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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-03-22

Jack Temby of Miffln was caller
here Monday.
Hugh Thomas of Linden was a
caller here Saturday.
W. D. Brown was up from Chicago
during the past week.
Pay less and dress better. Buy
your clothes of G. Varlin.
Try RED Trunk" long cut tobacco.
Smoke or chew. IT is GOOD.
Miss Alice Collins moved into her
home on Iowa street this week.
Philip Hewitt of Meadow Brook
farm is enjoying stay in town.
Mrs. T. Baker of Milwaukee is Wis
iting her mother, Mrs. p. J. Roger.
Miss Elizabeth May and Mrs. E.
Graham were guests at the Peter L.
May farm the past weeks.
We are glad to report that Mary
Ivey has recovered from her recent at
tack of appendicitis.
Dan Meehan and sister Mary at
tended the funeral of Alex Meditation
at Waldwick Monday.
Mrs. Catherine McWilliams is en-
joying this weel; at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. w. j. Stude, ct High
land Junction.
Miss Susan Rink went to Roscoe
last week to visit with her sister Flor
ence, enroute to Hancock where she
teaches school,
Sundays train brought Mr.. and
Mrs. William Roethe home from their
California trip. They report most
enjoyable time.
S. NJ. Thomas of Madison, super
visors of the graded schools, was
guest at F. c. Ludden mesfrom Sat
srday until Tuesday.
Write to Fitzgibbons Bros, Mon
roe, Wis, for catalog of first-class
carriages, buggies and harnesses. Their
prices are right. No agents. 9wS
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-03-22
TRINITY CHURCH

TRINITY CHURCH
Daily services morning and evening
throughout Lent, l0a m. and 4 80 p. m.
Sunday Services
Holy Bucharest 800 a. IN.
Morning prayer 1890.
Sunday School. 1900 m.
Evening prayer 7:30.
+. 7. O. REED. Rector
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-03-22

Yesterday morning Mr. John Francis
received a dispatch announcing the
death of Mrs Martha Francis at the
home of her daughter in Chicago.
w. A. Mitchell arrived home from
Mexico last week, after an absence of
five years.
Rev, j. S. Davis, d. D., of Apple
ton, field agent for Lawrence college,
will occupy the Nj. f. church next Sun
day.
Mr. Walter Alvin Stephens died at
his home north of this city, Friday,
March Ia, aged "a years.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-03-22

Mrs. J. C. Schlater returned Thurs
day to her home at Davenport, Iowa,
after enjoying a visit at the home of
her mother, Mrs John Jeuck.
John Laverty and sister Ella and
Mrs. Dan Fitzpatrick of this city were
among those who attended the funeral
of the Alex Meditation at Waidwick
on Monday.
Mrs. Z. Graham of Chicago, who has
been spending the past nine weeks with
relatives in this vicinity, left Friday
to visit at Dodgeville and Milwaukee
enroute home.
Don't forget the big concert at the
Municipal Theatre, Monday night, Mar.
IS. given by the Milton College Mems
Glee Club of sixteen members, under
auspices of High School Music Club.
Sunday morning lis persons became
members of the Methodist Episcopal
church. During the evening services
As more united with the church. The
great number of new members is due to
the recent meetings held under the di-
rection of Rev. Goodsel. Wednesday
Rev. Goodsell, wife and children left
for q trip to California, where they will
spend month. The trip was q gift OF
the congregation in appreciation of the
strenuous work of Rev. Goodsell during
the revival meetings. -Plstteville News.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-03-22
Fifty Years Ago, 1867.

Died at Jenniton, this county, on the
18th inst, Mrs. Margaret Reese, wife
of Walter Reese, aged As years.
Mr.. William Tregea, one of the early
settlers of Mineral Point, died Monday
morning, aged about 70 years.
Mrs. William Lanyon fell on an icy
walk Monday afternoon, breaking a
leg and dislocating the ankle joint.
1t is with more than ordinary feelings
of regret that we record the death of
another of the prominent citizens of
Mineral Point = that of Hon. John Toay
who died last Friday night, of conges-
ton pf the brain, aged as years and
s months.
Lieat. Philip Lawrence, late worthy
soldier in the 37th Wis. Regiment, has
been confirmed as postmaster in this
city in place of Hollingshead.
The Rt. Rev Bishop Armitage. as
sistant bishop of the Protestant Epis-
copal church in the diocese of Wiscon-
sin, will officiate in the Trinity church
next week.
The past week has been one of I'M
usual cold throughout the country. The
mercury stood at 20 below here.
Market.
Butter per pound, 25c.
Eggs per dozen, zoe.
Potatoes per bu., 75c.
Flour per 100, Sc.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-03-22

in removing large rock was caught
under it. j. p. Davis and John Ire
william got him out, but he was uncon
scious. He is now doing well.
A large force pump has been put in
the zinc works this week to be employ
ed in case of fire.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-03-22
CHURCH NOTICES
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
w. ]. c. BOND. Pastor

