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The Somerset reporter., 1907-03-21
The State Legislature

Mike Burns, the "Original package"
man, who sold liquors freely In Augusta,
years ago, under the protection Of Il
clause in the q. 5. laws, failed to get
any reimbursement from this Legisa-
ture, on account of certain losses he
sustained.
A hot debate on parliamentary tactics
concerning the capital moving bill, was
rad In the Senate, Tuesday morning.
The ruling of President Allen was sus,
tanned. Prior to voting on the main
question. Senators Hastings of Oxford
county, and Eaton OF Washington
county, who voted against the measure
last week, announced that they had OBJ
tanned further light upon the subject,
and should now vote In favor The bill
WAS then passed to be engrossed without
division. SO the Senate has finally de-
clared 10 favor Of submitting the capital
removal to the people by practically a
ms )ritv of three.
The House, on Wednesday, listened to
an interesting debate on the dog bill,
declaring the dog to be domestic ami
NAL, and entitled to protection. Many
affecting stories were told of the dogs
devotion to his master, and the House
voted two to one, to pass the bill.
Nearly all the temperance bills are
| being reported fought not to pass" and
many of the joint standing committees
have made their final reports, showing
th at the end Of the session hastens.
The U. of M. is now safe In its appro-
priation reported last week, and secure
In continuing the degree of A. B., the
Senate, Wednesday, having eoncurred
with the House in those measures.
The House voted unanimously to
accept that report of the committee in
concurrence with the Senate, on salaries
and fees which WAS In favor Of increas-
ing the salaries Of members of the gov
eminent from $3.50 per year to $500. An
amendment allowing them mileage was
accepted. No member OF the govern
ment la to receive railroad passes.
The bill was passed to compel the
Bangor & Aroostook Railroad to issue
a transferable two-cent mileage.
The House on Wednesday voted to
have the debate on the removal question
on Thursday. A vote will probably be
taken on that dsv.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-03-21

A few weeks ago William NJ. Harris.
a former Good VIII farm boy, proposed
that a reunion of Good %ill boys, now
living in Boston and vicinity be held at
the Crawford House, Boston. The pro-
posal was heartily seconded by Donald
Starbird of Maiden, Mass, who pro-
ceeded to make many of the arrange
ments. The reunion and banquet came
off at the Crawford, March Is, at 7.30 p.
m. Twenty-six former Good viii boys
we're present. VIM M. Harris of Bow
dom College, presided. Addresses were
made by q. ". Hinckley, supervisor of
Good VIII and several others. Tele-
graphic greetings were received from
five former Good viii boys and from
Principal Watson 1t was at first pann-
cd to have only boys in Boston and vi
cinity: but In two or three cases, lovers
of Good win travelled hundreds of miles
to be present, and strengthen the ties of
friendship.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-03-21
SOrosis Banquet.

The members of Skowhegan Soross
seventy or more assembled at Hotel
Coburn, Friday evening OF last week to
participate in the twentyfirst annual re-
ception and banquet of that organiza-
ton. The officers of the club performed
the duties of reception committee in a
most hospitabe manner and were assist
ed in greeting the arriving guests by
Miss Alice Hazel Sprague of Boston,
whose readings, given at later hour,
were the feature of the evening
The banquet hall was thrown open at
the appointed time and the company
made their way thither, under the guild
ance of Mrs. Martha l.. Griffin, president
Nothing which the REPORTER has not
already stated many times can be said of
the repast furnished by Mr.. Haines on
this occasion. Indeed capacity for com
mendation has been exhausted on The
innumerable times that the landlord OF
the Coburn has catered to just such
pleasant gatherings and it can only be
said that perfection in every appoint
ment prevailed on this occasion as 1t has
previously done. AT the conclusion of
the repast Mrs. Griffin arose to assure
those among the company, who came as
guests, of their most cordial welcome
and to give the reader, Miss Sprague,
the necessary introduction.
Miss Sprague had demonstrated her
ability as an entertainer 10 many Sorosis
mem bers at a club meeting in Decem Der
1905, but many of the company heard
her for the first time Friday evening.
Sliss SpraRue's style is not that OF a pro-
fessional elocutiOnist, although II is evi.
dent she has fitted herself by very com
plete study The characters, however
which she portrayed were brought to
speak to her audience as naturally and
as perfectly as the authors of the writ
ings from which they were taken could
have pictured them in their most inspir
ed moments. In reader it is natural
rather than professional art that pleases
and of this Miss Sprague is g complete
master.
During the hours of the reception, at
intervals during the banquet and at it's
close, Townes orchestra rendered seleo-
tons which we're highly enjoyed and
often applsuded All who participated
enjoyed the affair to such an extent that
they must wish for Sorosis many sue
cessful years of club life and many an
nual banquets.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-03-21

