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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-09-18
"Name- Gives Nome its Name

At last the mystery which has al
ways hung over the source and mean
ing of the word Nome, the name OF
the cape and the city in Alaska, has
been solved. says Youths Companion
A drafting clerk in the coast and
geodetic survey office has confessed
that he-quite unintentionally-en
riched geography with this musical
monosyllable. mo one" he says
was more surprised than l when
saw the name on the map. 1t hap
pened in this way"
when the rush to Alaska took
place on the discovery of rich gold
deposits on the Klondike, in the ear,
ly nineties, the government found il
necessary to make more complete
maps of that then little known coun.
try. Surveying parties were rushed
to the field, and as fast as their notes
and plots were sent back to Wash
ington they were turned over to this
office to make the official maps
There were many parties in the field
and the maps were being continually
called for by the gold seekers. Hence
for some months our Office was rushed
night and day.
Now it fell to my lot to draft q
map of the Alaskan coast that runs
southeast from Boring strafe. This
map was to be made from the field
notes and plots sent by the surveying
party in that district. Such notes
and plots always contain the names
of prominent mountains, capes, inlets
and the like.
I'm making the tracing of the coast
down from Boring strait, l came
across a headland for which neither
notes nor plots furnished a name
Accordingly, l made a pencil note al
the point, putting the word, Name? ?
with an Interrogation point after II
thinking that the chief, when he edit
ed the map, would put in the name
il it had one, or would think up one
IL it hadn't. In the hurry of the work
and due also to the fact. I presume
that l had written the letter "a in
the word name very much like o.
the matter was passed by the revis'
ers and my map sent to the engrav-
ers in that shape.
"A few weeks afterward, l was as
tonished, on looking over a stack oil
maps just engraved from my orig
inal. to see this particular headland
designated thereon as Cape Nome.
When, shortly afterward, gold wal
discovered in the vicinity and o camI
established there, the town took the
name Of the cape, and Is called
Nome to this day"
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-09-18
Pay the Farmers More Than Ever

Back to the farm the department OF
agriculture has traced some of the re-
sponsibility for the present high cost
of living. In a report issued Thurs
day, the department at Washington
sets forth that the prices paid the
farmers for their products were more
with few exceptions. on Sept. l, than
they received, last year at that time
Among the more important articles OF
food which showed slight increases
were:
Potatoes, 1913 cents bushel; butter
IT a pound; chickens, IL cent 6
pound. and eggs .O4 a dozen. Oats
increased 4,3 cents bushel; barley
II and cotton .05 a pound. The price
of corn decreased 20 bushel; whea
ST.; fax 34.S; rye 7.8: buckwheat g.
and hay rs cents ton.
The farmer also received more fol
the meats he produced, except lamb
on Aug. Is. this year, than he did a
the same time, last year. Hogs In
creased SS cents q hundred pounds
beeves SO cents; veals 81 cents ant
sheep cents. The price Of lambs
decreased 10 cents q hundred weight
Horses increased only 81 head
while mich cows increased 1870 each
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-09-18
y. L. C0RNYILLE

Miss Frances Bolton, the artist who
has been boarding with Mrs. Netue
Barker. left Sept. I on her return TO
her home in Brooklyn, y. Y.
Miss Carolyn Barker is teaching the
fall term at Mckinley boarding at
home.
+ Miss Alice Barker left the first OF
last week for Skowhegan to enter up
on her senior year in the High school.
/ f. R. Berry and family took the
first long trip in their Elmore car,
Sept. IA. Prof and Mrs. Green of
the Athens High school accompanied
them, Mr. Green, who is an expert
enced automobilist, as chauffeur.
/ Leaving here about 10 o'clock they
made brief stop in Fittsfeld for din
ner and a few calls then on through
Burnham, Clinton, Benton, Fairfield,
Shawmut Good Will, Hinckley and
Skowhegan arriving home about b
p, NJ
Guy Bartlett left Sept IL to join
Mrs. Bartlett in East Boston for a
week s visit.
John Fischbeck has been doing car
penter work for l.. A. Stinchfield and
VIM. Roth and has gone to Athens
this week to Bert Fishs, where he
was employed for a few weeks in the
early summer.
VIM. Roth has been getting the GEM
ent foundations ready for a new barn
to be erected next season and has
also been taking down and rebuilding
the chimney in his house. The work
men found brick marked 1917.
Charles Gardner has been doing the
mason work and George WEIGH and
Cecil Cooley have been his assistants.
VIM Kent and wife are keeping the
home while Guy Bartlett and wife are
visiting in East Boston.
Leslie Hoyt and wife have closed
their cottage and returned to his ia
theirs, Island Farm.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-09-18
Fast Work on the Panama Pacific In
ternatiOnal Exposition

