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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-09-21
Notable Additions to
Boise Musical Circle.

Boise Musical Circle.
A notable addition to Boise musical
force is the presence in town of Pro-
lessor and Mrs. Arthur Wallerstein.
who have decided to make Boise their
home.
Professor wallerstein is a graduate
of the Royal Conservatory of Music,
Dresden and the Royal Academy, Ber-
lin, where he studied under DIR. Jo-
seph Joachim. He was a classmate
of Theodore Spiering. who highly en-
dorses his work.
Professor Wallerstein enjoys a high
record as a teacher soloist and con-
ductor, both in England and in this
country-M Minneapolis. Memphis and
London-has previously held positions
as head of violin department of the
Northwestern Conservatory Of Music,
Minneapolis, and conductor of the
Symphony Orchestra and director of
music at. the state normal school,
Memphis Tenn. Mrs. Wallerstein
very ably assists Professor Waller
stein in developing young girls voices
| in state normal schools. Mr.. and Mrs.
Wallerstein will open their studios at
the Pinney Bldg. and appear In recital
early in October.
+ =
complimentine Miss Charlotte Bersh.
| Mrs. G. H. Harvey gave a very
beautiful dinner of eight covers, COM
plimentary to Miss Charlotte Bergh
! Wednesday evening, inviting intimate
girl friends of the honored guest
Rosebuds in a low bowl graced the
table. Miss Bergh returns to Chicago
on Thursday or near that date.
+ i +
Award Fairbanks,
Noted Sculptor in Boise.
Award Fairbanks, noted sculptor and
known internationally, spent a couple
of days in Boise the latter part of
last week Mr.. Fairbanks was accom-
panied by his wife and little son,
Award Jr. Mr.. and Mrs. Fairbanks
/ came from their home in Salt Lake,
ileaving Tuesday in their own car and
motoring all the way They went on
TO Portland, where they will be for a
couple of days. While in that section
Mr. Fairbanks hopes to meet the Ha-
vain representative of the civic cen
ter committee of Honolulu, for which
interesting ocean metropolis Mr.. Fair
banks is planning a very large and
unique fountain embodying the Eatu-
raj environment in it's construction and
decoration. Mr.. Fairbanks has con-
scented to the request of some of the
old students of the Art Students
league of New York city, which Is
Mr.. Fairbanks Alma Mater. to exhibit
a couple of photographs of his work
While Mr.. Fairbanks has studied
largely in Europe, he has lost none o
his westernism in work or personal
ity.
Music Studio Opened.
Mrs. Leslie Long and Mabel Bale.
Grubb announce they are now in thei
studio, room 212, Pinney building. Mrs
Long is at the studio, Monday, Thurs
q day and Saturday afternoon. Mrs
b Grubb Tuesday and Saturday morn
ings and Friday afternoons.
:. + +
Delightful Family Reunion.
Mr. and Mrs. r. C. Eoff of Clarks
r vile, Ark, who have been visiting 1
II the city the past month with Mr.:
n Eoff's sisters, Mrs. Alice Snapp an
= Mrs G. w. F'euley, left for their HON
yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Eoff hav
been the guests of honor at a numbe
Of social functions during their visi
IL and have made many friends who hop
: that they will return and become per
manent citizens Of the city. Tuesda
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-09-21

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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-09-21

Continued on Page Eighty
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-07
OF
COMP NJ

n charge u COMPANY Il wner i. ssss:
Augusta tar Vesttc!G. Mass. were
Captain = Ii j. Enr.snI. First -..eu,.
.-ec;o- -. CARPENTER uf 6uulton, Second
LETT. -eo F Dunn OF AuEus.a Al
N=s-'Itia a1.ded = he officers il. charge
p. ne Complain were lieut.. rie,cae.
--4=--i.. Lent. Elisa and lieut. TAYLOR
All Of ne s-nrve mentioned officers
sailed II charge u -ae COMPANY over
Eeas
All these officers remained with Com
parr NJ until a---va! 2, Soissons wner
--eut. Dunn Was -.ii.ved. Lieut. Elisf
became hilletirr officer o. VIVA: was
called here The tnwn major N mac.
n lieut. Dunn. -ieut hendricks was
SIS cnec. Can someone supTiv name
o. ,.eutenan- VINO TOOK place of leu:
EIiEn"'
Al Nir-cv June Is. Captain Enr,GnI
was E,lssed during a big gas ATTACK.
The Command Of COMPANY II was cakea
ov-- ny lieut.. Ciar.. VIM was IT cuTn-
nRr6 until abour Ju,r :. when Captu,n
ErrTEtIf returned 70 the COMPANY. again
.ai;,rr command. m July =. ne rnefii-
cal officers OF the battalion notified me
-eEIrnentui commander that Captain
Errigr. was unarle 10 lead his mey.
over me tuN as tIIs nerves were I'M
s--rInE Lieli,. Clark again took corn-
r:anti y me COMPANY and led them Guy
;rr the SIX days Of the offensive, wtleY,
sar7!ne-or was reached
L.lalIt lark was sent hack 10 the
-nItad States as an instructor -ecesv-
nr his promotion o. captain Then
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-07