The Legislature has refused to resub.
nit to the people the constitutional
amendment In relation to the prohibitory
law, and that ends the matter for this
session. In our opinion great mistake
has been made by the misguided friends
OF temperance. Many of the life long
advocates Of prohibition are In favor OF
resubmission, 30 that the question might
be reaffirmed and settled for at least hall
century; to withhold 1t from the peo-
pie longer, when the last State election
Indicated that they demanded 1t, was to
-opardize the principle. Others stoutly
maintained that to pass the resubmission
bill was to condemn prohibition. And
80 the matter was killed In legislative
hslls--the two parties being divided on
the question. This is exactly what the
Dtmoeratic party desired and what they
are now rejoicing over,
The Somerset reporter., 1907-03-21

An opinion of considerable Importance
to the public, as we'll as to newspapers
has been handed down 10 the United
States Circuit court, 10 Manhattan, by
Judge Ray, wherein the latter put new
construction upon libel, holding that In
articles capable Of two distinct construc-
lions, one libelous and one not, the arti-
Gle must show, also, unmistakable 10.
neundo to be lbelous. Judge Ray also
holds that extracts cannot be taken at
random from articles upon which to
base libel proceedings, the whole article
containing the true meaning, so far as
libel was concerned.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-03-21

Charles f.. Lucke, the assistant pro
lessor of mechanical engineering at Co.
lumbia University, New York, has been
conducting for our government series
# tests on alcohol as q fuel for engines
and has reported 80 per cent increase
Of power may be obtained by the use of
alcohol as a fuel. According to DR..
Lueke. alcohol, on account Of Its greater
safety and its adaptability to the work,
is likely to supplant gasolene as a fuel
Tor boats Immediately, while In the case
OF automobiles those who are willing to
pay little more may rid themselves
now Of the offensive odor of gasolene, at
the same time securing a fuel that is
much easier to handle and safer to store.
DR.. Lucke predicts that In time, ss kerr
osene and Its distillates become scarcer
and dearer by reason of the exhaustion
OF natural deposits, alcohol may entirely
supplaut the kerosene and gssolene
engines.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-03-21
skOWHEGAN MARKET


