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sort finish quality, free from
starch or dressing.
35c Dress
GinghaTiS. 29c
50 inches wide, including
Bates and other high.grade
makes; all wanted styles and
colors. All warranted fast.
Wash Satin, CSC
36-inch Wash Satin, a yarn
mercerized cotton fabric, in all
wanted lingerie shades.
SOC Ratinspun, 44c
SO inches wide, high.grade
mercerized cotton fabric, with,
crepe finish, an assortment of
wanted shades, also black and
white.
81 BOxlOOIn Crepe, Csc
A high.grade cotton fabric,
closely resembling all.silk crepe,
In a large assortment Of new
printed designs and all wanted
colors. S6 inches wide.
Csc POngee, Acc
IS inches wide, silk and cotton
fabric, with lustrous finish: all
street and evening shades.
Check Ratine, Csc
35.inch New Check Ratine,
tan and gray grounds, with new
color combinations; all cotton
fabric for women's wear.
Csc Plisse Crepe, 29c
80 inches wide, white and pas
tel grounds with neat colored
printings; soft finish quality; in
all sought lingerie shades.
$1.75 Wash Boilers,
$1.19
Heavy Wash Boilers, with
wood handles; tight fitting GOV.
ers; No. s size.
$1.10 Wash Tubs, 79c
Galvanized Iron Wash Tubs,
with drop handles; 24.inch size.
$1.98 Tea Kettles, $1.@
Aluminium Tea Kettles, panel
sides; six-quart trade size; guar
anteed ware.
$3.49 Curtain
Stretchers, $2.98
Lace Curtain Stretchers, with
centre brace; easel backs: size
6x12 feet; nickeled pins.
Mems Soc
Suspenders, Csc
Genuine President Suspenders,
wide and narrow webbing; stripes
and plain colors: fresh new stock.
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Check Ratine, Csc

35.inch New Check Ratine.
tan and gray grounds. with new
color combinations; all cotton
fabric for women's wear.
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Princess Slips, 79c

White Muslin Princess Slips,
vi h 1S-inch hem and double
straps. Full.cut sizes.
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vasili and Josephine Thalis. boy.
Freeman r. and Frances d. Ballard
boy.
James F. and Della v. Lanhan. boy
Thomas and Thespipa X. stephens
girl.
Lee w. and Edna e. Shoemaker, boy.
Ernest e. and Agnes NJ. Hadley' gFl'
Eugene NJ. and Anita H. Foster girl
Theodore A. and LelI B. VaiondFy'
girl. -,.,
Mark v. and Eva NJ. BrunSon, girl
Theodore j. D. and Alice II. "es'l~"'
girl ,,ov
Elmer o. and Mayme b. BleTlns. XII ,i
Harold T. and Marion NICE. Aur"0"'''
girl -
Franklin p. and Mary I; shaw .:,r goS'
Morris NJ and Sara NJ. Bauer, gHl:
Mcdonald and ValeAn Meuborn' BHl
Luther and Madeline BOYD, pOy'
Lewis and Ruth Rhodes, girl.
Frank aud Emma Adams. boy
Alfred s. and Leland Pinkett, girl
Howard and Helen Brent, boy
Joseh and Elina Ashton, girl.
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S9c Pillow Cases, Csc

45xS6 Bleached Pillow Cases,
free from starch or, dressing
slight seconds.
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35c Plisse Crepe. 29c

30 inches wide, white and pas
tel grounds with neat colored
printings; soft finish quality; in
all sought lingerie shades.
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Ash Cans. S1.39

Heavy Galvanized Corrugated
Iron Ash Cans, with side han.
dies; large size.
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$1.75 Wash Boilers,
$3.49 Curtain
Stretchers, $2.98

Lace Curtain Stretchers, with
centre brace: easel backs: size
SKIP feet; nickeled pins.
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FavOG-s Ford Offer.

