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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-09-22
kINGFIELD

Mrs. Phila Butts entertained the
members of Col. Asa Whitcomb Chap
ter. y, A. r. Friday evening, Septem-
her 49, the other hastesses being
Mrs. Ruth NJ. Simmons, Mrs. +. S.
Winter. A message from the Presi-
dent General on Americanization was
read by Mrs. A. C. Woodland; re-
marks regarding her recent trip TO
Washington were made by Mrs. II. G.
Winter and Mrs. +. A. Grossman of
Lexington, Kentucky. who Ia MEM
Der of Lexington Chapter, d. A. r.
gave a vivid description of the ID. A.
r. work in her home state and what
they are doing in the way of education
and establishing schools for the Noun
tain districts. A past regents pin
was presented to Miss Leila Hume
well the first regent of this chapter
by Mrs. f. L. Simmon with an original
poem. In few words Miss Hume
we'll heartily thanked the Chapter.
The committee chosen for October are
Mrs. J. f. Garland, Mrs. X. S. Huse'
Mrs. L. V. Gordon. There were Il
present and one guest Mrs. F, A
Crossman.
A mothers meeting of the w. c. T
U. will be held Thursday September
20 at the Universalist church. There
will be an interesting program anc
refreshments The committee II
charge are Mrs. A. NJ. Soule, Mrs
II. A. Walker, Mrs Pearl VIII.
Among those who plan to attend
the Skowhegan Fair next week, Sept
81 20 and 20, one day of the three
are Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Winter ant
family, Mr.. and Mrs. c. e. Chamber
lain, Mr.. and Mrs. W. p. Watson.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Crossman arrived
in town Monday from Lexington
Kentucky. their trip here having in
cluded visits at Niagara Falls. by boa
to Lake Ontario through Thousand
Islands Lachine Rapids to Montrea
and Quebec. Saint Enne de Beaupre
Adirondack Mountains, Saranac Lake
Paul Smiths. Lake Placid. Ausablt
Chasm. Plattsburg, Burlington, Yer
mont, Lake Champiain, Lake George
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BRIGHTON

Quite a crowd assembled at Brigh-
ton Sunday afternoon to witness the
ball game between the Wellington and
Brighton bots, the game came off IL
to II in favor of the Brightons.
George Brasier and Harry Brown
were in Scion Saturday of last week.
Miss Ida Spaulding, teacher in the
village school spent the week end with
friends in Harmony.
Remember the North Arson Fair,
Sept. 30.
Mr. and Mrs. Budd Hayden and
family attended the. fair at Exeter
Friday and Saturday of last week.
George Braser carried the mail while
Mr. Hayden was away.
Mrs. Ella Bradshaw and daughter
Mrs. Grant and granddaughter Helen
Tebbs of New York were visitors at
Loren Smiths Sunday.
Mrs. Charles Decker and son Muir
ray and Mrs. L. M. Farrin all of
Skowhegan were calling on relatives
here Sunday.
Quite a number of people here are
planning to attend the Skowhegan
Fair, Sept. 81, 90 20.
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EVERY MOVE HURTS

Lame every morning. achy and
stiK ell day. worse when IT'S damp
or ehinyf Suspect your kidneys and
try the remedy your neighbors use
AK your neighbour!
Mrs. W. NJ. Kincaid. 30 Court 81
Skowhegan. says: Several Year,
ago I had a severe attack CT un.
bago and II put me past going for
2everal days. couldn't move IN
any direction, as shooting pains
would almost take my breath away
Puny sacs appeared beneath nv
eyes. MY kidneys didn't act regular.
ly and In many ways showed signs on
disorder AS another OF the family
had received great benefit from
Doan's Kidney Pills was led to try
them and aftor had finished taking
the nth box. was as well as ever.
have frequently recommended
Doan's Kidney Pills"
: Price 60c. at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-ge,
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Kincaid had. Foster. Milburp
Co. Mrs. Buffalo. N. Y.
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with the lumber unit in the southern
part. Since his return he has been
engaged in farming and numbering
Mr.. and Mrs. Hewett will live this
Winter on the Herman Hewett farm
IN Lexington which has recently been
vacated by the latter for home In
New Portland. The best wishes of
their many friends are extended to the
young couple.
There has been some question az 10
what time the fishing season closes on
river and brooks. We hereby quote
the law az promulgated by the com
missioner, May 16, 1921 printed In
the 192I-1922 revised edition. I'm
brooks. streams and rivers of the
state. above tide waters, the annual
closed season on trout, salmon and
landlocked salmon shall be from Sep
TENDER 18th, to the time the ice Is
out of the brook, stream or river fish
ed in the following spring"
Mt. Abram Lodge, F. & A. NJ. at
its annual meeting Sept Is. elected
the following officers: ". NJ, A. {.
Woodland; S. W, G. d. Nose; J. W,
c. A. Sweetser: treasurer, II G. Win
ter; secretary. Cecil S. French s D..
Garland S. Winter; J. D. Nelson G..
Barden; finance committee. Fred
Hutchins, II. B. Sprague. G. d. Vose.
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WEST BRIGHTON

