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Arizona republican., 1909-12-20
MESA DEPAR7MEUT
CHARGE
 WITHOUT EVIDENCE
Emil Hurler Admits Having Been
 Precipitate

Saturday night Emil Hurler came l into town and cashed check for $500 with the Crescent Drug com pany. He was about town all even
 ing and finally got his horse and rig from the Hilbert X Nets stable preparatory to driving home. In the meantime he met friend who want ed to be driven home, and Hurler took him. then he took second man out Finally late in the evening he came back 10 the stable for halter which he had forgotten. and still later | came back saying it was SO late he thought he would get a bed in town for the night. After phoning several places and finding no vacant rooms R. B. Anderson, the buggy washer at the stable offered Hurler his bed. saying he could go over and sleep with the other boys at Hibbert's place. Yesterday morning when Hurler awoke he was minus his money. and accused Anderson of having taken it. He swore out a warrant and Marshal
 Peterson took the young man into custody After intefrogating him. how
 ever, and confronting him with his
 
 stoutly maintained his innocence Hur-
 Ter said he had Iio direct evidence and
 guessed he would have to withdraw
 the charge Immediately on his doing
 this Anderson asked Marshal Peterson
 to waive all search warrants and come
 O the stable and go through his things
 that he would be satisfied that there
 was no money concealed there. This
 was done and nothing found
 Dan Hibbert says he was about the
 stable until close to two in the
 morning. and Phil Nets sleep there.
 and both men claim that il is very
 unlikely that Anderson coulJ have
 taken the money. They say he has been working for them for several
 months and bears a good reputation and that he is an honest boy. His friends are quite incensed over the
 matter. and say it is absurd t0 charge
 Anderson with any such crime. It is thought that Mir. Hurler misplaced his money and that he will find it.
Arizona republican., 1909-12-20
DECORATIONS.
 FOR CHRISTMAS
The Stores of Mesa in Gaudy Hoi-
 day Dress.

. Saturday afternoon and evening the streets of Mesa assumed for the first time this season a look of Yule- tide festivity. There were numbers of shoppers abroad and the numer- ous packages and smiling faces be- tokened the season of the year The merchants have planned for the holi- days with care, and have as good an assortment as can be wished for from which to select remembrances for the coming gift day. The windows are prettily decorated. and it is a pleas-- ure to- watch the groups of children with their little round eyes, and Oh, Chs, and Ans, as they gather about one or another attractive display
 Everybody's Drug Store has excel lent display windows. and they are filled with various suggestions for gifts. while sprigs of real holly en- liven the many articles. Small arti- ficial Christmas trees also give a Christmasy suggestion. LeSueur X Gibbons have well decorated windows which claim the attention. of many passersby. and the Shattuck & Nimmo store has one cranberry strung. pep Btl pouSHtu AliiubN tildt real Santa Claus, with decorated tree that draws the little ones. IL is an artistic bit of work that commands admiration.
 At the Crescent Drug Store there are. all sorts of pretty things. in cluding unique line of Christmas cards. and Peterson & Peterson have q display of candies and fruits that are beautifully arranged. Both the Ladies and Gentlemen's Toggeries display a fine line of goods. and tho windows show marks of careful dress ing with their many lovely gifts. Johnson & Openshaw have devoted their windows to candies and fruits. while the Vance Bakery also shows candies with fancy cakes in abund- ance. O. $. Stapley has two win dows full of toys and dolls and the doll dishes attract the little girls. At the Ten Cent Store w. F. Van Meter has about everything that can be imagined. including some of the latest books and china and glass novelties. E. P. Grover also has a nice line of candies and some especially low priced jewelry. while the windows and shelves of H. II. Custead are literally covered with aliuring souvenir spoons cut glass and dainty designs in gold and silverware.
Arizona republican., 1909-12-20
WILL PLANT ORANGES

