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Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-05
!. {. s. EXHIBIT
IS INTERESTING

Through the courtesy of Thomas
Neville, of the Neville drug store, g.
r. Andrews, representative of the
international Correspondence School,
is exhibiting a very forceful display
of literature along the lines OF a bet
ter education for those who wish to
craps the opportunity. Mr.. Andrews
has his permanent headquarters in
San Diego and has come to the valley
at the request of number of gradu-
ates of the school now living in the
valley. Word reached him in San
Diego that the people here had placed
such demand on the company at
Scranton, Pa, that he was ordered to
spend part Of his time here.
A number of prominent people Of
the valley are graduates of the school,
among them Mr.. Knight. county en-
gineer. Mr.. Knight stated that his
name might be used and in so doing
he said, "The education gained from
a course in the l. C. S. is beyond a
doubt one of the bess to be had, re-
gardless of the institution. The facts
speak for themselves inasmuch as
every university and college in the
country is using I. c. S. text books"
Mr.. Knight is a graduate of three
of the courses and is now taking the
fourth.
Mr.. Andrews expects to be in the
valley for a number of months and
during the hot weather will make the
trip to and from San Diego every few
davs
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-05
Bithulithic Cement to 71a per cent.

The question is Why does Mr. Lack engineer an EXCURSION
this road Why look at pavement whose speccaon
different than the the Valley expects to pud
These the facts This Somerton road IS about Ia
miles long Three miles at least extremely poor condition
with places and chuck holes There are engtnwlse
grooves this road extending mile to stretch me
extremely wavy already Assistant engineer said that the
farmers heavily fined for permitting the ditch run over as
has 1t declared to be no better than
an ordinary oil macadam pavement 1t is four years old
surface of the Yuma road is 2 inches thick whle
that of Imperial Valley roads is to be 2 inches thick
The Yuma Somerton road base of cementng gravel IS
inches thick Imperial road base of asphalt and
is be 3A inches thick. :,
The Warrente patents only the wearing surfaces:
contractor lay the pavement without put
ting on the wearing surface. r'RMetNPA0aa09ass
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-05
SMITH BILL IS
GIVEN A BOOST

WASHINGTON. March s.
Extension of preferential rights
of entry on all public lands tn
former service men was urged
before the house ways and means
committee by D. Ross of Berkeley,
Cal, former engineer for the fed
eral reclamation service.
Ross approved the Smith land
bill providing a bond issue of
$3.50. 100000 for the reclamation
of public lands.
The bonds would pear ~, per
cent interest and would be tax
free.
"It is assumed that any legis-
latiOn for the benefit of returned
soldiers will contain the provision
for land settlement" Representa-
tive Smith, author of the bill. said.
This is the bill introduced at tn
behest of Mark Rose and which tn
valley disapproves.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-05
Voters, Read This

The highway commissions has been praising the
Someron highway the Skies declaring it the kind of high
way Imperial county will get Warrene
paving to be used.
mention been made of the fact that the
road is constructed in entirely different than
the proposed Imperial highways to be constructed
utterly unfair to the two the specifications
entirely different.
Here comparisons of the specifications for each
highway the official forms file with the county
clerk of each county Read them and then decide if ws
highway point to the kind of road Imperial
Valley and then construct it under Imperial Valley
specifications
Imper Yuna-SOmertOn
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-05
HAPSBURGS DOOMED
TO LOSE TRHONES
(By Associated Press)

