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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-02-11
Skowhegan Local News

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Mrs. Charles Dumont who has been
very i'll for the past two weeks is so
as to be around the house.
Isaiah Crowell of Brooks has been
visiting this week with his son, Henry
Crowell and daughter, Mrs. F. o. Fur
Der In town.
Donald W. Philbrick and Sherman
Shumway left Monday on their re-
turn to Bowdoin College after a short
visit at their homes here
There are to be t@S@@ = h&G
games at Armory hall, tomorrow
Friday. evening, Colby A. T. o. vs..
Company E. End team VS.. Y. NJ. c. c.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. A. Weber of Hart
land have been guests this week of
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Crowell. Mr..
Weber has been here as witness in
/
A handsome Hereford bull calf
was shipped out of this station Monday
morning to H. W. Bearce, West Minot,
Me. The animal weighed about $50
pounds and was from the Eaton farm
in Cornyille, Harvey D. Eaton, Esq,
proprietor.
The funeral of the late Carleton
Berry was held Friday afternoon from
the home Rev. Theodore Halbert Will
son of the Island Ave. Congregational
church officiating. The pail bearers
were Henry Cannon, Newcaswell;
Harrison Weston and Nelson Towle,
the remains being taken to the South
side receiving vault.
Members of the Helen Coburn Mis-
sion Circle of Bethany church were
pleasantly entertained Friday after
noon by Mrs. O. D. Wells at her home
A program on "The Indians" was pre-
scented and Some Impressions of
Billy Sundae," were given by the ladies
the singing was general with Miss
Harriet Cleveland as accompanist Re-
freshments were served by the hostess
good sized number attending the
affair.
MI n n IN a..
gan will recall Miss Loie Fuller who
has visited in the past and is an ac-
tress of much ability as dancer. She
lately arrived in New York with her
class of sixteen girls from Europe and
Is to be in San Francisco the 21st
where she and her troupe have been
engaged by the Exposition committee
to appear during the entire fair. Ow-
ing to being detained in Europe Miss
Fuller was unable to visit in Skowhe-
gan we are informed according to
plans, but expects to on her return
from California.
Inc 0OuBTeBdllOudl OullStldh Ell
deavor Society met last Saturday even
ing and elected officers They were:
President, John French; vice presi-
dent, Margaret Churchill; secretary,
Doris Cover; treasurer, Joel Taylor;
corresponding secretary, f. e. Harris,
chairman of the prayer meeting COM
mittee Mrs Lena Larry; Lookout COM
mittee, Beatrice Smiley; social COM
mittee, Ruth Greenwood; missionary
committee, Ruth Ennis; music COM
mittee. Beatrice Hodgkins, floral COM
mittee. Christine Pooler press COM
mittee. Henry E. Lowther Three new
members were taken into the society.
Mrs Scales and Mrs. Gentlemen as
honorary members and Mrs. Wood as
an active member
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-02-11


Fred c. Dunlap attended the State
Laundrymen's Convention in Bangor
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs John B. Comber of
Jackman were in town Thursday TO
consult DR.. Bigelow.
Miss Daisy Perry of Portland has
been visiting here with Miss L. M.
Pouln for few days
Otto r. Folsom-Jones. a senior at
Bowdoin College, visited the last of the
geek at his home In Skowhegan.
Miss Marion G. Swain of the NJ. G..
Swain Co. left Saturday for a visit
with her parents In Needham, Mass.
Deputy Sheriff Harry Maynard was
down from Rockland Friday and Sat
urday having business at the Supreme
Court session.
John Lewis returned the first of the
week to Bangor, where he resumed his
studies at Law School He had been
at his home for few days.
Miss Marion Buzzel of Houlton was
the guest early this week of Miss Lula
Gordon of West Front St Miss Buzz
zell is a student at Colby College.
H. A. Bennett left Saturday morning
after a short visit in the home of his
brother-in-law J. p. Merrill. Mr. Ben
nett had been in Gullford on business
Joseph Sanford, a student at Bow
doin College. was able to return to
that institution Friday after being Ill
at his home here with an attack of the
measles.
Rev. J. w. Packard who was last
week in attendance at religious meet
ings in North Belgrade went Saturday
to Winthrop to attend the Friends
Quarterly Meeting.
Mrs. Maria Folsom who expected to
go to Somerville, Mass. on Monday has
been notified that her brother-ln-law
who was very i'll is somewhat i'm
proved. 1t was owing to his illness
that Mrs Folsom was to make the
proposed visit and it will be deferred
for the present.
A copy of Cages Piano Album, :"
has recently been received at this Of
flee. The volume contains classical,
easy melodious pieces and popular Sc
lections composed by Walter r. Gage,
formerly of Skowhegan, now living in
Los Angeles, Calf, and is the result
of many years of study which this
talented musician has given to the
work.
At the meeting of Sunset Chapter,
o. E. s., Friday evening. a Past Ma
irons jewell was presented to Mrs.
Emma Simpson, who has lately retired
from the office of Past Matron In the
order. The presentation was made by
Mrs. Blanch Sheaff the present ma
iron. The degree was conferred and
refreshments were served in the ban
quet hall.
In brisk fight at Skowhegan
Thursday Kid Dennis the lightweight
champion of the state of Maine knock
ed out Johnny Taylor, lightweight
champion of Somerset county, in the
fifth round. Although Taylor put up
good fight, Dennis had the best of
him in every round. Both the semi
final and the preliminaries were snappy
goes. In the semi-final, Fighting Tar
dis of Bangor fought hard draw with
Young Higgins of Waterville who sub
sttuted for Bob Pooler of Lewiston
In the first bout of the evening Bat
Ting Carey of Biddeford met Young
Gray of Oldtown in four round draw.
crowd of about three hundred wit
messed the bouts.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-02-11
SKOWHEGkN LOCAL MARKETS

