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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-03-01
Somerset Residents In Attendance at
Governors Bali

A number of Somerset County resi-
Augusta last week Thursday Those
who went from Skowhegan were DR..
and Mrs. w S. Stinchfeld, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred F. Lawrence. Mr. and Mrs.
Carlton Holt. Mr.. and Mrs. George l..
II. Smith and Miss Bernice Holt.
Mrs. c. O. Small of Madison wore
an effective lavender silk with black
lace decoration and a corsage bou-
quet of roses. Mrs Frank L. Hard
ing of Madison was gowned in a
beautiful blue silk with decoration of
Georgette crepe. Mrs. H. A. Morse of
Arson was prettily attired in green
silk crepe de chine with silver trim
mings. Mrs S G. Tinkham of An
son wore an attractive gown Of
black silk net over messaline of the
same shade with jet trimmings. Mrs.
Otis NJ. Hilton of Arson was charm
ingly dressed in blue silk with black
net accessories MIS-. carton hon
of Skowhegan was in a lovely gown
of cloth of gold with gold net and
gold lace trimmings Frightened with
touch of green at the girdle Miss
Lena Mary Colby of Bingham was
prettily gowned in a pale pink bro
caded silk with gold lace and tulle
trimmings caught on the shoulders
with purple asters. Miss Florence
Colby of Bingham wore a beautiful
white satin with silver and crystal
trimmings. Her flowers were pink
roses. Miss Caroline Robinson of
North Arson wore a dainty gown of
apple green crepe de chine with
chantilly lace trimmings. Her flow
ers were roses. Mrs. Fred w. Bunk
er of North Arson wore a lovely
gown of white brocaded satin with
silver trimmings and orchids. Mrs.
W. 5. Stinchfield of Skowhegan
looked most attractive in white satin
with gold lace and roses. Miss Ber-
nice Holt, the little daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Carlton Holt, wore dainty
frock of pink satin with overdress of
white d'esprit and silver trimmings.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-03-01
Question Referred to Independent.
Reporter

The Independent-Repo has not
depended wholly upon methods
made use of by other publication en-
terprises. In fact, il you let us tell
it, we have originated more abso-
lutely new schemes and ideas, useful
to County Weekly. than any other
office in America. Modesty COM
pels us to state that very many of
these suggestions are to the credit of
our employees altho there is an idea
now and then which comes to light
thru the efforts of an owner or man
ager.
Good things have a way of spread
ing their own fame abroad and we
are frequently in receipt of letters
from newspapers, at widely separat-
ed points. asking for information on
various newspaper problems. The
following letter indicates that the
manager of a Montana Weekly hasn't
been able to handle his country cor
respondents just to suit him. 1t
seems he told his troubles to one of
the faculty of the Missouri School Of
Journalism and was by that gentle
men advsted TO write to us.
Perhaps we ought TO say thai our
records are very complete. from
week to week, as to what each cor
respondent is doing. The system
which we have for that matter. we
are glad to pass along to our broth
er out in Montana. II he makes use
of it we are very sure that the news
gathering. thru Country correspond
ents. will not trouble him any furth-
er.
The American Has the Largest
circulation of any Paper Publish
ed in Eastern Montana
THE MILES CITY AMERICAN
Published by the American Print
ing Co. Inc.
At Miles City. Montana
| Raymond a. Pagan, Editor q Mgr.
Miles City. Mont.
November %. 1916.
r. I. Patten,
Skowhegan. Me.
My Dear Mr.. Patten.
| had occasion to talk to Wal
ter Williams of the Missouri
School of journalism recently
and after explaining to him the
trouble | was having with my
correspondents he advised me TO
write to you and ask for some in
formation relative to your card
system and circular letter of in
structionS.
| feel sure that you would be
glad to pass along to a country
editor out here in Montana what
ever YOU might have learned
about the profession and | am
asking the favor of n copy of that
! letter and if possible card
Thanking you for. your kind ia
Vor. | am.
Sincerely,
RAYMOND a. PAGAN.
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Reception TO Maine People.

