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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-01-25
SOUTH SOLON

Clarence Keene is surely having
hard luck, He was brought home
from the woods Saturday with
broken leg. He was driving four
horses for Carroll Head at Oquos-
soc five miles from the New Hamp
shire line. He is doing as well as
could be expected Only last Sep
TENDER he was operated on for APP
pendicitis. We all hope he will have
better luck soon.
Nearly everyone is having colds,
some being sick in bed.
Mrs. l.. Eaton who has been sick
for several weeks is little better.
Arthur Rowell who has been con-
fined to the house for a short time
with rheumatism. is out again.
Mrs. Mont Forbes was called to Alb
bolt last Thursday Mrs. Dora Davis
is housekeeper while she is away.
Mrs. w. O. Paul was called to
Fairfield, January 10, by the sickness
of her sister Mrs. Julia Taylor Mrs
Taylor only lived a few hours after
she arrived there. Mr.. Paul went
down Thursday
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-01-25
STATE OF MAINE
SOMERSET. IS.

SON ERSET. IS.
AT a Court of County Commissioners
begun and held at Skowhegan, within
and for the County of Somerset. on
the second Tuesday of December A. d.
1916
The County Commissioners, in ac-
cordance with Section SIS of Chapter 9
of the Revised Statutes OF Maine, as
amended by Chapter $50 of the Public
Laws of 1909, having first made an
annual inspection, in the month of
September. A. d. 1916, of all the
county roads and roads originally To-
Gated as town roads. in the unincor-
porated townships and tracts of land
in said county, excepting in those
townships in which authority has been
given to the townships to maintain
their own ways and having thereupon
made an estimate of the amount need
ed to put the same in repair so to be
safe and convenient for public travel.
have assessed upon the following de-
scribed townships and tracts of land
in said county, the sums hereinafter
named, for the purpose of putting and
keeping said roads in repair during
the year 1917.
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iiiIiliiIlliIlifII

proved and | am now the mother of
fine baby girl and do all my own house
work. Mrs. ALLIA B. TIMMoNs, zig
Almond St., Poplar Bluff, Mo.
In many other homes, once childless,
there are now children because of the
fact that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound makes women normal.
healthy and strong
Write to the Lydia E. Pinkham Medi-
cine Co., Lynn, Mass, for advice it
will be confidential and helpful.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-01-25
MOTHERHOOD
WOMAN'S JOY.
Suggestions to Childless
Women.

Among the virtues of Lydia f.
Pinkham s Vegetable Compound is the
ability to correct sterility in the
cases of many women. This fact is
well established as evidenced by the
following letter and hundreds of others
we have published in these columns.
Poplar Bluff, Mo. u want other
women to know what a blessing lydia
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f. Pinkham' Vege-
table Compound has
been to me. We
had always wanted
a baby in our home
but | was in poor
health and not able
to do my work. My
mother and US
band both urged me
to try Lydia E. Pink
h a m 8 Vegetable
Compound. | did
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-01-25
Al CTION SALE OF THE FRANK H.
FOSS FARM
On the Premises In Athens, Maine. on
February -, 1917 mt ten O'Clock in
the Forenoon

The following described real estate
described as follows: On the road
leading from Athens TO Bingham and
bounded on the North by land Of
Alvah Foss, on the Fast by land Of
David Foss, ON the South by land Of
Horace Patterson and on the West by
land OF Nathaniel podson. containing
one hundred sixty acres. more or less
TERN OF SALE
At least 500 90 must he paid at time
of auction balance within one week
ERNEST { BUTLER.
3wS Llcensee
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$40,950 s409. 80
9E60 dD

Total tax $550.40
The foregoing tax to be expended
on the highways in said plantation and
Raymond Kicker is hereby appointed
agent to expend and lay out the same.
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Typewriters to Independent
Reporter Co.
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S32,S50 $32S. 50
SdSb 90
Tot al taX.

Tot al tax $4S50
The foregoing tax to be expended
on the highways in said plantation and
c. G. Butler is hereby appointed agent
to expend and lay out the same.
MAYFIELD PLANTATION
Rate 10 Mills
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Trains Arrive skouhcenn weeks Day.

