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The San Francisco call., 1908-03-01
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ALAMEDA REAL EsTATE-continued


ALAMEDA REAL EsTATE-Continued
BEST BUYS II BEAUTIFUL ALAMEDA!
Bs YOUR oe'N BANKERi
ANCHOR YOUR MONEY TO THE EARTH
sse5o-LOt egz122:e; So cash, sl2 per month.
Sz5o--Lot s5xl2e: SO cash. SIS per meath.
SS50-Lot 3I.exi29; $s5 cash. So per month
ssee-Let 4Oxl2o 500 cash. SO per month.
Price includes macadamized streets. foot
stone sidewalks, curbs cutters, water. sewer
ana gas mains and eleetrieity-au installed,
not promised.
You ean buy any lot 10 per cent cheaper 4
YoU CAN SAVE PER CENT BY PAYING
ALL CASH.
YOU CAN MAKE 10 PgR CENT BY PAY
ING CASE AND PUUDISG.
Lumber Is at bedrock. Labor is so per cent
less thaa montas ago.
HOUSES FOR SALE
$500 CASH.
BALANCE LIKE RENT.
WIN buy modern Z room house. complete In
every detail east frontage; porch 30 feet
wide. facing Il foot street; total price s.. 600;
or $1,000 cash.
FOR RENT
S25. 5.oo-New G room cottsge.
S25-oo-Large room nat; upper.
422.50-New large room fat.
$50 oe-New large loom fat.
Above propositions are within 2 minutes
walk from Aastlck station.
From San Francisco take Alameda boat leav
ing 10 and 45 minutes past the hour; then
Horseshoe train TO Mastick station (hrst stop.
IS minutes from San Francisco. walk l block
SunHHTEf
C. c. ADAMS & CO..
s13 Paciac sv.. Alameda Cal.
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BARGAIN-FoR SALE
BY OWNER
S4,500-s2.o 600 cash balance per cent; room
cottage, not years old; #. basement;
lot 40x100; viii be worth SO 600 for bust
ness property in less than I years; Ashby
station, Berkeley, 81 minutes TO city.
$7S0-Fine building lot the north side Of
Delaware St, Berkeley, 39x135; S460 cash.
balance $40 per month.
S. L. WALKER. 1893 Pacific av., Alameda.
FACTORY SITE-WEST BERKELEY
1oox246, frontages, on main line Southern Pa
cifc; close TO streetcars; Sc 600; half cash
COOLEY, LANGW0RTHY & MCCARTHY,
212S Center ST, Berkeley.
Phone Berkeley 4017.
LOT, 240x50. with small house. 2S1s 7th St,
West Berkeley; no agents; $1,000.
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FOR sale at q sacrifce on account OF owners
departure; choice home Of rooms: beautifui
garden; lot zSx107; centrally located blocks
from either north or south shore line Y block
from Santa Clara car line; no reasonable of
fer refused; part cash, balance fat loan. n
G. MEHRTENS, 1900 Webster St. Alameda
s.. 40O-Large lot with room cottage at 1927
Stanton ST. nr. Lincoln. Inquire on premises
or communicate with the owner. J. J. ROSS,
Gaueslfto.
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HESSE REAL ESTATE
HOME BUILDERS
S6,40o-10 room home overlooking the bay: oak
floors, marble steps, fine mantels: So. 500
cash. balance to suit buyer; 9 very IN
usual chance TO buy good home away
below cost.
SEE Us FOR OTHER BARGAINS
112S Lincoln az. Bay Station, Alameda.
Phone Alameda 24e4.
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FURNITURE wanted-We VIII give you mora
FOR your furniture and household goods than
you can get elsewhere. J. A. MUNRO 8 CO.
1907 Clay st.. Oakland. teleDh0ne Oakland
4571- 232o FILLMORE 81. san francise0s tele-
pAone West 262S.
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PERSONALS

Ny dear Msude. Meet ne at the. EIGHTH
street &C theater on Sth 81. bet. Broadway agd
Franklin. Opp. Tribune. A big vaudeville snow
and the finest MOVING PICTURES EVER
SHOWN Be sure and bring the children. as
this is a STRICTLY MORAL and REFINED
place. NATINEES MONDAYS THURSDAYS
and SUNDAYS. and every evening az 7.30
You VIII be delighted Yours sineeEelys.-l5s
JOSIE.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-01

NOTICE IS hereby given that I have this day
sold 10 Martin Brown my saloon business 10
cstec st $50 80 St. formerly numbered 52s
Sc St TIMOTHY MANNION.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-01-16
In Washington.