Somerset County people, who ex
pect to be in Washington for the In
augural. will be interested in tn
following, clipped from a Washing
ton. D. c. paper and sent us by Mar
II. Emery of that city.
A "home-folks" reception will
be given to the Maine people liv-
ing in Washington, Saturday
night, March 8, at the Washing
ton Club. Seventeenth and X
streets northwest. The reception
will be in the nature of a well
come to the Maine visitors to
Washington for the inaugural
ceremonies. Maine people who
know of intending visitors to the
inauguration are requested to
communicate with Miss Rose A.
Dugan, 1923 @ street northwest.
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NIIlVtItIY,
RAYMOND a. PAGAN
Storage Reservoir Improved.

The contract made by the Show
hogan Water Company with the town
of Skowhegan on March LIST, 1910.
provides for enlargement of their
storage reservoir at the pumping
station, to increase capacity so per
cent The impression has been quite
general that this was not done This
seems. however. not to have been
correct. r. +. Parker, then chairman
of the Board OF Selectmen, recalls
that in 1911 or 1912 the town was
provided with report, written by C,
+. Humphreys Of Madison. showing
that the stipulated increase had been
made After reading the report, he
and w. H. Wildes. then a member of
the board. visited the reservoir and
satisfied themselves that the increase
in storage capacity had been made
according to contract and as set
forth in the Humphreys report.
Onicials of the Water Company re-
Gently consulted concerning this mat
ter. state that the dam was raised to
"A sufficient height to more than Sc
cure the so per cent increase in
storage.
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Stock PIacardS Very Cheap

Elsewhere in this issue viii be seen
a list of the advertising placards. TO
Let" For Sale etc. which we keep
printed and ready for sale. When the
need for any one of these occurs.
these ready printed signs should
prove a convenience The price, l.
cents each or two for % cents, makes
them available for many purposes
where, if they had to be printed to
order at four or five times this cost.
they would hardly be wanted Look
the list over and remember it when
in need.
INDEPENDENTS REPORTER co.
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Somerset Traction Co.
Winter Arrangement of Cars
Effective Sunday, October I, 1916
FROM SKOWHEGAN

FROM SKOWHEGAN
Leave skowhegan-6.00, 700. 500.
800. 100 a. m. 100, 200, $50, 500,
700 p. m.
FROM MADISON
Leave Madison. 90, 90, 800,
10 so a m; IL 0s. 200. $50, 500, 600,
90 p. M
Extra Local Cars leave for Cold
Brook at 1000 a. M, 1905, Cos, 800
=. m.
close connections with trains leav-
ing Skowhegan at sos and 11.55 a. M,
and 225 p. m.
Also with trains arriving at Show
hogan at $50. 1915 a. m, and $50 p.
m
Close connections with trains leav-
Ing Madison (golng north) at 1923 a.
IN. for Kineo and 43S p. m. for Bing-
ham.
Close connections with trains leav-
ing Madison (going SOUTH at 7.45 a.
m. from Bingham and at 1908 noon
from Kineo.
SUNDAYS
Cars leave Skowhegan for Madison
at $50. $50, 11.3o a. m; LOO, 200,
$50, 500, 700 p. m.
Leave Madison for Skowhegan lat
9.3o, 1890 a. m; 1870, 200, $3.50. 800,
SOC, soc p. m.
Special cars furnished at any time.
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The MISREPRESENTATION has a
moderate circulation in Massachu-
sets. still less in Ohio, and even less
in Europe, but in Somerset County
exceeds the combined circulation of
all other newspapers.
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tard of Thanks

We wish to express our heartfelt
thanks TO those who SO kindly assist
ed us during the illness and death of
our beloved wife and sister. The kind
words and thoughtful acts are deeply
appreciated.
Calvin II. Colby
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Burwood.
Moose River. Me. Feb 81. 1879
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SheduIe, Pas
Rnger Trains
(llvl:III3
|SE3I1|!]I;!|1

