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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-03
INDIANA STATE NEWS

indianapolis. Aug. 3.-Judge Charles
T. Hanna. Of the Marion county SUI
perior court. has issued an order re-
straining the city of Indianapolis from
arresting the employees of the Standard
Oil company for failure 10 comply with
Z city ordinance The hearing for a
permanent injunction was set for Aug.
81 The oil company refuses to pay
fee OF . cents a gallon for inspection
of each of the 10000 cans in which it
delivers oil, and the inspector of
weights and measures was making ar
rangements to arrest all employees OF
the Standard company who used cans
without the official seal of inspection
upon them The Standard officials de-
clared the fee was oppressive
More Expensive. More Cost.
The Standard refused absolutely. to
/ pay the inspection fee. and, according
/ TO Wulfson, an officer OF the company
/ said that il the company had TO pay
4 the tax the price of oil and gasoline
would be raised and the people would
have to bear the burden. To save the
public from this WuIfson and the city
officials offered a compromise PROPOSE
I ton, for the reason that the company
used daily nearly 60,0O0 cans. and that
the fee Of 5 cents a can would be too
burdensome on the company. The
terms were that Wulfson and his dep,
uties would make an exception in the
4
inspect the cans at a rate Of cent a
can. The attorneys representing the
company seemed pleased with the
proposition.
Wouldn't Look at 1t.
Instead the officials. through the at
torneys, notified Wulfson that they
would not accept the proposition. How
ever, they offered Wulfson 1925 for do
ing the work. Wulfson then had a
conference with Mayor Bookwalter and
Corporation Counsel Matson and the
compromise proposition was with
drawn. Wulfson said the company
would now have to pay the regular Ii
cense fee of cents a gallon can oil
have It's drivers subjected to arres
every ulEe lley were cduSnl Selling OIL
or gasoline in cans that did not beal
the weights and measures inspection
stamp. Wulfson served notice on thu
company that he would proceed agains
them next Monday if they failed t,
; comply with the ordinance
Other Dealers Complain.
Then the company got busy and tn
= Injunction was the result Other deal
. ers say that they are obliged to hav
r their measures inspected, and that tn
$ mere fact that the Standard does sue
an enormous business as to use be
, tween 10000 and $4,000 cans shout
9 not prevent thecity officials from treat
n ing the company the same as the sma
/. competitors.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-03

pectedly out of the black night, startled
him more than would a volley of rifles.
He sprang half erect, then as swiftly
crouched behind a willow, utterly I'M
able to articulate For the instant his
very blood ran cold; he appeared to
shrivel up.
"Oh, come. Murphy; speak up, man;
know you're in here"
That terror of the unknown instant
ly vanished This was the familiar
language of the world, and, however
the fellow came to be there. it was
assuredly a man who spoke.
"Who-the hell-are YEP" he blurt-
ed out
The visitor lau ;hed, the bushes
rustling as he pl shed toward the
sound of the voice. It's all right, old
boy Gave We quite a scare, l reckon. .
Murphy could now dimly perceive
the other advancing through the inter
vening willows. and his Colt shot up
to the level. "Stop!-ye take another
step an Ill-let drive Ye tell me
-frst-who ye be"
The invader paused, but he realized
the nervous finger pressing the trigger
and made haste TO answer. It's all
right, I tell We. I'm one O. Terry s
I scouts
"Ye are2 Jist the same-Tve heard
yer voice-afore.
Likely 'nough. I saw service in the
/ Seventh.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-03

