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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-09-01

Miss Mary Wentworth of Fairfield
was the guest last week of Mrs. Jen-
ME T. Malbon.
Company E, y. G.. S. NJ, arrived
home Wednesday night from Pine
Camp, New York, where they parti-
cipated in maneuyers with the other
companies of the Second Regiment
They left here on August 20.
Mr.. and Mrs Sewell w. Smith re-
turned last night from a two weeks
vacation in Rehoboth and Midway
Mass. They were accompanied by
Miss Luella E. Wyman of Rehoboth,
who will visit friends and relatives
In Skowhegan for few weeks.
September 5, Labor Day, the post
office will be closed as follows: From
8 a. m. to 1890 a. M; from IL m. to
3.15 D. m; from 80 p. m. to 4 so
and at 600 at night. City carriers
Will make one collection and one de-
livery, the regular a. m. trips. Rural
carriers will perform no service on
tits day.
]. Abbott Kendall and Miss Annie
Allen returned home Tuesday night
from Mouse Island, where they fur
nished music for the summer season
During the time Mr.. Kendall has also
been receiving instruction from a
noted German violinist who summers
in Portland, this being his sixth sea
son under the same master. KendalPs
orchestra is now open for engage
ments and may be secured by tele-
phoning 3-11.
Francis st. Ledger, the four-year-
old boy of Michael st. Ledger, walked
four miles Monday. The boy had
been visiting his grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Mitchell on Bigelow
hill and he was reprimanded for some
little offense and the little fellow re-
senting it made up his mind that he
would go home and out he started
He was passed by team and the
driver asked him to ride but the boy
said he would walk and he arrived
home in good order and thought little
of the feat.
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the holders saw fit to place just val
ues on their properties, the deal
could go through al once. IT, how
ever. they saw tit to place specula-
live values on the same, those values
could be taken as basis for taxa
ton. In either case the value of the
"unearned increment would accrue
to the community as a whole
Meanwhile there is an unsold sur
plus of power as things stand. Let
the Board of Trade endeayor to at
t,act purchasers for that. whiles the
larger plans for the future are being
brought to perfection. Surely 1t Is not
good business to produce any COM
modify for market already showing
a surplus.
A right solution for this problem is
vital to the future prosperity OF
Skowhegan All other questions are
but trifies compared with this. To
do our part towards helping every
citizen see the facts in their true
light we invite all who may be In
terested to make use of our columns,
and present their views. Justice
arises from controversy, and out OF a
thorough discussion plans will crys-
tallize that can stand the test of time.
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complete charge of the musical pro-
5ram. Under the direction of the
well known DR.. Sears, this organiza
ton gave a series of matinee lee
lures and musicals in the Belascc
theatre, at which the average at
tendance was 1850. For these Mr.
Morrison secured the musical artists
and arranged the numbers with such
satisfactory results that he has beer
engaged for similar series to be
given in London next winter.
During the season Mr.. Morrison al
so played at the weekly entertain
ments for the guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Ernest ThompsonSe The compo-
sitions rendered were all his own
and they received" most favorable
commentator from such we'll known
characters as Edward Markham
Hamlin Garland, Ruth McHenry Stu
art and Gillette Burgess.
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DONALD MORRISON IS
THE REAL THING"
Pro,erb About "prophet without
Honor Doesn't Hold Good Here.

Donald Morrison, the violinist
formerly of Skowhegan, late of New
York, is renewing old acquaintance
after most satisfactory season in
the musical circles of the great
metropolis. Maine boys in general
and Skowhegan boys in particular
seem TO have a way of generally max
ing good. but best of all, that old
proyerb about the prophet without
honor" doesn't seem to hold in this
snug little town.
MIR. Morrison gave recital during
his vacation last year, and the home
folks knew that he was the real
thing then, but it took few months
more to wake up those skeptical New
Workers. That difficult task is now
safely over, and his future looks ex-
ceedingly bright.
Since January Mr. Morrison has
been musical director in the New
Thot Church" where he has had
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To Be a Great Success.

The special number of the Board
of Trade Journal devoted to Show
hogan. promises to be one of the
best things of the kind ever issued
and will contain interesting articles
on the town. handsomely illustrated.
Among the special features will be
The Industrial Awakening of Show
began THE Water Powers of Show
began" What Boards of Trade are
Good For" "Skowhegan as a Summer
Resort" etc., etc.
All of the beauty spots in and
about the town will be shown includ-
ing some of the handsome homes. The
various industries will be illustrated
and described and all of the public
buildings, schools, churches. etc,
will be reproduced in half tones.
This number of the Journal is wor-
thy OF the hearty support of our
citizens and as the edition is to be
sent broadcast it should prove of in
estmable value to the town.
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sKOWHEGAN MARKET.
Prices Paid Producers.


