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The independent-reporter., 1923-12-20
ST. ALBANS
EAST ST. ALBANS


Mr.. and Mrs. Leland Randall are
moving into their new home formerly
occupied by. William Hume.
Friends in town of Frank Harding
will be sorry to hear that he went to
the Plummer Hospital at Dexter, Fri
day, Dec. IA, for an operation for ap-
pendicitis.
Mrs. Earle Weeks is at present on
the sick list.
II. B. Fisher met with an accident
Friday, Dec. IA, while cutting with an
axe in the woods. The axe slipped
cutting the big toe of his foot, re-
quiring two stitches to be taken.
Mrs. Grace Cain, who has been very
poorly since she had the measles in
the fall, is at present on the sick list
Mrs. Olive Given, who has been
boarding at Mrs. Ellsworth Thomp-
sons, is now visiting at Hampden
with her brother, Frank Snow.
WEST ST. ALBANS
Evelyn Morrow the young daughter
of Alton Morrow who has been i'll all
week with pneumonia is comfortable
Roscoe Spaulding who has been
stopping at Joshua Gray's left We'd
nesday for Boston, going in interest
of employment.
Mr. and Mrs. George Johnston and
family who have spent the summer at
Stephen Bragg's left Friday morning
for Amesbury, Mass.
Earle Heath, student at Corinna
Academy is at home for the Christ
mas vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. O'Connor of Old
town were Sunday visitors at Jesse
Rays.
POND SCHOOL
Pond School, Irene Libby, teacher,
hasn't much to report his week only
that nearly all the children have been
i'll with bad colds. Our attendance
has only been 500.
John Braley is the only one who
has been present all the week to
gain 1000 in spelling. We are
sorry to know that Evelyn Morrow
has pneumonia and trust she will be
able to come when school opens again
Dec. 31st.
We didn't even have our Christmas
tree but will have 1t Jan. d.
The independent-reporter., 1923-12-20

Mrs. Julia Could. Their many
friends are very sorry to have them
go as they will be greatly missed in
social affairs.
: Sheldon Austin returned home from
Lewiston Friday night where he had
been attending State Grange.
Miss Stella Clark is taking orders
for a cutlery outfit through the diff
ferent towns.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Chadbourne have
bought a farm of Dr. Redmond which
was recently vacated by Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Thurston.
This place was formerly owned by
Mr.. Chadbourne.
The independent-reporter., 1923-12-20
CAMBRIDGE

Mr.. and Mrs. Sumner Ham and
Herbert Chadbourne were in Bangor
last-Thursday on business.
w J. CopghIin of Dexter was in
town Saturday night.
Harry Perkins is taking Ray Beans
place at W. B. Whitney's store.
Miss Evelyn Bailey returned home
Friday night after visiting for sever
al days In Lewiston.
Lester Chadbourne is confined to
the house with rheumatism. His
many friends hope to see him out
again soon.
Howard Barnes who is working in
Guilford is spending the holidays in
town at the home Of his grandfather,
Fred Stilson.
Ray Beane has sold his place to AL
Lander of Papkman and is about to
move his family over on the Flat,
where he has purchased a farm of
The independent-reporter., 1923-12-20
BRIGHTON

There are several cases of measles
In town. The families afflicted are
Budd Haydens, Guy Hamlin's, II. n.
Farrin's and Harry Williams. All
are convalescing with no new cases
for the past few days.
Mrs. Cassie Durgin, who has been
in Bingham for the past two weeks,
has returned home.
George and Clyde Brasier made a
business trip TO Guilford, Friday.
The friends of Mrs. Verne Good
rich of West Brighton were sorry TO
hear of her serious illness but all
hope for a speedy recovery.
The young son OF Mr.. and Mrs
Ralph Brasier was quite sick last
week with measles.
The independent-reporter., 1923-12-20
STRATTON

Jean Collins who was recently op-
Grated on for appendicitis at the
home of DR.. Moulton is getting along
nicely.
Deputy Sheriff ]. A. LeClair was a
recent visitor in Kingheld
o Mrs. p. E. Maxwell has got thru
working at the Masterman boarding
house.
Frank w. Nutting who has been
down river for few days has re-
turned home.
The independent-reporter., 1923-12-20
SOUTH SOLON

