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The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1911-11-17
Petition for
Incorporation

The petition from the people
of Roman asking the county COM
missioners to take the necessary
legal steps to organize them into
a municipal corporation under
the laws of the state of Montana,
has arrived in Missoula, says the
Missoulian. The petition reached
the city on schedule time and
will be given proper consider
alton by the board of county COM
missioners at once. There is no
question about the sentiment of
Romans inhabitants on the sub
ject of incorporation. The list
of names annexed to to the pc
tition was so long that those who
remember Roman as of old and
know little of it's recent growth,
would swear that most of them
were fake signatures. However,
nothing like this is the truth.
The "sigs" are all good; all genu-
inc; and unless there is some
legal reason blocking the path
there is little doubt but that the
request of the petitioners will be
granted. In fact the belief is so
strong at Roman that prospective
candidates for mayor are already
being named. The most promi-
nently mentioned are A. M.
Sterling and Stanley Scarce.
Attached to the petition re-
ceived yesterday was the official
plat of the townsite of Roman to
be included in the corporation,
which has been surveyed and
mapped by County Surveyor
James Bonner. This map shows
the toWnsite to be of $50 acres.
Divisions for three wards are
named, the townsite containing
the following plated additions:
Old Townsite addition, Stanley
Scearce addition, Clairmont's adj
dition, Smead addition and Bor-
assa addition. The plat makes
provision for a fine town; it is
we'll laid out with streets and
the whole arrangement of blocks
and additions being artistic and
at the same time practical. On
the title design of the map the
county surveyor has shown a
perfect picture of an inter-urban
electric car which is lettered on
its side, Roman Southern Ry."
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1911-11-17
Suggests a Free Ferry
Editor Pioneer:

Editor Pioneer:
Referring to the complaint
of G. R. Sawyer in last weeks
Pioneer, in regard to the difficulty
in crossing the Flathead river to
get to Roman, would say that a
very good way would be to have
Sanders and Missoula counties
establish a free ferry at some
suitable place, until the counties
felt able to build bridge.
Flathead county is successfully
operating two such free ferries
in the Flathead river, north of
the lake.
A. SUTHERLAND.
Mr.. Sutherland's suggestion is
timely and would provide an
avenue by which Roman would
gain many new friends and the
merchants a like number of new
customers. 1t is to be hoped that
some such action will be taken
and the situation improved there
hv.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1911-11-17

second time for confirmation o1
the sad truth. He at once made
arrangements to return home ano
was accompanied by Mrs. Long
and Leon Long, mother and
brother of the deceased, and
they arrived here about noon.
The funeral services were held
at the family residence Monday
at 2 o'clock, Rev. White of Pol
son conducting the services. A
male quartette composed of E.
E. Healey, A. M. Thornburgh,
D. N. Mason and M. j. Benedict
furnished the music.
Instead of a burial it has been
determined to place the remains
in vault at Missoula until spring
and final interment will probably
be in New York, the old home of
Mr.. Denison. Tuesday the body
was placed in the Dawson's
hearse and conveyed to Ravalli,
where the train was taken for
Missoula. Stanley Scarce, A.
M. Thornburgh, |. M. Brandjord,
A. Sutherland, Devere Jackson
and Coker F. Rathbone acted as
pail bearers.
The Ladies, Aid of Roman, of
which Mrs. Denison was a prom
inent member, gave their SER
vices freely and ordered a beau
tiful floral emblem from Missoula,
but unfortunately it did not ar
rive in time for the funeral.
Ethel Portia Long was born
Dec. 13. 1881, at townsville,
Dunn county, Wis. She was
to Benjamin H. Denison,
Nov. Is, 1902. Two girls, Doris
and Anida, were born of this
union, who are now left mother
less. She died Nov. IL, 1911,
and leaves a husband, six sisters
and five brothers. Deceased was
a woman of generous impulses
and a devoted wife and mother,
foremost in church and Sunday
school and charitable work. In
deed it was a favorite saying of
hers that her religion consisted
in doing good to others. She
was first at the bedside of every
sick neighbor, and would run
any risk to assist a sick friend.
May she rest in peace.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1911-11-17
Interior Department
Gives Out Warnin9

