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, 1923-03-27
Temperance Union
to Hold Meeting

me Woman's Christian Temperance
union will hold a meeting OF All dl-
visions Friday afternoon. March so.
at the Method st church par'ors h
meeting viii be Of interest to all mend
bers OF the union as important bust
ness matters will be discussed. In
addition TO the meeting an eniovab q
program will be given which will in
clude a piano selection by Dean Bur
d ok, address, How we are certifying
young lives to bravery win on moral
battlefields.' by the Rev. Hildebrand;
vocal selection by Mrs. Milne; violin
selection by Joe Carter and a short
talk on THE Ideal Of 1921" by Mrs.
j. Hanna. All members of the union
are asked TO be present at this meet
ins.
, 1923-03-27
Pain Gone! Rub
Sore, Rheumatic
Aching Joints

Stop "dosing' rheumatism-
It's pain only. st. Jacobs Oil viii
stop any pain and MT one rheumat-
ism case in fifty requires internal
treatment. Rub soothing penetrating
st. Jacobs Oil right on the tender
spot. and by the time you say Jack
Robinson out m the rheumatic
pain and distress. St. Jacobs oil IS a
harmless rheumatism liniment which
never disappoints. and doesn't burn
the skin, 1t takes pain. soreness and
stiffness from aching Joints, muscles
n bones; stops sciaticab lumbago.
backache and neuralgia
Timber upi Get a small trial bottle
of old time. honest St. Jacobs Oil
from any drug store, and in a mo-
ment you1l be fire. from pains, aches
and stiffness. Don't suffer! Rub rheu-
matism away.-Advertisement.
, 1923-03-27

S. D. Mr.. Mcpherson has been trav.
cling IN Africa for the last two years.
Harry Graham came in yesterday
from Salt Creek on a few days bust
ness trip.
Edward C. Larfet is here for a short
time from Doveland. Colo.
V. Fl. Cont came in this morning
from Denver and will spend a few
days attending 10 business affairs.
John Curran has returned from
Michigan where he has been for the
last three months.
, 1923-03-27
CERTIFICATE OF PUBLICATION

Insurance Commissioners office,
State Of Wyoming. cheyenne,
Wyo., March II. 1928.
1t is hereby certified, that the
Union Insurance Society of Canton
of Hongkong, China, has complied
with the insurance laws of this state
and is authorized to transact the
business Of Fire, Motor Vehicle Tor
nado, Windstorm and Cyclone, Riot,
Civil Commotion and Explosion In
surance in this state for the current
year.
Witness my hand and seal Of Of
flee the day and year first above
written.
II. A. LoUCKS,
Insurance Commissioner.
By T. L. BALLINGER,
Deputy.
Publish March 27, 1928.
, 1923-03-27

and Professional Woman's club held
an important meeting last evening
at the home Of Mrs. George Peck in
the Hildebrand apartments. Import.
ant b%usienss matters were discussed
and planned and reports Of the diff.
ferent committees were given. Sew.
eral new names were added to the
membership list.
, 1923-03-27
Rebekah Meeting
Wednesday,

w. L. K%uykendall Rebekah lodge
will meet In regular session wednes-
day evening at the 1. o. Q. F. hail.
Following the meeting refreshments
will be served by the Mesdames
Hawks, Hardy. Litueiohn and Saw
yer. All members of the organiza-
alton are asked TO attend.
, 1923-03-27
Bake Sale
Wednesday

The Social Service circle OF the
Methodist Ladies Aid Society win
hold a bake sale Wednesday starting
at 100 a. m. in the building former.
" occupied by the Blue Front Gro
Gerry on East Second street. Fancy
work will be a special feature at the
sale.
, 1923-03-27

home in Des Moines. after a months
visit here at the home Of relatives.
Miss Loretta Harvey has returned
70 her home in Colorado after a few
days visit here with friends.
, 1923-03-27
American Yoemen.
VIII Meet.