W. j. c. BOND, Pastor
Sunday services
1890 a. m, public worship.
HAS a. m, Sunday School.
$3.50 p. m, Christian Endeavor.
1850 public worship.
Weekly prayer meeting. Thursday
evening at 1880.
Strangers always welcome.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-03-22
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

CHARLES w. EMERY. Pastor
Sunday services
Glass meetings $3.50.
Morning worship at 1890. Subject.
"The Overcoming Life. 4"
Sunday School lla5 a. m. Glasses
for ell. Our motto: "The whole churd,
at Sunday School. Those who have no
other Sunday school home are invited
to come with us.
Junior League 800 p. m.
Epworth League at $50.
Evening worship at 7:30. Subject.
'The Saving Name"
A general invitation to all our ser
vices is extended. Strangers in the
city are especially welcome.
Save Thursday evening for the reg
ular prayer service.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-03-22

Better than the old way and easy
to use. Wright's Liquid Smoke for
smoking meat-Ivey's Pharmacy. lift
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-05-24
SCHOOL EXHIBITION TO
Be HELD IN JUNE
Work of Pupils viii be Displayed
Dates, June 6.1-9

The manual training department
Frank W knowlton. instructor. and
the domestic science department Miss
c. NJ Carpenter. instructor, are to
unite in an exhibition of work done
the past school year by the pupils. in
assembly hall Of the high school build
ing Wednesday, Thursday and Friday,
June 6. =, and \
The hours viii be from 80 TO $50
and from 80 10 9 The scholars OF
the seventh grade are to entertain the
mothers one Of those afternoons. prob
ably the frst day. 1t is not planned
to have any of the cooking on eX-
hibitiou just the sewing done in the
domestic science department All
sorts of articles made by the boys III
the manual training course will he
displayed and the exhibition will be =
most interesting one.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-05-24
De Molay Commandery

The 51st annual conclave of Dc
Molay Commandery, knights Templar
will be held Tuesday, June fifth, com
mencing at o'clock. There will be
balloting, annual reports and election
of officers The Red Cross and TEN
pie degrees will be conferred. There
will be a supper at $50. At the clese
of the Commandery meeting, the an
nual meeting of De Molay Charity
Fund Corporation will be held.
Monday, June 18th, the fftieth an
niyersary celebration will be observed
at which time the Grand officers OF
the Grand Commandery of Maine
Maine Commandery No. / of Gardiner
st. Johns Commandery of Bangor
Palestine Commandery of Belfast, PHI.
grim Commandery of Pennington
each accompanied by band, will be
guests of the local order. Chand-
ler's band of Portland has been en-
gagged for De Molay. Alton L. Grant
of Lewiston will serve a clam bake
and fine buffet luncheon at night
Baseball and other sports will be en-
joyed during the afternoon and in the
evening there will be an entertain
ment in the Opera house by the best
talent obtainable
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-05-24
STATEMENTS REGARDING
TRACTION ENGINE
Former Highway Commissioner Ford
Gives Report of Machine

The following letter has been re-
ceived this week from E. l.. Ford who
is in Rumford Center at the present
time, regarding the statements pub
lished in last weeks Reporter about
the traction engine. Mr.. Ford was
formerly highway commissioner of the
town of Skowhegan.
The Independent Reporter
Dear Sirs:-
l noticed in your last issue under
the call for especial Town Meeting
statements in regard to a Traction
Engine which are far from the truth.
The author of that should have been
a little better informed. The first
year the Tractor was run 1t worked
Sc days at a cost of $1O52 per day
including three men which it requires
to operate the Tractor and Road Ma
chine. The next year it worked 54
days and cost $1067 per day to op-
crate, The first year it was shut
down two days and one half There
was nothing broken but there was
carbon In the cylinder which had to
be taken out. The next year they
broke bolt in the piston head the
last day we used it, We had the re-
pairs made in four days but were
busy and did not put them in for some
time. That Tractor did two and one
half times as much work as six
horse team that we paid $14.00 per
day and did 1t much better. The cost
for repairs shows in the Town reports
of 1914 and Is orders drawn to the
International Harvester Co. and in
cludes two barrels of Cylinder Oil
which is figured in the expenses of
operation. The Tractor burns Kero-
sene instead of Gasolene and weighs
1000 pounds instead of 500 pounds.
/ think almost every taxpayer in
Skowhegan knows what the Tractor
did the two first years 1t ran.
Yours truly,
X. l.. FORD,
Rumford Center
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-05-24
BIG SALE OF JERSEYS IS
ANNOUNCED
Fred E. Davis of Madison and L. G..
Trafton of Skowhegsn, Trade