40 a. m. from AaterNi,lr. Augusta.
Gardiner and Soath Gardiner.
1915 a. m from Wateryile. Belfast.
Pittsheld. Harmony. Dover aud Fox
croft. Bangor. Rucksport Mondays
only. Oakland Bingham Pennington.
Strong Phillips Lewiston. Augusta.
Brunswick Bath. Portland. Boston
and New York
$50 p IN from Wateryil,e Belfast
Dover and FoNcroft Bangor Bucks-
port Rar TIarhor Naneehoro, Calais,
st. John. Halifax. oakland. Augusta.
Lewiston, Brunswick Portland. Bos-
ton.
S25 p. m from Waterville, Oakland
Lewiston. Augusta. Brunswick, Bath.
Rockland, Portland. Boston.
Trains Arrive SkowheEan Sundays
1888 n m. from Waterville, Pitts
field. Newport, Bangor. Augusta
Brunswick. Bath Lewiston. Portland,
New York.
41s p m. from Waterville, Pitts
field. Newport, Bangor. Augusta.
Bath Brunswick, Lewiston. Portland.
u c DOUGLASS. General Manager
H D. WALDRON, Genl Pass Agent.
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on the highways In said plantation and
Perley l.. Bryant is hereby appointed
agent to eXpend and lay out the same
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$500 s77S.00
Total tax s10S3.5O
Tie foregoing tax to be expended
on the highways in said plantation and
A. L. IIealey is hereby appointed agent
10 eXpend and lay out the same.
4. u 4 4 rrIGN-
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Mrs. George Otis Smith, Mrs
Thorpe, Louise Smith and Miss Iva
Jackins left the last OF the week
Jacksins left the last Of the week
for their winter home in Washington,
d G
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The foregoing tax to be expended
on the highways in said plantation and
Fred T.. Bean is hereby appointed
agent to eXpend and lay out the same.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-23

That a girdIe may give a pro-
nOunced style to. frOok is shown in
this simply plated and tucked model
of beige color Georgette crepe. The
girdle is Of brown velvet. 1t is
strangely prim and Old-fashiOned
compared with the narrow string tie
effects which are IOoped around most
fancy frOcks, but it is just this prim-
ness that makes it look so staTthngly
original
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the city, not caring what fate might
await him there. He was tearing
through the timber, needless of
marks that to a wOOdsman would
have warned of peril, when a half
cut tree, blown by the wind, struck
him PROSTATE.
1t was in the hut where he had last
seen Rachel and her brother that
Willis returned to consciousness. His
nurse was that self-same brother
who moved to his side, gentle and
attentive, at a moan from the pa
tient.
He had been there two days, dis
covered under the tree by Sidney
Clare and his sister, and removed to
the hut - the letter he had written
discovered, too, Willis learned later.
A soothing draught was admins
tered and when Willis awOke again
Rachel was there.
Eve are going to remove you to
our home" Sidney Clare told him,
and Willis hid his face in his pillow,
feeling his UnwOTthiness as he re
called the spying mission that had
brought him to Durham.
THE truth has come out about my
brother" spoke Rachel brightly.
There was a motive in his disap-
pearanCe assume the guilt of the
embezzlement until the real Culprit,
his dearest friend, could get to dis
tant relatives and secure the money
to make up the shortage"
1t would have been fatal to our
plans had you acted as you had a
right to do, as you were circum-
stanced," said Sidney.
IF I had never agreed to accept
that hideOus commission" began
Willis, and shamefacedly, and then
he paused, for Rachel had held up to
Ii h. he
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-19
TOYS! TOYS!


ande
The Kids r
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-19

o
nco that are different from what everywhere Especially new are some
sticks old
ink
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For the Boys i'm Khaki

Money Belts Military Mirrors Heart Shields Emergency
Tobacco Pouches Dybyday Books Pocket Photo Frames Playing Cards
waterproof Safety azOT Wrist Watches Wrist Compass
THY little knick nacks that light weight tighten the burden
life and useful well
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-12
YIN. C. A. WILL HAVE CAMP
BUILDINGS FOR NEW TROOPS

When the young men from the
southwest arrive in the new division
army camps along the border for
training this summer, they will lind
that the Y. NJ. c A has made extern
sivs plans for their welfare. Large
recreation buildings are to be erected
in the camps where many comforts
and convenienceS can be enjoyed
without cost to the soldiers In these
buildings soldiers may write letters
on free stationery, read home news
papers, listen to music. see motion
pictures, attend entertainments given
by camp talent. hear some Of the big
gest speakers Of the country and also
ings will be open to Hebrews, Roman
Catholics or any Protestant denomi-
nation for their religious services.
This announcement was made by H
p. Demand, one of the principal secre-
taries OF the Y. NJ. c. A, Saturday.
Letters win be written for the SOL
diers unable to write The sick and
wounded in the hospital viii be fire.
quently visited adm in numerous other
ways the association men will be on
the alert to cheer the youth who has
left his home to serve his country
The chief purpose OF these recrea-
ton centers is to keep to a high level
the moral tone of the soldiers, to at
tract them to a wholesome environ
ment and make camp life as enjoya-
BILE as possible.
A special war work council and
field secretaries will begin a thor
ough canvass Of the southwest next
week for fund of $4,000. as a part
Of the national fund OF {3,00O,OOO-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-12

