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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-09-02
THREE LAKES MERGED
INTO ONE BODY
Storage Basin to be Created Which is
Said to be Fourth In Size of All Ar
tificial Basins In L. s,

In the heart of the vast cumberland
area of Maine, in the Penobscot river
basin, is now being built an immense
concrete dam, which on its compile
ton will merge the water of three
large lakes into magnificent body
of water 25 miles long, and create a
storage basin which is said to be
the world. After four months of
preliminary work the dam is now well
under way and will be ready in the
spring of 1916. The Great Northern
Paper Company is the owner of the
property. Nature has provided a
natural site for a dam at the head
of the famed Ripogenus gorge, where
in years past a small timber crib dam
had been built principally for log
driving purposes. When the work is
completed and Ripogenus, Chesun-
cook and Caribou lakes are merged
body of water with storage capaci-
ty of more than q billion cubic feet,
according to the report of the United
STATES Geological society. The dam
itself will be about 1000 feet long,
and so feet from top to bottom in its
deepest place, but this includes, how
ever, bridge and roadway across the
top 10 feet above the crest or spill
way of the dam, the bridge being set
on piers 20 feet apart. 1t is a gravity
section dam, and when it is completed
will be as solid as the rocky walls of
the canyon in which it is placed Work
commenced at the dam in March. The
site is nearly SO miles from the near
est railroad. Building a road 80 miles
through the forests from the shores
of Moosehead Lake in Northern Maine
to Ripogenus Gorge, at the head of
which the dam is located, has been
one of the preliminary tasks, which
has already been accomplished. Over
this road nine five ton automobile
trucks, supplemented by the familiar
tote" team, are travelling back and
forth carrying thousands of bags of
cement and great quantities of sup
plies. The road is we'll built, scien-
tifically drained, turnpiked all the
way and coated with gravel wherever
gravel was available. The auto trucks
made trip and half day, dis
lance of rs miles, and sometimes they
get in two trips, against the two trips
a week of the tote teams. All mater
ials are shipped to lockwood on
Moosehead Lake and from there they
are taken by special scow across the
lake to the terminus of the forest
highway at Lily Bay, where the big
storehouse, recently destroyed by fire
and dynamite was located. A new
house is now in the process of con-
struction and will be ready in about a
month. 1t will be much like the old
one with the equipment of power car
riers to facilitate the unloading and
storing of the supplies and materials.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-09-02
Somerset Traction Co.
Summer Arrangement of Cars
Effective Sunday, June 20, 1915
FROM SKOWHEGAN


Leave GskoSwhegan-5.45' ~ 6t5 s 8 go
100, 500, sos, $3.50, 100. 1870. $780,
Leave Lakewood-s15. 715so ss.osoo'
$50, $50, $40 $50. 100, 7.8O, $500,
$50 '"s $50 p. m
Arrive in Madison1Mo6s455 74S, s.So
500, 500, 100 100. 500. 800, 1000 p
FROM MADISON
Leave Madison1645 500 s;3O; 1922
49, 100 m 7so &c. go soo p sUE '''' 'V'
Leave Lakewood-715. $50, 1000.
go $50 ~ 1870 $500. $40, $500 p.
Arrive at skowhegan-11745, 800
500. 500 700. 500, 800, 1900 p. m;
.'Subject to delay at Lakewood.
During Theater Season.
&c Runs to Lakewood only.
Extra Local Cars to Cold Brook at
745, 800. 1890 a. m.
M. C. r. r. CONNECTIONS
Effective June FL 1915
Close connections with trains leav-
md $40 p. m. On Sundays only at
Also with trains arriving at skow:
began a ~ 1929 q sn m; and on sso and
Close connections with trains leav-
ing Madison going north) for kineo
station at s52 a. m. l.66 D.. m; and
%t2 p. m. to Bingham. Sundays only
at sis a. m. to Kineo Station.
Also with trains leaving Madison
going SOUTH at 7,45 and ii.5S a; m.
except Sundays: and sl5 p, m. daily
Including Sunday,
SUNDAYS
Cars leave skowhegan for Lakewo GOD
ard Madison at 100. 500, $50, ii.eo.
II 80 a. m, i?oo. l23o. 100. l 30. ace:
70. ace. sso. 400. Aso. 500. 500 and
100 y. m.
Leave Madison for Lakewood and
EkowheEan at 500. s3o. 1880. 400,
m. feao. 100 iso, 400, $50 SEQ.
%. zee. Aso. 500. sac. 600. 100 and
20 .. m
Thls time table IL subject TO change
or delay without notice.
special cars furnished o, Any Time
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-09-02

