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The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1914-05-15

There is an effort being made
to get the question before the
voters this fall by the iniative
law of the consolidation of the ag-
ricultural college and state uni
versity. Friends of the PROPOSE
tion are now canvassing the state
endeavoring to enthuse the peo-
pie for the proposition. In this
connection one of the state uni
versity professors is now around
the state personally campaigning
and it looks from this angle like
he might be earning his salary at
the university rather than devot-
ing his time (which is states
time) better by attending to his
duties as such professor. Con-
may be a good thing but
it would be a great injustice to
those cities which now has one or
the other of the schools to be
Of it.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1914-05-15

Canada, and had she lived
until October of this year she
would have been 81 years old.
The deceased came to Montana
80 years ago and has made this
state her home ever since. She
was the mother of seven children
and all but one son were at her
bedside when the final summons
came.
The surviving children are
Mrs. William Halford of Spo-
kane, Frank Stinger of Missoula.
Andrew and Sol of Roman, Mrs.
Mary Bourgeois and Mrs. Pauline
Green of Missoula, and Michael
Singer of Idaho. She leaves SO
grandchildren and five great
grandchildren. The funeral SER
vices were held Monday last and
interment was in the Missoula
cemetery.
She was a woman generally
loved for her many virtues and
her death was a shock to them
all.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1914-05-15
NORTH END CANDIDATES
SELECTED LAST SATURDAY

A contest was held in Roman
last SATURDAY. afternoon to Sc
lect the north end candidates for
the defamation and spelling con-
tests to be held here on the 22nd
inst. to determine the district
championship.
In the declamatory contest
Goldie Irish was given the first
place, the judges being Mrs. l.
M. Brandjord, Miss Bessie Kreis
and Rev. Ross.
In the spelling contest there
were quite a number of aspirants
for the honor of representing
this portion of the district, and
after three trials Joe Orchard of
the Mud creek school was first,
Gladys Reeve of Grandview
second and Norbert Schmutzler
of Mud creek was third.
In the senior grade John Myers
was first, Louise Eckley, second,
both of Roman, and Donald Nc
Caig of Mudcreek, third. The
judges were Rev. Ross and c.. F.
Rathbone.
The contest was held in the
Methodist church and quite a
crowd attended, showing that
interest is keen among the par
ents of the children attending
the schools. The winners of this
contest will represent this section
at the annual festival to be held
one week from today.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1914-05-15

Work started Wednesday morn
ing on some street improvements
to be undertaken in Roman this
spring. The street in front Of
Lemire Bros. store will be fixed
up a little and the holes in the
street in front of the Pioneer
office will be filled, thus remov-
ing an unsightly condition every
time it rains. For all Of which
we are duly thankful.
Mrs. F. B. Felhberg of Kahs-
pell, a daughter of August
Fleischer living west of town, is
visiting the latter and family
this week.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1914-05-15
Will Move Sunday

Curtis Jeffries has rented the
front part of the room occupied
by the Roman Tailoring Co. and
will move his shop to that loca-
ton next Sunday. Mr.. Jeffries
asks all his old friends and
customers to call and see him
at his new location and guaran-
tees them the usual good work
and courteous treatment. ADV.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1914-05-15
ALBERT D. SMITH IS AN
AVIATOR IN SPOKANE

The Spokane Chronicle of May
9 contained several illustrations
showing Albert D. Smith, who
has a homestead on Crow creek
southwest of Roman, who is now
an aviator in that city. Mr..
Smith went from here to Spo-
kane last fall and has been a
pupil of B. C. Mcclellan who is
conducting an aviation school
near that city, and has been
making some record flights.
One of the pictures shows Smith
high in the air in a Curtiss BIZ
plane and another while seated
at the wheel ready to make the
start.
Mr.. Mcclellan is also we'll
known here, his mother being
the second person to file at Mis-
soula in 1910, she having made
proof on "a homestead northeast
of town.
Mrs. A. D. Smith visited with
Mrs. A. K. Resner last week at
the Resner residence southwest
of Roman.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1914-05-15
ROMAN, MSSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, MAY IS, 1914.

