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The Somerset reporter., 1909-05-20
BINGHAM.

Mrs. George Baker has Deen to
Richmond after her sister Miss Thur
low who has been quite Ill the past
year.
Willis Holbrook of Waterville has
been in town several days, calling on
friends.
Commencing last Monday May 18th
all trains leave and arrive from the
station on Bingham Heights.
Mrs. Jordon Hunnewell Of Moscow
has baby boy born the 10th inst.
Mr.. James Hussey and wife of East
Madison who have been visiting Sea
Hussey and wife returned home on
Tuesday of this week.
Mrs. Briggs and her son John OF
Briggs landing visited relatives In
Scion last week.
8. T. Goodrich has been able to take
his meals with the family for several
days and his son Ralph Is again work.
ing for A. F. Donigan.
Mr.. w. w. Stoddard has a new
automobile.
James Rogers went to Portland
last week to accompany his sister
Erma home from the hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Thompson OF
Skowheg gan have been among friends
in town several days.
Mr.. Thompson and Anon Baker
caught fine lot of fish at Pierce Pond,
AZ In all.
| Belle Miller and her daughter Lettie
were at K.neo short time ago.
| Mrs. Edward Rollins of Moscow has
baby boy born on Saturday last.
Walter Smith was at Waterville one
day last week.
Clyde Whitney and Turner Hatch
made brief fishing trip to Moxie.
The Briggs party of Pittsfield are
now at Garry Pond.
Charles Abbey, Henry Collins and
Mr.. White have been at Pleasant
Pond several days.
Charles Colby met with good success
fishing at Pleasant pond.
Daniel Steward and John Lander
returned Monday from Pierce pond
with fine catch of trout, nineteen in
all, the largest weighing five pounds
and another weighing two and one
half pounds.
DR.. r. @. Brown and John Owens
were at Pierce pond this week and no
doubt had the usual good luck of the
spring fishing.
Pressed hay and Bradley Fertilizer 8
for sale. A. s. Burke. wv
Mrs. Helen Mason and Marcia
Steward went to Caratunk Tuesday
to see thier sister Mrs. James Carbino.
Rev. w. A. Richmond of Fort
Fairfield is expected to arrive in
town on Thursday and will be invited
to preach at the Congregational church
Sunday.
Mrs. Jennie Reynolds and daughter
Nellie went to Garry Ponds Tuesday
to work for Henry Lane. Mrs. Rey-
nolds will do cabin work and Nellie
will do table work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Steward of
Caratunk were in Bingham Tuesday
on their way down river.
The District meeting OF the Re-
bekahs will be held in Bingham this
year. Date of the meeting has not
been decided but will be after May %,
and will be announced later.
Bert Goodrich has gone to Dead
River to superintend the putting in OF
some landings of logs for F. II. Colby
Choice seed potatoes, some very
early. A. S. Burke. 2w
The Somerset reporter., 1909-05-20
BIRTHS.

Harmony-To the wife of l.. l.. Johnson, a
son.
Harmony-To the wife of Lloyd Frost a
daughter.
Jackman-May 16, to the wife OF Forrest
Henderson, q son.
Cambria e-May IL, to the wife of Edgar
Ring, son.
No. Anson-May IS. to the wife of Perley
Green, q daughter.
No. Anson-May IA, to the wife of Roy
Danforth, a daughter.
Moscow-May 49, to the wife of Jordan
Hunnewell, a son.
Moscow-May Is, to the wife of Edward
Rollins, IL son.
The Somerset reporter., 1909-05-20
NORTH CORNVlLLE

Arthur Savage returned home Sat-
urday from the Piscataquis drive.
Edgar Corson OF Waterville visited
his mother over Sunday.
Walter Davis returned home Sun
day from Skowhegan where he had
been working for Frank Estes.
Ed Whittier, +. M. McCollor, For
rest Bosworth. Austin Collins and Os j.
car Kincaid returned from Lexington,
Mass, Monday, whore they have been
doing carpenter work.
Mr.. Chester and wife arrived In
town Monday night from Boston, to
their summer home In So. Scion.
Farmers are busy with their work.
Grass n looking we'll.
Grass and garden seeds, seed peas
etc., at Bates.
The Somerset reporter., 1909-05-20
Card of Thanks,

[ wish to thank very sincerely all
the neighbors and friends who render
ed aid and sympathy during the ILL
ness and at the death of my wife. l
especially remember the members of
Woodbine lodge, Golden Rod Branch
and Priscilla Rebekah lodge for their
kindness.
Nathan Thomas.
Skowhegan, Me. Nah 20, 1909
The Somerset reporter., 1909-05-20
EAST MADISON.

