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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-08-31
GENERAL FARMING AC.
INVITES

Eli Carpenter. who came TO reside
/ in Skowhegan from Milo about ten
years ago, purchasing the for
Emerson farm on the back roat %
Waterville. Is engaged in agricalt. \
pursuits on a medium scale. Tie
farm consists Of fifty acres and is one
and one-half mile from Skowhegan
village. Mr.. Carpenter has seven
Jersey COWS. one heifer. three horses,
$50 Rhode Island Red hens and one
Oxford Down sheep. Mr.. Garpen-
ter Is a successful farmer,
ID. M. Bunker of Mercer has 2S
acres of sweet corn this season. Mr.
Bunker has a splendid herd of cattle.
He uses a tractor to good advantage
on his place.
Potatoes are rusting very badly in
the Tobey District, Norridgewock, sec
ton, some pieces being entirely gone
by.
The Girls Agricultural Club Of Ca
naan held its last regular business
meeting August g. 1922 The meeting
was opened by the reading OF the sec
retary's report and roll call. Seven
members were present. Plans were
made for continuing the club next
yeaE. 1t was decided to have pic
ME at Sibleys Pond, Saturday. Sept.
2. The regular weekly meeting will
be held at the pond.
Rust seems to be doing quite lot
OF damage to the potato and bean
crops in Cambridge. Earl Folsom
lf.ft Ina III \, Ia,
farmers are having a hard time to
take care of their grain on account
of so much wet weather. +. w.
MacCausland purchased n cow recent
ly OF Charles Bailey.
A Berube, who owns the seventy
acre farm known as the old Steward
place on the back road to WaterYllle,
is engaged in general farming acti-
Vities. He came to Skowhegan g
years ago from Van Buren,. He pur-
chased the farm OF Charles Jones. Mr..
Berube has five grade cows, two hors-
es, three White Chester pigs and
twenty hens OF a mixed breed. There
is a good orchard on the place, con-
sisting of about 100 trees. 1t usually
produces a good yield of varied fruit.
Mr.. Berube is raising five acres OF
corn, mostly for the local factory,
together with quite an acreage of po-
tatoes and other farm vegetables.
p. 8. Poland of Stiekney Hill, Ath-
ems, has cut sixty tons of hay on his
farm this season besides cutting a
large amount on a neighbOring farm.
Last year he cut fifty tons from his
farm.
John A. Gillen of Skowhegan and
Hugh Hight OF Norridgewock have a
25 acre plot of potatoes on the farm
just west of the. Trafton place. They
are Green Mountains and were plant
ed in May. They have been sprayed
nine times The first time was with
arsenic of lead, the last spraying lime,
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-08-31
WILL B|DDY LAY OR Be
A BOARDER?
Farmers Are Learning 10 Tell by Ex-
ternal characteristics as TO Value
OF Birds In Flock

The ability to accurately judge by
external characteristics whether a
pullet will make a good layer, or
become an expensive boarder in the
flock. is being acquired by many Maine
farmers. Helping them to become
experts in this important line of pOul-
try husbandry is one of the aims of
the College of Agriculture extension
service.
This month in practically every
county In the state culling demons
trations are being conducted by the
agricultural county agents, assisted by
o. NJ. Wilbur, the extension poultry
specialist. and the Farm Bureau poul-
try project leader.
Along with their demonstration, the
county agents in ten of the counties
are making concerted plans for a
culling campaign, to be conducted
during the entire week Of September
11-16. The ten counties in which
the Farm Bureau included this pro-
ject in the program of work are An
droscoggin, Saghdahoc, Kennebec,
Piscataquis, Hancock, Washington,
Franklin, Somerset, Knox and Lincoln
Reports from the county agents show
ing the number OF farmers enrolled
in this campaign In their respective
counties give a basis for the predic-
ton that there will be very few nom
layers left In the flocks in those coun-
ties after the campaign is concluded.
Last year 261 culling demonstra-
In, al hnr
the auspices of the extension service
agents The total number OF hens
examined in these demonstrations was
1864, of which 4648, or 20 per cent,
were removed as Improbable. The
farmers on whose premises the de-
monstrations were held were asked to
keep accurate account of the number
of eggs laid by the entire flock In
the seven days prior to the culling.
and of the relative production OF the
separated good hens and culls In sew
en- days after the culling. An analy-
sis of complete records received from
227 of these farmers showed that the
total number OF eggs laid in seven
days prior to the culling was 36,059.
In the next seven days following the
cuttings the hens retained laid 32,260
eggs, while the culls laid in the same
period only 1869.
In addition, farmers who witnessed
the demonstrations applied this ac-
CURED knowledge TO culling their
own focks and their reports showed
that they handled $685. hens, removed
1896 as culls, that the number OF
eggs laid In week before culling
was 1884; number of eggs laid the
following week by the. hens retained,
1928 eggs; number laid by the culls
In the same period IS.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-08-31
Local People Enjoy New England Con
ference