They had a very nice Christmas
tree at the Washington schoolhouse
Saturday night. School Is closed for
two weeks vacation.
Miss Ruth Jones has closed her
school in Athens for the winter.
Clarence Adams still remains in
rather poor health. He isn't able
to work.
w. o. Paul's brother is in town
for few days, called here by the
death of Mrs. w. o. Paul.
Ralph Foss. who lives on the Frank
Longley place, is hauling stove wood
to ,Skowhegan, going down one day
and back the next.
The independent-reporter., 1923-12-20
WEST CORNvILLE

Eddie Bolgier of Skowhegan has
moved onto the farm formerly owned
by Fred Tuscan.
Mrs. Byron Chapman was in Show
hogan Saturday on business.
James Pugh recently purchased
horse of Orrison Clough of Madison
Fred McCollar attended the annual
session of the State Grange at Lew
iston.
The independent-reporter., 1923-12-20
BAKERS SIDING

VIM. Getchell spent the week end
in Oakland and Lewiston.
Rex Oliver is home from the woods
on account of no snow.
Andrew Rollins spent the day ir
Bingham one day recently.
The independent-reporter., 1923-12-20
BEANS CORNER-PITTSFIELD

Leslie Chase was calling on his
sister Mrs. Ida Crocker one afternoon
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Crocker mo-
.tored to Hartland, Sunday afternoon.
]. r. Larry was calling on his son
aud family Mr.. and Mrs. b. l.. Larry
one evening last week.
Mrs. Elmer Dow was out to Hart
land on business Saturday afternoon.
The independent-reporter., 1923-12-20
RIVER ROAD

Jack Keast is at home from the car
shops.
Roy Warren and family spent Sun
day in Belgrade.
The independent-reporter., 1923-12-20
MOSCNN
EAST MOSCOW

Clarence Curtis spent Sunday with
his mother.
Manley Bean and wife were called
to The Forks to see his mother who
is sick.
We are sorry to say we have a new
case of scarlet fever The other Dut-
ton girl has ii.
Hattie Knight is at home for two
weeks from her school in South
Solon.
Mrs Frank Vittum from Solon was
a caller in town recently.
Eddie McQuilkin and family from
Solon have moved to Bingham so he
can work for Henry MeQuilkin in
town.
James Robinson spent Tuesday
night with his sister Mildred Nc
Laughlin.
Belle Curtis of Solon is spending
the winter with James Mclaughlin.
All come to the League next Sun
day night and please come in quietly
as We are to celebrate the birthday
of our King.
The independent-reporter., 1923-12-20
WEST MOSCOW

Jennie Collins called on Mrs, VIM
P. Baker last week ard very kindly
brought her some fancy dainties.
The Good viii Club is busy making
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-08-30
GASOLINE WAR
Is INTERESTING

Autoists around Julesburg note with
considerable interest the gasoline
price war that is now fast spreading
from state to state. In some in
stances the price drop has been as
much as ten cents on the gallon. OF
course it interests the man who has
to buy it, and yet at the same time he
can't figure but there's "catch" in
it somewhere. And in that he is
probably right. When the powerful
Standard Oil Co. has succeeded in low
ering prices to the point where the
small refineries and independent deal
ers can no longer make a profit, and
are forced to the wall. the smile on
the consumers face is going to turn
to a frown. For he is wise enough to
know that with all competition again
stamped out, the Standard is going to
do just what it has been doing since
the day it started in to become the
giant octupus of the commercial
prices up and let the
public kick to it's hearts content. Yes,
there is "catch" in the gasoline war
and as usual, it will be the consum-
er who gets caught.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-08-30
JUST A MATTER
OF COURSE