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Keaton are the
happy parents of a baby boy, born
Sept. IS. Both mother and child are
doing well.
Ivan and Rose Raymond and little
son attended the fair at Embden Sat
urday.
Supt. f. A. Pattee Of Harmony was
in town Thursday visiting schools.
Eugene and Burt Corson are cutting
wood for Herbert Corson.
Miss Elsie Roberts. teacher in the
Roosevelt school, went home for the
week end.
Mr. and Mrs. c. c. Knsman passed
through this vicinity one day recently
Jennings Bunker and John Cook oil
Kingsbury were in town Sunday.
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The Interesting News Of
Somerset's Busy Towns
WEST RIPLEY

Mr.. and Mrs. Ivory Harmon OF Can
ton, Point. Me-, Mr.. and Mrs. Percival
Blake of Upper Gloucester, Me. have
visited with Mr.. Harmon's sister Mrs.
Hattie Laughton the past week. Tues
day they motored to Moosehead Lake
and Thursday visited in Dexter and
Garland.
Sewall Harmon and son Bryan made
short visit with Mr. Harmon's sister
Mrs. Frank Langhton, and took Miss
Rena Laughton back to Abbott with
them where she is teaching. Mrs.
Harmon who was so severely fnJur-
ed two weeks ago by an automobile
Is recovering as fast as can be ex-
pected.
Mrs. Horace Nelson of Pressure Isle
has been visiting friends and rela-
tiyes In this vicinity. Wednesday
she visited with Mrs. Annie Clifford.
Mrs. Dora Hanson. wife OF the vet
eran cattle buyer Chas. Hanson of
Ripley is very poorly at this writing.
Mr. Hanson, tho nearly seventy-fye
years of age can be seen nearly every
day al his business of buying cattle,
n this and surrounding towns.
Reginald Farrar took load of ap-
ne 10 Harmony Thursday for the an
mig factory. weighing 200 pounds.
Mrs. Ralph Libby has three b. Z.
Rock pullets that are laying.
Tuesday Mrs. Elmer Fox and Mrs.
Ralph Libby combined their forces
and put up a supply of sweet corn for
winter use for both families. The
amount put UP was fifty quarts or
twenty-five two quart cans. About
half of it was canned in natural
state on the cob and the finished pro-
duct certainly does look good enough
to eat"
Mr.. and Mrs. Fox moved here just
before haying, coming from Lowell,
Maine. They bought the Everett
Hurd farm which is the first farm in
Mainstream and Mr.. Ralph Libby's is
the last one in Ripley.
Owing to, the bad weather Monday
Miss Doris Felker did not get started
for Pennington, but Tuesday being a
beautiful day her uncle Himie Balm
took her with her mother Mrs. Lizzie
Felker over in his car. Mrs. Felker
expresses herself as delighted with
the town and says she feels very we'll
satisfied with her daughters sur
roundings. Pennington is an ideal
spot for school.
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II ARTLAND

Fuller'a Corner. DR. Moulton VS.
tied school TUESDAY giving physical
examinations. Francis Flannery. a
five year old. passed an examination
OF 100 per cent. Harold Ford. George
Markham. Robert Stedman. Marguer-
lie and Erwin Whittemore have been
neither absent nor tardy this term.
Carroll Phillips grade III and Ethel
Cool. grade V. have averaged 100 per
cent in spelling this week.
Grades Y and VI. The following
pupils have had perfect rank in spell
ing for two weeks: Annie Duplisey,
Elizabeth Burbank. Mona sweet.
Laura Maxwell Albert Eldridge.
Feima Green md Dorothy Thohhs.
The av,ra 90 a'sendsnce for two weeks
ma beea S per cent
Grades - VIII I'd 1X-Per shfng
School improF emtAl League held its
first meeting Friday afternoon. 81
mambers were added. The officers
for the term were elected as follows:
President, Bernice Young: vice presi-
dent, Lois Trafton; secretary, Frank
Mathews; treasurer. Grace Griffith;
executive committee. Edward Hub
bard. Leroy Written, Randall Wheel
er; lecturer for next meeting. Eileen
Seekins A box of fruit and gifts
was sent TO Hilda Tibbetts, a seventh
grader, who is i'll.
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belmont Norton while he is taking II
the Fair ar Lewiston
Mahlon Hewett Of Lexington and
Bette Williamson OF Kingfield were
married Sept. IL at the home of her
parents Mr. and Mrs. Elbridge s. VIII
hanson in Kingfeld.
George Williamson Is carrying the
scholars in the Parsons district
Mrs Ella Bracket had an i'll turn
Thursday evening but Is better now.
Earl Wing Is fencing off his field
10 turn his stock in.
W. G. Atwood helped Thomas Hogan
pack apples Tuesday forenoon.
Perley Luce of Aew Portland Hill
and Frank Niles Of West New Portland
have been on the HiJi packing apples.
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MILLAY HILL-NEW PORTLAND