Someone was wanted. 70 volunteer
for night patrol anu 7 was one Of
them VIM went, there were fuu, 9TH
e-s. Just as we goI up over The TOD
anu were starting out something nap
pened, ! didn't know ANYTHING else
AFTER that. The other four fellows
were killed Sounds like the regular
,-outine or army duty. doesn'. II. as
quoted above IN the words Of Henry
DupiissIs Of Augusta Yet for this
very deed Henry Duplissis was
awarded the C-n.~ de Guerra
the first American soldier % re-
ceIve such an hnnnr. for il
was considered by the War Depart
rnent as deed of bravery and vaior.
Yer in telling the above IN MS
straightforward manner. one feels
that tins Young lad Is made of the
nruper stuff. lie didn't want 10 tell
about il. but ne would tell that mucfl.
From thar one can draw their own
conclusions Night patrol duty.
Young Dupiissls, like others IF his
company was fully aware Of the dan
ger Of the Task. Volunteers Were
needed far night patrol. Five SOL
diers stepped forward for the Jon. Il
was their JOB and they started out.
From the time that their feet left the
tirs-step until the emo of their haxar
dnus Journey they we're taking their
lives IN their hands. Through some
uncanny source. the Germans got
wiEe' 70 the adventure u the quintet.
They opened FIRE and four N the
brave volunteers We're LAID low.
Young Dupiissis. the fifth. wHs run
giered beyond comprehension. be-
InE severely wounded and didn't
knpw what hAd hAppenod until
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-07

,,s.,- commanding tne oi-
'''s r -ns States
'scs- --'-Ier. MAJ. Gen.
Ia '--1s. list Infantry
..-te- Z. T-aub:
1..4 ar.E zen Charles
- 3-Igade. RriE.
--2ASslrer
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-07
$40 to $40
c. F. Bilodeau Company
go " ate- St

som. --Iur .1ret. 4, wls > c!.u *. :
tor ann. -luuc:l. v-nen ne v&s ..!t-e 80
ieav. Inc nos>,ta. and r. ON hlg ON
PAM. Fl els with : CLEAN n Diess-
ure n ms eye now soon ne was anle
70 Ee- on; u cnc 1nspIta- and ~elo,n
has CON- pan
Eenrv Dunlissls enlisted III Com
pam N. -e@rd Infantry June !, ~
n was transferred II COMPANY =.
winch = composed largely OF N0rv,:.y'
men. He van1 overseas sem e1I1 t,...'
-. 81. i was u Che battle al Sogs-
sons Oh February 9. 1918. -alr -nt call
for volunteers LOOK place 10 when ne
responded and for when ne was gwen
-ne war cross. When asked. -lgnT nuT
poInT blank. what ne dId 10 ,-se"e.vf.
the war cross. ne said. r'E.II back.
point blank. thai ne would not t.t!l.
Of course that was disseminating from
q news standpoint. Tor + ne young
fellow would np1 reIl about himself.
now WIS the newspaper tt know he
story n order "a tell me -nsr ~ the
folks. But IN tins course 81 ne con
versation with the reporter me calk
was brought around AGAIN 70 me clta
non ana then before he thought
about #. Young Dupiiss,s nad tod -ts.
whole thing. Eis RECITAL N the deed
was ~snnr-. without aruDeilisnm ents
ana n The point. What seemed -
please HIM most IN connection with
tht incident was the fact that he was
ahie 70 return 80 early ana 30 easily
20 his COMPANY The fAct t,lat ne
was able 70 return IL ms COMPANY
was of more impur- 70 nm tnan cn2g
ne TOOK MS life N ms hands ana did
wonderfully brave thing. that was
duty bur the other was pleasure. the
love Of coIlpanlonsnin Henry
Dupiissis is now az nome and Is wear
ing civilian clothes
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-07