Hides and Skins-Hides, SC to &c
per Id: calf skins, lie to loo per ID
lamb skins. Csc to 40c each.
Beans-Hand picked. yellow eyes.
$3.50 to $3.50; pea beans. $3.50.
Beef-Ox beef &C to &C.
Ptultry-Fowls, lac to Ice per h.;
chicken, 16c to zoe.
Round Hog-10c.
Tallow-Rough. &c. per lib.
Butter-First quality, stamped, 2Sc
Eggs-2S cents per dozen, fresh.
Potatoes-New potatoes, roc per
Cheese-1sc. to 1Sc per Id.
Retail Market.
Flour-Spring Wheat Patent, $7.25;
winter wheat nat. $3.50.
Oats-New Western. SOC; Domestic
Feed-Middling, s1.55 per cwt.;
gluten. $40 per cwt.
Cotton seed-s1.90
Spring bran-s140 per cwt.
Mixed feed-$1.50 per cwt.
Salt Pork-15c by ths bbl.. 200 lbs,
Cheese-2Oc to 22c per lb.
Butter-30c per lb.
Eggs-90 cents per dozen, fresh.
feasible. to soc. per Id.
Coffee-20c to 35c per Id.
Lard-Domestic tic; pure 16c; com
pound 13c
Molasses-Pur Ponce 4Oc: to Soc,
Sugar-Granulated sugar, best quail
ftS: 500 H. JOS '0' 'i'''' ~
Potatoes-New. zoe per PIX.
Onions-5c per lb.
Pouitry-Fowls. zoe per lb.; chick
en- 22c per Id.
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OF warns the cookies of our heart.
For a number OF weeks the friends of
Judge Whitehouse have been trying To
discover the grounds for the rumor
that Governor, Fernald would sup
liant him with 4, Hancock county
man. but nothing could be learned
from those close to the Governor or
from the Governor himself-nothins
until he reached Skowhegan, Then he
struck the rumor squarely and his
snswer To the rumor has raised the
Governor in our estimation. We con-
sratulate the Governor heartily on
lis. straightforward declaration We
regret that il was not sent forth some
months ago. We regret the more be-
cause there should have been any
reason to doubt the Governors sin
eerity Of purpose.
This matter was a most serious one
and entered peculiarly into this cam
paign. The rumor-for this, accord
ing to the Governor, it must now be
regarded widespread and was
making democratic votes. There is no
doubt of that. we know whereof we
speak 1t is very doubtful il any
subject could have so stirred the
more intelligent part of our citizenry
to immediate revolt. The people have
high opinion of Judge Whitehouse,
and they would resent any such ac-
ton as was intimated might follow
the Governors reelection. We were
well aware of this fact and maryelled
that the leaders in the Republican
party of this State should fail to
grasp its Importance. We opened our
columns to a clear and straightfor-
ward resume of political conditions,
one result of which has been the
Governors declaration given above.
We have no doubt whatever that
many OF our readers thought the
criticism contained in the news arti-
Gle rather severe and rather demo-
cratic On the contrary, our news
articles and former editorials have
been. straightforward unbiased and
strictly independent and we believe
free thinking people are taking kind
ly to our position.
There is nothing the people like SO
we'll as the truth and that's all the
independent Reporter is after for the
people 1t holds true to its old policy
of serving the people and it proposes
to cut close to the line leaving the
chips to fall where they may. That's
business, and it's common sense.
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1.
For Sheriff, John A. Mooers

