davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-11-24

Denver in the fall of 1858 or of the in
corporation of the Montana Town
company in the following year. The
settlement, which was founded by a
score of miners from Lawrence, Kan
sas, had only a brief existence as gold
in paying quantities was not found
in it's neighborhood. Several Of its
inhabitants moved to the town of Au-
raria, on the site Of the present West
Denver.
Ashley Prefers Defeat
To Any Other Name.
When the bill for the creation Of
Idaho territory came up in congress
and the senate rejected the name
Montana" Mr.. Ashley objected
strenuously to it's passage by the
house, preferring to defeat the meas
ure rather than permit the name to
be changed. Previously, when the or
ganization Of Colorado was being dis
cussed both "Montana" and "Idaho'
had been proposed as names for that
territory. When Sidney Edgerton,
Chief Justice Of Idaho, was dispatched
from Bannack to the national capital
to urge the separation Of the territory
east Of the Bitter Root mountains, he
was instructed by his associates to
champion the name Montana al
though the legislature at Lewistown
had declared in favor Of Jefferson )"
as the designation of the proposed new
territory.
The story Of the final debate in the
house over the name is related as fol-
lows in Mr.. Sanders contribution to
the reports Of the Montana Historical
society:
On December IA, 1868, Mr.. Ashley
introduced bill before the house of
representatives to provide temper
airy government for the territory OF
Montana. This bill, after being re
ferred back to the committee on terri
tories, was placed before the house for
action on March II, 1864, and was
generally discussed.
Mr.. Cox democrat, of Ohio) desired
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-11-24
MAYORS ENDORSE
COMMISSION IDEA
INQULRY BY SECRETARY OF
STATE CHAMBER REVEALS
BIG SAVING TO CITIES,
Mi@sula' IS Debt Greatly Lessened IN
der System and Helena Effects
Complete Refunding Within Year
After Adoption; Efficiency Gamer.

The commission form of govern
ment has achieved noteworthy results
in the two cities in Montana in which
it has been tried out, according to an
investigation made by A. j. Breiten-
stein, secretary of the state chamber
Of commerce Since Missoula adopted
this form Of government, the city's
debt, which formerly was steadily in
creasing, has been reduced materially,
and the municipality has acquired
reputation throughout the west for
the efficiency Of it's administration.
Helena has been governed by COM
mission for only a year, but Mayor
Purcell considers that the results al
ready have demonstrated the worth of
the system.
The mayor Of Missoula this month
said that the greatest thing commits
sion form Of government does for
city is centralized responsibility.
Missoula has mayor, commissioner
Of public safety and commissioner
Of streets and highways. Each is SUI
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-11-24

The name Montana cherished
by population of more than three
quarters of a million as a priceless
heritage, went begging before congress
made it the designation of the terri
tory that was to become the Treasure
state. 1t was considered and rejected
as name for both Colorado and Wy
oming. Yet, in the form Of "Mon-
tana del Norte"-Montana Of the
North this was the name given by
the Spanish explorers to the entire
mountainous country of the west. II
had already acquired place in his
tory as the name Of the first town
site incorporated in Colorado, and it
was familiar to a few persons in Ban
mack as the name ola little girl, born
at Golden Gate, Colorado, who arrived
with her parents in the Montana min
ing town on April %, 1868. This wo-
man, Mrs. Montana Kantner, in later
years was a resident of the city of
Deer Lodge.
To degree the naming Of Montana
was partisan issue as a considerable
number of confederates who had been
defeated in the fighting in Missouri
were among the pioneers and the Ida
no legislature had displayed its de-
mocratic trend by asking that the new
territory, which was to be carved out
of Idaho, be named jefferson. James
M. Ashley, chairman Of the commit
tee on territories of the house, who
later became governor Of Montana,
had been consistent champion of the
name "Montana" and that was the
name given the territory Of Idaho b,
the bill reported back by his commit
tee on February IL, 1868. In the
senate, however, this name was re-
jected. Ashley proposed the name
again when another territory was to
be created and his success this time
was probably due to the insistence of
the democrats on the name "Jeffer-
son.
Another champion of the name
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-11-24

