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The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-04-11
ROMAN DOG TAKES
DOWN FIVE PRIZES

The Missoula Sentinel says F.
G. Denison, one of the owners
of The Lumber company of Ro-
nan, is much elated over news
received from Portland that his
puppy named Chief Charlie
Kicking Horse" made a cleanup
in the dog show there. The dog
took down five prizes. He won
first honors in the puppy class;
took second in the novice class;
first prize in the d-by-exhibi-
tor class; was the reserve Win
ner and took down a cup offered
for the best puppy of any breed
shown there. Mr.. Denison has
written to friends in Missoula
that one Of Downer's young dogs
beat the puppy in the novice
class and was the winners dog.
Mr.. Denison's prize-winning
puppy is well-known in Missoula,
Mr.. Denison having had the ami
NAL here and shown it to his
friends.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-04-11
ENGINEERS WILL SOON
Be IN the FIELD

Secretary Healy of the Com
mercial club received another
letter this week from President
Howard Elliott of the Northern
Pacific, in which the news was
impaired that the surveying en-
gineers would soon be in the field
on the Flathead making further
investigations and locations.
While the letter gives no def
mite date for the work to COM
mence it contains a ray of hope
in that the engineers will soon
be in the field.
1t is confidently believed that
some actual work will be done
this year toward the construc-
ton of the branch line from
Dixon to Roman. This would be
a relief to the many farmers who
are now compelled to make the
long haul with the products of
the farm in getting it to market.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-04-11
CREAMERY STATION IN ROMAN

for the farmers of the Mission
valley.
At St. Ignatius the station es-
tablished there is receiving cream
steadily and the volume of busi-
ness done is increasing. The
Beckwith Nero. Co., realized the
Importance of this method of
handling the creamery products
and have already a steady stream
of customers delivering cream.
They ship the cream to Butte
and the cash is ready each day
of delivery. What they are do
ing can and should be done, and
will be done in Roman.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-04-11
Hon. A. J. Brewer to Speak

Hon. A. j. Brewer has accept
ed an invitation from the St. Ig-
natius Commercial club to ad-
dress that body this evening at a
meeting to be held in that town.
He will speak on various SUBJ
jects, principally on what was
accomplished by the legislature
during the past winter and on
the possibilities Of the Mission
valley present and future.
Three or four other gentlemen
from Roman may accompany him
to St. Ignatius to see that he
gets home all right and to fur
nish the applause at the proper
moment.
Mr.. Brewer will also address
the next meeting Of the Flathead
Valley Farmers Mutual associa-
ton to be held at Max Lowen-
STEMS in section 10, 1920 on
Sunday afternoon, April 13.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-04-11
CHAMP CLARK AGAIN ELECT
Ed SPEAKER Of THE H0NSE

Congress met in special ses-
sion April Z, and the house pro-
ceeded to business by re-electing
Champ Clark speaker and the
other democratic caucus nomi-
nees. The house then adopted a
resolution preparing to receive
the president on the next day
when he delivered his message
in person, the first president to
appear before congress in over
100 years. In the senate when
this matter was under considera-
tion an effort was made to table
it but Vice President Marshall
ruled it was a matter of the
highest privilege and it was
adopted. Senator Williams of
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-04-11
THE FAT STEER VS..
THE DAIRY COW

To illustrate the economic work
of a good dairy COW in trans
forming forage and grain into
human food, Prof. A. L. Haec-
ker, of the University of Ne
braska, calls attention to the
record of a Holstein COW owned
at the Nebraska station. This
cow produced in one year 1S, $40
pounds of milk, which contained
l31ha per cent of solids which is
equivalent to 2,503 pounds of
total solids, which is largely as
similative and in the most favor
able condition for human food.
A good steer at the proper age
and under the best methods of
feeding will increase his weight
about $50 pounds in a year.
After deducting about SIS or 60
per cent in dressing and IS per
cent for water we have about
$50 pounds of nutriment as
against $500 pounds of the COW.
In other words a good COW makes
about ten times better use of her
food than a good steer.
This is merely to illustrate
that where economy in the use
of stock food is necessary, the
dairy COW will prove far better
animal in returning profits. Not
only that but the profits from a
dairy COW are steady, that is
there is something coming in
every month, while with a steer
there is nothing coming in till the
animal is sold.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-04-11
FORMER FLATHEADER
IS A BENEDICT

