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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-09-06
CARATUNK

Mr.. and Mrs. Jonah Holway Of
Scion were week end guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Moore also made sew
eral calls on relatives in town.
Urban Spaulding is taking a trip
to Canada as chauffeur for Forrest
Colby.
Mr.. and Mrs. Whitman Smith of
Portland are spending their vacation
at Eugene Clark's.
Several townspeople attended the
play at Lakewood Friday night.
Albert Williams and Philander Bak-
er spent day last week cleaning up
the cemetery.
Mrs. Laura Shea and daughters.
Janet and Edna are spending a few
days at The Barker. Rangeley Lakes.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Drury of Scion
were callers in town Sunday.
Willie Hunnewell has bought the
Armstrong stand and will move in
next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Farrence Martin have
moved in their home they bought of
w. H. Clark recently.
Miss Birdena Vaccine of Moscow
is working for Mrs. Urban Spauld-
ing.
Mrs. Annie Savage, Eva Webster,
Alanson Hunnewell and Leon Beene
went to Lakewood Sunday.
Mrs. Carroll Martin made a recent
visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Berry OF West Forks.
Mrs. Birdsall who with her child
rem Thayer and Junior, are occupy
ing their summer home here and are
entertaining friends from Massachu-
sets.
Mrs. Stella Paige is entertaining a
lady friend from Auburn this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Fitzsimmons
took a business trip to Skowhegan one
day last week. S.
Mrs. Imogene Merrill is occupying
her cottage at Lakewood during
camp meeting.
Dorothy Bean, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Bean last week was taken
seriously i'll and DR.. Ethel Walters,
who was at her cottage was called
and pronounced 1t severe case of
appendicitis. She was rushed to
Lewiston and was operated on i'm
mediately. She is as we'll as could
be expected at last reports.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-12-20

Standard for all grades 100.
The hearty cooperation of the teach
ers and school board members has
done much to put Villas County on
the map educationally and there is
doubt in our minds of their loyal
support in the future.
Ella Beversdorf, Supt. Teacher
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-12-20

Dear Friend-I am sorry | did
not write for a long time but l
will write now How is everybody
and yourself l am not very we'll
l got the checker pox and am in
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-12-20

salers, retailers, transportation agen-
ton of money Manufacturers, whole
cies, telegraph companies, the post
office departmental benefit by
these outward manifestations of the
Christmas spirit, which thus dis
charges a most useful function in
the body polite. The cheapest Christ
mas card or the most ordinary toy
gives employment to various persons
all the way from the factory to the
recipient.
According to statistics which have
been somewhat hastily compiled and
may in consequence need later re-
vision, the festival approaching will
be responsible for something like a
$5,OOO,OOO,OO0 outlay on the part of
the public of the United States. Pos
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-12-20

tai receipts are higher than ever be-
fore, arising from the greatest move
ment of letter and parcel mail on re-
cord Bank clearings have been
phenomenal, and the federal reserve
board reports reflect the quickest
turnover of merchandise stocks in
the history of the country.
These are all signs of national well
being which there is no gainsaying.
Unemployment, which was so pro-
nounced feature in the economic
life of the country a few months ago,
) evidently almost entirely disap-
peared. That the nation is pressing
steadily forward to an era of unexam-
pied prosperity is clearly revealed by
he magnitude of the volume of the
Christmas trade.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-12-20
CHRISTMAS BUYING AND
CHRISTMAS GIVING

Christmas has it's spiritual side,
which deserves and receives atten-
ton not only in pulpit and press the
world over, but also in the hearts and
minds of millions of believers in the
mission of the Child who was born
amid such depressing surroundings
more than 1900 years ago in Bethle-
hem of Judea.
1t has it's material side too, for
around the celebration of the great
Christian festival there has grown up
custom of sending greetings and
gifts which gives an extraordinary
impetus to trade and to the circula-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-12-20


