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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-04-04

work for me and | know it will help
others If they will give it fair trial. =
Mrs. LIZZIE COURTNEY, l08 9Th Ave,
West, Oskaloosa, Iowa.
Why will women drag along from day
to day, year in and year out, suffering
such misery as did Mrs. Courtney, when
such letters as this are continually being
published. Every woman who suffers
from displacements, irregularities, in
flammation, liberation, bsckache, ner-
vousness, or who is passing through the
Change Of Life should give this famous
root and herb remedy, Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, a trial. For
special advice write Lydia f. Pinkham
Medicine Co, Lynn, Mass. The result
of its long experience is at your service.
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dinners served. which was greatly ap-

dinners served which was greatly APP
preciated by everyone.
F. NJ Berry, who mas been drawn
II serve on the jury VIII 20 to Show
hogan This week
oscar Birelow Of Pntsneld was a
faest last week of his sister. Mrs. c.
] Nafthcu
ars Bcryl Bickford Of Brighton is a
visitor at The home Of her parents,
Mr AMI Mrs II e Baker
Ms Gladys Bigelow arrived from
Boston Saturday 70 pass Easter vaca-
ton win her parents Mr. and Mrs. A.
! BieeloW
Miss Alma Berry returned to Port
aye Lake Friday where she is teaching
after vacation Of two weeks with
her parent Mr. and Mrs F NJ Berry.
school in town opened Monday; the
village teachers are Miss Pearl Var
neY. grammar and Miss Edna Tracy,
primary
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MERCER

James Corson has been suffering
from a burn on one foot and from a
bad cough but is feeling better at this
writing
An Easter sale was held at the
Methodist vestry March 81. The
proceeds which amounted to about s12
are to he used towards paying the
minister's salary.
Mrs Charles Tracy of Smithfeld
VAS in town Saturday at the home of
her brother, Edwin J. Decker.
Clyde Dunton is serving on the jury
and his wife and children are visiting
at the home OF her parents in Corn
vile This week.
Mrs Allan Koran entertained her
brother Herbert Fletcher from Fair
field. last week.
Mr. and Mrs Eli Wells are selling
their stock, farming tools, furniture
and wish 10 sell the farm as soon as
possible as they are going to make
their home In Lawrence, Mass. with
their daughter, Mrs. Herbert Mank, as
soon cas- Mr.. Wells is able to stand
the journey Their many friends re-
greet to lose them from our neighbor-
hood and town.
II is reported that Fred Stevens OF
Smithfeld has purchased the flock OF
sheep OF Ell Wells. Earl Nye has
bought the cows.
Dorothy Chandler of Norridgewock
Is spending the week with her aunt
Mrs Earl True.
Mrs. NJ. o. Diggles, who has spent
the winter with her daughter Mrs.
Clair Williamson OF Dorchester, Mass.
will return to her home in the village
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Bigelow of Ia
rome recently visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Florian Yeaton on the river road.
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MOORE'S MILLS-CANAAN

Miss Alice Moore from Bangor is
spending her Easter vacation with her
parents.
Mrs. John Goodridge and daughter
Ruth are spending a few days with
her brother in Fairfield
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Bean and little
daughter were callers at Harold Fos
ters. Sunday
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awful palns-a n q
nothing seemed to
do me any good. a
friend advised me
to take Lydia +.
Pinkham's V Q ge-
table Compound. |
did 80 and got re-
lief right away. |
can certainly re
commend this valu-
able medicine t o
other women who
suffer. for it b as
fjone auch con "A
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"Corn-Less Dry
for Feet, Every Day
Use ~Gets-It,7 the Great Corn DiscOv.
cry! Makes COrns Peel Right on!

