davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-08-29
WILL A RACE
TRACK PAY?

Last fall at the November
election, the people of MissouIa
county voted in favor of issuing
$50, 600 in bonds to purchase a
fair ground site and erect the
necessary buildings thereon.
After months of squabbling in
court, a site was purchased and
a county fair board appointed.
That is about as far as the mat
ter has progressed up to date.
Bids have been invited for the
construction of a race track but
the figures were so high the bids
were rejected, and in this action
they should have the endorse
ment Of the people who must
pay the bills.
A county fair without a race
track would probably be a pecu-
liar one, but it is suggested that
Mlssoula county try out this ex-
pertinent. A race track brings
into any community a coterie of
men usually undesirable and
they take away with them when
they leave, the principal part of
the floating ready cash of any
community. Take Butte for ex-
ample. The recent race meet in
that city is said to have tax en-
from that city upwards of $3.50,
600, the profits of the book max
ers and the followers of race
track gambling. 1t was the
common herd which contributed
this vast sum and the chances
are, more than one sequel of the
bad effects of this betting are
yet to develop.
Men who can i'll afford such
chances place their money on the
ponies and resort to illegal means
to recuperate and the inevitable
result is loss of position, crime
and suicide.
1t is for these reasons that this
paper would be pleased to see
the Missoula county fair free of
race track gambling, and the
fair made an exhibit Of the pro-
ducts of the county, agricultural,
horticultural, industrial and do
nestle. Such a fair should and
would be a benefit to those who
must furnish the money and the
people generally be better off
than with the race track accom-
paninent.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-08-29
WALSH SAYS MONTANA
RICH RAISING POTATOES

In the general debate over the
agricultural schedule of the
Democratic tariff bill in the SEN
ate the other day. Senator Walsh
asked the general freight agent
Of the Chicago Milwaukee & St.
Paul railroad for statistics with
reference to the movement of
potatoes from Montana during
the last three years. The rail-
road official replied that the to-
tai movement of potatoes loaded
at Montana points is very light,
as far as his company was con-
cerned. The company loaded in
1911, 81 cars. or 1,5i3, 637 pounds
in 1912, 81 cars, or 1920, 153
pounds, and for the first six
months of 1918, g cars, for 974,-
l30 pounds. All were destined
to points in Montana except one
car to North Dakota, not far
from the Montana state line.
He said there had been practical
ly no surplus of potatoes from
Montana to interstate destina-
tions.
Senator Walsh said there had
been no surplus in Montana. "be-
cause they have been feeding
them to the hogs and getting rid
OF them any way they could. He
said: IF we could only get Is
cents a hundredweight we would
get rich growing potatoes in
Montana"
Walsh said that although the
soil of Montana produces pota-
toes they could not ship them be-
yond the state, even omitting
the consideration of the freight
rate. Senator BristoW said the
freight rates on agricultural
products out of Montana may be
very exorbitant. All western
states had been handicapped by
high rates, he said.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-08-29
Luke McLuke Says:

No matter how busy woman may
be, she can always find time to worry
for fear some one will kidnap the
children.
What has become of the old-fash-
ioned girl who used to cover plates and
bottles with cigar bands?
Charity begins at home. That's why
a man who owes you $40 passes you up
so he can give dollar to the heathen.
The only hats in the store that are
becoming to woman are the ones she
can afford
No man ever grew flock of chin
whiskers that were a good substitute
for chin.
A woman can worry over the possi-
billity of something happening that
would give her something to worry
about.
When man has nothing to say it
usually takes him a long time to say it,
AS long as a man has two hairs left
he wonders if he will ever grow bald.
Once in while man forgets him
self in public and is actually polite to
his own wife.
There are too many men hunting for
positions and lodging jobs.
In the novels the females who have
been disappointed in love are all single.
In real life they are all married.
A man who says he loves his enemies
should be classified as the Irishman
classified the man who said he liked
olives.
The reason why two can live as
cheap as one is because the cabarets
are selling six meal tickets for quar-
ter.
The reason girl is proud of the
mustache on her upper lip is because
a man likes to have black eye.
-Cincinatti Enquirer.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-08-29
BUTTE ORDINANCE
AGAINST LOOSE DOGS

