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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-01-09
NORTH HARTLAND

Miss Dorothy Elliott Of Skowhegan
who passed her Christmas vacation
with friends In this section, returned
to Skowhegan, Friday.
F. s. Burrill had the misfortune to
lose a very nice heifer Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Gould and
Master Henry Hampton we're calling
on friends in this place Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Kinney and
three children were week end guests
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Mckinney.
Harold Burrill is enjoying visit
from one of his former classmates
at M. C. l., who has recently return
ed from France.
Lewis Written recently sold his
farm to John Walker.
r. S. Burrill has purchased the
Sumner Clark farm, so-called. situat-
ed near his steam mill, and will soon
have a crew cutting and hauling the
lumber to his mill.
Charles Kinney intends moving his
family to Brighton this week.
Mrs. Bert Elliott still remains in
very serious condition.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-01-09
CORNVHLE

Selvin Flanders Of Skowhegan was
in town on business Thursday OF last
week.
Mrs. Roy Walton went to Greenville
Saturday to visit with her daughter,
Mrs. Carlton Luce.
Jacob Hewitt who passed awav at
the home of his daughter Mrs. Thos.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-01-09
Arthur Hooper are at work at Fishers

Arthur Hooper are at work at Fishers
mill
Bernard Hutchinson was on the
sick list Sunday.
Mrs. Susie Puffer and baby visited
Elva Berry. Sunday.
Charles Bates has had the case
taken from his broken ankle. His
friends and neighbors will all be glad
to hear of his recovery.
Charles Oliver and son. Maurice
from West Mills, were week end vlsi-
tors OF Chester Sheaff; also Mr.
Sheaff's brother, Charles.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-01-09
EAST EMBDEN

Earl Moulton was brought home
Wednesday, sick with influenza.
Ralph Stevens is very ill.
Chester Flanders Is cutting ice for
e. l.. Paul.
George Moulton's family are all re-
covering from influenza at this writ
ing
George Spaulding is the guest at
the home OF his brother Mont and fam
lily.
Mont Spaulding is hauling pulp
and bark to Embden Station.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-01-09
ATHENS

The cold weather still continues
and IS degrees below zero Is the
coolest yet registered, SATURDAY
night. -,
Byron and Marshall Weston, stu
dents of Somerset Academy, are Out
this week Ill with varicella.
Mrs. Erma Brown who has been
patient at Somerset Hospital, return
ed to Athens, Tuesday en- route 70
her home in Harmony.
Ray Tibbetts, undertaken, was call
ed to South Scion to attend the fu-
neral of Sumner Shepley, Saturday.
Mrs. Myrtle Drake is employed al
DR.. Dascombe's, Skowhegan.
M. d. B. Society will meet with MRS
Holman, Thursday afternoon ana
full attendance is solicited.
The League boys and girls Will give
a social. Thursday evening, January
16. The plans are: Supper from
& to 8 o'clock, then a short entertain
ment with fine music, thereafter 80
cial hour. It is hoped a large num-
Der will patronize the call OF the
Young people, both old and young. II
ia also hoped to meet some OF the boys
from the front at the good Time plah'
ned.
Howard Chapman has employment
with Mr.. Adams of Scion and Will
work thru the adjoining towns press
ing hay.
Sunday services will be conducted
by one Of the Tracy brothers at the
usual hour. Rev. Mr.. Thibodeau oil
Dover will occupy the pulpit In two
weeks.
installation Of officers in the +. g.
q. Sunday were the superintendent
and teachers; Eleanor Holman. Isl
Bible class; Abbie Fox adult BLDG
class; Annie Fox secretary and treas
urer.
There was a strange man in Athens
Sunday night walking thru the streets
and his mutterings alarmed some OF
the people going to church.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-01-09
PUGH CORNER

Walon Mantor bought nice colt OF
Willis Blanchard last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Pugh of Corn
vile and Mrs. Lima Rowell OF Spring
street, Skowhegan were visitors at
Albert Rowell's Sunday. Mr.. Rowell
is in very poor health.
Mrs. Alfredo Hunnewoll whose
health has been very poor remains
about the same
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-01-09

o. "Soh ~ >S
could hardly g e I
around to do my
work, and as | had
four in my family
and three boarders
it made it very hard
for me. Lydia E.
Pinkham's v eye
table Com ound
was recommended
to me. / took il
and it has restored
my health. 1t is
certainly the best
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-01-09
HARTLAND