In another column of this issue
is a special from Washington
which gives the substances of a
letter written to Congressman
Pray by the interior department
relative to the unappraised lands
on the reservation. Some appre-
hension has been expressed by
those directly interested in this
class of lands, and some have
taken it that the department has
decided that it was not open for
settlement and that those who
had made application to home
stead such tracts, would lose the
land. The Pioneer does not so
read the article referred to. It
simply means that there may be
a chance taken by those who
have applied for the land and
that the better way would be not
to improve the land or make any
more expenditures on same until
the matter was definitely settled.
This would be the prudent course
to pursue, at least.
It will work a hardshin mn
many an innocent applicant
should the department decide
that they are not to get the land.
Many of them have expended
large sums of money in erecting
buildings, fencing, and cultivat-
ing the land, under the belief
and information that they would
get the land in due course of
time. They were led to believe
that all there was to prevent
them receiving an approved en-
try was the appraisement and
classification. This was expected
long before this, but it takes
time to work out the details and
appoint men to do the work. |
Letters have been sent to Roman
lately stating that the appraisers
had been decided upon and that
the work will be commenced in
the early spring. Major Morgan
and Joseph Allard of Poison are
two, and the third one will be a
gentleman from the surveyor
generals office at Helena, whose
name is not at this writing re-
called. An effort has been made
to secure the appointment of a
civilian on this commission, but
this was rejected by the depart
ment and none but some one con-
nected with the department will
be considered, except Mr.. AL
lard, a representative of the In
dians.
Those who are interested
should keep in mind the fact
that eternal vigilance is the
price Of peace" and not go to
sleep over the matter of urging
their claims on the department.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1911-11-17
Teachers Examination

Mrs. Pearl T. Marshall, county
superintendent of schools, an.
nounces that the next exami-
nation for teachers will take
place at Missoula, on Nov. 24th
and 25th, at the court house.
All teachers holding temporary
certificates will be required to
take this examination.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1911-11-17
Sudden Death of
Mrs. DeniSOn

The community was startled
Sunday morning by the an.
nouncement of the death of Mrs.
Ethel Long Denison, wife of
B. H. Denison, at the family
residence in Roman. 1t was
known to only a few about town
that she was sick and to those it
was not supposed it was any,
thing serious. The first of last
week she was around town, but
after Tuesday was confined to
the house with. a severe head
ache, DR.. Heidelman of Arlee
being in town and in constant at
tendance, he having been the
family physician for years. On
Saturday afternoon he left for
home and DR.. Putney was called
to attend her during DR.. Heidel-
mans absence. DR.. Putney was
at the house about 10 O'Clock
that evening and when he left it
was supposed that she was con-
siderably improved as she was
resting better than at any time
for two or three days. She was
even able to eat a little and re-
tain it for the first time during
her illness. She was apparently
suffering but little, and Miss
Kate Titus who was attending
her as nurse, was in and out of
the sick room until one O'Clock
but at that time took a short nap
and upon again entering the
room at a little past two in the
morning, found she had expired.
Her alarm was very great and
she called DR.. Putney at once,
and DR.. Fuhrer was also called,
but nothing could be done. Miss
Titus proved herself a heroine
that morning, summoning alone
several ladies who responded to
the call and were soon at the
family residence to give such as
sistance as they could. Miss
Titus waded through the snow in
the night and alone, an act many
would have been too timid to at
tempt.
Mr.. Denison had been away
from home for a week past, at
tending to some important busi-
ness matters at Arlee, Ravalli,
Dixon and Perma, and the severe
storm also prevented him from
coming home, not knowing how
serious her condition was. He
kept in touch daily with DR..
Heidelman and had no cause to
think she was in danger, Mrs.
Denison being subject to severe
attacks of headache. He was at
Ravalli Saturday and called up
on the phone and asked her con-
dition. Being informed that she
was quite i'll he said that he
would come up in the morning
(Sunday) believing that the
storm would have spent itself by
that time. A messenger was
sent out from Rayalli Sunday
to notify Mr.. Denison of
his wife's death, but he could not
believe it true. He called up the
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1911-11-17

