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The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-06-06

John w. Morris is newcomer
to the Flathead. having filed on
a homestead in 1921. He is a
brother of Harry Morris living
west of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. T. McCon-
nell entertained a small party of
friends last Monday evening. An
elegant lunch was served and all
present spent a most pleasant
evening.
Miss Mettie Slocum and Miss
Anna Devine, teachers in the Ro-
nan schools the past year, left
Sunday last, the former for Ore
gon and the latter for her home
in Marysville, this state.
The usual Saturday night
dance will be held at the Roman
opera house tomorrow evening.
These dances attract many of
the best young people and are
enjoyable events each week.
Everybody invited.
AS am going to leave Roman
permanently, | am offering for
sale at my residence the follow
ing: One large cook stove, one
heating stove, one bureau, one
brass bed complete, one sanitary
couch, rugs, rocking chairs, din
ing room chairs. lamps and war;
ious other household articles.
Also about 100 small chicks
some half grown very cheap
and about 2 dozen old hens. Old
and young thoroughbreds. Call
ply phone or come to my resi-
dence. Elmer E. Healey.
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Work Horses For Sale

10 teams of heavy work horses to sell
for cash or an time. Also some work
mares and colts. Call at Aft
ROMAN STATE BANK.
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"COLONEL"

Percheron draft stallion: W.T..
1910 lbs. Terms: $1,000; due
when mare is known to be with
foal, changes ownership or leaves
the country. Will be at the Per-
cy Manning ranch west Of Roman
the first four days of each week
and balance of the time at the
home ranch on Grow creek.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-06-06
A. Sutherland
Dealer in
Real Estate

Insurance: Only firstclass COM
panies represented.
Notary Public: Conveyancing,
neatly promptly and correctly
attended to.
Sc, 900 A 1875 acre irrigated hay
ranch, miles north of Bigfork; fairly
well improved; yields a $1,000 crop
every year.
$500: To loan on real estate.
400 Acres near Roman to lease.
Cheap.
Roman Choice building lot on
north side at $225.OO
Large we'll built house and lot.
$125O.00
House IA "a and lot on the north
side $425.
Two room house and two lots
Zone corner lot) cheap $500. 90
Call and list your property and will
find you buyers. If interested watch
this adv. for frequent changes.
Roman, Montana.
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INACTIVE"

Imported Percheron stallion,
weight 1850 lbs. Will make the
season of 1913 at our ranch on
Crow creek. Terms: $40. pay
able when mare is known to be
with foal, changes ownership or
leaves the country.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-06-06

$50 Hogs For Sale
Fat hogs, stock hogs or pigs, in any
number. EDW. CLAiRMoNT. 5-6p
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-06-06
More Cows Coming

Mr.. Farmer:-1f this country is to
grow and prosper as it should, we MUST
HAVE more stock, We have conclud-
ed to ship to Roman two hundred head
of dairy cows, if they can be sold. If
you want bunch of cows come in to
the Roman State Bank and tell us what
you want and we will get them for you.
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t. Gil