emplacement, falling within % Yards
of the gun with his rigi, leg nearly
severe6 anuve the knee and with sev-
eral bullet holes n his huuy. With
un6nuured courage. ne continued 70
dSe INTO the eznpiacsmeu1 -nm a
prone position. killing TWO sneIuy and
utBparHlng the rest Of the crew.
Next OF kin-Antune DiIhov Gath
sr) Massachusetts Genera Enspit.-.
Boston, Mass.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-07

Lieut. Cabot toeE COMMAND Of Com
PAM about August and led the
company until snrne time aunu. 0c: Is
Then -ieut- CABOT, nnw MAJOR Cann:
was PM IN aE acting Battalion Com
mande- receiving tle appointment "
CaDt;.In Lieut.. Brown and Lieut..
Wneel"-, both o. : Complain were
t-ansfer-ed 10 NJ Company during the
A-Epnne Offensive.
n charge OF NJ Company OF the ~
Turn from France TO Camp Oevens
leaving Bresf March Z and arriving n
Boston April :. were Captain cwien:
= Strnh!. First Lieut.. Hector j Car
penter Second Lent Aiec-nun Holden.
Second Lieut. Edward Z. Wheeler. Sea-
nnd Lent Harry .. hendricks, Second
-eut. EI1uges
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-07
We Shall NOT SIee,

N Fianue-s fields tine pnDDes pinw
Serween the crosses -nw on INV
That marx our place and N -he sl-v-
me iHrks still brauelv singing ~,
ScAfce nestru AMIDST The guns below
We are the dea1
Snort nRF ago We lived, te,t daun
SFw SUNSET glow
1sved ana were loved. ana ncv &C. a.
In Flanders Fields. ~
rake up our quarrel with IN. ens
70 VIM with falling hands Wa +t-,u
the torch
He -osirs 70 roit il high.
" re hTeals faith with rs WIN ~.
We shall nor sheen Though nnrn,as $780,
In FiandeyT fields.
-sv Lieut. Col. Jnhn McC-ae of the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-07

Enemy Territory taken in Baltic
Aisne- Marine. July 1S-225, 1913
1T.5 kilomeaers: st. Mihiel. Sept.
ArEpnne. Oc. IS-Nov. l.. 1913 5.5
kilometers To1ni, advance, So k:lo-
me1ers.
The 5lst Field Artillery Brigade
Divisional Artillery operated with
the 26th Division during all activities.
Following relief Of the division in
the Aisne- Marne offensive on July
%. 1918, the brigade operated witt,
-he 18th. 42d and 4th Divisions until
relieved On AuE- 4. 1QiS-
important Featurs Of Line in the
Several Sectors Asid
Chemin Des Danes Sectur-The
Chemin des Femes: Fort de Mai
rnaison; Chavignnn Valley: Lanaux
Valley; Pinon Woods: Crevai Mort
hill: Alsne river; Rouge MAison
tcave): Rochefurt tcave}.
Aisne and Mnrne Offensive Bn1s
Belleau; Hill Ise: 8ouresctes Rail-
way station: Trugny wnnds; Epieds:
vesies river (Artillery Brigade;
Vaux-
La Refine and Boucu CToui Sector,
Mont Sec: Bots Brute fApremonf
wnuds): Seicherrey tRemiere WOODS
and Jury woods: Xirray-Marvoisln
Dead Nuns Curve.
ST. Mihiel Offensive-Les Eparses:
vuEneulles: Haftunchetei: DOM
marr;n: Rois So ST. Rerny.
Meuse- Offensive - Mar-
chile: Bgis BeIlou: Hill SGD: Sois
dOrInont; Bois d'Houmunt. bols az
'Etrayes: Les Huuuuy Bnls: Ia
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-07
FrIcIAL satisfies
+ l;1 Infantry
ID: ..P IN France

