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The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1914-05-01

tards the shaking by lowering the heat.
"Schorched" lime is generally lumpy
and transparent, hence the use of the
proper amount of water for shaking
and an after addition of water to bring
it to brush consistency.
Factory Whitewash: Qnteriors): For
Walls, ceilings, posts, etc.
l. Sixtytwo pounds Il busheD quick
lime, slake with Is gallons water. Keep
barrel covered until steam ceases to
rise. Stir occasionally to prevent
schorching.
2 Two and one-half pounds rye
flour, beat up in one half gallon of cold
water, then add 2 gallons of boiling
water.
3. Two and one-half pounds COM
mon rock salt, dissolve in 215 gallons of
hot water.
Mix (2) and (3), then pour in Q) and
stir until all is we'll mixed.
This is the whitewash used in the
large implement factories and recon-
mended by the insurance companies.
The above formula gives a product of
perfect brush consistency.
Weatherproof Whitewash. (Exter-
iors): For buildings, fences, etc.
l. Sixty-two pounds Il bushel)
quicklime, slake with IL gallons of hot
water.
2. Two pounds common table salt, !
pound sulphate of zinc, dissolved in 2
gallons of boiling water.
3. Two gallons skinned milk.
Pour (2) into ~, then add the milk
(3) and mix thoroughly.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1914-05-01
ROSECC MEETS
WITH PAINFUL ACCIDENT

Last Sunday, while hauling a
load of slabs for the reclamation
at Post A, Thor Rosegg met with
a painful accident which will lay
him up for some time. He was
driving the load down hill and
had no break on the wagon nor
breeching on the harness, and
the horses were unable to hold
back the load. The slabs slid for
ward and Rosegg was thrown off
in front of the wagon, one wheel
striking his leg near the ankle
and simply pealed the flesh from
the bone from the ankle up a dis
tance of seven inches.
DR.. Fuhrer was called and re-
ports that with no complications
arising the injury should heal in
a short time.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1914-05-01
Some Big Trout--.Story

Dep, .beriff VIM. Engle is
telling pretty big trout story
this week. He has homestead
south of town and one of the
reclamation laterals runs across
it. This lateral heads in one of
the reservoirs which has now
been filled with water couple
of years, and from what Bill says
there must have been some big
fish alternating there since the
water was first turned in. He
has had some men hauling rock
off the plowed ground during the
past two weeks and the other
day one of them heard a splash
ing in the ditch and thinking an
over-zealous muskrat had ven-
tured too far away from his
usual haunts, proceeded to in
vestigate. He was surprised to
find a big salmon trout founder
ing on a rifle and picked up a
rock (Bill says he doesn't ex-
actly see where he found it)
and struck the fish and was able
to land it safely. Upon the trout
being dressed it was weighed
and tipped the scales at exactly
four and one-half pounds.
To substantiate this story Bill
says that Jay Carr vouches for
the truthfulness, as if that helped
any, and that Mrs. Carr cooked
the fish last Sunday. Not hav-
ing heard what the latter has to
to say regarding it the Pioneer
gives the story and leaves the
balance to our readers. It's up
to them.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1914-05-01
The Value of Advertising

The real estate firm of Bailey
& Hull have every reason to know
the value of advertising in the
Pioneer. Their advertisement
concerning the sale of a certain
tract of land has brought them
six different inquiries within the
past ten days from different Sec
tions of the country, ranging
from Los Angeles to Michigan,
Each Of them wrote that they
had read the advertisement in
the Pioneer and wanted further
particulars.
In this day it is the fault of the
advertiser alone if his advertis-
ing does not produce profitable
results. People read the ads.
just the same at anything else
in a local or daily paper. 1t has
become a practice with readers
because the ads. are often the
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1914-05-01
TOMORROW IS
WOMAN'S DAY