A proposition is being considered
at the post Office department to have
the entire mail service discontinued
on Sundays.
Justice Gould has signed the formal
order in two labor cases recently de-
cided by him, in which he enjoined
the officers and members of labor
unions from prosecuting boycotts
against persons maintaining "open
shop"
Members of the Maine delegation
In Congress said Saturday that Repre-
sentative Burleigh of Augusta is be-
ing discussed for place on the Pine
Tree delegation to the Chicago con
vention. All the other New England
states will probably send one or more
members of Congress to the conven-
ton.
In the House the bill to codify, re-
wise and amend the criminal laws OF
the United States, was taken up. An
attempt by Mr.. Littlefield of Maine to
have the bill amended so as to afford
protection to aliens in the matter OF
civil rights failed by decisive vote
after considerable discussion. Mr..
Littlefield said there was no reason
why an alien In this country, who was
behaving himself, should not have the
protection of all the criminal statutes,
Just as citizens do.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-01-16
Obituary

Augustus N. Davis, whose critical
illness was noted in our last issue,
died at his home on Water street,
Thursday evening of last week, aged
sixty eight years. His death was di-
rectly traceable to that of his brother,
William, which occurred but nine
days before. The two brothers had
been closely associated through life
and it was but few days after Will
liam's death before Augustus suffered
a nervous breakdown which medical
treatment could not relieve and which
rapidly grew worse until the end
came. The deceased was a member
of Skowhegan Grange and of Cara
bassett Lodge, l. 0. o. F., having
been Noble Grand of the last men
toned order.
He is survived by widow, former
ly Miss Martha P. Howes, and a
nephew, Frank Davis of East Madi-
son. Mrs. Davis two brothers, Fred
Howes of Burlington, VT, and Simeon
Howes of Bingham, also a niece, Miss
Lila V. Howes, were present at the
funeral which occurred on Monday at
eleven a. m, the Rev. B. B. Merrill
officiating. Four members of Cara
bassett Lodge, G. N. Bragg, Hugh
Hurley, Chas. F. Rochester and Frank
Morrill,, the same who performed a
like service for their brother, w. Ii.
Davis, so short time previous, acted
as bearers
The Somerset reporter., 1908-01-16
Henry Kirk White

The REPORTER is called upon to
chronicle the death of Henry K =.
White which occurred at his home on
Madison avenue in this place, Sun
day last, after long period of failing
health. He was born in Madison,
August IS, 1881, but passed most of
his life in this town, being one of the
we'll known business men of the place
during his active years. He went to
California in about 1S49, returning
after few years to engage with his
father in the manu- acture of sash and
blinds, this business being subse-
quently disposed of to j. H. Dane by
whom it is still continued. Following
this, Mr.. White made several trips to
California, engaging in gold mining
in that state with his brothers Sam
uel and John, and passing in all, about
four years there. His connection
with the firm of White & Wildes will
be perhaps the best remembered by
people of this vicinity. This firm, Of
which W. H. Wildes was then the
Junior partner, conducted dry goods
business for a period of thirteen
years, their location being in Coburn
Hall Block. After withdrawing from
the last mentioned firm Mr.. White
engaged in the retail shoe business on
Madison avenue as senior member of
the firm of White & Sawyer, this
business being continued in the same
loca tion at the present time by the
Green & Barnard Shoe Company. He
was for several years tax collector for
the town of Skowhegan and for the
village corporation and his services
were frequently in demand as execu-
tor or otherwise in the settlement of
estates.
Funeral services were observed
yesterday at the family home at IL
O'Clock. Rev. Thee. L. Frost was
the officiating clergyman and mem
bers of Somerset Lodge, Free and Ac-
cepted Masons were present and
conducted the burial rites of that or
der. A widow survives, and one son,
Mr.. J. Harvey White. A daughter,
Miss Lillian, died several years since.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-01-16
Shedding Very Necessary

