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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-02-15
Master key found. Call at this office
MEN AND WOMEN WANTED every

MEN AND WOMEN WANTED every
where to place our guaranteed hosiery,
sweaters. Klosfit petticoats. necktieS
and other staple necessities; all will
buy: profit large The Direct Co.. II
South St, Boston. wv
MEN TO LEARN BARBER TRADE
Only lew weeks required. New system.
Tools donated. Diplomas awarded
Scholarship free by cooperative plan.
Steady position guaranteed. Write for
free catalogue. Molers Barber College.
2O7 Bowery, New YORK city. 1"6
FOR SALE-Bay mare. good roader
Arson, Me. Avs
LOST--A bunch of keys. Finder will
be uitably rewarded by leaving same
at the box office of the Star Theater.
Front st. Fine worsted cloth for ladies
and gentlemens wear at bargain prices.
f. Stansheld 4w6~
FOR SALE-Twenty pullets, all lay
ing. Half of which are thoroughbred
Mottled Anconas, also one Ancona cock.
'''4 - : 9" ~ '''''N "' 10 avs.
JOSEPH BROOKS, arteslan well
driller, up-to-date machinery, by the
most practical methods and experienced
helper, Andie Hortens. All that wish
wells, call on Joseph Brooks, 80 French
ST., Skowhegan. tf6
FOR RENT-April 1st restaurant
and tenement now occupied by NJ l.
years. f. f. Fairbrother.
FURNISHED ROOMS TO LET. Apply
to Mrs. E. II. Morrill,, 10 Court st. ifs
WANTED--Cut Pulp Wood by the
cord, or will buy the stumpage In
quire at the Independent Reporter
Office. AVA
CLEAN YOUR GRAIN and grass seed
with the Chatham Mill. Grades as well
as cleans. Send for catalogue. D. b.
Hobart East Madison. Farmers Phone
ga. 4w4$
Il. L. REDS, single comb, line bred,
cockerels Tor sale and eggs by setting
ford, Skowhegan, Me. Route 6. Farm
ers' Tel 22. 4w4s
FOR sALE-one brown horse, years
old, weighs 1850 lbs. Good worker and
care Farm. Also 20 shoats weighing
from rs to $50 lbs tf2
THE CHATHAM MILL cleans kale
from oats; cleans and grades all grains
system of Breeding Big Crops. w. II.
Boynton, sole agent for Skowhegan.
Tel. 1918. 3m2'
MEN WANTED at once to learn the
auto business In our garage. Good
particulars Hamlin- Foster Auto Co,
asa Fore St, Portland. Me. 3mos1
FOR sALE-A new Royal typewriter
and desk shelf at liberal discount.
Inquire A. r. Jewett. tf52
FARMERS bring your heavy rubbers
in and have them resoled by the new
process. Sure to stick. l do shoe re-
pairing of all kinds all work guaran-
teed. Geo. F. King, Brown Block:
Water st. 4"4
TO LET-One new cottage house Of
eight rooms, electric lights. near Fair
view Park. one minutes walk to cleo
trio car Inquire of Joseph Butler, XII
care Farm. tf49
WANTED-500 cords of peeled pop
lar delivered at our mill, highest cash
price paid; also spruce and fir bought.
Skowhegan Pulp Co tf50
NICE TENEMENT TO RENT, s
rooms and bath room and electric
lights. l. J. Smith at Smiths Music
Store. tf53
VACUUM CLEANING-I am still In
position to do vacuum cleaning and
small jobs of electric wiring Leave
orders with Ralph Cleveland, 16
Mechanic street Tel. SEA-.
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BETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH.
George Merriam, Pastor.
Residence. 80 Madison Avenue.

Morning worship a 10.40. Rev. b. b.
Neral wlll preach. Solo. Mrs. Halves.
Sunday School at -. Near the close
of .ais hour Miss Rounds of the Au-
gusta Home for children viii speak
of that work. c. Il. meeting at 6
% clock.
100 Union service at the Opera
House.
Friday evening at 100 the Bethany
men will have ladies' evening. An
interesting program will be presented.
Dr. |. b. Mower on Waterville will
speak Special music. Refreshments
will be served.
Tuesday and Wednesday Feb 20 and
u, Convention of Men and Religion
Forward Movement. Speakers, Drs
Cady and Witter of Boston, Mr.. S. N.
Sayford of Boston and Mr.. A a. Heald
of Waterville
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DEATHS.
sKOwHEGAN MARKET

