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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-11-16
SKO v \ EGAN' S NEW
CAMP FIRE CLUB
Organization ior Outdoor and Sports
manlike activities Among Local
Young Men

Five 5keRhsgan young men have
recently organized an outdoor and
sportsman club to be known as the
Campfire r.nh' The club has for
its object IN part the aiding in every
possible WY i'm conservation and pro
lection al Nanee forest and wild
life Thef intend. during the com
ing winter "a ret into communication
with the Forestry Department and the
Fish and lame Commission and to do
all that Il possible to aid these two
departments m protecting forests and
enforcing 1aae laws. The members
are all experienced hunters and camp
ers and mans enjoyable trips are an
ticipated Tuesday. Nov Z. a short
business meeting VAS held. This was
followed b. q most delicious lunch
and yeiY enjoyable social hour. All
the meuhslz voted it the most sue
cessful gathering yet held by the
Camp Fir club.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-11-16
Bakers Siding Items

f. Clancy of Fairfield is a guest
"lhkumpaugh Lodge for a two
teks hunting trip.
r. Auchu of Fairfield is a guest
nWhulnpaugh Lodge enjoying the
ning.
hsman and Sclden Scribner of Pitts
VINO are guests at Winkumpaugh
lse shot a Canadian lynx which
fdSufed five feet and two il ches in
lsm' They shot it with a % high
vered rife.
Is reported that deer signs are
toulul but snow Is necessary to
, ,s good hunting
MSS Billie Hensbee of Hillcrest
m% VINO has been very sick is
proving fast and is up around
ar Mnlliton and party from Port
IL returned to that city Saturday
oWlng to the hard hunting did not
any game but enjoyed the great
Pt-d0ors.
"'S Hchnit and son of Massaehu-
Is are enjoying Il vacation at the
ITens cottage.
% farris and party returned to
,S'oh Friday, after d few days
eHeS Marston of Jonesboro is a
|s sS' al Winkumpaugh Lodge for a
ae H. d W. Co. are building new
|ss'ng camp, No. %, on North Mt.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-11-16
Sk0whegan Parties Shoot Three Deer
In Indian Pond Region

william Pooler and Charles Butler
returned Saturday from five-day
hunting tip in the Indian Pond region
Mr.. Pooler shot doe and an eight
point buck while Mr. Butler succeed
ed in bringing down q five pointer
They hiked in ten miles from the
railroad station and utilized va
cant log cabin for sleeping quarters.
They told of visiting with Gideon
Pooer, well-known lumber jack and
riverman, who is trapping in the Wei
nifty of Indian Pond this season, We
learn that Mr.. Pooler is having splen-
did success and securing good
quantity OF skins which are in big de-
mand this year.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-11-16
W|NKUMPAUCH LODGE
HAPPENINGS
Items OF Interest In the TrOutdale
Section of the Big Maine
Woods

S. L. and Fl. A Scribner of
Pittsiield are guests at Winkumpaugh
Lodge
Mrs. Helen Tyler of Blanchard, who
has been visiting e. M. Richardson
at Winkumpaugh Lodge. returned to
Guilford taking with her a deer of
which she WAS very proud, it being
her first to shoot.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w Vaughn of Bel
mont, Mass, and party returned home
Monday after weeks hunting trip.
Mr.. Vaughn taking back a spike horn
ed buck. They have a hunting lodge
at Bakers Pond, the Hawkes. Nest
and also own the three bears cottage
at Bakers Siding.
George Adams of Madison returned
home Monday with his deer which he
never has failed to get, he being one
of the oldest hunters in the county.
J. d. Fish of Is Nevada street, Wor-
coster, Mass, who came to Bakers
Siding with his guide, Norman Fowle
of Starks, went home with ten
point buck and his limit of birds, Tues
day.
Miss Belle Hensbee of lTilcrest
Camp, who has been sick Is slowly
improving.
Rex Aliver was a visitor in Madison
Monday.
Perley Marston of Jonesboro. was
Il visitor at Winkumpaugh Lodge.
Ross futile has come to his camp
for the trapping season with his son.
Joseph.
Mrs. Bert Johnson of Vanceboro is
guest at Winkumpaugh Lodge.
Mr.. Fullerton and Higgins of Port
land and party are hunting at the
head of Bakers Pond and camping in
Stoddard's old logging camps.
The guests at Troutdale Cabins are
meeting with good success, hunting
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-11-16
DAMAGE FROM FOREST
FIRES
Fahly Complete Reports Available OF
COnflagratlons In Somerset
and Other Counties

