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Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-22
DOUGLAS NEWS NOTES
TEXAS MEN LOOK
 DOUGLAS OYER
Express Surprise at Growth of the Shelter City-PoliticS
 in Lone Star State.

DOUGLAS, July 21.-(SpeciaL)- )--
 Yesterday c. R. Temple, the real es- tate man of Douglas, was piloting a party of Texas capitalists over the city. This party consisted of w. D. Taylor and Mr. KelnIer, both planters, of Iago, Texas, and Mir. Mclaughlin. real estate man, and MT. Flynn, wholesale groceryman, of Houston, Texas. They arrived in Douglas yes terday morning from Portal where they had been to make examination of mining property in the Chiricahua mountains and for the purpose of starting work on it. Some time ago these gentlemen and others in Texas organized the Willie Rose Mining com pany and while at Portal they held the annual meeting of the company.
 The visitors to Douglas expressed themselves as being surprised to md such Q modern city here and were astounded at the magnitude of the smelting plants here, which they care fully examined.
 A superintendent has been en- plOyed to begin development work on the Willie Rose properties and the owners are most favorably impressed with the chance for making big win ming out of their investment in the Chiricahuas.
 After their visit to Douglas the Tex as party went to b4sbee yesterday af- ternoon to take a look at the great Warren mining district. They will leave today for their homes.
 Speaking of Texas, they said that crops in that state would be above the average this year, especially in the western and northern portions of the state where the season had been most favorable to crops. In some parts of the state, however. some dam age has been done by unusual floods, but this damage has been mostly to the railroads, caused by washed out bridges and culYeTts.
 The democrats of Texas are just now busy in their primary campaign, the election being set for next Satur- day after the primaries there will be no further political excitement In the Lone Star state. as the nomination there on the democratic ticket is equivalent to an election, except per haps in a few of the counties
Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-22
SOME ANGLING
 BY COCHISE MEN
Four Hundred Fish Caught
 By Mark Smith Party,

A letter received from E. R. Pirtle by c. O. Ellis of the Bank of Douglas tells of the success of the fishing par ty composed of Mir. Pirtle, W. H. Bro phy of Bisbee, Ben Williams Of Los Angeles, Mir. Young, a brother-in-law Of Mir Williams, of San Francisco, and Mark Smith. The party left for the Truckee river near the Nevada line ten days ago. During three days of fishing four hundred fish were taken, most of the catch having been made by Mark Smith and MT. Young.
 The party was due to arrive at Los Angeles yesterday and from there a trip is to be made to Catalina Island for the purpose of fishing for the fes- tive tuna, now said to be voracious in tackling the bait. Mark Smith is one of the charter members of the Santa Catalina Tuna club and many times in the past he has shown his skill in landing this much favored and fight ing species of the finny tribe.
 Mir. Pirtle is expected to arrive home within the next week.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-22
VALUABLE RABBIT EARS

On June 29, a certain Daniel Black burn brought ffty-seven rabbit ears to Clerk McAlister and filed demand for S2S5 bounty So far. so good, but Mir Blackburn thought the labor ex- pended in obtaining those rabbit ears was worth several times S2.S5. So procuring a certificate of demand or file he neatly placed the word rorty before the word two and a just to the left of the 9 Having made these necessary changes, MT. Blackburn went to the bank and offered to sell his claim of SASS His offer was ac- cepted and nothing more thought of the matter until at the last meeting of the board, Cashier Wicks received a warrant for $2.S5 instead of S42S5. Now the sheriff Is looking for Black burn but as he has not kept the ofice informed as to his address, he has not yet been found.-Solomonville Bul. letin.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-22
MEETING IF
 DEMOCRATIC
 COMMITTEE
Delegates Named By the Com mittee to Represent Pima in Territorial Convention to Be Held in Prescott August 8.

