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The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-17
Notice of Foreclosure.

Whereas W l.. Rogers of Greenville in the
County of Piscataquis and State of Maine by
his mortgage deed dated oct. D. 1905 and re-
corded in Somerset Registry of deeds In
Book 27l. Page ID conveyed to Jennie W.
Greene of Scion, In the County of Somerset
and State OF Ma ne, and to William l..
Whipple, formerly OF said Scion, but now de-
ceased and represented by Lewis q. Whipple
Administrator OF his estate, conveyed to the
said Greene and Whipple certain real estate
situated in said somerset County and des
cribed a follows VIZ In township number
four, range one In said Somerset County.
north of Bnghams X ennebec purchase,
bounded rs follows: Beginning on the
north shore of Long Pond ut the east line of
said township, thence forth on said east line
to the southeast corner of land of G. Il 4. W.
Fogg thence west on said Fogg's south line
to Long Pond; thence southerly and easter
~ by Long Pond to first westward bound.
\ nd whereas the conditions OF said mort gage
have been broken, now therefore, by reason
OF the breach of the conditions thereof, we
claim Il foreclosure of said mortgage and
civ e this notice TO that purpose.
Solop. Me- Decem ser II. 1908.
JENNIE W. GREEN H..
LEWIS q. NIPPLE, 3w5
Admr. Est WILLIAM l.. WHIPPLE.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-17
is THIS A SQUARE DEAL?
c. R. Fogg the Druggist will Give You
Your Money Back if MI-O-NA Does
Not Cure Dyspepsia.


That's the squarest kind of a square
deal as every TAR minded man knows.
But g. K. Fogg can afford to make
this offer because be knows that
Mi. INA tablets are worthy stomach
remedy, and that the makers will
back up the generous offer.
And 30 We say TO all readers of the
REPORTER suffering or ailing with
any stomach trouble, try Ml-o-na.
1t has such a mighty and powerful
influence on the stomach that it
Immediately refreshes and relieves,
then invigorates and cures.
1t strengthens the stomach walls,
puts the stomach in such perfect
condition that it can digest food
without pain or other distressing
symptoms. 1t cures by removing the
cause, and it removes the cause So
times in a hundred.
a large box of Mi-o-na tablets
only costs so cents, and relief will
come in "a hours.
"Miona tablets are truly great for
anyone that has stomach trouble.
can not praise them too highly for
what they have done tor me Mrs.
w. d. Bennett, Bucksport, Me.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-17

Professor John Merriam, associate
professor of geology In the University
If California. has created quite sen
patlOn in scientific circles and among
students of paleontology throughout
lhe world by the discovery of II num-
per of prehistoric animal species In, a
tar pool or asphalt bed located not far
from Sawtelle. Cal. From this once
sticky death trap. which became the
grave Of numberess animals hundreds
Of thousands of years ago have been
taken the remains of rare prehistoric
animals. including the enormous
ground sloth larger than n common
OK the huge prehistoric mammoth. a
great extinct camel, n strange and I'M
known species of deer, besides the
saber toothed tiger and huge antedi-
luyan wolf. which were evidently
iured to the death pool by the strug
giles of the herbivorous animals al
ready entrapped and which they in
tended to deyour. In addition to the
larger animals, there have been discov-
cred many remarkable and extinct spe-
cies Of hawks. eagles and ducks which
went 10 the pool In search of food,
only TO be caught and held fast and
finally Embedded.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-17
ANNUAL MEETING
OF THE -
First National Bank of Skowhegan

The stockholders of the First National
Bank OF Skow hogan are hereby notified that
their annual meeting will be held at the
banking rooms of said bank on
Tuesday, january IL, 1909,
at ten o clock In the forenoon to act on the
following articles, to wit
lst-ro amend article three OF the articles
of association chan glng the number of dtrec-
tors,
, To fix the number and choose n board Of
directors for the ensuing year.
3-fo transact any other business that may
legally come before said meeting,
BLIN w. PAGE, Cashier.
SkoWhegan Me, Dec. TO- 1905 jWlO
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-17

Starting in a small way but few
years ago. the cement industry of the
country has grown until last year the
output of the product was 100000
barrels. The scarcity of lumber In the
next few years is sure to result in an
enormous increase over these figures.
Some one has said that the mixing
of cement requires but little more
brains than the mixing of mud pies.
This is likely oyerdrawn. but it never
theless points to the fact that the
process is not difficult one and that
any one who is of an enterprising turn
of mind and has the proper directions
can make many of the cement inn
provements about his place. For one
who wishes to study the subject as
well as secure practical suggestions
for doing different kinds Of cement
work farmers bulletin No. 235, is
sued by the agricultural department at
Washington will be found helpful.
This takes up the questions of mate
rials. tools and mixing and gives def
mite directions for making concrete
walks and foundations as well as ce-
ment posts
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-17

