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The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1914-12-25
FARM LOAN BILL
CONTAINS JOKER

Through tender from Carbon
county to the state land board of a
$4,000 county bond issue, it has been
discovered that under the provisions
of the farm loan act, the board no
longer can invest funds in that class
of securities, nor can it invest in
school bonds except when no other
bonds are outstanding against the
district, says the Helena Record.
The effect of this provision will Sc
riously curtail the market for county
and school district bonds, and may
compel counties and districts to pay
stiff premiums to regular bond houses.
The old law provided that before
such bonds were offered for sale else
where, they must be offered to the
state. Hundreds of thousands of dol
lars have been invested by the state
in these securities and districts and
counties never had any trouble in dis
posing of their offerings at par.
The constitution of Montana pro-
vides that in the investment of school
funds, preference shall be given to
"public securities" Bonds of counties
and school districts are "public secu-
rities," but whether the initiative act
can restrict the scope of the constitu-
tional provision so as to exclude these
particular securities is question that
has not been settled. Some attorneys
are of the opinion the farm loan act is
clearly unconstitutional so far as the
restriction applies; others, however,
believe that in view of the ruling of
the supreme court when it affirmed
the constitutionality Of the initiative
and referendum amendment the farm
loan act is valid Said the court; "If
loan act is valid. Said the court: at
ought not now to be set aside and de-
clared imperative for mere technical
departure from letter of the law,
which, in view Of the vote cast upon
the amendment could not have affect
ed any substantial right either of the
relator or any one else,"
The state land board is in a quan-
Diary and has reached no decision in
the matter.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1914-12-25

acres and averaged 80 bushels
valued at $11.21 per acre. Wheat
on l, ,176 acres averaged Is bush.
els, valued at S14.54 per acre.
Hay and other forage crops were
grown on 1,183 acres, the value
per acre being about Sill.
The Flathead valley is recog-
nized as a region of potential
greatness and the crop yields
as shown in this report, are not
a measure of the future possibil-
tiles. The irrigation project is
only partially completed and
agriculture is yet in the begin
ming.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1914-12-25
SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 28
APPORT|0NED OVER $4,000

County Superintendent Edna
Ferguson on Friday last made
official announcement of the COL
lections of money for the general
running expenses of the various
school districts of the county,
derived from the levy of each
district and the general school
tax. An apportionment of other
funds is also included, showing
that the amount for each child in
the county is $10.86. This is
about So less than last year and
the shortage is accounted for by
the loss of that portion of Mis-
soula county which now forms
Mineral county. In that district
the number of school children in
proportion to the assessable
property is small and when it
was a part of Missoula county
the school children of every dis
trict in the county shared with
those of that district in the ap-
portionment of the funds. The
creation of that county has there
fore cut down the per capita for
the children of this county. From
tax collections school district No.
% derives $10,929.30; from ap-
portionment of other funds, $2,-
1868. "a, a total of $13, 292.64.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1914-12-25

does not determine it's grade ir
Minneapolis or the other large
markets. Grading and dockage
give buyers opportunity for large
personal profits. Lack of uni
formity of grading is a source of
much loss to shippers. 1t is said
that Minneapolis sells millions
of bushels more of No. l wheat
than she buys.
The federal government is tax
ing steps to stop inequalities of
grain grading. Standardization
will be determined by govern
ment rather than by private in
spection. Grain raisers will be
protected from unjust ratings
and fictitious dockage. Mr. Duval
of the office of Grain Standard
ization is coming to Montana to
meet it's farmers. He will ap-
pear on the Farmers Week pro-
gram at Bozeman, Tuesday, JAN
uary 26th, to discuss the question
of uniform grades.
Montana farmers have suffered
from poor grading of products
marketed more than from almost
any other cause. Potatoes, badly
sorted, have spoiled the chance
of profit and the reputation of
the producer. Gull apples in a
box of extra fancy" make culls
of the whole box instead of ex-
ira fancies of the culls. Some
alleged Turkey wheat showed
only 20 per cent of that variety
under the glass, and yet the
grower couldn't t understand why
it wasn't graded No. /. Market
standards are of utmost import
ance, and their lack is the curse
of selling farm products.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1914-12-25
Acres Condition
Bumper Crop Coming

