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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-03-15

LASTweek Senator La Toilette, the CHIEF
filibusterer ofthe United States Senate, had
a date 10 deliver a lecture in Wheeling.
W. Va. After his disgraceful perform
ance in the Senate the Wheeling folks IN
disgust notified him that he was not want
ed in that city, and he accepted the invi-
tation TO stay away. He took another
hint also, and cancelled an engagement
which he had for Charleston, this State.
Senator La Toilette has prepared lecture
which he regarded as a masterpiece, but
no one wants 10 hear il now.
He's all dressed up and nowhere to 60.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-03-15
Monday, March 10, 1917,
the following personal property:
6 Head of Horses and Colts.

Nancy. bay roam. years old, good plow and
wagon leader. Queen years old, in foal. These
two mares were sired by an imported sire. Star.
a strap mare years old. in foal. Phil gray. 10
years old splendid worker Nell gray mare,
II years old, bred TO Percheron horse. Billy.
tOnny muie coming 2 wears old
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-03-15
80 HEAD OF HOGS.
Several brood sows with pigs afoot 20 thr
shoats weighing from 40 TO 100 pounds each.
FARMING IMPL EMENTS.

One nearly new two-horse wagon, TO- hoe Thomas
wheat drill steel double puverizer. best made 2
good cultiyators. one riding and one walking 2
springtooth harrows, disc harrow, used only few
days hayfork. rope and pulleys lot OF timothy
hay by the ton. fodder by the bundle.
TERMS OF SALE-A credit OF nine months will
be given on all sums OF $40 and over purchaser to
give negotiable, wel-endorsed, interest bearing
note, payable at the Farmers and Merchants De-
post Co.. Charles Town. w. Va. Sums under $40
cash Properly TO be settled for before taken away
Sale to commence at 10 O'Clock a. m.
J. ALBERT LINK.
Dodd & Hoffman, Auctioneers.
W. A. Daniel Clerk
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-03-15

THE United States Senate was quickly
moved at the righteous indignation OF the
people OF this country in permitting "a
few willful men" to kill by filibuster
the bill asked for by President Wilson
enabling him TO take necessary measures
for protecting American ships from Ger
man submarines. The new Senate. called
in extra session last week, passed by a
vote OF 70 10 3 a cloture rule preventing
any more fillbustering methods OF this
sort. and hereafter a two-thirdS majority
OF that body can force vote on any
measure that comes before it.
Thus an absurd rule, long since out OF
date, is properly knocked out, and the
wonder is that It has been for so long
tolerated.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-03-15
PUBLIC SALE.

Having bought smaller place and intending to
move. will sell my residence. known as the Bill
myer farm, one and half miles west oil Shepherds
town. near the Martnsburg road, on
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-03-15
HOUSEHOLD GOODS,

At the same time and place, for cash, will sell
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-03-15

Ted. iron gray. II years old, good family horse,
wagon and barShare leader. Fan, gray mare. good
driver end StTap mare.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-03-15
PUBLIC SALE.

Having qualified as Executors MRS. X. R. Conner,
deceased we will offer at her farm, one mile south
of Uvilla, on the road from Harper Ferry 10 Shep-
herdstown, and two miles from DuiiiedS. on
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-03-15
Tuesday, March d, 1917,
FOUR HEAD OF CATTLE.

One good work horse the other fine horse
four years old out OF Sunlight Chimes broken to
drive single nne Of the nOhhy kind
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-03-15
On Friday, March Is, 1917,
the following personal property
8 HORSES AND MULES.

Eleven thrifty shoats OF good stock. the hea
weighing about seventy pounds.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-02-08
PROBATE NOTICE

