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ability as an executive won for him
at Union seminary his talent as stu
dent, his skill as a teacher, and his
first the position of assistant director
of student Christian work, and then
the position of principal of the newly
organized Union school of Religion.
As a result of conspicuous success in
these positions, he WAS asked to be
come the associate of the great Scotch
divine and professor at Union Rev.
Hugh Black, d. D., who was tenn
porarily supplying the large First
Congregational church OF Montclair,
y. J.. for one year. After conclud-
ing this work, Mr.. Wilson became
pastor of the Congregational church
of Skowhegan, Maine. While there
he was elected a visitor to Bangor
Theological seminary and a delegate
to the National Council Of Congrega-
tional churches.
On January l, 1916, Mr.. Wilson en-
tered upon his duties as pastor of the
Olivet church and professor Of reli-
gion in Olivet college He soon won
the esteem of the students and the
confidence of his colleagues on the
faculty BY reason Of his interest
in all community affairs he has been
made chairman of the Red Cross, di
rector of the Smileage campaign,
chairman of the Third Liberty Loan
committee. and chairman of the Ar
menian and Syrian Relief committee.
In addition to his local activities he
is president of the Michigan Congre-
gational Conference Ministerial Cor
respondence Training School, a mem
Der of the National Council of Con-
gregational churches, and a member
of the Religious Education associa-
ton.
Mr.. Wilson brings to his new po-
sition as president of Olivet college a
happy heritage. a rich experience,
carefully trained mined, a thoroughly
disciplined will, a strong Christian
character, and a genuine religious
fervor
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War Emergency Crop Reports

In order to obtain an accurate rec
ord of all cereals raised in the eoun-
try this year, the Bureau of Markets
al Washington is securing the reports
directly from the threshermen. The
Bureau of Markets is obligated by law
as a war emergency, to secure this
information.
The County Agents have been asked
TO put this matter before the thresh-
ermen in their respective counties and
to receive the reports from them. In
accordance with this the Somerset
County Agent is securing a list of
men owning threshing machines in the
county, to whom he will send a book
compiled for the purpose of keeping
a record of the amount of grain they
thresh for each individual. These
reports will be sent in at the end of
each month that any threshing is
done
This matter is of national import
ance since it will give a complete
report OF all the grain in the country.
The reports will be summarized and
published as often as obtained.
Men who own threshing machines
can render great assistance to the
county agent If they will write a
statement of that fact to r. NJ Stiles.
Hartland.
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HARTLAND

The subject OF the Thursday even
ing prayer meeting at the Baptist
church will be How to deal with
those that lack commandments of
Ignorance. Saturday afternoon at 4
o'clock the regular monthly covenant
meeting will convene in the vestry.
Next Sunday morning the pastor VIII
speak on 1.-THE Great Preacher. Sun
day School at 11.45; Junior c.. e. at
5: Christian Endeavor at $50 and the
Sunday evening preaching service at
100.
Supt. H. B. Clifford and wife have
returned from their vacation.
Edward Nutting and wife are receiv-
ing CONGRATULATIONS on the birth Of a
daughter.
The perch and salmon fishing is at
it's best in Moose Pond now.
Everett Vanadestne is visiting
friends in town. He is from Camp
Green in South Carolina.
The East Somerset Agricultural So
ciety will hold their annual August
meeting of horse racing at the trot-
ing park in this village, Saturday,
August IT, There will be three races
with purses amounting to 5000 as fol-
lows: 2.22 pace, 2.19 trot, purse
5000; 225 pace, 2.22 trot, purse 5000;
2.29 pace, 226 trot, purse 5000. Many
of the best horses of the state are
expected to be in this section at that
time attending the State fairs so it is
quite probable that the entries for the
August meeting will be well filled.
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Commenced Guiding Very Young

