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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-12-06
Fruit Men Plan Campaign Against
Dead Orchard Trees

Attention is called by State Horti-
culturist G. A. Yeaton to the cam
paign which Maine fruit growers
propose to wage against dead trees
scattered over the state, which are
breeding places for insect pests and
tree diseases. He pointed out that 1t
was the consensus of opinion OF the
fruit growers at the meeting OF the
Pomological Society that the Legis-
lature should be asked to assist In the
project, that Maine cattle herds are
protected from tuberculosis and 9TH
er industries are protected, and there
Is no reason why the orchards OF
Maine should not be given protection.
"Old trees are incubators to breed
insects, diseases and all other pests,
declared Mr.. Yeaton.
1.-THE sponsors of the PLAN says
an editorial In the Bath Times,
maintain that the successful farmer
and orchardist of today is spraying
his trees and giving them other care
which tends to kill off and eliminate
other pests, but agree that 1t Is an
uphill fight SO long as there are thou
sands Of dead, dying and abandoned
trees scattered about the state.
"Old orchards which have been
neglected for a score of years, and
wild trees which have sprung up
in pastures, the fruit of which Is
never gathered are to be attacked.
The progressive orchardists of Maine
believe that II these trees were cut
down that it would help in the battle
against the bugs and bring about
more quickly the time when the farm
er should not have to spend as much
time and money fighting pests as in
jure his fruit or destroy his trees.
The orchards Of Maine possess
value of rising three million dollars
and they should be given such pro-
lection as can be afforded them. Leg
islation will be asked to this end and
as the proposition seems reasonable,
1t is likely that the next Maine leg
islature will feel like doing what 1t
can to relieve the farmers Of this
State of one of their burdens"
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-12-06

County Agent Leader A. L. Deer
ing of the U. of NJ. Extension Ser
vice at Orono was in attendance Sat
nrday at the annual community meet
ing of the Somerset County Farm Bu-
reau and Extension Service. The
meeting was held at the municipal
building and was attended by sixteen
women and nine men. basKet
lunch was enjoyed at midday. The
meeting was called to order by Com
munity chairman G. L. Parker and
p. c. White reported on the last meet
ing. After an informal talk by Mr..
Parker on Farm Bureau work, re-
ports of various projects were read
and in the absence of the regular
project leaders, crop reports by
George Oulton, dairy reports by T.
F. Withee and poultry reports OF l..
l.. Sanford were read by Mr.. Park
err who also gave his own report OF
farm management and +. Wnlte
gave the orchard report. Reports on
woman's division were given on cloth
ing management by Mrs. w. Il. Hill.
Prior to adjournment for lunch, e.
p. Harris OF the Skowhegan Jersey
Creamery was elected club project
leader and P. c. White was elected
community chairman.
After lunch the men and women
separated to prepare their programs
for next year. At the. mems meet
ing the following project leaders
were elected: Dairy, P. F. Withee,
East Madison; orchards, G. w. Good
rich, Skowhegan; poultry, d. B. Ho-
bart, Skowhegan; farm management,
L. l.. Sanford, Skowhegan; crops,
G. l.. Parker, Skowhegan. A dis
cussion of next years program was
taken up and the following projects
were selected: Lime demonstration,
potato seed plots, potato seed treat
ment, pasture improvement, farm &C
counts and farm survey, apple root
graft, pruning campaign, caponizing,
selecting breeders, and grating DEM
onstrations.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-12-06

Nelson Hodgkins and w;,|
Stewart of Norridgewock vera
ploughing December LIST, an mi
sight for this section of the ca1
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-12-06
JOHN R. BRADDEN IS THE
BIG WINNER
Notable ArOOstOOk Horse Won Nearly
$4,000 During the Past TrOtting
Season

