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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-01-03

at the junction at the east end Of the
Fairfield station and joins the former
railroad line on the Benton side of
the river, at a point near Plummer's
crossing. The line which hitherto
extended from the station at West
Benton to Waterville is to be aban-
doned
Many advantages are to be derived
from. the building of this new bridge.
The new line shortens the distance
between Waterville and Bangor some
600 feet and the new double track
from Waterville to Fairfield offers an
opportunity to extend the east end OF
the WaterYille yards; makes better
turn to cross the bridge and also
makes it possible to have more
switches in the Wateryille yard. A
switch house has been built at the
eastern end OF the Fairfield station
and gates will soon be secured for
the crossing on either side of the de
pot The lower crossing on Main
street, Fairfield will be under the
care OF watehman as formerly.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-01-03
HON. D. D. STEWART
PASSES AWAY
Well known Attorney and Philan.
thropist Dies at 1T. Adams Home

Monday afternoon marked the pass
ing out of Hon. D. D. Stewart, Som
erset County's Oldest attorney and its
wealthiest resident Mr.. Stewart,
who was "a years of age. has been in
poor health for several months and
was unconscious for AS hours prior
to his death. He was very we'll
known, not only in this county but
thruout the country, as a man of great
wealth, a philanthropist Many in
stitutions have been beneflciaries to
his bounty and he will be mourned
by the thousands who knew him,
either personally or otherwise. His
last appearance in the court room
was in 1915 when he appeared before
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-01-03
FAIRFIELD AND BENTON ARE UNITED BY
NEW MILLION DOLLAR BRIDGE
Building of Mammoth Concrete Structure Began
in 19l6---Was Virtually Completed Tuesday

What is considered to be the largest
bridge in the State OF Maine was
completed Tuesday and as the result
OF nearly IS months OF labor by
crew of 300 men, a structure 1000 II
long and valued at 100000 now
spans the Kennebec and unites the
towns of Fairfield and Benton. Fair
field has again come into its own
and will enjoy the privileges OF
junction town of which she knew
nearly SO years ago when the old
Portland and Kennebec Railroad
bridge spanned the river at almost
precisely the same site as the new
structure The people of Fairfield
like the looks of that new bridge for
it Is to many of them an omen Of
better days to come.
For many years railroad conditions
at Fairfield have proved handicap to
that town. The purpose OF the new
bridge is to have relocation OF the
track which operates between Bangor
and Waterville The bridge starts
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-01-03
STATION AND STORE ARE
DESTROYED
IIinckIey Farmers Union Grain Stand
and Depot Raced by Fire

Fire, early Tuesday morning, de-
Farmers Union and the railway sta
ton at Hinckley, A small building
also burned as was car load of grain
which was standing on the track at
the time of the fire
About 315 Tuesday morning flames
were discovered leaping from the roof
given and inhabitants of the town got
out to fight the fire Such headway
had 1t gained that soon the store and
its contents was reduced to ashes and
attention was given to saving
nearby buildings. Fire caught on the
roof of the railroad station and altho
the contents of the building were
saved the station itself was totally de-
stroyed The Skowhegan Fire De-
partment was called and left Show
hegan on the o'clock train. Their
services were found to be of little
use as the fire was under control
upon their arrival 1t is understood
that both the store and station we're
fully insured.
Walter Palmer of Gardiner has
been appointed as manager of the
grain store to take the place of Eu-
gene Bracket The new manager
had not yet taken possession as his
goods had not arrived but he pur-
posed to open up for business within
a few days. Melvin Palmer, who
resided over the store lost all his
furnishings the same being
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-01-03
ANNIE GRASS|E PEPPER
REMARKABLE WOMAN
Written for the Clementine Weston
W. c. T. L. of SkoHhegan

Mrs Annie G. Pepper. who passed
to the higher life December Il Was
we'll known to many Skowhegan wo-
men by whom she was both loved and
admired. She was born in Scotland
nearly eighty-four years ago, and
came to this country as a young girl.
She was educated at Mount Holyoke.
and finished her course there, the
same year that her future husband
was graduated from the neighboring
institution. Amherst College. Fifty
years later they had the rare and hap
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-01-03
LETTERS ARE AWARDED
s. /. s. ATHLETES
HOn0rs Were Conferred on Football
Players at Alumni Ball