For Sale
One Deering push binder, IL foot cut,
good as new. FRED SIMMONS. 5 lOp
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OSl6
The trial of John w. Hicklin,
late county treasurer, on a charge
OF embezzlement, has been set
for July 6.
Roman is now without a deputy
sheriff, the board of county COM
missioners having cut the salary
allowance off.
Amandus Him. made final proof
on his homestead west of town
in 21-N Monday last, with Owen
McCabe and Knute Tofte as wit
nesses.
The Sterling hotel is receiving
a coat of paint this week. Jim
O'Neil has the job in hand and
is improving the appearance of
that hosiery.
Mrs. }. u. Ross is enjoying a
visit from her mother Mrs,
Clark of Plains, this week. Mrs.
Ross met her at Ravalli last Fri.
day and accompanied her to Ro-
nan.
People living near St. Ignatius,
Dixon, Roman, and as far away
as Arlee, are referred to as living
south of Poison" by a contem.
porary Of that place. Extremely
humorous.
Mrs. A. C. Scheels who has
been visiting her sister, Mrs.
VIM. Arnold northeast of Roman
for the past two weeks, returned
Monday last to her home in
Oaksdale, Wash.
There will be a dance at the
Fairview school house tomorrow
night. The ladies' will serve a
lunch, the music is guaranteed
to be good and everybody will
have a good time.
Miss Mary Cassidy of Spokane
is visiting at the N, Dellwo home
west of town, having arrived
here last week. She made ap.
plication to homestead-a tract OF
land in 1921 last Saturday.
Miss Lulu Bigelow returned to
kalispell Sunday last, having al.
most entirely recovered from hel
injury received in the winter.
She is engaged in one of the
leading studios Of that city.
Miss Barbara Kahn left fol-
Hamburg, Iowa, last Saturday,
to spend the summer vacation at
her old home. She returns in
September to be the primary
teacher again in the Roman
schools.
Miss Caroline Rich, who has a
homestead south of town and
who has taught the Leon school
for the past two years, is holding
the eighth grade examinations
in Roman this week. A large
number of pupils are taking the
exams.
Principal Logan writes the
Pioneer that the idea of CONSOLE
dation has not been abandoned
but that it is only temporarily
put off. He thinks the oppor-
tunity for consolidation in this
district is the best of any he
knows of and that sooner or later
it will be given a thorough trial.
Joe and Ross Lemire and DR..
and Mrs. Sheen, the doctor as
chauffeur, drove the new Ford
car Of the former to the Flat
head river northwest of town
last Sunday on business and
pleasure. They delivered three
cream separators to customers
md boosted for Roman all day.
A. M. Sterling is building a
just across the street
rom the store and postoffice,
within which to house his Cad
lilac and the touring car of Ros-
'oe Hull when the latter remains
'ver in Roman. The building
will be 24x40 and will accommo-
late transient cars when occasion
demands.
The new suits for the Roman
'ase ball team arrived Monday
asst and will be worn for the
irst time in the game with Pol
on next Sunday. As many as
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-06-06

Try Bailey's VELVET" ice cream.
Bring your cream to A. M.
Sterling Co.
James M. Carver of Moiese
valley was in town Wednesday.
l.. B. Manning has purchased
the Singer interest in the Hart
& Singer pool hall.
Arrangements have been made
by which we also will buy your
cream. A. M. Sterling Co.
A. j. Brewer made a business
trip to Missoula the first Of the
week, returning Wednesday.
Miss Ollie Townsend has re-
tnrned home for the summer
from attending the state normal
college at Cheney, Wash.
! Miss Kate Titus spent several
days visiting in Missoula this
week, accompanying Miss Kahn
who left for Iowa last Saturday.
I Roscoe Hull went to Helena
Tuesday to meet a brother of
Mrs. Hull who is autoing from
Detroit, Mich. The party is ex-
pected to reach Roman today.
The Flathead is not the only
place where it was intolerably
hot during the past ten days. All
over the central states the heat
has been something extraordi-
nary.
The cement sidewalk which the
Big Store has had constructed
during the past two weeks is
about completed. 1t makes a
substantial walk and gives the
Big Store a citified appearance.
Miss Alice Sheen, daughter of
DR.. and Mrs. w. r. Sheen. left
last Friday for an extended visit
with friends of the family in
Anaconda. The doctor and Mrs.
Sheen accompanied her as far as
Ravalli and saw her safely on
the train.
Attorney General Kelley has
decided that under the law, COM
peting telephone companies may
not consolidate in the state of
Montana. That would not pre-
vent the citizens of any town or
city refusing to pay tribute to
two companies, would it?
L. B. Manning writes to send
his Pioneer to Dayton hereafter,
as he expects his family to join
him next week, having wintered
in Portland. The Montana breeze
they will get on their Wild Horse
Island home will probably be ap-
preciated during the hot months.
The Montana representatives
in the house have been given the
following committee assignments
Stout, public lands, irrigation
and expenditures in the interior
department; Evans, Indian af-
fairs, mines and mining and
claims.
F. W. Frye, principal-elect of
the Roman school the coming
year, will leave tomorrow for his
old home in Bloomington, ILL
nois, for a visit with relatives,
after which he will attend one of
the teachers summer schools UNI
til school starts again in Sep
TENDER.
w. c. Harlan of Hamilton,
made a flying auto trip to Kalis-
pell with party Of ladies and
they filed on claims in the north
western part of the state. Miss
Edith M. Harlan was one of the
party and she was so much en-
raptured with the grand scenery
of the Flathead that she left the
auto party at Roman to be the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Garrett
and C. C. Goldman of 1920.
W. W. McCrackin, a pioneer
of Montana and we'll known to
many on the Flathead, died sud-
denly in Hamilton last Saturday,
May 81. He was a banker of
that town and his daughter. Miss
Helen McCrackin, has a home
stead northeast of St. Ignatius
and is also we'll known around
O,,r sicfor tnyvn HE doc ~, oo,,oo
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Jap Rice