For a good many years past SOM
erset county citizens, irrespective of
party, have been advocating rigid en-
forcement of the prohibitory law.
Even those opposed to the principle
have insisted that one part of the
statute book should have the same
consideration as another.
Now have these Somerset people
really meant what they were saying?
or have they been publicly advocat-
ing one thing and privately desiring
another? Have they been honest
with their officials, their neighbors,
and themselves. or must they be
clessed with that most despised of all
mankind, the hypocrite? Is candi-
date for office in Somerset county
expected to keep his promises, or is
the boast of the liquor interests true
that mo sheriff can enforce the pro-
hibtory law and secure re-elec-
tion?"
Two years ago as candidate for
sheriff, John A Mooers promised the
people of Somerset county, that If
they gave him the office, he would do
everything In his power to enforce the
laws just as they are written. He
was elected, and good citizens every
where bear witness that he has kept
his word. 1.-The best sheriff we ever
had" Is their we'll nigh unanimous
Verdict
Unfortunately there are Republic
cans in Somerset county who have
little sympathy with the ideals that
have been their party's strength.
Their watchword is regularity" the
cloak of all political carrion. These
men spurned an Endorsement of Sher-
If Mooers, and are working hard to
accomplish his defeat. They are using
a popular man from town that casts
a large vote, and their nominee is do
ing mighty little talking.
A vote against John Mooers Is a
vote against the most fundamental
things that Maine Republicans as
whole have always stood for. A turn
back on the path that has lead to
every one of the party's great VIC
tories. Loyal Republicans who really
love their party, who believe that it
has a mission and future, who look
upon it as means for uplifting hu-
mainly, will unhesitatingly rebuke
this false leadership.
Two years hence the situation will
be something different. but 1910 is the
time to bury forever, the degrading
idea that campaign promises are not
supposed to be kept. Never has an is
sue been more clearly drawn. Somer-
set county Is on trial. Lift high the
standard OF COMMON HONESTY in
the eyes of all men. VOTE FOR
JOHN A MOOERS!
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LOCAL ITEMS.

Miss Edith Patten of Springfield,
Mass, supervisor of drawing in the
public schools of Skowhegan, arrived
Tuesday night to assume. her posi-
ton on the opening of the schools.
NJ. ]. Abbott of Liyermore Falls,
general manager of the Maine Tele-
phone Company, was in town We'd
nesday, the guest of Mr. and Mrs.
the same company in Chicago which
Carl Holt. Mr.. Holt Is manager of
tho company in this section.
Cecil Gates met with an accident
Thursday in which the two middle
fingers of his left hand were crushed,
one being mangled so that the end
was amputated. He was working on
the engine of his motor boat when 1t
started catching his fingers in the
machinery.
Charles Smith, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
J n. Smith, will leave here Friday
morning for Chicago, where he has a
position with an electrical company
there. He graduated from the Uni
versity of Maine last June. Edward
Snow a classmate of Mr.. Smith in
the High school here and at the Uni
versity of Maine, has position with
the same company in Chicago which
he assumed a few weeks ago.
With prospects good for record
corn crop and potato crop as plen-
tiful as last year; with excellent hay
crop the value of which will be in
creased by shortage in other places,
and the general outlook excellent,
Somerset county farmers have little
reason to complain this year unless
early frosts catch them. The apple
crop will not be large but that does
not mean losses to the growers. A
moderate sized crop of good quality
is often preferable to record crop
and accompanying low prices and
high proportionate freight charges.
Howard Weston and Milburn Fow-
Ter plan to attend Tufts Dental col
lege this fall. OF this years gradual
ing class all of the boys will attend
some college this year or next. Elroy
Lacasce and Omar Badger will go to
Bowdoin. Abner Mitchell plans to go
to the University of Maine. Gordon
Bragg will go to Tufts Dental school
this fall or next Paul Murray will
go to the University of Maine this
fall. OF the girls in the class Alta
and Carrie Ellis will teach. Irene
Nichols will attend the Pennington
Normal school. Ethel Mitchell will
teach. Helen Weston Is now employ
ed In the telephone Office of the New
England Telephone Co. Elva Gun
life, Gertrude Emery and Margery
Smith plan to teach.
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WANTED-A heavy single harness:
with complete description, IS" hide
pendent Reporter Office. 4w-35'
FOR SALE--Second- hand Wood
Furnace. Inquire of C. NJ. Lambert.
tf-35
ONE ROOM OFFICE TO RENT at
reasonable cost. Good location. Apply
- a.. H. Cleveland, Madison avenue,
Skowhegan, Me. tf-34
WANTED AT OMEGA man to cut
so cords of wood. Eugene Danforth,
Spring Brook farm, West Madison.
FOR Substituting horse, young.
Mrs. A. p. Domberger, 81 North St,
Skowhegan.
A CAPABLE HOUSE KEEPER
WANTED for family of three. Apply
13 Alder street. 4w"3S
wANTED-A position by an Ameri-
can woman as housekeeper or care of
an invalid. Address M, this office.
JUNK WANTED-I will pay highest
prices for old iron, lead brass and all
metal; also old paper. rubbers. etc SO
North street. Philip Levine. No lot
too large. 4w33'
WANTED--A man past mlddle-age
of absolutely good habits, willing and
able to work. wants a place to work
On on farm arr doing chores etc. for COM
home is furnished Apply at this Of
fee for further information. 32'
CHILDREN TO BOARD-Good care
and pleasant home. Please write or
call and see me. Mrs. Flora NJ Var
ney, Skowhegan, r. f. ID. No. 6.
UPHOLSTERY WORK. am pre-
pared to do all kinds of Upholstery at
short notice. Mattresses a specially.
Drop me a card and / will call and
show samples. Eugene Witham. A.
Summer street. 4w"35
FOR SALE-several secondhand Bicycles
for lu Il x<,I.N
good trades in second hand pianos and organs
at Smiths Music Store. 4 beautiful ii. F.
Miller upright piano at bargain
FOR SALE-Five horse power twin
cylinder Indian motor cycle. Guaran-
ted in first GLASS condition. Loop frame
1909 model. IL. c. Woodbury. Elm
street. Skowhegan. tf-27
HAVE YOUR HORSES sHOD RIGHT
take them to Haskell's & Locke's shop
opposite Reporter office and 1t will be
done in scientific manner as that Is
their specially TIL
LOWEST PRICES on Groceries Of
every kind; come and see II this is not
so Robinson's Branch, Will Malbon,
Manager. Elm ST., Opp. Hotel Co
burn. tf-2
FOUND--That you can save about
.'ne-third by shipping your packages
by Hoyt's Express to all points OF
Ace opp Reporter ONCE. c. A
sTINCHFIELD, Manager. TIL
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Sotiee--Daniel Lewis.
Fair-Somerset County.
s25 Aeres-E. A. Strout
Notlce-.Iames +. Hewey.
Last cali--fra A Norton.
Fall Hats-Chas. f. Ward,
..aluconts--Smith * BusseS
Farm for Sale--Joseph Butler.
Wanted-Cosmopilta magazine
New Hay Wanted-W. J. Phelps.
New Fall Arrivals-H. {. Judkins
shares of Stock-Edward Morrison.
For Sale-National Adjustment g.
It's the Doing-Dyer Dry Goods Co.
Tell the Teller-Skowhegan savings
Bank.
New Fall and Winter Goods-W. =.
Make Every Stroke Count-Frst Ma
tional Bank.
DeLaval Separator-Skowhega Jer-
sey Creamery.
Great Mark Down Sale-SkoWheS gan
Department Store.
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LOCAL ITEMS.

