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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-07-06
SUICIDE At WASH
BURN FARM
Edward Hatch Found
Hanging in Barn
I'll Health Said to Have Been Cause
nj Act. Family Supposed Him to
be in Bed

Edward A Hatch committed sui
eide by hanging July 4th in barn on
the Washburn farm, Eaton Mountain
road. where he resided His age was
probably between forty-fve and fifty
and he mad been in i'll health for sew
eral weeks. This fact together with
business depression was probably the
reason for his committing the rash
act. Members of the household sup
pased that he was in bed and the dis
coyery was made by Dan Mcclellan,
a hired man on the farm who found
tie lfeess body hanging from a
beam. Mr. Hatch has resided in
SlloWhegan for two years having for
merlv lived in Millinocket and La
grange. He was a widower, his wife
having been dead for a number of
years. but is survived by son Is,
and a daughter, Is years old. The
remains we're taken to Lagrange for
interment.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-07-06
"Defence of the Nation" Fund

No one who considers himself a
resident of this part of the kennebec
Valley can eyade, or should seek 10
evade, a share of responsibility with
the [. S. Military Service. The
State and National governments and
the various transportation companies
have faced great problem during
the last few weeks The mobiliZing
Of thousands of men and their trans
portation to the Mexican Border has
been big proposition. Regardless
of the devoted efforts of everybody
connected with the matter, the men
who have been modified and carried
to serve in an unfamiliar land and
climate have suffered and must con
tinue to suffer great Inconvenience
We. who stay at home, cannot fully
protect them from the menace to
their health or from the hardships in
cident to such a campaign but We
should be eager and willing to do
everything We can 10 that end
a fund for this purpose has al
ready been started under the auspices
Of the committee appointed at the
citizens meeting just before the de
parture of Company L. No soliciting
for his fund thus far has been nee
ossary and none should be required.
II is an extraordinary need and
should be only necessary to make it
known to insure generous response
from everyone. Donations of S115.00
have been made and a check already
forwarded to meet the most pressing
needs Let us urea everyone to call
upon Carleton +. Merrill, treasurer
of this fund at the Skowhegan SAY
ings Bank, or to make remittances to
him by mail
An officer of Co. L writes giving de
tailed information as to the trip the
boys are having In spite of many
hardships already encountered, owing
to inadequate transportation facilities
and lack OF general preparation the
boys are reported as meeting every
circumstance with smile. They do
note, however, that while they are
met at the more important stations
with bands, fireworks and sDcpChps.
but very little has been done for their
comfort and their health.
II should be noted that this is
Company Fund for the benefit of the
boys in the field and is entirely sep
arate from any fund for home relief
Small subscriptions, especially
from the younger people, are hoped
for and it is our purpose to publish
from week to week the amounts re-
cpiVpd
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-07-06
Chautauqua Automobile Parade

Automobiles owners of Skowhegan
and vicinity are invited to take part
in the Chautauqua Publicity Parade,
tomorrow (Frday) afternoon. Cars
should be comfortably filled with
passengers and assemble at the
Office of the Observation-Disclosures at
100 p. m. Each occupant will be
provided with a Chautauqua flag At
ter making a brief tour of Skowhe-
gan streets the parade will visit Nor
ridgewock and Madison and if time
permits also Canaan and Athens The
object is to call the attention of the
public to the Five Day Chautauqua.
to be held here July 18th to 10Th.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-07-06
kingsbury Hotel Man Married

The marriage of Harold Hilton and
resident of Millinocket, was solem-
nized Saturday at the home of Mrs.
Flora Withee on Turner Ave. Rev
Frederick c. Rogers, pastor of the
Centenary NJ. E. Church was the Of
fciating minister and the witnesses
were a few relatives, including the
two daughters of the groom, the
Misses Hildred and Emma Hilton of
Kingsbury. The groom is proprietor
of the hotel in Kingsbury and is well
known in the up river sections. He
is the son of the late Sylvester Hill
ton.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-07-06
WHO WILL Be THE
WINNER 4?
Another Subscription
Campaign Coming
Don't Fail 10 Read Announcement in
Our Next Issue

