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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-03-11

This month marks the celebration
of the Tooth anniversary of the set
tlement of Capt Samuel Holden at
Moose River. He was the first set
tier and the proposed celebration by
the people of the Moose River sec
lion will interest not only those who
live in that plantation, Jackman and
Dennistown, but the entire state and
residents across the line in the Do
minion of Canada as we'll Judge S.
II. Whitney OF Augusta informs the
Reporter that his grandmother was a
daughter of Capt. and Mrs. Samuel
Holden and he gives us an interest
ing tale of that early settlement in
Names unbroken wilderness. Judge
Whitney says as follows:
Captain Holden and his wife went
to Moose River in the cold of winter
to settle in an unbroken wilderness,
in an uninhabited country, the still
ness of the region being broken only
by the howl Of the wild animal and
the no less Wild war whoop of the
barbarous Indian. With a nerve that
can only be found in such noble men
and women as Capt. Holden and wife,
about the middle of March 1920 they
left old Norridgewock" to go to a
land not inhabited. In fact there
were but few settlers north of Nor
ridgewoek at that time and no road
north OF Caratunk or The Great Car
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-03-11
yESPHR SERVICE SUNDAY
viii be Held at 4.3O T. NJ. In Federated
Church

At the third Vespsr service this sea
son which is to be OF q high order
Carl W. Malley, organlst viii be as
sisted by Mrs. Mary f Marston at the
piano, Miss Florence Lillian Walker.
soprano and the Federated ChgrD D.
choir with Ralph W Leighton. con.
ductor. Miss Walker will readc.
"The Lord Shall Wipe Away A.
Tears" by Boye, and will siur 'h,
obligato in the anthem Nearer 81
God To Thee by Shelley. Mr.
Marston will play "Kamennoi-0strua
by Rubinstein with Mr.. MalIey al ts
organ. Mr.. Malley has selected d .
organ numbers to balance in maxim.
this a very interesting service
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-03-11
ESTIMATED COST OF HANDLING SNOW
IN SK0WHECAN IS $4,000 TO DATE
Traction Co. Has Expense of $4,000 Above
Average--Train Service Crippled

Skowhegan and Somerset County
generally suffered much Inconvenience
from the storm of last Saturday and
not for some time will conditions be
entirely normal again. The train
service locally was terribly hamper
ed and the train due here at sos
saturday night did not arrive until
after O'Clock Sunday night. All
regular trains Sunday were CANCEL
ed The train which did reach her.
sunday evening was stalled at North
belgrade and when it was finally
pulled out of the drifts which had ac-
cumulated about it a perfect car
SNAPPED tunnel was left in the snow
bank. The Monday train due here
at a little before O'Clock Monday
morning reached here during the fore
noon but some of the trains were taxi
en- on completely and others have NOT
Deen running during the week
Inc situation so far as train service
was concerned was the worst for "a
years. This Of course has made the
handling of mails difficult and deliv-
cries uncertain both locally and on
H. +. ID. routes. Tuesday not all of
the rural carriers were able to cover
tnelr routes. Ths Athens stage left
mere Saturday and reached Skowhe-
gan again the next Tuesday between
and 10 O'Clock. The Canaan Stage
made no trip Saturday because of the
road condition even at the early hour
OF leaving time Saturday morning.
This stage service was likewise re-
sumed Tuesday.
Car service by the way OF the Som
erset Traction Co between here and
Madison was entirely out of commits
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-03-11
BURKE MAY FACE TRIAL
At APRIL COURT
Information from 0aice Of County ~
torney Is that Time Is Not Settled
for Second Trial

According to intorms given o8t
here yesterday from the 5nlee OF the
County Attorney, Edward r Merrill,
It has not been definitely decided that
the trial OF John \ Burke accused BY
the state Of the murder Of Nelson Y.
BARLEY will not be heard al The Arril
term of court contrary 10 statement
published in ore OF the dailies which
came into Skowhegan yesterday II is
more than likely. however. that the
hearing will net be in order uut.l the
September term. but this is not dehn-
itely decided Bail has not been se-
cured yet for Burke and the State say
they are ready TO begin the second
trial any time Mrs Burke is re-
naming in Skowhegan for the pres
ent
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-03-11
VILLAGERS WAIT FOR FARMERS AND AO-
JOURN TOWN MEETING
Spicy Discussion at Brief Session--L. L. Walton
Elected Moderator About 900 Attend

