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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-06-29
MADISON NEWS OF INTEREST

Turner Boswell Esq. of Scion R1'
a business visitor in this place Mot
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Burwood T..
trip Sunday in their auto to An
ia to visit the encampment.
Margaret Golf Moore Chapter p
r. will be entertained this week 81.
the home of Mrs. John Hannagan So
Arson
Buy this paper at Gilman's
DR. and Mrs. Lancaster and i&'
sons Ralph and Jean accompanied 'F
Or. and Mrs. r. A. Derbyshire q.
Monday for Rangeley Lakes TO att"
the annual Maine Dental ASSOCIATE.
They made the trip in DR.. Lancasi
new car.
The *. of p. Uniform Ranks ana
Sisterhood attended the Free Baf
Church Sunday morning in b9d!
and listened TO a very able sermon y!
the pastor Rev. J. A. Harding. A..
which they marched TO the cemei'.f
to decorate the graves of their men
bers. Music was furnished by iA'
First Maine Regiment Band OF SIX
hogan. In the afternoon the o''
Fellows held a Memorial service 81.
their hall with an address by Jud-'
c. o. Small afterwards going to -.
cemeteries. They had the same M
Miss Mary Bateman who is emp .a.
ed in the telephone Office in SHOW
gan was in this place SUNDAY FL
guest of her parents Mr.. and Mrs
c. Bateman. She was aceompai1'
by her friend Miss Carroll.
Mrs, Oscar Merry passed ava.
Monday afternoon at her homo o..
Bean St. after long illness OF So
eral years. She leaves her HUSBAND
two sons, Charles of this place ar
Peter of Skowhegan and one dauen
/ ter Miss Carrie. who has tendei j!
cared for her to mourn her loss De
sides several grandchildren.
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CONCORD AND VICINITY

We understand that Frank Bean is
to move awa from his farm in Goa
cord.
Maryann Burns remains about tie
same. Dora Hilton is staying with
her for a few days
The friends of Frank Bean gather
ed at his home last Saturday even
ing and report an enjoyable even
ing. The young folks enjoyed game,
and dances and ice cream and cake
were served as refreshments.
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SOI0N

Mr.. and Mrs. Verne Pease and
daughter and Miss Edith Wilson all
of Augusta were the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. H. NJ. Wilson a few days
last week
Mason Ray of RoXbury. Mass. is
spending a few days with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A, Ray.
Mrs. Mae Cunningham and daugh-
ter Pauline left Friday morning for
Christmas where they have work for
the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Webb of
SkOwhegan were in town Sunday
calling on her son G.. H. Randlett and
her sister Mrs David Rowell.
Mrs Pearl Swain. who is an as
sistant teacher in Portland High
School arrived in town Tuesday to
spend her summer vacation with her
parents Mr.. and Mrs. L. F. McIntire
and her son Master Robert Swain.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S Cram and Mrs.
j. II. Rowell were in attendance at
the graduation exercises of Colby
College Wednesday and Thursday,
Miss Berle Cram, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Cram. graduated from this in
stitution this year. Among the
others present from this place were
Miss Alberta Whipple. Mrs. L. L. Pat
terson and Mr.. and Mrs. Moses
French. Miss Esther French. daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. French was an
other Scion young lady who gradu-
ated this year.
Mrs. Alice Twombley of Medford
Mass. was in town few days last
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LEXINGTON

Miss Helen Donahue of Dead River
is visiting relatives in town.
Marion. Mary, Donald and Dana
Millay of New Portland was in town
Saturday to attend the birthday party
of their cousin Nellie Hewitt.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Quint of King
field were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs
c. S. Albee the first of the week.
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LEXINGTON AND VICINITY

Mr.. and Mrs. Q. S. Allen went to
Norridgewock last week to visit rela-
tives and friends.
Howard Fillebrown of Madison was
a week end guest last week at Chas.
Boynton's.
Mrs. Nancy Hillman went to North
Arson Sunday. June is. TO visit her
daughter. Mrs Lester Berry after
several weeks stay with relatives in
town.
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PIGII CORNER

A cob web social was held Thurs
day evening of last week at the home
of J. r. Bicknell for the benefit of
the Sunday School. Two dollars
were netted
Little Edgar Upper was stepped on
by a horse last Saturday, taking off
one toe and bruising another toe bad
Ia.
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.IACkM