Too many towns take their local
newspaper as a matter of course
about as we consider the act of eating
when meal time comes. They know
the paper comes out on certain day;
they read it and are probably salts
fled, and never wonder if there isn't
some way in which they can individ-
ually aid in making it still better. 1t
is in the towns where there is no com
munity paper that the people realize
its real value. They feel the lack of
good weekly paper and, if they have
ever let one die for lack of proper
support, they are more than eager to
have another one start that they may
correct their mistake and give it the
aid they withheld from the first one,
There is an old saying that you new
er miss the water till the we'll runs
dry. And the same thing holds good
with the hometown paper-you never
really know how much good it is do
ing IN the community until it has
passed away. The moral is-pay up
your subscription, send in your news
items, have your job printing done at
nome and your hometown paper will
live forever.
Things will indeed come to a sorry
pass when the people of a community
fail to give the local paper their loyal
ty and assistance along material line.
The newspaper in a small community
is sometimes the only means of letting
the outside world know that there is
such place. Kindly excuse our slang
expression, but did you ever see a
community without newspaper that
amounted to hill of beans? If YOU
have, it is the only one in existence.
When the local paper is missing from
community, that spirit which in
sjires growth is missing also. Don't
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-08-30

The unfavorable conditions sur
rounding the production and distribu-
ton of agricultural products should be
remedied as far as possible by legis-
lation. Of course, but little caa be ac-
cOmplished that way. II is 4 business
proposition that is largely up to the
farmers themselves.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-08-30

Grover Bergdoll shot man who was
trying to kidnap him. Now that Gro
yer is no longer afraid to carry a
gun why not bring him back over
here and put him in the standing ar
my for life.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-08-30

Why is it that the average Jules
burg woman spends part Of her time
in knocking her husband to other folks
and the balance of her time in defend
ing him when other folks do the
knocking?
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-08-30

Sometimes it looks as il about half
the men in this country were trying
to get the world to 60 to smash, and
the other half were wishing that it
would.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-08-30

Some people think that one term is
all any president can stand. The of
flee seekers anyway would not OBJ
ject to frequent changes.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-08-30

1t has about gotten so that every
time man drives his auto two miles
he returns home to find a blank to
sign emitting him to pay more taxes
on it?
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-08-30

1t always seems that the fellow
who is determined to make nuisance
of himself is among the first to get
down town in the morning.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-08-30

The steel industry has been per-
suaded to abandon the 12-hour day,
but no one has 50 far been able to
persuade Mother to give it up.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-08-30

After a man gets into q hole it is
surprising how many people could
have told him what path he might
have taken in order to avoid it.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-08-30

To the Julesburg boy the shortest
detour in the world is the one that
leads from the closing to the open
ing of school.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-08-30

We see where sailor in Los An
geles kicked man on the nose. Here
in Julesburg that would be considered
bad luck.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-08-30

1t is claimed the hair is often ruin
ed by careless washing, but it does
not seem to cost much to get some
more.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-08-30

Days are getting shorter, but they
are not so short as the fellow just
returning from a vacation.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-08-30

Irene Castle, the dancer. has return
ed from Europe with a pet goat. They
usually get somebody's goat before
they are through.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-08-30

Did you ever hear of a Julesburg
man losing lawsuit who didn't think
he could have conducted the case bet
ter than the lawyer!
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-08-30

A new song is called "Keep off my
shoes" If the young men have to
obey that command, many will have to
stop dancing.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-08-30

Why is it that most girls like water
better in wash pan than they do in
a dish pan?
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-08-30

Our idea of an optimist is the man
who figures that if he should happen
to kill two birds with one stone he can
get the stone back.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-08-30

A Chicago packer has failed with
assets of $1.76. There's one man who
failed to "bring home the bacon"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-08-30

We heard Juiesburg man say re
Gently that about the only kind o
callers he has is the kind to whom
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-08-30

There is some excuse for the ma
with . bad liver and . poor digestion
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-08-30

President Coolidge has son work.
ing on tobacco farm. He is probably
making the worm turn.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-08-30

America must save the world,
says Woodrow Wilson. We sugges
starting on the wheat crop.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-08-30

Some folks are about as reliable a,
the man who writes the weather re
ports.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-08-30

If many politicians were as silent as
President Coolidge is, their friends
would begin to worry about their
health.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-08-30

The devil has . mortgage on q lot
Of fellows whose CARCASS would not
pay the expense of . foreclosure.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-08-30

