hand
goes with a warm heart.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-08-01

There are lets Of ways OF wasting
time. Feeling sorry for yourself
brings about as little return as any
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-08-01

The future city of Houlton is to
celebrate its centennial August 21st
anu I'D. Many of the former resi- :
uents will return to participate in the
great event. Houlton has all the
appliances BETTING a modern city,
anu citizenship which would do
1Onof to any place. May she have a
grand blow out" on her cen tennial
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-08-01
Arguments Deferred.

The taking OF evidence in the equity
case of Pauline F. Hill vs.. the Coburn
Heirs, S. W. Philbrick and a. K. But
Ter, which was on trial at the Court
house last week, was concluded Fri
day afternoon. Very many docu-
ments were introduced and records
referred 10 which will require some
time TO investigate and classify and
for this reason the arguments are de-
ferred until November y when they
will be delivered before Judge Saw
age
For the fourth time during the past
seven years Caleb Powers, one Of the
men accused Of having been impi-
Gated in the assassination of William
Goebel at Frankfort when he was
about TO be seated as governor in 1900,
was placed on trial Yesterday
Powers mas been most of the time in
the Georgetown Jail and has employ
ed some of the best legal talent of the
state 10 defend him.
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-05
Hunt FOR GREY NAN
j. T. Newkirk Home, Near
Mapleton, Scene of Many Mys-
terious Dcpredations
SEARCH so FAR IN VAIN
A Note Found in the Vicinity of tho
Newkirk House Alleges That These
Various Depredations Are Being
Committed for tho Purpose of Re-
venee, But This is tho Only Clue.
Special to Tlmes-Republ,can.

Mapleton, Nov 5.--Considerable ny-
element prevails down In Center
township, some four of five miles
south of Mapleton, over an alleged
crazy man doing depredations of var
ious kinds at the Newkirk's. 1t is al
legged that few days ago the man
came to the house of j. r. Newkork
and struck his wife, then hurried
away That at various times he has
taken chickens and clothing from the
neighborhood Officers have been sent
down and search was made, but no
trace of the man can be found. Last
night he again appeared at the New
kirk premises and set fire to a hay
stack and then ran off. One of the
Newkirk boys fired a gun after him.
1t appears that he also left q note
in the vicinity of the Newkirk home
alleging that the several depredations
We're done for revenge. The authori-
ties are taking up the case and n thor
ough search will be made. That sec
ton of the county is thickly wooded
and quite hilly, making it very diff
cult to find any one in hiding.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-05
State Convention and Show to
Be Held Nov. 20, 81 and %
in Des MOineS
VALUABLE PRIZES ARE OFFERED
Prominent Dairymen of tho State and
Nation to Acknowledgement Cum
minis Among the Speakers - Hoard,
of Wisconsin, to Speak - Program
for the Three Days.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Nov. 5.-rhe thirty first
annual meeting of the Iowa state dairy
convention will be held In Des MONIES
Nav % 81 and % The convention
carries with it a big show OF DAIRY
nroducts and machinery, and prizes are
offered for competition among the but
ter makers of the state. Among the
prizes offered are the followin:
For the best package Of whole-mllk
butter, a gold medal suitably engraved
with winners name and score VIII
be given.
Twenty dollars in gold will be
awarded to winner of second place
in the whole milk class.
For the best package Of butter made
from gathered cream, gold medal
suitably engraved with winners name
and score will be given.
Twenty dollars in gold will also be
awarded to the winner Of second place
in the gathered cream class.
Only creameries operating no separ-
ators will be eligible to the gathered
cream class
In addition, the subscribed pro rata
fund will be divided among exhibitors
Of creamery butter as follows
Butter made in creameries where
milk is received and separated must
score over 80 points to participate in
pro rata Butter made in creameries
receiving gathered cream and oper-
ating no separators must score over
So to share in pro rata
Among the speakers will be ex-Gov-
ernor Hoard. Of Wisconsin, Governor
Cummns, of Iowa, w. G. Taber. OF
New York, and others. The program
follows:
Wednesday, Nov. 20, 7:30 p. M.
Music, piano solo-Miss Kleo O'dell.
Address Of Welcome-Mayor of Des
Moines.
Response-Hon. Byron w Newberry.
Strawberry Point.
Report of secretary.
Report Of treasurer.
Appointment Of committees
Vocal solo Mrs. Jules Hubbard,
Chicago.
Presidents address-Mr w. 3. Bar
ney. Hampton.
Address-Hon. III. r. Wright. state
dairy and food commissioner.
Thursday Morning. Nov. q, 1907.
s to 10 o'clock-Educationa butter
scoring contest at Butter Hall.
10 o'clock--Election Of officers.
Address-Prof Hugh G. Van Pelt,
Iowa States College, Ames.
Thursday. 1880 p. m.
Baritone Solo-Mr Edward c. Lyt-
ton, Dcs Moines.
Address-Prof. E. II. Webster, chief
of dairy division. department of agri-
culture, Washington, o. c.
Address-Hon. w. D. Hoard, TT.
Atkinson, Wis.
Address-F. L. oDell, assistant
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-05
FROM ALL OVER IOWA

