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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-05-17
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE

Whereas Herbert. F. Groves and
Alice r. Groves of said Smithfseh by
their mortgage deed dated AprN esth,
1912 and recorded in the. Somerset
Registry. of Deeds. Book 30s page 11s
conveyed to the Undersigned. the
Skowhegan Savings Bank a corpora
ton duly created and existing under
the laws of the State Of Maine and To-
Gated in Skowhegan in the Counry of
Somerset. certain parcel of real es-
tate situated in Smithfeld in the
County of Somerset and bounded on
the east by the road leading through
the village; on the south by the mill
stream: on the west by the shore of
North Pond; and on the north by land
now or formerly of ]. w. Rowe &
Samuel Whitehouse, containing one
acre, more or less. Also, the black
smith shop, machinery and lot on
which IL stands and all other real es-
tate we or either of us, meaning Her
bert r. Groves. Nellie A, Groves and
Alice r. Groves, owns in said Smith
field.
And whereas the condition of said
mortgage has been broken now there
fore, by reason of the breach of the
condition thereof. said Bank. BY its
Treasurer, claims a foreclosure of said
mortgage and gives this notice ac-
cordingly.
Skowhegan, May 1st., 1917.
SKoWHEGAN SAVINGS BANK
BY Carleton p. Merrill,
3wlS It's Treasurer.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-05-17
Parent-Tcacher Association

The May meeting of the Parent
Teacher Association was held Satur-
day evening in Assembly hall, High
school building, F. W. Knowlton, pre-
siding. 1t being the annual meeting
there was an election of officers re-
sulting in the following: President,
Rev. C. H. Mckinney; vice president,
Miss Dorothy NJ. Elliot; secretary and
treasurer, Mrs. w. A Bailey.
The chairmen of the several COM
mittees chosen are: Educational,
Mrs. E. Z. Greenwood; school I'm
provement, T. G. Lord; social Mrs.
Delbert Smiley: press, r. T. Patten !;
legislative. George w. Cover; men,
bership, Principal r. w. Leighton. 1t
was voted to change the bylaw re-
garding the time of election of Off
GERS. The officers will be elected at
the last meeting of the year, rather
than at the first.
During the evening Miss Dorothy
Potts sang; Miss Eunice Patten read,
and there were selections by the Jul
venile orchestra comprised of Lois
Hubbard and Beatrice Weston, piano;
Virginia Stinchfield. drums; X. Leon
Jenkins, Hector Chabot and Charles
Cariveau, violins; and Kenneth Copp,
cornet
At the next regular meeting, a vote
will be taken in regard to changing
the constitution about the night of
meeting.
A report of the school savings from
January to May s, was read. This
shows that the sum total of school
savings made in four months time is
$776.41. The report in detail follows:
Academy pupils, $1261S; Lincoln
school pupils, $200.5S; Garfield school,
$176.54; Jewett street school. SIS;
Park school, SASS; and High school
Gncluding grades), $1l5.26.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-05-17
YOU CAN'T AFFORD
To PASS II Up IS
LE0NARD'S ADVICE
Well Known Salesman Makes State
ment without Qualifications on Tan
lac

ANY one suffering with the same
troubles | had can't afford to pass
up Tanlac." declared C. A. Leonard,
we'll known salesman of 81 First
Avenue, Auburn Il am recommend
ing Tanlac for the great benefit it has
brought me- Mr.. Leonard explained
Il had a bad case of catarrh of the
stomach" he continued This
brought on a general run down con-
dition. | felt all dragged out all
the time | was tired most of the
time and had no ambition"
My food would not digest but in
stead it soured in my stomach and
caused dizzy spells. Tanlac was rec
commended to me by my sister and
began taking It,"
Now my food agrees with me and
Is building me up. Dizzy spells are
thing of the past and | feel like
living now''
Statements like this show how
Tanlac appeals to the best people
everywhere, said the Tanlac Man.
They judge Tanlac fairly and when
they are convinced of its merit they
do not hesitate to endorse it,"
Tanlac now is being specially in
troduced in Skowhegan by Frank
Buchanan; Norridgewock, Spaulding
Drug Co. and there. is Tanlac agent
in every Maine town.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-05-17
May Term Probate Court Concluded

