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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1909-09-09
RURAL CARRIERS MEET.
Fifth Annual Convention Held in
Augusta Monday.

The fifth annual convention of the
Maine State Rural Letter Carriers
association was held in Waterville,
Sept. 6 with a large attendance from
various sections of the State. Mat
ters pertaining to the service were
generally discussed. The following
officers were elected for the ensuing
year: President j, S. Hutchins, Beth
ell; vice president, John N. Erskine,
Augusta; secretary, w. H. Lovett,
Lincoln Center; treasurer, j. B. Welt,
Waldoboro. ]. S. Hutchins of Bethel
and Wilbur Holt of Clinton, were
elected as delegates to attend the ma
tional convention which will be held
at Rochester, N. Y, next month. 1t
was voted to hold the next conven-
ton at Auburn, Sept. and 8, 1910.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1909-09-09
SUDDEN DEATH Of
VIM. H. BROWNSON
Superintendent of Port
land Public Schools
Born in NOrridgewock and Student at
Bloomfield Academy.

News of the death if William II.
Brownson, superintendent Of the pub
lie schools of Portland, was received
here Tuesday morning. Mr.. Brown
son was we'll known to many citizens
in this section of Maine as he was
born in the town of Norridgewock,
was educated in the public schools of
that town and at Bloomfield Academy,
and was graduated from Colby col
lege in the class of II. 1t is inter
esting to note that his college class
produced some we'll known men and
women, among the number being the
late Josiah H. Drummond of Port
land; also Rev. J. NJ. Foster, presi-
dent of Vashon college, Washington;
Hon. VIM. H. Looney, Esq, Portland
Chas. F. Meserye. president Shaw
University, North Carolina, and
Louise Helen Coburn, of Skowhegan.
OF the death of Mr.. Brownson the
Portland Argus has the following:
Superintendent of Schools William
H. Brownson died at his summer
home at Loveitt Heights, South Port
land, early yesterday morning, (Sept.
g., after a long illness which necessi-
tated two surgical operations, but
from which he could not rally.
Supt Brownson was born in Nor
ridgewock in 1854, being a son of Rev.
S. S. Brownson, a Baptist clergyman
of that town. He graduated from the
Skowhegan High school in 1872 and
from Colby college in 1877. He taught
school for five years, then came to
Portland and associated himself with
the Daily Advertiser. with which he
remained until chosen superintendent
of schools to take the place of Supt.
o. NJ. Lord at the time of his death.
Previous to his election as superin-
tendent Mr.. Brownson served for
some II years as a member of the
school board from Ward and when
ever Mr.. Lord was absent from the
city for any extended time Mr..
Brownson acted as temporary super
intendent, thus having a good grasp
on the duties of the position when
he came to fill it.
Other activities have been his in
terest In the study of ornithology in
which he has become a recognized
authority during the past ten or more
years, having contributed a large
number of articles on birds to the Ad-
vertiser and to other papers and mag
azines as we'll as serving as an Off
Ger of the Maine pathological So
ciety and editor OF its official paper.
He has also been connected with the
Portland Society of Natural History
and has been one of its council for
the past three years.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1909-09-09
FRANK HUCKINS.
Your Friendship Appreciated.

In behalf of my little girl, Lois, l
wish to thank very heartily all who
aided her in the Reporter Piano Con
test just concluded. All friendship
shown and all assistance rendered
was just as valuable as if the result
had been otherwise and | am just as
deeply grateful for 1t. The contest
was one of the most spirited ever
carried on by Maine journal and
reached proportions. as regards the
number of votes thrown, far beyond
those previously known to the people
of this county. This being understood
1t will be gratifying to the friends of
both contestants to be assured that
the feeling between the parties most
concerned was most amiable, all the
way through. and at its close no
sense of injury is cherished by either
side.
| have been unable to answer all
especially that re-
ceived during the last few DAYS of the
Contest, and for those whose letters
came at that time | presume this ac-
acknowledgement will be regarded as
sufficient
HARRY S. HUBBARD.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1909-09-09

