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FEDERATED CHURCH
Rev A. Nj. Herd. Nome, Alaska

The official visit of the members of the Nome I. o. O. F. resulted in d capacity congregation last Sunday. The Odd Fellows and their sister Rebekahs are doing good work all over the world. and we here are for tunate to have such capable bran ches of their excellent order.
 The Ladies Aid met with Mrs. Ledgerwood yesterday and enjoyed sumptious hospitality. Our local ladies sure understand the science of good eats.
 Services tomorrow. Sunday School and adult Bible Glass at eleven preaching at eight, with favorite songs prior to evening worship. Ser mon subject "The Justice of God. Come along and help us in an hour of pure delight A book, a seat. and welcome await you.
 To-day's golden thought. "l tell you. my countrymen, the world needs more of Jesus Christ. the spirit of the man of Nazareth. Ii we could bring into the relation ships of humanity his brotherhood We would have a new hope foi humanity If we could bring the Golden Rule into every phase ol American life. We would be the hap piest people in the world. l should like to have America more tho roughly committed in it's religious devotion"
 PRESIDENT HARDING
 at Denver. June 1926
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NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR PATENT
 Serial No. O7Ol
IN THE UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE AT NOME. ALASKA

IN THE UNITED STATES LAND
 OFFICE AT NOME. ALASKA
 April 20, 1926
 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That George T. Cahill, whose pIst office address is Nome. Alaska, has made application in the United States Land Office at Nome. Alaska, for patent for his consolidated placer mining claim comprising the 1 lSUMMERSET, the POLK and the WINTERSET ASSOCIATION LO- CATIONS, situate on Snake River and on Shepard and Sunset Creeks. in the Cape Nome Recording Dis trict. Second Division. Territory of 1 Alaska, and within the Nome Land , District, and officially designated Mineral Survey No. 1928, the exter- for boundaries thereof being as fol lows. magnetic variation, IS deg. 10 min E. to 20 deg. 30 min. E.;
 BEGINNING at Cor. 1 of Sumner set Association Location, identical with Cor. 1 Nurpur and Cor. 3 Treves placers, NJ. s. 1927, fir post | ins square, IS ins above ground | in earth mound scribed 1 N. T l1S27. 1 s. 1928. whence U. S. l.. M. Sur 5l2 bears S. deg B min. w. 4G21.47 it.; thence N 63 deg 43 min W. 24723 it. to stake, identical with Cor. Polk Assn Location: thence N. 10 deg. 53 min. W. 2319 | 1t. to stake. being Cor. 2 Of Polk and Cor. Winterset; thence N. 22 deg 26 min. w. 204S.6 it., being Cor Winterset. this survey thence | N co deg. 51 min. E. 153S it. to stake. being side line stake Winter set location; thence N. 57 deg. AZ min F. l53S it. to stake No. being Cor. 4 of Winterset, this survey; thence S. 45 deg. 23 min. F. 635.6 t. to stake, being Cor. 5 said Win ,erset: thence S. 20 deg. 49 min. E. 1876 it. to stake. being Cor. said Winterset and Cor. said Polk locations; thence s. 29 deg. 53 min F. 1870 fl. to stake. being Ger. f said Polk and Cor. 3 said Summer set locations; thence s. 2S deg. a6 min. F. 19S2.5 it. to stake. being !, Cor. said Summerset: thence $. 51 deg 12 min. W. 2611.4 it. to stake. being Cor. said Summerset To- cation and place of beginning. Total area this survey 477.S3 acres.
 This claim is on unsuryeyed land about 5h miles northwesterly from Nome and Mouth of Snake River. U. s. Location Monument 512 to which this claim is tied, Is lime stone 12 ins above ground, marked lU. S. l.. M. 512. earth mound 6 ft. base on & W. side and is located on high ground about 2100 1t. north of Boring Sea. one-half mile south of Snake River and about miles westerly from Nome in Latitude 64 deg. 31 min. N. Longitude 165 deg. B min. w.
 Adjoining claims are: on north. Uranus and Neptune placers unsur- Iveyed and Vancouver placer. Sur No. 1920: on east. No. 8 below on Sunset Greek. placer. Sur Mo- 1914. and Ethridge. Honshu. Camera and Blarney Stone plaeers, nnsurveyed: on south. Nurpur placer. Sur 1927 and James and Golconda placers, |unsurveyed; on west, Rochester, Vega. and Franklin pIacars, unsur- veyed Claimants unknown
 A. N. KITTILSEN Register
 Publish-April q. May I. 8. Is. g. 29. June 6. 12. .1s. 1926.
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Leningrad. Ri-Royal napkins and tablecloths belonging to the Romanoff Family are iu enormous demand in the United States. En- tirely new and bearing the coat of-arms of Emperor Nicholas. tens of thousands of pieces of this table linen have ben sold by the State to American buyers. who sent them home to relatives and friends as gifts.
 The napkins are of the finest Holland linen. are large enough to serve as tea tablecloths and cost seventy-hve cents each.
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Six California poppy buds were
 used in an experiment. They were placed in jars containing liquids varying from straght water to whis- key. The only flower to bloom was the one in the water. The others became tipsy and leaned over the edges of their grasses not wilted, but just in stupor. varying in the degree of unconsciousness with the
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amount of liquor. Later poisons were introduced and their effects marked.
 Photographs of this work were taken by Alfred E. Pillsbury, using a movie machine. plus a camera for the still. A microscopic lens and a motor were included in the equipment.
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London. R-women will nev- CT wear what physicians consider Is a perfect dress because they would view 1t as ugly and "frumpish.
 said Sir Robert Armstrong-Jones, famous English doctor in . lecture on clothing at Greshman college.
 Women dress better than men. however from the point of view of health" declared Sir Robert. who pointed out that British men among other things. erred too often fin wearing woolen pajamas at night
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Flowers Affected by Liquor
 Same way as Human Being

