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The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-08-13
NOAH, CAUSE OF MANS FALL
Builder of Ark, Not Adam and Eve,
Brought Curse, Says Translation
of Tablet.

Philadelphia, Aug. 10-It was not
Adam and Eve who brought about the
fall of man but Noah, according to a
translation of a tablet now in the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania museum. An
announcement to this effect was made
by a representative of the museum.
According to the Sumerian theology
found on the tablet, which Is said to-
have been written before the days OF
Abraham, and translated by DR.. Steven
Langdon, professor of Assyriology in
Oxford university, England, Noah, was
ordered not to eat of the cassa tree in
the garden Of paradise and when he
disobeyed the curse fell upon him.
The curse was that he should have
ill-health and an early death instead
of living to be $4,000 years old like
his ancestors
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-08-13
Killed Demonstrating Auto.

Minneapolis, Aug. 10.-A bad spot
in the road on the RamseyWa ashing-
ton county line at Brentwood, White
Bear lake, said to have been RESPONSE
BILE for several automobile accidents
in the past year, was the scene Of
another accident in which j. l.. Nc
Guire of South Park, suburb of ST..
Paul, was killed.
Mcclure was an automobile sales
man with Offices at 124 West Fourth
street, st. Paul. He was demonstrate
Ing car to r. ]. Molitor, of St. Paul.
a prospective purchaser 1t is report
ed that Moltor had never driven be-
fore and was driving the car when the
accident occurred.
When rounding turn in the road
at Brentwood, where there is fill, the
car went off the embankment and
turned over, crushing Mcclure. He
died in a few minutes. Molitor was
only slightly injured.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-08-13
BAD ELECTRICAL STORM
PASSES OVER VALLEY

What old timers pronounce the worst
electrical storm they ever witnessed in
this country, passed over the valley
last Friday night Lightning flashed
in all directions, followed by clap after
clap of thunder. Some rain and con-
siderable wind accompanied the storm
and considerable damage resulted from
lightning.
One bolt struck stack Of headed
wheat on the Sloan place just west of
Roman belonging to Jesse Winn. Fire
started at once and before Mr.. Winn,
with assistants, reached the scene it
had spread to an adjoining stack and
both went up in smoke. He estimates
that he lost about 500 bushels.
Andrew Eek, living northwest of Ro-
nan, also lost by the storm, one bolt of
lightning killing two extra good milch
COWS. Holman & Nash lost a good
horse and COW was killed on the stage
road south of Roman.
At one time there were half dozen
fires going on the mountain side east
of Roman, all caused by lightning, All
except one soon burned out, but one
just north of Grow creek canyon burned
for several days.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-08-13
Badly Mixed

Judging from the list of lands adver-
tised for sale on the reservation, the
the Indian department is going to get
everybody all balled up again in that
sale. They have advertised in that list
lands which have been proved up on by
homesteaders who received patents to
the same long ago. There are two
instances of this kind in this township,
not three miles from Dayton. One
tract is the NW4 SW d of Sec. 8,
township "a, range 21, and the other is
the SW d SE14 of section 9, same
township and range. How many other
homesteads are included in the list is
hard to tell. Such carelessness is un-
pardonable. Dayton Leader.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-08-13
MEX|CANS KILLED
BY TEXAS RANGERS
SEVERAL OUTLAWS REPORTED
SLAIN IN FIGHT NEAR
NORIAS, TEXAS.
AMERICANS ARE REINFORCED
Special Train Carries United States
Soldiers to Aid Ranchmen-3OO
Mexicans Cross Rio Grande.
According to Sheriff.

