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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-11-16
Notice of First Meeting of Creditors

In the DIstrIct Court OF thn InIted states
Tor the District OF Maine, in Bankruptcy.
In the matter OF
Leon II. Gibson In Bankruptcy.
Bankrupt
To the creditors OF Leon II. Gibson, OF
Fairfield. in the County of Somerset and
District aforesaid, n bankrupt.
Notice is hereby given that on the nth
day OF November, A. d. 1911, said Leon II.
Gibson was duly adjudlcated bank
rupt, and that the first meeting of his credi-
tors will be held Mt the office Of Daniel Lewis
In Skowhegan. Maine and District aforesaid,
on the End day of Deem er, a. u. 1871 at ten
o'clock in the forenoon at which time the
said creditors may attend, prove their claims,
appoint trustee examine the bankrupt.
and transact such other busin SIS rs may
properly come before said meeting.
DANIEL LEWIS.
Referee in Bankruptcy.
November II, A. D. 1911
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-11-16
Caste In Music.

Sometimes it is n disadvantage to
have musician with n reputation at
the head Of hotel orchestral said a
hotel manager we found this out
not long ago. when people from the
middle west who are among our best
patrons, wanted our orchestra to play
at wedding in which they were in
terested and which took place In a
private house. As the company got
little warmed up they decided they
would have some dancing, 50 the host
ess asked the orchestra leader to play.
Would he? Not on your life. He was
an artist he was, and 1t was not his
business TO descend to playing for
dances. The result was that one OF
the guests Ind to play the piano, and
we almost lost the trade of the family
we were trying to be especially nice
to."-New York Sun.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-11-16
Germs Spreadin Skin

Ecz.ma, Psoriasis and other skin
troubles are caused by myriads of
germs at work in the skin. Unless
these germs are promptly destroyed
they rapidly multiply. gnawing their
way deep into the sensitive tissue.
This Is what causes that awful itch.
and what seemed mere rash
may grow worse and develop into a
loathBome and torturing skin disease
with it's years of misery.
Don't take any chancesi Destroy the
germs at the beginning of the trouble
with that soothing and clea nsing wash,
the d. ID. d. Prescription for Eczema.
A 25c bottle will prove thIa to you.
frank ". Bucknam. Dru
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-11-16

Every one has heard Of the remarka-
bic comhats OF the Indian mongoose
with yenomons snakes. in which little
rikki-tikbi-tayi comes off victor. The
fact that the mongoose invariably sur
wives has led to the suggestion that IT
is immune TO snake poison. Other ami
mails said to be immune are the pig
and the hedgehog. The experiments
of British naturalists show that an
animal of the dormouse family must
be added TO the list of the immune
This animal is known as the lerot aud
Is said to fight tercely with Yipers
Large doses Of viper's poison We're in
jccted into one lerot from which in
lection no i'll effects followed. On one
occasion lerot was bitten badly in
the eye by a viper, and no signs Of
poisoning occurred There can. it IS
thought. be no doubt that the lerot is
immune to snake poison.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-11-16

hat the time this outfit saves in feed
ing, more than paid for the truck,
scales, and scoop the first month they
they were in use. The cows also have
done much better under this careful
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-11-16
SkOwhegan Story Wins Prize.

OF the many photos and stories of
freaks OF nature submitted to a West
ern Paper from all parts of the
country the story of the Knots in the
Elm written by a Skowhegan writer
won third prize The tree is on the
farm CT Nelson Chapman in Fairfield.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-11-16

Her Fniher-But, my boy. surely YOU
are too young to marry Aurelia. How
old are you? Her Suitor-One and
twenty. sir. Her Fnther-And she is
twenty seven-too great n disparity.
Why not wait half n dozen years?
Then you'll be twcnty-seven and she'll
probably be just about the same age
aS Won
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-11-16
4 CARD.

