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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-02-06
Annual Meeting of Log Driving
COMPANIES.

The four corporations, operating in
the Kennebec and tributary waters
known by name as the Kennebec, the
Dead River, the Dead River North
Branch and the Moose River Log
Driving Companies, will hold their
annual meetings at Hotel North, Au-
gusta on the 18th of the present
month. S. w. Philbriek of this place
is clerk and treasurer of all of these
companies and many residents of
Somerset county are interested in
them. The business done by them,
bringing.the logs down the river to
the mills is an important feature OF
the numbering industry for the Ken
nebec water shed and calls for an an
nual disbursement of over 800, 900.
If the charges for towing on Moose :
head lake are added, and the assess :
ments of the Roach River Dam Com
pany, the total reaches about S130,
600. The figures given are readily &C :
eessible as S. w. Philbrick is treas
urer of the Coburn Steamboat Com
pany, Grating all the steam craft in
Moosehead Lake waters and the
Roach River Dam Company, as well
as the Log Driving Companies, and
the accounts are all kept at his Office
III this place.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-02-06
Somerset Chapter. R. A. M.

The annual meeting of Somerset
Chapter, Nc. Is, Royal Arch Masons,
was held in the new hall Friday night
The report of the building committee
was submitted and accepted. The
following officers were elected: High
priest, D. II. Perkins; king, E. c.
Butler; scribe, G. II. Plummer; treas
urer, G. E. Sampson; secretary, C.
M. Lambert; captain of the host, D.
W. Bunker; principal sojourner
George Simpson; royal arch captain
A. ?. Merrill; trustee, J. c. Griffin
Those were the elective officers. The
appolntive officers were: Master oil
the first veil, E. A. Parker; master oil
the second veil, Carl Plummer: mas
ter of third veil, Adam Simpson; sen
tinel, f. G. Dunton. The officers
elect were installed by G. Wallace
Nash, past high priest, assisted by
Harry A. Dinsmore as Grand Captain
of the Host.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-02-06
Directors Meeting

The board of directors of the First
National Bank are to hold sessions on
Monday of each week, at 10 O'Clock
a, m.
T. W. w. Atwood of Portland. di-
vision superintendent of the Port
land Packing Co. for the section
which includes the factories of VIM
throp, Oakland, Norridgewock, No.
Arson and Skowhegan, was in town
Tuesday c. II. Chute, the local man
ager for this company has been book
ing sweet corn acreage for next sea-
sons business and thinks it will be
easy to secure 200 acres which will be
just about equal to the land under
contract last year
Don't throw away your bills, letters
and other valuable papers when you
can keep them in alphabetical order
in a dust proof filing case. The
somerset" is the best; you can buy
them of Buchanan for 25c.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-02-06
Payne's Farm Sales.

l.. A. Payne, local agent of the Ed
wards Farm Agency, reports the fol-
lowing sales: The w. II. Payne farm
in Cornyille to G. h, Rogers of Mad
ison; the G. B. Harville timber lot in
Cornville to \. c. Newton of Show
hogan, and the Roy Harden timber
lot in Cornvile to W. r. Wyman of
Skowhegan.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-02-06
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

| ,ost-Nash & Nies.
raxes-F p. Pennell.
Sotice-W. T. Seekins.
spring Goods-W. i. Ordway.
New Arrivals-W. Il. Steward.
special Notice-Selectmen of Scion.
Fountain Pens-Walter +. Robbins.
Rubber Stamps-Ieporter Otfice.
NotIce-SeleCtmen of Skowhegan.
Insurance Statements-J. L. Griffin.
Insurance State ment-H erbert Wentworth
Announcement-Skowh savings Bank
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-02-06

Choice line of valentines at Fogg's
Drug Store.
A full line of Typography sets and
supplies at Bucknam'e.
P. w. Merry has some bargains in
new and second hand sleighs. 2w
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-10
WEATHER MAN WILL Be GOOD
Promises to Keep Up Excellent serv'
ice of Last Few Days-MOre
Showers in Montana.

