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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-12-07
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE

whereas Guy l. Scott of Norridge--
wock in the County of Somerset and
State of Maine, by his mortgage deed,
dated the Sth day of April. 1914, re-
corded in the Somerset Registry Of
Deeds, Book 315. Page 495. conveyed
to the American Agricultural Chemi-
cal Company a cert ain lot or parcel of
land with the buildings thereon, To-
Gated in said Norridgewock, on the
road leading from Norridgew ock to
Smithheld, bounded and described as
follows: being the homestead farm
of the said Guy l.. Scott bounded on
the northerly side by land of II. B.
Field: on the East by said road on
the South by land of Frank J. XII.
gore and on the West by land of
same said Scott bou ght of Anna B.
Rogers. said premises containing
about seventy acres. more or less
and whereas the said American Agri-
cultural Chemical Company. by its as
signment dated the goth day of Nov.
1916, Recorded In the Somerset Regis
try of Deeds Book 339, Page 80,
transferred and assigned the said
mortgage deed and the debt thereby
secured to me: and whereas the con-
ditions of said mortgage have been
broken. NOW THEREFORE,, by rea-
son of the breach of the conditions
thereof l claim foreclosure of said
mortgage.
Dated Nov 25. 1915
3w4s LEROY r. FOLSOM.
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PROBATE NOTICE

At Probate Court held at Show
hogan, within and for the County of
Somerset. on the fourteenth day of
one Thousand nine hundred and six
teen.
John f. Holman, administrator OF
the estate of Leonard r. Taylor. late
of Athens in said county, decea sed
having presented his petition for
license to sell certain real estate of
said deceased, described as follows,
VIZ
Two thirds undivided of the farm
and woodlot in said town of Athens
on which deceased resided for many
years prior to his decease bounded
Frank n joaquin and Myrtle e
Bennett. ON the east by land of Sam
uel A. Taylor and on the south by
the road leading from the four
Charles Taylor, easterly by the dwell
ing house of said Samuel A. Taylor
Said woodlot is bounded as follows
TO wit: On the north by the road
above named, on the east by land OF.
or formerly owned by the late James
allied to said road and seventy five
rods south Of said road. and on the
west by land of said joaquin and
Bennett, containing fifteen acres more
or less.
It is Ordered that notice thereof be
given to all persons Interested by
causing a copy of this order to be pub
lished three weeks successfully in the
Observation-Disclosures printed at
Sknwhegan In said county, that they
may appear at a Court of Probate to
be held Mt said Skowhegan. on the
twelfth day Of December next, at nine
O'Clock in the forenoon. and be heard
thereon. and object II they see cause.
CTTAS. o. SMALL
Judge Of Probate.
\ true copy,
Attest.
PHILO STEWARD.
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ST. ABRAMS

The death of William Trafton oc-
Cured at his home in West Somer-
vile. Mass. Nov. 25th after short
illness at the age of IS years. Mr..
Trafton was formerly a resident of
this town where his body was
brought and funeral services held at
the NJ. L. Church last week Thurs
day at 10 a. M, Rev. f. W. Brooks
officiating. Arrangements were in
charge of A. r. Burton of Hartland.
S. A. Maxim of Wateryille sang two
beautiful solos. He leaves besides
his wife. one daughter, Mrs. Berdena
Fogler of Ludlow, Mass. and one son,
Norris Trafton of Calgary, Canada :;
two sisters Mrs Freeman Butler and
Mrs. Myra Cyphers. Interment was
in the village cemetery
Mrs. Vivian James who was in
town last week, called here by the
death of her uncle William Trafton,
returned to her home in Berlin, n. II
Saturday.
Frank Laughton of Ripley was in
town Thursday to attend the funeral
of William Trafton.
John Batchelder of Piusfield was
a week end guest at William Batchel-
der's.
The death of Mark Dtson, aged IS
years, occurred Saturday at the
home of Howard Nutter where fun
eral services were held Sunday af-
ternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment was
in the family lot in Hartland.
C. A. Batchelder went to Boston
Monday on a business trip.
Miss Gladys BigeloW returned to
Boston Sunday after passing the
Thanks giying recess with her pa
rents Mr.. and Mrs. A. p. Bigelow.
Oscar Bigelow of Pittsfeld was a
guest of his sister Mrs. c. j. Worth
en- over Thanksgiving.
W. II. Watson has rented Miss
Annie Kilbreth's house and will oc-
cupy it during the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs Osgood Robertson en-
tertained a party of SO on Thanks
giving day. Among the number
were their four sons and wives, Mr..
and Mrs. H. c. Robertson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Robertson, MI. and
Mrs Irving Robertson and Mr.. and
Mrs Earl Robertson.
j. Elmer Goodwin, a student at the
L. of M, passed Thanksgiving with
his mother Mrs. Myra Goodwin.
Floyd Mathews Of Bowdoin Medi-
cal College, was a guest Of his pa
rents Mr.. and Mrs. Elwyn Mathews
over Thanksgiving
Mr.. and Mrs Justin Bickford of
Brighton have recently been visitors
at II. c. Buker's.
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keep in your home, for instant use, a
bottle of Minard's Liniment.
There is nothing 50 elective as this
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ment for instantly stopping the in
tense pain of lumbago, neuralgia,
rheumatism, backache, sprains and
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life into tired muscles-removes all
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you need for sore, tired, aching feet
and hands. Ask any druggist.
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BLACKWELL

