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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-05-02

A pumpkin pine that in its early
years marked tie boundary line be-
tween lots of land belonging to early
settlers of Pittston and since then to
their descendants, was cut down dur
ing the past winter. By it's rings of
annual growth its age is found to be
1862 years old, could the Whispering
pine" have voiced the history of those
passing years what stories 1t might
have unfolded Here in it's vicinity
there were built Of its companion pines
of larger growth. the batteaux for
transporting the 1000 soldiers who
came up the Kennebec in vessels as
far as Gardiner on Arnold's expedi-
ton to Canada. Here some halted for
unfinished boats. Benedict Arnold was
the guest over night of the owner OF
this pine and builder of the batteaux.
The shipyards in time gave places t.
the ice industry. This pine was but
sapling when a settler came from
Dunstable with his seven children to
settle on the east side of the Kene-
bee. Here at one time he owned
500 acres. His son, Major Reuben
Colbun bought $50 acres of these and
the Majors grandson, Captain Reu
ben Colburn, in time became owner
of portion ON the south line of which
stood the pine of our story. This lot
with the old homestead house is now
an Inheritance Of Mrs. Carrie Col
burn Merryman of Wisconsin During
the Revolutionary war, some seven
teen years after this pine started
upon its life. human life began.
When Samuel, son of Samuel Cults,
was born in SacQ Me-, he and his
brother, Thomas learned the trade of
blacksmith in Portsmouth. N. H. As
Pittston was then shipbuilding place
there was demand for their trade
upon the iron work of vessels and the
brothers came. They worked down
by the shore near the Eastman house.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-05-02
To Clean Nickel Silver Pieces.

To clean and remove the tarnish
rom your sterling silver-mounted
Joliet articles and the nickel-ware,
make light warm bath of a quart of
farm Fairly hot) water and three
.ablespoonfuls of liquid ammonia.
fake piece of thick. rough flannel,
lip 1t in the bath and use 1t to rub the
articles, which will soon shine with
their wonted lustre. AS some parts
may be deeply engraved or In relief 1t
may be necessary to use small
brush. such as an old toothbrush dip
ped In the solution to clean and bright
en- the grooves. A little patient effort
will soon bring pleasing results, max
Ing the articles look like new. The
dnal polish should be given with soft
chamois, or lacking this, use an old
glove of undressed kid.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-05-02

The lack of means to save the hun
dreds or. passengers on the Inflated
ship Titanic recalls to many the in
vention upon which the late Charles
A. Hooker of Bath worked for some
time with an idea of having 1t pa
tented when completely perfected. Ii
was Mr. Hookers idea in the first
place to have big steamers equipped
with detachable deck house and lat
er he changed this plan to a big steel
case, strapped to the deck with means
OF releasing on the inside so that ey-
cry person might get in. The case
was fitted with air tight doors and
was to have air tanks to supply air
for those inside and to provide buoy
ancy. The case, of which he had a
model burned in the Hooker mill fire,
was small at the bottom so that 1t
would sit right on the water and had
pipes upwards to be used when afloat
Had such an arrangement, or several
of them been on the Titanic, doubtless
all lives would have been saved. The
disaster also brings to mind that
Bath people are promoting new style
life boat which Is a remarkable in
vention and capable of doing wonders
In just such an emergency.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-05-02
Starch Which Does Not Stick.

Straining starch is so troublesome;
make starch that requires no strain
ing. This Is the way: Put on suffl-
Client clean water In a wide pan, and
let 1t come to hard boil. Meantime
mix up your starch In cold water to
the consistency Of thick cream, taking
care there are no Jumps. When the
water boils remove 1t from the fire
and instantly stir into 1t the mixed
starch. Keep stirring till 1t looks
clear-the heat Of the water will cook
1t without making lump. A very lit
tie lard, quarter teaspoonful to the
gallon Of cooked starch, makes things
iron little smoother. But with or
without. starch made thus does not
stick to the iron. 1t Is worth while,
though, to rub the iron lightly over a
parafined cloth, to prevent any posi-
bility Of shutting.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-05-02
CRULLER PARTY GREAT FUN
Here ls Suggestion for inexpensive
and Most Pleasant Evenings
Entertainment.

