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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-05-17
High Twelve, Camps Adds Physical
Director

Edgar Nodine, owner of Young HI
ram and High Twelve Camps at Rowe
Pond. Maine, has added to his staff
,, OF camp executives the services Of
DR.. Bennett Speer, formerly Physical
Director of the U. s. Navy and now
located In the Hotel Ansonia, New
York City, whose practice has been
exclusively devoted to the specializa-
ton in reconstructive health work
via the dietic and non strenuous .ex-
ercise method as prescribed in &C.
cordance with individual needs.
DR.. Speer will also be associated
with the boys department (Young
Hiram Camp.
These camps are situated In the
healthiest section OF Maine. Here
be found in season. Here one can
take the pre-breakfast dip, a five
mile hike before the meal, through
pine bordered shaded trails, or over
rugged hills. Canoe and boats afford
the water recreation for those who
favor 1t, and the swimming is great.
DR.. Speer, the health builder, makes
a physical examination OF all camp
arrivals IL desired. For the man who
has for nearly q year sat at his desk,
whose appetite Is jaded, or whose
sedentry habits have brought ON con-
stipation, that ravisher Of all bodies
and dispositions. DR.. Speer prescribes
and oversees the proper course OF
open air work, exercises, etc, as make
for the rebuilding Of the worn, tired
or overworked organs involved-thus,
instead of Mr.. Busy Executive COM
ing to a physical Training Camp"
where the "no-smoking," "strict camp
hours" and other restrictions effect,
he comes to a regular isolated wood
ed community, where cheer Is the
watchword, where he can bring wife,
sister, son and daughter, where log
bungalow are ready for family use,
where large dormitories or four boy
log houses are available for the sons
he sends, or where under the mother
ly care and watchful supervision Of
Mrs. (Big Sister, Nodine, his daugh-
ter enjoys rest and recreations minus
the pangs of home longing. And, of
course, there's no cooking to- do on
the part of the family parties-all eat
in the spacious dining hall, and since
Mrs. Nodine comes of that old Puri-
tanical New England stock, good cook
ing. under her supervision. is assured.
Reservations are now being made
for the summer camp and the fall
fishing and hunting, and It would
prove interesting to write Edgar No.
dine at Rowe Pond, Maine, II you are
interested in real vacation life.
With the engagement of DR.. Speer
as Camp Physical Director, this camp
becomes probably the most thorough
ly organized one of its kind in Maine.
And its record is one to be proud OF.
No one ever left there tired or sick.
Over eighty-one per cent of the peo-
pie who stay there for the first time,
make reservations for the following
seasOn-Pleasantvil IN. " Journal.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-05-17

see her brother who received injuries
to his eyes in some manner while
working on his auto. She also Wis
tied her sister Mrs. Ivan Graffte at
! Skowhegan on her way home.
George Colby has sold his pulp
wood and sawed logs on his lot to
e. A. Piper. Ralph Tapley has con-
tracted to cut and hauh same.
The children of Mr.. and Mrs. Lou
Wilson are rapidly recovering after a
: several weeks illness.
Miss Carolyn Sawyer is in town
called here by the illness and death
of her brother. Leo Sawyer.
John Henderson is on the sick list
b. ]. Libby of Oakland was the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs Andrew Holden
the past week.
Charles Stewart went Thursday to
will guide at some of the lakes in
that section for several weeks.
Allen Moore is preparing to move
to his home here on Main street after
being manager of Lotus Ranch, the
estate OF the late c. S. Cook for the
past four years, as the property has
been sold to Fred Henderson of Jack
man, who is soon to take possession
Mr.. anf Mrs. M. e. Holden are GO
ing to Waterville this week. MIR
Holden has been out of health for
some time.
Lawrence Hall has gone to Skinner
to work in the woods.
Wilfred Pierce is doing some re
pairs to his house, steel ceilings and
painting the interior
Mr.. and Mrs u. S. Moore and Mrs
Jane Moore were callers Sunday al
NJ +. Holden's.
Miss Wheeler, teacher in the pri
mary school. who was called home OF
I account of the serious illness of hel
father, returned to resume her duties
her father being much improved
Ira McDaniels has the ground brok
EN- for his new house and expects L
! start building soon.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-05-17
In Regard to Cats, Rats and Birds
(Contributed)