FRS. CHARLES y. BASSETT
MI entertained with a luncheon at
l. Il Hotel Paso Del Norte Satur-
day at noon in honor OF her sister.
Miss Margery Powers, who is her
guest. The luncheon was given in
the ballroom Of the Del Norte and
the decorations were beautifully ar
ranged.
Mrs. Bassett. one Of the most
charming Of the younger matrons OF
the city. proved a delightful hostess
and the affair was one OF the most
elaborate OF the spring season, and
one Of the happlest.
The ball room Of the Paso del Norte
was changed into bower Of flowers
for the dinner. Quantities OF Ameri-
can Beauty roses, blue and yellow
iris pink and lavender sweet peas
and the blue corn flowers mingled in
a most glorious riot OF color. Numer-
Gus palms finished the very attractive
picture. The place cards were exquis-
itely hand painted and correspondent
with the flowers ozseach table. Par
ticularly beautiful were the dainty
rosebuds tied with tulle and the tiny
pink parasOls entWined with ribbon.
from which were tied the names of
each guest Some Of the place cards
were sport girls with large picture
hats in lavendar and white while
others combined the blue and yellow,
the colors Of the iris. over the
clusters OF flowers on each table was
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-12
Lodges and Clubs.

Willow Grove No. 81, woodmen
circle, will give a benefit card party
Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 at odd
Fellows hall.
The program to be given this
evening at the Soldiers club viii be
in charge Of Robert z. Lee chapter, Z.
D. c. Mrs Joseph Hurxthal is chair
man
The examinations of the Red Cross
classes were conducted by DR.. W. L.
ing at Mt Sinai. The night class
presented DR.. B. F. Jenness with a
beautiful rug. IN the center OF the
rug was red design Of large cross.
DR.. W L. Brown presented the rug
with the appreciation OF the class.
Dr. Brown commended tbs. class on
the progress made in such short
time.
The girls OF the Beta PhiIathea
class Of the First Presbyterian church
and their boy friends motored down
to the West Ysleta Country club last
night. where icy enjoyed a picnic.
During the evening they played
games and sang popular songs. Mr..
and Mrs c. Overstreet. Mr.. and Mrs.
H. Durkee, Mrs II. Spineui and Mrs.
W. Cooper chaperoned the party. The
girls present were: Carrie Adams.
Beuhla Bowman. Lola Bushong. Lexie
Clugston, Virginia Cooper, Frances
Ruth Dewey, Lucille Day, Gussy Gore,
Dora Gothic, Margaret Hansen, Jennie
Hull, Elizabeth kaufman, Helen
Loonlis, Anita Rothe. Anna Rowland.
Thelma Spinell, Lila Sartorius and
Beth Waldron. The boys present
were: Earl Brown, Philip Gore, Chas.
Overstreet, Walter Clayton. Tino Sar-
torius. Sherman Baker Dick Lewis.
Wren Moeller. Heliard Bryan and
Colvin Patterson
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-12
DEMOCRATSARE
RES|GN|NG JOBS
Arizona Livestock SAM
tary Board and Sheep
Sanitary Board Quit.

Phoenix, Ariz. May 12.-Though
preparations are being made to carry
the governorship contest into the
state supreme court. Democrats at
the state capitol are beginning to
hand IN their designations. Lon L
Harmon, R G. Brady and J. W. Nor
ton have resigned as members OF the
livestock sanitary board and have
been succeeded by J. A Johnson.
Democrat; Frank P. Moore. Progress
sive. and E. A Crabb, Republican
Messrs Johnson and Moore were
recommended by the Arizona Cattle
Growers association early In the
year, when they were refused confir-
nation by the Democratic state sem
ate, to succeed Norton and Brady.
who had been appointed by Gov. Hunt
in the last hours Of his administra-
ton, one OF them to succeed Johnson
removed, it is claimed. for failure TO
support Hunt in the election. The
boards secretary, Sam Bradner. a
prominent Democratic politician. also
has resigned and will be succeeded by
Edgar ". Stevens. Of Prescott
sheep Board Members Quit.
Also retiring are the members OF
the sheep sanitary board. including
John Hennessy. Of Flagstaff. William
Morgan. Of Apache county, and A NJ
Jones of Seligman- To their places
the governor has named James Scott
of Pinedale; George Campbell, OF Co.
conino county. and N J. Ritter. OF
Jerome Junction
Joe V. Prochaska, of Miami. Repub-
lican candidate in the last election
for the office of secretary of state.
has accepted the post Of state game
warden, succeeding G. N. Willard
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-12
Women's Organizations.