The weather man promises TO be good
henceforth. He has given the people two
days Of fine weather. and he promises fair
for Wednesday. Yesterdays weather was
ideal. 1t was not too warm. neither was
IL at any time 90 cold. The maximum
yesterday was 70. There was 81 per cent
Of humidity in the atmosphere. No pre-
cipitatiOn was noted
There were more showers in suffering
Montana. but they were not severe. The
heaviest rainfall in any part of the cOun-
try was a Duluth. where an inch fell.
Half an inch fell at ST. Louis.
1t was hotter than blazes at Yuma yes
terday, the record for the maximum was
100 degrees in the shade. 1t wasn't so
very cold at Phoenix, where the maximum
was 9S
The meteorological report for the day is
Temperature at p. m, -. maximum
temperature. 20; minimum temperature,
90; mean temperature. g., which is de-
grees below normal Total deficiency of
temperature since the first of the month,
IS; accumulated deficiency of temperature
since Jan. l, 81 degrees. Total precipita-
ton, none; total precipitation since the
first of the month. "A inch. which is SO
inch above normal, accumulated excess
since Jan. l. 1.57 inches. Relative hu-
Nudity at p. m, 81 per cent
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-10
INSURANCE MEN GATHER
New York Life Agents Meet Second
Vice President of Com
nany at Luncheon.

f. r. Perkins, second vice president of
the New York Life Insurance company,
met a number of the New York Life
agents of Salt Lake and the surrounding
territory at a luncheon given in his honor
at the Commercial club at noon yester-
day. Among those who enjoyed the
luncheon and the informal addresses
which followed were George A. Smith of
San Francisco, inspector of agencies
Thad c. Bell of San Francisco, supervisor
of agencies; Messrs. J. H. Mays, Moore
& Shipman, agency directors; 5. b. Crane
of Reno, New; Willard Hanson of LO-
gan: NJ Heiner of Morgan; George Z.
Smith of Boise, Ida. and W. r. Warren,
R c Hill, Willard Done, D. II. Living
ston, H. L. Nelson, f. Z. Shepherd, j.
V. Smith, J. d. Spencer and j. NJ. Settle
of Salt Lake.
Addresses were made by Messrs. Per
kins, Smith Mays and others.
Mr. Perkins left last night for the
east He came here from Yellowstone
park. after trip of inspection to Cali
foTnia and the northwest. He said that
he was greatly impressed with the devel-
opment of Salt Lake since his last visit
four years ago ION all sides" he said
4 can see the signs of the building here
of a great city. the metropolis of the in
termOuntain country
He spoke in praise of the optimistic
spirit prevailing in the west. Prosperity
is fast returning all over the country. q"
he said, but in the west the feeling of
confidence and progressiveness is more
marked than in any other section. l wish
that a great many people from the east
would journey west and catch the ex-
hilarating infection of your western OPP
timism."
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-10
LAND HEARING CONTINUES
Government Expects to Complete It's
Case by Last of Pres
ent Month.

II is likely that the government will
conclude its side in the coal land hear
ing which has been going on before Mas
ter in Chancery S. II. Lewis for many
months by July /. During the many
months that have been devoted to the taxi
ing of testimony an immense mass of
evidence has been adduced This will be
submitted to the court, together with the
testimony to be presented by the defend
ants, the Utah Fuel company and the
Pleasant Valley Coal company
IL is understood that the defense has
prepared an elaborate case. and if it
brings all of the testimony it has accumu-
lated in combating the governments case,
the hearing Will last many months longer
The coal companies are alleged to have
acquired through irregular means, valu-
able coal lands in the southern part Of
the state. The question arises as TO
whether these lands are really coal in
character or are agricultural or grazing
lands Points of law and departmental
rulings are involved as we'll as proof of
class. There is a good deal of uneCr-
tainty about the Interpretation which will
be placed on the law and rulings.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-10
SPECIFIES IN DOG SUIT.
Simpson Tells the Number and Breed
of Animals Involved.

The number and variety of CANNES of
which he had the care and custody, is
set forth in an amended complaint filed
yesterday in the famous dog case brought
by Thomas Simpson against Fred B.
Jones.
Simpson brought suit some three weeks
ago against Jones for s46S. He alleged
that since 1904 a partnership had existed
between them in relation TO the care of
certain dogs ard that Jones owed him
that amount for dogs sold and delivered
10 other parties, also for his share of the
expense of feeding the dogs and half the
prize money won by exhibiting them at
dog shows.
Jones demurred 10 the complaint stating
that ii did not state the number or kind
of dogs.
The demurrer was sustained by Judge
Lewis and Simpson was given permission
TO file an amended complaint. This he
did yesterday and in 1t he asserts that
there were all the way from six TO eight
cen dogs in the kennels and that said dogs
were of the variety known as greyhOunds
and beagle hounds. This il is thought
will satisfy the court so that the case
may be tried on its merits.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-10
METHODS ARE SIMPLlFIED.
Manner of Keeping Record in Land
Office Will Be Changed July /.