At present the cat is needed on &C
count of the rat. But most of the
hunters in Maine know to their sor-
row how the muskrat has gone. His
hide was worth &c, now 1t is quoted
as high as 81, but he is about gone.
Why not the barn rat by the same
road? 1t is estimated that each rat
does at least one dollars damage a
year to food stuff beside he is likely
to spread the bubonic plague and
other diseases. If 1t could be organ
lied the width and length of the land
to pay &c bounty for the distruc-
ton of rats and double 1t as soon as
rats begin to get scarce and double
again till the rat would be rare
article If 1t wasn't general the rat
would be an animal of commerce dead
or alive, also as bounty rises great
care would have to be given to stop
false hide rat farms. Poisons should
be prohibited on account of poisoning
birds, cats, dogs and all rat enemies,
also humans.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-05-17
Geese Live a Long Time

How old Is Ann IL Ann be a goose ?
We have often read that wild geese
live to be centenarians. Invariably
the thought always goes through our
minds as to how this statement could
be proved Now comes Henry Stark
of Michigan who says that in few
years more he will have the proof that
will convince anyone. even though
the skeptic halls from Missouri.
In 1885 an uncle of Henry Stark's
captured two Canada geese in a net
spread along the beach Of the Chick
anooga Islands in Chesapeake Bay.
Since that time this pair of geese
have been padding around farms own
ed by members OF the Stark family.
A few years ago the uncle died at
the. ripe age OF eighty-one, but the
two Canada geese are still thriving
and alert and seemingly in the prime
of their youth. No one knows how
old these geese were when captured,
but Mr.. Stark says he has the evil
dence that they are sixty-seven now
and he hopes they will prove the
statement that Wild geese live to be
a hundred.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-05-17
SKOWHEGAN WOMAN A CANDID
ATE FOR CARNEGIE MEDAL
HONORS
The Sad Tale (TaiD of Johnnie
Mouse

A popular and we'll known Show
hogan woman met with somewhat
startling and rather amusing expert
ence this past week. After making
some, what she hoped to be delicious
candy, and pouring into a dish to
cool, she placed same on top of a high
step ladder in an adjoining room. In
the fullness tof time, and with pleas
ant anticipation she returned for the
treat. A great tumult greeted her
ears. A mouse had got into the can
dy. Evidently he had leaped from
the rim of tho dish into the sweets.
There he was in the middle of 1t,
standing upright on his hind legs,
which, with his outstretched tail, was
glued into the mass, With his front
legs he was beating the air franti-
cally, straining every tiny muscle to
e2tricate himself from his awful pre-
dicament His eyes stuck out like
beads, his mouth was wide open, his
head upturned, and he was crying for
help at. the top of his lungs. Pers-
piration streamed down his troubled
brow. Twas sight to make most
any woman's blood run cold. Did
our friend, the candy-maker falter?
Did she crihge and quake? Did she
climb into chair for refuge? Did
she phone the neighbors or police
department for help? Nay, not she!
Calmly, collectedly, courageously, she
went for a knife, and with her bare
hands she pried the monster out of
his misery With leap and bound
Johnnie Mouse, with candy sticking to
his feet and tail, scampered Away.
We wonder IL, when he arrived at
his humble home, he was thoughtful
enough to pass the candy around.
We wonder IL his family and neigh
bors held thanksgiving service that
night. We wonder II he will be more
careful in the future about, plunging
into mysterious masses He surely
will have thrilling story to tell his
grandchildren and great grandchild
rem as he rocks them to sleep by the
old Preside. Our heroine very mo-
destly refuses to allow us to divulge
her name. but we are very sure that
when the Carnegie medal directors
hear the facts she will be suitably
honored and rewarded.
JACK A. NAPES
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-05-17
Why a Millionaire Should Come
To Maine
Is. B. Longley Registered Guide

