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The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1911-09-29
May Transfer
Forest Service

The Anaconda Standards S
Washington correspondent writes
that paper as follows:
The agitation started by Secre-
tary Fisher at the Yellowstone
park conference may result in
transferring the forest service
from the department of agricul-
ture to the department of the in
terror, especially if Forester
Graves comes out strongly in
favor Of the idea. There is no
question whatever that the forest
service belongs in the interior
department, for it deals exclus-
iv,iy with public lands, which
are generally under supervision
Of the secretary of the interior.
Moreover, the correlative and CO.
operative work of the forest SER
vice is entirely with the interior
department and foreign to the
other work Of the department of
agriculture, and a transfer would
not OILY greatly simplify the
work but would expedite action
and result in economy. Those
features are likely to meet with
the approval of congress, which,
prior to the national campaign,
is looking for opportunities to
effect a saving in federal expen-
ses. Clifford Pinchot, Of course,
is likely to enter a protest, for it
was he who had the forest SER
vice made a bureau of the de-
partment of agriculture and pre-
vented transfer to the interior
department.. But Pinchot is now
out of office and has no right tc
interfere. Pinchot wanted the
forest service in the agricul-
ture department because there
he could run it as he saw fit and
would not be embarrassed or re-
strained by the secretary. In the
interior department he knew he
would not have free rein, but
would be actually subservient te
the secretary. 1t was purely his
lesire for independence that kept
the forest service in the agricul-
ture department. Now that Pin
:hot is out of office and the mat
Ter can be viewed in a different
light, the transfer is likely to
come, if Secretary Fisher is in
sistent and Forester Graves is
willing.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1911-09-29

members Of the board are stock
holders, and as such, personally
interested in it's financial welfare.
The management of the paper
to which the contract fell cannot
be censured for getting as big a
price as it could, but paid SER
wants Of the people who wilfully
disregard their duty and squan-
der the county's cash are subject
to and should be publicly CEN
sured.
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The first of a five number
course of entertainments will be
given at the Roman opera house
on next Tuesday evening, Oct.
3. This is a musical entertain
ment Of a high class, and the
members of the quartette have a
high reputation in the east where
they have appeared for several
seasons. Those who love to hear
good music will miss a treat
should they fail to attend.
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Volume III. No. %.

Word reached Roman this week
of a smooth scheme being work
ed by some of the Poison banks
to keep the money and trade at
Poison. 1t is in this manner:
When a farmer takes his wheat
to Poison for market he is given
a check showing the gross
pounds, the dockage, and the net
pounds of wheat. Upon presen-
tation of this wheat check to the
bank he is told he will not be
given the cash for it, but that if
he will deposit his wheat check
he can have a check book and
can draw his check for supplies
purchased in Poison. He is ad-
vised to buy his winter goods at
Poison and draw on the Poison
bank in payment, but is refused
the cash.
This is about the limit in a
scheme to force farmers to trade
in that town, and measures have
been taken to circumvent any
such methods of forcing trade
By reference to the announce
ment of the Roman State Bank
in this issue Of the Pioneer it
will be seen that that bank will
cash all wheat checks issued at
any point on the reservation and
no questions asked as to where
you intend to spend the money.
Your wheat checks will be cashed
in gold if you want it that way,
and no whetstones or trade agree
ments go with it.
It seems a pretty high-handed
piece of business to ask farmers
to trade out their wheat money.
It is a method which will not be
tolerated by an intelligent farm
ing community like the one
around Roman, and the bank or
banks which lend assistance to
compel the money to be left in
their vaults or spent in their
town is engaged in pretty small
business.
Aside from paying cash for
wheat, the merchants of Roman
will pay cash for all kinds of
farm produce, the farmer is not
required to trade out anything
unless he wishes to do so. You
get hard money for your stock in
trade and no questions are asked.
When business men must re-
sort to the method above stated
to get the business it certainly
demonstrates that it is getting
away from them or it would not
be necessary to do such things.
Roman offers open competition,
pays the cash and is getting the
business. With our business men
it is a fair field and no favors,
banks included.
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Kalispell and Missoula
Both Want EleCtricLine

sources and possibilities as to
shipping out. The line would
receive all the freight coming
and going, be it great or small
in quantity.
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Taxpayers Will
Pay Difference