the status of our public high
ways, and the relation of federal
authority where none was sup
posed to exist. When President
Taft issued his proclamation
opening the Flathead reservation
to settlement almost everybody
took it for granted that federal
supervision and authority ceased
to exist on May 2, 1910. That
supposition has turned out to be
a delusion of the greatest magni-
tude. The federal authority
supposed to have been surrender
ed has been maintained, and the
people here are entirely at the
mercy of a bureauatic edict.
It seems there are no public
highways which are opened to
the public in fact and in reality.
We have public highways in part;
we have public highways in
places and in others we have
only half a highway. This con-
dition is caused by the following
reasons: Where an allotment
abuts on a highway, there we
have only half a highway, the
allotment part being still un-
opened and imperative. Where
two allotments join and the high
way is supposed to pass between
them, there we have no high
way at all. Where the highway
passes between two pieces of
land which have been home
steaded or are subject to home-
stead, there we have a highway
in fact and in reality. That is
an analogous situation probably
never before seen in any place
or country. 1t is an embarrassing
situation, to say the least. The
board of county commissioners
have established and laid out cer-
tain roads, part of which come
under the above classification,
and have expended considerable
money in improving the supposed
public road. Now they find them
selves powerless to enforce an
order to open up the same roads,
and the situation is so unique and
so extraordinary as to require
speedy action on the part of some
one.
If the board of county COM
missioners have not the author
ity to open up and declare public
highways which will remain
opened, then such authority
should be given them. The coun-
try will never develop without
some roads leading into and out of
it. The Indian department should
see this fact and take such action
as will relieve the situation.
It has been stated that the In
dian department is merely safe
guarding the rights of the Indian
allottees. But is it? Is the prop
erty Of the Indian worth any,
thing with only a bride path lead
ing to and from the premises.
What this country needs most
at this time, in the opinion of the
writer, is to be segregated from
the Indian department so far as
local affairs are concerned. That
department should not be allowed
to exercise such great authority
as it has taken upon itself dur
ing all the time since the reser.
vation was opened. If it is nec-
essary to secure some rights for
the county officials to have
authority here as elsewhere in
the county of Missoula, then our
members of congress are called
upon to get busy and see to it
that some congressional legis-
lation be enacted to give US re-
lief.
With such a country as the
Flathead reservation is (and the
word reservation" here is used
ol,,:e1ll,,\ - onl - loo%;~o1 IN bo
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-09-22
To\Uer of Hercules.

Travellers may still see on the coast
Of the English channel at Dover the
ruins Of Roman lighthouse that was
built at the time Of the Roman con-
quest of Britain. Another ancient
lighthouse, built less than century
after the tower at Dover, is still serv-
ing it's original purpose. 1t was partly
rebuilt and some alterations were
made in it, but in the main it is the
same old structure that guided the
Roman galleys as they skirted the
coasts Of the bay of Biscay, making
their way to the Roman port Of Bri-
gantium. This is the modern harbor
of La Coruna, and the lighthouse is the
most ancient thing about it. The
Romans called it the tower OF Her
cules, and the moderns have perpetu-
ated the name. The exact date Of its
erection is not known, but inscr1p-
tons and other evidence show that 1t
was built in the time of Trajan, be,
tween 90 and III A. D.-Exchange.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-09-22
SENATOR CARTER DIES
Former Montana Statesman Passes
Away in Washington.

Thomas H. Carter, twice a sena-
tor from Montana and a prominent
and picturesque figure in national poll
tics, died suddenly in Washington
Ex-senator Carter had been serious
~ i'll for week before his death from
impaired heart action.
Thomas Henry Carter represented
Montana in the senate for twelve
years. He first sat in the senate in
1895 and stayed there until 1901. HI
came back in 1905. He first came
into national politics in 1892, when he
was made chairman of President Har-
rison's Republican national committee.
Senator Carter is survived by his
widow, Ellen Galen Carter of Helena,
whom he married in 1886, and two
sons, John G. and Hugh Thompson
Carter, both students in the art school
of Georgetown university The moth
er and sons were at the bedside at
the senator when he died.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-09-22

Every year large number of poor
sufferers, whose lungs are sore and
racked with coughs, are urged to go to
another climate But this is costly and
not always sure. There's better way.
Let DIR. Kings New Discovery cure you
at home. .'It cured me of lung trou-
ble," writes w. r. Nelson of Gala
mine, Ark, "when all else failed and
gained AZ pounds in weight. It's surely
the king of all cough and lung cures. I"
Thousands owe their lives and health
to it. It's positively guaranteed for
Coughs, Colds, LaGrippe, Asthma,
Group all Throat and Lung troubles.
soc and S1.00. Trial bottle free at W.
G. Atwell's.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-09-22
Private CoIsridqe.