Berkeley, Cal. R--Aicohol has much the same effect on flowers that it has on human beings. mem hers of the botany faculty at the University of California have learn
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Especial Nugget Service)
 May 10. 1926. (Honestly MT. Editor, the lack of news here is appalling, but We don t want our Nugget to stop calling. so here goes.)
 School was out April 20. The natives are beginning to move up and down coast for Oogruk catch l ing. There were not as many furs caught as usual this year.
 Frank Henry has left for Deering for the summer.
 Hilky Robinson was in Shishmaref four days.
 Five pupils from Shishmaref school are planning to go to White Mountain Industrial school for next year. MT. and Mrs. Wagner, the Bureau of Education teachers and their son Roderik have nearly completed their first year at Shishmaref and like the place very much.
 Two newcomers to the village during April were infants. Cassie Oolanno and Arthur Tocktoo.
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May ~. lJSU. An Airship passed by here last Thursday. May 18th at ? P. NJ. travelling almost out of sight on the southeastern horizon. It was going in a westerly direction and slightly south. Towards 3 or 4 o'clock it turned toward the north and came out to the coast line still being bare ly visible from the village and seem ed follow the coast down towards Wales.
 Natives returning from up the Serpentine River said that 1t had passed almost directly over head twhile they were up river) and that they could see the letters Norge on 1t.
 There have been few white travel CTS thru here this winter. but the natives from here are constantly travelling up and down the coast this spring to Wales. Teller. Deer ing. Kotzebue. Candle etc. selling and buying blubber. seal-oil. wal rus skins etc. A few at time are moving out for oogruk hunting.
 Mrs. D. A. Wagner,
 Govt. teacher.
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Good Attendance
At BPW Meeting

About so B. P. w. members met at
their club rooms Tuesday evening at
$50 o'clock, for their picnic supper.
The company was arranged In
groups. each group arranging and
preparing its supper. At about SIS
the President called the meeting to
order. After the reading of the min
utes and several letters of business,
matters of club business were discus
sed. The president read extracts from
a letter of Mrs. Mabel p. Judkins, one
Of the club members who is winter
ing in Florida.
Hostesses for the following two
weeks We're announced as follows:
Wed. Feb. "a. Miss Gertrude Gates /;
Thurs. Feb. 25. Mrs. Effie Currie; Fri.
Feb. 26, Mrs. Melissa Dolbier; Sat.
Feb. 81. Mrs. Verna Jewett; Mon.
Mar. /, Miss Addie Cover: Tues.
Mar. 2. Miss Mona Jones; Wed. Mar.
8. Mrs. Rose Borden; Thurs. Mar. 4,
Miss Lena Landry; Fri. Mar. s, Miss
Sarah Newton; Sat. Mar. s, Miss
Alice Parker; Mon. Mar. s. Miss Ger
trude Sampson. Assistants-Feb, %
to Mar. 2, Mos. Kate Simpson: Mar.
2 to Mar. 9, Miss Gertrude Sampson.
A greeting was extended to the new
members present.
The musical program was arranged
by Mrs. Rose Borden and consisted
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affair being in charge OF the soclai
committee, Mrs. Evelyn Ennis, Mrs.
Maude Gray, Mrs. Marion McLeary,
Mrs. Edythe Hardy. Mrs. Annie
Waite and Mrs. Marion Nichols, A
dinner ut the Exchange Hotel was
followed by a program appropriate to
the Washington's Birthday season,
was much enjoyed. There was a
good attendance. including NUMBER
from out of town.
The Republican Women's club ana
the Democratic Womens club had a
Joint session at the courthouse Mon
day afternoon, at which the town
warrant for the annual meeting next
Monday, was taken UP article by
article and thoroughly discussed pro
and con. The only article in the
warrant that is causing any great
discussion Ia that referring to the
building of new road from front
street to the Center bridge road, over
the low land of the Sandy River In
tervale, which Is looked upon by
many as a very extensive and need :
less proposition. There Is every evil
dence that there will he strong OPP
position to this proposition.
The Perham Street Prisciilas met
Tuesday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. Franklin o. Lyford. there being
good attendance. and delightful
afternoon being passed socially. Re-
freshments were served.
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KENT'S HILL