David c. Pooler of The Forks, was
in town Monday. Mr. Pooler is at
present proprietor of Otter Pond
Camps, located about three miles to
the west OF the kennebec river, two
and one half miles below The Forks.
This is Mr.. Pooler's second venture
in this locality. Something like niue
years ago, he leased them for one
season of NJ L. French, and did a
splendid summers business. He has
recently become the owner, purchas-
ing of Mr. French The camps stand
on land owned by Snow & Gray. Mr.
Pooler grew up as guide. He IS
the son of the late James Pooler, who,
% years ago, was proprietor OF the
Pleasant Pond House, being succeeded
by the late George w Savage. The
younger man commenced guiding in
the employ of David e. Jewett, George
w. Cover and others who were then,
and many of whom still remain inter-
when vacation time comes. Among
others whom Mr. Pooer has guided
through the Kennebec woods are:
Frank Briggs g years.; Mrs. r. B.
Shepherd 4 years.; Congressman
Goodwin Or F. o. Sawyer and Her
bert L. SWEET. The above are Som
erset county people, but Mr.. Pooler
remembers the names of other patrons
from all over the United States.
Mr. Pooer recalls his early training
with Nathan Moore, who lived in
Moscow for ages and ages'-almost
90 years. Mr. Moore was a famous
hunter and trapper, and Mr.. Pooler
used to go with him to visit his bear
traps. He recalls many exciting in
cidents when a good big bruin would
be found in the steel traps He re-
members, one spring. when seven
were thus captured.
Mr. Pooler Is something of a phil
osopher, and sometimes wopders why
he should have had such taste for
the woods when the same spirit was
not especially present in the other
members of his family His two
brothers could not be induced to ac-
company him on his hunting and fish
ing excursions. His mother, how
ever, shared the pleasure which he
used to take in the woods, and he
she used to prepare his lunch for him.
especially recalls the manner in which
She would cook round loaf of bread
cut circle in the top and take out
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-08-01
THURSDAY. AUGUST /. 1918
Let Us Have Peace

These words, pronounced by Grant
In the closing days Of the Rebellion,
have become historic. We are all as
weary of war as were the people OF
the North and South in 1865. The
suggestion to eliminate the customary
biennial, partisan, battle, this summer
is most welcome The world has
been satiated with controversy Let
Us Have Peace"
The proposition to let us arrive al
our political conclusions, this year
without the aid of mass meetings,
bands, flag rsisings, red fire, spell
binding and oratory, will meet with
general approval. Chairman Holley
for the Republicans, and Chairman
Madden, for the Democrats, In making
the announcement which we print in
this issue, have performed patriotic
public service. BY all means let this
political truce prevail at least For
the Duration OF the War.
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Food Conservation Department

Orono, Maine, July-Scarcity OF SUI
gar should not prevent Maine house
wives from canning and preserving
and today the Food Administration in
this State announces that the use OF
sugar in fruit preservation Is not
necessary to prevent spoilage. Every
effort will be made to have the house
wives of this State can maximum
amount of commodities on minimum
amount of sugar and the following
directions given below lin regard to
canning without sugar, may be carri-
ed out successfully II carefully fol-
lowed by the ordinary family.
CANNING WITHOUT SUGAR
Concise Directions
1. Select sound, fresh fruit.
2. Clean with cold water and pre-
pare, that Is stem or seed fruit.
3. Heat in covered dish at low
temperature until juice runs, cheat
ing may be done on back of stove or
In oven, guarding against heating too
quickly and burning).
4. Pack product in hot jars with
rubbers in position
s. Put hot covers in position and
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LOOK HERE FOR 1T
Many SkOwhegan Reader VIII be
Interested

When people read about the cures
made by a medicine endorsed from
far away, Is it surprising that they
wonder If the statements are true?
But when they read of cases right
here at home, positive proof is with
in their reach, for close investigation
is an easy matter Read Skowhegan
endorsement of Doan's Kidney Pills.
Daniel Thompson, 100 w. Front ST.,
Skowhegan, says MY back panied
me for some time and annoyed me
very much while working. Often
these pains extended down into my
hips. Doan's Kidney Pills were rec
commended and l got some at Fogg's
Drug Store. I hadn't taken them long
before | had relief. Today l am
never troubled with my back at all,
except when | over-work. l always
keep Doan's Kidney Pills in the house
and use them occasionally to keep
my kidneys in good condition"
Price coo. at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Thompson had Foster-Milburn
Co. Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
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Plans for the Coming School Year