At a Probate Court held at Skow-
hogan. within and for the county of
Somerset. on the tenth day of January
In the year of our Lord one thousand
nine hundred and seventeen to wit,
by adjournment from the ninth day
of said month.
Edwin N. Grant of st. Adams in said
county, guardian of Willie Bowerman
of said st. Adams, adult ward. having
presented his petition for license to
mortgage certain real estate of his said
ward situated in said St Adams, to
secure the loan of not to exceed the
sum of five hundred dollars, for the
support and maintenance of said ward
and for the payment of certain out
standing debts against the estate Of
said ward.
Said real estate being described as
follows, Viz:
Bounded on the north by land OF
Anthony Bragg, Frank Varney and
Peaks Heirs; on the east by land Of
John Libby; south by road leading to
head Of Pond; on the west by the road
from st. Adams Village to Ripley vii
lage and being the Benjamin Bower
man place SO called.
1t Is ordered that notice thereof be
given to all persons interested. by
causing a copy OF this order 10 be
printed three weeks successfully IN
the INSTRUMENTATION a new spaper
published at Skowhegan In said coun-
~ that they may appear at court
or Probate. to be held at said Skuw-
hogan. on the thirteenth day OF Feb
ruary next, at nine o'clock Ia the
forenoon and be heard thereon and
OBJECT III they see cause.
CHAS. o. SMALL.
Judge OF Probate.
true copy.
Attest: PHILo STEWARD.
Sw4 Register
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-02-08

Feb Q -Town Improvement Society
Feb Valentine Social Grange.
Feb Il Valentine Social. Phila-
thea Glass.
Feb. Valentine meeting. Wo-
mans Club.
Feb. 16-First Regiment Band
Dance. Grange Hall
Feb. I'D A. r. meeting
Feb 10 Entertainment by Laur-
ant, Magician.
Feb 20 Md-Rinter melting, soro-
sis.
Feb % -Shakespearian program
Town Improvement.
March Chapman Concert Opera
House.
March 9-Joint Concert of -Four
High Schools, Opera House.
March Sony High basketball al
Skowhegan.
March l2-Town Meeting
March b Grange sale. play and
dance.
March 2l-First baseball game S.
II. and Madison
April 8-Easter Sunday.
May Recital by Mr.. and Mrs.
Rice
June 25-Fiftieth Anniversary OF
De Molay Commandery.
July 16-Vote on Skowhegan VA
ter District Charter.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-02-08

The predominating class here arc
men and women from the middle
west and they are great people for
sports. There are big brawny stall
wart men, some with grey hair and
hands and limbs showing signs of
hard toll pitching disks and horse
shoes day after day with all the zest
and earnestness that they have shown
in their harvest fields in the great
west. AS a rule the tourists here
are men and women past middle age,
men who have earned the right to
take an outing during the winter.
What surprises one most is the fact
that so many come here from the
southern states. Tennessee. Georgia,
the Carolinas and Kentucky. all send
their quotas. In talking with them
| get the impression that they have
more disagreeable winters than we
get in Maine where our ground is
generally covered with snow and we
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-02-08

have more steady cold weather. They
complain OF the very sudden and ex-
IRENE changes that are exceedingly
hard TO endure imagine they
lack the we'll built warm houses that
We in Maine find so useful during our
long winters The tourists are pour
ing into Florida at a great rate this
month This last week II people
arrived here in ole day Of u hours
by actual count. this perhaps is the
record to date, 1t may be broken an
other winter If this proves as agree
able and genial thru the entire sea
sob. as 1t has thus far been / hope
you have been having a good winter
without the diagreeable winds that
prove 50 discouraging to all lovers of
good roads Keep the fire blazing in
the little open fireplace and don't
imagine that they have a more cheer
ful spot here in St. Petersburg nor
is there any on earth then is found
in Our homes where the open fire
burns brightly on d winters long
evening. We think and speak of our
good friends left behind in Skowhe-
gan often and miss them, but the
DAYS are rapidly gliding by and soon
will come the day when We will
rumble over the bridge that spans the
old Konnehee eXelaiming as we
glance out d the window Here's
good old skoR hogan at Las.
W all JON M hest regards TO
everyone his sd itc. young and
old a.
Yours truly,
- II BARTLETT.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-02-08
Fred VI. Palmer

The funeral services for Fred NJ.
Palmer who died at the Sisters Hos
pital ia Lewiston last Thursday. were
held Saturday morning at the under
taking rooms OF Lord & Caswell Mr.
Palmer was sixty years Of age and
had been failing in health for some
time Mrs. John Nalliere of North
avenue is second cousin OF the de-
ceased Mr. Palmer was a member
of the Independent Order of Forest
ers
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-02-08
DEAD RIVER NORTH BRANCH LOG
DRIVING COMPANY

