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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-12-15
PROPOSITION

OF issuing Bonds in the amount Of
$l6,OOO.OO in the Gums OF $1,000
each, bearing 5 per cent interest per
annum, payable semi-annually, to
be sold tor not less than par, and to
run for not longer than 80 years, the
proceeds thereof to he used in read.
justine and re-funding that portion Of
the bond issue OF the Parish falling
due March LIST, 1917, of the bond
issue of date the let day Of March,
1897, said portion amounting to $l4,-
10000 of principal and accrued in.
terest thereon; said bond to be dated
March let, 1917, and payable on
March let in each Of the years 1918
to lS47, inclusive, in the amount of
$4,000 each, in accordance with the
provisions of Section of Article PSI
Of the Constitution of 1918.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-12-15

Taxable Valuation 8
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SECOND WARD.

list Prtcia y
Polling Plac,-NewelltOn
Commissioners: Jnn. ID. Fultz,
+. Morris, II. Z. Ian, Clerk: H-nr
Kaufman.
SECOND WARD
(2ni Pi1ai.at)
Polling Pia,t--N Light Store
Comm, .r.s: Il. Lynch, R.
-.....a., rough; Clert
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-12-15

SECTION FIVE: That the Clerk Of the
Police Jury of Tensas Parish, La, lie
hereby instructed to have prepared for
use at said election a sufficient number
of ballots, on each of which shall be
printed substantially the provisions mem
toned in Section of this Ordinance, ar
ranged in the following form to-wit:
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-04-27
Plea for Farm Sheep

(From the Maine Farmer
There has been so much said about
sheep being kept at a profit, I would
like to ask, Why can't they If they
are cared for as they and everything
else we have is cared for? Per
haps I may add as everything should
be cared for to make it profitable.
When you have friends come to
see you. if you have flock of sheer
that are fat, good sized, with fine
lot of lambs running around, you
proudly say, Come to the barn and
see my sheep" If, on the other
hand, you have a flock that are poor
small, inferior, leaning against the
nearest scratching convenience, try
ing to relieve the torture of the tick
and vermin bites, and with a mess
of little weak. bleating lambs, yor
don't want that friend to see your
Peter Tumbledown work of the pass
winter.
The person who turns his sheep out
in the early spring, with the fences
unrepaired, and does not bother tC
get them in warm quarters at night
or in from the spring rains or show
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-04-27
CANAAN

The third and fourth degrees were
given class of candidates at Canaan
Grange Thursday evening. Supper
was served The annual May Ball
will be held at Grange Hall, Friday
evening, May ). Music by Towne's
orchestra.
Annie L. Decker will speak in
Town Hall. Friday, April % at 40.
Subject Medicine. Admission free.
Mrs. Augustus Kidder, who has
been with her sister Mrs. Estelle
Bean for two weeks. returned to her
home in Wateryille. Saturday
Miss Grace Bean, who has been
visiting her mother several days, re-
turned to Fairfield Sunday.
Mrs. Fred Locke passed Monday at
Skowhegan.
Mrs Winnifred Cool held her mil
lnery opening on Saturday.
Mrs. Cora Furber was the guest of
her son Omar and family at Skowhe-
gan over Sunday.
Mrs. Susie Rand, widow of the late
Frank Rand. passed away at her
home in Canaan. Sunday, April %,
after a lingering illness of many
months. The deceased was born in
Canaan. daughter Of Alden and Mary
(Nason) Holt and has always resided
in town, where she leaves many
friends. She was an hOnored mem
Der of Canaan Grange and attended
as long as her health permitted. Be
sides an aged mother, she leaves two
sons. Charles of Fresno, California
aod Rart of Roston the latter being
with her at the time of her death
Her only daughter Annie died four
wears ago. There are brothers, John
living in Massachusetts; Alphonso in
Wisconsin, Edwin and Ulysses OF
Canaan: two sisters, Mrs. Hattie
Whitman of West Nedford, Mass. and
Mrs. Nellie Goodrich of Canaan, be-
sides many more distant relatives
Funeral services were held from the
home Thursday at p. m
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rORNXILLE

