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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-03-26

rhe Carnation Club met at tn,
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Mel
Tuesday evening. Progressive whis
was played and the prizes were wor
by Mr.. Frank WLitcombe ard Mrs
ID. c. LuSe. A most pleasant time
was had and an elegant luncheon
was served.
The Junior Class of tie High
School had a social at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Lou Tebbe Tuesday
night. Arrangements were made fol
the commencement and the plans
for the entertainment. Prof. Shirk
Prof. Grove and Miss Stone were
the guests.
FOR SALE-At my barn on
South Main street, at 2:3O o'clock on
Saturday, April 10th, 1909. l will
offer for sale two ponies, put up to
satisfy a feed bill. One sorrel
weight about $50 lbs, and one gray,
weight about 725 lbs. R. G: Nc
Dougal.
Ed Wilfong was arrested Tuesday
charged with taking a load of hay
from the property of William Rubart
Last Friday Mr.. Rubart sold a loac
of hay and when he went after the re
naming hay Saturday be found tn,
hay gone. Mr.. Wilfong gave bono
and the case will come to trial LIST. o
April. r.
The Elk lodge Of this city is plan
ming on giving a minstrel show here
some time in the near future. To-
Bren, the song writer, has been com
municated with and has agreed t,
come and help in this entertainment,
MIR. Bren has staged several success
ful society productions in New Yorl
this season. As the ElkS have givel
a number Of successful entertainment
this winter there is no question as I,
the success of the minstrel shout,
they decide in favor of the same.
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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE.

WHEREAS. Lester S. Austin of
Skowhegan In the County OF Somerset
and State Of Maine, by his mortgage
deed dated August 10, 1907. and re-
corded in Somerset Registry of Deeds
Book 2S1, Page 346, conveyed to me-
the undersigned, under my then name,
to wit: Ella f. Church. a certain lot
or parcel OF land situated In said
Skowhegan and bounded and described
as follows, to witt being a part of
lot numbered eleven G1) In said
Skowhegan. bounded on the South by
land occupied by Alfred p. Austin, and
owned by said town of Skowhegan; on
the West by land OF Isaac Ames and
by land of J. p. Merrill; on the North
by land now owned or occupied by
Fred Ames and on the East by the
Foster Road so caned. containing one
hundred and thirty acres more or
less excepting and reserving however
from said conveyance all the standing
wood and all other wood on that part
of said premises lying on the North
erly side of the old County Road
crossing said lot. with the right to go
on said lot and cut and remove all
years from May thirty-first 1905; be-
ing the same premises conveyed to me
to wit--Lester s. AustiN by Eugene
Swain by his deed dated the thirty
first day of May, A. D., 1906, recorded
In Somerset Registry of Deeds Book
273, Page 323 to which deed reference
is hereby made, and
WHEREAS. the condition of said
mortgage has been broken.
NOW THEREFORE,, by reason of
the breach of the condition thereof
claim a foreclosure of said mort gage.
Skowhegan, Maine, Aug. 10, 1909.
ELLA F. RAYMOND.
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Old.Tlme Maine Horses.
fB. F. Fairbanks. Belgrade Depot.
L., Amarieao Hnrep Breedar.)