The amount of money offered for
the free-for-all pacing classes on the
Grand Circuit the past season totaled
$4,000. The purses offered for free
for-all racing In Maine and New Brun-
wick during the season of 1923 reach
ed the surprising sum of $4,000.
This briefly explains the presence
of the champions Single G and Mar
garet Dillon at the fall race meets
In this section. And In practically
every case the big events were money
makers for the track management.
Scoring for the word, ready and fit
in each of the thirteen races schedul-
ed for the Aroostook and Canadian
owned tracks, the Little Iron Horse
from Tennessee" lived up to its name
and carried off nine first moneys. AL
ways a consistent race horse and in
the hands of capable trainers during
his Grand Circuit career, he has
shown marked Improvement since
coming to Maine and his mile in 2.04
ga at Bangor was splendid testimon-
ial to the skill of his trainer and driv-
err, John Willard of Pressure Isle. The
other members of the big Four" went
creditable races, but they were over
Swallowed by the performance Of the
Pressure Isle PAGER.
One of the surprises of the racing
season was the consistent form shown
by the PAGER Zom @. Carefully pre-
pared by Ed Sunderlin his manners
were perfect and he won six races
before he met defeat. At Skowhe-
gan he forced r. H. Brett, 2.01 "a
to race in 2.0S 1-2 to beat him and at
Brockton in a $4,000 stake won by the
Grand Circuit winner, Peter Sullivan
he was timed better than 2.07.
Winning eight firsts and two sec
onds out of eleven starts. Alfred
King again demonstrated that he is
the best trotter racing in Northern
Maine. He took a new record of
PIP 1-2 and is without doubt capa-
BILE of miles better than 2.10 on a
mile track.
OF the sixteen horses listed as win
ming $1,000 or more, no less than eight
were trained over the Houlton track.
Seven of them being owned locally.
Harry Nevers leads the other trainers
with five In this class and his show
ing is most considerable when 1t is
considered that he trained in small
stable and had purchased most of his
race winners himself, some of them
practically untried, later selling them
to his partners.
The four year old PAGER Peter Tan
lac set a new state record for his
age and gait when he paced the Houl-
ton track in twelve and one-half and
Bonnie Girls winning heat at Fred
ericton in 2.14 IA Is a new Provin-
cial record for four year old trotter
Peter Stillwell that was raced trot-
ting in 1922, was converted to the
pace in the spring and came from
nothing to miles in 2.15 in sixty days.
He should be good winner in 1924.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-12-06

A cheerful kitchen doeth good like
medicine.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-12-06

mas present. The Christmas vaca-
ton Is a good time to make neces-
sary repairs, to remodel unsuitable
buildings, or to arouse sentiment for
a new one.
THE RURAL SCHOOL LIBRARY IN
WINTER
Now is the time for the teacher to
make the very best use OF the rural
school library. 1t is useless to ex-
pect much reading In rural COM
munities during the active farming
months but In the long evenings OF
winter there are two or three hours
after supper that country folk have
for leisure. Parents and children
will welcome good books and maya
zines. The many fine books of ami
NAL stories are especially interesting
and appropriate now. The hunting
seasons are on and through the nat
ural interest reused in wild life,
there is an opportunity to teach the
boys and girls about the animals of
their own and other countries, kind
ness to all folk of forest and Held, ana
better way of treating our wild
friends than killing them.
The holiday seasons bring with
them special and charming editions
of old books that will tempt children
to read when they otherwise would
not, as well as large numbers of new
and worthwhile books and stories. In
the winter, too, the Congress is usu-
ally In session and peoples minds are
more easily turned toward questions
of national and Statewide interest.
There is better opportunity to teach
good citizenship, patriotism, and 10y
atty through well-selected timely ar
ticles on current thought and move
ments. Moreover, in rural sections
such local governmental activities as
grand jury and town meetings, ses-
sions of county courts, and meetings
of tax-levying bodies are usually held
in the winter months when the farm
ers are not 80 busy, and the rural
library may be we'll used to give help
and information along these lines OF
civic duty.
THE CHRISTMAS PROGRAM IN
RURAL SCHOOLS
Many pupils attending rural schools
will soon begin to talk about the
Christmas program for which they
are rehearsing.
Fortunate are they if the poems they
are becoming familiar with are
chosen from among the great poems
which have been inspired by the
Christmas spirit.
Among the Christmas poems which
are loved lY all who have the oppor-
tunity to know them are: 20, Little
Town of Bethlehem" Brooks; EVERY
where, Everywhere. Christmas To-
night" Brooks; while Shepherds
Watched Their Flocks by Night,
Tate; "The Night Before Christmas, "
Moore: "a Christmas Carol" Lowell;
"God Rest You, Merry Gentlemen"
Muloch. May these poems or others
equally beautiful be read over and
overland at least one learned by
heartily every child attending a ru-
raj school during this December.
Nor should the Christmas stories be
forgotten. To name only three;
"The Birds Christmas Carol by Wig
gins; why The Chimes Rang by
Alden: and 1.-THE Story of the Other
Wise Man" by Van Dyke. Any of
these stories told by teacher to the
parents and pupils gathered for an
evening program can not fail to put
new meaning into the Christmas fes-
tiyities.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-12-06
Fairylew Elects Officers