Mrs Crystal Trippe of North Jay
was in town last week visiting her
uncle j. w. Amazeen and family and
calling on friends.
Frank Kilkenney has gone to Ban
gor whore he has employment with
the Central Maine Power Co
Loren Strickland a student at Good
Will was week end guest OF his
parents Mr. and Mrs, Sanford Strick-
land
Mrs Loyica Ellsworth of Lewiston
was a guest recently Of her brother
j. w. Amazeen and family.
Arthur Savage has moved his fam
lily to Skowhegan, where he has en-
ployment with the Central Maine
Power Co.
Ralph Strickland. who has been
visiting his uncle Sanford Strickland
and family, returned to Skowhegan
Sunday.
s S. Blaisdell and wife were call
ers at Henry Hamm's Sunday.
w s. Clark, our new cream gath
erer reports that the roads are in
bad condition worst seen for years.
Ralph Emerson of Skowhegan has
moved with his family onto the place
he bought of Hiram Philbrick.
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A Helen of Modern Greece

1t pleases the instinct of analogy
to picture the Grecian Queen as .
modern Helen, cause of woes tnnu.
merable, of fierce, vain battles. The
likeness may be overworked, but it
exists.
Greece lives at the mercy Of sea
power. Her people were always
sailors; their merchant feet is huge
their navy weak. Less than hall
the race are on the mainland Be-
joining the Allies, Greece could have
had Cyprus at once, and later mud
of the Syrian coast. The powen
that at Nayarino made her free col
at SymIna have made her united y
wonder the people were fired win
the vision of Venizelos,
AS it is. Greece may stay on th'
fence not much longer. If her King
pushes her off on the German side,
she must starve under bloekade
Britain may retake Corfu, which she
coded only on condition of the constl'
tutiOnal government that the KIM
defies. Italy and France may divide
almost at will Syria and the Aegean
Islands. Serbia may yet have Sal
onica if the Allies win.
1t is not astounding when honor
and advantage point a nations way 80
clearly. it can be controlled by the
stale old trick of imperial marriage;
by planting on strategic spot, long
before. the daughter of a modern
Grand Monarch, and about her court
building up a structure of intrigue
and bribery and usurpation in the H.
terest of autocracy against the peo'
pie?
Some say women have little poit
ical power; here is one by whose
influence, and what it represents. a
million men must needlessy die and
her land risk ruin For If Greece
had carried out its promise at the
Dardanelles-if even she had kept
her Kings own treaty with an ally
the war need not have looked so long
and dark and terrible in prospect as
it does today
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-04-27
ATHENS

Mrs. McCausland the Cambridge
milIiner who was to be in Athens this
week, has postponed her trip till
Monday and Tuesday, May l and ,.
The lecturer has announced the
program in Grange for April % as
follows: Music, choir; quotations;
paper "Fire1ess Cookers and What
Can Be Done with Them" Annie Fox;
singing. choir; paper "The Wonders
Of Modern Inventions" c. S. Brayton
vocal solo, Ida Barker; song, A. A.
Hall; reading. Florence Taylor. and
singing Grange.
L. c. Williams the druggist, is
having his store cleaned and painted
this week.
A whist party was given at the
home of z. T. Kincaid Thursday even
ing. The prizes were won by Fred
futile Clyde Corson and Miss Edna
Dysart. The occasion was enjoyed
by all and before departing for home
refreshments of cake and coffee were
served by the hostess.
Miss Vera Foss went to Kingsbury
Mills Sunday, where she will teach
this spring
Miss Nichols of Belfast opened
Stetson school Monday, She is
boarding with Mrs. Kate Corson.
Eugene York has employment in
the mill at Scion.
Charles Dow has been in town from
Harmony.
Charles Huff. who has been crit.
cally i'll, is improving.
The Flanders brothers of Solor
were in this place recently
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Copy of Lincoln Letter, Free

We have about 100 facsimile copies
of the Lincoln Letter, with accom-
panying explanation, just as it APP
pears on this page. These are print
ed on a quality of paper suitable for
framing We shall be pleased 10
furnish them to anyone who will ap
ply for a copy and will state his in
tention to have same passe partouted
or framed for its preservation. II
more applications are received than
we have copies. preference will be
given to schools, libraries, etc. In
formation as to cost of framing is
furnished by Bragg q Varney on
page one of this issue.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-04-27