Last Friday evening members of
the Skowhegan High School football
team, 1917, received their coveted let-
ters Their names were read during
intermission of the annual alumni
ball held at Grange Hall. panl Muir
ray, son of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Murray
of this town, graduate of the school
and a prominent football player when
student at the University of Maine,
gave those assembled a short talk on
Athletics and their relation to the
war He said that 1t was of the ut
most Importance that athletics be
kept up in the school since they tend
ed to develop the men who are to be
future builders of the nation Touch
ing on the fact that Skowhegan High
lost nearly all her games during the
past season the ex-football coach said
he thought the season had been very
successful, for the boys had tried and
had done their best. Mr. Murray
was chosen all Maine tackle while a
student at Maine and later coached
the University team. During the
past season he has been coach of the
Union College squad, Schenectady, n.
Y and has otherwise been employed
by the General Electric Company
The winners of the High School IS"
were given as follows: Manager
Montford Meader Is, Capt Adolph
Gilblair 10, Merlon Dyer IS, Edward
Roy Is, Adolph Bisson 10, Elliot
Chase 10, Raymond Lacasce 20, Jul
ian Goodrich 10, John Meader '21,
Fay Stoodley '18.
The alumni ball was a great sue
cess with a large crowd of students
and graduates present. Pretty gowns
were much in evidence and all SEEM
ed to thoroly enjoy themselves. Music
was furnished by Towne's orchestra
Mrs. r. W Leighton, Mrs. Mollie M
Stewart, Mrs. X. T Patten and Mrs
f. f. McNeelie.
Among those from out Of town were
Miss Helen Prince, Miss Helen John
son, Madison; Miss Mary Emery,
Newport; Miss Julia Vaughan, Var
mouth; Miss Lucille Wentworth,
Waynefete school, Portland; Miss
Margaret Leavitt, Walnut Hill school,
Natick, Mass. Harold Symons, Mas
sachusetts School of Optometry: Miss
Emerald Young, Skidmore School of
Arts, Saratoga N. Y; Miss Eunice
Patten National Park Seminary,
Forest Glen, Md; Lauriston Jacobs,
Wesleyan University; Libby Pulsifer
Joel Taylor, Colby College, Francis
Friend, University of Maine; Emery
T, Dyer, Boston University; Lewis w
Brown, John f. French, Bowdoin;
Miss Margaret Green, Posse Gymna-
SUM School, Boston.
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the law court at Augusta where he
argued a. case with fiueney and ease
not equaled by any younger memberi
of the bar.
David d. Stewart was born in Cor
inna about 1924 st Adams became
his home about 1875, and for many
years he lived on a rather secluded
but somewhat pretentious estate in
that town The grounds were ample
and portions of them quite heavily
wooded with oaks, elms and naples
Other portions were set with few
apple, pear and plum trees. Mr.
Stewart served in the Maine Legis.
lature for at least one year This
records of the Maine Bar Association,
Vol 4, page 81, show that he was ad-
mitted to the Somerset Bar, February
|, 1848. He was one of the most af-
fable of men and no one who ever met
him would forget this quality. His
greetings were cordial in the extreme.
He possessed a polish. command of
conversation and tone of voice which
made interviews with him seem like
a chapter out of an old world court
story There is no doubt that these
qualities just referred to had much to
do with his phenomenal success as an
attorney and hnancier. There were
eecentricities in the Stewart family
although this member of 1t did not
exhibit them n any marked degree.
His brother Levi M, who died in Min
neapolis, Mini, May 3, 1910, left
record OF rather odd living. At the
time of his death he was reputed to
be the wealthiest man in Minneapolis.
1t was said thit his real estate hold
ings alone wer, upwards of $5,000O00
Like the subject of this sketch, he
was born in Orinna, the year of his
birth being 185. 1t seemed that his
parents had determined that Levi
should enter The ministry. He had
other ideas however, and went toI
work in a sw mile There is n
tradition that lie also shipped on fish
ing boats on tie Maine coast; at any
rate he earned money enough to pay
his tuition at dartmouth College. Dur
ing his college course, or after gradu-
alton, Levi NJ Stewart became a
teacher. He went to Minneapolis in
1856 Something gave him the fore
sight to know that a great city was
to spring up there where, at that time,
were only few scattered dwellings.
He got hold oil all the land he could, |
in what came to be the heart of the
community t is said that he never
sold any of it At the time of his
death a good deal of it was leased,
chiefly on 99year contracts. Not
wthstanding lis enormous wealth he
is said to hive lived very simply
spending perhaps $500 per week for
food and clothing. Stories are told
of the odd appearance which his resi-
dence made, surrounded as 1t was by
modern business structures. He seems
to have clung to a little old house
which ne moved into very early and
rather enjoyed the contrast which it
presented.
This account of Levi NJ. Stewart
is given with unusual care for the
wealth which he accumulated was, at
his death. placed in the hands of his
brother, David D. for distribution. A
specific bequest of $4,000 was made
to the Stewart Memorial Free Library
of Corinna; $4,000 was bequeathed to
his sister Elizabeth Winchester and
the same amount to John H. Win
chester of that town, a nephew Like
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-01-03