Fairview Grange OF Smithfield held
its election of officers Saturday and
the following officers were elected :
Master, S. H, Witham; overseer, L.
I. Hartford; steward, F. II. Clark I;
lecturer, w. M. Ellis; assistant stew
ard, J. F. Clark: treasurer, F. ID.
Stevens; secretary, Mrs. S. H. With
am: chaplain, Mrs, s. F. Bickford
Ceres. Mrs. F. d. Stevens; Pomona
Mrs. L. I. Hartford; Flora, Mrs. #. H
Clark; lady assistant steward, Mrs
]. F. Clark: trustee, w. M. Ellis;
pianist, Minnie Perkins.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-12-06

only critisims made are in ,s.,
not being able to play games
of injury to the plasterinv
lower ceiling. Mrs, Elizahss'
son, lecturer of Somerset s
was the guest of the eyenia'
spoke very Interestingly. .
ments of sandwiches, cake
nuts, tea and coffee were serys
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independent Reporter $3.50 a year.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-12-06
Calf Club for Madison @,

State Club Leader Lester s,I
from the Extension Service .,
was in Skowhegan Friday ~
with Mr.. Peabody, field agent y
Holstein-Fresian Association
were investigating relative Il
formation of calf clubs in tbo J
and it is hoped and expected ~
be formed at Madison Center
clubs are especially hard TO a..
as some provision has to ba ~.
buy the calves for the boys NJ.
tory to starting in the actn.'
work. They are very desirabl
CARNATIONS from the fact tia,
purebred calves are purchase
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-12-06
Gentlemen's Night at Mercer

Gentlemen's Night was observed at
the Grange hall in Mercer last Mon
day evening with good attendance.
After business meeting the literary
program gotten up by Will Wade was
much enjoyed. After this followed
a cold meat supper, which consisted
of bread and butter cold meats, cram
berry sauce, assorted cake and coffee.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-12-06
Hinckley Grange Meets

Hinckley Grange met in regular
session Tuesday evening, November
81, Worthy Master Ivanella Palmer
in the chair. The question of hall
was discussed and vote was carried
to wait one year from date before
making any change. The place of
meeting is one of the best, and the
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-12-06
Canaan Grange

Canaan Grange held regular meet
ing. Thursday evening. November 10
Eight applications for membership
were received. A large class OF can
didates will receive the degrees some
time in December. AT the next reg
ular meeting, December 9Th, the Of
ficers for 1924 will be elected and a
baked bean supper will be served.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-05-16
ROAD WILL OPEN NEW
COUNTRY TO TOURIST

New country for the summer tour
list will be opened up this year with
the building of a road from approx
mately 10 miles down the Salmon riv-
er from Challis, to the Prairie Basin
country, according to David Laing,
newly appointed chief deputy of the
Boise national forest This road said
Mr.. Laing, who comes here from he
Challis national forest, where he held
the position as supervisor for Is years
will go up Morgan Greek into the ba-
sin.
The new road will be about forty
miles in length and will lead into the
yellow pine timber belt. Good fishing
aand splendid scenery. may be found
IN that region, said Mr.. Laing, a guest
at the Bristol. The chief purpose of
the road being built is to furnish pro
lection from fires to the vast timber
area in that district.
Several other roads in the Challis
forest will be repaired during the
year" said the chief deputy. "The
forest service expects to improve the
road running to the old mining camp
near Ivers on Loon Greek. This min
ing camp has an interesting history.
In the 1865 there was a thriving
placer mining town there. In later
years the camp gradually died down
and the Chinese took the white mems
places working the old placers. At
ter this the Indians came along, raid
ed the town, massacred the Chinese
and then burned the village.
Repair work is also planned on
the road to Seafoam. Work will also
be done on the road to Fir Greek sum
NIT lying between Cape Horn and the
Bear valley
''This spring has been dry on the
forest AS result grazing is a little
slower than usual. On July 1, approx
10000 sheep and about 1000
head of cattle will be on the forest on
the upper end. Very little rain has
been had in the lower country and
the upper country is still well cover
ed with snow which seems fairly sol
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-05-16
LARGEST CROWD
EVER HERE MAY Z

