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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-07-22
SOMERSET COUNTY
RESCR|PTS
Maine Central Railroad
Cases
One that of Clifford {. Wood, the
other That of George L. Rogers,
Both Against the Company

According to a rescript received
here by Clerk of Courts Seekins from
the Law Court, the motion in the case
of Clifford C. Wood of Pitts1eld, plain
tiff against the Maine Central Rail-
road Company was oyerruled. This
was an action on the case to recover
damages for injuries received while
working in the yard of the defendant
company. The plaintiff, while in the
employment of firm of grain deal
ers. it is alleged, was engaged in
pushing a car upon side track of the
defendant when it is claimed span
of horses attached to a two horse rig
ging owned and driven by Mr.. Farm
ham, became unmanageable and ran
away across the road between the
tracks where they were being driven,
the pole of the car striking the plain
tiff and seriously injuring him. The
claims of the plaintiff was that the
horses were frightened by the blowing
off of steam. from the cylinder of To-
comotive of the defendant; that It was
negligence of the engineer to blow off
steam in such a place and under the
circumstances for which the defend
ant was liable. The defendant
claimed that the engineer did not al
low steam to escape as claimed by the
plaintiff; that the engine was several
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MADISON WOMAN HON.
ORED BY SIGMA KAPPA
Mrs. Ethel Weston Elected Vice PreSi.
dent at 10th Convention Held in
Berkeley, Calf.

Berkeley, Calf, July 16-The Sig
ma Sorority. which closed its 10th
convention here today, elected Mrs
Euala Linder of Buffalo, n. y, presi-
dent; Mrs. Ethel Weston, Madison,
Me, vice president, and Mrs. Mary j.
Blunt. indianapolis, treasurer. The
next convention will be held in 1917
at Colby College, Waterville, Me.
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Death OF a Former Resident

Word has been received here of the
death OF Charles Neil Jewett. which
occurred at his home In 81. Louis. Mo,
on July ith. His age was 70 years.
The funeral services were held at the
Cemetery under the auspices of the
1 o O. b.. lntcrment being made sc
Bunker Hill MIR. Jewett Was form
eriy a resident OF Skow hegan, haying
been the son OF Moses and Caroline
tNetll JeSe,t tie Was alsn the
nephew OF Mira Helen Neil Howard
bssides a widow. the deceased VAS
survived by two daughters He vaa
sass The last ,lHae 10 the GelEhhof-
hood Of tea fvars axu
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sequently had lived together more
than 81 years.
The deceased was born .a Read
field January -. 1879, Htr maiden
name having been Sarah F.n,.d but
when ten years of age sho removed to
Rome She was dcvout Cliistlan
and will be greatly missed Ia ise eom-
muuity where she has Sc lan- re-
sided Besides her dagsl..H Mrs.
Adele. There ls one other s-ftAing
daughter. Mis- + p Ladd e. Neteer
Another dluester older than these
Just referred 70 liad 10 luaaey and
son William passed away a sep.
tembcr. 1909
The funeral ~. b. he,d t'dAy
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TUESDAYS GAME

Skowhegan's second invasion of
Belfast resulted in victory by the
one-sided score of 10-4. Belfast Sc
cured an early lead of four runs in
the first two innings, but after the
locals solved Green's delivery, the re-
suit was only question of how many
runs they wanted to score. Whites
work after the second was alright,
and though there were several er-
rors charged to his teammates, hls
support was perfect, especially that
of Alberts. he making three sensa-
tional stops, all resulting in double
plays. Paige was given try out at
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LAW As TO SUNDAY
OBSERVANCE
New Restrictions Take
Effect the 25th
Hour, Will be From 10 4. VI. to T.
VI. Present sunday Law i Pre-
scented

As sfo~hegan is about to Try new
restrictions as - business places on
Sunday. W present herewith present
Sunday la@ to be found in Chapter
1875, Section = Of the revised statutes
of Maine.
"Whoever on the Lord day
keeps open his shop. workhouse.
warehouse or place OF business,
travels. or does any work. labor
or business on that day, except
works Of necessity or charity:
uses any sport, game or recrea-
ton; or is present at any dancing
public diversion, show, or enter
tainment, encouraging the same,
shall be punished BY fine lot ex-
ceeding ten dollars"
There have been various Supreme
Court decisions in this state interpre-
ting the above statutes very literally,
and yet If il were enforced even under
the most liberal Interpretation the
character Of our Sabbath would be
changed very radically Very little
Of the riding and driving by team and
automobile could be shown to be
either necessity or charity and about
all that could be sold on Sunday un-
der this statute would be drugs and
medicine. The new order in all
kinds of business which goes into ef-
feet next Sabbath rules that the open
hours shall be between 10 a m and
2 p. m. o'clock only.
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Death Of Mrs. James Tuttle