tice an increase in the enrolment of
80 per cent. In the average daily at
tendance the increase is 1914 per cent
while the number of graduates has
more than doubled in six years, being
only 48 in 1918 and 1O2 in 1923. The
per cent of attendance for the past
year was 81 plus which is very much
higher than the average for the state.
This percentage in attendance was
made possible by the liberal means
of transportation provided in the diff
ferent towns where children resided
more than two miles from school,.
These are a few of the transportation
items for the year 1929.
There were ten districts that fur
nished transportation, employing
seventeen transportation rigs at
cost of $6983.17. 141 children, all re-
siding more than two miles from
school, were transported.
To show the progress made by the
children in school is not so easily
done. In 1920 the state department
asked us to make survey of the
school to get the average ages D: the
children in the different grades This
survey was made in Feb. 1920.
Considering that this survey was
made in February there is no oTelage
condition in Villas County, the rural
school children on the whole are just
as young in their respective grades
as those in the State Graded.
Tests in reading and Arithmetic
were given throughout the state il
1920 and 81. The Rural schools went
above the average for the state but
not above standard in arithmetic, but
in reading they were way above the
average for the state and above the
standard in all bat The third grade
ARITHMETIC RESULTS
ADDITION
Grade 8 q 5 6 g
Standard 14.5 1873 23.1 29.8 32.4 "a
Villas Co.
1920 14.5 1913 1913 24.3 24.5 2s.5
Villas Co.
1921 : 81 % % 2s.S 80
SUBTRACTION
Grade 3 4 5 6 8
Standard 112 1877 2O.4 25 2S.5 31.7
1920 14.4 17.8 2O.8 24.3 26.4 %
Villas Co.
1921 1875 II 81 24.5 20 80
MULTIPLICATION
Grade 3 4 5 6 8
Standard At Ill 1873 26.1 3O.6 1923
Villas Co.
1920 7.6 1876 1873 1928 20 20
Villas Co.
Villas Co.
1921 Z Is Is Is 81 80
DIVISION
Grade 8 d 5 s 8
Standard 5.8 SO 1875 23.S 27.4 3O.1
Villas Co.
1920 1875 1873 219 248 1875
Villas Co.
1921 13 Is % % 81
Standard for all grades 100.
The hearty cooperation of the teach
ers and school board members has
done much to put Villas County on
the map educationally and there is
doubt in our minds of their loyal
support in the future.
Ella Beversdorf, Supt. Teacher.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-12-20

THE HERALD ANGELS SING
Hank! the herald angels sing
Glory to the newborn King;
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-12-20
The Rural Schools of Villas County

The rural schools classified accord
ing to the number of children enroll
ed are as follows:
5 children or less-2
6-10 children-3
1920 chIldren-5
21-25 children-5
$3.50 Children
31-35 children-2
36-40 chlldren-5
41-45 children-2
1850 children-2
Now let us consider the matter Of
enrolment, attendance, and number
of graduates for the past six years.
The following Census and daily at
tendance report for the past six years
will give you some idea of the growth
of the school population of Villas
County. The item under Census" in
cludes the children from 4 to 20 years
of age. The enrolment shows the
number actually enrolled in the
schools.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-12-20

Peace on earth, and mercy mild,
Tod and sinners reconciled.
Charles Wesley.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-21

tcmber and December. but kept above
the seasons low record for the July de-
livery, l.01a, made last October 6. To-
days close was nervous at "a to 81
cents net decline with July and Sep
tomhcr both at 1898 to 1.04 and De-
cember 1909 to 1.O6s.
Corn lost to &c and oats to 81 &c.
unchanged figures to &c down.
AT first the wheat market had a no.
ticeable upward tendency that appeared
TO be due chiefly to improved prospects
of export business. Extreme cold
weather abroad was cited in this con-
nection. Suddenly. however, wheat
selling here widened and buying power
largely gave out when word came that
suspension of a New York stock mar
kct firm involved liabilities Of $780,
600.
In some quarters the late weakness
was ascrihed to bearish sentiment
growing out of attacks made here yes
tcr6ay against alleged dScreditablc
methods of grain dealing and to wide
spread circulation of estimates indi-
eating that wheat stocks were burden
the fact that the bulk of the heavy
of the board of trade session when at
tcntion was focused on the bearish
news from Wall Street.
Corn and oat receded with wheat
but only after corn had equalled the
seasons previous top price record. and
profit taking had set i'll.
Despite an lNAturn in the hog market
provi reflected the late weakness
of grain,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-21
Chicago Cattle Market