"Tke prospects for a rich crop on
the Flathead reservation were never
better than they are this year ,ac-
cording to Gottfried Walman of Ro-
nan, who owns a ranch on the reser-
walton, situated near the Nine Pipe
reservoir" says the Saturdays Mis-
soulan.
"From present indications we are
going to have bumper crop next
year." said Mr.. Walman yesterday.
"We have had an abundance of moist
ure this year and the crops have been
free from anything that might tend
to destroy them. Everyone in the
Fla.head is enthusiastic over the sit
uation and anticipates fine year.
Of course, there are a few who are
inclined to be dubius, but if they will
only be patient, everything will come
out right in the end"
Mr.. Walman has been on business
visit in Missoula for several days and
returned yesterday to his ranch in
the Flathead.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1914-12-25
Exports Increased

A 300 per cent increase in exports
of foodstuffs from the United States
due principally to the European war;
characterized the foreign trade of
November compared with that month
year ago. Breadstuffs valued at
SAC, 0,232,832, an increase of $3O,125,0O0
were sent abroad, the department of
commerce announced today. Meat
and cattle exports increased So, ,364, 900
Corn, oats, -four, wheat and beef,
canned and fresh, all show enormous
Increases.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1914-12-25
"Kriegspiel"

When we read that the campaign.
of great armies have all been full,
planned far in advance, very few un-
derstand what is meant, or how this
thing is done. The answer is "Krieg-
SPIEL" or the war game, which is
"played' by the heads of the armies
OF every modern country. A most in
teresting account of this study and
preparation for future possible events
is told by military expert in the
fourth war issue of the Scientific Am
erican of December S, which reveals
many facts not generally known.
In general way the subject may be
explained by the following extracts
from the article referred to:
Within the walls of the war college
in the city of Washington, are great
libraries of military history and text
books OF war; steel cases, jealously
guarded, containing the published
maps of all the lands of the earth,
pamphlet after pamphlet of informa-
tion regarding the terrain and re-
sources of the different countries, gar
nered no one knows exactly how, and
a high ceilinged room which contains
among other simple furnishings,
huge, soft pine table.
The yellow surface of the table top
is seldom seen, for there is usually a
map upon it; map whose limits
reach to the very edges, pricked here
and there by little pins with vari-
colored heads; and also, there is u.s.
ually a group of quiet, intent gentle
men, officers of the army. leaning over
the map, moving the pins here and
there are shifting wooden or leaden
blocks from place to place.
1t is in this room that the war game
reaches it's climax, at least in the
United States; for the officers study
ing the map so intently are members
of the general staff and they are not
playing.
"Kriegspiel" comes to us from Ger
many. In the time of Frederick the
Great the game took on it's first SEM
blance of application to the study of
the art Of war, an outgrowth of the
game of chess, the earliest war game.
1t was first taken up as diversion,
and although in a crude form, it
achieved considerable attention. 1t is
used now in the instruction of every
army of the world. AS an example of
this preparedness, it is told of Won
Moltke, who was reading a book when
news of the declaration of war be-
tween France and Prussia, in 1870 was
brought him, and he only interrupted
his reading long enough to say "Vol-
ume 3, on the second shelf; it is all
ready"-and with only that opening
of the throttle the machinery Of war
began to grind, true to it's thorough
preparation.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1914-12-25

for the farms made from the state
land would mean people and stock
and buildings and growing crops.
There seems to me to be no doubt but
what if some legislator gets the main
idea of what I have outlined, into his
noodle and works it out in the form
of an up-to-date land law along the
lines I have suggested, that it will
mark new area in handling state
lands in the state and will be an area
of progress and development worth
while"
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1914-12-25
Flathead Crop Census

The governments crop census
of 1914 for the Flathead irriga-
tion project has just been made
public. The report can hardly
cover more than a small proper
ton of the crop in this valley,
and possibly only the crop raised
in the Jocko valley. Out of a
total of 16, PSI acres included in
the report, 6,614 were irrigated,
for which water was available.
Crops were harvested from 6,204
acres, the yields from which had
a total value of $81, ,O25, or $1,000
per acre. The largest acreage
in a single crop was in oats.
This crop was grown on 1886
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1914-12-25
AMERICAN BORN CITIZEN
APPLIES FOR CITIZENSHIP

