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The Washington times., 1911-08-22
ANACOST|A MASONS
GIVE THIRD DEGREE
TO TWO MEMBERS
Candidates Move Up a Point
After Which Refreshments
Are Served.
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU.
ANACOSTIA. D. C, AUG. .


Two candidates were presented before
Anacostia Lodge, No. 81, F. A. A. NJ.
for the third degree last evening. AT.
ter the ceremonies the members were
served with refreshments and enjoyed
a smoker. Wilbur H. Lawrence, mas,
ter, had the program in charge.
The Ladies' Benevolent Society of St
Teresa's parish is arranging for the eel.
ebration of its fourteenth anniversary
The event will take, place September II
in the church hall. During the existence
Of the society Mrs. Bryan Downey has
been at its head as president con.
tnuously.
' Lee Hazel, a huckster 905 Twelfth
street southeast was locked up in No
II station house last evening by Po-
! liceman Tarmon for alleged completely
from Samuel J. Miles.
Pearl Potter, nineteen years old. was
taken Ill yesterday afternoon as she
was walking along street near Thir-
home. 1925 U street.
Richard Kuhn, a ten-year-old boy, who
has been found wandering twice recently
by the police. following his escape from
the Bruen Home, in Washington, is
again at large. The police have been
asked to search for him.
James Mcpherson, a we'll contractor IN
Anacostia, was notified by telegraph
last evening Of the death Of his aged
mother at Baltimore.
DR.. William A White, superintend-
ent OF the Government Hospital for
the Insane, has arrived home after a
vacation at Lake George, n. Y, and
DR.. George H. Schwinn, who was act
ing as superintendent, has gone to
Atlantic City with his family to re-
main several weeks DR.. Alfred Gas
cock. OF the medical staff. has return
ed from a trip to Quebec, Canada, and
DR.. William H. Hough. of the phys
ttcians' force. is a visitor in Water
ford, Va DR.. Mary O'Malley, in
charge Of the female wing OF the in
stitution. is back from a vacation in
Brooklyn. Miss Laura Stalnaker, of
the office staff, has gone to her home
IN Grafton. W. Va, and Miss Emily
VI Tie SdlIl6 passing
her vacation with her sister, Mrs.
Harry Knott in Valley place, Ana
costa,
The improvements to the Anacostia
Baptist Church. which were begun
several months ago, will not be COM
pleted until late in September, and
the Rev. Frank L. Bardens. pastor
says there will be no special cere-
monies to mark the completion of the
edifice.
The Rev. J. w r. Sumwalt, District
superintendent of the Washington Meth
odist district. preached his quarterly
sermon in the Methodist Episcopal
Church at Cheltenham, Prince Georges 9
county. Nd, on Sunday afternoon. He
preached in Anacostia Church in the
morning.
family and Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Tice
and family, all residents of Congress
Heights. have gone to Atlantic City to
spend their vacation.
Miss lola Gator. daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred Gator. of Nicholas avenue,
has gone to Richmond, Va, to be the
guest Of friends for several weeks.
Oneita Council. No. ?, Degree Of Po-
cahontas, met last evening m the Ma
sonic Hall and made plans TO increase
Its membership.
Charles F. Roberts, of MI. View place,
has gone to Boston to Join Mrs Roberts
and their son, who are there visiting
relatives.
The Washington times., 1911-08-22

The improvements to the Anacostia
Baptist Church. which were begun
several months ago. will not be COM
pleted until late in September, and
the Rev. Frank L. Bardens. pastor,
says there will be no special cere-
monies to mark the completion of the
edifice.
The Washington times., 1911-08-22

Lee Hazel, a huckster. so5 Twelfth
street southeast, was locked up in No.
II station house last evening by Po-
liceman Tarmon for alleged completely
In the theft of a rubber-tired runabout
from Samuel J. Miles.
The Washington times., 1911-08-22

Richard Kuhn, a ten-year-old boy, who
has been found wandering twice recently
by the police. following his escape from
the Bruen Home, in Washington, is
again at large The police have been
asked to search for him.
The Washington times., 1911-08-22