In no way does a fellow reveal more
quickly the type Of a farmer he is than
in the use which he makes Of the great
byproduct of the farm, manure. If
lie is enterprising he will get this on to
the land as fresh as possible, so that
its full fertilizing value will be real
lied, while IL he is slipshod chap he
will quite likely let it accumulate and
permit a good share Of its strength to
leech away as a result of rains and ex-
posure
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-17

ANY upward movement in grain
prices which makes stock raising and
dalrying improbable and tempts the
the raw state rather than in the finish
ed form of beef, pork, mutton. butter
and cheese can only be viewed as
misfortune from the standpoint Of
permanent agricultural prosperity,
which from the very necessity OF the
case depends upon an intelligent main
tenance of the fertility of the soil. 1t
is likely that many will disagree with
this view, but careful consideration
Of the points involved would seem to
verify IL
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-17

A fact quite generally known, yet
sometimes overlooked is that red
clover is bLennial-that is. its length
of life is but two seasons long-which
means that If the second growth is not
allowed to mature seed in the autumn
of the second season the crop will die
out This variety of clover as it
grows along the roadside seems to have
a perennial habit. bqt this is due to the
fact that it produces seed often enough
to perpetuate itself.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-17
Notice of Foreclosure.

Whereas Charles b. Hutchins of Mercer III
the County of Somerset state of Maine by his
mortgage deed dated the 18th day Of De
cember A. ID. 1906, and record, d in the Som
erset Registry of Deed Book 2Sl, Page ~,
conveyed to William b. Hutchins trustee of
Augusta, in the County of X ennebec and the
state OF Maine the following described real
and personal properly: The first parcel be-
ing situated In said Mercer and being II cor
tain lot or parcel of land together with the
mill and buildings thereon standing, con-
tanning one acre and bounded and described
as follows: Beginning ut the center OF the
swale near the old house where Asa V.
Smith lived on the south line of the road
leading from Mercer village to Norrdge-
wock; thence running easteTly on the line of
said road six teen tl6l rods; thence 6outherly
ten 40 rods thence westerly sixteen l6l rods;
thence northery ten 90 rods to the point
begun at. being the same premises conveyed
to the said Charles Il. Hutchins by deed of
Z rev >. Watts dated January 18th, 1905, and
recorded in Somerset registry of deed, book
212, page 3S. Also all the machinery, belt
ing. shafting pulleys, and all other personal
property of every description sttuat In
said mill, said personal property In part only
consisting Of the following: twenty five II.
=. steam engine end boiler; one boiling ma
Vine one lathe machine: one cutting oil
saw; one staye edger, one mead rounder; one
shlngle saw; one chamrling crozing ma
chine
The second parcel of land being situated in
Smlthheid In said County OF Somerset,
bounded as follows: on the west by the
highway leading from Smithheld to Oak
Hin; on the north by land owned by Otis
Sawyer: ON the east by land owned by James
futile. on the south by land of John VI.
Thompson to the above men, Toned highway,
containing twenty-siX 70 acres, more or
less being the same premises conveyed to
the said Charles q. Hutchins by Daniel NJ.
stevens by warranty deed dated February
nth. 1903 and recorded in Somerset registry
# deeds book 30, page 52l.
And Whereas tina above described mort
gage was assigned by the SAID William j..
HutchinS, Trustee by his assignment dated
the 18th day Of December 1906, and recorded
in the Somerset registry of deeds, book 279
page $40 to the Augusta Trust Company and
It's successors.
And Whereas the condition OF said mort
gage Is broken.
Now, Therefore, by reason of the breach of
the condition thereof II claims n foreclosure
of said mortgage.
December Bird, 1905.
AUGUSTA TRUST 60 PANY
3w5O BIZ + T. smith Treas
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-17

And the woman who looks as
though she had secret sorrow is
always interesting-until she begins
to turn it loose.
Don't think that piles can't be cured
Thousands OF obstinate cases have been
by Doan's ointment 20 cents at any drug
store.
A woman seldom meets her ideal
man until she has passed the don't
worry age.
Farmers. mechanics. rAllroaders, laborers
rely on Dr. Thomas's Eclectric Oh. Takes
the sting out of cuts, burns or bruises at
once. Pain cannot stay where 1t Is used.
The average woman can change
her mind in half the time it takes a
man to change his collar.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-17

