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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-09-19
EAST ST. ADAMS

Clarence Cole of the L. S Navy was
in town last week on a short Through
accompanied by his bride, Mrs. Mabel
(Stackhousel Cole of Portland Mr.
and Mrs Cole were given a reception
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George
Crocker only relatives and near
friends of his family being present.
All joined in wishing Mr.. and Mrs.
Cole long and happy life.
Mrs Nettie r. Mower recently re-
ceived a letter and card from her
daughter Edwina Mower, announcing
her safe arrival in Paris. Miss
Mower is in the Red Cross work, and
left home for France about month
ago. She wrote that she had fine
trip across the ocean and was we'll.
Friends of Charles W Thompson of
the L. S. Navy will be sorry to hear
that he was on the transport Mt. Yer
non which was torpedoed. 1t is as
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ing a weeks vacation with her pa
rents
j. J Harvell has been making ex-
tensive repairs and remodeling the
house on the corner. This will be
used for a store.
Mrs. L. E. Thompson returned home
from Camden last week, bringing
Evelyn Cote home with her for visit
Mr. and Mrs Deronde of Redding
Mass have been visiting at the home
of George Young. Mrs. Deronde was
formerly Emma Boley of this place
Mrs Moore of Jackman is visiting
her daughter Mrs. Lillian Harvell
Mrs. Ann Morrison has been visit
ing her daughter Mrs. Arthur Hobart
in Skowhegan the past week.
Chester Hodgdon was called to
: Aver, Mass. last week on account OF
the illness of his brother. Upon his
arrival there he found his brother sc
much improved as to be able to return
to Skowhegan.
Perley Lanev was called to Skowhe-
gan. SATURDAY., by the illness and
death of his brother
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-09-19
ANS0N VALLEY

Mr. and Mrs Simeon Spencer were
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Alt Clark
Sunday, the Sth.
d. B. Abbott of Madison VAS in this
vicinity, Sunday
The rain of Sunday night VAR much
needed and Monday being a pleasant
day for the State election, most every
one around here went to vote. OF
course there were just a few, as usual
who stayed at home and said 1T
wont make any difference
Miss Ezma Hackett is attending the
North Arson Academy this fall.
W. O Oliver is planning to start his
saw mill soon.
We had a killing frost here Tuesday
night, Sept 10Th, that finished Ut
about everything Ice and ground
froze from IA to IL inch thick.
The leaves are turning to their
crimson hue. reminding us that the
cold winter is coming soon.
Alt Clark has finished threshing in
this vicinity and returned home. He
plans to start his novelty mill at once
as he has a large order to fill.
Autos have fallen off about so
per cent Sundays in our roads since
the new request
Herbert Hackett met with a bad ac-
cident one day recently, falling off q
load of grain and striking his heat
and shoulders on the barn floor He
Was confined to the bed for several
days but is now able TO be out
Willie Stowell is not improving il
health and with his wife has moved
for the present to his fathers S. E
StoWels. in New Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. c. l.. Spencer are re-
joicing over the birth of an SIP pound
baby boy (Henry Hit Spencer. born
September 18th. Mrs. John Luce is
caring for Mrs C. l.. Spencer.
A goodIy number attended the Emb-
den Fair as usual and reported fine
time
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deal of damage to the farmers crops
Born. Sept. 4, 10 Mr.. and Mrs. John
Redmond a daughter.
Quite a number Of the to~nspeople
attended Wateryille Fair and al.o
Emblem Fair
G. A. Clark Of North Arson vas a
business caller in town Saturday
". II Dnley was in town. Monday
Carroll Smith has returned home
from Camp Deyen-. having been
granted an honorable discharge on ac-
count Of his health
Mrs. A l. Batchelder and son have
returned from Portland, where they
spent week with relatives.
a number Of people attended thc
Spiritnalist campmeeting al Lakewood
during the week
Help win the war by saving peach
stones and putting them into The bar
rel in front Of f. C. Clark's store.
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pOpII\ Dis. HORRDGEWOCk

Mrs Annette Tobey. George Mcln-
tire and Helen McIntire visited friends
and relatives in Mercer last Sunday
MIR and Mrs Treffle Cloutier of
Skowhegan were callers at Frank
Wiham'S last sunday
Mrs Mamie Horne. teacher Of bod
lin school attended Waterville Fair
two DAYS lnez Miller and Miss
stevens taught the school during Mrs.
Horne's absence.
Among those in this district to at
tend Waterville Fair were: Mr. and
Mrs 4. G Storer. Mr. and Mrs Her
man Stevens. Mrs Sadie Marston,
Mrs Ona Harrington Dell Stevens
and Ed Stevens
Georgia Melntire has returned IL
her work in Waterville after a feW
days AT home
Walter Nelntire vas at ShoWhosan
last Monday ON business
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ANSIlN

