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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-08-13
REVERE-CORNYILLE

Miss Pearl Collins spent last week
at Lakewood the guest of Mrs Harold
Reed.
Mrs. Alma Farrar went to North
New Portland Saturday TO visit her
sister
Will Roderick and wife have moved
to East Madison where they are TO
run the boarding house
Edwin Hobart of Lexington, Mass,
returned home Tuesday morning az
ter visiting at his grandfathers
Will Palmer and Harold Rowell
went to Moose pond Monday on a fish
ing trip.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-08-13

Mrs. w. ]. Young is visiting her son
Lester and wife of Portland.
Freeman Jones attended the races
at Skowhegan Saturday
Mrs. W. r. Morrow entertained her
brother Fred Horne and family of
Skowhegan Sunday.
Mrs. George Cannon with Ernest
Cove and family of Waterville attend
ed the races at Skowhegan Saturday
Harold Howe of Wateryille is home
for a few days.
The carpenters are repairing the
schoolhouse and laying new hardwood
floors.
Fred Shirley of Lincoln spent sun
day with his family His son Ernest
returned to Lincoln with him Monday
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-08-13
BIGELOM HILL

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stitham and
family of Monticello. Me, who are
cousins of Mr.. and Mrs. George r.
Pray of Bigelow Hill paid them a
visit over Saturday and Sunday in
their new REQ car.
Miss Bessie Shaw of Woodstock, n.
B.. has been visiting her cousins, the
Misses Ruth and Olive Pray of Bige-
low Hill, the past week
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Citr0IaX!
CITR0LAX
CIT r. OIL A X!

It's a laxative. of course-and the
incest hot weather drink you ever tast-
ed, Flushes thoroughly, and pleasant
ly, too F. C. Crysler, Syracuse, N. Y.
says; Have used laxatives for IL
years but this Citrolax has got every
thing else beat mile" Try It. For
sale by Sampson & Avore
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-08-13
EMBDEN LAKE

Everett Berry and Mr.. and Mrs.
Sylvester Jackson took an auto ride
to Vassalboro Friday to visit relatives.
The weekly class meeting was held
at Bert A. Barrons Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lennie Emery visited
Sunday at John Mullen's.
The Emerson school will begin next
Monday, August the 18th.
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CATION

Whereas my wife. Eva Burton, has
left my bed and board without 51si
cause. This is to warn all person
against harboring or trusting her en-
my account as l shall pay no bills el
her contraction after this date.
Jaekman, Maine, August 3, 1914
1w32" GEORGE g. BURTON
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CAUTION

Whereas my wife Elveretta bfas
has left my bed and board without
just cause. This is to warn all per
sons against harboring or trusting her
on my account for l shall pay no oli's
Of her contracting after this date
Pleasant Ridge. August 4, 1914.
3w32" TOHN W, BRAY
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-08-13

Mrs. Lyman Barnes returned Mon
day after passing ten days with rela"
tiyes in Lowell, Mass.
Master Carroll keene of Clinton re-
turned home Sunday after passing a
week with his grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs Charles Burrill.
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SOUTH SOLON (T)

Bertha Paul and four other ladies
will put in a week at Hayden Lake
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs Pooler, Mrs. H. Good
win and Mrs. Carl Curtis were calling
on friends in this part of the town
Sunday.
Joel McIntire broke a bone in his
right arm week ago, from the kick
of a horse.
Mr. Laid, who is remodeling the old
Hunnewell place has the ell and shed
up and inclosed and chimneys built
two carpenters at work there this
week.
Joel MeIntire is putting up a fine
monument on his lot at the cemetery
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-08-13
court Of County Commissioners

Court of County Com missoners.
August Term. a. d. 1914
Upon the foregoing petition, being
satisfied that the petitioners are re
sponsible and that an inquiry into the
merits is eXpedient, 1T is ORDERED.
that the County Commissioners meet a.
the dwelling house of Ed. Berry in said
Moscow. on Tuesday. September Is, A
d. 1914 at three o'clock p NJ. and
thence proceed to view the route men
toned in said petition; and immediate
ly after such view a hearing of the
parties will be had a [ some convenieuf
place in the vicinity. and such further
measures taken in the premises as the
Commissioners shall Judge proper.
And it is further Ordered, that notice
of the time. place and purposes of the
Commissioners meeting aforesaid. be
given to all persons and corporations
interested by publishing an attesied
copy of the petition aforesaid with tins
order thereon, in the Independent Re
porter. a public newspaper printed -
SkowheRan in said county, and also al.
tested copies of the same to be served
upon the Town Clerk of the town -
Moscow. and to be posted In three puf-
lie places in said town, the publication.
and serving and posting of the SANE
to be at least thirty days before ths
time appointed for said view, that az
interested may then appear and be
heard. If they think proper.
Attest: W. T SEEKINS, Clerk
A true copy Of the Petition and ORDER
Of Court thereon.
Attest: W. T. sEEKINs. CLERK
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Sell that horse, if you want to, with
an ad in Everybody's Column, Twenty
FIVE customers (or more) for 25 cents
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ROAD PETITION