I'd. F. Fairbanks, Belgrade Depot
In American Horse Breeder)
II IT any time you are seeking In
formation In regard to the older
families of horses in Maine perhaps
| could help you out. After 80 years
of experience. observation and study
in horse matters one should be quite
we'll informed. If not a dull scholar.
/ w Thompson went over the
ground quite thoroughly in regard to
the older families in his two vol
nmes on Maine horses Most OF those
of my generation who were interest,"
cd in horses and breeding them have
nassed to the great beyond. /, with
my brother, the late J. E. Fairbanks
imhibed our first love for the horse
when we were mere boys and lived on
the plains at Skowhegan That was
auite so years ago At that time
measured mile marked the distance
where horsemen congregated from
the surrounding towns to show the
speed of their horses. at all ways OF
going. from the saddle to the heavy
skeleton wagon. ! have a vivid rec
objection OF these events.
Messenger stations were sta nding
for service in the surrounding towns.
Witheral! Messenger was a Leading
sire nj that time and a sire OF merit
The color and markings of his get
were very much like the get OF Al
elavone. The Crawford horse stood
for service at that time and created
\ little sensation by string two or
three that trotted fast, but on the
whole he was no great benefit to the
breeding community
In 1855 we moved to West Gardiner
Mt. Vernon, by the Eaton horse,
WAS sold by our neighbor to Robert
Walton for $500, which created quite
a sensation among breeders. The
following year Mr.. Beals purchased
the Eaton horse. AS to his merits
as a sire you are as well acquainted
as I. Suffice 1t to say the Eaton
horse would not make success on so
wide a range of mares as some other
sires that have stood for services in
Maine.
In the spring of 1889 l saw the
Black Hawk stallion, Gen. Knox ana
Black Hawk Telegraph, also Buce-
phalus, and Grey Fox, by Ethan Al
len. | bred to Telegraph, which ar
forwards proved a mistake. Knox
founded a great family in Maine ana
his influence is felt on the horse stock
If today. We are now supplied with
stations from all the leading fam
lies in the land and the service fees
are much less in Maine than else
where for sires of equal merit.
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or died, when l read about Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound; 80 ]
began to take it, and am well again and
relieved of all my suffering. Mrs.
GEORGE JoRDY, Box 40, Marlton, NJ.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from native roots and
herbs, contains no narcotics or harm
full drugs and to-day holds the record
for the largest number of actual cures
of female diseases we know of, and
thousandsof voluntary testimonialsare
on file in the Pinkham laboratory at
Lynn, Mass, from women who have
been cured from almost every form of
female complaints, Inflammation, III
ceration, displacements,f ibroid tumors,
Irregularities, periodicpains, backache,
indigestion and nervous prostratlon.
Every suffering woman owes it to her
self to give Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound a trial.
If you would like special advice
about your case write q cOnfiden-
tial letter to Mrs. Pinkham, at
Lynn, Mass. Her advice Is free.
and always helpful.
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MADISON.

Kennebec Valley Grange, Madison,
met in regular session Sept. IL. 1t
being Young Peoples night the young
people put Orion Moody in the chair
as the Worthy Master. There was
a large attendance and a good time
enioyed. After the regular business
came the following program; Music
Kathleen Goodwin; recitation, Bessie
Berry; song, Beryl Moody; imperson-
alton, Orion Moody; table:u; piano
duet, Edith Gray and Lou Dinsmore !;
tableau; dialogue entitled, Mrs. NC
Lackland's Economy" Refreshments
of sandwiches, cake and lemonade were
served. The Changers will serve
baked bean dinners in the dining nall
on the fair grounds during the Cattle
Show and Fair, Sept. "a and 20.
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FARMERS PAGE

Somerset County Pomona Grange
will convene In special session with
Anaon Grange. al No. Anson. Me-.
Tuesday. Sept. rs. ut 10 II. m sharp.
with the program as follows:
10 a. m.-Opening Ceremonies; Ad-
dress o. Welcome. Joseph W Nor
ton; Response. George Gordon; song,
Choir. Prof. E. F. Hitchings of Wa
terville. State Entomologist. will give
an address concerning the insects
that are preying uEon our fruit trecs
and forests. After noon hour inter
mission the program will be con-
tinued:
100 / -Conferring fifth degree
in full form, song, Choir instrument
tai music Hortense Felker; tableau;
reading. Edith Salley; Song. Mrs. AL
bert Reed; instrumental music, En-
ma Andrews. topic, rs 1t advisable
for farmers to try to raise sweet corn
at the present prices paid by the
canning factories. or should they de-
mand more pay for the year 1902
opened by II. B. Ellis, d. NJ. Norton
and Edgar Millay; instrumental
music, Lynn Viles and wife; tableau;
series of papers entitled, Our Boy
of which Lottie Ellis will prepare anu
read part fourth, "The boys life from
IS to 2 years of age" tableau; in
strumental music, j. w. Norton and
wife; character song, THE MIX
maid" Misses Davis and Robinson;
song and accompaniment, L. II. EN-
cry; banjo colo. Helen Holman; song,
Choir; recitation. Minnie Davis.
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ANsON.