The St Joseph's Altar Guild viii
have a silver tea Thursday. May II,
at the home of Airs. T. r. Gordon.
1878 Bliss street. Miss Christina
Moelich will give a solo dance; Miss
Margaret Hines will recite and little
Misses Blanche Cornwen and Mana
Locke will give a butterfly" dance
A pleasant afternoon was spent by
the members OF the Arilla Crochet
class at the home of Mrs. J. II. Ham
ilton, on Gold street. The afternoon
was spent crocheting, after which a
dainty luncheon was served. The
members of the class present were
Mesdames Edgar Held, E 3. Elfers. ].
II. Newton. G. c. Blair, J. E. Bischoff.
T. D. Jones' William Ames5ury, F. c.
Miller, ]. G. Lowman. c. L North and
J. II. Logan
Mrs D. W. Cathcart gave an en-
joyable farewell party Friday after
noon at her home on Wyoming street
to the girls of the Wabadoon camp
OF the Camp Fire circle. Mrs Cath
cart will assume the guardianship OF
the five camps which are now rec
resented in Ell Paso from now on
and Mrs. T. B. Rankin viii be the
guardian of the Wabadoon camp Dur
ing the afternoon games were played
and plans for the future work were
made 4 group Of the girls viii spend
part Of the summer at Cloudcroft, at
Best Awhile cottage Delightful re-
freshments were served Among the
girls present were Blanche Litchfield.
Alma Walkup, Charline Fox, Helen
Kuhman.. Catherine Gushing. Karma
Cushing, Sofia May Schmalhausen
and Jessie Schmalhausen-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-12
CAST SELECTED FOR PAGEANT
TO BE HELD AT HIGH SCHOOL
FOR BENEFIT OF ORGAN FUND

will take the part OF America" in
the pageant Her name will be kept
secret and this is causing no. little
excitement when there are so many
beautiful girls in FL Paso to choose
from
The stadium viii be transformed
into a "Gardefi Of the World" and,
with the electrical effects. will form
an appropriate setting.
The. story Of the pageant depicts
the struggle OF America to maintain
peace, but is finally drawn into war
by Mars, the God Of war In doing
this, Mars reviews his Gods Of War
OF olden times. This brings in the
courts of Egypt, Babylon, Persia, Car
thage. Greece, Rome. France and
England.
The most prominent people in the
city are TO participate in the pro-
duction and meeting has been held
in the ballroom OF the Hotel Paso
del Norte Of the different committees
and heads of most Of the groups.
Many Of the social leaders of the city
gathered and assisted Mrs T. ".
Lanier and her committee, which is
composed of Mrs. W L. FoxsWorth,
Mrs. James A Dick, Mrs. R. B. Orn-
dorff and Mrs. W. L Tooley, in Sc
lecting the participants in the pag-
cant. The following persons were
selected for the important parts in
the different groups:
Standard bearers to Liberty" are
Lieuts. Theo. Barnes, John Leonard,
John Alendenhau and W. H. Simpson.
Peace-Nrs- J. II. Nations.
Mars-C. n. Bassett-
Virgins Of the Fires-Misses Lu-
ellie Mckee, Winnette Berry, Sallie
Small, Tama Hickman, Katherine
Hickman, Harriet Botorff, Amy
Heard, Winifred Martin, Marguerite
Cameron, Katherine Dick, Marguerite
Neff, Lydia HaDper, Pauline Bryan,
and Mesdames r. Harris, Don Rath-
burn, Frank Murchison.
The girls selected as out of town
representatives are: Miss Elizabeth
Waggoner, Dallas; Miss Effie Lassner.
San Antonio: Miss Care Carter, Hous-
ton: Miss Julia Hoard. Sherman; Miss
Helen Stone, Wichita Falls; Miss
Laura Blount. NacogdOches; Miss
Ethel Foster, Waco. Miss Belle Cary,
Big Springs; Miss Grace Herdon, Ty-
Ter: Miss Lena Holland, Weatherford;
Miss Hattie Lou West, Cleburne; Miss
Patty Mayes, CorsIcana: Miss Julia
Smith, Paris; Miss Olean Scott, Gaines,
vile; Miss Louise Davis, Georgetown;
Miss Dorothea Wicket, Chicago; Miss
Louise Webb, Albany; Miss Helen
Costello, Bradford, Pa; Miss Berthe
Sparkman, Alvord: Miss Fay Cowden,
Midland; Miss Lillian Gightar, Abb
lene; Miss Josela Rockafeilow, Ros-
well, New Mexico: Miss LYDIA Murray,
Silver City, New Mexico: Miss Dorothy
SWearinger, san Antonio. Other
nearby towns will name their own
Americas court viii be as follows:
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-12

