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The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1912-04-26

mental and nervous diseases. He is
a native OF Brooklyn, fortyfve years
of age, and is a graduate Of St.
Xavier's college. New York city. He
has been connected with the health
service Of the city for fifteen years.
He was formerly inspector for the
board of health Of the Old city Of
Brooklyn at the time when the city
was threatened with an epidemic Of
cholera and yellow fevc'. He was
also associated with other branches Of
the city government and has had
twenty years experience in this line
Of activities.
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of plant life, and the effect observ- able in the vigor and production of each upon different soils, of which latter the place presents quite variety. Some soils are dark and heavy, argillaceousin in nature, while others are arenaceous and light. Some varieties of plants were more adapta ble to the heavier soils, while upon the lighter soils others thrived better. Next year the planting will be done more under standingly and better results are anticipated. Flowing and planting will be done much earlier, and cultivation will be most thorough
 Mir. Ackszein expresses belief that with deep blowing and thorough cultivation there need never be a crop failure in this region except in season ofunparalleled drought.
 The varities experimented with on the Ackszein place embraced two kiuds of alfalfa, yellow flint corn, black eyed peas and COW peas, casaba melons, pumpkins, beans in three varieties (soy beans, tepari beans, California pink beans-frijo- les which did we'll, and all pro- duced good crops, squashes of three varieties, turnips, cabbages, pota- toes, broom corn, and many other varieties of productions, all oI which made fine showings and produced abundantly. Broomcorn Mr. Ackszein believes will prove a great and profitable crop. It is g commodity for which there is 2 great and growing demand, and 1T
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of sixty to ninety feet struck flows of water which raised in the wells twentyser thirty feet, and produced an apparently inexhauslible SUD- ply. Settlers of experience in artesian beltsin California and in the East express d faith that wells bored to depths not greater than six hundred or seven hundred feet will tap water strata that will send to the surface strong and abundant flows.
 A remarked in an earlier para graph in these descriptions many of the new settlers who came into the Elgin region late last fall or early iIi the present year, have been very successful in raising crops and have made showings that are really remarkable. One of the most suc- ces,ful of those instanced is MT. l.. l Ack-zein, who located last year a fine quarter section of land about four miles north from Elgin, right up against the Pima county line. In the season of 1912 he cultivated and planted about forty five acres of land, whieh.acreage he intends increasing to a great extent during the year now coming on. Last sea- sons work was
 GREATLY EXPERIMENTAL, and great variety of produce, was | planted, careful note being taken of the growth of the various forms
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ed and grew we'll. They are spels and toceista. The first named is a German fodder plant and is a stur- dy drought resistant which grows we'll on dry soil with little rain- fall and produces abundantly. Cattle are fond of it and eat the plant with avidity. The other (toceista) is also great drought resista mt and promises great results From a single seed it will stool out wonderfully and grows as many at ninety stalks that will stand as high as the waist of a tall man. Cattle and are very fond of it, and it keeps we'll for winter feed. Through the very hottest and dry est weather 1t grows with remark able strength. It will not wilt in blazing sun, as do so many other forage plants, but the most violent rays of the old Sol seem to give it life and vigor. However to attain the best results the ground should be seeded early so the young plants may get a good start before the hot weather sets in. Mangelwurtzel, a large beet for feeding stock, turned out we'll also.
 Of course it would be impractic- able to give special attention in an article like this to all those new corners in the eastern part of the county who have made fine show ings on their lands from the first years planting, and the foregoing is presented as showing the great variety successfully grown by MT. Aclszein as outlining clearly the great possibilities of that highly favored region The Ackszein place shows clearly the great divers ity of crops the country surround ing will produce with intellig- ent, systematic and thorough cultivation. But in passing it is a pointer to mention the facts that on the place of MT. Fred Gentle, near Mir. Ackszein's there was rais- ed heavy crop of beans, and his crop of milo maize, shown in one of the engravings in this edition, was also very heavy and productive; and on the farm of Mir. George Me- Carthy, about five miles southwest of Elgin there was raised large crop of corn. Mention is made and engravings presented in the columns of this edition of the fne growth of corn on the farm of MT. R. N. Keaton, in the San Rafael valley, and on the place of Mr. Fred J. Miller, on Mowry Flat | Other farmers could be named in a l long list who have been very sue.
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the market it commands price of $240 per ton, while it can bear transportation long distances, and time is TO elementi in it's transit for it cannot spoil through any delay. An acre will produce ton or more. Tests were made successfully of
 