After short but rather spicy ses-
lion owing TO opposing factors. the
citizens voted to adjourn the annual
town meeting until next Monday
morning at 8 O'Clock in the Opera
House. l.. L, Walton was elected
moderator Of the meeting last Mon
day and motion to adjourn was
shortly in order. Prior to tie call
for order in the main auditorium. the
two factors those who on the one side
favored the holding Of the session as
previously planned and those on the
other side who believed that the meet
ing should be postponed until such a
time as the roads became passab.e
enough to permit the farmers TO drive
to town, held caucus il one Of the
downstairs Offices. After the elect
ion OF Mr.. Walton as presiding Official
the situation became a triae tense and
Selectman Clyde II. Smith was Tie
first speaker He told the men con-
gregated there, that town meeting
was postponed one year ago because
Of The absence of ore Of the board
who was in Attendance upou leg5s.a-
tive duties al Augusta and that il
vas lkew.se postponed tie year be-
fore that because Of a heavy snow
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-03-11
STANLEY BEAN LEGION
At BINGHAM
Fifteen Former Soldiers Net at First
Gathering. Officers 10 be Elected
Tonight

Bingham, March 10-About fifteen
soldiers of the Great War met at Fire
mems Hall last Thursday evening and
formed a Legion which will be known
as the Stanley Bean Legion" Dur
ing the meeting two Of the interested
ladies surprised the boys by appearing
to them with a pot of steaming coffee
and a market basket OF doughnuts.
A second meeting will be held this
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-03-11

baseball nine, and football eleven
guarantees his most intense interest
in our public school system. The en-
terprise with which he is connected
is so organized as to give him suffici-
ent leisure for the public duties he is
willing to assume. He has the temp
rement. the education, the means,
the time and the motive to make the
best member that ever served on the
Skowhegan School Board.
Voting for Mr. Cummings next
Monday need not be regarded as a
want of respect toward any other
candidate or candidates His obvious
fitness is such that other aspirants
need feel no chagrin in seeing him
preferred for the position.
ROLAND T. PATTEN.
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Father Renaud a Candidate

Al the earnest solicitation ii NY
friends in Skowhegau. have decided
10 announce myself candidate Tor
third position on the Skowhsgan
School Board. If elected by the Yot-
ers next Monday. I shall endsavor TO
fulnl the obligations of such an Of
ice to the best OF my ability and with
justice to all
REV. J. LOUIS A. RENAL D
SkowheEsn, Ne, March Il, 1920.
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Timely Assistance Appreciated
We are very grateful for the as

sistance rendered by the citizens
Of Madison, including the school
children, and by our friends along
sae line who helped to clear our
adNay from Madison to Barron 5
eorner. The assistance was Of
aandcrful benefit, but the spirit
ebnd it is especially significant
IL specially appreciated With
M. a>>i>tance it is probable that
tie road may be opened the entire
H>tauc today.
SOMERSET TRACTION co.
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Candidate for Representative

c, II. Bartlett of New Portland an
nounced yesterday that he would be a
candidate at the June Primaries for
representative tc the Legislature on
the Republican Ticket from his Legis-
latiye district
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ATHENS SHOWED IN

Showed in does not express it.
Athens is isolated, homes are hidden
in snow and only chmneys are Wis
ible, The recent blizzard is by far
the most terrific ever known and rag
ing three days. Arthur Smith the
Continued on Page Five)
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postponed He stated that S II.
Bradbury who had been considered
somewhat as candidate for election
10 the board had requested in the in
tersst Of harmony and to prevent Ill
feeling nat be announce that his
~ithdra~sl would be il order. He
st@ted fairly that the town would be
called upon 10 raise s165.100, the
largest amount in its history and that
he dld not think it would be fair to
v0's % raise this amount of money
with go farmers absent. He moved
'hat Tie meeting be adjourned and
then asked Noah Demo one Of the can
d.dates Tor road commissioner hls
opinion on the sab5ec.. 70 which Mr.
Demo promptly responded that he
seconded the notion Peer Cowette
Jr. another candidate for the same Of
ice Joseph Butler. q candidate for
the Office Of third selectman and ".
H. Cummings for school board favored
adjournment r. J. L. 4 Renaud
another cand date for the Office asst
mentioned vas uot present ard ". II.
Hawes. the candidate Tor reelection
thought the matter Of adjournment
to later date was something that he
voters should beeide and not the can
didates He stated thai he fhot II
wa fair to uait and v-aed tat
every voter could be compelled to
lCa,u.gsd 80 Page %.nef
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evening (Thursday) for the purpose
of electing officers and making furth-
er arrangements.
Stanley Bean, for whom the Post
is named. was killed in action in
France July IT, 1918. He was the
older son OF Mr.. and Mrs. James Bean
Of Moscow.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-03-11