Richard Lanctot who has been visit
ing his friend Wilfred Barbeau, has
returned to his home In Bangor
MANY from here attended Embden
Fair, Saturday and reported a good
time and a large crowd.
Martha Kitchen of Arson Hill was
in town, Monday.
Mrs. Carrie Fairbrother Of Skowhe-
gan, who has been visiting friends IN
town, has returned to her home.
Miss Lizzetta Fiske, a teacher in
the Garfield school, was week end
visitor in Starks.
Mr.. and Mrs Bernard Otis and three
boys attended Embden Fair, Saturday
Harry Gordon is home from Jack
man. where he had the bad luck to
hurt his hand while working on an
engine there.
Miss Leah Rogers was recently call
ed down river by the death Of her
mother
Gason Greenleaf left Tuesday morn
ing for Lewiston where he will attend
the Lewiston Fair.
Pearl Paine of North Arson was in
town, Saturday
Miss Florence Walker was in North
Arson, Monday, where she gives music
lessons.
Mrs. Mae Boynton and daughter
were calling one evening this week
on their friend, Mrs. G. Greenleaf.
Mrs Caddie Hilton has returned
nome after visiting her sister Mrs
Wellington Ellis in Oakland.
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SANDY RIVER

Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Wiley with
his mother, Mrs Paulena Wiley of
Washburn. who are on a two weeks
auto trip visiting relatives and friends
were callers Wednesday of last week
at b. F. Bakers. Mrs Paulena Will
ley is Mr. Bakers aunt
Perley Whipple is working in the
power house for the present.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Cross, Miss
NIinta Frederick and Perley Whipple
were among those visiting the Central
Maine Fair. Thursday.
Several teams started hauling sweet
corn Monday morning and much corn
will be moved this week if the weather
permits
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-09-19
WEST MOSCOW

Mrs Thales Spaulding Sr. who has
been critically i'll is gaining slowly
although still under the care of a
trained nurse. Her daughter, Mrs
Ray Nye is still with her.
Mrs. Kelley and daughter returned
home last Wednesday after a visit
here
Mrs Hight is now keeping house for
James FitZsimOns.
Professor Charles Haskell of Turn
er Centre and Midshipman o. l.. Has
kel of Annapolis, Maryland arrived
in town Saturday night and spent sun
day with Norman Collins
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Dunton and
Clyde Dunton made a trip to NorridEe-
woek one day last week.
Our town was we'll represented at
Embden Cattle Show, Saturday.
The very heavy frost of last week
did great deal OF damage 10 crops,
Mrs Ada Berry is recovering from
a surgical operation recently perform
ed Mrs Olive Hilton is nursing her
The pulp drive has just passed here
1t is moving slowly on account of low
water.
Mrs. Harry Washburn is in poor
health.
The last meeting of Good viii Club
September -, held with Mrs. Edith
Hunnewell was a busy one for every
one vas making patchwork and sew
ing the squares together for quilts for
the soldiers Two papers on Bel
GUM were read and the music on the
piano by TWO of its musical members
was much appreciated Next meet
ing viii be Sept 26, with Mrs. Lucy
Crombie and all should come prepared
to sew as the work on quilts Will he
continued
The teacher and scholars Of the
Washington school with several Of the
parents and friends, enioYed a corn
roast one evening recently
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Rural Carrier Examinations

There will H- examinations at the
posfoHce- 70 SEa0hegan and Pitts
field. October l4th. to fill the position
Of r T . carrier in the town first
NAMED Successful applicants will
also be eligible for vacancies occur
ing later in any part Of the county
During the continuance Of the pres
en- var these positions are open 70
women on the same terms as men.
Further information may be obtained
al either of the postofiiees above a~A-
toned
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| ITEMS OF INTEREST
TOBEY Observation-Disclosures
I From Our Correspondents
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Miss Inez Tobey of Lowell, Mass.
is passing her vacation with her pa
rents Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Tobey
Mrs Alma Atwood has returned to
her home at New Portland after a
visit with her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
viii Stewart.
Roland and Donald Everett, sons of
p. Everett, deserve special men
ton for their piece of prize sweet
corn which they have just harvested
and on which they report an average
test of -. Their father is also har-
yesting his crop and is receiving at
the rate of $3.50 an acre. Other
pieces in this section are also above
the average yield per acre.
Miss Vena Blaisdell is at home car
ing for little Irving Morrow, who is
critically i'll with lockjaw.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-09-19
STARkS