Tomorrow, Saturday, May 2,
has been proclaimed by Governor
Stewart as Woman's day in Mon
tana. The proclamation reads:
Whereas, certain organiza-
tions of women throughout the
country have called upon the
governors of the several states
to proclaim a given day for OBJ
servance of the women of the
nation:
Nov, therefore, I, S. v.
Stewart, as governor of the
state of Montana, do hereby des-
ignate Saturday, the second day
of May, A. d., one thousand
nine hundred fourteen, as Wom-
ans Day, recommending for
that occasion such special OBJ
servance as may to the several
communities of our state seem
best and proper. -
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1914-05-01

most interesting part of many
papers. They read them also
for the reason that it pays them
to do so. 1t is by this medium
that they keep posted on values
of everything they purchase or
who has for sale the particular
article or thing they wish to
buy. The advertiser who offers
his goods at less price than his
competitor and tells the buying
public this fact, is bound to dis
cover the benefit to him. 1t is
also the persistent advertiser
who wins out. Spasmodic adver-
is like anything else one does in
a hap-hazard manner, brings
only temporary returns. People
forget such people are in busi-
ness. While the Pioneer does
not solicit advertising in any
manner, shape or form, this
paper believes that it pays to let
the people know what you have for
sale, the price you ask for it, or
the things you wish to buy. 1t
is the modern way of doing
business and the business man
who does not advertise must find
himself in the rear Of the process
sion, with his competitors crowd
ing him out eventually.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1914-05-01
SPECIAL LETTERBY
KENNETH R0MNEY

Washington, April "a. Mar
tial spirit has pervaded Washing-
ton the last week. Patriotic
demonstrations on the streets
and perfervid speeches in con-
gress preceded the firing Of the
first gun at Vera Cruz; and now,
with hostilities with Mexico
actually begun, the national cap
ital is afire with enthusiasm
From the moment that Presi-
dent Wilson sustained Admiral
Mayo's demand for a salute to
the American flag at Tampico,
the feeling here has been that
war was inevitable. The usurper
Huerta, it was believed, really
desired war as a last desperate
means of uniting the factions of
his country and delaying the COL
lapse of his military power; it
was preferable to falling into
the hands of Villa, the tiger of
the North. That the president
could have done otherwise than
sustain Mayo, however, has never
been even suggested.
The scene in the house Of rep
resentatives when President Will
son read his message to the joint
session of the house and senate
was one never to be forgotten.
In the language of Theodore Til
Ter, star reporter for the Wash
ington Times, it was "epoch-
making; has had no parallel.
Here was a peace-loving presi-
dent, after a year of unexampled
patience in dealing with a deli
cate situation, come to tell con-
gress that he had arrived at the
parting of the ways with soft
measures and to ask justification
for the use of the armed forces
of the greatest nation on earth
to secure amends for the indig-
mites heaped upon the stars and
stripes. The galleries were filled
with lovers, of that flag, and the
members of congress, cabinet
ministers and other distinguished
officials on the floor were, for the
moment, not statesmen and dip
lomats, but American citizens,
swelling with patriotic fervor,
cheering the flag that has never
known defeat. In the diplo-
matte gallery, too, were the rep
resentatives of other nations,
come to see the dogs of war
loosed for a struggle, the end of
which no one can now see.
AS the president began the
reading of his fateful message,
the first war message ever per-
sonally delivered to congress, an
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1914-05-01

The Pioneer has received a
copy of the RED Man," a pub
lication issued by the Indian
students at Carlisle, which is a
very creditable and handsomely
printed number. The number
received was special edition en-
titled Liquor Suppression Num-
ber," and contains articles on
the efforts being put forth by the
Indian service on behalf of the
Indian in regard to this problem.
The Pioneer is indebted to Major
Morgan for the courtesy of re-
ceiving the paper.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1914-05-01
COMMISSIONER CATO SELLS TALKS
ABOUT HIS INDIAN WARDS