We wish to thank the many friends
OF our wife and mother for all their
kindness to her during her long sick
ness ami for the beautiful flowers fur
nished SO literally by them.
LYMAN 3. JEWETT,
MRS W. Guy PENNELL
AND FAMILY.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-11-16
DON GIVE:

YOUR child "teething" powders or
soothing syrup" or "quieting drops"
Such things often contain dope They
are almost always dangerous. Clean
out the cause OF the trouble with
Kickapoo Worm Killer, the gentle,
safe laxative, system cleanser liver
stimulant and general health but der
for children. Price, Csc, sold by
druggists everywhere, and by
G.. r. F0GG, SkOwhegan, Me.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-11-16
COUGHING At NIGHT.

Means loss OF sleep which Is bad for
everyone rolev's Honey and Tar Com
pound stops the cought at once. relieves
the tickling and dryuess in the throat
and heals the inhamed membranes. pre-
vents cold developing into bronchitis
or pneumonia. Keep always in the
house. Refuse substitutes. For sale by
all druggists.
For coughing. dryuess and tickling In
the throat, hoarseness and ali coughs
and colds. take Foley's Honey and Tar
Compound. Contius no opiates. For
sale by all druggists
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-11-16

We have had experience with many
remedies for skin trouble but have
never seen such remarkable cures az
those from y. y. -. Prescription. In
slant relief from the very first appli-
cation.
We are so confident that D. D. p.
will reach your case that II will cost
you nothing If the very first fun size
bottle fails to make good every claim.
II you have skin trouble Of any
kind we certainly advise you to drop
in and investigate the merits Of j.. y.
D. anyway. We know that y. D. D.
viii help you.
,45.t @Ln,pf,g,r NJ,
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-11-16

as It meet and proper that you eat
your heart out scr
She did not answer
Dear heart" he whispered intensely.
Then she lifted her eye tearfully to
his. "Eyerything to eat is dear these
lays" she faltered ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-11-16

"Your nephew is n college graduate
isn't hep
Eyes" confessed honest Farmer
Hornbeak, but in justice to the col
lege I'll own up that he had no sense
beforehand "-Womans Home Com.
panion.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-11-16

"Ethelinda writes very peaulinr
hand said Maude
Yes replied Maymie IT'S Just
lot Of straight lines and angles When
you read it you have to guess Mt the
spelling, the same as she does -
Washington Star.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-11-16

scoop used in dishng out the grain
mixture Then as the feeder takes
up what he thinks is the proper
amount, he can verify his estimate in
about one second. Mr. Terry says
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-11-16

It takes a busy man to see through
joke and recognize the idiot be
hind it.
If man does well In a small town
he soon gets the idea that he could
do better in a city.
Even conscience may be oyerwork-
ed.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-11-16
The Giraffe,s Mack.

"Why does the giraffe have such a
long neck" asks the teacher.
Because It's head is so far away
from its body" hopefully answers the
boy-New York Press.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-11-16

He-I nm willing 70 make conces
sions His Wife Really, Hc-Yes.
but It seems impossible TO make the
supply meet the demand Boston
Transcript
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-11-16

Love used to laugh at Locksmiths
Now he laughs at gas bills.
\ switch in time has saved many a
,otffurp
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-11-16

The original noise IS what counts.
Most folks are only echoes.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-11-16

Self-assertiye humility is only van
ity turned the wrong side out
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-11-16

'ug siat, SkoWhePan. Nc
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02

provisions. there is a cold
storage plant having 4 ca
pacitv of something more
than fifty thousand rationS Of
fresh meat, and dry provision
storeroomS Of indefinite CT
pacity. The aim has been L"
keep men under war con
iitions: that Is. 70 provide
the ncccsSarieS, rather than
the luxuries. OF life; but the
system of centralized supply
is 50 attractive in convenience.
quality. and cost that even
on the Atlantic Coast the de-
strovcrS subsisj almost en-
tircly from the tender.
There are electric bake
ovens. having 4 capacity Of
something more than a thou
sand loaveS Of bread daily.
These bake ovens are the
latest expression Of develop
ment in electric cooking APP
planes; and. while similar
ones are projected for the new
twenty-six-thousand-ton bat
tleshipS. the Dixie Is at pres
ent the only vessel in the navy
so equipped. The electric
oven is more economical on a
large scale than the coal oven,
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02

