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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-10-11
SUNDAY SCHOOL
CONVENTION TODAY
Sessions Held at the
Centenary M. /. Church
Fine Program of Speakers Is Planned
for Sunday School Workers

The annual convention of the Som
erset County Sunday School associa-
ton will be held In the Centenary
Methodist Episcopal church, Skowhe-
gan today Thursday. The pro-
gram will be as follows:
MORNING
1000 a. m.-Service OF praise;
scripture and prayer; greetings; ap-
pointment of committees; reports;
Religious Education in Somerset
County-A Survey; address "The
Evangelism of the Growing Child
Mrs. T. J. Winslade, Easport; dinner
by Methodist ladies. open to public
AFTERNOON
Las D. m.-Seryice of praise; pray
err; Echoes from Summer Training
Schools; Mabel e. Dolloff, North
New Portland; Pearl Tranton, Madi-
son; John F. Haseltine, Hartland; /;
Hester Jones, Fairfield; Beluah H.
Robinson, Skowhegan; Some Success
full Vacation Schools, Miss Gertrude
Carter, Skowhegan; Miss Lena
Marsh, Pittsfield; County Business,
roll call of districts with brief re-
port; the county record; adoption of
county and district standard (pro-
posed) the county budget and ap-
pointment of business committees;
election of officers and installation.
Institute hour: (a) Teaching Mis-
sions and Temperance, Demonstra-
ton, Mrs Wirslade; (b) A Lesson
Plan for All, Rev. E. H. Brewster; ;
&c. Program for a Workers Confer
ence, Rev. e. H. Brewster; (d) Max
ing the Most of Equipment, E. l..
Savage, Skowhegan; offering.
The Divine Object in Sunday
School Work, Rev. Alex Henderson,
Fairfield; Conferences: Children's S
Work, Mrs. Winslade; Young People
Mr.. Brewster; Problems of Admins
tration, Mr. Henderson. Adjourn
supper.
EVENING
Services of Praise; Prayer, music,
business, Offering; dramatization,
Queen Esther; address, "The Way
into the Abundant Life for Young
People," Rev Edward II. Brewster,
general secretary.
The Somerset county officers are
as follows: Rev. John II. Browne,
Madison, president; Rev. E. B. Tetley,
Madison, vice president Mrs. Anna
G. Harris, Norridgewock, secretary
treasurer.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-10-11

John r. Braden was the hero OF
the day in Skowhegan last Saturday
when he broke the track record estab
lished by X. II. Brett on September
IA with 208h. Braden holds the
state record and at Fairview he went
the mile in 206A with the last quar-
ter in 81 seconds. Everything was
John K. Braden, even the smokes were
Braden cigars and "Braden you're a
winner, Just as sure as I'm sinner"
was floating through the air from the
lips of Byron Verge, who composed
this song for the famous horse. The
weather was cold with high winds
blowing but the sun frequently came
out long enough to warm up the eager
crowd of track enthusiasts. The es-
timated attendance was from 2500 to
5000. The Citizens Band played
freely and the popcorn men and hot
dog venders apparently did a better
business than the proprietors of the
cold drink booths. A rather startl-
ing incident occurred when the grand
stand caught fire but few of the oc-
cupants of the structure knew that
the structure knew that anything of
the kind occurred. A pail of water
was emptied on the blaze and the fire
was soon controlled. 1t is thought that
a lighted cigarette was responsible
for this startling condition.
The Aroostook Flers were the cen
ter of attraction with the $4,000 purse
offered. John r. Braden won the
race in three straight heats and his
driver Holm Willard of Prpgoue Isle
was presented with a silver cup,
while the Mooseleuk Club of Presque
Isle, his owner was presented with
beautiful floral horseshoe. Roy Grat-
ton won second money in three
straight heats and there was a lively
contest in the third heat between
Jackson Grafton and Dan Hedgewood,
the latter pushing under the wire
ahead of the former and reversing the
outcome of the two previous heats.
The Summary:
John r. Braden, bs by John
r. Gentry (Willard) l 1
Roy Grattan, bg by Grattan
Royal MONTY Gerow) 2 .
Jackson Grattan, br by So
Ion Grattan (Ralph BurrilD 3 5 4
Dan Hedgcwood, bs by Hedge
wood Boy (Cameron) 3
Time-2.06%; 2.07A; 2.091l
There was lot of interest also
in the 2.17 trot because Hugh Hight's
horse, Licone was in the race and
won second money. There were
three heats and Charles w was the
victor in each heat, winning the race.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-10-11
W. II. Cummings Host to Textile Men