LONDON, March 5-Members of the
allied supreme council are determined
to adhere to their refusal to allow the
Hapsburgs to be restored in either
Austria or Hungary, it was said in
conference circles.
The Rumanians feared the appoint
ment of Admiral Horthy as Hungarian
regent, meant the return of the former
rulers to that country.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-05

by Francis Drug store for second
prize hen in White Leghorns, barred
Rocks. Rhode Island Reds, Black MIN
orcas. Brown Leghorns, White Wyan-
dotts, Anconas and White Rocks. !.
So cash prize for the best pen Oh
laying hens or pullets during, the per-
iod of the show. Donated by ). f..
Warner, Brawley.
SO prizes in cash donated by Ger
main Seed Co.. Los Angeles, to be ap-
portioned by the judge.
$5 setting of eggs by j. F. Warner
of Brawley for the best exhibit by a
novice.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-05
MEXICO THREATENS
FORCE TO PREVENT
EXODUS OF WORKERS
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, March 5-The Mex
lean government has threatened to pre-
vent by force if necessary. the exodus
Of workmen to the United States, ac-
cording to advices from Mexico City.
The governors, it is said, have been
notified by the department of agricul'
ture that unless they prevent workmen
from leaving. the government would
use military force.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-05

Upon the foundation of the cementing
road gravel base, as specified there
shall be laid Warrenite Wearing Sur
face and seat coat which must be pa
inches thick after compression.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-05
Have you a room to rent? Try
The Press Classified Columns.

The Press Classified Columns.
Clinton T. Ross is spending the day
in Calexico on business. Mr.. Ross
is the only colored attorney in the
valley and since taking up his resi-
dence in this city has become one OF
the most influential citizens among
the colored population.
Coming-F. H. c. U. c. s. Watch for
it.-Adv.
Mss F.. Seltzer of Oakland, Cal, is
visiting in the valley for few days.
G.. r. Andrews, in charge of the
local office of the international Cor
respondence School, located in Thomas
Neville's drug store, left this morning
for CaleXico on short business trip.
The Junior girls of the Central Un-
ion High are entertaining a number
of their friends at the home of Lillian
Whiting, four miles south of El Cen
tro, this morning. The Junior boys
have been invite dand a very en-
joyable affair is expected.
Charles N. Stark of Phoenix is a
business visitor in Ell Centro today.
George w. Hoy of San Diego ar
rived in Ell Centre this morning.
L. Powers, the pump expert, making
his headquarters in San Diego, re-
turned to Ell Centro yesterday.
Edgar Goar. long Of Imperial, spent
Yesterday on business in this city.
A. J. Hoyt was again visitor from
Holtville.
w. I. Seat of La Mesa is registered
lat the Princess for the day.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. G.. Butler and Har-
old Nelson arrived in Ell Centro from
their home in Santa Ana yesterday
and are stopping g: local hotel.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-05
N6aasMoI7Mu|

The ladies of the Baptist church
will hold baked food sale at Var
ney's store Saturday, March 6, start
ing promptly at 200 o'clock.
Coming-F. II. c. U. c. s. Watch for
it.-Adv.
H. W. Bohrman of the Portland
Cement association returned this
morning from Yuma where he has
been inspecting the Yuma -Sommerton
road at the request Of a number OF
business men of this city.
Call Pioneer Truck and Transfer Co.
for baggage checks, piano and house,
hold goods. San Diego freight and bag
gage. Phone 1.
Miss Mabel Haines, Red Cross So
cial service expert, who has been doing
very notable work along her line in
the Imperial Valley, left this morning
for Calipatria to spend the day.
Coming-F. X. c. U. c. S. Watch for
it.-Adv.
Coolnel j. G. Bradley, late of this
city and now of Los Angeles, left
this city this morning for the Fuller
Brothers Ranch where he is conduct
ing one of the largest sales ever un-
dertaken in this state today and to-
morrow.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-07-15
HARTLAND WATER co.
VS.. ITSELF
Hearing Been Ordered by the Pubic
Utilities Commission in The Mailer
OF Complaint