Miss jamie Rowell, who is teaching
school in Oakland, passed Sunday at
home. Her sister, Miss Gala Rowell,
is teaching a fifth grade school in the
Lincoln building at Skowhegan.
There is to be q social dance at
Grange Hall, Friday night, May 2sth
with music by Towne's orchestra.
The Somerset reporter., 1909-05-20
NORTH MADISON.

Mr.. Edgar Clark commenced run
ming his meat cart again, last Monday,
TO East Madison.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ansel Salley were
The Somerset reporter., 1909-05-20
MARRIAGES.

Skowhegan-May Is, by the Rev. George
Merriam Mr.. W. A. Rider and Miss Bernice
NJ. Messer both OF East Madison.
No. Anson--May IL, by the Rev. T. B. HIATT
Mr.. Harry Hilton and Miss Eunice Peterson.
The Somerset reporter., 1909-05-20
For Sale

Stock, Tools and Furnishing a.
All included with this D0-acre estate, ~
Maine, houses, commodious barns W. ~
and tim Der worth e2000 standing; see an W "a,
tails OF crops and equipment all included "a "a
only 5000 to settle affairs quickly paseo n m
"Strouts New May Bulletin just out e0P'
free T.. A. Strout Co.
The Somerset reporter., 1909-05-20

Hotels may burn and the big PIE,
be wrecked but the Old OrcnaIu
camp ground remains and the season
there will open July 7 to continue "
Sept. 9th.
The Somerset reporter., 1909-05-20
II The News of Somersets Busy Towns X

Ralph Collins has his house frame
about up.
Frank Davis has his shop up.
The Somerset reporter., 1909-05-20
Store. Farm and Dwellings

StOre, Farm and DweIIIhks ~
acres fertile Land just So. OF Boston, r rss
only store In large village buildings lls soa /,
for $500; TO settle AFFAIRS at once low piIcV +s
sl+0s; photo and all details page g. 'slfV ,ree
New May Bulletin" Just out, copy aiue.
Dept. 212, Z. A. Strout Co., Kents HILL MANI,
The Mena weekly star., 1909-01-07
THE EARTH STILL SHAKING.
More Quakes in Sicily a Certainty,
 Says . Scientist.

Messina. Sicily, Jan. 5.--Frank Per ret of Brooklyn, assistant to Prof Matsucci, director of the National ob- servatory on Mount Vesuvius. speak ing of the disaster here and in Gala. bria, says that other earthquakes are inevitable, as there is s flaw in the crust where the slip happened.
 He predicted heavier shocks for Monday and declares that something, possibly very serious, may happen January ' and when the relative po- sitions of the sun and moon will pro duce the greatest strain.
 Saturday morning fire broke out again in the municipal building. The city records were consumed, and a high wind carried the burning papers far into the air and scattered them over the warships in the harbor.
 The fire communicated to the build ing of the Bank of Italy where Sl5,- 100000 in paper money was stored. The energetic efforts of the firemen and sailors, however, served to con. tro the flames, and the money was removed to warship.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-01-07

FOR DEPENDENT CHILDREN.
A Conference In Their Behalf to Be
 Held.

Washington, Jan. 5.-Spontaneous and universal approval has been ac- corded the movement initiated by President Roosevelt recently in call ing a conference to meet here January 25 and 26 to discuss the problem of caring for the dependent children of the country Messages from men and women prominent in all walks of life from all parts of the country expres- sing their deep interest in and sym pathy with this important problem have been received here.
 The proposed conference is expect ed to be of far reaching consequences in dealing with the destitute and ne glected children. The subject, affect ing the very heart of the home itself, will be threshed out from every angle by the leading sociological workers, educational leaders and others.
 One of the most important themes will be the advisabilitv of establishing a national children's Bureau, one of whose objects will be the collection and dissemination of accurate infor- nation in regard to child caring work and needs of childrens
 The desirability of establishing a permanent committee or organization to carry on propaganda will be dis cussed with view to securing better laws, better organization of child car ing agencies, better methods of relief and aid to children.
 Should children normal in mind and body and not requiring special training. who must Dc removed from their homes, be cared for in families, wherever practicable rather than in institutions?7 is also an important subject to be dealt with
 Another subject for discussion will be: Should children of parents of worthy character but suffering from temporary misfortune. and the chll- dren of widows of worthy character and reasonable efficiency. be kept with their parents. aid being given to the parents to enable them to maintain suitable homes for the rearing of the children"
The Mena weekly star., 1909-01-07
NEARLY A PRISON MuTlNY.
Night of Uproar in the Kansas
 Penitentiary.