To the Honorable Board of County
Commissioners in and for the
County Of Somerset, in the State Of
Maine
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county OF SOMERSET, I'M The State OK
Maine.
We. the Undersigned citizens of Mos
COW. in said County of Somerset. do
hereby represent that the welfare Of
said town of Moscow requires that the
road leading from the River Road, at
the Carney Farm. so called, over Cate
Hill to the Northerly line of said town
of Moscow, known as the Cate Hill
Road. be discontinued; and we de here
by respectfully pray that, after due in
quiry and a hearing of the parties IN.
terested. you will decide and order that
said cate Hill Road be discontinued.
Moscow. Maine. June 16, 1914.
II. +. BAKER and twenty-five others
State of Maine.
County Commissioners Court,
Somerset County
Attest: W. T. SEEKINS. Clerk.
STATE OF MAINE
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-16
CALLS GOOD ROADS MEETING
Secretary Charles Fear of Ozark
Trails Association Sends Out No
tice of Tulsa Convention.
ireadnaught after

A meeting of representatives or
commercial clubs, good roads clubs.
automobile clubs, members of coun
try clubs and Improvement associa
lions together with representatives of
the States of Missouri, Kansas, Okla
homa and Arkansas is called to
meet in Tulsa, Okla, May 26th and
9th, 1914, to discuss questions af-
fecting good roads, the uniformity of
road building throughout the four
states, bond issues for road building,
the proposed state tax amendment
to the constitution of Missouri and
other states, and kindred subjects af-
fecting the road building along the
routes of the Ozark trails.
Appoint your delegates today and
notify Secretary Charles w. Fear,
Joplin, Mo-, at once, and have them
present on May 1921, 1914, at Tulsa,
Oklahoma.
Governor Major of Missouri. Gov
ernor Cruce of Oklahoma, Governor
Hodges of Kansas, and Governor
Hayes of Arkansas have been invited
to attend the meeting.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-16
BURGLARS FOOL WATCHMAN
Chicago Man Thought Proceedings
Were Rehearsal of New Moving
Picture Drama.

Chicago.-At 2 o'clock in the morn
ing Jackson DeMaire, a Waterman,
while taking his rounds passed the
Logan Square movie theater 2542
Milwaukee Avenue. He saw a light
upon the stage and peeped in There
he Witnessed what he thought was a
rehearsal for a movie" drama
thrilling story of crime.
DeMaire knew little about theaters,
but he was enthusiastic for the mo
vies." Here he said to himself, lis
a chance for me to see a real rehear-
SAL" and he stepped in and went upon
the stage. He was promptly seized,
bound and gagged and found to his
dismay that it was no rehearsal, but
a real scene of crime upon which lie
had stumbled.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-16
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS

The reserve bank organization
committee announced that subscrip-
lions to the stock of the federal re-
serve banks in the twelve federal re-
serve districts so far received amount
ed to ST. ,99S.6OO.
John AIDE, IS years old. of Kent
land, Ind, father of George AIDE, the
playwright. fell dead in the hall where
the Republican Tenth District con-
vention was in session at Valparaiso,
Ind. Heart disease is believed to
have caused his DEATH
After an examination by the com
mission appointed to inquire into the
sanity of Michael P. Mahoney, the
aged man who wounded Corporation
Counsel Frank L. Polk, in at attempt
to kill Mayor Mitchell of New York
two physicians said that Mahoney was
suffering from senile dementia and
was irresponsible at the time of the
shooting.
The enormous sum oE $50 m illion
dollars was the aggregate loss sus-
tanned by the United States in neat
animals as the result of disease and
exposure in 1913, according to esti-
ment of Agriculture. Losses from
disease of hogs, cattle and sheep were
about 1k2 million dollars and losses
from exposure of cattle and sheep was
% Mullins
George F. Baer, president of the
Philadelphia & Reading railway and
active in the organization and manage
ment of many coal, iron and transpor-
tation companies, is dead at his home
in Phila delphia- He was stricken on
the street while walking to his office
and never recovered consciousness
Although approaching 73 years. Mr..
Baer had been unusually active and
his associates considered him to be
in the best of health.
+ The Illinois supreme court adjourn
ed without passing upon the validity
of the state woman suffrage act The
adjournment was for the April term
and the suffrage act decision will
probably be given at the June term
Chinese pirates attacked the
British steamer Jason bound up the
West river north of Macao and set
fire to the vessel. which was burned
to the water Incoming steamers res
cued 15S of the passengers and crew,
but it is reported that Isl passengers
and the British chief engineer are
missing.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-16
UNIVERSITY FUNDS SHORT
Extra Work for the State Has Great
ly Increased Expenses of
Lawrence Institution.

The annual budget set by the board
OF administration for the University
of Kansas was exceeded in almost
every item because of the unusually
large amount of work done by the
university.
In the state service work, especial
ly, did the expenses go beyond what
was estimated The total excess for
that purpose was $3.50, of which ST.
900 went for publicity, $1,000 to fight
the grasshoppers over the state, $500
to conduct experiments to determine
the cause of pellagra, $3.50 to COM
pletely equip the water analysis de-
partment so that it could test samples
of water carried on passenger trains
for the government, and $3.50 to assist
in a social survey of Topeka. The
heavy enrolment in the extension de-
partment contributed $1,000 to the
overdraft.
The Santa Fe's requirement that
the men in it's engineering depart
ment be engineering graduates boost
ed the expenses of the engineering
school. The excess in this depart
ment was 1924. Microscopes for the
department of bateriology ran its ex-
penseS over to the amount of $3.50.
The enlargement of the medical de-
partment cost S4,733 which was not
allowed for. and s2,233 was spent on
repairing the Bell Memorial Hospital
at Rosedale. The museum of natural
history cost 5000 extra.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-16
TO NURSE COLORADO VICTIMS
Women Who Planned to Go to Mexico
See Greater Need of Services
in Strike War.

Newport, R. Mrs. James J. Brown
who is at her cottage here, is leaving
for Denver, where she will become the
active head of party of Colorado wo-
mn who were anxious to serve in Mex
leo as nurses. Instead of going to
Mexico, the women will go to the
troubled mining districts in the south
ern part of the state to work among
the men and women in need there
Mrs. Brown received two appeals from
the Women's Peace Association of
Denver and one from the United Gar
ment Workers Union. Both organiza-
lions have volunteered their members
ad both in their kilograms claim that
the situation in Colorado mining dis
tricts was much more urgent than in
Mexico. Mrs. Brown is a survivor of
the Titanic disaster.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-16
DEPOSITS REDUCED
Kansas State Banks Show &c.
O00,0 Decrease While
Loans Increased.
CORN CROP FAILURE CAUSE
Money Spent Outside State to Pur-
chase Feed for Stock Reason
for Slump.

The effect of last years corn crop
failure in Kansas is reflected in the
statement just issued of the condition
of the 927 state banks for March 8,
1914. 1t shows total deposits of $107,-
960,201, which are $6,347 ,109 less than
a year ago. Under normal conditions
there would have a gain of about 10
million dollars. There was an in
crease of 1112 million in the preced-
ing year, an increase of 6 million in
the year before that. In the year end
ing March 6, 1911, however, deposits
decreased 61a million. Four years ago
there was an increase of 9k million.
ithstanding the decrease in de-
posts, loans increased 3 million dol
lars in the past year, and the present
reserves of cash and exchange,
amounting to 313 per cent of deposits.
are the smallest, relatively, in twenty
years, and compare with 35 per cent
a year ago and about the same on the
corresponding dates for three years
past.
Total loans are 81 million dollars.
Bills payable and rediscounts, $685.,
519, are more than twice as large as
a year ago.
In view of the fact that Kansas has
sent a good many million dollars out
having a surplus of corn to sell, the
shrinkage in deposits is not as great
as might have been expected.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-16
MAY CALL GENERAL STRIKE
United Mine Workers Official Saws
100000 Men May be Taken
From Work.

anapolis.-Frank ]. Hayes, vice
president of the United Mine Workers
announced that May a meeting of
the executive board will be called
here to decide whether there shall be
called a general strike of the five hun
cred thousand miners throughout the
country, as protest against condi-
lions in Colorado.
The Colorado situation is more
vital than the one in Mexico Hayes
said. 1T is one of human rights, not
property rights. There is a strong
possibility of a general strike
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-16
Tried to Burn a Family.