Mrs Elizabeth Watson, Lecturer
Of Somerset Pomona and Mrs. Ernest
Emerson, Lecturer of Skowhegan
Grange, together with Mr. Emerson
returned Sunday from Burlington. Vt.
where they attended the New England
Lecturers Conference The trip was
made by auto, joining the other Maine
Lecturers in Lewiston. Twenty
three cars leaving Lewiston together.
other cars joined the delegates and
upon reaching St. Johnsbury, VT,
the first night, the aggregate number
Of automobiles were forty. Supper
was served by the members Of the
Pioneer Grange of New England in St
Johnsbury residents Of the town open
ing their homes to the tourists for the
night.
The party iourneyed on to Montpe-
lier, where they were met by the Mas
ter and Lecturer of the Vermont State
Grange and the trip was then continu-
ed on to Burlington. where they ar
rived at about IL o'clock noon. Head
quarters were made at the Vermont
Medical School buildings and the SEES
sions were begun that afternoon. AT
4 30 the Lecturers and other attend
ing the conference to the number OF
G28 were taken for a four hour sail
on Lake Ghamplain. Music was fur
nished on shipboard and each state
was represented by individual songs
and yells.
The conference was again resumed
the following morning and WIS open
ed by Merle Hartman, Lecturer OF
the Maine State Grange and assisted
by Pomona Lecturers, including Mrs
Watson of Skowhegan. Each state
was given one and one-half hours
in this conference work. In the
evening. Sherman j. Lowell, Master of
the National Grange. delivered an ad-
dress also Charles Gardner of Massa-
chusetts, the High Priest of Demeter
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-08-31
Weekly Crop Notes

Moderate temperatures have pre-
vailed as a rule and showers have
been common, farm work has progress
sed with but slight interruption.
Corn Is still backward. 1t looks
we'll on dry, well drained lands and
growth has made rapid development
during the week. 1t Is small and
choked by weeds on low wet ground
In such fields it is practically fail
ure
Small Grains are looking well as a
rule. Oats are being cut generally
and are making fair yields.
Haying is nearly finished. A few
wet fields here and there remain to be
cut The crop is large. but the quail
ity has been considerably impaired
by adverse conditions at harvest.
In Aroostook County the con-
diton of the potato crop varies
greatly. There are many excellent
fields and some poor ones. The top
growth is of poor color on numerous
areas. There Is n normal amount
of blackleg reported and aphis and
flea beetle have done some damage.
From few localities blight and rot
are reported. Cobblers are matur-
ing fast and Green Mountains are
bleaching. The average yield Is I'M
certain but will probably not be high.
In other New England areas crop
conditions run from fair to excellent.
Considerable blight Is reported.
Apples are coming on well though
Mcintosh has suffered much from
scab. Early peaches are on the
market in Massachusetts and Con-
necticut, bueberries are abundant In
Maine.
The harvesting of tobacco is in pro-
gress. Due to too much wet weather,
the quality is not expected to run
high.
Pastures are holding out we'll tho
growing short In Maine and New
Hampshire. Tomatoes are now plen-
tiful in southern areas. The Gran
berries in Massachusetts are now CO.
loring and are of good size generally.
The fruit worm is still in evidence.
Harvest will begin by the end of the
first of the week in September. A
considerably larger crop than that of
last year is a certainty.
Livestock is reported to be In good
condition in all areas.
On the whole crop conditions have
remained on level during the week.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-08-31
Seventeenth Annual Pomona Election
1896

Master, G. II. Savage, New Port
land Grange; overseer, Lester Holway
Victor Grange; lecturer, Eugene Dan
forth, North Somerset Grange; ste
ward, l.. r. Butler. Starks Grange;
assistant steward, A. r. Bosworth
East Madison Grange; chaplain, L..
C. Jewett, East Madison Grange;
treasurer. X. A. Withee. Skowhegan
Grange; secretary. s. F. Emerson
Skowhegan Grange: gate keeper, r.
H. Boothby, Athens Grange; Pomona
Mrs. Lester Holway, Victor Grange;
Ceres, Mrs. G. q. Savage, New Port
land Grange; Flora, Mrs. S. F. Emer-
son, Skowhegan Grange; lady assist
ant steward, Mrs. A. E. Bosworth
East Madison Grange.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-08-31
Athens Grange