Wool-Unwa zoe per Id.
Hides and sl<ins-IIides, s hc to 90
per Id; calf skins, 15c to lSc per Id
lamb skins, 40c to soc.
Beans-Hand picked. yellow eyes
$3.50 to $500; pea beans, $500 to 1926
Beef-Ox beef. &C to &c.
Poultry--Fowls, IL to lac per Id.
chicken, IA to Ice.
Round Hog---Sc.
Tallow@Rough., &c. per ID
Eggs-30c per dozen. fresh.
Potatoes-75o per bushel.
Butter-2Sc per ID.
Cheese-16c to 18c per Id.
Retail Market.
Flour-Spring Wheat Patent. $3.50
winter wheat patent. 1915.
Oats-Old Western. CSC.
Meal-$155 per bag.
Corn-$l65 per bag.
Spring bran-$i.6O per bag
Winter bran-s165 per bag.
Cotton Seed-si 70
Mixed feed-$1.70 cwt.
Salt Pork-l3c by the bbl.. 200 lbs.
Cheese-20c to 22c per ID.
Butter-34c per pound.
Teas--25c to soc. per Id.
Conee-20c to 3Sc per pound.
Lard-Domestlc lie; compound 10c
Molasses-Pure Ponce, 40c to soc.
ugar-Granulated sugar. best DUAL.
f fCr $3.50 le lbs for sl'O0' brown Is lbs
Pot atoes-s1O 90 per bushel.
Onions--5c per lb.
Poultry--Fowls. lac to 1sc per h.
chicken. 16c to 22c per ID
Eggs-3Sc per dozen fresh
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CEMETERY ACCOUNT
OVERHAULED
New System Installed by
Selectmen
Original Books and Maps at Town
Clerks Office With Duplicates for
Sexton.


Citizens of Skowhegan who take an
interest in public affairs have reason
TO be proud of the changes in the
administration of the town eemeter-
les, which have been accomplished by
the selectmen during the past year.
The special cemetery committee con-
sisting of Edward n. Merrill, John
W. Fogler and E. f. Greenwood went
over the situation with Messrs. Parker,
Lancaster and Demo on Tuesday and
found everything in such shape as to
leave no room for further criticism.
Last year the inquiries originating
with out of town defendants of those
who are buried in the local cemeter-
les, and have left funds with the town
for the care and maintenance of their
! lots, disclosed the fact that the
former method of keeping account of
the funds, income and expenditures
had been entirely outgrown. Shortly
after the annual town meeting there
fore, the Selectmen called in all books,
maps and records in the custody of
the town sexton, and made arrange
nent for new sets in duplicate. New
maps were compiled of both cemeter-
les, and tracings made from them
for blue printing. This will permit
the preservation of the original from
wear and destruction in the vaults of
the municipal building
The map of the North Cemetery
drawn to a scale of 20 feet per inch,
and shows by name the owner of ca h
one of the three hundred odd lots. The
map of the South Cemetery. is drawn
to a scale of 80 feet per inch, and
each one of the 22S5 lots is designed
by number. The original set of both
maps and records will be kept with
the town clerk, and all of the business
connected with the cemeteries will
first pass through his office. The
duplicate maps and records for the use
of the sexton will be for his conyen-
fence only.
Besides the new record books show
ing the lot ownership of each ceme-
terry, there is ledger with a separate
account for each estate. This shows
the amount of the fund left for the
care of the cemetery lot the interest
on the same which the town is bound
by law to pay, and the sums expended
for care and maintenance. The total
amount of the several funds at the
beginning of the year was $3.50. to
which from time to time a further
addition of 1915 was made. The in
come from this fund during the year
was $169.50, but as only $132.25 was
expended in caring for the properties
concerned. $37.25 will be carried for
ward for emergency repairs in the
future Other expenses connected
with the cemeteries amounting to
$258.06 have been paid for from the
current cemeterv appropriation. n
future town reports, the cemetery
funds with the accumulated interest
will appear among the liabilities, in
stead of being ignored as in the past.
In addition to the changes at head
quarters the citizens have also had
reason to commend the efficient man
agement of the out door cemetery
work during the year
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BIRTHS.

