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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-07-17
Why Not For Somerset p?

The daily papers of the present
week have related somewhat unusual
incident. the seizure of $500 pint bot
ties of liquors, en- route from Boston
10 Augusta, said to be destined for a
man named King who until January
last was a resident of Waterville.
The stuff was packed in 20 boxes
and these were concealed by furnl-
ture, carpets, etc, evidently in the
hope that the load would pass for a
furniture van. The seizure was made
by Ferd E. Stevens of Lewiston under
the national law applying to interstate
transportation of liquors.
Taken all together there seems to be
warrant for the impression that these
twenty-eight hundred pints of intoxi-
cants were for use In relation to the
primaries which are to occur through
out this congressional district a week
from Monday II their distribution
we're confined to the voters of one
party In kennebec county, even the
one that had the most numerous fol-
lowing at the last election, there
would be just about enough to go
around. OF course this citizen of
Kennebec and those associated with
him may have had the liberal purpose
OF handling proportion along to the
upper Kennebec, but our knowledge
OF the propensities prevailing In that
section, lust before election, meagre
rs 1t Is, warrants us in believing that
mighty little OF this consignment
would ever get up this way IL distri-
buted frcm Augusta headquarters.
Now all this leads to inquire why
there should be such a discrimination
against good old Somerset. Surely
prediction thirst Is not confined to
any one section and we recall moth
ing that would justify our sister
county of Kennebec In her selfish and
heartless designs.
OF course everyone in the district,
except perhaps It's immediate pro-
moters, are chuckling over the Incl
dent That 80 slick project as this
booze lined load of furniture should
get pinched Is a rare treat. Further
than that, there is food for reflec-
ton for every citizen who Is entitled
TO vote at the primaries, for congress
sional candidates on July %. A state
ment as to the party or parties re-
sponsible for this importation would
be hard to substantlate, but each man
can use his own reasoning powers
and, should he reach a conclusion sat
tsfactory to himself, he would natural
y line up against any element gully
Of practice so perniclous.
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The saddest thought about the
whole matter Is that 1t would take so
little time, devoted to public matters,
to make things hum. Just little per-
sonal sacrifice would change Skowhe-
gan from a plodding, limping, sleepy
truck horse to a spirited racer. There
are over 5000 people living Tor stay
ing) in Skowhegan. We could pick
out a hundred with whom, II we
would have an hour a week of their
time. we could change our town to
city of $4,000 inhabitants in five years.
Now We haven't painted this lack
of patriotism a bit worse than 1t
really is. Shall we do anything about
1t? Will the grass In our streets fol-
low as natural sequence from the
moss on our backs, or shall we on this
seventeenth day of July, 1913. here
and now highly resolve that this COM
munity shall have a new birth OF
gumption.
If this appeal has really touched
sensitive spot, go and talk 1t over
with your neighbor. Join the Board
OF Trade Give 1t some ideas and
help to carry them out. Get behind
the Somerset Central Fair which Is
almost upon us. For heavens sake
don't leave it to President Day to run
the whole show, Build a starch fac
tory, which wouldn't cost very much.
Help get the Somerset Cow Test As
ISOLATION running which would cost
almost nothing at all. Above all
things, note any citizen that is deyoting
his thought to public welfare and ap-
precate 1t. Tell him and others about
1t. Trade with him and urge others
to. Let him see that his fellow
townsmen can appreciate patriotism
Others will be thereby encouraged to
follow his example.
We have all been vigorous and per-
sistent in attacking the whippletree
with our heels. Let's try what we
,an do with our shoulders in the col
ar. We should like to see evidence
enough of public enterprise to make
he words above written appear like
SANDER on the fair name of Show
negan. The opportunities are wait
ing and there Is latent ability In
plenty to make our editor feel like
thirty cents. Let's prove that no man
or journal ever had the right to
question our patriotism.
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A Call To Arms