Look at the illustration below. See
the two fingers peeling off a corn as
though II were banana peell And
the man Is smiling while he's doing 1t,
All done painlessly. joyfully. The mo-
ment "Geas-lt" touches n "o-n o~ callus
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the growth Is doomed. II takes but
two seconds to apply "Gets-lt." The
corn-pain Is eased at once. You can
sit at your desk or walk about. dance
think, love and work with absolute
ease. You can apply "Gets-It" con
venientIy almost anywhere you can
take your shoe and stocking on for a
moment or two. "Gets-It" dries at
once; then put your shoe and stocking
on again. There's no further excuse
for suffering from corns and corn
pains
'Gets-It" is sold at all druggists
(you need pay no more than rs cents
q bottle), or sent on receipt OF price by
Il. Lawrence b CO., Chicago. Ill.
Sold in Skowhe9an and recommend
ed as the worlds best corn remedy by
q. r. Fogg and r. w. Bueknsm.
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RESOURCES
OF SKOWHEGAN

RESOU RCESS
Loans and Discounts. sS43, 038,A
Overdrafts, secured and unsecured, 6,7l7.N
Bonds oflsD z2o,ooo.o 90
Liberty Dan Bonds 68,l50.O0
Securities other than u. 8. Bonds IA, sS5 90
Bank stock i.iiaoo
Stock OF Federal Reserve Bank 10000
Banking house, furniture and
fixtures, 3b,0p.O
Real Estate other than Banking
House i2ysoooo
Law full reserve with Federal
D reserve Bank u.soa
Cash in vault and net am cunts due
from national banks t3,% 81
Due from Banks and Bankers 2lnB
Checks on banks In the same city
or town as reporting bank i.sTot84
Checks on banks outside OF city or
town OF reporting bank f,FTa@.
Due from U. s. Treasurer 7,s0-00
War Saving Certificates and Thrift
stamps actually owned 09. 90
Total, sb5l,6ss8
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid in s5o,ooooO
Surplus fund 100000
Undivided profits, less expenses and
Faxes PAID I54,892H
Circulating Notes 1895 90
Due to Banks and Bankers f3,622&
check 62,77o.B
Certified Checks 8S0. ~
Dividends unpaid AZ 90
Postal Savings Deposits 12,546.40
Other Time Deposits 260, 944 SO
United states deposits, (other than
postal savings 1883 81
q. = bonds borrowed 30,000.00
Total 1851 ,F5e.2S
STATE OF MAINE
County OF Somerset. ss:--
Bin W. Page. Cashier OF the above
named bank, do soemnly swear that the
above statement is true to the best of my
knowledge and belief.
BLIN w. PAGE Cashier
Subscribed and sworn to before this
18th day of March. 1918.
fl 81 HAROLD j. PHILLIPS
Notary Public.
Correct-Attest:
CHARLES X. Cook,
w. p. ORDwAY, Directors.
CHAS f.. YOUNG,
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Mrs. Mary Brown. Leader. Mrs
Sowerby; topic Africa; music on
Victrola. Remember the Sunshine
baskets All ladies OF the parish are
invited.
Mrs Susie Storer has a pen OF 40
r. l. Red pullets that laid S76 eggs In
the month of March that is an average
of 2SA eggs per day Would like to
hear from some one doing better.
NOTICE
Commencing April LIST price for ice
delivered will be as follows: Dwell
ing houses, 20 lbs. per day, $125 per
month; % lbs per day, $3.50 per
month Markets and Creameries
$500 per ton. Stores and soda foun-
tains Is cents per hundred.
2wl4+ NORRIDGEWOCK ICE co.
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IN MIS- EE RS vr,oe
Mrs. Courtney Tells How She
Was Cured by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.

Oskaloosa, Iowa." For years was
simply in misery from a weakness and
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Sell your house with an ad Ia
Everybody's Column
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-07-24

harder for their moral and spiritual
welfare than he.
In conclusion we will say au
revoir, but not good bye, and it is
our sincere wish that Father Whalen
will have a safe journey to the bat
tlefelds of France, and that he may
return to us in the near future and
that we will have his presence and
priestly services with us many years
to come.
Father Whalen received his call
yesterday to report for preliminary
examination at Fort Smelling, and de-
parted last evening for st. Paul. We
understand he expects to come back
here in few days, before going to a
training school, which will most
likely be Camp Tayloc, Louisville,
Kentucky.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-07-24
Lost Sight of One Eve.

