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mother send him the money upon
which to come home?
Mrs. Bryan thought she knew her
boy, however. He was not the kind
to desert She knew bis family on
both sides, she had brought him
into the world and she had raised
and trained him. No, he was not
a coward. So she turned the let
ter over to the authorities instead
of sending the money and the swim
dler was caught. He has confessed
that he sent out hundreds of such
letters. What would you do with
a man like that?
France, too, has forgotten, it
seems. Many thousands Of our boys
laid their lives down cheerfully to
help save France. Now that their
families want the bodies Of these
heroes returned, does France extend
a cheerful. helping hand? Mrs. A.
Devere of Chicago, who has just
brought back the body Of her son
from France. says she had to tip
man after man in French official
bureaus before she could get the
body out of France and aboard a
steamer for the United States.
"There is no way a parent cen get
a body out of France except by
the tipping process" she says.
There are hundreds Of relatives
OF, dead American soldiers in France
attempting TO do what have done.
They have located scores Of graves
but are powerless to do anything
except with the consent of the
French authorities, and consent can
be obtained only by the unstinted
use of American dollars"
Ghouls at home Ghouls abroad.
It's so easy to forget, isn't ft?-
w. n. Boyce, IN the Saturday Blade,
Chicago.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-12
Sensitive Noses

An uuderpaid school teacher began
raising porkers in her spare time. She
kept the .ren neat as a school But a
neighbor ( remembered that village
ordinance prohibited the keeping OF pigs
within the corporation limits. So she
had to quit.
Europe? That's different. Noses there
may be less sensitive. At any rate, few
villages have a ban on pigs or chickens
and a steaming compost heap is fixture
in many village dooryards in France
But not in the United States.
Critics OF this republic frequently as
sert that its citizens care only for ma
terial prosperity. They must be mis-
taken. For this is one Of the few ma
lions where the material village pig is
sacrificed to an esrhetic village bouquet.
Benefits of a sweet atmosphere should
not be forgot when one complains OF
market bills The price paid for keep
ing residence districts innocent Of pigs
is high. -
Is it too high7 Persons with plenty
OF money and sensitive noses are sure
1t isn't But thst-sehool teacher has
thin purse. And a good appetite. She
Is not so certain about IT, She thinks
that the cost OF keeping a community
pigless may be too great.
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Municipal Utilities

Municipal plants as well as privately
owned public utilities companies have
their troubles. In Richmond, Ind, for
example, the municipality owned light
ing plant is operating at a loss. The
situation there is described by the Rich
mond Palladium. 1t says;
The application Of the Wayne Light
and Power Company to buy electric sur
rent to supply the territory outside OF
Richmond has brought to light q Sc
rious situation IN regard to the future
of the municipal plant; namely: that
unless the city materially increases both
the power and light rates for current
Immediately, the municipal light plant
win operate this year at an actual loss Of
from $4,000 to $1,000
THE rates now charged FOR both light
and power are less than It costs 10 pro-
duce the current. With the Increased
cost OF coal and labor in connection with
the municipal plant some action mast
be taken Immediately by the city Of
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IT HAS BEEN SEVERAL The referred
one as having references
recall memories?
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1cials to prevent a substantial deficit
for this year.
The reason for the request Of the
Wayne Light and Power Company to
buy. current from the municipal light
plant is now apparent, because what
they would pay is much less than It
would cast them 20 produce It, and it
Is less than 1t costs, the city 10 produce
II, the taxpayers standing ready to make
up the deficit for 1920
"Another serious situation and one
which will vitality affect the development
Of the city Is the fact that there is not
now sufficient surplus OF machinery at
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the plant to protect the present con-
sumers.
Last year the plant was reported to
have made $4,000, while in reality and
based upon business methods of any prI-
waite manufacturing plant there was an
actual minimum loss of $4,000; added to
this amount are all the increased costs
OF 1920 over 1919, which must be taken
into consideration in determining the
loss for this year"
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things Goodrich
Indianapolis
be $4,000 garbage plant $175OO0
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hospital
what really intends do is to talk
wit Ashby about it. TITS thus
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republican
prosecutors William
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-12

WHY SPECULATE impossible?
nominated The republican bosses will take good
to sect e S nominated.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-04-15
Resolutions of Respect