The methods of keeping records in the
district land offices and the general land
office in Washington. will be changed
July l. An announcement was received
from Washington yesterday which gives
brief outline of what the department
intends to do. The aim is to simplify the
system of keeping the records. After July
only one series of numbers will be
maintained at each district land office
for all classes of entries. purchases. loca-
tions and the like. The initial declara-
ton. application or other paper required
in any entry, purchase, selection. loca-
ton. etc, will be numbered at the time i'm
the order In which ii is presented to the
district land office, without regard TO its
subsequent allowance or rejection. All in
termediate and final papers required TO be
flied or issued in connection Herewith
viii be given the same number as the
initial paper
An important change is the establish
ment of an alphabetical index Of all
declarants. applicants. entrymen. purchas-
ers. solicitors. locators, etc. This index
will be maintained at the district land
office where the initial papers are pre-
scented and also at the general land office.
Changes affecting forms of receipts
and other documents will also go into
effect July 1.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-10
CLOCKS NOT ALLOWED.
Postoffce Department Does Not Per.
NIT Timepieces in Lobby.

The Herald is IN receipt of a communi-
cation from a resident Of Salt Lake who
suggests that il would be a mighty good
thing f a reliable clock were hung ia tn.
pOstoffice so that people might know what
time it is without having TO ask sonr
one
The matter was suggested to Colonel
KessleT, the acting custodian. yesterday.
Colonel Kessler says that there is an or
der against clocks in the lobby of any
postOffice. Clocks there used 10 be. but
there is none any longer, the department
having ordered them removed. Colonel
Kessler does not know why such an order
should have been issued. II may be that
clocks, like the flesh. are heir to many
ills and in time become a nuisance and
a bother. especially when they fail to
mark the hour accurately.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-10

tense sufferer. A whole winter passed
without once having on shoes, my
ankles and nearly from the knees 10 the
toes being covered with virulent sores. l
tried practitioners, specialists, dermatol-
ogists. etc, 10 no purpose. My daughter
ln-law reminded me Of having prescribed
Cuticura for my grandson more than
twenty years ago. l at once procured
the Cuticura Remedies and found inn
mediate improvement and final cure,
I'LL to-day, though well along in years,
! am as though l had never had that
disease. ] am well known in the vicin-
ty Of Louisville and Cincinnati, and all
this could be verified by witnesses.
NJ. W. LaRue. S45 Seventh St, Louis
vile, KY, April % and May IA, 1907"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-10
Salt Lake Security & Trust Company
Declares Its Regular Dividend.

At the monthly meeting of the di-
rectors of the Salt Lake Security x
Trust company yesterday. the regular
semi-annual dividend at the rate of :
per cent per annum was declared This
is the eighth dividend paid by the
company. Detailed reports presented
to the board showed the affairs of the
company to be in excellent condition.
After paying the dividend there re
mains in the treasury of the company
a surplus of upwards of $50, 600, in ad-
ditiOn to the capital of S275.00O.
The active management of the COM
pany is in charge of Mr. F. +. Nc
GuTrin, the president. and assisting
him is a board of directors who di-
rect" An executive committee of
three members of the board keep in
close touch with every transaction
and report to the board at every
monthly meeting. Besides this, there
is the regular examination by the
state bank examiner, and also an in
dependent annual audit by a certified
public accountant. This system has
been found to work to perfection, as
it prevents the acquisition of unde-
sirable assets, and the business of the
trust company is not dependent for
its success upon any one individual.
The company adheres to real estate
loans, and its business is almost en-
tiTely i'm this class of securities. It
has been instrumental in bringing into
the city, from outside investors, many
hundred thousand dollars. which has
been largely loaned TO young couples
to acquire homes on the installment
plan. and thus enjoy their homes while
paying for them. This benefits the
trust company also, as il furnishes an
outlet for money on the very best class
of securities. whereby the growth of
the city, the growth of the company
and the growth of the individual are
promoted.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-10
STOMACH TROUBLES
Relieved by a Simple Mixture That
You Can Get at Any Drug
Store for Little Money.