Dr. R. F. Palmer has announced that he is going to go into the orange business. He is making arrangements to buy eighty acres of the Mcqueen place. thus making his, holdings l2O
Arizona republican., 1909-12-20
DIDN'T KNOW MisTLEToe

owen Stewart. who is taking orders for and delivering nice mistletoe rtlis year. presented the Mesa office of the Republican with a large branch of the waxy green Saturday afternoon. It was much appreciated and admired and excited some amusement. for a number of the business men who hap pened to see it enquired what it was Strange as it. may seem. there are many people. here who do not know what mistletoe really looks like. although one man was heard To rt- mark. Well. l thought it was some thing green for Christmas. but I wasn't sure"
Arizona republican., 1909-12-20
TURKEY SHOOT ARRANGED

L. B. Johnson has arranged for a turkey shoot to be given Thursday December % He promises plenty of grain fed turkeys, nice and fat.
Arizona republican., 1909-12-20
MISS MARGUERITE QUEER
 FOUND II TO BE TRUE
That Harvard University is Harbor-
 ing Prodigy

Some time ago Miss Marguerite Cuber read in Current Events of a remarkably intelligent boy, who it was claimed. could read at the age of three years. could write and use the typewriter at five. and had en- tered the grammar grade at six and passed through seven grades in six months. and was then taking a special course in quaternions. one of the highest forms of mathematics at Harvard. at eleven. Being doubtful of
Arizona republican., 1909-12-20
COMMENTING ON TIE REPUsLI.

d Several of the business men of the city came into the office of the Mesa department of The Republican yes terday and said nice things about the Sunday issue of the paper. which numbered thirty pages. They said they appreciated that the paper was growing with the territory when it could produce such an issue as was sent out yesterday.
Arizona republican., 1909-12-20
AFTER GAM E

l.. B. Johnson went out Saturday afternoon and got seventeen quail within very few hours.
 Dr. R. F. Palmer and his brother went out in the auto for an. hour and returned with four ducks.
 A fishing party numbering i've. returned with thirty big fish. all taken from Granite Reef.
Arizona republican., 1909-12-20
EVANS SCHOOL vs. THE INDIANS

When the Indian school team ol Phoenix reached town Saturday night after winning from the eastern boys by d score of to ?. il was too late to get an account Of the game The following score has been handed in. however. and will be of interest to the many baseball enthusiasts both in Mesa and other towns who are watch ing the work of the Indians
Arizona republican., 1909-12-20

Woods Liver Medicine in liquid form regulates the liver. relieves sick headache. constipation. It is partic- ularly recommended for Jaundice. Chills. Fever and Malaria. Its tonic effects on the entire system are felt with the first dose. The S100 bottle contains 2is times as much as the soc size Pleasant to take.
 LOVETT DRUG co.
Arizona republican., 1909-12-20

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Arizona republican., 1909-12-20
Total

Score-PhoeniX Indians 4; Evans School ?. Struck out. by Morales. 6; Harris. :: Mcconnell. Q Three base hits, Patrick. Valenzuela Home rups Hackett. Stolen bases, Saltonstall Mcconnell Allen. Runs, Patrick. Valen- zuella. Harris Russell. Hackett. Allen. Umpire Mr Lowell
Arizona republican., 1909-12-20
Personal Experience with a tube O

. Personal experience with tube of Manzan Pile Remedy will convince you it is immediate relief for all forms of piles. Comes up in tube with nozzle attacbed ready to use and gives immediate relief. Can be ap- piled directly to the affected parts, reducing inflammation, swelling and itching Guaranteed. Price
 LOVETT DRUG co.
Arizona republican., 1909-12-20
LAST DAY FOR FAXES

Take notice that this is the last day to pay taxes. All county taxes will become delinquent unless paid to- day, and certain per cent will be added to the original sum.
Arizona republican., 1909-12-20
LEO MATTHEWS BETTER

The many friends of Leo Matthews will be glad to know that he is re- covering nicely from his recent attack of appendicitis.
Arizona republican., 1909-12-20