The many old friends of Mart Nor
ton will be panied to hear that Mart
has been having serious trouble with
his eyes of late, and that he has lost
the sight of one of them. and the
other, is failing He came to DEBORAH
on June 16 from his home in Tyler,
MINI. to join his wife on visit to
relatives, and while here his eyes be-
gan to give him trouble and he went
to Milwaukee to consult DR.. Snyder
Some hopes are entertained to save
the sight of one of his eyes and 1T Is
the sincere wish of his many friends
that the doctors will be able to do It
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-07-24
Some skyscraper Corn.

If our readers wish to see some
real corn, just take a peep into our
office window Saturday afternoon
Charles Barth brought over stock
from West DEBORAH that stood IFS
inches high, nearly IL feet, and x
sure is some good looking corn, too.
1t was planted by James McMullen
who has two city lots of it on tie
Mrs. Andrew Barth place on the
West Side. Talk about com being
knee high by the Fourth. Guess we
will have to forget that old idea in
this section, and say corn six feet
high by the Fourth. The weather Is
simply immense and everything is
growing to beat four of kind Old
Winneshiek will help feed a good
share of the world this year.
Since the above was written We
have heard from the first ward corn
growers. Martin, Hartmann, sending
up stalk Monday morning that
measured 1874 inches high. We con-
Guided the first ward was going to
hold the hono.s, until yesterday
afternoon Roy Tracy dropped in to
tell us that he had field of corn
that had all the rest beat One
stalk he measured reached 1877
J inches and practically all the rest
of the patch was the same height
This is fourth ward corn. Now its
up to the second and third wards to
beat these records. Next.
Later: Now comes Ole |. Hagen
of the West Side and exhibits q
stock 154 inches high, or IL feet and
ten inches. Guess the West Side will
have to be handed first nonots, as
we haven't heard of any ward OF
lcountry district beating this record
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-07-24
Left for Austin, Texas.

We're Mckinney, the third son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Mckinney, of this
city departed yesterday for Austin,
Texas, where he goes to take a three
months training course, to enter the
army. They teach engineering, auto
work and flying, etc. There were
many applicants to go, but We're was
chosen. Thatshe will givea good &C
count of himself and make a fine
soldier for Uncie Sam there is no
doubt. We're is the third son in this
family to enter the service.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-07-24
FAIR PROGRAM
IS ANNOUNCED
Big Advertisement in This Issue
Gives the Program for the Four
Days and Nights.
BIGGER AND BETTER
THAN EVER BEFORE
Fog Horn Clancy VIII Announce All
Attractions and Performances
From Platform i'm Front of
Grandstand.

The big program for the Wlnne-
shiek County Fair for 1918 is now
going down the homestead and will
be with us Aug. IS, IA, Is and 10.
Secretaries Curtin and Bucknell have
everything lined up now and the
program is announced in another
column of this paper.
Besides the big program of free
attractions the premium list an
nounces fine list of exhibits. Horses
and cattle will play prominent
part. Ed Beard & Son will show
their fine line of Belgians and we be-
lieve there is no bette. strain oil
horses in the country.
The boys and girls special pig
contest will be another big feature.
All members of the Winneshiek Boys
and Girls Pig Club promoted by the
Extension Department of the Iowa
State College are eligible to exhibit
in special class, pigs they are feed
ing for the state contest. Pigs viii
be judged on the individuality and
not on feeding record.
Poultry will receive lots of at
tention under the supervision of r
F. Schwartz.
Farm products, with o. o. Lomer
superintendent, will play p-omin
ent part and will be judged by ar
Ames expert.
The School and Garden Club Con
test will be another feature. Al
members of the club are eligible tx
exhibit in a special class articles the.
are raising.
The Floral hall, with Mrs. E. J
Curtin, superintendent and Mrs. L
p. Keefe, assistant, will be an inter
Iesting place. The United State
government has suggested that tn
usual premiums offered for ocna
mental work be discontinued, and
! new list dealing with essentials b.
substituted, anu Consequently ~
usual classes presented in forme
premium lists has been discontinued
and such work as sewing, knitting
darning, patching, work OF oil
ladies, etc. will be substituted.
Plants and flowers will be giyel
much consideration, as before, am
all plants exhibited for premium
must have been in possession of ex
Ihibitors at least sixty days prior t
the fair.
The pantry and kitchen exhibit
must be along the essential lines
and all exhibits this year it is deem
ed advisable should be along tn
nationwide movement for conser
walton.
With the excellent program out
lined the fair this year promises Z
surpass all records. Read the pro
gram. II will be along now in
couple of weeks and plan to be here
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-07-24
Red Cross Doings.