Arson Grange observed odd Folks
Day" Saturday, Sept. Is. with omcers
as follows: Master, ID. NJ. Norton;
Overseer. A. f. Adams. lectur-
er. Grace d. Danforth: chaplain.
Ellen NJ. Savage; steward, Edgar Mil
lay: assistant steward. c. p. Moore;
treasurer, Geo. f. Savage; secretary
Eugene Danforth; gate keeper, J. +.
Paine; pomona. Loyisa Adams; hora.
Mary ]. Hilton; ceres, Harriet e.
Ware; lady assistant steward. Lora
Moore.
After opening ceremonies the lee
turer presented the following pro-
gram: Song Choir: reading, Loyisa
Adams; reading, Lora Moore; topic
for discussion, which Is the best
way to improve our farms; by apply
ing commercial fertilizers or keeping
more cows?" discussion opened by d.
NJ Norton, Frank Adams and Edgar
Millay, followed by others; reading
Mary J. Hilton; reading, Saran
Adams; instrumental music, Eugene
Danfortb and wife: reading. Emily
Counce; topic, rs it best to postpone
all the pleasures of life until we have
our work all done% opened by Anrif-
la Steward, Ellen Savage and Loyisa
Adams, followed BY others; reading
E. Millay; reading. Aurilla Steward,
Edgar Millay offered remarks about
the past and present methods OF
spelling, followed by Helen Holman
o. w. Counce and others.
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!. +. HOLMAN
NOTICE OF FoREtLOSURl
INSURANCE AGENT, ATHENS

hNOIlCE OF FONEt iosV"
WHEREAS, Ora w. Henden@1
New Portland in the county
erset and State of Maine
mortgage deed dated the s
eighth day Of April. A. D., lM
recorded in the Somerset RegN
Deeds, Book 268. Page 5S4, cog
said county of Somerset. censl
or parcel OF land situated In
in said county, on the southern
OF Hancock Pond, SO ca led,
mencing at a stone on the lot lI
on the northerly side of the of
leading from the Trip farm . eu'
by the foot of said pond. to inc
Embden Pond road. so-ca lied,
north OF said lot line to the ouu
small brook emptying into tM
cock pond. and to land owns
Josiah Chase; thence south-ei
following the shore of said
the outlet of said pond; thence
erly following said outlet fofl
rods to st AXE and stone
northwest erly on a line tWenu
mentioned old road. thence w
following said old road to- the
of beginning Also the above
toned old road to be used In Gu
and as driveway. Being ms
premises decided to Ora W
son by Emily s. Trip ct ais s "
deed dated May 10th, A. D. WI
Also anot her certain piece o.
of land situated In said EmbaslI
being a part of Lots numpe,..
hundred sevnty-six (176) and o a,
dred seventy-five G75) accoru1
the plan of lots OF said town q
den and described. and BOUNDED
lows: to wit: beginning at thr
Daniel Trip and on. the south
said lot numbered one hundreuo
ty-six G76); thence easterly III
lot line eighty-fOur rods. more
to the southeast corner OF
thence on straight line
north OF east thirty-hve ron
spotted yellow birch tree; VIZ
a straight line running In
westerly direction one hundr1hS
rods. more or less. to the norum
ly corner of land owned by saio
Trip. at a cedar stake; thencshJ
erly OH line Of land owned ~
Daniel Trip to the point o.
ming. Being the same prcnissSsm
ed to Ora w. Henderson by ~
Trip by her deed dated Dece"''
A. D., 1904. . M
And whereas the condition @I
mort gage has been br"Ken,,
Therefore, BY reason OF the pr
the condition thereof, ] claim
closure of said mortgage, c.,te
Dated the 18th day OF soy
sws FORREST GoopS]
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Grange Column
ATHENS.

Athens Grange. No. 257. met in
regular session Saturday afternoon
Sept. II, with the usual number in
attendance, and nearly all the officers
In their places. One candidate was
instructed In the first and second de-
grees. There was no program, as the
time was taken up in business mat
ters pertaining to the fair of Sept.
%, with the hope of making 1t the
most successful one ever held here
A meeting of the committee and mem
bers was held Saturday afternoon,
Sept X, to complete arrangements.
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BINGHA AM.

