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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-10-02
The Norridgewock National
Farm Loan Association

Through this association. Somerset
County farmers may borrow at 5i- per
cent, to help buy a farm. erect bum
ings, or make improvements to buy
live stock. fertilizer and equipment. 10
pay off mortgages and to pay debt.
s<It takes money to make money ne
merchant, the manufacturer, and ne
builder hire money; why not the tar
mer?
Are you satisfied with your farm IN
come?
NO farms are appraised when tne
snow is on the ground. Anticipate
your needs and apply now.
FRANK L. AMES, Sec'yTreas'
3w39' Norridgewock, Maine
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-10-02
RINGHAM CENTER

John Cassidy and a part of his fam
ily started on trip to Canada in their
new Ford automobile one day last
week
Mrs. Zenas Fletcher snent the first
of this week with her daughter and
family in North Arson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sanford Nottage and
son George attended the fair at North
New Portland last Saturday.
Mrs Isaac Holway has been enter
tanning her brother, Charles Barten
of California whom she hadn't seen
for over thirty years Friday of
last week Mrs. Holway and her broth
er went to Augusta where they will
make an extended visit with their
sister Mrs. Thomas Burleigh of East
Vassalboro is staying with her faith
err during her mothers absence.
Anna Savage. who teaches at Bling
ham village spent last Saturday and
Sunday with her brother Frank Saw
age and family.
George Gilman made business trip
to William McDonough's of Scion Sat
urday of last week.
Flora Curtis is caring for her
brother's wife and new baby girl in
Emhden.
Many in this vicinity attended
Skowhegan fair this week
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ATHENS

IVES +erunsett Valley Fair was well
attended It has been said the larg-
est number Of people ever in Athens.
Among the visitors in town are Mr..
and Mrs Fred Corson from Worces-
ter. Mass Mr.. and Mrs Forrest
Cleavea from Augusta; Warren Drake
and wife from West Someryille, Mass.
Dell NJ. Allen who has been i'll Tor
several years passed away Monday at
about O'Clock. She went to sleep
sitting in her chair and passed into
the Great Beyond while asleep. In
terment was in Mt. Rest Cemetery.
Rev. 3. II. Johnson OBLIGATED at the
funeral services She leaves 10
mourn her loss son Frank Allen
and brother Fred NJ. Ward besides
many friends.
Sunday School Day will be held in
the church. Thursday Rev. A. +.
Luce and c. ]. Brown will be the
speakers. Service at o'clock in the
afternoon and 100 in the evening
The Ladies Aid will meet with Mrs.
Ella Ellingwood, Friday p. m. instead
of Thursday.
Winona Rebekah Rodge will hold a
regular meeting October 9 and all the
members are requested to respond
with a quotation
TIL /. o. O. F.. will present fine
drama sometime this month.
Epworth League will hold their en-
tertainment and social in Grange
Hall. October g. Thursday evening.
Everyone invited.
The Epowrth League topics as or
ganized by o. f. Washburn was A
"Absalom". Benjamin c
"Cornelus" and next Sunday evening
will be an Old Testament character
whose name begins with ID. hero
inc. a Judge and Mother of Israel
the young people will be glad to re-
ceve letter from anyone who so
desires to answer any of these topics.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-10-02

Coz pe re- -ssr Ct She
W.. See &c w. * = Vi =
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-10-02
Don't you want to see the World z

DOMANCE is calling to you'll
N Strange and smiling foreign
lands are reckoning to you. Shove
off and see the world!
Learn to ''parley-voo" in gay
Farce. See the bu1l-hghts in
Panama. See surf-riding on the
beach of Waikiki.
Learn TIE lure that comes with
the swish and swirl of the good salt
sea. Eat Well--free; dress we'll
free; sleep clearl-free; and look EN-
al 3.r-:gac in the eye-3rltisl,
Frer Oh, Chinese, japanese,
Spaniards, Egyptians, Algerians
and I'll manner Of reorls.
Con- Re a re- -a91 Ct She
w. sse &c w. * = y. !.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1919-07-31
Not Guilty.

John DeKlotz was caller al
this office Monday AMI made 1t
known that the news item il last
weeks Record with reference to "a
man being fined in probate court
for inlerchanging auto lincenses
bad no connecLIol Whatever with
him since.he does not own a trucks
has but one car and has had
no occasion whatever 10 use
but one license The item was
taken from one Of the Twin Falls
papers which evidently had the
name confused with that Of some
one else. We are glad a. be able
To Correct any wrong Impression
that might be made by the public
alton.
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Farewell Surprise.