The Butte city council is
wrestling with an ordinance a.
gainst allowing dogs to run at
large Some of the fanciers
are up in arms against such a
drastic measure, and have even
threatened to do all manner of
things to the council should it
pass such a law.
Dogs are all right in their
place, but to allow them to run
at large in towns and cities
seems like making a farce of all
the pure food laws which state
and government have passed in
years gone by. There is not a
day but some merchants wit
nesses the consumation Of all
that is vile and disgraceful, to
say nothing of the sanitary fea-
ture connected with such cases,
in having his goods and mer-
chandise polluted by some dog.
Pure food laws have come to
stay and it is to be hoped that
all dogs will be kept out of places
of business where food products
are sold. TO do this it would
require laws which would not
permit them to run at large.
Butte is no exception to the
rule and other towns would do
we'll to pass an ordinance such
as is likely to be passed in the
mining center of Montana. Good
for Butte.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-08-29
STATE BANKERS
HELP SCHOOLS

| The Montana State Bankers
association which met at Helena
August 1916, besides devoting
much of it's time to agricultural
and vocational education, gave
Superintendent II. A. Davee a
place on the progam and in re-
sponse to his appeal to the bank
ers for their cooperation in the
campaign which he is carrying
on for the betterment of the
rural schools Of the state, which
ne is now waging, the following
resolution which is self-.xplan-
atory was adopted:
Resolved, That the Montana
tana State Bankers association
heartily endorse the plan for the
betterment of the rural schools
as outlined by State Superinten-
dent Davee, and that we recon-
mend to each bank in the state
that it contribute ten dollars per
year for two years, to create a
fund for the purpose of paying
the salary and expenses of a
rural life helper in connection
with the state department of
education.
In the matter of collecting and
paying this amount, we recon-
mend that each bank make its
check payable to the state treas
urer who shall act as treasurer
of this fund, and that he be in
structed to pay the same on war
rants of Superintendent Davee
IN the same manner as other
state charges, the state superin-
tendent to report to the Bankers
association quarterly"
This increase in budget will
enakle Superintendent Davee to
place an additional rural inspec-
tor in the field at once and his
plans call for such improvements
as will prove to the state legis-
lature that they acted wisely
when they created this new office
and show the bankers that they
made no mistake when they
voted to cooperate with the
state department of education in
this good work as the bankers of
Oregon, Washington and a num-
ber of eastern states have already
been doing for some time.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-08-29
TIMELY WARNING
ABOUT CORNERS

Evidently the government re.
clamation surveyors are having
some difficulty in keeping their
survey posts in tact, and that
some of the government corne,
monuments have been removed,
as the letter below would indi-
cate.
Owners of land should know
that they are not allowed tC
remove or destroy any section,
township or meander corner post
set by the government as it
means much expensive surveying
in the years to come.
The following letter will be of
interest:
Roman Pioneer A matter
Of considerable interest to many
of your readers is the proper
care of government survey mon
uments set to define land lines,
either section, township or res
ervoir meander.
1t seems to be a common prac-
tice for farmers to remove an
official corner and set in it's place
a fence post. When this is done
the law is violated and trouble
made in the future determination
of the true corner. The post so
set has no official standing and
the lack Of the true corner may
require expensive surveys to To-
cate in later years the true cor
ner.
The following extract from
the statutes of the United States
should be familiar to all farmers.
Act approved March 4, 1909.
''Sec. 81. Whoever shall will
fully destroy, deface, change or
remove to another place any sec
ton corner, quarter section cor
ner or meander post, on any line
of government survey, or shall
wilfully cut down any witness
tree or any tree blazed to mark
the line of a government survey,
or shall wilfully deface, change
or remove any monument or
bench mark of any government
survey, shall be fined not more
than two hundred and fifty dol
lars, or imprisoned not more
than six months, or both. (See
20 Stat, 340" Respectfully
E. F. Tabor.
St. Ignatius, Aug. 22, 1913.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-08-29

their advantage to have their en-
tries filed early so that they may
be able to get good stall space
for their stock and suitable ex-
hibition space for their grains
and vegetables; the fruit being
placed this year in the special
building that will be known as
the horticultural and Horticultural
building.
Among the interesting ex-
hibits that will be of educational
and instructive nature will be the
fisheries exhibit of the Montana
State Fish commission. Arrange
ments have been made with E.
P. Mathewson, chairman of the
commission, to bring the fish ex-
hibit car to the fair, where it
will occupy a prominent place
and can be visited by those who
are Interested in the finny tribe.
The development of a fish from
the egg to full f1edged swim
mer will be shown in the various
glass tanks, which are freshly
supplied with water.
Dairy interests will be repre-
sented with a number of exhibits
including a milking machine and
special platform demonstrations
by the Searpless Separator Com
pany; new building which will
house an exhibit of cream sep
arators and dairy accessories by
the De Laval Separator company;
a refrigerating plant where the
dairy products will be kept; and
a model creamery which will
show the proper methods of MAX
ing dairy products. A two days
milking test will be held under
the improved score card judging
system.
Besides many instructive and
educational features, Secretary
Breitenstein has arranged for
more outdoor free attractions
than ever before. These will
include two big wild west shows,
giving all the exciting events of
a regular Montana Roundup;
seven famous vaudeville acts
from the Orpheum circuit; a high
flying aviatrice; three of Mon
tana's greatest bands and other
numerous fun features that will
assure the 1913 fair goers of a
Joy Week" at Helena, from
September 22nd to 9th.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-08-29
Death of a Pioneer

