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The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-05-09
TO HAVE LAND APPRAISED
MUST MAKE APPLICATION

been called Chicken Heaven"
Is more farmers organizations
for farmers welfare.
100000 fewer men with sec.
tional prejudices and /, 200 more
men to boost for the whole valley.
100 miles Of railroad operated
by an up to date organization tc
handle output of farms of won.
derful fertility.
$500, 900 per year federal ap-
preparation to push to rapid COM
pletion the irrigation works.
81, 1000, 900 capital to develop
vast natural resources.
1000 babies to grow up in this
healthy climate.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-05-09
What the Flathead Needs.

5000 farmers to realize that
modern farming methods will
make them independent.
10000 dairy cows to convert our
rich grasses into milk,
S good creameries to handle the
possible large dairy production.
100000 acres more irrigated
land and 5000 irrigation farmers
to work same.
5000 fewer shacks and 3, 600
more comfortably made farm
homes.
1000 more farmers who will
use proper dry farming methods
on their dry lands.
5000 farmers to demand an ef-
fcient state experiment station in
the valley.
10000 more pigs for home con-
sumption Of farm wastes.
200. 900 more chickens, ducks
and turkeys. This valley has
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-05-09
BISHOP. CARROLL TO Be IN
ROMAN THURSDAY, MAY q

On Thursday, May %, at ?
p. m., the Right Rev. P. ]. Car.
roll, D. d., bishop of Helena, will
administer the sacrament of con-
firmation in the church of the
Sacred Heart of Jesus. in Roman.
All Catholics who are to receive
the sacrament of confirmation.
should give their names to the
priest as soon as possible.
REV. H. j. VREBosCH, S. j.,
Priest.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-05-09
NEW MAYOR AND ALDERMEN
TOOK SEATS MONDAY NIGHT

The newly elected mayor ant
aldermen assumed their offices or
Monday evening last, and the
town started in on the second
year of its incorporated existence.
The old officials met as pro-
vided by law and turned the
affairs over to their successors.
The oaths of Office of those
elected We're approved and the
old council adjourned sine die.
The retiring officers were Mayor,
E. II. Rathbone; aldermen from
the first ward, J. G. Curtis, II.
N. Carper; second ward A. j..
Brewer, Ross Lemire; third
ward, /. M. Brandjord. Cash
Coulter.
The new officers are Mayor DR..
j. f. Fuhrer; aldermen from the
first ward j. d. Glathart, A. A.
Dix; second ward, Abe Meilleur,
Frank Menager; third ward, Cash
Coulter, Stanley Scarce.
The new council proceeded to
select, by drawing cuts, which
one of the aldermen from each
ward should serve for two years
and which one for only one year,
and resulted as follows: First
ward, Glathart two years, Dix
one year; second ward Menager
two years, Meilleur one year;
third ward Coulter two years,
Scearce one year.
Geo. E. Broughton was elected
town treasurer to succeed him
self, being the only appointive
office filled. A. M. Thornburgh
was nominated for town clerk, a
position he has acceptably filled
but declined, saying he thought
such things should be passed
around, not merely because of
the honor attached to the positi-
lion, but also by reason of any
salary paid. At the request of
The council he consented to fill
he position until such time as
some one could be found who
would accept the office.
In regards to the office of
marshal the council voted to re-
luce the salary to $500 per
lunum, with the object in view
% curtail the expenses and keep
within the revenue. No one was
spoken of for the place and the
,ext meeting will develop more
Information regarding this office.
t is expected that some one will
lccept the marshalship who has
'ther business, and thereby save
considerable to the town.
Other matters were discussed
which were street inn
and the manner and
cost of same, but nothing definite
lecided.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-05-09