Here is a prescription that any
druggist will put up for you at little
cost; or you can buy the ingredients
separately and mix them at home; this
simple prescription is highly recon-
mended for all cases of stomach trou-
bles; the digestive ferments and vege-
table tonic tone up the stomach and
increase the secretions of the gastric
juices, making the stomach perform
its work.
Here is the prescription; if you SUI
fer from stomach troubles have IL
filled and give il a trial:
Compound Tincture of Cinchona,
one ounce; PrOsene Compound, one
ounce, and Sherry Wine half a pint
Mix and take one teaspoonful in a
wineglass full of water before meals
and at bedtime.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-10

The agonizing itching and burning
Of the skin. as in eczema; the frightful
scaling, as in psoriasis; the loss Of hair
and crusting Of scalp, as in SCALED
head; the facial disagreement. as in acne
all demand remedies Of extraordinary
virtues 10 successfully cope with them.
That Cuticura Soap. Ointment, and Pills
are such stands proven by testimonials
Of remarkable cures when many rem
edies and even physicians have failed.
One set is often sufficient to cure.
Cutleura Soap (25cA 10 Cleanse ths skin, C,iti-
eurA Ointment l50c) 10 Heal the skin, and Cut-
e1rA hes0vent t5Ocl. Tor IN the form Of Chocolate
Coated Pills 25c per vial OF COZ 10 Purity the Blood
seld tnroughout the world. Potter Drug a Chem.
Corp. Sole Props. Boston. Mass.
ss-AAiled Free. Cutcura Book on skin Diseases
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-10

the doctors 10 the
extent Of heavy
bills and an in
crease Of the dis
ease and suffering,
] recommended Gu
ticura and in a few
weeks the child was
well. He is to-day
a strong man and
a b S Olutely free
from the disease.
A few years ago l
contracted eczema,
and became an in
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-10
Plant Being RemodeIed.

The Jensen company is now remOdelins
the old Faust creamery at Fifth West
and Third South streets. Considerable
new machinery is being added. The plant
Will be opened again, according TO pres
ent expectations. on June 10.
The officers of the Jensen company are:
W. s. Jensen of Topeka, Kan, president;
l. y Parker. vice president; A. P. Hen
ningsen of Butte Mont, secretary and
treasurer. and Nelson A. Emmertz of To-
peka, Kan, auditor.
Messrs. Jensen and Emmertz will make
their homes in Salt Lake.
Thomas Robson of the Elgin company
is convinced that Mr.. Parker was dis
loyal to the Elgin company.
Mr. Parker resigned because he knew
that mis- resignation would have been
asked for had he not made up his mind
to retire" said Mr.. Robson, yesterday.
Before Mr.. Parker went away We no
ticed that he was frequently i'm deep con-
ference with the Jensen people, right in
the office Of the Elgin company. We be
ieye that he refused to secure cold stOr-
age accommodations for US because he
knew that he was going with the new
concern
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-10

There IS every indication Of a bitter
war between the Elgin Dairy. Creamery
& Supply company and the Jensen
Creamery company. Articles OF incor-
poration were filed yesterday by the lat
ter concern. These two companies now
dispute the field here since the Faust
company's plant was purchased by the
Jensen company.
The Elgin people are disposed to say
harsh things about l. y. Parker their
former manager, who is now vice presi-
dent of the Jensen company. They al
iege that he left things undone while he
was with them which indicate that he
was planning covertly for the success of
the Jensen concern before he shook the
dust of the Elgin office from his feet
instancing his refusal Ia arrange for cold
storage accommodations for the Elgin
butter and allowing the Jensen people to
secure all of the available space in the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-10
c. r. Savage Co.,
1914 Main.

Kodaks, Cameras and Photo Sup
plies. Largest stock in the west We do
your finishing right.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-10
TWO REMARKABLE
CURES OF ECZEMA
Over Twenty three Years Ago Baby
had Severe Attack-Years Later
Grandfather Suffered TOrments
with the Disease-Virulent Sores
Developed from Knees to Toes.
BOTH OWE COMPLETE
RECOVERY TO CUTICURA

in 1884 my grandson, q babe, had
an attack Of eczema, and after trying
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-10
EXPERT KODAK FINISHING.