Among the firms and individuals
that have been very anxious for
some snow are the Skowhegan Pulp
Company and the Riverside Pulp
Mill. Both these institutions had
bargained for considerable quantity
of pulp wood and could get very
little of it because the hauling could
not be done to any extent on wheels.
The Riverside mill has engaged
more than 1000 cords of poplar. This
is to come from all parts of the
county, along the line of the Somer-
set Railway and the Somerset Trac-
ton Company and over the eastern
part of the county at points reached
by the Hartland branch of the Maine
Central Railroad. From the sections
mentioned the wood will be shipped
by rail to this station. Other lots
nearer at hand, from cuttings within
FIVE or eight miles of Skowhegan, will
be hauled direct to the mill. The
Riverside mill is making poplar
pulp exclusively and this supply of
1000 cords or more will keep them
busy during the coming year. The
Skowhegan Pulp Co. uses spruce
largely, but they have recently bought
several hundred cords of fir which
they grind with the spruce on an
order for Reyes & Co., the makers of
pulp plates. This firm is the one
that talked at one time of building a
mill here. They are operating works
at Shawmut and will soon have
another mill between Fairfield and
Waterville.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-01-16
Card of Thanks.
skOWhEGAN MARKET.


bkI>-sS Cts
Wool n~a>ncd y cts.
HnEs A~p NlN>-Hlde>, 70 chg cts. ,rllEz24
NJ. lamb SKINS sou &C cts. c4a skins, 50 to es-hs
each
Bt.Ns Hand p,e.ed yellow eyes, ts.so 10 ss-sS
pea beans, i so
BssF--Os bcef. 70 rs.
PoulTRN =tcN u.s. 40 tD D.. 81 Pc Il chlcisa-
TO : Cts.
Rou>p HoG-7 It's
TAllow-Rolgh, els. per b.
hUTrks-flrs, quality, stamped. 3 e Is. Pvi Ia
Foes, IS. per Do fresh.
PortrorS ooc PEI bushel.
C.HHsF-see 10 as per 10
EErAiL NAEkET.
FlouK-- prns vhes, Patent. S.. 50 &c $s.ss- VIZ.
teI wheat pst 80 n SC so. " inter Wheat choNozs
S.boo
CogN $500 per bag; meal and cracked corr, 81 -
jeI bag, Oats e5 CTS bu
MA. Si,es per bag.
FEsD-h'ddhnIS, fi.6o PEI evil Glaien, Sl-6s rNR
cwt.
SrHiNG bKtN- IS per cNt.
MIXED FkEp-St5y per cSt5
SALT PoFN-is cts b, by thr bai zoo rs. : SO -.
(+FkSE % cts per 10.
FCIrsK 20 20 u It's Per ii
t',.s 40 CTS. per do5 fresh
1Ks~--7s 10 % cts per h
CHtfFs to IS cts pcr 10
L.sn Domestic j.. CTS Pure, % els, Composed,
lt>.
Mol,>>s> Pare Ponce, 20 Cts. Pure BareASoes.
40 cts
SuGAR Granulaed susai. Dos, etsIity &c lbs lo
Sr.eo brown, IS b>. ioI 81 90.
PCrAToEs-7o cts. per bushei.
DSN FISH, Cd 10 10 cts. pc 10: Pollock, s-'s.
ONoNs-S CTS. per q.
Pog rs'--Fo~l>. to ci-. per h. Chicken 70 Cts ssF
The Somerset reporter., 1908-01-16
A Candidate for the Senate.

