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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-02-15
ATHENS

The entertainment Friday evening
Feb. 8, by the Senior class of the
High School proved u he very enter
tanning. The three-act drama Our
Folks" proved 10 be IL great selection
and the presentation of it by our stu
dents was SO pleasing that they have
been invited to repeat 1t here in their
own town instead of going to some
other town as has been the custom.
Wessurrunsett hall wa sfilled with an
appreciative audience who generously
applauded the entire program which
consisted of several musical selections
in addition to the drama: piano duet,
Mabel Johnson and Bella Kunz with
RESPONSE sextette, Gala Corson, Hazel
Davis, Hazel Goodwin, Mabel Johnson,
Rosie Forbus and Christina Milligan;
piano solo, Bella Kung; response;
song by school, When the Band went
Marching" with response; closing song
by school Home, Sweet Home.
Mrs. Laura Whittier of Oelrich, S.
D. is a guest at the home of her niece,
Mrs. Robert Hayden.
Miss Eva Drake was up from Show
hogan to take in the school entertain
ment and pass few days at her home
here while her mother visits in Show
hogan.
Ralph Butler is reported as so much
improved in health as to eat dinner
with the family.
Miss Marguerite Fox has returned
from Bingham, where she has been
teaching.
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DEAD RIVER LOG DRIVING co.

The members of the Dead River Log
Driving Company are hereby notified
that the annual meeting of the Com
pany will be held at the Augusta
House, Augusta, on Tuesday the Goth
day of February. 1912. at 10.45 o'clock
in the forenoon for the following pur-
poses, viz:
list To choose a moderator.
End. To hear the report of the
Treasurer and take such action as may
be thought proper.
Srd. To choose officers for the en-
suing year.
4th. To vote money to defray ex-
penses of driving logs and other neces-
sary bills
5th. To act upon any other bust
ness that may legally come before
them.
s. W. PHILBRICK,
Clerk.
3w5
Skowhegan, Me, Feb. /, 1912.
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ST. ALBANS.

Mrs. A. P. Bigelow has been in
Boston visiting her daughter, Gladys,
who is attending Simmons college.
A. P. Bigelow passed Sunday with
his brother Will in Pittsfield.
Method Parkman is visiting her
father in Springfield, Mass.
c. ]. Worthen went to Boston, Mon
day, for another carload of horses.
There are several cases of horse all
in town and our horse owners are
much pleased that DR.. McBane has
located in town.
Miss Clifford of Paris was guest at
Edwin Mathews over Sunday.
Mrs. Emma Worthen, Mrs. Mary
Batchelder, Alzada c. Prescott, Ruth
Finson and Irene Libby attended the
lecture at M. c. l., Pittsfield, recently
Clarence Robertson, principal of the
Livermore Falls Grammar school, was
at home over Saturday and Sunday.
Rev C. A. Southland has passed a
very comfortable week.
The new opera house will soon be
ready for occupancy.
Our grange is to have new drop
curtain for the hall stage.
Malcolm Parkman is in Skowhegan
at work in a sash and blind factory.
Bonnie Bowman has returned to
business college in Lewiston.
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STATE OF MAINE.

NSedl)
Supreme Judicial Court, in vacation.
Skowhegan, Feb. s, 1912.
Upon the annexed Writ and Libel. It
is ordered by me, the undersigned, a
Justice of said Court that notice be
given to the Libelee by publishing an
attested copy of the same, or an alb
stract thereof. together with this order
thereon, three weeks successfully in
the Independent-Repo news
paper printed in Skowhegan In the
County of Somerset the last publication
neyt term ~ e eays Co.., reast G ba i
at Skowhegan, within and for said
County, on the third Tuesday of March
next, that he may then and there APP
pear in said Court and answer thereto,
If he see fit
A. M. SPEAR,
Justice Supreme Judicial Court.
A true copy of writ and libel and
order of Court thereon.
Attest: w. T. SEEKINS,
3w6 Clerk.
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NEW PORTLAND