Again our hearts are saddened for
the Divine Master has once more sent
his messenger OF death into our midst
and called from our grange another
faithful Patron, Sister Maud Smith,
therefore, be 1t
Resolved, That Wesserunsett
grange has lost loved and honored
member, the community friend of
highest integrity. And though we
mourn our loss we must remember
those whose hearts are so deeply
stricken by her removal,
Resolved. That as a grange we ex-
tend to the bereayed family our
heartfelt sympathy and commend
them to look for consolation to Him
who alone can comfort the aching
heart
"While we are walking through the
tempest
With anguish deep that can't be told,
She is with the angels walking,
Through the shining streets of gold.
When she fell out by the wayside,
Softly came the angel band
And eWeetly. tenderly, bore her on
ward,
To the life in the better land"
Resolved That as a mark of res
pect our Charter be draped in mourn
ing for 80 days and that these reso-
utions be inscribed upon our records,
copy sent to the bereaved husband
and family. also to the Independent
Reporter for publication.
MRS. ERWIN SMITH
MRS. EMMA SMITH
MRS. BERTHA TRACY
April 18th, 1920.
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" agent leader, A. l.. Deering of Au-
gusta was present for the first time
since his appointment. Mr.. Deering
was at one time a resident of SOM
erset county as he was member OF
the Academy faculty at Hartland for
sometime He married Miss Freda
Bowman of that town who is a cousin
of Mrs Lizzie Watson. a prominent
Grange worker of this section Among
the officers present were j. b. Lal}ree
of Cambridge. the president; H. H.
Fuller of lIdrtiand. treasurer, =. T.
Dionne. SkoWhegan. secretary; l.. L.
Sanford, poul ry leader, p. C. White
orchard leader: Geo. l.. Parker, ac-
counts. all of Skowhegan. The mem
bers of the beard not present were:
Guy f. Williams. North Arson: c. II.
Fuller. NorridEewoek; w. G. Bailey
Jr.. Harmony; 3. J. Folsom, Cam
bridge. The board voted to conduct
a membership campaign in the county
The first for th0 year, the me- who
were present agreeing to enter heart
ilv into the plan. This campaign Will
last two weeks and it would seen that
the Bureau quo-a for the county could
easily be filled at that time. with
the support of County Agent Storer
and men behind him like Mr.. Deer
ing here is everything to indicate
that a year of marked success Is
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Stinson 1SS; Barker Bros, 245; Ray
Moody, eos. Price paid for butter
fat for February was 79c.
FARM BUREAU AT SOLON
At a meeting of the farmers of
Scion held at the Grange Hall, Fred
Magoon introduced the Farm Bureau
County Agent In a few remarks Mr..
Storer explained the Farm Bureau
projects for the coming year. Plans
were discussed for dairy and poultry
meetings to be held in the fall; also
meetings for farm account work, and
orchard pruning meeting to be held at
the farm of Chas. French in April;
also either a hill selection seed potato
meeting or one by a crop man to be
held in the fall It was announced
that seed oats, Maine $40, might be
obtained of Edith Tibbetts of Canaan
at $500 a bushel and of c. II. Johon-
nett of Pittsfeld for $1.75 blu. The
following officers were elected for the
coming year: Farm Bureau chair
man, A C. Head; secretary, |. l..
Brown; dairy feeding. Fred Magoon;
poultry, Mrs. A. w. Foss; farm ac-
counts, O. D. Dean. There were IF
teen present at this meeting, and 1t
was adjourned to the call OF the coun-
ty agent.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-04-15
MISS WESTON Is PRESIDENT
Succeeds Mrs. Elizabeth p. Merrill In
Town Improvement Society