The members of the Dead River
North Branch Log Driving Company
are hereby notified that the annual
meeting of the Company Will be held
at the Augusta House, Augusta. on
Tuesday. the goth day OF February,
1917. at II o'clock in the forenoon for
the following purposes, viz:
LIST. To choose a Moderator.
End To hear the report Of the
Treasurer and take such action as
may be thought proper.
3rd To choose officers for the en-
suing year
Attn. To vote money to defray ex-
penses OF driving logs and other
necessary bills
9Th To act upon any other bust
ness that may legally come before
them.
Clerk
skowhegan Maine. February /. 1917.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-02-08
STATE OF MAINE.
Somerset, ~.
Supreme Judicial Court
III FIVuFtS
WILLIAM J. r. JARDINE


TIE FERNWOOD FON COMPANY
To the Supreme judicial Court.
In Equity.
William J. r. Jardne of Madison
County of Somerset, and state of
Maine, complains against the Fern
wood Fox Company, corporation
duly existing BY law. and located at
North Arson, IN the town of Anson,
in said state and county. and says:
l. The plaintiff is a stock holder in
and Nice-President of the said Fern
wood Fox Company.
2. Al meeting of the stockholders
of said corporation duly and regular
~ called therefor and held on the
third day Of January, 1917. at said
North Alison and adjourned to the Of
ice of Bernard Gibbs in Madison,
January Is. 1917, said stockholders
voted to dissolve said corporation.
2 There are no existing liabilities
gainst said corporation and no exist
ing assets thereof requiring dlstribu-
ton among the stockholders.
Wherefore the plaintiff prays:
J. That said defendant corporation
may be dissolved and terminated.
9 And that the plaintiff may have
such other and further relief as the
nature of the case may require.
g. And that such notice of this bill
may be given to the defendant cor
poration as the court may see fit to
order. -
WILLIAM J. r. JARDINE.
Bernard Gibbs
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CEEI4 Schedule, Pas
|G8t.4 senger Trains
IN EFFECT OCTOBER 1. 1915
Trains Leave Skowhegan Week Days


500 a. m. for waterville. Belfast.
6n 5iTao.,y' Dover ana to1croft' bangor,
- "a h.alu' Lt"lston aug asNa; Bruhs-
Nj NJ hAt.. h9eklahd forlahd,
Nhte Mountain points and Boston
se5 m. fer Watervilie. Belfast
Bangor Oakland kineo. Pennington
Straas llinEheld. RanEeleS. Lewis
,ea, AtIH>ta brunswick. saith Port
,ana. NAite M'untalh points and Bes-
II IS m for WatervilIe. Bangor
Bar Harbor Calais Naneehoro, St
John UaIfaN except Saturdays1
U4hsah4 - p" lS' en- aug sta BrunS,
VIZ. H'ih h'' hiaha. PORTLAND ana
b'sa5h
Harmony. power and FoNcroft, Ban
sar Maj 1"aM h'as. Bucksport. Au-
's.#SN H. balH kocklana.
/, az sa. - h4sieh connects az
l'"ii .3.l1 VIM through sleeping car
train 70 New York.
~.
irhi"' |e"Ne >Ne"heE"n sundays
Is IN fer WaterXine Durham
T. Eans'r Angus Bruins,
Bas95r ''' " 'Sse''' ''''. OF 'iahu ana
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-02-08
ORDER or NOTICE


Upon the foregoing bill IT Is OR
DEItED that hearing be had there
ON at the Court House at Augusta In
the County of Kennebec, on Saturday
March 3. 1917. at ten o'clock. A. NJ.
and that notice thereof be given by
serving the clerk of said corporation.
In hand true and attested copy of
this bill and the order OF notice there
on thirty days at least before the
date of said hearing, and by publish
ing a like copy in The Independent
Reporter. a newspaper published at
Skowhegan in the County of Somer-
set. three weeks successfully, the last
publication to be fourteen DAYS at
least before said date of hearing. that
all persons interested may then and
there appear and show cause If any
they have. why the prayer of said bill
should not be granted.
Dated this twenty-ninth day of IAN
uary A. u 1917.
LESLIE G. CORNISH
Justice Supreme Judicial Court
true copy of bill and order OF
court thereon.
Attest: w T. SEEKINs Clerk
3w5
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-02-08
ard nj Thanks

