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The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1914-05-22

SlldutduIud, COIllllcllCIIlS ANU
July Is.
Mrs. VIM. Engle and daughte
Nina, spent last week visitin!
friends in Missoula.
A. NJ. Sterling Co. are agent!
in Roman for the Dawson under
takers of Poison, and have cask
cts on hand. ADV.
Jim O'Niel left yesterday fol-
Gregson Hot Springs for a two
weeks stay. He has been suf.
fering with lumbago.
Frank A. Dieter of Sloan was
in Roman Monday last making
preliminary arrangements tc
commute on his homestead.
Miss Anna Hedlund and Miss
Belle Fessler of 21-21 were Ro-
nan visitors since the last issue of
the Pioneer, and while here made
arrangements to advertise pre-
paratory to committing on their
homesteads.
Joe Bouchard accompanied his
brother Louis when the latter
left here last week for his home
at Savage in the eastern part of
the state. Joe will engage in
the cattle business with Louis,
the latter already owning over
100 head besides several hundred
acres of land.
Mrs. l. NJ. Brandjord will leave
next Monday for a five weeks
visit with relatives in North
Dakota and Canada. She will
stop off first in Minot where she
has a sister living and goes from
there to Grand Forks to visit her
mother. and returning will visit
a sister in Canada.
Mrs. Jules Trahan and two
children, Yvonne and Gaspard,
of Frenchtown, are visiting Mrs.
Nick Dellwo, another daughter
of Mrs. Trahan's this week.
They came up from Ravalli last
Saturday. Mrs. Trahan form
erly lived here, returning to
FrenchtoWn about a year ago.
E. H. Rathbone was down to
St. Regis last Saturday and at
tended an enthusiastic new coun-
ty meeting held there on that
date. Sunday evening he went to
Stevensville and spent the night
with Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Thorn
burgh and Jas. Mcconnell, return
ing Monday. He found them
comfortably located and wishing
to be remembered to all Roman
friends.
The lots in the government
townsites on the Fort Peck res
ervation will be sold at the fol-
lowing towns on the dates men,
toned: Poplar June Is, Sprole
June 10, Brockton June %, Blair
June "a, Chelsea June 81, Macon
July l, Wolfpoint July 3, Oswego
July 8, Frazer July II, and Milk
River July IA. No lots will be
sold for less than $40 and any
number of lots may be purchased.
Mrs. V. B. Skinner returned
to her home in Missoula last
Sunday after a pleasant visit
with her sister Mrs. j. E.
Fuhrer. Her husband, VIC,
we'll known as a popular travel
ing man who makes Roman reg
ularly, came up Friday and re-
until Sunday, and along
with the doctor and Mrs. Fuhrer
they spent the greater part of
the day at St. Mary's lake, reach
ing Ravalli in time for No. AZ
for Missoula.
Frank Myers came up from
Thompson Falls last Saturday,
having been to Missoula on his
way here and filed on an 80 acre
homestead in the timber east of +
Roman. He has been striving
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1914-05-22
Roman Track Meet TODAY

While in town make your Headquarters emre Cash
coolest store The base ball game
will take place in the park in front of the Wen have plenty
of seats for the accommodation of the people,
Received fresh shipment of the oowng Roman Booze all
avors bottle 10c Beene beer bottles for 5c
Michigan Sweet Cider glass plenty of Wnesap
Apple Commerce. Gano and Deous Sweet Naval Oranges
nanas, Peanuts and Candies of all kinds
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1914-05-22
For Sale

A fine 80 acre ranch. all under cult
vation,. level land, no stone, good -four
room house, eight horse barn, well,
water any place in IL to 16 feet. Only
2 miles from Roman. Price $4,000
Terms. Write Or call.
3 BAILEY & HULL, Roman.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1914-05-22
Heifers For Sale

A few fresh heifers, with or withou
calves. See James Grant,
2 If Roman, Montana.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1914-05-22

TEWELRY that proclaims the re-
~ finement, dignity and character
of the wearer-it tells it's own story
in it's own way, BY the jewelry she
wears tbs woman is judged. The
choicest assortments of rich, fash
ionable jewelry, the dignifed, ele-
giant kind, are here diamond rings,
thin model watches, LaValliers, fobs,
brooches, bracelets Every thing the
woman of taste admires.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1914-05-22
For Sale

Scottish Chief oats, can be beat fol
seed. C. r. LAWS, Phone 46lx as
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-07-31
NEST IN The DARK
Dipper Makes Home in Very Un.
usual Place.
Nest Is Situated in End of Rainwater
Drain, Waich Runs Into a Circular
Cu!vert Euiit Beneath Fed of
English Railroad.