Mr.. and Mrs. C. e. Hoyt and Mr..
and Mrs. ]. p. Butts have returned
from Portland and Lewiston.
o. W. Williamson and J. w. Dunlay
have had teams hauling pressed hay
to North Arson for them recently.
Mrs. Halle Jones very pleasantly
entertained the Neighborhood Circle,
Wednesday afternoon.
Claude Jordan was clerk at c. E.
Hoyts store during the latter's alb
sence.
c. A. Mckinney, New Portland Hill,
recently purchased horse formerly
owned by the late Hiram Caswell of
North Arson.
Glen Ellis of Kinglleld was a caller
in town Sunday.
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CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank all our friends
and relatives who assisted in any way
during the sickness and death and
burial of our little daughter and sis
ter, Mary Ellen: also for the, beautiful
flowers from Miss Georgia Coombs.
MRS. MARY REDMOND,
MRS. MABEL COOLEY,
JOHN CASSIDY and family.
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JANUARY CASH STATEMENT.
State Auditor Stevens Presents Month.
Iy Report to Governor.

State Auditor Lamont A. Stevens of
Wells, has presented his monthly
state of Names financial con-
dition to Governor Plaisted. The cash
statement follows:
CASH STATEMENT JAN. 81, 1912.
Cash on hand January /,
1912, 502,202.6S
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MAYFIELD.

Dan Clark of Guilford, has been
visiting friends and relatives in town.
Clifton Flanders was in Bingham,
one day last week.
Eda Perry of North Arson, is visit
ing her sister, Maude Campbell.
Frank Bryant, who has been work
ing at Heald's mill, West Mayfleld, is
at home, sick.
George Flanders killed nice hog,
the first of the week.
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~ The News of Somerset's Busy Towns ~

Greene, Mrs. Aston Rowell went to
North Arson last Thursday to attend
the funeral services of Mrs. Grace
Goodwin Jones, wife of Evando Jones
of Portland. Mrs. Jones used TO live
in this town and had many friends
here.
Miss Caroline Rowell of Portland is
the guest OF VIII Mcfarland and IA
mily.
Miss Gertrude Hunnewell went to
North Arson, Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Lydia Rowell is stopping with
Mrs. Ralph Corson.
Frank F. Graves, graduate optome-
trist of New Sharon is in town this
week.
The Ladies' Aid have a supper in
the vestry Tuesday evening of This
week.
The Home Circle will meet With Mrs
Lottie Moore, Thursday, Feb. p.
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RECEIPTS.

$1,909, 687.77
PAYMENTS.
Current expenses, 9,107.18
1912 Liabilities, 275,552.29
School and Mill
Fund, 792,S75.83
Railroad and Tele-
graph Tax, 153,72S.08
County Taxes re-
funded 51,122.93
Temporary loan, 100000
Total payments for
month, $1,432, 3S6.31
CASH ON HAND JAN. 81, 1912.
Deposited in
Banks, 458,096.96
Cash, 19,204.5O 477,301.4 6
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CANAAN.

Mrs. Mary (Davis) Boston, wife of
C. A. Boston. passed away at her
home in South Canaan, Friday, Feb.
9th, after a weeks illness of pneu-
monia, aged 50 years. She was born
in Canaan Besides the husband, four
children survive, Mrs. Edith Smith,
Clarence E. of Winslow, Mrs. Lucy
Tibbetts of Fairfield, Mrs. Geneva
Richardson of Waterville, two sisters,
Miss Betsey Davis and Mrs. Frank
Weymouth of Canaan. Services were
held from the home Monday at 2
P. NJ Rev. Mr.. Beehee of Clinton Off
ciating.
Mrs Cecil Kicker and little daugh-
ter Dorothy start the coming week
for Reno, Nevada, to join Mr.. Kicker
who Went west last fall and has an
excellent position in that city. Mrs.
Kicker was formerly Miss Isabel Bar
rett of Canaan.
Bills are out for a dance at Town
Hall, Canaan, Friday evening, Feb. 16.
Miss Lucy Burrill who has been
teaching in Pittsfield for the past two
years is at home r the spring vaca-
ton.
Mrs. Addie Sargent is visiting rela-
tives in town.
Miss Lucina Barrett went to Angus
ia Monday where he has employment.
Schools throughout the town with
the exception of the High school,
closed last week for the Spring vaca-
ton.
r. H. Harris returned from visit
with his daughter, Mrs Farnham at
Orono on Monday.
Mrs. Edgar e. Clifford who has been
visiting relatives and friends in
Canaan returned to Bowdoinham on
Saturday.
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DRUNKEN NESS
Is a DISEASE and
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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-28
PETITION FOR INJUNCTION
ON STRIKE FUND OFF
1t Was Found That Less Than go Cents
Remained and That the Books and
Papers Scarcely Told How Much
Had Been Spent.

