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The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1911-11-24
A Big Cabbage

St. Ignatius carries off the
prize for the largest cabbage,
and is entitled to the blue rib
bon. Last Saturday while re-
turning from the Clark banquet,
Andrew Beckwith called the
writer into the Beckwith Nero.
Co. store and picking up a sam
pie of the kind of cabbage raise
there said: Here, take this
home with you and make bal
rel of sauer kraut out of part Of
it and distribute the balance
among our friends up there"
1t could be done almost, and to
tell the truth, it is the largest
cabbage we ever saw. 1t weighs
27 pounds stripped ready for
cooking, and was raised by the
Jesuit fathers on their farm at
the Mission. There was one a
little larger on exhibition but we
had no room for it in the auto.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1911-11-24
Death of Frank Conway

Word was received in Roman
Sunday night about 10 O'Clock,
of the death of Frank T. Con-
way, editor of the Virginia City
Madisonian, at his home in Vir-
ginia City. The intelligence
reached Roman by telephone, the
message being sent to his sister,
Mrs. A. M. Sterling, and BROTH
er, George Farrell. Mrs. Ster-
ling and Mr.. Farrell started at
once for the home of the deceas-
ed, and are there for the last sad
rites.
1t has been learned that the
deceased was in apparently usual
health and was engaged in play
ing with the children at home
when he was suddenly stricken
and expired without any warning
whatever.
Frank T. Conway was one of
the best known of Montana ed
itors, having been engaged in
the work in various capacities
for many years. A short time
ago he returned to his old home
at Virginia City from a long en-
gagement with the Anaconda
Standard and assumed the ed
itorial management Of the Mad
isonian, one of the oldest of Mon
tana newspapers, and was giving
the people of the state one of the
best papers published in Montana.
He had an entertaining pen, was
engaged weekly in contributing
to the literature of the state
some of the best stories of early
life here, and his death will not
only be a loss to the family but
will be mourned by a host of
friends in and out Of the news
paper realm.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1911-11-24
Nothing Unconserved
Except the Pure Air

of fruit and general agriculture,
are withheld from settlers as for
est lands and power reserves,
! while in fact thousands of acres
retained by the government
through the Indian department
are as eevoid of timber, literally
speaking, as the plains Of Kan
sas or Nebraska. Productive and
most desirable lands are with
drawn and held by the reclama-
tion department for power pur-
poses that can not now or ever
be utilized in direct connection
with any power development.
Settlers would Immediately oc-
cupy these lands were they given
the opportunity. Such SETTLE
ment would materially increase
our population, develop natural
resources, increase our taxable
property and assist in building
up community equaled by few
and excelled by none.
Statistics compiled furnish a
striking illustration of the rapid
development of the northwest.
A decade ago Montana was con-
sidered a range country and feed
ing ground for cattle and sheep.
In 1899 there were only 16 acres
of flax grown in the state of
Montana. A decade later there
were 37647 acres. Oats show
an increase of 148 per cent and
the wheat fields have expanded
180 per cent. Cereals and pota-
toes increased over $50 per cent.
With the lands we have that are
particularly desirable for agricul-
tural purposes placed at the dis
posal of the homebuilders, lands
that are now withheld by the
government, these figures will
again be duplicated if not ex-
ceeded. The cold, hard facts
seem to suggest that the time is
at hand when the people of the
entire west should demand in no
uncertain terms that the present
policy of the government in land
matters and conservation under
go radical change.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1911-11-24
One of the Judges

Prof. Alfred A. Atkinson, head
of the Agronomy department of
the Montana State College of
Agriculture and Mechanic Arts,
was one Of the three judges of
grain at the New York Land
Show, at which the state of Mon
tana won four out of the five
first prizes offered for grain. In
justice to the we'll known agron-
omist it should be said that the
samples of grain judged were
marked with a secret code and
the judges had no means of
knowing the grain they scored.
The winning of these prizes by
Montana is significant. Montana
has a great agricultural future.
The record made so far in grain
production is but trifling when
compared to what can be done as
the state becomes more settled
and modern farming methods
are more commonly used. The
state college offers to the young
men of Montana who intend to
take up agriculture, a course of
training under the supervision of
Ms. Atkinson which should ap-
peal to every one interested in
crop raising.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1911-11-24
Census Shows
$40 People