In his young days the poet Co!eridge
had little love affair which ended in
disaster, for the lady refused him. In
despair he enlisted in cavalry regi-
ment which he hoped would be or
dered on foreign service. For family
reasons he dropped his correct name,
but from feeling of sentiment re-
tanned the Initials, SO Samuel Taylor
Coleridge became Private Silas Temp
kins Camberbateh. The regiment did
not leave the country, and it was not
long before his soul wearied of bar
rack life and it's utter absence of ro-
nance. His military life ended in
curious fashion. One day while Cole
ridge was doing a weary sentry go
two officers strolled past One of them
made use Of a Greek quotation which
the other corrected The first insisted
on his correctness, while the other
was just as positive he was wrong.
While they disputed the sentry sud
denly presented arms and respectfully
informed them that they were both in
error. He gave the exact quotation,
name of the author and other circum-
stances. This incident led to an in
quiry. and the poet was restored to
the bosom of his family.-London
Graphic
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-09-22
SPORTING AFFAIRS

In New York, Friday, Carl Morris
received a Terrific beating in ten
rounds from Fireman jim Flynn of
Pueblo, Colo, and had it not been for
Morris wonderful pluck there is no
doubt that he would have been put to
sleep. Although Morris was nearly
six inches taller and weighed fifty
pounds more, he was practically
slaughtered Both of his eyes were
closed, his nose was broken, his lips
were slsshed and he received so many
blows On the right SIDE of the head
that it swelled to the size of a small
pumpkin.
The Peoria club won the Three-I
league championship by taking two
games from Danville. The Pennant
won by Peoria is the frs N the his
tory of organized baseball in this city.
A. sensational uphill fight during the
last three weeks made by Manager
Sits captured the flag.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-09-22
GOOD WORK
Done Daily in Edgerton. Many
Citizens Tell of Il.

Nearly every reader has heard OF
Doan's Kidney Pills. Their good work
IN Eogerton still continues, and our citi-
zens are constantly adding endorsement
by public testimony. No better proof of
merit can be had than the experience of
neighbors and friends. Read this case
John Koch of Edgerton, Wis. says
Il have taken Doan's Kidney Pills and
my experience has proven that they are
a valuable kidney medicine. Last spring
had a great deal of trouble with my
back. / was so lame that | could hard
ly stoop and noticed that my kidneys
did not do their work as they should
got supply of Doan's Kidney Pills
from Atwells Drug Store and it did not
take them long to relieve me. My kid
neys are now in normal condition and
my back does not bother me" AZ
For sale by all dealers. Price 80 cents.
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's = and
take no other.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-09-22
Dana,s Ten Books.

Charles A. Dana once made list
Of ten indispensable books" They
are the Bible, Shakespeare, the Dec
laration of Independence, the Con
stitution of the United States, Ban
croft's History Of the United States"
Irving's 'Iife of Washington" Frank
Inns Autobiography" Chmning's ''Es-
say on Napoleon Bonaparte," Gibbons
decline and Fall of the Roman EN-
pire" and Tarbell's early Life of
Lincoln
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-09-22
GRIMES AND CASUAL TIES