Boston, March 2s.--The petition for a
temporary injunction against the com
mittee in charge OF the fund for the
relief of those suffering from the Law
rence textile strike was withdrawn in
the Massachusetts supreme court yester-
day by former Judge James r. Dunbar,
acting in behalf of Attorney General
James ". Swift
Judge Dunbar said that less than fifty
cents of the fund remained at the Law
renee Trust company, and that the ex-
animation made by accountants Of the
books and papers Of the strike commit
tee showed that il was next to inlpos-
sible to tell how much money lad been
received on how it had been expended
lnasihuch as the desired information
could be obtained only by a long and
careful examination, he said, it was de-
cided to withdraw the petition for
temporary injunction, permit the plead
ings to be completed and then ask the
court to appoint master who should
hear the evidence and make report.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-28
MAY ACT IN COAL CRISIS.
Representative Buchanan Says House
May Act to Settle Pending Strike.

Washington, D. c., March 2s.-That
the House may take some action looking
toward 4 settlement of the anthracite
coal situation was the pith OF state
ment made yesterday by Representative
Frank Buchanan of Illinois, a member
of the House labor committee. and the
author of a resolution calling upon the
department of commerce and labor TO
supply the House with certain facts rel
alive to the anthracite coal industry in
Pennsylvania. This resolution is now
pending before the committee on inter
state and foreign commerce.
Mr.. Buchanan said yesterday that he
expected this committee to take up his
resolution shortly and in all probability
to report it farorably. It is also under
stood unoflieally that the bureau OF
labor is quite ready and able to CO.
operate as desired.
Members of the House and Of the
Senate as well think that by Monday.
on which date the supreme court is ex-
pected TO hand down the long-awaited
decision on the anthracite coal roads
the coal situation will be of acute inter
est in Washington
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-28
BIsMurH LARGELY IMPORTED.
In Development Of an American
Supply.

Bismuth is one of the few metals IF
which the United States can not or
toe not produce enough to supply its
needs. The scarcity Of bismuth in this
ountry and the accredited control Of
the market by foreign syndicate have
kept the American price high, but ac-
coiding to the United States geological
survey, interest is rapidly being de-,
ycloped in the recovery of bismuth as
by-product in electrolytic lead refin
ing. No large deposits of bismuth are
known in the United States, but some
ores mined for their gold or silver have
been found to be more valuable for their
bismuth than for their other mineral
content Thus in 1910 a Colorado mine
reported to the geological survey the
production of ore which carried up to Is
per cent. bismuth, in addition to gold
and silver. The ore was smeted for
the precious metals it contained, but if
it had been sold for its bismuth content
alone. it probably would have brought
at least 1885, ton Another Colorado
mine produced during the same year, ore
containing TO 10 per cent of bis
muth the total content of the metal
to several tons. Though
mined for gold. this ore was more val
liable for its bsmuth
The imports Of bismuth in 1910 were
l9Sl74 pounds valued at $332,66s
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-28
Reports Seem to Indicate Min
ers Will Accept Proposition
AND RESUME THEIR WORK
But if They Vote to Accept the Minimum
Wage Measure 1t Is Doubtful if They
Will Go to Work Before Easter
A Serious Outbreak at Cannoch.