Lcndon.-"I beg to inclose you here
with a photograph Of the nest of a
dipper in a very unusual position"
writes a correspondent Of Country
Life. "As you will notice, the nest is
situated in the end Of a rainwater
drain, which runs into a circular cul-
vert six feet six inches in diameter
and about twenty yards long, built be-
meath a railway to carry a small
stream, and quite close to the town
of Skipton. The position is in dark
ness; in fact, the nest cannot be seen
without the aid Of artificial light, the
photograph being secured by the light
of magnesium. Four young have been
reared this year, and the parents
reared two sets Of young last year in
a nest which occupied the same posi-
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-07-31
SAVING THE STRAW STACKS
Much VIII Go to Waste at Harvest
Time Unless Steps Are Taken to
Get Them Into Shape.
(BY W. T. URDIE.l

Unless steps are taken at harvest
time to save the straw stacks. much
Of the straw will &c to waste in one
way or another.
This is practically true where the
stacks are poorly constructed, as they
usually are with our modern wire
stackers if there are no hands on the
stack at the time Of the threshing.
The only way a we'll shaped, water.
proof stack can be secured is to have
one or two good hands on the stack as
the grain is being t~hreshed. Then,
after the machine leaves, the stack
can be completed In a short time, as
the straw will save, with but little
loss.
If it IS not possible to have the
hands on the stack while the straw is
being MED up it can be worked over
afterward. This should be done be.
fore rain has fallen to settle the straw,
however, and a fairly good job made
Of it.
The newly made stack should then
be fenced SO hat the stock cannot run
to it before the straw is we'll settled.
a bunch Of cattle will destroy a new
stack in a very short time If permitted
TO have free access to it.
Other animals are not SO bad in this
respect, still, they can do considerable
damage.
Before any stock are turned to the
straw the S~catteringS should be gath,
cred from the sides of the stack.
It they r allowed to remain about
he stack they will form steps on
which the stock can climb to the top
OF the stack, thus doing much damage.
Loose straw about the stack should
also be kept cleaned up at all times.
Stock will trample this under foot and
so spoil it for feeding and bedding pur.
poses.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-07-31
DOG MoURNs FOR HORSE
Bull Terrier Has to Be EIanketed to
Get Her Away From Remains Of
Lifeiess Chum.

New York.-OveTcome with grief at
the less Of her best friend, Alice, a
bull terrier, lies III the stall at the
Bellevue hospital stable which until
recently was occupied by Baby. once
the fastest horse that pulled an ambu-
lance in the city. Baby died recently
and thereupon Alice took possession
OF the stall, refusing to be consoled
and swapping at all i~ntruders.
Baby, who was tw~enty-eight years
old, started at seven o'clock in the
morning for the morgue. On her ar
rival there Superintendent Armstrong
petted her, saying she looked as we'll
as ever. After the return trip the
horse walked to the stable, passed II
Of the new automobile ambulances,
staggered, and fell. Alice saw her
companion drop, and running to the
body would not be moved. A blanket
had to be thrown around her to get
her away when men came to remove
the horse.
"A veteran OF several big fires, Baby
always resented the introduction Of
motor ambulances. which caused her
10 be transferred to the hearse.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-07-31
Revolutionary Patriot.

James Lowell, a distinguished pa
triot Of the Revolution, died 100 years
ago in the town of Windham, Me. Mr..
Lowell was born in Boston in 1877
and graduated from Harvard college at
the age Of nineteen. He delivered,
April 2, It'll, the grafton before the
town authorities on the Boston mas
sacre. Because Of his display Of pa
triotism he was imprisoned by Gen
eral Gage Immediately after the battle
Of Bunker Hill. Subsequently he was
conveyed to Halifax with the British
army, and remained in confinement
until exchanged for Governor Skene in
the latter part Of 1776. From 1776
until 1882 Mr.. Lowell was a member
Of the Continental congress-. IN later
life he filled q number of public Of
fees in Boston.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-07-31
DEMAND FOR MELONS
PRICES PAID FOR FRUIT IN
EASTERN CITIES.
Culture Of Montreal Variety Confined
Almost Exclusively to Small
Group Of Growers in Can
ada-Skiii Required.
(By WILLIAM A