Athens Grange held Its regular
meeting, Saturday evening, August 2s'
Considerable important business was
transacted. The first and second de-
grees were conferred on one candi-
ate. Nelson Whitman of Brighton. The
literary program consisted of songs,
riddles, stories and readings.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-08-31

Roy Atwood of North Arson has
completed cutting the hay on two
hard farms with only one horse, and
the help Of 10 year old boy. Mr.. At
wood has been away haying for other
parties. He keeps two cows and ten
sheep and few hens on the farm for
family purposes.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-03-02

agent, was in Tombstone yesterday on q short business trip.
 C. A. Housel. prohibition agent was in the city yesterday on business connected with his official position
 Fred T. Bergonier returned last evening from Tombstone where inc had been serving as a trial juror.
 George A. Rockhill was able 10 be out yesterday after a several days siege with an acute attack of stom- ach trouble.
 John CaTetto has returned from Ajo, where he has been for the past few weeks on mining business.
 Robert Cochran and wife, of Here ford, were in the city yesterday on shopping trip. z. T. Phillips was in the city yes terday from his ranch in the vicinity of Moctezuma Canyon in the Hua- chuca mountains on a business trip.
 Miss Gertrude Crockett, the insur- ance agent, was in Douglas yesterday on business mission.
 Walter F.. Helm, the mining man, is in the city for a short visit after an absence Of some time
 E. P. Shadley, of Douglas, was a business visitor to the district yester- day.
 James Mcdonald, was in the city yesterday from his headquarters in Tombstone.
 Mrs, M. Woodsell of San Francisco is ln the city for a visit with her daughter, Mrs. R. l.. Beaton.
 Miss Katheryn McKean is spending 8 few days at Ft. Huachuca on a visit to friends.
 Arthur Colwell and family will leave today for California by auto. where they expect to make their fu- ture home.
 M. w Mitchell of Cananea was in the city yesterday on a short busi- ness mission.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-03-02
LOCAL OfL FIRM
 SOLD YESTERDAY
Bowen and Bledsoe Sell Out Independent Company to
 Douglas Organization

Sale of the Bisbee district interests of the Independent Oil Company, owned by John J. Bowen and Frank c. Bledsoe, was announced yesterday The purchaser is the Service Oil & Gas Company of Douglas c. Van Deusen, of the Shelter City, manager of the service company, closed the deal
 When gasoline was selling in the Bisbee district at 35 cents a gallon, approximately one year ago, the In- dependent Oil Company was organ iZed. It has been functioning since that time. The Service Oil & Gas Company was organized about the same time.
 In addition to handling Service" gasoline, the Service Company han dies Service" kerosene and Mo lene" oils and greases. The oils. handled by the, service company are of a parafine base. The service of the new company will be maintained in the same manner as under the In depedent management. In addition, the kerosene, motor oils and greases will be sold.
 While no permanent headquarters have been secured in Bisbee by the Service Oil & Gas Company, Van Deusen expects to be located within q few weeks. In the meantime he is using the Ford Service. station in Johnson Addition, as his Bisbee of flee.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-03-02
Personal

Gerald Sherman of the mining de- partment of the Phelps Dodge cor poration, was in the city yesterday on business connected with that cor pOration.
 Walter Fife, the hide buyer, is in the city for a few days from his head quarters in Los Angeles.
 Mrs. J. E. Connors of Los Angeles is in the city for a few days on a visit to friends.
 A. M. Scott, of Phoenix, is in the city for a few days on a business mts- sion.
 Alexander Murry and family are in Phoenix for few days on visit to friends.
 A. P. Henning of Phoenix is Bis bee visitor for few days on business w. c. Carson of Douglas was in the yesterday on a short business mission
  ney, was in the city yesterday on a short visit.
 H. c. Clarkson and wife were in the city yesterday from their ranch near Ramsey Canyon.
 John Rankard has returned from Fl Paso where he has been for. the past few days on mining business. Mrs. J. R. Henderson is reported as improving from her recent illness at the C. & A. hospital.
 J. K Hutchins, the Standard Oil man, was a business visitor to the county seat yesterday.
 Attorney Fred Sutter was in Tomb stone yesterday on business before the superior court.
 William Beeman, the insurance
Bisbee daily review., 1922-03-02
CROOKS
 ID BE SENT TO
 PENAL COLONY
Sonora Governor Announces Drastic Action in Effort
 to Clean Up Border