Harrington, Tex, Aug. 10.-Five
American ranchmen were wounded
two of them seriously And several
Mexican outlaws were reported killed
In fight between Texas rangers and
American ranchers and a band of
Mexican bandits at Norias ranch, ten
miles north of Lyford, in Cameron
= county, according to phone message
received here from Norias The num-
Der of casualties to the Mexicans, it
Is said, could not be ascertained ow-
ing to darkness.
The outlaws estimated between 80
and so, attacked the Norias ranch
house shortly before dark. Fourteen
ranchmen barricaded themselves in
the house and defended the place
until 10 o'clock, when, the message
said the Mexicans withdrew tenn
porarily. Shortly after the bandits
had withdrawn, 16 Texas rangers
and armed civilians arrived.
Kill Several Mexicans.
At 10:30 the report says, the Mexi-
cans returned, unaware that rein.
forcements had arrived. They again
charged the house and were met with
a volley of shots from the rangers
and several of the Mexcans were
killed. The outlaws retreatei into
the darkness.
A special train left Harlingen
shortly before ten o'clock last night
carrying 35 U. S. soldiers and 12
armed civilians to reinforce the
Americans on the Noras ranch.
Two Battles in Texas.
Brownsville, Tex, Aug. 10.-Mexican
outlaws and Texas rangers and county
officers were engaged in two battles
near Norias, Texas, 60 miles north Of
Brownsville, according to reports re-
ceived here.
The clashes occurred at $50 and
$3.50 at night, 1t is said.
Results of the fight are not yet
known here
special train which left here for
Nor1as day ago with rangers and
county officers, returned and ten min
utes later started back to Norias. 1t
will stop at Harlingen to take on
detachment of U. S. soldiers.
Norias is located in rolling sand
hill country, which makes fighting with
horses very difficult. 1t was announe-
ed at Fort Brown that four companies
of United States infantry are being
rushed here from Fort Mcintosh. near
Laredo.
Jaiier Is Wounded,
Fritz Georgia, night watchman at
the Lyford, Texas, Jail, was shot and
seriously wounded before daybreak.
The act is charged to Mexican out
laws.
A party of farmers near Lyford also
was fired on by unknown persons few
hours earlier in the night.
Rumors that six MeXicans were kill
ed in a battle with posse in a re-
mote section of Hidalgo county could
not be confirmed.
Sheriff A. Y. Baker of Hidalgo coun-
ty was quoted as saying 300 Mexicans
have crossed the Rio Grande from
Mexico west of Brownsville and are
travelling over Hidalgo county in par
ties of three and four, apparently maxi
Ing their way to some concentrating
point.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-08-13
Soldiers Arrest Gamblers.

New Orleans, Aug. 10.-Failure of
officials of Jefferson Parish to enforce
to order battalion Of the Louisiana
National Guard to raid a gambling
house in South Port, suburb of New
Orleans, according to a statement is
sued by the governor. Nearly $50 per-
sons We're arrested, including Joseph
Hyland, the proprietor The patrons
were paroled. Governor Hall declared
that the Parish officials had failed to
take any action against the lawless
element.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-08-13
IMMENSE FREIGHT TONNAGE
BUT NO TRANSPORTATION

"Yesterday,,' says Wednesday s
Mssoulian, "President Hannaford and
General Manager Slade of the Northern
Pacific returned from a tour of inspec-
ton of the Bitter Root valley and it's
big crops, big orchards and bigger pos
sibilities.
The Bitter Root valley branch is
probably the most productive in freight
and passenger receipts of any similar
length branch road on the entire Nor
thern Pacific system.
The president and general manager
of the Northern Pacific have not seen
and therefore must not know that an
agricultural crop nearly as great in
magnitude is being produced this year
in the great fertile valley lying between
the main line of their railroad and the
foot of Flathead lake.
They may not know that the tonnage
of the Flathead valley would be quad
rupled if the people living there had
any transportation facilities for market
ing their crops. AS the situation now
stands, at least one-quarter of the value
of their farm products is taken from
the producers on account of lack of
transportation.
just 35 miles of steel rails laid across
flat prairie country, from Dixon to
Poison, would give this valley an out
let and market that would work a
miracle in the development of the most
fertile undeveloped region in the entire
northwest.
People who know, feel sure that
! 1000, 900 bushels of grain will be har-
vested in the lower Flathead valley
this month. The people living there
are discouraged from attempting great
er things on account of being penalzed
in their endeavors by lack of transport
tation.
Last week the United States govern
ment sold $3.50, 600 worth of villa sites
along beautiful Flathead lake to pros
pective summer home builders. If it
were possible for the people living in
Missoula, Butte, Anaconda, Helena and
eastern Montana to reach Flathead
lake by rail, the entire lake front
would be covered with summer homes
within year or two.
Just why the Northern Pacific man.
agement allows this great country to
lie undeveloped is one of the things
that has puzzled the ordinary person in
western Montana. The railroads want
tonnage. The F'lathead valley stands
ready to give it by the train load. The
railroads want passenger traffic. 1t
now takes train of automobiles, stage
coaches and mule teams, each day, to
accommodate the travel flowing across
the Flathead valley.
If Montana farmer had an 8O-acre
field alongside his big red barn, grow
ing up to weeds, and was complaining
about his farm not paying interest, we
would have mental reservation that
the fault lay with the farmer himself.
With railroads a different rule of eco
nomics may obtain.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-08-13
To Reject British Contention.