The Pioneer received a letter
this week from Anton Sukovsky,
one of the early settlers on the
Flathead, who is now in Mime
apolis, Mimi, having made proof
on his land, and the following
clipping tells more about him.
Anton says in his letter that he
and his bride expect to come
west as soon as warm weather
sets in to see his friends and the
homestead again. The clipping
reads:
Antoine V. Sukovsky of Mime
apolis and Miss Christine Viewer
ka of Hansonville were married
in Candy Wednesday, and were
attended by Misses Mary J. We
verka and Mary J. Schwartz,
John Weverka and Chas. Sch
wartz. The party then proceed.
ed to the home of the bride and
later to the C. z. B. ]. hall,
where a large gathering of invit-
ed guests further accentuated
the Importance of the event un-
til the small hours of the follow
ing morning. The groom is in
the employ of the Milwaukee
road at Minneapolis, and a pros
porous young man, and will de-
part with his bride Saturday to
make their home on Pleasant
avenue of that city. The bride
is daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jos. Weverka of Hansonville and
one of the most charming young
ladies of that locality. Her many
friends here join in congratula-
tions and best wishes for their
and prosperity.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-04-11
SENATORS TO Be ELECTED
BY DIRECT VOTE HEREAFTER


Sufficient states have ratified
the proposed amendment to the
constitution to change the man
ner of electing United States
senators hereafter. Heretofore
all senators have been elected by
the legislatures of the several
states but in the future they are
to be elected at the general
elections by the people direct.
This makes two amendments
which have been adopted during
the past year, the other being
the income tax amendment.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-04-11

Joke No. 8. If the city coun-
Gil refuses to pay for faulty side
walks, even though they be 4500
sacks of cement short of the
specifications, Poison would be
blacklisted."
"A Serious Joke. The city's
indebtedness of over 81, O0O."
mo Joke. The salaries of the
city officers amounting to ST.
$500 per annum.
But what appears to us the
best joke is the report current
in Roman the first of the week
that the literary production a.
bove referred to was gotten out
in the Pioneer office. Not that
we wouldn't do it, believe us,
but there are some things told in
the little paper which we would
have some hesitation in saying,
had we done it. Probably there
was nothing but the truth told
but that is sometimes more than
should be said, and believing in
this axiom the Pioneer would
never have been guilty of show
ing up the true condition even
against Poison. This is no joke.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-04-11
Mason and BeckWith Elected

The school election last Satur-
day was a very tame election not
over ten per cent Of the voters
getting out. In Roman only 55
votes out of 351 were polled, and
at St. Ignatius only ten people
voted out of over 200. At the
Elliott school house just five
votes were cast, while no word
has been received from Arlee,
Ravalli, Moiese or Grand View.
There being only one ticket it is
supposed that both D. N. Mason
and Geo. II. Beckwith were
elected.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-04-11
Preventing Smut

A Kansas farmer writes: "A
few weeks ago you told us how
to treat smut Of wheat. Would
you take time to tell us how to
prevent it,"
Since the sinking smut of
wheat, the covered smut of bar
ley and the smut of oats are
propagated from year to year,
principally by means of the
spores clinging to the outside of
the seed, clean seed is of prime
Importance in order to grow a
crop free from these smuts.
This may be obtained in two
ways: D By using seed from a
crop which had no smut in it and
which has been kept clean or (2)
by treating the seed by some
method which will kill the smut
and leave the seed uninjured.
The former method seems easy
at the first glance and should al
ways be used where the seed is
not treated for smut. 1t has
some disadvantage, however. 1t
is almost impossible to know
whether or not a crop is abso-
lutely free from smut unless it
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-04-11

Mississippi, in speaking on the
motion said he deplored the fact
that the president had decided
to deliver his message in this
manner and hoped it would never
accur again, saying that he be-
lieved it a mistake and that it
would not help in passing, meas
ures favored by the people.
President Wilson seems dis
posed to set precedent to the
winds and if he will order this
procedure in all departments of
the government, especially in
the interior department, he will
be heartily supported all over the
west. 1t is precedent which has
hemmed in the whole machinery
of government so much that it
takes too much time in transact
ing the ordinary business and
makes the average citizen afraid
to have anything to do with the
general government. When the
country's business is transacted
in a like manner with private
business then will the people
have confidence in and be glad
to have dealings with Uncle Sam,
but not until then.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-04-11