Many people demand clean paper
money. but not many are reported to
have refused to take any soiled bills.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-08-30

Paris women are said to be wear
ing white wigs. Over there they
would wear anything-or nothing.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-08-30

The wheat growers of this country
seem to be badly in need of a Judge
Lands or q Will Hays.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-08-30

he says, often before they are thru
stating their business, well, how
much is it"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-08-30

be a knocker on your home paper.
1t is the one thing that will make your
community grow.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-08-30

Some awfully mean men sometimes
get to be quite prominent in state af-
'sItSJ
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-08-30

That which is called "what the peo-
Pile want" is often merely something
which they take because they can't
get anything better.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-08-30

Disappointment often is in expect
ing something that goes to the othe
fellow,
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-08-30

II you want to know what is wrong
with most any Julesburg woman, ask
her neighbors.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-08-30

The best way to keep going higher
in this world is to keep on the level.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-08-30

A man may live by faith-but the
groceryman prefers to have his when
it's due.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-08-30
SPECIAL
ANNOUNCEMENT

Beginning on September lst, 1922,
the following establishments will ex-
tend no credit over thirty days. Tbs
is no curtailment of credit. but only
that we may continue to do busines .
on a sound basis.
CHAS. PETERSEN.
JOHNSON & WALRATH.
LABAREDS.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-01-12
FORTY RAILROADS
EARN &c PROFIT

Washington.-The interstate com
merce commission reports that 8 per
cent has been earned by approximate
ly 40 railroads in the United States.
There is no provision for regulating
or controlling the expenditures OF
railroads.
None of these railroads have paid
anything to the government, as pro
vided by the Cummins-Esch law. In
some cases the amounts due are be-
ing worked out. In other cases the
railroads refuse to pay any of this
money and declare the Law is uneon-
stitutional.
A great hue and cry was made last
July over what was declared de
fiance of government" when railroad
shop men insisted that an award by
the railroad labor board could not be
enforced on them.
The Lehigh e. New England rail-
road insists that the law is unconsti-
tutional and refuses to turn over any
part of its excessive earnings. 9th
er roads, whose earnings are in ex-
cess of the rail return standard, like
wise declare no part of the money is
legally due the government.
1t is clear that these railroads will
not give up that money without a
court fight. This means that none of
the money will be paid until the court
of last resort makes a decision.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-01-12
NOT so BAD.
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When the coal operators last Aug
ust added one dollar and quarter to
the price of coal to consumers, the
public was informed the imposition
was necessary to keep the producers
out of the poor farm.
Quite as surprise comes, there
fore, the announcement that one coal
mining company in Springfield, has
increased its capital stock from $40,-
900 to 100000 by the declaration of
stock dividend of $1,000 This
great sum represents the profits from
the operation of coal mine in San
CANON county. But worse than that
the company will now insist upon the
public paying such prices for its coal
as will produce a dividend on CAPT
tai of 100000
The increase in capital stock is
arbitrary bookkeeping. Surplus is
transferred from one page of the
ledger to another. Yesterday it was
profit or surplus. Today it is capital
Tomorrow the mine must produce a
dividend on 100000 rather than on
SAC, 900
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-01-12
ANOTHER VICTORY FOR LABOR

American workers at the recent
election accomplished something more
than the defeat of some hard shelled
'reactionaries.
They captured the headlines in the
daily press. Yea, they won favorable
attention in editorial columns that
heretofore recognized them only to
misrepresent and abuse them.
A remarkable change is noticeable
in the treatment of industrial ques-
tons by newspapers notorious for
their hostility and unfairness to-
wards labor--particularly organized
labor.
The situation is not all that it
shuld be or will be. But it is improv-
ing, and that holds out encouragement
that ultimately the American people
will get clear and impartial discus
sion of questions that affect them for
good or for i'll,
With becoming modesty, it may be
said that the workers own press I'M
questionably had some share in
changing the attitude of journalistic
enemies. The latter have learned that
they can no longer lie and villify
with impugnity.
1t was the election results, how
ever, that completed the job of re-
formation. Heneeforth, we predict
the press will be less inclined to
ignore, as it will certainly be less in
elined to unjustly criticize, the legi-
innate, Godgiyen aspirations and
struggles of those who seek to lift all
humanity while improving their own
situation.
Labor today commands vastly
greater respect from the politicians
than has ever been accorded it. That
magnificent display of intelligent poll
teal determination and solidarity on
November 7 will not soon be forgot
ten by gentlemen who court popular
favor and preferment.
AT the same time it carried home to
the editors of the metropolitan pa
pars the forgotten fact that labor is
vital with power-that it is a force
that must be reckoned with.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-01-12
Back From Russia.

