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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-02-01
SK0WHEGAN FAIR
DATES CHANGED
Part Of New Tn-State
Harness Circuit
Contract Signed for Lew Duiour's
Big Carnival Shows at the
Fairyiew Park Grounds

Dates of the Somerset Central
Agricultural Society's annual fair
which were first set for September
25-26-27 and 2S have been changed to
September 11-12-13 and IA. This
decision was arrived at following
meeting of the State Association of
Fairs held recently In Lewiston at
tended by President Elmer f. Har-
ris, Secretary Geo. H. Plummer and
A. r. Jewett, trustee. 1t will be
recalled that last season the old Gus
tom of having a three day fair was
modified by extending the events
through four days, although the last
day was devoted principally to auto
racing. This year there will be a
straight four-day fair with four days
racing events but no auto racing.
While the association has not yet
agreed upon the amount of the
purses to be offered in the various
races it is understood that they will
be very materially increased over
those of former years At the as
sociation meeting at Lewiston the
new Tri-state harness circuit was
organized which is expected to be
great boost for horse racing in the
state. With chain of eight tracks,
in which Skowhegan is included, the
circuit begins August 20 at Bangor
and runs straight through to Octo-
Der 6, the last day of the Brockton
Fair. This new circuit from Bangor
to Brockton without break will
carry over 100000 in purses. AS
the first meeting in Bangor does not
start until after the ones of the Bay
State circuit. many of the starters
from this chain will enter their
horses on the Maine tracks at the
Tri-State Circuit.
The organization Of this Tri-State
Circuit and close affiliations with the
various fair associations has made it
possible to engage mammoth car
nival and vaudeville show which will
make a circuit of the three state
fairs and two of the principal coun-
ty fairs including Skowhegan. This
is called Lew DeFours United Shows
and is said to be the greatest of It's
kind operating on the Atlantic coast.
The headquarters are in South Caro-
line. This show includes in addi-
ton to the regular concessions, seven
riding devices and fourteen tent
shows of various natures. This
outfit gives street parade on the
opening day of the fair with steam
calliope as one of the big features
with music loud enough to be heard
within radius of a mile and half.
The officers of the Somerset Cen
trail Agricultural Society are already
getting busy for the big show at
Fairview Park early next fall. The
place on the Tri-State Circuit and
the contract with the carnival of
such variety are two of the biggest
things ever attempted by the asso-
citation. Information will be given
out from time to time and with its
varied attractions Skowhegan fair
will without doubt go on record as
furnishing as much entertainment
for the public in general as do the
three state fairs.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-02-01
O. +, 4. INSTALLATION TOMORROW
NIGHT
Miss Mabel ]. DeShOn of Portland VIII
Be Installing Officer

Tomorrow (Friday) evening the Of
ficers of Sunset Chapter o. E. S. No.
So, will be installed by Miss Mabel
j. DeShon, Grand Secretary of the
Grand Chapter of Maine. She will
be assisted by Mrs. Josephine Lam
caster as chaplain and Mrs. Grace w.
Curtis as marshall. The following
is list of the elective and appoin-
tive officers who will be Installed:
Worthy matron, Mrs. Jessie d. Plum
mer; worthy patron. Frank w. Buck
nam; associate matron, Miss Alice u.
Goodrich: conductress. Mrs. Adelaide
Lowd; associate conductress, Mrs.
Ethel L. Moore; secretary. Miss Edith
M. Gledhill: treasurer. Mrs. Birdena
F. Conant; marshall. Mrs. Harriet L..
Parker; chaplain, Mrs. Lena e. Went
worth; organist. Mrs. Lila Friend;
warder, Mrs. Helen w. Conant; SEN
tinel. John l.. Fish; Adah, Mrs, Myr-
tie Green: Ruth, Mrs. Ina G.. Hill;
Esther, Miss Florence Philbrick; Mar
tina, Miss Vema M. Fogg; Electa,
Mrs. Vera B. Smith. After the in
stallation ceremonies refreshments
will be served by large committee
with Mrs. Edrie WymaD as chairman.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-02-01
COMMUNITY SPIRIT IS
STRONG IN Sk0WHEGAN
Remember the Date OF the Impressarlo
In the Opera House, Friday
February Is