Anacostia, was notified by telegraph
last evening Of the death OF his aged
mother at Baltimore.
The Washington times., 1911-08-22

Pearl Potter. nineteen years old. was
taken Ill yesterday afternoon as she
was walking along V street near Thir-
teenth street. She was taken to her
home. 1926 u street.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1911-10-20
Has a New Auto

Major Morgan is pleased over
the fact that the department has
furnished him with a 40 horse
power Great Western auto. This
allows him more time after
reaching some point on the res
ervation to transact his business,
as by team travelling he was on
the road most of the time. He
made his first trip over the terri
tory the latter part of last week
and says now he don't see how
he got along without the car so
long. Ronald Cobban of Mis-
soula is chauffeur.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1911-10-20
Women Win
Big Victory

The early returns from the
California election held last week
were misleading insofar as the
woman suffrage amendment to
the constitution was concerned.
This was caused, no doubt, by
reason of the fact that all the
large cities excepting Los An
geles cast a big vote against the
proposition and the returns We're
received from the cities first. AS
soon as the country precincts be-
gan to be heard from there was
a change and the final count
shows that the women win by a
big majority. Hereafter there
will be universal suffrage in the
Native Son state, and just be-
cause one may happen to be born
a woman will not be a bar to the
voting privilege.
1t is expected that this victory
will encourage the women of the
country to greater exertions in
all the states which still deprive
them of the privilege of casting
a vote. So far as the Pioneer is
concerned, it heartily approves
Of the theory that women are as
capable of casting an intelligent
ballot as a man, and will hail the
time when universal suffrage
prevails all over the country.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1911-10-20

every indication pointed to a
solution of the matter satisfac.
tory to all concerned. In refer
ence to the disposition of the
timber lands, which, by the way,
are the most valuable agricul-
tural lands in the valley, he said
that some action would be taken
to place this land on the market
also at an early date.
Other matters were discussed
briefly and it can be said that
the senator will keep his eyes
open for each and every oppor-
tunity to develop the great nat
ural resources of the Flathead.
While here he was the guest
at dinner of Mr.. and Mrs. Coker
F. Rathbone, the other guests
being Mr.. and Mrs. John P.
Swee, Mr.. and Mrs. D. N. Ma
son and A. M. Sterling.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1911-10-20
Albert Cox Boosts

L. A. Cox, one of the big
farmers on the reservation is
down from Roman today looking
after business matters. Mr..
Cox had 440 acres under cult
walton this year, and his yield of
wheat and oats is nearly 14,0OO
bushels. Next year he will add
to his land holdings and will
have $40 acres in grain.
Mr.. Cox says that the farmers
of the reservation are getting on
their feet in good shape this
year. Nearly all of them have
a large yield of grain and are
now hauling it to market and
getting the money. He believes
that when a railroad or trolley
line gets to the reservation coun-
try it will rapidly become known
as the most prosperous agricul-
tural region Of Montana. Mis-
soula Sentinel.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1911-10-20

Mrs. Eli Pauline of Dixon was
a Missoula visitor Saturday anc
Sunday.
The Moiese valley club dance
given last Friday evening was a
very enjoyable affair and largely
attended.
0. O. Felland of Alberta, Can.
ada is visiting his cousin William
Felland and wife at their home
in Moiese valley.
Miss Bessie May Kress of Moi
ese returned home Thursday
from Missoula where she at
tended institute last week.
Elisha McAuley who has spent
the summer with his son and
family in Moiese valley departed
from Dixon on Tuesday for his
home in Michigan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lansing Black
mon of Paynsville, Ohio are ex-
pected to arrive in Dixon the
latter part Of this week and will
make their home in Moiese
valley.
CO. Ludholm, secretary-treas-
urer of the Moiese Valley Settlers
Association, spent several days
in Missoula last week on bust
ness and returned to Dixon on
Saturday.
The settlers of Moiese valley
are getting busy on the rural
mail delivery question and since
the new bridge over Mission
creek is completed we can see no
reason for delay in getting a mail
delivery for Moiese.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1911-10-20
Is 1t a Rebuke?