hard but are led by chief who knows
a fire and knows how to handle one.
Again vote of thanks to the Show
hegan Fire Department, to Mr.. Jones
and Mr. Provencal.
The building destroyed by fire
has been used successfully as a ga
range for the past ten years the pro-
prietors being Charles Hobbs of
Pennington; Clyde II Smith and Chas
Green; Charles Green, Ralph Tibbetts
and Arthur Plummer and the present
owners.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-01-03

Inasmuch as the Pomona will hold
two days session with Skowhegan
Grange, Tuesday and Wednesday.
January S, 9, 1918, ii is most essential
that the members make provisions
for the three meals that will have to
be provided. 1t is not essential that
frosted cakes and costly mince pies be
provided but liberal supply of beans
and brown bread and other plain food
will be necessary. 1t Is hoped and
expected by the committees in charge
that there will be a generous response
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-01-03
COLD WAVE BRINGS DES1|TUT|ON AND
WANT TO SKOWHEGAN FAMILIES
Opera House and G. A. R. Hall Have Been Open
ed to Those Who Need Warmth

Skowhegan this morning who was
not in some way affected by the cold
weather So il is for all to sympa-
thize and for all to help
Sufficient it is that for the time be-
ing at least the frigid weather has left
New England but il has left the mark
OF its ravagings behind and if it ap-
pears again will come without an in
yitation
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-01-03

Many people Ol ShOWnePdn nave
been driven to want and destitution
by the recent cold wave which has
fingered thruout New England for
more than a week In this Skowhe
gan has nothing to be ashamed OF
for conditions are no worse here than
in other sections of the country which
has been visited by cold weather the
like of which has not been known for
half a century
Several families. taking into con-
has been prevalent, failed to look
ahead and were caught mapping. Then
to- Skowhegan has many residents
who are poor, widowed mothers with
families and households perhaps in
which the father, thru illness or other
reasons, is not able to provide suita
bly, for his family This state of af
fairs is existing in all communities
thruout all time and will always con-
tinue to exist
During the first few days of the cold
spell little attention was paid to the
weather man. 1t was felt that
things would soon change. Things
did change, but for the worse The
murcury climbed lower and lower as
the days passed and Monday the
climax was reached Reports were
current everywhere relating to power
ty stricken families and First Select
man Clyde H. Smith, who has a way
of doing the right thing at the right
time, Immediately conceived the idea
of turning over the Opera House to
those families who were suffereing
from cold thru lack of fuel The
G. A. r. Hall has also been fitted up
to meet the demands of the needy.
There isn't a shirker in the whole lot,
merely unfortunates who failed to
prepare when it were possible to do
so Beds have been provided and
all who are thus taken care of seem
to be in the best of spirits.
In the more well-to-do families
there has been suffering In one in
stance father neglected to bank the
furnace and when he came down
stairs Monday morning found rada
tors frozen, the kitchen pump out Of
commission and bath room connec-
tions passe The cold weather has
affected everyone but all tha; could
be done to allay suffering has been
done by town officials
Dame rumor has heen very busy
and there are several phases o. hu-
man interest which may D. given
credenee In one instance, Sc it is
stated. a family living on sranch
street, have torn down part of their
wood shed. using the same for fuel
In other cases the basehoards in the
rooms of several houses have been
ripped off and committed to the stove
Anything to get little heat Many
instances have come to light where
some of those who happened to have
some coal. tho very little, loaned or
gave a portion of theirs to suffering
neighbors. This is real help and Of
course will be appreciated as such.
But the suffering among the poor
has been terrible To relate some
of the trying ordeals which families
in Skowhegan and other places have
gone thru would be to question YER
acity and many things, at their best,
Are better left TO the imagination.
There probably isn't q person in
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-01-03
Notice TO MaSonS