The people of Skowhegan are fortu-
nate above most people in that they
live in q town where the community
spirit or the spirit of cooperation is
thoroughly alive. AS proof, If any is
needed. several citizens have made
themselves guarantors of the finest
musical production that has come into
Maine in years "The Impresario" a
comic opera by Mozart. The opera
company appears in Skowhegan, Fri
day, February 16. Remember this
date, and make, up your mind now
that you will get behind this enter
prise which few cities in the State
have the courage to bring to their
people, simply because there are few
places where the community spirit is
as strong as in Skowhegan.
Space forbids any lengthy descrip-
tion of the artists in this cast. Suf-
flee to say that they measure up to
the best in New York City.
Read this from Topeka, Kansas.
AS man he is magnetic, as actor he
Is inimitable, as singer he commands
mastery of diction that Is not
eouailed in its resonance and clarity
by any singer in America, to hear the
man speak excites admiration for
beautiful infection and articulation
in the English language. If Hemus
were to lose his singing voice. which
Heaven forbid. he could become great
again in a role of teaching the vast
majority of American people the beau
ties of their own language.-Journal
November II, 1921.
And this from Bellefontaine, Ohio.
Miss Huntington won the hearts of
all at once, both by her clever act
ing and her beautiful voice, which
she used with consummate art. Her
notes are silvery in their roundness
and sweetness, and an intelligent
union of low resonance with the
higher register, so often not under
stood, was delight to her hearers.
The embellishments so characteristic
of Mozart were charmingly given
The Daily Examiner. -.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-02-01
TOWN GOVERN MENT
PROBLEMS IN SCHOOL
Pupils OF the Junior High Taking a
Course In Community Ciyics

A class in town government is one
of the new features in the junior high
sechool which for sometime. has had
more or less work in community CIV
les. The study of town government
is very apt one in these weeks pre-
ceeding the annual town meeting. Just
now these youthful students are MAX
ing careful study of the different
town Offices, duties of the same and
methods of electing. Senator Clyde
H. Smith will speak to the students
tomorrow afternoon on the procedure
of state government in making laws,
telling the boys and girls how bills
are enacted into laws, etc. 1t is
probable that the members of the
class will take trip to Augusta a
little later to attend legislative ses-
sions.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-02-01
ASK sl5O,OOO FOR QUE:
BEG HIGHWAY
Would 90 Thru Bingham and Jackman
On Condition Somerset County
Would Add So, 200

Augusta. Jan. 30-An appropriation
of $3.50. 900 divided into two payments
of SIS, 900 for each of the fiscal years
1924 and 1925, for repairing, rebuild
ing and maintaining certain sections
of the road from Bingham, thru
Jackman to the Quebec line, is pro-
vded for in resolve introduced
Tuesday in the House by Piper OF
Jackman.
1t is provided that this money shall
not be available unless the county of
Somerset shall appropriate $12,500 for
each of those years. 1t also gives the
county authority to raise this money
by taxation or otherwise.
In connection with the resolve is
the customary statement of facts
which says this is the main line of
travel from Boston and Southern
Maine to the Province of Quebec and
that in many sections it is not only in
poor condition, but in an exceedingly
dangerous condition.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-02-01

