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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-12-29
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nv spaulding of WaterTlle is

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!, spaulding of Waterville is
!. relatives in town this week.
and Mrs. Nathan Boulette and
bohert of Waterville are visiting
a. week with Mr.. Boulette's pa
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Boardman.
uyron +. Smith and niece
4. Brownell are visiting With
smiths parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
gall at their home in Greenr
and Mrs. Freeman Currie and
laughter who left SkowheGAn
,agust for Oklahoma are chang
|ssir residence from Perry in that
10 Phoenix, Arizona.
,istopher w. Longley has accept
nositidn at Bucknams Drug
Mr.. Longley was formerly OF
.,chusetts hut has been employed
s,st year at the F. II. Neil Pharm-
j. Fairfield
Missionary meeting of the Fed
a Church will be held at the home
kiss Hannah Page on High street.
k.y January 6. Miss Page has
ne Of the program. The subject
be africa"
n Charities and Corrections of
usta have taken the three year old
later of Mrs. Alice Ransom, re-
IN committed to the State Reform
4 for Women and placed it t6
N for while. -
|, and Mrs. f. L. McNeelie of Bos-
who have been passing the
Istmas holidays with Mr.. and Mrs.
Ne owen of Augusta arrived last
Linz and are guests at the home of
| Margaret Briggs on Water street.
Rmpty Commissioners e. T. Good
! Henry Crowell and Harry l..
hrrh are in session this week at
court house assessing road taxes
he various plantations for the year
B They will meet again next
lsday for the same purpose. ..,.
Hiss Margaret Smith entertained a
rber of young girls and boys at her
be Tuesday evening at a Christmas
4 Those present have formed d
the name to be given out later.
nes and stunts were enjoyed dhd
cous refreshments we're served by
hostess. t%,
Joint installation of the officers of
rabassctt Lodge No. "a, |. o. O,
md Priscilla Rebekah Lodge No. SO.
be held next Tuesday evening",
nary 3. Preceding the installatisii
hlcken pie supper will be served
he banquet room at $50.
he Skowhegan Sorosis VIII have a
Year party Mt their regular meet
Monday evening, January 2, 1929,
requested that those present wear
umes of Il ridiculous nature. Those
Bingville characters are
red. The committee consists of
Annie Hackett, Mrs. Adelaide
ting, Mrs. Maud Jewett. Mrs.
lde AvOre and Mrs. Mabel Viles.
lst Saturday evening a play en-
d "Sing Song of Sleepy Head"
given under the direction Of Mrs.
FL Washburn in the Methodist
ch vestries. There was a good
ldance. The principle characters
he play were Desima Dionne,
is whiting, Gladys Smith, Norman
son, Edgar Bishop and Leland
Ger. Several recitations were in
r during the evening, which were
wed by Christmas tree with
a Claus distributing the gifts.
special conclave of De Molay
No. 10 X. T. will be held
lie Asylum this evening tThurs-
at 100 o'clock. The Order of
Temple will be conferred. A de-
Is lobster stew will be served
r the efficient direction of p. c.,
&c Plummer. p. c.. Edward #.
i'll and Sir c. e. Richardson. Sir
hts will observe the regulations
ppearing in full uniform. A
d conclave of De Molay Com
iery No. 10 X. T. will be held at
Asylum, January 3 Mt 100 p. m.
lting will be in order.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-12-29
Frank s. Lessor Arrived With Fifty
Cents-Is Now Merchant

There is today decided difference
in the appearance of the grocery es-
tablishment formerly conducted by
Frank s. Lessor, we'll known gro
Ger, now under the ownership and
management of his son, William J.
Lessor. The elder Mr.. Lessor is en-
gagged in the same enterprise on Mad
ison avenue, near Fairyiew Park, hav-
ing built there in 1920. The accom-
panying picture shows how the stor
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-12-29
Friendly Reminder of Long Ago Days