The Brotherhood Of American
Yoemen will hold a short business
meeting Thursday evening. March
%. at the odd Fellows hall. At the
close OF the meeting a social hour
viii be held and refreshments will be
served. All members are asked to be
present at this meeting.
, 1923-03-27
PURE ASPIRIN
DIGESTION
fh Perfected Form Includes a
Digestant and a Laxative-It is
Known as Tingle's La1o Aspirin

For years II has been a tact
known to physicians and iAymen
alike. that aspirin is a most power
full dispeller of pain.
However. aspirin alone, no mat
Ter how pure, disturbs digestion
and brings about discomfort. Tho
question therefore has always
arisen. was the loss OF the pain
worth the inevitable after-discom-
fort? This caused people to re-
lfrain from taking aspirin altho
they realized It would instantly
relieve their suffering.
In order to perfect aspirin,
scientists worked painstakingly
for years.
At last the perfected aspirin
tablet IS offered to the public. a
tablet that relieves pain and
doesn't burden the stomach. II is
not a narcotic nor habit-forming
drug. It contains the pain COM
Dating power OF S grains of gen
, 1923-03-27
Young AIatruns
Class VIII Meet.

The Young Matrons class Of the
First Baptist church will hold an
important business and social meet
ing Wednesday afternoon at the
homme Of Mrs. William J. Weldncr,
$40 South Park avenue
, 1923-03-27
Past NIatrons
VIII Hold Meeting,

Members Of the Past Matrons club
will meet tomorrow afternoon at the
home of Mrs. B. B. Brooks in the
Blackmore apartments.
, 1923-03-27
Personals

Mss Jennie B~rtnkerhuff has re-
turned to her home in Longmont,
Colo, after a months visit here at
the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. f. r. Pur.
, 1923-03-27
Informal Card
PRIV "Wednesday

Mrs. H.. o. Wharton and sister Miss
Lillian Roberts will entertain at an
informal card party Tomorrow eve.
ming at the home Of Miss Roberts, 1913
South Mckinley street.
, 1923-03-27
Pepper Club
Last Evening.

Mrs. o. L. Walker entertained the
members Of the Pepper club las;
evening at her residence, los West
Twelfth street.
, 1923-03-27

u ! n . aspirin
with two prop
critics added. A
simple WELL
known digest
ant and a gem
tie laxative as
q u r Q y o u
thorough scien-
, 1923-03-27

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Collins and son
are here for a week from Denver.
, 1923-03-27
B. and p. w.
business Meeting.

Officers and chairmen Of the diff
ferent committees of the Business
, 1923-03-27

M. and Mrs. Frederick Mckinney
are visiting here for the week at
the home OF Nj. and Mrs. Il. ]. Glib
son.
, 1923-03-27

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hendricks and
children will leave tomorrow for their
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they wish TO have them. From these
all kinds Of vegetables are sold and
other products II is an age-old
custom of barter and sale; YOU buy
what YOU want. sell what you will and
there is no go-betWeens between the
producer and the consumer. ! am
not one Of those who claim that the
middleman. agent or trader is not nee
essary, bnt in many il IS like a
community market. 10th Z ncer and
consumer Will pnrhaos ter. sa-
listed than through IA cots Of the
midGleman could be worked in many
places. | think there can be no
Doubt that il viii be a benefit 10
the city OF Skowhegan and surround
ing vicinity
There are a great many larger and
more pressing problems than this he
fore the people as n whole and per-
haps If these few ideas find favor with
the autocrat OF the Waste-basket,
will write little more about poll
tles md cooperation east and west.
G. VI. COOPER.
kennebec River
Valley Stock Farm,
Madison. Ne,
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Pomona Election In 1871