mer months. Following the
splendor of the Roosevelt and
Taft administrations, the Wilson
ways are past the understanding
OF precedent-bound Washington.
Attacks upon John D. Rookie
teller for failure to arbitrate the
Colorado strike, and assertions
that the blood of the men, women
and children killed in the civil
war in that state is upon the head
of the Standard Oil king and his
son, are frequently heard in con-
gress at this time. Congress-
man Evans of Montana, however,
was the first member to point
out the responsibility of the
Rockefellers. During the exami-
nation of John D. Rockefeller,
Jr., before the committee on
mines and mining, Mr.. Evans
urged him to make a personal in
vestigation into the deplorable
conditions existing in Colorado,
saying that if he would do so
the strike would be speedily
settled. Mr.. Evans made it
clear at that time that the Rookie
fellers could not escape RESPONSE
bility, and the speeches now
being made in the house and SEN
ate bear out his contention.
Senator La Toilette, in an ad-
dress to the senate this week,
that a gigantic conspiracy
has been at work to influence
the interstate commerce commits
sion to hand down a decision
favorable to the railroads in the
so-called freight rate increase
cases pending before the COM
mission. His secretary sat at
his side sorting out a mass of
letters to support the charge,
while the senator put all his
characteristic vigor and gesticu-
lation into his speech. Senator
La Toilette introduced bill MAX
ing it a misdemeanor to attempt
to influence the interstate COM
commission in the decision
of cases.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1914-05-15
8th Grade Examinations

Mrs. A. M. Sterling has been
designated by County Superin-
tendent Mrs. Ferguson, to hold
an eighth grade examination for
pupils of Roman and surrounding
schools, on May 20 and 21 at the
school house in Roman.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1914-05-15
Pioneer Woman Dead.

Mrs. Eleanor Singer, mother
of Andrew and Sol Stinger, died
in Missoula at the home of her
son, Frank Singer, on Friday
last. She was born in Ontario,
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1914-05-15

duplicate petition conforming to
the foregoing must be prepared
and signed by the candidate for
nomination, the law expressly
providing:
There shall be a separate leaf
or sheet, signed as above, on
every petition for each precinct
in which it is circulated. After
the above, and on a separate
sheet or sheets, shall be the fol-
lowing petition.
To Observation-Disclosures, the county clerk
and recorder for the county of .........
..............., Montana:
We, the undersigned members of the
Observation-Disclosures. party and qualified
electors and residents of w ................
precinct, in the county of .................,
state of Montana, respectfully request
that you will cause to be printed on the
official nominating ballot for..............
party, at the aforesaid primary nomi-
mating election, the name of the above
signed ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. as a candi-
date for nomination to the office of
Observation-Disclosures. by said ................
party.
(Name) (Post tofice Address)
(Street and No. if any Precinct)
State of Montana, county of ...........
SIS.
I, ,....... ................., being duly
sworn, say: | am personally acquaint-
with all the persons who have signed
this sheet of the foregoing petition,
and l personally know that their sigma
lures thereon are genuine; and l be-
lieve that their postof1ice address and
residence are correctly stated and that
they are qualified electors and members
OF the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. party.
........... OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this ...... day Of .................., 191 -.
....................,......
(Signature and title of officer
before whom oath is made. |
The fact must not be over
looked that it is necessary not
only that for each precinct in
which a petition is circulated,
there must be a copy of the
nominating petition duly signed
by the candidate for nomination,
but that it must be attached to
the petition to be signed by the
qualified electors of the precinct
and after being signed must be
duly verified.
1T is proper under the law for
several petitions to be circulated
in different voting precincts for
the nomination of the same per-
son for the same office at the
same time, provided they be
Joined in one nominating petition
before being filed in the proper
)ffice."
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1914-05-15
Farmers Meeting

There will be a meeting in the
Glacier View school house next
Sunday afternoon, May II, at 2
O'Clock, of the Farmers E. & C.
U. Of America.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1914-05-15
FARMERS ENTER
PACKING FIELD