TUCSON, July 2t.--The Democratic county central committee met Satur- day at ? D. m. in the city hall. In the absence of County Chairman Frank H. Hereford Chas. F. Hoff, vice chairman, called the meeting to order and presided.
 After some discussion it was de cided that the central committee should name the delegates to the ter ritorial convention to be held at Pres colt August 8. The motion authoriz- ing this method of selecting delegates provided, also, that if any reasonable number of Democrats shall petition the central committee a primary shah be held to elect the delegates. The committee decided that, as there was no contest for either delegate to con- gross or joint councilman. in Pima county, that a primary would be a use less expense.
 A resolution passed instructing the Pima delegation to vote for Hon. Mark "A. Smith for congress and James B. Finly for joint councilman, first. last and all the time.
 The following gentlemen were se- lccted as delegates to Prescott
 Nat E. Hawke, E. O'Keefe. P. C. Pellon. D. F. Glidden, l.. H. Manning Chas. F. Hoff, Ed Rule, S w Pur- cell. A. NJ. Franklin, C. E. Hardy, w. H. Sswtelle, Tucson.
 O. W. H. Schley, Vail.
 Wm. McDermott, Twin Buttes.
 Al German, Helyetia.
 motion was passed authorizing the executive committee to fill any vacancies that might occur on the present placed their resignatiOns in the hands of the executive commit tee to become effective in the event of some good Democrats who had not been named wanting to go to the con yention
Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-22

Owing to the great influx of the rV- cal crop the price of watermelons in Tucson has fallen to 1 cent per pound.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-22
THE BARN IN THE RAIN

Gray barn and draggled meadow.
 Blurred green of grass and leaves, The sky an awful shadow,
 For on her gray face weayes The rain with silver threads.
 That fieck the muddy puddle, That rattle on the sheds
 Where the cold cattle huddle!. Then oh, the haymow soft
 And deep and dark and warm, On sweet hay piled aloft-
 While overhead the storm Sweeps the wet shingres. drips
 At caves, makes music wild We listen: the soul slips
 Years back and is a child. Some how as at the start
 We turn from Life's hot foam, Get in the Worlds warm heart,
 Yea, make Earth's heart our home!
Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-22
AN EYE ON THE FUTURE

Tommys maiden aunt had called at tention to some of that young mans misdemeanors, thereby causing him to be punished. Tommy pondered a while, then asked, Papa will little sister Gladys be an aunt to my child ren when 1 am a man?"
 Yes, Tommy" answered his fath- CT, much interested. Why do you ask?''
 Cause she might as well get mar ried and have a home of her own, for I don't intend to low any aunts to stay around my house making trouble for my children. ."-Woman's Home Companion for August
Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-22
BRONCO BUSTER HURT
Ice lsbeIl Meets With Serious Mis-
 hap at Yuma.

YUMA. July 21.--Joe IsbelL one of the best bronco busters in the country, was badly injured Saturday at T. J. Coalters ranch while gather Ing up saddle horses.
 iIe was alone and in chasing SCIses over rough ground his horse fell with him, breaking his right shoulder. infiicting internal injuries and other wise bruising him up about the face and body. lie caught hIs horse and rode back into camp, but was unable to get out of the saddle alone.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-22

And lie tkere warm, secure,
 Yea, as a child of five, Heart cleansed, serene and pure
 And glad to be alive. James Oppenheim in the Woman s
 Home Companion for August.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-22

An Indian named Worth, driving near Phoenix during the storm Sun day night, was struck by lightning and paralyzed Up to the present time he has not even regained his speech.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-01-30
Snow in Liberal Amount Where
They Don't Want il.

One of our local prophets, who
rarely is mistaken in his forecast of
the weather, called to pay his sub
scription Thursday afternoon of last
week, and incidentally remarked that
the long looked for snow storm was
coming would surely arrive by the
following day. The news dispatches
of Friday proved that his instinct was
accurate in part for the first snow of
the season swept down upon New
York City and surrounding sections
on Thursday evening lasting until
/ Friday afternoon. The fall of snow
reached about twelve inches, accom-
panied part of the time by high
winds piling the snow in drifts, thor
oughly demoralizing street railway
systems and interfering somewhat
with the steam roads. New York has
no use for storm of this kind and is
never prepared for 1t. Great loss re-
suit ed in damage to property and de-
layed business and there was much
suffering and several deaths directly
traceable to the storm.
j Iii buC Hltd1l lIiHC foOlltlSGN tOuIllN
and, i'll fact the greater part of New
England, continues to enjoy just the
finest, most comfortable weather that
could be imagined, and yet we are not
satisfied, for having been accustom
ed for generations to do business on
runners, for four or five months of
the year, we are all at sea when com
PEELED to travel on wheels in mid =
winter. For several years past SOU
thern New England and the middle
states have had more snow than
Maine but the present season seems
to have gone to the extreme in this
respect. How pleased we should
have been to have taken New York;
big storm, blizzard and all. We are
accustomed to such things and what
appalled, the residents of New York
and caused much hardship and suffer
ing would have been welcomed here
as boon to business and regarded
simply as seasonable January wealth
er.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-01-30
The First Nationals New
President.