Fairly complete reports are now
available of the forest fires which oc-
CURED in the Maine Forestry District
during the last few days of September,
and the first ten days of October
These show a total of SO fires. of
which 10 were attributed to CAMPERS,
including hunters, three to lumber
ing, three to brush burning. two to
railroads, one to lightning, and II to
miscellaneous and unknown causes
Approximately 1000 acres were burn
ed over, with an estimated damage of
nearly 100000. Aroostook County had
~ fires, or nearly half the total mum
her, while Somerset County, with ten
fires. suffered the greatest damage
piScataquis and PensbsCot Countie5
each had three fires, while Hancock
County had two and Washington one.
the last three all being small. No
figures are available as to the number
of fires which occurred outside of the
Forestry District. although this num-
Der must have been considerable.
1t is interesting to note that ONLY
one of the 81 fires occurred during
the latter part of September before
the opening OF the limiting season
During the first three days of October
there were Is fires. while on October
4, the day that the Governor issued
his proclamation suSpendinC the omen
season for hunting. there were six,
and on October D. there we're nine
Thereafter only one fire occurred. al
though The heavy rains which nut a
stop to the danger did not come for
several days. 1t therefore seems clear
that the Governors proclamation had
prompt and most effective influence
in preventing the start of additional
fires II could hardly be expected
that his proclamation would have its
full effect tor at least day after it
was issued, and thereafter only one
fire started The total cost of fire
fighting within the Forestry District
during these two weeks was between
$4,000 and $1,000
Many people Will probably be sur
prised to know that the first situation
during the first ten days Of October
in spite of the widespread attention
which il attracted, WAS not so serious
as in May of this year During that
month there We're II fires which burn
ed over approximately 1900 acres
and caused a damage of about $64 500
In other words. MAY had almost OK
actly twice AS many fires as October
and these fires burned over five times |
the area and did more than three |
times the damage Of the October /
fires This was not an abnormal oc-
currence Taking the situation year
in and year out May is nearly al
ways the most dangerous month for
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-11-16
INDIANA PEOPLE At
GRACE POND
Items of Interest Happening at
and About trace Ponds Camps

October 10Th YIN. Charles, Flavie E.
Brown. David Law and Henry Leon
ard. all of Atlanta, Ind. made a 10
days hunting trip. They all took
home one deer. all they wished for ex-
eept Mr. Leonard who did not do any
hunting because Of sickness while in
camp
Vinton Pierce Of Naples made a
four DAYS stay He was accompanied
by guide Parker Sands Mr. Pierce
was acquainted with the Lake En-
ehanted region several years ago.
Parker Sands Of Jackman says if
you want to lind deer this is the
place.
F. B. Minnick AMI party of Sante
Fe are expected tomorrow for the
rest of the month
Thos. T. lite and John Cloth Mis-
hawaka of Indiana who arrived Sat
urday have two nice bucks and sew
eral birds
E. P King. skowhegan. game war
den, was at Enchanted Lake, yester-
day
There are several bobcats around:
as few deer wera found this sum
mer which they had tempered with
Any way 10 get rid OF the cats would
be appreciated
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-11-16

the small brooks have from two or
three up to fifteen or twenty dams,
from eight inches up to Six feet high
also numerous lodges. Partridge are
quite plentiful this season but deer
are less plentiful than last year as
there has been a lot of numbering
done there lately. This Will have a
tendency to make better hunting in
the future, az deer always feed a
great deal in cid lumber cutting.
Eight Gang of lingering trout from
the Monmouth Hatchery were receiv-
ed Tuesday night consigned to A. G..
Woodland, secretary of the kingheld
Chamber of Commerce. r. b. TAYLOR
of West Carry Lake received fifteen
cans in the same shipment Erven
Barden took them by truck the same
night to Lower Dead River.
Col. Robert B. Cooke treasurer of
the East branch of the National Home
for Volunteer Soldiers at Togus. who
spoke in Skowhegan. Tuesday night.
is enjoying life in the Big Woods in
the vicinity of Caratunk.
Lyn p Moore. who has been pro
prietor of the Big Huston Camps at
Katahdin Iron Works, has sold his in
terests in the camps to ". l.. Arnold
We shall hope to hear from Mr.. Ar
mold in his new undertaking on the
Big Woods Page in the early future.
To preserve some of the wild flow
ers of Maine which are rapidly be-
coming extinct, sneh as the blue gen
tian, the ladys slipper. the trailing
arbutus and several varieties of or
chids. the Josselyn Botanical Society
of Maine is undertaking Il campaign
to impress upon motorists the desir-
ability of conserving these various
species. Filters are being widely cir
culated addressed 10 motorists. camp
ers and mixers, asking them to refrain
from the practice of uprooting plants
when they pick wildnowers, and call
ing attention to the fact that these
wildflowers will last many years If
they are left to seed
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-11-16