Professor w. D. McRae of the In
ternational Y. NJ. c. a., college al
Springfield, Mass, was a guest at
the school over night. Professor
McRae addressed the members OF
the school Y. M. c. A, in the boys
clubroom at Sampson Hall and con-
Quoted conferences with several boys
who are planning to attend"the Y. NJ
c. A. College.
The second basketball game OF the
season with Hebron will be played in
Augusta next Friday evening. A
considerable number of the students
are planning to attend in spite OF &C
fact that a part of the trip must be
taken either in sleighs or on snow
shoes and the balance by trolley.
Mrs. T. w. Watkins entertained
the presidents of the four literary
societies at dinner in Blethen Hall
Tuesday evening.
The officers of the Literari Society
have just received word. from Rev
Wilbur F. Berry that he will be pres
ent at their fiftieth anniversary cele-
bration on March II. DR.. Berry was
the first president of this organiza-
ton and has also been principal OF
the school.
Mr.. A. E. Nickerson of Portland
Treasurer of the Trustees and DR.
Fremont c. Russell. Professor OF
Veterinary Surgery at the University
of Maine, have been visiting at the
school, partly for pleasure and partly
in their official capacity as members
of the Farm Committee. They were
specially pleased with the showing
If the 40 registered cattle which fur
fishes the milk. cream, and butter for
the dining room.
Miss Maria Ames of Fort Fairfield
who has been undergoing an opera
ton for appendicitis has returned tt
school. Her nurse accompanied hel
and will remain for few days. al
though Miss Ames is able to take 6
walk each day.
News has been received that Rod
man L. Palmer '25, has been granted
4 Freshman scholarship at Bowdoir
College
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of piano duets by Mrs. Borden and
Miss Margaret Chase, a trio by Miss
Chase and Mrs. Borden at the piano.
and Mrs. Robert Borden Clyde play
ing q uke, There were also two vocal
solos by Mrs. Clyde, accompanied by
Mrs. Borden and group of songs by
the Misses Blanche Jewett. Fife Nye.
and Margaret Chase, and Mrs. Lena
Cleveland and Ruth Clyde, with Mrs.
Borden as accompanist. Mrs. Ethel
Hight read a paper, the subject of
which was Washington, the Presi-
dent. After the program cards were
enjoyed.
At the next meeting March 8, it is
expected that Mrs. Florence Waugh
Danforth will give her talk on Inter-
national relations. Miss Harriet
Marble will have charge of the music
and Mrs Mildred Lewis, Miss Alice
Parker and Mrs. Melissa Dolbier will
serve as a refreshment committee.
Mrs. Fred, Mcclure and daughter,
Helen, of Cornville were visiting
friends in town Tuesday.
The regular meeting of the Ladies'
Auxiliary of Simon Peters Post, Am
erican Legion, will be held In the Le-
gion rooms this evening,
Mrs. Edith Steward of Waterville
visited friends In town Wednesday.
w. B. Brown, ESD, of Madison was
in Skowhegan on business Wednes-
day.
Skowhegan High basketball team
will play Lawrence High at the Com
munity House Friday evening. This
is next to the last game at home this
season and there should be large
crowd present. Between halves the
girls team will play a town team
composed of some of the alumnae
team Of last year. Both games should
be fast and well worth watching.
Tuesday evening at the Commun-
ity House, was held the regular bust
ness meeting of the Girl Scouts, with
Mrs. Helen Turner. leader, present
1t was voted to have a skiing hike
Thursday evening and all who are in :
terested are requested to meet at the
| foot of Madison avenue at $3.50 p. M
The program for the meeting was
arranged by Rachel Tobey and Betty
Sedgley and consisted of readings by
Mildred lancaster; vocal solo, by
| Dorothy Gledhill: reading, by Rachel
Tobey; violin solo by Charlotte Gates
accompanied by Muriel Cover; read
ing by Glennis Haines. At the close
a community singing was enjoyed.
Under Captain Turner's direction, the
march was practiced.
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THORNDIKE

