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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-04-16
WELLINGTON

Mr. and Mrs. John Davis and MI
and Mrs. Roy Davis and family OF
Athens have moved into the house re
Gently vacated by Herbert Adams.
Mrs John Frye has been appointed
superintendent of schools for the town.
The schools will probably commence
about the first of May.
Mr.. and Mrs James kedy who have
been living on the farm of Alphonso
Davis for the past two years have NOV
ed TO Leeds Junction.
Mrs. Orrin Kennie who has been
very i'll with neuritis is somewhat i'm
proved.
Mrs. Adams and Julia Whitehouse
are visiting the sister of the former Mt
Brighton.
Miss LeOna Woodman of the Maine
Central Institute at Pittsfield has had
to return home on account of illness.
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NORTH MADISON

Mrs Rachel Norton who dislocated
her left shoulder several weeks ago
is not gaining very fast
J. L. Spaulding was at West Athens
one day last week with his horse
clipping machine.
Charlie Dean who has been in King
field for the past several months max
ing shovel blocks. has returned home
and is stopping at the home of his
wife's father. Edgar Clark
Mrs Elvira Veazie who has been
very sick with pneumonia is very
much better at this writing.
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HARMONY

John Libby has lemon tree and it
has one lemon and fifteen blossoms
and last year they had enough lemon
ade made from lemon that grew on
this tree for four people.
Mrs. ~ r. Bemis was called to Wa
terville by the illness of her mother
Mrs. Sarah Collins who lives with
her son Lee Collins.
The roads are very bad and Everett
Dore finds it very muddy to transport
the pupils from the south road to
Harmony village.
The selectmen who are f. c. Bailey
and w ~ Rowell are taking the
inventory, and they find plenty of
stock and plenty of bad roads.
There will be an entertainment ano
social dance afterwards on April "a in
in the Grange Hall and the proceeds
will go for the benefit of the Crane.
The Woman's Club will have a va
cation during this month and will
meet on May with Mrs. f. f. Jacobs.
G. F. Williams the superintendent
of schools was in town last Wedne5-
day.
Elmer Brown who has been very
sick is reported better.
Mrs. Clara Weeks is visiting her
cousin Mrs. ]. l.. Johnson.
Leroy and Lione L. f. Gross We're
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BUNKER HILL-ATHENS

Amos Clark of Brighton was n
town Friday.
CLYDE Foss of Wellington visited at
f. l.. Bunker's one day recently.
Christie Keaten of Brighton was in
town Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Sinclair of Kings
bury visited their son Mont Sinclair
one day recently.
David Thompson and Mont Sinclair
wrl.t 10 Skowhegan one day last week.
Samuel Herrick of Harmony was in
town last week buying stock.
Mrs. Leila Sinclair and Beulah
Small went to Brighton recently to
visit their sister Mrs. Fife Corson.
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CANAAN

Mrs. Cora Furber and daughter
Christie called upon Mr.. and Mrs.
John Bingham Sunday. Both Mr..
and Mrs. Bingham are past 80 years
of age but are as smart as many
younger people.
Mr., and Mrs. Scott Lord were week
end visitors in Skowhegan.
Marjorie Patten is staying with
Miss Addie Washburn and attending
school.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Tibbetts were
callers at o. A. Moody's Sunday.
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Farmers are talking iafee acre
age of potatoes jus year. AND at
last report the sweet corn question
looked more favorable than 1t did
earlier in the year.
William Gordon of North Arson mas
sold his old farm on New Portland
Hill to Henry Trip.
Orian Luce of East Madison was
recent guest in the home OF Mr.. ana
Mrs. Leonard Luce.
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ROM f

Quite a few in town are busy max
ing maple syrup. 1t is reported they
are getting more syrup this sprin G
than they did last season.
1t is reported that there are few
cases of mumps in town.
Mrs Lottie Brown is teaching the
village school at Smithf1eld.
Mrs. Ellen Mosher and Merit Dudley
were in Oakland last Friday
Vivian Brown has recovered from
an attack of measles.
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WEST NEW PORTLAND

Graduation exercises of West New
Portland High School will be held at
Lemon Stream Hall, Thursday night.
April 10Th.
electric lights at a regular meeting
Saturday night
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CONCORD