Zip" Napton has completed
his labor and the census shows
there are $40 people residing
within the territory proposed to
be Incorporated into the town of
Roman. 1t is a showing of which
the people are justly proud, and
it means that from nothing, so
to speak, in two years a thriving
bustling western town has
sprung into existeace with $40
live, energetic business men and
women, and their children, arc
now living and enjoying life
here.
When the board of county
commissioners received the Pc
tition asking for the initial steps
to be taken on the part of the
board for the incorporation of
Roman, no one was asked for to
take the census, it being thought
best to allow the board to name
thu person without any sugges-
tions from anyone here. The
board appointed S. Napton of
Missoula to do the work, and
last Monday he entered upon the
task assigned him. Yesterday
he finished the work, and upon
adding the totals found there
were just $40 on the census book.
This number is far more than
many of those living here had
ever estimated there were, and
it is a gratifying fact that no
charge of padding the census can
be laid at our door, and that an
entirely disinterested person was
selected to do the work.
Roman is not as large a city as
some and is not as large as we
expect to become, but when it is
known that this entire growt..
has been accomplished in j.
months, it is a growth to be-
proud of.
Keep your eye on Roman.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1911-11-24

tor if he would build the rcad
Another equally as felicitiou
message was received from tI..
Kalispell Chamber of Commerce,
Taken altogether the evening
was a most enjoyable one and
should be conclusive to much
mutual good to that city and the
Flathead. 1t brought together
many of the most prominent
business men and an exchange
OF opinions always is good for all
concerned.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1911-11-24
Committee Meeting

| would like to meet the COM
mittee on the Farmers Institute
at my Office on Tuesday, Nov. %,
at 2 p. m., for the purpose of
making final arrangements for
the meeting to be held here
Dec. 18th.
The committee consists of VIM.
Connerly, H. F. Pierce, Iver M.
Brandjord, B. H. Denison.
A. Sutherland, chairman.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1911-11-24
Olson Tells
OfLOcalEVents
Meester Editor:

Meester Editor:
Ay expect you tank by
desc time Ay have sold my place
and gone away because Ay did
not write you some more letter
again, but Ay am still oop har on
my hill and enjoy the skeenery
and hope these few lines will find
you the same. Ay have had two
or tree chances to sell my plaice
but dey wanted me to swop it for
town property in Poison and Ay
say no, tings are bad enough
now an Ay better keep my hill.
One Poison faller say he would
give me Won house for my place
and eef that was not enough he
would make me take two. Last
wake a comfy called on me and
say ven de legislachoor meets We
will get de state to buy your place
for a sylum of some kind an Ay
ask dem vat kind of sylum an
dey say mebbe for the feeble
minded. One Poison faller say
gee eef de state builds dat kind
of sylum in Poison who will be
left to tend to beesness. But de
rest of de comfy dey say oh dat
will be all rite, We can take turns.
Ay tell you desc fallers oop har
bane husky patrites all right, dey
will holler dere heds off amy
time for de old flag an an appro-
priation.
Den Ay tank mebbe Ay can
sell my place to de Methodist
conference vat met har desc fall
for home for preecher fallers vat
cant work on de yob emmy more.
Ay tell dem it sure would be guide
place because de preecher fall
lers would be oop high and would
have guide start on other fallers
on resurrection morning. Dey
will let me know ven dey find
out vOt de demand is goin' to be
for seats on dat day.
Veil, meester editor, Ay vas
goin to tell yeu about the trip
tree or four Poison fallers made
to Missouly last wake. Long tam
now We bin lookin' for steem
ralerode an Looey Hill he bin
talkin vat We must do an fill in
toWnsite so cars can come in.
Poison fallers read in Roman
newspaper that meester senator
Clark vas talkin about a lectric
line and dey say desc lectric
yooce runs oop hill yoost de
same as down an mebbe We can
get out of de hole dat way. So
dey pick out two or tree Poison
fallers to go to Missouly and dey
take banker fallers mostly be-
| cause dere morgidges and inter-
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1911-11-24