ests of the Indians no more has
been accomplished.
Commencing Immediately, l
wish word to go down the line
from the Indian office in WASH
ington to the agencies, and from
the agency throughout every
reservation and to each allot-
ment that every indian service
farmer shall give his time to ac-
tual farming and that under no
circumstances shall he continue,
as so generally has been done,
making the office work the first
consideration and the promoting
of the farm work of the Indians
secondary. These things must
be reversed.
| Congress, the tax-paying pub
lie and the Indians have a right
to expect a full return for every
dollar appropriated and such per-
manent industrial advancement
Of the Indians each year, as will
Justify the maintenance of the
force of farmers and stockmen
now employed and give promise
that eventually they may no
longer be required.
Nor am | satisfied with the
the fact as / am new convinced
that the superintendents, gener-
ally speaking, spend altogether
too much time in the office at
tnnding to duties which properly
belong to clerks, when the super
intendent, to accomplish the best
results, should be out in the field
among the Indians looking after
their home comforts, after health
conditions and in close contact
with them, giving personal at
tention to their farming, stock
raising and other relationships
that they may be encouraged to
do for themselves the things that
they cannot have done for them
for an indefinite period of time.
Hereafter, the superintendent,
in place of devoting three-fourths
or more of his time to office
duties, shall devote a very large
part of his time among the In
dians on the reservation.
| do not anticipate that the
carrying out of these directions
will bring about any appreciable
congestion of the so-called pa
per work" of the office. | be-
lieve the greater portion of the
office work will be found to TIT IN
with the field work so that it
will be done in connection there
with and without hindrance
thereto.
Reservation employees should
know the Indians and know them
we'll; understand their condition
and substantially aid them in
their forward march toward self
support and equipment for citi-
zenship.
Sincerely yours,
CATO SELLS,
Commissioner
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1914-05-01
PROSPECTS ARE GOOD THAT WAR
WITH MEXICO WILL Be AvERTED

ominous silence settled over the
assemblage. He had not pro-
ceeded far, however before ap-
plause broke from every part of
the Notwithstanding, hand
clapping, frantic cheering. It
was double tribute to the man
and the flag. During the brief
ten minutes occupied by the pres
ident in reading his communi-
cation, deep silence alternated
with the crash and thunder of
patriotic demonstration.
AS the pale-faced president un-
folded his request to congress,
William Jennings Bryan, the
greatest living apostle of peace,
sat near the speakers rostrum,
grim m-visaged, resolute, his fur
rowed face a study in determin-
alton. At the very beginning of
the second year of his premier
ship, his cherished plan for world
peace lay shattered at his feet,
the work of the Indian dictator.
AS wave after wave of applause
swept through the legislative
hall, he alone sat silent and un-
moved. He was ready to go as
far as anyone in loyalty to and
defense of the American flag,
but he wished it to be the mes
senger Of peace, or, in his own
words, the flag that he loved,
while other flags are only
feared"
1t took but a short time after
the president left the capitol for
the house to pass the resolution
he had asked. Republican Leader
Mann led a half-hearted opposi-
tion against the resolution, which
was passed on the final roll call
by a vote of 337 to 81, most of
the republicans and all but five
of the democrats voting for it.
The house was in no mood for
delay and the opponents of the
measure had Kisses for their re-
ward.
After it's passage by the house
the resolution was hurried to the
senate, which convened in night
session to receive it. An OBJ
lection by Senator Lodge threw
it over until the next day; but
after quibbling over the wording
for many hours, the Senate passed
the house resolution with the
name of Victoriana Huerta elm
mated, but not before word was
carried to the chamber that
bloodshed had preceded it's action.
A war fever pervaded congress
during the consideration of the
resolution. The recital by Reilly
of Connecticut of a poem on the
American flag threw the house
in tumult. In the senate a pa
triotic reference by the brilliant
John Sharp Williams of Missis-
sippi stirred the galleries to a
demonstration, and, for the first
time in years, the sergeant-at-
arms cleared an entire section
upon the order of Vice President
Marshall.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1914-05-01

