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Morris tribune., 1914-05-29

The city commission on Tuesday
evening granted the petition for a
sidewalk on East Seventh street but
laid over the sewer for one week.
The commission also considered new
building ordinance, requiring buildings
in the business district to have ex-
terror walls built entirely of freproof
materials.
Morris tribune., 1914-05-29
Card of Thanks

We desire to express our heartfelt
thanks to friends and lodge members
who extended to US kindly sympathy
in our recent sorrow in the death of
wife and mother.
j. L. Better.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Frick.
Morris tribune., 1914-05-29
GEORGE STINSON
WAS EVER POPULAR
MADE FRIENDS IN SOUTH
AMERICA.
His Happy and Cordial Manner
and His Proficiency in Base
ball Made Him as Well Liked
in ihe Argentine as in His
Boyhood Home in Morris.

That George Stinson, who death was
noted recently, was as popular in the
Argentine as in mis- boyhood home of
Morris and that his happy and cordial
Morris tribune., 1914-05-29
Lutheran Services

Communion service will be held in
the German Lutheran church of Swan
Lake next Sunday morning at 10
o'clock
English service in Donnelly at 2 80
o'clock.
Morris tribune., 1914-05-29
Probate Court Notes.

Estate of Leonor E. Caldwell ct al.
Final account of guardian filed. To
be heard June 9Th.
Estate of Bernard D. Hennessey ct
al. wards s-Petition of guardian to
invest part of funds of wards granted.
Estate of John E. Larson, decedent
Petition for probate of will filed.
To be heard June 22nd.
Estate of Aug. Schliep, decedent
Petition for probate of will filed. To
be heard June 22nd.
Estate of Frederick Johan Grotjahn
ct al. ward Letters of guardianship
issued to Henry Grotjahn.
Morris tribune., 1914-05-29
Congregational C.lurcl,.

"The Potter and the the
mornirg sermon topic. Tnv tar.s an
Endaavor meeting will be ie-t! the
committee.
The pastor tells the sto'y O. what
Christianity has done fer J 4 ~ 10 he
evening and will illustrate it by
large number of colored sIia~
James E. Parker. ''asjor
Morris tribune., 1914-05-29
Letter from George Shields

A letter has been received by Mrs.
John Saunders from her son George
Shields, who is with the marines at
Vera Cruz. on board the battleship
Michigan. Under date of May 5th,
he says:
eve landed here April 21st at IL
o'clock a. m. Shortly after landing
our men were under continual fire un-
til 8 80 O'Clock on the morning of
the 22nd. when the order was given
to advance thru the city. We had to
fight our way from street to street
against rifle fire from house tops,
steeples and places of concaalment in
all parts of the city. At IL O'Clock
a. M, one day after we arrived, the
city was in our possession.
There has been 20 killed and 80
wounded so far. 1t is terribly hot
here. The temperature is 112 in the
shade most every day and there is
considerable malarial fever. was
on the top deck of the ship yesterday
and two bullets went zing past my
head. They hit the steel of the
ship and dattened out. /"
Chas. McAllen has sold the Chokio
Review to Irve Townsend, formerly
of the Ortonville Herald-Star. The
fraternity will regret to lose Mr..
McAllen, but will be pleased to again
welcome Mr.. Townsend.
While at Lawrence. Kansas, week
before last, the editor met Allen
Brown, son of j. B. Brown, formerly
superintendent of the Indian school
here. He is attending the tare uni
versity there and intends u ta,e the
course in journalism.
C0~o.,4erra +;ov,o1 Tt.,,~s>t,
Morris tribune., 1914-05-29
BONDS ARE TURNED
DOWN BY STATE
TECHNICAL DEFECTS THE
CAUSE.
Slate Does Loan for Purpose of
Purchasing Site, and the
Amount of Bonds which Dis
trict Can Issue Was Computed
on Wrong Basis.