4 the viaduct the work being done for
i outside parties, who have secured num-
erous options for mineral rights under
the farms in that vicinity, and who
have confidence that somewhere upon
or down the creek coal will be found
in veins thick enough to pay for work.
| ing. 1t is proposed to sink one hole,
and If the results from that hole are
until the field shall be fairly we'll
prospected.
Humboldt.
| The new sluiceway in the mill dam
is about completed, and will shortly
be opened and the pond drained. 1t
seems a shame that our beautiful
Lake Nokomas should thus be ruth
lessly destroyed, even If it is only
temporarily. However, the fishermen
! are contemplating the result with
glory to themselves, and expect to
make the mighty catfish, pike and
bass "hike" some to find eatables
outside their seductive lures. Again,
when the waters are damned and the
Take" ref1lls, there will be dearth
of water below the dam and the fish
ermen will change their operations
and again reap harvest.
Spirit Lake.
There was quite an important trans
fer Of lakeshore property Saturday.
S. L. Pillsbury sold to j. A. Beck
twenty-five acres on the west shore Of
West Okoboji directly across the lake
| from Pillsbury's point. The tract en-
braces a number of fine building sites
and one of the best natural harbors
on the lake. Mr.. Beck has shown
much enterprise in the development Of
resort property, and it is well for all
interested in the lake country that he
has acquired title to the Pillsbury
holding. The consideration was $4,000.
Mr.. Pillsbury paid the government
$3.50 per acre for the tract forty years
| ago
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-05

Holland.
/ The potato business is PRACTICAL,
all cleaned up here. A total of "
cars has been shipped out of Hol-
land. This represents in the neigh
borhood of 10000 bushels and they
brought the farmers something hkt
$4,000.
GoIdfieId.
a couple IF land deals were CLOSED
the past week between local parties
Frank Foster purchased 100 acres OF
lewis Sampson which joins the
Foster place. Rasmus Christensen
bought forty acres of Bruce Riley
and Frank Foster joining his farm on
the north.
Corwith.
F. j. Oxley has purchased a new
gasoline engine for household and
general homework. He can run the
separator, the washing machine and II
need be, the pump by it. The engine is
dandy and one man can set it where
ever needed. He can carry it to the
barn and shell corn or run his tanning
mill. Such conveniences will go a
great way toward solving the hired
help problem.
CIarinda.
The United States commissioners,
headed by Col. M. L. Temple, district
attorney, and United States Marshal
Clark, arrived in the city last Tues
day for the purpose Of taking the Far
rens corner by condemnation proceed
ings for postoffice site for Clarinda
After hearing evidence pro and con
they decided that F'arrens corner
might be taken for public use by pay
ing the estate a compensation OF So
600 for the same.
Audubon.
On Saturday morning, october rs.
Mrs. Joe Roth presented her husband,
the barber with a robust l2-pound
baby boy. Now this occurrence was
not unusual in the Roth family be-
cause similar event has happened
there six times before. But in one par
ticular it probably breaks the record
in the whole country. Mr.. and Mrs.
Roth now have a family Of just seven
boys and all Of them were born on
Saturday.
Lake View.
The permit to seine the lake here
that was issued about month ago
to VIM. Rainbow and Gus Gustafson
by George A. Lincoln, state fish and
game warden, expires on Thursday Of
this week. The citizens of Lake View
have asked Mr.. Lincoln to extend the
permit to December l, and he has
granted the request A new seine has
been procured and hauls will now be
made by seine 1000 feet long. 1t
is thought that the lake will be rid
of a large number of the coarse fish
that are a menace to the spawn Of the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-05

