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The Lamar register., 1913-01-15
DEMOCRATS TAKE CHARGE
Almost Complete Change of Polit-
ical Complexion Of Prowers
County Government

Most people didn't know there
were as many democrats in Prov
ers county as infested the court
house on Tuesday. II was moving
day there, also democratic day,
and they were entitled to all the
smiles that were spreading over
their countenances.
Those war whoops that startled
the neighboorhood about noon, how
ever, were not let out by them
They were the notes of freedom
coming from the throats of Messrs.
Manville and Reynolds. the retir-
ing commissioners, who after years
of hard work. little pay and much
cussin' were listening once again
too the siren call of the wild and
hiking for the tall uncut. In such
a hurry were they that they forgot
to allow their own salaries, and
had to return after reaching the
door to get the new board to ac-
commodate them that far.
These two have comprised the
majority of the board for four
years, and in that period Prowers
county has taken the front rank
as a good roads builder in the
state. They have constructed more
miles of good roads than any board
in the state and did it in the face
of adverse conditions and a fight
that would have intimidated any
less resolute men. They had to
face expensive judicial interference
in county affairs and tremendous
expenditures for losses by floods
such as the county has never known
before, but they maintained the
county taxes ON the same level as
they found them and have earnest
ly tried to treat all interests fair
ly. Their retirement will be felt
more and more as the months pass
Mr.. H. B. Manville, the ex-chair-
man, during two years OF his term
was also school director of the
Lamar district. and can claim to
have done the maximum amount of
work for minimum pay of any Of
ficial we have had. In the retire
ment of Mr. w. w. Reynolds the
county's record for an elective Of
ficial is established for years to
come. He was elected county treas
urer in November 1893 taking Office
ON January 1st, 1900, and has been
continuously in an elective office
The Lamar register., 1913-01-15
Prizes to Beet Gtow'ers

Prizes have been awarded by the
American Beet Sugar company and
checks are being sent out to the
successful growers. The prizes
were awarded on the basis of the
greatest amount of sugar per acre,
this being decided last spring by
the committee of growers as being
the most equitable system of making
the awards. There are three sets
of prizes according to acreage har-
vested. Prizes are as follows:
Growers harvesting over 25 acres
First, Geo. Miller, Lamar. 800;
second, VIM. Oswald, Lamar. $50;
third, s. Otto, Morse. $25.
Growers harvesting over 10 acres
and not over 25 acres-First, NJ. C.
Turpin, Sugardale, $75; second. B.
F. Lamle, Sugardale. $3.50; third,
J. A. Henard. Sueardale. 500.
The Lamar register., 1913-01-15

instances entirely to the growth OF
sugar beets.
One OF the principal features In
Deet sugar cultivation Is the iact
mat farmer knows exactly what
price his product will Dring Deiore
ne harvests 1t in the fall. for the
sugar companies. through their
agents, buy UP the crops. even be-
lore they are planted This gives
the farmer something of a definite
idea as to what his profits for the
year will be, and Is assurance OF
favorable returns, no matter wheth-
er the total yield in his particular
section Is large or small. In the
OF potatoes. or other
products of similar nature, large
yield for the year means a lowering
Of prices, but whether every agri-
ricultuurist in his section plants
sugar beets or whether he is the on
ly one, he will receive no more nor
no less than the contracting price
as made with the sugar company
that agrees to take over his product
Sugar beet cultivation is by no
means simple. and requires a scien-
tific knowledge of particular meth
DDS necessary for successful grow
ing and developing of the plant.
For that reason sugar companies
operating factories in this state each
have a corps of trained agricultural
experts whose duty 1t is to conduct
by the companies for that purpose.
and to travel about the districts
in which their companies maintain
factories. instructing the growers
as to the best and most improved
methods of obtaining the best re-
suits from their crops. These men,
for the most part, have studied beet
growing In many parts of the
United States, and some in Europe
where the science of beet growing
has been developed to a high de-
gree.
Not only does the sugar industry
in Colorado contribute to the farm
er, or bring returns for the es-
tablishment and maintenance of the
II large sugar plants in the state.
but other Industries draw vast sup
port from this single enterprise.
Coal, coke and lime rock, all Colo
RADIO products, are used in large
amounts in the factories. and In
freight shipments the sugar COM
panies spend over a million dollars
annually.
The quarrying of lime rock in the
mou untains has become a wide and
profitable industry since the max
ing of sugar In Colorado began 13
years ago The total amount of lime
rock used by the II factories in the
state is over $50 tons a day. Lime
rock is used in the purifying and
refining process through which the
sugar goes before being put on the
market. Aside from sugar bags and
particular kinds of oils used in
sugar manufactory, practically every
thing used In the making OF sugar,
and its preparation for the market,
are bought within the state and are
products of this state.
Comparatively little expanding has
The Lamar register., 1913-01-15

