davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-10
A. p. HOWes OF Palmyra Elected Mas.
ter OF East Somerset Pomona

At the annual installation of the
officers of the East Somerset Pomona
Grange, January and 3 the follow
ing officers were elected for the en-
suing year; Allison P. Howes, mas
ter; Frank Varney, overseer;, Mrs.
Emma Parkman, lecturer Pearl Roll
Inns, steward; Ned Herrick, assistant
steward; Mrs. Bertha Haseltine, chap
lain; S. w. Herrick, treasurer; Mrs.
Maude Rollins, secretary; Mrs. A. P.
Howes, Pomona; Mrs. Frank .rVarney,
Ceres; Miss Eva Allen. Flora Mrs.
Emma Herrick, lady assistant stew
ard; H. II. Fuller. gate keeper. As
signments for the meetings for the
ensuing year were as follows: Febru-
airy, st. Adams; March, Newport;
April, Corinna; May, Pittsfield; June,
Ripley; August, Cambridge; Septem-
Der, Dexter; October, Palmyra; No
vember, Hartland; December, Har-
mony; January, Corinna. -.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-10

April s, 1865. died on December 2.
He is survived by three sons:
Horace S. of Norridgewock; Mil
ford of Canaan and Perley F. of East
Madison. There are also several
grandchildren and great-grandchild-
rem.
Affiliated with several local orders
the deceased has served Russell Post
G. A. r., as its commander, Skowhe-
gan Grange as its master, while for a
long time he has been an Odd Fellow
He was also a Canton. When
a resident OF Norridgewock, Mr.. Withee
was one of the selectmen for some
years.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-10
Death of Respected Citizen

Memorial services for the late Kan
thens A. Withee were held Sunday
afternoon at 100 from the family
home on Maple street The obse-
quies were largely attended, members
of the Russell Post G. A. r.. Odd Eel
lows and Rebekahs attending in a
body, while the Woman's Relief Corps
and Skowhegan Grange were well
represented. There were many
beautiful flowers which bespoke the
esteem felt for the aged citizen. Rev
George Merriam of the Bethany Bap-
fish Church who OBLIGATED at the fun
eral of Mrs. Withee only few
weeks ago, conducted the ceremonies
and the ritualstic service of the
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-10
sKONHEGAH HAs TRANS
MI1HIe STATION
Radio Fans Can Now Listen In on
station IBzL Operated at the
Radio Shop on Madison Ave.
tR, N. /. r., Warren p. sprague)


The radio fans of Skowhegan can
now listen In On Station 1BZL. oper-
ated at the radio shop under the di-
raction of Leslie Grundy. Work was
started on this station about one week
age and when everything is complet-
ed we can we'll afford to be proud OF
the efforts of both Mr.. Parker and
Mr.. Grundy for their interesting
work.
Code practice will be transmitted
daily, except Sunday, from 5 to 6
O'Clock, using 1CW, so that all be-
ginners may get started. The sta
ton is operated on a three foot loop,
five watt machine with &C rectifiers.
AS soon as regular schedule or pro-
gram has been submitted our column
will carry this each week.
The following formula governing
wave lengths will be interesting TO
our fans. The antenna absorbs
energy in the form of oscillating cur
rents from the ether waves which
strike it. For ordinary receiving sets,
q single wire aerial of from 80 to l9o
feet should be used. This should De
properly insulated at each end by the
use of standard aerial insulators.
The lead-in wire should be tapped
from the end of the aerial; the lead
in should be soldered to the aerial
wire or secured by DeVeau Antenna
Clamp While it may be tapped from
the middle, the length of the aerial
will only be the greatest distance
&from the tap to the insulator, thus
&loosing a large percentage OF aerial
length. Particular attention is call
ed to the fact that it is not advisable
to use too long an aerial for the re-
ception of short wave lengths.
A rough formula. which is subject
to considerable variation due to local
conditions, for computing the correct
length of aerial to obtain given re-
suits is as follows:
The length of the aerial in feet,
plus the length of the lead-in wire,
multiplied by Ia, will give the ap-
proximate natural wave length of the
aerial in meters. For example: As
sumo that the aerial is 1875 feet long
and the lead-in is Is feet; this, null
tiplied by 11a, equals 225, which will
be the approximate natural wave
length of the aerial in meters. 1t
should be borne in mind that the ma
tural wave length of aerial should be
in all cases, approximately 25 per
cent below the minimum wave length
of the signals which you desire to re-
ceive.
It is better to step up a given wave
length than to step down. Most
amateurs having sending stations use
wave lengths of under 200 meters;
hence, an aerial $50 feet including
the lead-in would have to be stepped
down by the use of variable con-
denser in the aerial or ground cir
cult to receive most amateur signals.
An antenna, however, of $50 feet in
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-10
ANSON ACADEMY