DR.. W. c. Rich, eye specialist OF
Portland will be in town Friday
June 80 for a few days only, for con-
examination of the eyes and
fitting of glasses. He will be al
George Nichols resident. A call by
telephone will engage his services at
your residence.
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C0RNVILLE

Next Tuesday, July 4th, there will
be baked bean supper at the Cleve-
land Schoolhouse on the East Ridge
Road, from $50 to o'clock, followed
by an entertainment. Proceeds will
go towards painting the church.
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NORTH ANSON

Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore NJ Steward
are staying at the farm for week.
We are glad to note that Mr. Stew
ards health is improving
Mrs. C. c. Smith of Prosque Isle,
who had been visiting her brother,
Henry Field, has returned home
Mrs. Susie Grant and son of Wa
tervlle are visiting for a few days at
the home of her parents Mr., and Mrs.
J. D. Benjamin.
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Observation-Disclosures

David McKinnon and wife were in
Skowhegan the first of the week on
business.
DIR. Salley was in this vicinity pro-
fessionally last Friday.
Mrs. Lockwood's father Mr.. Smith
is very i'll at this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph F. Ketchum of
West Rochester, Mass. are passing
the summer at the home of Mrs. Is.
D. Wells.
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WEST EMRDEN

Miss Thelma Warren who is at
work for Mrs. Andrews at North An
son, spent Sunday with her father
William Warren and family.
Miss Vivian Mckinney who is a,
work for Mrs. Barnaby at North An
son spent Sunday with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Mckinney and
family.
Mrs Fred Mckinney who is at
work for Mrs. Dan Emery at T. y
Portland, spent Sunday at her home
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BLACKWELL

A stereopicon lecture upon 1.-THE
Great Destroyer" will be delivered by
Rev. William Woods of Madison at the
Blackwell schoolhouse tomorrow
(Friday) evening at o'clock p. m. 1t
is TO be free and all are cordially in
Yited to attend.
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Bbber have returned from a trip to
Boston.
Children's night will be observed at
Canaan Grange Thursday evening,
June goth.
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SOTTH BINGHAM AND VICINITY

Miss McAllister of Livermore FaIs
is the guest of her sister Mrs. L. Y
Fletcher.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Gilman We're
at Caratunk one day last week
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illness and death of our loved one,
also for the beautiful flowers which
were sent us.
Lowell E. Ward and family.
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VERMONT MUTUAL FIRE INSUR-
ANCE co. Gives Best Insurance.
Saves You About IS per cent
Farm and Village Property Specially
J.C. Griffin Agcy., Skowhegan
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HARTLAND
Miss Bertha Turner has returned
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We desire to express our heartfelt
thanks to our friends and neighbors
who were so kind to us through the
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1916-01-13
Wazniieisze wiadomosci z
ostatniej chwil.

ostatniej chwili.
Ma czele wszystkich sta
nal Hrabia Bernstorrt,
Ambassador niemiecki W Wa
shingtonie, Pisma tutejsze a.
nj s}owa ME pisza o og-
romnych ilo6ciach zakupio-
nej amunicyi " ciagu ostat-
niego roku przez pahstwo
niemiockie, a kt6re to mate"
ryalY wojenne wcale ME
zosta}y wys}ane do Europv,
lecz znaiduia sic W rekach
Niemc6w, doskonale wvtwi'
czonych zoinierzy.
DR.. DUMBA, by}y amba'
sador austo wegier, kt6ry to-
raz ustapil ma zadanie rzadu
St. Z]edn. mia} W swej kom'
promitujacei robocle ma US
luigi niekt6re polskie pisma l
.,osoby" a la Hausner i M}y-
narski "a pien,adze."
Prezydent Wilson bada
przedlo1ony mu przez SEX"
retarsa wojny Garrisons,
sztab gsneralny i kolegium
wojenne: plany odnoszace
sic d. powiekszenia ar
mil ,,Wuja Sama." Wedle
Mich liczba wojska regular
nego ma bye podnieaiona do
10000, z pododnej cytry
ma sic skladac rezerwa
a milicYe stanowe maja o.
trzymac take zasi}ki, by
rozporzadza'y W razie wojnv
200, 600 zolnierza gotowego
W kazdej chwili do boju.
Oy6C0m UOOIOWOAuoJ 1oAA"-
tacyi ma bv6 z~atrzymany.
Wedle statystyki departa'
mentu piracy W Stanach Zjed'
noczonych zna]duie sic >
million. mezczyzn pochodze-
MIA europejskieyo, zdoln>c oh
do woiska, ktorzy ME posta-
rail- sic O papiery obywatel
skie, z tego $500, 900 ma
bye poddanych austryackich
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1916-01-13
Nasze parafe, osady iinstytucye.
opracowaf
Ks. Jdzef P. Chodkiewiz.
s##aH
Stany Zjednoczone " obecng dobie.