of more than five
thousand degrees, is
produced in less than
five seconds.
In the matter OF
general ship supplies
torpedo vessels are
now operated on
what is known as a
"money allowance
The commanding Of
fcerof each destroyer
is, in effect. given a
letter of credit, with
in the limits of which
he is practically the
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02

sole arber OF the
kind and quantity of material drawn. Should the
count be overdrawn the supply automatically stops and
nothing further can be drawn without authority from
the Navy Department. The possibilities making for
economical and efficient administration, opened by such
plan, are thus manifestly very great. 1t requires
however, the establishment on the tender OF store
house, containing large reserve supply of stores.
THIS store, known in the service the naval supply
fund. has reached in the Dixie its highest state of de-
veopment aoat. The stock carried includes every item
New-York tribune., 1911-04-02

Of ship equipment known in the naval establishment. all
housed and administered under the most advanced
business methods, reducing paper work to MINIMUM
and maintaining the entire stock which aggregates
more than five thousand separate items, independent OF
the personality OF any individual or combination OF IN
divduals. SO complete and simple are the account
ing methods in that balance for quantity or value
or both. can be struck at any moment
To meet the demands of the fleet in the matter OF
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-02-24
MOVING
PICTURE THEATRE

The Mobridge Concrete Con-
struction company has taken the
contract to erect a cement block
or Truax & Stacy on Mr.. Stacy $
lots just west of the telephone eE
change and fronting on First
street, The building will be one.
story, 25x7G and will be designed
for an up-to-date moving picture
theater.
The building will have n in.
olined floor and will be equipped
with opera chairs. One of the
latest and best picture machines
will be put iD. ..
The building will be pushed
light forward and it is expected
that it will be ready for use in
about two months.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-02-24

that was pursuing them, they
managed to reach the hills, over
which they disappeared like herd
Of ant lope.
When the Sherman landed there
was not al Indian on the agency
and although messenger was
sent cut to explain to them that it
was only a new kind Of steamboat,
many of them did not return until
the following day. When their
flight was over they at once APP
piled to the agent for one of those
new tangled war hoops" with
which they said they could whip
any tribe Of Indians OH earth, but
thus far L Gle Sam has failed to
conglg with their request for one
IF his big war hoops. =
1877 to 1870 were the palmy
days of steamboating on the upper
Missouri, no less than sixty five
poats being gagged in the service
at that time; but during these
years much business was gathered
at Bismarck, the Northern Pacific
having reached the Missouri.
There was at this tirGe engaged iii
transporting freight the Kount2
line, owned by Commodore Kount2
of Pittsburg, who operated the
queerest craft that ever plowed
the waters Of the Big Muddy.
Continued on page 81
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-02-24
w. S. WRIGLEY'S
EUROPEAN TRIP

w. S. Wrigley returned Satur-
day from his European trip.
He sailed from Portland, Maine,
December 10th on the steamer
Laurentic, and reached Liverpool
just seven days later
Mr., Wrigley's account of his
trip is very interesting. He visited
varions parts of Ireland and spent
about week at Crumlin, near
Belfast, with John Corken, who,
with his wife, has been there for
several months. Mr.. Corken ex-
poets to return to Mobridge some
time in March.
While In the north of Ireland
Mr.. Wrigley took the opportunity
TO visit the Giants Causeway
He stopped at many points of in
terest during his stay in England,
among these being Stratford- on
Avon, the birthplace of Shakes
peare, where a mammoth theqteT
has been erected to the great writer.
He speLt considerable time in Lon
don, and chanced to be there the
day OF the big anarchist fight.
Places he visited in other parts OF
Europe were Ostend, noted re-
sort Of Belgium, Bruges and Ant.
werp, and Mechlin where the ia.
nous Mechlin lace is ma7e. He
spent week in Paris and took in
many sights and on his return to
England he visited his mothers
birthplace, a village called Middle.
ton in Lancashire county.
Mr.. Wrigley had visited West.
minister Abbey on several other
occasions while on trips to Europe.
but he spent several hours there
this trip and saws he always finds
fresh interest in it. He attended a
number of theaters and concerts in
London and heard Sousa's band in
that city. At Belfast he saw the
Olympic, the largest ship in the
world, in course of construction
Reforming, Mr.. Wrigley landed
at Portland Feb. 10, went to Bos.
ton for few days and from there
20 Montreal, stopped off at Mime
apoJis and also spent a few days
with friends in the southern part
OF this state and reached home
! Saturday morning.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-02-24
EARLY DAYS I'm
NAKOTA TERRIFIC Y

