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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-04-05
TOWN OF SKOWHEGAN
Assessors Notice

The inhabitants of the town Of
SkowhegaH, and others having tax
able property within said town, are
hereby notified and requested to bring
in to the undersigned, on or before
April 10, 1917, assessors of said
town, true and perfect lists of their
polls and all their estate. real and
PERSONAL including money on hand,
all money loaned on property. n.y.
pothecated upon mortgages, bonds,
deeds notes, due bills and memoran-
dums or in any manner so invested
that interest or other consideration
shall be paid or become due thereon,
debts due more than owing, and all
property held in trust as Guardian,
Executor, or otherwise, which they
are possessed of on the first day OF
April 1917, and to be prepared to sub
stantiate the same by oath.
All persons owning Real Estate
whose property was assessed In the
wrong name or by wrong descrip-
ton in the inventory of 1916, or who
have purchased or sold Real Estate
within the past year will call at the
Assessors Office during the time
specified below and have proper cor
rections and transfers made for 1917.
And for the purpose of receiving
said lists and making transfers OF
Real Estate. the undersigned will be
in session in the Municipal Building
the second day of April from 9 to IL
A. NJ, and from to A p NJ, and on
Saturday, April 7. 1917 from to IL A.
NJ. and 2 to 4 p NJ. and any personal
examination or conversations about
the valuation thereof by the Asses
sors will not he considered as a waiv-
er for neglect Of any person bringing
in true and perfect lists as required
by law.
Those persons who neglect to COM
ply with this notice will be barred by
law from appealing from the decision
Of the Assessors on their application
for abatement for any errors in prop
erty taxed to them and will be furth-
er liable to an additional valuation Of
. per cent for neglect or evasion In
true statement of ownership Of
taxable property.
And the board will also he in SEES
sion the first Saturday of each month
beginning in August for the balance
OF the year.
CLYDE Fl. SMITH.
W. II. DEMO,
J. w. PACKARD.
3w12 Assessors.
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CANAAN

The school thruout the town began
Monday, April 2: High Mr.. Rand;
Grammar, Mrs Jones of Clinton.
Primary, Miss Flora Gleason;
Moore's Mills. Mrs. Charlotte Foster;
Brock Mrs Alice Salisbury.
Mrs Levi Bean and daughter Fran
ces of Skowhegan, were the guests Of
her brother and wife Mr.. and Mrs
H. f. Croker a few days last week.
Daniel Harris of Waterville has
been the guest of his sister Mrs.
Frank Nelson.
Miss Susie B. Holt of Brighton is
passing her vacation with her pa
rents Mr.. and Mrs. Edin Holt
Mrs. Carl Sylvester and little
daughter Doris of Bangor have been
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Scott Lord
Eastman Fowler was in Skowhe=
gan Friday to attend the funeral OF
his son-in-law. Emery Estes.
Miss Janette Williams was at home
from Augusta over Sunday.
Mrs. +. p. Furber visited with
friends and relatives at Waterville,
Fairfield and Skowhegan last week
Mr. and Mrs. Earle Burrill were
in Waterville one day last week
Mrs. Julia Thornton and grand
daughter Stella left Friday for a visit
WIN reii,,iV.s IN rdiTneiu ,entti.
Cecil B. Gardner left here Monday
for Boston. The journey was made
to visit his wife and son William, Is
wears of age, who have been passing
the winter in that city.
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home from Skowhegan whore she has
been assisting Mrs. Florence Fair
brother with her spring sewing.
Miss Gladys Porter, who has been
in the place visiting her mother Mrs
George Hubbard and sister Miss Anna
and other near relatives. returned 10
her home in Dixmont, Tuesday.
{. b. Chase and 5. c. Burrill went
10 Skowhegan Tuesday. where the
former will serve as grand juror aud
the latter as traverse juror for the
April term of court.
On account of the illness Of our
r +. D. carrier Mr. Connolly, Frank
Buker delivered our mail Monday
Mr. Connelly's friends regret to learn
of his illness and are hoping for a
speedy recovery.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Worthen went
to Pittsfeld Friday to pass the day
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Worthen.
Leonard futile and family have
moved to the Steam Mill district.
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r. 4 NEWS OF r. r.
SOMERSET'S BUSY TOWNS
MAINSTREAM