The Pioneer had commenced to
believe that Ole Olson had sold
his "skeenery" ranch near Pol
son and quietly left the country
without sending in an account of
his actions as promised, but he
comes forward this week wit
an interesting letter which viii
be read with appreciation by all.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1911-11-24

est would work for dem vile dey
vas gone and dey vent over.
You know vot happened ven
Looey Hill came across reserva-
ton. Veil de same ting happens
desc tam to Poison fallers. Dey
got away in guide tam but some
how dey didn't get to Missouly
in tam for banquet to senator
Clark.
Three Roman fallers vent over
and ven Poison fallers got to
hotel we're banquet vas and look
ed in de door, dere vas Roman
noospaper man settin close to dry
martini and Roman banker faller
vas right by vidder Clicquot and
Roman beeg store man vas split
tin with three star and senator
Clark's idanny water. 1t made
Poison fallers mouth water Ay
tell you, because dey didn't get
dere until banquet vas all over.
All the speechers talked about
trails, except Poison fallers who
got dere too late. Ay guess de
speeches vas fine and plenty
ralerodes vas built right dere
and everybody had plenty yuice
to run dem with. One ting Ay
can tell meester postmaster, dere
is plenty more Swede trails on
desc reservation dan Gaelic trails
an mebbe he will find dat out
next summer. One Poison faller
vas down for speech on Blind
Trails'' and he vas supposed to
tell meester Clark how to find
Poison ven he gets as far as Ro-
nan with his ralerode but Poison
faller missed his talk on account
being too late and his speech will
no doubt be in Poison paper dis
wake. Nobody by Roman reads
Poison paper and so Ay tank Ay
skall tell you something vat he say
about lectric road. He say desc
vas CRATE reservation because it
had CRATE town in it. Dere vas
CRATE country tributary and eef
meester Clark build hees rode he
must sure come to Poison. Desc
vas CRATE country down by Arlee
an Jocko, all tributary to Poison,
and people would ride on his cars
plenty. Desc vas CRATE country
down by Saint lgnatius, all trib-
utary to Poison, and plenty grain
for haul. Desc vas crate coun-
try in Moiese valley, all tributary
to Poison, and plenty alfalfa
grows dere for haul away. Desc
vas CRATE country around Roman,
all tributary to Poison, and plenty
wheat and oats and barley and
hay and potatoes and apples and
lumber and beeg farms and beeg
stores and two sets of telephone
girls and plenty tings for haul.
Wy meester postmaster desc sea-
son We ship out two hundred
thousand bushels of wheat from
Roman alone. Dat sure made
meester postmaster set up and
take notice. Poison fallers say
We can do all that for you next
year and den some and We tink
uef you will come to Poison with
your rode We can get you right
of way on de Vim Hill is-and
that means all the traffic will
bear.
Ay understand vile de Poison
fallers didn't get to make speech,
they filed same with Yudge Bick-
ford and he is going to have eet
surveyed to see vat he can do
with it.
Ay skall rite you again ven
something comes along dat Pol
son fallers can miss.
OLE OLESON.
Committee Meeting
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1911-11-24