At the annual meeting OF the Town
Improvement Society held last Fri
dav afternoon in Library Parlors,
Miss Gertrude S. Weston was elect
od president to succeed Mrs. Elizabeth
Powers Merrill who has not been in
her usual health lately. The re-
mainder of the board was only slight
lv changed. 1t stands at follows:
first vice president, Mrs. Florence
Waugh Danforth; second vice presl-
dent, Mrs. Minnie E. Mantor; secre-
tary. Miss Alice E. Danforth treasur-
er. Mrs. Florence w. Higgins; direc-
tors. Mrs. Susie Jacobs, Mrs Winona
Homsted. Mrs. Viola Smith, Mrs. Ell
len NJ. Smith and Mrs. Marta Merrill.
Mrs. Danforth presided during the
business session.
The annual report of the treasurer
and secretary were given MISS
Danforth in her report stated that
eleven meetings including the annual
meeting had been held during the
club year, six of them having been on
miscellaneous topics and the other
club is in good financial standing ana
the membership has been Increased by
about thirty. Miss Danforth also eX-
pressed very gracious appreciation
of what the press had done in the way
of assistance during the year. ne
musical program which was arrahB
ed bv Mrs. Irene n. Turner and MIS-.
Elya Green included piano numpeia
from the pupils of Mrs. Dora T. Nye.
John Oddly played "Hark. Hark the
Lark" by List, Miss Ella Flanders
nlayed "Venetinenne" by Gunard anu
Miss Flanders. Miss Dorothy Day ana
Mr.. Oddly played two piano rios tnu
first dance of the May klne "
Mailing and the second 'PoIohai9e
Militarie in A Major by ohopi''
Miss Alta Porter sang Until by San
derson and '"The Dustman NJ, ,,
Annie Nichols delighted the ladles ny
reading from "Jim of Hellas by MIS-
Laura f. Richards and recited an OH
ginal poem "Toms Secret
Following the program very pee
SAINT time socially was enJoyeu' p,o
mic refreshments being served uhuei
the direction of Mrs. Viola smith ana
Mrs Adelaide Loud. Cofee was iur-
nisbed nv the club. The hostesses OF
tho oftnrnoon were Mrs. Nettie Nor
ton Mrs Isabel A. Small and Mrs.
Alice M. Wilder. me parlors "sie
frightened by Easter lilies ana IA
fodils. reminding the ladies' that al
tho the day was bit cheerless OUT
side. springtime had really arrived.
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Card of Thanks

We wish to thank our neighbors
and friends for their many acts OF
kindness and help during the death
and burial of our dear sons, Earle
the flowers and the words of COM
fort by Rev. o. M. Chase. Your kind
ness shall never be forgotten.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jessie Herrin
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Herrin
Mr.. Carl Herrin
Mr.. Kenneth Herrin
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Nelson
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Lancaster
Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe Hart
Pittsfield, April Is, 1920
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ABSTRACT
RIA in equity in the form of an in
+... leader i'm substance as follows
o. neeee that the plaintiff has in his
binds. as sheriff. one hundred aud for
-.-tEe dollars which he took from ihe
t.o a-sion of Jones and Doe At the
lime ha arrested them and smith on
turI %. 1919: that this money is cam
.f hy said Goodrich. Pierpont Board
i..g and Walton as stolen from them
o.. hid Jones' Smith and Doe; that he
believes the last three names are hcll-
t.,.4 and not the real names of those
rart{rs. that upon being arrested for
larceny of said money by him, the men
GIVING their names as Jones, Smith ana
Doe when arraigned before the Judge
~ the Western Somerset Municipal
To- recognize for ther appearance at
the then next term of the Supreme
Judicial Court to be held at Skowhe-
rau in and for the County of Som
Der \. D. 1919 did so by the deposits
Of cash bail and thereupon being al
lowed to depart did so and subsequent
" failed to appear at said Court on
said third Tuesday OF September \. d.
1919 and although an Indictment was
found against them by the grand jury
of said Somerset County at said term
Of Court. for said larceny, the said
tones. Smith and Doe have never been
arraigned or tried upon that indict-
ment. that claim has been made upon
the plaintiff by the different defend
ants for portions of and all of said
money and exceeding the same: that
he is in doubt as to whom he should
nav said money and is apprehensive
mat different veXatious suits may be
brought against him for the same. He
therefore asks that all the defendants
be restrained from bringing suits
against him and that they be notified
to appear and answer said bill and in
terpiead and set forth their rights and
niles to the same and that upon said
one hundred and forty-tive dollars into
said court, that he be discharged from
AN liability as to the same without
BIZ dated March "a, 1920. Filed
March -, 1920.
L. L. WALTON
Solicitor for Plaintiff
A true copy of the order OF court
with abstract of plaintiffs bill.
Attest.
3w14 w. T. sEEKINS. Clerk.
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ORDER OF NOTICE

rr,on the above entitled bill in equity
iLThat subpoena issue in usual form
rot,lrnahle at the June Rules 1920 and
mat personal service be made upon
IA f'yrus w. Goodrich, Charles W
iI;td-,ont Mrs. Earl Boardman. Foster
Wilton !si on and John B. Kehoe fourteen
5,vs at least prior to said Rule Day
16"'.,That service upon said John Jones
Potter smith and Richard Doe be made
81, bphlishing an abstract OF this bill
'l ms order OF notice thereon. duly
s-it,ested y the Clerk Of Court. once, a
week for three successive weeks in the
Independnt- Reporter. newspaper
printed and published in Sk9% WI 8 Il,
tlf.1ieation to be at least thirty days
before said Rule Day
dated March PC l92o.
LESLIE 9. CORNISH.
chief Justice sup. Jud. Court
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Custom SteAograHhy