The Masonic Reading Rooms will
be closed and all meetings Of the
Masonic bodies suspended during the
month of January and as much long
er as the critical conditions OF the
fuel situation continues.
MASONIC TRUSTEES.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-01-03
No Strike at American Wooden Plant

The strike report in our last issue
at Madison, was not in the plant of
the American Woolen Company as we
stated but at the mill OF the Madison
W~olen Company in that town.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-01-03
FATHER RENAUD.

Mrs A E. Newell and child of
Winthrop have returned to their home
after Waiting here with Mrs. Newell's
parents. Mr. and Mrs G. A. Simonds,
Turner Avenue
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-01-03
Statement from Father Renaud

No one had authority to name me
as member OF the committee thru
whom free tickets to the moving pic
ture theatre could be obtained
am not a member of such committee
nor would | consent to serve in that
capacity.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-16
WHISKY RUNNERS TANGLED
IN WEB SPUN BY LAW
Introducing becoming More Hazard
ous; Rich Haul Made by
Kansas Officers.

Tulsans arrested near Mo'fnHc.
kan. Thursday were wcll known 'o
Tulsa police and county officers nr.
cordng 10 Information from the
county attorneys office. The men
arrested gave the names Of Guy Me
Mann. LolgB Elder. Joe iIasuuga va
Heron and O olson Thcy were In
three automobiles at the time of the
arrest ana we're headed Tor Tulsa Al
of tho cars carried a large quantity Of
whisky
The mon viii hc tried on charges OF
liquor Violations la the Kansas courts
and Confiscatlon proceedings VIII %"
begun there also against the three
automobiles.
A telegram giving tho names ~ tho
men and the Circumstance or ih"t
unrest was received Yesterday hy r. 3
Mncqueen from Bob Frazier sheriff
at Melrose.
Macquecn said that a 60 opcrativ"
system IN IN use between Tulsp ufli-
cinls and officers I'm Kansas and
Missouri when suspected whisky
haulrrs are known 10 have l0ft town,
officers on the route are notified and
given a description Of the men and
cars In this way they are able to
pick up many Of the whisky runners
on the return trip to Tulsa
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-16
PHILLIPS TO HAVE
FARM DEPARTMENT
Tulsa Oil Man Donates Land
for Demonstration Work
at Enid College,


ENID, Okla, Feb, l%.-H. VI. HoE-
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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-16
TAKE 'CASCARETS' IF
HEADACHy, BILIOUS
AND CONSTIPATED
Best for Liver and Bowels
Bad Breath, Bad Colds,
Sour Stomach.

Got 10-ccnt box.
Sick headache, biliousness coated
tongue head and nose clogged up
with cold always trace this TO tor
pid liver. delayed, fermentins food IN
the bowels or sour gassy stomach.
Poisonous matter cloggcd In the In.
ttstines. instead Of being cast out OF
the systcm n re-nhsorbcd into the
blood. When this poison reaches the
delicate brain tissue II causes conges'
tion and that dun. throbbtng Hicken-
ing headache
Cuscarcts Immediately cleanse tho
stomach. remove the sour undEestcd
food ana foul gases, take the excess
bile from the liver aud carry out all
the constipatcd waste matter and
'puisons In the bowels.
A Cascaret tonight viii surely
straighten you out 10y morning. They
work while you sleep lO-Cent uoN
from your druggist Iecnns your hcN'
tlenr. stomach sweet and your llNcI
and bowels regular for months.
Adv.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-16