fEltEs FAiu PRODUCERS
uAr--as 20.
NpoL- UuWashed, 3 cts
Hlpfs ASp eKlNs-hldes, cts. an eaass q
% -5cts calf skins. - 10 aU zach
REANs-Hand-piCked yellow eyer, g. & - ezA
pea beans. SIS 10 q qu.
BSEF-OI beef { 70 7cts
fovLrRY-fowls. 10 10 "a sts. Per H.. ct.a=Rsr.
q to u cts.
RoUSD Hoo-sets.
TALLow-Rough cts, PEI Do.
burrER-First quAilty. STAMPED II "a 8 Isr e
Zoos 70 It's. per dos fresh
POTAToEs-i0c, per bushel.
Cheese, l4cto l6o, per H.
RETAIL hAEKRr.
FLouR-Sprng wheAt Patent 49, e. tku
Winter wheat pat $3.50 - t5.5o. WinteS w&nS
choice. $3.50
CoRS-sls5 per bag mea aud craohsa cmss
u. 2b per bag.
c. s, MKAL-Sl65 per bag
FEKD-Mddlings, 81 40 ger cvt Giussn sR&
per cwt.
SPRING BRAS-sI.Ss ger cNt.
MIXED RRKD-Sl 40 per Cwt.
SALT FoRK-i2o 10 by the Dbl, 100 lbsl, SSAi&
CHEEsK-ls per 10.
BUrTKR-2 10 Is cts per II
EaGs-2s eta soF freah.
TEAs-25 10 t. cents PER ID
CoFFEE-2o to IS cents per 40.
LARp-Domestic, IA eta Pure, u eta. CrM-
pounG 10 cts,
MoLAssks-Pure Ponce, 60 pure HARNESSES
soc
sUGAR-GranulAted sugar BEST quality I.
pounds for 81 90, Brown, lS pounds for o..
PorArOEs- SOC per bushel
Dry FIsH-Cod.s 10 70 eta per I tsolloos. ~
OSioss-Sc, per IL
The Somerset reporter., 1907-03-21
State Forestry Association.

The lumber business of this State yields
an annual revenue of forty millions Of
dollars. Surely such an important
interest needs an organization of an As
ISOLATION to assist In projecting the for
ests from being denuded by wretched
methods of telling the trees and deVasta-
ting fires. Also the Introduction of sys-
tematic and scientific methods Of tree
planting and cultivation on land at the
present time deemed OF almost worthless
character and non-productive.
Such an organ zuion WAS formed at
Augusta, last week, and a charter will
be obtained from the present Legisla-
ture, and bylaws adopted. Any one
can become member by the payment Of
30 cents annually. Over 200 persons
have already signiHed their intention to
become charter members. The name is
to be 1.-THE State Forestry Association"
The following officers have been elected {:
President, F. E. Boston, Gardiner; vice
president, Charles E. Oak, Bangor; sec
rotary, E. E Ring, Augusta; treasurer,
W. W. Thomas, Portland; executive
board, George II. Eaton, Calais; Chas.
II. Bartlett, Bangor; II. b. Buck, Ban
gor; E. p. Vlles, Skowhegan; Geo. B.
Dunn, Houlton; Frank w. Butter, Far
mingtop; w. r. Brown, Portland.
AT the several meetings held there
int T..
ing remarks In the line of the work
of the new organic alton we're made
by Gov. Cobb, President Fellows Of the
U. of M, Prof. Henry S. Graves, Direc-
tor of the Forest department at Yale, Prof
Austin Cary of the forestry department
Harvard, Prof. Gordon E. Tower OF the
Forestry department of the University
of Maine, Prof. II. Fl. Hale of the U. S.
Forestry Department, E. P. Viles OF
Skowhegau, Hon. j. 2. Bass, <. E.
Ring and Chas. E. Oak of Bangor, Chas.
Fl. Bartlett and others.
Some vital and very practical methods
were suggested, which will be issued to
the public in pamphlet form, such as
how to encourage tree planting, and the
preservation and growth of our present
forests. Forest reservations were en-
couraged. The lumbermen and forest
owners will heartily cooperate with the
Association in its noble work, and would
gladly employ experienced foresters II
it can be demonstia ted that they would
receive back one dollar and ten cents for
evprv dollar thew exDend
The Somerset reporter., 1907-03-21