Samuel Gordon Irish, for three
years past a resident Of this
county residing a few miles
north of Roman, and an Ameri-
can born citizen, spent the fore
part of the present week in Mis-
soula arranging to take out his
citizenship papers.
Mr.. Irish was born in Wau-
paca, Wis.,, and lived there until
a few years ago when he was in
duced by the free land offers of
the Canadian government to
move to Sedgewick, Canada, for
the purpose of taking up land.
In order to take up land in Can
ada he had to swear allegiance to
King George, which he did, and
later on sold the land and re-
turned to the United States, To-
eating north of Roman, and now,
in order to gain the rights Of
an American citizen, must follow
the rules laid down for aliens
and go before the court and be
made a citizen. This Mr.. Irish
has decided to do, and this week
started proceedings by declaring
his intention Of becoming a citi-
zen. Two years must intervene
before he can receive his final
papers, as five years residence is
required before the courts will
grant his final papers.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1914-12-25
Grain Standardization

Grain inspection in Montana
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1914-12-25
RUSSIAN FLY, DRY WEATHER
DAMAGED WINTER WHEAT

Owing to the poor condition of WIN
ter wheat on December 1, the depart
ment of agriculture's estimate fig
ures the production next year at only
58o,000,000 bushels, although the area
sown this fall, Al, 100000 acres, is
the greatest ever planted in the Un-
tied States. {.
The poor condition is due princi-
pally to dry fall, which caused the
growing crop to get a poor start, and
to Hessian fly, scattering reports of
which have been received from var
ious localities from Maryland to Ok
lahoma.
The production in 1914 was estimat-
ed at 675,623,O0O bushels.
The acreage and condition Dec. 1,
of winter wheat in western states
follow:
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1914-12-25
Revived Business

The story comes over the wires
that shortly after the announce
ment of the increase in freight
rates, granted to the eastern
roads, manufacturers in the Chi
cago district began work on more
than 100000 worth of orders
which had been filed on condition
of a favorable decision for the
railroads in the rate case. Ad-
ditional orders are promised, it
is stated. Western roads are
also asking for increased freight
rates and the decision in the
eastern case has encouraged
them to believe their request
will also be allowed.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1914-12-25
Prohibition Resolution
Defeated in Congress

Party lines oblterated in congress on Tuesday
when Congressman Hobsons resoutson to submit consti-
tutonal amendment for national prohibition the state
legislatures brought to Democratic Leader
Underwood and Republican Leader Mann fought shoulder to
shoulder at the head of the forces opposing resolution
and when the vote of the 1877 standing for the
luton ia were democrats, CT republicans II
progressves and were independent republicans
On the final vote on the Hobson resolution 3S6 votes
recorded The vote stood 1877 for and S9 against To
carry required two-thrds for the resolution and
therefore defeated by 81 votes.
Montana went on record favoring prohibition both
Representatives Stout and Evans voting for the resolution
Representative Hobson declared that prohibition would
be made national issue in 1916 and said: eve will have
administration that will oppose this amendment either
in the under cover Advocates of the amendment
express confidence making great heaway if succeed
ing altogether their efforts accomplish nationwide pro-
hibton. by 1920.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1914-09-17

Leip, and wife.-Miss Eula Clark
spent Thursday with Miss Maggie
Preuett, of State Line Mr.. and
Mrs, j. z. Thomas and children
Russell and Mary, visited Misses
Annie and Allie Thomas, of Cay
ce, Sunday.-Alrs. Drew Leip
was in State Line Thursday. -
John and Naylor Treas spent
several days last week with their
grand parents, DR.. and Mrs. j.
W. Naylor, of Cayce. - Miss
Arena London was in Hickman
Saturdays. 7. Roper and FAM
lily, of Hickman, visited james
Roper and family Sunday.-Mrs
Albert Roper spent Friday night
with her daughter, Mrs. Robert
johnson, of Cayce.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1914-09-17
ROUTE FIVE ITEMS.