Canaan-February 4, to the wife
of Ansel Booker, son.
Canaan-February 8, to the wife of
Walter Crommett, a daughter.
of Edward Rollins, a son. Forest Harold
weight 1-2 pounds.
Moscow-Fetruary 10, to the wife of
Jimmie Fitzmo"ris. son.
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Knees Became Stiff
Five Years of Severe Rheumatism

The cure of Henry j. Goldstein, Ia
Barton Street, Boston. Mass, is anoth-
er victory by Hoods Sarsaparilla.
This great medicine has succeeded in
many cases where others have utterly
failed. Mr.. Goldstein says: II suf-
fered from rheumatism five years, 1t
kept me from business and caused ex-
circulating pain. My knees would be-
come as stiff as steel. ! tried many
medicines without relief. then took
Hoods Sarsaparilla, soon felt much
better, and now consider myself en-
tirely cured. / recon- mend Hoods"
Get It today in : ,dal liquid form or
chocolated tablets called SarSatabs.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Great Sale-Ira \. Norton.
New Goods--W. i. Ordway.
Wanted-W. d. Hutchins Co.
Institute.
See Us-Skowhegan Trust Co.
A Specialty-Bost on Skirt Co.
Given, Away--Jewetts Cash Market.
Home Bank-Skowhegan Savings Bank.
ectricity-Central Maine Power Co.
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EVER YBODYsC
COLUMN - 49,

Advertisements In this column not
to exceed Ave lines inserted once for
IS cents. four times for so cents. Each
additional line five cents. In comput-
Ing lines reckon on an average OF
words Stamps taken.
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John M. Hitchcock Dead.

John NJ. Hitchcock, for many years
Il co-worker of Dwight l.. Moody, the
evangelist, died of apoplexy in Chica-
go, Feb. IL. Mr.. Hitchcock was 10
LIS old
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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.

The Christian Science Society. M~di
son avenue. corner Russell street. Ser
vice Sunday morning at 1916. Sub
ject Soul" The reading rooms
are open Wednesday afternoons from
$50 to 5.
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CENTENARY
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Rev. Arthur T. Craig, Pastor.

Morning worship at 1916. Sunday
School at II. -.pworth League at 6.
The regular meeting f the Ladies'
Social Circle will be held at the home
of Mrs. A B. Lam Monday afternoon
at o'clock.
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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.
Rev. J. q. Osborne, Past or.

Morning worship at 1915. Sunday
School at IL. Philathea Bible class for
young ladies at IL. /. p. S. c. E
meeting sunday evening at o'clock
Prayer meeting TINS Thursday even
ing
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ISLAND AVENUE CONGREGATIONAL
CHURCH.
Nenjamin B. Merrill, Pastor.
ksidence, 116 Main St.
Telephone. 1913.

Morning worship at 1919. Preaching
by Rev. Geo. Merriam. Sunday School
at Il. Christian Endeavor meeting at
g.
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ST. mARY's CATHOLIC CHURCH.

Sunday services:-Low Mass at S
o'clock. High mass at 10 Sunday
School at p. NJ.
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SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST.

Cor. Madison Ave. & Russell ST.
Services held every Saturday and
Sunday. Sabbath school at 100 o'clock
Saturday followed by preaching or
prayer and social meeting. Preaching
by Elder M. B. Butterfeld at 730
o'clock Sunday evening. All are well
come.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-02-15

Mrs. Elbridge Huff, who recently re-
moved here from Hartland, has been
i'll from the effects of a severe cold.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-02-15
A Letter From Pennington