A hearing has been ordered by lhe
Public Utilities Commission Ioesad>
to take place in the selectmen eiu'e
at Hartland, Friday, July Is. al a. ~
standard time, in the matter oil iue
complaint of the Hartland Water COM
pany against itself, .
The complaint says that the falea u
the company for municipal anu n
service as we'll as the rates OF o'htl
companies or corporations nave oee"
in force for many years without ma
terial change or revision
The petition states that lhe I"teS tS
are discriminatory and unfair 10 'ne
municipality. other companies alu ~
corporations and private takers anu ~
the complainant. in that owing 10 ,,le tne
high cost of operation, labor suppi.ea
and practically every item ehee. ,ne
into the building and cost oil opel aeine
water system. the present income
derived from rates, Dotn .a inun'.,p 20 ~
and private. are wholly Inadequate 10
nroyide for the proper maintehanoe
and oneration of the plant deprecia-
ton and fair return on just valu-
alton. s..hor olleoea
that the rates are discriminatory ana
MAR and do not produce reason
able inst and adequate income.
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Methodist Ministers at Madison

All but one Of the ministers in
group four of the Methodist churches
which includes the towns of Solon,
Oakland. Skowhegan. Starks. West
Mills. North Arson, Fairfield and Wat
erville were present at the meeting of
clergymen held last Monday in the NJ.
f. Church at Madison. The minis
der absent was Rev. l. c. Thom.
Those in attendance being Rev. p. S.
Ridlon, Anson r. Williams. w. p.
Holman. II. l.. Nichols, W r. Pierce
and J. c. Berse besides Rev. William
NJ Wood, pastor of the entertaining
church. The Rev. +. B. Tetley shar-
ed the goodly fellowship. A dinner
was served to the pastors in the
church dining room and the public
supper was given by the Ladies Aid.
Rev. d. b. Holt, district superintend-
ent, in the evening gave a report of
the general conference held in Des
Moines, Iowa. 1t was a masterpiece
of discrimination and delivery. One
may be justly pardoned for cherish
ing a pride in his habit of sustaining
an organization with such laws and
with a record given noble ministeries
to a needy world.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-07-15
MARRIED YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON
Miss Ethel McPheters Becomes Bride
OF Harold Welch From Mothers
Home

Miss Ethel McPheters oldest daugh-
ter OF Mis-. 20 a McPheters was mar
ried yesterday afternoon from the Nc
Pheters home on Middle street to
Harold Welch of West Buxton former
ly Of Strong. Rev. George Merriam
of the Bethany Baptist church officiat-
ed using the double ring service. A
wedding lunch was served following
the ceremony. The bride wore taupe
silk and for a going away gown was
attired in a blue travelling suit with
hat to match The couple departed
shortly after the ceremony and will
enjoy a wedding trip to two weeks.
Their home is to be established at
West Buxton. The bride attended the
public schools of Skowhegan gradual
ing from high school in 1905. She
later took a course in Portland
business College perfecting herself
for stenogranher. Since her grad
uation she has been employed in the
office of Foster estate at Strong and
at West Buxton. The groom is the
son of Frank o. Welch of Strong and
attended the Strong High School. He
is now employed by the Cumberland
County Power & Light Co. and is sta
toned at West Buxton He was over
seas in the World War one year hav-
ing served with the 53rd Railroad Ar
tillery.
The brides friends extend cordial
well wishes for a prosperous future.
1t was regretted that Mrs. MePheters
other daughter Mrs Gladys Goodwin
of Portland was unable to be present
at the nuptial service owing TO illness.
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LOCAL POSTOFFICE EN-.
PLOYEES GET RAISE
New Legislation Effective August ]
Changes Wages. Compulsory Re-
tirement Clause