The siork made a flight over
this part of the country this
week and left girl with Mr. and
Mrs. WIN. Duty; n very pretty
little young lady with Mr.. and
Mrs. james Debbs: little girl
with Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Provow,
and boy with Mr.. and Mrs. Fer
guson.-Jmes Hicks came home
from the lower bottom very sick
Saturday. -- Miss Bessie Powell,
of Union City, is visiting Charlie
Kirk and family this week. Mr..
and Mrs. Y. D. Wilson
and son visited relatives and
friends at Martin few days
last wcek.-Master Ada Vaught
spent Saturday with his brother,
Herbert Vaught, and wife.-Sev-
eral from here attended church
at Brownsville Wednesday night.
Grover Wilson has returned home
after being with the Redpath
Chautauqua during the summer
months.-Cato Davis and friend,
OF Union City, motored through
here Friday attending to insur-
ance business.-Mrs. Emma Don
nell. of Hickman, is out at Mrs.
Agens Wilson $ helping to attend
her mother who is very sick. 49,
Mrs. Addie Switzer, of kedron,
visited her grandmother, Mrs.
Adeline chatham, Friday Mr..
and Mrs. j. 5. Griffith are the
proud parents of a bouncing boy.
Bro. Mayo filled his regular
appointment at Reelfoot Sunday
where series of meetings be-
gan. Bro. Brinkley will assist
him.-MiSs Matte Terrell. of
IIornbeak. is visiting relatives in
this vicinity and attending the
Reelfoot meeting. Mr.. and Mrs.
Buck Escue and family spent Sun
day in Hickman-Miss Heitie
Guthrie is on the sick list.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1914-09-17
ROPER DISTRICT NEWS.

Mrs. Kate Bynum and daugh-
ter, Matte, of near Fulton, spent
Thursday with Mrs. Fannie Hen
ry.-Misses Eula and Tommie
Clark were in Hickman Saturday.
tale Roach and family, of Cay
ce, spent Sunday with Len Bry-
ant and family.-F. X. Bradley
and daughter, Miss lola, of Wood
land Mills, visited his mother at
the home of W. W. Preuert
Thusday.-Roy Shelton visited II
p. johnson, of Cayce, Sunday -
Miss Pattie May Treas, of Cayce,
spent Friday night with Miss
Flora lIenry.-AIrs. Fannie Hem
~ and daughters, Flora and Fan
ME. visited Mrs. y. l.. Rice, of
Hickman, Wednesday.-MrS. VIII
Copeland, of Hickman, spent
Sunday with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. A. NJ. Roper.-Mlr. and Mrs
Will Greer, of Clinton. visited
their daughter, Mrs. james Rop-
err, last Week.-Mrs. Arena Lon
don spent Sunday with Misse :
Annie and Allie Thomas, of Cay
&c. - Charlie Sloan visited his
sister, Mrs. Arthur Allen, of
Cayce, Sunday.-Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Burns, of Cayce, spent
Saturday and Sunday with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Morris
Beasley.-Little Miss Jessie Scott
is quite ill.-MiSscs Mamie and
MOllie Monan and Virginia Seay
spent Tuesday with Miss Patt!e
May Treas, of Cayce.-Mr. aud
Mrs. John Sloan and children
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Al
len, of Cayce, Sunday.-Nlos-
danes Lizzie Bradley aud Nicely
lloodenpyle. of Moscow, spent
Monday with Mrs. w W. Preuett.
Miss Pattie Mai Treas and bro
ther, Willie, of Cayce, visited
their grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs
W. II. Treas, "Wednesday Mrs.
Matte Leip aud daughter. Leou.
of Jordan, spent from Tuesday
til Thursday with her son, Drew
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1914-09-17
DON HURT YOUR
LIVER WITH CALoMEL

When your liver becomes tor.
pid and sluggish, you can take
caiomcl and whip it into action.
but the calOmel will leave your
body weaker and SEEKER than ey.
err talomel IL q very powerful
drug, a form of mercury, aud
need never 10 be- used because
th're Is a perfect remedy To take
the place of calomel, that has all
of calomel 5 good medicinal eff
fleets with none of It's dangerous
and uncertain follow-upS. Its
name is Dodson's Liver Tone.
Hickman Drug Co. sell bod.
sous Liver Tone with the
iraniec that If you don I find
TINT 10 treats you better than cal
omri they viii give you your
money back with smile bod.
SON : Liver Tone Is true TOME
Tor the liver, purely vegetable,
and with such a pleasant taste
that 1t is no trouble 10 get chill.
drrn 10 take u II is absolutely
Impossible Cor IL 10 do anyone aEy
harm.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1914-09-17
RUSH CREEK ITEMS.