Thrty-Gfta annual Pomona meet
ing in 1914 and officers elected:
Master H. l. Allen. Victor Grange
overseer. i. \ Dinsmore, kennebec
VALLEY Grange; lecturer, Fl. S. Ellis
Arson Grange; steward, II. l.. Head
Somerset Grange; assistant steward
O. NJ. Hilton. kennebee Valley; chap
lain. Mrs. Lizzie Watson, Fairyiew
Grange: treasurer. S FL. Bradbury
Skowhegan Grange; secretary, s. f.
Emerson, SkoWhegan/ Grange; gate
keeper, Alfred Watson. Fairyiew
Grange; Pomona, Mrs l.. l.. Allen
Victor Grange Ceres, Mrs. +. A. Dins-
more. Kennebec Valley Grange; Flora
Mrs. II. y. Ellis. Arson Valley Grange
lady assistant, Mrs. o. VI. Hilton, Ken
nebec Valley; executive committee S
II. Bradbury. J W Fogier, c. H. Cor
don.
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The Farmers Predicament

What is the matter? What is the
remedy? There are q thousand
things the matter. There is no one
remedy for all our financial and moral
ills. Just at present the farmers
seem to be getting the worst OF it
and every man has theory why and
almost every congressman has a bill
for its relief. Most of these bills
are founded on giving him more Gre
dit. Probably / am a poor Judge of
finance, but | have little confidence
in the theory that you can help a
farmer much by loaning him six per
cent money when three per cent to
him after paying for overhead costs,
would be the difference between sue
cess and failure. In other words.
would 1t not be better If we could so
arrange the economic balance 80 that
he could make small profit or at
least hold his own until things re-
adjust themselves, than to rest on
the doubtful policy of mortgaging
their farm by the lure of more easy
credit? l admit that in many in
stances young and vigorous men ably
backed by their wives and dependents
may win out, but as general policy
| would not recommend it.
Well then what can be done to help
the farmer and the rest of the. COM
munity? There are many small
things that help and probably tho
greatest OF these is cooperation, not
in stock corporations, at least not at
first, for we must creep before we can
walk. but among ourselves both urban
and rural. think the manager OF
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS has led off
in fine and generous way by giving
people a chance in their columns for
free advertising. without wishing
to unduiy extol this act. I must say
done among my editorial friends and
acquaiutances. They are also in IA
vor of a community market in our
beautiful County Seat City. Through
this will by no means solve all tho
difficulties of both consumer and pro-
Queer, nor will it in any way solve
the vast problems of the present adj
ministration, IL will be a help to this
community.
am somewhat acquainted with this
mode of doing business. Our own
county seat where l came from has
had this in operation for a great
many years. There is large place
sets a part near the center of the city
where teams loaded with all the pro-
ducts OF the surrounding country ga
thor on certain days of the week
There you will see loads of both loose
and baied hay. straw, green vegetables
with tho exception OF potatoes in cold
weather, fruits and almost everything
Then there are stalls or booths for
which they pay small rental II
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sKOWHEGAN GRANGE ENTERING upon
nth YEAR OF ITS EXISTENCE
Totol Membership Now Numbers 457 Patrons
One of Skowhegan's Largest Fraternal Bodies