COP. Fred HazeltOn. Lieut. Ton
English Iords-Messrs. n. c. Myles,
". D. Wise, Herman Andreas. viii
/ Crombie- A F. Kerr. H P Jackson,
Edgar Kayser. Richard Burgess.
tell the story OF England Of gore.
Red Cross Nurses.
Mrs ". l. Brown, assisted by =
corps OF her staff.
The general committee in charge of
the pageant follows:
General chairman-Mrs- E NJ
Whitaker
Music-SIrs. R. L. Holiday.
Army-Mrs. Geo. Bell, jr.
Costumes-AIrs. Sullivan
Program-AIrs. J. +. Williams
Groups-Mrs. T. ". Ianier.
Court-Mrs. Charles Stevens.
Entertainment Chas. Davis.
Decoration-Mrs. Josephine Nations
Seat sale-llrs. J. H. Nations
Financial-Julius Krakauer.
Boxes-8Irs- James Vance
Entrance-Mrs- Horace Stevens.
All participants viii meet Tuesday
night in the Raso del Norte ballroom
at, o'clock sharp.
illuminate it with powerful light
Last evening the pupils Of the
Thomas school gave very pleasant
entertainment for their parents and
other friends of the school. Thomas
AcCabe gave the welcome speech This
was followed by a recitation. when
the Little Boy Ran Away From
Home" by Stewart Hardy and Her
man Andreas. These two small boys
pictured quite vividly the spring s
allurements. the boys fall ana the
awful consequences when the little
boy ran away
Little Charlie Wilson next put upon
the board a ship, showing quite a
talent for drawing.
Robert Stewart recited IN Latin,
''Flevit Lepus Paroulus." as a Roman
ibov might have recited It two thou
sand years ago.
Mary King, in "Epaminondas." pic
tured well the adventures OF a little
negro boy, who always obeyed in
structions to the letter; without IN
derstandins the spirit thereof.
In @Some Queer Folks" chalk
talk, Eugene Welch displayed talent
as a caricaturist-
THE Quarrel between Brutus and
Cassius," by James Hardy and Rich
ard Stevens, was well rendered, the
boys portraying. excellently the two
opposite types Of characters
A pantomime, The Blue and the
Gray" was given by Gladys Calfee,
Sadie Jolly, Sadie Roseubloom and
Elizabeth Beatty. The girls, dressed
in Creek costumes Of white, pre-
scented a lovely picture, as, with grace
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-12
Graduates OF Hotel
Dieu GiUen the Best
Grades in the State

Graduates from Hotel D1eu
Training School this year passed
their examinations with the
highest averages Of any nurses
in the state, according to a letter
received yesterday from the state
board Of nurses examiners
Hotel Dieu had seven gradu-
ates this year and all were given
their examinations in FL Paso by
Miss VanDorn. one Of the mem
bers of the state board OF exam
liners, Of which there are five
These examinations were held IN
I'VE cities at the same time-El
Paso, san Antonio, Dallas. Hous-
ton, and AuStin-one examiner
conducting a class in each Of
these cities Then ali the papers
were taken to Austin, where the
five members Of the board Of
examiners graded them.
The letter to Hotel Dieu, which
has been very gratifying TO the
sisters, followed. THE graduates
OF Hotel Dieu passed with the
highest average OF any school in
Texas" says the letter.
The Hotel Dieu graduates
were: Miss Emma Schertz, Miss
Ruby Covington, Miss Marie
Beechman, Miss Annie Dorner,
Miss Title Enrich, Miss Pauline
Lewis and Miss Bessie Tarpey.