 NEW FORAGE PLANTS, Of which two varieties were plant
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gently attention has been attracted to the Rain Valley and the San Rafael Valley, in the eastern part of the county, the two lying be- tween the Huachuca and Mustang mountains on the east and the Patagonia and Santa Rita noun tains on the west, and separated from each other by low ridge known as the Canelo Hills, spur from the Huachucas extending westward toward the Santa Ritas. The San Rafael valley extends southward from the Canelos to the international boundary, and into Mexico. The Rain Valley, known more familiarly as the Elgin region, lies northward from the Canelos, and spreads around on the north side of the Santa Rtas on the west, and reaches to the Whetstones on the northwest. Lying between the Mustang and the Whetstone noun tains is an arm of the Rain Valley which has been given the name of Pleasant Valley. The northern line of Santa Cruz county intersects the western line of Cochise county at the head of the Pleasant Valley, and runs westerly through the middle of the valley into and across Rain Valley, part of both valleys being in the Pima county, and many settlers are locating upon that side of the line, while many homes upon the Santa Cruz side have grown up within two years past. It is stated upon good au' thority that in the San Rafael anC Rain Valleys are between foul hundred and five hundred quarter sections of
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ideal sites for orchards. In fact the great industry in all the valleys described and mentioned will be horticultural without any doubt. Apples, pears, plums and other deciduous fruits thrive well and produce abundantly. Some of the finest apples grown anywhere have been raised at Camille, in the foot hill region of the Huachuca noun tains, in the vicinity of Patagonia, and at the Empire ranche, on the north side of Santa Rita noun tains. A Photographic map of the United States, published by the Smithsonian Institute shows the
 ANNUAL PRECIPITATION
 To exceed twenty inches of water, and the same map classlties this region with all the western parts of Kansas, Nebraska and the Dakotas. The area included in the classif- cation extends in a northwesterly direction from the vicinity of Ca, nanea, in Mexico, to Prescott, Arizona, and is about sixty miles in width, embracing the Huachuca, Mustang and Wholesome mountains, with the Patagonia and Santa Ritas, and the regions lying between. In the areas in Santa Cruz county, described the rainfall is shown as much heavier than in the regions on either side. The surface water is tapped by wells that vary in depth from a few feet to sixty or more. In many places in the vicin ity of Elgin wells bored to depth
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tassel reached to the apex of the gable. A third view is of field of corn, cut and shocked, in the en. closure of Mir. Fred J. Miller. on Mowry Flat. on the east side of the Patagonia mountains. All those fields of corn were raised
 WITHOUT IRRIGATION,
 The ground being planted simply to a goodly depth, the seed planted and very little cultivation given In Mir. Milier's field the seed was planted to depth of twelve inches, and predictions were made freely that the corn would never come up. And it was planted late in May, af ter all the rest of the farmers in the surrounding country had got their ground seeded. But it did come up, and with the natural rainfall which came in July and continued through the month of August, il attained lhe phenomenal growth shown in the engraving, many oI the stalks exceeding twelve feet iu height In passing it is not amiss to remark that all through the vari, ous mountain chains in the county are many just such flats or parks em mbracing twenty acres and up ward, which are susceptible of mak ing as fine a showing as that made by Mr. Miller on Mowry Flat, al shown in the engraving. Many O the little flats mentioned would b,
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GOOD LAND