JEROME D. GREEN. Secretary.
The Somerset reporter., 1909-04-01

There has not been an English gen
eral since Marlborough. Wellington
was born at Dangan castle, Meath, Of
an old Irish family called Wesley and
christened In Dublin. Wolfe was born
at Ferneaux abbey, Kildare, and chris
tened at Westerham-nearly In the
same case as the Brontes Brunty).
His grandfather defended Limerick
against William III.
Sir John Moore and the Napiers were
Scotchmen. and SO was Abercrombie
Egypt so were Napier OF Magdala,
Crawford and Clyde. Wolseley. Rob
erts and Kitchener are Irish; so was
Cough The generals and statesmen
who saved India to Great Britain were
Neill, Nicholson. the two Lawrences
Qrishl. Edwards CWelsh and Rose
(Scotch).
| know Of Wolfe because my great
grandfather served under him at Que
bee His Irish birth was corroborat-
ed to me by Captain Dunno. once well
known in literary circles of n Queens
county family. | don't know whether
Scotchmen like to be called English,
but certainly Irishmen do notion
don News.
The Somerset reporter., 1909-04-01
Somewhat Puzzlina,

1t is not at ell surprising that the
American versacuar should some
times prove little too much fer the
Englshman. case in point WAS that
of visitor from London who came
TO New York last summer and was
taken by hls hest to see one OF the
league baseball games at the Polo
grounds. The came had progressed as
far as the third inning without any
thing In particular happening when
suddenly one CT the Giants pounded
out three basgcr that set every body
bowling with Joy.
THAT was Bird" CALCULATED the
EnPllshman's host after the excite
ment had subsidcd.
A moment later a foul tip sent the
ball flying baee to the Grand stand.
"Aud what Go you call that quericd
the Englishman.
That's n foul" said his host.
"Ah." returned the Englishman, "a
fowl, eh? Well, It seems TO me that
the language of baseball Is most ex-
traordlnary. A fowl is bird and
bird is a fowl. and yet you use these
terms to describe two plays that seem
to me to be Numerically opposed to
each other. Do you call that logicalT
The Englishman is still trying to
think 1t out.-Harper's Weekly.
The Somerset reporter., 1909-04-01

In church calendar there is print
ed on the back these words which we
want our readers to read carefully:
l will not worry.
will not be afraid.
will not give way to anger.
will not yield to envy, Jealousy or
anger.
will be kind to every man, woman
and child with whom / come in con-
tact.
I will be cheerful and hopeful.
will trust in God and bravely face
the future.
With this acceptance of all the
creeds in Ohristendom, a person will
be better Christian and a far more
valuable member OF society by OBJ
serving the above rules. Post these
rules in place where your eye will
meet them when the temptation
comes to violate them. Follow these
precepts, and your life will be a
happy and useful one. A friend OF
ours once had the ten commandments
pasted up in his cow stall, so that
when the animal kicked over a full
pail OF milk his eye might instantly
light upon the command me ent, "Thou
shalt not take the name of the Lord
thy God in vain"
The Somerset reporter., 1909-04-01

If 1t were not for the countless tril-
Hons Of dust particles that noat sepa-
rately invisible In the atmosphere thers
could be no raindrops. snow crystals
or hailstones. From a perfectly dust
less atmosphere the moisture would de
scend in ceaseless rain without drops
The dust PARTICLES serve as nucle,
about which the vapor gathers. The
snow crystal Is the most beautiful ere
alton Of the aerial moisture, and the
hailstone Is the most extraordinary.
The heart of every hailstone Is a tiny
atom Of dust. Such an atom, with a
little moisture condensed about It. is
the germ from which may grow 4 hail
stone capable of Telling man or
smashing q window. But first 1t must
be caught up by a current Of air and
carried to the level of the lofty cirrus
clouds, five or six or even ten miles
high. Then, continually growing by
fresh accessions of moisture. It begins
its plunge to the earth, spinning
through the clouds and flashing In the
sun like a diamond bolt shot from 3
rainbow.
The Somerset reporter., 1909-04-01
The State Legislature.