North Arson Campmeeting As
ISOLATION officers were elected as
follows: President. Judson v Pack
ard of Skowhegan: vice president.
Geo. o. Weston Of Norrideewock,
Sec. Rev. Gardner Wills of North
Arson; treasurer. George ". + Mer-
rill of Madison: directors Fred Jack
son of New Portland. perley Adams
of Madison. " Il Mckinney Of North
Arson and George Merrill. \ Ladies'
Auxiliary 10 the association has been
organized with Rev. f. Z. Harrison Of
Vests Mills as president All bills
of the association have been provided
for and improvements Will be made
before the next annual session.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-09-02
Bankrupts Petition for Discharge

In the matter Of Willis W. stevens
Bankrupt, in Bankruptcy.
To the Hon. Clarence Hale, Judge OF the Dis
trict Cont ofthe United states for the Dis
triot Of Maine,
Willis W. Stevens
OF Harmony In the County OF Somerset and
state OF Maine, in said District. RESPECTFULLY
represents that on the 9TH day OF June
last past he was daily adjudged bankrupt
under the Acts OF Congress relating to bank
ruptcy; that he has duly surrendered all his
property and rights Of property, and has
fully complied with all the requirements Of
said Acts and OF the orders OF Court
touching his bankruptcy.
Wherefore he prays. That he may be de-
creed by the Court 10 have q fan discharge
from all debts proVahle against his estate
under said bankruptcy Acts. except such
debts as are excepted by law from such dis
charge.
Dated this III day Of August \. =. 1915
WILLIS " STEVENS
Haukrupt
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-09-02

Having just returned from tie
Province of Alberta. Can call upon
YOU 10 rejoice With thc temperance
people OF Alberta On var from
the nrsi day Of last July Alberta goes
dry. This Is ne mandate a tie pco-
Pile as intimated by til VOTE II tn
?lst OF july when oue II he larresf
votes IN The rtoYner sayr a majority
for no liquor los, Ia 2eoea Al
the big cities r,eept ne voted -afs
We are ftJoite3 10 traa hat ihs S.
ven Of Prohibition IS spt,a3ins aaf
only Throughout aaf aNH beloved Na.
tioh bur In man} atasf NafHs
r = Mllelf
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-09-02
Mrs. Loyina Mckinney Dead

The death of Mrs. Lovina Mckinney
occurred recently at Jackman. All her
children were with her during the last
few days with the exception of her
oldest son Edward of Waterville.
During the last few days she was a
great sufferer The funeral services
were held at the Congregational
Church, Rev. R. E. Jones officiating,
The interment was in the Whipple
cemetery beside her husband and son
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-09-02
ORDER Of NOTICE THEREON.
DISTRICT or MAINE. -

on this 18th dav OF August \. u 1915 n
reading the foregoing petition. Il is
ordered hY the Court. That a hear nE re had
upon the same on the Sth dav 81 October
A. II. 1918 before said Court At Portland. n
said District. At ten O'Clock IN the forenoon.
and thai notice thereof be pIhiishri - the
indie pendent Reporter newspaper printed
In sai0 District, and that al SNOW q creditors,
and other persons In Interest nlay appear AZ
the said time and place and show cause, II
Any they have, why the PRAYER % sad Pc
titioner should not Ne granted
And Il IL further ordered ~ the court that
the clerk shall send rs mAii Z, al known
creditors copies of sad pelfur and this
order, addrt ssed To iNCm AZ their places OF
residence AS stated
Witness the Honorable clarence Hale
Judge OF the SAID Io4rt and me sea- thereof
~ Portland Ia said District IN the 18th dan
81 August \ n, 'el.
J. :. JAMES 3. HFWEN. CLERK.
4 irae cory n rtf.ti'u eut order thereon.
Atiest fAMF~ 3. HkWfN. CLERK.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-09-02
Condensed Facts

Wcst Point Military Academy will
graduate iGt second iieu,enanta Ia the
class OF 1915,
New Zealand has an island nearly
three miles In circumference which 10
almost entirely composed OF sulphur
inixsd viii gypsum.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-09-02

James, who died several years pre-
vious. Mrs. Mckinney will be greatly
missed in her home as we'll as the
community, as she was a cheerful and
sunny disposition. Much sympathy is
expressed by all to the family. A
sketch of her life appeared in the pa
per a short time ago, SO all there is
left to say, that she was loved by all
who knew her and that she led a well
spent life and has entered into the
Haven of Rest prepared for the Faith
full
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-09-02