The death of Mrs. James Tuttle oc
Cured Tuesday at her home in Rome
at an advanced age. She was the
mother of Mrs. Z. S. Adele of this
town, who was with her at the time
of her demise Mrs. Tuttle was the
widow of James Tuttle, who passed
away last November. The couple
were married November 6, 1853, con-
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AuTO|STS HAVE NARROW
ESCAPE
Machine Tits Over Side of Bridge.
Occupants Jump

MADISON, July 21-Messrs w. B.
Brown, Grenier, Wallace Macklin,
Ralph Brown and Elmer Newell mar
rowly escaped serious injury Tuesday
night while returning from Rumford
in an automobile. The machine tilt
ed over the side of bridge at a small
brook and three members of the party
jumped in about three feet of mud and
slime but both machine and occupants
escaped injury
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framps Appear r. lnno, Residents ef
<erFidgtn acA Road

Residents of t N.'teiseao oek
Road have entered ,or aats I "A.
na1 anees from tramgs trt ass3sfiAs
sheriff Thompson And tasle
mA8s an Investigation NE saa
faHnd although II n t.s the
y pavf,rs had sratsd ns saf In
soa.r af ths eAFns Later warrant
~as bfauFht aawH to ihr AL aa
PlAssi iasfs fas tbs gfessst
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Shawmut Lad Has Narrow Escape
from Drowning

Master Robert May, the little boy
who makes his home with First Sc
lectman and Mrs. Lafayette Bray at
Shawmut had narrow escape from
drowning Tuesday, when he fell into
the pond near his home The brook
had been damned up for the ice in
winter, and quite a pool was form
ed. He was rescued by friends, and
except from a bad ducking suffered
was hardly the worse.
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" saalng Yesterday at Hartiana

A Wedding occurred Ia Har,land
festsFday at about 4 o'clock when
Mss Dosis Dyer vas married 10 Ned
N2tttas The bride is the only aaaga-
~ ~ Ex-eeaa,y treasurer and Mrs
= Dyer Of HaEtlsad and the sfoam
s tAs saa ef Mr. and MFs o |. Nut
rax siso Of tAE,iaad. bat fsFmsSly
"a canaAa
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FRESH VICTORIES
YESTERDAY
Base Ball Events of the
Week
SkOWHEGAN AT LIVERMORE
FALLS

In one of the prettiest games of the
season Skowhegan bested the fast
Livermore Falls team 81. Buekland
outpitched Woodcock, late of the
Colonial League, only six scattered
hits being secured off his delivery.
Alberts, by a great piece of base
running, going from first to third on
Lannin's bunt, furnished the feature
play of the game. He scored what
proved to be the winning run a mo-
ment later on an out at first base.
The score:
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The Ball 6ame> for Thursday and
Saturday

In continuance Of tie fa=f ball
games two great games are expected
today and Saturday Tins aftetl9ou
the Rumfords who have the hame of
being the fastest team in the STATE.
and who were defeated last SATURDAY
by the Skowhegans, are coming ard
next Saturday the Pilgrims Of Lew
iston. fast team that has been trim
ming all the clubs in that section will
play All games are called at 3.15.
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LIVERMORE FALLS

Two base hits. Cannon, Chapman.
Struck out by Buckland 3, Woodcock
3. Double plays-Hoyt to McCarty
to Camel; Woodcock to Cannon TO
Camel. Passed ball, Cannon. Base
on balls off Buckland l, Woodcock 2.
Sacrifice hits, Lannin, Murphy, Moore.
Umpire Newburg Time 1.55.
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At the Star Theater

The World Feature Film for We'd
nesday and Thursday of next week, at
the Star Theater will be "Mliss,"
dramatized from a story by Bret
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-07-22

Harte. The author lived at the time
and in the midst of the scenes of
which he wrote and the films for this
feature were made in the shadow of
the very mountains of which the story
tells II is one of the prettiest of
film romances
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Mrs J c CiiHova has FvtgFssd
Fram a sissl eth her paFsats Ia Wa
teFsssls
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-13
v|ADUCTs OVER
BAD CROSSINGS
WABASH AND OTHER ROADS AND
MONROE COUNTY SHARE
THE EXPENSE.