1nere is intense disappointment IN
Morris because the SIS, 5000. high
school bonds voted by such an over
whelming majority last Friday have
been rejected by the state board of
investment. The bonds are turned
down on account of technical defects,
and nothing is more technical than a
bond election. The reasons are set
forth by the state auditor in a letter
received by Clerk Amos Leuty yester-
day, in which he says
II am compelled to return to you
herewith the application for a state
loan in the sum of $4,000 recently
submitted on behalf of your school
district. This application is fatally
defective and cannot be considered by
the Investment Board for the follow.
ing reasons:
l. The Board will not make loan
for the purpose of enabling district
to purchase a site for a school. This
fact is set forth in the printed in
structions on the last page of the ap-
plication blank, but was apparently
overlooked by you.
2. The Board is limited by the
State Constitution in the matter of
the granting of state loans to an
amount not to exceed Is per cent of
the real property valuation of the
school district, less it's Indebtedness.
The application shows that your dis.
trict, has real property valuation of
S536, $50, Is per cent of which is
$50, 494. so; deducting thereform the
districts present indebtedness. or
4 SIS, ,0o0.s we have SOS, 494. so as the
amount of your districts present loan
able valuation. The application for
loan being for an amount in excess of
this sum is illegal.
Very truly yours,
S. G.. Iverson,
State Auditor.
After giving the whole matter
careful consideration, the board fell
into these two errors thru an mad.
vertence. The matter of using part
of the money for site was not at
first intended by the board, but as the
5 question of site was not determined,
it was thought we'll as an afterthought
to put in the words relative to pur-
chasing a site. The board decided
that about SIS. 900 building would
be necessary, and thought that this
amount could be voted. the error aris.
ing in taking the total valuation in.
stead of only ths real estate valuation
as basis.
AS the board has not had meeting
since receiving the letter from the
state auditor yesterday, no plans have
been formed.
At the election last Friday there
was a total of GAL votes cast,
of which 445 were in favor of the
bonds and 1876 against. This is one ot
the largest votes ever cast in the city
so that the verdict for new schoo
was decisive
Morris tribune., 1914-05-29

A son Of Chas. Eystad, of Scott.
got a fshhook in his heel on Sun
day and required the assistance of
physician to get it out.
Morris tribune., 1914-05-29

At the election last Friday there
was total of GAL votes cast,
of which 445 were in favor of the
bonds and 1876 against. This is one of
the largest votes ever east in the city,
so that the verdict for a new school
was decisive.
Morris tribune., 1914-05-29
Chamberlain's Liniment

This preparation is intended especi-
ally for rheumatism, lame back,
sprains and like silments. 1t is a
favorite with people who are we'll ac-
quainted with it's splendid qualities.
Mrs. Charles Tanner, Wabash, Ind. !,
says of it, 81 have found Chamber
lain's Liniment the Lest thing for
lame back and sprains have ever
used. 1t works like a charm and
relieves pain and soreness. 1t has
been used by others of my family as
we'll as myself for upwards of twenty
years. /" 25 and so cent bottles. For
sale by all dealers. adv.
Eye-sight restored. By DR.. Bro
kaw eye specialist at Krueger's drug
i ore, Morris the 9th and 7th of every
uonth. Painful head and eyes made
Jainless. Prices always lowest. adv
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-07-16
HINCkLEY

Miss Ethel Clark of Good Will Farm
visited friends in Skowhegan over
Sunday
Evelyn Joy and Hattie Decker have
returned from their visit to Portland
and report a very pleasant time.
W. A. Hoxie spent the past week
in Gardiner with relatives and friends.
part of the time was passed with a
cousin Silas Hoxie and he also visited
an old acquaintance B. P. Taylor
Miss Pearl Bowden returned We'd
nesday from weeks visit in Scion
and adjoining towns.
Lyle Bowden has finished working
for NJ. L. Chase and is in Clinton hay
ing
Miss Gladys Bessey returned Tues
day from Madison where she had been
with relatives for a two weeks yaca-
ton.
Ella Nelson and Arthur Boynton
were callers at Miss Nelson's fathers
Ernest Nelson in Canaan Sunday.
Miss May L. Palmer of Waltham
Mass is visiting relatives in town.
Many of the people in this vicinity
have bad colds just at present.
Mrs Carl +. Pierce went to Lake
wood Tuesday to be present at gath
ering held in honor of Mrs. Isaac
Freeman's birthday anniversary. Mrs.
W. Dana Lawrence. Mrs. Freeman
daughter, had charge of the affair and
it was at her cottage where the guests
assembled. Mrs. Freeman is an es-
Unable woman and all wish her many
happy returns of the day.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-07-16
SKOWHEGAN IN THE EARLY 7O's