Probate Court was in adjourned ses-
sion Tuesday at the Somerset, Court
House, Judge c. %. Small presiding
Mrs Catherine Mason of Canaan was
appointed guardian of her two child
rem, Catherine and Margaret Mason
Among the wills presented were those
of Iantha Wehh late of Naw Portland
and Mrs Tabitha A. Turner, late of
Athens. By the terms of the docu-
ment Mrs. Turner cut off all her rela-
tives and bequeathed to her friends
S75 to Mrs. F. p. Turner; 5000 to Wal
don n Sanders; 5000 in equal shares
to Mr.. and Mrs L. G. March; $50 to
Flora Allen and the rest of her prop
erty to w. ~ Sanders. She nomi-
mated John F. Holman as executor of
the estate The will was not made
until May T. 1917. James H. WEIGH
of Madison bequeathed his property
according to his will, which was pre-
scented for probate Tuesday, to his
adopted son, Herbert l.. WEIGH, whose
home is supposed to be in New York
City, the sum of $500. the rest of his
estate going to a daughter Hattie Will
liams, who was named as the execu-
trix of the will The will of the late
George w. Whitney of Pittsfield was
allowed Samuel Nichols was APP
pointed administrator in the estate of
the late George A. Nichols OF Fairfield
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-05-17
Stumpage Deed Filed

A deed was filed last week at the
court house whereby Verna Anna
Cederfeldt Nelson of Athens grants to
Samuel w. Herrick of Harmony, the
right to cut and remove. within a pc
Rod Of five years, all the stumpage
except beech, yellow birch, white and
rock maple which she reserves for
her own use, from her land situated
In Athens.
This land of about 300 acres, COM
prises the Levi Lord and the Zachar-
iah Emery farms. 1t Is bounded on
the North by the old road leading over
Lords Hill to Harmony; on the east
by the properties occupied by Bert
Gilman and Ernest Linkletter; on the
South by the land of Benjamin Webb
and on the West by properties owned
by Aretus F. Stearns, George c. Hight
and Frank T. Hight.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-05-17
LOCAL ITEMS

Carleton p Merrill returned from
Bangor, Tuesday, where he spent two
days on business.
Miss Louise H. Coburn Is now visit
ing In Concord, Mass, and Is expected
home in few days. Miss Coburn
has recently purchased the Littlefield
property next to the Grange Hall on
Pleasant street.
1t will be good news to his many
friends, that II. Tobey Mooers who
enlisted In the Ambulance Corps and
sailed May fifth for France, has safely
arrived at Bordeaux where he will re-
main one month for training before
entering actual service.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-05-17
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE

SOmefSet, IS.
May 10, A. p. 1917
We, the Undersigned having been
duly appointed by the Honorable
Charles O. Small, Judge of Probate
within and for said County Commits
soners to receive and decide upon the
Longley late of Scion in said County,
deceased. whose estate has been rep
resented insolvent. hereby give public
notice agreeably to the order of the
said Judge of Probate, that six months
from and after May 8, 1917 have been
allowed to said creditors to present
and prove their claims, and that we
will attend to the duty assigned us at
the Court House in Skowhegan in said
county, on Wednesday, August g. 1917
and Wednesday, November 7, 1917. at
ten OF the clock in the forenoon of
each of said days.
EDWARD F. DANFORTH.
WILLIAM T. SEEKINS.
3w20 Commissioners.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-05-17

Whereas Elbridge w. Merrill of Sid.
ney in the County of Kennebec and
State of Maine, by his mortgage deed
dated January 81. 1912. and recorded
in the Somerset Registry of Deeds.
Book 3o5, Page 352, conveyed to me.
the undersigned. a certain parcel OF
real estate situated in Scion in Som
erset County and said State and bound
ed as follows:-North by land of Nell
son Curtis, east by land of J. N.
Brown. south by land Of John McColi;,
lor, west by land of Stephen Merrill
and Chester Grant. Also another lot
or parcel of land situated in Scion IN
said Somerset County and bounded and
described as follows: North by land
of Greenleaf Brown, east by the Noses
Corson place, south by the road from
solon to Athens, and west by land Of
Eaton lot of eighty acres more or
less; and whereas the condition OF
said mortgage has been broken:
Now, therefore, by reason of the
breach of the condition thereof, l claim
a foreclosure of said mortgage.
May IA, A. d. 1917.
ROSCOE B. Stafford,
By Thomas ]. Young
3w20 His Attorney Duly Authorized
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-05-17
Mrs. Livingston to the People
of Maine