When the wild lands bill was up in
the House, Mr.. Colby of Bingham, in
the course OF debate said: | don't
know whether the gentleman from
Portland was referring to me. don't
know as / much care. Pm wild
land fellow. L don't own any wild
land, but work for wild land people,
and say that if the wild land owners
didn't have a lobby here / don't know
what would happen TO their interests.
All I've done all my life is to tramp
the forests, and I'll say that in my
opinion, so far as the Kennebec
valley is concerned, if they keep on
this way there won't be any such
problem at the end of 80 years. The
forests will be gone and there will be
nothing but mass OF bushes in their
place. It's my opinion that this
Legislature might be better employ
ed trying to find way to preserve
these forests instead of trying to put
heavier tax on them. / come from
a wild land district. All we know up
there is wild land. We couldn't last
six weeks without the wild lands and
Pm going to stay with 'em.
The senate passed a memorial to
Congress protesting against the pro-
posed reduction of duties on pulp,
paper and lumber.
Gov. Fernald vetoed the resolve to
abate portion of the taxes on Old
Orchard, 80 as to make the entire
valuation 800, 900 for series of years.
He said such action would violate the
fundamental principles of tax equali-
cation. The House failed to pass the
Old Orchard valuation bill over the
Governors veto, but in concurrence
with the Senate, it voted to abolish
all the liquor agencies in the State,
including the State agency.
The bill to prevent the desecration
Of Memorial Day was indefinitely
postponed.
In House, Tuesday, the Hersey bill
to give the railroad commissioner
jurisdiction over rates and tolls of
common carriers after a lively debate
was indefinitely postponed by vote
of rs to So. This bill in many of it's
features was regarded by lawyers as
clearly unconstitutional.
The Somerset reporter., 1909-04-01
a Queer Battle

A traveller in South Africa tells of a
singular combat that he witnessed He
was musins one morning with his
eyes on the ground when he neticed
caterpillar crawling along at a rapid
pace. followed by hundreds Of small
ants. Being quicker in their move
ments, the ants would catch up with
the caterpillar. and one would mount
his back and bite him. Pnusing. the
caterpillar would turn his head and
bite the ant and kill bis tormentor
After slaughtering a dozen or more of
his prosecutors the caterpillar showed
signs Of fatigue The ants made a
combined attack. Betaking himself to
a stalk Of grass. the caterpillar climbed
up tail nrst, followed by the ants As
one approached he seized II IN his
jaws and threw II Off the stalk. The
ants. seeing the caterpillar had too
strong a position for them TO over
come. resorted to strategy. They be
gan saving through the grass stalk.
In few moments the stalk fell. and
hundreds of ants pounced upon the
caterpillar. 1t was killed at ence.
The Somerset reporter., 1909-04-01
New Reporter's Experience.

The reporter was not only young and
green at the business. but he was un.
married. He had covered district for
the first time with man who knew
the ropes so well that be could have
gone over the ground and scented
news with his eyes shut.
Not wishing to appear new at the
game, when the young man started out
On the second day. on coming out from
the magistrates hearings at one OF
the police courts he clambered into the
patrol wagon as he had seen his guide
do on the day before and seated him.
self beside half a dozen prisoners who
were being taken to city hall for fur.
ther examination. Suddenly remem.
berlng that he had a story to look up
few squares away. he jumped sut of
the patrol wagon to the ground. Be.
fore he could take step the police.
man standing guard, who Ind never
laid eyes on him before, seized him
and pushed him roughly into his seat
again. The frightened boy started to
explain. but the pntrolman, bent on the
stern exercise Of duty, only added to
his terror by saying: up to the hall
for yours. This is the second time
your wife's sworn out that warrant
for desertion. and she's got q good
cause, l guess"
The police card, which the would be
reporter had not thought of before. re.
lieved a somewhat tense situation. and
in another minute he was on his way
to the scene Of n robbery in the street
above.-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Somerset reporter., 1909-04-01
The State Legislature.