Saturday. September II, was a gala
day at Bingham Grange. Every one
was there to see and hear the new
piano and all were pleased with 1t.
There was a musical program togeth-
err with readings. One selection, an
original poem by Sister Riley was
read by Sister Belle Sparkling, and
then kindly loaned to be printed with
our letter, to show our friends that
we appreciated their help.
State Deputy E. H. Libby, was with
us and instructed us in the new
work as per our New Manuals.
OUR PIANO.
Listen Patrons to story
And I'll tell you how we won
Such prize in that great contest
Honestly and nobly done.
Twas in April that the Reporter
opened the contest free for an
And those that iabored diligently
Would win "A prize sometime this fall.
Now we needed Piano
For our Grange and you'll agree
That we could not afford to purchase
Till our hall from debt was free.
Sister Whipple had been chosen
SO she grasped the idea quickly
How we might enter the contest
And win--if all would work;
DO you know of a true Patron
That was ever known to snlrkI
At first we gained so slowly
That many were In doubt
OF us gaining the majority,
But we knew what we were about.
We had faith at the beginning,
cd
Hope has cheered us In our struggles,
Striving hard to bring votes In
We had many friends who helped us,
Friends, who live both far and near
Whose hearts Will beat with gladness
When of our good luck they hear
We should send our warmest greetings
Thanking them with all our hearts
And loyal welcomes waiting
To all those who played part.
Thanks are due the many Patrons
Who have worked SO hard to gain
They must surely feel rewarded
For they labored not in vain.
Let us hope that In the future
At our pleasant meetings here
Therell be music on the program
And a song or two We'll hear.
Tho the organs a back nnnmber,
That It's MUSE helped us bravely
Onward while we rode the goat.
Just a word to our opponents.
Let us shake the friendly hand,
May they cherish amiabillty
Toward our happy little band.
And now to Mr.. McNeelie.
Let's give him three good cheers
With our best regards and wishes
For all his future years
A CARD.
The Bingham Grange wish to thank
all those who 80 cheerfully contrib
uted their votes, and helped gain the
piano for our hall. Also Mr. McNeelie
who conducted the contest in srch a
just and straightforward manner
BINGHAM GRANGE, NO. 237.
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he women OF today work as hard as
the men," This proved to be quite
an interesting question. 1t was OPP
ened by Brother b. j. Shipp, and
most every one had something to
say, for or against it. Velma Noble
gave a fine reading, and the Grange
closed with a song by the choir.
Union Grange meets with Stetson
Grange, Sept 15.
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Has Ideas Of His Own.

F.. N. Merrill, the well known
Skowhegan lawyer, has ilne farm
at East Skowhegan which he Guilt
Yates both for pleasure and proht'
saws the Turf, Farm and Home. lie
has been dabblng in potatoes OF
late and with fairly good success
Last year he took $50 bushels OH
from an acre and a half, and this
wear has two and a half acres and
homes to get equally as good yleld.
lie does not follow any hard and fast
rules laid down by some one else. but
gets at it in his own way. For IN
stance, he believes that the potato
growers In Aroostook and elsewhere
have gone wild over the use OF phos-
phates He is old-fashioned enough
TO still have great faith In a liberal
use of barn dressing and likes to
see the critters about that manu-
facture it. He believes also with
many others that il we were using
more barn dressing and less phos-
nhate. there would not be such a
terrible hue and cry about drouth
and loss of moisture in our cultivated
fields. Again he believes that much
of the trouble about the missing hills
Ia not due to the planter failing to
drop the seed, but to the seed and
fertilizer being dropped together or
near enough for the fertilizer to eat
ont the vitality of the seed. We have
already limited more than once to this
as one of the probable explanations
of the much talked of misses.
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PITTSFIELD.

At the meeting on Saturday even
ing. Sept. IL, there was a good at
tendance. Worthy Master Libby pre-
sided After the regular business,
two candidates were balloted on, and
the meeting was turned over to the
lecturer. The program was as fol-
lows: Singing by the choir; read
ing, Edith Phinney; question, do
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given me new lie.
/ suffered for ten
years with serious
female troubles, in
fammation, ulcer.
alton, indigestion,
nervousness, and
could not sleep.
Doctors gave me
up, as they said my
tr GU b les were
chronic. / was In
despair, and did not
coro uyhafharT lived
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PITTSFIELD.