The election held last Monday
was a tame affair there being
only one ticket in the field. No
one took the candidacy of "Buf-
falo Joe" Hainebach seriously,
it being a joke, and with only
one set of candidates for alder
men in each ward, there was
very little to induce voters to
get out and cast their ballot.
Last year there was an animated
campaign and it drew every
voter to the polls and 126 votes
were cast, while this year with
only one ticket 73 voters were
out.
DR.. Fuhrer received 68 and
Buffalo Joe" S, of the latter
three came from the 3rd ward
and two from the second.
The candidates elected as al
dermen were, first ward, A. A.
Dix and j. ID. Glathart.
Second ward, Abe Meilleur
and Frank Menager.
Third ward, Cash Coulter and
Stanley Scarce.
The Pioneer has been unable
to secure the vote on aldermen
the clerks failing to take list
aside from the official returns
which have been certified to the
town clerk and are under seal
until next Monday evening when
the council will canvass the re-
turns.
Of the old council Cash Coul-
ter Of the Third ward is the sole
survivor, all the others refusing
an election. 1t was with diff
Guilty that Cash was prevailed
upon to stand for reelection, he
having said he had all he want
ed already. This result will put
all new men except Mr.. Coulter
at the head Of affairs .for the
coming year and perhaps for the
next two years, as three of the
aldermen are elected for two
years. The mayor is also chosen
for two years.
The aldermen elected must
choose by lot which term they
shall serve, this drawing to take
place at the first meeting Of the
council which occurs on the first
Monday in May when the old
council goes out of office.
Roman is fortunate in securing
the services of such men as were
elected Monday last and it speaks
we'll for the future of the town.
All of them have the interest of
Roman at heart and none will
favor any extravagances which
would be embarrassing in the,
future. Just so long as the vot-
ers see to it that careful, eco-
nomical men are selected to run
the affairs of the town just so
long will we be free of debt and
the natural high tax rate which
goes along with such extrava-
gance. 1t is expected that no
great change in policy from the
past year will result from Mon
days election.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-04-11
DR.. FUHRER ELECTED MAYOR

has been examined very care
fully before it is cut. Even
then, if there are only a few
smutted heads, they may not be
noticed.
Each one of these produce
thousands of spores which may
become distributed over the seed
so that a smutted plant Of one
year may give rise to hundreds
the next.
Again, if the crop is absolutely
free from smut, but is thrashed
in a machine that has been used
with a smutted crop, innumer-
able spores found inside of the
machine on the cylinder, in con-
cave grooves, sieves, shaker,
etc., will get on the seed and
cause smut the following year.
Sacks, bins, tanning mills or
other machinery which have
been used for smutted grain, un-
less disinfected, will spread the
smut more or less in a similar
manner. In a community where
smut is present, therefore, one
cannot always be free from smut
because the seed came from a
crop that was clean the preced-
ing year. In such communities
the second method to subject
the seed every year to some
treatment which will kill the
smut spores but leave the seed
uninjured- is the most effective
way to prevent smut until the
community as a whole is smut
free. Several treatments are
known which are very satisfac-
tory.
For the loose smut of wheat
and barley, clean seed from
clean crop is good remedy.
These smuts cannot be distribut-
ed in thrashing Or by smutty
machines of any kind, as they
must infect the seed at the
Towering time if they are to
produce smutted plants the next
year. These are very easily seen
in a field if it is examined when
the grain is heading. Seed from
a crop apparently clean, there
fore, is likely to produce a clean
crop the following year.
There is, however, some un-
certainty even here. If a clean
crop has been grown in a neigh
borhood where loose smuts are
prevalent, the spores from smut
ted fields may have been blown
by the wind into the clean field.
The Towering grain may have
been thus infected and from this
field probably would produce
some smut the following year.
The best way to produce crops
free from the fungus is to use
seed from neighboring localities
where smuts are absent, if such
can be found, or from an isolat-
ed plat set aside for seed pur-
poses, seed for this plat having
been treated by the so-called
hot water treatment.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-04-11
Just Another Joke

