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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-02-12
Men from Whom Jurors were Selected
for Burke Murder Trial.

, The following is a complete list OF
jurors drawn for trial OF State VS..
Burke: Forrest l.. Allen, Fairfield
Charles II. Ames, Percy p. Ames,
Pittsfed; Ernest e. Andrews, Bing-
ham, Bernard l.. Avery, st. Adams;
". f. hatcher. Madison; A. ID. Drawn,
Starks. &. H. Bryant, Palmyra; Al-
gustus +. Bunker. Arson; \. r. Bur
ton. fIaltlund, Edward ]. Butler,
Skowheean; Earl Cox, Madison; Viii
lie Demo. SkoHhegan; Frank G..
Emery. New Portland; S. f. Flies,
Pittsfeld Carl 2. Fitzgerald, Canaan;
e. H. Fletcher. Pittsfeld II. W
French. Skowhesan O. h. Fuller,
lIartland George G. Gilman. Bling
nam; Albert L. Hatch, Fairfield: Hen
ny Hight, Skowhegan; Horace Jones,
Scott Jones. Scion;
b. w. Kidder. Norridgewock; Levi
Martin, Madison: Harry Meader, Scion
Freeman Mills, st. Adams; Ray Moody
Cornville; H. f. Moore, Starks; Al
bert p. Murray, Bingham; Walter Me
CURE. Skowhegan; William w Nye,
Fairfield; Wesley G. circuit, Fairfield;
Charles F. Paine. Eugene S. Paine,
Arson; Fred Parkman, Skowhegan;
Ira Poland, Athens; w. r. Raynes De-
troit; Geo. f. Rowell Scion; Walter
Rowell. Madison; George Stafford, New
Portland: H. l., Sandford, Skowhegan;
e. A. Session, Madison; F. II. Smith,
Arson; Josiah II. Smith, Mercer; Geo.
Soule. Skowhegan; w. r. Tibbetts,
Athens; Harold Tracy, Smithfield;
Harland True. Canaan. l.. r. Tuttle,
Detroit: Frank S. Tyler, Fairfield;
Ernest V. Warren, Smithteld; Albert
\. Webster. Skowhegan; w. NJ Weeks,
Palmyra; Robert Wentworth, Skowhe-
gan; Harry Williams, Norridgewock;
Elmer II. Worthen, Cornville, Florian
NJ. Yeaton. Mercer; Ralph Yeaton.
NorridgeWock
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-02-12
Weeks-ChaSe

A wedding of interest was solemn
lied Monday at Il o'clock from the
home of Mr. and Mrs. w. O. Chase on
TIE River Road when their only daHgh-
ter. Miss Katherine Mae Chase be@ane
Tie bride of Thomas Nathan Weeks
Of Winslow. Rev George Merriam
OBLIGATED at the service using two
rings in the performance of his duties,
The couple stood unattended and the
bride wore her travelling costume of
brown cloth with hat to match. A
nuptial luncheon followed the plight
ing of the troths and the happy couple
left on the 2.35 train for wedding
trip. their destination not being made
public Their future home will be in
Waterville The witnesses of the
ceremony were the immediate family.
Nh Weeks is the son OF Mrs Carrie
Weeks of Winslow, his father now de-
ceased having been the late Rev Thos.
S. Weeks He is a young attorney and
is in the law office of Carroll n. Per
kins at Waterville Mr.. Weeks saw
three years of service in the world
war during which time he was abroad
with the 103rd Infantry. His rank
was that of sergeant in the medical
corps Prior to his enlistment he was
occupied in the Perkins law office and
upon his discharge from army actiyi-
ties re-entered the same establish
ment in continuance of his profess
sional labors.
Mrs Weeks is a graduate of Bloom
field Academy and Skowhegan Hifh
School in the class of 1911. She sub
sequently studied at Morgan's Rq4-
ness College and after the comD'e on
of her studies there she became priv
ate secretary to Capoll y Perkins
the same Office where her present nus
band is located.
An interesting event connected with
this wedding is the fact that the
brides parents were married 80 years
ago the same day in Hartland by REV
Mr. Tibbetts, while the brother OF the
bride was married ten years previous
to a day by the Rev. George Merriam
at Bethany parsonage.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-02-12
.F!AR RIM.
READ THIS

FARM NO. $3.50 acre farm; SO
acres tilage land, cuts 40 tons of hay
nc rocks and good potato soil; IS
acres pasture; 30 acres woodland,
half spruce and fir; 40 apple tres.
J. Y story 7-room house. stone Gear
with cement bottom, water in the
house; shed, ice, hen and tool houses
2 barns, one is 40x60 feet with tie-up
for Il cows and horses buildings
are connected; 25 rods to neighbors,
one mile to village and school,
scholars are carried, miles to rail
road station and 10 miles from Ban
gor; r. F. d. and Tel; the cattle,
horses, hens, machinery and hay go
with the farm. Price $500, half
cash State where you saw this Ad.
| have the biggest list of fine farms
ever assembled by any Agency in
Maine 1t is free My commission
for selling farms is five per cent.
Herbert Richie, IS State St, Bangor,
Maine. 3w5
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-02-12
WIFE BE tTING AFFAIR
Harmony Man appears in Skowhcgan
Court.