People from Maine to California
had become interested in the matter
and ballots had been cast by readers
of the Reporter in nearly every state
in the Union. The prizes were wor
thy the effort of anyone and those
who have secured the handsome
ranges and the third prize may well
feel that the ballots registered for
them by their friends have been di-
rected to a substantial purpose.
All connected with the Reporter
feel to thank the candidates and their
friends for the courteous manner in
which the contest was carried on. No
one seemed to seek an undue adj
vantage and this made 1t very easy
to preserve an absolutely impartial
policy, from the beginning to the end
of the contest, and, while rendering
everyone all the aid possible in their
canvas for votes, to extend no privil-
eyes except such as all might avail
themselves of IL they chose. The Re-
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1909-09-09
Death OF Lafayette Mckinney.

Lafayette Mckinney. who was
stricken with paralysis. Aug 81. died
at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Edward Holt West Front street, on
Tuesday, between and a. m. His
age was CO years. Mr.. Mckinney
was we'll known in Skowhegan. where
he had been employed for many years
as a carpenter and millwright. When
stricken he was at work for the Show
hogan Lumber Co. A widow the
daughter mentioned above, and one
son survive. The funeral will be
held at l o'clock this afternoon from
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Holt. Rev.
B. B. Merrill officiating. The remains
will be taken to East Madison for
burial in the family lot in the Lower
Mills cemetery.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1909-09-09
ANOTHER CLAIMANT
To NORTH POLE
Lieut.. Peary Has Also
Reached Pole

The following dispatch was re-
ceived in New York, Sept. G.: Indian
Harbor via Cape Race, n. F., Sept. 6:
ITO Associated Press: stars and
Stripes nailed to North Pole"
(Signed) "PEARY."
Commander Robert E. Peary's
friends have for several weeks past
been expressing a belief that he had
already reached his goal and that the
news was delayed only by the diff
culties of transmission.
The receipt of the above message
Monday Is taken to mean that the re-
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1909-09-09

DR. Frederick Cook the American
who is reported to have reached the
North Pole, is resident of Brooklyn
n. Y. For many years he has given
his attention to Arctic explorations.
He started on the present eXpedi-
ton in the summer of 1907 from sgd
ney, c. B. Cooks plan set aside all
tradition by making a dash during
the winter when the elements were
considered least advantageous. Moth
ing had been heard from him for is
months, and two weeks ago a schoon-
er sailed from ST John. n. F.. for the
combined purpose of taking supplies
to Robert Peary and bringing back
Cook if he could be found dead or
alive.
Cook was born at Calicoon Depot,
New York, in 1863 and was married
in 1902 to Mary Hunt and his wife,
who kept calculations, has believed
all along that her husband had
achieved his goal.
The Geographic Society and the
committee who organized the relief
expedition are elated at the news
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1909-09-09

all through his trials, Jesus Christ,
by human choice, entered into suffer-
ing that he might be an elder broth
err" one with US.
These thoughts have been helpful to
me. We are frequently oppressed be-
cause of the evil of the world. But
II we suffer, let us remember that
Jesus Christ was a man of sorrows
and acquainted with grief. Evil,
then, becomes a necessity. By Gods
grace the worst possible world be-
comes the best possible world, and
through the grace Of God, pesssmism
becomes the greatest optimism.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1909-09-09

club provision will be made for 1t If
notice is sent to the president in ad-
vance.
The usual reduction is offered by
the railroads. Tickets will be sold
the 18th good to return the 18th and
18th.
A limited number of rooms in pri-
vate houses have been secured at as
low prices as possible. The hotels
in Waterville and Fairfield will &C
commodate those who prefer hotel
accommodations"
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1909-09-09
HARRY S. HUB
On. AnnreciatiOn.

1t Is hard to find words to express
our gratitude to our friends who were
so loyal to us in the Contest for the
piano. But we wish in this way to
express our thanks to each and every
one who assisted us in securing the
piano for our little girl
MR. AND MRS. D. f. SMILEY.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1909-09-09
To Our Correspondents.