A pure, white, fluffy rice, free from
dark specks, is insured if you buy this
rice. This quality many sell at ,2k lbs
for Csc. o.
We sell pounds for ..........., XIV
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Wanted

All kinds of hides, either green or
Try. Highest cash price paid.
II. M. GEHLERT.
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Lard 14c per lb

10 ID pals $l.4O; S ID pals Use, for
one week. ROMAN MEAT MARKET,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-13
WHERE, OH WHERE,
HAVE THE MAN.
AYERS CONE?

There was a grand exodus of the
proprIetors of the Grand Theatre last
Thursday when they quietly boarded
a. train and flew the coop L. G.
thompson and H. Kuter came here a
short time ago and took over the
Grand Theatre making some improve
ments and alterations in it. The ven
ture prove a failure, at least so it
seems, there never was a whale of a
crowd at the shows and that seems
to have been a Jonah. At any rate,
the house has been dark for the
last three nights. The managers
OF the defunct theatre advertised a
free matinee for Saturday afternoon
and there were enough children in
front of the theatre waiting PATIENTLY
for it to open to more than pack it
to its fullest capacity But the
kids" We're disappointed. The hous4
did not open. Two or three credi
tors would like to see the two mana
gers and have them settle up some
small accounts.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-13
TWENTY PER CENT OFF.

The officers and directors of the
Electric Light Co. are proving true
to the original intention of the Or
ganization and that is to furnish hghE
and power at cost to it's patrons. This
is the scond reduction they have made
since the company is out of debt and
they may decide to make another one
if they see that they can stand it.
The company has always been fair
and true to their patrons and always
viii be. Whenever it is necessary
TO raise the rates to meet expenses
and improvements they viii be obliged
to raise the rates. The company nov
being ou- of debt will try to keep GU
and keep expenses down to the low
est limit for good service
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-13

Rev. Fred Staff has been invited
by the First Congregational church
of Santa Anna, California, to fill
their pulpit for four Sabbaths after
Easter and he has accepted the in
VitatiCn for the purpose of a tenn
porary change and an opportunity to
see that c.suntry. He has not decid-
ed to leave Grand Rapids and may
not be invitde by that congregation,
but he Will enjoy his first trip to
that lovely state of California. We
realize that it may be so attractive
out there that We are in danger of
losing Rev Staff from our midst. On.
thing we are certain of and that is
that he can't go anywhere where he
will be amy more appreciated and
thought Of than right here in Grand
Rapids. He may be offered larg-
er salary than We can afford to pay
here, and he may be offered a more
inviting climate the year around, but
he cannot be offered the true love
and admiration of a people that is
more devoted to him and his esti-
mable family than right here in Crane
Rapids He will be granted months
vacation by his local church so that
he may be able to get the benefit of
| tie trip and the rest he will gain Their
| by with the hope that he may find
all that glitters is not always gold.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-13

as a summer drink will be somewhat
Of a luxury that but few can afford.
according to a statement made recent
~ by Edgar Neff Of the Feed. Flour
and Produce Company. He says that
Leavenworth, as we'll as other cities,
will experience an orange and lemon
famine within a month This has
been caused by the frost that par
TALLY destroyed the crops in Califor-
MIA. He stated that it was his be-
lief that it Will be nearly impossible
to get this variety of fruit owing to
the fact that California growers are
mot receiving enough for their ship
ment to pay freight charges, owing
to the poor quality.
! From now on, all oranges received
from California viii be slightly frost
ed, it the report. While they will not
be utterly ruined, they will be spoil
| ed to such an. extent that retailer
will find it difficult to sell them for
Is cents a dozen. Furthermore, it is
said that a full crop will not be real
! lied on the Pacific coast for three
years, and that the trees will not re
cover sufficiently from this year S
frost for a yield large enough to be-
gin to fill the demand.
! Those oranges on the market now,
according to Mr. Neff, We're picked
! hot 70 nd ;r, h,,+ n
limited supply on hand. It is said
that the railroads are compelling the
| California shippers, to give security
| that they Will stand good for the
| freight charges if the fruit does not
bring the required amount upon reach
| ing it's destination.
Mr.. Neff explained that the orang-
es do not freeze, but the frost eff
fects the oil in the skin, which e
Ventually dries up and allows the
juice to evaporate through the rind.
1t costs 40 cents a box to pick the
fruit, so that it can be seen that con
siderably more than the freight must
be realized to pay the growers ex-
| penSe IS.
1t is estimated that 50 per cent OF
the orange crop was ruined by the
freeze and that the lemons were hurt
even more Quite a large crop of lem
ons is raised in Italy, and it is pro
bable that the growers over there will
take advantage of the threatened high
prices and increased shipments will
be sent to this country.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-13