raised her % high powered gun and
fred. The deer seemed to be lifted
from its feet and thrown sideways, it
did not move from where it fell and
upon examination ii was found that
the bullet had struck just forward of
the hip bone breaking ribs and cut
ting open the heart. going the entire
length of the deer. When asked why
she did not shoot before. she smiled
and said, II believe in giving game
an equal chance so waited until he
had his The men did not land
any game that day although they had
many shots and the lady sure proved
why women ask for equal rights and
did show some of the men folks who
seemed to belong to state outside of
Maine with name beginning with
the letter M.
d. G. KIMBALL,
Bakers Siding.
Iroutdale, Maine,
Registered Guide
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-11-16
Fine Fall In Michigan

A. y. Brown OF t47 East Maple st.
Burmingham. Michigan has ordered
from the Independept-Repo a con.
signment Of beechnuts. stating that II
has been a good many years since
he has eaten any. He recalls wher
a small boy living at Browns Corner
Canaan, of having harvested them by
the use of sheets laid under the trees
Mr.. Brown adds that this Is beau
tiful fall in his section and that every
thing was green at the time the let.
ter was written on November | and
that they had had only one hard frost
He adds that crops are fine with al
unusually large yield of. apples.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-11-16

forest fires. the greater part of which
are attributed to careless campers
and fishermen.
Unfortunately. there is at present
apparently no way of meeting this
danger effectively. since the Governor
has no authority to prevent fishing.
There would seem to he no good
reason why he should not have the
same authority 10 prevent fishing
that he INV has to prevent hunting
during exceptionally dangerous per
iods, and il is certain that such au-
thority would constitute a valuable
safeguard against disastrous confa-
grations dnng the most dangerous
season of the year
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-11-16
Card OF Thanks

We wish to thank our friends anC
neighbors for their many kind acts
during the sickness and death of oul
little daughter, Mavis. The Hover,
were greatly appreciated.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Noble
Mrs. Laura Noble
Mr.. and Mrs. Hanson Walker
and family
Norridgewock, Me-, Nov. Is, 1922
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-11-16
A Cambridge Fox Hunt

One of our young townsmen on the
Flat had very exciting fox hunt
recently in the wee small hours of
the morning. Before being wholly
clothed he spied a beautiful fox on
his plowed ground some distance
from the house, grasping his rife, he
made dash for Sir Reynard" and
after a smart chase succeeded in
bringing him down. but it was tough
on bare toes
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-11-16
FLVERS DRIVING DEER OUT Of HUNTING
| REGIONS FASTER THAN HUNTERS
stratton Guide Expresses His Opinions On the
Disappearance Of Game From Maine Woods

flows through the swamp and we all
know that any swamp of any size has
brook running through it and now
the beaver after building his dam has
flowed the swamps wherever one
may go, killed off the evergreens and
driven the deer from his winter home.
| am not beaver trapper but would
like to see every beaver exterminated.
Our deer have brought in great re-
venue.
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los from left to right: Blake Jones,
| Morton. Rod Jones, e. II. Jones.
bnendent Reporter:
are all guessing where the deer
soing and many old guides and
ksrs of this section seem to think
the feed is getting short but that
Iot the case. The feed is getting
|er especially in the summer sea-
The fact is the beaver are driv-
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-11-16
Secure Many SkunkS

Mr. and Mrs Simeon Quint of An
son. local trappers, have secured to
date nearly fifty skunks, seven red
foxes. one raeeoon and one mink.
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/ them out faster than the hunter
may sound strange to anyone
isn't familiar to the work, but
/, look and reason, let common
e work.
know that deer live in the
|mps in winter and we also know
] they can't live without shelter.
extent of numbering in this sec,
has driven the deer off the hills
Finter in the swamps.
be beaver has also gotten in his
*, built his dam on the brook that
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-11-16

A number of hunters from the sur
rounded towns are camping at Lake
Austin Siding.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-11-16

Hunters and guides should watch
the Big Moods page OF the Independ-
Tor news from Sportdom.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-11-16

The true sportsman would always
come when he could get his deer in
the fall. But the true sportsman is
going elsewhere whore there are no
beavers and no prohibition laws. And
now with all the rest if the Commits
sioner of Inland Fisheries and Game
would take off his white collar, put
on his KNAPP sack, and get into the
woods and investigate things, condi-
tons might be better
f. II. JONES.
Stratton, Me-, November 3, 1922
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-02-13
Lincoln Day at Vance.