1Ao e+ AICOClllS VI CIlC UOCIl u vi
county commissioners last Mon
day, bids for the county printing
were opened for the second time.
The procedure appeared like a
farce from the beginning, as it
was we'll known to those who had
taken any interest in the matter
that the calling for bids was only
a play to bumfoozle and bam-
boozle the taxpayers into believ-
ing that the county printing was
to be awarded on the square and
in the interest of the county
financially. But such a thing
never entered the minds of the
men comprising the beard. True,
some things happened that had
not been given a place on the
program, causing a delay of one
whole week in the completion of
the plans formulated over six
months ago and later amended
in order to conform to the wishes
and demands Of the third Isl
lent) party to the contract. But
these things are not matters of
record at present; some future
time will answer for them to lie
discussed. The object of the
Pioneer at this time is to present
the bids filed for consideration
and the action of the board. The
bids were as follows:
Missoulian straight matter 70
per cent; rule and figure work Is
per cent; blanks, rs per cent;
blank books, 70 per cent.
Sentinel-Straight matter, 20
per cent; rule and figure work,
70 per cent; blanks, 70 per cent;
blank books, 70 per cent.
Bureau of Printing-Blanks,
IS per cent; blank books, S. Fer
cent. No bid on newspaper
work.
Pioneer-Straight matter, sc
per cent; rule and figure wolk
}3 1-3 per cent; blanks, 65 per
cent; blank hooks, 65 per cent.
Regardless of the fact that the
Pioneer was 5 per cent lower on
the blanks and blank books and
81 IL and 40 per cent lower on
the newspaper work, the COM
missioners awarded the contrac!
to the Missoula Sentinel. 1t will
only make difference of some.
thing like $4,000 to the county in
the two years covered by the con-
tract, but this is of little conse-
quence. Other obligations are
of more Importance.
Just what action the board
would take on a request from the
citizens of the Mission valley fol
an appropriation of the insignifi-
cant sum of SIS, 900 for road pur-
poses, we are not prepared to
say, but doubtless they would
throw up their hands and with
horror depicted upon their faces
and declare that the county could
not stand for such extravaganza.
Yet that sum is nothing when it
is given as a present to an insti-
tuition in which, we are told, two
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Trying to Keep Trade and
=. Wheat Money at Poison