w II. Cummings, agent of the AM
erican Woolen Co.. locally. entertain
ed a large party of officials of differ
ent wooden mills at his cottage at
Lake Wesserrunsett Saturday night.
The getlemen attended the races at
Fairyiew Park during the afternoon
and enjoyed a roast pig dinner at the
Cummings cottage. Those particip-
ating were l.. c. Sawyer, of the Brown
Mills, Dover; John Houston of the
Guilford Woolen Co, Guiford; Chas.
port; Thomas Thomas of the Hartland
Mills, Hartland; l.. W. Haines of the
Waverley Mills, Pittsfeld; Charles H.
Park of the kennebec Mills, Fairfield /;
"A. f. Bailey of the Sebasticook Mills,
Pittsfeld; +. w. Lane of the Pioneer
Mills. Pittstield; James McDougal of
the Vassalboro Mills, North Vassal-
boro; r. A. Julia, Deering Milliken
Co. Lewiston. Madison and Oakland ;
Thomas Park. Sabattus Woolen Co.,
Sabattus; William Mcllroy, Columbia
Mills, Lewiston; Roy Briar, Oakland
Nils. Oakland; George Walker and
Robert Walker of the Walker Wooden
Co, Warren; William Riddle, Wasso-
keag Woolen Co, Dexter; J. A. Taber,
Corinna Mfg. Co., Corinna; John
White, Indian Spring Mills, Madison;
f. r. Clark, Kenwood Mfg. Co., Corin-
ma and John r. Bailey, property agent
of the American Woolen Co, Boston.
Several local officials of the Ameri-
can Woolen Co, were also present
including T. e. Greenway Charles
Nitschke. J. e. Roaf, Elliot Schoen
James Stanley. Julian Goodrich, S. A.
Lindsay and L. l.. Warren.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-10-11
.BRADEN WAS SMOKED AND BRADEN WAS
SUNG AND bRAOEN WON THE SILVER CUP
Aroostook FIiers at Fairview Park--0ther Big
Events On the Card --Grandstand Caught Fire

owned by c. J. Worthen & Son. for
mer st. Adams men. the elder mem
Der OF the firm who drove was pre-
sented with the silver cup by the
Somerset Shoe Co.
Charles W. bg by Charlie
Hoyt (Worthenl 1 1
Licone, br by Echo Todd
(HighU 2 4 2
San Ramon, br & by San
Francisco III. n. Could 5 2 4
Winnendon Wilkes, br by
Lord Wilkes (Billy Could 3 8
Time 2201a. 220k, 217A.
Mona c. also started.
Five heats were raced in the 2.f6
trot and pace and at the conclusion
of the fifth heat Miss Simassie and
Dulce Belle who were third and
fourth were ruled out, leaving two
starters, Alfred King and Billy the
Rabbit. An agreement was reached
giving Alfred King first money and
the final contest between these two
was cancelled Alfred King driven
by Harry Nevers carried off the sill
yer cup contributed by the Maine
Spinning Co.
Bellini (Neversl 222
Billy the Rabbit, br by
Eoeus (Jordan) 31122 2
Miss Simassie. blk m by
Bragg (Willard) 133 3
Dulce Belle, br m by Echo
Todd (Nelson) 4 4ro
Time-2.12A, 2.15A, 2.13A, 217A.
2.15A.
The American Woolen Co.'S. cup
went to Peter Tanlac in the 2.13 who
won first money in three straight
heats. In the third heat Money Man
who had come under the wire second
in the first two heats became hamper
ed by her harness, a part of which
dragged on the ground and conse-
quently he was the last to reach the
wire in the third heat. He was given
second money.
Peter Tanlac. bg by Peter the
Great (Nevers) 1 1 l
Money Man, blk G by the
Northern Man (Willard) 2 "a
Beau Dewey, blk by Scien-
tia (Nelson) 442
Northern Belle. br m by The
Northern Man (Cameron) 33 8
Time 2.17A. 213A. 216A.
The final band dance of the season
was enjoyed in Exhibition Building by
a good crowd of dancers Saturday
night. Directed by A. B. Piummer.
the Citizens Band furnished snappy
music, playing the latest dance mum
bers. DR.. r A. Derbyshire sang one
solo with band accompaniment
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-10-11
william J. P00ler TO Marry Elsie III.
Martin, Monday