Aside from a vacancy in the scien-
tifc department in the high school
and a teacher for a half of the VII
grade, all the town and rural schools
have been provided for Applicants
for these positions are now being con-
sidered. The rural schools are to
open on Tuesday, September 3, and
those in town on Monday, September
9Th.
Superintendent L. w Gerrsh has
made the following announcement
and there seems to be only slight
changes from the teachers of the past
year. At the high school Principal
r. w. Leighton Is to teach Latin and
Mathematics; assistant principal Dor
othy NJ. Elliot Is in charge CT the Eng
fish department; Pearl E. Meader is
again to teach commercial subjects
Ruth Morgan has Latin and German
Enola Chapman, history and mathe-
matics; Alice NJ. Cover, French. The
eighth grade which is in the high
StHOoi DulluIHB VIII De Taught ny
Laura Colwell and Dorothy NJ. Laur-
enston. Alice e. Mitchell is to be
principal of the Park school and will
assisted by Elizabeth Scott, Lizzie
Higgins and Kate C. Holbrook. The
Academy building is in charge of
Lizzie w, Healy, who is to be assisted
by Sarah Snow. Addie NJ. Swain Is
again principal of the Garfield build
ing and the others there are Eta S.
Merrill, Belle Dennison and Della A.
Sanford. The Lincoln building is
in charge of Gertrude Greene as prin-
cipal, Elizabeth Macomber and Helen
E. Merriam. Margaret Moor Day Is
principal of the kindergarten and she
is to be aided by Dorothy Day.
At the Jewett school is Nellie r.
Copp; Dudley, Eula NJ. Nevins; Par
ker, Doris Tobey; Richardson, Ber-
tina NJ Young; Malbon's Mills, Nancy
Huckins; Blunt. Margaret Lord :;
Gould, Lana Nottage; Pitts, Flora M.
Pratt.
The supervisors are Elmer E.
Towne, music; Clifford M. Goodrich,
manual training; Carrie M. Carpen-
ter, household arts and Maria S. Web
ster raWing
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Automobile Parties at Lakewood

People are coming from consider
able distances, this season, to attend
the plays at Lakewood, may of them
by auto. The number OF these vehi-
Giles Is brought to mind by the fact
that Horace Spear, in coming from
Lakewood Grove to the Lakewood
road, near his residence, about half
past seven, a recent Friday evening,
met % of them in the short distance
travelled. 1t took him about fifteen
minutes to make this trip OF less than
an eighth of a mile. 1t is probable
that more than 800 autos arrived at
the Grove that evening.
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MAINSTREAM

j. Rupert Conroy Of Jackman spent
few hours here, Thursday night,
with hts mother and sisters, leaving
at one o'clock Friday morning for
Skowhegan, where he left at a. m.
for Camp Devens.
Mrs Hattie Bachelor and Henry
Stevens with a party from Pittsfield
are at Mayfield blueberrying this
week.
Miss Mabel Baine was In Pittseeld
Friday and Saturday on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Hussey and
Master Milton of Dexter spent Thurs
day night with Mrs. Hussey's mother
Mrs Betsey Conroy.
F. l., Smith of Guilford visited his
daughter, Mrs. Ivan Chadbourne, a
greater part of last week.
Miss Marion Herrick, who is train
ing at a hospital in Lewiston, arrived
Thursday night to spend her vacation
at her home on Sugar Hill". She
was accompanied home by her moth
err, Mrs N Fl. Herrick, who is TAX
ing treatment at the sanitarium in
Fairfield. They will remain at home
about two weeks.
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Maine Star Agricultural Club