inlclSO. June w.
CATTLE-ReceiptS 11.000: beef
81 GERS. ycarlings and better grade fat
she stock steady; considerable uneven
ness on beef steers Of value to sell
above 1000; spots lower on these kinds:
top heavy steers 115o; several loads
1850 40; best yearlinGs 1928; bulk
beef steers and yearlngs $50 100;
lower grade fat cows. Gamers and cut
tors weak to l. lower: bulls steady to
strong; veal calves closing % to 90
lower: medium light kind showing most
decline: stockers firm: bulk desira BILE
veal calves to packers 930M 1923: light
calves late 600 ard below. according to
quality and weight: bulk desirable DO
logna bulls 460M 400.
HOGS-Receipts $1,000: slow. un-
even, mostly 10 higher: closing dull
bulk good and choice $50 to 300-pound
average 750@710; top 115: packing
sows mostly 625m $50; pigs scarce. so
to 10 higher: bulk desirable weighty
kind around 125; few 1o0-pound aver
age around CTS; estimated holdover
5000
SHEEP-Rcceipts $4,000; lambs
mostly steady: closed weak; no vest
crn here: top natives 1850; bulk 1600M
1925: decent culls mostly 100; early
two-t thirds of receipts direct to pack
ers; sheep scarce. strong TO hlgner;
few good yearlings 400: handy ana
medium weight fat ewes largely 900
csc: extreme hcavies 350@ 400: few l1O-
mound ycarling breeding ewes $50.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-21
ST. ALBANS

Clifford Chisholm and Clyde Mar
tin are at home from college.
Mrs. Jennie Watson of Auburn
was in town Sunday.
Mrs. Osgood Robertson IL Ill in
bed. She suffers with an infected
finger. 1t was opened and the bone
cieansed but she Is still quite Ill.
Saturday night was Children's
Night and a very pleasant evening
was enjoyed by both old and young.
Harry Merrick and family were in
Dexter Saturday.
Auto parties are invited to attend
our Methodist church service at .
P. NJ. on Sunday.
Schools closed last Friday for
summer vacation.
Earle Weeks has bought farm on
the Corinna road.
w. H. Watson has returned from
q business trip to Florida.
= Mr.. and Mrs. Furbush Of Somer-
vile, Mass, were in town Saturday.
F. ]. Hersey has . new touring
; Mrs. Flossie Hanson has Q new
closed car.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-21
STATE or xAu1

No1'' " A>eeoeS' IS 90. ,...
Taken on execution wherein Susan
A. Ratchey Of Monmouth in said Coun.
ty Is Plaintiff and George L. Bartlett
OF said Monmouth Is defendant and
ssh DE- so o S pusf B aq ISL a. on ten the
the clock in the forenoon on the prem
Uses described herein all the right in
equity which George L. Bartlett Of
Monmouth in said County has or had
on the 2nd day of April A. D. 1875 &C
f3ur o'clock and thirty minutes in tiae
on the original writ to redeem the fol.
lowing described real estate situated
lin said Monmouth and described as
follows: Beginning Ct 2 stone set "
the road leading from the residence Of
w. II. c. Allen to Johnson's corner 50
called and, forty.nihe feet westerly
from the center Of the West Canal at
the upper mills near the outlet Of Will
son Pond: thence running north forty
to a stake and stones: thence north
twenty-seven degrees west fifteen rods
to the bank of Wilson stream; theifee
westerly on the bank Of said stream
and southwestern on the shore OF
thence running south southwest by said
Withers land to the above mentioned
road: thence easterly by said road to
the point Of beginning containing four
acres more or less. Said real estate
said Bartlett to Clair Z. Wing Of said
Monmouth recorded in kehnebec Reg
istry Of Deeds Book $50 page 70 on
which is said to be due about ten hum
bred and sixty dollars.
Dated at Monmouth this eighteenth
W. L. McKETCHNIE.
jn21 .thurs,3t Deputy Sheriff.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-21
FIND W|THAM DID
NOT intend ANY
EMbEzzLEMEN7

Lester Whitman Of Watervile was be-
fore Judge Atchley on charge of en-
beZzlement yesterday morning at s
o'clock. but after hearing the case the
jdge decided that Witham did not have
intention of embezZlement and the re-
spondent was discharged.
Carl Blackington was lawyer for the
State and Arthur Crafty represented
Witham. Thomas Murchison of the
Howard Motors. Inc, was the complain
ant and charged witham with embez-
Element Of funds amounting to about
$500.
The story of the case is as follows:
Witham has been selling cars for this
company and the cars in question were
one Cadillac. two Fords and an Over
land. Murchison claimed that Witham
had agreed TO sell these cars some
time ago and on investigation found
that all cars but one had been sold but
no money turned in to the company.
Murchison further claimed that the
company had written him several let
ters and. receiving no answer, came to
Waterville to investigate.
Witham declared on the stand that
the company owed him 5000 for stor-
age, $36 balance for sale on one car.
So charge on storage battery. He
claimed that he had 500 in the bank
which he would turn over to them as
soon as they settled with him. He said
that AL Howard. a member of the firm.
gave him authority to dispose of cars
at his own price. An amiable agree
ment was finally reached in court be-
tween the two parties. The judge
found no intention on the part Of
Witham to defraud the company.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-21
Pres. and Trustees
Bates Give Report