No member OF the Legislature ever
yet helped his cause by abusing
gentlemen arrayed ON the other side
of the question. Mr.. Wing OF Auburn
learned that the other day when he
was debating the Lewiston ice COM
pany bill.
The bill to create a public service
commission was referred to the next
Legislature.
The Legislature don't consider
lobbyists very dangerous, after all,
because it has refused to pass the bill
tagging them, and compelling them
to make a record of their supposedly
infamous business.
The committee on legal affairs re
ported ought not to pass on the act to
provide for the purchase of supplies
by the state through system Of
competitive bids.
himself in the interests of economy
by cutting down the appropriation for
the University Of Maine. The resolve
as passed by both branches came to
the Governor appropriating $4,000
for each of the next two years for
maintenance and 5000 for the erec-
tion of a dormitory. In that condi-
tion it would have been vetoed by the
Governor, but an agreement was
finally reached between the governor
and those interested in the university
whereby resolve appropriating
500, ZOO year for four years will be
passed without opposition.
The Senate, by vote of % to s, re-
fused to repeal the Sturgis bill. All
the republican senators except Baxter
of Cumberland voted for the reten-
tion of the law, and the democrats
with the exception of Boynton of
Lincoln for the repeal. 1t is stated
that the Republicans in secret caucus
have voted in favor Of a referendum
on the Sturgis law, the matter to go
before the people next September.
The House on Tuesday voted to re-
peal the Sturgis bill "A to 81, and re-
jected a proposition to subp'it the
question to the people. The Senate
will stand by its former action, and
the law will stand. The Hastings bill,
making it obligatory on the Courts to
give Jail sentences, was passed to be
engrossed.
By vote Of Sc to 10 the house ac-
cepted the minority report sought to
pass" on the bill to establish the
state board OF arbitration and concili-
alton,
The signing by Governor Fernald
of the resolve in favor of the bridge
at Pishon's Ferry is an act which
meets with enthusiastic approval
upon the part of the residents Of the
northern part of Kennebec county
and the southern part of Somerset
county.
A commission will be appointed to
investigate in regard to establishing
juvenile courts, and report to the
next Legislature.
Every effort is being made to wind
up matters and reach final adjourn
ment on Saturday.
The Somerset reporter., 1909-04-01
SkOWHeGAN MARKET.



OATs-67lq cts.
WooL-Unwashed 40 to a cts.
HDES AND SElNS-HdeS, 10 cts, trimmed ~:
lamb SKINS 30 Il IS cts; cali SKINS l. 10 10 oe~ts
per pound.
Bs.Ns- Hand picked yellow eyes, sa.so to s1ss;
pea beans, s. 50.
BEKF-ON beef, to cts.
PoulrRY-towls, IA to i6 cts per ID; chicken, II
cts.
Rousp HoG-sla CTS.
TALLow-Rough, cts. per 10.
hU1TsR-FirS quality, stamped, % 10 IS cts. per IL
Foes rs cts per dor fresh
POTATOES, To per bushel
CHEEsE-I6c to ISo per 10.
EETAIL hARKET.
FLouR-spnng wheat Patent. S7.sS to Sss5. Wn
ter wheat pat 50 90 to s. 50. Winter wheat choics
5000
ooRN-Sr.eo per bag: meal and cracked corn. s.. SO
per bag; Oats os cts bu
[ ) hEAt Si.6S per bag
FEEp-hiddlinGs, SI.6o per evil; Gluten Size Psl
cwt
SPRING BRAN-iI.so per cwt.
MIXED FEEp-$I.ss per cWt.
SALT PosH-Ia cts ID; by the bbl, poo lbs, sso.ss.
CsEEsE-IS to 40 cts per 10.
Rt-ITER- as TO so cts. per h.
EGGs- 40 cts per dor. fresh.
TEAs-2S to 90 cts per ID
CoFFRE-- to IS cts per ID.
LARp-Domestic, IS cts: Pure, I3 etsi Compouns
10 cts.
MoLAssks-Pure Ponce, 40 TO 50 cts Pure Bsaba
does go cts.
SUGAR Granulaed Sugar best quality, Is lbs. foa-
Si.oo Brown, IS lbs. Tor fl.nO.
PoTAToss--so cts. per bnSheis
Dry FtsH-l"d to CTS per lb, Pollock, ets.
Os osS--S cts. Id
PoutrRY-Fowls, 10 cts. per lb; Chickens IA cts.
per 10;
The Somerset reporter., 1909-04-01
Fourth Quarterly Conference.