On account of a rush of copy, it has
been found impossible to give space
TO all of the county news sent in. AS
soon as the new offices for the paper
are established and the work gets
more into routine, the county cor
respondence will be properly taken
care of.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1909-09-09

porter knows that no one interested
in the matter was guilty of any thing
for which they need now have the
slightest cause for regret and, after
months of very st1en Gus contesting,
this should entltle both winners and
losers to very hearty congratulations.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1909-09-09
Dayis-Monahan Wedding.

Oscar T. Davis and Miss Lemuel W.
Monahen both of Skowhegan, were
united in marriage ;t the Centenary
church parsonage on Sabbath even
ing by the pastor, DR.. Leltch.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1909-09-09
NORTH POLE FOUND
BY AN AMERICAN
DIR. Cook Reaches Goal
OF Explorers Hope
Success After Long Fight With Frost
and Famine.

DR. Cook. the American explorer
reached the North Pole April p. 1905
according to a telegram just received
at the Colonial office here from Ler-
yik, Norway.
Cook Was on board a Danish gov
ernment steamer which passed the
Shetland Islands at noon today on
her way to Denmark. The telegram
announcing Cooks achievement was
sent by a Greenland official on board
the steamer. 1t states that the Es-
quimaux of Cape YORK. in the north
west part of Greenland confirm
Cooks story of his journey.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1909-09-09
Extend Thanks.

| wish to thank my friends and
relatives who have so kindly assisted
me In earning the third prize in the
mammoth Voting Contest of the Som
erset Reporter.
FRANK HI1CEINS
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1909-09-09

The following address by the presi-
dent of the Association, A. F. Sand
ford, of Skowhegan, which was de-
liyered at the business session, is
given here, as follows:
Fellow Carriers:
Another year has passed and we
meet again to shake the friendly hand
and enjoy each others society for a
few hours. These meetings can be
and are a grand thing for the car
riers of Somerset County. They are
so, first, as a matter of business.
say business first, because the old
adage business before pleasure
seems peculiarly applicable to us in
our work. We are continually re-
minded of the necessity of others and
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1909-09-09
RURAL CARRIERS At
LAKEWOOD
Address by Presiden t
A. F. Sanford
On Importance and Utility of Organi-
zstiOn.

Beautiful clear skies and bracing
air greeted the rural letter carriers
of Somerset County as they wended
their way toward Lakewood. 1t was
the previously arranged spot where
they were to congregate for their an
nual Rural Letter Carrier Association
meeting. Upon Labor day, Septem-
Der 6. 1t seemed great relief to them
to be entirely free from their regular
duties for the entire day. They came
in numbers from the surrounding
towns bringing their families and
lunch baskets, the latter filled to the
brim with everything good to eat.
Upon arriving at their destination
they found that through the kind
ness and forethought of Brother Ed
win Merchant, furnished cottage,
finely situated, with a grand view
of the lake and surrounding country,
awaited their occupancy. They were
not slow in taking possession, and
after an hour of pleasant reunion and
chat a fire was started in the stove,
the appetizing aroma of coffee soon
filled the air, the table was loaded to
the limit of its capacity, and the
pleasure for the next hour cannot be
described.
The regular business meeting was
then held, at which the former Off
GERS were unanimously reelected,
two new members were enrolled, and
the usual business transacted. After
this, the ladies who had finished their
work. joined In a grand promenade
and spent the remaining hours in in
formal conversation.
The time of parting came all too
soon. With one accord the ladies
ratified the decision which the gen
tlemen had reached at their business
meeting, namely, to make Lakewood
their objective point on Labor day,
1910.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1909-09-09

mittee to count them and declare the
result. These gentlemen completed
their labors shortly after nine and
gave out their figures as follows;
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1909-09-09