Sampson & Avore sell the Pitts
field Advertiser, Madison Bulletir
Dexter Gazette, Piscataquis Observer
Houlton Times and the Independent
Reporter.
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Holt & Hight have just received one
car of stove and one car of nut coal
All orders promptly filled. 1w11
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sion for a time Crews of men were
put on and local car service was re-
sumed Tuesday noon. 1t is hoped
that the track would be cleared to
Lakewood station by this (Thursday)
afternoon and that it would be posi-
BILE to have the tracks sufficiently
cleared to run clear thru to Madison
village by the last of this week. An
official of the company stated Tuesday
that the storms of the present winter
to date had cost the concern $4,000
above the average expense.
The streets and sidewalks locally
have required a great deal of attention
on the part of the officials to get them
in fairly passable condition. Street
commissioner Ephraim Cowett esti-
mated Monday forenoon that the cost
of handling the snow this winter in
town to date amounted to approx
mately $4,000
CHIMNEY SWEPT OFF AT NOR
RIDGEWOCK
Norridgewock people suffered from
the effects of the storm in common
with other people Of this section. The
heavy snow done quite a little dam
age to some Of the roofs ana Friday
one of the chimneys in the whitney
potato house was swept off in a snow
slide.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-03-11

Typewriters for rent-$2.o0 n month
and up. Observation-Disclosures Co.
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Typewriters for rent-$2.00 q month
ana up. Independent-Repor Co.
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Independent Reporter s15o per year
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-07-23
PORT ARTHUR
Special Correspondence

Special Correspondence
Mrs. Rasmussen has been on the sick
list the past week.
Harold Laidlaw spent Sunday even
ling at the Busse home
Mr.. Bergwin, of Chicago, is here
visiting his brother, Al Bergwin.
Opal Mcintyre is assisting Mrs Ed
BuchhOltz with her homework this
week.
Mrs. f. A. Laidlaw, of Ladysmith,
has been visiting her son, Harold, the
past week
Mr. and Mrs. Rowe are now occupy
ing the boarding house. Warm meals
1t all hours, is the slogan.
Mrs George Beller and children are
1t Thorpe this week visiting with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs Patrick Finne-
gan.
About forty friends gathered at the
lome of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hartman
asst Sunday to celebrate the 69th birth
lay of Mrs. Hartman. Refreshments
were served on the lawn and everyone
departed, wishing her many more
happy birthdays.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-07-23
SHELDON
Special Correspondence

special correspondence
Born, Thursday, July 10, to Mr.. and
Mrs. Chester Sergeant, daughter.
Marrier, the Watkins man, was a
pleasant caller around this section of
the country last week.
Mrs. L. B. Sergeant is staying at the
G. s. Sergeant home for the present,
having arrived the 9th inst.
Mildred Sergeant, of Chippewa Falls,
IS visiting relatives in Ladysmith, af
ser a week with friends here.
Miss Jessie Sergeant returned to
Ladysmith Wednesday of last week,
after nearly two weeks at home.
The next farmers meeting will be on
Saturday night, July "a There is a
good deal of interest to discuss Don't
forget the date.
Judge .. w. Maloney was seen down
this way twice of late. He is gathering
information about the early history of
this township, having in view an ar
ticle on the same some day.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-07-23
WEYERHAEUSER
SPECIAL correspondence.