MS dignity by vulgar work: the
squaW chops up wood to sell in town
while the children in natures own
raiment play in the sun. Look over
TO your right and you will see three
SQuawS sitting on the ground. in the
shade, if the day is warm, making
bead watch fobs and belts and other
trinketS that lure the money from the
pocket of the stranger, but listen
what is that sound, a sort of moan
ing coming from directly ahead of us
SO We viii hurry over to see what
it is and We find a family sitting on
the ground swaying back and forth
giving vent to dismal chant like a
moan which We find to be the act of
mourning the death of the youngest
child. Why couldn't we get a pic
ture of this scene?. you ask. Because
it is against their religion to have
any memento in existence of the de-
parted, therefore, everything owned
by the unfortunate is burned and his
name never spoken again, which If
mentioned is a curse to his spirit.
no, don't take picture they might
ven shoot you if you were caught in
the act. We are now at the lower
point of the village and there are
only a few scattering mud houses left
so We will return to the city and
call it day well spent
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-13
SKUNK HIDE
IN THE MAIL
Badger Mail Carrier on Rural
Route Encounters Queer Pkg
in Parcel Post.

DURAND, Wis, March GA mail
carrier by the appropriate name OF
Lightfoot picked up a skunk hide in
transit to john Black, of this ity,
says the DUrand Wedge 1t was seen
apparent to Uncle Sans servant that
before it's demise the aforesaid
skunk had not been separated from
its odor and the scent would have put
to shame an old-fashioned automobile
running through a stock yard. Light
foot brought in the skunk-hide pack
age on schedule time although he
Left trail of incense through twenty
miles of countryside, and when he
entered the post office the ceiling
raised about three inches. When the
windows and doors began to bulge
out dangerously the skunk hide was
gingerly removed from Uncle Sans
sanctum and buried in the SNOW, I'M
til the next morning, when it Was re-
turned to the owner with instructions
that hereafter Uncle Sam would
transport such merchandise only af-
ter it had been thoroughly fumigat-
ed and deOdOriZed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-13
OUR CITY
WATER WORKS

The cost of pumping 900 gallons,
including all the help used for that
purpose, is less than cents A lit
tie might be added to this cost for
bookkeeping and collecting.
The city charges OUT citizens 20
cents for every 1000 gallons it fur
nishes to them, ian apparent profit
of over 500 per cent?, and yet the
Trial Balance" published yesterday
in the Reporter shows deficit can
overdraft ON the general fund.- of
$6S,O29.65.
We know our Mayor is trying to
give US an honest business like ad
ministration, and we believe is not
responsible for the present condition
but there's certainly something wrong
in that "Trial Balance or something
rotten in the management of our
City Water Works. Some one who
is familiar with "the books" ought to
explain to US the cause of this short
age of over $68, 100000.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-13
FIRE INSURANCE
REGULATIONS