Guy Dowsey, twenty-three and John
Tocace, twenty, are in st. Johns hos
pital at Cleveland, o., probably fata'-
ly wounded as the result of a pistol
battle in the open street. The fighting
started over two women, who objected
to the singing of Dowsey and Tocace.
Carlo CastanzO, who was with the VIC
men and who is under arrest, submit
ted his protest, the police allege, by
opening fire on the singers. Then
more shots followed from both direc-
tons and when the smoke cleared
away Dowsey and Tocace law uncon-
scious ON the street, while Castanz0
had taken refuge in near by room
ing house. The police found him u1l-
der Il bed.
Near I4ogansport, Ind, Miss Elsie
Trip, eighteen years old, daughter of
a well known farmer, accidentally shot
and killed James Powell, twenty-five
years old, at a party. Powell made a
remark that when he married he would
make his wife stand around.
Miss Trip picked UP revolver ly-
ing near and replied in joking man
ner: "And when I'm married l will
make my husband stand around if I
have to use one Of these" Thinking
the revolver unloaded she pulled the
trigger and Powell fell dead.
At Lansing, Mich, Monday while
playing in a gravel pit near the city
ifc A1ny GrnSs Cnd nd hic
brother Charles, aged five, were buried
under several tons of falling earth and
before their bodies were recovered
two hours later life was extinct
The only eye witness was a lad
about six years old and he Immediate
ly notified a physician who called the
police. 1t required about an hours
digging before the bodies were recov-
cred.
At Cleveland, 0, mysterious cir
cumstances surround the drowning
of Captain Frank G.. Warner, comman-
tia ship, off the Ninth street pier.
Warner is said to have tumbled out
of the small rowboat without two men,
who also occupied the boat, noticing
his disappearance. These men gave an
alarm following the discovery of the
accident and then disappeared. The
police are looking for them.
While flying at Hendon, England,
Lieutenant r. A. Cammeli's military
aeroplane collapsed. Cammell fell
hundreds of feet and was instantly
killed Lieutenant Cammell was using
a Valkyrie military monoBlane, one of
the four presented by H. Barber of the
war office in June. Five hundred per-
sons saw the tragedy.
At Sullivan, Ind, Sunday, after hav-
ing fatally wounded his wife, Ordie
Jones shot and killed himself in the
street in front of their home. Jones,
it is said, was violently jealous of his
wife. He was employed as a construc-
ton foreman on the Illinois Central
railroad.
Ed Walker Of Monroe, Mich, died at
Toledo O., from a fractured skull
sustained when he leaned his head
too far out from the rear platform of
a Detroit and Monroe short line inter
urban car and was struck on the head
by an incoming Detroit car.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-09-22
No Need to Stop Work

When your doctor orders you to stop
work, it staggers you 81 can't" you
say. You know you are weak, run
down and failing in health day by day,
but you must work as long as you can
stand. What you need is Electric Bit
tiers to give tone, strength and vigor to
build you up. Don't be weak, sickly
or ailing when Electric Bitters will
health and strength. Try them. Every
bottle is guaranteed to satisfy. Only
SOC at w. G.. Atwell's
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-09-22
Force of Habit.

Its curious how habits fasten them
selves on people. You know Wapps-
ley"
''Yes'
"He's an enthusiastic fisherman and
always has story to tell about some
gigantic monster of the deep that he
almost caught"
give heard him tell lot of lies of
that kind"
"Well, it seems that burglars broke
into his house the other night and he
got up and captured one of them--a
little fellow-but you ought to hear
him tell about the size of the one that
got away Chicago Record-Herald.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-09-22
In a japanese Temple.


'Asakuse temple is dedicated to the
goddess Kwannon, tiny image Of
gold, about two and one-half inches
HIGH" writes traveller in Japan. Eat
the entrance to the temple grounds on
either side Of the immense gate stand
two large ard fearful looking figures,
guarding tie sacred precincts Hang
ing outside the wire grating arr a
number Of sandals for their use if the
wish to take a walk. and rice is
sprinkled about. Each worshiper, be-
fore entering the temple, calls at a
small building, an9 after contributing
a small amount, washes his hands and
rinses his mouth. In front of the main
shrine is a large aperture in the floor,
covered with Iatticework. into which
the worshiper casts his gift. After
clapping his hands to awaken or at
tract the attention Of the god, he
kneels, but his prayer is only brief.
While there is one chief shrine there
are many others under the same roof.
One shrine especially attracted my at
tention; it was made of wood, and
quite disfgured and worn through the
constant rubbing of hands on the spot
corresponding to the afflicted portions
Of the sufferers bodies" -Chicago
News.