II you are looking for an easy way
to plan an evening of pure fun, then
have a cruller party Word the invi-
tations thus: Who likes crullers? II
you do, then come help make them at
the home of -, on the evening OF
-, and be prepared for the kitch-
en-" This Ia written on the back OF
q cruller. made out of water-color pa
per and tinted brown.
The guests gathered quietly on the
porch and when the door was opened,
1t revealed a group Of kitchen maids
and chefs, much to the delight OF the
hostess, The guests were ushered
Immediately into the kitchen and the
fun began with the mixing of ingredi-
ents, particular work, and one sug-
gested that he see that every one else
did their share, as large sign hung
over the table, mo work, no eat"
When the frying was nearly COM
pleted each was given some dough
and told to design the most artistic
cruller possible and fix 1t absolutely
without help. Such fun as this Gre
ated, especially to those who knew
how, but were not permitted to tell,
that particularly fine design was
destined to come out an unsightly
mass or a too frail affair would be re-
moved In pieces. A late arrival was
handed plate of feasully and won
derfully made objects and told to de-
eide which was the best form and
general appearance The hostess had
collected a number of suggestive ad-
vertisements, such as -four grill, a
dish Of crullers. a pail Of lard,
cookstove. These were mounted on
gray cardboard and pa9separtouted In
plaid, making unique and attractive
souvenirs. While the coffee was be-
Ing made ready those who had chosen
dishwashing were kept busy at the
table. The dishes were large repro
ductions Of the invitations and the
favors were tiny coffee pots such as
come in doll sets. AS the crullers
and coffee were enjoyed each one told
a joking story In some way connect
ed with cooking.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-05-02

Near the present Great Falls Ice
houses. Samuel married and settled
on the lot south of the Colburn lot.
The homestead descended to one OF
his nine children, Washington. and is
now owned and occupied by a descen-
dent, Alvin Cults. The line has never
been moved where the pine marked
the bounds. The sapling grew in
statue reaching a height of sixty-five
feet. 1t extended its plumy branches
over a wide space of hillside and its
diameter measured three and one-half
feet. A noble representative of the
tree for which was named our Pine
Tree State.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-05-02

Is there anything In all this world
that is of more Importance to you
than good digestion? Food must be
eaten to sustain life and must be di-
gested and converted into blood. When
the digestion fails the whole body suf-
fers. Chamberlain's Tablets are a
rational and reliable cure for indiges-
ton. They increase the flow of bile,
purify the blood, strengthen the stom-
ach, and tone up the whole digestive
apparatus to a natural and healthy
action. For sale by G. r. Fogg.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-05-02
WASHING SILK BLOUSE
WHITE ONES MUST BE DEALT
WITH BY THEMSELVES.
soap jelly, Freshly Prepared, the Best
to Use-Some Minor Points, That
Mean Much, Well to Keep In
the Memory.

When the washing and ironing OF
silk Is so easily done there Is prob
ably nothing 80 practical and useful as
the silk waists. When preparing to
wash silk waists separate them into
colors, putting the white ones alone.
Soap jelly is easily prepared, and Is a
valuable help. 1t should not be kept
for longer than a week, as 1t soon
loses its strength.
Have ready three bowls of luke
warm water, and into two OF them
place some OF the soap jelly. In the
first bath plunge the waist, having the
right side uppermost. Squeeze the
soapy water gently through the fabric,
keeping 1t well under the water, and
paying special attention to the neck,
wristbands and armholes. When the
waist Is well washed in the first water
squeeze the water out of 1t. Never
wiring the garment. Turn 1t on the
wrong side and repeat the process Of
washing In the second bath OF soapy
water. Squeeze when we'll washed.
Shake and rinse In clean, warm wa
ter to remove the soap. Then rinse
in cold water, and II possible In run
ming water. In order to make white
silk good color rinse in blue water.
Silk must be ironed while quite damp
or II will have a rough, unfinished ap-
pearance. Use moderately hot iron
and place piece Of muslin between 1t
and the right side of the silk. 1t has
been found that a hot iron yellows
silk and gives a crimped. rough ap-
pearance. Iron the silk to give 1t q
good gloss. Lace trimmings on the
waist should always be ironed on the
wrong side, as lace is never supposed
to have a gloss.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-05-02
Colds Vanish
Quick, Sensible Method That Doesn't
Upset the Stomach

Have you heard of the overnight
cold cure that Is putting colds in the
head and chest out of business be-
tween sunset and daybreak.
Here 1t is. Cut 1t out and save 1t
If you don't need 1t now. If you have
a cold, cough, throat soreness or acute
catarrh, be sure and try it tonight
Just before going to bed. Pour a
scant teaspoonful of HYOMEI tpro-
nounce 1t High-o-me) into a bowl of
boiling water, cover head and bowl
with a towel and breathe for several
minutes the vapor that arises, then go
to sleep and awake with clear head
free from mucus.
HYOMEI Is guaranteed for catarrh,
colds. coughs, Group, asthma, sore
throat and bronchitis. or money back.
Bottle of Hyomei so cents at G. r.
Fogg's and druggists everywhere.
1918
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-05-02
Hot Chicken Toast.