Wool-Unwashed. 23c to Csc per Id.
Hides. green lac to 15c Id; Lamb
pelts 40 to $l.05 each; hides. cured Is
to 16c: Horse hides. $3.50 to $500
each; Calf skins Is to zoe Id: Deer
skins. so to sl.00 each; Tallow. rough.
212e ID.
Beans-Hand picked. yellow eyes.
1900 to $3.50: pea beans. $2.75 to 1900
1926.
Beef-Ox beef. &c to l2c.
Poultry-Fowls. lac to Ice per ID:
chicken. l6c to zoe.
Round Hog-9c per ID.
Tallow-RouEh. &c per 10.
Eggs -2sc per dozen
Potatoes--3oc per bushcl
Butter--2sc to soc per ID
Cheese-l6c TO Use per ID.
RETAIL MARKET
Flour Spring Wheat Patent, 1850.
Winter Wheat Patent, $3.50
oats-T0c.
Glu,en--si.To per bag.
Corn-ti.so per bag
Meal sis5 p.r bag
Nlddiings - per bag
cottonseed meal siJs per hax
spring Bran 81 So per bag
Winter HIRAM : 50 per bag
Mixed t'esd 81 IS per bag
salt rork~~iSe BY the bbt. 300 lhs
tat
Cheese toe Ia sss psF ID.
luttsr soc 90 1ss per p<sand
Tsas sse Ia SOC per 10.
cofs~ Doe te sse per p<saad
Lard ~rum~stte, Ice. eesn poaad / 10
Molassss ~tfur. raass. zoe IA soc
SUGAR -~urans saxAs, esst quality.
ID lha fos 81 90 sFesR -
fatsisss i2s pas huaAsl
ualsss ~ts PEI ID
fasitsy~~revis. lee N sas pee u
catches. te@ ~ f1e PEI 10
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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-07-12
ROBBERS TOOK
CHECKSDUETHE
CAUCUS CREW
ONLY THREE OF A BATCH OF
THIRTY-SEVEN REACHED PEN
sACOLA FOR GOVERNMENT
EMPLOYEES.

Thirty-four government warrants,
made payable to men aboard the gov
eminent dredge Caucus were either
taken by the train robbers holding up
train 81 early Saturday morning, or
else destroyed by them, as only three
of the warrants, out of a total of
thirty-seven reached Pensacola yes
terday. They were due Saturday
morning.
The checks were in government
envelope and were sent out from the
engineers Office at Montgomery Fri
day afternoon. They were in the mail
car that was robbed and it is sup
posed the thirty-four missing ones
were either taken along or else de-
stroyed.
Capt. Fernandez of the Caucus re-
ceived the three warrants yesterday.
Each showed by its soiled appearance
that it had been thrown away by
the robbers and some of them had
the imprints Of heels, showing they
had been trampled upon by the men
in their haste.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-07-12

taken on quite foliage, but for this
had been cleared away. A nice stand
was erected for the speakers in the
centre of the grove, as well as nice
and comfortable seats and a table
laden down at 1890, with some things
which gave credit to that community
The address of Mr.. Sheats at both
points was enjoyed by everybody.
Even the little boys and girls love
to hear him talk.
His talk Wednesday night at Mill
vile was to the point, and made every
one who lived in Florida, or ever
expected to live here, glad. He very
well represented the state as It ap-
peared to him thirty-fve years ago,
and came along and gave facts as
though he had closely watched every
nave up to the present and It was
indeed astonishing to every old citi-
zen the great improvements that have
been made.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-07-12
DAINTY FOOD.
Turns Pale Cheeks to Pink.