We shall give particulars next
week concerning subscription
campaign that will interest every
reader of the Reporter. OF course a
large majority of Somerset County
homes are already included in the
Reporters subscription list. Every
Somerset County home should be, and
to bring about this highly desirable
result we propose to offer free
prizes to the value of 500 or $500 TO
go to those who are willing to de-
vote little time and effort to secure
subscriptions.
In previous subscriptions cam
paigns of this kind the principal
prizes have not always gone to those
who got the earliest start, and yet
to be first in the field is usually a
decided advantage. Better be con-
sidering the matter during the COM
ing week and be ready to act upon
the proposition which we shall make
in our next issue.
We can say, in advance. that this
campaign will be so arranged that
popularity will count. An extended
acquaintance in ones own locality
will cut quite figure.
The person who can combine both
these may feel reasonably sure ol
landing first prize which is richly
worthy the effort of any man or wo-
man. Full particulars next week.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-07-06
A Sanitary Barber Shop

Nigue & Hall have installed COM
plete new sanitary equipment in their
barber shop on Madison Ave 1t
consists of white enameled. chairs
with white enameled mirror cases
and other furniture. Built into the
mirror cases are sanitary cabinets,
one for each chair in which the ra-
zors, combs, brushes, etc are steriliz-
ed This is a very up-to-date and at
tractiye outfit Everything in the
tonsorial line is to be given expert
attention but speciality will be made
of childrens hair cutting.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-07-06
STRANGE DEATHS OF
TWO CHILDREN
son and Daughter of Mr.. and MrS.
Freeman Mills Of ST. Adams Pass
Away During Week

ST. ALBANS. July 1.-Two children
of Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman Mills of
St, Adams village died very suddenly
recently. Ida Mills, a very prepos-
sossing miss OF - years, was taken
June q with headache and nausea
and only lived a few hours Thurs
day afternoon her brother Howard,
aged 9, was taken with the same
symptoms and died that evening The
sympathy of the whole community is
extended to the stricken family
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-07-06
QUARTERLY MEETING Of
FARMERS TEL. co.
Two Ways of Facing the Noi>y Line
Situation. Business 0f the Session.
Directors Present

The directors Of tie Somerset Far
mers. Cooperative Telephone Com
pany held their regular quarterly
business meeting on July 3rd at the
office of the manager. Frank L. Ames
at NorridgeWo Wock.
Directors present were J. Y. Taef-
ard, President Skowhegan: Bert \.
Barron, Embden; H. B Ellis. North
Anson; d. B. Hobart of East Mad
son and Frank l. Ames. Norrldge-
wock.
In addition 10 the routine bBsiness
the following matters were taken up.
John H. Lancaster of Showhegau was
elected auditor to fill the vacancy
caused by the recent death of p 5
Longley of Solon The rates in a.
classes of service were increased fiffv
cents a member, same amount TO b.
discontinued. if paid within Go day-
from beginning of each quarter. TA.-
means that the service will be- tie
same as now. if payment is made as
above stated. but if deferred NOR
than 81 days. service viii cost =
more a year to each subscriber The
policy OF continuing TO make single
wire lines metallic or double. was
further approved The business
Manager announced the following
lines as made full metallic, with
twisted pair subscriber loops and new
arresters, all done since January /
last: from Fairfield. by way OF the
Back Road TO Skowheean. u miles.
from Fairfield by way of Hinckley 10
Canaan, IL miles. All lines in Mad
son Village. The parry line No. ..
out OF Skowheean 10 L. Madison. L.
miles. The next line 10 be made
metallic or double line. is lie trunk
line from North Anson to scion.
Some "cet~ ago. directors Jae.aad.
Hobar and Ellis looked Over .te con-
ditions al Madison and vi the
Manager decided to order fir. class
switchboard tar tlat place aaa f5r
the purpose etSa-ea 5i Charles ClatH.
an Office in one o. lae be-r locataas
in the village TIE new switchboard
is expected 10 arrive At any Tine roH
When the new switchboard r. INSTALL
ed, Madison viii be IT, first ezeAaa-s
OF the company to ha equipped ual
all metallic lines sHcl cYa.s ta.H
line entering the exchange d. well
all local lines VIII be 80 equipped
The advent of power lines of Tie Cen
tral Maine Power Co. has materially
damaged the service in maay quar-
ters and the only remedy fer na.sy
lines will NOW be 10 make them ne
tallic or double wire. Iron wire now
costs about So a mile or twice the
cost Of such wire d year ago. To
double the entire amount Of wire out
at present is cut of the question, by
reason of the expense. even if wire
were not SO extremely high. Two
ways of meeting the situation present
themselves: one is to gradually
make the lines metallic without rails
ing the rates or ineurrinc debf: the
other is to ask the stockholders al
the next annual meeting 10 authorize
bond issue, With which 10 make al
lines metallic al once. III order to eet
the good service noU. IN all limos
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-07-06
COMPANY f FUND
Miss Beatrice T0Wne Engaged to Dr.
DanfOrth