Growers harvesting not less than
acres and not over 10 acres
First. G. l.. Allen, Keesee. $25'
second. ] A. Henard &c b. F. John
son, Sugardale, $12.5O; third, Hep
Ter & Anderson, Keesee, $40.
The sweepstakes prize of s25 for
the greatest amount of sugar per
acre of all growers harvesting 5
acres or over goes to NJ. C. Turpin.
The Lamar register., 1913-01-15

urer for three years in 1901, and
in 1904 was elected county com
missioner and was reelected in 1908
AS the dean of the elective officers
now is Sheriff Simpson. who Is just
entering ON his fifth year. there
is little chance of Mr.. Reynolds
record being broken in this gener-
alton. Since his first term his
majorities have always been large
showing the firm confidence of the
people in his integrity and good
judgment Neither of these Of
ficers were candidates for reelec-
ton as they felt they had borne
their full share of the public bur
den and were willing to pass this
most important but lily paid job
along.
The new board is composed OF
>. J. Higbee, the holdover commits
sioner. who was made chairman.
and Fred Williams and J. S. Nc
Chung. recently elected. They have
Dtth Duoy oCNCiai uoyo
the patronage to the faithful. j.
B. Iraxler is the new county. at
torney. Brother Lawless of the
sparks was given the job as cOun-
" printer and Perry McMillin was
made janitor. Thus far 1t was
simple as the man fairly entitled
to the job was easy to pick. But
then the trouble began. For water
| commissioner both IL. A. Pettee
and v. u. Haven wanted to be re-
| commended. The selection was
passed up to the governor by the
boa1d rscommepding both AS Gov
ernore eAmInns Was a former repub-
|Iican they thought he probably
would have enough ability to make
selection.
DIR. Spicer after a hard fight was
made county physician.
The treasurer's office had chang
ed two weeks before and over in
the clerks office no change was
made as the democratic incumbent
was reelected. Neither was
change made in the sheriffs office
where the republican officials are
still holding. In the assessors Of
flee Mr.. A. ]. Davy, who had been
deputy, took charge as assessor.
This office also remained in the
hands OF a republican, being the
only office in the county which
the republicans have never lost.
sir. wheelock, the retiring Off
cial, has held the office two terms
and has made a highly crdeitable
record.
DR.. Spicer took charge of the
coroner's job, the former coroner.
Dr Kellogg, not waiting to turn 1t
over. Even the district clerk was
changed, A. E. Downer succeeding
X. .G Goodale, as announced last
| week
In the county superintendent
office the change was somewhat
different, it being the only loss
to the democrats. Mrs. Reed re-
tired and Mrs. Utter took charge.
Mrs. Reed has made an accommodate
ing and efficient officer and has
host of friends who regret her re-
tirement from the office.
The new county judge. c. B.
Thoman, took his seat in reality as
well as figuratively and is now
dispensing justice from the bench.
Judge Thoman is an old and honor
ed resident of the county and his
familiarity with legal matters as
sures a. satisfactory administration
of the office. Judge Fee who re-
tires has held the position for
four years and his fairness has al
ways been recognized. while his in
depreciation of law has been upheld
by the higher courts in almost
every instance where appeals have
been taken. He retires to continue
to the practice of his profession
here.
The victors are enjoying their
h..
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Garden Toad