Muscle Shoals under Henry
Ford's offer will probably develop
more horsepower than all the horse
power developed by all the nine
companies joining in the combination
bid. 1t is perfectly apparent, how
ever, that the Alabama Power Com
pany will be the chief beneficiary
of the bid and the controlling force
In the organization, If the bid should
be accepted.
IF by any mischance we should
ever get into a war with Great
Britain, which pray God may never
come; but should 1t come, and the
best of friends among nations some
times fall out, our Government
would be in the attitude of having
to request citizens of Great Britain
to turn over to our Government a
water power plant built by US for
war purposes and without which we
might be wholly unable to wage
war.
Mr.. Ford Is the logical man to
have this plant. 1 am now, as 1
have always been since the matter
first came up, in favor Of leasing
1t to him. OF course, it might be
said that we could commander the
plant in the event of war; but if
Great Britain happened to be our
adversary, or II she happened to be
more friendly with our adversary
than she was to us, the plant could
be destroyed or made useless be-
fore we could possibly take 1t over
Against Alien Control.
Suppose the majority of the
stockholders of the Alabama Power
Company were Germans or Jap.
anese, would we be willing to think
even for a moment of giving or
leasing them this plant? Japan is
an ally of Great Britain at the
present time, Germany may be an
ally at any moment. II reports be
true, she Ia an earnest bidder for
such an alliance.
"Guns are useless without DOW
der. Great Britain. according to re.
ports, dominates the Chilean nitrate
fields, heretofore our sole source for
war nitrates and explosives, and in
event Of war Japan could make 1t
very difficult for us to secure
nitrates. We must guard sacredly
our supply of wartime nitrates.
We cannot do this by having them
In the keeping of an alien-con-
trolled company. however friendly
such alien company may be to us
at the time"
DeAnnunzlo Heads Sailors.
MILAN, Jan. 14.-Gabriele De An.
nunzio has accepted leadership Of
the Federation of Sailors, despite
his former refusal to do so, 1t was
reported today.
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NJ KELLAR SEES
! BRITISH HAND
IN BID
Senator Says Company Seek
ing Muscle Shoals Is
Alien Owned
BY TOM EVERRITT,
COSMOPOLITAN News Service.

United States Senator kenneth
Mcclellan OF Tennessee, denounces
the bid Of the so.called superpower
trust Of the South in isS opposi-
ton to the bid Of Henry Ford for
Muscle Shoals as coming from an
alien source.
He deplOres any effort to turn
this mammoth plant and ex-
tremely important project over to
any concern, or concerns, the con-
trolling interest of which lies in
the hands of foreign capitalists.
British Control Charged.
He specifically condemns eny
effort to turn Muscle Shoals over
to the Alabama Power Company,
which he believes to be British
controlled.
Senator Mcclellan today said:
1.-THE so-called superpower system
composed of several power COM
panies located in Georgia, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama
and Tennessee have made a bid
for Muscle Shoals to be transferred
to one or any of them in opposi-
ton to the bid of Henry Ford. I
do not believe that the bid of these
power companies should be accept
ed by the Government.
There are many reasons for my
opinion. but there is an all-con-
trolling one and the others need
not be Considered. 1t Is a well-un-
derstood fact that 20 per cent of
the stock of the Alabama Power
Company, the principal bidder, il
owned by British stock and bond
holders.
For the United States Govern
ment to lease and turn over this
plant, which was built by it for the
purpose Of being independent of all
other nations in the production of
nitrates in war times to a corpora
ton, whose principal stock holders
are subjects of its leading CONNER
cial rival, would be little short of
attempted national suicide.
How any right-minded. thinking.
patriotic, disinterested American
citizen would be willing for our
Government to turn over this water
power to such an association or
organization composed at least
largely of aliens Is inconceivable to
me. That it will not be done is a
foregone conclusion.
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Csc Shifting
Madras. Csc