er: Flora Mrs. Myra Arnold; lady
I assistant steward, Mrs. Eyander Nit
| chell. March 2S the meeting will he
in charge of Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. CleVe-
! land, Mr.. and Mrs. John Chase and
Miss Dorothy Elliot. A historical
evening is planned for April II TO be
directed by Mr.. and Mrs. p. c. White
i County Agent and Mrs. c. A. Storer
and Mr.. and Mrs. G. l.. Parker. A
veterans evening and supper have been
planned for April 25. the arrange
ments and program to be directed by
Mai. J. w. Fogler and X. T. Patten.
Mrs. Angie b. Steward, Mrs. cora
Nye and Mrs. Ina Creation will be in
charge of Mothers evening on May
80. On May 30 there will be lit
erary evening to be directed by the
! lecturer, Mrs. Alice G.. Stevens. Ath-
ems Grange are to be invited TO fill
the chairs and furnish the program
for visitors evening on June IL, at
which time supper will be served.
Childrens evening will be held on
June q with refreshments. This pro-
gram will be in charge of Miss Maude
Cool, Mrs. Belle Emerson and Mrs.
Bertha Stafford The committee for
July IL will be composed of Mr. and
Mrs. l.. B. Haskell, Mr.. and Mrs. f. A.
Meader and Mrs. and Mrs. Fred l..
Horne and on July 18th inc
committee will be Mr.. and Mrs f. K.
Hill. and DIR. and Mrs, |. l.. Salley.
The committee for August 8 will be
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Parkman, Mr.. and
Mrs Fred Tuscan and Miss Effie VI.
Nye On August q there Will be a
supper and the ladies will fill the
chairs. On September 5 the gentle
men will fill the chairs. Visitors
evening will be again observed on
September 10 with Cornville and East
Madison Oranges as guests, they to
furnish the program. There will be
IN supper. During October and Nov
ember there is to be II contest be-
tween two committees, each commit
tee to have charge of the program for
two meetings. The committee fur
nishing the two best programs are
to be entertained at supper FUR
nished by the other committee and
their friends in the Grange. The
Judges are to be X. T. Patten, Joseph
Murray and third member OF the
committee to be selected by them.
The first committee Is to be com
posed of Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Coed
rich, Mr. and Mrs. G. d. Miller and
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. l.. Sanford; the
second committee, Mr.. and Mrs. JOS
eph Thibodeau, Mr. and Mrs. James
Iewia and Mr. and Mrs. Willard Gro
teau. On December 5 the supper in
honor of the successful committee in
this contest will be observed and the
annual election of officers win oc-
cur. On December 10, Mrs. Flora
Dealey. Mrs. Myra Arnold and Mrs.
! Flora McPheters will have charge OF
the program arrangements.
The "In Memoriam" list contains
the names of Mrs. Sarah A. Goodwin,
James Brooks, Charles +. Reed, and
Mrs. Lizzie A. Spear.
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CREA merry OFFICERS
ARE REELECTED
The Gross Receipts for the Year We're
1921 ,Si5.9s. New Features
Added During Year