prominent Skowhegan merchant kept
store in this location, and later on a
shoe business was conducted there by
man by the name of Merryfield AT
the time of our picture a sign,
"Frosts Clothing Store" appeared on
the building, the proprietor beng
Henry Frost Holbrook and Halves
succeeded the proprietor just men
toned and it may be observed that
the clothing business founded by
Frost, probably in the COS has only
recently been discontinued, after
period of about so years. 1t is rather
unusual for one line of business to
be conducted in the same location for
more than half a century Our pic
ture shows above the second floor the
sign Carperting and Crockery. This
business was established by Jacob
Farwell, and in about 1882 was sold
to \. c. & H. G. Kendall, who subse
quently moved across the street to
what is now Sampson corner.
The old wooden bridge which shows
in the picture was built after the
freshet in 1855 and stood until dis
placed a few years since by the iron
structure now in use. Just across
the channel may be seen the engine
hall, built by the Skowhegan village
corporation for fire department pur-
poses. The little building showing
Just to the left of the one last men
toned was built by the Skowhegan
bank at the time it transferred its
business from its first location on the
island. The sign on this structure
reads First National Bank of Show
hogan, and later on the Skowhegan
Savings Bank was established in the
same building. We cannot tell who
built the rather pretentious brick
structure at the left of the picture
The sign Emery & Turner appears
over the door This was a grocery
firm that did business there until
about 1882. Preceding them Charles
B. Folsom and l. T. Allen were mer-
chants in this same location. The
second story of this structure was
once a printing office and we have a
picture in which the sign Somerset
Reporter" appears above the windows
on the second floor, In connection
with this printing plant, peculiar at
tempt to transmit power should the
noted Electricity with all its con-
yeniences was unheard of in those
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-07-16
0TJNNERASSFTT

Mahlon and Sidney Rogers visited
their aunt Mrs Arthur Frederic last
week
Mrs. Will Ellis of Smithfeld was
calling on Mrs Louise Jaekips Satur-
day.
Miss Ethel Frost who has been
teaching in the Peaks Island school
the past year has come to spend her
vacation with her parents Mr.. and
Mrs Stillman Frost
Mr.. and Mrs Butler and son Harold
visited Mrs. Buffers sister Mrs. Jose
phine Woodsum several days last
week.
Mrs. Fannie Rogers and daughter
Marion were guests at Henry Rogers
in Madison one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs, George Eames and
child were guests at the home of Mrs.
Games father John Tramley Sunday
Mrs. Hannah Page is suffering from
an attack of Indigestion and her many
friends are quite anxious about her as
at her advanced age one cannot rally
from such attacks as when younger
Miss Lora Quint who has been Wis
iting her aunt Mrs. Ella Jepson has
returned to Springyale. where she Is
employed in the Sears. Roebuck q
Cos factory.
Mrs. Lettie Trask is on the sick list
with stomach trouble.
Albert Jepson's brother Ben made
him a flying visit Sunday coming or
the $50 and leaving on the $50 p. m
He has a position in the Union store
at Sanford and finds it difficult tc
leave for any length of time.
| Harry Head who has had an abs
cess on his hip for a number o.
months, has gone to Somerset Hospita
at Skowhegan for treatment.
H. G. Walker has a fine piece o.
strawberries from which they picl
several bushels each day. The berrie:
are sold to Christopher, the fruit maj
at Madison
Harry Reynolds is cutting Charlie:
Longley's hay
Mrs. Ellen Tibbetts entertained sew
eral members of the Marshall p. Halt
Circle at her home on Wednesday o
! last week After bountiful dinner
to which all gave ample attention thu
time was spent in rehearsing a play
which they have to present to the pub
lie in the near future.
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days, and in the attempt of the pro-
prietors to get power without setting
up a plant of their own, the plan OF
transmission by cable from machine
shop on the island was tried. A light
warp was run between the two points,
connecting the drive wheel at the
source of power supplied with the
machinery in the printing Office, much
after the manner of long belt. While
it was made use of intermittently for
several months, it was never a sue
cess and was ultimately abandoned.
1t is of interest to note the small
tree, protected in the usual manner at
the corner near the Frost store This
must have been planted about the
time the picture was taken, for it does
not show in a picture taken only a
year or two preceding. This maple
grew to be a large tree and an espec-
tally handsome one, but it died of old
age and was cut down at least five
years ago.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-07-16
MADISON CENTER

Mrs. Lucretia Steele has as guests
her children Mrs G. C. Steele and
baby. Beverly of Philadelphia; Miss
Abbie Steele and brother Amos of
Reading. Mass, and Miss Martha who
is a teacher in Norwood. Mass, also
two grandchildren Roger and Phillis
Blood of Reading Mass.
viii Langley and family left for
their home in Fairfield Monday after
weeks stay in Bonnie Brier cottage
at Lakewood.
Mrs. Alice Stitham of Pittsfield with
her two children have been guests the
past week of her mother Mrs. Pau
Roullard at her cottage at the lake
They returned home Sunday.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-07-16
NnRTH. MADISON