Senator Hepburn OF Idaho, &C
cording to the Washington CORE
spondent of the Anaconda Stand.
ard, does not think much of Sec
retary Wilson's discovery" OF
potash in seaweed. In fact he
is not willing to admit that the
finding of potash in seaweed at
this late day can rightfully be
termed a "discovery." And
when it comes to withdrawing
seaweed from entry and reserv-
ing it for future generations, the
senator believes that the height
of conservation folly has been
reached. There's only one thing
left," he said, land that's the
air. Pretty soon we will all be
paying royalty on the air we
BREATHE"
1t so happens that Senator
Hepburn is very we'll versed in
seaweed as a source from which
potash may be obtained for fer
tilizer. Years ago, in his college
days he studied chemistry and
then learned of the presence Of
potash in the various forms of
marine vegetation. He conduc-
ted experiments, as a student,
designed to extract potash from
seaweed, and, in later years,
while on the South Pacific coast,
he went frequently to the fields
where seawood grows rankest
and there pulled up and studied
the very species of seaweed to
which the secretary Of agricul-
ture now attaches such vast i'm
portance.
AS a matter of fact, Senator
Hepburn is very thoroughly
posted on the value of seaweed,
and on it's physical properties as
well. He tells of going out in
boats and pulling up from the
bottom great seaweeds, some
more than so feet in length.
Not only was he familiar with
the large flabby leaves that char
acterize the growth of the South
Pacific coast, but with the char
acteristic "bladders" that enable
the mammoth plants to keep
afoat. And while he always
recognized the high potash con-
tent, and was aware that sea-
weed was used for fertilizer the
world over, he never expected to
see the day when the United
States government would SER
iously consider plan to regulate
the taking of seaweed for agri-
cultural or other use.
If, after Secretary Wilson an
nounces his great find to con-
gress, some one shall attempt to
put through legislation author
izing the withdrawal of sub
marine forests with a view to
government regulation, the SEN
ate will hear a lecture on sea-
weed that will make it's men,
bers sit up and take notice, for
the Idaho senator is thoroughly
primed on this subject and can
discuss it in great detail without
previous preparation.
The policy of the government
for several years past in conserv-
ing forests, coal lands, water
power, etc., and withdrawing
government lands from home
stead entry under first one pre-
text and then another, has, as
Senator Hepburn we'll says,
reached the 'height of folly"
and also that point where it is
seriously retarding the develop
ment of many of the western
states. Montana in particular is
feeling the effects of govern
ment supervision over the unde-
veloped resources of the state.
And no locality in the state feels
this handicap as badly as the
country formerly embraced in
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1911-11-24
MiSsOu1a's Clark BANQUET
Big and Successful Affair.

The Missouia Chamber of Com
merce rendered a banquet last
Friday evening to Senator w. A.
Clark, it being possible for the
latter to be in town sufficiently
long for such an occasion. The
banquet was held at the Palace
hotel and plates were paid for
lis guests, nearly all of which
were taken.
Senator Jos. M. Dixon was
toastmaster and the toasts were
appropriate to the occasion, and
along lines intended to show the
guest of the evening the kindly
feeling held for him by the busi-
ness men of the Garden City.
Quite a number of outside peo-
pie were invited, from the Bitter
Root and the Flathead particu-
larly. From Roman there were
present A. j. Brewer, Stanley
Scearce and Coker F. Rathbone.
Messrs. Brewer and Rathbone
being invited guests of the Mis-
soula Mercantile Co. The Roman
contingent are profused in their
praise of the treatment accorded
them by the M. M. Co. and also
to the many other gentlemen of
that city who put themselves out
to be pleasant during their stay in
town.
The banquet started at Z O'Clock
in the evening and lasted until
II O'Clock, and the time was en-
tirely taken up with the "big
eat' and the speeches. The
menu for the banquet was as
follows:
Dry Martini
Olympia Oyster Cocktail
Consomme in Cup
Celery Ripe Olives Pickles
Fried Spring Chicken
French Fried Sweet Potatoes
Hot Biscuits
Combination Salad
Ice Cream and Cake
Cheese Waters
Coffee
Mumm's Extra Dry and Cigars
Afterwards Senator Dixon in
troduced the speakers in the
order following and they spoke
on the subjects assigned them.
TRAILS
Joseph M. Dixon, Trailblazer
Municipal Trails - j. M. Evans
Old Trails A. L. Stone
Legal Trails w. M. Bickford
Gaelic Trails j. M. Lucy
Trails to Learning--
---C c.. A. Duniway
Financial Trails j. M. Keith
Minnesota Trails F. A. Day
Army Trails ------ Lieut.. Winton
New Trails w. A. Clark
The primary object of the ban
quet of course was to get Senator
Clark in touch with the people
and secure if possible, some
definite statement regarding
the building of the electric line
from Missoula to the Flathead.
During the course of the Sem
ator's remarks he referred to the
matter and gave assurances that
he would do his part toward the
consumation of this much
cherished object, should the de-
velopment he has started reveal
that it will be a profitable VEN
ture into which to put the money
needed for the building of such a
line. In other words should it be
determined that there is suffic-
lent development here on the
reservation to warrant the build
ing of the line, he would furnish
the money, That is as close as
he came to telling what he would
H.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-04-11
EXPECT MEETING
TO BE MEMORABLE