SO inches wide, light grounds
with printed stripes, checks,
dots and figures.
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Extra Size
Gowns at 79c

Good quality muslin Night
Gowns, in pink and white; trim.
med with embroidered designs In
dainty colors.
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ADVERTISEMENT
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So Satin
Charmeuse, $2.25

Pure silk, heavy satin-face
quality one of the seasons
favorites for handsome dresses.
This Satin Charmeuse Is full 40
inches wide, and will be shown
tomorrow in the leading cOlors
of navy, brown, gray, tan, white
and black.
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S1.25 PercOlatOrs, CSC

Aluminium Coffee Percolators.
panel sides; two-quart trade size:
guaranteed quality.
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Oh Henry! Introduction Committee
ARRIVES IN WASHINGTON

Folks in Washington with "sweet tooth"
are going to reach for red pencil tomorrow
and run ring round "Jan IS" on the OF calen-
dar as the reddest red-letter day" in the his
tory of the Capital For today the Oh Henry!
Introduction Committee came to town-seven
to go and fit and ready to introduce the famous
fellow that has won the hearts of New York,
Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia and a hundred
other cities.
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Sligo Bed
Spreads, S1.39

Crochet Bed Spreads, single
bed size; perfect quality; Mar
settles designs.
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$3.50 Canton
Creme. $1.98

80 inches wide, heavy, rich lus-
trous quality, in black, navy,
brown, sandalwood, Japan blue,
gray, tan, cocoa, copen, reseda,
henna and sand.
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1925 Taffeta Silk. $1.79

25.inch Taffeta Silk, all pure
silk quality, with soft chiffon
finish; all wanted street and
evening shades, also twO-toned
effects.
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MCN 5 @1
Neckwear, 55c

Clearance Of Mems Silk Neck
wear, medium shape four.in-hand
styles; figured effects; .ombrees,
stripes, plaids and novelty pat.
terms; all have satin slip-easy
band.
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$3.49 Electric Irons,
$2.98

Electric Irons, full weight;
heavily nickel,plated; complete
with cord and stand; fully guar
anteed
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,Women'S 81 to 81 OxfordS
and STRAP Pumps S2.95

Lines broken sizes but in the complete sort
black kid dull leather brown kid suede satin and combinations
Low Walking Louis, Spanish and military heeis welt turn and
bined lot
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zoe BIeached
Muslin, 15c

SO inches wide, close woven,
soft finish quality, free from
starch or dressing.
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$1.89 Bleached
Sheets, $1.69

S1xS9 Seamless Bleach e d
Sheets, large size for double
beds; free from starch or dress.
ing.
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Garbage Cans, CSC

Heavy Corrugated Galvanized
Iron Garbage Cans, with lock
covers; large size.
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Termed :''RuIs of the Mil
Food. Choppers, S1.29

Keystone Food Choppers. heavy
retinned; four separate knives;
easily cleaned.
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So Wool
Bolivia. S5.08

54.inch Atwood Bolivia, a
beautiful soft, silky deep pile
quality, in kit fox gray; black
and navy blue.
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Csc Turkish
Towels. 19c

Turkish Towels, double thread
quality, size suitable for masseur
or barber use.
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$1.79
SIPS Costume
Sins. CSC

white Sateen Costume Slips,
with hemstitched Jokes; also
White Muslin Slips, with double
hips, trimmed with embroidery.
All sizes.
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|Births,DeathS
Phone Main $3.50 Until
2 p. M. Obituary Desk
HENRY w. STONE.