Thousands of men, hundreds OF
horses, much shipping and many rail
way cars are busily engaged now in
the gigantic task of constructing the
great palaces and other buildings OF
the Panama Pacific International Fix
position. The exposition grounds on
the bay shore between Fort Mason
and the Golden Gate are teeming with
activity.
The sounds of hammer, circular
saw, pile driver and locomotive
whistle peryade nearly the whole big
area on San Franciscos north beach
where the completion of the Panama
Canal will be celebrated in 1915
Simultaneous construction has start
ed upon the exhibit palaces. The
work is let to contractors with def
mite time limits and is being accom-
plished In advance of schedule.
An idea of the rapid progress now
being made on the construction of the
exposition palaces may be gathered
from the fact that contracts have been
let or awarded for all main exhibit
palaces except that for Horticulture
In addition there are the Festival
Hall, Ferry Building and Fuels build
ing, which will be constructed by the
exposition company, which will also
construct the California building
which, with its furnishings, will rep
| resent an outlay estimated at 100000
Twenty months before its opening
on February 90, 1915, the Panama
Pacific International Exposition over
shadows any commemorative and in
structive exhibition in history. Tween
| ty-seven of the worlds nations have
officially accepted the formal invita-
ton of the United States conveyed
through the Department of State and
are PLANNING to take part upon won
dcrfal scale japan has appropr.a
ed 100000 for its participation. Every
commonwealth in the United States
will be represented. New York leads
the list with an appropriation OF
100000; Pennsylvania is next with
100000.
Based upon a review of all depart
ments the Comptroller Of the Panama
Pacific International Exposition esti-
mates that its initial cost will exceed
eighty millions of dollars, exclusive
of the intrinsic wealth represented in
the exhibits and the amount repre-
scented in the displays will far ex-
coed the cost of construction. In ad-
dition to progress in construction and
in the preparation of exhibits and
concessions, a great program of inter-
national events has been arranged
and assured. All participating ma
tons will take part in the program.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-09-18
NORTH NEW PORTLAND

Mr. and Mrs. c. II. Bartlett spent
several days in Portland last week.
Mr. and Mrs George Pierce, Mr..
and Mrs. Sylvanus Romeo and daugh-
ter, George. Mr. and Mrs. Vinton
Hutchins and family and Miss Emma
Knowles attended the Maine Central
Fair at Waterville.
r. Y Storer brought Louise Pratt
Grace Trip, Merle Berry and Earle
Kennison in his Overland automobile
from Pennington, Friday night, to
spend Saturday and Sunday at home.
The Primary school opened Tues
day with Miss Springer as teacher.
Rev. Norman Bartlett preached his
last sermon here, Sunday He will
return to his home in Arlington, Mass.
Lottie Libby returned from Port
land, Saturday, where she has been
visiting relatives
The Revival Meetings held in Union
church last week were conducted by
Rev. c. Longley from kingfeld. They
were well attended.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-09-18
White House Weddings

The marriage engagement of Miss
Jessie Wilson, daughter of the Presi-
dent has been announced and calls
to mind other White House brides.
Lucy Payne Washington, Mrs. Madi-
sons sister, to Justice Todd of the
Supreme Court, 1911.
Anna Todd to Representative John
G. Jackson, 1912.
Maria Monroe. daughter of the presi-
dent, to Samuel Lawrence Gouverneur
1920.
HELEN jackson to John Adams, q
son of the president. 1926.
Della Lewis to Alphonse Yver Pa
geot, 1929.
Mary Easton to Lucien B. Polk. 1895
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-09-18
NORTH CORNvILLE

Bert Greene has finished work at
the Eaton farm, and returned to Hart
land.
Mrs. Sylvanus Judkins of the West
is visitor at Miss Lydia A. Cur
rier's. She was a former resident of
this town.
wells on the East Ridge, Tuesday
on business.
Harry Dysart has moved back to his
home here.
Fred Tufts has moved his family to
the Small place.
G. W. Bates and family went to
Pennington. Sunday, by auto. going
by way OF West Mills and returning
through Pennington and North Ches-
teryille,
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-09-18
SANDY RIVER GRANGE