London. March IS The House OF
Lords last night passed to second
reading, the minimum wage bill without
division
Reports from the mining centers point
to the probability of a large majority
Of the miners voting for resumption
OF work in the ballot which the min
ers' federation ordered yesterday after.
noon but it is doubtful ii much work
viii be done until after the Easter holt
days.
The most serious outbreak since the
strike began, occurred yesterday al Car
mock, where several thousand strikers,
accompanied by hundreds of women,
raided a colliery where so men were
working.
The strikers stoned and overpowercd
tho police. firing two buildings and
wrecking others Rioting continued sew
eral hours, until large reinforcements o.
police charged the rioters and scattered
them.
Five hundred troops left yesterday
afternoon for Cannock while all the
troops, numbering 10000 were ordered
TO prepare to move at any moment into
the colliery district.
The coal owners Yesterday accepted
tie minimum wage bill. thus opening
ntres to the men whenever they wish
to resume work.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-28
Direct Election OF senators.

Last year Massachusetts adopted the
direct primary for tie nomination Of
state and county officers and now we
have put into effect a presidential prefer
entail primary, indicating that the COM
monwealth appreciates the force Of logic.
There still remains one further step, a
measure TO provide for the direct choice
OF United States senators. This should
be passed by the present legislature and
then the Bay state honestly can feel
that she is in the forefront OF the move
ment to give popular government vital
force.
The federal constitution provides that
senator's shall be elected by the state
legislatures, but movement to give the
people power TO elect their senators by
direct vote has been under way for some
years. Congress has been importuned to
propose an amendment to the consti-
tuition, but as this requires a two-thirds
vote Of both branches and as public
opinion has not vet been able TO secure
the two-thirds vote in the Senate, the
proposal has not been fol Incoming.
The other way is by application Of
the legislatures of twO-thirds OF the
states for the calling of constitutional
convention. This latter method is now
well under way and only three more
states, to make up the required 30, need
ask for the convention. Massachusetts
should be one OF the requesting states
and the passage OF the resolution this
year will hasten the date of the conven-
tion.- Boston Globe.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-28
HOW TO MAKE HoTBEDS.
A Device That Helps the Farmer, says
the Indiana Farmer.

Every farm should have a hotbed, or
at least cold frame They do not cost
much compared to the returns they can
be made to bring or the saving they
make on the grocery bill. If nothing is
raised to sell, there is still ample reason
for their use. Aside from the early
radishes, lettuce, etc, vegetables that
can be grown in the plant, as tomato,
melon etc, can be started early for the
garden, says the Indiana Farmer. Fol-
lowing are the points on their construc-
ton and management from the Kansas
station The directions are for hotbeds,
but will hold true with cold frames If
the bottom heat made by the use of
so much manure is not used.
Dig a hole two feet deep, a little larg
err than the size of the hotbed frame.
II the hotbed is TO be permanent, the
walls of this pit should be lined with
brick stone or cement When possible,
have shed or board fence on the north
side of the bed. II will take less man
ure to heat the soil Put two feet of
well-mixed fresh horse manure in the
hole, wet thoroughly, and lamp. If the
manure is not well tamped, the soil will
settle unevenly when the manure de-
GAYS.
Two-inch material makes a better and
stronger frame, and will last longer
The front of the frame should be six
riches high, the back Is inches. Put
five inches of dirt on the manure, pre-
ferably the richest soil you can get Fill
in around the frame with manure and
earth and put the cover on the frame.
Glass sashes are best for covers Cloth
may be used late in the season. The size
of sash is three by six feet The bed,
then, should be six feet wide and as
many times three feet long as desired,
The temperature of the hotbed will
be high at first Use a thermometer.
When the heat has fallen to IS degrees
the seed may be planted. Keep the bed
well watered but do not soak. Too
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-28
BEEF PACKER VERDICT
BLOW TO PROSECUTION
Is Admission by Department of Justice
No Appeal Possible Against the
Packers, 1t Is Said.