The Chicago Inter Ocean says:
We made mild fun recently in
these columns over the proposed
establishment at La Crosse, Wis.,,
of a farmers cooperative pack
ing plant, designed to show the
United States how to solve the
high cost of living so far as
meat is concerned. Not that
there was anything to make fun
of in the La Crosse enterprise,
but simply because under the in
crease in population and the de-
crease in meat production the
law of supply and demand makes
the high prices that inevitably
accompany such conditions.
1t now appears that La Crosse
is going to try to do it. Anyway,
F. A. S. Price of the national
organization committee of the
American Society of Equity, CO.
operative packing-house depart
ment, called to say that he had
just filed at Madison, Wis, the
incorporation papers of the
Farmers Cooperative Packing
Company of La Crosse. Mr..
Price does not claim that the
new cooperative packing plant
will solve the nation wide pro-
blem of the high cost of meat.
Nevertheless, he thinks it will
help things in the vicinity of La
Crosse. And the La Crosse
plant, he says is merely the
entering wedge.
The capital stock is $3.50, 600
$500 shares at $10O share. 1t
has been subscribed by approx
mately 1000 farmers of Wiscon-
sin and Minnesota in the imme-
diate vicinity of La Crosse. No
person may own more than ten
shares and each stockholder has
one vote. The dividends are
limited to 6 per cent. Ten per
cent goes into a reserve fund
up to 80 per cent of the capital
stock and 5 per cent into an edu-
cational fund. The rest of the
profits go back pro rata to the
farmers who supply the meat
animals. Inasmuch as the pro-
jectors believe they see 81 profit
to the packer in a 200-pound hog,
and the new plant will have
capacity Of 600 hogs a day, the
question of profits is the least Of
their troubles.
The five incorporators are men
IF influence in the commun nifty.
Ira M. j. Chryst of Hudson is
president of the National Union
fthe American Society of Equity.
J. H. Carnahan of Black River
Falls is vice president of the
Wisconsin State Union. H. J.
Tank of Warsaw is national Sec
'etary of the National Union.
Henry CARRIERS of West Salem
md Dell Baker of Desbach,
Minn., are farmers. The con-
:ern is Incorporated under the
cooperative association law of
and the scope of it's
activities does not appear to be
United. 1t will handle poultry,
'or instance, do a cold storage
business and job in butter and
eggs.
This La Crosse experiment is
interesting, if only because it is
he first of the kind in the West ;
,rn hemisphere. There are forty
'uch concerns in Denmark, where
hey have been very successful,
eturning millions of profits.
Let US hope that the La Crosse
liant is the first of an American :
hain Of equally successful plants. ::
Pioneer Woman Dead.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1914-05-15
SPECIAL LETTERBY
KENNETH R0MNEY

seems, like those of ordinary
mortals, never come singly. After
having to vote during the present
session on such ticklish subjects
as the tolls exemption, repeal
and immigration bills, the house
of representatives is now con-
fronted with the most frightful
spectre in all it's legislative his
tory. The joint resolutions for
the submission Of constitutional
amendments providing for ma
tional prohibition and woman
suffrage have been reported out
by the judiciary committee and
are now on the house calendar,
terrible and menacing. The con-
sternation of the congressman
over the possibility of a vote on
these questions on the very eve
of an election is only to be imag-
ined. It is not probable, how
ever, that the resolutions will be
considered during the present
session. The house has care
fully placed buffer between them
and a vote, in the form of a bill
for the codification of the laws
of the District of Columbia,
which will henceful be consider
ed very leisurely. But the ques-
tions are up for settlement, loom
ing big on the calendar, and
there will remain until the end
of the short session next March.
Between now and then-presum-
ably after election vote on
them will be had, a roll call, and
it is conceded by everyone here
that the drastic Hobson prohibi-
tion resolutions will be passed by /.
the house with a good majority |
when the members names are
called.
The Clayton omnibus anti
trust bill has been reported to
the house and will probably be
under consideration by the time
this paragraph is read. A rule
making the house a special order
of business has been introduced
by Chairman Henry of the rules
committee and will be passed
when the house is ready to pro-
ceed with the anti-monoply leg
islation. The Clayton bill pro-
hibits interlocking directorates
in railroad, banking and indus
trial corporations; clearly defines
obscure terms in the Sherman
law, thus removing all debatable
ground; makes unlawful the or
ganization of holding companies
in certain cases; changes the
rule of practice regarding in
functions, giving relief to labor;
and declares that nothing in the
antitrust laws shall be construed
as prohibiting the existence or
operation of fraternal, labor, con-
sumers', agricultural and horti-
cultural associations organized
for mutual help.
Social Washington, which has
been startled more than once by
the democratic simplicity of Pres
ident Wilson and his family, re-
ceived a veritable shock at the
manner in which the guests were
hidden to the McAdoo- Wilson
wedding. Instead of the hand
somely engraved invitations u.s.
ually sent out on such occasions,
the bride-to-be personally asked
the few Washington guests over ,
the telephone to come to her .
to the cabinet minister. :
Invitations were sent only to ..
out-of-town people-those who
were not expected to be present.
AS if this were not enough for ;;
one week, the President set up a .
tent in the White House yard in
order to get the benefit of the t
outdoor air during the hot s,,m- {
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-10-02
Health I'm Rural Schools. :