Washington, Aug. 10.-Urged by
American exporters, the state depart
ment was quickly completing it's ten
ish refusal to cease interference with
American shipments. In brief, it was
understood, the British will be told
the American Civil war blockade pre-.
cedents they cited are not in point.
At that time, it will be asserted the
United States government held up no
European shipment which it did not
know was intended. when shipped. for
the Confederaey.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-08-13

Total Abstinence Union.

Pittsburgh, Aug. 10. The forty.
hfth annual convention of the Catho-
lie Total Abstinence Union of Amer
lea has opened here.
A solemn pontitical mass was cele-
brated in st. Pauls cathedral by
Bishop Regis Canevin, of Pittsburgh,
assisted by Rev. j. p. O'Callaghan, OF
Chicago, president of the union, and
Rev. M. A. Hehir. president of Du-
quesne university, Pittsburgh, and
later mass meeting was held in &
downtown theater, which was attend
ed by 1000 persons.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-08-13
Meeting of Pan-Americana.

Washington, Aug. 10. - The Pan.
American conference initiated here
last week to devise a plan for restor-
ing government in Mexico probably
will be resumed in New York city next
Wednesday. Secretary Lansing made
this announcement upon his return
from New York, where he conferred
with Secretary McAdoo early in the
day.
Mexican affairs and the cooperative
effort Of the United States and Latin
American republics to end the faction
al strife were discussed generally. r.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-08-13
Work to Raise East|and,

Chicago, Aug 10.-A huge steel crane
which was towed from Cleveland ar.
rived alongside the steamer Eastland
Fayorite in raising the vessel which
turned over two weeks ago.
The new crane and the Favorita
have a combined power of 5000 tons.
according to Captain J. l.. Ackerson,
naval construction expert from Washl
ington.
The Enstland weighs 1900 tons and
has about 5000 tons of water in her
hull, the captain said.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-08-13
Dives 30 Feet; Will Die.

Dubuque, Iowa, Aug 10. - r. v.
Wells was fatally hurt at McGregor
near here as the result OF high dive
into the Mississippi river. Wells
climbed the flag pole surmounting 1
bridge across the river, distance Of
80 feet from the water and dived
into the river. He struck the water
at full length and was taken out by
swimming companions in an uncon-
scious condition.
Physicians failed to restore him to
consciousness and said he could not
recover.
Allege Mexicans Destroyed Bridge.
San Antonio, Tex, Aug. 10.-De-
struction of Southern Pacific railroad
bridge near Watkins was reported here
and Mexican soldiers are blamed for
setting it afire. While section gang
was repairing the bridge, it was said,
two Mexican soldiers in uniform raid
ed the section ccmmissary.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-08-13
Rails Ordered bv Russia.

Baltimore, Aug 10.-It is announced
that the Maryland Steel company has
received an order from the Russian
government for 100000 tons of steel
rails.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-08-13
TROOPS ARE NOW WITHIN RANGE
OF LAST EXIT OF RETREAT.
ING SLAVS.
BIG GAP IN RUSSIAN ARMIES
Defeat Near Lubartow Makes possibla
Enveioping Movement Which May
Mean Destruction or Capture for
Forces on Southern Line.