Fewst people under - ana more
people over - afe nga EMPLOYED "a
Various Industries tat Nas - ssss
yvafs ago
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-09-02

S5N for quarter CtsaTr OF thA,
price AJs a spoA trade but W. will
ssrd 500 - issa,s % Hson ihal Of the
Reporter fnf th- sane mopyy
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-09-02
STATE OF MAINE

Somerset s.: At Probate Court
held at Skovh-gau in and for said
County, on the seventeenth day Of
August \. J. 1915.
Upon the foregoing Bill in Equity,
II Is ORDERED. that hearing be had
thereon at the Court House In Skow-
hogan in said county # Somerset on
the twelfth day Of October. 1915 AZ
ten o'clock in the forenoon and that
notice thereof b. given by serving said
Eola NJ. Doyle Lillian VI. Dore and
Eugene Ti,tun each with a copy # said
Bill and this order thereon. attested by
the Register Of said Court. a. least
fourteen days before the return day
thereof and by publishing an abstract
of the said Bill and order thereon
three weeks successfully in the hide
pendent-Reporter newspaper pub
lished at SkowheEan in said County,
tie last publication 10 be at least thir-
~ days before said return day. that an
persons may then and there appear TO
show cause. If any they have. why the
PRAYER IF said Bill should not b.
granted
CHAS O SMALL.
Judge Of said Probate Court
\ true copy Of the original Bill and
order If Court thereon.
Attest: PHILO STEWARD.
3~-4 Register
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PROBATE NOTICE
Sthte Of mime
Probate Court, In Equity.

Thou .. Lpr3. executor II the viii
Of faa.-.a IS Jewett, late Il SkowHe-
ga u d Somerset County. Gecea sod.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-09-02

Traverse Jurors, Moses French, Scion
and Samuel ". Tinkham, Arson.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-09-02

June 4. 1866 Married 10 Scion.
May sth by Rev H. Warehouse
James Thompson Of Salem ore. to
Miss Eva A Cummings OF Bingham.
SEPT 3. lS66--We understand that
Silas Leland has engaged one Of the
stores In the new building on the cor
ner OF Madison A. Russell SITS and Will
put In large stock of fancy goods.
Sept 20. iss6-Gcr ubcrlain
gets the largest majority ever given
10 gubernatoriAl candidate. Su.
preme judicial Court september term
1888. Hon. Chas iantof,h prrsidinK
sheriff, loseph y Nys deputies In at
tendance. \ r Williams u Bart
lett " : Niekersou. " l. ward Max
Poster and Walter o. Jswetl crieF
Isaiah Coca messenger y SaS
tells foreman ~ Grand Jurors luth.
~ Csshlns of ssowhssan. foreman ot
The Spectator., 1915-10-15
MIR. DAVIS HOLDS MONTGOMERY JUDGE CAN ORDER COUNTY
 SEAT ELECTION.
WAIT ACTION CIRCUIT COURT
Womble Recently Lost in an Election Seeking to Change the County Seat From Mount Ida to
 WombIe.
Little Rock.


 Attorney General Wallace Davis gave out his first official opinion in which he held that the county judge of Montgomery county can order the county seat election petitioned for by residents of Womble, despite an ap- peal from the courts decision grant ing the petition. He further held, how ever that the circuit court of Mont gomery county may, on sufficient grounds hold up the election until dis position of the appeal.
 The opinion was asked by Gibson Witt, of Hot Springs, an attorney re tained by Mount Ida residents in the Montgomery county county seat fight. Womble recently lost an election seek ing to change the county scat from Mount Ida to Womble. After the cleo tion Womble residents petitioned for 8 second election, and their petition was granted by the county judge. An appeal from his decision granting the election was taken.
 According to the opinion by the at torney general. whether Montgomery will, on December l, the date set, hold another county seat election will de pend upon the circuit courts action If motion for stay in the election proceedings is passed.
The Spectator., 1915-10-15
MI llli
Two MEDICINE LAKE