X. Brooks and a basket of flowers
from friends in Lawrence, Mass. The
offices are beautifully fitted up with
mahogany furnishings. The second
floor used as the ball room and the
third floor the banquet hall. No ella
borate decorations were attempted as
the walls and ceiling had just been
decorated under the direction of F. c.
Burrill & Son and were soptless in
their appearance. The bases were
of grey with the walls and overhead
work in pure white, while the plumb
ing which was painted brilliant red
added a touch of brightness to the in
terror.
The Banquet was served under the
direction of J. II. Hanson of Hotel
Oxford assisted by two chefs from
Lewiston who arrived the Wednes-
day previous. One end of the great
room had been curtained off and here
battery of electric ranges had been
set up especially for the occasion.
Forty of Skowhegan's popular young
women under tine leadership of Miss
Mildred A. Beale served the approx
imatoly two hundred an four per-
sons at the banquet Enjoying the
repast were Treasurer n. b. K. Brooks
and Mrs. Brooks of Boston; Assistant
Treasurer Charles A. Jensen of Bos-
ton, Mr.. and Mrs II. e. Wasson of
Philadelphia; Howard Bacon of Pro-
'idenee; Edison Nye of Boston; Supt.
aud Mrs. William Mitchell; Mr.. and
Mrs. Bin w. Page; Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles E. Young and daughter Edith; !;
Mr. and Mrs. G. p. Merrill; Mrs. Lena
Il. Wentworth and G.. Allan Went
worth. comprising the local stock hold
ers, the overseers and their wives
and employees In accordance with
the wishes of the firm the affair from
beginning to end was decidedly in
formal There were no after dinner
Speeches and after the banquet was
finished the party adjourned to the
ball room withut post prandial ex-
ercises.
The tables were laid with spotless
damask and at each place was spray
OF ferns and carnation pinks. The
menus bore actual photographs OF the
new building. also a spinning wheel.
indicating the progress of the indus
try.
The menu included: Grapefruit,
queen olives, hearts of celery, cream
Oh celery soup, Penobscot salmon.
green peas, roast Vermont turkey,
mashed potatoes. cranberry sauce, OK
tongue, boiled ham, creamed cauli-
aower. squash. fruit salad, hot rolls,
ice cream, assorted cake and coffee.
During the banquet Murphy's or
eaestra of Boston under the direction
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-02-01
ELABORATE DEDICATION OF SPINNING
MIL ON Sk0WHEGAA ISLAND
Banquet and Ball--lnspection Day. and Concert
by Murphy's Orchestra History Of Industry

of Daniel J. Murphy furnished very
delightlly the following program
numbers:
Second Connecticut March, Reeves; !;
Selections from Little Nellie Kelly
Trhly-Fox trot,, special arrangement; +;
The Miserere dl Travatore), Cornet
and Trombone Duet; Lovin' Sam
Fox Trut. selections from Sally
Wild-Abopt-Hawy.
At . the bali tbet attendance was
greatly Increased as every employee
was privileged to invite one guest.
A central platform had been erected
for the orchestra, and booths at each
end brightly decorated were used for
the serving of the punch. The great
ball room was brilliant indeed with
its variety of beautiful gowns and
splendid lighting effects. The dancers
were merry, the onlookers were happy
and the musicians were superb In
their rendering of popular dance mu-
sic interspersed with singing and 9TH
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-02-01
FORMER SKOWHECAN
MERCHANT DEAD

Word has been received here of the
death of V. NJ. Vickery, who was for
merly engaged in the dry goods bust
ness here, at one time on Water St,
where the Milburn Fruit Co. is now
located and later in the present Lewis
Block on Madison Ave. Mr.. Vickery
after leaving Skowhegan was for
some time travelling salesman but
for sometime had resided in Worces-
ter, Mass. Two years ago he built
a home in that city. His widow who
formerly lived in the vicinity of Wor-
cester survives.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-02-01