Goals Mullen s, Dysart 8. Nortl
Arson goals Mraz 6. fouls ..
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-10

A spirited delegation of Skowhegan
high school students and their friends
saw the local seXtette show their SUI
periority over the Madison high bas-
keteers to the tune Of POI on Friday
evening. The game was played in
the new gymnasium at the new Madi-
son high school building and was
the first game that the local girls had
ever played on dirt surface. Al
though only three Of last years reg
ulars played this game, remarkable
team work was evidenced from sbe-
ginning to end. and there seems to
be no reason why Skowhegan's girls
shouldn't equal last years enviable
record. The individual star of the
game was Albertine Chabot, a junior
who is playing her first year on the
varsity team. The lineup for the
game. refereed by Athletic Director
Coady of Madison high school was
as follows:
S. II. S. % NJ H. S. 7
Chabot, IF IF, Welch
Valliere, Demo, If IT, Weston
Stinchfeld. jc jc. Brown
Akeley, SC Sc, Hilton
Bison, rg Tg, Curtis
Cockburn, lg lg. Stoutmayer
Goals from floor, Chabot s. Nalliere
2; goals from fouls Chabot >. Nalliere
l. for Skowhegan Madison. goals
from floor, WEIGH / goals from fouls,
Weston 8 Time, two eight and two
seven minute periods.
In one of the snappiest, most thrill
ling, rough and tumble games seen in
this section for long time Skowhe-
gan high and Arson Academy boys
see-sawed TO the very end, at North
Arson, Friday evening At the end
of the first quarter the score was tied
2-2, by the end of the half both teams
had increased their score but to the
advantage of neither 1t was then
IA and at the end of the third quar-
ter 1910. On they fought. struggling
in vain for a deciding supremacy but
when the final whistle blew tie still
prevailed, this time t4-14. AS is the
custom in such events five minutes
additional were played that one team
or the other might be successful in
breaking the tie. 1t may well be
imagined that this gruelling five min
utes was full of tenseness and anxiety
until Douglas Dysart, who played
fine game all last season and Murray
Decker. a promising new regular each
Gagged the ball and broke the spell.
Result S. IT. s. Is and Arson Academy
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-10

In the death of Xantheus A. Withee
on Thursday there passed from our
midst one who in peace and war had
done his part. Having spent practi-
cally his entire life in Norridgewock
and Skowhegan lie had acquired a
large circle of acquaintances in both
communities by whom he was re-
spected and loved. Grieved friends
sympathze with his sons, cherishing
meanwhile memories of kindly, up
right man.
Xantheus A. Withee was born in
Norridgewock June 10, 1899. His
parents were David and Climena (Kel-
iey) Withee and his grandfather, Will
liam Withee was an early settler OF
Norridgewock. Reared in his native
town he attended the common schools
during his boyhood. At the age of
eighteen, overtaken by the wander
lust he started westward and found
employment at several different points
being located for time in each of the
following states: Wisconsin, Illinois,
Minnesota and Iowa. Returning to
Somerset county previous to the begin
ming OF the Civil war on August 8
1851, nc enlisted in Company B, Sew
enth Maine Volunteer Infantry, and
was mustered in the following Septem-
Der as private. With the army of the
/ Potomac he took part in the siege of
Yorktown, the battle of Williamsburg,
the Seven Days Retreat from Rich
mond to Harrison's Landing on the
James River, the second Bull Run and
the battle of Antietam, where but six
ty-fYe men of his regiment were left
after the fight, the rest being killed,
wounded or missing. The remand
er were sent home to recruit, Private
Withee being promoted to the rank Of
Sergeant for meritorious conduct on
the field. But four men out of his
/ COHIBdlIg lldN NAA dpCu lit
slaughter. The regiment having been
recruited. Sergeant Withee rejoined it
in Feb. 1863. He subsequently fought
in the Army of the Potomac, then I'M
der Grant, in the battles of the Wild
erness, Spottsylyania, Cold Harbor,
and at the siege of Petersburg.
1t was in September 1854 that Mr.
Withee was honorably discharged from
the important services he had full
filled for his country and returned TO
his native town TO settle down to The
quiet OF country life. He engaged in
farming and was thus occupied for
years, the hospitality of the Withee
farmhouse being we'll known. Later
he and his wife who was formerly Miss
Vesta A. Rowe. deemed 1t wise to
cease their active labors and they re-
moved to jSkowhegan where they had
since maintained their home. The
widow, to whom he was married on
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-10