Fort Smith, Ark.-A bold attempt
to burn the members of the family of
John Diehl, railroad detective, was
made here Incendiaries coated the
exterior of the house with oil and
then applied a match. When a news
boy discovered the flames they had
enveloped the roof. The family es-
capped with difficulty.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-16
266 men ENTOMBED
Fifteen Taken Out Dead and
SO Rescued in West
Virginia Disaster.
SMALL CHANCE FOR MISSING
Explosion in 6oo-Foot Coal Shafts at
Eccles Makes Death Almost
Certain.

Eccles, w. Va.-Four miners are
known to be dead, fifty-nine were res
cued, many of them severely burned,
and 2O3 others are entombed in two
burning mines, believed to have but
a small chance for their lives, as the
result of an explosion of gas in mines
No. and No 6 of the New River
Galleries Company here. The dead
and rescued men were taken from
mine No. 6, and it is said all but
thirteen of the miners who entered
this shaft early in the day have been
accounted for. The bodies of these
thirteen men have not been found.
One hundred and ninety of the en-
tombed men are in shaft No. 5, not a
man having escaped from this work
ing since the explosion. The mine is
burning fiercely, with government,
state and volunteer rescuers working
desperately to submit the flames.
The depth of the two main shafts
is 900 feet, and the mines are connect
ed underground. There are two other
shafts into the mines, but the explo-
sion totally wrecked three out of the
four. The remaining entrance leads
into mine No. 6, and by means of it
the rescues were made No. 5 mine
apparently is completely shut off from
the surface and rescuers hold little
hope of reaching the large number of
imprisoned men in time.
The explosion occurred in Mine No.
5. The two shafts of this mine were
demolished. 1t is believed the explo-
sion travelled through this mine into
No. 6.
General Manager H. c. Bayles of the
New River Galleries Company, an
nounced that in his opinion the 100
miners entombed in Mine No. 5 are
dead.
Eleven bodies have been recovered
from Mine No. 6, a connecting oper-
alton, and six men are missing.
Rescue work is practically at a
standstill because of the fire, but re-
newed efforts will be made at once.
This little mining community of
800 persons was shaken by the muf-
fled rumbling of the explosion, which
brought women from their cottages
in a panic and started the entire pop
ulation not at work to the tipples of
the Inflated mines
Superintendent of this and other
companies were at the scene of the
disaster within a short time. Super
intendent Donaldson and an expert
rescue crew were lowered down the
shaft of No. mine
For a time the steadily growing
crowd of frightened women and chill
dren waited in suspense, but soon the
signal came to hoist away and the
cage appeared. 1t bore two men bad
ly hurt, a few of the rescue party. and
two bodies. Other trips were made,
and each time blackened and burned
miners were brought to the surface
until sixty-three men had been brought
up, four of whom were dead. The in
jured We're assisted to nearby houses,
where ply 'icians waited to care for
them.
Of the bodies recovered two are
An orleans, one a foreigner, and the
fourth a negro. A large portion of the
miners employed are Americans. All
died from suffocation-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-16
To Probe Rock island.

Washington--An investigation of
the financial affairs of the Rock Is
land and Pere Marquette railroads
has been ordered by the Interstate
Commerce Commission on recon-
mendation of the House committee
on Interstate commerce.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-16
A U. p. CONDUCTOR ATTACKED
Five Men Seeking to Ride on Stock
mans Pass Injuries Train Of
fetal at Lindsborq.