while he continued to gaze hungrily
into her troubled face.
Sometimes l feel just like a cow
ard Bob It's the woman of it; yet
truly | wish to do whatever you be-
heve to be best. But, Bob, need you
so much, and you will come back,
won't you? l shall be so lonely here,
for-for you are truly all have in the
world"
With one quick, impulsive motion
he pressed her to him, passionately
kissing the tears from her lowered
lashes, unable longer to conceal the
tremor that shook his own voice
! Never, never doubt 1t, lassie. 1t will
not take me long, and if live l come
straight back"
He watched her slender, white
robed figure as it passed slowly down
the deserted street. Once only she
paused and waved back to him and he
returned instant response, although
scarcely realizing the act
Poor little lonely girl! Perhaps l
ought to have told her the whole in
fernal story, but l simply haven't got
the nerve, the way it reads now. If
1 can only get it Strengthened out, it'll
be different"
Mechanically he thrust an unlighted
cigar between his teeth and descend
ed the steps, to all outward appear
ance the same reckless, audacious
Hampton as of old
The military telegraph occupied one
half of the small tent next the Miners
Retreat, and the youthful operator in
stantly recognized his debonair WISH
tor.
We'll, Billy" was Hampton's friend
ly greeting. ARE they keeping you fair
ly busy with wars and rumors Of
wars these days?"
"Nuthin' dom just now" was the
cheerful reply. Everything goin' ter
Cheyenne. The Injuns are gittin'
themselves bottled up in the Big Horn
country"
"Oh, that's it? Then maybe you
might manage to rush a message
through for me to Fort A. Lincoln
without discommoding Uncle Sam %
and Hampton placed a coin upon the
rough table.
Sure; write 1t OUT
Here it is; now get it of early, my
lad. and bring the answer to me over
at the hotel. ThereIl be another vel
low boy waiting when you come"
: The reply arrived some two hours
later.
Fort A Lincoln. June Il 1876
Hampton, Glencaid:
Seventh gone west; probably Yellow
stone. Brant with them. Murphy, gov
| eminent scout, at Cheyenne waiting or
derS. BITTON, Commanding.
He crushed the paper in his hand
Misunderstanding of the past The
present. the future. He had borne
much in these last years, much mis-
: representation, much loneliness 0
soul. To run this Murphy TO cove
remained his final hope for retrievin!
, those dead, dark years. Ay, and Their
? was Nadia Her future. scarcely les
J than his own, hung trembling in tn
balance The sudden flashing of tina
name into his brain was like an cleo
trio shock He cursed his inactivity
, Great God had he become a chill
! again, to tremble before imagined evi
a mere hobgoblin of the mind? H
had already wasted time enough; nov
he must wiring from the liGs of tina
: misshapen savage the last vestige c
. his secret.
He dressed for the road. for hart
, exacting service, buckling his loade
! cartridge belt outside his rough Goa
and testing his revolvers with unusus
, care. He spoke a few parting word
OF instruction to Mrs. Guffy and Wen
quietly out. Ten minutes later he wa
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-03
(Coptinued.)

You believe in me now? You do
not 20 away blaming me?' she CUES
toned, with quiYering lips.
There is no blame. for you are do
ing what you think right. But 1 am
coming back, Nadia, little woman
coming back to love and you"
An hour later N troop trotted across
the rude bridge and circled the bluff
on its way toward the wide plains.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-03
First Time in Sixty Years.

Brownstown, Ind, Aug. 3. - Mrs.
Christina Mccartney, of St Louis, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Matilda Nc
Osker, of this place. 1t is the first
meeting Of these two sisters since they
separated in Ireland sixty-five years
ago; in fact, they had lost all trace of
each other till last November. When
they parted in Ireland Mrs. McOsker
was 10 years old, and Mrs. Mccall
rev Z.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-03
Addison g. Harris Father Dies.

Richmond, Ind. Aug. 3. = Branson
L. Harris. aged 81 years, one of the
few remaining pioneers of Wayne
county, and father of Hon. Addison C.
Harris, of Indianapolis. IS dead at his
nome near Greenfork
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-03
Bitten by a Water Moccasin.

Petersburg, Ind. Aug. 8. Silas
Strain, while blowing for wheat, was
bitten by a large water moccasin
snake, and he was carried to his home
in an unconscious condition. He may
recover.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-03

Every "ad' you run in THE LAKE
COUNTY TIMES is a boost to your
business.
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A few lines placed I'm THE LAKE
COUNTY TINES Awant" columns will
probably secure what You want
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-07-11
Keep the River Banks Clean