MADISON. July 3-Mr, and Mrs.
Charles Towne announce the engage
ment of their daughter Beatrice Ey-
elyn to Harold F. Danforth of this
place. Miss Towne is one of Madi-
sons talented young ladies in both
instrumental and vocal music and has
also substituted in the schools, while
DR.. Danforth is a rising young dent
list.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-07-06
Fireworks Postponed

On account of the bad weather
conditions July 4th the grand dis
play of fireworks arranged for Lake
wood has been postponed until next
Saturday night, while the dance us
ually held on Friday night will this
week follow the fireworks on Sat
urday night. At Lakewood Inn
Shore Dinners will be served at 6
D. N.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-07-06
JULY 9TH CELEBRA.
TON DEFERRED
The Inclement Weather
SpoiIs Pleasure
Various Somerset County AnairS
Have to be Omitted Because Of the
Rain

Young America played an import
ant part in the 4th of July obser-
vances in Skowhegan this year, the
dubious weather Of Monday evening
not preventing the customary noisy
demonstrations. The disturbance was
hardly equal to that of former years
however, and sober-minded people
were allowed TO rest in peace during
the greater part of the night The
trains brought many people back
home for the holiday and quite as
many were transported elsewhere 10
join in good times With their friends
In SkoWhegan the most of the cele-
bratng would have occurred in the
vicinity of the baseball diamond at
Fairyiew Park. but because of the
rain, games were impossible. For
the festivities at Lakewood there was
a fair sized crowd on the grounds
during the afternoon and in the even
ing a large attendance at the Theatre
to witness the new company in their
presentation Of The japanese Honey
moon"
Because the weather conditions
were so unpleasant on the 4th the
events in the two places Will be post
poned until next Saturday when the
great ball games With Sanford will be
played, one in the forenoon at 10 a.
m. and the other at 10. The Club
of semi-professional ball players is a
noted one and the management is GO
ing TO a great expense to have them
here at this time. In addition to the
afternoons game a field day will be
held from . to 3 O'Clock, the contests
between oposing clubs covering such
events as speed contests to first base.
against time, speed contest circling
bases against time, accurate throw
ing to second base, an open barrel
used as the target. long distance
throwing, fungo hitting, etc. All for
prizes The Lakewood management
will also have special features dur
ing the day including an afternoon
matinee and evening performance of
"The Japanese Honeymoon shore
dinners at the Inn with a grand dis
play of fireworks and dancing after
the Theatre. There will be half hour
car service.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-07-06
Dronned Dcad Yesterday

stephen Holley dropped dead yes
terday in the shed connected with his
home on Milburn st. Besides a wild
ow he is survived by two sons and
two daughters The funeral vii
probably be held Friday from 81
Mary's Church.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-07-06
DYNAMITE AND FUSES
WRAPPED IN PAPER
Portland Chief of Police Writes Bing-
ham Firm. Anxious for InfOrma-
ti0n

BINGHAM, July IA letter from
the Portland Chief of Police was re-
ceiyed last week by Mark Savage
Co stating that on one of the wharyes
of their city was found a package
wrapped in their store wrapping pa
per containing five sticks of dynamite
and fuses. They were anxious to Sc
cure information.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-07-06
Indications That Cattle Wer
Poisoned
We're

ANSON, JULY 3--John Nelson, a
farmer living on the camp meeting
road about two miles from this vii
lase has found two of his young cat
'e dead in the pasture with every
Indication that they had been
poisoned. This makes three he has
lost this summer.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-07-06

WEST ATHENS July 3-Ralph f.
Butler and Helen NJ. Dysart left Sat
urday for Boston. where they were
married. After a brief wedding trip
they will locate at Buxton,
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-07-06
Child Breaks Wrist