i niemieckich, u 400, 600
Francyi, Anglli, Rosyi J
Wloch.
Og6lna liczba cudzoziemc6w
kt6rzy ME uzyskali obywatel.
silva meryka6skiego wynosi
oko}o $4,000, 600.
Prezydent Wilson zastapa'
via sic mad projektem ut
worzenia ligi neutralnych
pa6stw, celem zabezpiecze
MIA i ochrony praw obvwa.
tell neutralnych ma morzach
Miafoby to zast9pi6 Ger
wanie stosunk6w dyplcma'
tycznych z Niemcami, pred
kt6rem j prezYdent sic waha
Prezydent postanowi} Jul
ME wysyiac zadnych not de
Niemiec gdyz sprzeciwia}ob1
sic to tomorrow i powadzeSta'
now Zjednoczonycb, a gdyb1
zdecydowa} sic pa projek'
ligi, wyetosowauoby zapro
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-09-29

and are visiting with relatives and
friends. Mr.. Zegler will join them
here late in the fall and visit for a
while.
Christ Heighberg has the tilers
this week.
MeSdames H. L. and H. c. Cotton
entertained the Aid society at theil
home Wednesday afternoon. There
were twenty ladies present. Miss
Dorothy Hanson and Miss Minnie
/ Erlandson assisted the Mesdames
Cotton in serving the lunch. Mrs. Ida
Coult was retained as president OF
the society as were all the other Off
GERS for the coming year.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. J. Minks of North
Mankato and Mr.. and Mrs. H. G..
Cotton were callers at the home oil
Bert Rocks Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs
Minks also visited at the parental
home of the latter, Mr.. and Mrs. H
| Barrett, Sunday.
| Mr.. and Mrs. N. Jepsen and Mr.
and Mrs. C. Jepsen were visitors al
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey
Young Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Kalbow were
visitors at the home of L. Coult Sun
day afternoon.
! Threshing will soon be completed
in this vicinity.
Mrs. l.. c. Coult will entertain the
Decoria Cemetery society at hel
home October 5.
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ford, and daughter, Mrs. c. D. Steel,
afternoon to visit Mr. and Mrs. Al
fred Lind and family.
Mrs. Henry Goodridge visited Mrs
Lucy Culp Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Rist, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ned Rist and Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
Rist and Mr.. and Mrs. Gleason
called on friends at Nicollet Sun
day.
Mrs. w. H. Sharp, Mrs. L. B. Steel
Paul Sharp, Hazel Sharp and Mabel
Grice made a trip to Nicollet and
ST. Peter Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Jefferson and
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Carter and chill
dren made a trip to New Ulm Sun
day afternoon.
Robert 3usby has rented his faith
er's farm and moved back from Ka-
sofa last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. M. Cram returned
from Duluth Monday.
E. Kaneff has decided to tile his
farm.
Considerable excitement was caused
in this neighborhood Sunday even
ing by the sight of dark on a
by road. The occupants were a man
of about thirty and a young girl OF
fifteen. When some men with Ian
terms started out to the car, the
driver left in all haste and started
for Mankato, but not before the num-
Der Of the car was taken.
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is not much of anything around that
part of North Dakota.
Several car loads of tile arrived
here and teams are hauling it for
the county ditch
A new silo and hog house are be-
ing built on DR.. Schmidt's farm.
I Ben Burgess started to Minneapo-
lis today to attend the university the
coming year.
! Guy Compton is home on a vaca-
ton. He is conductor on a street
car in Minneapolis
Mr. Jorgensen took Mr.. Cooks
place on the mail route this week.
Mr. Cook is going to visit his son,
John, in Madison, Wis.
i Mrs. Morris from Mankato, who
was visiting her sister, Mrs. Gately,
has gone back to Mankato.
; Mr.. and Mrs. Gately and Ms.
Morris went fishing Saturday.
NJ. R. Fisher had his silo filled this
week
! Mr. and Mrs. Erdner and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Vester, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Bremen visited at the
home of George Hartung Sunday.
, C. E. Burgess has very fine silver
king corn. He is selling it for 81 a
bushel
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September 29-October 6-13
ORDER LIMITING TIME TO FILE
CLAIMS, AND FOR HEARING
THEREON.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of
Blue Earth, in Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of Nels
Sandquist, Decedent.
Letters of Administration this day
having been granted to Johanna
Sandquist.
1t Is Ordered That the time within
which all creditors of the above
named decedent may present claims
against his estate in this court, be,
and the same hereby is, limited to
six months from and after the date
hereof; and that the 22nd day of
March, 1917 at ten o'clock a. m, in
the Probate Court Rooms at the
Court House at Mankato, in said
County, be, and the same hereby is,
fixed and appointed as the time and
place for hearing and upon examina-
ton, adjustment and allowance Of
such claims as shall be presented
within the time aforesaid.
Let notice hereof be given by the
publication of this order in The
Mankato Free Press as provided by
law.
Dated September 81, 1916.
(SeaD EVAN HUGHES,
Judge of Probate.
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of their son, Robert Jones on Cherry
street. /
Henry Gerlach left today for Min
neapolis, and will continue his
studies in architecture at the state
university.
Mrs. #. ]. Johnson Of New Sweden
is spending the week as the guest of
Mr. and Mrs. j. A. E. Johnson on
Pleasant street.
| Mrs. C. K. Averill and Mrs. J w.
Barber and son, all of Menominee,
Wis, are in the city visiting at the
home of DR.. ]. S. Holbrook.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. A. Cadwallager