The big, get-together meeting held
in this city last Saturday witnessed
the largest crowd ever gathered here
at any one time.
The idea of the meeting originated
with the business men Of Salmon CT
ty, one of the biggest and most con
sistent and persistent bunch of wide
awake boosters in the State.
These estiInable people of the Lem
hi metropolis brought along their ex-
cellent 33-piece band of which there
is abolutely none better in the north
rest today
In the afternoon people from Salmon
Mackay, Bayhorse, Clayton. the up
per Salmon river, the Pahsmaroi val
ley, Arco, Pocatello, Blackfoot and
Idaho Falls with Boise also repre-
scented milled around and got acquain-
ted.
IN the evening the Salmon band and
orchestra gave a splendid concert in
The school auditorium, with 500 peo-
pie congregated on the main floor to
say nothing of the crowd in the large
balcony and spacious halls.
Following the concert a big dance
was given in the auditorium with the
Salmon orchestra furnishing the mus
ic. The people of Challis furnished a
fine free luncheon which rounded out
the big entertainment of the day. The
entertainment which proved to be a
great success was made possible by
our fine bunch of neighbors to the
north, everything was free and the
beauty of it all was it was worth 60
ing miles to participate in
Our citizens are looking forward
to the day when we will return the
compliment to not only Salmon but to
Bayhorse and the other pla-
ces which paid us so pleasant call.
The day was one long to be remem-
bered by the people of Central Idaho
as one which has cemented the friend
ship of the various towns and the cit
tizens of Central Idaho generally.
In behalf of the citizens of Challis
and Round Valley we want to say that
we enjoyed the visit of our neighbors
and to especially thank that aggrega-
ton of fine musicians who so liberal
~ gave us day of thorough musical
enjoyment. Challis' latch string is
hanging out to all and we trust that
the near future will see just another
such day either here or at one of the
other towns who maid us such a fine
tribute of friendship and good will.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-05-16
LEGAL MILL CRINDS
OUT MANY CASES

Last Saturday evening the sprine
term of the district court which had
been in session here for a week and
half adjourned and early Sunday
morning Judge Ralph w. Adafr and
reporter Earl Weaver left for thei.
homes at Blackfoot.
This was one of the most success
full sessions of the district court ever
held in Custer county, Judge Adair
with the assistance Of members Of
the bar cleared up the calendar and
brought the number of cases pending
down to the lowest point in many, ma
ny years.
Following is a list Of the cases on
the docket at the beginning Of the
ERIN and record Of just what was
done with each case:
State VS.. Swauger, continued.
J. B. Taylor VS.. Blaine County In
vestment Co.. continued.
John W. Thompson VS.. Wallce Haw
ley, continued.
w. X. Lynch VS.. John F. Cowen,
continued.
Horseshoe Copper Co., VS.. U. S.
Smelling Co, continued.
State vs.. Ben Muir, continued.
Mart No tclson VS.. A. A. Morten-
son. continued.
G. NJ. Nichols VS.. Copper Basin Min
ing Co.. continued.
Della S. Curran VS.. Ella Carey, con
tinued
Spokane Cattle Loan Co., VS.. MURRAY
continued.
Mccormick & Co, VS.. Lost Packer
Co., continued.
Georbe L. Ambrose VS.. Nancy Bros.
& Co., continued.
7. W. Newman VS., B. G. Buchanan,
ct Tx continued.
Matilda Hooper vs.. J. A. Kiernes,
continued.
Thos. II. Williams, VS.. School Dist.
No 6. continued.
The following cases were dismiss
ed.
John B. Howell VS.. Utah Construc-
ton Co.
&c, R. Miller VS.. Utah Construc-
ton Co.
Lowman C Taylor VS.. A. W. Can
aaday.
Horseshoe Copper Co. VS.. A. W.
Canaday and Chase A. Clark.
G. R. Potts VS. Idaho Improvement
Company.
Idaho improvement Co., VS.. c. R.
Potts.
Henry Larter VS.. State Engineer and
Edward Mulligan,
Lost River Commercial Co. VS.. Gus
ter Slide Mining and Development
Mccormick & Co. VS.. Custer Slide
Mining and Development Co.
J. H. Greene VS.. Custer Slide Min
ing and Development Company.
Continued on Page Four)
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-05-16
BIG BARBECUE At
MACKAY FRIDAY