Mrs. Mary Mckay returned home
from Dexter Sunday, where she has
been for two weeks helping care for
relatives who were sick with the
measles. Mrs. Betsey Conroy took
her place at Wingate Bunker's during
her absence.
F.. A. Linnell and w. C. Bunker
attended the auction at st Adams
Friday.
Mrs. James E. Hughes of Peterboro
N. H. returned to her home Friday
after visiting for nearly two weeks
with friends here in Ripley.
Dwight Herrick left Friday morn
ing for Peterboro. n. H., where he
has employment for the summer.
DR.. and Mrs. j. S. Bragg and
children of Winter Harbor, are visit
ing the doctors sister, Mrs. W. G..
Bailey, Jr.
Irving Hussey was in Dexter on
business Monday.
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RIAlkM ELL

Come to church at the Blackwell
schoolhouse on Sunday. April Sth.
Rev VIM. Wood will deliver ser
mon appropriate to the day and there
will be special Easter music Sunday
School will be held as usual at 1.30
p m. and church service at 230.
Everyone is cordially invited to at
tend
Mrs Fred +. Davis recently receiv-
ed the news of the death of her cousin
Eta Emery of kingfield.
Miss NeSta Carl of Madison was in
this vicinity the first of the week.
Messrs. Arthur and Mellin Trefe-
then who have been visiting in this
place, left for Dexter Tuesday of last
week.
Mahlon WEIGH was in Madison one
day recently.
Miss Bernice Mason. teacher of the
White school, returned to her home
Saturday morning to enjoy a three
weeks vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. }. /. Wright of
Skowhegan spent Sunday with her
parents on Blackwell hill.
Mrs. +. E. Towne who has been
in poor health for the last few weeks
is improving.
George Rollins and Ernest Dunlap,
who have been in the woods thru the
winter, are expected home this week.
DR.. |. l.. Salley of Skowhegan was
in this vicinity recently to see a sick
horse owned by John l.. Murray
Master Morris and Miss Charlotte
Gates of Skowhegan spent last week
here at the home of their grandpa
rents.
Frank Withee of Madison was
caller in this vicinity Sunday.
Mrs. Charles Reed is entertaining
today Thursday the members of the
Golden Glow Branch /. S. s.
Mrs. A J. Trcfethen and young
sons of Dexter have been the guests
at the home of her father. Daniel
Murray.
II. f. Dexter of Abbott was a re-
cent caller in this vicinity.
Mrs. Frank E. WEIGH has been
confined to the house several days by
illness.
Mrs Gardner Mason leaves the
first of this week for Oakland where
she will visit for a few days.
Mrs. Viola Wellington who has
been employed in the family OF Geo.
E. Jones, has completed her duties.
Miss Hattie Oliver who has been
confined to the house with the meas
les and also the grippe. is now re-
ported to be convalescing,
Miss Nettie r. Moore who has been
spending a two months vacation at
her home. returned to Portland Sun
day afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs A. W. Chapman en-
tertained a company of friends at
cards Saturday evening. Delicious
refreshments were served There
were five tables at play.
Mrs. Emile Cyr and son were in
Skowhegan last week
Levite Beaulieu who has been en-
ployed in the woods thru the winter
months, returned home Monday of
this week
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NORTH MADISON

Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Clark of
North Arson were in town last Sun
day on visit to his parents Mr.. and
Mrs. f. D. Clark
Miss Hazel Greene spent the day
last Sunday at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. c. Dean.
Malon Parsons who has been work
ing in the woods for the past few
months, has finished work and re-
turned home.
The Twelve Corner School closed
last Friday for four weeks vacation
after very successful term taught
by Miss Gladys Wilson of Madison.
Ansel Salley has been confined to
the house most of the time for the
past two weeks with rheumatism.
Charles Spear of Lakewood was in
town last Sunday
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Somerset Traction Co.
Winter Arrangement Of Cars
Effective Sunday, October I, 1916
FROM SKOWHEGAN

FROM SKOWHEGAN
Leave skowhegan-6.0o. 100, 500.
soo, 11.oo a. m; 100. 200. $50, 500.
fVO p. m.
FROM MADISON
Leave Madison. 90, 800 800
~ 80 a. M; 1905. 200. $50, 500, 500
500 p. m.
Extra Local Cars leave for Cold
Brook at 1000 a. m, 1905. sos. 500
Close connections with trains leav-
ing skowhegan at sos and 11.65 a. M,
and 2.25 p. m.
Also with trains arriving at Show
negan at $50, 1915 a. m. and $50
m.
Close connections with trains leav-
ing Madison (going north) at 1929 a
ham
Close connections with trains leav-
ing Madison tgoing SOUTH at 745 a
m. from Bingham and at 1903 moor
from Kineo.
SUNDAYS
Cars leave Skowhegan for Madison
al $50. $50, 11.30 a. M; LOO. ZOO
~ 500, ZOO p. m.
Leave Madison for Skowhegan at
80, 1890 a. m; l2.30. 200. $50. 500
o.gO 500 p. m.
Special cars furnished at any time
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was recently operated upon for ap-
pendicits.
Fred and Russell Owens have been
visiting in Norridgewock the past
week.
The Garfield school opened on Mon
day, April second, with Miss Alma
Bloom of Bingham as teacher.
During the spring term of school
Edith Rollins will stay at the home
of Mrs Simeon Howes
Walter Hughes is rapidly recover
ing from his operation and his nurse
Mrs. Angelina Kelleher returned 10
Bingham Monday.
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SOUTH CANAAN