The mail train on the Union Pacific
Railroad was delayed an hour at
Lindsborg by an attack on the con-
ductor at that place by men who were
seeking to ride on a stockman's pass.
The regular train had stopped at
Iindsborg and was taking on a car
of stock for Kansas City, being
shipped in the name of Morris Striek-
man of Mcpherson.
At Lindsborg Ludwig Nelson
claimed the car of stock and demand
ed to ride on his pass, which was re-
fused. He returned to his barn and
came back with four others, who the
conductor, F. J. Collins, says, attack
ed him. knocking him down, aim, =
under the wheels of the cars. "a the
fight the conductors arm was broken
or d;slocated. The train was held for
an hour while a physician was fund.
The train went on to Salina and the
matter was taken up by a United
States mail inspector.
Farmers to Meet-Five hundred
Kansas farmers will meet in Emporia
May Is to consider the formation of
a state produce association. This
gathering is a protest against the in
crease of rates by commission men in
market centerS. The farmers pro-
pose to eliminate the middle men and
market their products directly. Calls
are being sent to the Farmers AL
lance, Farmers Grange and Anti
Horse Thief Association.
Former Sheriff Dead.-William Wy
coff, 6S years DID,. is dead at Garnett.
He was sheriff of Anderson county
four years. One son was killed in
Kansas City about a year ago, and an
other here two weeks ago.
Recovered Her NeedIe-About six
years ago Mrs. James L. Clancy, a
farmers wife living southeast of
Olathe, accidentally swallowed a
needle and she was so frightened
that nothing was said about it at the
time to her family Recently she
felt a sharp point protruding from her
right side, took hold of it and drew
out the needle. At no time had she
felt any discomfort from this peculiar
accident.
Got Good Roads Prize.-Amy Coon
15-year-old pupil in school at Skid
more, a Cherokee County mining
camp, has been awarded first prize
gold medal in essay contest on build
ing and maintaining good roads, con-
Quoted by the roads office of the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture. The contest was open to all
rural children in the United States,
and thousands of essays were sub
mitted.
Killed in Quarrel.-In a quarrel at
Florence between Lee Baker and Otto
Crist the latter was stabbed with a
knife and died few hours later. Both
men had been drinking, it is said.
*
Grain Buyer Missing.-E. L. Went
worth. grain buyer for the Shellabar-
ger Elevator Company at Zurich. dis
appeared three weeks ago, and his
Whereabouts have been a mystry
since An investigation of his books
discloses a shortage in his accounts
of $4,000.
Pioneer Dies.-Carey Thompson.
aged g. who has lived in Usage City
since 1880, is dead there. Mr.. Thomp-
SON was a Santa Fe brakeman for
TWENTY-FIVE years. He leaves D wife
and three children.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-16
Widow of John Hay Dead.

New York-Mrs. Clara Stone Hay,
widow of John Hay, the late Secretary
of State. is dead at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Payne Whitney, in the
city. She arrived here from Washing
ton a few days ago on a visit and be-
came suddenly ILL
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-16
Texas Tornado Kills Two.

Waco. Tex.-Two persons were
killed, half a dozen injured and crops,
bridges, roads and homes damaged in
Bosque County by a tornado and
heavy rain
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-16
Martial Law in Ulster.

London-Confirmat has been re-
ceived that the authorities are pre-
pairing to move troops into Ulster, and
is it rumored that martial law will be
proclaimed there.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-16
Home Rulers Armlna.

Londonderry, Ireland.-The Irish
Nationalist Volunteers, a body similar
to the Ulster Unionist Volunteers,
have evened matters with their poll
teal opponents by landing a large
consignment of arms.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-16
Clears A. U. s. Diplomat.

Neutrality-suspicious. Wheeler, former
ly secretary of the American embassy
at Rome, whose official conduct has
been under investigation for many
months. finally has been copletely vim
dicated
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-16
A Baby for the Funstons.

San Francisco.-While Brig. Gen
Funston was nearing Vera Cruz in
command of the United States troops
bound for that port, Mrs Funston be-
came mother at Letterman General
Hospital at the Presidio.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-16
Five Die in Fire.

Mount Union, PA mother and
four children were burned to death
in their home here when the house
was destroyed by a fire of unknown
origin.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-16
TEARING up Railroad.

Washington, April 29--That the
railroad between Vera Cruz and Next
co City was being radiply destroyed
by federaIs from Tejeria was report
ed in State Department dispatches.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-16
Four Die in wreck,

Vinita, Ok-Four men were killed
and six injured when a northbound
Missouri, Kansas & Texas freight
train toppled into a creek twenty
miles north of here.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-16

Pioneer Dies.-Carey Thompson.
aged 60, who has lived in Usage City
since 1880, is dead there. Mr.. Thomp-
son was a Santa Fe brakeman for
twenty-five years. He leaves q wife
and three children.