Added interest is given to the fol-
lowing letter by reason of the build
ing project announced in this issue
by the Maine Spinning Company of
which William Mitchell is the super
intendent. This corporation has had
a splendid history in Skowhegan.a land
its success has been due in no small
measure to the ability, unfailing kind
ness and never-ceasing courtesy of
Mr.. Mitchell, He and Mrs. Mitchell
have grown into the hearts of Show
hegaff people and are deservedly be-
loved and respected. Mr.. Mitchell
hopes to motor down to Richmond
where the writer of the letter is now
.locatedl within the next few days to
renew his acquaintance.
James Simpson, superintendent,
Richmond Worsted Spinning Co.
Fine Worsted Yarns
I 10 High ST., Boston,
Dec. 81, 1921.
Mr. William Mitchell.
Superintendent Maine Spinning Co.,
NSkowhegan. Maine.
My Dear Mr. Mitchell:
Several of my friends have called
here recently after they had paid you
visit and they said while in talki1~
with you, You did not know who it
was at Richmond.
] wonder if you. remember IL boy by
the name of. Jimmie Siinpson,who was
band boy forfyou about % years ago.
at the Prospect Mills, Lawrence,
Massachusetts,, and who .fnany sir lime,
brought your breakfast. If you re-
member that fellow. why that's me-.
When | look back | can almost feel
my ears tingling, remembering the
DAYS you used to snap your fingers
behind my ears.
Some day, when the weather is good
| am going to drive up to Skowhe-
gan and see you again, and if you
are down this way | would be very
pleased to have you call on me. T
want to take this opportunity to wish
you and Mrs. Mitchell a very merry
Christmas. and happy and prosper
Gus New Year.
Yours very truly,
JAMES SIMPSON,
In those days you lived on Water
street, III bet Mrs. Mitchell would
remember me. You were the first
man,to show me how to figure a draft.
and | shall always remember you. |
also used to carry the bats for the
Prospect Cricket Club when one KEEL
ley and Carmchal were on the club
my that was not Yesterday.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-12-29
CORNyJLLE

The first annual meeting of the
Farm Bureau of Cornville will be
held at the Grange Hall, Thursday,
January at 10 q. III. Miss Marion
Hare and Mr.. c. A. Storer of Skowhe-
gan will be present.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-12-29

padies' pocket hook lost Wednes-
y Dec. 2S. Contained small sum
money and keys. Finder please
we at 1872 Madison Ave. 1w52"
Arizona republican., 1921-07-26
Il o REPUBLICAN
 2 S con S[
PHOENIX TEAMS SCHEDULE CITY
 LEAGUE SERIES
GAMES NEXT SUNDAY

GAMES NEXT SUNDAY
 At Riverside park-Waaite Sox ys. Tigers lCentral Arizona champion ship.
 At Eastlake park = Pirates vs. Giants.
 At Florence-outlaws vs. Florence.
 At Glendale-Mesa vs. Glendale.
 On Halstead field-Scottsdal vs. Chambers.
 With the Central Arizona league schedule finished. the Tigers, White Sox. Giants and Pirates have organ ized city league with a nine weeks series Of games. starting with the games booked for next Sunday.
 Each team will have three games with each of the other league teams with games in all local parks every Sunday. The percentage columns will start with all teams on equal standing in the fight for the city ohampionship. The team winning the city championship will be open to play all outside teams. including Glendale. Mesa, Florence. Tucson and Prescott The local managers stated last night that a city series to deter mine the city championship and a series with the best outside teams will give the fans better baseball and at the same time reduce travelling ex- penses.
 Next Sundays game between the Tigers and White Sox will be the opening game of the series and will also determine the winner of the Cen tral Arizona league championship for the series just closed. The Tigers and Sox are tied for first place, last Sundays Giant-S Sox game not being figured ia the percentages.
 Teams not included in the city league will be booked through the Phoenix booking office as previously. according to "Pidge" Pinney. and good outside games yjll be arranged regardless of the decision of the Phoenix big four.
 Manager Soeckland of the Arizona Eastern team announces that his team will disband and he win organ ize the Pirates with the best players taken from other teams closing the season.
 The city series should afford the fans some real baseball during the next nine weeks.
Arizona republican., 1921-07-26
BILLY ALGER TO
 BATTLE CARTER
 FRIDAY EVENING

