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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-06-08
WEST CORNVIIJF

Miss Dorothy Hobart and little
Alice were week end visitors with
their great grandmother Mrs Tobey
of Skowhegan.
There will be a dance in Roderick s
Han, Lower Mills. June 17th
Mr.. and Mrs. D. b. Hobart motored
to Fairfield one day last week.
Miss Rena Holt has completed her
duties at the Hospital and will spend
the summer with her grandmother
Mrs. Jane Mckinney.
Mrs. Ralph Messer visited her pa
rents Mr.. and Mrs. Moore last week
while Mr.. Messer was at Sebagc
Lake on fishing trip
Miss Ida Fuller. Missionary of the
Bible Society of Maine. has been so
Letting in the vicinity the past week
She stopped with her sister Mrs
Mark Hobart
Mrs. Mary knight has returned tC
her home on the Molunkus road after
spending the winter in Boston
Mr.. and Mrs. Buttertield have NOV
ed to their new home, having bought
farm not far from Norridgewock.
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NOTICE OF sHERIFF's SALE
STATE or MAINE

County of Somerset, SIS.
May L. 1916
Taken on execution, wherein w. D
Hatchns of Augusta in the County
II kennebec is plaintiff. and John Lo-
berg of Athens in the County of SOM
erset is defendant. and will be sold by
public auction. on the first day of
July. \. u. 1916, at ten O'Clock in the
forenoon. at the office of Fred F. Law
renee in the Dodge Block, so called, in
Skowhegan in said County of Somer-
set all the right in equity which the
said John Loberg has, and had on the
eighteenth day of February, a. d. 1916,
at one o'clock in the afternoon. when
the same was attached on the original
writ in the suit in which said eXecu-
ton issued to redeem the following
described mortgaged real estate, sit,
uated in said Athens, and bounded and
described as follows, viz:
chadbourne and Charles Chadbourne;
On the east by land of Sarah
Loring and land Of Frank Hight;
ett and the Horatio Tobey woodlot
and pasture and land of Charles Wes-
ton and the old Timothy Eaton farm;
on the west by land of p. Nelson;
containing three hundred and fifteen
&l5) acres more or less, and being the
same premises conveyed to said John
Loberg by Eliphalet p. Cooley, by his
decd dated November II, 1903, and re-
corded in Somerset Registry of Deeds,
Book 266, Page 400.
said premises being subject to one
mortgage to said Cooley. two mort
CAGES to sheldon II. Bradbury, and one
mortgage to the Bowker Fertilizer
Company.
Dated at skowhegan. In said County
# Somerset, the seventeenth day of
MAY, y. D. 1916.
CHARLES II. CHUTE.
2w21 Deputy Sheriff.
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STATE OF MAINE

SOMERSET, SIS.
In Probate Court, at Skowhegan.
May 23rd, 1916.
a Certain Instrument. in writing,
Ldrporting to be the last Will and
Iesitament of Eliza Valliere. late of
Sdld Skowhegan. deceased having
been presented, with a petition for the
probate thereof and for the appoint
ntht of Ernest c. Butler executor as
re44ested in said Instrument.
ORDERED, That notice thereof be
gwen three weeks successfully prior
20 the second Tuesday of June A d.
80 IN the Independent Reporter, a
.tNspaper printed at said Skowhegan,
mat all persons interest ed may attend
a. Court of Probate then to be
1"iaeh at said Skowhegan and show
Ca1se' II any. why the said Instru-
III, should not be proved and al
s"td as the last will and testament
W. sud deceased and that the appoint
"eht be made as prayed for.
CHAS. o. SMALL,
A. Judge of Probate.
80, PHILO STEWARD,
'"@A Register.
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STATE OF MAINE

Somerset SIS.
Probate Court, In Vacation.
May %, 1915.
Bert L. Rand of Canaan in said
county having presented his petition
for the appointment of himself ad-
mInistrator of the estate of Susie NJ.
Rand late of said Canaan, deceased
and that said appointment be made
without bond. as provided by law,
ORDERED, That notice thereof be
given to all persons int crested by
causing a copy of this order of court
10 be published three weeks success
.iFely prior to the second Tuesday of
June next, in the Independent Re
porter newspaper printed at Show
began in said county. that they may
then and there appear at a Probate
Court TO be holden at said Skowhe-
gan and show cause. If any they have.
WY said petition should not be grant
30 and the said appoint nent made
without bond
CHAS. o. SMALL.
Judge of Probate.
true copy.
Attest: PHILO STEWARD
9W2l Register.
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Skowhegan now boasts the most eff
fcient and prosperous military or
ganization in the history of Somer-
set County, in Company Z of the
Second Infantry. National Guard OF
the State of Maine. The company
has a membership Of eighty Of the
towns representative young mon. lis
captain is Roy l.. Marston, Treasurer
and General Manager OF Cobnn Heirs
Inc. former member of the Maine
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best in the famous Second MaIae
Regiment which is rated b. the 8ar
Department as the second best III
fantry regiment in fhe National
Guard. Sergeant William H. bono.
son of selectman Demo, AID Sergeant
Walter J. Lessard have long been
reckoned the best first and quarter
master sargeants in the regiment.
The National Defense Week con
Quoted under the auspices Of the COM
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STATE OF MAINE