Mrs. Simeon Howes returned home
Saturday of last week from Lewiston
where she has been visiting friends.
Henry Parlin was the guest of Cur
rem Smith and family the first of the
week.
John Thompson is working for Geo
Cool
Miss Elsie Murphy of Embden has
been working for Simeon Howes the
past week.
Mrs George Cool is in Bingham for
few days visiting her daughter Mrs.
r. G. Brown.
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town after spending the winter in Cal
ifornia.
Algier Cunliff lost a valuable driving
horse last week.
The schools in town commenced
April ID with the following teachers:
Village. Mrs Lottie Brown; East Pond,
Lottie Dudley: Whitehouse, Mrs.
Laura Richardson. Gould, Dora La"
renee.
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The News Of Somerset's Busy Towns

from Norridgewoek visiting friends
during Easter
II Is very cold for April and not
many Will plant potatoes this month
as they did last year.
Bad roads and bad colds are in ord
er Just now and news is frozen or left
for a warmer cline
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CORNVIILE

Harold York who has been i'll with
the grippe has so far recovered as to
be out of doors.
l.. A. Stinchfield is assisting Frank
Wescott in hauling cream to the
Skowhegan Creamery.
Leander Brown of Harmony was the
guest of o. H. Case Sunday.
Orion Wing was caller at +. II.
McClure's Sunday evening.
Walter Bowman is under the doc
tors care with a bad case of grippe.
Mrs Laura Davis of Hartland who
has been stopping with her sister Mrs.
A. r. Moody. departed Friday of last
week
Roy Walton returned Sunday from
a business trip down river
Lew Mcclure is saving wood with
his gasoline engine for b. f. Judkins
and c, S Moody.
Mrs. Clarence Harylle who has
been seriously sick is on the gain.
Miss Bernice Walton who has been
passing the Easter recess with her pa
rents, returned to her school at Madi-
son bridge Tuesday
J. W. Amazeen finished saving
about fifty cords of wood with gaso-
line engine Monday night.
The many friends of Mrs. Trafton
were saddened to hear of her death at
the home of her son in Skowhegan,
Saturday Mrs. Trafton formerly
lived in Cornville.
Mrs. Virgie Rowell who has been
quite sick the past week is reported
better.
The roads are in bad shape about
all you see out for teams are the mail
man and cream team.
James Gould of Lewiston was i'll
town calling, Monday, on old friends.
Ralph Strickland visited last week
with his uncle Sanford Strickland and
family.
Wesserrunsett Grange held its regll-
lar meeting on Thursday evening.
April g. The first and second degrees
were conferred on two candidates. A
short program was presented by the
lecturer We are trying to get up an
interest and need all the help we can
get from our members. The third and
fourth degrees will be conferred at the
next regular meeting.
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teresting talk was made by w. ]
Thompson of South China and Alber,
Fuller of Oakland.
Huber Holt is building his garage
for his new auto. Expects to occup
il by the first of May.
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called away from II or work by the
illness of their father who lives in
Winterport. Reports are that he is
better
Ray Sinclair is taking Roy L. E.
Gross place in the mill of Harry
Bartlett
Alec Marley the blacksmith that
worked here few days has sold out
and gone away.
People are hauling potatoes to the
station at Csc a bushel.
The Easter exercises were held in
the Union Church as usual last Sun
day.
Mrs Ernest Seekins spent Sunday
in Hartland
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MOORE'S MILLS-CANAAN

Miss Alice E. Moore after passing
a few days in Boston has been visit
ing her parents here during her Eas-
ter vacation, returning to her school
in Bangor Sunday.
Miss Lizzie Goodrdge is at home
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R0NEIIYALE

v. 4 Soule of Hartland who is at
Skowhegan serving on the jury spent
the week end with his aunt, Mrs Will
Rowell and family al Rowellyale.
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For regular action of the bowels
easy, natural movements. relief of con
stipation. try Doans Regulets. 25c a.
all stores.
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Additional County News viii b.
found on Page Nine
The Ekalaka eagle., 1914-05-22
RUSTY DAIRY CAN DANGEROUS
Utensils and Other Things Should A.
ways Be Kept Clean.

ways Be Kept Clean.
Look over the cans and if there are
any with rusty, bad spots in them, set
them aside and put good ones in their
places, says e. l.. Vincent in American
Cultivator. Rusty lin is dangerous
dangerous to the health Of the sick
folks and babies that use the milk
they contain, and dangerous to the
keeping qualities of the milk.
Many can is never really washed
before new mil K is put into it. Per-
haps Il little cold water is rinsed round
in them and then called done. The
rinsing with cold water is all right, so
far is it goes. 1t must be followed up
with the hottest kind Of water, ap-
piled to every spot and place on the
inside Of the can, SO that every germ,
lurking there may be killed. Then this
ought to be followed by cold water
rinsing again. Sunshine will finish
such Il job in good shape.
Not single cloth should be used
about the dairy that is not the clean.
est possible. Old rags, with threads
stringing in every direction, are a men.
ace to health.
The Ekalaka eagle., 1914-05-22
THE GIRL AND THE YANK
A Memorial Day Story
By LEO E. LIVINGSTON