The Pioneer is requested by the
board Of classifers and appraisers
now at work on the Flathead, to
say again to those interested that
no lands will be appraised or
classified unless an application
has been made to the interior de-
partment as provided by the regu-
lations governing such matters.
In conversation with w. G..
Brown and j. H. Vanhook of the
commission. these gentlemen
made this request and asked the
paper to urge everyone interested
to make their application at once,
that their work can all be done
in the same locality at one time.
This would greatly assist them in
doing the work quickly and in a
large measure would remove the
possibility of a charge that they
are Intentionally slow for any
purpose.
They explained the matter this
way: A certain tract of land may
be referred to them for examin-
alton in any given section of a
township and a trip be made to
see the land. Next day another
tract Of land in the same section
may be referred to them. and
this would require another trip.
This might occur repeatedly until
it would be necessary to return as
many times as there are tracts of
land in a section. 1t can readily
be seen just how much delay this
would occasion and how long it
would be before an applicant
would know whether or not he
was to get the land desired.
The commission is anxious to
do the work and get the matter
disposed of. They know that
many applicants are waiting to
know about the termination of the
effort to secure the land before
expending any labor or money to-
ward improving it, and are ready
to do their duty in the premises
as soon as it is referred to them
for action.
Whether this or that tract is
examined or not rests with the
applicant. One thing is certain,
no tract will be examined unless
an application is made to have it
done.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-05-09
Visiting in Ohio

In the Mt. Gilead, (Ohio) Sen
tinel among the Cardington per-
sonals, appears the following
item:
Mrs. H. A. Dunn of Roman,
Montana, is the guest of her
daughter Mrs, c. d. Brolier and
family.''
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-05-09

The next regular meeting of
the Flathead Farmers Mutual
association will be held May 11th
at 2 p. M, at Elliott school house
in section 10, 1920. All members
are requested to be present. R.
A. Calkins, Secretary.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-05-09
Dairy Notes.

Soiling, or feeding green feec
in the barn, is a system of feed
ing dairy cows that has proven
highly profitable in some sections,
especially where the price of lane
is too high to warrant it's use as
pasture. Such a system has its
limitations. however, and unless
labor is cheap it is not to be rec.
commended extensively. The
question naturally arises whether
the same results can be gotten
from feeding silage instead of the
soiling crops.
If we find out how much fat
our cows are producing and then
feed a pound of grain each day
for every pound of fat the cow
produces in a week, we shall be
as close to the mark of scientific
feeding as we can get. For ex-
ample, if the COW makes one
pound of fat each day or seven
pounds in a week, then give her
seven pounds of grain per day.
If she produces ten pounds of fat
per week. give her ten pounds of
grain per day, and so on. But
you say, what if she produces
twenty pounds of fat each week =?
Then give her twenty pounds of
grain, and just as good care as
you are capable of furnishing.
usually breed my dairy COWS
to a good dairy type bull, pure
bred, if possible. Prairie hay,
clover and timothy, fodder corn
and green oats make a good feed
for dairy stock. keep my COWS
in the barn about six months in
the year. | ventilate the barn by
means of iron pipes fourteen
inches in diameter. | use a STAN
chion to keep the cattle in the
stable. One man does the milk
ing and another man the feeding.
l deliver milk and cream twice a
week. "A. O. Erickson.
1t is comparatively easy to feed
roughage, for all we need to do is
to give the cows what they will
cat and nrouonf an., ...>.A IA
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-05-09

Remember the dance at the Ro-
nan opera house tomorrow even
ing.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-05-09

1t is comparatively easy to feed
roughage, for all we need to do is
to give the cows what they will
eat and prevent any waste, but
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-08-15
SCHOOL OPENS
TUESDAY SEPT
Trustses Give Up Manual Training and
Domestic Sciencs Courses on
Account of Lack Of Room
TO HAVE COMMERCIAL COURSE


Boomers Ferry's public schools
will begin the fall term on Tuesday
September and everything is in
readiness for the beginning of the
new school year which has every
promise of being more successful
than previous ones.
The school trustees had planned
to install a domestic science and
manual training course this year
but have been unable to secure
quarters for this department and
as there is not room enough in the
present buildings for the pupils
taking the regular courses it has
been decided to wait until new
schoolhouse can be secured before
adding manual training and domes-
tic science to the curriculum.
This coming year the students of
the local school will be given the
advantage of a commercial course
and the school board has spared
no effort to make this department
one of the best equipped in the
country. A thorough business
training will be given under the
direction of Prof. B. F.. Wicks who
for the past four years has been at
the head of the commercial depart
ment of Redfeld College, Redheld
Cali. Prof. Wicks comes highly
recommended and the school dis
trict is to be congratulated upor
securing him as the head of tn,
new course.
The regular commercial cours'
as will be offered by the loca
school will require four years worl
but a special course for advanced
pupils, requiring two years work
will be offered this year. Arrange
ments are also to be made for tn
enrolment of people of advances
ages who desire to take up a com
mercial course. Those desiring t
enroll should consult G.. w
Spoerry at once.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-08-15
MUST GIVE NOTICE NOV
Department Makes New Rsllas he.
sArdins Absence ol HsmsstsAlsrs