Nearly thirty friends and neigh
bOrs gathered at the farm home
of G. r. Cnrder, three miles south
Of Filler, Monday evening and
announced their intention Of spend
ing the evening ut "A farewell re-
cep:iOn in honor of Mr.. Carder's
father, who was about TO depart
for his home in Oklahoma. The
guests brought with them an
ample supply of ice cream and
cake and a most enjoyable evening
was spent.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1919-07-31
Baseball Schedule.

Following is the schedule fol
the last half Of the season Of III,
Southern Idaho League:
July l3tb-Fller ut Paul; Twin
at Burnley; Rupert at Buhl.
July 10Th Paul 1t Burnley; Twin
at Ruper.; Bull at Filler.
July 9Th Rupert nc Paul; Filler
at Twin: Burnley nj Buhl.
August Bad -Buhl at Rupert;
Paul at Filler; TWIN at Burnley.
August lOth-Twin at Paul: Filler
IA. Buhl; Rupert ut Burley.
August l7th-Rupert nt Twin;
Bull ut Paul; Burnley at Filler.
August 9th Twin at Buhl; Paul
At Rupert; Filler at Burnley.
August 3Ist-TwIn 1T Filler; Bur
ley at Rupert; Paul at Buhl.
September lst. Labor Day-Ru !
pert at Burnley; Paul at Twin; Filler
II Buhl.
September 7th-Burley at Paul;
Rupert at Filler; Bull at Twin.
September lith.-liuhl AT Burley
Paul at Twin; filler ut Rupert.
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. The other privileges accorded

L. the other privileges accorded
Of the army. The present pas
and allowances, such "a clothing,
subsistence, quarters, medical at
tcntiDn, dental treatment, life in
-unncc, etc, are usually estimat-
cl no $1,000 per month. The
Improvement in the character Of
citizenship Of those young men
who served during the war must
nave been noted by readers Of
of your paper. The same i'm
prOyement may be gained by
other young men who have mol
yet served ia the Army.
A undoubtedly, many readers
Of your.paper have acquainances at
Camp Lewis, and ex-sOldiers who
have served ~ Camp Lewis will
be Interested ia news Of this Camp
| am willing 10 furnish you, each
week, news items Of the Camp, in
GLIDING our experience in cen
ductiuga university for young men !
who otherwise might not have the
benefit Of such education. An
officer OF this Camp will collect
items believed TO be OF interest in
your section and mail them to
you without charge. shall
appreciate the courtesy Of insertion
ot this letter in your paper, and
u bullebns OF news concerning
camp Lewis and its experience in
educational and vocational training
whenever the space in your paper
permits.
Thanking you in advance for
NY assistance you may DO able 10
endcr toward keeping your read
r informed of the news ut Camp
.ewis, am.
Yours sincerely,
William III. Johnston
Major General, u. 5. A.
Commanding
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Washington District.

Mrs. llamp and children apent
sunday at tho w. I. kali heiscb
home.
Ruth Ellis went to Twin Falls
Wednesday.
sam Gilkinson has been painting
Frank Halls house.
Emil Sommers went 10 Shoshone
Basin Monday.
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"Look II Up"

Thinking men and women wii
do well 10 consider the striking
arguments brought out by th'
World Trade Cub 81 san Fran.
cisco intheir c mpaign for adopt.
ioa ~ the units 81 the metric
syslem Of weights and measures.
They show a striking anomaly:
That the metric system was M
vented by Briton. james Watt,
ia 1883, and yet all civilized nations
have adopted II exclusively, ex-
cepling tho United states and
Great Britain
That the 20 called "B rilish
system" Of weights and measures
j. of German origin "a relic Of
the old German lluuseatic trade
league and yet Germany scrapt
It ia 1871 aud adopted the metric
system. invented by "A Briton.
People Of Britannia and America
may we'll ask themselves whether
they are not carrying conservation
too far.
The Metric System is no untried
theory.
Its principle -the principle Of
decimal computation has been |
used IN the monetary system Of /
tbs United States since 1856. nj
the United States had needed
Thomas Jefferson. NO should also
have adopted this system Of weights
and measures based on decimals-
80 simple a system that q child can
learn lie main features in ten
minutes. We know how we'll II
works with money. IL will work
we'll with the weights and
The World Trade Club has
started the ball rolling. What
va all need Is 10 look the subject
lp.
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NOTHING BE TIER in
southern Idaho. Income
property paying 10 per cent
net on $4,000. Can ar
range terms. II interested
see A. B.Wood.
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Army Vocational Training.