The Paris edition of the New York
Herald yesterday morning published
a signed statement from Dr. Freder-
ick A Cook, which is dated Hans
Egede Lerwick, Wednesday" on his
experiences in the Arctic regions.
After a prolonged fight with fam
inc and frost" says Dr. Cook, we
have at last succeeded in reaching
the North Pole. A great highway
with an interesting strip of animated
nature has been explored and biz
game haunts located, which VII de
light sportsmen and extend the Es-
kimo horizon.
Land has been discovered on
which rests the eaIth's northernmost
rocks. A triangle of 10000 square
miles has been cut out of the terres-
trial unknown.
THE expedition was the outcome OF
a summer cruise in the Arctic seas
ON the schooner Bradley, which ar
rived at the limits of navigation in
Smith Sound late in August, 1908
Here conditions were found to launch
venture to the pole. j. r. Bradley
literally supplied from his vessel
suitable provisions for local use. My
own equipment for emergencies
served we'll for every purpose in the
Arctic travel"
DIR. Cook and party of eleven men
with 1903 dogs and eleven heavy
sledges left Greenland on Feb 10
1908, crossed Smith sound and Nan
sen sound to Lands End, and on
March Is reached the southern point
of Herbert Island. Six Eskimos re-
turned from there, and three days
later two more Eskimos turned back
On March 20 new land was discover
ed in latitude SAT-, longitude 1886
From that point on there were nc
signs of land and no signs of
life. When within 200 miles
of the pole they began to eat the
dogs. On April 81 Dr. Cook and the
two Eskimos reached SO degrees and
80 minutes and As seconds and were
in sight of the pole. The remaining
distance was quickly covered and
final observation were made. Two
days later they started on their re-
turn.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-11
Marquis Grins CompIacentIy

MARQUIS James twirled his mustache
complacently and grinned at this un-
expected testimonial of his worth, COM
ing. as it were, from the tomb.
Before she closed her testimony Mrs.
Patton gave a dramatic insight into the
morbid character of her late friend.
Frequently" she said. she would
come into a room, balancing on one
foot and swapping her fingers al the
side of her head, this way, a s if she
were shooting herself" illustrated the
witness, giving a creepy imitation of
the cracking knuekles. 1t might have
been that ghostly pantomime that led
the Jurors to believe in the suicide
theory.
Coroner Leland asked Mrs. Patton
why she had concealed from the police
the fact that there had been two men
in the apartment at the time of the
shooting. and the woman said that she
wanted TO avoid notoriety-
Celia Babe, the maid of Mrs. de la
Montanya, testified to her knowledge of
the shooting and stated positively that
on the day of the final divorce Mrs. de
la Montanya received box of flowers
containing the note. Good luck and
goodby- J. de Ia NJ" She declared
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-11
DECLARES TIMBER
SUPPLY WILL LAST
Weyerhaeuser Says Pinchot's
Prediction Exaggerates

SEATTLE, July 10.-Frederick Wey-
erhaeuser, president of the Weyer-
haeuser timber company, the largest
holder of timber lands in the United
States. who arrived in Seattle today
from the east, takes issue with Clifford
Pinchot, head of the United States for
-estry department, on the statement that
there is danger of exhausting the tim
Der supply in the next 20 years.
Weyerhaeuser says that he believes
that the timber supply of the United
States will never give out.
II am very much interested in the
forestry problem" said Weyerhaeuser,
land / do not believe with Mr.. Pinchot
that the forests of the country would
be wiped out in 20 years. There is no
reason to believe that the timber sup
ply will ever be exhausted. 1 am of
the opinion that we will have ample
timber for our needs for an indefinite
time-for all time, in fact.
Talk commonly INDUCED in regard
ing the depletion of timber in the east.
middle west and south is an eXaggera-
ton There is still an abundance of
timber throughout the south and also
lin Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan and
contiguous territory. With ordinarily
conservative methods of numbering il
will last indefinitely. 1t is constantly
growing young timber is replacing the
old, and with proper safeguards against
forest fires and utterly useless waste
it should last forever
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-11
COULDN'T FOOL HIM
Doctor Was Firm and Was Right.