length including the lead-in would be
perfectly satisfactory for the recep-
ton of voice and music from broad
casting stations, which usually trans
nit on a wave length of, 300 to. 800
meters. Amateurs having small as
sembled crystal receiving sets should
bear in mind that their antenna
should conform as closely as posi-
BILE with the formula given above If
they desire u receive music and voice
from broadcasting stations.
With the more elaborate sets 1t will
be found possible to step up a COM
paratively short antenna to the neces-
sary $50 meters to receive broad
casting which would not be possible
on the small crystal sets unless they
were located very close to the broad
casting station.
Most wireless receiving sets, no
matter what their maximum normal
length is, can, by the use of loading,
duo-lateral or honeycomb coils have
their wave length increased to any
desired point to receive.
A letter has been received from
Joseph Anthony of Skowhegan with
the following questions: On what
meters are the Arlington Time signals
broadcasted at Arlington, Va?
Ans The Arlington Station sends
time signals on wave length of
$500 meters, commencing at 11.55 a.
m. and 9.55 p. m, every day. Final
signals at ~ noon and 10 p. NJ, are
for the meridian of rs degrees west
of Greenwich. Every tick of the
standard clock of the Naval Observa-
tory, Washington, is transmitted as a
dot, emitting the 29th second of each
minute. The last five seconds OF each
of the first four minutes and finally
the last ten seconds of the last min
ute The II noon and 10 p. m. sig
nal is dash.
What would be the wave length me-
Gers of IS turn honeycomb coil
shuntered by variable condenser
capacity, COOS MID?
Ans. approximately 40 to 206
meter wave lengths, varying on the
type of machine used in conjunction
with the above.
On what meters does Tewksbury at
Jackman broadcast? And can you
tell me what hours he is on the air?
Ans. To the best of my knowl-
edge, the above station at Jaekman,
is being rebuilt by Mr.. Tewksbury.
Consequently, will be unable to say
what meter wave lengths or what
time he will broadcast until station
is again in operation. Will publish
this at our earliest .opportunitv
Many of the radio fans have taken
note of our request to write to the
broadcasting stations. Most of those
who have written have received an
acknowledgement of thanks and ap-
probation. AS has been noted be-
fore, spare a little time and give the
broadcasting artist some little appre-
citation for his efforts. Keep boost
ing as the results we shall obtain will
be worth the time it takes us to write.
The Peoples Garage, Smith C
Clark, Props, have recently installed
radios for the following: F. w.
Bunker, North Arson, a neutrodyne:
Horace Smith, North Arson, an Air
Way; Ernest fash, Radiodyne; Stat
ford Lindsay, an Atwater-Kent; DR..
Geo e. Young, an Atwater-Kent;
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-10
Luke P0ulin of East Madison Dead

Luke Poulin, ~ last Novem-
Der, died Monday at his home in East
Madison, following an illness OF about
two weeks from the effects of a para
lytic shock. Funeral services are
to be held this Thursday forenoon at
ten O'clock with Rev. George Merriam
officiating and interment will be made
at East Madison. Mr. Poulin was q
native of Canada, but has lived for
a long time at East Madison. His
wife, formerly Temperance Stevens
died three years ago.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-10

Clarence Ayotte, an Ace, type s, with
two stage amplffier.
All questions viii be answered II
received by Monday morning of each
week. Address Radio News, indie
pendent Reporter, Skowhegan.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-10

Odd Fellows was impressiyely given
Interment was made at Southside
Cemetery and the pail bearers were
the same as those who served in a
like capacity for Mrs. Withee. They
were w. B. Whittier, NJ. B. Heselton,
c. W. Goodrich, and Charles Cleve-
land. Mr. Withee fell on the street
a short time before Christmas and
afterwards sustained a shock
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-10

Mrs. A. J. Downs of Fairfield died
Tuesday after long Illness. Funeral
services will be held tomorrow. Two
daughters, Matbel and Matte survive.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-10

Frederick Lewis of Augusta has
gone to Madison where he will be as
sistant in the Madison Branch of the
Augusta Trust Company He has
excelled in school athletics.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1924-08-14