Seventeen men who helped to make
the constitution Of the state of Mon
tana met in Helena the other day
around the banquet board. They rep
resented in the aggregate five hun
dred million dollars in money, but if
Senator w. A. Clark had not been
present the combined wealth of the
assemblage would have been less than
one million. They constitute the mem
bership of the Society of the Trainers
of the Constitution, the men who made
the Magma Carta of Montana.
It was brought out at the banquet
that suffrage for women, granted by
constitutional amendment in 1914,
came near being incorporated by a
"fluke' into the constitution of the
state when it was drafted in 1889.
The suffragist, who came near "put-
ting one over' on the convention, was
the wife of Perry w. Meadow, one
of the delegates, who, before she was
married, had operated real estate
office at Billings. Her maiden name
was Tomlinson and she was popularity
known as "Captain Tom She is
believed to have been the first bust
ness woman of the state and after she
married she had large share in the
management of Mr.. Meadows Spot
ted Horse mine near Maiden, as her
husband was cripple from paralysis,
She is said to have taken the 100 mile
stage ride from Billings to Maiden
scores of times in behalf. of her hus-
band rs interests.
Obliged to Resort
To Buttonholing.
This woman, who played man s.
as we'll as women s. part in the
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-11-24

Mrs. Meadow had obtained pledges
from nearly half the delegates of each
party" said S. S. Hobson, who was a
delegate from the same county as Per-
~ McAdow-Fergus county. elm
mediately there was gathering of the
clans and the leaders roundly scolded
the more accommodating delegates for
yielding to woman s whites.
Major Maginnis and Toole
Rally Anti Suffrage Forces.
"Major Martin Maginnis and Joseph
X. Toole, known in history as the
first elected governor of Montana, ad-
dressed the convention, denounciny
and ridiculing the proposal to give
women the vote. When the vote was
taken it was 43 to IS against equal
suffrage. After that Captain Tom
was seen no longer in the balcony
or the lobby, but the next morning
there was a bouquet Of roses on the
desk of each delegate except where
Major Maginnis and Toole sat- On
their desks were bouquets of thistles. -
The leaders of the convention
were determined that nothing of a
"freak' nature should enter into the
constitution, but equal suffrage was
not their only worry. A memorial
from the Methodist conference was
presented praying for a clause pre-
scribing a strict observance of the
Sabbath and even among the delegates
themselves there were advocates of
"blue" laws. Prohibition was not
yet an issue, but the Methodists want
ed to close the saloons and nearly ev-
erything else on Sundays by an ada
mantine provision of the constitution.
A great variety of occupations was
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-11-24

preme In his department, but the
three get together once a week to
make their decisions.
Budget System Adopted.
'The recommendation of each man
ill his department is generally carried
OUT" said Secretary Breitenstein.
1.-THE budget system for finance is
used in connection with the commits
sion form of government. In this
way each department is allotted a
certain fixed sum of money with
which to operate for IL months. The
department head knows exactly how
much he has to spend and must stay
within that appropriation.
cas- result Missoula's debt has
been reduced from year to year, espe-
cially in the past two years. The pres
ent council estimates that it should
save the city between eight and nine
thousand dollars this year, which will
go toward a reduction of the old debt.
Under the old forp. Of government,
the city's indebtedness increased ra-
Their than decreased from year to
year. There was no Capitalization of
authority. Each alderman worked on
behalf of his own ward regardless Of
the finances or resources Of the city.
Money was then no object and the
people could not blame any one in
particular but placed their blame on
II or IL men who were giving their
time to the city for So month.
''Commission Form Popular.
Nissoula people generally like the
commission form of government, and
when the campaign was started with
the view of returning to the old form
Of government recently, the people
overwhelmingly defeated the PROPOSE
ton.
"Helena has been under the COM
mission form just about a year. May
or Purcell is convinced that the COM
mission form of government is far SUI
perior to the old form which that city
worked under for so many years. The
commission form seems to have been
very successful in every department;
streets and roads are better kept,
parks are given more attention and
the people seem to feel they are get
ting the kind of administration they
should have.
"They have just completed refund
ing the city debt, and in this way have
saved the city several thousand dol
lars which would have been increased
by accrued interest. The present coun-
Gil saved enough money to make a
refunding Of the debt possible and the
refunding saved more money"
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-11-24