How many business men and cti-
a meeting tomorrow evening to accept
gift of $4,000 for any public pur-
pose. Unless urged and nagged there
TO by personal appeal ii is not likely
that Is people would respond. Sup
pose, however, we could say that every
man who came would receive n dol
lar. would Coburn Park be big enough
10 hold us? Such is about the DIFF
ference between our public spirit and
our private cupidity. Our business
men and population generally are as
keen as the world knows, so long as
each man is hustling for himself, but
an abandoned graveyard is place of
gaiety and enthusiasm compared to
Skowhegan when really pull-togeth-
or job Is to be tackled.
These are not pleasant things to say.
There Is even some doubt IL 1t will
amount to anything to own up as to
Kills pltldUlc iuSh vi pubiiC Sulcl lbt'
But prayer and exhortation having
failed, we are moved In very despera-
ton to heave brick to see. per-
chance, II there be yet left In our pub
lie Uranium sensibility to feel and be
stirred by the blow when the missile
comes crashing down upon It, 1t Is
quite possible somebody will get mad.
BY all means, do. The good old
fashioned custom of coming around to
lick the editor had some things to
recommend 1t. The anger of one man
would not encourage us very much
but If two or more could be stimulated
to organize mob. even to chastise
us for handing out these unwelcome
truths, it would constitute a CLEAN of
hope. Having thus found how to
stand shoulder to shoulder in COM
mon cause, they might continue to
work together in some more laudable
and less hazardous enterprise
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ANNIE L. DECKER
Magnetic Healer

tuberculosis, Forrest f. Rowe, Norridge-
wock; Tuberculosis: Forrest Jackson. Con
cord; Erysipelas, Kendall Decker, Mercer
Eryslpelas, Mrs. Fred Doyle, Norridgewock'
Eryslpelas, Mrs. f. Magoon, Bingham; par
alysis OF throat, Mrs. Ella futile, Fairfield
Throat trouble, Christine Spaulding Blng-
ham; Nervous prostration, A. s. Burke Bine.
Nervous prostration, l.. Hamilton, Bingham,
A ppendicitis, Chester Robinson, Concord
and liver, Mrs. w. s. Robinson
Concord; Kidney trouble, W. s. Robinson
Concord; Kidney trouble, Hazel Robinson
Catarrh trouble. Mrs. Rosa ROBIN
son, Concord; Appendicitis. Roy Atwood
Concord; Indigestion, Frank Atwood, Blng'
ham; Kidney trouble, Thelma Bean, Bing'
ham; Partial shock, Mrs. Edgar King, Blns'
ham; Goitre, Mona Baker, Bingham; IN
George Z. Jones, bingham; lnu ,.
gestion, Mrs. Geo. G. Jones, Bingham; Rheu'
matism, J. A. Baker, Bingham; Rheumatism
Edgar King, Bingham; Nervous trou ,de
Mrs. j. A. Baker, bingham; Heart troupie.
Mrs. Lou Cushman, Bingham: Appendlcitlss
Coburn C. Berry, Skowhegan; Heart truo .,nu
Mrs Roxana Walker, Brighton, fndigesti9h
Mrs Kiger West. Brighton: Kidney uoun'e
Frank Peavy, Norridgewock.
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THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
OF SkOWHEGAN
Most of the School Teachers Have
Been Appointed and There are But
Few New Ones. Prin. Leighton to
Return