e-.5 u ne 1850 Infantry,
r-s, ge "a "a Maine were
E e. -1.-- =, par. n me 18th
B. M lcn no DerIer troops
2 sz--~=e / any par n the
p 10 w~ite their ms
w--te ne history lt
.-usa ne 1876 helped
I aelng one ot lis
- cement was not for
-.a"e & newspaper
r.. +. vic would exploit -ne
= -a1 nm h.s own state
~-1la.- II orne-~even
". % boys mad the
IS me- nan me OCCASION
sl-3-,;--- -..ne,v ana much
-'aes-sl 4ss.st4nce 70 some Of
5,-' LIONS ana 10 cnn-
-s someone else WIS
~ 70F-s w-oTe hume from
~.---L.C~ u his lack Of
st. p ~ -03d's deeds anu
--S --..G- -lelr glory" anu
1-b4 1ia.n the true
l7. ...~ @Tne nome. Thai
Ing aone. Ac-
-.s-p~1c1l sketch Of
z- made Az Il Divi-
~A--=-s wa.ie II france
@= 20 wing credit 70
Ia:a CONCERNING the 26tt
4'' -~e-'2an Exoenit,onar>
~'' Eus1 70 1917 II
--or- ua1.s Of Ma
z,2t@S n New England
.--.9-l. army --oops
7's-- Mass. Trained
i.--
"ar-e-x. Boston:
-s"-,s Boston: 1o1st
IT,. ;~AJE Boston: Head
3-cade. Framing
ntauc-. F-am-
-t-a Infantv, New
- Nayalne Gun Bat
--'''a-'... Mass. Head
.2-1le Wes1tieiG,
s. "-lrr-' Nesrfieid.
-1.-,,l.- WesrtleiC.
b. .-s -sa1,-.-s Eun Battalion.
"a. LIST Machine
- --2- =.
49, commanding -s,e oi-
'''- "nss me stats.
r. 4,4ev MAJ. Gen.
b.. -v-r@s. lis. Infantry
BEL n.te- Z. r-aub:
zig zen. Charles
( - i. 8r!sade- Brig.
b., -4ssiter.
'.e's Commanding tn. d.
b.. 'a' II =-anss
r.. :-,le,~ Ma. Cen.
! -raz. until Orr X
X, ~ z:a : -a,s 49,. -.
IS : = ar,saoe. B-r
S... 7aua a-lg, c;en = Gae
- 2o~ eoumandsur "a
/ Brig Ge- -. 49,
iee : shelton. 2 5r, Eur cs s,s'
sr5r az * Zen Zen
sa~;on. I sr,r' e Gsg
h., ss;.er B-,r 1 1s''
/ Z, ,.-s''a low som ,.aa, nel-
49, roo3s ssiIe4 80,
r. a, sep. ~ am :,
{ s- 1Ha3re France, an
E. + , ,:,..1 4rea, Win 5l1D head O.
saaa a,,,.sa a,,s.. vosEez, SO for
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Resf ve n Ueace. We Flanders dead
The hGht which ne 20 bra,-afv led
We've taken I'M And we Will lsnep
With earh-a cross 20 mart mis- t,ati
Ard nopnses blowing overhead.
Where once hie uWn life biopri I'm -nd
So let vouf reaf M SWEEP and deer,
In Flanders Fields.
Fear NOT TINT We have died <pr n.ur,,t
The tuYch 20 threw to us we caught
Ten million hands will hole il nigh
And freedoms iictr. small never die
We've learned the lesson that We taught
In Flanders Fields
-AuuH-
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details nf troops were engaged n
constructing hospitals building reie-
phone lines. acting as labor derach-
Inerrs. assisting IN organizing seq
tiuns Of Service of Supply and other
wise making preparations for the
army which began - arrive after Jun
:. 1g-S.
Successive Per,ons in Line on the
Western Front
North nf Soissons ibrigaded with
F-ancnl, Chemin des Danes sector,
rom Feb. 6. 1918 To March -. 1913:
North OF Toui, la RENE ana Soucr
sector April -, 1918 70 June cS
1913: Chateau Thier--. Pas Fini Sec
Tor. July 20 70 July -. 1918: St
Mlhlel salient, Rupr and T-von SEC
10Y. Sent. S. 1918 II Oct S. 1913:
aggregate time n line months and
10 DAYS.
The dates Of entry and wItndra wal
used anOve are the dates on which
the commands passed 10 or from the
c6tt Division. The table does not IN
reality snow the exact time which ali
units Of this division served II lines.
There were several instances whore
TeEimeuts and nrigaues entered the
line several DAYS in advance II the
passing of command 70 the division.
Also. during the nine months service
from Feb. 8. 1918 the division spent
only tan DAYS II a rest area. just
PRIOR TO the St Mihlel offensive. the
balance Of the time being consumed
N moving from one sector TO another,
Or IN supper. position awaiting entry
INTO line.
Prisoners captursd by the 26ti,
Division
Officers. e.. other ranks, 3oS- total.
$40
German Material Captured by 18th
Division
s. pieces of field artiIlerZ-: %
uieces Of trench artillerv; 163 light
and heR<-- machine guns: $50 rIf1es.
casuaitiex- Of nth Division IN France
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Ame-,caE Negro Private 80
French cpionlnl negro pr:vaie>-
Niger. how long ms you osen over
No answer
''Nigge-. how long has yor been
over .1ere-"
Again M answer
With .mphaRiS: ~ ani0. nlG9er.
how long has YOU Deen over here"
Colonial Negro Pnriex-vuns
FHncais
American Pr1vase-"Oh. munger.
y-oC amt neen over ne1e that long"
-Open Window
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-07