Editor ;-lndependent-R Reporter
In your issue of Feb. Sth., 1912. I'M
der the title Unique Pennington, "
YOU say evidently poor men with
thinkers are scarce in Pennington.
Thus continues the gentle process of
voting money out of the thin pocket
books into the fat ones
Your charge that Pennington Viii
lage Corporation lack thinkers is un-
doubtedly true; but where shall We 90
wise? Shall it be to Skowhegan9 Let
us see.
Pennington Village Corporation,
with a population of 1900 people owns
its water works system; and il is
wholly controlled, not by Board OF
Trustees, but by it's legal voters in
meetings of the corporation.
Skowhegan water works system is
owned by a private corpol alton and
managed and controlled by 4 Board OF
Directors.
Pennington Village corporation
charges water takers on the basis of
S. per faucet or $40. for full service
for a family. which are the same rates
that were charged when the water
system was owned by private cor
poration.
Are the rates at SkoWhegau ma
terially less?
The water supply for the Farming
ton Village corporation system is
mountain lake. $50 feet above the town
and no lake in this State is more free
from contamination and colon bacil-
lus" was never known to be present in
its water.
Skowhegan is surrounded by beauti
full lakes, fed by mountain springs,
but nevertheless Skowhegan is con-
tented to take water from a supply so
near the Kennebec River that some
times the river water enters its sys-
TEN.
The pressure on the mains in the
Pennington system has never failed or
faltered at any fire since its construct
ion, many years ago.
The Independent-Repo has in
it's. news items mentioned several oc-
casions when the supply or the pres
sure have been more or less at fault
on the occasion of fires in Skowhegan.
The net income of the Pennington
system, after paying interest charges,
expenses of operation, and renting
to the Village Corporation $1,000,
which the private company took from
1t in taxes for fire protection, was
last year $4,000.
The net income of the Skowhegan
Water system is unknown to the
writer, but if properly managed it
should be twice or three times $4,000.
Pennington Village corporation ex-
ponds this net income in furnishing
its 1900 inhabitants, with police pro-
lection with fire protection, with
sprinkled streets in summer, and is
thinking of providing with it an up-to-
date sewerage system.
Skowhegan allows the much larger
net revenue from its water system to
be turned into the fat pocket books"
of the stockholders of the company
who own the system.
Where, oh wherei can we find poor
men with thinkers? Please Mr.. Ed
itor, attach a tag to them so we shall
know them when we are visiting your
beautiful village of Skowhegan.
Very truly yours,
J. II. THOMPSON.
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Pennington, Feb. 18th.

Well now Brother it would take
some tags to go around in this snug
little burg Well admit that Skowhe-
gan voters have been fooled time and
again, but never with any barefaced
scheme to shunt the cost of fire and
police protection from the property
owners on to the poor washerwomen
and such like. Our water franchise
is on a tax exempt basis with a fau-
Get rate of Sc against Farmington's IS,
although there is probably a great
deal more difference than that in t e
quality of the service. In fact we
fairly envy Pennington her municipal
plant, and some day we are going to
have one of our own. But when We do
we shall still sell the water separate
from the fire and police protection.
The property benefited will have that
10 pay for. The tax dodgers can't fool
us with any such skin games as
seems to go over in Pennington.
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The only time a man can really
enjoy resting Is when he knows that
he ought to be at work.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-02-15

their annual town meeting this com
ing March.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-02-15

The date given opposite your. name
on the paper Is a sufficient receipt for
date is Incorrect. notify the office at
once.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-02-15
LOCAL ITEMS.

Mrs. Walter Stafford has returned to
Boston after a visit with Mr.. and Mrs.
c. d. Miller.
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Local News
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Remember I've Bygone Days" ex-
hibition at Library Parlors, next We'd
nesday and Thursday.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-11-29

FOR RENT-Two large rooms. bay
windows, newly papered, new fur-
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-11-29

which burned last year. From the
level of the bluff it will rise 223 feet.
Native granite and stone will be used
in the construction.
When the capitol is finished a
great staircase will run down the
face of the bluff from the terrace on
ton to the level of the Missouri
River. This stair will be the full
width of the front of the building
and will be provided with resting
places every thirty feet. 1t will be
one of the novel features of the new
50 100000 building.
The edge of the river bluff will be
less than a hundred yards from the
north end of the capitol and the
space between will be terraced and
parked. Where the terraced gardens
end, the long and wide stairway
down to the river will begin. A land
ing may be made at the capitol steps
from a steamboat or launch in the
Missouri River The grounds about
the building will have driveways and
beautiful parked effects.
The commissioners will have more
than ample funds to finish the inside
of the building very finely. Some
thing new in the inside furnishings
is an electric kitchen in the base
ment. A dining room, large enough
to seat all the banqueters that may
come, will also be built in the base
ment Thousands OF spectators can
be accommodated in the galleries
that surround the assembly rooms of
the House and the Senate. For a
time at least all the Offices of the
State executives and the quarters of
the State departments will be on the
first floor. The lawmakers Will be
quartered on the second floor.
Every Missourian may rightly be
proud Of the new capitol. 1t will be
n lacfinr memorial ~ tho wealth and
nrogressiveness Of the people of this
state.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-11-29

mand for better quality and proper
weight of goods, as well as for fairer
prices.
For a number of years the Educa-
tiOn Department has paid trained
social worker to give her time to de-
veloping the idea of the school house
as a social center. hoping that one
illustration of what can be. accom-
plished might more speedily bring
about the opening of the school
houses for community activities. The
work has been carried as far as pos
sible under the rigid rules governing
the use of school houses. Entertain
ments have been given, parents meet
ings held. excursions made, gardening
introduced and games taught in the
adjacent playground. The worker
has followed the boys and girls as
they have dropped out of the elemen-
tary school and gone to work and has
endeavored to provide some form of
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-11-29
Ecboes Of Yesterday.
Five Years .tgo,