The members of the Town Improve
ment Society and Selectmen, who
have worked together to clean up the
banks of the Kennebec at this place,
are discouraged at the lack of apprec-
iation with which their efforts seem
to be met.
After a conference on the subject
the selectmen furnished the Town
Improvement Society ten dollars, to
be expended by the special committee
appointed by that organization to
attend to the condition of that portion
of the town in which the river banks
are included. With this sum and
further funds provided from the soci-
ety's treasury the banks were care
fully cleaned, the work being done
early in June. For a short time the
rubbish seemed to be deposited else
where but for the last three weeks it
has found Its way to the banks of the
river again and they are now in the
Uttered and untidy condition that
they were before the Town Improve
ment Society expended its efforts
upon them.
The condition of streets, alleys and
all areas where rubbish may accumu-
late is of vital importance to the
community, both with regard to its
effect upon the health and because
the general appearance of the town
depends upon neatness in their care,
but the river banks receive extra
attention because they are exposed
to view from SO many points and,
moreover, they are sure to fall under
the eye of everyone as they come into
town by train, giving first impress
ion, favorable or otherwise, to all who
have occasion to visit us.
The town provides a dump on Cow
EFT street and we publish an an
nouncement with regard to it in an
other column. The authorities and
Town Improvement Society do all
that can be done by them to keep the
public places of the community neat
and presentable but their efforts are
set at naught unless those who have
waste to dispose of will retain from
it where it becomes a
nuisance.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-07-11
Mishaps of the Fourth.

Several Skowhegan parties met
with accidents from the explosives
used on July 4th. Injuries of this
nature are always regarded as serious
in view of the fact that danger from
them is not over for weeks after they
are inflicted, owing to the poisonous
nature of the chemicals used in the
manufacture of all Fourth of July
noise making materials.
On the morning of the Fourth,
shortly after midnight, Cnas. A..
Drake was injured by the discharge
of pistol the muzzle of which was
held within ten inches of his face.
The party, one of a crowd passing
Mr.. brakes place of business on Wa
ter street at the time, discharged the
weapon several times into the street
and then suddenly turned and fred it
directly at Mr.. Drake. The fire filled
the eyelids and the area about them
for several inches, requiring the time
of two physicians for several hours
for it's removal and the ball of the
right eye is burned. 1t is, however,
thought that the sight of neither eye
will be impaired.
Ralph Lewis, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Lewis, was wounded in the
hand by blank cartridge pistol, care :
lessly held, and Arthur Boiler, son of
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Boiler, had his
hand injured in a similar manner.
Caisie w. Greenleaf a young man
of eighteen years, residing on Gene
terry street, was severely wounded in
the right ankle by the recoil of a
home made cannon. 1t was simply a
piece of iron water pipe, closed at one
end, in which the explosives were
placed. 1t was a dangerous contri-
vance at best and on being discharged
jumped backwards causing the injury
above noted.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-07-11
Skowhegan Grange.

The last meeting OF SkoWhegan
Grange, on the evening of July 3rd,
proved very interesting and every
number of the program as previous
ly arranged was carried out. Chas.
H. Gardner spoke on hay culture
telling of his visit to farms in other
towns, made with reference to deter
mining the value of certain kinds of
cultivation. He also exhibited sam
Piles of grass to determine the diff
ference resulting from careful or care
less culture. X. A. Withee presented
the question of the ACCESSIBILITY of
Maine farmers raising more grain and
substituting their own for the Wes-
tern product. Others took part in
the discussion and it seemed to be
the general opinion that if it were
possible to obtain pure seed and eli
inmate the weeds, ii would pay to
raise grains more ex tensively. A. r.
Smiley read the portion of the Grange
Digest known as the "Declaration of
GuTpOSeb' lulb DtluR luleHuou W re
fresh the minds of the old members
and inform the new ones of the fun
damental principles of the order.
There was music by the Grange choir
and a song by Hazel Leavitt, also
readings by lnez Bailey and Mabel
Packard.
At the next meeting on the even
ing of July "a the following program
will be carried out: recitation by
Emma Bragg; vocal solo, Mrs. Geor-
gia Hill; topic for discussion, DO
the farmers of Maine labor under
greater disadvantages than those OF
other states?", opened by c. E.
Smith; topic, "What are the duties of
young people in the grange?", open
ed by Gertrude Townsend; vocal
solo, Albert Watson; paper, "How to
make plain food attractive to the
eye, pleasing to the taste and nour-
ishing to the body" by Mrs. Grace
McGregor; reading, Mrs. Belle Cas-
we'll
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-07-11
Valuable Horse Killed

A team Of four young horses, own
ed by Frank |. Estes, averaging less
than five years old. were involved in
a run way Monday afternoon.
Mr.. Estes had been having the
horses shod at the Palmer blacksmith
shop and when the work was com
pleted hitched them TO a heavy wa
gon and backed out of the alley. In
this process the nut on the right for
ward wheel was turned of and the
team had proceeded but few rods
only when the wheel slipped from the
axle and let il fail TO the ground.
The horses became unmanagable and
broke into a gallop down Water
street. In front of the residence OF
w II. Heselton one of the pole horses
fell, the leaders struggling free from
the harness and continuing on their
way alone. The horse which had
fallen was found tou.have a broken
leg and was subsequently shot.
The pair from which Mr. Estes thus
loses the best horse weighed 1900 lbs
He had recently refused s550 for
them and considered them worth
quite little above this figure.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-07-11
Estabrooke.