The following pronouncement, ad
dressed to the clergymen of Maine, b.
Mrs. Deborah Knox Livingston ma
be read with equal interest by tn
general public.
I'VE find ourselves In the midst
of the worlds cataclysm of war.
The nations of the earth are in a
mighty struggle for democracy.
In our own state the women are
making the effort to secure poll
teal freedom, and on September
10 the men of Maine will be priyi-
legged to grant them that free
dom. We earnestly ask for your
sympathetic cooperation and be-
lieve we have right to expect 1t
from the leaders of the church,
whose constituency is so largely
made up of women"
Twenty countries of the
world have granted some form of
suffrage to women, and in our
own land eleven states have full
suffrage and eight have presiden
tial suffrage Canada has en-
franchised the women of three
fourths of its provinces; two of
the three parties of Russia have
promised the vote to women in
the new government, and Great
Britain is about to confer full Par
liamentary suffrage upon its wo-
men. Would it not seem that the
men of Maine should grant the
ballot to women on September
10"
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-05-17
Annual Communication June IL

The annual communication of Som
erset Lodge, Free and Accepted Ma
sons, will be held Monday evening,
June IL at 730. The business will
include balloting on application, re-
trustees and the election and installa-
ton of officers for the ensuing year.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-05-17

of choice seed. squash beans. peas,
field and pop corn, buck or India
scarce. Geo. H. futile, Norrid gewoeks
tfi4
MEN WANTED TO LEARN TO RE-
PAIR and drive autos in our garage
Write for particulars. Maine Auto
Co, 93 Exchange ST, Portland, Ne
TIA
j, Girl WAITED FOR LIGHT
Folsom Merrill, Skowhegan. n. E.
FOR SALE Or RENTAL THE
land along the DR.. Mann road on
southerly side. from former DR.. Mann
home to Clark Ellis residence. viii
rows r. r. 4. Skowhegan. tits
SAVE YOUR OLD CARPETS .yn
have them made into nice soft velvety
rugs. We do all kinds of CLEANING.
Drop us card and we viii can any
to Oriental Rug Works. skowhesan.
tbs
WOOLENs-CLoTH FOR COATS.
Suits and skirts direct from the fac
tory. Samples free. State garment
planned. F. A. Packard. Box l7s.
camden. Me. 1SwS
7-Passenger Cadillac, 1918 model
93uV Newly painted, excellent
ditlon. AT this price, terms must be
cash, bankable note or it's equivalent,
r. T. Patten, Skowhegan. tito
AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHERS
Bring or mail your Aims to the Hum
studio' skowhegan Me. N. E. Phone
promptly attended to tf33
work in general 1 furnish ali kinds
of work. also hire teams. Edw.
Tague once Court ST., skowhegan.
ROOMS TO LET-Electric lights,
. team heat bath room located on best
able. Inquire at this once tfss
TWO YOUNG THOROBRED HoL-
stein Bulls for sale May be seen at
Lakeview Farm. on line of Electric
Road, n. E; Phone 1924; Farmers.
81. Geo. E. Clough. r F D No /,
Madison. tf5o
YOUR CHANCE is IN CANADA
Rich lands and business opportunities
offer you independence. Farm lands.
81 to $50 acre; irrigated lands s35 to
farms. Loan of livestock. T Faxes
average under twenty cents an acre:
no taxes on. Improvements, personal
property or livestock Good markets.
churches schools. roads telephones
Excellent climat e-crops and livestock
Pio,Hcc ~ opeCial nomeSeekers' fare
let's Allan Cameron. General Super
lntendent Land Branch. Canadian Pa
ciic Railway. 313 Ninth Ave, Calgary.
Alberta. lsw5
FARMS, FARMs-Bargains of all
kinds. Large or. small. Large variety
in price, location and equipment to
choose from. f. H. Ramsdeil Ripley.
Me. Telephone: Ripley 80 tfle
Il HAVE MOVED TO IL WESTON
street. on the Island, opposite the
Electric Light station, where | shah
pc ready to pay highest prices for all
kinds of junk and live poultry. Write
or telephone. Special attention to
telephone orders. New England. 54-3;
Farmers 1O-14 Harry Cohen TIA
SHAFTING, PULLEYS, HANGERS,
etc, second hand for sale Half or
less than half price of new. Printed
list giving exact dimensions sent on
application. independence Reporter Co.
skowhegan. tf5o
THE HIGHEST MARKET PRICE
paid for Hides. calf-skins and pelts
e. IL. Morrill,. Court street, Skowhe-
gan New England Telephone. 141-3.
tito
AUTO BARGAINS--CHALM b.
Pass. Touring in the best condition;
Thomas Roadster good coalition; Auto
parts for many makes of cars; acces-
series of all kinds. One motor boat
hull. Come and see u.s. Skowhegan
Garage. tfi4
HOUSEkEEPER wANTED-MiddIe
aged lady, widow preferred. Cream
is put in the creamery. Just myself
In family B. w. Harrington. r. R.
"a, Oakland. Swiss
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-05-17
BIRTHS