represented among the delegates, but
the lawyers were probably in a ma
jority. Some of the lawyers were
brimful of pet ideas and had all their
suggestions been incorporated the con-
stitution of the state would be as large
as Webster's unabridged dictionary.
First Constitution Framed
Was Lost in Shuttle.
This assemblage, which convened
on July 4, 1889, and adjourned August
II, was not the first constitutional
convention to be held in the state. A
convention that met at Helena in the
early part of 1884 adopted consti-
tuition after celebrating for 81 days,
and Delegate Toole kept it before con-
gress for several years in the cam
paign for statehood.
The first constitutional convention
was called by acting Governor Thomas
Francisco Meagher before the terri
tory was two years old. 1t met at
Helena April 8, 1866, and adjourned
in six days. This convention was
called without authority of law either
by the territorial legislature or by
congress and it was charged at the
time that it's excuse for being was to
hasten the time when one of it's mem
bers might obtain the coveted seat in
the United States senate. The consti-
tuition that was framed was lost in
the shuttle. It was taken to St. Louis,
Missouri, by Thomas e. Tut, one of
the delegates, for publication, but
there is no evidence of it's ever having
been printed. The original document
has never been recovered, nor did it
ever appear in complete form in any
of the newspapers of the day.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-11-24
Compulsory Farming.

Paris. movement has been start
ed in France for compulsory agricul-
t,1ral service. Effort will be made
to have the government pass law to
check cost of living after the war and
bring under cultivation rural land
formerly unused. Leaders in the
movement urge steps to encourage in
tensive farming, calling it the ere
construction of the national life." Eff
fort also will be made to make farm
life more cheerful.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-11-24
How the State of Montana Was Named
A. Champions 'Moana"

to say that he did not like the pro
posed name of the new territory. 81
do not knew whether 1t is Spanish
French or English.''
Mr.. Ashley (republican): cit is {
Spanish word, meaning mountainous.
Mr.. Cox: ~ know. But [ ask the
gentleman whether he cannot give il
name that will be little more sig.
nificant. Cannot he give it some In.
dian name?''
Mr.. Washburne (nl.): ~ suggest
that the gentleman from Ohio propose
that it shall be called Abbyssinia. "
Democrat Wants Indian Name;
Proposes "Shoshone.
Mr.. Beaman desired to know what
name the gentleman from Ohio pro-
posed for it.
Mr.. Cox: "I suggest an Indian
name Shoshone-if my colleague
(Mr. Ashley will tell me what that
means.'
Mr.. Bennett (Colo): "It means
snakes" Uaughter).
Mr.. Cox: "I understand that the
legislature has asked that the new ter
ritory shall be called Jefferson. F"
Mr.. Ashley: ''Oh, we'll, we are OPP
posed to that
Mr.. Cox: Composed to Jefferson !!
/ propose that we name the new ter
ritory, by unanimous consent, Doug
las territory | think the gentleman
opposite will agree to that.'
Mr.. Ashley: ooh, no, we cannot do
that.'
Continuing Mr.. Cox said: "You
have got your Frederick Douglass, and
we upon this side had a white man,
whom we reverence, by that name.'
Frederick Douglass was a noted me-
gro orator, who had labored, after OBJ
tanning his own freedom, in the aboli-
ton cause.
Some opposition was encountered in
the senate also over the proposed
name, but the bill was ultimately
passed and was signed by the presi-
dent on May 26, 1864.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-11-24

/ world, wanted the vote for herself and
the sisterhood Of women and when the
constitutional convention was called
she accompanied her husband to Hell
ena. She opened, Immediately, her
campaign for suffrage, but she was
obliged to resort to buttonholing the
delegates as they passed in and out of
the county court house where the con-
vention was held as the sergeant at
arms refused to permit her to carry
on her propaganda on the floor, and
the delegates, as body, refused to
hear her. The greater part of the
time she occupied seat in the fore
most row Of the balcony and she be-
came conspicuous from her habit of
leaning far over the railing to catch
any word from a delegate that might
indicate how he stood on the question
of "votes for women.''
Delegates at Reunion Recall
Near Suffrage Victory.
There were 80 democrats and Sc re-
publicans among the delegates, and
Mrs. Meadow undertook to obtain an
interview with each OF the rs. For
fear the cause might become a parti-
san issue she buttonholeG a democrat
and republican alternately.
How nearly "Captain Tom sue
ceeded in her campaign to strike out
the word "male" in the section relat-
ing to suffrage and inserting "with-
out regard to sex' after the word
"person" was recalled by the mem
bers of the society in the banquet chat:
"The most determined opponents OF
suffrage for women did not realize
how near the cause had come to VIM
ming out until they discovered that
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-11-24

preme In his department., but the
three get together once week to
make their decisions.
Connecticut western news., 1916-05-18