An amusing incident occurred in
1881 at Fort Bennett, just after
Sitting Bulls hostile Indians were
driven down from Canada. The
Steamboat General Sherman was
overtaken by darkness a few miles
below the agency, and was slowl.
pIowing her way up stream, when
some body suggested turning the
new searchlight on the agency,
and sounding the siren whistle, a
recent aauisition to steamboatlng
on the upper river. Tue captain
was ripe fora joke as we'll as an
.app rtunity to tifsplay Iii iateSt
invention of the white man o the
untu!ored savage, and as the boat
II ared the landing a series of uG-
earthly walls rent the air and the
se.,r"hlight was t2rned full upon
the Indian camp near the liver.
The result was even more aStonish-
ing than expected. The Indians
arose as one man and with a yell
OF fright started on a run for the
hills the demon whistle lotting oat
wall after wall. At every jumr
the In lians emitted yells OF fright,
while the seatchlight pursued them.
Falling over each other in their
haste to get away from the M ster
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-02-24
TIME EXTENDED
FOR SETTLERS

The news that the president has
signed the Gamble bill extending
time for homesteadsrs until May
10, has been eagerly anticipated
by hundreds VINO expect to take
up there residence on claims this
spsin., and who hoped TO be able
to wat until the spring season
had opened before moving ont.
The extention will save many
hardships and discomforts to those
wEo otherwise would be forced to
take up an unfamiliar mode of
living IN the last few weeks Of the
winter season, always the most
trying time Of the year.
The order, received today by the
officers of the United States land
Office, is as follows:
An act extending the time for
certain homesteaders to establish
residence upon their lands.
Be it enacted by the senate and
house of representatives of the
United States of America in Con-
gress assembled, that all persons
who have heretofore filed. deolar-
atory statement or made home
stead entries in the states of North
Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska.
Idaho, Montana Colorado, Utah,
Wyoming. Minnesota Washington
and Oregon, and the territories of
4 Arizona and New Mexico, where
the period In which they we're or
are required by law to make entry
under such declaratory statements
or to establish residence expired
or expires after December /, 1910,
are hereby granted until May ID,
1911, with which to make such
entry OF establish such residence
upon the land so entered by them;
Provided that this extension shall
not shorten either the period Of
communication or actLal residence
required by the homestead law
Provided further that this act shall
not effect an adverse claim initiated
--N---
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-02-24
Things to Forget

II you see a tall fellow ahead of the crowd
a leader of men, marching fearless and proud
And you know of tale whose mere telling aloud
Wonld cause his proud head to in anguish be bowed
It's pretty good plan to forget it
If you know of a skeleton hidden away
In a closet, and guardej and kept from the day,
In the dark and whose showing. whose sudden display
Would cause grief and sorrow and lifelong dsmay,
It's pretty good plan to forget it,
If yoa know of thing that will darken the JOY
Of man a woman girl or boy,
That will wipe out a smile of the least why annoy
a fellow, any gladness to cloy?
It's pretty good plan to forget It,
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-02-24
YOUNG GIRL
DIES ON CLAIM

Just as we go to press we learn
Of a very sad death. A young
woman was holding down a claim
six miles from Faith and her
younger sister, Mary Marsh, a girl
Of sixteen went out to stay few
weeks and help diSpel the loneli-
ness. While there she was taken
i'll. The mother, Mrs. S. Marsh,
was wired for and came from Ter
home at VI averly, S. D., but
the young daughter died soon after
her arrival.
TIL, remains were bou2ht in to-
day and at th5 Miles under
taking parlors and will be shipped
to Waverly. The Grief OF the
mother an1 older SITTER is pitiful
and the deepest symratey is felt
for these strangers IN their be-
reavement.
But ever near us, though un.
seen, the dear immortal spirits
tread; For all the boundless uni
verse is life there are no dead. "
Edison records for March now
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-02-24