A recent sale of Jerseys made by
Fred E. Davis of Madison to L. G.
Trafton of Skowhegan, president of
Somerset Progressive Dairy League,
and which will be of special interest
to Somerset dairymen is as follows !:
Soquette Consuello A. J. C. No. 219,-
77S sired by Aimur No 61146 and bred
at Billings Farm, Vermont The
dam was bred by ]. Grant Morse of
New York
Rissa's Cocotte 3rd A. J. C. No.
33741, The dam was also bred by
j. Grant Morse of New York, Consuel-
10 Pogis A. J. c. No. 34700S; Lilly
Coquette Pogis A. ]. C. No. 373900 and
Lady Bet Pogis A. j. c. No. 37S57S.
The latter three were sired by Mr..
Davis herd bull "Lassies Highland
Pogis" A. j. C. No. 134612. This ami
NAL gives great promise as a breed
er and has many generations of il
lustrious ancestors, going back to
such COWS as Eurotus in the seventh,
and Coonassie in the eight genera
tions Coonassie won over the Is
land of Jersey for five years.
Mr.. Davis finds a keen demand for
animals of this breeding and has re-
fused some liberal offers for some ami
mails he now has on hand.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-05-24
ATHENS BOY CHOSEN FOR
SENIOR PLAY
Somerset Men at Bates College Are
Receiving Honors

Alton w. Bush of Athens, who is in
his Senior year at Bates College has
been chosen for one of the important
parts in the Greek play to be present
ed by the class during Commence
ment week in June The Greek play
has come to be one of the important
features of the Commencement at
Bates. Last year, more than three
thousand persons witnessed the per-
formance of the Senior drama This
years presentation is the seventh OF
the kind ard the play selected is
"Medea', the famous tragedy of Euri-
pides. 1t is by far the most difficult
and elaborate of the dramas yet pre-
sented.
Meryin l.. Ames of Pittsfield a
Sophomore at Bates, has been recent
ly elected a member of the Politics
Club composed of men from the up
per classes interested in the science
of politics and government. Mr..
Ames, who is a student of high stand
ing has already won an enviable repu-
tation as a versity debater. He has
recently left college to enter agricul-
tural work for the summer but will
return to Bates in the Fall.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-05-24
WILL ENFORCE LAWS OR
RESIGN
Hearing This Afternoon Before Judge
H. II. Brazzeu

"Today's hearing will decide wheth-
er or not the Maine traffic laws are
to hold good. If they are, they shall
be strictly enforced in this town; If
not. l do not intend to take money
from the town and l shall resign as
traffic officer today" said N. Lester
Shepley to the Observation-Disclosures
representative this morning.
Judge H. H. Brazzell will come up
from Fairfield this noon and at 1.3O
there will be hearing before him in
regard to some four or FIVE persons
whom Mr. Shepley notified this morn
ing to appear. These persons have
disobeyed the traffic laws and 1t doubt
less will be a rather spirited hear
ing. 1t is understood that some of
the persons who received notices this
morning are grieved at Mr.. Shepley
thinking he had something to do with
making the laws when in reality they
are State laws and for this reason
should be strictly enforced as Mr..
Shepley intends to do.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-05-24
GAN ALL THAT YOU
CAN GAN
Interesting Meeting
Being Planned
Invitation Extended to All WOmen's
Organizations in County

Under the auspices of the executive
board of the Skowhegan Woman's
Club, a public meeting is to be held in
the Opera House, Thursday afternoon,
May 81, at 2.3O o'clock. School gar
deners and everyone interested in
canning clubs should take special no.
tice of this announcement and plan to
be present. A special invitation has
been extended to all women's organ
izations thruout Somerset county.
An address will be given by A. M.
G. Soule of Augusta on Food Con-
servation". Miss Catherine M. Platts,
a teacher of the home economics ex-
tension of the University Of Maine,
will give demonstration on the lat
est and best methods of canning. The
new method of cold pack canning will
also be explained at length.
1t is especially important that this
demonstration be witnessed by MEM
bers of the committee on Food Con-
servation from the different towns in
this county and 1t is hoped that at
least one representative from each
town will be present. All the boys
and girls who expect to enter their
names for the exhibition this Fall
should also attend this meeting.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-05-24
Repairs Progressing on New Office