Abba, March 12.-The Wabash rail-
road will commence this week to con-
struct reinforced concrete viaduct
over Eighth street, north of the city.
A conference wSs held recently, the
board of supervisors, the county en-
gineer, ID. A. Thomas, and Superintend-
ent j. P. Cummings and Superintend-
ent Howard of the c. B. & @. railroad,
and Superintendent Shehan Of the Wa
bash, II. c. Beard, member of the state
highway commission, and Elmer Will
liams, engineer for the state highway
commission, being present at the con-
ference.
Twelve dangerous crossings will be
eliminated between Abba and Lovila.
The c. B. & O., and Wabash and Mon
roe county will each pay one-third of
the total cost of the improvement. The
total amount will be about $4,000 or
81, 900 each.
The high waste dumps on the north
tracks of the c. B. & Q. on the Pally
farm (the waste dumps) will be re-
moved at the railroad company's ex-
pense. The relocation of the roads
running south of the old Gray farm by
placing parallel on the north side Of
the c. B. & c., through what is known
as the Bert and Edna Fisher farm.
The G. B. & Q. offer one-third Of the
expenses on that proposition.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-13
HENRY co. MAN
LEAVES AZ HEIRS
LATE A. r. HIGGINS MAKES EQUAL
DISTRIBUTION AMONG LARGE
NUMBER.

Mt. Pleasant. March 12-An interest.
ing petition was filed with the county
clerk Thursday relative to the estate
Of A. T. Higgins, the disposition of
which involves forty-two legal heirs.
While the Higgins will made special
provision for a part of the estate, a
large portion was left for equal dis.
tribution among the forty-two heirs,
One of these, a man by the name Of
Culberson, whose first name is not
known, cannot be found. The instru.
ment filed Thursday was a petition
from his sister, Mrs. Melvina Logan Of
Peoria, ILL.,. asking that the estate be
opened and that she be given the Gull
berson share, which amounts to $248.75
Mrs. Logan claims that she and Gull
berson were both children Of Mrs.
Mary White Henderson, relative of
the deceased. She claims further that
heI brother was adopted by family
named Culberson when he was but one
week old, and that for forty years there
has been no trace of his whereabouts.
She bases her claim for her brothers
share of the estate on the fact that he
has permanently disappeared and that
she is his only living relative and heir.
The Higgins will case has involved a
large amount of legal action and this
new phase will bring added interest
when 1t is heard in the March term of
court.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-13
ASH GROW

Miss Cecil Selman returned to her
I school at Bloomfield after short vaca-
atlion with home folks.
Austin McCarty and family spent
Sunday at Miller Vests.
III Miss Grace Huff is doing household
|, duties at the Wolfe home.
A birthday dinner was given at the
William Hunter home Sunday in honor
Of Mrs. Hunters fortieth birthday.
i About fifty persons were present and
all spent an enjoyable day.
Mrs. Ed Garrison spent last week in
Ottumwa with relatives.
Rev. Purdy will preach at the Chris
tian church next Sunday morning and
evening. Bible school at 10 a. m.
Norman Hunter and family have NOV.
ed to the Hunter farm near Hopewell.
Mrs. Thurman Cassill and son, Low
ell spent last week with relatives in
Ottumwa and Agency.
Miss Asenath Ebberts spent Monday
night with Hazel Selman.
John Worrell it attending church in
the county seat.
Leslie Jones will work for M. L.
AWheeler this sumhxr.
Is May Selman was a Sunday evening
fcaller at the c. P. Allen home
h Rev. Slack filed his appointment
here Sunday.
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Phoenix Insurance Agency
Large American Companies
Prompt Adjustments
III South Market Street.
Phones 341, 233 Old Phone 6OO.B