Mrs. Frank Hogan and grandson,
Earle Tweedie. passed Thursday in
Unity with her daughter, Mrs. Am
brose Dean.
H. l.. Hurd was a business visitor
in Belfast, Tuesday and Thursday.
Mrs. Annie Cornforth, who has
been taking care of Mrs. Abbie
Lamson. in Freedom, for several
weeks, returned home Friday.
Miss Athene Littlefield, of Monroe,
was the guest of her aunt Mrs.
Ralph Arey, the past week.
Leslie Bradford, of Hinckley, pass
ed the weekend with his family
here.
Durward Bartlett and friend Of
Corinna, passed the weekend with
his parents, Postmaster and Mrs. Z.
L. Bartlett.
Harlan Bartlett attended the bask-
ct ball game at Newport. Friday
night and was an over night guest
of his sister, Mrs. Harry Walker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ambrose Dean. of
Unity, We're over Sunday guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hogan.
Rev. H. E. Dunnack. of Augusta,
held services at the Village Church,
Sunday forenoon and evening and
was a guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. H. n.
Harmon. Mr.. Dunnack will speak
again March IA.
Mrs. Edwin Ware was a business
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Coming Season? This discussion was
opened by Frank Estes OF Somerset
Grange and followed by Worthy
Secretary Frank Pugh, Fred Jewets
and E. E. Harris.
A playlet by members Of Somer-
set Grange; song, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Tobey; talk by Frank Nc
Gee; subject, Farming Conditions in
Maine Today" followed by discus
sion by Sanford Witham of Smith
field; tableau, Somerset Grange; vo-
cal duet, Tina Morgan and Mrs.
George Tobey. They responded to
an encore. Original Mother Goose
rhymes, in which members of Som
erset Grange were the subjects of
the rhymes, were given by Somer-
set Grange; vocal solo, Mrs. Nellie
Clark; song, choir.
The meeting appointed a commit
tee to meet the State master In re.
gard to having a sixth degree meet
ing sometime during the summer.
This committee consisted of %. q.
Harris, Grant Witham and Mrs.
Nichols. They will report at the
next session, which will be held at
North Arson.
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Sk0WHEcAN LOCAL NEWS
Somerset County Headquarters FARMERS

Thomas Pease and Fred Quirion
of Jackman were brought to SHOW
hogan; Tuesday, by Game warden
John Jackson. They were arrested
Saturday and brought before Judge
Heman Holden of Moose River,
charged with larceny of groceries
to the amount of $500 from the At
team Pond camps. owned by Ruel
Holden. Quirion was placed in jail
to await the action of the grand jury
in April. Pease secured bail.
Roy Lancaster of the Emery
Brown store of Waterville was In
town Tuesday. called here by the
illness of his mother. Mr.. Lancas-
ter was formerly manager OF the
Skowhegan branch of this company.
Miss Amanda Corriveau will leave
Saturday on a business trip to Bos-
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. N. Bragg are In
Portland, where they will visit for
several days with their son and wife,
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Bragg.
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WAYNE
GRANGE MEETING

A regular meeting Of Wayne
Grange was held February 20, the
new degree team putting on the de-
gree work in a very able manner
The third and fourth degrees were
conferred upon one candidate, Ralph
Grey, and three names were present
ed for membership. At the dinner
hour two tables were required to ac-
commodate the children. Brother
Fred Pike and Sister Pike of Nor
land, were present during the after
noon. The following program was
presented singing, Minta Colt, Betty
Wilson and Edith Swift with encore;
Roll CAN, quotations from Washing
ton; reading, Mr.. Riggs; singing
Christian Stetson, Minta Colt. ana
Edith Swift with encore; reading
Josie Frost; piano duet. Name Nor
ris, Minta Colt; reading, Miss Moore;
reading, Miss Bridges with encore;
interesting paper by Lendel Lincoln;
conundrums by lecturer assisted by
members. 1t was voted to give the
dinner town meeting day. March g.
for the benefit of the grange. Penny
collection for fruit and flowers for the
sick, was taken.
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MONTVII.i.E