Jackson, Mich.-Bryon Arsinger
of this city, has returned from Rus
STA, and is glad of it. In an inter
view with the Square Deal, Jackson's
labor weekly, he told of conditions
in that country.
when the soviet government was
formed in Russia he clapped his
hands in glee, that at last he would
witness a community utopia function
on large scale; his co-believers
were in the saddle, and he was plad,'
writes Editor Henley.
"ln company with a Mr.. kerens a
millwright of Minneapolis, he toured
different parts of Russia, and the far
Their he went the worse he found con-
ditions. He visited Petrograd and
other larger cities, winding up mean
Vladivostok. Misery was everywhere
The. people have nothing to eat but
black bread.
He says there are large number
of American in Russia who were
lured there, like he was, and are I'M
able to come back.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-01-12
COMPANY UNION BULLETIN.

We have just received copy of the
Company Union Bulletin and it GER
tainly Is true to its name. 1t con-
tains just the kind of poison dope that
all company union papers contain.
These men who could not be true to
one union and one obligation are ask
ing the new men to join the company
union. These fellows rant and cant
about loyalty and stick-togetherism
and from the tone of their writing
they are trying to convince the new
men that unionism is a good thing.
If the new men do any thinking they
will ask these officers why they did
not stick to and be loyal to their
union July LIST, 1922. The company
union officials are acting true to form
and obeying the orders of their mas
tiers the company officials. The COM
pany does not believe in a union of
any kind and will not let the evidence
of unionism appear on any of their
printing. so the officers of the COM
pany union follow suit and there is
no union label on their priting, They
are consistent along scab lines, we
must say that much for them. These
people even have the name of Christ
appear in the Bulletin, just as if
Christ would endorse the principle
of tearing down the standards of a
working man. We hardly think that
any thinking man can be misled by
the harpings of who ever writes the
stuff in the bulletin, but we will say
that whoever does it, certainly has
the company viewpoint down pat
We submit that men who have beer
tried and found wanting in one organ
ization, cannot be termed fit men to
lead another lot of men in the path
of progress. They are leaders, but
the kind that lead men back to slav-
cry. To prove this, we refer you &c
their non-union bulletin. False or
CARNATIONS die early, watch this one
croak in a short time.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-01-12
MUST REGISTER
IMMEDIATELY
FOR BONUS PAY

All DICTIONARIES, eX-service men, or
relatives of the same, entitled to the
compensation under the Kansas Adj
justed Compensation Measure are re-
quested to register Immediately at
the adjutant's office, Thomas Hop
kins Post of the American Legion,
223 North Market.
George Hewey, adjutant, an
nounced this morning that in accord
ance with orders received today from
state headquarters, the names and
addresses of every person in Wichita
or the country near Wichita entitled
to the bonus should be filed with him
Immediately.
Notification should be made by let
ter, and not by telephone or personal
call, Hewey said today.
Will Aid Distribution.
Il simply want every person en-
titled to the compensation to drop
me a postcard giving his or her name
and address," he said this morning.
IL will file the Information, and
when the blanks arrive from Topeka
early next month, / will have an ade-
quate mailing list so that they may
be distributed quickly and efficient
ly."
The first bonus money from the
Kansas fund ought to arrive about
February 15, he said.
"The rapidity with which these
blanks are mailed 'and filled out and
checked will be the determining fac
tor concerning the date of the issu-
ance of the compensation" he said
'If every person files his name and
address with me at once. and then,
when the blank arrives, fills it and
files it at once also, the money will
be all delivered by June"
Preparations for handling the
blanks and the mailing lists are now
under way in the headquarters office
of tho local most.