Pittsfield Grange met Saturday af-
ternoon, Sept. IS. After the usual
business the first and second degrees
were conferred on two candidates.
Miss Myrtle Willis of Harmony
Grange, was among the visitors pres
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In the Somerset Reporter of Aug
26. the article, "A Big Yield OF Grain,
describing a 2k acre field of oats on
the Norridgewock farm of Geo. Pish-
on, called the attention Of your cor
respondent to visit about the middle
of August, to the farm home OF b.
p. Barker, where might be seen D
acre piece of oats called by many the
best in town.
Though not as tall as Mr. Pishon's
they were very even and erect, with
out a showing of mustard or kale.
Mr.. Barker harvested them, few
days later, in fine condition, and we
wonder If they won't command a
fancy price for seed for next springs
sowing. After looking at the grain
and other crops, we were conducted
by Mr.. Barker to the pasture to see
Lady Trotwood with little Pilot by
her side. This colt IL one of the sew
eral handsome Pilot Nelson colts of
this section. Farther down In the
same pasture was very handsome
pair of grade Durham oxen. measur-
ing Z IT,, In, and weighing 4035
lbs. Mr.. Barker has since sold them
at a price considerably In advance Of
what he paid fifteen months ago
During this time they have made a
gain of 1000 lbs, with a grain feed
for one month Of that time. They
have ploughed II acres in the time
besides doing other farm work.
Another nice pair of oxen might be
seen at that time at the farm of
George Ward. This pair are grade
Herefords. measuring Z feet and
weighing S100 lbs. Mr.. Ward In
formed us they would Boon be rendy
for market.
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Go where he Will. the wise man Is at
home, k4{
His hearth the earth:--his hall the
azure dome;
Where his clear spirit leads him,
there's his rpad.S
BY, Gods own light illumined and
observation-disclosures
Hnve-a purpose, and do with your ut
most might;
You viii finish your work on the other
side,
When you wake In His likeness salts
hed.--AnOn.
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ent. At the next mestins. 10 b hele
on Saturday evening. the third and
fourth degrees will be conferred and
a harvest feast will follow.
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Survey for New Railroad.

A crew is surveying a railroad line
through Madrid to Smiths Falls, for
convenient place from which to take
lumber from Sandy River Plantation,
Letter E Plantation, Madrid and sur
rounding territory, and it is expected
that line will be built to Smiths
Falls and that the supply of lumber
thus afforded will make 1t practicable
for the Berlin Mills Company to oper
ate the mill in Phillips eight to ten
years more.
1t is only through labor and prayer
full effort, by grim energy and resolute
courage, that we move on to better
things.--Theodore Roosevelt.
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AFTER
SUFFERING
TEN YEARS
Cured by Lydia E. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound

MARLroN, MI feel that Lydia L.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has
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Three Men Charged With Operating
Sill Given Hearing.
AWAIT JuRrs ACTION N JAIL
Prisoners Unable to Give Bail Bonds
Required BY Commissioner Garrett.
Officers Tell of Their Raid Upon
Plant Near Morrison.

United States Commissioner A. c.
Garrett yesterday held II. l.. Martin.
Clarence Meredith and Frank Simp-
son, the latter IA negro, for the grand
fury of the federal court at Norfolk on
the charge OF operating an Illicit dis,
tillery. The prisoners were unable 10
give the bail bonds of $4,000 each
required by the commissioner, and
were committed to jail 10 await the
action OF the grand jury.
The hearing took place at Commits
sioner CARROTS Office yesterday al
ternoon at three o'clock. The princi-
pal witnesses Tor the government;
were Deputy Internal Revenue Col
lectors Poole. Martin and Redmap.
who were sent here to Investigate the
report that an Illicit still was being
operated near Morrison. The officers
told of the Information they haG Sc
cured concerning the men who were
operating the still, and of two trips
they made to inspect the plant. When
they made the second trip they re-
manned concealed near the pace ana
arrested Martin and the negro when
they put in their appearance Mere
ditn was arrested at his home in this
city by Chief of Police Reynolds ana
Detective Sergeant Bridgers.
The officers testified that they found
beer" and low wines In tIe still,
showing that it had been operated
very recently and would be in opera
tion again before many hours pass
ed. Several people living in the neigh
borhood testified that tnev had seen
large quantities of something III bags
which might have been corn meal Ia
ken TO the still. A negro testified
that he had Ieen employed to watcn
the place and warn the operators OF
he approach of any one.
No evidence concerning focal liquor
dealers was brought out during the
hearing but il is understood that
there may be some forthcoming when
the cases are laid before the grand
Jury the latter part of this month.
This still near Morrison was opera
ted for a long time as licensed
place. but the license expired in Feb
Iuary. The men under arrest claim
that they have not been making WINS
kew since their license expired.