Somerset, ~.
Probate Court, In Vacation
May %. 1915.
Kay Mosher of Mercer in said Coun-
ty having presented his petition, ask
ing that Charles E. Varney of Mercer
be appointed Conservator of his es-
tate, Ordered. That notice thereof be
given to all persons interested by
causing a copy of this order to be
published three weeks successfully
prior to the second Tuesday of June
A. D. 1916, in the Independent Re
porter newspaper printed at Show
hogan in said County, that they may
then attend at Probate Court to be
holden at said Skowhegan and show
cause If any they have why said petit
tion should not be granted.
CHAS. O. SMALL
Judge of Probate.
A true copy,
Attest: PHILO STEWARD
3w21 Register.
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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE

WHEREAS. w. SCOTT GILMAN of
a.d State of Maine, by his mortgage
deed dated the Goth day of May A. d.
III and recorded in Somerset County
Registry of Deeds. Book 302. Page
= conveyed to Forrest Goodwin of
sid Skowhegan, certain lot or par
o.. Of land with the buildings thereon
situated in said Skowhegan on West
Front Street SO called, and bounded
Is follows:-On the South by said
West Front street; on the West by
and formerly of John Turner: on the
North by land formerly of said John
Turner and land of Edward Wilson;
o4 the East by land of Ella Holt, be-
ing the homestead of the late George
T. Goodwin and being the same prop
cry conveyed to me. to-Wit: W. Scott
Gilman by Forrest Goodwin, Dora q.
MeNeslie. Gertrude +. Owen and
A-ehihald c. Houston, guardian Of
E9hert g. Houston and George q.
ltagston which said mort gage was
IEeeutr!X Of the last VIII and Testa-
msat Of Forrest Goodwin. late of
SkoNlegan, deceased. to the under
>-lned. said assignment being duly
r'earded in said Registry Book 1856.
Page 1876; and
WHEREAS. the condition of said
mortgage has been broken NOW
T THEREFORE, by reason of the breach
hereof l claim a foreclosure of said
Dortgage.
Dated 5td at skowhegan, Maine, May
MATTE e. GOODWIN,
by Butler & Butler,
3w2l her Attorneys duly authorized.
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NOTICE

The subscriber hereby gives notice
ha she has been duly appoined admin
istratrix of the estate of Cordelia c.
Brown late Of Caratunk In the County
of Somerset deceased, and given bonds
as the law directs. All persons hav-
ing demands against the estate of said
deceased are desired to present the
same for settlement, and all Indebted
thereto are requested TO make pay
ment Immediately.
IMOGENE C. MERRILL
Caratunk, Maine.
March IA, 1915 3w21
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To the Hon. Justice of the supreme
Judicial Court next TO he held Mt
SkOwhegan, In the County of SOM
nrsnf mud Sinie of MINING.

To the Hon. Justice of the supreme
Judicial Court next TO he held Mt
SkOwhegan, In the County of SOM
erset and Stnte of Maine.
Bessie f. Williams Of Skowhegan
in the County of Somerset and state
of Maine respectfully represents that
ON the first day of July. 1905, at
Skowhegan aforesaid she was lawfully
married to Perley, b. Williams then OF
said Skowhegan but whose present
place of abode is unknown to your
iibelant that the said libelant and
libelee eohabited in this state after
their said marriage; that the said Ii
belant resided in this State in good
faith one year prior to the date here
of; that the lbelant has ever been
faithful to her marriage obligations,
but that the said libelee has been un-
mindful of the same; that he has
ment and extreme cruelty towards
her.
That one child has been born to
them during their said marriage, who
is now living, viz: Myron p. Williams,
eight years OF age.
WHEREFORE she prays that a di
vorce from the bonds Of matrimony
between herself and said libelee. may
be decreed, and that the care and Gus
tody of their minor child Myron /.
Williams may be gwen to her
And the libelant further. alleges
that the present resrCen@e of said IL
belize is unknown to rer and cannot
be ascertained by reasonable diligence
BESSIE L. WILLIAMS,
Libelant
Somerset SIS. May -. 1916. The
said libelant made oath that the above
allegation as TO the residence OF the
libelee is true.
Before me,
A. *. BUTLER.
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pany, has created interest among the
people of Skowhegan for the cause of
National Defense, and incidentally
has called to the colors some of
Skowhegan's best young men.
Skowhegans first military organi-
cation was a company Of Light In
fantry organized in 1909 with David
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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURES

Whereas Emma corson of Athens in
the County Of Somerset and State of
Maine by her mortgage deed dated
the 22nG day Of April y. D. 1913 and
recorded in Somerset County Registry
of Deeds, Book BIS, Page 3O3, con
veyed to John F. Holman of said
Athens. a certain lot or parcel of land
situated in said Athens near West
Athens. so-called, bounded as follows,
to wit ON the North by land of
Sarah Brown, on the East by road
leading from Athens Village to West
Athens on the South by laud of vii
liam II. Brown, and on the West by
the west branch Of the Wesserunsett
Stream. which parcel OF land extends
from said road to said stream and is
three rods wide. and the same being
occupied by said Emma Corson. and
whereas said mortgage was there
after to wit on the 18th day Of Janu-
airy 1914. assigned by said Holman to
me; and whereas the condition of said
mort gage has been broken:
Now therefore by reason Of the
breach of the condition thereof,
claim foreclosure of said mortgage.
r. G. HUFF
BY Fred F. Lawrence.
His Attorney.
May 30 1916. 3w22
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and prominent in all the
activities of the town. George X.
Somerset manager of the
Maine Telephone and Telegraph Co.
is First Lieutenant, and John W.
Healey, progressive and hustling
young farmer, is Second Lieutenant
The company is considered one of the
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-06-08
ISLAND AVENUE CONGREGATION.
AL CHURCH
Island Avenue

Rev. c. H. McElhiney, minister
Residence, North Ave.
Sunday morning preaching service
at 1915 with communion. Sunday
school at II; Sunday evening service
1T o'clock.
There will be a Christian Endeavor
at o'clock Sunday evening.
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New Residence Being Built at Har-
mOny

HARMONY, June Be a. Pattee
has purchased the vacant lot on Main
Street adjoining Reed & Cos. Store
and is erecting a house upon it.
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BETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH
Corner of Madison Avenue and Pleas
ant Street

Rev. George Merriam. minister
Parsonage, 80 Madison Ave.
Tel. 1888
Preaching service at 10.45; Sunday
School at 70; Christian Endeavor at 6
o'clock.
Mid-week prayer meeting Thursday
evening at 7.30.
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Church Directory
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Baptist Hill, Main Street

Harry Upton, acting preacher.
Preaching service 1045 Sunday
and in the evening.
Sunday School at II; Y. P. 8. C. E.
at o'clock.
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CENTENARY METHODIST EPIsCO-
PAL CHURCH
Island Ayanu6

Rev. Frederick c. Rogers. Pastor
Residence next to Church
Preaching at 1915 a m. Bible
School, L. S. Moore, superintendent,
at L. Epworth League at 6 p. m.
General evening service with short
talk by the pastor at :.
Thursday evening service at 7.3O.
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ADVENT CHURCH
Corner of Madison Avenue and Rus
sell Street

S. D. A Church will meet Saturday
At 100 for Sabbath School and social.
Services following. All are cordially
invited.
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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
Madison Ave. Opposite Hotel COburn

Sunday services at 10.45. Subject:
God the Preservcr of Man" Sunday
School at y,
Wednesday evening services at 7.30.
Reading room open Wednesday
from 230 to O'Clock. The public
is cordially invited to attend services
and visit reading room.
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ST. MARY'S CATHOLIC CHURCH
Parish Of Our Lady of LOurdes, Water
Street
FIR. J. L. A. Renaud, Pastor
Rectory, adjacent to Church. Tel. 65-2
Low Mass at 8 a. M; High
Mass at 10 a. m. conducted by Fr
Renaud. Vesper service at p. m
SPIRITUALIST
Uniyersalist Church at Corner OF
Leavitt and North Ave.
DR.. Woman, Pastor
Preaching service at o'clock Sun
day by Rev. Herbert Woman.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-12-01
HIGH, Low, JACK AND GAME.