Funeral services for Henry w.
Stone. sixty,five, of 1922 Spring
Road. former employee Of the War
Recruitment will be held tomorrow
at 2:3O o. m. Reverend w. S. Long
pastor of the Church of Christ, 14th
and Meridian, will officiate. Friends
and relatives are invited.
Mr.. Long who was an OddfeloW
has been resident of this city
for the past six years and is sur
vived by his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth
Ulen Stone, one daughter, Mrs. y.
w. Ferrior, and three sons, ID. M.
stone, B. M. Stone and H. w. Stone.
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Soc Crepe
Boomers, 48c

Crepe Boomers. in pink and
white, also White Muslin Step
ins, trimmed with embroidery. &,
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$3.50 Crepe de
Chine. S1.19

80 inches wide, pure silk quail
ity, with lustrous finish; in a
complete assortment of street
and evening shades, ALSO white
and black.
Csc Shaker Flannel, Csc
Bleached Shaker Flannel, 80
inches wide, heavy reversible
quality.
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35c Printed
Flannels. Csc

Printed Fleecedown Flannels,
SO inches wide, in a large assert
ment Of styles and colors.
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WOTnen's Stockings,

Medium-weight Cotton Stock.
ings, black and colOrs; one and
three seam backs; broken sizes:
seconds Of Ice values.
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$1.29 Extra Size

Extra Size Gowns of fine nain-
sock. with dainty Jokes OF en-
broidery and lace; others with
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SITS Bleached
Sheets, S1.49

Seamless Bleached Sheets, SIX
80 large double bed size! heavy
close woven sheeting cotton.
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35c Absorbent
Towels. Csc

Honeycomb Absorbent Towels.
for hand or bath use; size 20x40
inches.
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25c Percales, 19c

36 inches wide, navy blue and
gray grounds with stripes,
checks, figures, dots, etc; close
woven quality.
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$2.25 Bed
P@e6O DNU
Spreads, $1.79

$2.25 Bed
Spreads, $1.79
Crochet Bed Spreads, three.
quarter-bed size; assorted Mar
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$3.50 Bed
Spreads, $2.19
White Dimity Bed Spreads, 'S0x
9O-inch size, for double beds.
$3.50 Bed
Spreads, $3.50
White Dimity Bed Spreads,
size 90x100 inches for extra large
beds.
81 Atwood Twill, $3.49
54-inch Atwood Poiret Twill,
extra fine quality, in black. navy
blue and brown.
So Wool
Bolivia, $5.98
54-inch Atwood Bolivia, a
beautiful soft, silky deep pile
quality, in kit fox gray; black
and navy blue.
$1.75 Wool
Serge, $1.39
42.inch Atwood French Serge,
fine close twilled quality, in
black, beaver, tan, brown and
navy blue.
SOC Turkish Towels, 29c
Turkish Towels, double thread
grade, with neat blue borders;
perfect quality; size 1sx3S inches.
Csc Absorbent
Towels, Csc
Honeycomb Absorbent Towels.
for hand or bath use; size 20x40
inches.
Csc Turkish
Towels, 19c
Turkish Towels, double thread
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or barber use.
Brushed Wool
TamS, 29c
Lot of Brushed Wool Tams,
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Wash Satin. Csc

S6-inch Wash Satin, yarn
mercerized cotton fabric, in all
wanted lingerie shades.
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CretOnette Pillow
Cases, 81 Pair

45xS6 Cretonnette Pillow Cases,
scalloped cretonnette edges. in
pink, Germ and blue; warranted
fast colors; sold regularly at
$1.25 pair.
The Washington times., 1924-01-14
Mems 81 Union
Suits. S1.39

Medium weight Ribbed Bal
briggan Union Suits, ecru color;
long sleeves and full length legs;
mostly all regular sizes; seconds
of $2.00 values.
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$3.50 r & G C0rsetS,
1929

Extra special purchase OF Il
q q Corsets of handsome pink
brocade, wrap around models,
with wide elastic sides, long
length and guaranteed boning;
six heavy hose supporters; sizes
06 TO SO,
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Csc POngee, Acc

80 inches wide, silk and cotton
fabric. with lustrous finish: all
street and evening shades.
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Children's 1.25 Waist
Suits. 81
Children's Socks. 29c