Chop cold chicken meat fine put It
into stewpan. add one cupful of milk,
a lump of butter the size OF an egg,
salt and pepper to taste, and thicken
1t with a little -four. stirred in water.
Take thin slices of bread, place one
spoonful Of creamed chicken between
two slices Of bread. put the sandwich
on a plate and pour large spoonful
OF the cream over 1t. Serve with
crisp hearts Of celery or spiced
pickles.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-05-02

Let your pocketbook save your
strength and time by investing in
every practical labor-saving device.
Have a bread-mixer, a cake-mixer, a
combination cream, egg. and mayor
naise beaten. meat-grinder. etc. Do
not scorn the washing-machine, and
test both the gas and electric irons.
They save numbsrless steps and much
heat.-Harper's Bazaar.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-05-02
What Texans Admire

is hearty, vigorous life. according to
Hugh Tallman. of San Antonio. We
find," he writes, that DR.. Kings
New Life Pills surely put new life
and energy into a person. Wife and
believe they are the best made"
Excellent for stomach, liver or kid
ney troubles. Csc at F. w. Buchanan,
Sampson & Avore, The Fuller Drug
Co, G. r. Fogg
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-05-02

Fred j. Meservey, 43 and unmarried,
of Brewer, mate of the steam yacht
Aria, committed suicide by shooting
on board that yacht Friday, as she
lay at her wharf at Bangor. 1t is be-
lieyed he became respondent because
of Ill health. The deceased had one
brother, Rev. Everett NJ. Meservey of
PLANE, Ills.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-05-02

One cup molasses, one cup sugar,
one cup melted shortening, preferably
beef dripping or cod fat, one cup sweet
milk, one teaspoon ginger, one large
teaspoon soda, 2 teaspoons salt, flour
to roll,
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-05-02

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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-08-30
ASKING FOR A TAX CUT
From Mondays Daily.

from Mondays Dally.
Very little business was done by
the city fathers at the council meet
ing this morning. A petition was
received from the Sisters of the
Sorrowful Mother of the St.
Joseph's hospital in which they
asked for a reduction on their taxes
and assessment on sidewalk, curb,
ing, etc. They did much charity
work during the epidemic and have
done other charity work and is a
publicI3 institution 'in a way. All
they asked was fairness in the
taxation. The petition was present
ed through H. F., Leonard but was
placed on file as the commissioners
desired to look into the matter of
the recent assessments.
No objections were made to the
sewer assessments on Fourth street,
and these assessments were there
fore confirmed. A motion was car
;ried to; reduce the assessments Of
Mrs. Barbara Kuebler, Anton Traeg-
er and Frank Fowler twenty-five
per cent on their property because
these had already paid assessments
on another sewer.
This being the date for the hear
ing on the paving on Mulberry ard
Plum streets and the Guenther hill
sidewalk, it, was; moved that the
assessment be made according to
the proposed assessment roll as
there were no objections.
The new liquoriaand saloon ordi-
nance received it's second reading.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-08-30
HERO Of FORT R|DGELY
LIES ON HIS DYING BED