Skowhegan's annual town meeting
came to order In Convent hall, at ten
o'clock last Saturday forenoon to which
hour and place 1t had been adjourned
from the session of Monday previous
The fifty articles remaining we're taken
up and disposed of during the day and
adjournment reached at five thirty p m.
Appropriations were made. which. to-
gether with the annual fixed charges
will make total of $74 1926 90, this being
81 1870 less than last year, and save
for the year 1905 the largest total ever
reached for Skowhegan. 1t WAS voted
Heselton House lot, not to exceed $40.
600 in cost, and the selectmen are to APP.
point a building committee OF five per
sons The attendance was large, com
petely filling the hall for nearly every
hour of the session.
Affairs proceeded In great harmony
for the first half hour and during that
time r F. Parker, s. II. Bradbury and
A Il. Wyman we've elected assessors
and overseers of the poor, F. A. Nolin
was reelected auditor and Miss Louise
Coburn a member of the Coburn Park
| Com mission While there was occasion
ally a little discussion and In one or two
for new sewers, new lights, street i'm
provements etc., no one article, outside
of the Library appropriation and the
Municipal building, took the attention
for any great length of time. The sums
appropriated followed very closely the
recommendations of the municipal Of
parison with those of last year, in the
table below. The voters saw fit to direct
the payment of $1,000 per year as the
salary of the superintendent of schools,
this being reduction of 5000. The
compensation of the three members of
the experimenting school committee
$50 each. j. X. Mcclellan was elected a
trustee of the Coburn Charity Bequest
to fill the vacancy caused by the death
of Geo. N. Page.
There were four propositions for
sewers and of these the one providing
for the drainage of East Leavtt St, into
North street overflow was passed, $46C
being raised for the purpose. The
North avenue plains sewer, also from
Milburn to Poplar street and on Factory
street were voted down. The five
articles providing electric lights for new
locations met much the same fate, the
only one authorized being that near Cur
rier Brook on the Middle road, this to
be a 32 candle power incandescent light.
1t was voted to provide for two addi-
tional fire hydrants, one near the resi-
dence of Nj. T Pooler and one on Alder
street, near the residence of W. e. Saw
age. 1t WAS voted to instruct the Road
Continued
The Somerset reporter., 1907-03-21
|. w. W.. Barred

In view of the fact that one of our To-
cal industries has been made TO suffer
much expense and inconvenience.
through the stand taken by their EN-.
ployees, members Of the Industrial
Workers Of the World, We are requested
to publish the following taken from a
Boston paper OF yesterday:
GoIpFIELp, My March IA state
ment issued yesterday by the executive
committee of the Business Men and
Mine Owners Association says:
THE committee wishes 10 announce
at this time that II has been definitely
and finally decided that none of the mines
of the Goldtield district will be operated
until the entire matter is settled, and
that no member of the Industrial Work
ers of the " World is employed in this
district as a miher or in any other ca
pacity."
Miners are leaving the district, but
sufficient others are coming into the dis
trict to offset the departures. All OF the
stores will reopen Monday morning, but
without Industrial Workers of the World
clerks
THE settlement of Wages made in
January is satisfactory to all concerned.
But lswlessness and oppression must
cease. The Industrial Workers of the
World, as the representatives of lawless-
ness, must leave the district. That is
the only issue and all that is involved
Labor unions are not to be warred
against or to be encouraged, All that is
demanded ia that they must be labor
unions not under the control of nor as
ISOLATED with the Industrial Workers of
the World
The Somerset reporter., 1907-03-21