~LACIER NATIONAL PARK, - like other show" parts of
 - America, benefited by the war during the summer of 1915 and
 was visited by many thousands of persons who before had scarcely heard of it. It has been national park since 1910, but. in period of ut ter public indifference to the glories of American scenery, it has passed al- most unnoticed. Now that America has suddenly become aware that she possesses the most superb accessible scenery in the world, Glacier is des- tined to rapid recognition as the one real Switzerland of America. It is in northwestern Montana, close to the Canadian border line.
 The park derives it's name from it's 60 glaciers; but there are more than 90. all told, if one classes as glaciers many interesting snow patches of only a few acres each, which, nevertheless, exhibit all the characteristics of true glaciers Its scenery is strikingly Al pine, yet it possesses individuality to a high degree. In ruggedness and sheer grandeur it probably surpasses the Alps. while geologically it is mark edly different.
 It strongly differentiates also from other mountain scenery in America. Ice-clad Rainier, mysterious Crater lake, spouting Yellowstone, exquisite Yosemite, beautiful Sequoia-to each of these and to all other of our na- tional parks Glacier offers highly in dividual contrast.
 Region of Remarkable Beauty.
 To define Glacier National park, picture to yourself two approaching chains of vast tumbled mountains which pass the Continental divide back and forth between them in worm
The Spectator., 1915-10-15

when the sea or great lakes rolled over what is now the northwest of this continent. It was water that de- posted the stratified sediments which are now these rocks.
 Untold ages passed, and the sea or lake bottom, under the urge of terrific forces hidden in the interior of the earth. lifted, emerged, and became land. Untold ages passed, and the land hardened into rocks. And all the time the forces kept pressing to- gether and upward the rocky crust of the earth. For untold ages this crust held safe.
 Result of Titantic Upheaval.
 At last the pressure won. The rocks first yielded upward in long irregular wavelike folds Gradually these folds grew in size. When the rocks could stand the strain no longer, great cracks appeared and one broken edge, the western, was thrust upward and over the other. The edge that was thrust over the other was thousands of feet thick. Its crumbling formed the mountains and the precipices.
 When it settled the western edge of this break overlapped the eastern edge ten or fifteen miles.
 This thrusting of one edge of the burst and split continent over the oth. CT edge is called faulting by geologists and this particular fault is called the Lewis overthrust.
 Thus was formed, in the dim days before man. for the pleasure of the American people of today, the Glacier National park.
 Today the visitor finds this the most wonderful combination of mountain tops in America, bounded by vertical walls sometimes 4.000 feet in height diversified by many glistening glaciers
The Spectator., 1915-10-15
MISSIONER FAIL TO SIGN cANvAsSED RETURNS-BRING
 CHARGES OF FRAUD.
VOTES MAY BE ACCOUNTED
Claims Vote Was So Close That Oisin- terested Observers Said An Official Canvass Would Be Required
 to Decide the Winner.
Perryyille.

Perryville.-
 The Perry county seat still hangs in the balance The election commits sioners canvassed the vote and ad- iourned for week without certifying to the returns.
 Upon the face of the returns the proposition to remove the county seat from Perryville, carried and in the preference vote Perry nosed out Bige- low by narrow margin. Attorneys representing both towns, however, bring charges of fraud and raise other questions of law. Members of the commission stated that it was very likely the votes may be re-counted.
 According to the count made by the county commissioners the vote stands
 In the removal election: For remov- al 1,297, against removal 1.174.
 In the preference election: For Per ry 1,241, for Bigelow, 1.1S0.
 The county seat is now at Perry vile, not located on a railroad. Agi- tation started removal sentiment to have the county capital located at some convenient point on a railroad. Perry and Bigelow, both railroad towns, got in the fight.
 The vote was so close that disin- terested observers said an official can vass would be required to decide the winner.
 When the commissioners met to canvass the returns, MT Sellers, rep resenting Bigelow. hinted at fraud in some of the voting places and also raised points oS law on which the com mission was not ready to decide MT Sellers charged that at more than one polling place in the Perryville end of the county men who had no legal right to do so appeared and held the election. This was done, he charged, in spite of the declaration that the regularly appointed officers later ap- peared and offered to hold the election
The Spectator., 1915-10-15

like twistings. which bear living gla- ciers in every hollow of their loftiest convolutions. and which break precipi- lately thousands of feet to lower mountain masses. which, in their turn. bear innumerable lakes of unbeliev- able calm. offspring of the glaciers above; these lakes. in their turn. giv- ing birth to roaring rivers of icy wa ter, leaping turbulently from level to ;evel, carving innumerable sculptured gorges of grandeur and indescribable beauty.
 These parallel mourtain masses form a central backbone for the Ma tional park. Their western sides slope from the summit less precipitately. Their eastern sides break abruptly. It is on the caat that their scenic Qual- ity becomes titanic.
 To really comprehend the personal ity of Glacier one must glance back tor . moaaont into the geological past
The Spectator., 1915-10-15
LooraNo rRon 5vrnr or CASTLE rlouHrAlN