Mercerized Ribbed Socks, three.
quarter length: fancy colored
turnover cuffs: broken sizes;
seconds of SOC values.
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Mems Soc
Suspenders, Csc

Genuine President Suspenders,
wide and narrow webbing; stripes
and plain colors; fresh new stock.
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81 An-wOOl Crepe,
$1.89 Satin
Messaline. $1.39

IS inches wide, pure silk, rich
satin face quality, in all wanted
street and evening shades, also
black.
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Csc An-Linen Crash,
19c Yd. :

500 yards of Warranted All
linen Bleached Barnsley Crash
Toweling, good, absorbent grace,
for roller or tea towels.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-04-10
A Crow Visits Water Street

We have had, in time past, moose
come into town and visit the gardens
on Madison avenue, deer have some
times paid us a visit in similar way;
cartridges now and then will NY IN
and light on our buildings or shade
trees. Not until last week, how
ever, has there been a report of crows
feeding in the business streets.
Wednesday morning, after the big
storm of the night before had some
what abated, Harold n. Clark obser-
we'd a crow of unusual size drop down
into Water street, just below the rail-
road crossing. He may have been
bewildered by the storm and for that
reason failed to understand that he
was invading the principal business
avenue of Somerset's Metropolis. This
was not apparent by his manner,
however. He behaved just as if he
had planned to make a friendly visit
or had discovered that there was
something good to eat in that locality.
He found his way around, moving out
of the way when an automobile or
team came in sight but otherwise was
quite at ease AS vehicles accum-
mulated little too thick to suit him,
he finally flew off northerly over the
buildings.
All kinds of birds and some small
animals have been getting more
friendly in recent years. This is to
be expected so far as the birds and
squirrel are concerned, but is not so
wholly to be looked for regarding the
crow Crows in former years were
regarded as an unmitigated nuisance
in the farming area and prosecuted,
poisoned and shot without mercy. We
have come to understand that they
do a good deal of good and to learn,
through scientific investigation, that
they do much more good than harm.
No doubt they are shot at far less
often and are coming to understand
that man is not their inveterate enc
my. They surely are frequenting
the trees and fields nearer residences
and perhaps they may ultimately be-
come as doves in our business streets.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-04-10
st. Adams School Notes

The Grammar school opened on
Monday. March 18th, with an enroll
ment of nineteen pupils.
The following pupils have not been
absent during the first three weeks
of school Isabelle Baine, Lenora
Brooks, Meridth Moore, Lois Frost,
Theresa Merrick. Dillis Ellingwood
George Linnell, Edna Mclean, Arlene
Osborn, Nat Yining. Hattie Leayitt
Wilbur Leavtt, Abbot Macdonald.
Hattie Leavitt and Wilbur Leayitt
were chosen by lot as captains for d
spelling contest this term. When all
the pupils on one side receive mark
of one hundred in spelling, one point
is scored. At present Captain Hat
tie Leavtt's team Is one score ahead
Those pupils who have received 100
in spelling for the week ending April
4th are: Leaora Brooks, Merditf
Moore, Isabelle Baine, Edna Mclean
Lois Frost, Hattie Leavitt, Harriet
Lowell, George Linnell, Wilbur Lea
witt, Jennie Frost. Albert Macdonald
Ray Martin.
The following officers were elected
10 serve lnc oCHOOl improvement
League during the spring term, presi-
dent; vice president. Meridith Moore
treasurer, Lois Frost; doorkeeper
Wilbur Leavitt; fagkeeper, Agnes
Akely. librarian. Isabelle Baine.
The boys of the League agreed tC
make some shelves for plants anc
schoolroom exhibits. The League
voted to buy a can of stove inl
which the girls will make good use
of. 1t was voted TO have a debate
at the next meeting.
We have had the following visitors
this term besides Mr.. Clifford anC
will be glad to welcome more: Edith
Folsom, Ollie Johnson, lola Snowman
Edith Lenfest, Irene Tibbetts. Frances
Baine, Elmer Fisher. Joe O'Brien.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-04-10
Moving 10 Auburn