Leavenworth, Kan, Jan 3.-There
 Fere indications of a mutiny among
 he convicts at the Kansas peniten-
 iary Friday night, and it was time
 f anxiety with the officials. As the
 rst Oklahoma prisoners were brought up from the mine they yelled and cheered and boldly told the top guards they would not return to work Tn the morning.
 The yelling became contagious. and the Kansas prisoners soon joined. Just as soon as the men in the first cages showed a defiant spirit extra guards were placed at the hoisting room and they were supplied with arms. Guards in and around the mine and in cell houses and shops at the Kansas peni- tentiary ordinarily do not carry either guns or revolvers.
 Early in the night noise and yelling began in the east cell house where most of the mine prisoners slept, and 1t continued all night. The Oklahoma prisoners. especially. showed a mob spirit
 Warden Haskell held a COT sr!tG ion with the members of the invostiga ing committee. informing them of the condition of affairs. They counseled Haskell not to relax anything in the discipline and handle the situation in firm and kindly manner
 The day and night forces of guards were held at the prison this morning. and when the bells were sounded and lights turned on at six o'clock, the usual hour. to make up beds and pre- pare for breakfast, the mine convicts noticed double force of guards con fronting them. This had a quieting effect, and when guard gave the or der Line up and stop talking 1t was obeyed.
 It is believed that the unrest among the prisoners is due to the investiga. tion now in progress concerning the treatment of the convicts. The orders to destroy the "cribs" and other methods of punishment has given the prisoners the idea that they are in no danger Of suffering for their miseon- duct
The Mena weekly star., 1909-01-07
INJURY ID QUEEN
HELENA WAS RUN DOWN WHEN stocK CAUSED PATIENTS
 TO FLEE.
HuaHR OF DEATHS EXCEED 100000
Mesina Has it5,ooo Dead-Royal Pst acs Are Being Used as Hospitals fci the injured-Many Persons Still Ave in the Ruins Whose sufferings Ak Terrible.

Rfme, Jan. 3.-Queen Helena has beeI slightly injured at Messina.
 Adispatch received here Saturday froj the minister of justice, Signor Orindo, who is with the rulers at AIesina, says that slight shock was exkrienced at Messina Friday and ta1 the patients in one of the impro- yffd hospitals were thrown into a coalition of panic.
 line queen was close by. She hur- rid to the scene and tried to allay th fears of the people. She was cshght in a rush the patients were hiking for the open and suffered con- ttions on the chest.
 lAs the duke of Aosta was crossing tt Via Carmine in Palmi the wall of alhouse fell and flying plaster struck fbn, inficting slight scratches.
 Exact statistics of the dead and sur. )tssible to obtain, because the bodies ylried under the ruins have not yet ben taken out It Is equally impos- tble to make any accurate count of be survivors, for they are scattered 1om one end of the country to the 1her
 The only figures that can be given he reached by calculating the total (opulations before the disaster and |ubtracting therefrom the numbers bat are supposed to have survived. ne result is of course approximate. J this basis is made the estimate lat about 25,0O0 persons have left fessina and the Messina commune.
 As the total population of the city d commune was about 160,000 and
 there are about 1000 persons still
 the district, the dead probably timber 115,000.
 The victims are increasing daily, lot only through the dying of the in |Lred, but also by the many suicides lommltted by desperate survivors 'hpose minds have given way under eir terrible experiences.
 .4Au estimate of the dead in the en. |ire earthquake zone places the mum. Der at moro than 100000.
 The sufferings of persons still turied in the ruins of fallen buildings
 ho are slowly dylng- from -hanesr-ss 3wfur 10 contemplate. Dead bodies lave been found which bear mute tes. imony of the torture endured before leath relieved their sufferings.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-01-07
A Phxsiclan,s Sacrifice.