The Pioneer received a copy of
the "Polson Picolo' the other
day and it contains what is call
ed several jokes. Among the
number of said jokes is found
the following:
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-04-11

When an easterner is asked
What is conservation" he is
said to answer 1T is something
the government should do out
west"
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VIII result IN a creamery SCdClOn
being established in Roman. This
will afford a market for all the
cream which the farmers can
bring in no matter how many
cows may be brought in for that
purpose.
The matter of station for the
receiving of cream is one which
should interest every farmer
tributary to this town, as it will
furnish them with a market for
such produce at all times and at
prices more even the year around
than by taking the butter which
may be made on the farm as is
usually done. During the Win
ter months, butter is good
price, but as summer weather
comes and feed which yields
more milk is plentiful the price
drops and the merchant who
buys indiscriminately of this
product is compelled to pay less
and then loses money on almost
every pound of butter which
comes into his store.
By having a market for the
cream, where the farmer re-
ceives cash for every pound he
brings in, he is receiving more
Cor the product than under the
other process and the merchant
does not lose on the transaction
either. Another feature which
will be more satisfactory to all
concerned is that the receipts
from the cream will be received
in actual cash, no traficing or
trade being contemplated. By
this arrangement the farmer
gets cash for his cream and has
the cash to pay for the goods he
may buy with the proceeds. 1t
means just this, for the first time
in the history of this country
there will be an avenue of re-
ceiving cash direct from the pur-
chaser of the farmers product.
At the present time any money
received comes through some
one else, as all wheat shipped
must await returns from the man
who buys it on the market, and
the same rule applies generally.
Now the next thing will be to
get enough cows into the country
so that the revenue will be ade-
quate to warrant a continuance
of the business. Every farmer
should have three or four COWS,
or more if he can possibly pro-
cure them, as cows will yield a
better revenue than any other
branch of the business he may
undertake. 1t is stated that
every COW will more than pay
for herself every year, with milk
selling at Is cents per gallon.
Here where every quart is worth
10 cents per quart the profit can
easily be computed and it will
be found to be greatly in excess
of any other product of the farm.
And the nice part of it is, that
it brings in the ready cash every
time the cream is sold. There is
no such thing in a dairy country
as only one pay day a year, like
the grain farmer has to contend
with.
The Pioneer is informed that
arrangements are being made
also to ship several car loads of
milk cows here at an early date,
all for sale to the farmers of the
valley. Men with means realize
that it means more to them than
it does to the farmer, in fact.
Business men know that a farm
er can not make profit by rails
ing grain for the market, and to
provide safe means by which
business can be increased and
kept going some different method
must be adopted. Knowing this
the COWS will be furnished and it
can be stated with confidence
that a new era is about to dawn
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HER PLIGHTED TROTH
By NELLIE cRAvEY GILMORE.

Where the road bent Meta selected
a tempting tuft of grass and seated
herself upon it, depositing her numer-
Gus small packages on the plat of
green beside her.
Flashes Of scarlet quivered in her
cheeks as Ericsson rounded the bend
and drew rein He stood staring down
at her for a moment, his hands deep in
his trousers pockets, then he dropped
abruptly to the grass beside her.
Il think | ought to tell you," he
said soberly, that l am going to be
married-soon."
time she sat staring in dull way at
the small, brown hands that had in
voluntarily clenched themselves in
her lap. After a while she glanced up
with dry, bright eyes, and held out
her fingers. "Of course l wish you
all possible happiness" she said, you
know that. I'd better be going home
now" she added. in a different tone,
''it is almost dark"
Ericsson assisted her to rise, and for
a second afterward stood looking
down into her face as he had a hun
dred times before; through his eyes
trembled something she dared not IN
derstand
The instant passed, and then the
world-the whole world outside those
two-seemed to slip and vanish, and
Meta lay sobbing in his arms.
81 can never give you up" he cried,
brokenly. mot if a thousand vows
and promises stood between!"
The girl drew herself sharply from
his embrace with sudden accession
of strength; his words had sobered
her.
"Goodby," she said; "you must keep
your troth inviolate; tits the only
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Seated Herself.