Commission to repair Bloomfield street,
w. II. Paine representing the residents
of that thoroughfare in a statement to
the effect that their street had not been
properly cared for. Il was also voted
to accept the gift of the cannon, for
merly belonging to the late Captain Asa
Emery.
Propositions for sidewalk on School
street, for widening South street, the
appropriation for Co., Band, to pur-
chase a pair of horses for the Fire De-
partment, the appropriation for the
Library, instructipg the selectmen to
regulate the hours of lunch rooms, to
buy steam road roller, to reimburse
the petitioners in the equity case. and
to instruct the selectmen TO repair the
town force pump, were voted down
The last mentioned proposition, regard
Ing the force pump, war passed over on
the ground that the instruction was un
necessary, it being the duty of the select
men to cause the proper repairs to be
made, and Mr.. Parker assuring the meet
ing that this would be done.
LIBRARY APPROPRIATIONS.
The first real contect of the day came
on the Library appropriation under
article ID which reads as follows:
To see if the town will vote to ralse
and appropriate $3.50 to be paid to the
trustees of the Skowhegan Free Public
Library for the benefit OF said library for
the ensuing year-on condition that $3.50
of the same be paid 10 the trustees Of
Russell Post, Grand Army of the Repub-
lie. when received by said trustees of said
public library to pay the rent Of hall to
take the place of the hall in the library
building for which $4,000 was raised and
appropriated by the town Of Skowhegan
to provide Memorial Hi for the Sold
and Sailors of the War of the Pebelon,
in the library building when the same
was erected.
| During the discussion of this question
which lasted from 1920 until II 80
sixteen or more citizens addressed the
meeting. The history of the whole
matter from the time of the appropria-
ton of $1,000 for memorial room, in
1899, to the present date was gone over
1t appeared that no one was opposed to
voting the $500 for the library or the
$3.50 for Russell Post, but the members
of the post insisted that they must have
it through the Trustees of the Library,
the Trustees contending that it should
be paid directly to the Post. 1t was
argued that neither method of aiding
the post was legal, and none doubted
the illegality of voting the $3.50 direct
to the post. 1t was claimed by some
speakers however, that the proposition
of Russell Post to vote the $3.50 as part
of the appropriation for the library,
turned over to them by the trustees, was
according to law. The members of the
Post, however, seemed to feel that they
would be more likely TO get the $3.50
N 7th Page.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-03-21

IL you can't hire men to chop wood,
soon all the fireplaces will have to be
abandoned, except for purposes OF
ventilation. AS far as the cook stoves
are concerned, electricity is on its way
and will be utiliz ID. AT present it Is
SO expensive that one cannot hope tc
have it In an ordinary home, but the day
is surely coming when every house may
be equipped with electricity for heating
and cooking purposes, and the sooner
the better. What a blessing it will be
to the housewives who have to contend
with dust and ashes Then, the lady OF
the house may come home and prepare
her evening meal without changing hel
hVe-o clock-tea dress.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-03-21

is likely that their session will be a short
one.
Tuesday afternoon WAS given over to
the assignment of casee. No case was
given assignment for Jury trial until to-
day and none have thus far been called.
hogan WAS admitted to citiz snship, the
first naturaliz ition under the national
law, recently enacted. The cases of
Parks VS.. Tracey, also that of Poulin vs..
Bolduc have been settled by the entry of
neither party.
The session is likely to be Of about ten
days duration.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-03-21

The next Rhodes scholar from Penn.
sylvania will be a colored boy who ie
now at Harvard and one cannot help
wondering how the aristocratic young
whites who represent our Southern
states at Oxford will accept the situa
ton AS far as the English students at
Oxford are concerned, there is no doubt
that the Rhodes scholar from Pennsyl.
vania will be welcomed as warmly as
any other American, for there is nc
such race prejudice In England or any.
where in Europe as exists in this coun'
try
The Somerset reporter., 1907-03-21
Somerset 4. j. Court.

MARCH TERM, 1907.
ALBERT K. SAVAGE, J., Presiding.
WIN. 7. SEEkNs, Clerk.
THos. J YouNj, County Attorney.
CHAs. o. BARRows, Stenographer.
CLYDE II. SMITH, Sheriff
JOINS Z. TAYLOR, Messenger.
DErurHs: Willis c. Emery OF No. Arson; + Ia.
Perkins Of Madison; E. E. Atwood, No. New Port
land J. A Goodrich, Skowhegan; Fred Horne, Ca
naan; and Fred II. Kimball OF Mercer.
The March term Of the Supreme Judi
clal Court convened at the Court House,
Tuesday morning at 10 30, Judge A. R.
Savage, Justice presiding.
Rev. B. B. Merrill, pastor of the Con-
gregational church, offered the opening
prayer and Sheriff Smith made the
usual proclamations. The legal frater-
ternity was largely represented within
the bar at the assembling of the court.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-03-21