Petrograd, Aug. 10-Unofficial re.
ports have just reached here that the
Russians have driven the Germans
back in the Courland and have re-
captured Mitau. The war office had
no information to make public.
Near Warsaw Railroad.
Berlin, Aug. 10.-Blasting his way
through the Russian defenses with ter.
rifle gun fire, General Won Gallwitz,
with 100000 German troops, has reach
ed position less than ten miles from
the vital WarsawP Petrograd railway,
one of the last two avenues of escape
for the Slavs in the Warsaw triangle
Praga, the suburb of Warsaw on the
eastern bank of the Vistula, was occu-
pied according to the official an
nouncement Of the German war office.
Defeat at the hands of the Teutonic
Allies on the line between Lubartow
and Miechow left the Russian armies
split in two, with gap of miles be-
tween, through which the victorious
commanders may drive their men in
mean destruction or capture for the
Russians on the southern line of the
salient.
Breach May Prove Dangerous.
1t is impossible at this moment to
determine how serious danger for
the Russians this breach may prove
but probably they are amply protected
against dangerous inroads upon their
line of retreat by troops withdrawing
from lvangorod along the highway
running parallel with the north bank
of the Vieprz to Radzyn
In resisting the Austrian advance
the Russians made desperate attack
at Miechow. The retreat of their left
wing over the Vieprz at Lessekowice
was a rout of pronounced character It
is known that the number of prisoners
considerably exceeds the 5000 men
toned in the official report.
Hard pressed on three sides, the
Russian armies are still fighting hard
and hour by hour approaching the
time when the great bulk of the army
will be on the prepared line of de-
fense, safe from the savage thrusts
Of the kaiser's men who have been
struggling SO desperately to encircle
the whole Russian field force.
A violent battle has been begun at
the Bug river, south OF Vyskof, where
Won GaWitz Is attempting to force
crossing. The Russians are making a
stand behind the fortified bridge head
on the southern bank of the stream.
Teuton Batteries Cover Actions.
The German batteries are covering
actions both north and south of the
Vieprz river crossing, where pontoons
are being thrown across the river.
Thirteen miles to the southwest the
army of General Heltz, after occupy
ing Serock, is moving south along the
highway to attempt a second crossing
of the Bug west of it's junction with
the RZadZa river. The Russians ap-
are not offering serious re-
but are falling back on the
river.
Meanwhile the Germans who crossed
the Vistula south of Warsaw are press
ing closer to the left flank of the Slavs
in the Warsaw-Novo Georgiewsk sa.
lient> and the Warsaw-Siedlce railway,
the last Of the two railways by which
the Slays may make successful re-
tirement.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-08-13
Power Washers

Cut out the back k-breaking tub and
washboard, let gas do the work. For
prices see Big Store adv.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-08-13
Pipe This

Your house can have running water
at small cost. Let Big Store give you
estimate on gas power and equipment.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-08-13
Feed Grinders

Let your gas engine grind your own
feed. See Big Store adv.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-08-13

Petrograd, Aug. 1O.-Unofficial re.
ports have just reached here that the
Russians have driven the Germans
back in the Courland and have re-
captured Mitau. The war office had
no information to make public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-31

"NTAME, please?" said the department
store official who was employing a lot
Of new saies-giris :" Mrs. Alfred Macy an
swered this young woman, and the official
almost tainted away Mrs. Macy had come
to learn the millinery business and she
learned it, too Now she has a shop OF her
own She's not in business for fun. either,
as you will discover if you price the hats.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-31

THIS is the lady who
wrote THE Lady
of the Lighthouse"
She was blind for a
period in her youth,
and the story grew out
of her own experience.
The book has sold enor-
mously, the proceeds
being devoted to work
for the blind, a charity
to which Mrs. Wood
ruff gives good, long,
Woodworking hours
every working day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-31

EVERY syllable of
Mrs. William Aston
Chanler's name sounds
like money. But. like
the other women on,
this page. she was not
content merely to be
supported out of the
profits of her ances-
tors work. She is a
sculptor. There are a
good many other So
ciety women, besides
those on this page,
who do a good days
work every day. Not
all of them spend their
lives changing from
one gown into another
not by any means.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-31
in Keep Office Hours

2pEN HARTMAN parts her in the middle and her
hde Time when the name appeared in every event
|fajo New York Now you likely to find it often
lettings of the Society for SURPRISING This That
son, who regards her Judgment highly appointed her
woman member of the National Industrial Commission.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-14
COURT LENIENT
With MAN in LOVE
Jos. Green, EngrOssed With
Thoughts of Sweetheart,
Neglects Animals .