Investigations which have been car
ried on by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture give the common
garden toad most useful place among
the insect destroyers which are helpful
to the horticulturist An examination
OF l49 toads stomachs showed that SO
per cent of the little animals food con-
sisted OF insects of one kind or another
Among these We're found cutworms,
ants, bugs and beetles, spiders, potato
bugs, thousand legged worms, weevils.
tent caterpillars and grasshoppers,
wireworms and armyworms, cucumber
bugs. plum curcuIos, gypsy moths,
cabbage moths and grape caterpillars.
In the stomach of one toad seventy
seven thousand-le worms We're
found; in another fifty-fve armyworms,
One toad in captivity snapped up
eighty-six house flies in ten minutes;
another was given twenty-iour gypsy
moths at one feeding. With so much
required to satisfy the appetite of a
toad at single meal, it would be diff
cult indeed to put an estimate on the
huge amount of insect food consumed
in a single season.
The natural enemies of the toads are
hawks, owls, crows, snakes and skunks,
and poultry destroy many young toads.
The little animals, which are to be
found in every garden, should be pro-
tected with the same care as are the
useful birds which frequent it, for they
are the gardeners best friend.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-04-25

Mrs. Virginia A. Hall has beer
quite sick this week.
S. H. Scarce was over from
Sloan Wednesday after supplies.
E. w. Burke of St. Ignatius
was in town the first of the week
one day.
D. j. Gillian the Poison loan
broker, was in Roman on bust.
ness Wednesday.
Bert Flatton, bookkeeper at A..
M. Sterling Co.. has been in
Plains and Missoula several days
this week on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Garrett
of Moline, Illinois, are visiting
with G.. C. Goldman of 1920, and
looking for a homestead.
The Poison and st. Ignatius
ball team played at Poison last
Sunday and the game was won
by the former the score being
s to 4.
F. M. Cammack and his sister
Mrs. Fl. |. Brace returned to his
homestead north of town Mon
day last after spending the win
ter on the coast.
The Covalt building is COM
menclng to look like a store
room. 1t is enclosed and the
roof on and rapid progress is be-
ing made with it.
H. M. GehIert bought the Ed.
Clairmont Ford car sold yester-
day morning under a chattel
mortgage, paying therefor 1915.
Floyd Logan who held the mort
gage was present, having come
up from Missoula to look after
his interests.
d. d. Hull is in receipt of
paper from his old home town in
Illinois containing an account of
the spring election in that city,
North Crystal Lake. His brother
DR.. Fl. d. Hull, was elected
mayor for the second time after
a close and spirited contest,
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-04-25

I | believe in pensions for mothers.
But what reward is there in a few dol
lars a month? Every woman who has
raised a family should have comfort
able home and someone to wait on her.
g.! She should have unlimited credit, moth
ing to worry about and nothing to dc
but rest. And after giving her all
these the world would owe her money.
! When couple start in to live on love
it doesn' take them long to get tired
of eating out of paper bags.
A married man is a gink who can
read the story of the game at break
fast anu follow every play while his
wife is telling him that she needs a
new washer on the kitchen hydrant,
shoes, that her best dress is worn out
the woman next door of swiping the
milk
Ignorance may be bliss, but that
doesn't prevent a woman from opening
her husbands mail
A woman will wear two old petit
coats and an apron when she does her
housework, but when she goes down
town all she wears is the apron.
A newspaper mans idea of a suspic-
ious character is guy who owns S.
bill the night before pay day.
Once in a long while you meet a man
who thinks as much of his family as he
does of his political party.
Women who stand on their rights at
a suffragist meeting have to shift over
to their lefts when they have to stand
up on street car.
If there are any clouds in the sky a
girl won't take a chance on wearing
her new $2.98 bonnet. But she will
marry NUT before she knows how he
speels his last name.
Some of the girls who peck daintiIy
at food and spend 10 minutes using the
finger bowl when they eat in a cafe
are charter members of the Bone
Poishers and Thumb Suckers union
when they tackle a mess of pigs feet
at home.
A whole lot of brides discover when
it is too late that they should have
purchased more canned goods and
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-04-25
Good Cheer Club

The Good Cheer club did not
meet last week with Mrs. A. M.
Sterling as had been published
in the Missoula papers, she not
having arrived home from Mis-
soula until Friday last. On Mon
day last however, the club met
there and besides the regular
members Mrs. w. S. Spencer
and Mrs. George Farrell living
northwest Of town were especial
ly invited guests. The former
sang several of her enjoyable
songs during the evening, much
to the delight of those present,
and after the business meeting
and the whist games were over a
delightful lunch was served.
The next meeting will be on
May 5th, at which time Mrs. c.
f. Rathbone will entertain.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-04-25