Falls Sunday. Mrs. Ogren and lit
tie son will visit several of her sis
ters at that place for about two
weeks. Mr.. Ogren returned Monday :.
You can get a superior training in
banking, bookkeeping, stenography,
secretaryship, salesmanship, tele-
graph and business managership at
the College of Commerce, st. Cloud.
, No charge for securing you a posi-
ton. Send for free catalog.-Adv.
10-11.
J. W. Herbert and family of San
Luis Obispo, CAL, left Saturday for
their home in the West after enjoy
ing ten days visit with the gentle
mans cousin, Mrs. George Grundman
and family, and many other Sauk
Centre friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steven Deziel and
little son, Donald motored to Mahno-
men Sunday where they were guests
at the summer home of Mrs. Lambs
sister-in-law, Mrs. Ruby Lamb, at
Twin Lakes Summer resort. They
returned home Monday evening.
Miss Francis Baker who has been
the guest of her uncle and aunt, Rev.
and Mrs. S. S. Wyand for the past
three weeks, left Monday in company
with the latter and Miss Inez Brown,
for her home in Belmont, Ia. The
Wyands and Miss Brown are expect
ed home the latter part of the week.
A. L. Bull of Iron Mountain, Mich,
arrived in Sauk Centre Monday eve
ming and spent several days attend
ing to business affairs and calling on
old acquaintances. Mr.. Bull and
family formerly resided in this city,
the gentleman being buttermaker
for the Sauk Lake Creamery. They
left this city a number of years ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Richards, Mr..
and Mrs. John Law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Sherman Strong and son Robert, and
W. J. Whitefeld, drove to Mora Sun
day and spent the day with Rev. w.
j. Brown, former pastor of the Sauk
Centre Congregational church. Rev.
Browns health has not been good of
late but he is much improved at
present, all of which will be good
news to his many Sauk Centre
friends.
Miss Genevive Gray left Tuesday
morning for years visit in the west,
going from here to Seattle, Wash,
The Sauk Centre herald., 1924-08-14

gerry will ship their household goods
to that place this fall !.
Mayor VIM. M. Parker transacted
business in Minneapolis Monday.
Id. Dolson visited with friends in
Minneapolis Friday and Saturday of
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Bashaw and
two children, accompanied by Miss
Lena Soldahl motored down from
Menhaga Saturday for short visit
at the R. H. Sweetman home. They
returned Monday, Miss Soldahl re-
manning for longer visit.
Frank Bunker and Donald Lewis
left Saturday morning on a ten days
auto trip through northern Minneso-
ta and points in Canada. The two
young men are carrying a complete
camping outfit with them and the
trip no doubt will be most enjoy
able one.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Westburg of
Iowa Falls, Ia, returned home We'd
nesday of last week after enjoying
visit of several days at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Richards. Mrs.
Westburg is Sauk Centre girl, her
maiden name being, Josephine
Scheriffius.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1924-08-14

a two weeks visit at the home !, of
the latter's sister, Mrs. Robert Lip
pert at Mayer, Mimi.
Mrs. Charles Mcclure accompan-
led by her grandson, Kenneth Mickey,
left Sauk Centre Saturday for Barns
vile where they will remain until
September first visiting at the home
/ of the lady's daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. George l.. Galley
and family of McCloud, CAL, were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. c.. R. Rhoda
Friday night. They were enroute
home from a several weeks visit in
this section of Minnesota.
Mrs. Charles Tennyson and daugh-
ter, Miss Grace, returned to their
home in Chicago, Wednesday, after
enjoying a visit of three weeks at
the home of the formers sister-in-
law, Mrs. G. Hillerud and family.
Word has been received in Sauk
Centre that Mrs. l.. w. Gingery
will return about September first fo1
a brief stay. The Gingerys like ii
so we'll at Glendale, CAL, that they
have decided to establish their per-
manent home there, and Mrs. Gin
The Sauk Centre herald., 1924-08-14