Think I'll make a note of this be-
fore l forget it, remarked Mr..
Everyman. Get two tickets at Samp-
son & Azores for the Japanese OPP
eretta'.
Better get them early on Monday
l suppose. The sale ought to be
pretty large. Wednesday evening at
S15-gee! l wouldn't miss it for any
thing"
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The News of Somerset's Busy Towns

sions of It's nature ever presented in
our community TRANSFERRED at the
Grange Hall last Monday evening
when about thirty-five gentlemen en-
tertained their ladies of the Century
Club and other invited guests The
entertainer of the evening was
Thompson Blood, who is affiliated
with the White Bureau of Boston. He
certainly has a remarkable mastery
of the art of impersonation and a
keen sense of dramatic ability Mr..
Bloods entertainment was rare
treat for his audience and they will
look forward with pleasure for his
second appearance The gentlemen
displayed their good taste in the coy
and artistic arrangement of the hall
After the entertainment delicious ices
and cake. punch and waters were
served During the social Mr. Blood
beautifully rendered one of Holman
Days poems which was much appre-
ciated by his Maine audience. The
evening spent was delightful and en-
tertaining and the guests certainly
feel very grateful to the gentlemen
for the afforded pleasure.
: w
Masonic memorial services were
held for Albert Webster from the
home at o'clock this afternoon
Thursday. Rev. W. A. Richmond
of TT. Fairfield the officiating clergy
man.
Our community mourns the loss of
Albert Webster. a much respected cit
izen, man with many friends who
has lived his life of 65 years in this
town, with the exception of his early
days which were spent in the adjoin-
ing town of Moscow. His business
has been largely in connection with
numbering and his judgment in this
direction was considered good author
ity For several years his health has
been poor, but recently his friends
and loved ones who were watchful,
thought him to be gaining. Last
Friday afternoon after having worked
about his home during the morning,
he was very suddenly stricken with
shock which paralized his left side.
Since that he has been falling until
the end of life on this earth came in
the early hours of Tuesday morning.
Mr. Webster leaves to mourn his
lOSS, TWO SlSltlS MIS-. t1eleH OudSt vi
Sacramento, Cal, and Mrs Lydia
Bradbury of Auburn, several neces
and nephews and wife.
Those who knew him best. speak of
him as a kind and devoted husband
and the hearts of a host of friends
express the deepest sympathy for the
wife, who is left alone in the home
The many beautiful flowers and the
large assembly of friends this after
noon are silent expressions of love
and respect for the deceased and sin
cerest sympathy for the living
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Notice of First Meeting of Creditor

In the District Court OF the nited States !"
the District of Maine In Bankruptcy
In the matter OF
Oscar NJ. Bean ! In Bankrup
Bankrupt =,
To the creditors OF oscar NJ. Bean ~
Concord, In the County OF Somerset anO
District aforesaid, a bankrupt. at
Notice is hereby given that on the o'n
day ofOctober A. ID. 1916. said oscar NJ Bess
was duly adjudcated bankrupt, ah ~
that the first meeting OF his creditors VIII "
held at Daniel Lewis office. In Skow hee ss,s
Maine. on the 10th day of May, A. u ls.s
at ten O'Clock in the forenoon, at "n WIZ
time the said creditors may attend, prv ,ss
their claims appoint a trustee, examlnte, "a. ass
bankrupt, and transact such other busine
IA may properly come before said mee''ps
April 26, A. d. 1916
DANIEL LEWIS,
Referee In Bankrupt
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EXECUTIVE MANSION

1
Washington, Jan. 2, 1864
Major Gen. Butler
The Secretary of War and
myself have concluded to discharge
of the prisoners at Point Lookout the
following classes.
l. Those who will take the oath
prescribed in the proclamation Of
Dec. s. and by the consent of Gen
Marston will enlist in our service.
2. Those who will take the oath
and be discharged, and whose homes
lie safely within our military lines
l send by Mr.. Hay, this letter, and
a blank Book & some other blanks
the way of using which, | propose ior
him to explain verbally, better than |
can in writing
Yours very truly,
A. LINCOLN.
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NORTH NEW PORTLAND

Miss Edna Robinson will be at
North New Portland with a display of
millinery next Tuesday and Wednes-
day, May and ,. Place to be an
nounced later.
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NORTH CORNVILLE

The NJ +. b. Society will meet with
Mrs. AImon Whittier, May 3rd and
celebrate its 5th anniversary by an
all day meeting and picnic dinner
Everyone is cordially invited.
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NORTH ANSON

The many friends of Mrs. {. W.
Wtham will be glad to know that
she is improving as fast as can be
expected under her treatment at the
Somerset Hospital. Mr.. Witham
visited her Sunday.
Herbert Mitchell has been appoint
ed by the State Road Commissioners
to be patrolman of nine miles of the
State road from the Howard House
at Arson up through this village 10
the towns north boundary line on
Irwin Ellis farm. His district also
includes the road from Main street
to DR.. Andrews house.
stephen Quimby of Fairfield was
visiting at A. W. Reeds Sunday.
Phillip OReilly of Coburn CLASH
cal Institute was visiting his father
Theodore O'Reilly the last of the
week.
Cook wanted at once at Somerset
Hospital Skowhegan.
Born, Sunday. to the wife of l.. E.
Bailey, daughter.
Albert Reed returned home Satur-
day from a visit to his mother at Ben
ton.
Mrs. Susie Grant and son of Water
Vile are visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. J. d. Benjamin.
Miss Mary Porter went to Strong
Friday to attend the funeral of an
uncle.
Joseph Dick has gone to Appleton,
Wis. on a two weeks visit.
Mrs. Cyrus Walker, who has been
sick all winter with bronchitis and
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S0L0N