Harold Dudley and Howard Lynds
are home on short furloughs.
Rev. w. H Varney and family Of
Fairfield were in town the first of the
week visiting relatives.
Word has been received here that
Henry Dudley. son of George Duley of
Rhode Island, has been missing since
August 18th.
Susie Fletcher has gone to Solon to
teach in the high school and Helen
Paine of North Arson is teaching the
Seavey school which Miss Fletcher
had engaged to teach.
Lamont Moore had the misfortune To
break his wrist one day last week.
Carroll Sterry has gone to Mon
mouth to work for the canning com
pany.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-09-19
EMRnEN LAKE

A large number from this part Of
the town. attended the Embden cattle
show and fair Saturday.
Mrs Belle Copp is working for her
sister-in-law. Mrs. Eta Hunnewell
Miss Ina Rolfe is going to New
Portland to work for Morris Clark.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-09-19
RnMAlEE. NNRRInGEWOCk

Miss Susie Taylor of Skowheean
came here Friday to see her sister.
who is very sick.
School began here last week with a
teacher from North Arson.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Clark were call
ed to Skowhegan recently to see Mrs
Clark sister, who is very i'll.
John Lloyd is working in Madison
at the mill
Robert Stockford has been in town
calling on friends.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-09-19
Swift & Company, y. S. A.

Mrs. Eta Kelley of Cornville visit
ed at Frank Bryants a few days last
week.
S. T. Walker and Tom Farrin have
returned from Shawmut, where they
have been working the past summer.
Mrs. Bruce Burpee and daughters
Arlene, Evelyn and Marion of Bangor
who have been stopping in town for
the past two months, returned to their
home last Monday
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-09-19
SNITII S0I0N

Herbert Adams and Roy Ryder are
threshing in this vicinity.
l. F Boardman is busy filling his
silo this month.
The Central Maine Potato Co began
digging their potatoes this week. They
have a new FOrdsOn tractor to he used
in their farming operations and to
distribute fertilizer and haul their po-
tatoes to the cars. This company has
bought the Wilder Gates farm.
Born, Sept 10Th, to the wife of My
ron Williams, a son
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-09-19
MANFIEIn

On Sept 18th there were four who
registered for the draft. Perley Bry-
ant, John Wedge, Guy Hamln and
Perley Brown
Among those who attended Embdeu
Fair were MIR and Mrs II f skid
more. Mr. and Mrs Perley Bryant and
John Wedge and children
Howard Bryant and wife of Scion
visited his parents Nr. and Mrs. Dan
iel Bryant, Saturday night and sunday
Everett Bickford has finished work
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-09-19
S0rTn RINGnAN ANn VICINITY

Mr. and Mrs Edmund Gilman and
son Raymond of Embden spent sun
day with his uncle c. L Gilman
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney York and
James York and sons were among
those who attended the Fair at Emb-
den. Saturday.
We hear that Charles Gilman has
a flock of sheep 10 sell
Mr. and Mrs Randall McQuilkin
were at Bingham one day last week
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-09-19

This is one Of the Swift & Company
Branch House Men.
They are all pretty much alike in the
way they feel toward their work-and that
is what this ad is about.
They know that most people couldn't
get such good meat promptly and in good
condition if it weren't for the branch houses
of which they are in charge.
They know that the branch house is
one of the most important links in the chain
of preparing and distributing meat for a
nation.
They know that Swift & Company must
have its branch houses run at the highest
notch of usefulness; that even a Swift &
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-09-19
WARNING

III persons are warned no. "a mo-
lest or interfere VIII II y Turtle in
his work or otherwise. and especially
to refrain from injuring him in his
prospects Of obtaining remunerative
occupation, and from slandering him
in any way Violations Of this
warning will be enereetieally prose
cuted
THOMAS @ LORD Trial Justice
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-09-19

sumed that he escaped injury, how
ever as his name is not IN the casual
ty lists.
Bessie A. Nichols, who has been at
home for the summer vacation, re-
turned to her school in Gardiner last
week.
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BRIGHTON