AT full meeting of the board Of
directors of the First National Bank
held at the banking rooms of that in
stitution on Monday forenoon, Janu-
AIRY 9th, Charles r. Cook was elected
president.
The new president of this impor-
tant Somerset County banking insti-
tuition needs no commentator to
Skowhegan people, for, in his posi-
ton as the local representative of the
American Express Company, he has
had constant business relations with
the firms and individuals of this com
munity and his courtesy and faith
fulness are thoroughly known and
appreciated. He had for years en-
joyed the close friendship and esteem
of the late Edward p. Page, whose
successor he now becomes, and the
relations between the two gentlemen
were so intimate and they were SO
often in each others company that
Mr.. Cook had, probably, the oppor-
tunity to learn more of Mr.. Pages
plans and purposes than he was wont
to disclose to others.
The stockholders of the First Ma
tional should feel to congratulate
themselves that they have been able
to obtain for president gentleman
SO universally respected and, more
over, one who was SO high i'll the es-
TEEN and confidence of his prede
cessor.
Mr.. Cook was born in Ashland
Aroostook county, his father
David G. Cook, having been one OF
the early settlers of that region. He
entered the employ of the American
Express Company in 1882 in the ca
pacity of train messenger, having
been transferred to the SO called
Maine Central run, between Skowhe
gan and Augusta, via Portland, he
came to this place on April 10, 1885
He continued in the employ of the
Express Company, for most of the
time on runs in and out of Skowhe
gan, and in August, 1899, when the
Office was opened in its present loca-
ton, Mr.. Cook was placed in charge
This position he has held most of the
time since that date, except for three
years when be represented the Amer
lean Express Company at Augusta
In the twenty eight years that Mr.
Cook has been connected with the
American Express Company, he has
completely won the confidence and
respect of its officials.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-01-30
For the Reporter
VIC IAN T7Of VT
His Eightieth Birthday.

On January %, the friends and rela-
tives of David w. Withee gave him a
surprise party in honor of his eight
ieth birthday. The surprise was not
alone in their gathering without let :
ting Mr.. Withee have previous knowl-
edge of the matter, but in the num-
Der forty who attended, and the
bountiful supply of pies, cakes and
other food which surrounded the
large birthday cake on the table and
of which all were invited to partake
Fred Withee was present with his
photograph and gave few selections
to assist III the entertainment. The
visitors united in wishing Mr.. Withee
many returns of the day and en-
phasized their good wishes in a most
substantial manner by leaving with
him generous purse of money. The
evident pleasure of the venerable
man in whose honor they had as
sembied and the other circumstances
of the affair were such as to make it
day long to be remembered by all
participants.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-01-30

We are pleased to announce the
completion of arrangements with
Samuel F. Emerson whereby that
gentleman will devote portion OF
his time to representing the REPORT
Err in the various towns of this
county. He will accept new sub
scriptious or payments for arrears,
being authorized to receipt for such in
our name and attend to such other
matters as opportunity permits.
We consider ourselves very fortu-
nate in securing Mr.. Emerson as
travelling representative, and we
have every confidence that the ar
rangement will be acceptable to our
patrons. He has an unusually wide
acquaintance with Somerset county
people and the fact that he is the
secretary of the Somerset Veterans
ASSN, Somerset Pomona and Show
hogan Grange gives him an excellent
opportunity to keep in touch with
what is going on in the various Som
erset communities.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-01-30

Skowhegan Grange held very i'm
portant session last evening, the pres
ence of the newly elected State Mas
ter, c. S. Stetson Of Alta, the = 2e
number Of visitors from other oranges
and the ceremony Of installation all
combining to make a most memorable
occasion.
After brief business session, dur
ing which the annual reports of the
secretary and treasurer were receiV-
ed and approved, the work Of install
lation was entered upon. This cere
mony is impressive under any cir
cumstances and the fact that the
obligations were given III the pres
ence of the State Master and that the
new officers were clothed with author
ity by him, the highest authority
among the $1,000 members Of the or
der i'll this state, lent a degree OF dig
nifty and solemnity otherwise unat :
tainable. Mr.. and Mrs. & II Gardner
as assistant steward and lady assist
The Somerset reporter., 1908-01-30