Word was received in Roman
Tuesday of the death that MORN
ing at the ranch home of her son
Horace. near Ravalli. of Mrs.
Lucretia Worden, a pioneer of
Missoula county and we'll known
to most people of that city and
surrounding country.
The deceased came to Mon
tana and what is now Missoula
county in 1862, having been born
in Pennsylvania. She married
Frank L. Worden, a pioneer mer-
chant of Missoula in 1866. and
has lived in Missoula ever since.
About four years ago she was
stricken with paralysis and while
the news of her death will be a
surprise to her many friends in
Western Montana, the immedi-
ate family have anticipated this
event for some time.
She was the mother of Mrs.
Fred T. Sterling, Mrs. Jos. M.
Dixon, Miss Ruth Worden, and
Henry, Frank and Horace Wor-
den. Two sisters also survive
her, Mrs. j. P. Rinehard of Mis-
soula, and Mrs. Allerton of San
Francisco.
Mrs. Worden retired the night
of August 25th in usual health
but a member of the family en-
tered her room in the morning
and found her unable to speak a
a word and she died the next
morning without speaking.
The remains were taken to
Missoula Tuesday evening on
No. 6, and the funeral held in
that city and interment was be-
side her husband in the Missoula
cemetery.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-08-29
JUMPED FROM RUNNING
HORSE, SEVERELY INJURED

Last Saturday evening Don
Rathbone of the Pioneer force,
was watering a team of horses
at the creek near James Grant s
and started to return them to the
barn, but thinking them gentle
attempted to ride one on the re-
turn trip. The horse had on a
hackamore and he jumped on
the animal bareback. After he
reached the street the horse
started to run and the hacka-
more slipped to far up on the
horses nose and he could not
hold him. Upon reaching the
turn in the street near E. H.
Rathbone's residence Don
thought it best to get off rather
than take chances on the horse
running into the barbed wire
fence with him and he jumped
off, being thrown on his head
and face, severely bruising him
and putting him out of commits
sion for an hour. He was picked
up unconscious and carried into
the house and DR.. Fuhrer sum-
moned, who made a careful ex-
animation for injuries but found
no bones broken or dislocation
and prescribed a course of treat
ment for the bruises.
Sunday he suffered much pain
with his head, and as DR.. Fuhrer
was called to the country, and
the other doctors all being away
on a picnic, no relief could be
had.
Although he was bruised con :
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-08-29

All state officials and their
deputies, about 600 in number,
are to loose their railroad passes.
The Great Northern and North
ern Pacific have recalled all
passes, predicating their action
on an anticipated decision by
the inter state commerce COM
mission that such passes were in
violation Of the law,
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-08-29
WHAT WATER WILL COST
SHOULD Be ANNOUNCED

1t is said that Secretary Lane
favors an early announcement
being made of the estimated cos
of the Flathead reclamation pro
ject. That would help some
The settlers under the reclama'
tion project are entitled to know
what it is going to cost them fol
the water when the same is com.
pleted. They are also entitled tt
know how many acres Of theil
lands will be under the reclama.
ton, that they may estimate the
cost it will be to them.
At the present time, they are
entirely in the dark as to the
probable cost per acre, or the
total number Of acres to which
they will be subject to paying
for. This uncertainty carries
with it that element which pre-
vents the sale of the land in case
a sale is contemplated and such
a condition is detrimental to the
individual and the community in
general. Where real estate values
are an uncertain quantity the
owners all feel the effect of the
condition and it would be a mere
matter of justice to announce
the estimated cost and settle the
question.
At the present time, when a
prospective buyer makes the in
quiry as to how much the water
is to cost, not one is in position
to tell, and that invariably puts
a stop to all such negotiations.
Even the owner of the land is
denied the knowledge of how
much of his land is to be under
ditch and this leaves him in a
position of uncertainty in two
ways-first as to the cost per
acre and, second, the total num-
ber of acres for which he will be
charged.
The plea has been made that
the work is not far enough along
to permit of an estimate being
made, which seems like begging
the question. Private enterprises
are able to estimate pretty closely
as to the estimated cost of like
undertakings, and the govern
ment should be able to employ
equally competent engineers and
get equally as good service. If
those in charge are unable to do
so, it seems that the time is at
hand to get engineers who can.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-08-29

State Superintendent of Schools
H. A. Davee was in Roman yes
terday while enroute from Kalis-
pell to Missoula. He was met at
Poison by S. r. Logan superin-
tendent Of district No. %, and
DIR. Resner of the board of trus-
tees, who accompanied him as
far as Ravalli. He made the
Pioneer a call while in town.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-08-29