Henry Garland of Arson was re
cent caller in this vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs Emile Gyr are re-
ceiving congratulations on the arriv-
al of baby boy.
Seneca Luce has recently bought
apples in this locality and packers
are putting them up for shipment.
Mrs. w. L. Mantor and children
spent the week end with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilmore Carl in Madi-
son.
Several out of town guests were
entertained by friends and relatives
here over the holiday
Miss Bernice Mason and Howard
Mason were guests of relatives in
Skowhegan over Thursday
Mr.. and Mrs. D. NJ. Towne Of Port
land spent the Thanksgiving recess
with his parents Mr.. and Mrs. e. E.
Towne.
Albert Michaud who has been EN-
ployed at Eben Deans for the past
six months, has completed his duties
and Will work thru the winter for
George Bird.
Miss Elizabeth Clifford of North
Arson, formerly teacher at the
Blackwell school, was calling on
friends here Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. O. Danforth and
Miss Pearle were calling Friday af-
ternoon on friends in this vicinity.
Fred French and daughter Myra of
Skowhegan, were Sunday visitors at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. G. F..
Jones.
Mrs. Lucretia Steele is entertain
ing today (ThursdU) the members
of the Golden Glow Branch |. S. S.
Absolom Graham has recently sold
his farm near Twelve Corners to
parties from away.
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men, and viii prove a profitable in
vestment to any person who may de
sire to make thoroughly practical
and concentrated study of such sub
jects as soils. soil fertility, fertili-
zers adaptation OF fertilizers to
crop needs, cropping systems adapt
ed to farming in Maine. care feed
ing and breeding of farm animals.
figuring and compounding of dairy
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rations. testing milk, ripening cream.
making butter. managing an orchard.
growing small fruits, incubation.
rearing chicks feeding for egg pro
duction, poultry house construction.
and the marketing of farm products.
A bulletin has Just been issued
which tells all about the short
courses This will be sent 10 any
person on request.
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=. =. NEWS OF " ;.
SOMERSET'S BUSY TOWNS
POWERS' SCHOOIHOUSF

Mr. and Mrs. Chester sheaff spent
Thanksgiving in Augusta, the guest
of Mr. Sheaff's brother, Fred Sheaff
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Berry enter
tanned their children and grandehild-
ren on Thanksgiving, all being pres
ent but one daughter Mrs. Susie Puff
fer of Mexico.
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HUMPHREYS

Free Medical Book in cele-
bration OF sixty years we have
published a revised edition OF
DR.. Humphreys Manual OF all
diseases, giving in minute detail
the care end treat111 ent OF
the sick with Hum phreys'
Remedies
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pRORATE NOTICE

Al the Probate Court held at Show
hogan, within and for the County of
Somerset, on the twenty-first day of
November, in he year of our Lord
one thousand nine hundred and six
teen. by successive adjournments
from day to day from the fourteenth
day of said November.
Upon the foregoing petition. 1t is
ordered. that public notice thereof be
given to all persons interested by
causing copy of said petition and
this order Of Court thereon to be
published three weeks SUCCESSFULLY
In the INSTRUMENTATION printed
at said Skowhegan. the first publica-
ton thereof to be at least thirty days
prior to the return day hereof. that
they may appear at Court of Prob
ate. to be held at said Skowhegan.
on the ninth day of January, a. u.
1917 at nine o'clock in the forenoon
and be heard thereon, and object II
they see cause.
CHAS a SMALL
Judge of Probate.
4 true copy.
Attest.
PHILO STEWARD
Register.
2w47
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a year and up. Write US.
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To the Honorable, the Judge of Pro-
bate Court in and for the County