way, Jack" She turned abruptly and
walked past him. 81
Ericsson stood motionless for mo-
ment; then he stopped dazedly and
began to gather up the scattered
bundles.
you forgot these" he said, over
taking her. Meta" he went on in
an imprisoned tone, you must let
me explain, ''the-that other girl
have never loved her! Our betrothal
was all the fool work of a lot of
people with pet schemes
! Winter apples were swinging and
shivering as they swung in cutting
east wind.
In the doorway of the ald-fashioned
white and green cottage stood Meta
Before and all about her the wealth
of trees and shrubs stood bleak and
stripped.
Two brilliant roses had slipped into
the girls cheeks, and the eyes above
them looked deep and dark with a
radiant happiness. Her hair, black
and waving. tumbled picturesquely
over a smooth, white forehead.
Somewhere inside the room a clock
struck four, and Meta drew in her
breath with sudden heartbeat. Sim
ultaneously came the sound of swift
rushing wheels over the hard clay
road beyond
Meta closed the heavy door behind
her and slipped softly out into the
frozen air.
Ericsson had left his carriage at the
tollgate and was coming toward heI
with outstretched hands. a
jack"
sweetheart" he cried, his arms
about her.
Presently he held her away from
him to look into the wide-love-lit eyes.
Il kept my troth, DEAR" he said,
gently.
81 know"
she died a year ago." he went on,
a certain soberness coming into his
voice, land she was always happy,
am almost sure of that"
The girls gaze compelled his for
one anxious moment.
She never knew? You are quite
certain that she did not suspect any
thing?"
Quite certain" he responded earn
estly. she was a good little girl,
and it was not hard to do the right
thing by her, even though" he added
with abrupt fervor, the love of my
life had been given to another-to
YOU" His arms went round her again
and Meta hid her blood-burned
cheeks.
That night" she said, presently,
when you went from me / felt just
as though one of US had died, and
yet" she paused, and q luminous
light came into her eyes, Il should
never have married you, Jack. If you
had broken your promise to her to set
yourself free
Nor could l have loved you half
so WE'LL" he replied. in an unsteady
tone. had you allowed me TO do So"
Copyright by Daily Story Pub. Coz
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-09-20
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS

OcaIa Lodge No. 10. Conventions
held every Monday at 1880 p. m. at
Castle Hall, over the James Carlisle
drugstore. A cordial welcome to Wis
iting brothers. d. w. Tompkins, G. G.
Chas. K. Sage, K. r. S. AID
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-09-20
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION

Notice is hereby given that a spe-
cial election is hereby called for the
purpose Of e.ecting a councilman
from war1 two, city of Ocala, to fill
the unexpired term of DR.. j. w.
Hood, resigned. Said election will
be held at the city hall on the 7th
day of October, A. d. 1913.
/ herby appoint Frank Harris, Jr.,t
H. H. Milestone and Chas. H. Math-
ews as inspectors, and E. E. Robin
son as clerk of said election.
In witness whereof | have hereun-
to set my hand as mayor of the city
of Ocala, this the 21st day of August,
A. d. 1913. J. d. Robertson,
Attest: Mayor.
H. c, Sistrunk, City Clerk.
The Store Accommodating. 9-20
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OFFICIAL DIRECTORY
CITY OF OCALA

OFFICIAL DIRECTORY
CITY OF OCALA
Mayor. D. Robertson.
Recorder. T. IZlar.
Assistant Recorder-Joseph Bell
Council B. A. Weathers. presI
lent: J. H. Taylor, president pro
tenn; Z e. Bennett, Baxter earn, J..
W. Hood, E. T. Helvenston, G. A..
Carmichael, F. G. B. Weihe, c. VI.
Livingston.
City Attorney-C. L. Sistrunk.
City Clerk-H. G. Sistrunk.
Treasurer and Tax Collector-W.
W. Clyatt.
City Engineer. r. Moorhead.
Superintendent Light Plant ]. G.
Caldwell.
Superintendent Water works..
A. Campbell.
Marshall. ]. Brigance.
Fire Chief-H. S. Chambers.
Sanitary Inspector-G. W. Cleve-
land.
Street Commissioner-Ro I
Marsh.
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ODD FELLOWS

Tulula Lodge No, p, Independent
Order of Odd Fellows, meets every
Yonges Hall, Fort King avenue. Wis
itors in the city invited to be with u.s..
G.. L. Taylor. n. G.
w. L. Colbert, Secretary.-Adv.