Joseph Gallant Was at Madison last
Saturday.
Dir. Sawyer of Madison was in town
one day last week on professional
business.
There was family reunion on July
4th. at the pleasant home of Mr. and
Mrs. Albra Adams All of their chill
dren being at home The new grand
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
Adams was also present being a very
welcome visitor. A few invited
friends were also included.
Mrs. Eliza Robbins spent the day
last Friday with Mrs Maude Hol-
brook.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-07-16
Our Venerable Citizens

Olive Holt Morse, born in Bingham
December 1881. Now lives on Nal.
bon's Mills Road.
Mrs. Fidelia Mears, born in Bingham
June S. 1917. Now lives at the home
of Fred Russell, Madison Road, SHOW
hogan
Mrs. Ann Lumsden, born in Scot
land in 1884. Now lives at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. lies on Main S..
Skowhegan.
Mrs Jane Hoxie Allen, born in
Skowhegan, March %, 1922 Now
lives at the home of her daughter Mrs
M. s. Adams, Skowhegan.
Randall Nye, born in Skowhegan IN
1897. Now lives on Water St, Sk0w,
hogan.
Mrs. Randall Nye born in Canaan in
1910. Now lives on Water St, Skow-
hogan.
j. Fred Pollard, born in Cornyill9
December %, 1926. Now lives on
Water St, Skowhegan.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-07-16
NORTH FAIRFIELD

Colby, year old Jersey, owned by
j. A. Brown. is yielding milk at the
rate of $50 lbs. per month She drop
ped her first calf recently She will
probably be shown at the Somerset
Central Fair, this fall
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-07-16
EAST MADISON

Angie Ames of Mercer is visiting her
cousin Lottie Laney.
John Nottage and daughter spent the
fourth with Mrs. Lloyd Foss of Bing-
ham. Mr.. Nottage also recently re-
turned from visiting Mrs. Nottage at
Belgrade Lakes where she is being
treated by Mrs. Annie l.. Decker.
Annie Hinton spent the week end
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-07-16
NORTH ANS0N

Charles Tarbell of Chamute, Kansas
and his mother from Athens were in
town the first of the week for visit
of few days They formerly re-
sided here and Mr.. Tarbell has been
away from here for fourteen years,
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-07-16

The Reporter Reading Circle has
now grown to be the biggest weekly
literary club in New England. Don't
you enjoy this paper better knowing
that 5000 other families are reading it
with you? Guess it will bother you
NOW to find neighbor that doesn't
take it. If there is one, labor with
him. Get himp-to subscribe. Incl
dentally. if he is bona fide new one,
we can give you a valuable prize.
Write us about it.
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ADVERTISERS: Send in your ads
promptly. Friday or Saturday is none
too early to get them ready for the
following week Ads arriving in the
rush of Tuesday and Wednesday get
less attention and have to take any old
! space that happens to be left.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-07-16
The News of Somerset's Busy Towns

for several weeks having his eyes
treated. We understand that he has
assesses on his eye which cause him
great deal of suffering and about
which the doctors are much alarmed.
On last Monday. his daughter Mrs.
Jennie HnnueWell went from here To
accompany Inn To Boston for further
treatment
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-07-16

Several typewriters for sale or rent
Very reasonable terms Independent
Reporter Company.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-07-16

Several typewriters for sale or rent
Very reasonable terms. Independents
Reporter Company.
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with relatives and friends in this
place.
Edith Titcomb Is visiting her sister
Sadie Dyer.
Frank Laney Of Skowhegan spent
Sunday with his brother Perley.
Hazel Demo OF Skowhegan spent
Sunday with her sister Maud Haryile.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-07-16
BOMBAZEE.N ORRIDGEWOCk


Spraying and haYlng are at hand.
Potatoes are looking fine. Raspberries
are beginning to ripen
The surveyors are at work on this
road again.
Mr. and Mrs \ y. Cheyiot were
callers in this vicinity sunday p. m.
John Cox and vile Of kilcare farm,
Skowhegan. were At David McKim-
mons recently.
Clinton Smith and sister of Show
hogan were guests at the home of L..
\. Ketchum over the week end.
Mrs. Lee Ketchum and three sons
who had been visiting relatives and
friends in BridgeRater. Aroostook. re-
turned home Saturday night. Mrs.
ketchum who is in poor health this
summer somewhat rested.
Mrs. Emily Young Who kept house
for Mrs. Ketehum during her absence
has returned to the home of her
daughter.
Harold Knowles VAS at Norridge-
wock village Monday on business
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-07-16

Cattle Show and Fair at Skowhegan,
Thurs, Fri, and Sat, Sept. 10, II, H.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-08-23
History Repeats Itself.