Sandy River Grange, No. SO has a
lecture at its hall in Mercer this eve
ming with some other forms of en-
tertainment. The proceeds are to go
toward paying and enlarging its
grange building. 1t is the first of a
series of entertainments which will
be held during the winter for that
purpose. The order has rented the
building it now occupies for twelve
1r fifteen years, but now feel war
ranted in owning the structure.
This grange is in a very prosperous
condition, and has the satisfaction of
knowing that an unusually large pro-
portion, about forty percent of the
members, average to attend at each
meeting.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-09-18
FROZEN FRESH EGGS ENDORSED
BY u. s.

Frozen fresh eggs have the endorse.
ment of the United States bureau Oh
chemistry, which, Thursday, placed lts
seal of approval on them as an article
of wholesome food. After long Sc.
ries of experiments the government
chemist found that eggs may be Drok-
en-, canned and then frozen without
losing their flavor or deterioratng III
any way. In thus preserving them
against the day of scarcity, however
the chemists lay down two inYioia'e
rules:
Beware bad eggs"
Keep 'em frozen
These rules observed, the experls
declare there is no reason why iro1-
en- eggs should not become populai
especially with bakers and other eA
tensive users of the product ine
chemists dislike to dwell upon VIVA.
might happen to a can OF eggs ma
had become "unfrozen," howeVel,
They declined. today, to discuss 'no
subject.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-09-18
SOUTH MADISON

Our first general frost came Monday
morning although it was not severe
enough to hurt corn to any great ex-
tent The sweet corn needs from one
to two weeks more Of warm weather
to make 1t suitable for canning.
In spite Of the rain there was q
fair sized crowd at the auction sale
Of the e. F. Sprague farm, last Sat
urday. The property went to W. E
Clough of Madison at low ngure, he
being the only bidder.
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y The News of Somerset's Busy Towns ~

ember "a. she expects to leave Port
and for California, where she will
spend the next year.
Moses Townsend is having his house
painted Mr.. H. NJ. Wilson and Mr.
VI. l.. Williams are doing the work
The material being used is Sherwin-
Williams outside gloss white.
Walter Cross, mail carrier on route
No, 2, is enjoying his annual yaca-
ton. Fred Powers is acting as car
rier in his place.
Robert l.. Seekins and wife of Farm
ington. are in town this week look
ing after the interest of the American
Agricultural Chemical Company
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-09-18
CARATINk

CARATINk
Mr. Nesbt of Moss is the guest of
his daughter Mrs. Henry Carbino.
Mrs. James Carbino has returned
from Lewiston, where she has been
for treatment
David Baker returned to Orono, last
week, after a short visit in town
About twenty-four men helped to
raise the barn of Crosby Spaulding,
who is replacing the one that was
burned recently. They all worked
with a will and it was completed in
time to partake of the bountiful sup
per prepared by Mrs. Spaulding. Both
Mr. and Mrs. Spaulding appreciate the
helping hands of yesterday.
Sherman Bion had a horse shipped
from Lewiston last week which is a
beauty.
Mr.. and Mrs Leander Bright are
going into the woods to cook for Rob-
ert Lourison, this week.
Now as the law is off partridges,
men, women and boys are in the tield.
1t is reported that Mis-. Mary William
was the first to bring down a bird
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-09-18
CHILD CLIMBED TO THE
SCAFFOLD AND FELL
Little Dorothy Palmer of Embden Has
Narrow Escape and Sustains
Bruises.

Dorothy, the youngest daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Palmer of Emb-
den, had very narrow escape few
days ago She climbed up on the
scaffold in the barn, and it is not
known how it happened, but she fell,
striking her head and bruising her
little face dreadfully, beside hurting
her arm and leg. but fortunately no
bones were broken.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-09-18
NORTH ANSON