BRITISH Lingo.
Did Won ever talk with q British
soldier" Herr arr some ~ the
words ne SEES. must uf which You
won. find n any dictionarr.
-opee--he in hat
Tarnsao-FuI huie.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES; hucksnee puIlv
means extra willie.
3Hncuk-Rifle
CrIImp-A. G. :. can. at the front
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-01-23
Funeral of Frank Mitchell

The funeral of Frank Mitchell was
held at his home ON Bigelow Hill
Thursday. January 16. at o'clock
with the Rev. Charles Mckinney Of
ficiating Mr. Mitchell was 6S years
10 months old. Since he was y years
old. with the exception of 1--WE years
spent in Pennsylvania he had always
lived in this town. After his return
he was married to Miss Julia vii
liams of Bingham Mr. and Mrs.
Mitchell were the parents Of nine
children. all deceased but three: Orie
Mitchell of Larone, Mrs. Grace st.
Ledger of this town and Mrs. Margie
(AIitchelD Beane, who helped care for
her father during his illness and who
at present resides with her mother.
Five of the children died with black
diphtherid Il years ago when they
lived ON the farm now owned by Mil
ton Rove. Bessie the youngest Of
the nine. died with pneumonia when
12 years of age. Mr. Mitchell was a
kind husband and father and his ser
vices were always offered to the
needy. lie had always followed the
occupation of numbering and farm
ing except during the years spent in
PENNSYLVANIA. The home was filled
with friends, neighbors and relatives
who came from far and near to show
their respect to the one who will be
so greatly missed. The beautiful
casket and center tables were cover
ed with most beautiful flowers and
both in quality and quantity evinced
the love and esteem in which the dear
one that had been taken away was
held. The pail bearers were Mark
S. Adams Elwin Packard, George
Haryie and Milton Rove. The re-
mains were placed in the tomb at the
Southside cemetery awaiting burial
in the family lot in the spring.
The out of town people were; Mr..
Herbert Mitchell and son of Uxbridge,
Mass; Mrs. Marcia NeWcomb of Bos-
ton; Mrs. Cora Towle of Hampton. n.
H.; Mr.. and Mrs. David Allen of Lew
iston and MIR and Mrs Charles Love
JOY OF Norridgewock
Mr. Mitchell was also survived by
eleven grandchildren. two deceased
Cedrick Mitchell and Harry ST. Led
ger, who was killed in action in
France, July nth, 1918. Those liv-
ing are Myr0n, Halsen, Floyd Julia
and Orie Jr Mitchell and Evelyn,
Francis. Rexford and Carlton ST
Ledger. There are also another broth
er and sister. James Mitchell of Port
land and Mrs Cyrus Willard of this
town
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-01-23
FOOD ADMINISTRATION AND con.
SERVATION NOTES
To the Public