Mrs Tom Underwood. of Ed.
dyulle. KY, is the guest of her
parents. John Sloan and wife.
inns week. MIR and Mrs Tom
Rondurant and Mrs. Green Adam
have returned home after q few
lays whit Ia Fulton with friends
and relatives Miss Mamie la.
'ru and Lilla Carter were IA
Clinton saturday aud Sunday, the
GUESTS of Mis Jim Porter Wa.
fsr Lutcn and Ira Little were ia
Fulton last week Martin Bon
duram was IA Cayce saturday
ID 4 Lutcn. Miss Iantic Maj and
Waymon were guests at Miss
Mamie Luton SATURDAY, MIR and
Np VIII Alexander spent Tues
Iay with Mr. and Mrs Tom Alex
ndcr. of Crnichficld. Miss
Mary Archery is visiting her
COUSIN. Miss Brruwder. of Fulton.
Il.s week - Misses Mamie la.
I,u and Iilla Carter returned
Hume Sunday after few days
visit with relatives in Union City
and Fulton " Is McGrhcc u
expecting his SON. Jimmie. home
ils week from los Angeles, Cal.
Miss Mary Attcbcrry is the
quest of Dr. Horace Lutcn aud
Hmlly. of Fulton. this week 49,
orwell, Stevenson aHd wife AMI
laughter. Of Jordsn. spent sun.
day with Mr. AID Mrs viii Alex
.ujer VIE lmten was IN Cayec
Monday Mrs. Nina Mum. OF
porena. il the guest Of Tom
White and family this week e.
lup Johnston spent saturday and
sunday with his brother. A. u
Johnston. of near Hickman. -
prk Bransford and sons were ln
Dltcc saturday Joe Mailing Is
s.iug home folks this week -
ID 4 Lutcn aud family. of Tn
u City. were the guests of
N.,, Mamie Luton SUNDAY
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1914-09-17

FARM FOR SALE: A nice lit
tie farm of 30 acres; also. crop,
stock, farming tools, etc. ! have
a blacksmith shop with all nee
cssary tools and a desirable loca-
ton. This shop is located on
the above farm, 6 miles out from
Hickman on the Dyersurg road.
Will sell altogether or any way
to suit purchaser. For particu-
lars write or phone Il. MAY,
Hickman, KY, Rid. 2, phone
HISS. Sept.l7p
Miss Swan Naylor is expected
home this week from Greenfield
after a visit 10 friends. She
will be accompanied home by Mrs
Edgar Nayior who will visit Mrs
Graham and family.
COLD SODA, of all kinds; al
so Armourc Grape Juice. - Pra
Their & Malone.
| Go to the Crystal tonight.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1914-09-17
Rules.

All work must be done b. pu-
pills without assistance.
All sewing must be done by
hand.
All work must have been done
within the present school year
and by pupils enrolled in some
school in the county.
All work must be sent TO place
of exhibit ny October 30 or soon
or.
Pupils may enter exhibits with
a higher grade than the one TO
which they belong but not in a
lower grade.
All articles must he marked
with the name of the pupil, grade
name of school and teacher.
A prize will also be given to
the rural school having the larg-
est attendance. The attendance
record will be based ON the per
centage Of the enrolment at
tending the fair aud the distance
from the school house TO HEX
man.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1914-09-17

Already the advertising faker
is abroad. He will be here by
the scores within short time.
Hickman is easy picking. He can
get 500 to $3.50 out of the com
munity without any trouble-and
always from the men who will not
advertise in the newspapers be
cause advertising does not
pay
Lon Naylor, Jr. is now employ
ed as assistant in the office of
Kennedy 5 Insurance Agency.
He succeeds Frank Smith, who
plans to- leave next week for
Nashville, TO resume his studies
at Vanderbilt University. Frank
will complete his work there this
season.
Little Miss Kethleen, age y
years, daughter of j. ii. Kelley,
died at the home of her parents
in this city, Monday of abcess of
the brain. The little form was
carried to Shoffner, Tenn, for
burial.
TuRNlP SEED, package or
bulk, 7-top, white globe and pur.
pie top.-Prather a. Malone
5 or g doses 666 will break auy
case of Fever or ChillS. Price
% cents. l0-l.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1914-09-17

Roy Mckinney aud wife. OF
Paducah, spent Sunday and Mon
day with her mother, Mrs. Flor.
ence Faris.
X. l.. Stone spent few days
this week with his mother. Mrs
Ellen Stone, of Portageville
Mo.
Mrs. W. r. Phipps spent Tues
day in Union City.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1914-09-17

Roy journey, winner of the
ppdds scholarship last year, left
'Hs week for Lexington 20 at
'cnd college
Miss Clara Julian. of Union
city, is the guest of her aunI,
Nr, Phillips, in West Hickman
bco. llihstenherg and wife left
LIST week for Jeffcrsonvlllc. Ind.
uu % visit with home folks
Mrs. Steve SIahr. of Fancy
Farm, spent few days IN town
'Is week.