1A1Ny CT Il OA0OAl
leaving the present road at {
point west of Henry Roy's wes1
line and follow another gulch ur
to the top of the bench land anc
along the north line of w. K.
Terrell's land. A petition will
be circulated asking for this &C.
tion and some money will be ap.
propriated to partially pay for
the construction of the new por-
tion of the proposed road. 1t will
settle amicably question which
has been uppermost in the minds
of the people out that way who
are compelled to travel that road
to get to town.
Another road finally deter
mined upon Wednesday was
across school section 16, in 1921,
under lease by B. T. Murray.
Satisfactory arrangements were
made to have the road connecting
Roman with Dixon traverse this
section, and will provide a good
road. Money will be provided to
complete the grading and this
road will be put in shape for
travel at once.
Other road matters in that Sec
tion were discussed and agreed
upon which will be of great
benefit to all those living in that
vicinity.
While here the board ordered
the road leading into Roman from
the south graded from Grow
creek to Roman. This will be of
great service as it becomes al
most impossible in the winter
and spring months. The road
grader will be sent up here and
many other portions of the roads
will be improved during the next
month or two.
Leading north from Roman
there will be some needed wolk
done, and from present indica-
tions the people living around
here will not be troubled in the
future as in the past by such bad
roads.
When it is considered that only
a little over a year has elapsed
since the roads of this part of the
country have received any atten-
tion whatever, it is evident that
much more has been accom-
plished in road construction than
new countries generally receive.
The roads are in better shape
than in many places, and in a
year or two more there will be
no cause to complain.
Road Supervisor burst has
been ordered to continue the
good work he has been doing,
and for these things the people
here are ever so much obliged
While the Pioneer lost the con-
tract for the county printing, and
being the lowest bidder at that,
it does believe that the board is
meeting the question of road
building in this section in a very
liberal manner. Had they saved
the money they could have saved
by accepting the Pioneers offer
the money could have been spent
very satisfactorily, but that is
history now and we commend
them for what they are doing
anyway.
Many students in the high
schools of the state are not
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soula and Kalispell. This lattel
town is awakening to the fac
that she is about to be shut ou
of the big business which must
accrue to the town with an elec.
trio line connecting it with the
growing empire of the Mission
valley.
The Kalispell Bee has shot
some hot stuff at the business
men of that town anent their
getting busy and financing the
building Of a line along the east
shore of Flathead lake across the
reservation to the N. P. at some
point to be settled upon by the
survey. There is also a man
named McGinnis up there who
is at the head of the Whitefsh
electric line along the same route
and he is telling the people he
will build a road with their as
sistance. Just how much money
he has to expend in the building
of this road deponeth saith not,
but he has the spiel all right, and
maybe the coin. It may be he
has the wealth of a Clark, and
the Pioneer hopes he has, and
also that he will get busy and
spend it in building the road.
The Pioneer also hopes that
Clark will get busy and build an
other to Missoula, as two roads
would be better than one, and
the more the merrier it would be
for US.
But there is some logic in what
the Kalispell papers say: That
1t is the first in the field which
will get the business. If Kalis-
pell builds the road, then they
get the trade; if Missoula gets
che road, that city gets the trade.
Both cities realize the worth
such a road would be to them,
and both will probably try to be
the lucky recipients of the trade
favors to be thrown their way.
Inquiries have been received in
Roman this week concerning the
number of acres under cultiva-
tion at this time, the number OF
acres susceptible of cultivation,
the number of bushels of grain
of all kinds produced here this
year, the number to be grown
next year, the available timber
supply, the number of inhabi-
lants and the number expected
TO be here twenty years from
now, and many other questions
which it would be impossible t..
answer. The promoters of the
road are willing to build the road
If there is business to warrant
che expenditure Of the money re-
4uired to construct it, 1t has
oeen attempted to answer some
of the questions asked, ano
whether this has been done satis-
factorily is not at this time
known. The available acres can
be readily ascertained from the
records of the land Office as to
the number of farm units and
acres opened to homestead entry,
which added to the Indian allot-
ments will give the total acreage.
All of it is susceptible of cultiva-
tion. No manner of means aside
from a personal canvass could
tell the population, that would
only be a guess and might be too
great or too mall-just the way
one would look at it. One thing
IS certain, there are vast fields OF
grain, and more next year; there
are many people, and more will
oe here next year; there is a
great quantity Of timber avail
able for the manufacture of COM
mercial lumber, and it would
keep an electric line busy for
years at it's fullest tonnage ca
pacity. So much for our re-
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Just a Glimpse Into
The New York SHOPS

and back and Is trimmed with smoked
pearl buttons. The Norfolk jacket. with
the box pleated section attached to u
y,;e finished of with a small coat
collar. Is very chic. These suits IN
black or blue with white stripes are
most attractive and practical for present
travelling. They are s9.1i.
Tiny white sweaters for the baby have
long sleeves and are just the thing for
seashore wear. They are only 80 cents.
Large crash bath towels with a bor-
der of red or blue stripes are attractive
and sell at ~ cents.
A crepe meteor gown IN n dotted pat
tern OF apricot and white bears the
price mark $50 and embodles all new
style features,
The skirt has three ruffles at the
lower edge with the tiny hens plped IN
satin. The surpice waist Is OF satin
and has the short, novel shaped peplun
attachment,
The elbow sleeves are edged with a
ruffle. At the side front. closing bJ
means of a large buckle. is fastened a
single sash end. caught together a
the bottom by a fancy ornament ant
tassel. A guimpe Of handsome lac'
finishes the charming costume.
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saton, after his frst sweech. and after
Lois rad given him her hands. had
turned a little denanuy toward Roches-
ter, who remained. however. unmoved.
his elbow resting upon the broad man
telpleco, his face almost expressionless.
Vandermere. too. stood on one side and
held his psace. though the effort with
which he did so was a Visible one. Lady
Mary looked a~nxiously toward them.
Pauline rad shrunk back. a. though
something in the situation terrified her.
Even Saton himself felt that It was
| the silence before the storm. The
courage which he had summoned up to
meet a storm Of disapprovai began to
ebb slowly away In the face OF this
unnatural silence. II was clear that
the onus OF further speech wal to rest
with him.
suiI retaining Lois's hand. he turned
toward Rochester.
You have forbidden ms 10 enter your
house, or to hold any communication
with your ward until she was OF age
Mr.. Rochester" he said. zone OF your
conditions I have obeyed. With regard
to the other. I have done as I thought
ut, However, to-day she 10 her W
mistress. Shc has consented to be my
wife. DO not need TO ask for your
consent or approvas. II you are not
willing that she should be married
from your. roof. | take her at once
to the Comtesse, VINO 10 prepared to re-
celve her"
"a very pleasant little arrangement"
Rochester said, speaking for the nrsf
time. ~ am afraid. however, that you
will have 10 alter your plans"
81 do not admit your righ TO Interfere
in them" Saton answered. IF you con-
tinue your opposition to my marriage
with your ward / shall take her away
with me this afternoon"
Rochester shook his head.
II think not" he answered.
"Then we shall see." Saton declared.
'T.ols, come with me. It does not mat
ter about your hat. Your things a be
sent on afterward. Gomez"
She would have followed him toward
the door. but Rochester. leaning over.
touched the bell. n almost at once two
men stepped into the hall. One. Saton
remembered in an instant. 1t was the
man whom he had found with Violet
the man who was there to have his for
tune told. The other was a stranger.
but there was something In his demean-
or, In the very cut Of his clothes. which
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seemed to denote his profession