D. N. Mason was down tt
Missoula on legal business this
week.
d. D. Hull transacted business
in Kalispell from Friday unit
Monday.
Mrs. E. H. Rathbone and Mrs.
Geo. H. Putney visited in Mis-
soula over Sunday.
John P. Swee and Fred Sim
mons made a trip to Missoula
Tuesday afternoon returning
yesterday.
Rev. and Mrs. John G. Ross
are visiting with parents of the
latter and other friends in Plains
this week. They drove over last
Monday.
There will be a dance and ice
cream social at the Glacier View
school house on the evening of
May Bird, the proceeds to go to
the piano fund. Everybody in
vited.
Mrs. A. M. Thornburgh writes
from Vancouver that she will be
home this week. She left Van
couver Tuesday for Portland for
a short visit with her brother and
family.
The contest case of Decker VS..
Fitzpatrick will be heard by the
y. S. commissioner in Roman to-
day. The case involves a tract
OF land on the west side Of the
Flathead river.
Mrs. Mike Nice and son have
returned to the ranch north of
town for the summer. Mrs. Nice
has been in Butte this winter
where the children have been at
tending school,
Hon. A. j. Brewer was in Mis-
soula over Sunday on business.
He could hardly separate himself
from the work of fixing up his
lawn, but finally managed to do
So The work progressed nicely
while he was away.
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fewer Princess Slips when they fixed
up the trousseau.
/ A girl who has just discovered that
she has figure puts on as much agony
as a fellow who has Just discovered
/ that he can raise mustache
There are a lot of useless things in
the world, but a goatee will pretty
nearly head the list.
The difference between little girls
and big girls it that when a little girl
says she doesn' t like men to kiss her
she means it.
When a girl forgets to pull down her
shades at night whole lot of men in
the neighborhood are afflicted with in
somnia.
i The weather is still chilly, but the
girls are exhibiting their Swiss cheese
shirtWaists.
1t girl really wants a husband q
Sl5 pair of corsets will do more to land
him than a 81 800 course in music
And lots of narrow-minded women
have to go through door Sideways
A girls handkerchief may be large
enough to cry in, but it ism t much help
to her when she has a cold in her head.
1t is hard to appreciate the fact that
a girl has, rosebud mouth when you
discover that she has been eating
onions.
The reason girl has to carry
watch on her wrist is that the blame
thing is always stopped.
There are lots of surprises in life.
Chauffeurs do not own the machines
and clerks do mot own the hotels they
lord over
You will often find that the man who
can recite the names of all the vice.
presidents of the United States cant
remember what day of rhe month it is.
When a princess finally lands a job
that pays her S. per week her mother
begins to refer to her as a debutante.
A girl never gets so hashful that she
is ashamed to undress in front of
looking glass.
What has become of the old-fashion-
ed woman who didn have to cook the
baby $ supper on gas range?
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-04-25
Buying Cows

1t is wise to use coution in buying
dairy cattle, especially those brought
in from other states, The demand is
so great today that any thing with the
color markings of a Holstein, Jersey
or Guernsey cow is bringing big prices,
regardless of quality.
Not only is there danger of getting
low producing cows, but also buying
cows infected with tuberculosis and
contagious abortion. The tubercular
test, if properly used, will keep out
tuberculosis animals, but contagious
abortion is much more difficult to de-
tect and, when once introduced into a
herd, may cause more loss than tuber-
cuosis, At present, dairy stock is
comparatively free from this disease
and we should make every effort to
keep it out.
In buying cows it is always safer to
buy animals that are almost ready to
freshen or that have just dropped cal
yes, Dry COWS bought in the stock
yards should always be looked upon
with suspicion, Buy only from repu-
table dealers who select their cattle in
the best dairy districts and who are
willing to guarantee their stock free
from disease but pass up the unknown
Spectator who comes in with lot of
cheap stuff.
In buying pure bred bulls of the
dairy breeds insist on getting those
from high producing ancestry. Re-
member that he bull is more than half
of the grade htyd and that the better
bred this animal is the sooner the here
can be brought up to Il profitable pro-
duction Chicago Inter Ocean,
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Just Ordinary Hens Eggs