Many doctors forbid their patients to
drink coffee. but the patients still
drink il on the sly and thus spoil all
the doctors efforts, and keep them
selves sick.
Sometimes the doctor makes sure
that the patient is not drinking coffee
and there was a case OF that kind in
St Paul, where a businessman said:
After a very severe illness last win
ter. which almost caused my death.
the doctor said Postum was the only
thing that / could drink and he just
made me quit coffee and drink Postum.
nv illness was caused by indigestion
from the use of tea and coffee.
.'The state of my stomach was so bad
that il became terribly infiamed and
finally resulted in rupture. / had not
drunk Postum very long before my
lost blood was restored and my stom-
ach was well and strong and I have
now been using Postum for almost a
year. When l got up from bed after
my illness 1 weighed IS pounds and
now my weight is 120.
There is no doubt that Postum was
the cause of this wonderful improve
ment / shall never go back to tea or
coffee, but shall always stick 10 the
food drink that brought me back to
health and strength"
Look for the little book The Road
to MELVILLE. in pkgs. There's a
Reason
Ever read the above letter: A new
one appears from time to time. They
arc genuine. true and full OF human
interest.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-11
Might Have Been Accident

4 can't see any single thing that
happened which would make me believe
she wanted to take her life / do not
believe I should be asked again to give
any opinion; l don't know why she
should have wanted TO take her life
She was one of the pleasantest people
/ ever met. There was no hilarity at
the dinner, no drinking in particular
1t all might have been an accident
said Hanford in concluding his testi-
mony. contradicting his oral and IN
sworn statement made on the day it
was discovered that he was one of the
party at the De la Montanya dinner.
Charles o. Whittemore of Los An
geles, vice president of the Las Vegas
and Tonopah railroad Mrs. de la Mon
tanyas friend and Hanford's fellow
guest. followed Hanford. His story
was along the lines he had told before,
with this addition: He said that after
he left the house to go to the st. Fran
els hotel for a doctor, he went to a
drug store and got a medicine dropper
and went back to within block of the
house with the article, when he met
Hanford in his retreat, and was told
that the ambulance was waiting for
Mrs. de la Montanya. 81 went back to
the hotel" Whittemore testified.
There was nothing more that l could
do"
| Whittemore gave his opinion that
death was accidental He thought that
verse to notoriety TO commit suicide.
Her financial affairs. he said. were in
good condition Then he added pos
sibly taking his cue from the Hedda
Gableresque suggestion of Mrs Pat
/ ton, Knowing her as I did, if Mrs de
J Ia Montanya entertained the idea of
suicide she would have done 1t in a
different manner"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-11
East and West Joined

At the first stroke of the hammer in
the last spike the alarm bell was rung
in the great tower of the fire depart
ment in San Francisco and a parapet
gun was fired at Fort Point, and in
New York and other eastern cities the
news was celebrated. Spikes of his
torical interest were presented, one
made of silver with a silver hammer
attached. from Nevada, the other of
gold made out of $500 worth of Califor-
MIA gold.
On one side were inscribed the names
of the officers of the road; on the
other the directors names. On third
was inscribed: The Central Pacific
railroad Ground broken January s,
1868 Completed May 10, 1869" On
the fourth side was inscribed: May
God continue the unity of our great
country as this railroad upites the two
great oceans of the world"
A telegram was at once dispatched
to President Grant, saying: Sir: We
have the honor to report that the last
rail is laid, the last spike driven. The
Pacific railroad is completed.-Leland
Stanford"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-11
GUNBOAT'S BOILERS
SUBJECT OF INQUIRY
Naval Board Completes Invests
CATION of Commander
HaIstead's Charges
If Allegations Fail the Line
Officer May Be Accused .
of COwardice !


VALLEJO. July 1O.-There is great
interest in local navy circles and
among the employees of tine Mare island
navy yard to learn the outcome of
the board of inquiry that completed
today the investigation of the charge
made by Commander Halstead of the
gunboat Vicksburg.
The Nicksburg was commits stoned a I
this yeard after extensive repairs. but
Halstead after raising his flag. re-
fused to take the vessel out on her
long journey to the east coast until
repairs had been made to its boilers,
which, he declared, were defective,
though they had been passed as in
good condition.
The charge was liotly denied here.
and Halstead finally took the boat
for her long cruise. If the charges
of neglect on the part of the steam
engineering department of the yard
fail Halstead may be charged with
cowardice in the matter.