Mr.. and Mrs, Abel Written enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Swain
Sunday in honor of Mr.. SWANS 10th
birthday.
Blaine Richardson and John Lutz
who have been working in this sec
ton the past winter have returned
to their homes in Hinckley.
Mrs. j. A. Swain is expecting her
son Ray Nye and family from New
Portland this week for visit of a
few days.
All the schools in town commenced
this Monday morning, the Written
school taught by Miss Blanche Roun-
dy and the Brock by Mrs. Alice Sails
bury, Canaan.
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Easter exercises will be held at the
church next Sunday, presumably in
connection with the preaching SER
vice
John Totman of Winthrop, Mass.
and daughter Geraldine, are guests of
the W. V. Totmans.
Mrs. Ernest Dunbar of Skowhe-
gan and children were recent visitors
at the home of w. E. Palmer.
Two blacksmiths are in the place
at present, Fred Smith and Clifton
Cayouette.
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MAnIS0N CENTER

H. f. Spear and son Herbert came
home from the woods last Thursday.
Tracy Forsythe is in Wateryille
building blacksmith shop for his
brother Lewis.
Corydon Sawyer who has been
working for Mrs. c. d. Holbrook the
past winter, has returned home.
School at the Atkinson schoolhouse
closed last Friday. The teacher Miss
Bernice Mason, returned home to
spend the three weeks vacation with
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs, Gardner
Mason.
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STARKS

W. H. Dudley has purchased Will
liam Sabin's house 1t is reported
that Mr.. Sabine will move into the
Edwin Emery house.
Will Savage of Wilton was in town
recently and purchased eleven white
faced steers Of w. II. Dudley.
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CONCORD

Earl Beane of Scion spent a few
days last week with his grandmoth- /
err Mrs Ellen Beane.
Charles Smith is visiting his broth |
er Curren Smith this week.
Mrs. Belle Hunnewell is in Bing |
ham caring for Marta Cooley who
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HINCkI.EY

omoq STU lB No!s S! sIooN pGoIT
with the measles.
M. l.. Chase who has been very i'll
with the grippe, is gaining.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-14
Beauty Chats
Sensible Reduction.

T is almost useless TO try to set q
woman 10 reduce her weight by
4 exercise Few women Ike exer-
cfsing anyway. and fat women hate H.
when they do take exercises. they so
through them i'm such q half hearted
way that they get no good from them
~ ALL
BIT 7 know one woman who ar the
age OF So found that she was weigh
ms upwards or $50 pounds, and that
her real weight should he 135. She
lived fin a suburb near a fair sized
city. The following winter she was
20 move. with her family. 20 a large
city. where number Of relatives OF
hers lived and where she knew she
could enter a very cnarnllng soc.ai
set And she did not want 20 be one
OF the large, fat figures that are al
ways found on divans near the lemon
ale bowl. at social functions.
Obviously, she had 20 reduce-and
she hated exercise So she began by
making a weekly trip 10 the city,
where she took a Turkish bath. These
reduce the flesh, and are wonderful
for tOnIuE uu the skin. AT home, she
took hot baths, which also reduce.
and she rOlled-lyIug in a kImOnO on
the floor Of her room. and paCieutly
back morning and night with her
ears alert for fear her family would
find her out and laugh At her
Most Of all she dieted- That was
the main test OF her viii. for like all
rat people, she loved nibblinE between
meals, candy, pastry, nice thick soups
and roasts, potatoes. and any number
Of rich and fat building things. She
ate an orange and two slices Of un-
5uttered toasted CLUTCH bread for
breakfast, with a cup Of black coffee.
and foods that built but little flesh
FOR the other TWO meals. and nothing
between times The first two weeks
she couldn't see any difference. and
she was much discouraged. and then
she began losing In month she
was eight pounds lighter. in two
months she had lost u pounds and .
was looking years younger. She took .
good care Of her skin. giving 10 astriu- .
gent baths and ice runs. to keep firm F.
the skin under which the flesh was
shrinking And when she moved, she .
was within ten pounds Of what she
wanted 30 weigh. and still losing. And F.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-14