Headquarters Camp Lewis,
American Lake. Wash,
July 70, 1919.
Editor Of Filler Record,
Filler, Idaho.
My dear Sir:
Authority has been received
from tho War Department to in
itiite educational and vocational
training, at this Camp. In addition
10 tho military training received.
Any young man wishing ~ enlist
Is permitted to choose the Arm of
the service Ia which he cares to
cnlist. ANY soldier. serving in
whatever Arm Is permitted, not
required, II undertake educational
or vocational training three hours
daily during five days OF the week
II is believed that this educational
opportunity. furnished young mou
who nave aot yot entered college
or learned trade. will induce
largo number Of young men, an. |
married. TO enter the army for tho
purpose Of either increasing their
earning capacity after discharge,
or Tor tho purpose OF entering col
logc IA a higher grade than be
would otherwise enter. This cd. X
1casional advantage Is ia addition
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1919-07-31
EVANGELICAL. CHURCH.

Sunday School 10. a. m. in
charge of w. L. Kalbaeisch.
Preaching II a. m. followed bS
q. w. Plummer, Pastor.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1919-07-31

wANrEn-Good. clean cotton rags a,
this office.
FOR sAl.E-Suhseriptions 70 The
Filsr Rseori. Call At this offiea
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1919-07-31
Shipped Some Spud 8.

According 10 IL report compiled
by the LEGAL agent there has been
shipped from Filler 800 cars of po-
tatoes during the three year period
July |, 1919, or an average
Of about 1922 cars per year. Pretty
good spud country, ehl
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MENNONITE CHURCH.

MENNONITE CHURCH.
Sunday School Mt 10 a. IN.
Sermon II a. IN.
Childrens meeting : p. N.
Y. Z. Meeting $50.
Sermon SIS.
Miiweck Sermon.
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Leases Rooming House.

j. F. Blakley has leased a room
ing house at Lava Hot Springs for
a term of three years. He has ad
justed his business affairs here and
left Wednesday to take charge of
the new venture mt Lava Hot
Springs. Here is wishing the
KID" success and "A pleasant fu-
ture.
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Don't Blame The Editor.

Don't blame the newspaper man
for what happens in the community
II there is anything in the life Of
the place that you do not wish TO
20 abroad in the world. blame
yourself that II exists. not the
paper for saying something about
II. IL is the editors duty to make
u typographical photograph Of the
town each week, and il you take a
homely picture don't kick the in
strumcnt, but try TO get better
expression on your face next time.
Star, Union. Idaho.
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METHODIST ANNOUNCEMENTS.

l0a. m. Sunday the Bible schoo
under the superintendency of l..
Otto.
II n. IN. Morning worship.
Subject The Reward of the Faith
full.
8 p. m. Evening Worship, Sub
iect, The Father Who Failed, "
A special invitation is extended to
boys and their parents.
All are Welcome.
G. +. Deal, Pastor.
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FEDERAL FARM LOANS,

Long time loans at ) l-2 per cent
Easy payment plan. See Dicker.
next door to Farmers Nationa
Bank, Bull. l6-tf
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MENNONITE BRETHREN.
Cor. YAKIMA Avenue and Srd Street.

Sunday school 10 II. IN. Supt.
Earnest Dexter.
Evening Service 1;30 p. m.
Preaching s: 0 p. IN.
All are welcome.
+. W. Wilder, Pastor.
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MIR and Mrs. Clarence Sharp
II Twin Falls were dinner guests
'f Mr.. and Mrs. George Patton
Monday.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-12-12
IN THE PROBATE COURT
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY
ORDER OF SALE o FREAL ES-
TATE SHOULD NOT BE MADE.
AT PRIVATE SALE.