The Prayer Service on Thursday
evening will be at Mrs. Eldridge'
home on Elm street. Next Sunday
Rev. A. w. Swift will speak In the
morning on "Our Religious Duty
Sunday School meets at 11.45 subject
aMoses the Leader Of Israeli Ex. /,
and AIT. Jr. Christian Endeavor al
3. Senior c. e. at 6; subject "ine
Practice OF Kindlinesss" Gen. 40: lilo
Evaneelistic service in the evening al
z o'clock.
Jean Dunlap and his wife are re-
ioicing in the birth OF son.
Doris Wheeler who has been Ill
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-01-09

Several OF the Somerset County
girls are doing their training in the
model schools this term. They are
Beatrice Smiley. Elizabeth Marsh,
Lydia Dudley, Emma Mahoney, Isabelle
Packard and Helen White.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-01-09
NORTH CORNVILLE

List OF pupils not absent or tardy
for the month OF December from the
Whittier school: Boys-Roy McCoi-
lor, Francis Harville, Frank Kicker;
girls-Marian Harville Mildred Har-
Vile.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-01-09
TREE ROAD CROSSING

Those folk round here rubb her on
som tellepone so much las weak evry
tam som bod rung up som bOdelse,
that they amt som news but what
evrybod know bout so not gon wrote
II these tam
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-01-09
PILES! PILES! . PIlESl

WILLIAMS PILE OINTMENT Z
For Blind. Bleeding and ltchin1 Piles:
Forssleby all druaeists, msils0e sad u 90
WILLIAMS MFG. CO.. rro..-.. clsgslanas oaia
For 6als BY BuoknA0'S Pharmacy
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'''bEST MEDICINE
FOR WOMEN"
Wa. Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound Did
For Ohio Woman.

Portsmouth, Ohio" | suffered from
irregularities, pains in my side and was
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-01-09

closed until after March meeting on
account of influenza condition.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-01-09

POWERS SCHOOLHOU8E
Earl Berry, Kenneth Berry and
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-01-09

Thrice-a-Week World. 75c.
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Pennington Normal School Notes

Caratunk, Me-, Jan. 4, 1919.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-10-03
VICTIM OF
TRAIN ROBBERY
PlentywoOd and Daleview Man Vie
tim of Train Robbery While on
Their Way East with Stock.

Peter E. Anderson, who lives ID
miles northwest of Plentywood was
in this city Tuesday, and while here
informs us that he had rather a novel
trip to the Twin Cities.
The passenger coach in which ne
with eight others was travelling was
attached to a stock train. AS they
were travelling between Velva and
Balfour, four masked men suddenly
appeared and forced all passengers at
the point Of the gun to put up their
hands and stand out in the aisle,
where they were searched by the rob-
bers. All money, watches and valu-
ables were taken from the passen-
gers. after which the road agents
made their escape by jumping frIa
the tram, which was going up steer
grade at the time. - The robbers
made their escape and it has not beer
learned whether any of them have
been caLtured or not, although
5earch was Immediately begun.
Mr.. Anderson stated that those Il
the front end of the car where tn
masked men first appeard had no op
portunity to conceal their valuableS
. but he being near the center thre1
MS pocket book back of the seat' an
managed to get by with only the los
of a few dollars. Mr.. Wagner c
FDaieview was not so fortunate and
was relieved of s135.0O and n
watch. After the excitement ma
. subsidized and the road agents had le1
the car, a general summing up OF u
losses of all passengers showed a t.
: tai of $4,000.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-10-03

Other prisoners told as that they
saw things in the dark, which We're
not there, and their friends thougnt
they were losing their minds. lnls
is the worst menace of the dungeons;
From this two weeks OF colo ana
darkness and scant food and bad air,
three of them were sentenced to walk
eight hours a day without coats, on
the windy shore. They were COM
nelled to walk constantly, commanded
bv a guard with bayonet. Iney
were told they needed eexrcise to re-
store them so they could be returned
to the dungeons for fourteen more
days and nights. :,
All prisoners are supposed to pe
protected by law from repeated pun
! ishnent for the original offense. Bu
this supposed law does not protec
conscientious objectors. Each separate
refusal of military command ma!
be construed to be a new crime, am
punished accordingly.
For instance, one of the Director
was ordered to attend singing scnoe
i at Alcatraz and to learn mllltar
/ songs. On his refusal, he was pu
/ into the dungeons and was taken ou
only when the repairs made it neces
, sary to empty all the cells in tha
| part of the prison.
Another prisoner was to be court
noartialed the day after our visit, an
his offense was recorded as "destro!
Al ing food" He had hunger-struc
and had hid the bread in his blanket
i He was even then able to see tt
3 humor in charge of destruction =
II food. based on hiding the piece ne W;
nl supposed to eat.
= Turn the light on the dark place
n and keep it turned on until prlsone
al are treated as well as the humane
. cities insist dogs and horses shall
ei treated!
u Yours for the light of publicity
II ALICE PARK,
II Palo Alto, Californ
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-10-03
GEO. ROOSEVELT VISITS
THE FARM BUREAU |