Local fight fans who have been clanoring to see Billy Alger in a main event will get an eye full next Friday night when Billy crawls through the ropes to shake hands with Tommy Carter Matchmaker Williams has decided that so long as the fans want to see what Billy can co he might as well pick a good one. There's nothing Ike fast work and if AiSer gets away with this one he can lay claim to main event bouts in the future.
 Anger has stacked up an enviable record in Arizona Starting way back in Duncan. where he opened as a first tighter. Alger has been making hay ever since. Alger and Mack Spaw vssd with each other for the calcium down Safford way, and to date Billy has cutdistanced his partner by sev- <-zl steps.
 Aixer had several bad slunps and appeared going down. but recently he got in and worked hard and turned the balance in his favor. and if he works Billy can fight He all ways gives the crowd the best he's got and Billy has a whole lot to give. Like the fans. Billy is anxious to fiEht main events down here to show 'em what he can do- He will out M1%&A A <d4 AEA a AtM btuhuSr bul ne iS gong 10 make it fight. win or lose. and Tommy may be up around 1SS himself when he reaches Phoenix
 Czrte-- never stalled a minute in his life The little fellow fights from Kcrg to gong. as proved in his recent tou- with Johnny Schauer at Cobra do Springs The report stated Carter and Schauer battled toe to toe over the entire distance.
 Carter has been favorite in every town he has appeared in In Fort Worth. San Antonio. Fl Paso. Globe, Miami and Phoenix he is rated as a regular fighter and a good sport. In Colorado Springs the fans think enough of Carter's ability that they demanded a bout with Rocky Kansas. LeonarA's recent opponent was brouEh- 10 Colorado Springs for a bout and the promoter started cast ing about for a suitable opponent. The fans demanded Carter. and Tommy got the bout He will meet Roesy Kansas in Colorado Springs horcre Bennah look out. If Colorado Springs can support the Kansas Carter fight. Matchmaker Williams can say that he can deal 'em one that comes as high right here in Phoenix And it's now up to Tommy Carter If he beats Alger here next Friday night, he will be given a match with one of the best light weights in the game outside of the champion. And if Billy wins he gets the juicy Labor Day scrap.
 A1xer is already training for Fri 1ay's bout. and Carter should arrive here tonight He is in perfect condi- ton. having started training for boue at Fort Bliss August 8, with either Freddie Hill or Al Grunan as his opponent. He was matched to fight Tommy Murphy. but Murphy was forced to cancel the bout on account of an injured hand
 In addition to the Carter -Alger bout. Matchmaker Williams an- nounces three other bouts with Mack Spsw and Battling Scotty featuring s1 the semi final. Ira O'Neill and Printing Beaver in a six-round spe- csRf. and Kid Tyler fighting an op- ponent to be announced later for the curfAir-raiser.
 This looks like a real fight card
Arizona republican., 1921-07-26