Skowhegan. May 9-To Mr.. and Mrs.
Herman Easier. a son.
Concord, May 1910 Mr.. and Mrs.
Leslie Martin "A daughter.
Hinckley. May l5-To Mr. and Mrs
Emblem. May 1910 Mr.. and Mrs
Edmund Gilman. twin sons.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-05-17
Charter No. 239 Reserve District No. l
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF SKOWHEGA
AT Skowhegan, in the State OF Maine. at the
close OF business, May /, 1917

OF SKOW ii EGAN
At Skowhegan, in the State OF Maine. at the
close OF business, May |, 1917
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts ss7i.I4Ol4
Overdrafts, secured and unsecured, l,259 so
U y. Bonds to secure Circulation 10000 10
Bonds Securities, etc, lRS 5i5. 90
Stocks other than Federal Reserve
Bank stock 1,llsOo
stock OF Federal Reserve Bank 5000 90
Banking house, furniture and
fixtures. 100000
House l2bOOOO
Due from approved Reserve Agents, l2767i. 3s
Due from Banks and Bankers $4,000
Checks on banks In the same city
or town as reporting bank 2,s973i
Outside Checks and other Cash Items,
Fractional Currency, Nickels and
Cents, 3,570.27
Notes of other National Banks, $500 90
Federal Reserve Notes $4,000
Federal Reserve Bank s7.6l76
Due from u. :. treasurer 10000
Other Assets, If any 6,86
Total, Sl4S9, 758. ~
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid In sl5O,OO0.Oo
Surplus fund b0,000.0O
Taxes paid 1893 30
Circulating Notes ii9. 90
Due to Banks and Bankers 1l0,037. 03
Dividends unpaid 4,492.5O
Demand deposits 647, 0g6 So
Certified Checks 10000
Postal Savings Deposits b,4526g
Other Time Deposits 224,2lAS
Total sl,iS9. 756. 43
STATE OF MAINE
County of Somerset, ss:-
l. Bin w. Page, Cashier of the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that the
above statement is true to the best of my
knowledge and belief.
BLIN w. PAGE, Cashier
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
10th day Of May, 1917
H. 81 GEORGE w. COVER
Notary Public.
Correct-Attest:
CHARLES r. Cook.
CHAs. h. YOUNG, ; Directors.
WALTER z. ORDwAY,
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Big bunch old paper, this Office, SC.
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Big bunch old paper, this eface, SC
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-15
MUSIC IN WAR TIME.

Far apart as the two things seem TO
he. the United States preparations for
effective warfare have nevertheless Civ
en- tremendous impetus To singing.
Harold l.. Butler. dean of the School OF
Fine Arts I'm the University Of Kansas
recently expressed To- an interviewer MS
belief that both the military and civilian
groups all through the nation would
need and demand the ministrations OF
music with uncommon persistence. lie
cites the fact that England and France
after permitting musicians To go into
the trenches as fighters, finally oaied
them away from the guns and set them
to singing and playing for the troops at
the front and for the civilians behind
the lines.
In the few months since the United
States has been at war special emphasis
has been given music at the training
camps Community choruses have suns
for the soldiers And distinguished mu
steal directors have been sent 10 train
and lead the sailors and soldiers them
selves in singing. The new army and
navy song book will contain the best
patriotic and folk songs, old hymns
some new popular songs, ana IN.
marching songs of the British Tommies
and their brothers in arms. a second
edition of this song book is already
being prepared. with arrangements foi
mandolin and guitar and glee club. Ano
there is still third edition with piano
army that sings well preserves its NOR
ale and is on the road to victory. ii
Accomplishments for the folks BACK
home.
It's a long established fact that the
the whole civilian population is singing
with the army, so much the better
Courage and cheeriulness ana spirit
ual and mental poise will be ours FOL
this daily exercise of song.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-15
WINNING.