Perley Cromwell was before Trial
Justice Thomas G. Lord Thursday an
swering to a charge Of assault upon
his wife. Mrs Sylvia Cromwell OF
Harmony. It was alleged that Mr.
Cromwell cruelty beat his wife several
days since and her injuries were such
that she was unable to attend the
hearing. being confined % her bed.
The assailant pleaded not guilty to the
charge He was represented by All
tcrney Harold ]. Phillips and Sheriff
John A. Mooers appeared for the state.
Witnesses called from Harmony in
behalf of the State were DR.. C. ".
Dyer, who testified to Mrs Cromwell's
condition and Mrs. Rose Whitney.
Richard Whitney, Mrs, Addio Bradley.
and Elmer Trafton
After the hearing Mr.. Cromwell was
adiudged guilty and fined $40 and costs
or fifteen days in Jail and ordered to
recognize in the sum of $500 bonds 10
keep the peace for one year He was
remanded to the Somerset County Jail
until the required sureties could he
prepared.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-02-12
ARMY HEADQ'RTs At
OLD ELM HOUSE
Drilled on Streets Prior
to Conflict
Participant of Civil War Gives Rccol-
lecti0ns OF Local Preparations.
Editor of Independent Reporter.

Editor of Reporter.
| am greatly interested in the arii-
Gle recently published in the Ind
pendent-Reporter entitled Early
Skowhegan Soldiers and am led to
offer a few comments on the same
NV memory goes wildly back To
those strenuous times Gfty-aine years
ago come April when these mon
mentioned then in the vieor Of early
manhood. drilled here in The streets
of Skowhegan preparatory 10 enter
ing the mighty conflict soon 20 fol
low on the battleaelds oil Virginia
quite 1e" OF o1f o|aosl t.hzehS WI
readily recall these surlne tlheS- i
seems that ONLY ihi'e oil Us oil ire
Mne'F-seFeh are mere AT ihe Pre0'a.
h're, and lnaSmaeh as on. fade Troy
er lis an inmate oil ille soldiers li'Ine
~ Ioeas II can nalE ne So lia' u
r Flsh ana myself are I1e onlE one
'etl. Gomrade f}sh Is oid ana Ieepie
Whlie fialm TO be quite aetiFe anu
should consider Il Il noted event III
Ines history TO eeeome the iaSt sur
VlVof OIL the nlneeP-seNeh fesluiHE III
Skowheean. we nave no way OIL
knowing poSltlNelS now hahN are llN-
ing elsewhere put we may s"lelH PIE
sumo not over one IN Hlteeh. Asa
Russell was the first one 10 dle and
our G. A. X. Post was named IN his
honor. John II. Gardner and Asa W.
Bray We're killed at the battle OF Fair
Oaks. June l, lS62, ana Nliilam l.
Dunlap was wounded in the same bat
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-02-12
Mr.. J. 4. White Says I'll You Have
An Automobile, Keep Rat.>nap

"If l knew about RAT-SNAN last
winter would have saved Sl24 Ny
car was in the garage for a few wpe6s
during bad weather, when [ went "a
take it out, found that rats Had eaten
great holes in two new tire Gaf
them later with RAT-SNAps
Three sizes. 25c, soc, s1.Oo. Sold and
guaranteed by Sampson q Ayore
Bowman Hardware Company, W q.
Lord, j. F. Pooler, Lashou & Butler,
John Currier. Steward & Smiley Grist
Mill, Farmers Union, fash & Groder,
S. W. Gould.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-02-12
COLD ON CHEST
and SORE THROAT
ENDED OVERNIGHT
You Get Action with Mustartne-Sf
Drives Out Pain in Half the Time
1t Takes other RemecHes-it's
the Quickest Pain kIHer
on Earth.