Al the Vance Memorial church at
woodsdale. Rev. J. NJ. Potte; spoke on
the urc OF Lincoln. saying that he saw
Gods handiwork In history as proven
by the lie OF Lincoln.
God In His plaa," said the speaker
ALWAYS makes some hand strong enough
TO place on the wheel OF events In tho
hour OF storms. He has raised such
leaders as Noses. David. Paul. Luther
Cromwell and KaoH TO lead HIS hos's
through blood and tears TO victory anu
peace As truly as these great men ~ers
inspired by God, so also was Lincoln IN
spIred to be r leader at the hour or our
nations conflict. He appeared IN the
time Of tumule as q prophet or Goa
whose voice declared that house d.
yIdeG against i:scif could not stand,
THE fact that the Chicago convention
OF 1860 passed by the most accomplish
ed statesmen OF the day and founded
their hopes on An unknown voice from
the western wilderness was proof or the
proverhial guidance OF God"
In conclusion Or. Potter pointed out
the proofs OF Ltncoins Sreat-hcaTted
tenderness by quoting from the inau-
gural proclamation and from the Get
tysburg address which will stand as
classics in the English language for All
time. DR.. Potter also read letter
written to Mrs. DlXy. OF Boston, VINO
lost her five sons In the war. as tesu-
r,onial OF his Kindness and consideration
ne others
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-02-13

Rev r +. l.. StrIGer. N;'enk!n. ~ -
Matthew'S church yesterday lA"'a'h|
selecting the theme O; h!a Gisruss'"n PC
Great Men, wovc the them" Of hi$ nd
dress abovt no life n. lincoln, bringing
out the Cogr great r0!ntS IN Ms 'A'ra'~
ter, namely. Simplicity. gems" CT h''h"',
largeness Of heart ard uns@ahah.r '"''A
In democracy.
Continuing. Mr.. Strtder said thhf th"r'
are two great fundamental lessons :" b."
derived from the lives OF great in"3'
no matter what race or crced and t""S"
are the native mobility OF every mnn
who Is truly great and the unity OF
characteristics Of those who make NJ
their ranks. binding together penrlcS
Of different races and CrecdS. To i''NN-
trate an ins;nnC" Of the urit% or "a"
which IS brought out through TIC lives
OF great men 10 mentioned the recent
unwilling Of the statue OF L>NC"in q;
London. the English having T""p ven
grafton for Lincoln and feeling that lac
belongs likewise TO them
This is" Mr.. Strider said. IAN object
lesson in the way that the He OF t'N'!
great man un!tcs the races.
Rev. Strider delivered 4 lecture N"tore
the conE-e sat!on OF ST. Iuke'S church
last evening on the Life OF Lincoln.
speaking 70 the congregation instead OF
Hon. Joseph DevIne, OF North DAKOTA.
who was to have spoken. but owing 70
illness had TO POSTPONE his address.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-02-13

AZ the Second Presbyterian church.
the Rev. Pliny Brokaw Ferris spoke at
both tho morning and evening services
taking for his theme, Abraham Lincoln
ana y1s Works" Speaking on The
First Emancipation Proclamation" at
the morning service, DR.. Ferris drew a
parallel between the lives OF Moses and
Lineoln. Each man. no said. was man
Of the people. Each won the freedom
Of the subjected race, and each was I'M
pressed By the need OF Divine guidance
IA the treat task laid upon him. DR.
Eerria IN the course OF his address.
said. From many ap latSorm to-day
snea WIN say with rtghttul pride, I am
an Ansrican citizen 1t should DO the
xiory Of our lives that our lot has been
cast here under friendly skies. We
should % proud OF our history and
should rsjoice In the quality OF the
krsas men our history has produced.
How much II should mean to US that
washinSto and Lincoln were men or
eAith and prayers!
we see the Father OF our country
knesltaE at valley Forge because he
realised that the colonies could not sue
coed without Divine help. We see Lin
coin knse1ing In the White House ask
Ing FOR Divine help 10 save the Nation
and to write tho Emancipation Procla-
nation for an enslayed race.
In these great dark hours OF the
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-02-13
81 lanes, I,uthsran Church