~HIS is an unfavorable day. ac-
cording 10 the reading OF the
Il stars, Jupiter. Saturn and Nep-
tune are all adverse.
Under this planetary government it
is well to pursue routine affairs and
TO cultivate the society Of optimistic
persons.
Il is not a lucky day FOR any sort OF
commercial enterprise Travelling
statesmen probably viii find it most
di scouraEiuE.
Some of the crop loss or the de-
struction Of food store is indicated
The aged should be extremely eau
lous- In the general passing OF the
famous, which makes the close OF the
era, they viii be liable TO sudden
death, the seers declare.
Neptune Eives warning Of perils on
the sea and OF losses
There is sign read as presa Eiug
poisoning and drinking water should
be safeEuarded
The advent OF teachers who will
awaken the public Co new interest in
occult subjects, so long predicted, is
said TO be near.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-14
dtime Story For the Little Ones
UNCLE WICGILY AND The JAM.


switching their tails 20 and fro AMI
looking at him with sharp eyes.
"Ahemr' said the first rat
Did SOU speak," asked Uncle Wig
wondering If the rats had come for
Not yer. hut We're going TO-" said
the second rat
We've come for Sou" added the
third
do You mean me or the jam tartse"
asked the bunny 'If you want some
are now only enough FOR Nurse Jane
and myself"
we don't want jam tsrts.~ said the
first rat. iuc0usIdcrare like and SauCv-
we want YOU The fox i'm whose eyes
YOU threw smlrry cinnamon powder
sent us after you, and we re going TO
take YOU away
"Oh. dearr" cried poor Uncle Wig
-ily. For the rats We're very big. and
there were three OF them. and the
bunny had rheumatism that day, so
they could easily drag him away with
Uncle wiggily looked at the tarts
am then AT the tails OF the rats and
then he thought Of something
Before YOU take me away ne
said. would you mind doing me IA
vor9"
what is it2'' asked the first rat
well" said Uncle WigEily. twin
king his pink nose enthusiastically
like and UuimpOrtant I'D like TO
have you take some OF the tarts 10
Grandfather Goosey Gauder- You can
easily do il by letting me put your
tails through the holes i'm the tarts-
tying q knot in them-in your tails /
meau-ard then You can pull them
along the ground like q sled
"AU right wen DO f." said the
first rat Tie the rarts 10 our tails,
but. mind YOU. Wen take YOU along
with us. and carry You 10 the fox at
ter we leave the tarts for Alr. Can
der"
I'm willing. said Uncle WigEily-
So he took top piece OF t1rt-tEe
one with three holes lu-and behind
the back of the three rats. so they
couldn't see. he put each ones tail
a hole I'm the one piece OF
pie crust, tying each tail in hard
knot
~Ha. Now let's see You set loose
to carry me away 10 the fox cried
the bunny
And the rats. each one with his
the hard baked TOP tart piece. could
not get loose But they pulled each
other all over and finally were so
scared that they ran away together,
leaving Uncle NiEEily alone
So they didn't get him after all,
you see, and IL the iOllypOp doesn't
20 70 the croquet ball and dance with
the lawn mower, III tell you next
about Uncle NlgEily and Sammie's
autO-CopyriEh 1917, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-14

without 70. no matter how much or
what you eat. your food merely
passes through you without doing
YOU any good You don't get the
strength out OF IL, and as conse-
Quence YOU become weak, pale and
sickly looking, just like a plant try
ing 10 grow in a soil deficient IN
iron. II YOU are not strong or well,
YOU owe il 20 yourself 10 make the
following test See how long you
can work or how far YOU can walk
without becoming tired Next take
two five-Erain tablets Of ordinary
nuxated iron three times per day
after meals for two weeks. Then test
your strength again and see how
much YOU have gained. ] have seen
dozens OF nervous rundown people
who were ailiug all the while double
their strength and endurance and en-
tirely rid themselves OF all symp-
toms OF dyspepsia, liver and other
time simply by taking iron in the
proper form And this. after they
had I'm some cases been d0croriuE for
months without obtaining any benefit
Dr. Schuyler O. Jaques, Visiting
Surgeon OF St Eliza1eth's Hospital
New York City. said -I have never
before given out any medical infor-
nation or advice for publication as 7
ordinarily do not believe i'm IT, But
in the case OF NuNated Iron I feel I
would be remiss i'm my duty not 10
mention IT, I have taken 10 myself
and given 10 20 my patients with
most surprising and satisfactory re-
suits And those who wish 10 in
crease their strength. power and en-
durance viii find 10 a most remark
able and wonderfully effective rem
edy."
Dr. James Louis Beyea. for Is years
Adjutaut Professor in the New York
Homeopathic Medical COLLEGE. says
AS a physician ] have always been
opposed 10 prescribing advertised .
remedies. and for fifteen years.
while Adiutant Professor in the New
York Homeopathic Medical College, 7 ]
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-14