In the Probate Court of Lincoln
County. State of Idaho
In the matter Of the estate of VIM
r Gwin, deceased.
Fred +. Gwn, the administrator of
the estate of VIM. r. Gwin, deceased,
having filed his petition herein pray
ing for an order of sale of all of Jhs
real estate of the said decedent, for the
purpose therein set forth.
IT IS THEREFORE, ORDERED BY
said Court, that all persons interested
in the estate or said deceased appear
before said Probate Court on Satur-
day the 18th day of December, 1919 at
10 o'clock in the forenoon of said day.
at the Court room of said Court, in the
county of Lincoln, to show cause why
an order should not be granted t. the
said Fred F. Gwin, Administrator, to
sell so much of the real estate of the
said deceased as shall be lecessary;
a private sale.
And that a copy of this order be
published at least once a week for not
less than four consecutive weeks in
The Shoshone Journal, a newspaper
printed and published in said County
of Lincoln, State of Idaho, aud tina:
said publication be completed at least
five days prior to said 18th day of De-
cember 1919
(SEAL) j. L. Fuller,
PROBATE Judge
Dated November 18th. 1919 ns1 -d12
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-12-12


CHAPTER i--Andrea peiior. handsome
sasEhtcr OF Lord pell0r, impecDnious
srfssocraL is doomed 70 marry an nit.
crate but wealthy middle-aFee diamond
Sino owner Sho disconaolateiy wanders
kro~ her hotel IN South Africa and dis
COVERS an aviator about TO fly from the
heecn. fmp4ifipely Of course imagining
ths< the Trip viii be merely pleasant
oecarh.on, and a welcome relief from
thoughts OF her impending loyeless mar
Rage she begs 20 be taken for a night.
although abe does not know him. lie
etArt
CHAPTER u.--when she realizes her
erknown aviator Is not going back An
orca In desperation tries 10 choke him
yfh one OF her stockings. He thwarts
mgr and they sail on into the very heart
y Africa. Landing In an immense craal
Andrea finds the natives all bow In wor-
eip. 70 her mysterious companion. She
given slave boy. 'Bathtub." and tho
Yhite Man sets about building q hut for
CHAPTER IfI--Andrea Is given
glimpse OF the home which Is TO be hers.
md wonders az It's completeness. White
nAn invites her 10 dinner that evening.
and en- spite OF the fact that he has re-
fused TO take her back to civilization An
dr~A accepts his invitation. but he con-
unuee deaf 70 her pleading that he re-
sbpr~ her TO hsr frieDds-
: CHAPTER Tv-Andrea is awakened
rrom sound sleep next morning by loud
npondii on her doorway and 10 told TO
Kc2ars days hunt with White Man.
ne ths Dnghly enjoys the exciting trip
sd begins TO understand more OF he
csts" character and the reason for
- apparently ruthless slsughtering OF
4smsls He IL providing for the force
- blacks he employs and who look to
nm for sustsnanco.
CHAPTER v-Andrea. worrying over
- depiorsbie lack OF change OF ciothinE.
= surprised and delighted when a trunk,
ssSnx dear st so ths s.an,s ss' h ~sy e
Svss and she is told By whlts Man that
S4sy are hers. White Man by a skiilfui
satte bull and she 10 fast becoming rec
snri;ed TO her fate after eight days in
ore crasl
CHAPTER vI-on another expedition
a. donkey on which Andrea IL mounted
s.sircns made ridiculous. White Man ex-
pains tho African method OF wife pur-
AAAss. "oboio" She 10 horrihed After
vsrc she listens 20 the report OF native
e1e district and Is invited 10 the hunt by
Hhite Man. They start down a croco-
ue-infested stream for tho scene OF the
hUat
CHAPTER VII.~-After a tedious tramp
ehree bull elephants are sighted and An
ne chase. Overcome by the spectacle
y the killing OF two elephants Andrrt
ysddsnly fnds herself IN the warm as
.ss sy w na c Man ,na no nsr s znS
harms that another white man r. en-
eamped near their craai. but when size
seciares she would like TO bee him White
30 or communicate with tho stranger
he refuses 20 give hIa reasons. and Az
irrs resolves 20 meet the other man
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-12-12