MERCER, July 4-The little daugh-
ter of James McFadzen had the mis-
fortune to break her wrist Monday
night.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-07-06

FAIRFIELD. July The grand
Fourth of July celebration that was
planned by the citizens of Fairfield
resulted in a complete failure on ae-
count of the very untayorable wealth
er conditions and nothing connected
with the arranged program was car
ried out except that dancing WAS held
in the Opera House in the evening
and a basketball game between the
former Lawrence High School five
and another local team furnished
amusement for a large number of
people who witnessed the game. Dur
ing the forenoon however several of
the "Horribes" appeared on the Main
street and although the rain was fall
ing very fast. these characters Great
ed some excitement to a number of
on-lookers who were en- the street
The committee decided to drop the
whole program with the exception Of
the fireworks which were 10 be dis
played on the West street ball
grounds on the first fair evening Il
was decided to use the money that
was raised for a series of band con
certs TO be given each week in the
Park. This was the sentiment of the
members of the committee and was
decided upon
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-07-06
Municipal Concert

Second Municipal Concert will be
given by the First Maine Regiment
Band from the Russell Street Band
Stand on next Thursday evening
July 18th at 80 Of stormy the fol
lowing Thursday.
The program:
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-07-06

Special interest locally is added to
the above from the fact that Frank
A. Munsey, the noted editor was for
merly a resident of Somerset County,
his home having been in Mercer. His
career is unique and one of the most
successful that American opportunity
has produced. Forty years ago
more or less, Mr.. Munsey was teleg-
rapher at Lisbon Falls. He was
also the local correspondent of the
Lewiston Evening Journal. Landing
in New York almost without other as
sets than those inside his head and
organic in a resolute and hearty pur-
pose, Mr.. Munsey cast about and
brought a vivid industrial magma
tion to consideration of what might be
done in a great city by a novitiate
After many yicissitudes he devised
the popular magazine at popular
prices. His success was almost in
stant and dazzling. When great diff
fculties were obtruded by those or
ganized for the regime. Mr. Munsey
was audaciously inventive and deter
mined and thus one barrier after an
other was removed and soon the ia
nous magazine publisher WAS as rich
in material assets as in imaginative
industrial daring.
In the early part Of the 10Th cen-
tury Mr. Munsey conceived the idea
of owning and controlling chain OF
newspapers. He bought the Boston
journal and newspapers in other
cities, but he found Boston was too
conservative to tolerate his project
and after running a number of large
newspapers for several years. he de
cided to consolidate and concentrate
his attention on newspaperdom in
New York and in Washington, He
has sold his other newspapers, but
now achieves unique position in
New York newspaper publication by
consolidating his own paper, the New
York Press, with the New York sun,
which he has purchased presumably
at long priee-but he has the price
and something substantial left over.
Mr.. Munsey is a progressive. and las
recently declared for Hughes, as he
has always been a helpful friend Of
Colonel Roosevelt. As the New York
Sun is NOW converted from Taft to
Hughes, the policy of the Sun under
Munsey probably will not be greatly
modified from what it was under its
former ownership
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-07-06
FORMER MERCER MAN
BUYS NEW YORK SUN
Frank A. Munsey Becomes New Pro-
prietOr. A Noted Magazine and
Periodical Editor

NEW YORK, June 30-After %
years of unsuccessful effort to estab-
lish proprietary news gathering and
distributing organization in opposi-
ton to the cooperative form of The
Associated Press, the New York Sun
was sold today to Frank A. Munsey, a
member of The Associated Press, and
on Monday next will no longer try to
gather its now news and will receive
the service of the dominant organi-
Zation.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-07-06

Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Gilblair are
the parents of their seventh child. a
son.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-07-06

Relief Corps meets tomorrow
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-04-26
COMP PLANTS Of
ARTHUR Wilder
ARE ANSWERED
Attorney-General Wonders as
to Whether Former Judge
is Taxpayer