ON the thirty-frst day Of this month
my duties as Food Administrator of
Somerset County and as County
chairman of the Food Conservation
organization is to terminate l'nder
these circumstances ! have already
written letters to those who. as my
deputies. have assisted NJ in my la
borS. thanking them fer heir faith
full and loyal support
feel that | would be reml~- IN my
duty if | did not also eXpre-S my
gratitude for the self-denial practic-
ed by SO many other patriotic people
of Somerset County. and especially by
housewives in their efforts l. as =
our government and its Allies in say
ing and providing food that victory
might be achieved In addition | an
requested by Dr Leon s Merrill
Federal Food Administrator. 10 con
yey to these assistants Of mine an-
to the people Of our county the senst
of appreciation felt by himself anC
those intimately connected with th'
administration for their active anC
sympathetic eo-operation and sup
port" +"
Certainly this recollection vii h'
a source OF great satisfaction in al
the days 10 come Somerset Count!
made a splendid record In thi.
final message ! sincerely and hedrti
ly thank all Who in any NAY aided q
accomplish this result
l. L. WALTON
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-01-23
EXTENSION SCHOOLS
Sk0whogan and Ganaan to Have
Three-day Dairy Feed Meetings

As Il result OF Il written request
from number OF dairymen in the
vicinity Of Skowhegan to the EXten-
sion Department of the University of
Maine. Il three-day school in dairy
feeding Is to be held in the Municipal
Court Room. Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday of the week beginning
Feb. , A similar three-day school
will be at Canaan Grange Hall on
Thursday, Friday and Saturday of the
same week.
These are practical meetings con
sisting of lectures and laboratory ex-
ercises in analysis of feeds balanc-
ing rations, management of dairy
herds, raising dairy calves, value and
management of farm manures, etc.
+ W Morton, Extension Dairy Spe-
eialist and County Agent Stiles will
be the instructors at the meetings
Sessions will open at $50 each morn
ing ana close at u. 81 Ill the dlleTHOOOn
Each one should bring a basket lunch
who has not other Accommodations.
Ladies should come il interested
In theis period of high priced grain
and feeds every man who is keeping
dairy stock should be in attendance
and remember that the first day is
the most important because the
foundation of the whole school is laid
on that day.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-01-23
SkoW hegan Man 4 Suicide

George IIreh4r Wa :ound dead il
bed Monday morning at his home in
Auburn He had taken his life BY IN
haling Illuminating gas through a
rubber tube H. lett d brief no,e II
which he said 81 am tired OF living
put me- in d pine box He had been
employed as assistant foreman in an
Auburn she factory. Il wa, noted
that he had been de9 pondent since the
death Of his wife, and his health had
not been aa good a. usual OF late
The deceased VA Well known .
Skowhegan people having come here
from Massachu-e,,, abou, I915. - ac-
cept employment at the shoe factory.
In May 1909. he Wa married u Miss
Emma Morrisset'e daughter o. the
late John Morri-sette oc TIL place
Mr. and Mrs Linehan moved - At
burn in 1913 and h.r death occurred
there MAY = Of last Year
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-01-23
Jachman Hieh N,hoYI

The Central HIN ~e." o, Jack
man and Moose H.rer t.ye Whist
Party ana P." S...a.- u the Library.
FRIDAY evening jan. l7rh, for the ben
eh' OF the -~ri.- Glass; and realiz-
I'd >1Goo clear OF all expenses. The
Senior Glass would Ike to call the
attention oi the inhabitants Of these
two towns TO the fact that next June
the first graduation from c. Il :.
Viii take place 4 graduation costs
from $1,000 to $500 at the leas, cal
culation. and the class Of '1s feel tina,
il they try TO earn this by giving en-
tertainments, plays. etc. the people
should at least pa,ronize them
We feel tina, the towns should take
some interest in this school and help
Us out
CLASS OF 1919
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-01-23
soldiers Letter

Mr. and Mrs Augustus Gleason OF
I.arone have received word from their
son Fred. who i, in France, in Bat.
c. 203 H. F. a. and he is all right
twithstanding Il report some time
ago that he was wounded.
He says that il has been a great
experience for him since he left home
and he would not have missed it, or
seeing the country for anything. He
is now (Dec. l5l quartercd in real
house. plenty to eat, good beds to
sleep in and feather pillows The
people in France are very good TO the
soldier boys, and this Is al tine coun-
try. have seen quite d lot OF 1t.
1t was just raining shells on our
gun when the word came tn stop fir
ing and we were glad to ,ec The Huns
pull up stakes and run tell you
mother | would not have missed il
for good deal and it Will he some
thing to remember as long as fel-
low lives
Yes | have been over the linden
burg line you have read So much
about and it is no longer a Inc OF
fear.
now know what real war Is and
sometimes just for a moment when
could forget the serious part o., Il il
reminded me of a great fourth Of l1l'
celebration
Tell father expect to help ha
plant corn this spring
Lovingly
FRED