Los Angeles, Cal, Jan. G-Dr- E. Perciyal Gerson, well known physi- elan of this city and medical examin- CT for the civil service commission has given Sp his comfortable home on Westlake avenue and EemoNed VI the thinly settled suburbs of tse. city, where he announces that he will pTat' tice medicine without charge to his patients; live NSia- the greatest sim pIicity and otherwise order his life after his conception of how Jesus would live were he on earth today. Dr. Gerson is accompanied in his move by his wife and three children.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-01-07
FEDERAL SUPREME COURT UP HOLDS THE ALTON REBATE
 DECISION.
THE IRIlL COURT WAS EVENLY DIVIDED
Case involved Refunds Given to Schwarzschiid & SuIzberger of Kan sas City on Shipments Esst-No Written opinon-Fines Amount to S5o,0oo.

Washington, Jan. 6.--By a divided court the supreme court of the United States Monday decided the rebate case brought by the government against the Chicago X Alton Railway company and Vice President Faithorn and Treasurer Wann of that company in favor of the government.
 The case involved a charge of mak- ing a concession to the packing firm of Schwarzschild & Sulzberger on shipments of packing house products from Kansas City, Kan, to eastern points The packing company has a mile and a half of railroad track in connection with it's plant The Chi cago & Alton company repaid to the packers one dollar a car for the use of their tracks and entered the pay ment on it's books as a refund on ac- count of terminal charges.
 When the case was before the United States circuit court for the northern district of Illinois, the com pany made an effort to show that the transaction was entirely legitimate but the jury found that these tracks were mere facilities of the packing plant and not subject to the railroad in discharging it's duties to the gen eral public. The company and it's off eers were therefore found guilty of granting rebates and a fine of S40,000 was imposed on the company. and a fine of sl0,0O0 on Faithorn and Wann. The court of appeals of the seventh circuit sustained that verdict and the supreme court in turn affirmed it by Mondays decision.
 Owing to the circumstance that the court was evenly divided there was no written opinion The result was announced by the chief justice.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-01-07
peserters, Roaues, Gallery.

Seattle Wash, Jan GA new sys tenn of identifying deserters from the Jnited States army has just been put into effect and Monday copies of the circulars which are a part of the new system were received at Fort Lawton By means of these circulars every army post in the country will have d complete rogues gallery of deserters. As soon as a man enlists photo graph is taken and sent on to Wash ington while full description of the man Is sent to all the army posts. When a suspect is arrested he may be identified at once by reference to the rogue's gallery at the nearest army post
The Mena weekly star., 1909-01-07
KANSAS HAS s145 PER HEAD.
Bank Deposits of the Sunflower State
 Reach High Water Mark.

Topeka, Kan, Jan. 6.--Kansas bank deposits have doubled in six years and at the present time there is $145 for each man. woman and child in Kansas on deposit in Kansas banks This is shown in the report of w, S. Albright. the Kansas bank commits sioner, which was made public Tues day. The report includes both the statements of the national and 764 state banks at the close of business November 27.
 The total deposits in Kansas banks on this date were s167. .202. .7969 96. Of this amount $Sl,653.4 .41G.35 of individ- ual deposits were in the state banks and s62. .65S, ,3f241 were in the national banks. The total deposits also ins cluded the deposits of banks and bankers and United States deposits. I,
 Tie total of deposits for this veal are the highest Kansas banks ever held. They are s1 100000 higher thar any previous high mark, that of Au gust 22. 1907, and 20 million dollar more than was shown in the bankA December 5. 1907. just when the fnafy cial panic began.
 There are 946 state and nationa| banks in Kansas A year ago thesI banks showed total resources of $196u 51l,0s5.74 while, in the last statN ment. the banks show total resoured of s217 .506,6 ,673.35. The reserves of th banks in Kansas now average 39 pd cent of all classes of deposits mud higher reserve than is usual at th time of year.
 The state banks have a total eapi. stock of s13.671350. and the natiol banks have capital of s12.202,5 The loans and discounts of the staT banks amount to $63,S61 .343.79, wh those of the national banks amount $5S,315,31112.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-01-07
Theater Panic Averted.

Erie, Pa, Jan. 3.-A fire broke out in the Park opera house during the performance Friday night. but owing to the cool work of fireman Abraham Loucha. a panic was averted and all escaped. Before the big audience real ized the situation the house had been almost emptied. There were many narrow escapes and dozen women tainted and had to be carried out, but no one was seriously injured and much of the building was saved from de- struction.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-01-07
Book Fraud Case to Jury.