The wedding of william J. Pooler
and Miss Elsie H. Martin will occur
Monday morning at Our Lady OF
Lourdes Church, Rev J. L. A. Renaud
officiating. Miss Martin is the daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Aiphonse Martin
of st. Leonard, n. B., while Mr.. Pool
er is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Pooler of Lawton street and is man
ager of the Quality Bakery on Madi-
son Avenue They will leave i'm
mediately after the ceremony for a
weeks travel through Aroostook
County and New Brunswick return
ing by way of Quebec.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-10-11
Steward Phillips

Mr.. and Mrs. John White Steward,
of Skowhegan, now OF East Lansing.
Mich, have announced the marriage
of their daughter. Martha Carolyn to
George Robert Phillips. The cere-
mony occurred. Wednesday, October
the 3rd. The family have many close
friends in Skowhegan who will wish
to extend congratulations and well
wishes They moved to East Lansing
several years ago, when MIR. Steward
accepted a professorship in a college
there. Miss Martha, now Mrs. Phil
lips, was in Skowhegan later than her
parents, as she remained to graduate
with her class from Skowhegan high
school in 1919
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-10-11
Michael VIII Bake the Beans

There is to be supper and social
under the auspices of the Catholic
Order of Foresters at their hall on
Tuesday evening, October IS. Sup
per from to T. The public are in
vited to patronize these events and
the committee In charge are offering
tickets for sale.
Michael Boulette has volunteered
TO bake the beans in the ground,
Those who have eaten beans of Mich
sels baking will know what that
means.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-10-11
JOHN MAVEN IS IN THE
z|ECH|ELD FOLL|ES
Former SkOwhegan Man Has Accom-.
plished Wonders In the
World of Music

John Maven, formerly of Skowhe-
gan is now playing as one of the
principals in the Zeigfield Follies in
Boston His stage name is John j.
Shannon and several Skowhegan peo-
pie have lately witnessed the produc-
ti6n. Mr.. Maven was at one time
employed as a spinner in one of the
local mills and was also a mail clerk.
His somewhat unusual voice at that
time even attracted the attention of
Mrs. Philo Steward and through her
efforts he began to study voice cul-
ture and has already attained splen-
did success in the musical world.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-10-11

missing girl, homeward bound
her alleged abductor in court, as
result of activities of Somerset
pity officials became public yester-
when william Marks was ar
(ned before Judge Sawyer in NUM-
Court. The story follows: In
Fst last telephone message was
pred by Sheriff Mooers stating that
I Holden. IT. years old, living
her parents at Dennistown, be-
Jackman. near the Canada road,
been abducted by stranger
name was believed to be Will
Aartz. A public car from Jack
took the couple to the Maine
!sl station in Waterville, 1t is
and from there the track was
Inquiry of several sheriffs in
'ate and police officials resulted
'a.scertaining that man named
as and answering the description
we man had recently been dis
ased from the Bangor Jail where
ma served long sentence, it
eaimed. Deputy Sheriff Merrill
.dalson was sent to Boston and
y massachusetts, cities but return
'Inout the man. The search
sept up with the result that no
va! -! forenoon the Boston police
.'ea the couple from the descrip-
VI the man and a photo of the
: furnished by Sheriff Mooers,
~ !. sney Immediately notified, by
'paOae' Deputy Merrill left on
!, A.sa' train Sunday and returned
'.,vvsnegan Tuesday evening, bring
us man who proved to be Will
MARKS and also the girl. The
vas IN a somewhat sorry plight
~. nee'y admits all the facts which
=, n 70 be, according to the officer,
,,.a afAS promised to take her to
, ,'s.uuSetts where an older sister
'wpiOyed, and having no idea
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-10-11