Mrs. R. W. Drowatzky brought
in couple of what she calls
just ordinary hens eggs" Sat-
urday last which size up we'll
with the big eggs which have
been exhibited in the Pioneer Of
flee this spring. These two eggs
are not as large, quite, as some
OF the others but are great big
eggs. Mrs. Drowatzky says that
her hens are not thoroughbred
but are mostly Plymouth Rocks
and are doing fine this spring.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-04-25

Andrew Singer went down to
Missoula yesterday.
Fred Potvin was in Missoula
last Sunday and Monday.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-04-25
Luke M'Luke Says

After a woman has bathed the canary
watered the fern and fed the gold fish
she is so fatigued that she has to see
nerve specialist before she can write
her paper for the Motsers' club
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Banking the Farmer

Any farmer may need a little extra money be-
tween now and fall.
This bank will ALWAYS take care of it's regu-
lar customers and will assist any farmer the
Flathead Reservation who can show us that he
can repay the loan when due. One of the impor-
tant duties OF a bank is to loan money when the
people need it and we try to perform our duties.
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| Mrs. r. A. Rathbun received a
telegram yesterday announcing
the death of her father in North
Dakota and she left Immediately
to attend the funeral.
Manager Blankenship must
have the speediest pitcher in
captivity as his new recruit
Treckell, throws ball so fast
it cannot be seen. Anyway we
have John Sweets word for it,
and John should know as Treckell
is a former Big Arm player and
John has seen him do the act.
Word was received in Roman
Sunday last of the death of Ed
ward Deschamps at st. Ignatius,
after a lingering illness. The
deceased was we'll known on the
reservation being a large land
owner and for sometime past
has conducted a pool hall in St.
1gnatius. The funeral was held
in St. Ignatius Monday last and
interment was in the Catholic
cemetery.
At the school trustees meeting
last Monday DR.. Resner was re-
elected chairman for the ensuing
year and S. r. Logan was Sc
lected as principal, district clerk
and truant officer. The latter
officer was elected to serve dur
ing the pleasure of the board
only. 1t has been found that a
principal is good investment
and Mr.. Logan has given such
good satisfaction that he has
been re-engaged.
Mrs. John Lowe arrived in
Roman Wednesday and went over
to Sloan the same day to estab-
fish claim on the homestead filed
on by her diseased husband. 1t
will be remembered that Mr..
Lowe was killed by an explosion
of an acetylene plant at Wallace
last year. Mrs. Lowe will make
proof as the widow after comlet-
ing the required residence on
the land.
ST. Ignatius was visited by
another fire last Sunday evening
which destroyed the pumping
plant and water tower of the
Ursuline academy. The fire
started in the lower portion of
the building surrounding the
pumping plant and quickly
spread to the upper part. which
Was ITO feet high and threaten
ed the surrounding buildings, es-
pecially the academy building,
but the wind shifted and the
buildings were saved. The loss
is placed at $500 with partial
insurance.
Deputy sheriff VIM. Engle
took Mrs. VIM. Crawford to Mis-
soula yesterday in an insane
condition. Mrs. Crawford has
been residing west of town for
the past two years and this week
became deranged and
her actions and condition prompt
ed officers to take her in charge.
Her husband is at Mullan, Idaho, /
and upon being called up on the .
phone said he would be here
Monday next. At that time it
was not supposed she was as
violent as it afterwards develop
ed.
Those interested in keeping
the Arlee district intact should
get busy and be represented at
before the board of
county commissioners on the 10Th
inst. The Arlee people who are
fighting to have the district d.
vided have employed counsel and
intend evidently to put up a
scrap for their side Of the mat
ter. The school board has no
legal right to employ a lawyer
and probably will not do SO out
OF their own pockets so those
who live in the smaller subdivi-
sions of the district who are in
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There will be Norwegian Luth-
eran services at Valleyview on
May 4th at 1870 a. M, in the
school house, and at the frame
school house in Poison on the
same date at 4 p, m.
REV. H. SlMENSEN, Pastor.
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Church Notice

The service for Sunday will be
as follows:
Hillside schoolhouse at II a.
M, FairvieW at 3 p. M. Roman
at s p. m.
A cordial invitation is extend
ed to all.
Sunday school at the usual
time.
JOHN G. ROSS, Pastor.