sued bulletin directed to reser-
walton superintendent which
will be interesting reading to
many people on the Flathead,
and will meet with the approval
of a great many here. The con-
ditions he complains of are ap-
parent and the wonder is that a
change has not been inaugur-
ated ere this. The commission
er's letter is as follows:
To all reservation superinten-
dents:
| greatly desire it to be under
stood throughout the service that
the present administration of In
dian affairs is determined that
every Indian shall have oppor-
tunity and encouragement to ac-
complish industrial betterment.
I want you to know that the
magnitude of this undertaking is
fully realized, and while | do not
think it can be ACCOMPLISHED in
one summer nor that it can be
done without hard work and some
sacrifice on the part of all of us,
am firmly of the opinion that it
can be, should be, and must be
done.
am not at all satisfied with
the agricultural, stock and in
dustrial conditions generally ex-
listing throughout the Indian
country and | am determined
that unceasing effort shall be put
forth to bring about a radical and
speedy change.
Primarily the opportunity for
advancement among Indians is
largely agricultural and stock
raising. The Indians own the
land and with proper encourage
n1ent can so develop their pos
sessions as to insure ultimate
self support.
The farming season is at hand,
Every farmer should at once be-
come actively engaged in advis-
ing and teaching the Indians how
to prepare the soil, the kind of
seed to select, when and how to
plant, grow and harvest, and the
best use to be made of his crop
when produced.
The Indians should be made to
realize that the grazing lands of
the United States are now almost
entirely his own and that he has
readily within his reach the pos
sibility of becoming the cattle,
horse and sheep king Of America.
All these things involve earn
estness of purpose and close CO.
operation between the Indian
service employees and the In
dians. To insure the best re-
suits every man charged with
such a responsibility as farmer
or stockman must devote his
tirne-eyery day of his time-in
heart to heart association and
hanl to hand working in his par
ticular sphere. 1t must be "a
long pull, a strong pull and a
pull together" as they say at
sea.
| cannot refrain from calling
attention to a situation that is
very unsatisfactory. l have in
formation from dependable
sources and from all sections of
the country that farmers in the
Indian service devote most of
their time to work associated
with the business end of the
agencies; that our farmers, with
a few notable exceptions, are not
in fact practical and helpful as
farmers; that they do not go out
among the Indians on their farms
as they should and as l hereafter
earnestly desire them to do. 1t
is almost discouraging to con-
template that after years of en-
nlOyment of men who have been
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Attorney D. N. Mason is in
Missoula on business.
Barton County democrat., 1914-10-09
HIGH COST. OF LIVING
HITS POLITICIANS
Kansans, Candidates for NOmina-
ton to Congress in Recent
Primary Election, File
Expense Reports.

Washington, Oct. 9.-KanSas
candidates for nomination for
congress at the recent primary
have completed filing their ex-
penSe accounts and furnish some
glowing examples of the high cost
of campaigning under the new
system. The twelve men who
sought the nomination for the SEN
ate spent a total of S27,950, ac-
cording to their statements, which
are. not required to include expen-
ditureS for postage, stationery,
printing and their own personal
expenses.
Six of the twelve spent over
$4,000 and three reported over
$4,000. H. H. Tucker leads with
an expense account of S7,416,
spent mostly for advertising and
personal workers. George A.
Neeley spent $4,99O, the second
largest sum. Senator J. L. BriS-
tow reported the third most ex-
pensive campaign at $4,62O. A.
M. Harvey is the only one who re-
ported receipts greater than ex-
.penditureS. According to his
statement he received from friends
and the club that boosted him
$3.50, and spent $755.
:. The amount shown to have been
; spent by other candidates follows:
Charles Curtis, S2,676; William C.
Plumb, S2,727; William F. Sapp,
&137; ]. D. Botkin, $50; Frank
DOSter, S692; Hugh P. Farrelly,
$3.50; w. L. Brown, S1,O95; and
Victor Murdock, 5000.
Barton County democrat., 1914-10-09
CIRCUS DETECTIVE HEADS
OFF THE BAD ELEMENT

Col. Charles Hagerman, head of
the detective department of the
Hagenbeck-Wallace circus, which
exhibits in Great Bend WedneS-
day, October, 7, for performances
at 2 and s o'clock, is one of the
best known circus officers in the
world. His GOODNESS of nerve
and quickneSS of hand and eye
has been the talk of police Off
GERS the world over. 1t is the duty
OF Colonel Hagerman and his as
SistantS to see that no persons of
bad repute be allowed to operate
in the city where the show is to
Barton County democrat., 1914-10-09
at the same time we cultivate the

at the same time we cultivate the
honest, conscientious working
man.
"a great many people have an
idea that circuSeS make an enor-
nous profit. Nothing is more er-
ronOuS. Our circus is valued at
4,OO0,OOO, and if in the fall our
books show that we have earned
a 10 per cent profit, we are very
well pleased. The wear and tear
is hard, and the death of a single
rare animal will eat up the profit
of days."
Barton County democrat., 1914-10-09

exhibit.
"The personality of circus men
has changed materially for the
better in recent years." said Col
Onel Hagerman. "Time was when
they invariably wore high silk
hats and clothes of many checks
and hues. To be without a fist
full of rocks or we'll decorated
shirt or necktie was a standing
reproach to the profession. Now
adayS the circus man wears little
jewelry, and in his attire and
speech he differs not from the Or
Barton County democrat., 1914-10-09
HE HAS MADE GOOD.


Adam Heiny, one of the big
farmers of Grant township, living
north of Olmitz, is one of the
striking examples of what a man
can do in this country if he is in
duStriouS, energetic and makes up
his mind to succeed. In 1886 Mr..
Hejny came to this country with |
his parents from Bohemia. He
was at that time 10 years of age,
and when his parents landed in
Olmitz they had in addition to
the clothes they had on their back
just about S1.5O in real money.
Adam and his father were both
tailorS by trade, and for the first
winter they made the living for
the family by making sheep skin
coats for their neighborS, receiv-
ing 80 cents a day for their work.
In this manner they managed to
live and finally saved up enough
money to buy one COW and one
yearling OK. Later, by the united
efforts of the family the managed
to raise enough money to buy an
other young OK, and with this
team they started their farming
operations. When the Missouri
Pacific railroad was built thru
this country Adam secured a job
on the construction gang, driving
spikes and doing other work, and
during the 81 months he was en-
plOyed at this job he managed to
save enough money from his
wages of S1.1O per day to marry
and still have S4OO left and with
this amount of money he pur-
chased the home quarter where he
still resides and started out for
himself.
1t was not easy sailing for a
long time. There were crop fail
ureS, sickness and other backSets
which would have discouraged a
man of less rugged character than
Mr.. Hejny, but he kept a stiff up
per lip despite all of his failures
and kept industriously plugging
away and he is now able to take
things easy and enjoy the results
of his laborS. Eleven children
came to bless the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Hejny, nine of whom,
six boys and three girls, are still
living, and it would be hard to
find man who is more proud of
his family than is Adam. He is
now the owner of seven fine quar-
ter sections of land. There is an
elegant ten room stone house on
the old home place, plenty of big
fine barns, granarieS, machine
sheds, etc. There are plenty of
fine fat cattle in his pastures, and
more horses than are needed to
work all the land. This year he
threShed between eleven and
twelve thousand bushels of wheat,
all of which is still in his gran
bushels OF oats and barley, and he
will also have almost a thousand
bushels of corn, a yield which is
a rarity for a Barton county far
mer this year. And he has made
it all by hard work and careful
management and naturally he is
of the opinion that old Barton
county is a good place in which
to live, and when you have to die
there is no better place in which
to take your departure from this
bully old world. The Hejny home
is one of the most hospitable in
the country, as it always has been,
and the visitor can always feel as
Sured of a most courteous well
come and royal entertainment
and the family will make you feel
Barton County democrat., 1914-10-09
dinary person.

"A generation ago it was the
custom to think that circus fol-
lowers were a bad lot of men. Of
course, in a small city there are a
few bad fellows. There are about
1000 employees of the Hagenbeck-
Wallace circus. 1t is a little tent
ed city in itself. Now, it is but
natural to follow that there are a
few fellows who are not as good
as they should be. As quickly as
we discover a dishonest man in
our ranks, we eliminate him, and,
Barton County democrat., 1914-10-09

FOR Extra Good Shet-
Ia land pony colts and 2 Registered
Shorthorn Bull Calves.-F. H. Ew.
-lng' Route l, Pawnee Rock, Kan.
''S' 27-tf.
Barton County democrat., 1914-10-09

Jim Gilman returned to Kan
SaS City the first of the week and
will attend a dental school again
this winter.
Barton County democrat., 1914-10-09

Albert Mcdonald, of Anita, Ok
lahoma, has been here for a visit
with his uncle, Jake TrcSter, and
family.
VIM. Fugger and family have
gone to PittSburg, Pa, and other
eastern points for a visit with
relatives.
Barton County democrat., 1914-10-09
FOR SALE.

Good second hand piano, at a
bargain. Call at Democrat office.
30-tf.
Barton County democrat., 1914-10-09

2GOOD MILK COWS
4 and 5 years old, one brindle and one red.