Geo. A. Roosevelt, assistant bio
logical survey of U. S. A, called on
County Agent Anderson the first OF
this week to check up the records
ON the distribution of free govern
ment poison. Mr.. Roosevelt states ne
is very much pleased to find such de-
allied reports of the results of the
work
Mr.. Roosevelt is doubtful just now
much assistance he can give the state
in this work next year. The fund fof
Free Gopher Poison the past year was
s12.O0O.0O for Montana. The amount
allowed for the state for next year Is
s2,50O.Oe aud it can readily be seer
how insufficient the $1,000 will be fol
next year. However, Mr.: Roosevef
has promised that every effort will D'
nut forth to increase the fund for mex
years work.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-10-03
HOMESTEAD MERCHANT
.INSTALLS CREAM STATION

While many people have been
making remarks about the dry wealth
er and dry and good for nothing
country, Mr. Oliver o. Foss OF Home
stead has been advocating the rals-
ing of corn, hogs and dairy cattle. Io
back up his conviction that this IS tne
best method of farming, he has IN
stalled a cream station in his store
and called it the Homestead cream
and Supply station.
He says: ''We are not ready ano
the country is not ready, but the WISE
among us have made good start ane
the sooner the rest of us fall in line
the better. Europe is still at boil
ing point. Let US produce"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-10-03

BANKER ADVIS-
ES COLORADO
"Raise Taxes to Scare Farmers, .
Says J. J. Early of North Dakota.

Denver, Colo.-"Raise taxes to
scare the farmers and beat the Non
partisan league" was the advice that
Colorado bankers got from j.. J..
Early, president of the North Dakota
Bankers Association, when the lat
ter spoke before the Colorado bank
ers' convention in Denver.
Mr.. Early, although admitting that
the League program was being effi-
GENTLY and successfully carried out
in North Dakota, and praising the
League president as an cable and far
sighted man." frankly advised the
Colorado men, who sought advice on
.ow to defeat the organized farmers,
to "arrange the tax system so that
the farmers may be persuaded that
the tax burden will be too heavy"
'sI'his," he went on, "would have
to be done before the League laws
Ihad operated long enough to show
the farmers ana people generally
that they are beneficial and a saving
to the people. If the farmers once
realize that the League program, a.
enacted in North Dakota, actually i
saving to them, they will nevel
consider the taxes"
WARNS AGAINST TOWNLEY
i He urged that the other state
where the League is working star
] in at once on an energetic campalg1
:, to stamp out the movement before
: obtains full momentum.
The address of the North Dakot
banker caused sensation among tn
Colorado bankers. The same speec
also resulted in a surprise to tn
\ Montana bankers when it was dt
;, livered there some time ago.
Mr.. Early refrained from applyin
= the usual anti-League epithets to nj
Townley or the heads of the state il
stitutions. Instead, he told the a
- sembled bankers at Denver that M
20 Townley was zone of the most ia
- sighted men in the country today.
20 "Do not underestimate Townley
~ he said. He told the bankers tn
every means known to the North ID
nd kota politicians had been used to d
ca credit the League president amo
nj the farmers, for it was realized tn
ma this must be done before the Leag
IL could be weakened in any way.
"their new species of fanaticism," I
all to no avail.
ey He went on to say that the offic'
ere of the state bank and the memb
sht of the industrial commission were
,.a .no markably able and brainy men
md were doing themselves and the n
air, program credit.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-10-03
Farmers Bring Action to Stop the
Land Classification Deal-Papers
Served on Board First of Week
Action Brought in Name of CLAIR
StOner.
ONSTAD & GREER AT
TORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFFS

The farmers of Sheridan County
intend to make some law for the tax
pavers of the state of Montana.
Clair Stoner Of Outlook, acting for
the farmers and taxpayers, has
brought a suit in his name to enJoln
the County Commissioners Of Sherl-
dan County from paying any claim
presented by Lockwood & Blakelee,
under and pursuant to certain con-
tract made with the above firm for
the classification of the lands OF
Sheridan county at the rate of 2 cents
uer acre, said contract amounting to
nearly $4,000 and which contract
was let privately to the above Glas-
cow firm without bids or any effort
to secure bids.
The law firm of Onstad & Greer
has been retained to fight this case
and the case will come on for trial
before Judge Conner on Wednesday,
October 8th, at 2 o'clock in the after
noon at the court house and there will
probably be a large crowd IN attend
ance, for the case will be hotly con-
tested and is one of great interest.
Onstad & Greer have made a thor
ough study of the law in the matter
and have prepared and filed the pa
pers in the injunction suit, and the
| papers were> served on the county
dads the first Of the week.
The action was brought under tha
section of the constitution of the state
of Montana which prohibits the coun
: ty from contracting any debt or IN
curing any liability for any one OBJ
iect in excess of $4,000 without frs
submitting the proposition to vot
, of the people.
ATTORNEY General Ford has ren
dered an opinion to the effect that
. certain cases the county can lncu
such an Indebtedness without comm
inside of the inhibition of the const
;, tuition. However the mass OF decision
are against the opinion of the A
torney General.
6. The state law providing for tt
~ classification of the lands of the sta
- was conceived and put through by
"a bunch of engineers of the state WI
To needed the money, and from all a
,,t pearances they are getting what tn
need. for the firm classifying t
80 lands in Sheridan county earn
rr So 900 in about month in this cou
- tv and about an equal amount IN V;
~ lev county during the same time. L
~, moor drouth stricken farmers IN Il
state will foot the bills.
County Attorney Gunther, by vlr1
of being county attorney will have
Ut deefnd the county commissioners
this case as the action is against
TO- county commissioners as county
on ficials and he must fight the case
OF their behalf as one of the duties
-. iu' his office. It is understood that Lo
he wood & Blakelee will be represen
de- bv Attorney Howard nj. Lewis
the the case promises to be very In
esting one, as many thousands OF
- ,s+e lars are at stake to the classlflca
for contractors, and if the case is
was by onstad & Greer it will mean
'unt saving of thousands Of dollars to
I .aan 10 taxpayers all over the state, an
for is very likely that whichever way
welt case goes in the lower court 1t
l be be appealed to the supreme CT
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-10-03
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Sunday school at 10 a. m.
Morning worship at Ii a. m.
Evening services at 7:30 p. nn.,
HARMONY

at is mistake to think women IN
politics viii divide the home. Now, l
always vote the same ticket as my
husband does
"Do you?"
aCertainly. But / tell him frst
what that ticket is"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-10-03
sHFRIDAN COUNTY BOY TOR
TuRED AT ALCATRAZ PRISUN

Hardersen, Young Home
John 1"r a. of Archer, Conscientious
de:aotor. steausl Tortured in Manner
ODl'Tbt That Would Put Sioux Indians
nsf ne shame, and Recalls the Blood
70 tHo.JIing J Tales of the Dark Ages.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-10-21

State of North Dakota, County Of Grand
Forks. ss.-In County Court.
In the matter Of the estate of Swan En-
On reading and filing the petition of
Tiodolph Emerson, administrator, setting
forth forth h no personal property has
ed died seized. and praying that license
be to him granted to sell the Southwest
Quarter (SWA) of Section "Twenty-pine
1I54l North Of Range Fifty-si1 (5s)
West of the 5th p. NJ. situated in the
County Of Grand Forks and State of
And it appearing, by said petition. that
It is considered for the best Interest of
the estate and the persons Interested
therein to sell said real estate and con-
among said heirs, they residing at suc!,
q distance from where said real estate
ts situated that it would be i%mpractic-
mon and therefore they are DESTROYS Of
II is Therefore Ordered, That all per-
b he9s ip tss !Tt,dee in :, s this e estate "a apg gstr
urday the list day Of November, a. p:
House in the city and County 81 Grand
any there be. why license should not be
granted to said administrator to sell
said real estate according to the prayer
And It IS Further ordered, That .
copy Of this order shall be published
for our successive weeks prior to the
day of hearing in the Grand Forks Her
lished at Grand Forks in said county.
and personally served on all persons in
terested in said estate, residing In said
day dsyn 81 hearings . leest and .sn upon says ali De ether Ser.
sons interested. according to law.
Dated at Grand Forks. N. D., the 18th
day Of September, A. D. 1913.
By the Court,
(COURT SEAL) l.. K. HASSELL,
t6 Judge Of the County Court.
(Sept. 80, Oct. ,7-l4-21)
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-10-21
MARKET NEWS
CHICAGO
r 4 AND PROVISIONS.