duced should be universal. The
question is then. not whether it is an
economic possibility, or ideal, but
whether. as a question of health and
Justice to our women and children the
advantage to them by shortening the
hours of labor in all mixed industries
from ffty-four to forty-eight hours
per week overbalances the economic
disadvantages that would surely fol-
low. On this question | express no
opinion of my own. If it does not,
the time is not yet ripe, in Maine. for
the adoption of the forty-eight hour
law. On the other hand. if, after you
have examined this question in the
light of these and other considera-
tions, you find that the real under
Continued on Page Two)
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were employed in the mill. Mr.
Brooks became interested in establish
ing the industry in Skowhegan be-
cause of his having been a yarn sales
man. 1t is needless to say business
has greatly increased and at the pre-
sent time in their old quarters twen-
ty-seven spinning frames are in opera
ton. This will be increased to forty
frames in the new mill and probably
two hundred hands will be employed.
Mr. Brooks is still the treasurer of
the corporation while the otheruefi-
GERS are Charles e. Young, president.
C. p. Merrill, secretary. N. b. X.
Brooks, William Mitchell, Charles E.
Young, C. P. Merrill and Bin W. Page,
directors.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-02-01
Death OF Mrs. Elizabeth HaryilIe

Funeral services for the late Mrs.
Elizabeth (RowelD Harville were
held yesterday forenoon at her late
home in South Solon, Rev. b. II. John
son of Athens officiating. The re-
mains were placed in the tomb at
Athens and in the spring will be
buried in Solon. Mrs. Harville was
the widow of William Haryille and
died Monday night at O'Clock. She
had been sick since last fall. She
was the mother of eight children
Chester and Coney Harville both de-
ceased, Mrs. John McCollor, Miss
Mabel Harville, Mrs. George Foster,
Ora l.. Harville of Cornville, Byron
w. Harylle. with whom Mrs. Har-
vile made her home, and Cleber
Harville of Skowhegan.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-02-01

rbe elegant new home of the Maine
eninning Co. on Skowhegan Island
ops superbly dedicated Saturday
s"an;ug 1t was an event unusual
=, many ways for not often does
r,,awhegan have such a splendid
s,ructure built in it's midst and not
of,en do employees have such gener-
as amployers. The dedication OPEN
~ with a banquet at $50 followed by
/ Grand ball The building was
6,cbted from top to bottom and many
If the special guests enjoyed an in
spection of the plant. The first
|eoor was used mainly for a dressing
room AS some of the machinery had
already been installed on this floor.
Tbe Offices are also located on this
door and both the main office and the
nsice of Supt. Mitchell were open for
Investigation Beautiful flowers in
these rooms were gifts to Superin-
,endent Mitchell and included assort-
| cd roses from Mr.. and Mrs. N. B..
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-02-01

Arrangements are being made for
public straw ride and an old fashion
ed dance next Saturday night. The
town tractor will furnish the motor
power and the conveyance will leave
railroad square at o'clock and the
dance will be held at X. of p Hall in
Norridgewock.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-02-01
NOTICE

wish to notify the public that after
February shall be at my new Of
fees in the Christopher Block, where
have strictly modern equipment
and will be prepared to meet all re-
quirements in dentistry
DIR. II. h, DANFORTH
2w5 Madison, Maine
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-02-01
Former Official VIII Again Seek Flee
lion ut Annual Town Meeting
shall be candidate for the office
of Road Commissioner at the annual
town meeting to he held next March.
EPHRAIM COWETTE.
CHANGE IN HOTEL OK
FORD MANAGEMENT
J. II. Hanson Understood to Again
Take Over Hotel Business Sue
ceeding w. Il. Adams

According To report j. II. Hanson
will shortly assume the management
of Hotel Oxford property succeeding
w. f. Adams, who has been landlord
of the establishment for several
months. MIR. Hanson has been con-
nected with the hotel for the past few
years and remained after Mr.. Adams
assumed the proprietorship.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-02-01

DR.. George +. Young left Tuesday
afternoon for Augusta TO partici-
pate in some of the sessions of the
Kennebec Lodge of Perfection, A. A. S.
r.
, 1923-08-23