John Eplin reports a rich find
of ore on Magpie creek west of
Dixon, according to the Herald.
The ore assays $22 gold, besides
copper and other valuable min
erals.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-08-29

Fred Massey, the Dixon barber
who was tried in Thompson Falls
last week for stabbing Andrew
Madsen about June 1st, was ac-
quilted by the jury.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-08-29
STATE FAIR WILL HAVE
MANY SPECIAL FEATURES

Entries for all divisions of the
Montana State fair are coming
into the office Of A. J. Breiten-
stein, showing that the farmers
of the state realize that it is to
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-08-29

siderable he says he would take
the chances again and jump
rather than be thrown into a !
barbed wire fence as it seemed
he would. He is around again
now.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-04-22
RivarOI's Wit.

Antoine Rivarol, the French cpl
grammatist of the eighteenth century
was so brilliant that something good
was expected of him every minute.
Once when he had been invited 10
dinner, at which the hostress especial
" wished him to shine, he sat quite
silent. The attitude of disappointed
expectancy in the company nettled
him. and at last Rivarol made
estupid remark. Everybody uttered an
exclamation.
"There," said Rivarol, 81 cannot say
a stupid thing without every ones cry
ing Thief"
At dinner in the house of some
Germans he made a joke. His hosts
put their heads together inquiringly
Rivarol said to his neighbor, French
man:
"Look at the Germans pooling their
wits to understand a Joke"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-04-22
Trapping a Lawyer.

In some cases counsel receive an
swers to questions that they had no
business to put, which if not quite to
their liking, are what they Justly de-
serve. The following story of George
Clarke, a celebrated negro minstrel,
is a case in point. On one occasion
when being examined as a witness, he
was severely interrogated by a law
yer.
"You are in the minstrel business,
believer" inquired the lawyer.
eyes, sir" replied the minstrel.
"Is not that rather a low calling?"
"T don't know but what it is, sir
replied the minstrel, "but it is so much
better than my fathers that I am
rather proud of it"
"What was your fathers calling?"
he inquired.
"He was a lawyer" replied Clarke
in a tone that sent the whole court
into roar of laughter as the discom-
flied lawyer sat down.-Weekly Tele-
graph.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-04-22
Glad. But Sorry.

A little girl, with exquisitely long
golden curls and quite an angelic
appearance in general, came in from
an afternoon walk with her nurse
and said to her mother: "Oh mamma
a strange woman in the street said tc
me: My, but amt you got beautiful
hair!'"
The mother smiled, for the compli-
ment was we'll merited, but she gasp
ed as the child innocently continued
her account:
81 said to her: 81 am very glad to
have you like my hair, but am sorry
to hear you use the word amt y
Exchange.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-04-22
What Socrates Really Died of.

The misunderstanding of words fire.
quently causes strange answers. A
child who had been taught that So
crates had a wife who was unpleasant
to him and that the great philosopher
drank hemlock, when asked the cause
of his death replied:
Socrates died from an overdose OF
Wedlock. Strand.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-04-22
Street Music.

The late Sir Frederick Gore-Ouseley
professor of music at Oxford, was once
going to call on friend in London
and asked a fellow-musician the num-
ber of the house in which he lived
in a certain street. "I don't know his
number" answered the other, "but
the note of his door-scrapper is C.
sharp" Sir Frederick went OF, con-
tentedly kicking the door-scrapers all
down the street until he came to
the right one, when he rang the oell
and went in.-Exchange.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-04-22

In a mountain school near Aliens
Park. Colorado, a few weeks ago the
teacher and pupils we're astonished by
the appearance of a huge grizzly bear
in the schoolroom. After gazing
calmly at the confusion and terror ne
caused. cid Bruin returned to MS
mountain haunts, leaving teacher and
nupils almost hysterical. The teacher
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-04-22

Homes. but only lone Fireside. One
Saint we find among US and all the
others from st. Agatha to st. Xavisr.
And when we have proceeded thus
far we have travelled from 26 Alphas
to 20 Omegas.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-04-22
New Trial Wanted.

sWhy do you want new trial?"
con the grounds Of newly discover
ed evidence, your honor"
Whats the nature of it?'
"My client dug up s40O that 1 didn't
know he had."-Louisville Courier
Journal.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-04-22

Capt. Charles C. Marsh, in charge OF
naval militia affairs, endorses a plan
to place college men on board the
United States war vessels during sum-
mer vacations. Captain Marsh says
this would increase interest in the
navy and would make available a
larger number of men for service in
case of sudden war. He plans to try
the experiment this 81 ner with
some 500 college boys, provided the
secretary of the nav gives his consent.
has resigned and returned to her nome
in the East, while the man who mas
succeeded her has a convenient gun