There is limit to what the buying
public will stand. Turkeys were
slated for a price in the cities of soc
a pound for Thanksgiving. Thousands
of housewives decided there would
be no turkey on the table. This had
disastrous effect on the cold stor-
age article and dealers were in a
panic, with a lot of the fowl on their
hands.
The price dropped from soc to 35c
in the eastern cities.
The same was true of potatoes and
eggs. An attempt was made this
week to boost the price but Mrs.
Housewife decided to 'cut" the eggs
entirely, and substitute turnips and
other vegetables for awhile for the
regulation spuds. Potatoes and eggs
have dropped several cents.
This all goes to show that there is a
limit to which the housekeeper will
pay-above that price, they win do
without.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-12-01
TAXES ARE LOWER.

The people in and around Merid-
ian are agreeably surprised in get
ting their tax notices this month in
that the amount of tax is uniformly
less all along the line.
In the first place the combined
state and county tax is $2.97 per
$500 valuation, while last year it was
1896.
The Meridian village levy shows a
slight Increase $1.10, while last
year it was $1.O0.
School district No. 33 is 45c, while
last year it was zoe.
Rural High No. / is soc this year
as against 60c last year.
When it is considered that the
valuations were not raised but gen.
orally lowered, both by the assessor
and the equalization boards,it is seen
each resident of the Meridian coun-
try is given Christmas present this
year in the shape of lower taxes.
The amount of the saving over last
year varies but it is safe to say that
farmer who paid 500 in taxes
last year, will not pay to exceed SIS
this year
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-12-01
LESS TAX VALUATIONS.

AS to total valuations, the county
had last year in round numbers
$4,000, 900 in taxable valuations,
this year it is 34,000,000.
Meridian last year had taxable
property valuation of $448,000 and
this year $413,OOO. AS the same
amount is to be raised this year, the
reason for the higher levy is appar-
ent
Last year Rural High School Dis
Erict No. is valuation was $780,
900. this year $1,332,000. A much
lower levy however is required this
year to maintain the high school, as
the heavy levy last year allowed the
school to get out of debt.
School district No. 33 last year
had a valuation of $1,292.000, and
this year $1,133,000. This on the
face of it would indicate a consider
able decrease made by the assessor
in valuing farm and other property
In the precinct.
Altogether the showing is favor
able to the individual tax payer, and
indicates that we are gradually re-
ducing the weight of the high tax
burden.'
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-12-01
THE LYCEUM COURSE
It's Effect ON Community Life.

Don't forget the lyceum course
number next Monday evening at the
fusal high school auditorium J. G..
Herbsman, lecturer, is a graduate of
McKendree college. Later he became
head of the Dept of Public Speaking
at the University of the State of
Washington. He has been on the
lyceum platform for several seasons
and his lectures 'tLife's Balance
Sheet, Am | My Brothers Keeper"
and The School and the State"have
attracted favorable mention.
AS a man thinketh, so is he" The
same holds good with communities,
commonwealths and nations.
People learn through the use of
all the senses-but they learn more
readily by observation and hearing,
therefore, that community that would
grow spiritually, Intellectually, and
would ground its citizenship in the
higher ideals and nobler impulses of
life, must bring that citizenship into
contact with the things that uplift
and inspire through personal eXem-
plification by artists who have been
specially trained for this purpose,
This can be done in two ways
move your community TO the intel
lectual centers. or hiring the necess-
sary talent to your community. And
here is where the Lyceum circuits
are doing a grand and noble work
sending into the remotest commun-
titles music, art, literature, culture
of the first class which never fails to
leave its impress. Therefore, if we
would have our community advance
instead of going backward, look up
ward instead of downward we must
encourage those things which in
spire noble thought, impulses and
desires.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-12-01
GRADE SCHOOL NOTES.

The children of Grade under the
able direction of their teacher Mrs.
Shook, gave an interesting Thanks
giving program Wednesday after
non from l to 2, to invited guests of
school board and parents. After the
program, an exhibit of the work
done by the pupils was shown which
deserve special mention.
Members and friends of the P.T.A
Circle were guests of Mrs. Webster
and pupils, Room l of the Grade
school, Wednesday afternoon. The
visitors greatly appreciated the pro-
gram rendered, and great deal Of
talent was shown by these small
children. The program consisted of
songs and readings, suggestive of
Thanksgiving. The room was charm
ingly decorated, all the work of the
children, under the direction of their
teacher. After the children's pro-
gram, a short business session of the
P. T. A. was held. A committee of
Mesdames. Wilcox, Dewhirst and
Carpenter, were appointed to petit
tion the school board to make a
needed improvement in the halls up
stairs and report on same at the next
meeting.
Miss Evelyn Nelson handed in her
resignation as corresponding secre-
tary.
The next community center meet
ing will be in the evening of Friday,
Dec. Is. at the rural high school.
This will be an entertainment by the
-childen of the school, under the sup
ervision of their teachers. After the
program lunch will be served by
members of the P. T. A. The next
regular afternoon meeting will be
in Miss Lyons room. Grade 2, Dec.
22d.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-12-01
GoBBLE. GOBBLE. GoBBLE!