Tulsa banking institutions viii be
asked by Mayor j li simmons 20 buy
paving bonds OF local paving com
panlcs In order to guarantee the
floating Of these securities and To Rs-
sure the carrying out OF the street i'm
proycmout program for tho coming
spring ana summer which con
templates the expenditure Of several
hundred thousand dollars.
Many Of the pat 'uE companies have
been much worried hs 20 Wh"thar
they would bee nblc. ON account Of the
unusual CouIlGonH existing IN the
financial world. 10 foat thrir bonds
and Mayor simmons decided 10 0p-
peal 60 the rhnucicra OF tho city Tor
their auEiEtuUye.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-16
In,olcs Writ OF unbcns Corpus

hAltILtSNllL OKLA. Feb. Is. .."
Attorneys FOR Clydc Kccncr. lg.year-
cid Rartcsyiuc hoy. once tried on the
charge of highway robbery. the Jury
Gisarrccing and who Ia now IN
jail have filed a hahe1H corpus suit.
seeking Ecencrs release, kecner
charges In his petition that nc not only
did not talo' part IN the holdup OF q
street car crew on the Intcrurlau line
several months ago. hut ne names
three men who pulled the fob He
names Grant Gihney, Tab Strpp and
Charles Eccleston, Kecucr charges
that Gihney made a confession, impli-
eating the three men EcylCston Is in
jan M New Mexico. charged with as
sault with intent to KIN and two men
giving the names OF Glhnev and Steph
have been arrested I'm Joplin. having
been IN possession OF stolen auto.
mobile at the time Of their arrest
Following his arrest and release bn
bond. kerucr Jumped his bond. flee.
ing 10 Arizona, where he was arrested
a few weeks ago and brought back
here for trial
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-16
WELL & STRONG
WAS A WRECK
'Tis a Very Interesting Story
Louisiana Lady Tells About
What Cardui Did for
Her.

Echo. Ta.--"For sixteen years, un-
III year ago" writes Mrs. ] q. Guer-
niger. OF this place, 81 suffered and
suffered from air kinds OF pain. unul
| got so rundown and weak couldn't
walk across tho room..,.,. l was "A
physical wreck .....l kept getting
worse and worse and was confined to
my bed for three months..,.
Then some friends Of mine advised
me to try Cardui After using three
bottles ....I was much improved ...
In month | was able to get up ....
and do little work, and soon after
was built-up. well and strong ...
used 1S bottles OF Cardul all to-
gether. Have becn well and strong
ever since. am giving Cardui to my
daughter II did me so much good.
want her TO try IL.
am glad to be able to make this
statement so other sufferers may he
benefited. can never be thankful
enough for what Cnrdui did for me"
Many thousands Of women have
had similar experiences with Cnrdul
the woman's tonic.
Try IT, n YOU suffer pain, feel run
down and weak
Cardul, taken IN time when you
feel the firse symptoms OF trouble
may sovo Won "A long smell OF sickness
At all druggists ADV.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-16
THREE ASKING FOR DIVORCE
Abandonment Charged In Each Plea
ono Decree Granted.

Three divorce petitions were filed
In the superior court yesterday.
RuNie flrod charged J, u. Elrod
with ab0ndoumeut
Hazel Tcuny charged Fred Tenny
with dcsertion. and declared that he
had had improper relations with "A
young girl before his marriage.
Throat OF the girls parents To prose
cute him for this caused him TO ask
his wife 10 permit him to get di-
vorce so he could marry the girl, ac-
.Cording 10 the petition. Ills wife
consented, but instead OF inytitutiug
divorce proceedings Tcnny LETT tho
country. according to his wife's petit
.tiun.
III +. Hansen charged hs wife,
Elizabeth. with abandonment
Margaret More walker was granted
n divorce from ATvil walker, The de-
cree being granted by default
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-16
Tulsa Banks VIII BE Asked to Buy
City,s NelU Issue of Paving Bonds

The last report Of ne NTulsa banks
showed that they have about
$50. 600. 900 on deposit and the mayor
secs no reason why they shouli not
arrange TO invest somo OF this money
IN city paving bonds, They would
be good Investment. inaRmuch ss
they pay per cent interest and can
hc bought for 90 TO 100 cents on tho
dollar The security In gilt edged, AZ
tho bonds constitute lien against
the property ana the city m behind
them
Mayor Simmons is confident the
city banks VIII agree 10 purchase the
bonds. which viii guarantee con
tinuatipn ~ street improvement the
ensuing year