The question naturally arises,
what will President Taft talk
about in California now that the
people there have spoken so en-
phatically in favor of the recall
Of the judiciary?" During his
spell binding trip over the coun-
try he has spoken against the
proposition many times, evident
ly for the purpose of influencing
the California voter, but his
opinion seems to have carried
but small weight, in the light of
the result. The proposition had
so large majority it might be
called a unanimous thing. 1t
seems strange proposition that
a judge should not be subject to
recall, and allowed to disgrace
the high position and no recourse
had. Judges are mere humans
and many of them in the past
have had very little conscience
when dealing out justice.
Time and again prejudice and
bias have controlled their de-
cisions, to be charitable in the
matter, and there has been as
much court made law as has been
enacted by the congress or legis-
latures. Heretofore there has
been no means of controlling
them, and they have usurped a
power never intended to be con-
ferred upon the judiciary. An
intelligent people have finally
discovered the means of getting
rid of corrupt officials and it is
not the intention to allow one
branch of the machinery of gov
ernment immunity at the ex-
pense of failure in returning to
the first principles of popular
government. The people are
able to determine such questions
and in the past have always de-
termined them right. The re-
call of the judiciary will become
a settled principle all over the
land before the question is finally
settled.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1911-10-20

This is a matter the Pioneer
has striven hard for over year
now to have consumated, and
should it be finally won to the
homesteader this paper will have
assisted in bringing about a con-
dition which it will always feel
has been compensation enough
to be proud of. The task is not
finished yet, by any means, but
there have been assurances given
lately to warrant in believing
that the near future will bear
results of which we all shall be
pleased to have terminated.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1911-10-20
Reclamation Service Is
Making Good Progress

making good progress on the big
ditch.
| From there we went to the
camp presided over by Engineer
Graham, which is a continuation
of the big ditch, only that where
he has men at work it has be-
come a diversion ditch. Just at
present he is in rocky ground
and the progress is comparatively
slow. The points of the hills are
solid rock and excavation hard.
The work heretofore done is of
the best and from appearances
will stand for years to come.
Something like 60 men are at
work in this camp and, as in all
the camps, their health is good.
Every sanitary precaution is
taken to guard against sickness
and so far it has been beneficial
in every way.
From there a quick run was
made to the Flathead camp wher e
DR.. Fuhrer insisted upon eating
again. The same good fare was
set before us in abundance. Here
we stayed until darkness over
took us and we made the run in
from camp in a short time.
All the camps are doing fine
work, and it is given out that the
work being done by the recla-
nation service is costing less
than any project heretofore un-
dertaken. An estimate of the
cost of removing the dirt from
the big ditch by the service
proper, places it at 8 1-2 cents
per yard, which is very econom-
ical.
That many of the farmers
north and west Of Roman will be
supplied with water next year is
now an assured fact. This will
increase the value of their lands,
make an abundant yield more
certain and restore the utmost
confidence to the farmer who
sows the seed.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1911-10-20
Farmers Paradise

Andrew Beckwith was in yes
terday from St. Ignatius and
with him came F. C. Grady of
the Lindsay Commission Co., who
had been looking over the fruit
and vegetable crops of the reser-
walton lands. Mr.. Beckwith is a
confirmed reservation booster
and Mr.. Grady has acquired the
habit to an extent that threatens
to develop into a chronic case.
but they brought the goods with
them; there was material evil
dence to back up their assertion
and. after looking over their ex-
hibits, the Missoulian was willing
to admit that they couldn't tell
all the good things if they talked
a week. There were apples in
in their collection great red ones
and there were such tomatoes
as would make a Florida farmer
jealous; there was a parsnip q
inches long and II inches in cir
cumference; there was a carrot
eight inches long and IL inches
around. These were from the
garden of Mrs. Finley, two miles
from st. 1gnatius, and Mr.. Grady
says it is the finest garden he
has seen in many a long day.
There could be nothing BETTER" I"
said he. 1T is a wonderful
garden. I brought in big apple
boxes filled with these fine toma-
toes; they are the finest l have
seen this year. There are pump
kins in that garden which weigh
from Is pounds upward; l saw
one weighed that went AZ pounds.
Everything grows on that scale.
It is a paradise for the gardener.
Sunday Missoulian.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1911-10-20
Senator Dixon
Visits Roman