Allison P. Howes of Palmyra has
announced that he will be a candi
date, before the next Republican
County Convention, for nomination
for the Office of senator. Mr.. Howes
was educated at Hartland Academy
and at the Maine Central Institute of
Pittsfield, graduating from the latter
institution in 1898. He afterward at
tended Bates College at Lewiston,
graduating with the class of 1903. He
was a natural student and profited
fully by the advantages offered by
these schools, especially by his ex-
perience In the debating societies in
which he was very prominent at
Bates. Mr.. Howes has been promi-
nent in the affairs of his section and
has been honored by the towns of
Pittsfield, Palmyra and Detroit, class
ed together as legislative district,
by being selected to represent them
in the legislature of 1905. At that
session he served on the educational
and temperance committees, as chair
man of the committee last named.
He was chairman of the committee
which arranged the one hundredth
anniversary celebration of Palmyra,
held during the past year, and in a
substantial degree the success of the
affair was due to his efforts.
Among the considerations which
have led the citizens of Palmyra to
put forward the name of their esteem
ed citizen as candidate for the re-
publican nomination at this time is
the fact that. while they have given
large Republican majorities from year
to year, they have not been repre-
sented in the Maine senate since 1841
The Somerset reporter., 1908-01-16

and s1.O0 of that is Immediately set
aside and paid back to the towns and
cities for the purposes for which q
was raised, to wit:-the mill school
tax. So that in fact we only pay
81 50 out of the S20.s7 for state pur-
poses and. as | will show later, the
greater part of this goes back to tina
towns, directly or indirectly; and our
state expenditures are more thaz
paid by the tax on corporations and
other monied interests. And all but
this so of the S20.87, which is the
average amount paid on thousand
dollars to our tax collectors, is ex-
pended in our municipal govern
ments, in our cities, towns and plan
tations, except a small amount
probably moi more than an average
of dollar-tor county taxes.
OF this total of 81, 1927 21 raised and
appropriated in the State annually
81 ,349, 1893 is for public schools, 81 $50,
100 for highways and bridges. So il
the taxes which we pay are too large,
one will readily see that he should
look at home in his own town meet
ing or city government for the reasoz
therefor; and if there is any misap-
preparation of any of said funds this
reform should also begin at home
But 1t is not my purpose to discuss
municipal tax reform, although 1
think it is one of the great subjects
of government before the American
people.
The state treasurer shows that his
general expenditures for the year 1905
amounted to s2,516, 025.6o, and that
there was left il the state treasury 4
balance on hand Dec. 81, 1906, s5s7,
971, OF. Now am going to show yos
just where this money comes FROM
and what it is paid out for, because IN
the state campaign the question OF
taxation is necessarily confined to
Continued on page three
The Somerset reporter., 1908-01-16

mers present who are ready to apply
knowledge gained to the occupation
OF farming. Many questions were
asked which were answered by Prof.
Hurd.
The committee on location of the
meetings for 1908 made the following
report, which was adopted: January,
Skowhegan; February, Pittsfie Id /;
March, Canaan; May, Bingham;
June, Fairfield; August, East Madison;
September, Mercer; October, Athens;
November, Ripley; December,
Madison. 4 special meeting may be
called by any subordinate grange that
desires it.
WEDNESDAY p. NJ.
A large audience was in attendance
when the master called the afternoon
session TO order. Singing that ever
stirring ode america" opened up
the exercises, followed with remarks
by Chas. Fuller on top dressing OF
grass fields. Good results had been
experienced by Mr.. Fuller on top
dressing for hay Then came piano
solo by Elya Adams, and recitation
by Fay O. Foster Next an address
by Past State Master Gardner; the
subject presented was the grange in
politics. A misunderstanding exist
as to the position the grange should
occupy in relation 10 politics. There
is a difference between partisan pol
itics and questions that relate to
affairs of government. Great bene
fits have come to our citizens because
the grange has entered so determined
ly into the work of inaugurating
measures of improvement, measures
that go directly to the homes of our
citizens and are benefit to all
Some of them were mentioned as &
direct outgrowth of grange work
To be true to its principles the
grange must grasp the situation as il
exists and compel square deaP' III
all legitimate business. Mr.. Gardner
spoke on the great question of taxa
ton, and mentioned some of the
wrongs here that should be righted
If the grange wishes to keep pace
with other organizations and other
interests it must make itself felt i'll
aggressive work along the lines OF
equity and justice. Remarks were
offered in same line of thought by
several members, followed with a
poem recited by Fay o. Foster
The question Would the influence
OF the grange be more beneficial If its
The Somerset reporter., 1908-01-16