We thoroly appreciate the wonder
ful work done by the SkoWhegan Fire
Department last Saturday evening
our buildings were in close proximity
TO the Philbrick house and in direct
path Of the flames, urged on by the
winter gale We know that without
most faithful and skillful work they
could not have been saved and we
thank every member of the depart
ment most sincerely for saving our
home Neiehbors and friends were
also very thotful and helpful, being
at hand To remove household effects,
had il been necessary This neigh
borly spirit we also most sincerely
appreciate.
Mrs. Rachel Webb
Mrs. Fannie Fletcher
W. b. Webb
Skowhegan. Maine, February S, 1917.
Mr.. and Mrs Herbert Jones of
South China were Sunday guests of
Miss Hannah Page of High street.
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Bernard Gibbs,
Solicitor for plaintiff,
STATE OF MAINE

STATE OF MAINE
Somerset. IS. January %. 1911
Then personally appeared William
J. r. Jardine and made oath that he
has read the above bill and knows the
contents thereof and that the same Is
true of his own knowledge. except the
matters stated to be ON information
and belief and that, as to those mat
ters he believes them to be true
Before me,
BERNARD GIBBS,
Justice of the Peace.
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JUSTICE OF The TeaCF.
22nd day of January 1917
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Somerset SIS
Jud Court. s9d day of ,Tanu-
Received and filed
airy. A. ID. 1917. -x4s s,io,,,
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skowhegan, Maine, February s, 1917
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Loyal Protective Insurance Co.

LIABILITIES DEC. 81, 1916
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-02-08

TIE FERNWOOD FOX COMPANY
To the Supreme judicial Court
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-11

cents day and you can be sure we
set nothing fancy.
After supper the men are mostly too
tired to do more than lie around on
their bunks and smoke and talk ana
maybe read little. At 3 o'clock the
lights must go out and after s:11
everything must be quiet in quarters
cDtil 5:45 the next morning.
ISoes that sound like a full days
work. Well II some OF you folks at
home would try 1t you would think II
was, but that is not the worst. Prac-
tlcally every man In military police
has to be on guard two or three nights
out of the week. That means two
hours out OF every six, walking .
post, at night as we'll az day time. OF
course a soldier expects to lose sleep
but We feel that we should have
enough clothing to keep us warm.
Our barracks were scarcely com;
pleted when we moved In. and still are
not equipped with sufficient heating
facilities and the nights are getting
end do not know when we will get
them. We do not even have ponchor.
or any other waterproof clothes and II
rains, even In Texas. The only under :.
wear we havc Is of the thinnest and
coolest type of cotton and khaki uni.
forms are made to keep cool IN rather
than to keep warm in a chilly wind
when you are walking a post between
2 and o'clock n. m. Also we have
only two thin summer blankets to
keep us warm while we sleep. On very
cool nights we have to sleep with our
clothes on. and to me 1t sounds omi-
nous to hear men coughing all over
the room when I happen to waken In
the middle Of the night.
The men in the army do not COM
plain about being compelled to come
here by the selectivc draft-they feel
that they have merely been chosen
for service and are ready to do 1t.
They are going to fight the Germans
Just as bravely as the French and the
British are doing, II the war lasts long
enough for them to get there. They
know that II they go to France some
Of them will not come back. and they
are not complaining that they are re-
quired to go, but ! tell you some Of
them will never get to France unless
the folks at home shell out some cash
to buy clothing and equipment for
them. Tell the people Of Tulsa to dig
into their pocketbooks and dig deep
for II we are going to fight for them
We expect them to supply us with the
clothing and food and rifles and am
munition and they are not doing 1t yet.
Some folks will probably say that
the lack of these things Is merely due
to the fact that II takes a long time
to supply them. But with plenty Of
money they can be supplied quicker
and speed is what Is needed in time
Of war. The American boys in the
training camps are getting to he SOL
diers fast. They are not rockies any
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-11