Karl, little son OF Mr.. and Mrs Earl
Davidson is very sick with bowel
trouble.
Mr.. and Mr. d D P.efham ard
three children Of LeEiuaIoa aele In
guests of her parents NJ nj Nrs =
Z. Atwood, THURSDAY.
James and Harold Milton with an
other brother from Bath are visiting
Thomas L. Hogan and family
Dana Tufts from Kingfeld is haul
ing the apples from this section that
he bought, to North Arson to be ship
ped.
W. H. Farnham is able to be around
again.
Stanley High, Kingfeld will give a
corn roast Friday evening on the Tay-
lor place.
Harry Jackson is doing chores for
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-09-09
THEY KNOW I'M HERE"

The writer lacks considerable OF
being a couple of hundred years old
but we can remember when a store
keeper mot a merchant) would say;
"Oh, they know I'm here SO | don't
need to advertise"
Wouldn't that pull the cork out of
your great-grandmother's bottle of
smelling salts? Geew'izz, that makes
us think of the fellow who said he
knew where the cemetery was. but he
wasn't doing anything that would
hurry him to it.
But in this modern day they all be-
lieve to a certain extent that adver-
Using is beneficial. Only it's like the
fellow said-before they established
the drainage system in the United
States--that all whiskey was good,
only some kinds were better than
others.
Now days. the only man who is
beating the income tax man. is the
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cussion of what constitutional changes
are desired before the delegates are Sc
lected and tie convention assembled
That quick and easy adjustments
may be made in any Changes proposed
by a new constitution, its proposals
should be submitted to the people for
adoption not later than June next.
August primaries and November cleo
ton next year may then be used to put
its provision into effect. Should the
election of delegates be held in No
vember and the convention assembled
in January it's work may be completed
in time for adoption in June.
There will be eighty-three delegates
in the convcntion-two from each of
the thirty-four Senatorial districts
and fifteen from the state at large.
The district delegates will be equally
divided politically, since each of the
two leading political parties in each
district dominates one and each voter
votes for one delegate only. All can
didates for delegate-at-lGrge will be
nominated by petition and submitted
on one ballot without any designation
as to politics or issue.
While the plan may be commended
for its bipartisan and non-partisan
provisions, it has it's dangers. Those
who may have special interests to sub
serve or pet theories of government to
try out, will not find it difficult to Sc
cure membership in this convention if
the people genrally do not take inter
in selecting them. No delegate should
be elected until he is pledged on a few
fundamental propositions.
There should be a non-partisan Or
ganization formed in every school dis
trict in the counties AMI in every vot-
ing precinct in the cities to discuss
such questions as the short ballot, con-
solidation Of departments and commits
sions, centralized control, reorgan-
lied court system, county representa-
ton in the legislature, unified state
school system, assessment of proper
ty, limitation on taxation and bonded
Indebtedness, changes in the "Bil Of
Rights" affecting the home, women
and children and affecting trade and in
dustry, the retention of initiative and
referendum and retaining and magni-
flying county and local control of pub
lie schools and in the ADMINISTRATION of
justice and public welfare. These and
other questions will be issues in the
convention.
Respectfully,
W. T CARRINGTON.
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ELVINS