Prof. r. w. Leighton is to return to
the principalship of the Skowhegan
High School for the sixth year which
meets with the warm approval OF
Skowhegan people and the following
supervisors in different departments
have been elected as follows: Manual
training, E. w. Ochampaugh, Fall
River, Mass; Domestic Science, Miss
Alice ]. Harvey, Bangor; Drawing,
Miss Marjorie Loring, Somerville,
Mass.
Owing to illness the former sub
master E. A Parker, who was obliged
to leave school during the winter will
not return this fall and C. F. Benson,
a graduate of Colby College has been
elected to that position. Other
teachers In the High School will be
Miss Dorothy NJ. Elliott, French and
English; Miss Blanch NJ Emory, Ger
man and English; Miss Ethel W.
Scales, Monson, commercial; ninth
grade, Miss Florence Burnham,
Boothbay.
The teachers in the rural and vii
lage schools have been assigned as
follows: Weston Hall, Miss Leila
Wyman, grade s; Park, Mrs. Alice E.
Mitchell, principal, grade 6; Miss
Ethel NJ Crook, Brewer, grade 5; Miss
Lizzie B. Higgins, grade 4; Mrs. Kate
Holbrook, grade 3. Academy, Mrs.
Lizzie Healey, principal, grade 2;
Miss Grace Ramsdell, Harrington,
grade 1. Jewett ST., Mrs. Nellie R.
Copp. Garfield, Miss A. M. Swain,
principal, grade 6; Miss Mary Arm
strong, Bridgton, grade s.; Miss D. Jet
Briggs, Corinna, grade 5; Miss Maude
w. Bacon, Bluehill, grade 4. Lincoln,
Miss Gertrude Townsend, principal,
grade A. Miss NJ. E. Sweet. East
Holden, grade 3; Miss Harriet Simp-
son, Winslow, grade 2; Miss Eunice
Hoyt, Dexter, grade l. kindergarten,
Miss Alice Moore, Canaan, principal;
Ethelyn NJ. Steward, assistant. NAL
bon's Mills, Miss Helen Pratt; Rich
ardson, Miss Charlotte Davis; Blunt,
Mrs. Eta s. Merrill; league, tformer-
ly Could, Miss Leah Viles, Flagstaff;
Pitts, Miss Hazel Viles, Flagstaff;
Dudley, Mrs. Della Sanford. The
rural schools are to begin September
2, and the high and village schools,
September s.
The school buildings of the town are
to be considerably repaired during the
present year. Fire escapes are to be
placed on the Garfield and PARK
school buildings and new furnaces
are to be installed in the Garfield
building, There is to be new steel
ceiling in the Academy building and
also one in the schoolhouse in the
Richardson district.
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LOCAL ITEMS