Charles f. kohler was in town over
the week cad. He has been employ
ed since March - with the Andres
coggin Shoe Company in Auburn
His position is chief machinist and
assistant foreman Mrs. Kohler is
to join him there in the early future
Mr.. kohler registered his name with
the United Shoe Machinery Company
several months since as seeking 4
position of this kind and it was upon
their recommendation that the pres
ent Job came to him. The Andres
coggin Shoe Company operate two
shops, the other one being in Massa
chusetts and carried on under the
name of the Newburyport Factory
They are making fine grade of la
dies shoes.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-04-10
Numerous Activities of 50 Year old
SkOWhegan Man

G.. W. Emerson from November last
until the first of April has sawed the
bolts and made four hundred dozen
shovel blocks at his home and has
worked out seven days making blocks
qe sawed the wood for two fires and
'oaded two carloads of blocks, beside
stopping to chat with neighbors in
working time. He made and sold
fifteen axe handles and filed goodly
number of saws. Mr.. Emerson was
eighty years old April 4th and anyone
that can prove better record, please
call at 7 Summer street and get the
PEANUTS. He thinks that eating no
food between meals or drinking tea,
coffee or any stimulant of any kind,
with proper rest at rest time, mean
ing regularity in all these things, is
the impetus of the whole matter.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-04-10

thought I must be near an opening.
oply went short distance when
| found l was in the same field at
six o'clock at night that / was in the
day before. Two days without any
thing to eat, only the morning that l
left, till six O'Clock the next night.
| have made q number of trips like
that and had something TO eat with
me and late years, | carry a two cell
flashlight and small compass and
plenty of matches when | go TO the
big woods hunting You can see
after dark with your hashlight and
see a compass, thereby saving on
matches"
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-04-10
" h0m DO You Favor!

In last issue We told OF a one thou
sand dollar gift to be bestowed upon
some worthy person by subscribers
to the Reporter That gift is an
automobile. Next week We will tell
you the name of the maker. For
the present it is sufficient to say that
1t is a really fine car, absolutely new
and of one of the best known makes.
1t is car YOU would be proud TO
own yourself and one that would give
you the utmost pleasure to bestow on
some one else. 1t is a kind OF car
that will not be perpetual care, ex-
pense and annoyance, the sort OF
machine that, with common sense us
age, will do thousands OF miles with
no repair bills at all.
This car is going to some one as a
bona fide gift. and, if you subscribe
to the Reporter, you can express
your wish as TO who will have it en-
tirely without expense. We are
ready now for you to send in the name
of some one whom you deem worthy
to come into the possession of this
splendid gift. If you send US NOM
ination your name will not be pub
lished without your consent.
1t will be great pleasure to the
Reporter to know that some family is
made happy by this gift OF course,
the paper is sure to benefit in many
ways. There will certainly be a
good deal of interest aroused and it
is more than likely that the number
of readers will be greatly increased.
This won't detract any from the value
of the paper nor add anything by way
of expense to any one concerned We
shall tell you still more about this
matter in our next issue.
INDEPENDENTLY co.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-04-10
l928.2i Snow Fall

Total fall of snow at Pleasant Ridge
is eighty-nine inches to date, record
of Mrs. Il. c. Berry: December 3
l inch, Decepber 10, 3 inches, De
cember "a. inches, December 2S, Il
inches, January LIST. / inch, January
3, 6 inches. January 6, l inch, Janu-
airy IL. inches, January IA, / inch
January Is, 4 inches, January 20,
inch. January 20, inch, January 25
6 inches. February 3. inch, Febru-
airy 6, inches, February TO- inches
February 20 10 inches, March s,
inches. March ~, 2 inches, March 50
2 inches, April 2, II inches.