Homestead ahsentees must hare,
after serve notice OF their absence
from and of their return to their
entries to the register and receiver
of the land Office where their entries
are located upon blanks furnished.
by the department for that purpose.
Heretofore, entrymen desiring
to leave their entries have forward
ed informal notice to the register
and receiver, and upon their return
to their entries have forwarded a
like informal notice of such return,
but hereafter, such notices must be
made upon the blanks prepared
for that purpose and no other
notice will be deemed sufficient.
These notices can be obtained by
applying to the local land Office
where such entry was made.
Absence from the land for one
continuous period of not more than
FIVE months in each year is allowed
to homesteaders under the act of
June 6, 1912, but such absence
cannot be so arranged as to give
Eve months at the close of one
year and another FIVE months at
the beginning of the second year,
making a continuous absence of
ten months at one time. This, the
department holds, would be an
evasion of the purposes of the law.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-08-15
ARRESTED FOR CUTTING CABLE
Lumberjack Taken to Standpoint on
Serious Charge But Released

Jeff Forbes, lumberjack from
the Meadow creek district, was
taken to Standpoint Thursday
charged with having cut the moor
ing of ferry cable so that the
damage was not plainly apparent
and yet so that a slight straining
wonld allow the cable to become
loose. 1t was alleged that five
men narrowly escaped death
through this act. The papers
which the constable in charge had
were held to be irregular and when
Attorney Costello asked him tc
swear to a fresh complaint, the
constable refused, desiring to &c
back to Meadow creek after Other
parties to swear to the complaint
Mr.. Costello did not think tina
the circumstances warranted putt
ing the county to this extra ex
pense and so ordered Forbes re
leased. Northern Idaho News.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-08-15
FRIEDMAN AGENT TO COME
Physicians Invited To Investigate
Tuberculosis Cure

Standpoint physicians have re-
ceived a letter from the Friedman
tuberculosis cure headquarters in
New York City announcing that
DIR. Julius J. Meyer, an authorized
agent of the institute, will be in
Standpoint from August 10 to 20
for the purpose of giving demon
STATIONS with the celebrated Fried
mann bacteria cure for tuberculosis.
An invitation was extended to the
county-seat doctors to furnish
patients for the experiments which
DR.. Meyer desires to make while
there.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-08-15
PROFIT IN THOROUGHBRED PIGS
E. B. Squirting Interested In Raising
Fine Stock In the kootsnai Valley

+. B. Squirting is firm believer
that the Kootenai valley is destined
to become a great hog and cattle
raising country, Last December
Mr.. Squirting bought tN o registered
Duroc Jersey gilt in the east,
This spring the two animals gave
birth to Is pigs. Nearly all of
these pigs have been sold for $40
each and Mr.. Squirting figures that
he has made profit of at least
500 from his original investment.
Mr.. Squirting has had no trouble
to sell his thoroughbred stock and
has disposed of them all through
the valley. w. l.. Kinnear, J. V.
Stanley, John McGlocklin, all OF
this vicinity, and Mr.. Barlowe, OF
Porthill, are among those who
have added Mr.. Spurling's thor
oughbred stock to their droves.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-08-15
SET HEARING FOR SEPTEMBER l6
Judge Flynn Will Then Consider Petit
lions in Matter Of Drainage District

The petition to the judge of the
district court which was filed last
Wheelan, representing the petit
TONERS, asking for the formation
of a drainage district which will
take in the entire area of over
flowed lands i'll the Kootenai valley,
will be given hearing OH Septem-
Der 10 by District Judge Flynn.
II is expected that those in favor
and those opposing the formation
of the drainage district as proposed
in the petition will be on hand on
that date with arguments which
will be presented by legal talent
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-08-15
LET BIG TIMBER CONTRACT
Bonners Ferry Lumber Co. Contracts
For e Million Feet