IN EFFEf
Train. L..v,skowAex.. Week Day.
Sc, a. m1for watsrville, Belfast
oss,and II 'f0RR; oot Asss''ap o sEsns
White Mou1ain points and Boston.
ss a \ for waterviile, Belfast
BANGOR. dkland, Kineo. Farmington
fon sueJka, Brunswick, Bath, Port
lana. WINK Mountain points and Bos-
TON IS ID m. for waterville. Bangor
Fsr ha stax ca'e excep vans sas1raays
o5uaEiand Lewiston, Augusta, Bruins
wick. pth, Rockland, Portland and
DC ss5 M for wateryille. Belfast
asrm ssyitaw nUnea sn' Bu ok An
sus,a. Brunswick Bath. Rockland
sSor,iSd and Boston. Connects at
PortIhd with through sleeping car
5rainto New York.
Trins Leave skowhesan Sundays
Sd a. m. for waterville. Burnham
Pit theld, Bangor. Augusta, Bruins.
wio, Lewiston, Bath. Portland and
"a D. m. for waterville, Burnham
pl1sfieid, Bangor. Augusta, Bruins
wk, Portland and Boston. Connects
sJPortland with through sleeping car
tpiu AoA hNoW " NJ
Mains Arrive skowhegan Weeks Days
I7.50 a. m. from Waterville, Augusta
Gardiner and South Gardiner
1916 a. m. from Waterville. Belfast
Pittsfield. Harmony, Dover and Fox
croft. Bangor. Bucksport Mondays
only. Oakland. Bingham. Pennington
Strong, Phillips. Lewiston, Augusta
Brunswick. Bath. Portland, Boston
and New York.
$50 D. m. from Waterville, Belfast
Dover and Foxcroft, Bangor. Bucks
port. Bar Harbor, yanceboro,. Calais
Lewiston. Brunswick, Portland, Bos-
ton.
S.25 D. m. from watervine, Oakland
lewiston, Augusta, Brunswick, Bath
Rockland, Portland. Boston.
Trains Arrive Skowhegan Sundays
1853 a. m. from Waterville. Pitts
field. Newport Bangor. Augusta
Brunswick Bath. Lewiston. Portland
New York.
AIS D. m. from waterville. Pitts
field Newport, Bangor, Augusta
Bath. Brunswick. Lewiston, Portland
Boston.
n c. DOUGLASS General Manager
H. D. WALDRON. Genl. Pass. Agent
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the account of their wedding and its arrival in
week to week will make the m share their happ
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-07-26
Evolution Of the Collar.

1t Is interesting to trace the evolu-
ton of the modern collar from those
ancient rufus that filled all the space
between chin and chest with a mass
of white ruffles. In the seventeenth
century the ruffs gave place to the
wide collar of lace or plain linen that
rolled out over the coat. Under King
James II, in the seventeenth century,
the coat, which had been for hun
dred years evolving from the loose
tunic, became well established, but it
was much longer than that worn to-
day and was buttoned down the front
to the knees, and along with this coat
came into fashion the large cravat with
laced ends. The frilled shirt front
and the white cravat tied in great
bow at the chin, followed. This gave
way, early In the last century, to the
shirt with rolling collar attached.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-07-26
Turkish Towels.

Turkey exports more towels than
any other country, which is largely be-
cause the average Turk has no use for
a towel himself. When the first Turk
made towel he couldn't imagine what
to do with 1t, so he sold it to tourist
and In this way the Turkish towel in
dustry arose. A Turk has no patience
with a towel. AS soon as he makes
one he wants to have It out of his
sight. He doesn't mind Turkish rugs,
and he will even smoke a Turkish
cigarette, but Turkish towel gets him
going. The leading feature of Turk
ish towel Is that you can dry yourself
on both sides, which makes it of spe-
cial value. Operating a Turkish towel
Is quite knack and most people de-
velop their own style of play. A man
can get more vigorous exercise after
morning bath in drying his back with
a Turkish towel than In hustling
trunks. The only objection to Turkish
towels az an exercise Is that it doesn't
get you out in the open air.-nlinois
State Register.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-07-26
STANDARD OF MlNurEMEN
Farmers Who Fought at Lexington
Had No National Emblem, but
Had Banner Of Their Own.