seemed to denote his profession
6aton was suddenly pale. He realised
In q moment lat It was not intended
that he should leave tho ROOM. He
looked toward Rochester as though for
an explanation.
my young friend" Rochcstor said.
when o leave this place YOU Will
leave II. unless I change my mind. In
the of thoSe friends OF mine
whom you sea there. I don't want to
terrify you unnecessarily. These sen-
u. len are detectives. but they are In
my employ. They have nothing to do
with Scotland Yard. I a assure you.
however, that there need not be tea
minutes delay in the issuing OF a
warrant for your arrest"
my arrest7" Saton gasped. what
do you meanf"
Rochester sighed.
"Ahi" he said. Why should you
force me for explaantions7 Ask your
self. Once before you ave stood In
the dock, on the charge of being con-
nccted with certain enterprises do
signed TO wheedle their pockct-money
from over-credulous ladies'. You 20,
of by n huke, but you did not learn
your lesson. This time getting of
will not be quite so easy. for you seen
70 have added 20 your former profess
sion ono which an English Jury sci,
dom lets pass unpublished. I am IN a
position 20 prove. bertrand Saton. that
the Offices In Chartng Cross Road. con
Quoted under the name OF Jacobson q
, Co., and which are nothing more MOI
less thar the headquarters OF m in
iauitous Matchmaking system, are In
spircd and conducted by you. and hat
the profits are the means by which you
live.
"a more despicabls profession the
world has never known. There are a
sheaf OF cases against you. I viii re-
mind you OF one. My ~wife-Lady Mary
here-left n private letter In the rooms
OF a Nine. Helga. The letter was passed
on at once TO the Matchmaking branch
Of your extremely interesting business,
and the sum OF. ! think. nvo hundred
pounds. was paid for It's recovery. You
yourself were personally responsible for
this little arrangement. And there arc
many others. II all the poor women
whom you have robbed" Rochester con-
tlnued, "had had the common sense al
my wife. and brought tho matter IN
their husbands. you would probably
have been n guest OF His Majesty some
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time ago"
Such fear a. hsd AZ first drawn the
color from saton's checks, and filled
his eyes with terror. passed quickly
away. lie stood upright, his head
thrown back. q ain smile upon his lips.
lie had sone appearances. even. Of man
hood.
"Mr. Rochester" he said. "rdeny POUR
charges. I ave no connection with the
fortune-telltng establishments b which
you have alluded. I know nothing OF
the Matchmaking transactions wou speak
OF. You have been my enemy. my hope
less and unforgtvlng enemy. I arm not
afraid Of you. IL his IL your great blow,
strike. Let mo DO arrested, I will an
swer everything. Afterward. you and
I wifi have our r~ccIontng. Lois" ne
added. turning to her, you do not be-
iieve-say that you do pot believe thess
things" \
II = DO - not - believe them - Der
trand.' shs answered slowly. ~
you win como with NOR" :
IT - viii - come = with - you,~ she
echoed.
"By God. hr. she shan't'" cried Van
dermere. Take your hands on her
sir. or you shall learn how m~ounteoank'
like yourself should he treated"
Saton struck him full In the face. sc
that losing for a M his balance
upon the Slipper fioor. Vandermers
nearly foil. In "A moment he recovered
himself. however There was a strug-
gle whtoh DID not last half a dozen
seconds. Tie lLfted Saton on MS foot
and shook him TIL n seemed a. though
his limbs we're c'acking. Thon We
! threw him away. %
, Rochester stepped forward 10 inter
fere.
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THE reversible polo coats are just
the thing for seaside or mountain