Lewiston, Maine, juno The
Medea Of Sophomores. presented ~
the senior class Of Bates College, for
wind-up in the third day Of com
! mencement, was one of the most sue
ccssful Greek Plays ever presented
| at Bates Over 1900 people were
present to witness the play, and all
said. the best ever" 1t was an
ideal evening for the occasion.
At 500 p. NJ, the electric lights
which were Of various colors were
lighted and the illumination. of the
campus was a sight to behold. In
the meantime the Lewiston Brigade
band filled the air with music until
with all its glory and splendor. Two
SPOT lights were playing on the prin-
clples during the entire play, be-
sldes the footlights arranged on the
library steps.
Greek dance after which the lights
were extinguished and the characters
arranged in order upon the platform.
The band formed in front of the H..
brary steps, and played the National
Anthem, the audience singing the first
verse.
The report Of the President and
trustees of the college was given out,
tuesday evening, and President Gray
stated that the 100000 given condi-
tionally by the General Education
Board could be assured Of. 100000
nave already been raised by pledges
and subscription and only $4,000 more
are needed to be raised before the
quota is arrived at. President GRAY
also said that the faculty needed to
be increased and that $4,000 was
needed to maintain an increase in
the faculty members. Also he rec
commended that the college have a
netter lnfirmary, new dormitory for
the girls, new chemical laboratory
be built and a new gymnasium which
the college is sorely in need of, He
also stated that the largest enroll
mcnt in the history of the COLLEGE is
expected next fall. Already over 200
nave already made application and
for this reason it has reached its
maximum and the attendance must
be limited.
T.. One Of the most distinguished
guests on the campus was John F.
Stevens who last year was conferred
with the LID. from Bates last wear.
From 19O5-07 he was chief engineer
Of the Panama Canal. He has also
been President of the inter-allied
Technical Board, supervising the ST.
berian railways. For seventeen wears
nc has been the right hand man Of
James j. Hill.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-21
TWO ARE FOUND
GUILTY OF CHARGES
ONE GIVES BONDS

Adelard Marquis and Joseph F.
McKillon, both of Waterville, were
found guilty of operating automo-
biles under the while influence OF
intoxicating liquor, in the municipal
court yesterday afternoon. Each man
received a fine of $500 and costs,
two months in Jail and two months
additional in default Of payment.
The respondents appealed: McKil-
lon furnished bonds but Marquis had
been unable to secure bail at late
hour last night.
Joseph McKillon was arrested
Tuesday on Brook street by
Deputy Marshal George H. Simpson.
He pleaded not guilty and waived the
leading Of the warrant. Lewis Lee
vine was his lawyer.
City Marshal William H. Murray
testified that he saw Mckillon
brought into the station and that he
was very much intoxicated.
Laura Sullivan and Eva Clark.
who live on Brook street, testlf1ed
that they saw McKillon drive down
Brook street and attempt to turn into
a driveway but he failed to make the
turn, running into a bank. They saw
two men come out of the house 10
the car and take hold Of the respon-
dent to assist him into the mousse
They saw the officer come 10 the
house and take him away.
McKillon declared on the stano
that he had had two drinks OF liquor
before attempting tp drive the car
and he drove through the streets out
he was not intoxicated. He admit
ted that after. he went into the house
he took several drinks which mace
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-21
Wednesday Brighton Market