Mrs. Orrin Priest was stricken
with shock Monday.
The two banks here will be closed
next Monday, it being Labor day.
Mrs. Kate Lawrence is building a
cottage near the White school house
on the electric car line.
a. NJ. Gldden, manager of the
Glidden Farm Agency of Caribou.
was in town Wednesday on business.
Mrs. Daniel F. Yost of Phoenix,
Ariz., and two children, Marion and
Edgar are visiting her sister, Mrs.
r. E. Dodge for a month or six weeks.
All in all the season is one to date
that has been exceedingly favorable to
Maine farmers and their prosperity
will be reflected in all lines of bust
ness.
Frank Tucker of White Plains, N.
Y, arrived in town yesterday, to pass
a time with his wife and daughter,
who have been summering at Hotel
Coburn.
Austin Corbin, the New York bank
er- who owns the most exclusive
forest reserve in this country, located
at Newport, n. H., was "a guest at
Column 10 pi0ht
A delightful evening of music will
be given at the home of Mrs. Edith S.
Shepherd on Wednesday of next week,
September 7, the artists appearing
being Don Morrison. violinist; Miss
Margery Morrison, pianist, and Miss
Mary Emery, accompanist.
Among the noted people registered
at Hotel Coburn the past week were
John R. Graham, general manager of
the Bangor Electric and Ry Co., and
other consolidated electric companies
in Maine, and Frank Stillman, Jr,,
the New York banker. They were
in town Tuesday accompanied by
their wives.
Bert Storer was before Judge F. F.
Lawrence Monday afternoon on the
charge of single sale. He was found
guilty and given a sentence of $50
and costs or 80 days in Jail. He went
to Jail. Storer was arrested by Sher-
if John Mooers at Storer's home
near the North Arson camp meeting
grounds. Testimony showed that a
week ago Sunday Storer had sold to
one Clyde Cole a quart of alcohol at
the North Arson camp meeting.
DR.. Leon S. Merrill of the Depart
ment of Agriculture, gave an address
on the work of the Maine Seed I'M
provement Association before Show
hogan Grange Wednesday night. This
was in response to special invita-
ton from that organization, and
proved most interesting. Among 9TH
err interesting facts he stated that the
average crop yield in Germany had
been increased 25 per cent by the
same methods that the Association
has introduced in Maine. Similar
success here will add $20,OOO,OOO an
nually to the profits of the farmers
of Maine, because these increases are
secured without additional expense.
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Safeguard The Future