Stops coughing almost instantly: ends
sore throat and chest colds over night.
Nothing like 1t for neuralgia, lumbago,
matte pains and reduce swollen Joints.
Mustarine is the original non clustering
prescription that takes the place but Ia
~ times as efficient as graDdmother's old.
iashioned mustard plaster Use It for
spraains, strains bruises, sore muscles,
sllH neck, swellingS, sore, painful or
Begy's Musta rIne In the yellow box
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-02-12

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field Advertiser. Madison Bulletin,
Dexter Gazette, Piscataquis Observer
Houlton Times and the Independent
Reporter.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-02-12
I AN yUR AZ A.,

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to take it TO Get g
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SkOWHEGAN
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-02-12

The Houlton Times is for sale by
Sampson & Avore, Skowhegan. and
f. w. Spaulding, Norr'dgewock.
Observation-Disclosures $50 per year
The Holly chieftain., 1920-05-27

The Nebraska department of voca-
tional education has a one-month
course in the operation of farm mo-
tors, automobiles and tractors.
The Holly chieftain., 1920-05-27

A. w. Nolan, supervisor of agricul-
tural education, Illinois board of vo-
cational education, reports in that
state. 1,940 students of agriculture
in IS schools.
The Holly chieftain., 1920-05-27

About 1000 disabled soldiers, sail
ors, and marines are taking agricul-
tural training under the federal
board for vocational education.
These are figures of Feb. %, 1920.
His wife goes by at forty miles
The Holly chieftain., 1920-05-27

DR.. Walter ]. Quick, training Off
Ger agricultural education, federal
board for vocational education, urg-
es all farmers to consider giving pay
ing positions to war-disabled men.
The Holly chieftain., 1920-05-27

In his new car-but mine just smiles;
Our house has pipes and everything
His wife totes water from the spring
-Plowshares
The Holly chieftain., 1920-05-27

Three makes moving machines
and repairs for same at Holly Hard
ware Co. 48-tf
The Holly chieftain., 1920-05-27

NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Holly Alfalfa Products
Company will be held on Wednesday.
June End. 1920. at 10 a. m. at its Of
fices in Holly. 1881
C. F. HAMPTON. Secy.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-11
TORONAOO RAZES HOUSE

FLORENCE. July 6.-R F. Hib5s was picked up. bruised and starving. on ;he desert between Florence and Casa Grande early yesterday morning 5y his son, j. R Hibbs. of Tucson, and D.. Butler Of the Arizona hospi- tai of Tucson.
 pr. Butler Was driving from Casa Grande 10 Florence, accompanied by young hibbs, who was intending to vis:; his father who is homesteader eas: Of Casa Grande Upon arrival at the homestead the house was found 10 be demolished and scattered over he ground about ;5 feet from it's ori. sinal location and Hibbs was lying under mesquite tree nearby. When questioned, the cider hibbs stated .hat during winds,orm Tuesday he and the house were picked up bodily 1y the tornado and hurled through the air.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-11
SOON TO COMPLETE
 MINE ASSESSMENTS

PHOENIX. July s.-Mine and rail road assessments will be completed in a few days. according to Charles R. Howe. member of the state tax commission, who stated yesterday that after obtaining information from the United eVrde Extension and the Inspiration companies it would ha, e data to complete the mine assessment roll. The commission will in all pro- bability go 10 San Francisco for a hearing on the Standard oil company and the Southern Pacific railroad companies. after completing the work on hand, and will then attend the tax conference in Douglas, and on their return sit as board of equalization eQualizing the assessments and fixing the state tax rate.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-11
ALIEN ExllED YEARS
 IN AGuA PRlETA NEE6EO

DOUGLAS, July s.-Yesteyday ai- ternoon United States Commissione. II. C. a3eumler bound over 70 ,he fed. eral court D. Boehm, on q GOO bail. 1t being alleged that he is illegally in the United States. He was arrested Tuesday by Department Of Justice Agent Bates on complaint O! Frank W Heath, immigration agent in charge here.
 Boehm, for several years q resident Of Pirleyille. left his family al that place and wen; across the lne into Mexico about the time congress de. clared a state of war existed with Germany. and for the last three years he has been in Agua Prieta and vici. nity. It is alleged he expressed sym. pathy with the central powers, but there is nothing on record 10 that ei. feet He has no property in Douglas and his family have been in Pir;le- vile since he went away. and his trip across the line without a passp port is said to have been due 10 a desire 10 see his wife and children.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-11
TWO CONCERNED
IN CATTLE THEFT