lefts- Lynch sent right to jaw. Her. man returned with right and leh to body. Herman hooked vicious left uppercut followed with right to jaw and two short handed right upper cuts. They fought viciously, ex- changing rights and left to body.
 Herman's round.
 Round Thirteen: They danced around during the first minute of fighting doing little hitting. Lynch jabbed Herman to jaw. Lynch. try ing for a knockout, missed repeated 1y. Herman sent right to jaw. Lynch's rally was of little avail and did not seem to worry Herman. Lynch was cut over the left eye.
 Hermans round.
 Round Fourteen: Herman jabbed and Lynch hooked right to jaw. They exchanged left and rights to Aw. Lynch jabbed left to jaw. Herman sent stiff right to jaw, rocking Lynch. Herman sent two rights to jaw.
 Herman's round. Round Fifteen: Herman jabbed right to jaw. Lynch missed repeat edly. Herman sent right and lefts to body. They fought furiously. Her. man seemed to have the better oi the interchange of blows. Herman | jabhed Lynch to head and hooked two hard rights to jaw. Herman's round
Arizona republican., 1921-07-26
Rains Interfere With Feature At
 Columbus Track
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COLUMBUS. Ohio. July 25.-Four class races were contested today in the opening program of the grand circuit meeting. A slight rain kept Peter Manning. 2:02iz, from attempt ing to break the five-year- gelding trotting record of 2:O2A, held by Uhlan. 1:5S and made on the local track in 1909.
 The C.. T. Dunkle sweepstake for 2:os pacers was declared off, but two horses being on the ground.
 Ed" Geers won his third race of the year when he put over Wiki Wiki in the 2:06 trot after Arion Mckinney had won the first heat and then was distanced% The ?: IS trot was split in two divisions, Baroness Hanover winning the first division in straight heats and Edna Forbes the second after losing the second mile to Great Excitement. Jay Brooke won the 2:o4 pace.
Arizona republican., 1921-07-26
Rosser'S Home Run
 Gives Republican Boys Wilson Game

With two men on bases and the score to 5 in favor of the Wilson school team. Bill Rosser clicked the horsehide to the boards for four bases. saving the game for the Re- ruhlican Carrier team, S6.
 The game safely entrenched the Republican Carriers at the top of the Juvenile League.
 Both teams played nice baseball, two home runs helping swing the score against the Wilson boys. Rum ford made home run in the third inning and fielded good game.
 Rosser. r. Jones and Cronfn worked c- the Republican battery while Quinn. Hayles. Dick and Patrick worked for the Wilson team
Arizona republican., 1921-07-26
Mexican Pete And
 Jim Flynn Booked
 For Benefit Card

PUEBLO, Colo, July 25. - Jim Flynn, Pueblo fireman. will appear in the main event of a boxing pro- gram for the benefit of flood suffer- CTS to be held here August 1. Flynn will also act as referee in five other bouts being arranged on the card. All fighters are donating their services
 Hymns probable opponent will be Mexican Pete" Everett, one-time heavyweight fighter. Everett has boxed many of the old school of pugilists. The card is being arranged under the auspices of the Pueblo Athletic club.
Arizona republican., 1921-07-26

man shook Lynch with left to jaw.
 Herman's round.
 Round Six: Lynch jabbed right to head and took two short arm jabs in return. Herman jabbed Lynch re- peatedly. They exchanged vicious rights and lefts to the face and body. Lynch jabbed Herman at the bell.
 Herman's round.
 Round Seven They fought fast. Lynch caught Herman with several vicious right swings. Herman jabbed Lynch on jaw with right. They ex- changed lefts and rights to the jaw. Lynch sent hard left to jaw. Her man sent left and right. to jaw. They exchanged lefts and rights to the body at the bell.
 Herman's round.
 Round Eight: Lynch sent rights and lefts to the body. Herman coun- tered with left and right to jaw Herman jabbed two hard rights to Lynchss jaw. They exchanged rights and lefts to jaw. Herman forced Lynch into corner with heavy body blows.
 Hermans round.
 Round Nine: Herman hooked Lynch with a left to the head. Her man sent hard lefts and rights to Lynch's body. Lynch reached Her mans jaw with three light left jabs. Lynch missed two left swings. Her man sent two lefts to jaw, following with hard rights to body. Herman's round. Round Ten: Herman sent left to chin. Lynch hooked left to body Herman sent hard right to jaw ard received in return a blow to the head. Herman sent left and right to jaw.
 Herman's round. Round Eleven: Lynch sent rights and lefts to Herman's body and in a | clinch received several in return Lynch sent right to body and jabbed | several times. Herman came back with right to jaw. Lynch's round. | Round Twelve: They exchanged
Arizona republican., 1921-07-26
Babe Ruth Clouts Two Home Runs In
 Exhibition Game
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CINCINNATI. July 25.-Babe Ruth delighted a large crowd today by hitting two home runs in an exhihi- ton game betweenA the New York Americans and the Cincinnati Ma tionals- The Reds won to s.
 With two out and the bases full in the fifth. Ruth drove the first ball pitched over the center field wall. the first time this feat has ever been accomplished. In the seventh. with
Arizona republican., 1921-07-26
TRADE MEusEI