There is probably no flower of the
unpretentious order that will give n
larger measure Of satisfaction than the
fragrant English violet A pot Of vio-
lets will furnish sweet fragrance and
blossoms well through the winter If
placed in u sunny window In room
just above freezing. They are hardy
and do not seem to mind the cold.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-17

According to reports issued by the
department of agriculture at Washing
ton on Nov. 10, the average yield Of
corn in the country for the present
year is 26.2 bushels per acre. while
the estimated total production is 2642,-
1000 bushels. This is a better show
ing both In yield per acre and total
production than last year, when the
average was 25.9 bushels and the to-
tai yield was 1852, 10000 bushels
The quality of this years crop is 500
per cent while In 1907 it was 1923.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-17

Two thousand five hundred dollars
was recently refused for a Kellerstrass
Crystal White Orpington ben named
Pegg. Her owner evidently believes In
raising thoroughbred fowls AS well as
In keeping the best for himself
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-17

SO long as the average yield of corn
per acre for the whole country re-
mains in the neighborhood Of twenty
six or tweutyseyen bushels, and nu
merous instances are on record where
enterprisins farmers have secured a
yield of from so to 100 bushels per
acre, 1t will be entirely in place to
continue talking and writing about
the possibilities of agriculture in the
United States. Had the average yield
per acre been twice what it was Co.,
bushels), or 52.4 bushels--a moderate
yield-the total corn production would
have been $3.50, 900 bushels, while
at 80 cents bushel $1.321 ,343, 500
would have been added to the value
of the crop.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-17
Notice Of First Meeting Of Creditors.
In the District mt of the United States l,I
the District Of Name,
IN BANKRUPTCY.

IN the matter of
Charles r. sawyer. Ia Bankruptcy.
BANKRUPT,
To the creditors of Charles K. Sawy OF
Skowhegan in, the County OF Somerset and
DiStric afore, aid. Bankrupt
Notice Is hereby given that on the l2lh day
OF Dec, hber a. D.. isCS. said CHARLES X. Saw
yer was duly sdludicsted btpkrupt, and that
The hrst meeting of his Gre d tors VIII be held
At Daniel Lewis office 10 SkowheRAu. Maine,
on tue second day of January, A. D. 1903,
AT ten o'c.och in the forenoon. which
time the said creditors. may ate d, prove
their claims appoint trustee, examine the
bankrupt and Transact such other business as
may pre- perry Come bel ore said meeting
December "a A. D.. 1853
DA IfL LEWIS. Referee in BsnEruptc'.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-17

Properly cured corn fodder is not
only reished by all kinds Of live stock,
but constitutes a most excellent and
nutritious food. With enormous
amounts of 1t going to waste annually
a big leak exists in the management of
the farm for which there is really no
good excuse.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-17

Partisan Sage, the quick acting
hair restorer, is guaranteed
To stop falling hair,
To cure dandruff,
To cure itching of the scalp,
To put life into faded hair,
To make harsh hair soft and
luxuriant,
To make hair grow, or money
back.
1t is the most delightful hair dress
ing made, and is great favorite with
ladies' who desire beautiful and
luxuriant hair. Price 80 cents a large
bottle at g. R. Fogg's, or by express,
Mfg. Co, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-17

A decided point in favor of the
manure spreader is that besides being
a distinctly labor saving piece of ma
chinery the fertilizer it spreads goes
twice as far and does more good than
that scattered by the old pitchfork
method
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-17

The chief merit of the silo lies In the
fact that 1t enables the dnlryman to
furnish his cows summer feed In the
winter months. which results In cor
responding increase In milk and butter
returns.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-17

The average housewife would much
prefer TO burn hard maple oak or
hickory, as she may have done years
ago or as her mother did, but great
many in sections where the hardwood
supply is gone have to use soft coal in
Its stead. With this the SCOT and dirt
are the chief dra wbacks. The former
nuisance may be reduced to a mini
mum by breaking the coal into small
pieces before putting it into the stove
and putting on the fire only small
quantities at time. If the fire is fed
In this way it will burn brightly and
consume the SCOT and Il good share of
the black smoke, which Is simply an
aggregation of sooty particles. as soon
rs it Is formed. More than this. there
Is Il decided saving in fuel in this
method of stocking which should not be
overlooked
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-17