Is. B. Longley Registered Guide
No. 743)
Not being a millionaire l ought not
to say much about the life of one SO
will confine my information to facts.
A millionaire in his own home is
pestered by too many servents, he is
waited on SO much he longs for some
thing different but hardly knows
what the trouble Is. They are all
looking for tip. AS he travels he
finds the same waiting, bowling, hold
up man with nice pleasant smile.
1t is all for the little tip. We find
the millionaire in Maine is nothing
but an ordinary man. He takes his
chances with the rest. that is IL he is
back In the S7oods, and 1t is such a
novel idea it pleases him. So we
feel we are doing some good, il we
only get him out of the rut for a short
time. Not only the natives use him
the same as an ordinary man, but the
fish and game have no choice. So
we find the millionaire more content
ed up in Maine than anywhere else
for he is used like a man. We find
more wealthy people coming to the
mountain resorts in Maine than in the
large hotels and in talking with them
we gather that the chief attraction is
the quiet way In which they are
used. The Dead River valley has a
large variety of places and we. cord
tally invite some people who want a
vacation to see the sights, and we
don't bother the millionaire with toe
close attention I would cheerfully
answer any, questions about this
country.
Flagstaff, Maine.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-05-17
Mr.. Hill of Bangor In Town

F. w. Hill, we'll known in this sec
ton, especially In connection With the
Exeter fair was in town Thursday OF
last week. Mr. Hills home is now
in Bangor but still makes his hobby
the fair which was built up by him in
his former home town.
Mr. Hill has recently sold for in
stallation at the Spring Lake Camps
Delco electric lighting outfit. Spring
Lake, it will be remembered, is being
built up by the J. p Morgan banking
house in New York as a summer re-
sort for its employees.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-05-17
Harmony Issues Annual School Paper

The Ferguson, the publication is
sued by the Harmony High School,
will go to press for its June edition
in the very early future. Copies of
this edition will be on sale at thirty
five cents each at SIMPSONS Drug
Store, Skowhegan; Pittsfield Drug
Store, Pittsfield; and Ralph HamiI-
tons, Hartland. Copies of the Fer
guson may also be obtained by
addressing Harmony High School,
attention E. G.. Jenkins and they will
be on sale In Harmony at the store
of N. e. Willis. second door from the
bridge, North Side.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-05-17
a. Explains New License
4. Hunting and Fishing

.,,rent of Inland Fisheries
~ has received so many in
.sl.tiye to the new combina-
ling and fishing license law
u .nis thinking that 1t is now
.sst Il has been deemed best
!, the press copy of letter OF
w. which is being sent to
y and plantation clerks.
'' May z, 1928
rown and Plantation Clerks
!. NJ the fact that this De-
= il receiving many inquiries
several . city, town and PLAN
',srts of the State relative to
resident hunting and fishing
hv. we are sending the fol-
astsiled explanation of its
Is at this time;
Iseislature which adjourned
m enacted a law. which be-
.a.etjye July Z, 1928, requir-
rssidents Of Maine who wish
AZ fish to be equipped with
,oubination hunting and fish
i, under the new law, to
- as the former hunters
q certificate. You Will
hll text of this law in the
4 of revised laws which We
otly send to your address
by lst.
,,n under sixteen years of age
required by the amended law
hire a license in order to fish.
provisions pertaining to
BY such children are the
In the former law.
bew law provides that a per-
3 on July Z, 1928. has in his
lon one of the old form Csc
| registration certificates, pro-
Il Is still entitled to hold one
kident of Maine, shall be con-
as being a holder of the new
btion license, but anyone who
\ his hunters registration GER
or a person who has never
must II he desires to hunt or
ocure one of the new licenses.
10 suggested, the fee is Csc, the
5 under the old law, and the
remains in force so long as
knsee remains a resident Of
\ case of alien residents, their
B the same as formerly--they
|entltled to a 25c license until
be as they become naturalized,
Teal estate tax payers for the
which they desire to FISH or
ID have lived In Maine con-
n for two years prior to the
" desire to fish or hunt.
Iencing July 7th, Town Clerks
lain only ten cents for each
1 licenses, the State to receive
cents. Please bear this in
Ihen making remittances COM
{ July 7th. A twenty-five
.ense is not required of a resi-
DO simply hunts or fishes on
farm.
the above you will note, I'M
| 18th, the old law prevails
sident citizens are not reQuir-
secure a fishing license until
b.
Very truly yours,
NJ. H. HODGDON,
Chief Clerk
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-05-17
Card OF Thanks