The salaries of the local post Of
fee employees, clerks and carriers
will be increased from 5000 to $50
with the new legislation effective Au-
gust 1st. The post masters salary
will also be increased 5000. There
is a new retirement age provided in
the new law. Clerks are subject to
compulsory retirement at the age OF
GO years and carriers at the age OF
60 years. The pay for retirement
is determined on pro-rata basis with
maximum at 1920 annually and the
minimum 1920 annually. The new
law has no impotant effect so far as
the local force is concerned some
of the older carriers having either
passed away or retired In recent
years The first man in order ior
retirement is understood to be Z. a.
Merchant one of the r, F. d. men.
The receipts of the Skowhegan ONCE
are now 1000 per annum.
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SKOWHEGAN FARMS
SELLING HIGH
Real Estate Sales Ag-
gregate fully $6O,OOO
Frank I. Palmer Sells Farm TO NeW
Bruins wick Parties. Packard Farm
and Others Sold

y large number Of important farm
sales have been made in this section
Of Somerset County during the last
few day. One OF the most important
/ ot these is the Marston farm Of 3o2
acre which Las beea owned 2 recent
Sears by r. 7. Palmer. The purchas-
ers are Robert and Dennis MCGUIRE of
New Brunswick who have been here
Tor about ten days. They Will en-
gage in general farming on their new
purchase. On the place is big or
chard the products of which have
brought an income Of $500 in the
past This is one Of the fine farms
OF Skowhegan, the water system in
the buildings alone having cost
10000. The sale included forty
head of cattle, eight horses. farming
tools and crops and the price paid
for the same was S1s.500. Another
fine farm which has been sold this
week is the Packard property former
ly operated by Judson Packard and
in recent years BY his son Lester
Packard Cerl Violet OF Fort Kent,
progressive farmer who will engage
extensively in potato raising. il the
purchaser. paying z1Ioo0 for the farm
and $500 more for stock. and farm
ing tools etc. He has already tax
on porca-.-fao -.r9 Mr. Uall-ard ard
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projects of these various clubs are
potato, sweet corn poultry, pig, Flint
corn. canning, sewing, cooking ana
The cooking and
clubs have the largest
membership. - Young women having
nriliated themselves with these or
Sewing comes in second
vim "A membership of II and canning
,hird vim membership OF -. The
,oVu ri @olou has three clubs includ-
iua The enc at South Scion and has
iof .4enlbefs. North Anson has 81
81 whom are girls and 30 boys.
has the largest individual
'Iub - The county This is girls
~. b with 63 members, Miss Leonice
,'.odv an VI c. I. student. il leader.
..ha three clubs in Fairfield Center
have Is boys and % girls, East New
Portland has Is members Norridge-
y,,k. IL. Palmyra, 32 Ripley 20;
md Skowhegan 2S, II boys and IL
..rl- respectively. Last years en-
.oIImont in the county was 3S4.
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Norton Reunion

The James Norton reunion was held
July s, at the farm home
of Joseph Norton on upper Pleasant
st. North Anson' the hostesses being
Mrs. Ethel Norton and Mrs. Alice
Mitchell. The tables for dinner were
set under the trees on the lawn and
= company of forty-three were pres
ent including James Norton of An
son. the guest of honor The others
present were from Temple, West
Mills. Smithfield, Norridgewock, Mad
ison. Anson and Solon. The follow
ing officers were elected: James
Norton, president; Henry Norton,
secretary; Mrs. Clara Oliver and Mrs.
Ellen Pierce, executive committee,
Next year the reunion will be held
with Mrs. Julia Tinkham of Anson.
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The Sun Dial at COburn Park

he public Is asked to be consid-
crate with relation to the Sun Dial
recently established at Coburn Park.
MS beautiful memorial is set up in a
manner to be permanent against the
action OF the elements for a great
many years. 1t is frail enough how
ever so that un<hinking observers can
40 II serious injury Moved by cur
losity perhaps and at any rate gov
erned by thoughtlessness almost be
yond belief, someone has loosened and
turned around the top of the sun dial
such depredations are. of course,
by law. but the Offending
person should need no legal warning
regarding the matter. Even the most
casual thought ouyht to convince one
that such a sacred memorial should
be free from any sort of molestation.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-07-15
WOMEN INTERESTED
IN POLITICS
Participating in Election
Campaign
panv Somerset County People Pres
ent mt the Various Meetings Held
Friday and Saturday