WACO, Sonora, March 1.-Police au- thorities here and at Cananea have received instructions from Governor Elias, of Sonora, to round up all ''rateros" (petty thieves, pickpockets, etc.), of whatever nationality, and send them to Guaymas, for transport to the penal colony upon Tres Marias islands, in the Gulf of California.
 It is stated that this order is in consonance with the project of the federal government to clean up all the states in the republic of that class of population, and that no ex- captions will be made. The report goes that B were sent from the City of Mexico to ManZanillo, and en route their number was swelled by ether "rateros" from other cities passed by the train carrying them. At Manzanillo they were put aboard the government steamer "Josefina," which landed them on Tres Marias, islands on last Saturday. From the colony the steamer is under orders to proceed to Guaymas, to take aboard those gathered at Nogales, Cananea, Naco and Agua Prieta and through out the state of Sonora, conveying them to teh penal colony named.
 The order is reported very sweep ing, and all police authorities throughout the Mexican state are in structed to carry out it's provisions to the last letter. Police and immi- grafton authorities in all of the border towns have been notified and request ed to prevent any of the prescribed classes slipping into Arizona to evade the dragnet set for them.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-03-02
Brooks Arraigned On Sill Charge; Date of Trial Set
Local Man Pleads Not Guilty in Superior Court; Comedy
 Furnished by Mexicans

Three criminal jury cases were yes terday set for trial by Judge A. C.. Lockwood in the superior court at Tombstone.
 '. James l.. Brooks, of Bisbee, charged with operating still, entered plea of not guilty Brooks asked fer a continuance Of his case on the ground that one of his attorneys was in Cal ifornia and probably would not return for several weeks. As one of the two attorneys was present, Judge Lock- wood refused to delay the case and set March 6 as the date for trial.
 Carlos Leal, Of Douglas, charged with the theft of bicycle, was ar raigned next.
 Do you speak or understand Eng lish?" asked Judge Lockwood
 '.No sir" replied Leal.
 'Mr Igo, please interpret for this man." said the judge, smiling.
 Leal pleaded not guilty and his case was also set for March 6.
 Francisco Lopez, serious looking Mexican youth. was next Francisco is charged with having robbed anoth- CT Mexican of ST.
 Ask him if he wishes to plead guilty or not guilty" the court :n- structed the interpreter. The ques- tion was put to Lopez.
 How can I plead guilty when I'm not guilty?" said Lopez with an in jured air
 The judge agreed that it couldn't be done, and set March as the date for Francisco's trial.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-03-02
BISBEE PEOPLE
 SHOULD KNOW THIS

Nearly all stomach trouble is caused by retained poisonous waste matter in the system. This is also often the cause of appendicitis. The intestinal antiseptic, Adler-tka, acts on BOTH upper and lower bowel, removing foul decaying matter which may have been poisoning the stomach for months. It brings out matter you never thought was in your system. Adler-i-ka is EXCELLENT for gas on the stomach and chronic constipation as it re- moves the CAUSE. Guards against appendicitis. J. M. Ball, druggist. In Lowell by Lowell Drug Go.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-03-02
Pope Declares U. Cardinals Will Be
 at Next COnclave

ROME, Mar. l.-Uy the Associat- ed Press)- "All the American cardi- nals will be present at the next con clave," said Pope Plus during an au- dience with Cardinal O'Connell of Boston, today.
 "There will be no more racing 5000 miles in a vain endeavor to reach Rome in time for a conclave," the pope added. "The United States is too important to be ignored as she has been. I shall see to it that what happened at the last conclave shall not occur again"
 The audience with Cardinal O'Con- nell lasted an hour, during which the pope held intimate conversations re- garding the American church and the Catholic university.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-03-02
DAWG-GONE! BOOTLEGGIN' IS CARRIED ON RIGHT IN FRONT
 OF SHERIFF w EVERYBODY

VF you were a sheriff and some \ magician guy offered you a drink of what tasted like mescal right in front of q theatre full of peo- pie, what'n Sam Hill would you do?
 Grin and feel sort of foolish?
 Probably you would. Anyhow. that's what Sheriff Joe Hood did in Tombstone Tuesday evening.
 The sheriff was lured tO TomH stones famous Crystal Theatre by signs advertising the worlds greatest magician, or something equally as modest. "Ten acts ct vaudeville" read the signs on the theatre; and there were 10 acts the magician made exactly 10 en- tra1ces.
 The sheriff enjoyed the show hugely until the magician pro duced a magic bottle" and Of fered to give anyone in the audi ence whatever he or she wanted to drink. "Coffee!" ordered one
Bisbee daily review., 1922-03-02