Joseph Green, charged with neg
lecting to feed two mules aud a
horse. in his barn at No. 4Sl Cass
ave, until the horse deyoured coke
and the mules ate great holes ia their
wooden stalls, was convicted OF a
charge OF cruelty 10 animals, in JUS
tice Stems court Thursdayean was
fined SIS. So fine being imposed for
each OF the abused animals.
The light sentence was given when
Or. L.. Il. Patterson. veterinary
surgeon, who took charge OF the sur
fering animals. told the judge that he
had known Green for some time, and
allowance should be made for the
fact that the young man is in love.
He's thinking too much about his
girl, 10 remember To feed the ami
mails" said the veterinary.
Justice Stein remarked that love
sickness was really sort OF alibi
and he let Green down easy.
AS the officers started to put Green
in the prisoners box, until friends ar
rived with his fine, the judge re-
marked. That's no place for lover
officers Let him roam the court
room"
The Detroit times., 1915-01-14

poses. A comparison of last years
cattle receipts with those OF the pre-.
ceding year. shows loss OF nearly
100000 head
The demand for handyweight sheep
and lambs continues very active, but
the mark [ is hard to please and the
makers OF extra fine lamDs are being
penalized for having made them SO
heavy. II is the Irony of lac lamb
feeding business, that the better you
make them, the harder they are TO
sell In all markets, lambs weighing
20 TO 80 pounds are selling from IS
cents TO 81 per cwt. higher than
lambs averaging more than 100
pounds. Thousands OF habitat lambs
are finding a ready market now at
prices 10 70 20 cents per cwt lower
than prime heavy lambs. when the
real value OF the big fellows. based
upon the cost OF making them, IS
fully 81 per cwt more than the feed.
ing stock Mature wethers were
never before known to be so scarce,
and current prices for this kind are
fully 81 per cwt. higher than on this
day last year Lambs are selling 20
cents higher than they did in the
month OF January, 1914. The wool
situation is on strong footing, cross.
breds leading in demand: all grades
are firmly held and experts are look.
ing for a bulge before another crop
comes 10 hand. The sheep and lamb
receipts Of 1914 were nearly one mil.
lion head IS than for 1919
The hog market Is feeling the ef.
fects OF continuous overdose OF
swine and prices are dropping. An
active demand for all grades OF fresh
and cured meats is reported and the
outsider is said to be nibbling az the
speculative provision bait A strong
current OF quiet buying is going on In
the provision pit, evidently. in the be
The Detroit times., 1915-01-14
Proposed Commission to Re
draft Invalidated, Dampens
Ardor of Members
SCOTT WOULD REVIVE
FULL CREW LAW
Nerdier Would Make Ii a Felony
to Alter Checks In Excess
of Funds
From a Stan CORRESPONDENT.

LANSING, Mich, Jan. l4.-The ap'
pointment of a commission TO redraft
many laws enacted two years ago ap-
pears TO have served 10 dampen the
ardor OF many members who have
been wont 10 MI the legislative hop
per with bills during the early days
of the session
Three bills We're presented in the
house and Ii in the senate yesterday
Senator Oggs bill for the construc-
ton and maintenance OF woman :
retormatory-a matter referred 10 in
the governors message was intro
duced in the upper house Ii pro-
ydes for an appropriation OF $4,000.
The new institution, III the bill passes,
will probably be located in Midland
county. 80 miles. from Bay City, where
the state already owns 400 acres OF
valuable land
Senator Scott made an attempt TO
revive the full crew" law by intro
ducing a bill TO fix ''the minimum mum
ber OF employees to. he employed on
common carriers" The bill is prac.
tically the same provisions as the old
full crew" Law which was knocked
out by the courts in 1913. short time
after its passage.
Senator Verdier presented two bills.
one making it,a felony To issue checks
on banks in which the writer of the
check has not sufficient funds TO meet
II, and the other making II necessary
for the holder of property regulating
the sale OF property on contract.
Senator Walter stood sponsor for
the biennial bill providing for the
maintenance of the Soldiers home, in
Grand Rapids. The usual biennial ap-
preparation OF 100000 Is called for
In the bill
Senator Covert wanted an appro-
priation OF $4,000 For a new boiler az
the Pontiac hospital; Senator Scott
TO repeal the law regulating courses
in agriculture i'm the public schools,
and Senator DeIand wanted the state
TO sell 40 acres OF land owned by
Jackson prison.
The only bill OF Importance in the
house was that OF Rep. Lewis. who
stood sponsor for bill exempting
mutual telephone companies. not
operated for profit. from the control
OF the Michigan railroad commission.
BATIpENGER