Ontimism and enthusiasm marked
tbe openlng of the Republican Cam
naign for the 1920 election last Fri
dav and Saturday when Colonel Park
hurst and other prominent political
leaders toured various towns in this
section. Besides Colonel Parkhurst
tbere we're in the party Congressman
John A. Peters of Ellsworth; Frank
I Ham. Chairman of the Republican
STATE Committee; Mrs. Guy P. Gannett
of Augusta, State Chairman Of the Wo-
mans Division of the Republican par
". Willard H. Cummings, State Com
mittee man of Skowhegan; Sheriff
John A. Mooers, Colonel R. L. Mars
ton and Colonel Sherman Shumway
all OF Skowhegan G. r. Chadbourne
of Augusta and Frank H. Holley
County Committee man Of North An
son. The first stop was made at
Fairfield where a good crowd gather
cd on Main street to greet the speak
ers and listen to brief political ad-
dresses From Fairfield the party
vent to Canaan where there was a
fair crowd, although the hay wealth
er doubtless kept many of the farmers
from attending the rally. At East
Madison the stop was made at the
post Office and big crowd turned out
IN welcome the delegation there.
There was a good crowd at Athens
and probably 275 people were present
in the village square in Harmony
when the party arrived there.
At Cambridge and St. Adams there
Vera good number out and at Hart
lsnd about 400 persons. A fair num-
her probably 50 or 60 people met the
deIeeation at Palmyra. A very large
meeting was held Friday evening in
p.usdeld when about 1900 persons
met at the Lancey House grounds in
honor of the parties arrival. One
hundred and twenty-one autos were
counted and the surrounding towns
were we'll represented at this meet
ine. Saturday, the second day OF the
campaign opened with good weather
= Norridgewock where there was
aood attendance Journeying from
- re the party went to Smithtield,
Mercer and Starks where a good num-
har or men and women were on hand
To Greet the travellers. At North
An -OI The party went to the plant of
II .-,orth Arson Manufacturing Co.
a there mot 25e employees with
@ cuet. oi the townspeoplc. At Bing-
there was splendid manifesto
~ of interest 500 people aproXi-
lHtly being present. AT Solon
afoot 80 people met the visitors and
il Madison Saturday evening the Main
street was blocked by large gather
ug of pople who were out for the
sr4och making. Addresses we're Civ
er hy Colonel Parkhurst, Congress
MN Peters, Chairman Ham and Mrs.
Gs.rctt in the various tow. Viii
lard H. Cummings introluaed the
peakers in the eommun''i where
the tow chairman did not tend to
suen duties. d feriaE troM oraFio1s
politica camra'g 'gas S this Of 1920
in as lcn as the woven q taking
a. 4t,j..o ar. il the peel ton ar
raHeer -~t | is proba',o that fe-
pale 20 rirafs WI le n order
re..-. ..,. e.sa r c'cr'ioH. II the
= 9o,. IN .ho ~orc. esidents
f.r.,1 g., " iar2a "p"'ees and
"a = ~ 90. CAPABLE being
'.''e political Wor'-c1.
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SESSIONS OF PROBATE
COURT THIS WEEK
Judge Chas. o. Small Presiding Over
Regular July Term. Considerable
Business