At the annual meeting of the SHOW
hogan Jersey Creamery held Satur-
day all the officers were reelected,
namely, Lester Packard, president; e.
H. Harris, secretary and treasur-
er; Tilson D. Sal1ey. Elmer b. Ro-
K we'll, Lindley Il. Parsons, Leroy l..
Sanford, directors. Elmer r. Har-
ris, general manager. 1t was voted
to increase the capital stock $4,000,
making a total of capital stock $4,000.
The gross receipts for The year were
1921, S452T.
Several new features have been adj
ded the past year, covered platform
and addition on the east end, new
brick boiler house 30x3O on the west
end a well 112 feel deep nearly all
the way In solid ledge capable of sup
plying over 5000 gallons of water per
hour.
The system of gathering was chang
cd last February from collective ga
thering to that pf individual cans 1t
has been found that this system has
eliminated many errors. The COM
pany Is In the process Of filling their
ice house, which is nearly full, to the
capacity of 1000 tons. They stand
ready 10 supply all their customers
with ice the coming season as well
as any Of their patrons who may run
short of supply during next season, at
reasonable prices They are about
10 install u system of amonia cold
storage. This is made necessary by
the remarkable growth Of their ice
cream department.
Eldon II. Boyd acts in tho capacity
as foreman and his associates In tho
work are Charles II. Packard, John
Buzzell. Edward Osborn, l.. l.. Smith,
r. r. Homsted, Selvin Flanders, l..
II. Packard, Is engaged driving the
truck doing the delivering of the ice
cream which Is made by Mr.. Fland-
ors. John Buzzell is the mechanic OF
the crew while Mr.. Osborne is but
ter-maker and runs the pasteurizer
and separator. c. II. Packard, a
very careful woigher, acts In this ca
pacity whiIe MIR. Homsted has charge
Of tho samplin8 and Mr. Smith has
charge of all returned empttes. Miss
Edna Crawford has charge of the
bookkeeping. The creamery is open
TO inspection at any time.
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Skowhegan Grange No POS organi'
zed February 1G. 1876 is just enter
ing upon another years work with
an attendance OF four hundred and
fifty-seven members. The executive
committee is composed OF w. b. whit
tier. 3. A. Sawyer. {. l.. Beckwith;
the finance committee OF W. b. Whit
tier. l.. G. Stevens and p. c. White;
relief committee. Mrs. {. W. Good
rich. Mrs. W. l.. Hin and Mrs. James
Lewia. Mr.. and Mrs. w B. Whittier
compose the floral committee. inc
officers for 1923 are Master. c. {,
cleveland: oyerseer. H. q. Stevens
lecturer. Mrs. Alice G. Stevens; ste
ward. Royce Tuscan; assistant ste
ward, p. c. White; chaplain, Mrs. Ina
Creation; treasur}r. f. Il. Roweli; sec
rotary, s. r. Emerson: gate keeper
Harry Hovey. Ceres, Mrs. {. {. Cleye-
land; Pomona, Miss Dorice Chase;
Flora, Mrs. Lephe BeclTiih; lady as
sistant steward, Mrs. p. Z. White F;
reporter, John l.. Fish. supper com
mittees for 1922 are as follows: Sec
ton c, DR.. and Mrs. 4. l.. Salley, Mr.
and Mrs ID. +. Smiley, Mrs II. D.
Stafford: section ., Mr.. and Mrs. l..
l.. Sanford. Mr. and Mrs. Charles
futile. MIR. and Mrs. Lester Stevens
section r, Mr.. and Mrs p. G. White,
Mr.. and Mrs. Omer Beaulieu, Nj.
and Mrs. Calvin Eaton; section +, Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Dean, Mr.. and' Mrs
w. l.. Hill. Mr.. and Mrs. .F. A, Mead
err; section G, Mr.. and Mrs. Chancey
Locke, Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Pierce, MI
and Mrs T.. B. Roweli; section III,
Mr.. and Mrs. b. A. Sawyer, Mr.. and
Mrs. C.. w. Goodrich. Mr.. and Mrs.
ernest Emerson; section A. Mr. and
Mrs. John Cool, Mr.. and Mrs. {. IL.
blackwell, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Il. Has
ke1f; section II, MIR. and Mrs. j. H.
Clayton, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Morse
Mr.. and Mrs. X. A. Withee.
II was thought best mot to assign
individual parts on the program which
has been outlined for the coming year
but the committee expects every mem
Der to do his or her part in making
the program interesting. The pro-
gram for next Wednesday evening
IL In charge OF Miss Emma Hall,
Mrs. Cyrus Goodrich and Mrs. Lester
Stevens. At the next meeting on
February IA. there viii be Valen-
tine program and Valentine so
cial, supper TO be served by section
G. Health evening viii be observed
on February 2Stl with DR.. G. II. Hut
chins of the State Board of Health as
the speaker. An Aud Lang Syne'
evening with a supper has been ar
ranged for March II. the chairs to
be filled by the older Grange members
as follows: Master. G. d. Miller j;
overseer. Francis Parker, lecturer
Mrs. Elizabeth Barnard; steward,
Mark S. Adams: assistant steward
Evander Mitchell; chaplain, Mrs. Luz
ra Adams: treasurer Alonzo Smith;
secretary, Abel Patten; gate keep
or, X. A. Withee; Ceres. Mrs. G. d.
Miller; Pomona. Mrs. Francis Park
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Results of Poultr, >Culling Eyperi.
melus