,oI bunch of Rotarians and
n" ssn number of invited guests
ou.' M dinner Tuesday evening in
! ~ army Hall with Governor Per-
! n A Raxter as the special guest
.oter of the evening. DR.. K.
p,Sysbire led a lively song SER
' =, the tables and a menu OF
nm chicken, riced potatoes,
: .'r rolls, pudding, assorted cakes
soe was served, Mrs. Kate s.
ton' W catering. Business was
JI .,ly omitted and at the conclu-
- ID dinner DR.. Augustus o. Thorn
..,a superintendent of schools,
s,a,roduced ,' and spoke briefly. He
aaaod a particularly the plans of
sasan for a new high school
ns % and told of some of the
~ ,owns and cities where high
buildings have been erected
TO be soon.
.dent Merrill with his charm-
amor introduced Governor Bax-
Dd the club arose to greet the
!, chief executive. After COM
;ng briefly on the races of Sat-
'I last, the Governor spoke in
isl,y for a half hour or more on
tns topics which showed a gen
interest in the people of Maine
,heir activities. He spoke of
International objects of Rotary
rbip advocating, of course, 10y
N our own country. he believed
ro had failed possibly as a peo-
i cultivating international rela-
not realizing what we owe to
sister nations. He referred to
~ as performing a great service
Iusp II is International. The Gov
bpspoke his blief in a World
|, and of the great sacrifice he
IVES President Harding made in
efforts in its behalf, saying
hp hoped Rotary would attempt
sstablish the international tribu-
|bsfOre which the nations may ap-
He spoke optimisticly of the
sue of Nations and of the change
he attitude of American people
Srdng the Japanese, with whom
N Of us thought at one time a
Slict was probable. In referring
Ne aid Of America to the Japanese
Ibeir recent destruction, the Gov
r believes that the gratitude of
stricken nation will be so great
america that a conflict between us
never be considered. Like Gen.
hi. Mr. Baxter said that there was
n a war yet which could not have
J averted, if the people had thought
|situatOn over.
|welling on the World Conference
! Education at San Francisco, the
|enor gave DR.. Thomas credit for
splendid success and mentioned
honor which had been bestowed
: him as it's first president. He
chamingly recalled his first Wis
) Skowhegan as the time when he
Med the Father and Son banquet
and dwelt for a little on the
ices which had been made from
sCtion in the World War. He
|hed his ideas of a memorial for
pldiers, for which he has ap-
|isd a committee and of which Col.
man N. Shumway of Skowhegan
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-10-11
Pleasing School Event

At box social held last Friday
night at the White Schoolhouse
where Miss Ruth Valliere is teacher,
about $500 was cleared toward wir-
ing the school building for lights. a
pleasing program was given which
included dramatized stories by the
first, second and third grades and
songs by the upper grade girls. Va
rious grades did their exercises.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-10-11
Madison Center Fnrm Bureau to Meet

The Madison Center Farm Bureau
will meet with Mrs. Fred Davis, next
Tuesday, October is. 1t will be a
food meeting and one of the state
demonstrators will be there. A large
attendance is desired as the members
want to determine how many of the
old members will renew their mem
bership and how many new ones can
be obtained. Ladies are invited wheth-
er members or not
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-10-11
Dance ut East Madison

There will be an old fashioned dance
in Grange Hall at East Madison on
Wednesday evening, October 18th for
the benefit of the Grange. Baked
bean supper at intermision.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-10-11

Shavings free. The st. Ledger Mfg.
Co. at their brick factory rear Hotel
Oxford, have an abundance of nice
fine shavings which they offer free
to any one who will come after them.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-10-11
NOTICE

Next week the town will be in
position to deliver a good quality
Welch anthracite coal nut size $B
per ton.
SELECTMEN
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-10-11
Imported Dutch Bulbs

Tulips. Nacissus, Hyacnth at Buck
mans. Buy early while the assort-
ment is complete.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-10-11
()UCTED DENN|STOWN GIRL BROUGHT
| TO SKOWHEGAN FROM BOSTON
|rff and Deputies Capture Man After Long
Fhnt-- Charge Suggested By White Slave Act

apart from or beyond that objective
she only realized her situation when
arriving in Boston, where she was
taken to rooming house in a disre-
putable district, as proved later, and
there kept for the very purpose on
which the state complains. When
rescued and brought back Miss Hold
en- showed much relief and happiness
at getting out of the mans clutches
and back toward her old home it is
said.
Marks came before Judge Sawyer
yesterday afternoon where a statutory
charge was preferred against him,
suggested by the White Slave act and
the girl, who is in poor health will
probably be restored to her parents.
William Marks pleaded not guilty
before Judge Sawyer yesterday to the
charge of transporting Ethel Holden
for immoral purposes and was bound
over to await the action of the Grand
Jury in the sum of $4,000 bonds.
Wifred and Harold Phelps brought
here from Lewiston and George Moo
nan employed in Anson, who were be-
lieved to have been connected with a
theft of a gold watch. SIT in money,
hotel, were discharged on motion of
County Attorney Thorne. 1t ap-,
pears that the articles were not stol-'
len until after the Phelps men had
left Madison.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1923-02-09
The Electric. Light
Bond Proposition