PHILADELPHIA. July 25.- Emil Meusel, captain of the Philadelphia Nationals. was traded to New York for Curtis Walker, an outfielder. and Walter Henline. a catcher.
 Manager Donovan last week sent Meusel to the bench for alleged in different playing and he has not since played in a regular game.
Arizona republican., 1921-07-26

one on base. Ruth hit into the right field bleachers on the fly, another record for the Cincinnati park.
 Score R 1T E N Y. Americans 900 o51 zoo-s 3 Cincy Nationals <3o opo zos-s Is 2
 Batteries: Harper. Collins. Fergu- son and Hoffman. Devormer: Coumbe Donahue and Wingo. Douglas-
Arizona republican., 1921-07-26
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results No games scheduled: teams travel ing.
 Today's Games Oakland at Seattle Vernon at Portland. Salt Lake at San Francisco. Sacramento at Los Angeles.
Arizona republican., 1921-07-26
CENTER FIELDER MAKES
 Il PUTOUTS IN
 NEW YORK CAME.
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PITTSBURG, July 25-Effectiye pitching by the veteran Babe Adams. together with sensational fielding and hitting by his team mates, en- abled Pittsburg to defeat New York today s to 3. Adams has been sent to the mound three times against the Giants this season and won two of the games. t
 Max Carey. Pirates center fielder. had II putolItR
Arizona republican., 1921-07-26
>Na1ldi116S
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results

Yesterdays Results Pittsburg, s; New York, 3. No other games scheduled.
 Today's Games Philadelphia at St. Louis. New York at Pittsburg. Boston at Cincinnati. Brooklyn at Chicago.
Arizona republican., 1921-07-26
MYERS kAYoEs JAY SOLOMON

POCATELLO, Idaho, July 25. - Spug Myers of Pocatello, lightweight. knocked out Jay Solomon, of Salt Lake. in the sixth round of their scheduled 12-round fight at Lava Hot Springs near here this after noon.
Arizona republican., 1921-07-26
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION

At Atlanta, 0; Birmingham. 2. At Memphis, 12; Nashville, g. At Little Rock. 0; Chattanooga, s. At Mobile New Orleans, wet grounds.
Arizona republican., 1921-07-26
WESTERN LEAGUE

Oklahoma City. 4; at Des Moines, 5. Wichita, 3; at St. Joseph, [. Tulsa, 3; at Sioux City, 1. Joplin, &; at Omaha. Il.
Arizona republican., 1921-07-26
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

At Toledo. 1: St. Paul. 10.
 At Louisville, 6; Kansas City, s. Milwaukee Indianapolis, game scheduled for today played yesterday. Columbus Minneapolis, rain.
Arizona republican., 1921-07-26
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results Open date.
 Today's Games St. Louis at New York. Chicago at Washington. Cleveland at Boston. Detroit at Philadelphia
Arizona republican., 1921-07-26

One barrel of cider requires from seven to 12 busnels of apples.
Arizona republican., 1921-07-26

 
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Arizona republican., 1921-07-26

New York ............o 900 100 1o6-3 Pittsburg ..-....-.-.-.zo 200 Oil zex-6
 Summary: Two-base hits-Carey. Snyder. Three-base hits-Barnhart. 2. Adams stolen base-Frisch. Young, Burns, Carey. Sacrifice Msranville. Grimm. cutshaw, Burns Innings pitched-Douglas. 6: SalIee, q Struck out-By Douglas. 2; Adams. l.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-01
MIR. WELLS MAGIC INK POT