susceptible of cultivation, capable of producing fine crops, that two years ago were open to homestead location. Within the past eighteen
 months one hundred and fifty such locations have been made in those, valleys, and it is reported that two hundred other homesteaders are now making their entries. Within the coming year, it is anticipated that every available location will be taken. Most of those who have taken up land are people of mea ns, who have brought with them horses, cows, fine swine and poul- try, farm wagons and implements of all kinds, and have gone to work in the right way; and the applica- tion of their capital and labor will make the eastern part of Santa Cruz county one of the most pop. ulous and wealthy regions in the State of Arizona. Those who came in during the fall of 1911 and ear ly in 1912 broke and cultivated considerable ground, and raised phenomenal crops. To give an idea of what has been. done there are reproduced photograph engrav- ings of some of the scenes presented at the harvest time. One view is of field of milo maize on the farm of MT. Fred Gentle, in the Rain Valley, about four miles north of Elgin. Standing in front of the field is team and light wagon with three persons occupying the seats. It will be noticed that the heads of the plants tower above the heads of the occupants of the vehicle. Another view is of a growth of corn raised on the farm of MT. Robert N. Keaton, in the San Rafael Valley, with the owner standing beside the stalk, which rises to height of twelve feet, just twice that Mir. Keaton. One stalk of corn raised in the same field reached a height of eighteen feet and when stood up alongside the
 Al IL
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GREATLY EXPERIMENTAL,

and a great variety of produce, was planted, careful note being taken
 of he growth of the various forms
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-03-22
Market Reports.
New York, March

New York. March Il.
BUTTER - Firm; receipts. 7.6i0 pack
ages; creamery. specials. per lb, 3llsc. :
extras, 31c: firsts. 29lAa3Olkc.; seconds, 2Sls
a29Iac: thirds. 26a27lsc.: state dairy. tubs,
finest, SOC; good to prime, 2Ia29c, com
mon to fair, 23a2Gc.; process, specials, ga
27Ibc; extras, 26IRc.; firsts. 25a2lAc.; sec
onds, 24a241sc.; factory. current make.
firsts. 25c.: seconds. 23lsa2ic.; thirds. 22a
22lAc.; packing stock. current make, No. 2
22lac; No. g. 20laa2lkc.
CHEESE-Firm; receipts 1l6S boxes
state, whole milk. held, specials, white,
per h., l9c. colored, l9c.; average fancy.
white, 1Ska1S&c. colored, lShalSAc.; win
ter made. undcrgrades. 16al7i2c,: daisies.
fall and earlier, best, l9c.; state skins,
winter made. specials, white, l4a4al5c.
colored, l5c: fair TO choice, l3hal41fc,; un-
dergrades, nominal. 7isal2hc
EGGS-Weak; receipts, 2i,9l2 cases: fresh
gathered, extras. per doz., 22a2215c.; flrsts
Aa21hc.: seconds. 20ha2OAc.; dirtles l9a
Zoe. checks, lSa19c: state. Pennsylvania
and nearby, hennery whites. fancy large
2Gc; fair to good, 23a25c.; hennery browns
22a22hc.; gathered and mixed colors, Aa
pc.
POTATOES-Firm; Bermuda No. l, pei
bbl., $6a6.75; Maine in bulk, per lG0 lbs.
So 75a4; per bag, SS50a3,75; state In bulk
$50 lbs, 350a3. 70; per bag, S3.35aS,55; Euro
pean, No. l, per l6S Id. bag. $2.75aS; sweets
Jersey. No. /. per basket. 81. 25al.9O.
LIVE POULTRY-Steady: chickens, pei
h., I3c.: fowls. l6hal7c.; ROSTERS, l0al2c.
turkeys. l5a2Oc.; ducks. lie; geese. salOc.
guineas per pair, bOc. pigeons, soc.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-03-22
Woman Is In Jail For Pro-
mSCuOIs Marrying.
NtDDtD TEN: DIVORCED NONE
Wife Of Pennsylvania Ice Man, Twen-
ty-seven Years Old, Says Several
of Her Spouses Were Men of
No Account and Not Worth
Mentioning.

Allentown, Pa, March 21.-Mrs. Jen-
ME Schwoyer, twenty years old
and good looking, the wife of an Allen
town ice man, is in Jail on a charge
that she had married ten husbands
and has not been divorced from any.
Her first husband, Frank Miller. left
her widow at eighteen. Previous to
her becoming the wife Of Edward
Schwoyer, her present spouse, she had
been married to John Gehris of this
city, but left him after year. Her
other husbands, she declares, were
men of no account and not worth men.
tiOning. She says Schwoyer's act in
prosecuting her is spite work because
she found it necessary some time ago
to have him arrested for nonsupport.
The seven other husbands, so far as
Alderman Bower and County Detec-
tive Bachman have been able to find
out, were men named Gowan. Myers.
Barber, Williams. Stephens, Henry Noll
and Miller.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-03-22
WOMAN SMUGGLER A SUICIDE
Mrs. Blanche Carson Hangs Herself
From Hotel Window After Arrest.