Harry Simpler, Commercial Photog-
rapher. Isl South Main.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-10
SUBMITS FIGURES DESIGNED
TO SHOW MERCHANTS LICENSE
is NOT AN OPPRESSIVE TAX
Classified Per Cent of COLE

In response TO numerous inquiries from
merchants and others as 10 the relative
proportion of the license tax collected By
the city paid by the various industries,
Samuel l. Goldman. license assessor. yes
terday prepared the table shown above.
The recent agitation relative to secur-
ing reduction of the merchants license
tax which will eliminate in Thursday
evening meeting makes this table of ex-
ceptional interest and in explaining it Mr.
Goldman said:
This department does not care if the
council reduces the license on merchants
or abolishes il. ! am only engaged i'm
the enforcement of the law as il exists
today and as il has existed for the past
SIX or eight years. II would be much
easier to secure prompt payments if the
license schedules were reduced and il
would tighten the work in this office con-
siderably. But that matter is up to the
council and not to me or to Mr.. Aft the
city auditor, under whom | am working.
Burden Not Excessive.
Il desire to show, however, that the
merchants have not been so buTdened as
some people seem to think, and the table
Will indicate this. / think.
An examination of this table shows in
the first place that there has been ma
terial decrease in the per cent of liquor
license collected during 1908. This is due
to the fact that about $4,000 of liquor
revenue was collected the latter part of
1907 and under the new arrangement of
having all liquor license expire with the
even quarters only the uneXpired portion
of the first quarter of 1908 was collected.
This increases the relative per cent Of
the miscellaneous and merchants
licenses.
Increase in Assessment.
BY referring TO the county assess
ments on merchandise in the city ii will
be seen that the 1908 assessment over the
1905 shows an increase of Sc per cent. and
the 1903 increase over that of 1907 about
per cent. For the first five months of
1903 the figures show an increase of IS
per cent in merchants licenses collected
over 1907, which is only a net increase of
5.S per cent over the increase made by the
county assessor. The figures as shown
for licenses collected have not been based
on any assessment made by the county
and are Only intended to disclose the rel
alive per cent licensees are paying as
classified by the city ordinances
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-10
Kodak Finishing.

Salt Lake Photo Supply Co.. 142 Main.
McCoy's livery. carriages and light
livery. Both phones 81.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-10
County Asses

The assessment on merchandise by the
county Is used TO show only the rapid
growth and material increase of the mer-
chants business and the relatively small
per cent of license Increase
1t would seem from the records dis
| closed from the county assessors office
that there is ample room for the small
increase that the city has made in the
assessments of the merchants licenses
for 1905"
An interesting feature of the table is
the amount of miscellaneous licenses col
lected
Those Who Must Pay.
In this classification are included res
taurants. hotels. paWnbTOkeTs, boarding
house keepers street vendors peddlers
milk dealers, bakery wagons and a large
variety of other occupations The license
fees I'D this class are prOportionately
much higher than those in the mer-
chants class, For instance, a lunch
wagon man must pay $500 a year for the
privilege of running his cart. This is
prohibtive. In the merchants ciassifi-
cation. Mr. Goldman points out, a 800 d
year license is only eXacted from one
who has a stock valued at from 500 900
to $500. 0G0
A man establishes a billiard parlor and
puts in six tables. He pays a license of
SIS a year each on the tables. or a total
of $50. If he was a merchant his license
would cover a stock valued at between
$4,000 and $4,000
Claim Double Taxation.
But the chief objection of the mer-
chants to this system of raising revenue
is that it is double taxation and unfair
TO the best wealth producing business in
the community.
II is d blanket objection to the license
system in the first place and the amount
required in the second place.
The proposition is TO either have the
ordinance changed so as TO make the tax
lighter or to have 1t abolished altogether
The theory of the occupation tax is
that those who pay IT should in all equity
pay a higher tax than the other MEM
bers of the community.
The merchant on the other hand. con-
tends that he is engaged in an enterprise
which is bringing wealth into the city
and that he should not be Disseminated
against for his industry. He says that
the burden is too great and out of pro-
portion TO his extra benefits. He pays
for these because Of the greater amount
of general taxes he is assessed.