Style and charm are other words for clearness and simplicity. There is an amazing amount of the richest ore buried in books that cannot be read because their authors did not know how to write clearly and simply. They only know how to write lsarnedly. They are like ship so heavily laden with merchandise that it can go nowhere but to the bottom. This is foolish lading, whether for ships or writers. and unnecessary as well. Huxley, who knew more of the ter rifying vocabulary of science than any, body. wrote and spoke in a style that attracted all classes of men, scholars and school boys. So much for science which so many scientists had made repelling.
 In the law, which is very Sahara if you take the first guide that offers. writers like Lord Mansfield and Chief Justice Marshall have made cases that repay the longest wanderings. Do you know where to find the best definition of the word "necessary?' Your first thought would be the dictionary, but you would be wrong. You will never know what the word necessary means until you read MarshalFs opin- ion in the case of McCulloch versus Maryland Clearness, simplicity, they are the arts the greatest minds em- ploy when. they seek to convince. Are you familiar with the case in which the city of London raised funds to build the lord mayor mansion house by wringing fines from dissenters? There were fearfully knotty law points involved, or were thought to be, until Lord Mansfield took it to pieces in the House of Lords. After that even the lawyers understood it.
 Mr. Wells has discovered that the art of writing is the art of making readers understand. Ideas are gen. eral1y not abstruse, but only the lan- discovered the magic ink pot in which all the truly grea& writers have dipped, and which is so close under the noses of most writers that they never see it guage they are wrapped up in. He has -more's the pity
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-01
TRADING IN THE SOUTH SEAS

goods are priced in terms of copra. Most natives own cocoanut trees, their property ranging from a complete grove to single palm. The trader keeps ledger in which he credits copra and debits goods against each native.
 Pearl shell is also purchased from them--the trochas pearl shell, out Of which our shirt and pajama buttons are made. Its shape is that of spiral cone. and an average shell will stand four inches high and measure about the same across the base.
 The pearl foundation is thickiy over- laid with a deposit of lime, with slanting bands of red and green. and if you will trouble to look at the back of al- most any shirt button you will see these colors.
 Ivory nuts, too arc source of rev. enue. The ivory nut palm yields It's fruit only once in lifetime-and then promptly dies.
 This all sounds quite businessiike and prosaic and very far removed from the languorous atmosphere of flower sdecke and dusky maidens and the moonlit la- goons so cleverly and alluringly por- trayed by writers of South Sea stories. But that side of life 'out there'' does also exist, and forms a wonderful back ground for all the rest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-01
HOW LONG, o LORD, HOW LONG?

1OW long must this strife and turmoil continue in the Br mngham district?
 There whatsoever for such ncendary speeches that made by Van Bitner representing union mine workers in Bocton a day two ago.
 This into the Birmingham district from foreign state and took charge the affairs of the union coal miners of Alabama.
 After long in which strike existed in this district which there disorders galore he agreed to refer the matter the settlement of the strike to Thomas Klby the state of Alabama personally decide the mat ter He further agreed abide by decision which Governor Thomas E. Kiby might make. Governor Kby returned dict The strike declared thing of the past Van Btner his official capacity accepted the Kby All citizens Of this district thought and believed that period and contentment and industry had arrived.
 Yet face of the facts and of this this Van Bner proceeded to the mining camps and vent word speeches. which abusive and ncendiary the limit
 Unfortunately under the of Alabama way and the good miners of this district whether they be of the union the shop variety to have such words uttered them printed in yesterdays AgeHerad and produced today from official report of Van Bner speech made by an accredited court stenographer.
 There enough killings in this district during the pen dency the strike without having hoheaded and disappointed violence the guise protect ing themselves and their families.
 How long must good people of this Birmingham district be compelled submit the maraudng meanderings Van Bittner type?