Maine long since found that the
Swedes are desirable addition to our
population. Also the people we draw
from Norway are among the best of the
more than a million newcomers whom
we receive each year, and readily make
good American citizens. Consul-Gen-
eral Bordewich of Christisna reports
that 31,l5s Norwegians emigrated in
1906 calendar year IVA sailed from
Christiana) and that the United States
was the destination Of nearly all Of
them.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-03-21

The Supreme Court of Connecticut
has Just handed down decision to the
effect that BARRIERS in that State need
not shave colored meH, and that barber
shop is not place of public accommo-
dalton within the meaning of the law
"Color line," or no "color line," this has
been the universal practice of BARRIERS in
Maine, following sort of 'unwritten
law The barber who should shave
colored men, would soon lose his white
customers. 10 some cities shops are
open exclusively for the colored people.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-03-21

By pressing a button in the White
House, on Monday, President Roosevelt
formally opened the Greater Louisville,
(ky.) Exposition. Bells and whistles
Wed with each other ip making a noise,
while the bands played Dixie" Thou
sands OF visitors arrived during the day
to attend the unique exposition OF
Everything made, painted, grown,
bought, sold or manufactured In Louis
vile" All foreign works have been
strictly excluded. Besides the local ex.
hbits, the government exhibits sent by
the war, navy, treasury and postofiice
departments are comprehensive and IN
usually attractive.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-03-21

The death of Hon. Warren Fl. Vinton
OF Gray, removes another of the old
guard who WAS in the Maine Legislature
in the days of Blaine. In later years he
had been very much interested in agri'
cultural pursuits.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-03-21

Flocks of crows are sailing over every
clear morning, robins have been seen and
soon the hawk, hawk, of the wild goose
will be heard 10 the land. Surely beauti-
GUS spring is here.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-03-21
sko@aega1, Nc, March =, 1907.

. the People Of 81ovhcgan Somerset County:
On Saturday March 23r6,
STORE, which INCLUDE everything
in my entire stock, except Patent Medicines.
IN addition giving a per va
also give free to lady coming
LIGGETT's SATURDAY CANDY
This is special favor every lady coming
but it IS specia
sale, twenty per
stock is something of live every thrifty
one patronizes Drug
This is cleaning applies
leading specialtie8specalties
price-specialties that sell
be reduced price, 0 season.
opportunity get sample package
".
The Somerset reporter., 1907-03-21

1t is reported that John D. Rockefeller
is about to make the mag nificent gift OF
$50, 900, 600, to New York City, for char
table, philsnthropic, and educational
work. About this time look for rise
in kerosene oil.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-03-21

Postmaster General Cortelyou has or
dered that hereafter you may use half
the face of post card for writing,
leaving the picture, 80 1t Is no longer
necessary to heed the admoniton, "this
side for address only"
The Somerset reporter., 1907-03-21

The new State House In Pennsylvania
cost sl3, 00O. 900, instead of %, 600. 900,
as was expected, and the inevitable In
vestigation now follows. But no invee-
tigation will give back to the taxpayers
their squsndered millions.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-03-21

Some people think they prove their
blue blood by their black looks.
Sour grapes often intoxicate men with a
sense OF their own importance.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-03-21

"Preventics' will promptly check cold or
the Grippe when taken early or at the
"sneeze stage" Preyentics cure seated colds
as we'll Preyentics are little candy cold cure
tablets. and DR.. Shoop. Racine, Wis, will
gladly mail You samples and book on Colds
free, if you will write him. The samples
prove their merit. Check early Colds with
Preventics and stop Pneumonia. sold in &C
and 7sc boxes by 6. K. Fogg.