Mortified News staff and while in
this city was pleasant caller at the
Herald office.
Mr.. and Mrs. c.. R. Rhoda were
guests of friends at Long Prairie,
Sunday.
Miss Gladys Torison of Brooten
spent Friday visiting Miss Elva
Claseman.
VIM. Peglow is spending today,
Thursday, at Long Prairie attending
to business affairs.
John Godson of Sioux City, Ia,
spent Monday and Tuesday as a
guest at the home of Mrs.. Emma
Chrlstlanson. I'D aYE bnG
Miss Agnes Schwarzbauer Of St.
| Cloud spent Sunday IN, Sauk Centre
visiting at the home of her uncle, S.
j. Schwarzbauer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Davidson and
sons, Raymond and ROLAND, of Alma,
N. D., were week end guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Theo Dock.
Mrs. w. l.. McGonagle of Roy
alton, Minn., arrived in Sauk Centre
Friday for an indefinite visit at home
the lady's sister, Mrs. C. R. Rhoda.
Miss Olivia Hofardt of Long Prai-
rie is spending the week visiting at
the home of her uncle and aunt, Mr..
and Mrs. L. B. Claseman of this
city.
Roy Loveseth, accompanied by No
Ian Gilbert motored to Park Rapids
Sunday where they visited Walter
Galbraith who is employed at that
place.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Fischer re-
turned home Friday of last week
from Minneapolis where they attend
ed the funeral of Mrs. Fischer's
brother, W. B. Hempel.
Mrs. James Pesch of Washington,
Wis, who has spent the past two
weeks visiting at the home of her
brother, j. B. Mondloch, returned to
her home Monday of this week.
Mrs. J. H. Book of this city, VIM.
Book of Mazenod, Sask., and Mrs.
Ben Allen, motored to Breckenridge
Monday for visit of several days
with the formers son, Ed Book.
Mrs. w. Chappell and daughter,
Lucille of ST. Cloud spent Friday af-
ternoon and evening at the G. E.
Mickey home. The ladies were en-
route to Parkers Prairie for visit.
Messrs VIM. T. Edward Viets and
families of Chicago, returned to their
home Saturday of last week after a
four days visit at the home of the
gentleman's sister, Mrs. w. J. Bar
ron.
The Misses Octavia MacNamara
and Merced Bishop returned home
Thursday evening Of last week from
The Sauk Centre herald., 1924-08-14

Walter Arneson of Brooten was a
week end guest at the home of Mrs.
Charles Gray.
Otto Losse and family of Elbow
Lake were Sunday guests at the A.
j. Arneson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Wadell of Will
mar were over Sunday guests at the
S. P. Hansen home.
Miss Calvena Robbers of St. Cloud
was week end guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. M. H. Millner.
Floyd Doty and Lester Robinson
of Tintah, Mimi, were Sunday guests
at the Mrs. Charles Gray home in
this city.
Mrs. l.. G.. Crothers arrived in
Sank Centre Saturday to visit at the
home of her mother Mrs. S. j.
Huey for a few days.
A little son arrived at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Winters
Sunday Aug. 10th. Mother and baby
are getting along fine.
DR.. Guide, specialist Disease eye,
ear, nose, throat and fitting of glass
es; st. Cloud, Lahr Block COW
DIR. Clarence Henneman and fami-
ly motored up from st. Cloud and
were week end guests at the H. F.
Henneman home in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Maus of Mel
rose called at Clarence Winters Sun
day to see their little grandson. Mrs.
Maus will remain week with her
daughter. Is
Mrs. Louis ,Pendergast of Mime
apolis came over from Grey Eagle
Saturday morning and spent the
week end with Mrs. G.. E. Benner, re-
turning to Grey Eagle Tuesday.
Miss Gertrude Huey of Everett,
Wash, is a guest of Miss Dola Grund-
man. Miss Hueys and Miss Grund-
man wer school girl chums, the form
er leaving Sauk Centre for the West
about eleven years ago.
w. H. Barnett and family, J. o.
Opheim and family, Dean Barnett
and family, and Mrs. S. J. Patterson,
sister of Mrs. w. H. Barnett who
has been visiting in Sauk Centre for
two weeks, motored to Glenwood
Sunday where they spent the day.
Mrs. w. A. Fox and children of
Winnipeg, Can., who are spending
the summer at the home of the
lady's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H., N.
Carpenter, Sauk Centre, spent Sun
day with the gentleman's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Fox at Albany.
Miss Gertrude Huey who is visit
ing here from Everett, Wash, left
Monday for Virginia to visit at the
home of her aunt Mrs. Victor Borg
eson. Enroute she will visit at Be
midi at the home of Mrs. l.. G..
Crothers before returning to Sauk
Centre.
The Misses Elizabeth and Ruby
Baney motored down from their home
in Bemidji Thursday of last week
and spent the remainder of the week
as guests of Mr.. and Mrs. T. L. Nc
Cormick. The former was teacher
in the local public schools last year.
They returned home Sunday.
Mrs. S. j. Patterson of Browns
vile, Tex, who has been visiting her
sister, Mrs. w. H. Barnett and family
for the past two weeks left Tuesday
morning for Waterloo, Iowa., where
she will visit for week with daugh-
ter residing at that place, after which
she will return to her home in the
south.
Dancing at the Lakeside Pavilion
Glenwood on Friday Aug. 18th. Mu-
sic by the Major Minor Orchestra Of
Montevideo. Dancing every Friday.
ADV.
DR.. and Mrs. w. T. Onstad of
Clarkfield, Minn., were week end
guests at the H. Leudtke home. They
returned Monday accompanied by
Little Wayne Leudtke who will visit
at the Onstad home for a week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Ogren and
little son, Leslie motored to Redwood