and children of Faribault visited over
Sunday with their niece, Mrs. o. A.
Noble on South Front street.
Miss Anna Wiecking returned to
Ypsilanti, Mich, where she teaches
in the kindergarten training depart
,ment at the normal college.
J. G.. Whitney, assistant cashier of
the Farmers State bank at Delavan
was in the city today. His wife is
receiving treatment at one of the To-
cal hospitals.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. N. Strand, son
idan motored to Wells Sunday to at
tend the silver wedding of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. Arneson.
Rev. Burdette Main of Pipestone
was the guest over night of Rev.
and Mrs. F. A Cone, while en- route
home from the Methodist Episcopal
conference at Rochester.
Miss Esther Wesner went to Min
neapolis today, after several days
visit here with his sister, Miss Ell
ma, who attends normal school. She
will attend the state university.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Evans and
mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Hughes of
Ottowa, are guests at the home Of
the latter's son and wife, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Hughes on Pleasant
street.
Misses Beda and Lydia Korsell
at the home of their brother and,
wife, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Korsell in
Chicago, and short visit in Mime
apolis.
Mrs. Charles Cameron and daugh-
ter, former residents of Mankato,
now of st. Paul, are visiting in the
city as guests of Mr.. and Mrs. AL
bert Schippel and Mr. and Mrs. Ru
dolph Bierbauer.
Rev. and Mrs. G. S. H. Guse are
spending the week as guests of Rev.
and Mrs. G.. A. Cahoon. Rev. Guse
was formerly a missionary in India,
and has been appointed to the pastor
ate of the Methodist Episcopal church
at LIE Sueur.
J. r. Everett is home from Wash
ington, D. c., to visit his mother,
Mrs. Betty Everett and other friends
in and about Mankato. Mr.. Everett
was employed at the weather bureau
at Washington for the past four and
a half years and also attended night
law school while there, and was adj
mitted to the bar this spring.
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An1boy
rom Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
The Cemetery society meeting
which was to have been held at the
State bank last Saturday was post
poned on account of the small at
tendance.
w. Coleman and George Fox trans
acted business at Mankato Saturday.
Elias Olsen, the mail carrier on
Route and who was so badly in
jured by an automobile at Rapidan,
has assumed his duties, although he
has not fully recovered yet.
William Dennison has one of the
finest autos on the road and he and
his family will enjoy many excur-
sions over the fine country roads.
The Amboy high school boys will
go to Mapleton and play foot ball on
October 4. The boys are getting in
fine shape and expect to come home
with the honors of war;
The Amboy street fair will be held
on Thursday and Friday, September
% and 20 inst The management
claim that the display of stock, poul-
try and vegetables will equal the
show at the county seat
POTATOES are scarce dTtlCle III
this vicinity Two car loads will ar
rive this week which will be good
news to the farming community al
though the price will be quite high.
Charles Lowell of North Dakota is
visiting friends in this vicinity.
Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong of Mime
apolis and their mother are spending
several days with the Day families in
this vicinity.
Professor Drew of the state uni
versity has been calling upon some
of his agricultural pupils in this 10
cality. He spent some time with the
Mock boys and was well pleased with
their excellent crop of corn.
Mrs. A. J. Stauffer returned home
last week after fortnight visit at
her home in Illinois.
E. P Wilder and family took in
the Sunday school convention which
was held at Lewisville last week
under the leadership of Elder Com
stock of Mankato.
There will be no Sunday school at
the Christian church next Sunday on
account of the convention to be held
at the Presbyterian church.
Mccall has sold his restaurant
business to Roy Fisk, who will take
charge at once.
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Rapidan
,m Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
Mr. SOrensOn has rented the Will
liam McDuffee farm and will take
possession October l.
Miss Minnie Peterson has return
ed from her pleasure trip to Duluth
and Superior, Wis, and has accept
ed position in Otto Kunkle's store,
where she will be pleased to meet all
her friends.
Mrs. Emma Spaulding has returned
to her home in Duluth after spend
ing a week with her mother, Mrs.
Peter. Poff.
Mrs. Charles Rhodes and baby
were Mankato shoppers Friday.
T. l.. Rodgers has recently had his
home reshingled and other improve
ments made. Albert Just did the
work
Eugene Weller had both silo filters
and threshers last week.
The recent cold snap gently re-
minded the people that winter would
soon be here and everyone is max
ing an extra effort to get their fall
work done.
A crew of twenty-five or thirty
men are employed at the dam now
to finish the work they did not get
completed last fall.
Several from here attended the
services at Spring Island Sunday.
Will Fowler and family have
moved from the Rodgers house to
the house formerly owned by Hans
Johnson, south of the dam.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Wier entertained
relatives from Good Thunder Sun
day.
Albert Just left last Tuesday for
Montana.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burke, undertakers
of Blue Earth City, were among
those who were sightseeing at the
dam Sunday.
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friends near Lewiston, Mimi, for