Respectfully represents William T
Foss of Lowell in the county of Mid
dleseX in the Commonwealth of Mass
achusetts that lie and Oscar l.. Foss
of Blaine in the State of Washington
Edwin Foss of san Landro In tile
State of California Mary Sage of
Winchester in said Commonwealth Of
Massachusetts. Annie Foss of said
Winchester, are the heirs living in
different States, of Frank b. Foss
late of Athens, in said county of
Somerset. deceased, and that said
William T. Foss is heir of Jacob Floss
who last dwelt in said Athens, bot n
of which said deceased person left
real estate In said town of Athens in
said county of Somerset described as
follows; On the road leading from
Athens to Brighton and bounded on
the north by land of Alvah Foss: on
the east by land of David Foss: on
the south by land of Horace Patter-
son and on the west by land OF Nath-
aniel Dodson. containing one hundred
sixty acres. more or less.
That the owners of said real estat g
cannot dispose of their separate int
erests without loss.
Wherefore your petitioner prays
that Ernest c. Butler or some other
suitable person be authorized to sell
said real estate at public sale and
distribute the proceeds after paying
Edwin Foss, Mary Sage. Annie Foss
respective rights therein.
Date this thirtieth day of October
A d. 1916.
WILLIAM IT ross
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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURES

pHILO STEWARD,
Regist er.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-16
FIGHTS BANDITS!
SHOT. HOLDS ONE

T PHILADELPHIA. Pa-Four mask
ed men attempted TO rob the saloon
of Ernest Haage in the northeastern
section Of the city recently. and one CT
the bandits and Haage were PROBABLY
mortally wounded
Haage was alone when the four man
entered his saloon and ordered him TO
turn ever tie money. He grapnled
with one OF the robbers, and, although
shot in the back, managed 10 retain
his hold. During the struggle the ban,
dit was also shot He and the Mound.
ed bandit were found unconscious
when the police arrived
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-16
HOW NICE 'TwoULo BE


How nice 'twould be if knowledge
grew -. e.. ..:s
On bushes as the berries do;
Then we would plant our spelling
seed,
And gather all the words we need,
And sums from off our States we'd
wipe, >~. I.
And wait for figures to be ripe,
And go into the fields and pick
Whole bushels of arithmetic.
Or, if we wish to learn Chinese,
We'd just go out and shake the trees,
And grammar then in all our towns
Would grow with proper verbs and
nouns
And in the garden there would be
Great punches of geography,
And all the passers by would stop
And marvel at the knowledge crop
Toronto Presbyterian.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-16
HOLLAND CONSIDERS DANGEROF
FALLINGUNDER rule Of GERMANY

in its prescription that only a born
American can be elected head of the
state He would have the rule laid
down that only those who were born
and had remained Hollanders would
by right of inheritance succeed to
the throne of the Netherlands.
No sign has yet been made by the
government as to whether they would
contemplate taking up the matter at
this juncture Probably good deal
depends upon the view entertained at
the royal palace.
The Keota news., 1916-09-15
GENE RAJ.

Vice President Marshall Is to be
notified Of his nomination Sept. 16.
President Wilson began his first va
cation Of the year by laying plans for
the porch campaign" he will conduct
from Shadow Lawn.
Careful. painstaking labor over the
complicated situation along the bor-
der marked the session Of the Ameri.
can-Aexican Joint commission at Now
London. Conn.
The National American Woman sue.
frage Association by an overwhelming
vote decided to continue its present
policy Of working for equal rights
through both national and state lexis-
lation.
President Wilson received word 1t
Long Branch. N J.. that the condi-
tion Of his sister, Mrs. Anne Howe.
who IL critically i'll at New London.
Conn. has taken . turn for the
worse
Two hundred and twenty.one firms
are holding nearly 100000 cases of
eggs-about 14a.0O0.000 dozens
cold storage. according to the latest
report to the Department Of Asrtcul.
ture.
The trt-color Of France floated from
many buildings in New York while
Thousands Of citizens wore buttons
bearing the French national emblem
in celebration Of lafayette day. com.
memorating the 15sth anniversarv Of
the birth ct the distinguished French.
man.
Because he sewed his hogs eyes
shut to keep them from catering
chickens. Joseph K. Leigh. 4 Pleasant
Valley farmer. was arrested and fined
80 and costs. making Q total Of e3a. 30.
oy Justice q the peaee ]. ]. Jeha q
kameestvills, n. ].
The Keota news., 1916-09-15
SPORT.