Our best physicians of the present
day seek to cure patients by the use
of food and right living, rather than
heavy drugs, and this is the true
method, for only from food can the
body be rebuilt.
Many people, after living on poorly
selected or badly cooked food for a
long time, and when their ailments
become chronic, expect the doctor,
with some magic potency, to instant
ly rebuild them.
This is not true. The only true
method is to turn as quickly as can be
from poor food to good. A young
lady in Ohio says:
81 was variously treated for my
nerves, stomach, lungs, ETC., but none
of the treatments gave me relief.
About a year ago when my appe-
tite failed completely and / began to
have sinking spells similar to faint
ing, I took all manner of tonics and
stimulants, but they. were of no eff
feet. I had been brought to quit
drinking coffee and taking Postum in
its place and gradually began to get
"a little better.
Someone suggested that if / found
Postum so beneficial had better use
Grape Nuts food, as they were both
the children of one brain. I COM
menced on Postum with it. I found
the food so dainty, delicious, and ap-
petizing that / always looked for
ward to breakfast with pleasure.
Shortly after commencing this
diet, the wretched pain in my side was
greatly relieved, and now, a year
later, it has gone entirely, also the
sinking spells; in fact, my pale cheeks
have changed to pink, I have gained
back more than the twenty pounds
/ lost, and am thoroughly well in
every respect"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read, "The Road to
Wellville," in pkgs. There's Rea-
SON"
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of human
interest. (Adv.)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-07-12
NORTH CAROLINA
is FITTING OUT
FOR PENSACOLA
DUBUQUE BEING PREPARED
FOR MINE LAYING SHIP AND
1T IS REPORTED SHE IS COM
ING HERE.

The cruiser North Carolina is MT
ting out at the Portsmouth navy yard
for service as an aeronautic ship at
Pensacola, and as soon as these re-
pairs are made she will come on to
this port. This is the text of a letter
received by Chas. Friedricksen from
a personal friend aboard the ship.
The letter also speaks Of the Dubuque
being fitted out for a mine laying
ship and the report at Portsmouth
that she is coming to Pensacola also.
A paragraph from the letter says:
'sThe U. S. S. North Carolina is
here getting repaired and after this
is finished she is going to Pensacola
for permanent station with the flying
corps. The San Francisco left here
about week ago, but I do not know
where she went. The Dubuque is
being fitted out here for a mine lay
ing school ship for officers and it is
rumored here that she is going to
Pensacola. When all of these ships
get to Pensacola it will be quite lively
there"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-07-12
Woman Suffrage and the Negro Vote
n. 1882 preponderance Of white

ton. 1882 preponderance of white
women.
Virginia-353,516 white women.
324,437 total negro population. 29,-
079 preponderance of white women.
Kentucky-506,29 9 white women.
149,107 total negro population. 357,-
1872 preponderance of white women.
Tennessee 419, $40 white women.
241, $40 total negro population. IT,
1877 preponderance of white women.
Arkansas-248, 1854 white women.
214,282 total negro population. 3d.
682 #preponderance of white women.
Texas-722,06 white women. $685.
357 total negro population. 393, 706
preponderance of white women.
In Georgia, Florida, Alabama and
Louisiana there are more white wo-
men than negro women, the exact
figures being as follows:
Georgia-345,187 white women.
269,937 negro women. White ma
jority, 1920.
Florida-105, 662 white women. TO-
OCS AlOS4O NO4ltC4AA w AAAOC ulelJO1lGyS
80, 1854.
Alabama-284,116 white women.
1876 negro women. White ma
jority, 66,44O.
Louisiana-222 ,473 white women.
172,711 negro women. White major
ity, 49,762.
There are only two states in the
South, namely, South Carolina and
Mississippi, where white women do
not outnumber negro women. In
South Carolina there are 162,625
white women and 181, 1854 negro wo-
men. In Mississippi there are 180,7S7
white women and 231 ,901 negro wo-
men. In both of these states the
number of negro men is greater than
the number of white men, and the
ratio of white and colored voters
would therefore not be altered were
woman suffrage to prevail in those
states.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-07-12
BIG DIVIDEND IS
PAID BY BANK
BANK OF GREENWOOD DE-
CLARES SEMI-ANNUAL DIvI-
DEND OF TEN PER CENT.
SPECIAL 70 THE JouRNAL..