One of the finest and largest
logging contracts that has been
made in this part of the country
for some time is that between VIM.
+. Dawson of Jennings and the
Boomers Ferry Lumber company,
Ltd, which is dated April is,
1913. This agreement stipulates
that in a hrst-class, workman-like
manner, approximately 1900, oOO
feet of yellow pine and 100000
feet of III and tamarack timber
shall be put afloat in the Kootenai
river during the seasons of 1914
to 1867 inclusive.
This timber which Mr.. Dawson
is to furnish is to be put afioat in
the following proportions:
During logging season 1e13-14
5, 900, 900 feet; 1914-15 5000, 00C
feet; 1856, 5000, 900 feet; 1916
II, 5000, 900.
The land from which the above
stated fmount of timber is to be
c It comprises approximately 25O(
acres definitely designated by the
United States forestry officer il
townships IS and SO north, range
20 west, M. P. M, lying on the
Kootenai river and between Bouldel
and Sullivan creeks, and nov
owned by the United State
Forestry department.
All the logs are to be cut iron
II to 80 feet in length, squar
butted and at least five inche
longer than even lengths for waste
The logs must be stumped il
the woods and scaled by tn
forestry department in some con
venient place. - Libby Wester
News.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-08-15
WOULD BOND FOR $500
New School District Would Secure
Money For Schoolhouse

The board of school trustees of
School District No. oS, the dis
trict which was formed a few
months ago from part of School
District No. Ia, have called an
election to be held at the school
house tomorrow afternoon between
the hours of one and five O'Clock,
for the purpose of voting on the
issuance of bonds in the sum of
81, 500. The money which will be
received from the sale of the bonds
is to be used i'll the erection of a
schoolhouse and the equipping oil
the same. If the bond issue
carries the school board will try tC
sell the bonds and get the school
house built in time for use thi'
coming term.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-08-15
Raises Goats at Macarthur

w. II. Macarthur, of Macarthur,
Ida, was a business visitor in
town Monday. Mr.. Macarthur is
interested in the raising of goats
and has good sized herd at his
ranch at Macarthur. He states
that the goats are easy to care for,
that there is good profit i'll rails
ing them and that they are worth a
great deal to owners of raw land
in that they will clear it of most OF
the underbrush in short while.
Mr.. Macarthur has had his herd
for about six years.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-08-15
GRAND PICNIC ON AUGUST 18TH
Is to Be Given Under Auspices Of
Several Local Organizations

According to plans now arranged
the members of the Game Protec-
tive Association, The Farmers
Union and the Pioneers Associa-
ton of the Kootenai Valley will
join in a grand basket picnic which
is to be held in the grove near the
NJ. M. Fry home on the Northside
on Thursday, August 20. The
picnic is to be a public affair and
the general public is invited to
come with we'll filed lunch baskets
and enjoy days outing.
The full details of entertainment
for the day are being carefully
planned and amusements for old
and young are promised.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-08-15

logs S2s7, GAS; posts and piling
S5o,17o.
Sawmills and planning mills num-
Der l6 and their total valuation IL
placed at Ss6s eooI the four water
systems OF the county are given a
valuation OF 1896, oOoi the water
craft of the county numbers II
and their assessed total valuation
is s2l, 6s5.
The total amount in exemptions
this year under the new exemption
law which exempts ousehold
goods, farm implements, private
libraries, mechanics tools, widows,
sailors and soldiers from taxation,
is 1896, 1913.
The acreage of timber lands
drops from 800, 629 acres in 1912
to 1927, 1886 this year, indicating
the amount of timber that is being
sawed off each y ar i'll this county.
The total assessment of the
county is not complete until the
state board of equalization assesses
the railroads, telegraph and tele-
phone lines and interstate utility
corporations and equalizes the
assessments as between counties.
Kootenai county's figures as
sent in by the auditor total SIS,
264, 31S, showing a falling off Of
valuation of two million dollars.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-08-15
FITzPATRICKS ENTERTAIN CROWD
Many People See Ball Game and Spend
Sunday at Fitzpatrick Ranch