A farmer living near Greeley. Colo,
the past season grew Lightweight tons
of pumpkins on four acres of land, the
crop netting him better than $500.
This fellow is certainly some pump
kins to use bit of slang.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-17

The stock raiser has a job on his
hands TO figure out profit in feeding
sixty cent corn to five dollar hogs or
cattle. In fact. he may as well save
his pencil. for the job can't be done.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-17

The prevailing high prices Of feed
and grain render it imperative that the
owner of "A dairy herd should spot the
loafers and weed out without ceremony
those individuals that are barely pay
ing their keep or constitute a positive
source of loss. 1t Is a farce to feed
twenty cent corn to these loafers and
a still more serious matter to feed that
which Is worth 30 cents.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-17

Sawdust has no value as fertilizer
outside of the potash 1t would contain
in the form of ashes and the humus 1t
would add to the soil in the shape of
wood mold when decayed. Sawdust
may be used to advantage as an alb
sorbent of liquid manures and in this
capacity would serve a very useful
purpose.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-17
Collectors Notice of Sale.

.
70
A
previously
will be sold public
sd preceding
meeting O'Clock
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-17

Experiments which have been con-
Quoted show that when cheese is sold
from the farm or milk from which
cheese Is made a much larger amount
Of fertility is taken from the soil
than In the case of butter or cream.
This is to quite an extent responsible
for the fertility and productivity Of
those farms on which buttermaking Is
the chief occupation.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-17

The real character of some folks is
as often indicated by the attitude
which they take on trifling things as
by that involved In matters Of much
greater consequence. Many times a
person wouldn't think Of perpetrating
a downright swindle on another, yet
has been known to giJe himself dead
away for less than 10 cents.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-17

A reader of these notes who has had
good opportunity to note the effects OF
clover growing on his own farm told
the writer recently that hereafter he
should never SOW an acre of oats with
out adding a moderate amount Of
clover seed His plan might be fol
lowed with profit by good many Of
his fellows
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-17
NOTICE

his Is to notify all persons from harboring
or trusting my wife, Ivie Bean, after this
date, for shall pay none of her bills. ANY
person giving her credit must look to her for
pay menL 3wiS
NOV. -. 1908 MELVIN BEAN
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-17
Will Buy Your Potatoes

| will buy your potatoes In any quantity,
paying the highest cash price Am prepared
to accept them at any time, rs have ample
storage room when cars are not obtainable
tfi0 l.. q. TRAFTON.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-17
Cars of The Somerset
Traction Co.
will until further notice run
on the following schedule
Cars will leave Skowhegan for
Madison
Cars will leave Madison for

Local Cars from Skowhegan to Cold
Brook at $50 a. m, sos, 500, 900
p. m.
The regular winter Sunday Schedule
will be run.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-17
DIR. EDWARDS
.DandeIiOn
Best Known Remedy

FOR
Rheumatism and Malaria. Stimulates
the kidneys SO as to eliminate the uric
acid that causes Rheumat SIN and Kid
ney disease, regulates a Torpid Liver;
acts gently and without gripping on the
bowels; disinfects the entire Aliment-
AIRY Canal and produces clean,
smooth Skin and clear Complexion, by
eliminating all poisons from the sys-
lem
Unequalled for Dyspepsia and all
Stomach trouble; is purely vegetable
nrd is so guaranteed under the Pure
Nod and Drugs Act 25c box at
Frank W. Bucknam. Skowhe gan, Me
Send postal for free sample to Schenck
Chemical Co, 54-56 Franklin St, New York
City, Manufacturers.
a PERFECT BLOOD PURIFIER"
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-17

C.. Gle Fourteen room lodging house
vi DdiC and restaurant, seats so, Good
business Only reason for selling, Ill health,
address w. W. SMALL, Rumford, Maine.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-17

A definite and effective cure and pre-
ventive of hog cholera has been dis
covered By specialists in animal dis
eases in the employment of the depart
ment of agriculture at Washington.
The treatment consists of inoculating
the hogs with virus from an animal
affected with the disease. which seems
to render immune to the disease those
treated So effective does the cure
seem to be that hopes are entertained
that the disease. which in the past has
meant a loss to hog raisers of the
country of millions of dollars annual
ly. may be entirely eradicated.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-17
KINEo TO OAKLAND
CONNECTIONS