Mrs. Howard Durrell and little son
are visiting Mrs. Durrell's parents in
Bangor.
Dr. Genoa Sanborn and DR.. N.
Maude Kellett leave Monday for an
outing of two weeks at Great Che
begue Island Portland Harbor.
Mrs. Hortense Pease and little son
Frank left on the midday train Tues
day for Portland where Master Frank
is being treated for injuries received
A meeting of the Somerset Auto
mobile Association will be held this
Thursday evening at 100 o'clock in
Municipal Court Room. The matter
of Roads and State money will be dis
cussed.
Frank P. Pennell went to Water
Vile Monday night to attend the State
committee meeting of the Progressive
party. Among those who attended
the Third District Convention in that
city Tuesday were: John e. Taylor,
S. II. Bradbury, L. E. Jacobs, DR.. W.
NJ. Pulsifer, G. Fl. Gardner, Thomas
Dean and A. II. Wyman.
Mrs. A. T. Smith received a tele-
gram Saturday stating that her son,
William II. Leavitt and his mother
in-law, Mrs. Morrill, were both i'll with
diptheria. The house has been quar-
antined and every precaution has been
taken to prevent the spread of the
disease to Mrs. Leavitt and the chill
dren. Skowhegan friends of the
family hope for an early recovery
and no further contagion.
One of the gayest functions to occur
among the summer colony at Lake
Wesserrunsett for the season thus far
was the Masquerade Ball in Lakewood
Theatre Monday evening. Those In
attendance were mostly the cottagers
but some went up from here. About
thirty-fye couples were In atten-
dance and their costumes were GER
tainly rare and grotesque. During
the evening those present were call
ed upon to do some particular stunt
individually and this added greatly to
the merriment of the evening. Music
was furnished by Nuttings orchestra
The dancing lasted until 2 o'clock in
the morning.
Employees of the Wesserrunsett
Worsted Co., have been working night
and day a part of this week in order
to clear up all the orders and the var
ious stocks now on hand as far as
possible, so that the factory may be
closed very shortly. The stock
holders of the company are to hold a
business meeting next Tuesday and
they will decide whether operations
will be resumed or not in the near
future. This decision Is awaited
with considerable interest by Skowhe-
gan residents as the factory with it's
probably one hundred and fifty en-
ployees, is a source of considerable
revenue not only to the workers
themselves but also to the business
interest of the town as well.
Regular meeting of Woman's Relief
Corps tomorrow afternoon.
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Mrs. MARY s. T. BURNS announce.
| that she Is prepared to do typewriti in :,
also the examination of titles and rane
| ords in any county and state. Prohata
work a speciality. 40 Court ST.,
Skowhegan, Maine. 4wo7.
RESIDENCE FOR sALE-on Madi.o
Ave. Steam Heat, electric lights hap5n
wood floors. IL rooms, 1-2 acre H.
with apple trees and garden. NJ
Sac F. Clark, 22o Madison Ave. skowss
hogan. 4wo7
FARM FOR sALE-e miles from
Bingham village. one-half mile from
school. Telephone. For further ' IN
formation inquire OF Joseph LaPointe
Bingham, Me- Box 2s2. 4w27.
wANTED-all kinds of help. woods
farms. hotels, and general help. 0ni,.
reliable help supplied from this offinss
Maher Employment Bureau. Sc Lish ee,
ST, Lewiston. Room A. 4w93..
FOR sALE-Meat cart nearly nan,
essary equipment for peddling eoes
with cart. John Randall, Madison Ne
aver.
FOR sALE-Lees Island. 200 acres.
good house, rooms stable. hay. barn
high land canting south to lower Kens
nenec; ao ocean field 30 acres large pas
30x40; 1-2 mile to postoffce: boa's
daily to Bath. Inquire of II l. W
man, Phippsburg. Me. Sw27.s
HAVE FOR SALE-One End bo,a
s slly plow all In fine repair and con-
IN double wagon. D. H Bart1efi
Skowhegan. 5w97.H
TWO SEATED TRAP AND A TWO
Seated Beech Wagon, for sale wiz
make very low prices on either q
w Day. tfos
CONCORD WAGON AND RUBBER
Tired Top Buggy both In good condiss
ton, for sale cheap. Warren TuttIa
4w26
FOR sALE-A pleasant residence IN
St; Adams village: 1 IL story house
ell l and shed; New stable, acre Of
Adams, Me. 4w2s.
WOULD GIyE-land to firm to hula
factory of any kind provided the fac
tory. would employ a fair number of
hands. For further information. In.
euire of F. Roderick. 211 North St,
Skowhegan. Me. 4w26.
FARM FOR sALE-Near the steam
mill at East Cornville. eight miles
from Skowhegan. known as the Sum.
ner Clark farm. PTS acres. PLENTY
of wood and lumber of all kinds
Henry I nj pillJingham skowhegan, I.
GOING TO NEW York; We have
best In the city. good In June. July
able terms for a day or week hide.
pendent Reporter Co. tres
MAKE GOOD MONEY for the sum-
mer months. We can employ several
men or women, young or old, on sub
scription work for this paper. In your
own locality or otherwise as you wish,
Write for particulars. Independent.
Reporter Co. tf25
FOR RENT-Three houses. one of
rooms on Summer st., one of rooms
on Middle st., and one of rooms and
stable on Middle ST. Inquire of Mike
Corey. IFS
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FOR SALE-House and stable with
about 8 acres of land centrally situat-
ed in Norridgewock. Fine location;
fertile land; spring water; electric
lights. Crops will pay interest,
taxes, etc. Desirable for house lots;
fine poultry farm grain, groceries,
express, etc, delivered or taken. A. w.
Merrill. Norridgewock. Me. 3wa9
ONE End HAND OSBORN STEEL
Hay Tedder for sale. c. H. Gardner 2t2s
OWING TO THE SUCCESS OF OUR
Great Sacrifice Smoke Sale, we decided
to continue this month with additional
new up-to-date Clothing at the same
sacrifice of prices. Maine Clothing Co.
wANTED--To rent or lease house In
first Glass residential section. Must
have all modern conveniences. and be
in first class condition. References
furnished. Inquire at Reporter Of
fee. 2w29*
wANTED-women for kitchen work
and one table girl. Sturgeon Wilkin-
son, 10 Canal St, Lewiston, Me. 4w2S'
.WANTED-men and women for work
paying SIS to $25 weekly. Pleasant
work. Whole or spare time. Send
Box AS, Lewiston, Me. 1w29.
wANTED-A capable young lady
with experience in stenographic and
other Office work Also an ambitious
young dry goods clerk with quite d
lot of experience. Rines Bros, Port
land Me 4w29'
WANTED-Woman to do general
housework; will pay good wages. For
further particulars address Mrs. l. ..
Caverly. 80 Chandler ST., West Sonier
Vile, Mass. 1w29
WANTED-Man and wife to board
70
Westbrook. also man as assistant SUI
perinrendent. also one or two good
farmers. ]. Henry Rines 500 Con-
gress Street, Portland, Maine. 4w2S'
POSITION WANTED Companion
for lady or Housekeeper for gentleman
in small family. References required.
Address l.. X. this office. Sw24"
HAIR observation-disclosures hair
from face and arms permanently. Pain
less. Warranted not to contain any
injurious ingredients. Inquire Miss
Olive Bussey. Skowhegan. Me. 4w27'
TwO-sEATED sURREY-light rid
ing wagon and mud wagon for sale.
Win be sold very low. w. H. Emery
tfl7
FOR SALE-at a bargain, 1 set driv-
ing harness and pole. l light farm cart,
Concord wagon at 116 Madison St
4w2s'
LIVE AGENTS-men or women to
introduce high grade specialities in
every home; quick sales; big profits:
write at once. White Mfg. & I'M
porting Co, Bangor, Me- 3w2s
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IL CANOES u