Over $50 townspeople and res
idents of Moravia were the guests
of the Fitzpatrick family at their
ranch HON some four miles east
of town last Sunday. The visitors
looked forward to a genuine good
time and it goes without saying
that they were in no wise disap-
pointed for the Fitzpatricks have a
we'll earned reputation for the
hospitality they extend to their
friends.
The ball game between the hay
makers of the Fitzpatrick ranch
and the Moravia team was the
feature of the days entertainment.
Moravia won the game by score
of 10 to 4. During the game Miss
Virginia Morley was struck by
batted ball just under the left eye
bruising her cheek and eye severe
| ly.
Following the ball game a hn'
luncheon was served and the large
crowd, with we'll whetted appetites
did full justice to the tempting
arrays of pies, cakes, pickles
sandwiches, coffee, lemonade ant
other good things to eat whicl
were spread befored them.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-08-15
FAIR OFFICERS
ALL ELECTED
4. j. Kent Chosen President For This
Year Members Managing
Board Also Selected
PLANNING A GREAT FAIR
Donations Of New Prizes Coming From
Various People

al The permanent organization OF
TIE Bonner County Fair association
was made Tuesday evening by the
business men of Boomers Ferry.
A. I. Kent was seated as temporary
chairman and c. w. King as tenn
porary secretary. The following
officials were selected: President,
A. J. Kent; first vice president, J.
M. Prater: second vice president,
w. p. Mahoney; third vice pres
ident, T.. +. Elliott; secretary, Z.
w. King; treasurer, A. c. Moore.
The managing board of which
the officers above named are ex-
officio members was selected as
follows; G.. w. Spoerry, +. M.
Symonds, 7. J. Jones, o. H.
Campbell, w. B. Hawkins and J..
H. Hoagland.
The managing board was em-
powered to appoint members OF
1.-The executive committee and all
sub committees and to prepare and
adopt rules and bylaws and make
all necessary arrangements for the
holding of the Bonner County
Fair in Boomers Ferry this fall
The executive committee is to be
composed of representatives from
every precinct in the county.
During the past week President
Kent has heard from number o!
parties who have offered prizes fol
the fair. w. L. Kinnear ha:
donated a registered Jersey calf
Charles c.. Reeder of Spokane ha'
donated cash prize of $50 to b'
used by the association as II
thought best, G.. +. Marvin ha
1 subscribed SIS cash, Jack Nav
gives SIS cash, M. P. DeWol
donated $1,000 cash, Sam KATE o
Spokane donated $1,000 cash
All of the local merchants ar
donating premiums worth iron
$1,000 to $500 each.
President Kent believes tina
there are many in the county VIII
would still like to make offers c
premiums for the fair and ask
that all contributions be mad
Immediately so that they may b
included i'll the premium list
Send all communications 10 III
president or secretary.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-08-15
County to Issue Bonds

The outstanding warrant indebt-
edness of Bonner county amounts
to about $50, 600. This, the
commissioners, who are now in
session, have decided to take up
with bonds in denominations of
$500 and $1,000. The rate of in
terest and the exact amount of the
bonds have not yet been decided.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-08-15
Special Election on Northside

The board of trustees of School
District No. IA have issued a call
for a S. ecial election which is to
be held at the schoolhouse Satur-
day afternoon, August 10, for the
purpose of v ting on the question
of a special ten mill tax which it i:
figured will raise sufficient fund
for the equipment of the North
side school and the carrying on o
the school during the coming
term.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-08-15
Mrs. Crocker's Entertainment

Last Friday afternoon Mrs.
George Crocker entertained a
number of her friends at a bridge
party. The affair was thoroughly
enjoyed by the guests. The honors
at the card games were won by
Mrs. L. +. Kellogg and Mrs. R.
H. Mccoy. Delicious refresh
ments were served at the close OF
the afternoon.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-08-15
Berger Buys An Overland

H. A. Gale returned last even
ing from Spokane in an Overland
runabout which he brought here
for Frank Berger. The auto is
equipped with IS horsepower en-
gines and is one os the neafest
little cars in the district.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-08-15
Ladies Aid Meeting

The Ladies' Aid society of the
Methodist church will meet in the
K. P. hall next Thursday after
noon to elect officers for the ensu-
ing year. In the evening the
ladies will serve their annual
dinner for the members of the
society. All members are request
ed to be present.