Senator Joseph M. Dixon was
in town Monday afternoon and
stayed all night, proceeding to-
ward home with Major Fred G..
Morgan about 9 o'clock Tuesday
morning. It was his intention
to remain longer but urgent mat
ters demanded his return to Mis-
soula. The senator had been on
a trip in the eastern and north
ern part of the state and came in
by way of Kalispell and the lake.
He was met in Poison by John P.
Swee and they came on to Roman
together.
Senator Dixon stands sponsor
for the opening of the Flathead
reservation and says he is
amazed at the progress that has
been made by those who were
fortunate enough to secure lands
here and at the thriftiness dis
played by the settlers. He asked
particularly about how much
grain was raised here during the
past wear. and when told that it
was approximately three-quar-
ters of a million bushels or over,
could hardly realize that it could
be possible.
In discussing the reclamation
service and the work done, he
said that he was reliably inform
ed by Chief Engineer Savage
that there would be 10000 acres
under ditch and water supplied
for same by June 1st next. This
will give the Flathead a certainty
heretofore a vexatious problem.
1t was learned from him while
here that Roman will soon be
surrounded by more irrigated
acres than any other town in the
United States, which is a dis
tinction and an asset which
should and will make of this
place a commercial center of the
largest magnitude. With more
irrigated acres to produce the
crops such as can be produced
here, he said there should be no
reason why it would not become
one of the best towns in the
west.
In discussing the matters
which are Of vital Importance to
the people who have settled upon
the unappraised and unclassified
lands, he said that the matter
was being worked out and that
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1911-10-20

Arthur Bouchard, a nephew of
Jos. Bouchard, has accepted a
position in Pablo & Potvin's gen.
eral store. He comes from the
Yellowstone and has had consid-
cradle clerical experience.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1911-10-20
More Fine Spuds

L. w. Wright, a homesteader
on the Flathead north of Roman
near the M. Pablo ranch, brought
some as fine Burbank potatoes to
the Pioneer office Monday morn
ing last as were ever shown. He
brought in nine potatoes of near
ly uniform size, weighing close
to l IL pounds each, smooth and
clean. Mr.. Wright says they are
not picked potatoes but a sample
of his crop, many in the yield
being larger than any he brought
in. These potatoes were grown
on a black sandy loan soil, and
is ideal for the growing of all
kinds of vegetables. Of those
shown so far, Mr.. Wright's is
the finest collection we have seen.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1911-10-20
May Re-Classify and Ap-
praise Timber Lands

1t has been learned that there
is now possibility that some of
the burned over timber lands and
some of the other lands now
classified as timber" lands, at
present not subject to homestead
entry, will be reclassiied by the
new commissioners to be appoint
ed to do this work on the Flat
head reservation. The law auth
orizing the appointment of this
new commission conferred the
authority to the commissioners
to reclassify such lands, if in
their judgment they were more
valuable for agriculture than for
the timber.
This will probably place on the
market and make subject to en-
try some of the very best land
to be found anywhere in the
west. 1t is the land most sought
after by the horticulturalist and
is the land most favorably situ-
ated of all that land which has
been thrown open to settlement
on the Flathead reservation.
For the most part, this land is
situated along the foothills of the
Mission range, to the north, east
and south of Roman. 1t is COM
posed of the land which at one
time contained a heavy growth
of timber, but a high wind three
or four years ago overturned the
trees, and forest fires have since
ran over it, almost entirely de-
stroying all the timber which at
one time stood thereon in all it's
beauty. At the present time it
is valuless as timber. The tim
Der has become rotted with the
elements and the land would
make many excellent farms and
orchards. After repeated efforts
to have this land eliminated from
that reserved from entry, and
after repeated pleadings with
the Indian department at WASH
ington, on the part of private
citizens and by our represent
ative and senators in congress,
the labor seems to be about to
bear fruit.
Some of this land has already
been applied for by parties desir-
ing to homestead same, and their
applications are still under sus-
pension. To all such persons this
will be good news, providing they
are allowed a preference right to
complete their applications, as in
all justice they should be. It will
add many productive acres to the
country tributary to Roman and
will assist materially in making
this town the best in all western
Montana.
There is a probability also that
still other portions of the tim
ber lands" will be placed on the
market at an early date. This
land will be the subject of some
congressional action at an early
date, and while it is not possible
to say at this time just what that
action will be, it is contemplated
that it be sold in small tracts,
not to exceed 40 acres each, to
bona fde settlers and homeseek-
ers. This would remove the
speculative feature of and also
give no grounds for the sus-
picion that some large numbering
company desired it for the COM
mercial lumber alone. This land
is too valuable for agriculture
and horticulture to be allowed to
remain idle any longer. 1t is too
valuable to have some corpor-
alton, or for that matter, any in
dividual to secure it in large
tracts and allow it to stand there
for the future cutting of lumber
therefrom. 1t should be dis
posed of to the hardy men and
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1911-10-20