The State Master spoke very rapid
" and with much earnestness and
condensed much valuable counsel in
his address which war all too brief.
probably not over twenty five min
utes in length. He told Of the respon-
sibilitY he felt IN the position to
which he had been called and i'm
pressed upon his hearers the fact that
no man. no matter how earnest or
how able. could carry forward the
work of the great order Of Patrons Of
HusbandrN without the faithful CO.
operation Of each Individual member.
he sought to lmpart his own entEusi-
assn for the power ana mission Of the
Grange and counselled his hearers TO
take up and discuss the great eco.
nomic questions Of the day 10 the end
that they might make their influence
fully felt in public affairs and espe-
ciallY that they may lena weight 10
the work Of their legislative commit
tee. Mr.. Stetson Is pleasing and Ell
The Somerset reporter., 1908-01-30
In Washinpton.

Congress has been hard at work
trying to adopt some kind of an elias :
tic currency bill. Toe amendments
to the Aldrich financial bill will be re =
garded as decided improvements.
They provide for the issuing of an
emergency currency to the amount of
S500,O00, 900. The same to be dis
tributed among the various states of
the Union upon the basis of their
banking capitol and surplus. Banks
are to be permitted to issue currency
to the amount of 80 per cent, of the
market value of the government,
state, county, municipal or railroad
bonds deposited by them for it's Sc
curity. This bill has just come from
the committee.
Rapid progress has been made in
the House in the conside ration of the
bill to codify and revise the penal
laws of the United States. The only
amendment of Importance that got
through, was one making it a crimi-
nal offense, under heavy penalty to
falsify government crop statistics,
the object of the amendment being to
protect the cotton and tobacco
growers from spectators.
The National Board of Trade made
number of important recommends
tions and endorsements. 1t endorsed
the plan of the Postmaster General
for the extension and enlargement
of the parcels post; the work of the
Forest Service in preserving the trees
now standing and reforesting the de-
nuded areas; the work of the Recla
nations Service that is building i'm
mense irrigation works all over the
western country and the work of the
Int rnal Waterways Commission.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-01-30

ant steward, with Mr.. and Mrs 5. II.
Beal as assistants. ushered the can
didates into the hall and presented
them to the installing officer, after
the manner prescribed by the latest
ritual
After the ceremony of installation
the following program, which had
been arranged by Mrs. ElYa Il. Adams.
was carried out:
Music, Welcome" by the quartet, Alber,
X. Smiley, (dre- tor \. L. sandlor1, Mrs
{. d. Miller and Mrs. L, {. DuLton.
Recitation, "rhe Captains Daughter,
Miss Emma Bragg.
Piano Solo, lie rapillon,n Mrs. Eya @
Adams.
Reading, MRS Smart Learns to Skate.
Miss Edith Withee.
Music a Medley, by the Quartet
Reading, "Mr. Browns Appetite" Mis-,
Blanche Morrill,.
Vocal Solo The Star Of the East Miss
Jeanne Hurley.
Members of Victor, kennebec Val
ley, East Madison, Norridgewock,
Wesserrunsett, No. Arson and other
Oranges were present and briet re
marks were made by those represent
ing them, at the invitation OF Master
r. +. Parker. Then came the address
of State Master Stetson, listened TO
with the most intense interest by the
large audience, filing every available
seat in the hall.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-01-30
NUMBER 5