The Ladies' Home Circle will hold
social in Caratunk Hall on May
fifth. A program is being prepared
Maybaskets and other articles will
be on sale.
The Easter Concert given by the
Sunday School of the Congregational
Church was a great success and much
enjoyed by all who attended. This
is thought to be one of the best en-
tertainments ever given by this Sun
day School at Easter time. Two
solos were rendered by Mrs. Marion
Drake-Flanders in her usual pleasing
manner. Too much praise cannot
be given to Mrs. Flanders for her
most excellent singing. And the
audience felt it a great privilege to
be able to hear Mrs. Flanders. The
church was beautifully decorated
with Easter lilies ferns and ported
plants.
The Ladies' Home Circle will sell
ice cream in the McIntire building on
Saturday afternoon and evening DIS
usual
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Compliments nf Chr Junrprunfnt -Rrpnrtfr On

ers. and fails to give them something
to keep up their flesh until the grass
gets a good start, is the one who does
not find sheep profitable investment
We had chance to buy five pure
bred oxford Down lambs at $40 per
head. We got them home in August,
and in September sheared them and
clipped them thoroughly, housed
them nights for their comfort, and to
keep them safe from dogs. 1t was
certainly a profitable pleasure to see
them grow They were fed grain and
good hay that winter with pure
water by them at all times. The
last of March they were sheared and
banketed consequently they were in
fine growing condition when they
were turned out.
In September we took three 10 the
county fair and those three pure
bred, Well-cared-for yearlings at
tracted more attention than all the
other sheep exhibits there and there
were some good ones, too. At the
close OF the fair, we sold the five for
500 viz.
Wool ........#..,....,........s 1928
Premium 500
$121.28
Did this investment in all its bear
| ings pay?
Why cant sheep have the care and
feed in proportion to their needs as
well as the other farm animals E?
And again the question is asked, IF
they are so profitable, why don't
more people keep them" That is
easily answered The most of the
farmers can't keep them on account
of their neighbors mongrel and pet
dogs that are allowed to run where
they viii get something to eat; the
others because they did not care for
them as they should, and they were a
failure.
At present We have a small flock
of Oxford Down ewes. Feb. 49, one
dropped triplets two ewes and a
buck; the three weighed q pounds
the next morning. and at this writing
are three lusty. rugged lambs. 1t
was a cold, stormy evening at the
| time they came, but we stayed with
them until We were sure they had
passed the chilling point and that
they got something to eat We in
tend to make them worthy of atten-
ton at the county fair in September,
Somerset Co. E. P.
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Send us address of anyone ~ho
does not take the Reporter and lei
us mail them sample copy
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in Grange Hall next Tuesday evening
at 100
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HARMONY

Mrs. Annie L. Decker VIII SPEAK
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-10-18
An Inside Bath
Makes You Look
and Feel Fresh
lays 4 glass of hot water with
phosphate before breakfast
keeps illness away.
This excellent, common.sense
health measure being
adopted by millions,

Physicians the world overerecom
mend The inside bath, claiming this is
If vastly more importance than out
side cleanliness, because the skin
lores do not absorb impurities into
he blood, causing i'll health, while the
orcs IN the ten yards of bowels do
Aen aai 'omcn are urged TO drlnh
s2A .ogaine, before breakfast a
lass Of hot water with a teaspoonful
lines one phosphate ia il, as q
Hgn' IS means of helping to wasi
rom ,hc stomach, liver. Kidneys ana
oWe6 The previous days indigcstible
Material, poisons, sour bile and toxins.
nus cleansing. swcetening and puri-
wing The entire alimentary canal be.
fore putting more food into the stom.
lch.
just as soap and hot water cleanse
nd frcshen the skin, so hot water and
limestone phosphate act on the elm
native organs.
Those who wake up with bad breath
coated tongue, nasty taste or have n
lull, aching head, sallow complexion
acid stomach; others who are subject
TO bilious attacks or constipation
should obtain quarter pound of lime.
stone phosphate at the drug store.
This will cost very little but is SUN
cient TO demonstrate the value of in
side bathing. Those who continue ii
each morning are assured of pro.
nouneed results, both in regard Ia
health and appearance.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-10-18
SHE HAD ONLY S25,
So CHOSE CREMATION
"WomAN OF MYSTERY" SUICIDE
BY GAS. WROTE DON'T FUSS,
TO The CORONER