Does your roof leak? If so,
it's your own fault. "Schaerer,
the Painter" will guarantee it
not to leak for a period of five
years. l am here to stay. 1872
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Volume IL. No. 25.

on Friday last to visit all the
camps north of Roman. He
makes trip to each camp every
ten days, and with his Hudson
33 it is not so great a difficulty as
might be supposed. He does not
lose much time on the road and
the way that car sped over the
smooth and rough places was ex-
actly alike. We left Roman about
11:30 and went directly to the
tunnel camp on the Flathead
river about II miles northwest
of Roman. Arriving there in
time for dinner we ate one of the
best meals it has been our good
fortune to be seated before on
the reservation, and if the men
are fed such food at all times,
and we are reliably informed it
was not an exception, then they
can count themselves a we'll fed
people. The same excellent fare
was found in all the camps
where occasion demonstrated
what the men have to eat. All
the camps are provided with ex-
cellent cooks, and with an abun-
ance of good provisions for them
to cook from.
At the tunnel camp w. L.
Hooking is in charge and has
been steadily on the job from its
first inception. This tunnel is
now in 1856 feet, and has only
185 feet more to go before strik-
ing the shaft on the upper end.
It has all been done by hand and
some very hard rock has been
penetrated, and an average of
two feet per day is now being
made in very hard rock. It is
being pushed as fast as men can
do the work and Dec. 18th is the
date set for its breaking through.
Three shifts of five men each are
at work here, besides the black
smiths. This tunnel is for the
purpose of supplying power to
pump the water from Flathead
river, which is to irrigate the
many thousands of acres of land
to the west and northwest of Ro-
nan, which could not be supplied
in any other way. 1t looks like
an expensive proposition but
when it is known that the tun-
mel work will not be more than
$32 per foot, it is not so bad as it
might be. A large power house
will be built as soon as the tun-
mel is completed and the pump
ing plant will be at the upper
portal.
From there we went over to
the big ditch being constructed
by contract along the south side
of that big hill" just this side
of Poison. Here we found many
men and teams hard at work and
the showing they are making is
a good one. This ditch is the one
which starts at St. Mary's lake
southeast of st. Ignatius, and
continues along the mountain
side, carrying the water "up
the hill" to gather up all the
surplus water of spring from
all the streams emptying their
water into the Mission valley
from the Mission range. It
taps Mission creek, Post creek,
the two branches of Crow creek,
and numerous unnamed streams
which sink before running many
miles into the valley. This big
ditch will collect the flood waters
of spring and convey it to the
different reservoirs being con-
structed and there stored for use
during the irrigating season,
when the streams have returned
to their normal flow and provide
water, when if allowed to run
away, there would not be suf-
ficient to irrigate the vast acre
age which it is intended shall be
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1911-10-20
Dixon and MOiese Valley

Howard E. Moffet spent last
week in Missoula on business.