The home of Mr.. William J. Esta-
brooke on Middle ST., was the scene
of very pretty wedding yesterday
morning, when his only daughter,
Miss Cora Pearle Estabrooke was
married to Mr.. Philip Arno Wood of
this town.
The ceremony was performed in the
parlor under bower of evergreen,
with which the room was also deco
rated. At 10 O'Clock the bridal party
entered the room to the strains of the
Lohengrin Wedding march played
by Leila A. Fairbrother, friend and
classmate of the bride. The party
was led by its usher, Mr.. Harold A.
Wood a brother of the groom and
following we're the bride, upon the
arm of her father, the maid of honor,
Miss Emma r. Putnam of Houlton,
who is a cousin of the bride, and the
bridesmaid Miss Alice Hinekley of
Hinckley. Waiting to receive them
were the groom and his best man, Mr..
Earl w. Smith of this town. The Of
floating clergyman was Rev. Theo-
dore L. Frost of this town The cere-
mony was of simple and beautiful
nature, the single ring service being
used.
The bride was beeomingly gowned
in a dress of white silk, trimmed with
white lace. She wore veil and car
ried a bouquet of white brides roses.
Only the relatives and immediate
friends of the bride and groom were
present at the ceremony and at its
conclusion the bridal party and we'd
ding guests partook of very dainty
wedding breakfast which was served
by Misses Bessie Allen and Jessie
Maddocks, class mates of the bride
and Miss Caddie Dunn of Houlton, a
cousin of the bride.
At IL O'Clock the newly married
couple held a reception for their i'm
mediate friends at which Jessie b.
Maddocks and Messrs, Maurice z.
Merrill and Ben B. Fogler assisted as
ushers.
Both of the contracting parties are
we'll known and popular among the
young people of the town and especi-
ally in musical circles. They were
remembered on this occasion by their
friends and were the recipients of
many beautiful and valuable presents.
The bride is graduate of the Show
hogan High school, being member
of the class of 1904. The groom who
is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Wood
of this town received good fitting i'll
the preparatory schools of the State
and is at present member of the
class of 1909 of the Baltimore College
of Dental Surgery.
At the close of the reception and
Just before the noon train was due to
leave the party were taken by Clyde
l. Giles in his touring car to the train
to which they were followed by their
friends. Just as the party of would
be rice throwers appeared at the
station the car with its party sudden
ly swung away from its pursuers and
started for Madison Bridge where
Mr.. and Mrs Wood took the Pullman
for bridal tour to parts unknown.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-07-11
The Belle of New Hampshire. ;
Next Week

Miss Bertha Monroe, who will play
Cereal Berry" the Belle in Joseph j.
Flynn's rustic musical comedy, "The
Belle of New Hampshire, at Lake
wood theatre for three days com
mencing on Monday, July Is, is an
actress of considerable prominence in
the theatrical world. Miss Monroe
followed Clara Lipmann in THE
Telephone Grip and her "Estelle"
was loudly praised, particularly in the
West, where Miss Lipmann had not
appeared. Later, she had the princi-
pal female roles in wang The
Idols Eye" and The Fisher Girl"
and in each event made good.
Mr. Flynn has made several wise
selections in the cast of this piece,
including Mae Ames, last season with
"The Fortune Teller; Charlotte
Wart, from 1.-The Sultan of Sulu;"
Lillian White, Della Clayton, Grace
Walch and Alma Miller from 1.-The
Belle of New York. and the famous
Yorke Comedy Four, one of the best
singing acts in vaudeville.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-07-11

Crosby S. Noyes a Maine man
editor of the Washington Star, dis
cussed before the National Editorial
Association at the Jamestown Expo
sitiOn, journalism of the present day,
in which he characterized "yellow
journals" as "penny dreadfuls"
which he said, "are so pernicious in
sensational atrocity as to require for
each, five sets of job-type headlines. ]"
He said that the front page and sever
al inside pages we're devoted to lurid
depictions of the great scandal murder
case, spaced out with minor horrors
of considerable sensational value.
"The paper is pessimistic and anar
chist in every line" the speaker de-
clared, land it incites the laboring
man by parade of grievances, to go
out and kill somebody. There is
nothing hopeful or inspiring in it, We
know of families who would not have
these advance sheets of fascination in
their homes any more than they
would have deadly serpent.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-07-11
EAST MADISON.