The Maine Star Agricultural Club
was formed at a meeting held In the
Assembly hall of the high school on
April IS. The following officers were
elected: Kenneth Smiley, president;
Earl Buker,, vice president; Leon Jen-
kins, treasurer and Francis FitzMor-
ris, secretary, The four officers pre-
viously mentioned and Roland Rus
sell, Robert Wyman and George
Halves were elected for the executive
committee r. w. Leighton was
chosen leader OF the club and E. T.
Goodrich was selected to give them in
structions In their tasks. The vari-
GUS projects of the club include pig,
poultry, corn and potato raising, can
ming and gardening.
Mr.. Leighton has a club of forty or
fifty boys who are actually engaged
in some form of production There
are several who are engaged In the
raising OF pigs. Practically all of
the pigs were purchased with money
loaned by the First National Bank.
Each boy was given a certain amount
to buy a pig and he in return gave
his note for the amount, no interest
being charged. When the pig Is taxi
en- to market and sold, the boy pays
back the sum loaned him and the bal
ance belongs to him Each one Is
supplied with papers, furnished by
the department of agriculture, to keep
an accurate account of all costs, so
that at the end of the season, he can
show his profit or loss.
There are several girls engaged in
the canning club. of which Miss Agnes
MantOr has charge.
The Somerset County Agricultural
Agent, r. M. Stiles met here on sew
eral occasions to explain to the boys
and girls the purpose of their work.
Principal r. w. Leighton also gave
interesting lectures to the pupils OF
the grammar grades and OF the high
school.
There is to be meeting OF the clubs
tonight Thursday at 730 o'clock in
the Municipal court room.
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: ITEMS OF INTEREST
NORTH ST. ALBANS
From Our Correspondents
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On July 81 as a sprprise to Mrs.
Jennie Parker, 26 friends met at her
home to honor her birthday Silver
knives and forks, dessert spoons, tea
spoons a sugar shell were presented
also an enlarged picture of her son
Horace, who sailed for France some
two weeks ago. The out-of-toWn
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Nc
Donald and children OF Ripley; Erwin
and Sadie Parker, Mr. and Mrs. Mark
Smith and Frank and Marjorie Elkins
of Pittsfield. Refreshments OF ice
cream and cake were served.
Will Philbrick returned home We'd
nesday from E. NJ. G. Hospital oil
Bangor, where he had been taken
from Pittsfield a week ago Saturday
He had been hurt in the picker room
in the mill, where he was employed
His condition at this writing is seri-
Gus as he is suffering from hemorrh-
ages of the kidneys.
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partially seal with glass top jars
do not press down wire clamps).
G. Place on rack in boiling water
bath with water at least one inch over
top of jar. "a wash boiler with
wooden rack in bottom will serve for
BATH
7. Boil thirty 900 minutes.
&. Remove jars from bath and
completely seal.
Q Air cool (guard against strong
drafts label and store in dark place.
All soft fruit such as Strawberries,
raspberries, blackberries. blueberries,
currants. cranberries. gooseberries,
plums, cherries may be canned by
this method, sweetening being added
before serving:
Mrs. Edw r Merrill, who was in
charge of this department, Is very
anxious to hear from those who have
tried the directions for cooking and
preserving issued by the national
government and various other public
authorities. Please send your com
ments. and especially report success
es or failures with war time recipes:
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This would be filed with

the center. This would be filed with
butter and the top replaced. 81 wish
| could have some now, said Mr.
Pooler.
Part of the valuable instruction
which he got from Mr.. Moore was ex-
IRENE caution as to forest fires. Il
have logged water a half mile re-
marked Mr. Pooler, ito put out camp
fire. and am very sure that no such
calamity ever spread through my
carelessness."
MIR. Pooler has had all the oppor
tunity which any man ever had for
encounters with the big animals of
the Maine woods, but says he never
found one that was ready to modest
him in the slightest degree.
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Mercer Boys Club Meets

A very progressive Agricultural
Club is working under the leadership
of Frank Varney this summer. Meet
ings are held Wednesday evening of
each week and the boy officers con-
duct the meetings themselves. At
present the club is rehearsing play
to be given soon, the money is to be
used to defray travel expenses In
Cured in going to County Contest at
Skowhegan, October II and H.
c. E. Grassland, assistant State
leader of Boys Clubs met with the
club, Wednesday evening OF last
waolx
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Notice of First Meeting of Creditors

In the District Court of the United States for
the Northern Division of the District or
Maine. In Bankruptcy.
In the matter of
ZEDoR TALLOUSE In Bankruptcy.
Bankrupt.
To the creditors OF Zedor Tallouse
of Fairfield In the County OF Somerset
and Division aforesaid: bankrupt
Notice is hereby given that on the 2,rd
day of July, A. D. 1918. the said Tudor
Tallouse was duly adjudicated bankrupt
and that the first meeting of his creditors
will be held at Daniel Lewis ONCE, In Skow-
A. u. 1918. at ten o clock In the forenoon, at
which time the said creditors may attend,
prove their Claims appoint trustee, ex-
anime the bankrupt, and transact such
said meeting.
DANIEL LEWIS,
Referee In Bankruptcy.
July 80, \. u. 1915
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DESERVES A GOLD
MEDAL FOR THIS
Cincinnati authority tells how to dry
up any corn or calluS so II
lifts right of