An American correspondent. just re-
turned from Germany, says that II
there were fair election in Germany
today the people would win control OF
the reichstag and demand in unmistak'
able terms a revision of the political
system and the establishment OF popu-
lar rule There is "a very powerful DEM
ocratic movement, he says. II only
lacks a leader.
Germany is hoping and intriguing
for peace because the longer the war
lasts the stronger this liberal movement
in Germany grows. Every time there
is a new impetus to the movement, the
hold of the government on the people
becomes less secure.
Nothing contributes so much to TINS
process of characterization, he says, as
allied victories. The German people
still believe that they have won the
var" Their confidence has begun TO
wayer a little of late, but they Will con
tinue to think themselves victorious
until they are definitely and unmistak'
ably defeated.
That is unquestionably sound anaiy'
sis of the situation. 1t explains recent
occurrences in Germany 1t justihes
the established American view oil the
war 1t lends inspiration to our great
many-sided campaign. We are lighting
for democracy in SO true and literal a
sense that our success is bound to dem
ocratize Germany, as we have hoped
and save the German people in spite oi
themselves.
Nowhere today on land, on the sea
under the sea or in the air, is Germany
even holding her own. The allies are
winning in every clash of arms, i'll every
test of diplomacy, in every moral con
trov.rsv There is every reason to ex
pect that next year will bring the wal
TO a triumphant end.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-15
NiI;NICO TODAY.

4 notable gathering OF MeNicnnH took
place Ia New Orleans not very long ago.
II was banluet celcbrnting the one
hundredth anniversary of the proclama'
ton of Mexican liberty by Miguel Hi
dalgo $ Costilla.
The most interesting feature of this
gathering was the representation there
of practically all the factional groups
OF that much.divided country. There
were Americans present, too.
This feast of harmony" as one paper
called IL. took pace noltn ot the RIO
Grnnde, Il H. true. But II Is neverthe'
less typical of conditions within the bor'
ders of Mexico. There Is growing
tendency to bury old quarrels and TO
work together for a genuine republic
and a better Mexico, There Is also a
new recognition OF our government and
our people as friends of Mexico sincere
ly desiring the restoration Of peace ana
self.respect and good government To
their southern neighbors.
Mexico, when seen without the dis
turbing influences Of German intrigue
and selfish private interests, presents
an encouraging picture OF Tranquility
and industry. And II Is prophetic OF
Mexico blessed with peace aud pros
perity and democracy.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-15
DEMOCRACY IN THE ARMY.

Boston Journal: Major General Hodg-
es' little homily on army democracy
may have not been needed by many of
the officers assigned to the division at
Camp Devens. but it's pretty good doc
trine for all the American armies. Cen
eral Hodges has frankly told his junior
officers that it doesn't pay to be a snob.
Snobbery isn't good for the army and
it isn't good for the officer. There is
nothing more to be said on that sub.
ject.
Ever since the conscription law was
born we have referred. from time TO
time. to General Hodges subject of
yesterday This was to be a thoroughly
democratic army. democracy's last
stand against the enemy. 1t was in
every sense a peoples army. represent
ing the entire nation regardless of name
or fortune An must be equal except
for the officers distinction as leader in
drill and in battle. a scavenger might
command a squad of millionaires, coal
HEAVIER might discipline a cotillon leader
(such things happen in democratic
army and there would be no i'll feel
ing.
Ii is good to find a military man,
and such a big figure as General Hodg
es, enunciating this doctrine. We fan
cy that military men on the job viii
have more to do with training the army
than will desk men in Washington.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-15
DIZZY SPELLS
Relieved After Taking Two Bottles
OF Cardui, Says tennessee
Lady.

whitwell, Tenn.-Mrs. q. p. Cart
wright of this writes: About
four years ago .e dizzy spells got 20
bad that when would start to walk
I would Just pretty near fall. I wasn't
past doing my work. but was very
much rundown.
l told my husband I thought Cardui
would help me. as a lady who lived
next door to me had taken great
deal, and told me to try 1t. This was
when we we're living in Kentucky.
Ny husband got me bottle and
took It according to directions. 1t
helped me 50 much that he went back
and got me another bottle. I got .
whole lot better and just quit taking
Il. I got over the dizzy spells. Il took
no other medicine at that time nor
since for this trouble. No. I've never
regretted taking Cardui.
I felt Just fine when ! finished tho
second bottle"
Purely vegetable. mild and gentle
In its action, Cardui, the woman's 9
tonic. may the very medicine you
need. II you suffer from symptoms OF
female troubles. give Cardui q trial;
AL druggista NOri|s