How does your new auto run?"
Oh it runs any old way"
What do you mean by Uhat?"
The other day | went out in i; (,
and it ran oyer a pedestrian, ran
down cop and ran up against the
law. - Baltimore American.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-02-24
LAND OFFICE
SUBJECT SETTLED

Last Saturday afternoon Presi-
dent Taft signed an order !Or the
removal of the land Office Fl lom
Aberdeen to Timber Lake. This
definitely settled the contest.
We sure gave the other towns a
lively chase while It lasted, for a
contest wherein Mob. .idge takes a
hand means that there will be
something to run up against, but
our city has so much to be proud
Of in the way of advantages that
her people can afford to take
things phiosophically. We take
great pleasure in extending con-
congratulations to Timber Lake.
The land office was established
at Aberdeen in 1882. 1t is ex-
rected that p. ID. kribs, the pres
ent recei, er, will continue in the
Office after the transfer, but j. E.
Adams, register, does not wish to
move to Timber Lake and will re-
sign. His piece is being sought
by J. l.. PARROT Of this city and
ly 5, w. Huntington of Abei deem
The of ladies Mohri3ge and
vicinity are invited to call at Mrs.
Feeney's and examine the fine
line Of samples aud styles of the
VictorLadies' Tailoring company.
The New Pharmacy carries a full
line of drugs, chemicals, drug
sundries, jewellery, confectionery
and cigals. Registered pharmacist
in charge.
We have jus listed foi sale a
few choice bargains in Grand
Crossing addition lots. Cash
pricee in these iun from $275 90 to
$4,000 per lot. Wood & Rosen-
berger.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-02-24

Signal union-made overalls at
the N.w store.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-02-24

Edison records for March now
on slae at Gallett's jewellery store.
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CONTINUED on Page s.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-09-14
PROHIBITION HOLDS THE FORT IN MA1NE.

The famous Maine prohibition statute will stand after ALL
The referendum the people has sustained the tWenyseVen
wear old amendment putting prohibition the constitution by narrow
majority of 295 total Of over one hundred thousand
The majority not as wide as barn door as deep as we'll
but it will serve Mercuo remarked .
Prohibionst everywhere will doubt take couaee from this
survival Of the law in Maine which was assaed
before The realization victory after the Maine
had been given the bitterness OF defeat the wet d hV
So confident were the anpohibionists of carrying the election
many of which anticipated defeat the dry side while them
ready with editorial comment moazng on the result and an
nouncing defeat where there was victory
Among those that anticipated prohibition defeat was the New
York World which said Monday morning L..
Perhaps the United States has been the subject
debate than that which has long continued about the
efficacy the Main law The visitors view affected by accident
Bangor after the drive merely
about Portland noting neither saloons evidence OF drunken
ness whether goes to some quiet country village hr Rn
friends and foes of prohibition generally agree that the law not uni
% on bad quo shipped into the original package
Whatever be the result Of vote prohibition seems to
Rhode Island Vermont South Dakota New Hampshire Connect
Illinois Michigan Nebraska and Indiana having had
laws only abandon them New YORK
itself passed prohbtory fifty six ago But was declared
unconstitutional - 49,.
north gaining ground in the south We are not clear to
the this judgment but in the subject ana Its
Is considered to be essential preservation labor conditions in
section especially in the rural districts and this fact is gong to
other southern states than in labor
does any figure the industrial equatonacon News
All of which begging the question.
prohibition Ghe word prohibition is most I'm
fortunate ter)-the of alcoholic smunts bever
age civilized is concerned the failure OF statute IN
Georgia but incident in the great campaign that cVza
ton making against alcohol and Temporary defeat
polls the failure enforce prohibition statute may for
time check rushing tide towards higher civilization uncontami
mated by depav resultant from the common
alcohol and opium, but that is ALL
overwhelming majority of the people IN every state In this
union are opposed whkey beverage and the
and would vote but for the profits that arse from the ta