1t is said that the Boise valley re-
ceived $4,000 for the turkeys ship
ped out from here during the past
four weeks.
Besides the many shipments by
express, there were cars shipped
from Nampa, 8 from Payette, 2 from
Emmett, two from Caldwell l each
asfrom Star, Meridian and Boise.
y The cars averaged 10000 pounds
or from $500 to $4,000 each.
Some growers received as high as
25c pound, dressed, but not drawn.
This, however, was when it was nee
essary to scurry around and fill the
last of car. Most of them got
about 20c. When it is added to
this the express and two jobbers
profits, it is seen that the birds will
retail at near 40c a pound.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-12-01
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

A pleasant Thanksgiving program
was given at the school Wednesday
afternoon.
The seniors won the final contest
of the series of class games from the
sophomores by score of 2S-11; thus
winning the beautiful pennant Of
fered as a throphy by the faculty.
Miss Dee Hayden, former student
of this school, was Meridian visitor
yesterday.
The first basket ball game of the
season for the high school basket
ball team will be held Saturday ev-
ening December I'd Their opponents
Will be the Meridian "All-Stars'
There will be a 15c admission.
Prof. c. c. Minden, our popular
agriculture instructor, departed for
Pocatello Wednesday to spend the
Thanksgiving vacation with his sis
ter.
Prof. NJ. S. Morgenthaler was a
Nampa visitor Thursday afternoon.
o. G. Thurman was an out-of-town
visitor yesterday.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-12-01
GOOD BUTTER WRAPPERS.

The Times Office in Meridian is the
place to get first-class butter wrap
pers. Your name and address is
printed on them with butter wrapper
blue ink, of kind that contains no
poison to get on the butter. The
price of the printed wrappers is as
low as the cost of paper stock will
warrant, and is 81 for a single hun
dred. Call at the Times Office when
in Meridian and get price on lar
ger quantity, and see samples. Or
you can telephone your order, Ind.
phone No. 274. Meridian. The wrap
pers will be sent out on the rural
delivery next day. and you can pay
for them the next time you come to
Meridian.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-12-01
CHRISTMAS GIFTS.

OPENING OF SALE, WEDNESDAY
DECEMBER 6, 1916. We are going
TO entertain the boys and girls. Ey-
cry boy or girl age IL or Younger,
who visits our store on the opening
date will receive a ticket TO the
Strand theatre. This ticket will be
accepted any afternoon. No purchase
required 70 receive these tickets on
this date
Our carefully selected dis lay of
Holiday Goods will impress you with
its worth. beauty and reasonable
prices We offer you pleasing
combination superior stock. large
assortment and fairest prices. Ev-
cry article shown is high grade ia
quality every kind shown is varied
and complete
Come in If only to look around.
You viii find good reason TO CONS
back and buy later
In all lines we are showing the
newest and best to be had. Our line
consists OF toys, dolls. games,
books, blocks, doll cabs, express wag-
ons, tricycles, casseroles. fancy china,
dinner sets, cutlery, pictures, toy
furniture, toy trains, etc.
You can come and see all these for
yourself without feeling the slight
est obligation to buy, unless you find
ii TO your best interest
THE RACKET STORE
Kalbus Bros, Opposite p O
Boise, Idaho.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-12-01
GET YOUR LAW BOOK TODAY.

Idaho Laws Made Plain" is the
title Of an interesting little book be-
ing distributed free by the First
National Bank of Meridian. II con-
tains hundred pages of matter, con-
sisting of laws and legal forms pre-
pared for the use of farmers, mech
anics, and business men. 1t is COM
piled by Attorney John F. McLane,
OF Boise. The author says 1t is not
the aim to make man his own law
yer, but he thinks the more general
provisions of our statutes should be
and are of interesS to the great NAL
ority."
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-12-01

The official canvass just COM
pleted at Boise, gives Alexander for
governor 63,S79; Davis, 63,305.
Triplow, socialist candidate, received
1921 votes.