Tombstone man, and coffee flow ed from the bottle. "Old Tay- lori" cried another, and his pleased grin indicated the result.
 That feller's bootleggin' right under yer nose, Joel" whispered q friend to the sheriff.
 "Mescal,!" he parked at the magician.
 A few drops or something that had suspicious odor trickled into the glass the sheriff held. He tasted it with wonder.
 'Dawg-gone!" he gasped. Got any more of that stuff?"
 The audience waited to sec what would happen next. And, very innocently and serenely the magician looked into the bottle, turned it upside down and out rolled-a pigeon.
 DaZed, but satisfied that there was no more evidence" the sheriff resumed his seat, while others in the audience enjoyed hearty laugh at his expense.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-03-02
HERE NEXT WEDNESDAY.

P. H. Parker, of the internal revenue service, will arrive in Bisbee next Wednesday and will remain here for a week to assist people in makino out their income tax for the past year. He will also receive payments on the same. The report must be in the office of the internal revenue collec- tor in Phoenix by the night of March 15. MT. Parker will be located at '' Commercial Club rooms in the Copper Queen Hotel.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-03-02

There was no train for the west last night on account of the Golden State Limited being snow bound in Kansas. The last report received at the E. P. & s. w. office last night was to the effect that the train might arrive at Bisbee Junction about 2 o'clock this afternoon but there was nothing definite as to that.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-03-02
NO TRUTH TO REPORT.

A report was circulated on the streets yesterday afternoon to the ef- feet that three Mexicans had been hung by the officials on the other side of the line in Naco, Sonora, on an order from Governor Elias. Inquiries last night from Naco brought the re- ply that there was no truth in the report.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-03-02
GIVE TRUST DEED.

According to a trust deed filed in the county recorders office yester- day, Charles Clason and wife have given a deed of trust to Laura Holm for. the following mining claims in the Warren district: Anita, Willun- ga, Adigna, Adelaide, Laura, Morn ing Star No. 3, Almetta, Calvert, Morning Star No. and lot 402, block II, in Warren.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-03-02
TO BE BURIED IN LOS ANGELES

The body of Mrs. Jetta Blumenthal, mother of Maurice Blumenthal, of this city, who died in Douglas on Tuesday, will be shipped to Los An geles today for burial. All members of the family in Douglas will accom- pany the body to that place and at tend the funeral services.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-03-02
FCR APPENDICITIS.

Mrs. H. E. Cunningham of Douglas was operated on at the Copper Queen Hospital Monday for an acute attack of appendicitis. The operation was successful and she is now well on the way to recovery Mir Cunningham, who was with his wife until the dan ger was over, returned to his home in Douglas yesterday.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-03-02
wholesale diStrihnt

wholesale distributors of Hudson and Essex cars. arrived here last evening from Phoenix. He was accompanied by T. K. Dunbar, president of the Dunbar Spring company of Phoenix. Both are looking over the automobile business throughout the state and are pleased with the conditions in the district.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-03-02
COLD SNAP.

The weather took decided drop on Tuesday night and in a number of places in the district the thermomet- CT registered as low as "A degrees above. Water pipes were frozen in number of instances and ice formed nearly two inches thick. Last night was slightly warmer but was below the freezing pOint
Bisbee daily review., 1922-03-02
GRANT DIVORCE

DETROIT, Mar. Mrs. Winifred Dodge Gray, oldest daughter of the late John F. Dodge, the automobile manufacturer, was granted a divorce from William J. Gray, 'Jr., a promf- nent local club man, in circuit court here this afternoon. Mrs. Gray charg- ed cruelty She was given custody of their daughters, Winifred, 4 years old and Suzanne 10 months.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-03-02
TEACHERS EXAMINATION.

The regular quarterly teachers eN- animation win be held in Tombstone next Monday and Tuesday at the of flee of the County School SuperIn- tendent,' Miss Helen Brown. Quite a number of applicants have already signified their intentions of taking the examination.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-03-02
TO DISCUSS CLAIMS

American Legion will meet at the legion club at 7:3O this evening with all veterans who have claims to be presented to the "Clean Up Squad" of the U. s. Veterans Bureau, which will visit Douglas on March '.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-03-02
NOW AT PENNEY STORE.

Mrs. Sue Jarboe has taken charge of the women's ready-to-wear depart ment at the Bisbee store of the J. c Penney Company.