Great preparations are being made
at Mackay for the big celebration at
that place on May 18th, at whicah
Time the termination of the Big Lost
River water suit will be properly and
httingly celebrated.
The suit mentioned above was a
stumbling block to the prosperity and
development of that great valley and
when attorneys representing the old
settlers and attorneys for the Utah
construction Co. met in he il 1eral
court at Pocatello in March and
thrashed out their differences AMI
settled the suit out of COLT. il was
d cided that the event shorII be fit
i1reiy observed by the people of Ger
tral Idaho.
fitting program is 10 he sivea at
MAeke. next Friday o :elsorite tie
impdf.nt event. And I.ro ,a"ly The
nLra; j., ntant feature is biG bar
be :" ttI sisting Of D. f. pork uI..t-
ton and trout with the trimmings.
Several thousand people are expected
to attend and Round valley and the
entire Salmon river section will be
well represented and will rejoice with
our friends and neighbors over the
elimination Of their difficulties,-and
the people of Mackay are ready for
them. The big feed will be served
cafeteria style, from a long table
which has been erected near the oy-
ems. Four thousand~paper plates and
six thousand buns have been ordered.
Several hundred pounds of meat and
fish will be served and everything is
10 be as free as the air you breathe.
The program commences at 1890 @
clock and just before the barbecue is
served, several short snappy speech
es will be made by visiting railroad
and state officials and Representatives
of the Utah Construction Co. A band
and IN orchestra have been engaged
20 iiven the affair with plenty of mus
ie and in the evening a big dance will
be given as vii! also dance be Civ
en- on Thursday night.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-05-16

The main events take place in the
grove of the Mackay fair grounds and
as stated above preparations are un
der way to take care OF a crowd of al
least 2500 people. n q
The ending or the big water suit Is
heralded as one Of the biggest and
most important events in the history
of the Big Lost River Valley. The sui
was sarted several years ago by the
Utah Construction company toestab-
fish their rights in regard to storage
rights and flood waters. 1t involved
valley and kept the farmers of that
inland empire in court at a cost of
several hundreds thousand of dollars
For several months prior to the
hearing in the Federal court, it was
intimated that a settlement was
near, and there was general rejoicing
when the word was received that both
interests to the suit had compromised
some of their differences and that the
suit had been dismissed.
Inasmuch as great portion of Lost
river valley lies in Custer county and
the fact that many of our people are
well acquainted with Lost river val
ley people and some are interested in
Lost river enterprises, the people here
generally are rejoicing with the Lost
river people over the settlement Of
their difficulties.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-05-16
JOHN HoDsoN PASSES TO
THE GREAT BEYOND

Last Thursday evening, John Hod-
home in this city, from Salt Lake, pass
ed away.
On Saturday morning at eleven o.
clock, services over the remains were
held at the Congregational Church in
this city and interment was made in
the Challis cemetery.
The church was filed with the ma
ny friends of the deceased who came
to pay their last respects to the man
who had been such a good friend and
splendid neighbor.
Mr.. Hodson was well known by all
the old timers of Central Idaho hav-
ing lived here for the past forty years.
He was one of the old pioneers.
John Hodson, son of William and
Anna Hodson was born seventy-eight
years ago at New Castle on the Tyne
river in Durhamshire on the Northeas-
tern coast of England. When but
boy he came to this country and at
the age of 10 years he enlisted as
private in Company F. of the 18th
Regiment of West Virginia Infantry.
He served throughout the Civil War
and had always taken an active part
in all the affairs of the G. A. K. OF
which he was a member. After his
discharge he went to Utah where his
parents lived going from there TO wy
oming finally coming to Custer Com-
ty forty years ago where he had lived
ever since.
The sympathy of the community is
extended his niece, Mrs Smith, who
was with him and tenderly attended
his last wants.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-05-16

id The amount of snow is lighter
this year than the average.
Deer wintering in that section
seem to have come through without
heavy losses. On the middle fork OF
the Salmon more deer probably win
ter than in any other part of the UNI
ted States. 1 expect there are approx
tely 10000 head.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-05-16
CARD OF THANKS

I wish to express my sincere appre-
citation for the many acts of kindness
which were showered upon me by
the many friends of my Uncle.
ANNA M. SMITH
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-05-16
CARD OE THANKS

With hearts filed with gratitude for
the many Kindness of friends during
the time of our troule and sorrow VS.
lake this means of expressing our
sincere thanks.
THE BURSTEDT FAMILY