 WINSLOW. Arip., July S.-A. H. Miller, manager of the Clear Greek Cattle company has ss orn to a com plaint and had C. M. and C. w. La Prade arrested on a charge of steal ing calves. Their hearing was held before Justice of the Peace Mahoney Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock and the defendants were bound over to the superior court at Holbrook anl were placed under a $500 bond each. The Jate was represented at the hearing by County Attorney Riley Greer, and the Livestock association was represented by Judge Ellis and W. H. Burbage represented the de. fendants. The case will be tried at Holbrook at the term of court which convenes early this month.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-11
 MAN s7 YEARS OLD
 INJURED BY AUTO

PHOENIX, July 6.-Rossena r. Bowman, s7 years of age whose home is at ell North Fifth street, sustain. ed painful. but not serious injuries on .he head. arms and knees yester. day morning when he was struck by an automobile driven by Mrs Anna B. Roberts Of Mesa.
 Mir Bowman was crossing Central avenue al Bennett Lane and became bewildered at the traffic at that cor. ner and while watching for a motor car approaching down Central avenue stepped directly in front of the car driven by Mrs. Roberts, and which :, turned from Bennett Lane Mrs. Rob- erts sounded the horn on her car, bu, .he aged man apparently did not hear t and was run down through no fault of Mrs. Roberts.
 The aged man was taken to St. Jo- seph's hospital where it was announc. ed he would soon recover.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-11
SMOKE HARRIS SHOT
 UPON HIS ARRIVAL IN L. 4

DOUGLAS, July 7.-While aligh:- ing from a train in Los Angeles early yesterday morning. Ed (Smoke) Hac- ris, for 10 years employed as chef in the Gadsden hotel, was shot and killed by an unidentified negro, who later stated to authorities it was a case of mistaken identity and that he had planned to kill another negro man whom he had worked with at the Gadsden earlier in the year.
 When Harris stepped of the trail in Los Angeles, the negro shot him with .i5 calibre pistol. killing him instantly. The deceased is said to have son in Texas. He was 45 years old and was well known around the Gadsden as Smoke Harris"
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-11
AID
 ON BENSON-vAiL
 ROAD IS SECURED

PHOENIX, July GA contract has t.en executed by the government covering four sections of the Be 1son- Vail highway, thus completing all the federal aid projects in connection with that road, according to word re- ceived by the state highway depart ment here today.
 Other contracts executed during the past week, according to the high way department, include 15 miles of the Jrescott-Jerome highway; pay ing the town of Flagstaff; nine mile section of federal aid project No. IS of the Superior-Miami highway, and >the Clifton-Franklin reconstruction work toward Canyon, including the bridges and other improvements.
 These projects were given atten. ton while F. M. Holmquist, assistant state engineer was in Washington re. gently in the interest of state high way department work, it was stated.
 Assistant Engineer Holmquist has gone to Philadelphia to try to eXpe. dite shipment of surplus war depart ment equipment to Arizona for road building.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-11
LITTLE RAILROADS
 OF ARIZONA WANT
 TO STOP OPERATION

PHOENIX, July 6.-Several cases were heard in Prescott by David r. Johnson, member of the corpora. tion commission, who returned to Phoenix today. He sid orders would be entered later. One related to an application by the S nta Fe, Prescott; and Phoenix railroad company to dis continue sehfice on its Poland branch. The branch line has been in operation since 190a. The com pany set forth that the line had never paid, that its roadbed was now in a dangerous condition and that if tn company were obliged to continue service, it would have 10 spend about s3,000.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-11
SuPE ESVlSORS AND TAX
 MEN WILL MEET IN
 DOUGLAS TAlS MONTH

DOUGLAS. July S.-TGe members of he Arizona county board ot su. peryisorS. inc state tax comm!ssi ioH- CTS, county assessors and the various clerks cf the supervisors boards Nil convene in Douglas on Jn!y V. The Douglas Chamber Of Commerce and Mines has plans under way @ enter. tain the officials dur,ns their stay here, which may he three days or more. l. is understood practically every supervisor in the s:a,e will he here. and, with the othe. officials, there probably will be as many as loo visitors in the city for the ses- sions, aside from ,he ones vho are no, connected with the state and county bodies.
 The tax conference was 10: at first planned, but has been called by the state tax commission n connec. ton with the supervisors sessions. Accountants from the various cor porations will be here 10 supply any data the commissioners and assessors may desire.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-11
TOMBSTONE MEN GET ROAD CONTRACT.