Miss Alma Adams, who has been
visiting her brother and wife, Mr.. and
Mrs. C. Adams, in st. Louis the past
few weeks, returned to her home Sat-
urday.
Dorsie Evans and Luther Miller, of
st. Louis, visited relatives and
friends here Saturday and Sunday, re-
! turning home Monday.
ANGEL Lovvorn, of st. Louis, is Wis
iting home folks few days.
Miss Edith Bergman. of St. Louis,
visited her parents here last week
end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Mccoy, of St.
Louis, visited Mrs. McCoy's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Lovvorn, the last
of the week.
Miss Opal Norris, Of St. Louis, Wis
tied her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Norris, the latter part of last week.
Miss Pauline Downs. of Rivermines,
was guest Of Miss Opal Norris Mon
day.
Miss Hazel Cozean, of St. Louis.
visited her parents here the first of
the week. returning home Tuesday.
Miss Anna Roegner visited Miss
Lucy Apologize in Pennington Mon
day.
Gertie Harris, of St. Louis, came
here Wednesday of last week to visit
relatives.
Ruby McGehee, of St. Louis, who
has been here visiting relatives, re-
turned Tuesday.
Mrs. Jean Hughes, of St. Louis, re-
turned to her home Monday, after
visit here with relatives.
Miss Ethel Newkirk, of st. Louis,
came here Sunday to visit relatives
and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Norris and chill
dren, accompanied by Miss Edith Ber-
ryman, went to Bismarck Sunday to
see the ball game.
Miss Clara Dettmer and sister, re-
turned to st. Louis Tuesday, after a
visit here with relatives.
Mrs. Mary Kinney, of Frederick
town, came here Saturday to visit
relatives until Tuesday. She then
went to Flat River to visit her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Ola Sharp.
Edwin Norris and August Miller
were Flat River visitors Saturday.
Elvins Ball team went to Bismarck
Sunday and defeated the local team II
to 3. They played the DeSoto team
here Monday and won IL to 6.
Louis Cummings returned frem
Bismarck Tuesday after a visit with
his son, Corbin, who is i'll at the home
Of his grandmother.
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Mrs. Jamima Gam and mother. of
Bismarck, visited relatives here the
first of the week.
Burl Porter returned Tuesday from
visit with his father.
Miss Ollie Halle left Thursday for
a visit with relatives in Indiana.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Mccoy spent
a few days with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Grant Lovvorn and other rela-
tlVes, returning to their home in St.
Louis Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alonzo Marler. who
have been visiting her father. Thos,
Ashley, returned to their home at
Williamsville Sunday.
Joe Layton, who is employed here,
visited home folks at Bismarck Sat.
urday and Sunday.
Mrs. Jean Ditzler and children Wis
tied relatives near Doe Run Saturday
and Sunday.
Mrs. Henry Weisse and daughter,
Jocle, of Doe Run, came Monday to
visit relatives.
VIM. West and family. of Bismarck
spent Sunday with their daughter
Mrs. VIM. Weisse.
Miss Rosa Moore and Miss Nellie
Narramore left Tuesday for a visit
with relatives near Doe Run. 3
Mr.. and Mrs. French, of Flat River,
visited her parents, Mr.. and Mrs,
Grant Lovvorn, Sunday.
Mrs. Frank Woodruff transacted
business in Flat River Tuesday.
/. b. Smith, who has been on the
sick list for the past two weeks, is no
better at this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Sex and chill
dren went to t'redericktown Sunday
to visit relatives, returning Monday.
Grover Cooksey witnessed the ball
game at Bismarck Sunday.
Bill Black was 4 Bismarck visitor
Sunday.
Mrs: August Miller was a Flat Riv-
er visitor Tuesday.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-09-09
McCAWLEY "CRADLED"

A. L. McCawley, an alleged Demo-
crat, and who, unfortunately for the
party, is chairman of the Democratic
county committee of Jasper county,
who has been far more industriously
used as cats paw to pull Gov.
Hyde's chestnuts out of the fire than
he has ever been for the good of his
alleged party since he first began to
vote notified ticket, has been re-
warded for his zeal in serving the
present Republican administration
with an appointment on the State Tax
Commission.
Had McCawley ever exhibited half
the activity in service to the party to
which he claims allegiance he may
have been heard from before he prov
ed recreant to his own alleged po-
litical household. But he appears to
be constructed on the cootie order,
trying to suck the life-bood from
those who have been his best friends.
In other words, in order to gain any
notoriety, he must prove himself "a
traitor.
The appointment of this cheap chap
to position that should hold consid-
cradle honor and trust reminds The
Times of remark McCauley is said
to have recently made, in the lobby of
the Planters Hotel in St. Louis. Pub
licly discussing there his chances of
appointment to office, in recognition
of his excellent "sleuthing" services
for Gov. Hyde, McCawley showed him
self to be a perverter of the
truth by saying that he chad not
rendered such services expecting
appointment at the hands of Hyde;
there was no appointment in the gift
of the Governor he would accept, as
to do so would force him to sacrifice
his private business, which he could
not afford GU to do" Now he not
only jumps at the first bait offered,
but will perhaps preserve the bait,
hook, cork and line to sell or pawn to
some other sucker.
McCawley is too small and too
cheap for serious discussion. He is
much worse than the bird that be-
fouls its own nest. He would befoul
the entire bakery into which he might
be permitted under the pretense of
securing a crumb. 1t is positive
disgrace to the Jasper county Democ-
racy that such man should be at the
head of party affairs in that county.
The sooner he is deprived of such au-
thority the better chance Democracy
will have in that locality of regaining
its old-time health and strength.
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fellow who believes the other fellow
should advertise heavily, and when he
brought crowd to town, the non-ad-
vertisers would reap a part of the
benefit; and it's true that this plan
is worked in many cases-but of
course not here in Pennington. The
man who is letting the other fellow
do the advertising is tie man who is
letting the other fellow pay the in
come taxes, and there's no getting
away from it, as bad as we hate to
pay the income tax, we're all glad to
be able to owe some.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-09-09
FINDER OF $1,000
Respectfully,
W. T DARLINGTON.