The whist party given by the Ladies' Catholic Club at the residence of Mrs. Catherine Fitzgerald on High Street last Thursday evening was a success both socially and financially. The next whist will be Friday evening, May 19, at Robert Blacks on High Street.
 Miss Teresa Specia, of Collinsville, is visiting Mrs. John DeBarbiere.
 David Roger is in Litchfeld for a few days on jury duty. Howell Freeman, of Torrington, was a weekend guest of his grandmother, Mrs Louise Smith. MT. and Mrs. William Trieschmann and daughter Lillian and son, Harold, motOred from Tor-ington. Sunday and visited at G. H. Trieschmann's
 Mrs. Charles Sheldon is laid up at her home with dislocaued shoulder, the result of being thrown from the carriage.
 Florence Collins returned home Sat- urday from Southbury, where she has been visiting.
 Mrs. w. w. Shores spent last week with her mother in Ashley Falls.
 Miss l.. H. Bragg is on the sick list.
 Mrs. A. T. Spaulding. of Norfolk, is visiting at the Naples. Miss Alice B. Scofeld, spent the week end in Torrington.
 Miss Myrtle Mansir is enjoying a two weeks vacation which she is spend ing with friends in Housatonic.
 MT. and Mrs. Fred Scott, of Pitts field, were guests at E. c. Finney' s last week.
 Mrs. Mary Pusey has been on the sick list.
 Miss Mildred Beebe has so far recov- cred from her recent illness as to be out of doors.
 Miss Vernice Lederer, of Pittsfeld, has been visiting her friend, Miss Marian Werner.
 MT. and Mrs. Richmond P. Paine, who have been spending the winter in New York, have returned to their home in Norfolk.
 Mrs. Mary Kemp, of Great Barring ton, visited her parents, MT. and Mrs. James Greene on Friday
 Miss Ruth Curtis, of Poughkeepsie, has been spending few days in town. Miss Lucy Randall, of Falls Village, was the guest of her sister, Mrs. George Hall, last week.
 Mrs. E. M. Collins has returned from her visit in Southbury and Millerton.
 Mrs. Bryant, of Lakeville, is visiting Mrs. Hiram Beebe.
 Miss Mildred Rood, of South Man. chester, is at E. l.. Roberts during Mrs. Roberts absence.
Connecticut western news., 1916-05-18
SUFFRAGE-PR0 AND CON
Pro-.

Considerable difficulty is attending the efforts of the suffragists to assemble 10, 900 strong in Chicago for the parade on June 7th. Accommodation is very difficult to secure; but when the Ma. tioLa American Woman Suffrage As. sOcjation starts out to organize a de- monstration difficulties of that kind are always surmOunted. Connecticut men who desire to march in the parade are anxiously enquiring about hotel or boarding accommodation but in every case rooms are being secired for them and the Chicago parade committee which is working under the chairman ship of Mrs. Harrison Munro Brown with headquarters in the Tower build ing, Chicago, is responding to every request that is sent in by the would-be marchers. The National Association has promised, if there is need of it, to charter lake passenger steamer and to make of it hotel for the accommoda. tion of the visiting sutfragists. So far however, all requests for rooms have been filled without having recourse to | this expedient.
 Yellow will be the dominant color of the National Woman Suffrage parade but the states which have adopted other colors will use their won colors in marching in their contingents. Con- necticut colors are purple, white and green and it is expected that there will be fine section marching under the Connecticut banners, and wearing the Connecticut suffrage regalia.
 Hartford, Conn. Press Sec.
Connecticut western news., 1916-05-18
MORTAL DAY
LContimued rom page II

tail of veterans will decorate the graves in the Catholic Cemetery and the old cemetery in Ashley Falls.
 Clayton exercises from 9:15 to 9:30; Clayton.
 Canaan Valley, 9:45 to 10.
 Stop at H. c. Stevens, for coffee.
 East Canaan l0:30 to 11:15.
 Lower cemetery at about noon. After the ceremony at Lower cemetery the procession will proceed to Pilgrim church, for refreshments. which will be provided, by a committee of ladies under the chairmanship of Miss Cath crime Roraback, to the veterans and families and $. of V.
 Exercises in the Town Hall will be. gin at 3 o'clock, when the children of the local school will participate as usual, Principal Strayer being ap- pointed committee on school participa- tion.
 There will be the usual ritual exer. cises of the G. A. R. Post, with pa. triotic singing, and we'll known speaker with whom Comrade F. S. Roberts is now negotiating.
Connecticut western news., 1916-05-18
A CARD.