Stock Yards, June 20.-The beef cat
tie market was firm a Tuesdays level.
Offerings were light and the heat in
tence so that buyers were in hurry
TO close sales and an early clearance
resulted one pr of fancy steers sold by
r. E. Hobbs, n. H. shippers. weight
osoo lbs. at &c, and other fancy cattle
sold at S6Sac. The average top on
fancy calves was 10}c. although in
some of the early Tuesday sales prices
ran up to lee. but the demand was
satisfied quickly and many Shippers
sent their calves up to be dressed. re-
fusing prices offered for 1--we caves.
The hog market was cent higher, with
the top at 7sc. and average safes at &c.
There was a light offering in mich
cows and the receipts included some
extra fine animals. The best of these
sold up to SITS. but the average top
was $3.50. Good COWS sold at $75V
SIPS. Poor mixers sold down to $50.
Sales-R. L. Hobbs sold pr steers
oS2O lbs at &c, "a calves $3.50 lbs at
9sc, small calves at 50 each. A. +.
Chickering sold 20 mich cows at $60@
500. Robert Connors sold 45 mixers
at $1O0@$150. Z. r. Foye sold ~
calves av lis lbs at 10c, fancy milk
CIR at S12O. / mixer at 500. and IL
COWS at $500 500. j. A. Clark sold
pr cattle at &c, 5 bulls at 4ic. cows
at SC, cows at &c. 66 calves at 1Oc
C. j.. Gage sold l pr steers 21S lbs at
&c, Z cows at 2a@4lc. As calves at 9sc.
IL mixers at $6O@s1o0. Putnam Bros.
sold 1 Gamer at 2ac. 100 calves at &C.
&c. o6 hogs at 6c-7ac, mich cows at
s5O@s100. E. E. Cummings sold "a
mixers at s6O@s10O. f. NJ. Dana sold
4 bulls at 3a@4c. 25 calves $3.50 lbs at
&c. 16 calves 1850 lbs at &c. calves
$40 lbs at &C. calf 100 IBIS at &c.
mixers at $6O@sS0 Otis H. Forbush
sold bull at 4ac. l bull at &c. cows
at Sc, 4 cows at 2ac. calves at 13ac.
calf at lie. calf at 10c. calves at
Sc, 2 calves at Sc, heavy hog at &c.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-21
AT BATES
CONTINUED from Pace Onel

to those men who have accomplished
most during their four years and who
have been most popular among the stu
dents. They are Carl f. Purinton. John
l.. Reed Jr.. Edward Roberts. John Da-
Wis. William Quincy. Theodore Pinck-
ney and William Kennedy.
Persons elected in the Phi Beta
Kappa, the honorary scholastic frater-
nifty. were Esther Anderson. Mildred
Baker. Theodore Barentzen of Angus
ia, Herbert Carol, Alice j. Cunning
ham. Nelly X. Milliken of Augusta.
Lloyd A. Hathaway. Phillip Mason,
Carl T.. Purinton. Edward F. Roberts,
Ernest w. Robinson and Marcia Wal
lingford. In the class of 1913, Mar
gcrete A. Ballad Vera Cameron, Wal
ter p. Deering. Mildred I. Goudy. Mary
f. Hutchins Marguerite Lougee. Elthia
r. Harm, William H. Sawyer Jr.. Will
liam +. Slade, Alice Thing, Cathelene
H. Tuttle, Amy L. Weeks and Joseph
V. Vaughn.
commencement honors were awarded
to is of the graduating class as FOL
lows: In language and literature. Es-
Their Anderson, Esther A. Baker. Her.
bert A. Carol, Gertrude Lombard,
Phillip Mason. Herbert w. Robinson.
Honors in philosophy. Mildred Baker,
Theodore Barentzen Of Augusta. Nelly
X. Milliken of Augusta additional
honor in language), Carl Purinton (ad-
djtional honor in language. RoDert
Wade additional honor in science) ana
Marcia Wauingford. Honors in science,
Marion Chick. Alice j. Cunningham
additional honor in language, Lloyd
Hathaway, Edward Hilbourne, bertha
T. Il av.I oh g
Miss Mayberry one OF the COM
mencement speakers gave the LIE ana
works of George Elliott. 1t IS now
over a century since George Einot
was born in Warwickshire. 1t has
been said, that in the hour Of econo-
mic adjustment and social unrest
our age needs George Elliot as
Wardsw orth age needed Milton. Il
an, well aware that, the name Vic
torian' is under strenuous noisy
twentieth century stage, yet despite
the notions of modern writer's the
victorian age has the greatest age OF
progress, prior to our own, in the
worlds history. It was the battle
ground between the old world and the
new. the traditional and scientific.
To it we owe not only most of the
material conveniences of today. but
a great part of our mental concep
and spiritual ideals.
Edward Roberts of Lewiston.
speakins on Vitamins was the second
sneaker. He was also among those
that spoke in the class day exercises
Tuesday afternoon. The introduce
ton of the vitamins has thoroughly
reformed our carefully constructed
ideas Of nutritions he began. II. has
changed the prevailing belief to such
an extent, that we now choose our
foods, primarily because Of their vi
tamin contents. BY the middle OF