3 Chicago, Oct. 21.-Corn jumped up
in price today as a result of action by
the railroad administration putting
into force the permit system of Q
ing grain. As q consequence OF the
change of railroad methods. the ar
rivals of. corn at primary markets
we're expected to be minimized. Such
curtailment would especially e to
do away. with the increased supplies
which many corn traders had relied
upon to fill contracts for December
delivery. Opening prices ranged from
1-2 to / 3-8c higher with December
1.26@1.26 1-2 and May 1.24 to LA
.3-8, but were followed by a reaction
after the initial rush Of buyers had
been satisfied.
Oats sympathized with the fluctua-
tons in corn. Trade, though, lacked
volume. After opening a shade to
Ia cen up including December at
II 1-2, the market made q slight gain,
and then began to sag
Weakness in hog values pulled
down provisions. Strength Of cereals,
was virtually ignored.
Later the demand proved to have
far less energy than had been looked
for, and the market weakened owing
more or less to the depressing effect
Of a big drop in the price of hogs. The
close was heavy, l Ia to Q IL cents
net lower, with December $1.23 ga
to 1923 7-8, and May $1.21 ga to
1.21 7-S.
Subsequently, additional breaks in
the hog market rendered n I'M
portant rally by provisions impossible.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-10-21
KEEPS ALERT
EYE ON SUGAR
.o.W. Roberts, District Food
Administrator, Explains
Prohteering.

.LL| EA o. IT, aHE
Bismarck. N. D., Oct. 21.-There is
to be no ~prof1teering in sugar SO far
as this district is concerned, an
nounces o. W.. Roberts. district food
administrator. Complaints have
reached his cars. states Mr.. Roberts,
and. in order hat the public may be
fully informed as to when it has a
legitimate protest against prices
charged by retailers, the district adj
ministrator advises that the food adj
m~inistration allows retailers a. profit
Of one cent per pound on sugar above
the wholesale price, which he, states
to beN12 1-2 cents. This would make
the legitimate local price for sugar
13 1-2 cents. -
Twelve and one-half cents per
pound would probably be a fair price
for sugar delivered to the doors Of
local wholesale houses. If this is the
primary price to local jobbers, how
ever, with freight added, there would
seem to be a marked discrimination
In favor Of the general distributor, in
asmuch as the new price at the mill,
fixed today by the government, is but
ten cents per pound for beet sugar.
However this may be, the present
government price for sugar in North
Dakota would appear to be 10 .1-2
cents. and Food Administrator Rob-
erts invites complaints from any con-
sumner in this district who is required
to paw more.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-10-21
TOO MUCH PAPER MONEY.

Belgrade. Sept. 5.-Via Paris. Sept.
20.-Not the least of the ills that be-
set Jugo-Slavia is the scrambled con
dition of it's paper currency. The pa
per money of half a dozen countries
is in circulation in various parts Of
the kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and
s%lovenes. In Belgrade itself the
krone" of Austrian ancestry is still
the unit in which all commodities are
priced.
The situation is further complicated
by the fact hat the ratio of exchange
between the different moneys varies
from day to day.
Indirectly, the chaotic currency sit
uation has aggravated the problem of
provisioning the country by impeding
the movement of surplus foodstuffs
from one section to another. Farmers
who possess a surplus which they
would willingly sell under stable
money conditions, decline to barter
them for paper whose value is one
thing today and another thing tomor-
row.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-10-21
Chicago Polo Stars
To Try For Berths
On Onwentsia Team

Chicago, Oct. 21.-More than
twenty-five Chicago polo players
have announced their intention to try
for places on the Onwentsia team, it
was stated today before a meeting to
make plans for the 1920 season. With
the opening of the new field at Miami.
Fla. next January. Captain P. L.
Connolly will lead his four south for
a two months campaign. A group of
teams from the north, including the
Dayton team, the Thousand Island
four and a team from Long Island,
will be played. Three games a week
for six weeks are planned. During
the last two weeks the four teams
mentioned and outfits from Camden,
N. j.; Philadelphia and Aiken, s. c.,
expect to contest for the champion
ship of Florida.