During the past week the following
money has been handed in to Treas.
Bear.
Mrs. John A. Olson, Chain money
$3.50.
Mrs. Barbara Borsheim, Chain money
$3.50.
Mrs. G. L. Topliff Unit, First ward,
$1,000.
Bert Gates, Hesper twp, Lars Gold
berg, solicitor, donation, $500.
over 500 pairs of socks, rs sweat
ers, and As winter night robes wece
shipped to headquarters from the
Winneshiek chapter this week.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-07-24
Fall Opening of the Grand.

Friendly Enemies" will be the
bill, and good one, which will open
the fall season at the Grand opera
house in DEBORAH on Friday evening.
Sept 6. Mr.. Bear wires that he has
booked the above company, which is
put out by A. H. Woods, who has
sent us so many fine offerings. We
will play just few attractions the
coming season, but they will all be
Of the best.
WEISER & BEAR, Managers
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-07-24
Greater iowa Man Coming.

H. E. Moss, assistant secretary of
the Greater Iowa Association, will
be in DEBORAH on Aug. 6, and give
a talk on matters of interest to Iowa
people, patriotic and otherwise. He
will also tell who the Non-Partisan
league members are and what they
are endeavoring to do. Full par
ticula.s about the meeting will be
given in a future issue.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-07-24
Winneshiek VIII Fill Quota.

The Red Cross shipments made
this week from the Winneshiek chap
ter consisted of $50 pairs of socks,
As hospital bed shirts and rs sweat
ers. Two weeks ago 500 pairs OF
socks were shipped, and this makes
1000 pairs on the quota to be fur
nished by Aug. 81, Mrs. e. j. Cur
tin, vice president of the chapter
says Winneshiek county will fill its
quota.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-07-24
Rand Concert sunday.

The concert advertised for the City
Park last Sunday did not take place
owing to the fact of so many mem
bers OF the band being out of the
city. The next concert at the park
will be given on next Sunday if the
weather permits.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-07-24
Notice to Auto Owners,

The. most important auto trip you
will take this summer will be when
you auto to DEBORAH either Thursday,
Friday or Saturday of this week. to
see Ambassador Gerard's my FOUR
YEARS IN GERMANY" at the Star
Theatre. Fill the back seat with the
neighbors for it is too good for any
one to miss. Adv.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-07-24
Here From London.

Mrs. Altha Daubney has enjoyed a
visit the past ten days from Mrs.
Lyle French, of London, England.
Her husband was former resident
of this county, living near Frank
vile, and enlisted in the Canadian
army He was severely wounded
last year in France and has been re-
cuperating since M. French is ex-
pected here. in a few days to join
his wife on visit.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-07-24
BY HARRY =. GREEN.
BARN BURNS i'm Canoe.

Lightning struck barn on the
Mrs. ABBY farm in Canoe township
Monday evening. The barn was
burned down and a large amount of
hay Consumed and horse was also
burned to death.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-07-24
Roasting Ears Ready,

A farmer from nea: Calmar was in
the-city Saturday and he said he had
roasting ears in his corn held al
ready. That's going some Hufrah
for old Winneshiek.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-07-24
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MORE PIGS THIS WEEK.
Red Cross Pig Club Growing Biggcl
Each Week

Below we print another list of Red
Cross Pig Club donors, and there are
still more to come.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-07-24
NJ. Il. Church.