at this time attracting great attention
and later will be a matter which will
be discussed from the stump and in
the press, Mr.. Haines replied:
This is a subject which the people
are always interested in, but there
has been SO much demagogism con-
nected with it that | have hesitated
about making any statement for pub
LEGATION relative TO it. have noticed
that most tax reformers, candidates
for office, make it point to appeal
to the prejudice of some special class
or interest. AS rule, the tax re :
former has scheme for taxing the
other Teller" My own ideas about
taxation in Maine might not accord
with the average tax retormer's.
| claim that Maine undei Repubh-
can rule for the past 40 years has had
one of the cleanest and most econom-
ical and democratic state govern
ments in the Union-and | think !
might add of any free and civilized
country. If people took an interest
in the actual facts connected with our
State finances, there would be more
who would know what they were
talking about and be less gullible and
less subject to prejudice at the hands
of the demagogue tax-r former.
wish the law provided that the state
treasurer should furnish to every
town and city, for distribution at
their town meeting, a certain mum
Der of copies of his reports. sup
pose there aren't hundred copies OF
the state treasurer's report TO be
found in the state outside of Augusta.
And for general information l want
to give few figures relative to our
state finances, which l am going to
take principally from the State treas
urer's report for 1906. 1t can't dc
any harm and people who really want
to know the truth will be much pleas
ed TO have this information TO refer
The Somerset reporter., 1908-01-16
Annual Meetings of Skowhegar
Banks.

Both the National Banks of this
place held their annual meetings on
Tuesday of the present week.
At the First National the number
of directors was increased from five
to seven and the following board
chosen: l.. G. Emery, A. II. Wyman,
Forrest H. Colby, Bin w. Page, l. A.
Dascombe, Chas. E. Young and Chas.
r. Cook. The first four named
Messrs. Emery, Wyman, Colby and
Page, are reflections; the last three
mentioned, Messrs. Dascombe, Young
and Cook, are new members of the
board. Two vacancies having re-
suited from the increase In number
from FIVE to seven and one from the
recent death of Edward P. Page.
The directors will meet on Monday,
January 9th, to elect a president.
The meeting of the stockholders of
the Second National Bank resulted in
the reelection of officials of former
years, as follows. Directors, John R.
Mcclellan, John Weston, Alfred H.
Lang, Edward f. Danforth, Francis
w. Briggs, Edward f. Rowell, Geo.
Otis Smith. The directors subse-
quently elected John r. Mcclellan,
preside nt and James Fellows cashier.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-01-16
Congratulations

Sewall Dinsmore of Boston, for
many years a resident of this county,
is in town, this week, and it SO hap
pens that today Thursday is the
seventy fifth anniversary of his birth.
His friends are ready to congratulate
him on this event, and especially at
arriving at that aye with such mag
nificent health. 1t is very rare that
one completes three fourths Of cen
fury and registers 80 little, in personal
appearance, of the passage of time.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-01-16
NUMBER 3


TO. The figures for 1907 are not yet
at hand or would use them.
The valuation placed upon all the
property of the cities, towns ana
plantations of the state by the MUM
cipal assessors for the year 1908 Is re-
ported as s340, 32s,777. The total
taxes assessed on all this property
was 81, l02, s21; and the average tar
rate per 81 900 was s20s7. Now this
is large sum Of money and every
tax payer has an interest in it; and
when he reads in some democrats
newspaper some charged extrava-
gance in state affairs, he naturally in
quires what is being done with thk
money, and what he is getting for hn
part Of it, who is spending 1T, and
how much, il any, is being stolen OF
misappropriated Now want u
show from the state treasurer's re
port just what is done with the states
part of this money and how we IN igha
have great tax reform.
OF every s20.s7 paid In taxes, onT
$3.50 goes into the state reasuTy,
The Somerset reporter., 1908-01-16