Some time ago the writer in an
article on cultural studies Of the
Montreal market muskmelon, showed
that the commercial culture Of the
famous Montreal melon is confined
almost wholly to a small group of
growers near Montreal, Canada. It
was also pointe4 out that, while a
large portion OF these melons were
marketed in Boston, New York, Phila-
delphia and other large eastern cities
at extremely remunerative prices,
practically no effort was being made
by American gardeners to meet this
demand. More recent observations
have confirmed these statements,
and in addition, have shown that not
outstanding the fact that the Mon
treal growers have for the past few
years received from ten to eighteen
dollars a dozen wholesale for their
melons, they have not as yet sue
ceeded In supplying the demand. The
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-07-31
THEY HAD TO BE "sEBENs"
ter Of Slippers Quite Plain to
Those Who Understand.

'Bena vas much excited oyer the
prospect Of camp meeting that was
about to take place in her neighbor-
hood. For weeks she had been pre-
pairing gay and gaudy feathers for the
array, and now her outfit was com
plete, save a pair of m~uch-desired pat
ent leather slippers. She approached
her mistress.
Mis- Ford" she said, Il sho' wants
to git a pair O. slippers TO de meetin'
commences, an l amt got a single
cent lef'."
What size do you wear, 'Bena?"
asked her mistress.
Nah right numbah is TO-" she re-
piled, "but l has to wear sebens,
cause fo's hurts me dat bad l jes'
natchely CANT hardly walk."-Wom-
ans Home Companion.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-07-31

writer was informed five years ago
by one of the best growers that he
had a ten year contract with a lead
ing New York city hotel, which
agreed to take every first class melon
he raised. This particular case is
cited in order to display the keen de-
mand which exists among high class
hotels and restaurants for this variety
Of melon during the season in which
it Is on the market.
The high prices which these mel
ons command, and their restricted
production Notwithstanding the high
prices, are doubtless due to the fact
that greater skill is demanded and
closer attention to details is neces-
sary to success than when ether va
rieties are grown. Furthermore, glass
sash and frames are needed. Then
again, tho Montreal grower confident
II believes That this particular sort
CT melon con be successfully grown
only OF certain types of soil on the
island Ct Montreal. This belief seems
to have this much basis III fact. that
6A11IC 1ASuEl0As%4AA SAOAI b4a1h NGSG
hirh Favored melons have net com
monty been produced save By Non
treal growers; indeed flavor has u
ually been lacking.
The crop is q remunerative one,
Wien conditions favor. From $3.50
To $500 per acre IRE not unu aal re-
arms. 3fr. &. S. Blair estimates an
aFeraEa crop dit $3.50 per acre, with
operating expenses, including inter
est OH investment and depreciation,
OF $2a9. One grower informed the
writer that his average sales from
seven to eight acres was in the
vicinity Of $4,000.
These melons vary greatly in size.
The writer was Informed by one com
mission house that 1t had purchased a
melon weighing ii pounds; and he
personally saw one weighing g
pounds which had been selected by
the grower for seed purposes.
The average weight of No. l melons
ranges from s to Is pounds, with a
mean weight Of about 10 pounds;
that is to say. a dozen melons, packed
for shipment, will weigh on an aver
age from 100 to 80 pounds.
There seems to be two distinct
types Of melons under cultivation,
one or which is roundish oblate, the
other more or less oblong, the first
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-07-31
FINDS CHILD frT-7 ia YEARS


Carthage. To.-A search OF nearly
nineteen years ended at the Frisco
denet III CARTHAGE when James Keith,
D farmer. residing near Carthage, for
the FIRST time hehald his daughter.
Mildred. twenty years old, whom he
had been told had died in infancy.
Keith and his wife resided in Pop
lar R1gff. no. Six months after their
marriage about twenty-five years ago
they separated. The wife went to
her parents. Later the child was
born. lie was told she had died in
infancy. 1t first he was inclined to
doubt the story, but later, when he
could find no trace Of the mother and
the child, he gave up. Later he OBJ
tanned q divorce and came to Jasper
county. The child grew to ma
hood. When she was apprised of tho
story Of her parents early life she
sought to find her father. After years
of effort she wrote to the city clerk
at Poplar Bluff. He had heard that
Keith resided near Carthage and
learned that Keith was still in this
district. Miss Keith, now twenty
years old, is employed as nurse in a
hospital in Anna, Ill. When she and
her father had exchanged kilograms
she took the first train to Carthage.
She was reared by her grandparents.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-07-31
Dipper Nest in Dark Culvert.