, Claiming that the public utilities
commission has the right to send its
chairman, Charles r. Forbes, outside
the territory as its representative. and
that the commission also has power
TO. expend its money outside thelterrt-
tory ON matters connected yitheits du-
ties and work, the answer Of Attor-
ney-General sStainback to the COM
plants made by F'ofIner Judge Wilder
against the governor and other terri
tcrial officials. was filed yesterday
afternoon in the circuit court
In the public utilities case the an
swer says that it Is not known that
Judge Wilder is taxpayer, but 1t is
left to him to prove this. 1t is stated
furthermore that the commission
never threatened to pay Forbes ac-
count of $61279 in connection with his
trip last winter to Washington.
Also it is claimed that Forbes does
not intend and will not present any
claim to the commission, and that the
defendants as commissioners will not
approve any claim of Forbes in regard
to the Washington account
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-04-26
BEACH RIGHT-OF-
WAYPRESERVED;
HOTELPLANO. X.
Satisfactory Ending Comes to
Controversy Over Strip
Near Moana

A happy conclusion came last night
to the controversy over granting the
Moana hotel strip of land just east
of its present building to allow its new
building addition on proper lines.
The company announced in letter
that IL had arranged deal with Mel
lie Hustace, who owns land on the
other side of the desired strip, under
which deal the Hustace piece goes to
the public in exchange for that taken
by the hotel company.
The effect of this is simply to shift
the public right of way leading to the
beach to the east or toward Diamond
Head. The difference in the strip
given up and that secured is only a
very few square feet. Thus the public
right-of-way, to protect which the city
raised objection to the land grant a
few days ago, is kept open and at its
original width.
Now that the city has approved the
deal and Endorsed the surrender of
it's right-of-way over the strip to be
given up, the territorial land board
can go ahead with the grant of the
land. Last night residents OF the
nearby district we're present at the
board meeting and approved the plan,
and Attorney E. W. Sutton, who rep
resented the hotel company and whose
diplomacy evidently has been used t.
good effect, stated that no protests
were longer held against the plan.
The dimensions of the lane will not
be changed, except for the loss of Is
square feet by the city on account OF
the angle at which the beach meets
the lane. The lane will be straight
ened out by. the exchange of land and
will run at right angles to Kalakaua
avenue, instead of at an angle OF 1898
degrees, as is now the case.
The width of the strip ceded to the
hotel company is 3.74 feet at the
beach, coming to a point on the street,
instead of the 2 feet at first an,
nounced. This is the result of a new
survey. It will raise the cost to the
hotel company from about $120 to
nearly double that amount, besides
the expense it will be put to to ac-
uuire the Hustace strip. However,
nearly $4,000 will be saved in the cost
of the additions to the hotel being
erected, as there Is that much differ
erice between the stock Tight-angle
steel used for the framework and spe-
cial steel which would have to be or
dered for building built with one
corner at an angle of $3.50 degrees.
The land in the lane is owned by
the territory and the territory will re-
ceive the money paid for it, but the
city has the right to use it as a road
and it cannot be sold without the con-
sent of the city.
The supervisors expressed them
selves we'll pleased, having stood by
precedent of not giving up public
rights-of-way, and now the Moana can
go ahead with its important building
Mans >.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-04-26
WILSONLEADSO ON
BOURBON TICKET
IN CALIFORNIA
Burton Runs Strong for 6. O.
p; Teddy and Ford Get
a Few Votes
TA.soei...a pr.s. " F.a.rn wlrsI...1

lAooOCl8t9a EEeSS " keuoES WHUaosAi
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. April ga
Former Senator Burton OF Ohio and
President Wilson head their respee-
tive tickets in the preferential pr;s
maries held in this state yesterday.
The Republicans apparently favor
Burton. and there was no question
about the position of Mr.. Wilson's
name in the count Some Of the
voters, however, wrote in the name
of Roosevelt on the Republican bal
lots and others inserted that OF Henry
Ford OF Detroit
New Mexico for Teddy.
In other states where primaries
were held Roosevelt loomed larger.
New Mexico, according to reports
from Albuquerque. has voted in an m
instructed delegation to the conven-
ton, but OF the six delegates selected
five of them last night announced
themselves as being Roosevelt men.
Massachusetts Does Not instruct.
An uninstrueted delegation az
parently will be sent to the Republf-
can convention. the Roosevelt cansi.
dates having been defeated on the
face OF the early returns. Wilson
was the Democratic choice.
In New Jersey the count was :ar
from complete last night, but the first
returns indicated that the "nnin.
st-lcted' delegation men will win
over the Rooseyelters.