Boston, Mass, April 11.-Cotton man
ufacturers, who are here for the an
nual convention Of the National Asso-
citation of Cotton Manufacturers to
morrow and Thursday predict that the
meeting will be a memorable one The
congress will be called to order in
Huntington hal ! tomorrow morning.
when the delegates will be welcomed
by Gov. Eugene y. Foss. of Massa-
chusetts, and DR.. Richard c. MacLaurin,
president Of the Massachusetts insti-
tute Of technology, and sessions will be
held forenoon and afternoon on both
days Of the convention
This year the papers to be read have
been reduced in number, in order to
give more time for their discussion,
with the result that more concrete re-
suits are expected Topical questions
and subjects for general questions per-
tanning to cotton manufacture will be
a special feature Of the sessions.
The convention viii select delegates
to represent the. association at the
eighth international cotton congress,
which begins at Barcelona, Spain, on
Nav g.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-04-11

one day of the wonderful cures made
by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound and decided to try it,
and it has made me well woman.
My neignbors and friends declare it
had worked a miracle for me. Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is
worth its weight in gold for women
during this period of life. If it will
help others you may publish my
letter. Mrs. NATHAN B. Creation,
81 n. Main Street, Natick, Mass.
The Change of Life is the most criti-
cal period of a woman's existence.
Women everywhere should remember
that there is no other remedy known
to medicine that viii so successfully
carry women through this trying
period as Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound.
If yOu would like special advice
about your case write a confiden-
fiaI letter to Mrs. Pinkham, at
Lynn, Mass. Her advice is FREQ,
and always helpful
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-04-11

charge of disturbing the peace was
placed against these men.
Considering the tensenesS Of the en-
tire evening and the eXcitable nature
of the Mexican people, the lack or
violence Monday evening is tribute
TO the respect the native citizens have
for law and order. No effort was
made to interfere with the police in
the DISCHARGE of their duty, no mobs
formed and but two instances were re-
ported where rock throwing was in
dulged in The entire affair was re-
markable, considering the stress of ex-
element
De Lara Released Tuesday.
L. Gutierrez de Lara was released at
els this morning when a bond in the
sum of 5000, signed by Lee Pollard and
Enrique Esparza. was furnished at the
police station and his case will be taken
up at the afternoon session.
After De Lara had furnished bona
chief Ben Jenkins asked him if he were
an American citizen and he replied: l
am not a citizen of the United States.
1 have not had sufficient time to inveS-
tigate whether this is good country
for me or not"
De Lara Must Go.
De Lara is to be told TO beat it out Of
town just as soon as the city election is
over, according to political prophets
The Mexican insurrecto agitator has
been a persona non grata in FL Pasr
since his return from Casas Grandes,
but the politicians feared the effect
his order to leave the city would have
on the Mexican vote
De Lara is not an American citizen
and his presence here has been a dis
turbing influence among the insurrec-
to sympathizers.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-04-11

scale over night and If you touched If It
would bleed and leave raw spot. All TINS
time he had not been able TO go 10 school,
although he was eight years Old
Then an old druggist named - said,
why don't YOU take him TO the - Hos
pital, as they have cured a young lady with
the Cuticura RemedieS7' But they said the
young lady's case had been different so we
decided to try the Cuticura Remedies our
selves We got Cuticura Soap, Ointment and
Resolyent and they gave our boy immediate
relief with the first application and In SIX
weeks time he was well and had growth
Of hair Now he Is fourteen and has nicer
growth of hair than my other childreni The
doctors all said he would be bald OF his hail
would come out in white spots, and several
doctors said to take the child to the incuTaols
hospital We had at least seven doctors and
we received no benefit from any Mrs. harry
Fee, Liberty Corner. n. j.. Feb %, 1870
Cuticura Remedies sold throughout the world
Potter DRUG & Chem Corp Sole Props, Boston