There is much being said amongst
poultry keepers at the present time
about culling and its significant va
lue has been proven time and again
through the efforts OF County Agent
c. A. Storer. The hens to be enlled
must be confined in coops or in pens
where they can be easily caught. pre-
,'vious to the arrival OF the demonstra-
tor. 1t Is necessary TO start keep
ing a daily egg record seven days
before the hens are TO be culed and
after cnlling another daily egg re-
cord is kept for seven days of both
good hens and the culled. This is
a check on che accuracy Of the work.
The report according TO the Farm Bill
reau method is mailed. to the County
Agent. -Culling. by the way. can bc
satisfactorily done only in the day
time
The accompanying illustration
shows the result of the culling de-
monstration at the farm OF. Charles
Collins in Bingham, several ladies' be-
ing greatly interested in the project.
In this particular case sixty-hve hens
were culled with the result that nine
of the hens were removed from the
flock as non egg producers. Two
hundred and three eggs were laid by
the flock in the seven days prior to
the culling, the daily results being as
follows: Twenty thirty. TWEEN
ty, thirty-one, thirty-sx, twenty-seven,
thirty-one or an average OF twenty
nine eggs n day. After the culling
during the seven days the daily re-
suits were: Twenty-seven, twenty
eight twenty-seyen twenty-eight,
thirty-one, thirty-tnree and thirty, or
a total of two hundred and four eggs
No eggs were laid by the culls.
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carfabassett Creamery Holds Annual
Meeting

Carrabassett Cooperative Creamery
Company of New Portland held its
annual meeting AT the creamery on
January nth The officers elected
were. Clerk, ID. W. Emery; direc-
tors, f. S. Boynton. II. p. Jones, W.
s. Parsons and C. 3. Walker; treasur-
er. d., W. Emery Voted 10 pay 3
per cent interest on capital stock.
Voted to have directors meeting
every month on the Friday the near
est the 10th.
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New Portland Grange

New Portland Grange No, 112, in
stalled the following officers: Mrs,
Edna Wilber, master o. w. Chase.
overseer; Lettie Hutcltins, lecturer;
Ann Young, chaplain; Ethel William
son, secretary; Eugene Williamson,
steward; Ethel Boynton. Ceres. II
was ar all day meeting, dinner being
served at noon.
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For quick results at moderat coat
bore If nothing that will equal an
ad in our Everbody's Column.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-05
BOIL WEEVIL MENACE CONFERENCE IND0RSED
Board Of Directors Of N. o. Cotton
 Exchange Behind Move

NEW ORLEANS, La, Oct. 4.-ThS hoard of directors of the New Cr- leans cotton exchange has adopted a resolution endorsing the nation" wide boil weevil menace conierence ,to he held here october &4-2G, and empowering Edward s. Butler, tue president, to appofE' any necessary cornnfttee to aid, and to assure co- operation on the pdEt of full mem- bership of the c1cnauge. It was provided that copies of the resolT- tion be sent to every cotton ex- change in the country, to every spinners' association and individual spinning interest.
 Not only Is the supremacy of the United States of America as a cot on-producing nation being leopard ized by the boil weevil," said the resolution, but our increasing su- premacy as a cotton manufacturing nation is likewise in jeopardy; and every phase of not only the cotton question but the banking, transport tation, mercantile and manufacturing interests of the United States are af- fected by the boil weevil damage, as well as all branches of agriculture.
 The resolution cited that Col. H. G. Hester, secretary of the exchange and a world authority on cotton, had estimated boil weeVil damage durlnS the last five years at $1,50O, ,O0O,oV
 Cotton, the resolution continued, "has been the one item of commerce, which has turned the balance of the worlds trade in favor of the United States of America and even today IS responsible for bringing more cash from foreign nations to the Onlted States than any other one commodl- ty, and the chances are that with" out an abundance of cotton the bal ance of the worlds trade would con, tinue to go against the United Sfafaa Q