Under what flag did the "embattled
farmers" fight? There was no M.
tional flag then, no state or provincial
nag even. But, says Peleg d. Harri-
son, according to the Boston Globe,
there was flag, nevertheless.
The farmers of Lexington carried
the cornet or standard of the Three
County troop. That banner was de-
signed for local company Of cavalry
raised In the counties of Essex. Suffolk
and Middlesex, Massachusetts. In 1859.
The office Of color bearer Of this troop
was n kind Of inheritance in the Page
family. The standard was carried in
King Philips war in 1876. When the
minutemen were organized, Nathaniel
Page III of Bedford carried the old
flag to the drills. At the midnight
alarm Captain Page snatched up the
standard and carried 1t with him to
Concord, where 1t waved above the
smoke Of that battle"
The flag is now preserved under
glass in q flreproof safe of the public
library at Bedford, Mass, and can be
seen by arrangement with the libra
rlan.
The ground is crimson colored dam
ask emblazoned with ali outstretched
arm, in the hand Of which is an up
lifted sword. This representation is
the color Of silver, as are three circu-
lar figures that are probably intended
to represent cannon balls. Upon a gold
colOred scroll are the words, "Vince
nut Moriture" Conquer or Die). The
flag is about two feet long by one foot
six inches wide.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-07-26
Wouldn't Get Wild One

Betty longed for a little baby and
continually asked her Aunt Mary to
bring one home with her. Coming home
from work one evening, Aunt Mary got
into car with crying baby, so at the
dinner table she remarked: "You
ought to have been in the car with me
today and heard baby cry. A tiny
little baby and 1t cried and cried. All
the way home that baby cried. Aren't
you glad, Betty, that we haven't got
little babyT For just second she
was silent and then: 1--WE wouldn't
get that kind, we'd get tame one"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-07-26
PENiTENTlARY AFFAIRS SENT TO
PRISON BOARD FOR FULL
INVESTIGATION.
BOARD ANTICIPATED ACTION
important Witness Declares That Ar.
tieIes Were Removed From Peni-
tentlary 70 Ex.Warden's Farm
Nov In Possession.
Jefferson City, Mo.

Gov. Gardner went on record for n
vigorous investigation Of Missouri
benitentiary when he formally trans.
United the report of the audit of
State Auditor Hackmann's account.
ANTS to the prison board with instruc-
ei0n to investigate criticisms Of former
Warden D. G. Meetings. management
(which It contained.
But the prison board already had
pIcl~red to investigate conditions st
abe penitentiary during 1915 and 1916
when the governors formal letter ar
rived. William r. Painter, president
OF the prison board, said the board
would undertake an exhaustive inves-
higation into the facts alleged in the
accountants report.
The penitentiary investigation took
on a new impetus following wholesale
disclosures of incidents which an i'm
portant witness was willing to reveal.
ne board, spurred into action by
pressure direct from the governors
office, held an executive session, in
(which number Of prison employees
'wer' breed to testify under oath as
10 articles which had been removed
from the penitentiary and the state
farm. George H. Schrieffer, tenant on
McClung's private farm, and the most
important witness yet discovered in
the investigation. who had been or
nered to leave the county by Prose
cutting Attorney Nike Sewer, moved
back to the McClung farm, took pos
session, and says he will resist any
efforts McClung may make to GUST
him.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-07-26
State Apportionment Plans.

The present plans Of the adjutant
generals office in apportioning the
draft among the various units of the
state are as follows:
To the quota required Of 1850 will
be added the total volunteers in the
Rational guard and regular army.
After obtaining the percentage of the
state population in each county, the
total obtained from adding the volun-
feers and the quota required will be
multiplied by that percentage.
From the result obtained will be
deducted the number of volunteers in
that county and the remainder will
be the number required OF that coun-
Ly in the new draft army.
For example: A county contains one
per cent of the population of the
state. The states quota required is
1860. The number of volunteers
for Missouri in the regular army and
guard forces is approximately 10000;
adding the two, the sum of $4,000
Is obtained. One per cent of that
number is S47. If that county has
furnished lat volunteers, the number
required Of it for the first draft will
be 200.
Records are on file in the adiutant
generals office showing to which
number each member of the national
guard is to be credited. The coun-
ties from which volunteers in the
regular army are counted will be
furnished by the war department.
These plans are not final, Mai. A.
ainxweiler, brigade adjutant, said, be-
cause final instructions have not been
received from the war department,
but state headquarters are preparing
TO allot the quotas for the various
units in this way.
No Labor Shortage.
The bureau of immigration tele-
graphed 10 the state commissioners in
the middle western states which are
Included IN what is known as the
National Farm Exchange inquiring
as to tho l"HOr conditions.
William u Lewis, state commission
er OF labor Of Missouri, wired:
"No pcu'0 0hortage of farm labor In
Missouri. Harvest practically COM
pleted. SurNly of labor apparently
sufficient for needs this year."
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-07-26
MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.