"'Oh, nothing, only sick and tired
and hungry and wounded
lis that ALP
The humor Of 1t struggled with hef
sympathy. She told me that her folks
were strong Confederates and she dare
not take me into the house, but the
hayloft would make q good hospital,
and she put her arm under mine and
helped me around, skirting the wood
so that one could get into the barn
without being seen, and she almost
had to carry me up the steps to the
hayloft
You'd better believe that hay was
soft I've slept on hair mattresses
since, but none Of 'em ever gave way
under me like that hay. But had to
wait long while for breakfast You
see, Nan had to wait till she could
steal out Of the house with the proven
der. And when she did she couldn't
bring anything hot I'd have given
my wounded leg for cup Of our Unit
ed States coffee
"Well, Nan nursed me In that loft
for a week or more. couldn't tell
how long it was, since I didn't take
any account of time. She stole some
| old clothes her brothers had worn out
| and brought 'em to me and kept my
leg bandaged and did lot of things
for me. l suppose it was taking care
Of me that way that got her used to
having me round, for when there was
no more excuse for my staying and I
thought I'd better light out she cried.
"And Memorial days come again!
I must be off to put these flowers on
Mans grave. I've been putting 'em on
for ten years now, and it won't be long
before the few boys that are left will
! be putting 'em on mine. I'd like to
live till Memorial day in Is. 1t will
then be fifty years since was dis
charged and went to that farm in Vir-
ginia and we were married. We went
out to the barn where she had nursed
me. and lay on the hay just to see If
| 1t was as soft as when I sank down on
it that day l first saw Nan. She told
| her folks how l looked when she
brought me in there and how she'd
| stolen things to take out to me, and
they couldn't understand how she could
have managed it without getting
caught. Truth is. those times in the
south made everybody rely on his
wits, and there was more deceiving
done in those four ears than In a
whole century of pegceful times.
II brought Nan back north with me,
and mighty good wife she made for
a matter of nearly forty years. and the
rest Of it since she left me l don't
count for anything.
"Well, so long. AS was saying, I
must take these flowers and put them
on her grave. You fellows can take
care of the boys in the cemetery back
Of the house. So long. Don't forget
the flags"
The Ekalaka eagle., 1914-05-22

suffer more than during the winter
months when they are provided with
foodstuffs that have been harvested
and carefully stored.
Common field corn is useful for soil
ing purposes later in the season. but
prior to the first or middle Of Septen-
Der it contains such Il great percentage
of moisture and SO small an amount Of
dry matter that it is not considered ex-
ceptionally valuable for feeding.
Sweet corn is much more advisable
for feeding during July and August. 1t
natures more quickly and provides
much more nutriment for animals than
field corn.
AS one does not know in the spring
when the shortage is to occur during
the summer. it Is wise to plant plots OF
green feed successfully. The first
should be put in as early as possible,
which would be in May
This should be followed by successive
paintings separated by periods of ten
or fifteen Gays. The size Of plots should
vary according to the number of ami
mails to be fed.
Oats and Canada field peas provide
most useful green forage. Their use is
to be advised in ATTITUDES far enough
north where the extreme heat and
drought do not seriously affect the peas.
The Ekalaka eagle., 1914-05-22
DISRAELpS SPLURGE WITH CANES.

Speaking of walking sticks reminds
US Of young Disraeli. Writing from
Gibraltar, and telling his sister to in
form their mother what a sensation his
Waistcoats and studs were making
among the officers. he added: II have
also the fame of being the first who
ever passed the straits with two canes,
a morning and an evening cane. l
change my cane on the gun fire and
hope to carry them both on to Cairo.
1t is wonderful the effect those magi-
cal wands produce. owe to them
The Ekalaka eagle., 1914-05-22

even more attention than to being the
supposed author of-What is it? / for
get" The fault of many walking sticks
is that they are too short. Walk with
stick that seems at first intended for
a man taller than yourself and you
acquire an upright carriage. A Brigh.
ton shop that l pass occasionally is
selling any number Of sticks through
pushing the testimony of we'll known
doctor as to the health advantages OF
long walking sticks.-London Chroni-
Gle.
The Ekalaka eagle., 1914-05-22
Corn and Cob Meal For Cows.