To whom 1t may concern:
Notice Is hereby given that on Jan.
uary goth, 1915, at Ottumwa, Iowa, re.
newal and amended and substituted
articles OF Incorporation Of j. w. Ed
gerly & Co. were duly signed, executed
and acknowledged and the same were
duly filed for record In Wapello County,
iowa, containing among other things,
the following:
The name of the corporation Is ~. w.
t.dgerly & Co.." and its principal place
or transacting business Is In the City
or Ottumwa, Iowa. The general nature
or the business to be transacted shall
De the manufacturing Of and the buy
Ing and selling at wholesale, drugs,
medicines. stationery. notions, paints,
oils and all other goods, wares and mer-
chandise made and dealt in by whole
sale drug or stationery stores or houses
and to do such other things as may be
necessary or convenient in the conduct
or said business. including the right
to acquire or dispose Of OF rent the
necessary grounds and buildings In
conducting and carrying on said bust.
ness. The store and drug house of the
corporation shall be located and carried
on IN the City Of Ottumwa, Iowa.
The authorized capital stock is
two hundred and fifty thousand
($25O.OOO.0O dollars, to be divided into
shares Of one hundred ($100.0O) each,
10 be paid up in fun. at par. I'm cash
or It's equivalent value in property as
may be authorized by the board OF
directors and agreed upon with the
subscribers and If paid in property to
be subject to the approval Of the
executive council Of Iowa. and is to be
paid for In full before certificates are
issued
The renewal of the corporation dates
from December q, 1914, and the cor
poration is tC continue for twenty
years thereafter unless sooner dissolved
as 1t may be on the affirmative
vote of not less than three
fourths of the issued and outstanding
stock. The affairs of the corporation
are to be conducted by a President
Vice President, Secretary and Treas
urer and Board OF Five Directors, all
OF whom must be stockholders. The
directors are to be elected at the an
nual stockholders meeting, to be held
on the third Tuesday of January In
each year, or If not then elected. at
some subsequent meeting and are to
hold their office one year or until their
! successors are elected and accept The
officers are to be elected by the direc-
tors at the annual directors meeting
to be held Immediately after the an
nual stockholders meeting. or IL not
tiCli eleCleu dt SOME subsequent meet
ing and are to hold their Office one
year or until their successors are
elected and accept
The highest amount Of indebtedness
to which the corporation Is at any
| time to subject itself or may incur
| shall not exceed two-thirds Of it's is
sued and outstanding capital stock, and
the private property CT it's stockholders
and members shall. be exempt from
corporate debts and from any liability
| therefor.
Dated February 10. 1915.
J. w. EDGEREY & CO.,
BY w. r. Harper,
(SeaD Its President
By r. T. Edgerly,
Its Secretary.
Attest: f. II. Edgcrly, Secretary
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RUSS ELL.

w. w. Baker of Seattle, Wash, who
has been visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hiram Baker has returned home.
r. w. Clarke of Melrose made bust.
ness trip to Russell Monday. MT
Clarke is in very poor health and is
very seldom seen In Russell.
Albert Myers and family OF Biggs'
Vile, ILL.,, are here visiting at the w. J.
Marshall home.
At the school election held In Rus
sell Monday H. H. Potts and u. f.
Sands were elected to succeed Mes
danes F. N. Hills and P. A. Rocky
and ]. d. Lodge was elected to SC
coed himself.
LYLE Davis of Des Moines spent Sun.
day at the Homer Jefferies home.
Frank Hickey Of Colorado, came
Tuesday night for visit with his
brothers, Clyde and Roy.
F. P. Wright, county treasurer. was
a the Russell State bank Monday and
Tuesday, collecting taxes from the peo-
pIe of washington and Cedar town
ships.
Lyle Brewer returned home Tuesday
from visit with friends in OttumWa.
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PACKWOOD.

Mrs J. G. Mckay spent couple OF
days with her sister Mrs. C!las. Carl
son at Ottumwa last week.
7 Mrs Arch Stevens who has been i'll
several months was taken to her par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. Henry at Hedrick
last week.
Mrs. J. H. Murphy is home from
Fairfield where she spent week with
her son and daughter.
Mrs. J. G. Oliver has returned from
Woodruff, Ill.
Miss Una McClain from Panama is
visiting her sister Mrs. Ned G. oliver
Mrs. f. f. Phelps of Delta is visiting
friends here.
The Sew and So club met with Miss
Chloe Smith Saturday.
The Embroidery club had very
pleasant meeting Wednesday night
given|in honor Of Mrs. e. E. Phelps.
Arthur Webb and Miss Anna Sutton
were recently married. The affair is the
elimination Of a romance when began
81 years ago when they were sweet
hearts
AS W. A. F1ecner was coming here
from Abingdon Saturday his auto
struck 4 telephone wire which had
fallen across the road and was not seen
by Mr.. Fleener. The wind shield was
shattered and Mr.. F1eener narrowly es.
capped serious injury.
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kEOSAUQUA.