The discussion which has followed
the report of the Committee on Wa
ter Power, printed in these columns
last week, reveals two fatal defects in
the plan of development proposed:
First it fails to safeguard the future
of Skowhegan. The power would
be retained in the community where
it rightfully belongs, by nothing more
substantial than the slender threads
of patriotism. Second the profits
which may be expected to result from
the development would accrue only
to the present owners.
Industrial corporations seek first
the payment of dividends. Stock
holders come and go, but the corpor-
alton lives forever With the passing
of the present generation, ownership
and control of the proposed corpora
ton would almost certainly pass out
of the community, just as the control
of Names railroads has gravitated
tn Wall street. Then the available
power would be sold to the highest
bidder. In competition with the tide
water points, Skowhegan would re-
ceive little consideration.
Then, too, control of the individual
powers Is now divided among dis
cordant factions. This alone makes
success for the proposed corporation
SO very doubtful, that certain owners
have already expressed their unal-
lerable opposition. Since the pro-
posed plan becomes feasible only by
mutual consent, the prospects of its
execution are very slight.
The world belongs to the. living,
not to the dead. The bounties of ma
ture are for each generation in turn.
The children of the many must not
be oppressed to provide luxury and
dissipation for the children of the
few. Let us take home to Skowhegan
the doctrine of Conservation" and
build for this favored spot an edifice
that shall endure for all time.
In developing her water powers
problem and found the solution-pub-
lie ownership. The town of Skowhe-
gan is the one corporation that can
be depended on through all genera
tons, to place the welfare of her peo-
pie above everything else. If the
over of the Kennebec is to provide
comforts and employment for the flu
ture generations here, then the power
privilege must be owned by the town.
The obstacles in the way of owner
ship by the town are more apparent
than real. Certain owners have ex-
pressed a readiness to sell their hold
ing to the town at fair price. 1t
should not be difficult to induce the
others to do likewise. They are of
course entitled to compensation based
on the present or prospective earning
capacity of the present development.
The surplus beyond that belongs
rightfully to the community, for it is
a bounty of nature, and the existence
of the community Is all that gives 1t
value. Underlying the titles to all
real estate the community holds the
right of eminent domain and the
power of taxation.
II the town of Skowhegan lacks
authority to purchase and develop the
water power, 1t should not be diff
cult to secure the necessary legisla.
ton. Then with the ownership of
such holdings as are already offered,
the town would be complete master of
the situation. The officials who make
up the local tax list could be author
lied to negotiate for the remainder. II
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The Governors Good Reply

If correctly reported, Governor
Fernald made a clear breast of 1t at
the Republican rally held here last
Saturday afternoon: The Governor
spoke as follows regarding the posi-
BILE retirement of Judge Whitehouse;
"If L, am reelected Governor and
Judge WhitehOuse is alive shall re-
appoint him to the supreme judgeshlp
for as / know and every man knows
he Is a wise and a just Judge and an
honor to the bench and to the State.7
Such a statement from the Govern
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Hoods
Sarsa pariIIa

Eradicates scrofula and all
other humors, cures all their
effects, makes the blood rich
and abundant, strengthens all
the vital organs. Take it.
Get 1t today In usual liquid form or
chocoIated tablets called SArsatAhs.
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BETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH.
George Merriam. Pastor.

Telephone. 1873.
The pastor returns home this week
and all the services will be resumed
next Sunday. 1t Is important that all
the members of the church, congre-
cation, Sunday school and Endeavor
Society rally now for the fall work
We have had a vacation. Let us cheer
each other by being in our place next
Sunday. Mr.. Merriam will at 10.45
speak of some vacation experiences.
Sunday school at IL.
Christian Endeavor society at 6.
Evening service at 7.
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YBODY,C
COLUMN - -

Advertisements in this column not
to exceed five lines inserted once for
% cents, four times for so cents. Each
additional line five cents. In comput-
ing lines reckon on an average Of I
words. Stamps taken.
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When you go up to a man you for
merly knew and ask him: do you
know mel" and he says YES" don't
try to catch him IN lie by asking
him: Whats my name?