At the meeting of the Board of Su- pervisors this morning. H. NJ. Ecker- man and J. S. Chambers of Tombstone were awrded the contract for the grading and surfacing and cement and bridge work on the whole of Sec ton E of the Benson-Vail highway.
 Bids were opened last week, on the 2tsh. only two contractors submitting bids. the local contractors for the en. tire sections, and another contractor of San Diego for only few of the eas.eT sections.
 The bids were submitted to Thos. Maddock. state engineer for compari- son with his estimates and his ap. broval of the bids of the local men was received today by he board, who in turn approved ,he contract and no t.fiei the local contractors of their acceptance,
 The total anoun; of the local con. tractors bid Is sit37oiO, and they announced today they will begin worR a: once and promise completion with in SIX months time. barring unfavor' able weather conditions.
 Work on the other sections on to Vail is progressing rapidly and will be completed by the time the local men finish tAe.r contract. When com pje;ed ,ae highway vii shorten the -oa,e to Tacson via Benson by over lo miles. i, is claimed.
 O.her road matters were up before ,he board .3iay, he board referring them 70 County Engineer Sid Smyth ani i; :s possible a night session vii he aeiG tonight 70 settle matters incl den. % ;he creation of another bond , ed Indebtedness in the Marcus-St. Dd yid school district for another higl school building 10 which a pro.es' has been entered by several taxpay e-s Of the district.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-11
BLAZING OIL FALLS
 ON MINE MANAGER

PRESCOTT. July 6-Explosion of a can of lubricating oil. too near a fire, resulted in placing A. Geisendor- fer. manager of a mine near Hills dale. south of here, in a hospital here today. Hearing last night that fire had broken out near one of his drills he rode horseback to the scene where he found a blaze. Seizing q bucket of water he threw it on the fire. Part of the water fell on the can of oil and the explosion followed. Geisendor. fer was covered with flaming oil. He saved his life by leading into a wa ter tank bu, sustained serious body burns.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-11
FEDERAL ATTORNEY
 SETS FINE RECORD

PHOENiX, July 6.-There were tried by the United states attorney g office 563 cases during the fiscal year July l, lslS2O. according 10 Joe Holub, assistant United States attor ney in an interview Saturday morn ing
 Of this number of cases. conyic. ;ions were recorded in all but Sl in stances.
 Violations of the wartime prihibi ton act. who were convicted by the federal office totailed 120. Fifty-fivs more convictions were obtained against viola;ors of the national pro hibition act, according 10 the assis; ant attorney.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-11
FEDERAL OFFICERS FIND
 STILL AT WHEATFlElOS

MIAMI. Ariz. July Sled by Pro hibition Enforcement Oficer G. M Nicks and Special Agent J. E. Wilke, in charge of the local bureau of in. vestigation, officers raided a cabin in the Nugget Springs district. near Whea,fields late Saturday afternoon, capturing a complete distilling appar' stus. George Lawrence and C. s. Fucker were taken into custody h connection with the raid.
 The officers found assembled in the cabin two stills of unusual ability and size. The apparatus had been h operation a short time before the raid was pulled off. and six gallons of an excellent grade of white mule" evi dently just distilled. were found In | cask in an adjoining room.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-07-11
WEEKLY INDUSTRIAL REVIEW

YUMA -- 10000 acres in South Gila Valley to be under cotton cul- tivation in next years.
 SNOWFLAKE - oil and gas show. ing reported in Apacne test well. PHOENIX Salt River Valley stock receiving highest price tn Chicago market for southwest cattle, Globe completing plans for paving Broad street.
 TEMPE Union High School board propose s5O.0OO vocational building,
 Factory sites in demand at Phoe. nix.
 PEORIA - Mccall Ginning Co. builds sSOlOCO English-ban mil here.
 KlNGMAN -- Mohave county build ing road 10 connect with Arrowhead Trail
 HOLBROOK - Plans under way to resume work at Hopi we'll
 Phoenix issues budding permits for month of May to;aling s5s6,OoO.
 FLORENCE-Governmen; declares Forenoe-Casa Grande diversion pro. ject feasible. 27,OOO acres involved. PRESCOTT - 500 years of Pres. colt Jerome road bed torn off by huge N T blast.
 PHOENlX - Arizona whea, crop reported 95 per cent normal on June first
 JEROME Verde district water. melon crop to break record double acreage planted.
 MORALES - |. s. Governmen. prohibits shipments of fire arms across border without permit
 JEROME -- United Verde Mining Co. ready 10 start steam shovel pro, ject to open up copper ore bodies, PHOENIX - Salt River Valley cotton crop reported in good condi ton.
 TUCSON Grasshopper plague successfully met near here by use Of poisoned brah and syrup.
 MORALES - Southern Pacific q spend slOO.0oe erecting concrete warehouse.
 HOLBROOK sl50.000 county road bond issue carries with big ma, iority
 PHOENIX - State land depart ment appraises improved lands and applications for loans of state funds
 BOWIE Big new standard zig starts work on oil field.