MADISON, March S.-The report o.
the Wisconsin legislature fire insur-
ance investigation commi ttee has been
| filed with the governor. If the recon
mendations it suggests are carried
into effect the companies will be
made directly responsible for the
rates which they charge for fire insur
ance. This means that the power of
rate making will be taken away from
the boards Of local agents and that
the companies will be required to co
! operate through one or more bureaus
in the making of rates. which will
| be subject to review on repeal.
A radical reduction of fire losses is
to be sought thru periodical inspec-
ton of all buildings in cities and vii
lagos except dwellings, Such inspec-
| tons are to be made every three
months within the fire limits by or
under the chiefs of the fire depart
| ments and the fire department dues
paid by the insurance companies will
be withheld from the fire department
which the state fire marshal finds
have not made the inspections.
Agents will be required to be quail
flied, to make prompt remittances to
their companies, and to cancel the
policy of any insured who fails to
pay his premium within 45 days. New
q pn0f,c. wi III have tn c1lhrl1it n n
animation through the state civil SER
vice. No company may hereafter APP
point more than one agent for the
same territory, nor will any agent
be permitted to write business in the
territory of another agent. All agents
must take an oath to observe the
law to aid in reducing fire losses.
Licenses will be revoked on violation
of the law.
The companies must classify agent
by the commission paid and specify
to which class each agent belongs,
and file schedules of the commits
sions for each class. For any new
agent commissions are limited to 20
per cent The commissio ns Of old a
gents will gradually be reduced in five
years to this scale. To enlarge the
reduction of rates and the introduc-
ton of fire preventive devices, no
commission may be paid on that part
of any rate exceeding 81 per 800.
Contingent commissions must be paid
The committee held public hearing
at Madison, Milwaukee, Oshkosh, La
Crosse, Fond du Lac, and Chicago.
These hearings extended over four
zen weeks, during which time 100
witnesses. were examined and $3.50
pages of testimony taken.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-13
ANNUAL MEETING

A large number attended the annual
Missi onary Society meeting of the
First Congregational church We'd
nesday afternoon at the home OF Mrs
john Parrish. The subject of discus
sion was "China's New Day. lei by
the pastor, Rev Fred Staff. Election
of officers took place as follows:
Pres.-Mrs. G. A. Boor11 am.
LIST Vice Pres.-Mrs. NJ. H. Jackson
End Vice Pres.-Mrs. J. w. Natwicl
Sec. and Treas.-Mrs. w. B. Ray
mond.
The retiring president Mrs. E. L.
Hayward was extended a vote Of
thanks fer the efficient manner in
which she lad looked after the wock
for the past two years.
Light refreshments were served
and a most enjoyable afternoon is
reported BY all those who We're pres
ent.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-13
CANDIDATES MUST
BE NON.PART|SAN
New Law Requires all Candi-
dates to Draw for Position
and be Listed as Non-Par-
tisan.

Designation of principle limited
Section $500. No designation shall
be used for amy candidate for an e.
lect1ve office on any city nomination
papers or ballots of any general mu-
nicipal election or primary thereof;
except that designation of princi-
pie, expressed in not more than five
words may be used when it does
not contain in whole or in part the
name Or designation of any party or
principle used in the state upon any
nomination paper, notice or ballot fol
the nomination or election of any
candidate for any state or federal
office"
Under Section 1922, which follows
the section above quoted, it lis stip-
ulated that ''the order in which the
names of candidates appear ON the bal
lot shall be determined by drawing
lots at II o'clock on the Monday firs
succeeding the last day for filing of
such nomination papers,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-13
GUILTY Of
MANSLAUGHTER
That is the Plea Mrs. Patzer
Will Enter at Grand Rapids.

Mrs. Alien Patzer, who murdered
her husband ON the evening of Jan
uary 6, by striking him on the head
with a piece of stove wood, when he
was seated at the table eating his
supper, will be aTraigned before
Judge Park at Grand Rapids next
week for sentence. Mr.. and Mrs.
Patzer lived on a farm near Manawa
and We're the parents of thirteen
living children. After her husband
was dead Mrs. PatzeT stated that a
man whom she did not recogni ze
came into the kitchen, struck her
husband on his head and then fled.
At first the story was believed, but
later suspicion rested upon Mrs. Pat
Ter and Immediately after the funeral
of her husband she was arrested. Hel
confession followed, but she said
that the blow or blows that caused
her husbands death were infi cted in
self defense; that they had been
having one of their frequent quar-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-13
MARRIAGE LICENSES

The month of March bids fair to
outbid February by a big margin in
so far as the issuing of marriage Ii
censes is concerned Marriage IL
censes have been issued to:
Edner Kubitsky and Miss Lavina
Johnson of Grand Rapids.
Richard Mayors and Miss Dorcas
Ann Wing of Babcock.
William H. DaVy Of Columbus, Ohio
and Miss Maude Lee of Nehoosa.
William A. Benter of Forest coun-
ty and Miss Frances D. Jochem of
NekOOsa.
Four licenses have been issued so
far this month and that lis about as
many as were issued during the en-
tire month of February.