The United States Public Health
Service is calling attention. through
its publication. to the need OF prop
er medical and sanitary supervision
of rural schools. It is pointed out in
the Public Health Report that in
spite OF the fact that the necessary
requirements for school hygiene are
known, rural communities have been
slow to take advantage OF this knowl-
edge. because OF the element OF En-
pense and the want OF trained SAM
tary advisers. The lack OF sanitary
pervision in the construction and
maintenance of rural school build
Ings and Of medical supervision Of
The pupils was revealed during the
recent investigation. carried oat by |
he ofncers Of the Public Health Ser
ice. during which $50 schools. In
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-10-02

Uncle Sam will not now be worry
ing about the unusual burdens i'm
posed upon him by an almost
worldwide war in which he fortu-
nately has no fighting part--he
would, rather, be prepared to reap
great business advantages from bis
splendid neutrality, were it not that
eighteen months of Democratic fl
nancing have so hampered and weak
ened his domestic economic situation
that he must tax himself severely
simply to retain his business indie
pendence. when he might otherwise
gather large profits from abroad, be-
cause his was the only nation that
actually was secure in an unshakable
business independence already gain
ed George Washington's advice to
prepare for war in time of peace ap-
plies to business as well as to mill
tary defense. And George Washing
ton was the leader of the founders
of what became the great Republican
party.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-10-02

nine states, were inspected during
the scholastic year.
Our grandfathers will tell of the
days when they walked miles to the
log cabin school, where the school
master and his long keen switch and
the blueback speller were indelibly
impressed upon the youthful mind.
They will tell of the health OF the
boys and girls of that distant day
There were no sanitary inspections
,hCn. There were no visiting physi-
C. ms to examine the physical con-
ditions OF the various pupils.
All of this is true. At that time
the Jog cabin with its ample oppor-
tunity 20 admit fresh air, the healthy
walk in the open, the splendid eyer.
else enjoyed by the scholars and the
simple food that they had at home,
made the attendance OF the physi-
cisn rarely necessary.
1t was a healthy age then. To-day
we live in an adulterated atmos-
phere. in an artificial age. We enjoy
rich foods and steam heat. The OPP
portunities for good health to have
its way are limited.
This is why so much care must
be exercised If he boys and girls arc
to grow up to be healthy men and
women.
In Shelby County the children are
wonderfully blessed. The school sys-
TEN Is an admirable one. A much
care is given to the development of
youthful bodies as is given to the de-
velopment of youthful intellects.
In a number of rural communities,
according to tn Public Health Ser
vice Commission, il was found that
the school attendance was small, al
though the child population of these
districts was relatively large. II is
lieved that due attention to the
proper construction, equipment and
of school buildings and
the proper adjustment of he curricu-
lum he capacities of the child will
largely prevent UGH absence from
school and will reduce juvenile de- |
linQuency.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-10-02
Gone To Rest.

On Monday. September. 81, James
A. Davis. son of John W. Davis, was
taken from his earthly home to the
Heavenly home. He was AZ years old
aud leaves a wife and four children.
one boy and three girls. to mourn
their loss. besides the many friends
and other relatives. He had been in
bad health for years and was taken
with pneumonia. living only a short
time, Jut a few hours before he died
he called his two brothers to the
bedside and said. l have to die SO pre-
pare to meet me in Heaven. as the
last words.
Don't grieve, dear family. you can
now only prepare to meet him in that
land beyond the gloom.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-10-02
A TEXAS WONDER.