Friday night the people of the
State were surprised at the announce
ment of the sudden death of George
F. Evans, general manager of the
Maine Central Railroad. He was a
modest man, carrying on his task
with confidence in himself and his
work. There was no better railroad
man in the State, and it will indeed
be hard to fill his place.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-01-16

The State Assessors have made
their annual report to the Governor.
The total valuation of the cities,
towns, and plantations for April l,
1907, as certified by the municipal as
SCISSORS amounts to 1854, 6,84s, an
increase over the valuation of 1905 OF
s14,1sS,O76. This yearly increase is
by far the greatest in amount ever re-
turned to the board. The increase in
real estate valuation is 81, 1891, 400,
and of personal estate valuation is
50 ,496, $50. This is a most magnificent
showing for our state.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-01-16

1t was pathetic scene on the great
Maine Central Railroad system, on
Monday forenoon at eleven O'Clock,
at. the time of the funeral of Mr..
Evans, when for five minutes every
wheel ceased to move, the trains
came to a standstill, and all business
was suspended, silently and impress
lively expressing respect for the dead
leader.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-01-16
STATE EXPENSES.
Pertinent Comments by Hon.
w. T. Haines.

Vigorous Reply to Demagogic hisrepre-
sensations. Clear Presentation of Facts
About Names Revenue as a State.
Under date Of Wednesday, January
8, the daily Kennebec Journal of Au-
gusta, Names leading exponent Of
Republican principles, publishes the
following concise article:
Wateryille, Me, Jan. = Special. }
Hon. William T. Haines of this
city, who Is an announced candidate
for the Republican nomination for
governor was seen by reporter of
the Kennebee Journal today, and
asked If he had any objection to stat
ing his position upon the subject of
taxation and State expenses, as it is
The Somerset reporter., 1908-01-16

The above closed the criminal
docket for the present term and also
all cases ready for trial before jury,
consequently the jurors were all ex-
cused, last night. Today and posi-
bly, tomorrow the Court will be oc-
cupied in hearing several contested
divorce cases and with other matters
An early adjournment ID looked for.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-01-16

membership were more strictly lin
tied to the agricultural classes" waG
opened by l.. {. Jewett, followed By
Past State Master Gardner, S. F. En-
erson, c. H. Gardner, Clara B. Leav
lit, G. H. Foster. And one of The
greatest meetings of the Pomona
closed by singing America"
Card of Thanks.
We wish TO express our heartfelt
thanks to our friends and neighbou
for their kindness in our recent be-
reavement and for the beautiful
flowers also to the Philathea class for
floral gift and kind words of svm-
patty.
Mr.. aud Mrs. j Fred LampheT.
Mr. and Mrs Herbert II. Ham,
Mr. and Mrs. John W. White
Orders for engraved work of any
description, wedding announcements,
calling cards, etc, taken at the RB-
PORTER Office.
Big bundle of old papers cents at
the REPORTER office.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-01-16
% error in description of premises in

10 error IN uebcEIpblOn OF premises III
indictment.
Nuisance Indictment against Joseph
Mcdonald of Madison because of an
agreement with respondent in set
Element OF q search and seizure pro-
cess in Court below, involving same
transaction.
Nuisance Indictment against Philip
Lajondre, for want of sufficient evil
dence, coupled with the fact that re
spondent served so days in jail before
obtaining bail.
Three appealed cases and one in
dictment for nuisance against AL
phonzine Dennis of Madison, for
want of sufficient evidence.
Search and seizure indictment
against John McQuade, for lack OF
sufficient evidence.
Appealed single sale case against
M. Jacques, for lack of sufficient
evidence.
Hugh Brunigan, Skowhegan, search
and seizure and nuisance.
Benjamin Taylor, larceny.
Inhabitants of Athens, nuisance
Motion to repair accepted by J. F
Holman, chairman of the Board Of
Selectmen.
State vs. F. w. Buchanan on a search
and seizure charge. Mol pressed foI
lack of evidence.