Revival meetings closed at the M. Il.
church Sunday night after three weeks
of earnest labor. It was one of the
most stirring heart searching revivals
held in the town for many years. There
were many confessions and to the
Methodist church alone there were
about sixty additions Sunday morn
ing. There were boys and girls.
young men and women, many heads of
families, some of whom were far down
the shady slope Of life. Evangelist
Parvin did a work that will never be
forgotten here. He left Monday morn
ing for Macksburg, where he was to
begin another revival on Tuesday.
Mrs. Mary Rankin-Clark, who was
called here by the death of her aunt,
Mrs. Mary Rankin.Brown, left here for
Chicago Tuesday morning where she
expects to meet her father, James
Rankin on his return from London,
England She will probably go from
there to her home in Los Angeles. Cal.
The regular meeting of Chapter |,
p. E. O. was held Monday night at the
home Of Mrs. Retta McBeth. The
meeting was business one, 1t being
the night for the election of officers,
where was as follows President,
Mrs. Edna Manning vice president,
Mrs. Nora Dodds; recording secretary.
Mrs. Madge McClurg; corresponding
secretary, Miss Orpha Bonney; treas
urer, Mrs. nellie Donaho; guard. Miss
Bertha Watkins; journalist, Mrs.
Caroline Perkins; chaplain, Mrs. Flor,
ence Craig.
Mrs. ]. w. Cheney and Mrs. J. c.
Calhoun went to Ottumwa Tuesday to
meet with the district officers of the
Women's Foreign Missionary society
to help to build a program for the dis
trict convention which is to be held
here April Is to 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. M. Bateman and
daughter Mrs. Colvin who have been
guests of their daughter and sister,
Mrs. ]. A. Brown and family the past
week, left Tuesday morning to Des
Moines where they expect to enter the
hotel business
The Misses Martha and Mate Daugh-
erty left Saturday morning for Des
Moines for an extended visit with
their sister, Mrs. B. F.. Truax and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. X. Savage went to
Ottumwa Tuesday to consult spec
ialist in regard to Mrs. Savage's eyes
which have given her a great deal OF
trouble for many weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Bell are now resi-
dents of Keosauqua, moving from
their farm near town where they have
| resided for over fifty years to their
home here which they recently pur.
chased of Mayor Brown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Brown have
moved to what was the Anderson Pat.
ten home in South Keosauqua.
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TO HAVE BUREAU TO
GIVE AID TO FARMERS

Iowa City, March IAN employ
ment bureau for the benefit of farmers
and others who desire to find help and
for the benefit Of working people who
desire employment of that character.
is to be feature of the Commercial
clubs activities. Action was taken
at the monthly meeting held Wednes-
day evening in the Commercial club
rooms instructing the board of direc-
tors to establish bureau by which all
persons seeking work on farms and
elswhere may leave their names and
description and those desiring help of
this character may also list their
names. The service is to be free. It
is not designed to conflict in any way
with the Y. NJ G. A., employment bu-
reau which confines itself strictly to
student employment.
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SALEM CHAPEL,

The members of Electa club and
their husbands of Ottumwa were enter.
tanned at the home of Mr.. and Mrs,
E. E. Gilyeart Saturday evening, the
occasion being Mr.. Gilyeart's birth.
day, and a three course dinner was
served and the evening was spent with
vocal and instrumental music and con.
versation. The guests present were
Messrs. and Mesdames c. C. Wilkin.
son, j. F. Madden, J. M. VIM. r. F..
Norfolk, J. F. Black, w. E. Brown,
F. w. Norman, JIM MILFORD, Mrs.
Sarah Sybert, Mrs. Louisa Brown,
Mrs. Williams and Mr.. McNeal.
VIM. Mccoy was thrown out of the
wagon last Wednesday in Ottumwa
and the wagon passed over one of his
legs, bruising it up considerably. He
will be laid up for six weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Gilyeart and
Garrett and Glenn Gilyeart spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Will.
ford.
Mrs. Amanda Mccoy, Mrs. Lula Val.
entine and daughter Margaret, spent
Sunday at the Charles Mccoy home,
east of Ottumwa.
Mrs. F. W. Norman returned home
after few days spent with relatives
at Eddyville.
Jack Williams spent Sunday with
friends at Kirkville.
Mrs. E. E. Gilyeart attended the R.
N. A. dinner in Ottumwa Tuesday.
E. E. Gilyeart delivered thirteen
loads Of hogs to Ottumwa packing
house Tuesday.