GE 6O4AA IL THE JOURNAL.
Mariana, July 1.-The Bank of
Greenwood, located in the town of
Greenwood, nine miles northeast of
this city. in Jackson county, has just
declared and paid a semi-annual divi-
dend to its stockholders of ten per
cent on its capital stock. The bank
has only fifteen thousand dollars cap
ital stock but has an earned surplus
and undivided profits account of over
seventeen thousand dollars, or larger
than its capital stock.
It has been organized some seven
years and has always paid dividends
amounting to twenty per cent or more
per year, and has paid as high as
forty-eight per cent dividends in a
single year. It is located in a small
country town which lies in one of
the best farming sections of jackson
county, and the section contributing
to the bank is devoted entirely to the
production of the staple crops. The
fact that the bank should be able
to pay so large a dividend at a time
like this when the financial stress of
the country is so great is highly COM
plimentarY not only to the manage
ment Of the institution but also to
the general thrift and well being of
the community.
Visiting Mariana.
Hon. S. j. Cannon of Jacksonville.
is on a visit to his mother and father,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Cannon of Mari
anna.
Mr.. Cannon was recently appoint
er assistant postmaster OF the Jack
sonville Office, being promoted from
the Office of collector of internal reve-
nue., where he has served as cashier
since Collector Lewis assumed charge
of that Office. He won his promotion
through competitive examinations in
the civil service, which makes the ap-
pointment all the more a deserved
honor.
Mr.. Cannon is Jackson county
boy, born and bred on a farm eight
miles east of Mariana, and received
his education at the county schools
and the state colleges and university.
He is yet under thirty years of age
and gentleman of fine presence and
splendid address, and with his mark
ed and proven ability his friends feel
that there is a great future in store
for him.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-07-12
MESSAGE FROM
SEA is RECEIVED
VERY UNIQUE METHOD ADOPT
ED BY LAD TO COMMUNICATE
WITH HIS PARENTS WHO RE-
SIDE IN PENSACOLA.

That was rather, unique method
which young Henry Anderson of PEN
sacola adopted while at sea to COM
municate with his parents in this city.
The young man sailed some weeks
ago on the Norwegian ship Maella for
a port in Europe. In fact the vessel
is bound for Cardiff, and when out at
sea for six days, young Anderson,
anxious to let his parents know that
he was all right, wrote a note to that
effect and placed in bottle. This
was sealed up and cast into the sea.
1t drifted about in the gulf for some
time, finally bringing up on Horn
Island, where the bottle was recov-
cred. Of course directions were con-
tanned therein as to the destination
of the boys note, and the finder has
just written Captain and Mrs. Ander-
son, enclosing the boys liter. It is
needless to say the communication
from the sea is highly treasured.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-07-12

The National Grange goes on record
for woman suffrage ever year, and a
long list of State Oranges take like
action. An underhanded attempt is
being made to influence the farmers
against equal suffrege-and also in
favor of liquor and of certain "Big
Business" interests,-through plate
matter sent out free to country papers
by the alleged Agricultural and Com
mercial Press Service The Ameri-
can Press sends out the following
notice:
"A short time ago the American
Press Association had occasion to
warn publishers against the use of
plate matter sent out by the National
Farmers Union, Peter Radford, lee
turer. The matter was sent out in
the interests of and paid for by liquor
and railroad and other business in
terests.
''The publishers of the country put
quick and effective stop to this
brazen attempt to create sentiment in
favor of certain interests under the
guise of a farmers service. Peter
Radford and the National Farmers
Uniou appeared to die out.
Recently, however, plate matter has
again begun to appear throughout
the country, some of it signed by
Peter Radford and issued under the
name Agricultural and Commercial
Press Service" The principal articles
appear under the heading 'Know Thy
Country" One was scandalous at
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-07-12