The d. A. r. meeting is held, Fri
day, at the home of Mrs. Irwin Hill
ton. A picnic dinner will be served
and the Daughters are requested TO
bring cake, bread and salads.
Mrs. Harold Davis OF Waterville was
a recent guest for two days OF Post
master and Mrs. G. l.. Hoyey.
Mrs. Fred s. Parsons and daughter
Dorothy spent few days at Moore s
Siding, returning home the first OF
the week.
F. N. Barnaby of Boston arrived
here. Tuesday. for few weeks stay
Monday evening, Grand Master, l.
o. o. F., l.. E. Flanders and wife and
Mrs Warehouse of Auburn and Grand
Secretary w. w. Cutter of Portland
we're guests at w C. Emerys, and
members of Table Rock Lodge met
the Grand officers who came to con
sult in regard to the loss of this or.
der by fire 80 as to report same al
the Grand session.
Grange Hall is in great demand by
the local Orders, and, Monday evening
the Masons adjourned their meeting to
w. r. Waits hardware store in order
that the Eastern Star might hold a
meeting in the hall.
Mrs. Gertrude Hemminger of Wa
terville was visiting relatives here the
FIRST of the week
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Moore of Frank
lin, Mass, arrived here, Saturday
night, and visited relatives and friends
for q few days. Mr.. Moore was for
many years junior editor of the I'm
ion Advocate. with his father, the late
Albert Moore.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Welch of Oak
land arrived, Sunday and were guests
of E. j. Clark and family for two
days,
Miss Margaret Graves, granddaugh-
Ter of the late j. j. Parlin, is teaching
the third and fourth grades in the
Mark Emery school. Miss Graves
graduated from the course of Domestic
Science in Simmons College, Boston
Mr. and Mrs. John b. Hodsdon of
Oakland were visiting here the hrst
of the week, the guest of his cousin,
Mrs. Emily Porter. They went from
this village, Tuesday afternoon.
A few cases of measles have appear
ed.
The heavy frosts affected the sweet
corn so much that there was only
about four days corn pack at the fac
tory.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Roberts of
Madison, who were residents of North
Arson for a few years, during which
Mr.. Roberts was in the employ of Por-
ter Il Co., found that the 18th of Sep
TENDER was lucky date, for 1t
brought them baby boy weighing
eight pounds. A dainty little card an
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-09-18
MERCER

Frost last week only damaged the
corn fodder in this part of Mercer.
Alton Smith is hauling his corn to
Norridgewock factory this week. 9th
er farmers expect to market their
sweet corn as it is all right
Mrs c. II. Girdler was in Skowhe-
gan, Monday. Pauline Smith return
ed home with her.
Fred Hatch hauled goods to Nor
ridgewock last Monday for Mrs. NJ. F..
Andrews
School begins at Mercer village,
Monday Sept. Is.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-09-18
Emily Martin to Lewis Randolph

Elizabeth Tyler, daughter of the
president to William Waller, 1872.
Nellie Grant, daughter of the pres
ident, to Algernon Sartoris, 1847.
Emily Plat, niece of President
Hayes, to General Russell Hastings,
1878.
Frances Folsom to President Grover
Cleveland, 1886.
Alice Roosevelt, daughter of Presi-
dent Roosevelt to Representative
Nicholas Longworth, 1906.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-09-18
STARkS

Harley Smith of Boston is at home
for vacation
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Waugh went
to Emden, Monday. to attend the Fair.
The village fair was held Tuesday.
Quite a crowd was in attendance.
William Walker and wife of Show
hogan were in town. Tuesday, to at
tend the Fair. While here he dOnat-
ed SIS for the new sidewalks.
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Agricultural Fairs In Somerset County

Sept. 24-25-Anson, Somerset As'i
cultural Society at Park near Hlilou
Corner, B. F. Burns, President
Oct. 2, 8, 4,-Hartland. East some.
set Agricultural Society at the ParA
near Hartland Station.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-09-18
BINGII IN