Preaching 1880 a. m. and 500
p. m. Sunday school at II o'clock.
Epworth League TOO p. m. Subject
for morning sermon, Called to- be
Saints" Topic for evening sermon,
I"World Problems" All cordially
invited. A. r. GRANT.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-07-24

Our goods must make good or
we will. THE MEMS SHOP.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-07-24

If in need of good work shoes
see THE MEMS SHOP.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-07-24

CANOE TOWNSHIP.
A. A. Lukken, Solicitor.
John Langaas
The name of John Halvorson has also
been handed in but his location is not
stated.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-30
ASSERTS NEW ORDER
WILL FOLLOW WAR
Secretary Daniels Sees Era I'm Which
Community Life VIII Replace
IndividuaIism.

Washington. March ga new or
der of civilization will follow the war,
Secretary of the Navy Daniels predict
ed here tonight in an address before
the National Geographic society
The new order, said the secretary,
will be:
Prevent profiteering
Provide free education, free mdicaI
treatment, free hospitals and free pub
lie service 10 all peoples
Deal a death blow TO individualism
in order that all men may live by CO.
operation.
He said in part:
with the return of peace, national
lines will indeed remain and love OF
homeland still grip the hearts of mer
of varying chimes and differen
tongues. We may expect all nations
to accept the tenders Of world wid'
brotherhood in the spirit in which 4
will be rendered by the twentieth cen
fury after-the-war ,chivalry. There
fore all the peace-loving nations mus
enter into an International agreement
neither TO throw away their guns no.
to tie up their warships but to MAXI
them one common international peac,
police on land and sea.
whatever any nation produces that
is good will be made available with
out prof1teering 70 men and women in
every other nation. Education to all
medical treatment hospitals for thu
aged and infrm without cost--the rea
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-30
LIBERTY LOAN DRIVE
ROSTER IS COMPLETE
Local Committee Announces Names
of Those Who VIII Assist
In Raising Money.

Arrangements are about completed
FOR the great liberty loan drive. TO be
started on April g. The local com
mittee yesterday afternoon announced
its various subcommittee and the
state committee gave out the nam s
Of its workers.
Chairman Richard NJ Smith, OF the
Virginia executive committee. and ex.
ecutive secretary Rem r owen, have
cleared the decks for the drive, and
with the cooperation of the various
committees. and coordinate associa-
lions, ther& will be something doing
from The start to the finish of the
drive
Headquarters Will be maintG med at
1914 East Main street, where the lead
ers John Kerr Branch. W. T. Dab
uey and all the others. will be on
hand ready for the work Of .helping
Uncle Sam subdue the Hun.
Secretary McAdoo's apportionment
for the Fifth district was larger than
had been expected by about 10000
GOO owing TO a change In the bank
resources and financial standing of
Boston and the First district, embrace
ing New England Richmond's aliot-
mont In round figures. will be ap-
proximately $4,000 more than In
the first issue and S. 600. 900 less than
the second loan.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-30
BROADWAY REPORTS
INCOME TAX RETURNS

New York, March 29.--over 5000
people visited "Big BilP' Edwards,
collector OF internal revenue at the
Customs house today to file income
tax returns. Many took advantage Of
the Good Friday holiday in the flnan-
cial district TO step up and settle.
Sergeant Major Charles e. Hughes,
Jr., came in from Camp Upton TO re-
port n great shortage of blanks at
the cantonment He left with huge
bundle, Collector Edwards explained
that soldiers In America have to make
out their blanks like any. one else,
while the troops abroad will not be
required 10 make returns for their
1917 incomes until ninety days after
the proclamation Of the president of
the United States declaring the war
closed
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-30
WILL OCCUPY CELL
WITH KARL MUCK

Boston, March 29.-Dr. Karl Oscar
Bertling, an officer of the German
army and special agent sent here by
Germany at the outbreak of the war
to influence news" was arrested to-
night as an alien enemy by department
of justice agents. After being ques-
toned by Assistant Federal Attorney
Dewey. Bertling was locked in a cell
in the East Cambridge Jail beside that
occupied by DR.. Karl Muck.
Bert1ing's home in New York was
burned sometime ago. when he re-
sided there. He charged British Sc
cret service men with starting the
fire after burglarizing his home ana
seizing private papers. At the time
it was reported that Count Won Bern
storff. then German ambassador &c
America, had threatened international
complications regarding the incident,
but nothing of the kind developed.