i am not intimating that the adj
mission of the white women to the
polls will secure democratic suprem-
acy (they will not impair it) nor that
it will prejudice the republican ele-
ment. The equal suffrage movement
has never proceeded on party lines
and the women would scorn to be adj
mitted unless they were as free in
their choice of party measures and
candidates as the men. But what
am saying is that if the negroes are
readmitted by decision of the fed
eral court to suffrage, the 100000
votes of the white women of the
state will be one solid obstacle TO
any measure that would impair either
for them or their children the con-
tinuance of white supremacy.
eve have been living in a doubtful
paradise as if the supreme court will
decide this matter as we wish it..
Should that court hold otherwise, we
shall have to look to the votes of the
white women of North Carolina
100000 strong-to overcome any pos
sible danger from the 100000 votes
of negro men and women"
What is numerically true of North
Carolina in this respect is also true
of Delaware, Maryland, the District
of Columbia, Virginia, Kentucky,
Tennessee, Arkansas and Texas. In
each of these states the number of
white women is greater than the total
number of negro men and negro wo-
men combined. The figures for these
states from the U. S. census report
are as follows:
DelawareI50,160 white women.
1881 total negro population 52,829
preponderance of white women.
Maryland-309,897 white women
127, 1862 total negro population. 1872
o35 preponderance of white women.
District of Columbia-81 ,662 white
women. 5000 total negro popula-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-07-12

Woman Suffrage is necessary to
maintain white supremacy in the
South in the opinion of Chief Justice
Clark of the supreme court of North
Carolina. This view, expressed in
writings and public utterances of
Justice Clark for some time past, be-
comes most timely suffrage argu-
ment now that the supreme court of
the United States has handed down a
decision under which the elimination
of the negro vote, through the So
called grandfather clause" and sim
liar provisions of state law, is de-
clared unconstitutional and such laws
invalid. The decision was rendered
June p upon two cases involving the
grandfather clauses" of Maryland
and Oklahoma.
In February of this year, apropos
of congressional election frauds in II
linois, where federal court assumed
jurisdiction, Justice Clark gave out
an interview containing the opinion
above referred to. He pointed out
that the extension of jurisdiction of
the federal court in the Illinois case
made probable a similar course in
regard to the grandfather clause in
the South, which would result in a
decision declaring this clause invalid.
He said further:
'1n North Carolina such ad ecision
would readmit to the polls $4,000
negro votes. What preparations have
we made to meet such a possible re-
suit? / know of but one remedy.
The census shows that the white pop
ulation of North Carolina is 20 per
cent and the colored population 80
per cent. 1t follows that the white
adult women of North Carolina are
more in numbers than the negro men
and negro women combined. The
votes of 100000 white women can be
relied on to stand solidly against any
measure or any man who proposes to
question AngIo-Saxon supremacy.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-07-12
RECORD COURT
TOMEET MONDAY
REGULAR TERM OF TRIBUNAL
WILL BE CONVENED BUT THE
DOCKET IS NOT so HEAVY AS
IN THE PAST.

Converting in regular term, the
court of record meets this morning at
10 o'clock for a term which may go
over two weeks. There are no real
serious cases on the docket, and the
civil business is what will possibly
lengthen the term out for more than
week.
During the recess period, weekly
plea days have been held as usual
and scores of prisoners have pleaded
guilty rather than spend the hot days
behind the bars any longer than
could be helped, and this has had the
effect of cutting down an otherwise
large number of prisoners who might
appear for trial today.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-07-12
A FRAUD ON FARMERS

tack on equal suffrage, entitled "Why
Is Woman Restless?" Others were
written in the interests of the rail-
roads, the telegraph and telephone
companies, and other great corpora
lions. The American Press says:
"The American Press Association,
believing that the editorial columns
of country newspapers are not for
sale for the price of a page of plates
delivered free, or, for that matter, for
any price, desires to place these facts
before the publishers and let them
determine whether or not they are
going to be made the victims of these
cheap conspiracies.
"There can be no objection to the
railroads, telephone companies and
other legitimate enterprises going to
the publishers with their PROPOSE
lions. We believe firmly, however,
that they must pay the publishers adj
vertising rates for such advertising
space, and that they must make their
offers over their own name, and not
through the National Farmers Union
the Agricultural and Commercial
Press Service, or Peter Radford, or
any other title that is used to deceive
publishers.
eff box of this plate reaches your
office, scan the proof sheet carefully
particularly if you have not ordered
the plate, and do not let a line get
into your columns without your
knowledge and consent"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-07-12
SUPT. SHEATS ON
VISIT TO MELVILLE

Millville, July Disappointment
w. N. Sheats addressed the people
at Parker Wednesday and at Mill
vile Wednesday night. Quite large
crowd gathered at both places. The
people at Parker having arranged a
nice place for the occasion on the
grounds where the people years ago
assembled and enjoyed some of those
old time barbecues. However, for
the past few years the grove has