President Zehrung Of the Western
league announced that the Wichita
team would be transferred to Colora-
do Springs for the remainder Of the
season.
Fred Fulton Of Rochester. Minn..
aspirant to the heavyweight champion.
ship title, was given . newspaper de.
cision over Dan (Porky) Flynn Of Bos.
ton In = ten-round, nodecision bout
at st. Paul. MINI.
The automobile time record BE-
tween Denver and Colorado Springs
was again shattered when Harold
Brinker. covered the sevsnty.four snd
one-half miles in one hour twelve
minutes and thirty-eight seconds.
At Colombo Springs, Mrs. NJ. A.
McLaughlin Of Denver won the WON.
ans golf championship from Mrs. F..
". Maxwell, also Of Denver. 6 up and
3 to play. Mrs.. h q. Miller Of Dsn-
yer defeated Mrs. II. c. Harmon OF
Colorado Springs. : up and : to play,
for the Pixies Peak cup. and Mrs.
Winona Robinson beat Mrs. T. W.
Tomliason Tor the COLORADO Springs
cup. The consolation cup waS Nou
b. Nfs. Van xstse.
The Keota news., 1916-09-15
WESTERN.


Capt. Daniel B. Hodgsdon. U. 8. N.
retired, died ut his home In Detroit,
Mich.
The larger sugar refineries of San
Francisco announced . drop OF IS
cents . hundred pounds in refined
sugar.
August Teury. mother Of five chill
dren. was slectrocuted while using an
electric iron In her home at Cleve-
land, Ohio.
The heaviest twenty rain
In fifteen years. following Fridays
steady downpour. sent desert streams
coursing across the Salt River Valley
Ia A%isoaa.
Ttisty Nsziesas. supposed 70 b
The Keota news., 1916-09-15
EXPECT TO RAISE Big SUN
Societies Plan Sale
Of One Million 0ol1art Worth 81
Red Cross Christmas Seals.

Three hundred million Red Cross
Christmas seals are being printed In
Cincinnati for the annual holiday cam.
paign to be conducted under the Joint
auspices Of the American Red Cross
and the National Association for the
Study and Prevention Of Tuberculosis.
The campaign for the sale Of Red
Cross seals this year win be larger
than ever before. Although In 1918
the sale reached the record total OF
$4,000, 900 seals, bringing In $4,000, II
is expected that this year at least 1O0.-
OOOOOO seals or 81 ,OOO.OO worth Will
be sold. The sale will be organised
from Alaska to the Canal Zone and
from Hawaii to Porto Rico. Every
state and territory In the United
States will have seals on sale. New
organizations will be working In num-
ber Of the western states, including
Montana, Utah and Wyoming. Ostrf-
button Of the seals Is now under way.
The Keota news., 1916-09-15
FoRGiaM.

Queen Victoria OF Sweden is Ill and
confined to her bed.
HALL Boy. Turkish minister Of IN.
terror, arrived at Berlin from ConstaH
tinople for . conference with German
officials.
Canada has 3ls.ess men under arms.
During August there were 7.1+s enlist.
ments. a. against S.e7S In July: 1o.7Ss
in Juns and 5000 in May.
Baron Won Dem Bussche- -Hadden.
hausen, the German minister to Ru-
mania. left Bucharest for Berlin by
way Of Russia under . Russian safe
conduct.
Gen. Louis Botha. premier Of the
South African union. announced at
Pretoria that an arrangement has
been made to send 10000 natives to
France for dock labor.
The tribe Of blonde Eskimos which
Harry v. Radford Of New York. the
murdered explorer. reported he had
found on Coronation Bluff. far In the
Arctic some. again has been visited by
q white man.
The sale Of the Manila railroad to
the Philippine government was rati-
fled when q contract was signed by
Gov. Gen Francis Burton Harrison Of
the Philippines and President Hig-
gins Of the railroad.
king Ferdinand Of Bulgaria" says
IN official statement, issued at Berlin.
accompanied by the crown prince and
the chief Of the Bulgarian cabinet. has
arrived at main headquarters on the
eastern front to confer with the Ger
man emperor"
The Trades Union Congress, repre-
senting nearly 2.500.000 organized
workers Of Great Britain. took an un-
expected step by adopting, with . ma
3ority Of more than 1000. 900 votes. =
resolution virtually indorsing the prin.
ciple Of protection.
Gen. Korniloff. formerly com.
mander Of the Forty.eighth Russian
division, who was captured by the
Austro Germans In Galicia in May.
1915. escaped from the prison camp in
which he was held In Austria and has
arrived ct Bucharest.
The Keota news., 1916-09-15

villistas. made Q raid q the engineer
camp OF the American punitive expo'
dition and escaped with . mule. ae-
cording to members q the sxpedi-
tionary force arriving at II Paso.
Tex. from Mexico By way Of Colum.
bus. N. II.
The Keota news., 1916-09-15