st. Paul, August 26-ColoneI
Timothy j. Sheehan, who fifty years
ago with only 100 men of the Fifth
Minnesota and eighty citizens, held
Fort Ridgely against 1900 Sioux
Indians, beating back constant at
tacks for nine days and saving the
lives of 400 women and children,
eagerly awaited news of the celebra-
ton of the fiftieth anniversary of
the event which took place Thurs
day at the Fort.
Weak from the weight of seven.
ty-eight years and the after affects
of seven wounds received in the SER
vice of his country, Colonel Sheehan
has been unable to leave his bed for
sixteen months at his home, 831
Ashland avenue.
do they still remember Fort
Ridgely?" he asked the newspaper
man,who was taken to his bedside.
tits a long time ago."
Modestly the old colonel respond
ed to the questions put to him.
Made Quick March.
81 was at Yellow Medicine when
back for the FORT" he said. 81 had
with me 100 men of the Fifth and
about eighty citizens, thirty of
whom were practically unarmed
Eyes, it was a hard, quick march
we made back to the fort, past scenes
of horror and desolation left by the
Indians. My men stood it nobly.
There were from 800 to 400 women
in the fort and they had to be saved.
"The Sioux, about 1000 strong,
were at the front when We arrived.
We were nine days in the fort be-
fore General Sibley arrived.
Fighting Most of the Time.
'We were fighting most of the
time. We had three battles and a
number of skirmishes. Little Crow
was in command of the Indians. The
women helped make bullets. That
was all they could do. They were
very helpful and brave.
How old were you then, colonel?"
he was asked.
"Twenty-eight," he answered, and
the memory of the intervening years
seemed to overcome him and he fell
into a reverie and did not seem in
clined to answer more questions.
The story of how he had COM
manded a handful of men in a SER
les of actions that broke the back
bone of the Sioux uprising and saved
ST. Paul and other cities from at
tack, Colonel Sheehan was too mod
est to relate He was wounded in
the hand and in the knee at Fort
Ridgely and oftener in later Indian
troubles.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-08-30
ACKNOWLEDGE IT
Mankato Has to Bow to the lnevi-
table-Scores of Citizens
PnnMa IL

After reading the public statement
of this representative citizen of Man
kato given below, you must come to
this conclusion: A remedy which
cured years ago, which has kept the
kidneys in good health since, can be
relied upon to perform the same
work in other cases. Read this:
George F. Schneider, 600 North Sec.
ond street, Mankato, Mimi, says: "My
opinion of Doan's Kidney Pills as
publicly expressed in October, 1908,
remains unchanged. There was a
dull, tired ache through the small
of my back and | had reason to
know that it was caused by weak
kidneys, Doan's Kidney Pills entire
Ily rid me of this trouble and not
until recently did notice the least
recurrence. A few weeks ago my
back began to bother me again and
| lost no time in taking Doan's Kid
ney Pills. They quickly drove
away the pain and proved as bene-
fetal in every way as before. l pro-
cured this preparation at John C.
Thro's drug store and in view of my
experience, | do not think l could
praise it too highly"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. FosterMilburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the
United States
Remember the name-Doan'S-an
take no other.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-08-30

army at the age of twenty-one
years.
John -Dodds and his brother
Clarence, sons of DR.. and Mrs. r.
NJ Dodds spent Sunday with their
parents, it being the 33rd anniver
sary of their wedding. John is SUI
perintendent of construction at the
Iowa State college in charge of
/ $4,000 campus Improvement. After
making the campus plans he was
engaged to superintend all construc-
ton This work includes asphalt,
concrete, modelroad, campus bridges,
sidewalks, storm sewers and curb
and drainage. 1t has been an eX-
cellent summer for construction
work He reports that labor is
scarce at Ames The work is being
done under force account and aver
aging so per cent under best con-
tract price. Clarence has been work
ing with his brother all summer and
enters Iowa State college at Ames to
begin a civil engineers course
DIR. j. H. James returned Satur-
day from trip in the east, extend
ing over a period of about four
weeks. He was accompanied by
Mrs. James and they first went to
Cambridge, N. Y This is the doc
tors old home and he and his three
brothers were together there for the
first time in twenty-five years. The
doctor later went to Boston, where
he attended the international con-
vention of ear specialists. There
were delegates from all over Europe
and America in attendance at the
meeting and it was very enjoyable
and profitable one. The convention
LASTED five days. DR.. and Mrs.
James then went to Mrs. James old
home in Springfield, Mass, where
Mrs. James remained to visit. DR..
James then went to Niagara to at
tend the academy of Opthalinology
and Olo Laryngalopy. There were
about $50 of the prominent special
lists of this country attending this
meeting, which was held at the Cliff
ton house, on the Canadian side.
On his return he stopped in Chicago
for one day, and reached Mankato
Saturday. Mrs. James will return
in about week.
DR.. w. N. Standish and family
returned yesterday noon from a
long automobile trip which took
them through North Dakota and
Manitoba. They left here on July
q and went through Benson, Fargo,
Grafton and st. Thomas to Pembina,
Manitoba. Near Morris, Manitoba,
they encountered about thirty miles
of gumbo roads, which made trav-
cling decidedly unpleasant. They
continued on to Winnipeg, and spent
a week at Lake Winnipeg. The
lake is popular summer resort
and DR.. Standish stated this morn
ing that it was one of the most
beautiful places he had seen. Two
bears came up to the cottages one
night and caused a little commotion.
although the residents there say that
they are now harmless. The wheat
in Manitoba is magnificent crop
this year and is yielding from forty
to fifty bushels to the acre. The
party left Winnipeg last Wednesday
and encountered roads which had
had three days rain. The return
trip was made through Grand Forks,
Fargo, Alexandria and Redwood
Falls. They came from Redwood
Falls to Mankato, a distance of 81
miles, in three hours and fifty-five
minutes yesterday. During the entire
rip the weather was ideal, although
hey encountered some very muddy
roads.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-08-30