 and by beautiful timbered slopes lead ing down by graceful curves to the bottom of deep valleys. Scores of lakes are unsurpassed in sheer beauty by any even of Italy and Switzerland. There are more than 250 lakes in all.
 Nor is this scenic wonderland mere ly sample of the neighborhood. North of the park the Canadian noun tains rapidly lose their scenic interest. South and west there is little of great CT interest than the mountains com monly crossed in a transcontinental journey. To the east ;ie the plains. This region appears not to have been visited by white men before 1853. when A. w. Tinkham, . government engineer exploring a route fer a Pa cific. railroad. ascended NyxA creek by mistake and retraced his steps. when he discovered the imIracttca- b!lity for railroad purposes af the country he had penetrated.
The Spectator., 1915-10-15
ARKANSAS IN BRIEF.

An old log house at Calico Rock said to be the oldest building in town has been destroyed by fire During the Civil war man who occupied the house was murdered and since then the superstitious have believed the house haunted
 Marianne was host to more than a dozen of the livest business men of Memphis, when the Building Trades Committee of the Business Mems Club arrived on profitable farming tour"
 Contractors began work on a S20,OOO school building at Cabot to be com. pleted January Is, 1916. according to the contract The building will be up to date in every respect.
 There is a big demand for the wal nut logs of Ozark coun,y just now and fancy prices are being paid. Much of the walnut timber is made into gun stocks for the allied army.
 The Russellville Courier Democrat points with pride to the fact that the Pope county fair has issued no invI- tations to office seekers to be present and speak at the fair.
 A farmer in Searcy county is said to have planted the same seed corn since 1865. He secured the first of the seed at Lewisburg, Tenn, at the close of the war.
 A movement has been started by the City National bank to establish a bonded warehouse in Fort Smith to be used in financing industrial corpora. tions.
 John Evans. agd 75, an ex.Confed. crate of lzard county. rode 30 miles one day recently to assist in cleaning a neighborhood graveyard
 Sharp county has let contracts for the rebuilding of tn ae bridges which were washed away by the big floods of few weeks ago.
 Boone county has 5.152 pupils en. rolled in her schools. All of these are white children. as there are no negroes in Boone county.
 C. C. Estes. a farmer of near Lead IIill, has tomato vine that has reach. ed height of II feet and inches. If has borne more than two gallons of tomatoes and has many moro on the vine. Mir. Estes thinks it nay attain height of Is feet. if tn frost spares it a while longer.
 Arkansas mills aro finding a ready sale for ashes, which are refined and converted into potash. A stave min at Depanto expects to ship 20 cars Of ashes this week.
The Spectator., 1915-10-15

A decision on the question whether state property can be condemned for the construction of 8 levee, desired by the Linwood and Auburn Levee Dis trict against the state, may not be given by the Supreme Court. The case involving the question, set for sub- mission, was settled by agreement more than week ago, according to information given out by members of the Penitentiary Commission, the de- fendants in the suit originally filed in the Lincoln Circuit Court. When Jack Bernhardt, attorney for the district, made motion for submission of the case Chief Justice E. A. McCulloch asked if the case had not been settled out of court.
 "A tentative agreement was made, MT Bernhardt replied, but we wish the case decided by the court. The agreement has been objected to al ready"
 This court has no time to pass on mooted questions" Judge McCulloch remarked. The case is passed for one week."
 Members of the Penitentiary Com mission said contract between the levee board and the commission was signed at a meeting at Warner Under this agreement the proposed levee across the state farm at Cummins is to be built on a line along the north bank of Wild Cat lake, the commission is lN receive S25 per acre for the land used and is to receive the subcontract for building the levee, they said. Since the contract was made they had heard of no effort being made to break it, they said Although not specifically mentioned in the contract, they said, it was understood that further court proceedings should have no effect on the contract.
The Spectator., 1915-10-15
BRIEF NEWS AND NOTES.

The annual meeting Of the county and city health officers O. Arkansas will be held in the Senate chamber of the capitol November 23 and "A, ac- cordlng to Dr. c. w. Garrison, state health officer. Addresses will be made by at least one surgeon from the Unit ed States Public Health Service and probably by the health officers of sev- eral other states. ne National Blu reau of Vital Statistics also will detail representative to address the meet ing. The matter of better enforcing of the Arkansas vital statistics law probably will be taken up at the meet ing.