He Would.
"Tm thinking seriously Of starting .
moving picture theater."
"Well, there's good money in that
business" m
ut isn't the money I'm after. But
I would like to see my wife and chill
dren once In a WHILE"
The Keota news., 1916-09-15
FROM ALL SOURCES
SAYINGS, Do N q Q. ACHIEVE.
MENTs. sUFFERiNos. HOPES
AND FEARS or MANKIND.
Wsstssn Newspaper Ussos Vows 0ssvssa
ABOUT THE WAR.

Turkish troops capture 1000 Rus
SLAMS in fighting in Carpathians.
Russians bombarded towns close to
Lemberg, setting Halicz. sixty miles
distant, afire.
Germans surrender to British the
city of Dar-Es.Salaam. chief seaport
OF German East Africa.
Paris war office reports 7.70O Ger.
mans have been taken prisoners IN
the Somme drive since Sept. 3.
British capture 0inchy and terri
tory to Leuze wood in attack on
three.mile front In Somme sector.
British and French. in Somme re-
gion. capture four towns from Ger
mans and take more than 5000 pris-
oners.
Official statement from Vienna says
Italians have shelled without success
\ number of positions west Of Csik
Szereda.
French assaults repulsed with san
culinary losses in Berleux.Beliy sector.
Berlin claims. Nine allied aeroplanes
brought down.
The Albanian front reports further
advances by the Italian troops. ai.
though Berlin claims the recapture Of
recently lost positions.
German and Bulgarian forces oper.
ating in Rumania capture strongly
fortified town Of silistria, sixty miles
from Bucharest.
Paris reports repulse Of repeated
German attacks ON the Somme. In
which the assailants used liquid fire
in large quantities.
Russian gains near Shypot ad.
mitted in official statement from
Berlin. Attacks everywhere else re-
pulsed. says statement.
Bulgarian and Turkish troops have
occupied Baltjik annd two other sea.
prots. Sofia reports. and the fortress
Of Dobritch or Bazardjik has been
taken.
German and Bulgarian troops have
captured the Rumanian stronghold OF
Turtakai. with 10000 prisoners and
100 guns. Both armies lost heavily
in the battle for possession Of the
fortress. Vienna admits retirement
on both the Russian and Rumanian
fronts under pressure.
The Keota news., 1916-09-15
wAsnlMoToss.

william J. Bryan reviewed the
record Of Democratic performances
under President Wilson before .
large crowd At Albuaueraue. N. n.
Congress appropriated $1.s1e.4ss.-
21O. which. with obligations and au-
thorixations for the future makes tho
total &1.S5s.3s4.4s5.
A report BY tho United States D.
partment Of Commerce shows $50 032
bales of cotton ginned from the 1916
crop prior to Sept. l. ~ against 463..
ss3 for 1915. 4s0,317 for 1914 and 7S9.-
O99 for 1919.
The $4,000 guardsmen returned from
the border by the recent order Of the
War Department were ordered out Of
the federal service. Tho guardsmen
remaining on the border stay there
for the present.
During the session Of Congress. just
ended. 1880 bills and 642 resolutions
were introduced in the House. OF
these 252 bills became laws and 80
public resolutions were adopted, in
addition to $50 private bills and reso-
lutions passed.
An increase in the price Of bread
and milk to customers in Washing.
ton and vicinity has been halted tenn.
poraily by the fears OF the dealers
that they will be prosecuted under the
Sherman antitrust law II they 90
through with their plans to boost the
cost OF living.
Thc session OF the Sixty.fourth Con.
gress which closed Sept. 8 was re-
markable chiefly for the enormous in
crease it made in the army and navy
for the defense Of tho country. I'm.
portant bills passed BY the Congress
since last December include: Pre-
paredness. rural credits. Philippines,
child labor. vocational training. work.
mons compensation, shipping, good
roads. emergency revenue. rivers and
harbors. railroad eight-hour day. Other
important acts were the ratification Of
the Nicaraguan and Haitian treaties
and tho confirmation Of Louis d. Bran
deis ~ associate Justice Of the United
States Supreme Court.