We wish to express our heartfelt
thanks to all our neighbors and
friends who so kindly and willing
ly assisted us during our recent be-
reavement. We especially thank the
Northern Light Rebekahs.
Mr.. Charles Joyce
Mr. and Mrs. Zenas Fletcher
Mr. and Mrs. Carr Smith and
family
Bingham. Maine, May II, 1923.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-05-17
sung Good at Rowe Pond

ae Is good at Rowe Pond and
s SnS are that 1t will continue
rs sal Nodlne, proprietor of the
=, i've camps, located on the
y h., TINS picturesque body of
~ ' oeeh busy during the last
H. ~ p preparing the camps and
ns, Tue usual spring rush of
:, a !. and yacationists. Having
tha ~ u. the lake he decided to fish
] ts w. sharf situated directly In
Ia ha ae cabins. Within a few
and l : landed a two-pound sal
h , ,or trout that would perhaps
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-05-17

Every match that is lighted in a
forest is potential menace. Care
lessly dropped It becomes An Active
Menace.
A lighted cigarette or cigar or a
live coal dropped from a pipe may
destroy an. entire forest.
BE CAREFUL
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-05-17
! the Rivers, Lake md Tall
Tlmbers

the Ice gone out of Lake
luemeguntic the entire chain
p at Rangeley had been clear
ping fishing had begun, accord
word received recently.
quantities Of pulpwood, which
bwn the Kennebec. river dur
ireshet and which passed out
are said to have washed into
river and upon Sewall beach
III Point 1t is said that some
that locality have picked up
hy as 20 cords of this wood.
me least interesting circum-
connected with the disappear
wardens Brown and Johnson
story of how, shortly before
sgedy, they had dinner In a
camp-a dinner sufficient for
angry woodsmen-for seventy
Not seventy for each, but
ior two. It's different in city
rants.
o
LUZ VINO tried the fishing at
nv fond last Sunday night met
'a,her poor success. Cold
IL mas affected the fishing as
r making a late season for gar
O.
E|.pa ". Whitman of West Brigh-
y WV sucSering on the evening OF
~ On a branch Of the Wesser-
/ which flows from the Wyman
ana speared twenty-seven suck
|eason. '" "a
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-05-17

Every year many fires are set by
smokers carelessly dropping matches
or throwing away cigar stubs before
They are cold,
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-05-17

n st,.r nre left burning by a
III n M. ne has cooked a meal
" start a confagration.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-05-17

Remember that lighted match, a
few dry leaves and light wind can
destroy a century's forest growth in
a few hours. Mind your matches.
A carelessly left campfire may de-
prive you and your friends of your
favorite fishing and hunting ground.
Be sure your fire is ont before You
leave.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-11-15
Furnishings
Complete Home
Poultry Conditions Not
As Favorable As Year AGO
Production This Season Heaviest
for Years." Says Local Man
ager of Swift & Co.

Harry Schmidt manager of the
Swift & Company branch at Sank
Centre in discussing the poultry sit
nation day or two ago with the
Herald editor said in part:
I From all indications turkeys will
not be as high as last year on ac-
count of the increased supply in most
every state. Texas alone is shipping
over 500 cars for Thanksgiving as
compared with $50 cars last year
With 100000 pounds Of turkeys in
storage Oct. 1, 1923 compared with
100000 pounds Oct. 1, 1922; with
surplus of 100000 pounds COM
ing in competition with this years
large crop, all indications are for low
er prices this season. Even though
prices did go to last years level, ii
would probably be only for a short
time with the likelihood that it would
be more disastrous than beneficial to
both the producer and wholesaler
This year, more than ever, turkeys
will have to be marketed early in
order to reach eastern markets on
time for the Holidays. Shipments ar
irving late will naturally have to 90
into storage which means lower prices
to the producers,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-11-15
EFFICIENCY RECOGNIZED

The efficiency of the Sank Centre
Machine Gun Company and its will
lingness to respond to aid the pub
lie is recognized in the following
taken from the Army and Navy Reg
lister, Washington, D. c., Of Oct. 27:
"How promptly the National Guard
responds voluntarily to local emer-
gencies was well illustrated by the
action of Company "M" of the 9th
Minnesota Infantry on Monday Oct.
Is. About A o'clock in the after
noon a request came to Captain Roy
L. Scott<in Sank Centre to turn out
his company to fight fire raging in
the woods some ten miles away that
was seriously endangering farm
houses and summer cottages. Colonel
Hammond, the regimental command
er, just arrived in Sank Centre to
inspect the company. The inspection
was postponed and the members of
the company were hurriedly assemb-
led from the schools, workshops and
nearby farms and rushed away in
automobiles to fight the fire."
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-11-15
Former Village School
Head at Upsala Is jailed
Arrested in Minneapolis and Faces
Trial on Forgery and Grand
Larceny Charges