L SPECIAL correspondence.
John Anderson purchased a new
Dodge this week.
Babe Latour is visiting friends at
Minneapolis this week
Clarence Walker was a business call
er at Ladysmith Saturday.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM Chesgaski, recently
Harry Hanson, of Ladysmith, spent
Sunday here with his parents
p. S. Keith was a business visitor at
the twin cities one day last week.
The raspberry crop is quite good
this season and the harvesters are
numerous.
Swany Noard purchased the house
occupied by Joe Koehler, from Mrs.
Simmons this week
Felix (Red) Pierce, of New Auburn.
purchased a few cows in this vicinity
| to be sold at auction in Chetek this
week
Charles Bennett, who has been visit
ing friends here for the past week, re-
turned to his home at WATERFOWL, s.
D., recently.
Mrs. Harrison White was taken to
4 the Ladysmith hospital this week as a
result of relapes from an operation
4 a few weeks ago.
A. G. McGraw and wife motOred to
| Minneapolis recently, taking with them
M. McGraw's sister, who has been
visiting here for few days.
Mrs. Grimm, of Ashland, who has
been visiting her daughter, Mrs. F. S.
\ Keith, for the past two weeks, re-
I turned to her home this week
Mrs. Phillips. who has been visiting
l friends here, is now visiting at Eau
1 Claire and from there she intends to
Ago to Brooklyn, Mass, to teach school
DR.. Ross, dentist from Rice Lake
has rented the corner office of the Ma
pei hotel and is doing a fine business
4 He gives two days week of his time
Bhere
\ Frank Walker had the misfortune
while putting in hay this week to have
one Of the prongs on the hayfork pene
trate his leg. He is getting along nice
lily at this writing.
Some OF our county office seekers
EWere calling on friends here this week
It's too bad that we can't vote for al
hof them, as they all lave very prom
Kissing" aspirations
We understand some iron ore con
Hcern from Duluth has enr0ute a drill
ding machine billed to our town to starr
Generations soon Evpn thOuoh tharn i
Hnothing TO it. it sounds good to lister
to some of our citizens boast of our fiji
gture.
Sometime ago we mentioned some
Nthlng about prospective new bank fol
-FOUR village, and not wanting to keeI
-Four readers in suspense any longer we
bshaH have to confess that as far as
awe can learn now, it is called off indefi
Hnitely.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-07-23
GLEN FLORA
Special Correspondence

Special Correspondence
Mrs. Carl Slocum visited at Ingram
Monday.
Arthur Riegel was a Ladysmith Wis
itor Friday.
Mrs. Albert Johnson spent Monday
at Ladysmith.
Jacob Eyjen was a Ladysmith Wis
itor Thursday.
Victor Erickson had business at
Ladysmith Friday.
Carl Berge was at Ladysmith Sat
urday on business.
j. A. Marcott, of Hawkins, was here
Thursday on business.
Martin SkWoupka had business at
Hawkins last Thursday.
Louis Gagnon, Of Ingram, transact
ed business here Friday.
Miss Inez McFarlane spent last
Thursday with friends at Ingram.
Miss Eva Nelson spent Friday and
Saturday with friends at Catawba.
Miss Ruth Ingraham, of Tony, was
a caller here Wednesday and Thursday.
Mrs. J. ID. Shumway, of Rhinelander,
visited here with friends over Sunday.
Mrs Roy Gould was the guest of
friends at Bruce Thursday and Fri
day.
Mrs Charles Hall. of Ingram, Wis
tied here with friends last Wednes-
day.
Mesdames Lawrence Dukerschein
and ID. f. Olson were callers at Tony
Friday.
Mesdames Ed Stoker and Thomas
Hifferman called on Catawba friends
Thursday and Friday.
Arthur Riegel and Clarence Leaf
looked after business matters at La
dysmith last Wednesday.
Mrs. Victor Erickson and Miss Eve
lyn Galetka visited with Tony friends
Wednesday and Thursday.
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INGRAM
'pecial Correspondence.


Rev Messerschmidt, of KEENAN,, held
services in Ingram Wednesday.
The saw mill of the Ingram Tie &
Lumber Co. is now in operation.
J. r. Curtis and family and y. G.
Blood motored to Chetek Sunday.
r. E. Hoffman, of Eau Claire, was a
caller in Ingram Saturday and Sun
day
Mrs. Z. G. Blood is visiting her sis
ter. Myrtle Paul, at Minneapolis, this
week
The Misses Thomas and Carter, of
Ladysmith, were visitors in Ingram
Thursday.
John f. Curtis purchased new
touring car this week. 1t is a seven
passenger Oldsmobile
S. D. Sherwood motored to Eau
Claire Sunday, returning with his
daughter and grandson Monday.
George Gagnon. who has spent con-
siderable time in the west. is now in
Ingram visiting his brother, Louis.
There will be five teachers employed
in the local school this year The en-
rollment for the ensuing year will be
larger than ever.
Howard Geary and wife have re-
turned to Fort Wayne, Indiana, after
spending few weeks at the home of
the formers parents here.
There was quite a little excitement
on main street Wednesday when a
swarm of bees alighted on one of the
shade trees on the A. O. st. Clair lawn.
Rusk county is to have special
booster publication out within a short
| time Members Of the committee i'll
charge of the publication were visitors
here Tuesday.
Miss Carrie Richer, of Delafield
| Wis, is visiting old friends and ac
0uaintances here this week. Miss
Richer is now postmistress in her home
town. Delafield.
Miss Emma Moore spent Sunday al
Butternut visiting Gertrude Koleman
w. +. Gosch. one Of our former lane
dealers, returned to Ingram this Weef
for a short visit with old friends.
The community meeting last Frida,
evening was well attended and a pleas
ing program was put on. 1t was voted
by all present to have a cOmmunit!
program some time within the near I'll
turc.
There was an excellent attendance
at the Ladies' Aid Society last Thurs
day. They were entertained at the f
W. Beard home south of Ingram 4
nice luncheon was served. The menl
was headed with chicken pie.
Wilbur Perry escaped luckily from {
serious injury when the automobile II
which he was riding Skldded ant
turned into ditch at the side of thu
road, tipping the car over and smash
ing the top and windshield. Wllbu,
was somewhat shaken up but was none
the worse for his experience.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-07-23
MURRY
Special Correspondence