Steward & Marston have finished
moving their goods from the burned
Ordway block on Madison avenue to
their new quarters on Elm street
which are now undergoing repairs 1t
is hoped that the office in the block
recently occupied by Lucas Graf will
be completed by early June. 1t is to
be finished in beaver board and will
be very attractive when newly fitted
up and furnished. The Office will oc-
cupy the first floor front and back
Of that will be in-shop. A door
way has been cut in the tin-shop so
to do away with large part of the
passing back and forth thru the office
The stock rooms will be upstairs
while in the basement the firm will
keep the cast iron pipe and fittings.
The new establishment will be wir-
ed for electric lights and will be heat
ed by hot water Steward & Mars
ton are to occupy the entire building
The firm has been engaged in business
for about ten years in the Ordway
block which was recently gutted by
fire
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-05-24
FOR MEETING
S. S. ASSOCIATION
Long List of Speakers Noted In the
Maine Sunday School Work

Last evening Miss Hannah Page of
the executive board of the County
Sunday School Association, gave out
the program of speakers for the an
the Methodist church at Madison We'd
nesday, June 27. The first session
will be called to order at 10 A. NJ.
The afternoon meeting will be at 100
o'clock and the evening session at
7.30. The music in the evening will
be in charge of Miss Alice J. Spear
of Madison. Dinner and supper will
be served by the ladies of the Madison
Methodist church. Those who wish
to arrange for remaining over night
will please communicate with Rev
William Wood of Madison. There
will be special car from Skowhegan
and If enough people from here attend
the meeting, there will be reduced
rates.
The following are the speakers and
their subjects THE Sunday School
in the Rural Community" by Mrs. Fred
Davis of the Blackwell Hill School
and J. W. Packard of the Cornville
school; 1.-THE Teen Age Work by Miss
Gertrude Carter of Skowhegan; What
Shall We Teach Our Children" by
Mrs. E. w. Marble of Skowhegan
why Should Adult Members of the
Church be in the Sunday SCHOOL,
by Rev. J. Fl Trites of Norridgewock
'The Mems Bible Glass as | Find It.
by George o. Weston of Madison
THE Important of Teacher Training
by Rev. w. r. Wood of Augusta, State
superintendent of Teacher Training
THE New International Standard" by
State General Secretary Wesley J
Weir of Portland who will also con-
duct Round Table; and THE Sunday
School and Patriotism" by Rev. j. NJ
Arters of Waterville, State President
of the Sunday School Association
Rev. Mr.. Arters will also give the ad-
dress 'The Call to Arms" at the even
ing session.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-05-24
Il SCHOOL Chill DREN
ENLIST"
Other Names VIII Be Added to Those
Now Entered for Contest

Up to date II school children
have enlisted" as Patriotic Garden
ers and are now enrolled for the gar
den contest for which prizes are Of
fered thru the Town Improvement So
ciety of Skowhegan. These children
have given their names to Miss Cert
rude Weston to be registered in the
third and fourth classes of the gar
den contest. More are expected lat
er but all names must be in by next
Wednesday, May 80.
The following list has been submit
ted by Miss Weston:
Edward Lessard, Willie Cayouette,
Helen Hight, Lloyd r. Vallier, Wilbur
e. Jackson, Louise Pollard, Leon Jen-
kins, Kenneth Cole, William Cole
Margaret Lessard Hector Chabot
Hazel Dumont, Evelyn Viles, Olena
Viles, Edward Smiley, Bernard Ken
nedy, Edward Turcotte, Abraham
Goldberg, George Halves, Harold Lord
ILultu otiIoOb, llClCu iia co. II loiCiiSO
Sheaff, John Berry, Willie Gates
Smith Ames, Cecil Wheeler, Eddie
Bolgier, Paul Beaulieu, Gerald Stinch-
field, Lewis Steward, Emily Dore, Or
linda Swain, Fern Packard, Lillian
Leo, Dorothy Clough, Alvena Turcotte,
Wynona Bolgier, Mildred Perkins,
Mary Merrill, Louise Stinchfield,
Philis Whiting, Dorothy Smith, Lucille
Rodrique, Marie Bisson, Airline Will
liams, Birdena Vallier, Lucille Moore,
Jeanette Bringham, Elvira Porter,
Eva Hurd, Lucille Bachelor, Bertha
Goss, Martha Goodrich, Ida Mac
CURE, Reginald Mckinney, Dwight
Cleveland, James Smith, Mildred Lam
caster, Evelyn Chase, Onezeme Laney,
Frederick Burrill, Haywood Brenigan,
Adelaide Goodwin, Harold Brawn,
John Neil, Louise Laney, Honore Bis
son, Parkman White, Henry Demo,
Eron Galway, Guy Steward, Marion
Steward, Pral Boulgier, Carleton Bar
rows, Marie Provost and Gabrella
Provost.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-05-24
INJUNCTION MAY Be
ISSUED
Case Will Be Taken
to Law Court
Justice Cornish Decides In Favor Of
Town Of SkOwhegan