Rev. John Raven, was called to
Thorndike, last week to officiate at
the funeral of Mrs. Shaw, who was
housekeeper for James Bagley.
Howard L. Hurd, who has been
very sick, is much improved, and
was recent business visitor in
Watervile.
Eugene Tenney. who has been III
the past week, is gaining.
Misses Ruth Penney, and Lorraine
Bessey, have gone to Newton High
lands, Mass, to visit relatives.
News has been received here, that
Leon Wiggin, resident of this town
who has been seriously i'll in hos
pital in Massachusetts, Is gaining.
Roscoe Thurston, was business
visitor last week in Van Buren,, and
other Aroostook towns.
Charles Colby, returned home from
Belfast, last week, much improved
in health.
Rev. John Raven, preached at
Halldale church Sunday morning.
There was also a Sunday school.
Chesley Ingraham, of Knox. attend
ed church at Halldale, Sunday morn
ing.
E. I. Hall, has gone to Lowell,
Mass, to visit relatives and friends.
Loren Howard, was in Thorndike,
Monday.
\ ]. w. Nutter, who has been in the
Maine General Hospital, in Portland,
since the first Of December, is ex-
pected home this week, and is re-
ported to be much improved In
health.
Charles Mitchell, who has been
very sick, Is gaining.
The Grange will serve a dinner,
in the dining room at the Grange
hall, Monday, March /, town meet
ing day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Written,
called on Mr.. and Mrs. c. V. Steven
son, last week.
c. w. Colby, was in Freedom, Mon
day.
Some Of the people here have been
hauling cordwood to Freedom.
Fred Thompson, was in Freedom,
Monday.
Fremont Downer, of Freedom. was
in town. Monday.
J. r. Nutter, was In Freedom, last
week.
Mrs. Fred Hutchins and two sons,
Robert, and Alden, who have been
sick, are improving.
Mark L. Howard was in Freedom,
last week.
Asa Hall, was in Thorndike, last
week, also a business visitor in Free
dom.
Misses Oracle and Thelma Thomp-
son, were at Whites Corner, Monday,
calling on Mrs. Thomas Roberts, and
family.
Colby Carl, who has been sick is
reported to be gaining and able to
sit UP.
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At a class meeting held Tuesday
afternoon the senior class or the
high school voted to make some
change in the graduation exercises.
While the plans are not as yet per-
fected. it Is thought that the history
of the school will be taken as the
foundation.
Miss leila Demo, a teacher In the
public schools of Thorndlke, Is
passing a short vacation at her
home.
At an assembly held in Room One
of the high school during the last
period Tuesday afternoon, Jefferson
Smith. State secretary Of the Young
Mems Christian Association, spoke
for a few minutes. The substance
of his talk was the importance or
the young people choosing for their
life work that which was suited to
their capabilities.
A large delegation from Skowhe-
gan Grange attended Pomona held
at Norridgewock, Tuesday.
State Y. M. c. A. Secretary Jeff
Smith was the principal speaker at
the Rotary meeting held in G. A. K.
hall Tuesday noon. His subject,
1.-THE Brotherhood of Man." was
most helpful and interesting.
The Christmas Club held their
regular meeting Tuesday afternoon
at the home of Mrs. Frank Meader
on eMain street. At the business
meeting it was voted to make two
quilts for the benefit of the Christ
mas fund. The program consisted OF
readings by Mrs. Frank Meader.
Mrs. Julia Mitchell, Mrs. John Cool,
Mrs. Lester Packard and Mrs. Mae
Trafton. The next meeting will be
held with Mrs. John Cool and will
be held in two weeks,
Miss Edna Cobb of the University
of Maine Extension course was In
town Tuesday and Wednesday OF this
week In attendance upon the Farm
Bureau meetings held at the City
building. Miss Cobb was also a
guest at the B. P. w. meeting Tues
day evening.
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Crystal club
Presents Comedy

The Crystal Club of Kent's Hill
presented the comedy Listen Ladies"
by Emma j. True, before vern en-
thusiastic audience Wednesday night.
The club has recently Joined the
State Federation of Women's Clubs
and is starting scholarship fund for
Kent's Hill Seminary. The proceeds
of the play will go towards this
fund and much interest has been
shown in the play by both citizens
of the village and by the students.
The scene of the play was laid in
Kent's Hill and the plot had to do
with the raising of $4,000 for a new