Al St. James Lutheran church the
monthly slmpl!ncd service was held the
preacher, Rev. Walter Z. Schuette' en-
ploy!ng the simplest possible language
In order 70 make his sermon comprehen-
s,ble to the smallest children. Taking
FOR his suhjec, What Made Abraham
Lincoln a Hero he said, IN part:
"A hero IS man who does what IS
right and good. no matter how hard II
may be. It Is often very dangerous 10
ho good and do right Where there is
danger, most people get scared; but a
hero IS one who, no matter how the
dan ger may scare him. goes ahead and
does what Is right anyhow.
Abraham Lincoln must have known
how dangerous Il was TO do the great
right thing no wanted TO do. Bad men
said all sorts Of wicked things about
him, threatened him, worked against
him. Rut he went straight on doing
good. He knew It was wrong to nave
slaves When ne was young Fellow
he went down the Mississippi river to
Ne Orleans in a tubby hat-boat he had
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-02-13
UNCOVER STILL
NEAR GENE Terry
400 GALLONS MASK AND LITTLE
LIQUOR AT ALBERT MILLERS.
Many Raids, With Arrests In Weekend
Liquor Cleanup

Prohibition Officers William Gutman
and J. F Clayton assisted by Deputy
Sheriff Cleary and the city police, raio"d
q house a. the top OF Mount Wood hill
near the cemetery, Yesterday afternoon.
The officers found Albert Miller IN
nossesslon Of 400 gallons or mash,
I5-gal,on still and small quantity az
whiskcv. Miller IS being held pending
the disros!tlon on federal warrant.
Saturday proved n busy day fer the
prohibit, u officers and number o. ar
rests were made.
Al the Philadelphia pool room Holm
ItSchkovitch was arrested and Us" Ea,-
Ions q mOouShlrc whiskcy and u sill!
we-e conAscated John was later re-
leased or $1,000 bond until his hcar'nc
William Lawrence was arrested dur
ing search OF the Richland Grocery
store and charged with heiHr the
owner OF still In operation. and %oue
800 gallons Of mash. A still. so gal
Ions OF mash and gallon or WHIT"
whlskey were found IN house No. - A.
Richland. and Pauline Sanders Coward
vas arrested charged with violating IN"
Iiouo- laws. She was released or bond
House No. II. ~ Richlard. produced
Mrs Dellakindcr and gallon Of moon
shine. The lady was later released on
bond.
At the rear OF ct49 Water strcS' m"
most comrletc still ever taken nN IN"
local er!ccrs was found. In conlHnc-
ton with the still were found 500 gal
ions OF mash aud 10 gallons OF whiskey
! Mike Kusack was arrested az the OPP
! orator. A still was also found at "|0S
| Market street and Stanley Baron was
arrested.
william LAS was arrested AZ st"r"
at Stop Z. Rlchland. charged with oe'nE
| the owner Of a quantity Of liquor. "
still and 400 gallons OF mash. LlaS
was taken before l. S. Commissioner
| w 7 Cotton, who held him 10 the fed
eral grand Jury when he waived pre-
! l!minary hearing.
The dry forces also visited the Kasnos
nool room at Elm Grove and two houses
in RIchland operated by negress
Mrs Saunders. and stella Kinder. Ii
quor and stills were found IN ~! 'hree
| Of these places and tho alleged prorric-
tors arrested and Will nc arraiEned DC
fore Squire KlndelbergeT.
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KxmMDwS or TKH N6ANCpAroR
DHxvXRRD BY PASTORS
PATRroT1c SONGS SUMO.
co1gregAk5ons Are Exhortsd 70 Emulate
Ehs SInly oreAt Principles OF
I1nooln's Life,

Services appropriate 10 the oeserV-
anee Of Abraham Llncoln's birthday an
nirersary were held in most OF Wheel
lnx's church's yesterday. In many serT-
ices patriotic songs were sung by cho!rs
and congregations, and many pastors
devoted at least a liberal portion or one
sermon to a discussion OF the life OF
the martyred president In almost
every instance congregations were eS-
horted TO seek the same Divine guild
ance and exempllty the same kindly
consideration FOR all human kind that
made Abraham Lincoln the truly great
man no was.