Ed and VIM. Clausen spent Sunday
and Monday at their home here.
Ben Johnson, of Eau Claire, is visit
ing at the Berg home for few days.
William Burton, of Iowa, is home
for visit of couple weeks with his
parents.
Mrs. John Leblanc, of Proctor, Mimi,
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Leblanc.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Adams and chill
dren motored from Ladysmith Sunday
and visited few hours and enjoyed
supper at the W. j. Wright home.
Miss Bernice Bergevin returned to
Chippewa Falls Monday, after visit
Of a couple of weeks with her aunt, Mrs.
L. NJ Brown.
4 very large crowd attended the pic
mic at the church last Sunday, where
an exceptionally good dinner was
served and ice cream and pop sold.
A large crowd attended the lunch at
the Fred Leblanc home last Thursday.
This is the fifth meeting of the Altar
Society this year, and each meeting has
shown good results.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred HOupt and chill
dren. and Mrs Worden Potter mOtored
up from Ladysmith Monday and Wis
tied at the Wright home several hours.
Misses Mary and Lucy Ryan, of
Eau Claire, are visiting their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs John Ryan.
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TON
Special Correspondence

| Special Correspondence
| VIM. Smith of Bruce, was a business
visitor here Tuesday morning.
Miss Josephine O'Mark visited with
| friends ut Ladysmith several days last
week.
y. O'Mark returned home Monday
from Tomahawk, where he visited rel
atiyes for a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Herman, and son.
! Walter, autoed to COnrath Sunday and
visited friends.
| Several Of the young men from this
village attended the barn dance five
miles south Of Ladysmith last Friday
evening.
/ Mrs NeIs FOsveit and little daugh-
! ter. Bertha, returned home Monday
! from Glen Flora. where they have been
visiting friends.
Mrs Joseph Christman left last week
for Unity for a visit with her parents.
Arthur Demerse purchased a fine,
new Ford car last week.
Rueben Foley left Monday evening
| for Minneapolis. From there he will
| leave for the west, where he plans to
work in the harvest fields.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Mcdonald, and
the Misses Hattie and Agnes Beck, all
OF Gilman, arrived here Friday for a
visit with relatives and friends.
Despite the rain very large crowd
! attended the dance given for the bene-
tit of the Catholic parish at the opera
house last Saturday evening. Another
dance will be given soon.
VIM. DeLosh left Monday for South
Dakota, where he expects to be en-
ployed in the harvest fields. His cafe
is now in charge of Messrs. Walter
and Peter Helm.
| Mr. and Mrs Arthur Demerse and
/ children, Arthur and KermOtt, re-
| turned home Sunday evening from an
auto trip to Turtle Lake, where they
visited with Mrs. Demerse's sister for
a few days.
4 crew of men are at work here this
week moving the old NJ. K. church
building recently purchased by VIM.
DeLOsh 1t will be moved to the lot
where Mr.. DeLosh was formerly To-
Gated He is planning on remodelling
this building and making cafe out
of it,
Mrs. VIM. Smith, of Glen Flora, en-
tertained the following people from this
village at her home Friday evening !:
Mr.. and Mrs. n OMark, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Hendrix, Mr.. and Mrs. Christ
Hendrix and the Misses Ella Lundy,
Josephine and May O'Mark, and
Messrs Chas. Shankey and Oswald
Lundy.
/ Miss Beatrice Ingraham arrived home
| Monday from the northern part of
! South Dakota, where she is employed,
/ for months visit at the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Il. J. Ingraham.
She was accompanied by little Richard
Husband of South Dakota, Miss IN
graham being employed in the latter's
| home.
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