The regular July term of the Som
erset County probate court has been
in session this week with Judge c. O.
Small presiding. A number of wills
were presented for probate among
which was that of William Frye,
Skowhegan's oldest citizen, lately de-
ceased. Mr.. Frye made his will in
1911 and at that time bequeathed to
his son James Frye, $1,000; to his son
Michael Frye, $3.50 and To his daugh-
ter Lillian Bushey, $3.50 and the fur
niture and what ever remained after
the payment of the legacies. In 1916,
however, he added codicil i'll which
he stated that he was possessed of
less means than at the time he made
his will and that he would leave his
two sons $3.50 each and leave the rest
of his property to his daughter Mrs
Bushey. He named as executor of
his first will Patrick Shanahan. now
deceased. y petition is now before
the court for the appointment OF
Michael FRYE and the daughter Mrs.
Bushey. as administrators.
Ray {. Malbon left his interest in
the black fox and poultry farm to
his sister Mrs. Lena NJ. Cleveland with
whom he was associated in business.
He also left her his interests in a
Ford car. 70 his sister Mrs. Sadie
llinkley he beQucathed 500 and the
rest of his property in equal shares
to his brothers and sisters. ltuel v"
Maurice \. Winfield S. Malbon, Sadie
Hinkley. Amy a. Hinhley and Lena
NJ. Cleveland. The latter was nam
ed as executriX.
The will of Mrs, Addie +. Bennett
of Fairfield which was presented,
named George II, Mcdonald as eXecu-
tor. She bequcathed her property to
Jennie l.. Emery and George II. Nc
Donald, both OF Fairfield or to the
survivor of the two.
Alphonso Dyer late of Pittstield be
queathed to his wife, Elizabeth Dyer
whom he named as executriX, the HE
interest in his real estate, and at her
decease the same to go to George A.
Woods. He also bequeathed TO his
wife all personal property for her to
use and if necessary to use from the
principal for her support. Whatever
remains he bequeathed to G. A. Woods
Hannah Chamberlain late of Fair
field, by her will left $500 borrowed
money! to her sister Ella NJ. McComb.
She willed $3.50 to w, f. Rankin Tor
care: $500 to her brother-in-law f. c.
McComb. 800 to the city of Water
Vile, the income to be used Tor the
care of the family lot and personal Ell
fects to her sister Ella McComb and
if any remains to another sister Re-
becca Reynolds. The rest of the prop
erty goes to the two sisters and "A
brother. The will was made June
80, 1920 and Mrs. Chamberlain passed
away July g. BY the will oil Mrs
Vesta Chase of Pittsfield she lett her
property entire to her husband, whom
she named as executor. This Will
was made in July 1909, and Mr.. Chase
has since died. l.. II. Woods OF Rye
Center. y. II. is now petitiomng be
fore the court for appointment as ad-
ministrator in the estate lie is a
nephew of Mrs. Chase.
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somerset Central Premium Schedule

The 1920 edition of the Somer .
Central Agricultural Society Prom
nm Schedule is now being printed -
the Office of the Independeut-BeDar-
ter. Copy for advertising to be pr.a-
ted therein, if submitted at once cat
be inserted. Forms will close in d
very few days. Copies Of this sehe-
dule will be mailed 10 1900 farm home
within a radius Of twenty miles Of
skowhegan, the latter part Of next
week. If you do not receive one b.
July 10, address a postal card request
TO the Somerset Central Agricultural
Society, and one will be sent YOU
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CATHOLIC WOMEN ELECT
OFFICERS
Ladies' OF St. Ann. Il Sodality OF Our
Lady OF LourdcS Parish. Holds
Business Meeting

At the meeting of the Ladies of St.
Ann. an organization OF Catholic wo-
men connected with the Parish of Our
Lady of Lourdes, Mrs. Sarah Lewia
Vigue was elected president. The
remainder of the slate was elected as
follows First assistant, Mrs. Louis
Gagne: End assistant. Mrs. Zina Gill
blair; secretary. Mrs. Wilfred Sirois;
treasurer, Mrs. Joseph Giroux; coun-
cillors. Mrs. Frances Sirois, Mrs, Sara
Fortier. Mrs. John Goodness. Mrs
Paul Thibeault, Mrs. Bert Gotta, Mrs
Samuel Roderlque and Mrs. Wallace
j. Lashon. The meetings Of this So
dality are held on the second Sunday
of every month. The members at
tended Holy Communion last Sunday
at the s o'clock mass.