st. Louis.-Hay-Timothy-Choice,
$21@21.5O; No. 1, $4,000; No. 2, $17
@17.5O. Clover Hay-Choice, $21@22.
Prairie Hay-Choice, $21@23; No. 1,
$2O.50@22. Alfalfa Hay-Choice. $24
OPS; No. 1, 1922; No. 2, $19@21.
Wheat straw, $40.
Eggs-New cases included, 26@27c;
good secondhand cases, Nc less;
cases returned, 1c less.
Butter-Creamery extra, 37ho;
firsts, 35hc; seconds. 34c; ladies',
S2hc; packing stock, ale.
Potatoes-Good stock. s1,75Q2.25
per bu., according to quality. a~
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-07-26
TO Authorize Home Guards.

After Au this state, in common
with all the others, will be stripped
OF its m.'.tia. who will be sworn into
federal service. Steps have been
taken to ganize in various counties
bodies of men, ineligible for active
service, ana to designate them as
home guards.
The bone guard organization will
nnder direcS control of the governor
Aad win b. armed and equipped by
the government. In state matters it
viii not materially from the
natios2l & AID. Cs g.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-07-26
May eeeome Aviation Field

j. d. Dunlap, a member Of Missouri
Defense Council, has telegraphed Gov
Gardner from Washington that there
is every prospect the State Fair
ground at Sedalia will be selected by
the Government for an army aviation
training camp.
Dunlap said in his dispatch that
Senator Stone and Reed and the en-,
tire Missouri delegation in Congress
are backing the effort to land the
camp for Sedalia.
The price would add considerable tn
state funds.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-07-26
st. Louis Wins Suit,

The city of st. Louis won its suit
IN the supreme court against the St
Louis National Lead Co., the matter
at issue being the amount of dam.
ages the city should pay the company
Tor property damaged in the western
approach to the Municipal bridge
The award of commissioners was
$67,100.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-07-26

The new theory that war can be
fought without sacrifice is not going to
get the country much further than the
other notion that an invinclble army
is composed Of all officers and no en-
listed men.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-07-26
iBoost for Treasury.

Missouri win benefit a quarter of a
million dollars from the inheritance
tax on the estate left by Col. w. S.
Wood, veteran Kansas City banker.
The estate is the first large one to
come within the provisions of the law
since it beealne operative June II. In
az dition, he government will exact its
fE Eeritsnea tax, which means the es-
tate WIN have to pay about half a
aa''iion dollars In all
Wood heqleathed a large sum to
William wood college at Fulton, Mo,
sata favcTi'a astitution.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-07-26
sustalns Service Commission.

The supreme court sustained the
state public service commission in its
valuation of the West st. Louis Light
and Water Co. The commission val
ued the property for rate making pur.
poses at S1,625,OOO, and the company
appealed on the ground that it's prom.
erty was worth $2,O4S,0oO. The ques.
ton Of rates was not involved.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-07-26
Train at Fl. sill.

The Missouri national guard will
go into camp at Fort Sill, Ok, when
drafted into the federal service, ae.
cording to assignments made by the
militia bureau subject to approval by
Major General Bliss, acting chief Of
stan.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-07-26

You may depend upon 1t that few
propositions are ever so self-evident
that when two or three are gathered
together to discuss them that a fierce
difference of opinion will not arise.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-07-26

The government has placed con-
tracts for $17,00O,O00 worth of shoes
for the army. You have to look after
the feet to keep of defeat.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-07-26

The woman who has more heart
than head will work her fingernails
of for her husband, and the woman
who has more head than heart will
make her husband work his head off
for her.