We are so situated now that we can
take limited amount of custom stem
ographic work and typewrihng.
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BILL IN MoUITY
STATE OF MAINE

% Supreme Judicial Court
In Equity
robR A. Mooers. Sheriff of somerse
County
VS.
Ovrus W. Goodrich, Charles w. Pier
'ont Mrs Earl Boardman. Foste1
1Ta1ton. John b. Kehoe, John Jones
Iafer smith and Richard Doe.
Charlevoix county herald., 1920-12-17
DR.. VIM. H. PARKS
NOW HAS COMPLETE
.X-RAY LABORATORY

DR.. William H. Parks recently in
stalled complete X-Ray Laboratory
including an X-Ray Machine that is
equal in power to those installed in the
largest Hospitals in Michigan. This
machine is powerful enough to take X
Ray pictures of any part of the body,
including the head or the chest in a
fraction part of minute. He has also
equipped his laboratory with additional
apparatus to permit him to take plates
OF the chest that will show the most
minute signs of tuberculosis in the
chest.
This apparatus also enables TO study
and observe any legions of the stomach
or bowels, including cancer, appendi-
citis and ulcers. 1t also enables to find
any foreign bodies such as bullets,
needles or particles of steel and deter
mine the exact location'in in the body.
Also locate any fractures of the bones
in the body and also after the setting of
fracture, he can observe the condition
of the end of the bone without remov-
ing the splints or casts and observe
from time to time if they are uniting
properly.
Charlevoix county herald., 1920-12-17
NEED NOT PROMISE TO OBEY
Congregational Church In England
Leaves Fatefuf Word Out Of
Marriage Service.

London. - Congregationalist brides
no longer need promise in the mar
riage service to obey their husbands.
A committee Of the Congregational
union of England and Wales. appoint.
ed to draw up new form Of service.
has decided that modern ideas favor
the omission Of the word "obey." and
this Notwithstanding the fact that no
woman sat on the committee; neither
were any requests received from wOm-
en- TO omit the fateful word.
"All the churches are becoming less
strict in their insistence on the word.
ing of the marriage service" said the
secretary of the Women's Freedom
league. "Even in Anglican churches
the word obey is sometimes omitted
at the brides desire, and a great num-
Der of leading nOnconformist ministers
have lately made a practice Of cut
ting out the VOW TO obey"
Charlevoix county herald., 1920-12-17
GUARDS POST MAIL IN ERIN
Truck Filled With Soldiers and Police
Carries Government Bags to
Post Office.

Cork.-A state of excitement which
Is difficult for Americans and hpg-
lishmen to appreciate unless expert
enced prevails in Cork and throughout
ireland.
The following can be given as an
illustration: As the Associated Press
correspondent was passing the general
post office motor truck filled with
soldiers and police, with rifles ready,
dashed i'm the main entrance. Several
of them descended and entered the
post office. one policeman, holding a
pistol putting himself in the doorway.
This was nothing more than the
posting of military mails, the elabo-
rate precautions taken being due to
a daring exploit recently, when the
government mall bag was snatched
from a soldier'as he was leaving the
post office. The bag was not recov-
cred.
Charlevoix county herald., 1920-12-17
AUTO LICENCE
BUREAU NOW OPEN
AT CHARLEVOIX

County Clerk Richard Lewis opened
the Charlexoix county branch OF the
automobile license bureau December
and is now issuing the 1921 automobile
license plates. He makes the follow
ing explanation as to license fees:
There will be no change in rates for
1921. A fee of 25 cents per horsepow-
er, 35 cents per hundred weight for gas
and steam cars, and 81 per horsepower
for electric cars is charged.
In addition to the information requir-
ed last year, the operators license
number must be given when applying
for the 1921 auto license, In case car
owner does not drive his own machine,
the license number of his chauffeur is
required.
Applications for truck licenses should
be secured before weighing the ma
chine, as the new blanks have weight
bill printed on the application which
should be signed by the weigh-master.
This action has been resorted to in an
effort to do away with the necessity of
bringing a separate weight bill.
The only change in the chauffeur's
blanks is that the chauffeur's employ
er's name and address is required.
In paying for the licenses, personal
checks must be certified and made
payable to Richard Lewis.
Charlevoix county herald., 1920-12-17
DECEMBER 5. ST. NlCK'S DAY
Children Of Holland and France Look
for Santa Claus Visit Early In
the Month.