TTHE reversible POLO cOals are just
the thing for seaside or mountain
4 wear. The soft. white, woolly
surface OF the one side makes a pleas
ing contrast with the dainty shade OF
The reverse side. which forms the Guns.
collar and revers. These coats are
MIA.
Novelty foulards in stripes, dots or
circles strongly resemble the genuine
.abrics both in pattern and finish II
Is ono yard wide and sells at IS cents
a yard.
The dearest little japanese kmonos
TOR baby are figured crepe or embroid-
sred silk. They are fac-similes OF the
srown-up's japanese k!mono and can
be had at H19.
Flannel sacques for the baby have
plnked edges and are only 70 cents.
Others at the same price are Of striped
outing flannel and have the edges nm
;shcd OF with satin ribbon.
Chiffon tunlcs with stripes and border
design In raised dots Stimulating beads
have been greatly reduced. These dell
cateiy oolored tunios are charming over
white or any harmonious shade and
sell Al 1914
New midsummer suits are OF striped
aannel. The skirt has the panel front
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she had not heard him. BY
A n by he left off talking.
There was nothing he could
cheeks or the light to her eyes or the
confidence to her tone. Something had
happened-he could not tell what-but
for the moment she was gone from him.
Tie little hands which his still clasped
were as cold as Ice. II seemed to him
that they were unwilling prisoners.
once. when he would have passed his
arm around her waist, she even shud-
dered and drew away.
The car rushed on It's way. turned into
the great avenue and drew up IN front
OF Beauleys. Lois stepped out quickly
and went or ahead. In the hall several
people were standing. and among them
Bertrand Saton!
Nandermere's face vas dark as n
thundercloud when his eyes fell upon
the young man~-cnrefully, almost fop-
plshly dressed, standing upon the hearth
rug In front OF the open fire. Rochester
was there with Pauline. and Lady Mary
was seated behind the tea-tray. There
was a little horis as tho two entered,
Lois went straight to Saton, n held
his hands.
Dear Lois" he said softly, IT could
not keep ava to-day. ] a been walt
ing for you. waiting for nearly an
hour"
"t know she answered. u came as
soon as ] knew"
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Copyright, 1910 and 1911. BY Little. Brown 4 10,
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS.

Bertrand saton has been befriended in earlier
DAYS by a cynical Englishman named Rochester.
saton meets Lois Champncys. Rochester's ward,
who Is loved by capt. Nandermere, but who
find. herself oddly attracted 10 Saton. This an.
noys Rochester. who vaguely dilikes Sa.on. Roch.
cster's annoyance increa ses when Pauline Marrabel.
a young. widow whom he himself admires. Is also
attracted by Bertrand. Slton IL a student Of oc.
eultism and Is the .prutese OF an old woman
known As Madame, who runs q chain of for
tune telling studios" Violet, the girl In charge
Of one Of these places. is in love with Bertrand.
A blackmail scheme " a side feature Of the
business. Rochester remon strates in vain with
Pauline for likins Saton's companionship so much,
then comes TO an open clash with Saton on the
subject. Saton shoots and dangerously wounds
Rochester. Lois. alone knows he ommitted the
crime. Saton tries to convince her that his crime
was excnsahle and by a sort OF hypnotism sue.
ceeds. Rochester orders Saton to leave Lois aad
Pauline alone In the future, But the whole
party meet at the house OF the Duchess o.
| Ampthil, who IL deeply interested in Saton.
Saton. at the Duchess request, tries psychic ex.
| p~eriments on Pauline. The latter, In n hypnotic
state. Describes the attempted murder c. Roeheste,
for Pauline. She rejects him. saton is warned
that the police are watching his fortune telling
finds his strange influence over her Is waning
Nean time a detective visits one Of the forum,
telling establishments In search OF evidence. Vic
LEI, lifted by Saton. seeks revenge by tellinL
everything. Lois becomes engaged to vandermerc
VINO promises to guard ne: i!om sator.