Corn and cob meal is not injurious
to the stomach and udder Of cow If
it is not fed in too large quantities. It
is quite common practice to grind
the corn and cob together. This is
done where the concentrates Of a ra-
tion are rather heavy. and we have al
ways considered it good thing to do
under such circumstances. We would
not. however. advise the feeding of
more cobmeal than would be supplied
by grinding the cob and corn together.
1t requires about fifteen pounds of cob
meal to equal the protein in one pound
Of cornmeal and about one and one
half pounds of cobmeal to equal the
carbohydrates in one pound Of corn
meal. In other words. cobmeal is no
more nutritious than oat straw
Hoard's Dairyman.
The Ekalaka eagle., 1914-05-22
THE COW AND CALF.

Herds that were fed silage
during the winter so to pasture
without the old time purging ef.
feet of the sudden change from
dry feed to fresh grass.
Before you rid the dairy herd
of the "robber COW" make sure
that she is having fair show
by being supplied with the prop
er rations and care.
A half starved COW cuts big
hole in the bank account
The cream should be cooled
just as quickly as possible after
separating this weather, and 1t
should be kept cool until It Is
delivered at the creamery.
Let the newborn calf stay In
the stall or pasture with its
mother for several days, and
she will let it feed at times and
in amounts best suited to its
needs Of life.
The Ekalaka eagle., 1914-05-22

laid
filthy health
affected thereby.
poultry nse will tell that important aten
will and
drink
dip their
withheld
Fresh
in
sci shown here is good also Water
them
The Ekalaka eagle., 1914-05-22
For the Man Who Feeds the Nation
CARELESS HANDLING OF BULL
Too Many Accidents Are Being Caused
by Taking Chances.

Too Many Accidents Are Being Caused
by Taking Chances.
We cannot refrain from Lgain CON-
menting on the danger to human life
from the vicious bull. says Kansas
Farmer. We noticed not long ago that
an enrayed bull attacked Jesse Arnold,
a young farmer living near Manhattan.
The fact that the bull was dehorned
was all that saved lis life. He was
kerry seriously injured as it was. c. w.
Loomis Of Tonganoxie, Kan. one of
the leading dairymen Of his county,
was recently killed as result Of an
attack of vicious bull. This bull had
previously attacked farm hard, who
succeeded in escaping. We have just
noticed that an aged farmer in Wis
consin was attacked and killed by a
bull while crossing Il field. John
Graves Of Kansas City, Kan, suffered
from three broken ribs and a dislocat-
ed shoulder, these injuries resulting
from an attack Of bull. A farmer
near Utica, N. Y, recently died from
injuries inflicted by an infuriated bull.
There is undoubtedly entirely too
much carelessness in the handling of
these animals. They are too uncertain
Of disposition ever to be trusted. or
tentimes their viciousness may be the
result Of bad handling. No man should
ever take chances with one Of these
animals. It has been suggested by
some that the matter Of the disposition
can be controlled by proper selection
in breeding, and animals of bad dispo-
sition eliminated. Something might
be accomplished along this line, but we
doubt very much whether the danger
can ever be eliminated in this manner.
The safest plan is to treat the bull al.
| ways as possible source of danger.
The Ekalaka eagle., 1914-05-22
For Cows With Bad Apostles.

For cows with depraved appetites the
following treatment is suggested by
Hoard's Dairyman: Take one pound
powdered wood charcoal, one pound Of
phosphate of lime and one pound Of
ground Gentian root; mix them and
give each cow half IL teacupful of the
mixture morning and night; also give
the COW a little diluted vinegar every
day (about half teacupful of vinegar
with a teacupful of water).
The Ekalaka eagle., 1914-05-22
n - ENORIAL DAY has come
around again." said an old
U fellow to another at the