New York, March 21.-Mrs. Blanche
NJ Carson of San Francisco, who had
been detected by the customs inspect
ors the day before in an attempt TO
smuggle $4,000 worth of pearls and
other gems into the country, looped a
fifteen foot trunk rope about her throat,
tied the other end to the steam radiator
in her room on the eighth floor of the
Hotel Broztell and leaped through the
window out into the dark.
Thomas Seery, the janitor of a near
by building, discovered the body.
A lot of Christian Science literature,
large steamer trunk and several
small pieces of hand baggage were
found in the room all filed with ex'
pensively made articles of clothing. A
single pair of pearl earrings and cou-
Pile of plain gold pins were the only
articles of jewelry found. All of the
Jewels that Mrs. Carson had attempted
to smuggle in had been taken from her
by the customs officers and sent to the
public stores.
Mrs. Carson's body will be sent to her
brother, Paul Il. Maybury, in Los An
geles, Cal.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-03-22
SOUTH STERLING.
Especial to The Citizen)
South Sterling. March

south sterling, March Il.
Since the explosion at Greentown
they have had all of the boilers test
ed and all found o. X, but II. j
Green's was condemned.
Mrs. Geo. Wagner, of Pocono Pines
is visiting her sisters, Mrs. E. d.
Dunning and Mrs. Jas. NJ. Gilpin.
Everett Lancaster, of Washington
d. c., is visiting his father, George
II. Lancaster.
The remains of James Bowling, oi
Orange, n. j., were brought here and
buried i nthe old cemetery last
Monday.
DR.. Gilpin and family have return.
ed home after spending the winter
at Westtield, N. T., with their daugh.
ters and son.
Rev. w. f. Webster preached his
last sermon for the year, but we did
not consider it farewell sermon be-
cause we expect his return.
A. E. Gilpin smashed one of his
fingers badly while piling plank.
George H. Lancaster is still con
fined to the house but is running his
factory about steady.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merritt Smith are re
joicing over the arrival of a nice
new son which makes them ter
children.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-03-22
MILANVILLE.
Especial TO The CitizenJ

Milanyllle, IA, March u.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Carthuser en-
ioyed a few days in New York city
recently
Louis Hooker, who spent the win
ter at Hamilton, Canada, arrived
home last week. Judging from ap-
pearances Louis encountered a
healthy climate.
Mrs. Rudolph Hipe, of Callicoon,
recently visited her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Brucher.
Mr.. Roy Miller has returned from
Scranton.
Mrs. H. NJ Page returned from
New York city on Sunday last Ow-
ing to Mrs. Pages recent illness the
Erie showed Mr.. Page the courtesy
of stopping the train one Sunday in
front of the Page home near the oil
station.
Mrs. Orville Kays has returned
home after spending some weeks at
the home of her sister, Mrs II. M.
Page.
The rain of Friday last put the
road in unusual bad shape.
Mrs. Chester Van Orden, who has
been travelling through the south all
winter, is now visiting her sister
Mrs. George B. Lassley.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-03-22
CENTERVILLE.
(speoial 70 INC Citizen.)

Centerville, Pa, March 20.
Milton R. Marshall of this place,
went TO the State hospital in Scran-
ton on Thursday last to receive treat
ment for what is thought to be
rheumatism of the knee. All hope
he will soon be able to return to his
home again. His father accompanied
him to Scranton and returned home
Friday afternoon. His daughter,
Jennie, who has been visiting her
sister for the past week, returned
home with him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Surplus and
daughter, Margaret, of Gouldsboro,
visited on Saturday last with the
formers sister, Mrs. r. Marshall OF
this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Becker and
daughter, Edna, have gone to Mich
olson to attend the funeral of Mrs.
Becker's father, Robert Lockart
formerly of Ledgedale.
Anna Walker, of Hawley, spent a
few days last week with her parents
at this place.
Ella Patterson visited friends in
Scranton recently.
Elmer Foulkrod visited friends in
Centerville on Sunday last.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-03-22
Examinations for Common School
Diplomas.