From MONDAYS Daily.

/
Mr.. and Mrs. August Becue of
LIE Ray township entertained about
eighty old soldiers, the GAINESVILLE
Relief corps and a number of terri
torial settlers at their home yester-
day. By eleven o'clock there was
large number assembled and the
ladies assisted Mrs. Becue and her
daughter prepare the bounteous
dinner, and the men enjoyed visit
ing together and playing quoits.
Dinner was served at one o'clock at
six tables. The dinner was a
wonder in the culinary art and Mrs.
Becue and her daughter proved them
selves to be excellent cooks.
Knows the Dishes.
John Henry of The GAINESVILLE
Argus was one of the guests and
was able to tell the names of most
of the dishes which were served,
because he is always invited to
church socials and learns in that
way. He also discussed the politi-
cal situation exhaustively.
| After dinner the men and boys
played baseball and quoits until
the ladies came out and they en-
joyed playing all of the old time
games. The old soldiers enjoyed
being pulled around in an old two
wheeled cart
Told OId-Time Yarns.
The old settlers and old soldiers
| their territorial day experiences.
and was followed by DR.. A. l.. Cum
Minis and John A. Henry of The
Argus.
Comrade R. B. Springer leaned
his six feet four inches against a
shade tree, natural thing for a
soldier to do, and told of number
of his army experiences. ..
The sun was setting in the west
as the party dispersed and it was
reluctant parting. 1t is not often
that such people as Mr.. and Mrs.
Becue are found, and their hospi-
tality will long be remembered.
Number of Guests.
There were eighteen carriages and
five automobiles filled with peo-
pie who attended the gathering.
Those present were: Mr.. and Mrs.
L. F. Davis, Mr.. and Mrs. A. j..
O'Grady, Mr.. and Mrs. R. B. Spring
er, Mr.. and Mrs. F. D. Seaman,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Mayner, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Santo, Mr.. and Mrs.
o. T. Severson, Mr.. and Mrs. Cor
don, Mr.. and Mrs. Morrell, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Henry and son, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Cummins, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Becue, Mr.. and Mrs. Rich
ard Britton, Mr.. and Mrs. H.
Huginin, Mr.. and Mrs. John O'Brien,
Mrs. Hensey and two children, Mrs.
Lincoln Lane, Mrs. Refill, Mrs.
Jones, Mrs. c. Stokes, Mrs. Hail.
Mrs. Barber and son and daughter,
Mrs. Stone Brocker, Mrs. Codington,
Mrs. Turner and two children, Mrs.
Burnett, Mrs. Sumsac and daughter,
Mrs. Horland, Mrs. Christensen,
Mrs. Barber and niece, Mrs. Geary,
Mrs Bell, Mrs. Shell, Mrs. Schulz
and daughter, Mrs. Whittelsey and
son, Mrs. H. Willsey, Mrs. Nc
Crachen, Mrs. j. Damson, Miss
Maud Danielson, Mrs. Cameron, Mrs.
Severson, Mrs. Brumfan, Mrs. Dane,
Mrs. Shepard, Mrs. Gates Shell, Mrs.
Holmer and son, A. l.. Cummins,.
S. Hodgkins, w. L. Kegs, o. T.
Severson, Horace Cummins.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-08-30
LEE MAY BE NOMINEE

Minneapolis, August 26.-The
meeting of the Progressive Repub-
lican League of Minnesota, SEIZED
uled at the West hotel for Saturday
night to draw up state ticket,
was postponed because of the inabil-
ity of few men outside the twin
city to- attend. George S. Lotus,
president, said that the progressives
will meet Wednesday, September 4.
1t is likely that. w. E. Lee, Long
Prairie, will be Endorsed for gov
ernor, ST..