N fellow to another at the
soldiers home, "or Decora
ton day, as we used to call it when we
first started putting flowers on the
graves of our dead comrades. 1t was
a solemn day then, but now that near
ly two generations have grown up
since the war and that struggle has
passed into history the day has become
| a regular holiday"
THAT'S right" said the other old
chap, grinding on quid of tobacco.
"You don't expect every generation
that comes on is going to mourn for
men who died long before the new
comers were born, do you?"
mo, don't. but somehow Memo
rial day brings it all back as fresh as
If it were yesterday. I can see my
| Nanny now just as she looked the day
/ came out of that wood the lay after
the battle of Seven Pines and she
caught sight of me, the raggedest, dir
test, hungriest, bloodiest, ghostliest
young ragamuffin you ever saw"
"By the bye" interrupted the other
vet, II went down into Virginia last
summer and all over Seven Pines. 1t
| was cornfield when we fought there.
| Now it's overgrown with forest of
trees. 1t reminded me of the genera
tions that have grown up since the
war"
"Just so. That day, when saw Nan
standing by the we'll, l was about as
| near done up as ever was in my life.
I'd been taken prisoner by the John
MES. but before they could get us
where they could corral us I'd man.
aged to slip away. I knew If l didn't
get some help end some sustenance I'd
die right there In the wood, for in addi-
ton to having nothing to eat I'd got a
bullet in my leg, and couldn't get
any help or food unless trusted to the
girl If trusted her the chances were
she'd give me away to the Confeder-
ates and I'd get back into Libby. where
Id been once before, and I'd rather die
than do that.
"Well, there was nothing to do but
risk it. So I stepped out before her
You'd ought to have seen her look. II
was like suddenly coming on to a
scarecrow. At first she was frightened
then she laughed. When she laughed
at me was all broken up. and worse
expression than before came over my
face that made her laugh again. The1
all Of a sudden she began to pity me
and, SOLDERING down, she asked:
"Are you Yank or Johnnie: You're
so ragged and dirty and bloody con-
; know which you are
; "I'm Yank.' I admitted. 4 suppose
| you'll give me away
"'Give you away! Who would wan
such looking thing as you?'
"'There's lots like me in Libby pris
on
! What's the matter with you?'
The Ekalaka eagle., 1914-05-22
SUMMER FEEDING.
Every Year There Is a Drought
Which Should Be Provided For.
DON'T LEAVE ANIMALS WANT,

Il 10 We'll to Plant Plots Of Green Sue.
cessiveiy, the First This Month, Fol.
lowed by Others In Periods Of Ten or
Fifteen Days.
There is no season Of the year when
It Is SO necessary to provide feed for
farm animals as during certain por-
tions of the summer, says Kimball's
Dairy Farmer. There is very seldom Il
year that some time during the sum-
less severity. At this season animals
The Ekalaka eagle., 1914-05-22
Mioht Be a Stolen One.

Might Be a Stolen One.
First Party-Don't you ever carry an
umbrella?
Second Party-No; hate to have ev-
erybody lookin' at me with suspicion.
philadelphia Telegraph.
The Ekalaka eagle., 1914-05-22
Laugh and the World Laughs Too
A Chance.

''1s it true that when a man marries
he's sure to get the worst Of it,"
"That's rather overdrawn," replied
the one with quarrelsome wife. II
should say he has fighting chance"
Town Topics.
The Ekalaka eagle., 1914-05-22

Colonel Lector-Im very proud OF
that snuffbox. I picked it up in Paris.
Ingenue How very interesting!
This must be the dent it got when the
owner dropped it.-Judge.
The Ekalaka eagle., 1914-05-22
Domestic Strife,

whats the trouble at your house"
Hunger strike for new bonnet"
"Your wife refuses to eat?"
mo: she refuses to cook. ."-Kansas
City Journal.
The Ekalaka eagle., 1914-05-22
Out of His Line.

"Could you help me to take a chick
en- apart?' asked the judges wife.
"I'm afraid not" answered the
groom. II know very little about ma
chinery."-Boston Record.
The Ekalaka eagle., 1914-05-22
Awful Thouuht,

whats all this needle scare among
girls?'
II don't know. Can 1t be that some
girls mother has asked her to do lit
tie sewing g:'-Louisville Courier.Jour.
nal.
The Ekalaka eagle., 1914-05-22
Could Survive That Shock.

The Rescuer quilting victim from
beneath auto)-That's an awful smash
up. Is your wife under there too?
Rescued-I amt married. This is the
worst thing that ever happened to me.
Life
The Ekalaka eagle., 1914-05-22
Took the Best Ono.

THAT'S a nice umbrella you have
there"
"Ain't It? Reflects credit on my
taste, doesn't it?"
1T certainly does. Where did you
get it?'
"Picked 1t out Of bunch Of seven
that were standing In the boarding
house hall this morning.
Plain Dealer.
The Ekalaka eagle., 1914-05-22
Too Natural.

Too Natural.
"When you We're in Japan did you
see any of the beautiful girls one hears
so much about?"
mo. All the Japanese girls l saw
looked like Japs." - Chicago Record
Herald.
The Ekalaka eagle., 1914-05-22
A Biq Note.

"A poor girl" said New York soci-
ETY. woman. married an aged million
aire.
"'Oh, how could you do it? friend
asked her. Such an old fellow too!'
"'My dear the young bride replied,
If you were starving and somebody
gave you an enormous banknote-a
banknote for a million-would you
bother to look at the date""
The Ekalaka eagle., 1914-05-22

Not So Aggressive.
"a trolley car is easier to dodge than
an automobile"
"Of course it is. A trolley car can't
follow you around. d."-Birmingham Age
Herald.