Easton w. Smith, aged 46, form
er superintendent of schools at Up
sala, Morrison county, was arrested
Tuesday at his home, 2405 Quincy
street NE, Minneapolis and lodged in
the Hennepin county Jail, charged
with taking school books valued
at 800 and also with laprop-
rating school funds to his own use.
Smith was superintendent at Up
sala from 1921 until June, 1923.
He faces trial on three counts, one
of forgery, involving $26. rs, and
two of grand larceny, each involving
about 500.
He was held at the Jail, pending
arrival in Minneapolis of Sheriff Paul
Felix of Little Falls, who will take
Smith to Little Falls for his prelim-
mary hearing.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-11-15

they could not negotiate on account
Of speed, so they kept going straight
ahead into plowed field. They were
both we'll shaken up and Lou was
thrown through the windshield. He
was considerably cut up but his in
juries were not of aserious nature.
He is recovering nicely although
he is not yet back on the job at
Boutell's.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-11-15
RETURNS FROM HOSPITAL

Joseph Klein, Sank Centres street
commissioner, who had narrow es-
cape from death when bus in which
he was returning from Minneapolis,
turned over in a ditch, east of St.
Cloud, a few weeks ago, has suffic-
iently recovered from his injuries to
be able to return to his home in this
city Saturday morning. Mr.. KLEIN
is not able as yet to resume his work
for the city,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-11-15
THROWN TROUGH WINDSHIELD

"Lou" Steege, the genial employee
at the John Boutell Billiard Parlor,
met with a painful accident Sunday
evening of this week. He and Gene
Taylor were travelling on the road
south of Sank Centre, Gene driving,
when they came to a corner which
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-11-15

FOR RENT-6-room house with
bath. Everything modern except
heat. Good coal shed and cistern.
lanes Swift House Inquire OF
Jim Hall. 18tf.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-11-15

The best investment for small
amount of cash is a Herald classified
ad. If you have anything to sell OF
exchange try them.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-11-15
FOR SALE-WOOD

1 am in position to deliver hard,
soft or mixed green pole wood to any
place in Sank Centre.-M. P. Nelson.
24-25.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-11-15

FOR SALE-Pure bred Barred
Rock cockerels, $1.00 each. Also
Laun-Dry-Ette electric washing ma
chine. Steve Christie. Phone 2-F-120
1884 pd.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-11-15

FOR SALE OR RENT 7-room
house, with large garden, garage and
chicken house. Inquire at Herald
office.-24-25.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-11-15

LOST-Brown fur choker. Finder
please leave at Herald office for re-
ward. "a.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-11-15

FOR SALE-As l am moving to
Southern Minnesota l have an Inter-
national quack grass machine in good
condition, used two seasons, for sale.
Inquire of w. E. Allen, Az miles
southwest Of Sank Centre. 24-25.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-11-15

FOR SALE - Standing mixed
wood by the load or the acre. 125
acres to chose from.-P. M. Ken
nedy. 22-23-24-25.i
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-11-15

FOR SALE-As we are moving to
Southern Minnesota have two beau
tlful ferns, very large, for sale. Mrs.
W. E. Allen, 4 u miles southwest of
Sank Centre. "a pd.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-11-15
DELIVERS ARMIsTIcE DAY TALK

DR. H. L. Lamb, formerly of
Sank Centre, and World War veter-
an, delivered the Armistice Day adj
dress for the American Legion at
Swanville, Sunday afternoon. DR..
Lamb is now located at Little Falls.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-11-15

FOR SALE-Pure bred Barred
Rock Cockerels, famous Parks laying
strain. Inquire of Mrs. Albert
Wruck. 80 23-24pd
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-11-15

PIANO TUNING Gustavus john
son of Brooks Piano Co., Minneapo-
lis, is in Sank Centre this week. Leave
orders at the Palmer House. "a pd
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-11-15

AUTO anc Tractor Cylinders re-
grounds mirror finish to the half thous-
andth accuracy; fitted with light gray
iron piston rings and pins; largest
plant In the Northwest. All work
guaranteed. The McCadden Machine
Works. st. Cloud, Mimi. 42-tf
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-11-15

FOR SALE-My household furni-
ture including kitchen range and
heating stove, nearly new; burns
wood or coal. Mrs. John Lang.
Phone 161 "a pd.