For Sale-second hand-in good con-
dition-all sizes-cheap. c. w. CHASE
JR.. IL Gilman st.. Waterville. Sw24
SKILLED AND COMMON LABOR
for mill. yard and wharf, also expert
vessels. Apply to South Gardiner
Lumber Co.. South Gardiner. Me. tf23
TENEMENT TO RENT-s rooms. To-
Gated on the electric car line, three
miles from Skowhegan, opposite the
Kilcare Farm. Jos. Butler, r. F. D.
No. s. tf23
FARMERS ATTENTION. Anyone
who is in want of good farm imple-
ments, carriages or harness, will save
money by writing me what they want
and l will come and talk 1t over. F. G.
Hayden. Brighton, Me. Tel. 3-15. St22
PORTABLE MILL-wanted to buy or
hire. Green Mountain Lumber Co. SO
Fiske Bldg, Boston. Mass.
TIMBE RLAND wANTED-Greeu
Mountain Lumber Co., So FisKe Bldg.
Boston, Mass. tf20
FOR sALE-Four or five tons of hay
at Baptist parsonage stable, Norridge-
wock. Inquire at parsonage or of Rev.
Wylie H. Smith. Hallowell. tf2O
AUTOMOBILES & MOTORCYCLES
second hand. for sale Agency for
the famous Studebaker cars. Imper-
ial Auto Repair Co.. Madison Ave.
tf19
FOR sALE--Indian Motorcycle. 1912
model, h. p. Run less than 1000
miles. Practically new machine. VIII
be sold at a great sacrifice. Inquire
of NJ. II. Elliott. Bingham. Me. tf22
OLDsMOBILE AUTO FOR sALE--at
bargain. Inquire of A. G.. Blunt, Elm
St, Skowhegan. tits
DUY ALL KINDS of LIVE POUL-
TRY-f you have any to sell, drop me
a card. Harry Cohen. School and Hes
elton SITS, Skowhegan. tia
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MARRIAGES