Washington March 2s.-At the de-
partment of justice it was freely con-
fessed that the outcome OF the beef
packers trial would increase the govern
ment's task of securing convictions under
the criminal clause of the Sherman anti
trust law. 1t was premature, the off
cials added however, to forecast the III
innate standing of the clause before
courts and juries. The present, they
stated, was period for marking time
in that connection. Before generalizing
as to the sufiiciency or insulicieney OF
the criminal section, the government in
tends to await the outcome of some of
the pending prosecutions, including par
tieularly the cases against the United
Shoe Machinery company the American
Sugar Refining company and the Ma
tional Cash Register company.
II was pointed out that only in ono
instance involving industrial questions
had the government secured convictions
of individuals under the Sherman laws
criminal section. That was in the case
OF the so-called turpentine trust, which
is now on appeal TO the supreme court.
The government has no appeal. The
Judge had presided over the trial Off
cials of the department declared, with
impartiality The attorney general has
not vet given consideration TO the ques
ton whether he will revive the civil
under the Sherman law
against the packers, which were dis
missed by the government few months
q on
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-28
GAS, DYSPEPSIA AND
INDIGESTION VANISH
Diapepsin Settles Your Upset Stomach
and Ends All Indigestion in Five
Minutes.

You can eat anything your stomach
Graves without fear of indigestion or
dyspepsia, or that your food viii fer.
ment or sour on your stomach, If you
will take little Diapepsin occasionally.
Your meals will taste good, and any-
thing you eat will be digested; moth
ing can ferment or turn into acid or
poison or stomach gas, which causes
belching, dizziness, a feeling OF full
ness after eating, nausea Indigestion
like a lump of lead in stomach bill
iousness, heartburn, water brasil
pain in stomach and intestncs, or other
symptoms.
Headaches from the stomach are alb
solutely unknown where this effective
remedy is used Diapepsin really does
all the work of a healthy stomach. 1t
digests your meals when your stom
aclp can't. single dose will digest
all the food you eat and leave moth
ing to ferment or sour and upset the
stomach.
Get a large 5o-cent case of Pape's
Diapepsin from your druggist and start
taking now, and in little while you
will actually brag about your healthy,
strong stomach. for you then can eat
and everything you want with
out the slightest discomfort or misery,
and every particle Of impurity and gas
that is in your stomach and intestnes
is going TO be carried away without
the use OF laxatiyes or any other assist
ance.
Should you at this moment be suffer
ing from indigestion or any stomach
you can surely get relief within
five minutes.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-28

it was found he had shot himself with
an army revolver. He died almost in
stantly.
The Hichborn domestic tragedy has
shocked the most exclusive society here.
Mrs. Hichborn and Wylie disappeared
simultaneously in 1910, and were later
reported travelling as man and wife in
Egypt. France and Italy. WyIe had de-
serted his wife and four children, while
Mrs. Hchborn had left a baby boy.
IN the spring Of lDll, both returned
to their families Last fall Wylie gave
his wife and children property worth
100000 and disappeared again, Mrs.
Hichborn sailing soon for Europe, where
she and Wyle were reported to be in
France.
Young Hichborn never seemed to re-
cover his former spirits. The prominence
Of his family and that OF his wife made
the disaster especially notable.
Rear Admiral Hichborn long chief Of
OF the navy, was referred
to as a master shipbuilder, To his gent
us was attributed much Of the credit for
Of the American fleet in the
war with Spain.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-28
Prominent Pittsburg Architect
Cured Of Rheumatism!

Pittsburg, March 2s.-H. Childs Hodg.
ems, who had been suffering about one
year with rheumatism, and was attended
by some OF the best physicians in the
country, is now well man, able to at
tend to his business in way that was
impossible two months ago.
Mr.. Hodgens accidentally met repre-
sentative of the Magistral Chemical
Company, fortunately, some time ago,
who volunteered to send him box Of
Nurito. and Mr.. Hodgens attributes en-
tirely his changed condition, to, as he
terms it, this wonderful remedy.
Editors Note. l-Nurito is on sale
at Red Cross Pharmacy, E. A. browns,
in 81 and 81 boxes.