The Texas Wonder cures kidney an
bladder troubles. dissolves gravel,
cures ditbetes, weak ind lame backs,
rheumatism, and all irregularities OF
the kidneys and bladder in both men
and women. Regulates bladder trou-
bles in children If not sold by your
druggist, will send by mail on re-
ceipt of Sl.00. One small bottle is
two months treatment, and seldom
fails to perfect a cure. Send for tes-
timOnials from this and other states.
DR.. Z. w. Hall, 1926 Olive Street. st.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-10-02

Hon. j. Sherman Ball. Repu blica n
nominee for Congress in this dis
trict will speak at a number of points
IN Ohio county next week. See list
OF appointments in this paper. Mr..
Ball is an able speaker. and It will be
worth your time to hear him. He is
making an active canvass of the dis
trict but owing to the short time and
extent OF territory TO cover, will not
be able TO visit every section. His
prospects for election are exceedingly
good.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-10-02

paign at the thirty-fourth annual
meeting of the woman's CHRISTIAN
temperance union which begins in
winchester Thursday. Th q move
ment follows the local o. ,tion cleo
tion OF Monday. in viii IA nine Of
Twelve counties voted dry. The
WORKERS at that camp Align, it was
stated have been liste. 1 In the stale
wide movement.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-10-02
LOUISVILLE CONFERENCE
TO Meet At HARTFORD
Interesting Session Just Clio sed
At Louisville-Some
Appointments.

The Louisville Conference of the
NJ. +. Church, South, closed very
successful session at Louisville Mon
day. The reports were above the av-
erage and Bishop Kilgo made many
eloquent and powerful talks, touch
ing every phase aud all sides of the
christian life. His sermon at the
Temple Sunday was said to have been
one of the grandest efforts of his life.
BY unanimous vote the conference de-
cided to hold its next session at Hart
ford. This is a great honor for any
town. 1t was held here % years ago.
and while the conference mebership
has doubtless grown faster than the
town, there is no doubt but what
we can and will entertain il in a
highly creditable manner. In this
Hartford Methodist will have the as
sistance of Beaver Dam and probably
other near towns as well as the good
people of all other denominations
Following are the assignments for
the Greensboro district.
j. T. Rushing, presiding elder.
Beaver DAM. NJ. Russell.
Calhoun Circuit. X. May.
Centertown Circuit-W. G. Mont
gomery.
Central City Stations. NJ. Curry.
Cloverport Station-W. C. Frank.
Drakesboro Mission-Paul S. Pow
ell.
Dundee Circuit. P. Van Hoy.
Fordsvilie Mission. T. Demon
bruen, supply.
Greenville Station. r. McAfee.
Greenville Circuit-F. T. Howard.
Hartford Circuit-B. Z. Napier.
Hawesville Circuit-M. H. Alex
ander.
Lewisburg Circuit-B. c. Wilson.
Lewisport Circuit. L. Murrell,
pastor; w. E. Saville, Junior preacher.
Livermore Circuit-R. L. Tally.
Maceo Circuit-W. S. Buckner.
North Hartford Mission. B.
Rayburn.
Greensboro, Breckenridge-street-
r. H. Higgins, supply.
greensboro Circuit-C. F. Hart
ford.
owensboro, Settle Memorial. R.
Savage. l.
Greensboro, Third-street4M. L.
Dyer. Sc Vtt.
Greensboro, Woodlawn e. s.
Moore.
Rochester Circuit-A. L. Schanzer-
,acher. 's
Rome Circuit-G. Y. Wilson.
Sacramento Circuit-D. s. Camp
'ell.
South Carrollton and Island-H.
:. Shelton.
Stephensport Mission-H. C. Hof-
IAN.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-10-02
Dies With Horses.

The postmaster at Perry, Oklaho-
ma vouches for the truth of the fol-
lowing account of a scene which was
enacted near that place last sum-
mer. '...'.
After having killed and buried his
two faithful work horses, his sole
companions. in order that they might
not be taken from him under fore
closure of mortgage. Gottlieb Wig
ger, farmer. shot and killed him
self. " .|
wigger. after shooting the horses
and bYrying them in a pasture, re-
turnedoto the stable. which had been
his home as well as that of the hors-
es. and wrote a letter telling of his
contemplated suicide. He asked that
he be buried by the side OF his hors-
es. He then returned to the pasture
and died on the freshly made grave
on the animals ~
Wigger. who was q widower about
% years old. said, In his letter: "Oft-
en- when i wss overcome with grief
with nobody here to console me. thes
old friends would act - II u
knew all about my dissrsss
doubtless they had some ssuss
u would break ny heart sou~ I
come into other hands.-ou, a,
Animals. m