Hanna Wednesday from Denver and
will spend a few days here visiting
with her cousin, Mrs. Harry Lar
son., before returning to her home
in San Diego, California.
The Hanna Base Ball team won
the game with Parco, which was
played Sunday last at the Elk Noun
tain celebration, by the score Of
9 to 4.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Meekin and
children returned Monday after sew
eral days spent driving. They visit
ed Rawlins and Laramie.
Frank Make has resigned his
position with the Company Store
and, with his wife, is leaving for
his old home in Minnesota where
they will probably locate.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Penny and
children left Monday morning on a
, 1923-08-23
Mr.. and Mrs. chas. siltamak:

Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Siltamaki
were in from their ranch near Diff
Guilty, on Monday last.
Miss Edna Murphy came down
from Rawlins Sunday morning and
went on to Elk Mountain where she
is visiting her aunt, Mrs. John
Quealy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Matt Makinen and
childre came in from their ranch
at Sailor Creek Tuesday.
Mrs. Ray Riggs of Saratoga spent
Sunday with her sister, Mrs. Robert
Milliken, in Hanna.
Robert Finkbiner and Captain
Horn drove up from Medicine Bow
Tuesday morning on business. Cap
tain Horne is spending the summer
on his brothers ranch near Medi-
cine Bow. He was in charge of a
British ship during the war.
| Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Mumm and
Miss Margaret Mumm left Saturday
evening in their car for Green River.
They expect to spend a couple days
in Rawlins en- route.
Miss Grace Butler has returned
from Laramie where she has been
attending summer school.
Miss Lillian Mylroie has returned
to Hanna after spending the sum-
mer in Laramie attending the Uni
versity.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Massey spent
the week end in Laramie visiting
4 relatives.
Mrs. Robert Williamson and Mrs.
Otto Frederick left Tuesday for the
Kinser ranch near Medicine Bow
where they will spend a few days
visiting Mrs. Glenn Kinser.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Rees and Miss
Marybelle Crilly went to Elk Noun
tain Sunday and spent the day with
Mr.. and Mrs. John Quealy.
Dean Barrett of Rawlins drove
to Hanna Sunday to hold services in
the Episcopal church.
Mr. and Mrs. r. B. ODER and Mr..
and Mrs. Harry G. Larson spent
Sunday at Elk Mountain fishing and
picnicing.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Aho and
family have returned from Saratoga
where they spent their vacation.
Mrs. Mary Glasgow, who has
been visiting her daughter Mrs. Jno,
II. Cook, for several weeks left Sun.
day for Cody where she will spend
a short time with her son. From
Cody she will go to Nebraska where
she will visit with another daughter.
Upon returning to her Califor-
MIA next spring she will again stop
off in Hanna for a short visit.
E. C.. Withrow, who has been in
the mountains for some time with
his sheep. is spending a few days in
Hanna.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Film and
children, who have been the guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Briggs for
the summer. departed Wednesday
in their car for their home in Troy.
New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Henningson have
returned from Denver where they
spent their vacation.
Mrs. II. J. Lafayette, who, with
her two children. has been visiting
with her niece, Miss Beatrice Whit
ney. for the past week, left Wednes.
day evening for her home in Califor
mia.
, Mrs. Louise Landau arrived II
, 1923-08-23

motor trip through the southern
part Of the state.
Misses lila Lepponen and Lempi
Annala r spending a two weeks
vacation camping at the southern
Creek Tie Camp.
Andrew Aho left Theursday for
his home in Utah where he will spend
his vacation.
Mrs. p. w. Waghorn and Mrs.
Duncan Carr motored from Elk
Mountain Monday, spending the day
here visiting with friends.
Miss Julia McAtee OF Rawlins ar
rived Sunday M will be the house
guest of Miss Margaret Thomas for
two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Burke left
Monday for a ranch near Marshall.
where they expect to make their
future home.
, 1923-08-23

at Rawlins. Wyoming, the under
signed will sell at public auction
one Chalmers, 5 Passenger Touring
Car, Model 1916: said auction and
sale will be made under and by
virtue of Sections 4S02, 1905 and
4SOS of the Wyoming Compiled
Statutes for 1920, for the purpose
of satisfying the lien of the under
signed on said automobile of the
sum of One Hundred Forty Dollars,
t~S140.OO), together with the ac-
crued and accruing costs of the said
, 1923-08-23
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE BY
HOLDER OF LIEN FOR STOR-
AGE AND SERVICES
RENDERED. ON
CHATTEL