Holm Cummings is al Forsythe's
building a mill for the Bingham Lum-
Der Co
Mrs Cushman of Stratton has been
in town two weeks caring for her
sons wife, who has been ill.
Mrs Emma Pierce and Mrs. Rand
were in town Saturday night of last
week.
Mrs. Whipple, mother of II. b. Whip
pie. has been very i'll for several
weeks.
Daniel Holt of this village is called
the champion pumpkin grower. One
pumpkin raised by him measured i've
feet in circumference and weighed
gixty-seven and three-quarters (G7 sd
lbs.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Cooley, Mr. and
Mrs. George Gilman and Mr. and Mrs.
Cony Grant attended Central Maine
Fair at Waterville last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norris Bray and fam
lily are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis
Curtis
Mr.. and Mrs Edgar Hilton of Mos
COW have been visiting relatives IN
Aroostook county the past two weeks.
Mrs. Alice Spaulding of Skowhegan
recently spent two weeks with her
sister. Mrs. Joseph Fitzmorris.
The Sunshine Club held its last
regular meeting with its president
Mrs. Lea Hussey. The next meeting
will be with Mrs. Joseph Fitzmorrls
In October
Mr.. and Mrs. A. |. fadham OF MOS
COW was among those to attend the
Waterville Fair.
Mrs. Rebecca Witham and her
daughter, May Witham, recently spent
four weeks among relatives ana
friends in Canaan and vicinity.
About 90 were present at the nome
of Mrs. John Owens last Friday al
ternoon. It was Forestry Day for
the Century Club and the gathering
took the place of a picnic. An ex-
cellent program was carried out IN
Guiding singing and topics suitable
for the day. Refreshments of iced
tea. fancy cakes and crackers were
served by the hostess, Mrs. ovens
and other members of the committee,
Mrs. Myrtle Cummings and Mrs. Mel
lie Robinson.
Several of the club members hope
to attend the Dist anniversary OF the
Maine Federation of Women's clubs
to be held in Lewiston, Sept. Is, IA
and rs.
The genuine Lightning one-plnt
fruit jars, SOC per dozen at Whitney s.
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MADISON CENTER

Mrs. Julia Barker of Augusta was
the guest of Miss Olive Hayden,
campmeeting week.
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NORTH MADISON

Mrs Lizzie Spear of Lakewood was
in town, last Thursday, TO attend the
Sunshine meeting, which met with
Mrs. Abbie Salley.
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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-24
NEWS FROM RINGSIDE

Tommy Walsh Of New Orleans. has de-
parted for Los Angeles, where he has
lops with Eddie Camp March %. Tommy
writes that Burns is IN great shape and
win surely come through a winner
After the Campi fight Walsh says he
will camp on the trail OF Kid Williams
and Champion Johnny Coulon Tommy
also has an appointment with James COT
troth, he Frisco promoter, regarding a
match with Joe Mandot and the winner
Of the Murphy Wolgast set-to.
Jack Dillon has started training for his
EiX-round combat with Buck Grouse
In Pittsburg March 81. Sam Marharger.
manager OF Dillon, is attempting to induce
George Chip into the ring with Dillon at
Youngstown Ohio, for fifteen rounds
Joe Rivers the Mexican lightweight,
is doing his training at Dial Hawkins
round battle with Leach cross April s.
Cross is working at the Polo.
Milwaukee threatens 10 send Moha into
the ring with eddie McGoorty next Mon
day a slight fsvorite The betting fans
also claim Mocha is training like a Tro-
ian for the bStte and VIII enter the
ring in the best condition Of his life.
In the meantime. McGoorty is letting
no grass grow under his feet Eddie is
upihE MS framing Al Nate Lewis gym
nasium in Chicago He is boxing from
ten To twelve rounds daily Billy Wal
tiers, Ernie Zanders and Tommy Murphy
are helping Eddie get into shape.
The DAYS Of finish lighting in the state
OF Nevada are over \ law was passed
there permitting nothing more than ten
rounds For sixteen years the Sage Brush
State was the home Of the finish con-
tests
few pounds in weight may Keep
Jimmy Clabby from meeting the winner
Of the Mocha McGoorty match. Jimmy IS
holding out for rinGSide weight, while
Moha and McGOorty will do no better
than "a at o'clock
Tommy Burns has been selected to act
as referee Of the lightweight match be
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-24
SENN0, ITALIAN FIELDER,
GETS JOB WITH BAR0NS

BIRMINGHAM. ALA, March "a
Although Birmingham has Jared badly
at the hands of the Reds. the defeats
have been due more to ragged fielding
and base running than to any romping
upon the pitchers. This, however, is
just the training season, and another
weeks work will do much to smooth
down the rough edges.
Senno. the Italian outfielder, IS prov
ing himself a clever player and the
form shown has assured him a berth
with Birmingham. Mcbride and Nc
Gilvray are hitting the ball at a lively
rate and bid fair to have a good sea-
son. Messenger is showing great form
and indicates that he is getting his
batting eye back. The Barons have
three more games with the Cincinnati
team,