New York Oct 1S- Don't fuss
haven't relative in the world ana
would like TO be cremated ! have
only s26. Not enough? No. ON
well.'
The foregoing is the text Of the note
left by Mrs Minerva Holmes of -
"a West l0l St who was found dead
last night a suicide by gas. i was
addressed to the coroner and the mon
ey was enclosed in an envelope. The
coroner made public the contents OF
the missye.
Mrs Holmes had lived at that ad-
dress several years and was called
THE Woman Of Mystery because
she never spoke to anyone
She left another note besides that
TO the coroner. II simply said
Give these to the Salvation Army
She had placed it on top Of hamp.
ers and suit cases in which she haC
carefully packed all her belongings.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-10-18
MORE SHE'LL 6
To FEED GERMAN
Guns IN { As 7



Essen Germany Oci J "'"9
'honsahi me-" "orhil'H "l' '"''
week JON me torre OF '07O' "lfeAus
employed ~ me great hrupp gun
works III me gigantic TASK OF iufn'nS
out shells ana gums &lh @hleh 70
i'eh iho ""fman armies ne anai
non Of ms huge force Is me llFs'
step taken ~ contemplating Ger
many's renewed efforts to SIN the
war Many skilled workmen are be-
ing recalled from the front to aid in
pceding up the production ot war
*upplles and barracks are being buii
lo house them
From conversation win krupp d'-
rectors and with August Physsen.
The Gunman of Germany ' and 9th
er industrial leaders three factors
are apparently Of great Importance in
The German camp at this time
First Germany plans TO maintain
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-10-18
IT'S YOUR KID N Ey s

You have swollen feet ana hands
stiff achy joints! Sharp-shootine
rheumatic pains torture YOU You
have aching back, pain in the lower
abdomen, difficulty when urinatins
l.ook out These are danger signals.
Trouble is with your Kidneys. Uric
acid poisoning. in one iorm or anoth-
er has set in. 1t may lead to dropsy
or. fatal Bright's disease if not check
ed.
Get some GOLD MEDAL HARLEM
OH Capsules Immediately. They are
an old preparation. used all over the
world for centuries combining nat
ural healing oil and herbs, we'll
kgown to physicians and used by
thousands in their daily practice Tie
Capsules are not an experimental.
makeshift patent medicine or
salt" whose effect is only tempor-
a,y. They are standard remedy,
aid act naturally, gently and quickly
But when you so to the druggist in.
sist on getting the pure, original
Haarlem Oil in Capsules BE sure
lie name GOLD MEDAL Is on the
lox. and thus protect yourself against
eounterfeits.
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land a fight followed 10 which Mnot
and Gaimar cleaned up the place
The next day witness said Frank
Fennimorc met Buster Gaimari in
coffee mousse and punched his head.
pulled Gun Didn't Shoot
Frank pulled a gun" the witness
said. and rammed it against Cal
lmaris stomach but did not shoot
Mike Gaimari heard that his brother
was in trouble and came rushing in
with another gun looking for fcnni
more"
The defendant who has affected a
daily change in costume since the
trial began. blossomed ont in nauy
gray. cut close-ittne. 9 Ia john
Drew
Ia Salle contradictod much of his
testimony given at previous trials
Pride in Gun Tales.
The witness admitted he carried q
gun two years before he killed jim
Muot After la sale had riddled
his former friend with bullets. he
ran ava, .not from fear Of the police
but from terror of the vengeance he
knew That Minots gang would exact
The witness seemed to take uo lit
tlc pride m the recital of his shoot
Ing up various dance halls and gam
bling joints
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SLAYER KILLED ON
WAY To Be TRIED

feNarkana Ark. Oel While en-
route to the courthouse to- appear in
court ON charge OF killing Hall
lIayes. in justice of the peace court
here last Christmas Clifford Bark
man II TeXarkana was hot and prob
ably fatally wounded AZ New Boston.
near here today AZ the time Hayes
was killed he was under indictment
I'm connection with the killing OF joe
BarRman, cousin of Clifford Bark
man After today's shooting, a broth
or OF Han HAYES, surrendered To Of
ticers