n1al meeting Of that body. held in
Lewiston in December. for the tenn
u Two years. Mr. Stetson vas born
n the town u Greene. Andr0scoggiR
county "a years ago and has followed
Inc occupation Of a farmer practical
y ali % his life. In his early veara
ne attended the district school. work
my on the farm IN vacations. and
tatrr attended Monmouth academy
ana the Maine Wesleyan Seminary al
Rents Hill. Following the da4s 81
his school and seminary education he
spent eleven Years in the west. re-
turning 10 occupy the home farm In
6reehe whore he has passed the
twenty five Years since 1879
Ihis farm Is 215 acres IN extent. forty
acres 81 which are under cultivation.
While Mr. StetsOn has made a success
Of all branches Of farming. he ha5
gwen special attention to apple cul.
tufe and dairVing. For some time
past he has Kept a herd Of 4 dozen o,
more Jerseys. but since his electioB
% the Office Of STATE Master rfauir-
ing 80 much Of his time away from
the farm. he has reduced the number
81 COWS 10 some extent. Fourteer
Searr -iBee Mr.. Stetson became l.
member of AndrO,soggin Grange a.
'ierhe ana IN that organization ne
ma h~id eFerg office % which he IS
tlle ibie. liz ma also been treasurer
u INC Andfe-ccggin Grange fnsur-
dlcr %. TIE largest organization Of
me ElhG III Maine, and for the pass
mt Ntraf- har been Special Deputy
uhder State Master Gardner.
49,
The Somerset reporter., 1908-01-30
WEST ATHENS.

Mrs. r. A. Moves has been to Water
vile recently to attend the funeral of
her brother in law, Mr.. Penney
George E. Gray of Rosindale, Mass.
who has been visiting his mother,
Mrs. T. NJ. Gray, and sister, Mrs. W.
NJ Drew, for the past week, returned
to his home, Saturday.
E. a. Williams, who is working for
Charles Cooley in Bingham, was at
home over Sunday
Several from this place are planning
to attend the Rube Ball at Harmony,
Wednesday evening, Jan. 29th. Cram
and Crocketts oxen will maik the
musick.
Fate seems to delight in handing
misfortune to some people i'll punches,
1t was too much apple sauce that
got old Adam into trouble.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-01-30

For ninety years the old Kennebec
Agricultural Society at Readfield has
pursued it's successful work in the up
lift of rural interests in the central
part of the State. In that time, as
shown by its recent annual meeting
it has conducted purely agricultural
exhibition which has always been
heightened and elevating. Let others
go and do likewise.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-01-30
Brother hood Of ST. Paul.

fne semi monthly meeting Of rs
brotherhood 81 ST. sa0l was held IL
ne ves,rt u the Centenary Method
I'll Epl-eapa. cuurcn on Monday even
.Ig.
At this meeting the Brotherhood
Ma entertained ~ the Social Circle
Of the cnulcu u an oyster supper and
over sixty Of the Brethren and their
wives sat down 10 dine and ENJOY the
hospitality and soeiabl.ty Of the oc-
easion. Supper over. the President
OF tn. Brotherhood. Mr. II. 4 bins
more called the brethren to order and
business. Il was moved that the reg
ular business be suspended and tbs
speaker Of the evening he introduced.
Mr.. /. (. Jacobs was called upon and
addressed the brethren upon Per
-onal Impressions OF Legislation upon
a Legislator The address was in
teresting and instructive. showing
that certain influences were brought
TO bear upon legislation for personal
and corporation benefits. The per
niciOus influences of the paid Lobbyist
were stlgmatlzed as reprehensible-
Other points were made. which re-
ferred To the educational and practi-
cal benefits of legislative experiences,
III which splendid insight into the
WAYS and means OF government was
obtained rete rring 70 the recent agi-
tatlUu tor resuDmission and discus
siUns III the house. Mr.. Jacobs said.
1t WAS quite apparent that the liquor
interests OF Boston were there to fur
ther the cause II resubmission 10y
their lobby, in more ways than one
and great was the disappointment Of
these interests when prohibition prin-
ciple prevailed
The speaker advised the sending "
honest honorable mel to the legsia-
ture who would with unhinching de
termination iegislate in the interests
of the people Of the state. and vino
would meet the sinister designs OF the
smooth tongued, bilI-payed hand OF
the set seeking interests with cour-
age and patriotism. honesty and up
rightness.
The address WAS we'll received and
a free discussion followed which en-
phasized what the speaker had said
with characteristic enthusiasm Sew
eral new names were received for
mem ership in the Brothp rhood
The Somerset reporter., 1908-01-30

The cry of "fresh strawberries" is
thus early heard in the streets of New
York city, the berries having been
raised in Florida. The appearance of
these luscious berries in mid winter
reminds us again that it is big coun-
try in which the differences of climate
are SO great that while at one end of
it the people are wearing furs, at the
other they are raising and shipping
strawberries.