ton exactly. In the event Of very
heavy rain, the nest would probably be
washed out into the stream below, and
is now saturated with the small flow
through the drain. Even when photo
graphing. the parents Zone at each
end of the culvert) we're protesting
loudly at our intrusion, and appeared
anxious to reach the young with the
food each carried. The glare Of the
burning magnesium, however, fright
ened them away. On our exit from the
culvert it was delightful to see the eff
feet of Il visit on the parent birds.
We had left a liberal amount Of smoke
in the culvert from the burning of the
magnesium, which the parents would
not face for some minutes, and loud
was their cry Of di~sapproval; but after
4 few minutes interval and the smoke
had cleared away, they ventured in,
and rigkt joyful was the song in
thankfulness that we were not rob
hers."
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-07-31
Keep Hoos Healthy.

Anyone who has had experience In
growing swine and who has tried to
treat them when sick has noticed how
extremely difficult it is. 1t is not SO
difficult as long as the swine will eat.
Medicine may be put into the food, but
swine that are very ill will not eat.
Take. for instance, pneumonia; for
treatment, when in severe cases heart
failure is feared, it is recommended
that digitalis shall be administered
in occasional doses, but how is it to
be administered to a hog so sick that
he Is in danger of heart failure? The
better plan by far is to try to keep
the swine SO comfortable that they
will not be threatened with heart fail.
ure.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-07-31
An Excellent Dairy Type.

from year to year. Every farmer has
a desire to be a better farmer, and
grow better crops, better hogs, horses
and cattle year after year. Since
dairying is an essential part of his
business, and is that part which for
many years supplies him with the
money necessary to keep the other
parts going, why should he not seek
to milk a better cow next year than
he MIXED this year? Aside from the
incentive toward Improvement for
improvements sake, there is the add
ed advantage Of greater profit each
time the COW is MIXED, which is twice
per day for 10 or II months Of the
year. Cow improvement will come,
first, through better housing and bet
ter feeding. The capacity of the COW
a then be measured. II she does
not reach a standard Of profit under
coed treatment in housing and feed
ing, the improvement must then come
through the breeding of a better COW.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-07-31
NO EXPERT WITNESS NEEDED
Quite Evident Mr.. Miggs Was Right
When He Testified as to the
Handwriting.

Libel, indeed"
Old Miggs repeated the words to
himself duly and uncomprehending-
ly, as he tramped along to the court.
where he was to appear as witness
in a local libel suit.
N~ervously he entered the witness
box.
The fierce looking lawyer eyed him
calculatingly.
DO you swear he asked, that this
Is not your handwriting?"
Il don't think so,' stammered
Nliggs.
Now, be careful" ~insinuated the
lawyer. Are you prepared to swear
that this handwriting does not resem-
BILE yours?'
Yes" answered Miggs trembling.
You take you oath that this does
not in any way resemble your hand
writing?" solemn1y queried the
learned man.
yves, sir" stammered the witness,
now thoroughly frightened.
Well, then, prove it." denounced
the lawyer, triumphantly, as he
thrust his head toward the witness.
This action woke the last spark OF
drooping courage in poor Niggs, and
thrusting forth his head. be yelled:
Cos | can't write"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-07-31

man advised me to try Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound and l got q
bottle. | felt better the next month so
l took three more bottles of it and got
we'll so / could work all the time. I
hope every woman who suffers like l did
will try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound" - Mrs. P. w. LANsENG,
Route No. l, Florence, South Dakota.
Why will women continue to suffer day
in and day out or drag out a sickly, half
hearted existence, missing three-fourths
Of the joy Of living, when they can find
health p Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound?
For thirty years it has been the stand
ard remedy for female ills, and has re-
stored the health Of thousands of women
who have been troubled with such all.
ments as displacements, Inflammation,
liberation, tumors, irregularities, etc.
II you want special advice write to
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. (cOnf.
dentiaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter will
be opened, read and answered by .
woman and held in strict confidence.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-07-31
The Ianno In Church.