Miss Belya Hussey, who has been
visiting in the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
f A Brasier for the past few weeks,
returned to her home in Belfast, Mon
day.
George Brasier went to Dexter Mon
day.
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EAST MADISON

Mrs Whittemore has been visiting
her sis ter. Lucy Corson, the past week
and attending Spiritual campmeetine
at Lal ewood.
Miss Hazel Russell has been spend
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-09-19

for Perlsy BRYANT and returned - his
nome II Harmony. Sunda:
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The Branch House Man

Company branch house went run itself, and
that it is Up to the branch house man to
run it properly.
Any branch house man who doesn't
see his work in this light is transferred to
some other place with Swift & Company to
which he is better adapted.
They are picked men, these branch
house men. Every time you sit down to
steak or chop, or cut of roast, you can give
grateful thought to the whole crew of them.
And remember, in a general way, that
everything that makes life smoother and
more convenient for you, is the result of the
thoughtfulness and effort of lot of people
of whom you have never heard.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-09-19
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURES

THOMAS G LORD. Trial JUST,
The Cordova daily times., 1918-03-15

the church of St. Augustine The likenesses represent the poets in their youth and form part of large fresco paintings made in the 14th century by students, it is supposed, of the cele- brated Giotto and covered over in 163O after the Black Death pest of that year when the walls of many hundreds of Churchs in Italy were witewashed. Independent of the artistic value of the frescoes, it is stated they will be preserved in order to settle disputes as to the appearance of the two poets when young.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-03-15
VALUABLE JAR WRECKED
 BY B|C LOCOMOTIVE

This afternoon the large White auto truck of the Alaska Transfer Company was struck and smashed to smither- eens by shifting engine on the Cop per River railway. the three occu pants having a narrow escape from meeting death. The truck was return ing from the coal bunkers on c street and was unable to either stop or back up before it was run down by the en- zine.
 William Cavanaugh. who was driv- ing the car, realized that an accident was inevitable and he jumped escap- ing without injury. George Edgecumbe and a teamster named Cooper were in the rear of the truck when the collision occurred. Edgecumbe lit on his face, which was bruised in the fall Cooper received slight cuts on 1 the face and hands
 The car was valued at $2,500 and is total wreck.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-03-15

The steamer Northwestern sailed this afternoon for Seattle with the fol lowing passengers from Cordova:
 Sid Stevens, w McClean, w. S. Ryneason. c, E. Jones, Victor Boone, Wm, M. Jones, Miss L. Brandt, Pete Kennedy, Mrs. Kennedy R. T. Smith Miss c. Sater, D. F. Riley, c. N. Ander- son, Mrs. Anderson, Chas Siguin, o. P. Erickson, Peter Erstad Chas. Se- grin, F. Frederskey, Mike Gasoff, B.. Haiguchi, Nick Okoloff Arthur Rup- per- Wm. King, Tom Hogan, Bill Biloff,
The Cordova daily times., 1918-03-15
GARDENS ALLOTTED
 AT PARIS FORTS

PARIS, March 15.-Amateur gar dening around the Qualifications of Paris was so successful last year that
 applications for gardening plots for the coming season have multiplied be- yOnd the space available. The allot- ment of these garden spots of hun dred yards square each will soon be made upon written applications, pref erence being given to large and neces- situous families. Families with five or more children will be allowed two lots. lsa
The Cordova daily times., 1918-03-15
ANNOUNCEMENT

Br. Homer A. Blyth, of the dental firm of Drs. Daggett & Blyth with of fices at Cordova, has equipped modern offices at Mccarthy, Alaska.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-03-15

At the Empress theater tonight and tomorrow night the feature presented will be Where Love Leads" a prob lem play with Ormi Hawley in the leading role.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-03-15

A dance complimentary to the young men from here and towns to the west ward who left on today's boat to en- list for the war was given at Heggs hall last night and very enjoyable time resulted.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-03-15

Jack Lewis, Alaska representative of the John Bollman Company of San Francisco, who handle the Velvet to- bacco and Chesterfield cigarettes, which are both we'll advertised and popular throughout the territory, is spending couple of days in Cordoya.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-03-15

Miss Lettie Brandt, who has spent the past several months with her brother, Henry J. Brandt. station agent for the Copper River railway at Chintina, returned today to her home at Alameda, Cal.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-03-15

Everything is in readiness for the big St. Patrick's day dance to be given at Eagle hall on Saturday night by the Ladies' Altar Society for the bene- fit of the Red Cross.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-03-15