swered instantly, and went on with his
absorbing reading almost without a
4 break.
Andrea fell silent, even her thoughts
stopped talking. Gradually the flow
Ing voice possessed her, picked her up
lightly. bore her away and away. Tn
other words. she slept as children
sleep when put to bed in the good old
way.
When she aw0lSe, hours later. the
room was heavy with the acrid smell
Of lanterns burned too low, but to
make up for that, the rain had ceased
and sunlight poured in through the
open door Msungo was sitting as he
had sat reading as he had been read
Ing The flow of his voice was ex-
actly the same as though he himself
had been caught IN a current that
would not let him stop.
Andrea drew a qulvering breath
She saw instinetively the workings of
his mind. He wished her to awake
without awaking-to come to the new
day with the selfsame smile i'm her
heart that had been there when she
slept. He called upon her to play the
game through and she decided to do
it. She stretched her bare arms.
yawned, rubbed her eyes with doubled
fists, laughed and then threw out both
hands to him.
Take me back" she said.
The book fell from his hands. He
turned and stared at her with the
hungry eyes of a man who sees for the
first time one of the rarest of Gods |
reatures-namely, a woman whose |
youth stands by her in the dishevelpd |
defles the ugly finger of I
gross slumber and proclaims her love
ly beyond the limits set by the wrin- /
king seams of coarser and less
blessed fabrics. For a moment his
gaze wavered as though before too
strong a light, then it steadied and his
ace grew stern. He arose.
"Come on" he said.
She threw her arms about his neck;
he picked her up, sarong and all, and
passed solemnly the length of the COW
red way. He could feel her face
'ressed hard against his shoulder and
Ter loosened hair was like q cloud
eneath his chin. Her arms chung to
i'm tightly, her body trembled, her
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-12-12

eyes twinkled and her lips murmured
audibly. Remember, Andrea Pellor,
you're just a kiddie."
He dropped her on her cot with a
thud that surprised the six straddling
legs of that sturdy campaigner into
stringent protest and incidentally
startled one young lady.
'There you are, you little devil" he
growled and strobe from the room
with the satisfied air of n dog who has
just carried home eight pounds of
prime roast intact.
Andrea watched him go. then she
arose, took the cord from her bath
robe and advanced upon the door to
the covered way. She closed ii. let
down the bar and with the cord bound
IL in place. She tied knot after hard
knot, and as she drew each one of
them tight she said, Just to give you
time to think twice, Andrea Pellor."
Co,tf,r.1 ,.x+ x,~-ot-
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-12-12
oHApTER vmI.

On the day following M'sungo re-
cnived message 10 the eject that his
steamer had arrived and was already
linking on the warehouse cargo and
could do with three hundred tons
more. Andrea had previously thought
hin gourmand for work; now she
discovered q maniac.
-1ts a cleanup" he declared. I'm
another month the rains will be here.
rhcre1l be no working In the forest.
the game VIII scatter. the natives VIII
want 10 plant. And what's more. With
This cargo IN pass the miliiOn-dollar
mark. That doesn't mean anything o
you but it's my stake-the stake I'd
set my heart on"
He took all hands on production and
put them 10 baling and packing From
ne reeds along the river be dragged
10 light yeritable fleet OF scows. They
were appended along the bank. scraped,
cniked and pitched. One after an
sther they were floated out into waist.
high water and anchored. The days
were no longer enough. Every woman
In the camp WAS set 10 making long,
tightly bound palm-leaf torches and
the pickanlns from eight years up
were organized Into squads to light
the night shift through the short hours
OF darkness. Msungo took his sleep.
N he took any. leaning against a tree
aesr the nest OF hnnd-pressure baling
machines.
Ali hands were kept steadily NJ work
until IL was completed. At its finish.
when all the available material was
stacked along the edge Of the forest In
great oblong piles that looked like
newly cut timber, M'sungo give a
great spread.
f. TO each ten men he allotted a tin 1
OF marnialade; to each twenty box /
OF crackers, a sack OF -four. one load /
OF salt and demij0hn Of cheap but (
sound wine. Andrea watched this
Wholesale depletion Of the white mans
stores and began 20 wonder. AS she
wondered. her heart went way up and
tbss way down. Was this the begin
Uif z OF another enj7 Was she sorry
or was she glad7 She looked back on
TIE few days of her new lie and they
seemed already 10 have stretched into
years. she was too young or too care
Tess 70 have learned that dime passes
elowiy only 10 those who are In a rut
OF daily routine. dragging traacaliy
Under TIE blows Of sorrow and almost
Forgetting itself entirely when joys are
varionz
The day came when the last Of tie
barges, towing little scow stacked
with 90 overflow remnant y bales.