,CONNECTIONS
Al Oakland with NJ aine Central Railroad. Al SOM
erset Junction, with Canadian Pacific Railway. Al
Kineo Station with Coburn Steamboat Company for
all points on Moosehead Lake. At Norrdeewock
with stages for Skowhegan, Smthield and Mercer.
At Arson for sawyer's Mills. AT North Arson for
North and West New Portland, Dead River, Flag
staff and Eus,is At Bingham for Forks, Carratunk,
NJ Dose River, Mayheld, Kingsbury and Abbott.
MORRIS MCDONALD, Vice President
f. f. BOOTHBY General Passenger Agent.
Portland, Me
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-17

The type of agriculture followed on
good many farms might be greatly
improved. with increased profits accru
ing to both landlord and tenant. If
the lease on which the farm was rent
ed were for five or more years instead
Of one. as Is too often the case. The
one year renter naturally feels that he
cannot afford to put in a lot Of hard
work on the farm one season when a
large per cent of the benefit resulting
cannot be realized until the following
year. Likewise the landlord justities
himself in doing as little as he is re-
Quired to under the terms of the lease
when he knows that his tenant intends
to remain but year and Is bent on
skinnlng the land to the limit and
would not be in mood to appreciate
improvements the benefit from which
would extend over a period Of more
than one year. Ii Is therefore plain
to be seen that the long term lease is
best for the tenant, best for the land
lord and far aud away the best thing
for the farm in which each has a mu
tual financial interest.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-17
NOTICE

Whereas my wife, Fedeine Page, has left
my bed and board without just cause here.
by forbid all persons from harboring her on
my account after this date. Dated at Rock
wood this 7th day of December 1908,
3w50 PAUL PAGE.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-17
TO THE PUBLIC.

We are Agents for Partisan Sage, and
We Know the Guarantee is Genuine
G. Il. Fogg
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-17

Hire a mileage book of R. T. Patten.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-12-17

{. II. GIRDLER,
Collector of Taxes for the town
of Mercer for the year 1908
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-02-28

StI "idt lIttlltitits.
The summc jaunt Of hay fever
pilgrims to our lake peninsula has
long been Ii Of the moving fea-
lures Of life between the mountains.
East of the Alleghanies, the high
lands of New England aiIoru what
over specific hay fever, at its worst,
demands. West of the Rockies the
complaint is unknown, but in the
Mississippi valley region it has long
afflicted those who can afford it so
seriously that an annual hegira, be-
ginning in August and continuing
into September, has resulted in the
swelling Of hotel arrivals at all
points whore the best drinks are
served with that delightful tang
which belongs to them i'll high lati-
tudcs at that turning point of the
seasons. Hay fever men swarm the
Michigan Peninsula six weeks Of ov-
cry year. The hotel keepers. and all
~puIvcyors to the best taste, look we'll
to their cellars against the day of
the fevered hosts from the South.
For long experience has taught them
that nothing bat the best, and lots
OF it, can relieve the suffering of the
plague in its relentless course. The
medicines Of the peninsula doctors
soon do their appointed work, every
new bottle opened firing a new cork
at the retreatins foe, until the roar
runs up from Whitehaven, swells
around the cape and Dooms where
thc whitc-winged ships of Charlevoix
all down to the Erie Sea.
It has been years since first the
corksarew was used in Michigan to
I'll the teeth Of affliction. That it
might find a still wider field. the
b~echon:ng hands Of tho South have
waved d welcome to Chicago, Of
tarirg refuge from the germ grip
Hot Springs, New Orleans, San An
tonic and other points south Of the
grip line and at which annual winter
sports make themselves seen and
felt, have long promised the NORTH
that there is a specific for grip moi
less patent than that which cure!
hay fever in summer. Singly, or il
small groups, Northerners have X
perimented for the discovery of tht
ruth or falsity Of this claim. Thi
winter has seen the first organized
pilgrimage, and it comes out Of Chi
, cago, as did the frs, which eve.
went to Michigan. The mayor 0
/, Chicago has given the official sane
ton of his presence to the first or
, ganized voyage of discovery and eH
pertinent, and the Jews from IIo
Springs is that ~allopathic practic
4 is effecting a cure Of the gri9 wiE
V which he and all Of his compan
went there.
d The vastness of this country
certified in this semiannual move
It ment of the stricken. 1t shows GU
diversity of climate and our dive,
" sity of drinks. The ready wine {
the peninsula, which the end of th
summer and the influx of the suffe
ing always brings out, knocks o,