MT. and Mrs. Peter Kennedy, of Chitina, arrived in town on yesterdays train and left on the steamer North western for the states.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-03-15

C. N. Anderson, chief engineer for the North Midas Mining Company, at STelna, accompanied by his wife, left on tOday's boat for the States to pur- chase machinery, Mir. Anderson eX- poets to return in about six weeks.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-03-15
ANCIENT PICTURES
 WILL SETTLE DISPUTE

RIMINI, Italy, March 15.-Portraits of Italy's two greatest poets, Dante and Petrarch, have been discovered in
The Cordova daily times., 1918-03-15

WOIJ p9MLLB Bp9mBTy I9Wgals 9qL Seattle at a late hour this afternoon bringing large number of passengers and big shipment of mail
The Cordova daily times., 1918-03-15
LOCAL DOING AND PERSONAL
 MENTION
Father Van der Pol came over from Valdez on last nights boat.

A meeting of all odd Fellows will be held at Attorney Fosters office, Alaskan Hotel, on Sunday afternoon 'at 1 o'clock.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-03-15

If we are selfish or even careless, we are disloyal; we are the enemy at homei
The Cordova daily times., 1918-03-15

He that wasteth today will be hun gry tomorrow.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-03-15

We must save, serve and sacrifice
New-York tribune., 1918-01-18
5 | 90, 600 Harlem Fire
Destroys FoodstuH

Food worth many thousand dollars
was destroyed last night when fire
gutted the refrigerators and store
rooms Of the butcher and greengro-
ccrics store of Charles Weisbecker
which extends from 26S West One Hun
dred and Twenty-tifth Street, through
TO 265 West One Hundred and Twenty
fourth Street The loss is $l00,0OO
Four alarms Of fire brought practically
all of llarlem's fire fighting force to
the scene. The flames were not brought
under control until after a hard two
hour fight.
The fire caused a panic among eighty
negro families occupying two tene-
ments adjoining the burned building
Police reserves from three Harlem pre-
cncts, under command Of Inspector
Thomas Ryan, had their hands full aid
ing the excited tenement dwellers to
escape and In protecting the household
belongings they insisted on piling up
in the street
The fire started on the first floor of
the building at 267 and 269 West 124th
street. An explosio said to have been
caused by an ammonia tank on the sec
ond floor, literally blew the flames into
the two story building at 265 West
12Ath Street. A large quantity Of fats
stored at that end of the building fur
nished fine fuel for the flames and
made the task of the tremen difficult
and danger eious.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-18
Jewish Charities
Campaign Passes
Half Way Mark
$4,000 of $4,000 New
Members Sought by Fed
Grafton Obtained

The workers in the campaign Of the
Federation for the Support of Jewish
Philanthropic Societies for $4,000 new
members announced at the daily tea at
the Hotel Biltmore yesterday afternoon
that $4,000 members have been OBJ
tanned up to date. Yesterday 6,0O7 ad-
ditional names were added to the list.
William Fox, who headed the team
that brought in 1901 Of the new mem
bers, sent personal letter to all the
workers under him, telling them that
the order closing down all manufacture
ing industries for period of five days
was of advantage to them, as they could
enter Fundamentally into the work Of
obtaining new members without any
fear that their personal business at
fairs would be neglected.
Leopold Plaut, president of the United
Hebrew Charities, who presided at yes
terday's meeting, touched another angle
of the coal crisis when he requested
all Federation workers who came across
cases in which Jews were suffering be-
cause of the coal situation to report
Viz 1oSO " WIG l. CNCl uCiOH' ~. bdN it
de Sola Pool, rabbi of the Spanish and
Portuguese Synagogue, declared that
Dr.. Gartield's order had brought the
rich and the poor closer together than
ever before in their history. The rich,
he said, are fearful lest the poor suf-
fer, and the poor are crying out that
the rich will suffer, unless there is a
change in DR.. Garfield's edict.
Mortimer L. Schitf, president Of the
Jewish Protectory and Aid Society;
Rabbi Maurice II. Harris, Of Temple
Israel, Harlem, and Felix NJ. Warburg
president Of the Federation, were the
ether speakers.
A special meeting will be held to-day :
at 2:3O o'clock, instead of at 5 p. n
because OF the Jewish Sabbath. The
orthodox team of the campaign, headed
by Albert Lucas and Morris Engleman
will hold the first of three mass meet
ings planned by it tomorrow night at
the Educational Alliance, East Broad
way and Jefferson Street