You corn-pestered men and women
need suffer no longer. Wear the shoes
that nearly killed you before, says this
Cincinnati authority, because a few
drops of freezone applied directly on a
tender, aching corn stops soreness at
once and soon the corn loosens so II
can be lifted out, root and all, without
a bit of pain.
A quarter of an ounce of free2one
costs very little at any drug store, but
is sufficient to take off every hard OF
soft corn or callus. This should be
tried, as it is inexpensive and is said
NOT to inflame or even irritate the sur
rounding tissue or skin.
II your wife wears high heels she
will be glad to know Of this.
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Becomes College President

Rev. Mr. Wilson, formerly pastor
of the island Avenue Congregational
Church, has recently become the pres
ident of olivet College of Oliyet,
Mich.
Mr. Wilson came to Skowhegan in
the fail OF 1912 to assume the pastor
ate OF the Island Avenue Congrega-
uonal Church where he conducted the
business OF the parish with unusual
executive ability Among the pleas
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SANDY RIVER

Mrs. Howard F. Reid Of Centerville,
n. B. was the guest of her niece Mrs
James Cross last week.
Miss Nettie Baker of Portland is a
guest at the home of her brother
B. F. Baker
Mrs. Lewis Baldwin and family OF
Centerville, N. B. are the guests OF
Mrs. Baldwin's sister, Mrs. Jane Cross
Miss Lillian Hogan returned Sat
urday to her home in Massachusetts,
after a short visit at the home of her
uncle, F. J. Hogan.
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ant remembrances of his church work
here, are the wholesome entertain
mnts which he provided not only for
the parishioners, but for the towns
people as we'll, for many musical
and literary evening were enjoyed at
his church Boy Scout and young
peoples work particularly attracted
the minister.
His final sermon in Skowhegan was
preached on July %, 1915 and on
New Years Day, 1916, he began his
duties as pastor of the Congregational
Church at Olivet. Michigan and as
head of the department of Biblican
Literature at Olivet College.
The local paper OF 0livet makes the
following comment regarding Mr..
Wilson and his promotion:
OLIVETS NEW PRESIDENT
Editorial
The election of Rev Theodore Hal
bert Wilson as president Of Olivet
College at this critical time in her
history seems to be a happy choice
Mr.. Wilson is man of high ideals,
thorough educator and one who has
ability full OF vim and purpose. Above
all he is a man who stands for prin-
ciple above everything else, even at
the expense of private gain.
In Mr.. Wilson, Olivet has man
who is young and who has practically
all of his life work before him. With
youth comes strength and the college
needs a strong man now to lead her
out of the wilderness. AS head of
Olivet he will have an unlimited OPP
portunity to do piece of work that
is seldom presented in any education
al field.
He has the love and respect Of the
college students, the acquaintance of
many of the alumni and knows many
friends of the college in the state, He
Is absolutely unselfish, fearless and
deep thinker In business matters
| he is systematic, cautious and econo-
mical. We feel that he is willing to
work unstintedly for Olivet and hope
he will be capable of leading her into
her true reward
The new president of Olivet College
is Rev. Theodore Halbert Wilson, for
the past two and half years pastor
of the Olivet church and professor
OF religion in the college. Mr.. Will
son comes from a family of educa-
tors. His father was at one time a
member of the faculty of Yale uni
versity and later the principal of his
own preparatory school for boys. Be-
fose her marriage, his mother was
teacher in Hartford, Conn. One of
his brothers has been professor at
Yale university and special lecturer
at Harvard university. and is now
head of the Physics department at
Massachusetts Institute of Technol-
ogy, and managing editor of the pro-
ceedings. Another brother had just
commenced his duties as instructor
in anatomy at the Massachusetts, Col
lege of Osteopathy when he was called
into the army and is now member
of Field hospital unit.
Mr.. Wilson received his A. B. at
Harvard college in 1907; his A. NJ. at
Harvard Divinity School in 1908; and
his B. D. at Union Theological semi
nary New York city, in 1911, While
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MADISON

Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ. Austin are re-
joicing over the birth of nine pound
baby girl born last Friday.
s. Perry, of this town. was unload
ing logs from car OF the Great
Northern Lumber Co, Tuesday, when
a log rolled over him, cutting cash
about three inches long near his eye
and bruising his face seriously.
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A starts out to buy a horse. Hunts a
week Maybe finds one; maybe
doesn't. B adyertises in Everybody's
Column, and dozen horses come
driving into his door yard, first two
days.