when Widow Shul,z was married
10 Henry Graffenstein. widower,"
said the Herald, she did not send out
announcements and at-home cards
With her new husband she stepped
Out on their back pork this morning
with large dinner bell The ringing
brought out late sleepers in hurry,
and when they had all assembled on
their respective back porches Mrs.
SchUltz-Graffenstein solemnly an
nOunced that the knot had been tied
There was more vigorous clangs of
the bell and then all was peace
again."
A Cowherd-for-Govern Club was
organized among the students of the
University.
E. W. Stephens was in Honolulu on
his tour around the world.
Ten Years Ago.
Farmers in the west part of the
county We're losing large numbers of
hogs by cholera.
George W. keene. a farmer north of
Columbia. reported to the Statesman
yield OF 2Oi barrels of corn on
fourteen acres of ground, or Is bar
rels to the acre.
Twenty Years Ago.
David l.. Thornton, lawyer of
Versailles, KY, and Miss Lucy Field
Matthews of Columbia were married.
A special train was run from Col
umbia to Centralia Thursday night
for the benefit OF students going
home for Thanksgiving
Thirty Years Ago.
Hogs are selling for 5 "a cents a
pound in Columbia.
Warren Switzler, young lawyer
of Omaha. Neb., was married to Miss
Mary Wilson.
A petition was being circulated in
the state asking the legislature that
a prohibition amendment be submit
ted to the voters of Missouri at the
general election in 1884
Forty Years Ago.
The death Of Miss Salle Rollins.
daughter of James S. Rollins of Col
umbia, occurred in Denver. Colo,
where she had gone for the benefit
OF her health.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-11-29
HUNTING DAYS.

Men grow old and busy and cease
to spend days afeld during the fall
hunting season. The shotgun rusts
and the hunter no longer spends fifty
dollars for bird dog. He may
abandon the long trips over the hills
and through the biars: but with the
yearly return of the season, every
hunter makes explorations back
through the memories of his boyhood
hunting DAYS.
The fields always had a charm
that the schoolroom did not and the
old nimrod of the neighborhood had
more interesting knowledge to i'm
part than any schoolteacher. Satur-
day was the only day of the week
that was OF any real Importance.
From daylight till dark was too
short a time TO be gone with gun and
dog.
That first rabbit he brought in was
a great prize. 4 specimen of the
rarest sDecies could not have had 50
great a value. He got it by some
inexnlicaJle chance and the firing of
the old muzzle-loader.
He has tasted many fancy foods
since then but none compare with
the rabbit fried 20 the proper shade
of brown by mother which was his
reward for walking many miles,
climbing innumerable fences and
having his shoulder made blue by
the merciless kicks of that recoiling
gun.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-11-29
! STRTCTTPF OF ST'pERT, ,TIyF

\ STRJCTrRF OF STPERLATIyES
Suporlatives must be used to tell OF
the dam being built across the Mis-
sissippi River at Keokuk. Iowa. They
are necessary for the description.
With the dam and the immense plant
to develop the power. there is also
being built the largest lock in the
world and the largest dry dock ever
built in fresh water The entire
work will require the largest single
installment of concrete which has
ever been put down for any purpose.
The river steamboats, are now
lifted over the rapids at Keokuk by
three locks. A new lock is being
built to take their place. This one
is the same size as the largest at
the Panama Canal but it has a great
er lifting capacity than any lock on
the canal
The rushing water will be sent
through the power plant almost at a
right angle with the river. 1t will
turn the huge turbines which gener-
ate the electricity. These turbines
will be the largest that have ever
been built. Their size compares
with the next largest turbines in the
ratio of 13O to so.
This power plant will develop 300,-
coo horse power. 1t will be the larg-
est single water power development
in the world. The electric current
will be conveyed to many towns and
cities throughout Iowa ard the sur
rounding states. II Will be sent as
far north as Davenport and as far
south as ST. Louis. Some of it will
be used by the industries in Keokuk.
There will be a little less masonry
in the work at Keokuk than there is
in the pyramid of Cheops. 1t took
100000 men 100 years to build the
pyramid. It will take two and a half
years to build the work at keokuk.