/, game fish I'm the lake. Hundi&ds of
buffalo, German carp and suckeSSs are
taken and readily sold at six cents per
pound.
Sac City.
The entire time Of the district court
| the past week has been given to the
trial of the case of DR.. Geo. T. Cress
VS.. the Sac City Electric company, In
which the plaintiff asks for $4,000
damages for injuries alleged to have
been received on account Of the neg
lect Of the defendant in caring for its
electric lighting system. The case
was opened in court on Tuesday OF
last week, and examination Of wit
nesses has been in progress for eight
days.
Hampton.
r. q. Miller, Of Lansing, Iowa, for
mer Hampton man, has been elected
cashier of the Bradford Savings bank,
and will move there from Lansing
about the first Of December, as it IL
| expected that the bank will be ready
for business about that time. Mr.. Mil
Ter is we'll known to the peap:e IF
Hampton and vicinity, having been
teacher Of bookkeeping, drawing, ETC.,
in the public schools here for ten
years or more. He is q thorough bus
mess man.
SchalIer.
The past week has seen a number
of land changes in this locality. w.
B. Wormley has sold his 100 acre
farm five miles south Of town to D.
d. Bennett at $116 per acre. j. b.
Poller has sold his 800 acre farm four
miles northeast of town to James
Douglas at $115 per acre. James
Douglas has sold his 24O acres south
of town to w. 3. Wormley at $116
per acre, and Conrad Peters has sold
his 80 acre farm five miles north of
town in Maple Valley, at $110 PEI
acre.
Waterloo.
Black Hawk county farmers are
viewing with alarm the ravages of
the cholera in the droves of the
county. The past few days reports
of the presence of cholera among
the porkers Of various Black Hawk
county farmers have been numer-
Gus. Monday word was brought to
Waterloo that twenty-five out of
100 hogs owned by w. c. Leland have
died, and many more are sick. Several
others farmers in that neighborhood
are reporting the presence of the dis
ease among the porkers, also.
Nevada.
w. o. White is engaged in prospect
ing for coal on East Indian north Of
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-05
KILLED AT SPRINGFIELD, NO.

Oscar L. Hedema ark Was Former Great
Western Agent at Mason City.
Special to Times Republican.
Mason City Nov. 5.-Word reached
the city today of the death by acct
dent at Springfield, Mo-, OF Oscar L.
Hedemark. formerly agent for the
Great Western railroad at this point,
who was knocked from the top of a
box car in the yards Of the Frisco
railroad and ground to pieces under
the wheels. The deceased was broth
er of Agent IIcdenark, now in charge
Of the Great Western office here, and
was a young man 25 years of age. He
left here last spring. The body will
be taken to Lyle. Mimi, the home OF
the family, for interment.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-05
ouARRELED OVER LADY.

George Wood, Mason City, Badly Hurt
in Assault by Patrick punlavey.
Special 10 Tines Republican,.
Mason City, Nov. 5-Quarreling over
who was in favor with a young lady
resulted in the assault of George WOOD
by Patrick Dunlavey. last evening. In
which Wood was badly injured He has
lacerated face and cracked skull,
the latter resulting from a brick
bat thrown by Dunlavey, who was ar
rested and bound over to the grand
jury after hearing. Wood is a
prominent young man, while Dunlavey
is well known, and gained his fame In
police circles.