GEM GETS rs CENTS
Col. W. A. Gamble If Pine Bluff,
Ark, paid j. A. Nailor of St. Louis,
porter on Missouri Pacific train on
which Gamble was riding yesterday,
a reward Ct 25 cents for finding ru-
by tie pin Which Gamble had lost and
which he claimed YVES worth $l1, 900.
Tie pin and Gravel in which Gamble
had fastened it before retiring Thurs
day night were found IN the support
straps Of berth above the one which
had been occupied by Gamble.
While boarding Il c tr;in Gamble re-
marked to the conductor that the ru-
by pin he'd cost him $1,000. AS the
train passed through Bismarck, Mo-,
early yesterday morning Gamble
dressed himself and discovered that
his pin had disappeared.
After q frritless search of tie train
telegraphic communications with St.
Louis were established and requests
made to have number of detectives
at hand III en- TIE train arrived ut the
Union Station. NGilor found the pin
and the tie as the tr2in was nearing
s.. Louis.-Saturday's Globe-Dcmo-
crat.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-09-09
THE NEW CONSTITU-
TIONAL CONVENTION

Deer Editor--Many years of devo-
ton to the highest welfare of my
native state is my excuse for wishing
to arouse general interest in what to
me will be the mos. important event
in Missouri history since 1875.
The possible outcome of the consti-
trtional convention may effect US "for
better Of for worse" for a full half
century or more, hence the though;
that there sLCpld be full and free dis
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-09-09
PROTECTING OUR
CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS

The coming constitutional conven-
ton is the most important event in
our generation, as Missourians. and
there must be the most careful re-
gard for the stand of candidates
for the position Of delegate. concern
ing certain vital issues. Fortunately,
the announced program of the chief
proponents of the new constitution
does not appear to be especially OBJ
jectionable, If they can hold the con-
vention in check and stick to the pro-
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STOCK MARKET

NEW YORK, Aug. II. - Condi-
tions in the stock market today un-
derwent scme alienation from their
recent reactionary trend. Numerous
speculative issues established new
low records for, the Year, but these
were recovered in the vigorous re-
bound of the last hour.
Apart from favorable forecast of
Mexican Petroleum's earnings and
some activity in the steel trade, there
was no specific news to account for
the sudden reversal. Technical con-
ditions or an over extension of the
shorts probably were accelerating fac
tors.
Prices were lower by to 4 points
in the first half of the session. Bears
made capital of further dividend re-
auctions and omissions and the reten-
ton Of the 6 per cent rate for call
money, that rate holding throughout
the day. Oils were the outstanding
features, especially foreign issues.
Prior to publication of Mexican Pc
troleum's prospective financial re-
turns that stock, as well as Pan-Amer-
lCd4l, EOhSil anu 1kON dl
Dutch, were under constant pressure
Independent steels and secondary
equipments, which are dependent up
on the railroads for their sustenance,
also suffered variable setbacks, with
motor, chemical and food and fertiliz-
err issues. New York Air Brake was
the one stock to manifest little recu-
perative power, declining points
Sales amounted to 475,C00 shares.
A brisk rally in marks, based in
part on buying for German account
and limitations that impending repair
ations payments are likely to be an
ticipated, featured the foreign ex-
changes. London and Continental
rates, notably Dutch bills, were in
clined to react.
Trading in bonds was more diversi-
fled, and steadier tone ruled in the
more important domestic and for
eign issues. Liberty As and Az show
ed especial strength. Total sales,
par value, $S.650,000.