JOS Bosworth fell through the stairs
at the skate shop Wednesday falling
about ten feet and striking on the
rocks beneath. but luckily beyond a
few bruises and one or two stified ex-
clamations Joe came out whole. 4
most fortunate ending TO what might
have been a serious accident.
The ball team was defeated by the
Athens team at Athens Saturday ii
being the second defeat this year.
Athens plays the return game at +.
Madison next Saturday and unless
our predictions 60 sadly wrong there
will be some hot base ball. II is too
late in the season to begin losing at
ter winning all summer.
Robt Steinman has been in town
arranging for a concert 10 be given IL
Grange hall Saturday evening by Don
Morrison, violinist and reader. Mr..
Morrison will render various violin
selections and will be accompanied by
his sister. Miss Marjorie Morrison
The residents of +, Madison are very
fortunate 10 be able 10 hear such an
accomplished musician.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-07-11
Incidents of Mondays Storm.

Skowhegan was not in the centre of
the thunder storm Monday afternoon
and evening, the rainfall being great
er in the west, in the towns of Nor
ridgewock and Madison, and the dam
age done by the lightning being of
greater extent in those towns. There
was report that the Marston mill
was struck, but this seems not to
have been the case, little excess of
electricity on the wires at one period
of the storm being responsible for
the rumor.
The stable at the Hiram Moore
farm in Madison was struck also the
Henry Washburn barn which stands
alone in field on the right of the
line of the Somerset Traction Co,
about one mile this side of Madison
village. In neither case did fire re-
suit and the damage was compare
lively small.
At Norridgewock, VIM. Devereaux
was struck by bolt of lightning
which struck the building in which he
was at work at the tirle. This acct
dent is more fully reported in our
Norridgewock correspondence.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-07-11
Class Reunion

The class of 1905, Skowhegan High
School, held its second annual re-
union at Lakewood, Monday evening.
Fourteen out of an original number of
twenty seven sat down to the ban
quet at Lakewood Inn at seven
O'Clock. When the repast had been
finished the class ode was sung and a
short business session was held at
which Miss Grace Cover, Claud Jew
EFT and Harold Randlett were elected
executive committee for the coming
year. 1t will be their du&y to set the
date for the next reunion, name the
place where it is to be held and issue
notices to the rest of ths.~class The
remainder of the evening was passed
at the Lakewood Theater.
1t is said that no class graduating
from the Skowhegan High School has
had so large a proportion OF their
membership continue their education
at other institutions of learning
Eleven have entered schools of the
college grade and five have already
attended, or are now attending bust
ness schools. The following, all Civ
ing their address as Skowhegan, were
present: Misses Maud Merrill, Helen
Steward, Edith Tuck, Nellie Kennedy,
Winnibel Cover, Grace Cover, Allie
Goodrich, Gertrude Clark, and Messrs.
Chas. Cleveland, Frank Merriam, Guy
Estes, Benjamin Eaton, Harold Rand
lett, and Claud Jewett.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-07-11
NEW PORTLAND

Mr.. and Mrs. James Pearson Of
Turner are guests Of his sister, Mrs.
7. VI. Johnson and husband.
Mr.. and Mrs, Bion Merry of Ware
ham, Mass. are visiting his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. p b. Merry,
Miss Addie Neazie of New Mexico is
the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Viola
Merry.
Mr. and Mrs. John Johnson and
little son are visiting at his brothers,
T. NJ. Johnson's
George Stafford and wife are stop
ping at her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Walton's, for a few weeks.
A. W. Starbird and wife OF Scion
visited at II. F. Weymeuth's last
Friday and Saturday.
a heavy hail storm passed over
this place last Monday.
Al Ocean Grove, Or. A. E. Ballard
is waging a war against chewing gum.
A few years ago GOV. Garcelon made
public speech against the habit,
which is about as vicious az tobacco
chewing, and, in the presence Of
others, more disgusting.