Mother, like countless other moth
and h~esitating of late. She had taken
dancing lessons. She practiced the
various steps at home with father. Lit
tie Frances had heard much of the
lingo that goes with the tango, and the
hesitation. She knew all Of the
phrases.
A few days ago Frances went to
church with her mother. Frances had
not learned all Of the ceremonials of
this church for. after the mother knelt
outside the pew, Frances looked up at
her and whispered:
Mother, what did you do the dip
for?"-Tndianapolis News.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-07-31
Snakes Coz lis Eel.

u lost sa25 trying to kill rattle
snakes, and now ! am going 10 walk
back to my homo Ill Brooklyn" ex-
planned a man about forty-fye years
old, who said he Is Ezra Selien.
Sellen said he started for a walk
from his boarding place. encountered
a lot Of rattlesnakes, killed some, fed
from the others, Waded a stream, and
then missed lis roll Of bills. lie said
he had just money enough left to ride
to this city and took the state road
out OF MiddletoWn IN. - Dis.
patch to New York World.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-07-31

Mrs. Smiths four sons made the life
Of her old colored servant a burden.
One day Uncle Andy was busy in the
garden, hoeing corn. and for half an
hour Tom. the most mischievous Of the
quartette had amused himself throwing
clods Of dirt at him. At last Andy
threw down his noe and stamped indig-
nantly down to the house.
Miss Ella" he said to the little cul-
prit's mother, "Ah jes' has to tell yu
dat dat boy Tawm am de meanes' chile
yu got-an' All tells yu TO- yo' face
and tells you behine yo' back"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-07-31
PRIZE FOOD.
PalatabIe, Economical, Nourishina.

"A Nebr. woman has outlined the
prize food in a few words, and that
from personal experience. She
writes:
After our long experience with
Grape-Nuts, / cannot say enough in
its favor. We have used this food al
most continually for seven years.
I'VE sometimes tried other adver-
tised breakfast foods but we invariably
returned to Grape-Nuts as the most
palatable, economical and nourishing
Of all.
when I quit tea and coffee and
began to use Postum and Grape-Nuts,
/ was almost a nervous wreck. / was
so irritable I could not sleep nights.
had no interest in life.
After using Grape-Nuts a short
time l began to improve and all these
ailments have disappeared and now I
am a well woman. My two children
have been almost raised on Grape
Nuts, which they eat three times q
day.
They are pictures Of health and
have never had the least symptom OF
stomach trouble. even through the
most sever siege Of whooping cough
they could retain Grape-Nuts when all
else failed.
"GrapeNuts food has saved doctor
bills, and has been, therefore, q most
economical food Tor VS."
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read the Road to Well
ville," in pkgs. There's q Reason"
Ever rend the shove lettere A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true and full Of human
interest.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-07-31
WHAT TO DO FOR HOT
WEATHER SKIN TROUBLES

With hot weather comes the worst
skin suffering for some folks. Eczema,
hives, heat-rash, insecticides, poison
oak or ivy, sunburn, chatting, and a
dozen other troubles make life unen
That soothing, antiseptic resinol ONT
ment stops itching and burning In
stantly, allays Inflammation, and soon
restores the skin to perfect health,
even in severe, stubborn cases. Doc
tors have prescribed resinol ointment
for 10 years. At all druggists'.-Adv.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-07-31

type being slightly deeper ribbed than
the latter. These two types do not
seem to be separated by any Of the
growers; in fact when the question
was put to a grower as to which
type he selected for seed purposes
his reply was almost invariably that
he selected from both, provided thick
ness and flavor Of flesh were salts
factory. AS none Of the growers in
terviewed made a practise Of hand
fertilization Of melons intended for
seed purposes, 1t Is not at all certain
that either Of these types is fixed.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-07-31
Laws Uncertainties.

when you poke a toad" said old
Farmer Hornbeck, philosophically.
you can't tell which way he will
jump. nor how far; an it is Jest about
the same way with a jury"
THAT 500" returned young Jay
Green, in a noncommittal way.
Yep. For instance, in the case Of
PUNK Jarvis, who has jest been tried
over at Kickyhasset courthouse for
pullin' out his brother-inlaw's whis-
kers by the roots in a fight, the jury
discharged PUNK an fined his brother
in-law ten cents, the regular price Of q
shave."-Puck.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-07-31
Musical Note.

why is the scholarly-looking man
slamming down his windows SO
hard?"
Il will tell you why, the scholarly
looking man Is slamming down his
windows so hard"
"The scholarly-loohing man is
slamming down his windows so hard
because the hurdy-gurdy out in front
is playing the same tunes hat he
paid five dollars to hear last night at
grand opera.5-Judge.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-07-31
Spreading Manure.

On most farms can be hauled
and scattered every month of the year
to good advantage. Especially Is this
true where mixed farming is practised.
It is much better to leave the manure
on the land than In the barnyard or
In piles rear tho farm buildings. A
manure spreader Is a wonderful help
in tightening the work OF unloading
and obtaining an even distribution
over the soil.