OF the greater number in the national
army.
At any rate, descriptions of life in
the national camps are always sought
by friends and relatives Of the men.
The following letter has been received
by Superintendent f. E. Oberholtzer
from b. f. Koonse, who is in Camp
Travis. Texas.
you asked me to write you about
camp life. After the first week / have
been too busy to write even to my
father. However. / am taking a little
time to write now.
About the tenth Of September there
was published in the Tulsa World Il
letter from a man at Camp Travis
saying that the boys here did not have
much to do and were having n splen-
did easy time. That letter must have
been written before the national army
men began to arrive. Since 1 reached
this camp September s, 1 have had
no time to loaf and have not seen
anyone else do much loafing either.
1t Is setting up exercises''-or on
chilly mornings quarter mile run, at
o'clock. breakfast at $50 and hunks
made up and floor swept by 7 o'clock
lice, which is cavalry, the first thing
after 7 o'clock Is to go to the stables
and saddle up for mounted drill which
lasts until II. After that the horses
must be thoroly groomed. feo and
watered. We Just have time then to
get to our barracks and wash our
hands and faces before dinner at ~.
After dinner we rest until 1880 whcl
the company forms for dismounted
drill We sometimes begin the after
noon program with an hours lecture
by one Of our officers Then we go to
the drill ground to march back and
forth. back and forth until o'clock
Then we go to the stables again 10
feed and water the horses. We usual
ly get back to the barracks by 5
o'clock. wash our hands and faces and
are ready to stand retreat at 5:45.
Supper comes Immediately after re-
treat and I can assure you the boys
are ready for II. In fact they are Of
ten ready for more supper than they
get. 1t is pretty tough coming down
to army fare. even for fellows like me
who have been accustomed only 70
restaurant fare. l can imagine what
It must be to men coming from homes
where the wife or mother is a real,r
good cook. Our ratlons cost Just Il
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-11
From Y. NJ. @. A. Worker.

The letter which Henry Lash, en-
gagged in Y. M. e. A. work at Camp
Sherman, Chillicothe, Ohio, wrote re-
Gently to his brother Charles ID. LASH
l15S North Denver, serves the two
fold purpose of giving information
about the camp life and stressing the
Importance of the work which the
Y. NJ. C. A. is doing for the troops.
The letter. in part. Is as follows:
haven't much time for writing as
yet. so | am making three copies Of
this letter. so that ! can keep all in
formed as to what trench ! am In.
and as to the position OF the enemy"
! arrived here Friday evening at 3
o'clock, happy, healthy, hearty, but
not very hungry. ! found that most
Of the beds. blankets, etc, for the Y.
NJ. C. A. had not arrived and that
there was no particular bed for me.
We inquired around until we found
one Of the secretaries out OF town, and
/ was ri en- his bed for the night.
We are permitted to eat with the
officers II we desire, but for several
reasons we chose to dine with the
soldiers, the principal one being that
the "eots' with the soldiers cost about
cents day, while they soak the
officers one buck daily.
Now. as TO the Y. NJ. c. A. work
here. There are nine buildings. and
auditorium and headquarters building.
There are eight secretaries at head
quarters and when we get going good
there will be six at each OF the other
buildings. The six are a building sec
retary, n religious work secretary, an
educational work secretary. n physical
director and two all around handy
men" So far / have been one OF the
latter. and am satisfied with my lot.
Our work so far has been selling
stamps. postals and supplying the SOL
d'ers with envelopes. paper and Ink
free.
Our buildings are L-shaped. In
each Is an auditorium which will seat
about four hundred men and where
we hold meetings of various kinds.
boxing matches, entertainments. and,
as soon as our machine comes, we
will show movies. Then there is
lOunging room where the is a CRATE
for n coal or wood fire. magazines OF
various kinds, Victrola. etc. A IL
brary in which there are many good
books is in this room. These books
are loaned out to the soldiers, and an
average OF 25 are taken out each day
TO be returned within n week. Many
are read In the building. Boards and
benches for writing are In the rooms.
as well as In the auditOriums. At one
time yesterday / counted172 men who
were writing and 43 who were reading
This is better than the average tho
the building is pretty well filled all
day long. There Is a piano in the
auditorium which is also kept very
busy. Then there is rest room for
ladies, an office, a storeroom and four