NEW YORK. y. Y.-Since the re-
msrkable discovery Of organic iron,
Nuxated Iron OF Fer NuXate," as
the French call il, mas taken the
country by storm. tt is conserva-
lively estimated that over three
million people annually are taking
IL in this country alone. Most as
tOnishiug results are reported from
its use by both physicians and lay
men So much so that doctors predict
that we shall soon have a new age Of
far more beautiful. rosy checked
women and vigorous iron men
DIT. Ferdinand King, a New York
Physician and Medical Author, when
interviewed on this subject said
There can be no vigorous iron men
without iron. Pallor means anaemia.
Anaemia means iron deficiency. The
skin Of anaemic men and women is
pale the flesh flabby. The muscles
lack tone; the brain Tags and the
memory fails and often they become
weak, nervous. irritable. respondent
and melancholy. When the iron goes
from the blood Of women, the roses
so from their cheeks.
Elm the most common foods OF
America, the starches. sugars, table
syrups, candies, polished rice. white
bread. soda crackers. biscuits, ma
caroni, spaghetti, tapioca. sage, IA
rina, degerminated cornmeaL no
longer is iron TO be found Refining
Mother Earth from these improver-
ished foods. and silly methods Of
home cookery, by throwing down the
waste pipe, the water IN which our
vegetables are cooked. are response bic
for another grave iron loss
Therefore. II YOU wish to preserve
your youthful vim and vigOr to
ripe old age, you must supply the
iron deficiency in your food by using
some form OF organic iron. Just as
you would use salt when your food
has not enough salt"
Former Health COMMISSIONS. VIM.
r Kerr Of the City Of Chicago
myself and experienced its health
giving, strength building effect and
in the interest Of public welfare, I
feel il my duty to make known the
results OF its use / am well past
three score years and want TO say
that 7 believe my own great physical
activity is largely due today 10 my
personal use Of NuXated Iron From
my own experience with NuXated
Iron feel il is such a valuable
remedy thar il ought 90 be used IN
every hospital. and prescribed by
every physician I'm this country
U- f. Sauer- q Boston physician
no has studied both in this country
and in sreat European medical In
situations. said AS I have said
hundred times over. organic iron is
the greatest OF all strength build-
5-s"
Not lonE ago a man came 10 me
who was nearly half a century old
and asked me TO give him a prelim-
mary examination for life insurance
7 was astonished TO find him with the
blood pressure OF q boy OF twenty
and as fun Of viEor. vim and vitality
as young man. N fact. a young
man he really was. notwit hstandiug
his ace. The secret, he said. was tax
'nE irOu-NuXated Iron had filled
him with renewed life. At 80 he was
.n bad health az IS he was careworn
and nearly all in Now az so after
taking NuNated Iron. a miracle OF
vitality and his face beaminE with .
The huoyancy OF youth. Iron is ALSO .
.urely necessary 10 enable your blood .
10 change food into living tissue. J
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-14
ROSCOE
"Wednesday. August ~. IaI--

gust -, 1917.
While the seers predict many hor-
rors. there is a brighter side TO the
prophecies. they declare. for the
world is being purified Of its sins and
grossness and the nations OF the earth
viii be benefited
Music viii come into a better place
in the public estimation. here in the
United states. than ever before. Or is
foretold. in the next few months and
new songs OF merit viii be composed.
The rise OF a woman who has power
as leader and organizer is pre-
dicted.
Those who fOretell events By color
correspondence see a significance in
the autumn fashions.
Persons whose birthdate It IS should
avoid new enterprises. They should
pass a quiet year IL they would be-
successful or happy. Girls must be
circumspecr in their association with
men
Children born on this day may meet
with much opposition and disaster In
business. Girls are likely TO be too
much sought after by the opposite
sex.
Copyright. 1917. By the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicatel