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The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1914-06-19

be one of the features of the
celebration.
AS regards the Western Mon
tana baseball championship, the
local management has been as
sured of representation from each
OF the four districts, the Bitter
Root, Couer d'Alene, Reserva-
ton and territory east of Mis-
soula. The Missoula Mercantile
has offered a beautiful trophy
cup for the winning team and
this is to be given in addition to
the cash prizes provided for by
the committee.
Walter Beck has been engaged
for two aeroplane exhibitions.
One on each day of the celebra-
ton. Mr.. Beck will endeavor to
make his flights over the city
and unless weather conditions
are very unsatisfactory he is sure
that he will be able to more than
satisfy the visitors in Missoula
this year.
Two big parades have been
arranged. The morning pro-
cession will be by far the most
elaborate ever held here and the
automobile parade in the evening
promises to be another feature.
Hughie Kelly has lined up a
promising squad of cowboys and
some real bucking horses. He
hopes to make the broncho-
busting contest a distinct feature
of the celebration. The sports
committee is lining up some good
running events.
The big street carnival on the
evening of July Fourth will be
the time when everybody will be
able to cut loose and enjoy them
selves to the utmost. According
to the present plans, the carnival
will be a feature which in itself
will make the celebration worth
while. A big Bowery dance.
floor will be laid in the center of
the carnival grounds and the
shows and concessions will be
grouped around this. The floor
will be over 100 feet in length
and 72 feet wide. The Missoula
band will furnish the music for
the dance and the entire affair
should be an occasion for a real
time" A moving picture man
representing Pathe's Weekly
will be on the ground during the
celebration.
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Bonnie Lorentz, Lillian Lee,
Bartha Miller, John Myers, Jessie
Kerns, Norah NeWett and Julia
Syla.
Those on the reservation tax
ing the geography test, and who
passed, are; Raymond Cary and
Cyrille Reeve. The physiology
test: Marguerite Cox and Irene
Sousley,
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SENATOR MYERS INTRODUCES BILL
TO REALLY OPEN THE FLATHEAD

looI Ny WI
having lived for a period of four
teen months upon his land, en-
tered upon in good faith, either
before or after the passage of
this act, he shall be permitted to
do so, under the mode of pro-
cedure for making such proofs
under the provisions of the gen.
eral homestead laws of the
United States.
THAT the minimum price of
any of the aforementioned lands
shall be $1.25 per acre, and the
maximum price shall be 81 per
acre. There shall be a new ap-
praisement of any of the lands
so entered whenever the entry
man shall be dissatisfied with
any former appraisement and
shall petition to the secretary of
the interior for the same, and in
the event that the entryman has
made a payment of more than
the maximum price herein named,
as his initial payment, he shall
be refunded for any excess paid
above the reappraised price set
upon his said land by the United
States at the United States land
office where such excess was
paid.
THAT a new and disinterested
commission, consisting of three
persons shall be appointed by
the secretary of the interior,
whose duties shall be to make
the required appraisements and
reappraisements as before men,
toned, and their duties shall be
completed within one year from
and after the passage of this act.
The commissioners so appointed
shall be compensated for their
services at the rate of $40 per
day for all time actually per-
formed in the discharge of their
duties, and such payment shall
be made from the funds of the
United States treasury.
THAT all villa sites, known as
lake shore tracts. shall be sold
by the secretary of the interior
within six months after the
passage of this act to the highest
bidder at public auction, after
having published notices of sale
or sales thereof for sixty days
prior to the time or times fixed
for such sales. The terms of
sale shall be one-ffth of the
amount bid, in cash, at the time
of sale, and one-fifth annually
thereafter for the next four
years, and the payments shall be
made at the United States land
office in the district wherein such
tracts are located. The secretary
Of the interior may designate the
register and receiver of the land
offices of the district wherein
said tracts are situated to act in
lis stead in the matter of con-
lucting such sale or sales of said
racts. -
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BUTTE MINERS UNION DAY
ONE OF MUCH DISORDER

Saturday, June 13, was a day
OF much disorder in Butte. On
that date the miners union natal
day was celebrated and when the
parade had just started the Of
ficials were assaulted by the Sc
ceders from the organization and
put to rout, escaping only with
the aid of the police and sheriff's
force.
The miners union hall was
wrecked and all the papers per-
tanning to the organization scat
tered to the winds; the safe was
taken quite distance away and
two charges of dynamite used to
blow it open and the contents
stroyed. The safe is said to have
contained from 81, 600 to $4,000,
and a bystander known as "Bo"
Davis walked up and said he
would take charge of the money
and deliver it to the proper per-
sons, but he has not been seen
since.
The trouble started many
weeks ago and arose over what
the seceders call the unjust as
sessment of members for the
support Of strikers in Michigan
and other places. The seceders
claim that the money has been
spent illegally and that they have
been unable to secure a state
ment showing how or where the
went.
The police were powerless and
the sheriff and his deputies were
laughed at. Governor Stewart
made a trip to Butte from Hell
ena in an auto accompanied by
the commander of the state mil
tia and made an investigation.
He denies that he intends to call
out the militia and the trouble
will probably be patched up.
1t is said that the Butte news
papers were given to understand
hat they must be careful what
hey printed, and it looks like
hey needed the warning.
Found-A bunch Of keys at
Mcdonald lake. Owner can have
hem by calling at this office.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1914-06-19
GERTRUDE LEM|RE BREAKS
AN ARM LAST SUNDAY

While playing with a number
of other little girls and boys, in
front of the family residence,
little eight year old Gertrude Le-
mire, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jos. A. Lemire, met with an ac-
cident, resulting in the breaking
of her right arm between the
elbow and shoulder.
The children were jumping
from the sidewalk and attempt
ing to turn around while in the
air, and she fell in such man.
ner that her arm caught under
meath her body, breaking the
bone.
DR.. Putney was called and
reduced the fracture and made
the little miss as comfortable as
possible and up to latest accounts
she was progressing favorably.
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POISON HUMBLED
BY MISSION REDS

Quite a number of Roman peo-
ple autoed to Poison last Sunday
to witness the base ball game
played there in the afternoon be-
tween the Poison team and the
Mission Reds. The rain of the
day before made the going very
difficult, but the return trip was
made in much shorter time, the
roads having dried up wonder
fully in the meantime.
The game started off with the
Reds at bat and they commenced
to hammer the crack pitcher of
the Poison team, Spike" Ne
ander, from the turn loose. They
made two scores in the first in
ming and blanked Poison in their
half. Both registered goose eggs
for the next two innings and
then the Reds made another, but
Poison came back with five in
their half and were two ahead.
The Reds again forged to the
front by pounding out three runs
and it looked like they had the
game secure but Poison again
forged to the front by scoring
three runs and it seemed their
luck was still with them, but the
Reds tied it up in the ninth and
an extra inning was necessary
to decide the wage of battle. In
the first half the Reds made
three runs and it was case of
holding what they had. Poison
came to bat determined to win if
possible and their heavy sluggers
were the first ones up. One
score was made and then one
went out, when the pride Of Pol
son, Tom Brown was up. Tom
lined one out nearly to the fence
and went to second on the only
real hit he registered during the
game. 1t looked bad with Nc
Carthy up, and had Tom not ven-
tured too far off second it might
have been necessary to play an
other inning, but he was caught
so far off the base he could not
get back, and started for third but
the ball beat him to it and he
was out between bases. Nc
Carthy came across with a long
drive to center field which fell
into Beebe's hands. and 10! he
muffed it. Again it looked bad,
but the next batter up was re-
tired at first and Poison felt the
sting of defeat for the first time
on the home grounds since Tige
was a pup.
The game was full of ragged
playing on both sides and long
hits, many of which were felded
in good shape, but some Of which
were dropped.
Peone and Mccoy were the
battery for the Reds and Me-
ander and Mccarthy for Poison.
Peone had the better of his much
heralded opponent in the pitch
ing and struck out many of the
Poison sluggers.
The umpiring was the best
ever seen on the Poison grounds,
and it is a safe bet that a change
in umpires will be the order in |
the next game played in the lake
town
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homestead entry all remaining
government lands in the Flat
head Indian reservation. The
bill directs "the interior depart
ment to open to entry under the
general homestead laws, to bona
fide and legal applicants, all sur
plus and remaining lands of the
reservation, not entered upon, at
minimum rate of S1.25 an acre
and a maximum rate of 81 an
acre, for a period of one year
from and after the passage and
approval of this act, and that
after the expiration of one year
from and after it's passage all of
the then remaining unentered
lands within said area shall be
subject to homestead entry at a
fiat rate of 81. .25 per acre"
Other provisions of the bill are:
THAT all persons who have
made homestead entries within
the said sormer Flathead Indian
reservation, upon any Of the un-
classified and unappraised, nom
timbered, or sparsely timbered
lands having not more than
thirty thousand feet of mer-
chantahle timber on any forty
acres thereof, subsequent to Oc-
tober 81, 1910, shall be permitted
to have their applications ac-
cepted by the officers of the local
United States land offices within
the proper districts Immediately
after the passage and completion
or this act, upon the payment of
the sum of $1.25 per acre. En-
trymen upon sparsely timbered
land shall be required to pay the
appraised price of this land, and
in addition thereto the sum of
$3.50 per thousand feet for all
the merchantable timber upon
his selection, within five years of
the date of his entry, or before
making final proof of his claim
in case of communication before
the expiration of five years from
the date of his said entry. The
timber shall be cruised under
direction of the secretary of the
upon request of the en-
tryman, within reasonable time
after the request shall be made,
Or reasonably soon after the fl-
ing shall be accepted at the local
land office in which the land is
That persons now holding
suspended or rejected filings or
entries upon any of the above
mentioned lands, or of the here
matter. described lands shall have
sixty days from and after the
passage of this act in which to
make first payment on the same,
and thereafter all of the remain
ng lands of the classes named in
his act shall be open to home
stead entry under the provisions
IT the general homestead laws
# the United States of America.
THAT all power-site reserves,
eservoir sites and Indian lieu
ands shall be restricted to con-
ain only so much land as shall
'e actually necessary for the
use ana malnten-
nee thereof, and for allotment
leaving all remaining
arts of power sites,. reservoir
ties and'lieu land reserves avail
BILE for homestead entry and
nat entrymen upon any of the I
bove-desc1ibed lands not needed I
or the purposes mentioned shall (
ave priority of consideration ac- t
ording to dates of their filing
aeir applications therefor and i
lacing improvements upon lands
mbraced within their said ap- S
lications. t
That whenever an applicant b
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1914-06-19

Some Of the Park county
friends of ex-senator Dixon have
asked the latter to be a candi-
date for the lower house of the
Montana legislature this fall.
The Butte Miner suggests that
if the late senator would be of
value as a member of the legis.
lature he should try for the sem
ate, and that with the issue mar
rowed down to Senator D6nlan,
who will be a candidate for re-
election, and Senator Dixon, it
would be fight worth watching.
The truth is, that quite a number
up this way would like to see
Mr.. Dixon shy his hat into the
ring and try conclusions with
Senator Donlan.
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SHOULD PREPARE NOW
FOR THE STATE FAIR

1t has been the policy Of this
paper to promote the welfare of
the Flathead country and Mis-
soula county in every laudable
manner, and during the past
weeks have commented several
times on the absence of an eX-
hibit of the natural resources of
this section at the state fair at
Helena last fall. The county
commissioners have now made
such an appropriation wherein
Missoula county will be nicely
represented.
We believe that we have one
Of the richest and most fertile
valleys and one that can produce
crops that will show fairly we'll
with those from any other Sec
tion in the state. By the ap-
preparation the commissioners
have made, they have shown
that they are anxious to have
Missoula county's showing equal
if not better to that of any other
district in Montana. They have
also manifested that they were
anxious to cooperate with those
progressive farmers who believe
in exhibiting their products in
competition with those from
other sections.
In addition to this, they ap-
pointed a special representative
whose duty it will be to collect
the material from the farmers,
assemble it into a magnificent
display and take care of it at the
state fair. The commissioners
have done everything in their
power to make this display sue
cess and to reflect credit on the
possibilities of this county.
Now it is up to the farmers of
this section of the county to come
through with their end of the
program and enter their pro-
ducts. The state fair is offering
some very liberal premiums this
year, among them a $l4OO auto
mobile for the best five sheafs of
wheat. Statewide interest has
been aroused in this contest, and
if Missoula county and partic-
ularly the Flathead country were
to win it, this certainly would
reflect credit on our possibilities
and be an indisputable evidence
IF our superiority in climate and
soil. In addition to this one
prize, there will be offered this
year $50, 600 in premiums in the
several departments and the
farmers of this section have now
IN equal opportunity to win these
aurels as those of any other dis
rict.
1t behooves the energetic, pro- ]
,ressive farmers, and we believe
hat large percentage of those
n our valley are such, to enter
n the display; they should deter {
nine what they can enter, and +;
are for it we'll during the sum- !
ner. Make your entries early, !
nd when the proper time comes. s
urn it over to the representative {
f this county who will then take
to Helena and place it on ex- q
ibition. There no longer is the
xcuse that it is impossible for
farmer to prepare his own ex- c
ibits and take the time and t
'ouble to take them to Helena r
imself. The county commits e
oners have made a display pos p
BILE and it is now up to the
armers of our section to fulfill f
leir part of the contract. s.
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Found-A bunch Of keys at
Mcdonald lake. Owner can have
them by calling at this office.
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IN boxes. From time to time other
hagst were sent to Annapolis only to
meet the same fate. In 1887 the num-
Der Of trophies had SO increased that 1t
was decided to put some of the most
important ones in cases. but as these
cases were not sealed moths became
active and many of the priceless treas
ures soon became riddled with holes.
When Rear Admiral Howard came on
duty at the Academy in 1900 he dis
covered that the flags were rapidly de-
teriorating and he at once had them
repacked with moth balls in old
powder cans. BY this time the col
lection numbered about one hundred
and fifty flags, banners. etc. severa,
times Admiral Howard tried to inter-
est. different patriotic societies in the
relics. but It was not until Commander
W. G. Cole was assigned to the Acad-
envy that any definite action was
taken. He became the chairman Of the
Committee on Memorials of the Naval
School and one Of his first duties was
70 make an examination of the flags.
AT that time Congress had made a
small appropriation-abou 100000.
"for the preservation of. the flags kept
At the Naval Academy" (This was
later increased to $40, ooo.ool. When
Commander Cole opened the boxes he
found many Of the flags in tatters and
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September 10th, 1913. by Oliver Haz-
ard Perry during the Battle of Lake
Erie. When Perry left the sinking
flagship Laurence and went aboard
the Niagara" after that wild battle
on the lake he took with him this Inn
provised emblem which his men had
constructed by his orders. Az he
tucked 1t under his arm he said to his
officers. This Is the flag under which
wish to fight" During the one hun
dredth anniversary Of this great VIC
tory for the American Navy the Dag
was loaned to the COMMITTEES OF that
celebration and was carried across
the lake at the head of fac-simile of
the Niagara" creating the widest
enthusiasm among the thousands Of
patriotic Americans who gathered ON
the shores Of the lake ON that occa-
sion. 1t was the tattered remnants OF
this flag that Commander Cole dis
played to the Committee In order to
arouse sympathy and obtain financial
aid for the plight Of the trophies.
Nearby In case Is the first Ameri-
can ensign hoisted In Japan. 1t was
used by Commodore Matthew CAL
BIRTH Perry "a descendant of the Lake
Erie hero) in his interview with the
Imperial Commissioners Of Japan near
Yokohoma on July IL. 1853, when q
letter from President Fillmore was de.
livered in state. On March 31st. 1884.
Commander Perry signed at Yoke.
homa a provisional treaty by which
the ports Of Hakodate and simoda
were later opened to American COM
merce.
The British Royal Standard.
The largest nag of, the collection il
the Royal British Standard which oc-
cupies the center OF the ceiling. When
taken UP this nag fell to pieces and Its
fitting together was like working on q
puzzle picture with parts OF the picture
missing. However. In the end the pug
xle was worked out. It Is the rarest tro-
ply In our possession. a. Il issthe only
British Royal Standard ever captured
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guidon with the Lion and Unicorn
blazonry and marked John Wilson,
Bedford. Long Island" Professor
Washburn learned that a Captain John
Wilson, of Long Island. organized a
battery Of flying artillery about July
Sth, 1912, but as the blazonry Of the
Royal Arms of George III. was
changed in 1901 to the blazonry shown
on another flag among the trophies
1t seems hardly possible that this em-
'olem was carried by these men.
The third flag is dark blue with a
red border. and. bears the numbers s14
in large white figures. tits supposed
to have been captured from some Con-
Tolerate shore battery or gunboat but
this has not been proven.
It Is impossible in the short, space
OF newspaper article to give de-
tailed description of each and every
flag In the entire collection, so only
a few of the most important can be
mentioned:
Perry's Battle Flag.
The one known as Perry's battle
flag Is perhaps the most inspiring
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London in 1901. simultaneously 1t
was hoisted on Bedford Tower. Dub
lin. to celebrate the legislative union
Of Great Britain and ireland. The
United Kingdom dates from the first
day Of January Of that year. The en-
blem is highly colored and required
thirty OF more different shades Of
thread in its preservation. The three
golden lions in the first and fourth
quarters are for England. the red lion
rampant in the second quarter is for
Scotland, the gold harp in the third
quarter is for Ireland. In the center
the "escutcheon of pretense'' repre-
sents the Hanoverian domains in Ger
many, including the arms of Bruns-
wick, two gold lions on red field;
of Lunenburg. a blue lion rampant on
or white horse on q red field. The
shield in the center of the arms of
Hanover is a further "escutcheon Of
pretense" and bears on a red field the
crown of Charlemagne. the badge OF
office of the Arch Treasurer OF the
Holy Roman Empire. The arms of
Hanover are surmounted by the cleo
toral bonnet, indicating that the ruler
of Hanover was an Elector of the Holy
Roman Empire.
The Royal Standard used by George
v. today is the same as the captured
standard with two exceptions. When
Queen Victoria came to the throne In
1887 and relinquished the Kingdom of
Hanover to her uncle, the Duke Of
Cumberland. she removed the "es-
cutcheon Of pretense" which appears
in the George III. standard represent
ing the Hanoverian dominions. When
Edward VII. became the ruler OF
Great Britain he had the winged
woman form of the harp changed to
the harp Of ancient Ireland design.
The other part remains the same as
the Standard at Annapolis.
Flags OF The Maine.
One OF the trophies was even re-
covered from the depths OF the ocean
the precious ensign OF the Inflated
Battleship Maine. This flag lay
for fourteen years neatly folded In a
chest beneath the waters of the Ha-
vana harbor. When the Maine was
raised in 1911 and the nag brought to
the surface Its stars were as clear. and
white as they were when It was low
cred at sunset on the fatal night OF
February Is, 1898. The Jack Of the
a
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Maine" too. Is among the relics. but
this was recovered soon after the ca
tastrophe. This flag was displayed at
the MISUNDERSTANDING Exposition
held at Seattle a few years ago.
There are pennants gaiore-on. the
ceiling and in cases. the most impor-
tant Of these being the two. exactly
alike, captured from the British
schooner Chippewa" by the squadron
of Lake Erie commanded by oliver
Hazard Perry on September 10th,
1913. These pennants are excellent
examples OF the stitch used In fixing
up" the flags.
OF the trophies captured from for
eign lands the largest per cent. arc
British taken during the War of 1912.
Many other nations. however. have
been compelled to give up their flags
to the country which has never suf-
fered defeat.
Away back in 1893 and 1900 we had
an unpleasantness with France. Most
people have forgotten this. If they
ever knew it, but the two tri-colors
of France among the trophies prove
the prowess of the United States with
that nation. They are the ensIgns of
the frigates "LInsurgente" and the
Corvette lie Beceau," triumphed over
by the frigates Constellation" and
Boston" without actual declaration of
war-merely a determination to show
that no nation should search our yes
sells on the high sea for the naturali--