Common school examinations will
be held April 13 at the following
places: Sherman, Starrucca, Lake
Como, Lakewood, Pleasant Mount,
Aldenville, Rileyville, Equinunk,
(Manchester School Building), Tor
rey, Damascus, Beachlake, Bethany,
Prompton, South Canaan, Ariel,
Clarks Corners, Palmyra, marble
Hill School Building), Uswick, Ham
lin, Sterling, Newfoundland, Way
mart.
May at Seelyville, Gouldsboro
Texas Township High School build
ing.
June 1st at Lakewood.
The examinations begin promptly
at $50 a. m.
The successful applicants will be
awarded a common school diploma
Only those pupils that have complet.
ed the Eighth Grade work are allow.
ed to enter. For further informa.
tion see the 1911 Co. Institute Man
ual PIP. 8, IL and 13, also the 1911
Common School Outline.
The teachers in the places men
toned above are requested to un
lock their school buildings and make
the necessary preparations for the
work of the day.
]. ]. KOEHLER,
Co. Supt of Schools
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-03-22
FINDS PRETTIEST GIRL.
Carnegie Says Pittsburgh stenoera-
pher Is a Prize.

Pittsburgh, March 21.-Miss Virginia
Lee, aged twenty, stenOgrapher, of
this city has been declared by Andrew
Carnegie to be the prettiest girl in the
world.
Miss Lee was graduated in 1909 from
the Margaret Morrison Carnegie schools
and has never been seen in person by
photograph from her father in Hot
Springs, Ark. where he is sojourning,
and was Immediately struck with her
demure attractiveness. He gave her
picture to a newspaper correspondent.
with the request that it be published.
The steel master wrote on the back of
the photograph. Bonnie Virginia Lee,
a prize for some lucky man.--Andrew
Carnegie"
Several days ago Mr. Carnegie met
Miss Lees father, who thanked him
for the educational advantages his
daughter had enjoyed at the Margaret
Morrison schools, and Mr.. Carnegie
asked for the girls picture.
Miss Lee was found busily engaged
in pounding typewriter in the offices
of an engineering company where she
is employed.
"Why, the ideaw she said. II don't
know Mr.. Carnegie. Mr.. Carnegie
please don't say so in the newspapers. .
Miss Lee has a great wealth of brown
hair and big blue eyes.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-03-22
SHAFT TO GENERAL BRADDOCK
Will Be Erected on the Battlefield of
Monongahela.

Pittsburgh, March 21.-A granite
shaft to mark the memory OF General
Braddock will be erected on the battle
field of Monongahela, fifteen miles
from this city, where the British com
mander met his disastrous defeat in
the French and Indian war in 1855.
The memorial will be dedicated in
July, and present at that time, 1t Is ex-
pected, will be President Taft and the
Duke of Connaught, governor general
of Canada, who will represent King
George. Many other men of distinc-
ton Will attend.
There will be assembled on the bat
tlefield United States, British and
Canadian troops. Possibly the For.
tieth regiment Of British infantry. OF
which BraddOck was colonel will take
part in the exercises. II now is sta
toned in Canada.
In any event, England will be repre-
sented by troop of Scotch Highland
infantry, with artillery and cavalry
The United States will send military
forces from Fort Myer, Va, and from
Governors island. New York.
The erection of the monument ant
It's dedication have been arranged by
the Pennsylvania Historical society OF
this city and by the Western Pennsyl
vania Historical society of Pittsburgh
which have planned all the details,
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-03-22
LOSES RACE WITH DEATH.
Man Dies Before Train Reaches His
Native City.

Philadelphia, March 21.-Morris Les
cowitz, forty-fiye years old, lost in a
race with death from Santa Barbara
Cal. to his home in this city.
Lescowitz was accompanied by his
wife and three small children, who had
gone with him to California about a
year ago in the hope that the climate
would stay the ravages of tuberculosis,
A few weeks ago physicians at Santa
Barbara told him that he had only a
few more days to live.
Lescowitz decided that he wanted to
spend his last few days among friends
in this city, and the family immediate
ly started on the long trip across the
continent. His condition became grad
ually worse during the journey. and
the end came while the train was
speeding from Harrisburg to Philadel
phia.
The body was taken from the train
at Broad street station and removed %
his home.