Notice is hereby given that on
Friday. September 7, 1923. at the
hour of 2 O'Clock p. m, on said
day. at the Garage of the Rawlins
Motor Company SIG Buffalo Street,
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1923-05-01
|MOKki | SUSi MAJf TROCHU RADOSTI.
|LIHOVINY DOVOLENY MA AMER.
LODfCH MA VYSOKYCH MORfCH.
KONcRES ySAK TO MUZE ZAKAZATI A DOMAcf
AMI CHI LODI NESMf MfTI LIHOvlNY v Tkl-
MiLOvEM PASMU, PRAvf NEJvYSSf SOUD

Washington, 80. dubna. Pro
hibice vztahujease ma CHI do
maci lodi v tfimilovem pasmu.
|Netyka Sc vsak americkyth
lodi ma vysokem mori.
v rozhodnuti, jez skyta Ute
chu i zklamani mokrym j su-
chym, nejvyssi soud Spojenych
|Stati rozhodl, re V uzemnich
|vodach Spojenych Statl CHI a.
nj domaci lodi nesmi voziti IL
hoviny die zn6ni osmnacteho
dodatku a Volsteadova zakona,
i kdyby takove lihoviny byly
zapeceteny a tvofily cast lod-
mich zasob, ale ze Ia trimilo-
wynn pasmem americke lodi mo
hou miti lihoviny bez vselik6
zavady.
Soucasn6 vsak soud prohla-
sill, ze jest to nesporne v pra.
vomoci kongresu regulovati dc
maci lodi at kdekoli jsou a 0.
kamzit6 oznameno bylo suchy
mi vidci, ze pristi kongres bu
de zadan 0 uplatneni zakonG
jez vyslovn6 by zakazaly anne
rickym lodim voziti lihovin,
lat kdekoli jsou.
| Svym rozhodnutim nejvyss
soud schvaluje rozhodnuti &c
!ralniho navladniho DaugheYty
ho, ze jest to porusenfm "a
Ikona, kdyz lodi at domaci ne
Ibo CHI, privazeji lihoviny d
,tfimiloveho pasma, avsak uzn;
va "a pochybene mineni gene
ralniho navladniho v tom, Z,
americke lodi nesmi nit
lihovin ma vysokych mofich
| O6ekava Sc, re rozhodnut
|neivyssiho soudu bude miti n:
|sledujici lcinky:
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CESkOSLOVENSKO VIDA.
Va Sc JAVORlNY.

Praha, 20. dubna. We
vcerejsi sv6 reci v parlamente
o odvetnych krocich chysta-
nych proti Mad'arsku, ma nichz
Sc dohodla zdejSi vlada 5 Ju.
goslavii, zminil sc zahranicni
ministr BeneS tel o sporu s
Polskem o Javorinu.
Javorina, pohranicni dzemi,
O nez veden je spor s Polskem,
jest nesmirye dIlezitym strate.
gickym bodem v pripade valky
a prave z te pficiny ma velkou
cenu pro Ceskoslovensko. A.
vsak vzdor tomu, jak pravil
BeneS dale, Ceskoslovensko
chce upustit ode vSech ohled0
ma svoji prestyz a ustoupiti i.
zemi to Polsku, kdyz toto uza.
|vfe pfatelskou smlouvu s Ce,
skoslovenskem.