The supper committee of Canaan Lodge, I. o. O. F.. and the Rebekah Lodge would heartily thank all those individuals, churches, lodges and others that so kindly loaned furnishings for the supper last Monday night. The help was truly appreciated.
 c. F. Hitchcock.
 G. $. Mather.
 V. M. Coe.
 Committee.
Connecticut western news., 1916-05-18
Goal at 50 a Ton.

According to the present outlook there will be no spring prices in coal. At present nut coal is being sold at $8. co, $9.O0 and $9. 50 per ton, and coal dealers prophecy that it will go still higher. In some parts of the state dealers are reported to be selling only in less than ton lost, and here again a considerably higher rate per ton is realized.
 Frequently the retail dealer is blamed for the high price of coal. "A great many people" says the Ansonia Sen- tinel, "Overlook the fact that the dealer dealer stated the other day that during the past few years he received only one car of coal which came up to the stand ard in weight. All other cars received by him during that time were from one to three tons short in weight. Yet the ccal dealer is obliged to pay for the amount of coal which the ca1s contain when they leave the mines.'
 The Sentinel's S reasoning can hardly be termed sound logic, for it says "tht coal, it is thought. is taken from the cars while they are allowed to stand along the route" If that is so, tht transportation company and not th' consumer should be made to pay for it. Would grocer who found that of { shipment of canned or other goods few cases went astray in transit tacl on higher price on what he actual, did receive in order to come out whole Not much. He would look to tn transportation company, or pay tn wholsaler for what he actually re | ceived.
Connecticut western news., 1916-05-18
Candidates for Governor.

Ex-M Mayor William E. Thoms, of Waterbury, says the New Haven Jour- nal and Courier. seems to loom largest at present as Democratic timber for governor since the conference attendant upon the Democratic convention in this city and thereby hangs the reason why Judge Thoms so gracefully. submitted to being left off the fifth district dele gation to the national convention in favor of John J. McEvoy. of Water bury, and the Waterbury delegation as gracefully submitted to the endorse ment of Congressman Kennedy as dele. gate at large without protest The understanding is that Mir. Thoms was given to understand that he might re- ceive the nomination for governor if he kept ill the background little for the present. From the conferences held by little cliques at the Teft before the convention it could be gleaned that George Lauders, of New Britain, was not so dominant as prospective can- didate as he was some months ago. In fact MT. Landers told Journal Cour. fer representative that he would not run lOT SONeIuOE IlllS III spll6 OI lllo fact that he would be concededly a strong candidate.
 Therefore, with the possible and prob- able elimination of Senator Landers, Judge Thoms would loom up most strongly, particularly ir the event of the Republicans nominating Frank Healy, upon which the determination of the Democratic nominee will so largely deI eEd. The news brought from Hartford by the Democratic dele. gates to the convention was that Healy had the nomi nation practically sewed up, although the certainty of this is not so apparent ill New Haven county. However. it js declared among many Republican politicians and leaders, that Webster, of Harwinton. will withdraw, and that Lieutenant Governor Blakes- lee hasn't the "ghost or a chance" of landing the nomination. It is believed that if John T. King, of Bridgeport, throws his forces To Healy, as now seems promised, that Healy will win hands down. At any rate the nomina. ton will rest between the present in- cumbent of the office of governor, Marcus H. Holcomb, and MT. Healv, according to present forecasts.
Connecticut western news., 1916-05-18
Do You Know That

Today is always the best day to clean up?
 Fresh air, food. rest-these three combat tuberculosis |?
 The U. 5. Public Health Service has reduced typhoid fever 80 per cent. in some communities
 Overeating, constipation, lack of ex- ercise, for1 air, eye strain, may pro- duce headache?
 Polluted drinking water causes many deaths
 Insufficient sleep endangers health