The last Quarterly Conference Of
the Centenary Methodist Episcopal
church was held in the vestry Of the
church on Monday evening, Mar, 29th
with the District superintendent,
Rev. G. D. Holmes, in the chair; II.
A. Dinsmore, recording secretary.
Reports OF church work were receiv-
ed from the Sabbath School SuperiD-
tendent, Mr.. l. J. Smith; the Epworth
League by Emmonds Head, president.
The Glass Meeting, Mr.. S. F. Emerson,
leader. The social circle, Mrs. Viola
Smith, president. The Brotherhood
of st. Paul, Mr.. H. A. Dinsmore,
president, treasurer, Elwin Packard.
The trustees report, Isaac Dyer,
president, also the PASTORS report.
The nomination of officers for the en-
suing year as follows.
Trustees-Gen Isaac Dyer, Hon. E.
N. Merrill, A. B. Lamb, Leslie E.
Jacobs, Edwin E. Packard, w. T.
Seekins, A. F. Dyer, Fred Lawrence,
ID. A. Porter.
Stewards Emery, II. A.
Dinsmore, l. J. Smith, James Hoxie,
w. B. Steward, DR.. j. N Merrill, S. F.
Emerson, Benz. F. Gaylord, E. E.
Hurd, David Lewis, Emmonds Head.
The other committees were as fol-
lows:
Missions-Mrs. Josie Smith, Mrs.
John Nutting.
Church Extensions. F. Emerson.
Freedman's Aid-M. j. Allen, Allen
Cleveland.
Education-DeForest Perkins, VIM.
Steward.
Church Records-E. E. Packard,
Arthur Bussey.
Confere Claimants-Judson
Packard, David Lewis.
Sabbath Schools Mrs. E. N. Merrill,
Mrs. Emma Pennell.
Ministerial Support-Gen1. Isaac
Dyer, w. B. Steward.
Parsonage Observation-Disclosures
Ladies' Aid, Mrs. III. A. Dinsmore,
Mrs. Ellen Priest.
Music Committee-Nlrs. A. B. Lamb,
Mr.. l. j. Smith.
The officiary of the church unani-
mously requested the return of the
pastor, DIR. Leitch for the fifth year,
from the annual conference held at
Berlin, N. H., April 21st.
The Somerset reporter., 1909-04-01
Takinu the Step.

1t happened while n marriage was
being celebrated. The bridegroom did
not have the usual happy. bashful
look Instead he seemed to be profound
ly unhappy and hdgeted about. stand
ing crst ON one foot and then on the
other.
So patent was his state OF mental un-
quiet that the best man" deemed It
expedient to elucidate the mystery.
"Hae ye lost the ring" he solicitously
inquired.
mo" answered the unhappy one,
with q woeful look; "the rings safe
enough. but. man. I've lost my en-
thusias London Scrap
The Somerset reporter., 1909-04-01

Ane coal miners were level-headed
oeir convention last week, at
aton, Pa. when they decided to
TO work, and not inauguate a
70 On the first of April. The min
we're instructed by the convention
Wy at work until otherwise mott:
oy the official representative of
'0ree anthracite districts and the
'cutive boards were instructed to
s0'iate an agreement upon such
as the boards, in their judgment,
EeVe the conditions warrant.
|asn the time for adjournment came,
PRESIDENT Of the convention told
delegates "to go home and build
ne organization"
The Somerset reporter., 1909-04-01

One of the greatest bridges in the
world is this week thrown open to
public travel - the Blackwell Island
bridge in New York. 1t has taken
eight years 10 build it. The structure
with the laid approaches cost s12,5O0,-
600. The total lenth of the bridge in
cluding the approaches is s6l7 feet.
The channel spans are 1876 feet above
the water which permits the largest
ships to pass underneath.