1NT@N THE strict order of things
SE i children should have hung
ETIXS up their stockings for Santa
SaAfEN% Claus on Dec. 8, and re-
joiced In his gifts. For II
was the feast of st. Nicholas, alias
Santa Claus. He has nothing what
ever TO do with Christmas, and his
visit then is an Anglo-Saxon anach-
ronism, which came from America
fifty years ago. As their patron saint,
children were taught to look to Mich
olas for care and protection. To show
the reality of his love for boys and
girls, parents related that OH his eve
he went up and down the earth re-
warding the good with presents, as he
had in his life secretly thrown purses
Of gold into the rooms of poor maid
ems through the window. Children
were taught to hang up their stock
ings which parents acting as the
saints deputies filed with sweets,
apples, nuts and toys. In England the
custom was abolished with the wor-
ship of saints at the Reformation,
and was re-established in the Amori-
can guise Of Father Christmas In the
middle of last century.
But in Holland Santa Claus makes
his visit on the right day, Dec. 5. In
stead of stockings, the Dutch children
place their shoes, with straw In them
for the donkey on which Nicholas
rides, in front of the fireplace. In
the morning good children find pres
ents there, but the shoes of the
naughty contain only a birch. The
custom is the same In France. In
southern Austria, a young man, ar
rayed as st. Nicholas. in episcopal
robes, visits each house and examines
the children In their catechism. To
those who answer well the saints at
tendant angels give fruit and sweets
while demons are admitted TO terror
ize the careless. On going to bed the
children place baskets or dishes on
the window sill for his future gifts.
Catholic Germany furnishes the transi-
tion between the origin Of Nicholas
and modern Santa C.aus. Arrayed as
Father Christmas, he visits each home
and questions the children as to their
past conduct. For the good there are
cakes and fruit, and for all lecture.
He then asks what presents they
would like the Christ-child to bring at
Christmas.-London Daily Chronicle.
Charlevoix county herald., 1920-12-17
Booze Makers
Getting Theirs
County Officials On a Still Hunt
for Stills and Mash.

A man giving his name as that OF
Charles Novak mo relation to our
former sheriff. was arrested latter part
of last week for having an alcoholic
mash in his possession.
Novak, who claims his home is in
Muskegon and where he says he has a
wife and family, recently located on a
farm two miles west OF East Jordan in
South Arm Township. Dep'y Sheriff
Cook became suspicious and made a
raid on the premises, finding a 52-gal-
lon barrel filled with an alcoholic mash.
No still was found.
Novak was put under arrest and on
Monday hearing was held before JUS
tice Blount. He was bound over to
Circuit Court for trial and taken to the
county Jail to await trial by Sheriff
Weaver that afternoon.
In Circuit Court at Charlevoix last
week, Dan Davis of Boyne City was
convicted of charge of bootlegging at
the County Fair held at East Jordan in
September. He was sentenced by
Judge Mayne to the Ionia Prison for a
term of six months to five years with
out recommendation Ebert Sweet,
found GUILTY. of larceny, was given a
like sentence by Judge Mayne with a
recommendation of the minimum. The
two were taken to Ionia bv Sheriff
Weaver
Charlevoix county herald., 1920-12-17
DEATH RECALLS OLD CURSE
Sudden Demise Of Michael p. Grace
Brings Back the Legend Of
Battle Abbey.

London.-The sudden death OF
Michael p. Grace, father of the coun-
tess Of Donoughmore, recalls a legend
connected with Battle Abbey, which he
rented from Sir Augustus Webster.
The great establishment was seized
by Henry VIII. and II is said that the
last abbot pronounced q curse that the
owners Of 1t should meet death by
drowning. 1t is stated that Lord
Montague, who owned the property in
the eighteenth century, was drowned,
and a similar fate befell his two
nephews. Lady Webster. wife of the
present owner, was drowned three
years ago and short time later the
eldest daughter of the tenant then oc-
cupying the abbey lost her life In a
similar way.