friends near Lewiston, Mimi, for a
week.
The raise in the pensions of the
widows over seventy years of age,
wives of late soldiers, came as a
blessing to the needy ones, for which
they are very thankful to the con-
gress and President Wilson.
Fall fishing is said to be good in
Eagle Lake. Several large pickerel
and bass were taken out by some vii
large ladies.
All the brass that could be taken
or broken off was stolen from the
sorghum mill during the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Pickle motored
to Waterloo, Iowa, last Friday, max
ing 1853 miles.
Jack Pressnal, who has been OPP
Grating at the Northwestern depot,
came back to take over the second
mans place as telegraph operator al
this place.
James Wagner has returned from
Willmar, where he has been looking
over land for a future home.
Thomas Gately returned m e
from his farm in North Dakota ana
reports the small grain much better
in quantity and quality.
Several carr loads Of immigrants
have unloaded their farm machinery,
horses, cattle and household goods
this summer and gone out on farms,
which they have rented or purchased.
Mrs. Matilda Stevens, who left here
last April for the coast, is reported
in Minneapolis and expects to occu-
py her house, where Mr.. and Mrs.
Hulce now live.
Harold Pressnall now fills the place
of assistant cashier at the bank, and
takes to it like an old hand at the
business. His old associates and new
made friends all wish him success,
for he is worthy of the position, hav-
ing had many years of experience as
cashier and treasurer at the Kasota
depot.