Caratunk-July 10, Edward Martin
and Carrie Morris.
Oakland-July 49, Ira Stafford of
Oakland and Miss Marie Bunker of
Mainstream
ittsfeld-John r. MacFarlane and
Miss l. Helen Haskell, both of Pitts
field.
Harmony-July 10. BY Rev. Frank
Kingdom. Charles e. Whitney and
Alice c. Perkins
Madison-July IA, by Rev. II. R. Pur-
ington, Rev. j. c. Holmes of Lincoln
and Miss Jennie Hazel Edwards of
Madison.
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For four weeks l suffered intense
pain night and day. with my left arm
which was badly swollen, and / coul1
not move it. Had four doctors, but
they gave me no relief only by NOR
phine, when finally l was advised by
one of these physicians to go to hos
pital, which l would have done, but for
the timely arrival of Mrs. Decker, who
relieved my suffering mt once and after
only two weeks treatment with her. my
arm which was a bad case OF acute
neuritis, has been brought back by her
to Its normal condition again. and my
general health which was much impair
ed Is very much improved. Bingham
Mrs. George c. Jones.
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Mrs. Walker of Embden, Dead

Mrs. Stilman Walker of Embden
died yesterday. Two sons survive,
Ernest G., of Washington. D. c., an
account of whose life was recently
published in these columns, and Chas.
of Embden.
A more complete obituary notice
will appear In our next issue.
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For Sale

81 acres land, being 3 acres of
moving, % acres wood and timber,
estimated 200 cords of wood and
small lot of lumber. Cuts about
? tons hay. Situated next East
of Arthur Williams, about miles
from Skowhegan, in Cornville.
]. F. HOLMAN
July 8, 1913. 3w2o
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Miss Blanch B. Pollard left this
for an outing at Port Clyde.
Mrs. c. M. Lambert has gone to
Long Island for a few weeks outing.
Mrs. Florence Wyman has arrived
from Philadelphia to visit her father,
A. H. Wyman and her sister, Miss
Lena Wyman.
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SarsaparilIa

Acts directly and peculiarly
On the blood; purifies, enriches
and revitalizes it, and in this
way builds up the whole sys-
tenn. Take it. Get it today.
In usual liquid form or In chocolate
coated tablets called SArsatabs.
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.VERYBODY,C
COLUMN ~

Advertisements in this column not
to exceed five lines inserted once for
rs cents. four times for SO cents. Each
additional line five cents. In comput-
ing lines reckon on an average or Z
words. Stamps taken.
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DEATHS

Melrose, Mass-July IL, Charles II.
Grant, formerly of St. Adams and
Athens.
West Athens-July II, Mrs. Ed.
Knights, aged 81 years
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-31

Like me or not, you can't change me.
And l wouldn't be changed if | could.
| like myself and | don't give tink-
er's darn whether you reciprocate or
not"
That. to put it more automatically,
is the general attitude Of this country
1t believes in itself and it backs up
that belief with deeds that make the
other fellows believe. But if they
don't, they needn't. It's of no cOnse-
quence. They can just stand back on
the pavement and see the procession
go by.
There may be some objections to
the changing of the color of the mail
boxes from green, as the public had
become accustomed TO the distinctive
hues Of the mail, fire and police boxes
on the corners. Green has for some
years been the color of the mail boxes,
red of the fire alarm bOres and b.ue
the police patrol boxes.
The change coming in the closing
months Of the national administration
might. too, have been referred to the
incoming postmaster general.