The Press office is in receipt Of
a letter from Leslie Jensen of Alb
erdeen, Internal Revenue Collector
for the district of South Dakota,
stating that H. H. McCrary, deputy
collector, will be at the Court
House in Kadoka from LOO p. m.
February 18th until HOO a. m. on
February 18th for the purpose of
assisting income tax payers in the
filing out of returns for teh year
1923. Those desiring the assis-
tance of Mr. McCrary should take
advantage of the opportunity on
the above dates. His services are
free to the taxpayers.
Mex "Wednesday, February Ia,
between the hours of nine o'clock
in the forenoon and four o'clock
in the afternoon, at the town Cou-
neil Room, will be submitted the
proposition of voting bonds in the
sum of $150000 for the purpose Of
procuring electric lights for Kad-
Okla, and in order that no misund-
estanding may exist the Board of
Trustees has requested the Press
to publish full explanation Of
the proposition, as there seems to
be some mistaken opinions in re-
gard to the issuing of the bonds.
! That Kadoka needs electric lights
is a matter of which there is no
question and we believe no dispute
and the wearing out of the plant
owned by r. N. Rounds has brou-
ght home very forcibly the incon-
venience caused when we nave no
light and power service, and it is
the unanimous belief that a plant
of sufficient capacity for the en-
tire town should be secured and in
stalled, and also that ample addit-
ional power should be provided to
meet the steady growth of Kadc-
ka, and in order that this may be
/, uOIlC Vic CiCCtIOll lOf Jtlt lSStiHS VI
| the bonds is called by the Board of
Trustees upon the request of many
citizens and taxpayers of the town.
During the past two years Mr.
Rounds has given excellent service
to the people of Kadoka with his
light plant, and continued this ser
vice in face of the fact that it was
clear to him that larger and
heavier plant was needed to care
for the customers he was then SER
wing, to say nothing of the many
additional who wanted service. but
with the heavy load he carried the
plant wore out and he was com.
PEELED to discontinue service entire
Iy, finances being in such a shape
that he was unable to make the
purchase of additional equipment
to keep the plant running.
1t WIS at this period of the stu
] alton that the Board of Trustees
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1923-02-09

took a hand and called the election
for next Wednesday, and with the
voting Of these bonds Kadoka will
be given q first class electric light
and power plant and without a sin
gle penny of cost in taxes to the
property owners of the town. With
these bonds the Board of Trustees
will assist with the purchase of
two large light plants of sufficient
capacity to light the entire town,
and still leave one plant for emer-
gency service, and will in this man
ner give Kadoka one of the best ell
ectric light plants in the entire
state. The bonds issued will be
held by the State of South Dakota,
for the period for which they are
issued, seven hundred dollars for
one year and eight hundred dollors
for two years. The plants will then
be sold by the Board to Mr.. Rounds,
under a binding contract and he
will pay into the treasury Of the
town in monthly installments suf-
iicient amounts to retire the bonds
at maturity and also to pay the in
terest and expenses connected with
them, and in this manner kadoka
will be given excellent light and
power service and without costing
the taxpayers a single solitary cent.
Under the contract with Mr.. Ro-
unds the Town will have more
than ample protection for the val
ue of the bonds, in fact the secur-
ity back Of the contract will amo-
unit to better than ten thousand
dollars and the contract will carry
forfeiture clauses in failure to
make the payments as they become
due and also in neglecting to care
for the plant and in any other way
in which the security held by the
Town might depreciate.
The proposition as it now stands
is not one of the inability of Mr.
Rounds to oxer security for the
money needed, but is case of the
loaning agencies being unable to
make loans of any kind or amount
and this way is the only one in
which Kadoka will be enabled to
secure light service, and it is also
known that the town is unable to
take over the lighting service and
install a plant with the building
of the waterworks hitting cur FIN
ances on all -four first thing in the
spring, and the installing of n light
ing plant by the municipal corpo-
ration would entail cost in excess
of ten to fifteen thousand dollars
The Press is heartily in favor OF
the issuing of the bonds and know
that the members of the Board OF
Trustees are excellent business
men with sufficient ability along
these lines to fully protect the in