Justice Leslie {. Cornish decided
that the temporary injunction might
be issued as prayed for by the plain
tiffs in the case OF the Inhabitants OF
Skowhegan in equity versus Martin
b. Heselton Mr. Heselton stated last
Saturday that he would probably ap-
peal to the Supreme court In the
meantime, nothing more can be done
on his wooden building on Water St
unless Mr. Heselton obtains permis-
sion from Justice Cornish to repair
the structure sufficiently to enable
him to close out his stock of goods
damaged by smoke and water
Clerk of Courts Seekins has receiv-
ed the following rescript from Judge
Cornish
Two main questions were raised by
the defendant in this hearing, one
question of fact and the other a ques-
ton of law
The issue Of fact is whether or not
the repairs contemplated and intend
ed by the defendant can be deemed
extensive within the puryiew of the
bylaw. Gpon this point l heard the
evidence offered by both sides, and I
also personally inspected the premises
and noted their present condition.
The building was very substantially
injured. 1t is badly burned and the
damage by fire and water was great
BY agreement between the insurance
adjusters and the defendant. the
sound value was fixed at $13,s60 and
the loss at So 800 and settlement was
effected on that basis. The defend
ant contemplates restoring the entire
property TO a rentable condition eX-
cept two small second-story rooms on
the front, the rental value of which
is slight. In order to put the prop
erty into rentable condition it must
be extensively repaired. Considering
therefore the present condition of the
building and the uses to which it is to
be put, | find as a fact that the de-
fendant intends to extensively repair
it and that the circumstances bring it
within the terms of the bylaw in
question.
The issue of law raised by the de-
fendant is that the bylaw is void be-
cause it confers on the Board of Fire
Commissioners and the Selectmen
arbitrary and unlimited power to give
or withhold permission TO repair, re-
gardless OF any rules laid down by
statute or the bylaw itself.
| think II is safe to assume that the
exercise of power by these two tribu-
nails, in passing upon plans for re-
pairing presented by the defendant,
would be reasonable and proper and
in recognition of the rights of the de-
fendant on the one hand, and of the
public on the other. 1t would seem
as if proper and just results would
be reached if the defendant would
pursue the prescribed course, and l
would suggest that this be done in
the interest of all parties. In any
event, however. a bylaw which has
been approved by Justice of the Su-
preme Judicial Court and has been
adopted by the town ought not to be
set aside by single Justice sitting in
equity unless it is clearly and OBJ
yiously void All doubts should be
resolved in favor OF its validity. l
therefore in this hearing am not in
clined to declare this bylaw void.
Temporary injunction may issue as
prayed for by the plaintiff.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-05-24
MOVING PICTURES FOR
OPERA HOUSE
Special Town Meeting May BE Called
To Discuss the Question

The question of leasing the Munici-
pal Opera House for Moving Pictures
is now under consideration 1t is be-
lieyed that rental of $500 or more
could be secured with very little in
crease in maintenance cost. The
present annual expense. including in
terest on the bonds, janitor service.
fuel and repairs is about 10000.
About $3.50 is the present income The
$1,000 possible revenue, with reserva-
ton for the use of the town and for
public meetings, seems very attrac-
tive. If it is decided to let the au-
ditorium for pictures, it is likely that
no other place will be licensed for
that purpose.
a special town meeting is likely to
be called in the early future to act
upon the matter
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-05-24
Wood Yard Located

The lot owned by the town for some
years on Prospect street, is being fit
ted up for Fuel Yard. A good siz-
ed shed has been bought of the Marion
Nutting estate and moved to the lot
and additional shed room will be pro-
vided as seems to be required, 1t is
not proposed to handle coal at this
yard and no arrangements have thus
far been made for fuel other than
wood. The heretofore unheard of
price for coal at this season makes
it very perplexing to determine what
is wise to do.