History has partly repeated itself
in odd fashion during the last few
days. as regards both Belgium and
Belgrade.
When France and Germany went
to war in 1870 Belgium was then, as
later, neutral" More than thirty
years earlier all the powers had sol
emnly pledged themselves to "recog-
nize the independence of Belgium as
a neutral state" And when Holland
(from which Belgium had recently
been detached) refused to sign this
treaty combined French and Eng
lish fleet and a French army were
rushed to the Netherlands to make
the Dutch see reason. The Dutch
saw it, and signed.
At the outbreak of the Franco
Prussian war Belgium realized in
what ticklish position she stood;
as a buffer country in the path of
both hostile armies. so she prompt
ly put her little army on war foot
ing and rushed it to the frontier.
and adopted every other possible
measure for defense, Just as she has
now done.
The tiny neutral states danger at
this crisis aroused tremendous eX-
citement in England. The British
government formally declared its in
tention TO maintain the integrity OF
Belgium" The British government
also warned both France and Ger
many to keep their hands off and mot
to violate the neutrality Of Belgium.
France and Germany willingly
agreed, and the agreement was kept.
True. a throng of French soldiers
fleeing from Sedan, early in Septem-
Der. 1870, poured over the Belgian
border. But they came hither
through necessity and not through
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-08-23

The Safe well in 19-4-1 has a nice
showing of oil at little less than 700
feet. The drill has been in red mud
almost all the way down and Is feet
of blue shale were found and below
the shale was shell and beneath the
shell was Is feet of sand. Oil was in
the top of the sand and water in the
remainder The oil looked like good
quality and is not thought to be the
heavy black oil that is so often found
in this portion of the state. Work
men have gone for an underreamer
and the eight inch casing will be low
cred to shut out the water. 1t is
thought that drilling will be resumed
Sunday night. The drill passed en-
tirely through the sand and went
back into the red mud. While the
showing Is not worth anything, yet it
makes the well look great deal bet
ter and lends encouragement to the
owners. The Safe company is made
up of Ardmore citizens who are
spending their money in an effort to
find another pool of oil in the coun-
ty. The bringing in of pool where
the Safe we'll is located would be
worth million to Ardmore.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-08-23

Mr. and Mrs. NJ. G.. Guthrie are
in the city from the fields.
r Moore is here from Amarillo.
Mr. Moore has investments in the
Healdton field
f. c. Parker Of the Healdton on
and Gas company is here from
weeks trip to Texas.
The Santa Fe is running one string
of tools in drilling new wells, and
is loading out a part Of its produc-
tiOn at ArdmOre.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-08-23

choice; because it was the nearest
haven of refuge. And on their ar
rival they laid down their arms and
were duly interned.
Austria's recent attack on Bel
grade is not a novel experience for
either the attacker or the attacked.
In fact, IAN Austrian army awfully
arrayed," has boldly by battery be-
sieged Belgrade" so often that it
has got to be almost a habit. Here
is the list:
First, in 1858, when Belgrade was
a Turkish possession Austria cap
tured and held the city; only TO lose
it again in 1890. Second, in 1717,
Prince Eugene's Austrian army wrest-
ed Belgrade from the Turks after
fierce struggle, and for twenty-five
years Austria remained ruler of the
oft-captured city.
Then came another half century of
Turkish rule, after which the Aus
trians again stormed and seized Bel
grade. holding it three years this
time, then losing it again to the
Servians.- ns.-temporarily. at least - in
lSO7-Chicago Journal.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-08-23

c. NJ. Hapgood has been awarded
a contract to drill a well for d. G..
Lacy near the center of 15-i-3. The
rig is up and the tools will be moved
in Monday. This location is to the
south and east of the proven field.
and will be watched with much in
terest
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-08-23
iron Stands 1900 Years.

In Delhi stands a wrought-iron col
umn which was placed there nearly
1900 years ago and today shows prac-
tically no signs OF deterioration.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-08-23

S. w. Wood of Waurika was here
a short time Saturday. He has re-
covered from the stroke of paralysis
which he suffered in the early sum
mer and gets around now with his
usual activity.