Chicago. Jan. B. The Patten "ds luxe edition" book fraud case in which the book agents were accused of swindling Mrs. ], A. Patten, wife oi the millionaire board of trade dealer out of s23.O00, was given to the jury Friday Judge McSurely who had ordered court session on New Years day directed that the jury return a sealed verdict should decision b0 reached
The Mena weekly star., 1909-01-07
Fleet is in Canal.

Suez. Jan. 5.-The battleships Con necticut. Kansas. Minnesota and Yer mont. composing the first section of the fleet under Rear Admiral Sperry, started on their passage through the Suez canal at eight o'clock Monday morning. They are due at Port Said late at night. The weather is magnif. cent. and large crowd assembled on the Avenue Helene to witness the spectacle.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-01-07
The country's Forests.

Washington, Jan. 6--The countrys forests now cover $50 0,000,0 900 acres, or one-fourth of the total area of the United States. according to data com piled by forest service agents and made public Monday. Forests owned by the government cover one-fourth of the total area and contain one-flfth of the timber now standing. Forests privately owned extend over three tourths of the total forest area. Con servative numbering is practiced on 70 per cent of the forests publicly owned and on less than one per cent of the forests privately owned.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-01-07
FIGHT FOR FOOD.
Starving People at Regsio Eat Raw
 Flesh.

London. Jan. 5.-The Daily Tele- graphs correspondent at Reggio says that the conditions of life and the scenes there are 70 unbearable that several of the newspaper correspond ents have refused to stay. He himself was so hungry he declares, that ne sought desperately for morsel Of bread. but being unable 10 find any was glad to pick lemon rinds from the mud and eat them.
 The correspondent says he wit. messed desperate struggles where the military were protecting the munici- pal assessor in distributing food to the famished people. Lean oxen horses and asses were cut up with the bayonets of the soldiers and no sooner was piece of flesh, still warm re ceived by the people than 1t was torn to pieces with their eager teeth,
The Mena weekly star., 1909-01-07
Mas a Eriend of Mckinley.

Topeka. Kan, Jan. 6.-John H High chief of division in the department of the interior at Washington under President Harrison and later special field agent leaving the department in 1904. died Monday at his home near Hutchinson In Reno county He was personal friend of Mckinley when both were starting their careers in Ohio politics
The Mena weekly star., 1909-01-07
FREE AFTER MANY YEARS.
Cheers From the Other Prison
 When Speyer Was Released.

Kansas City. Jan, 6.--John Ma Speyer was released from the cot jail Tuesday. Speyer had been in
 jail six and one-half years and convicted three times for cutting
 throat sf his 5.year-old son. The preme court reversed each convict Virgil Conkling, prosecuting attorl asked Judge Porterfield in the c| nall court to dismiss the suit aga| Speyer and the judge made tho oI
 Speyer thanked the jude ana ofiiciRs. He then left the court a free man, As he left his cell f-y county jail the other prisoners cir him and wished him good luckNl deputy marshals gave Speyer d N of money.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-01-07
Fears for Perry S. Heath.

Muncie, Ind, Jan. 3.--Some alarm is felt for the safety of Perry s. Heath, exassistant postmaster general. who was travcling with his wife in Italy al the time of the earthquake, but il is believed that the Heaths were in Naples at the time of the disaster Their schedule would have brought them to Naples last Monday. The only fear is that they might have al tered the schedule.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-01-07
The Tonopah output.

Reno, Ney. Jan GA special from Tonopah says the mines of Tonopah have milled during the year 1908. a total of 24l ,296 tons of ore. placing the total value of the ore actually milled conservatively estimated at s6.33s.9S0. Something like sl ,000.000 has been distributed in wages not to mention the vast amount expended for supplies of various kinds pur- chased by mining companies
The Mena weekly star., 1909-01-07
Win Follow christ's Example.

Cleveland, O.. Jan. 5.--A movement which has been in the course of prep eration for several weeks was put into effect here Sunday when l l,S00 young people pledged themselves to Hive as Christ would have lived' during the next two weeks The pledges were made at the Epworth memorial church where hundreds of members of the Epworth league, Christian Endeayor and Baptist Young Peoples society met to accept the plan which was set forth in a sermon by Rev. w. B. Wal. lace
The Mena weekly star., 1909-01-07
Kansas clty Live Stock Record.

Kansas City. Jan. 3.-More live stock was marketed in Kansas City last year than in any previous year. the total value was greater and the number of hogs, sheep and calves re- year. The estimated value of all live stock marketed in Kansas City in 1908 was s155, 5,000,000. five millions more than in 1907 and averaging a half million dollars for each business day.