The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-11-17

ported to have been killed by Vilhstas
when the town of Parral was captured
by them recently.
St. Paul.-Fire in the Midway dis
trlct destroyed pile OF telephone
poles valued at between 100000 and
100000 belonging to the Valentine
Clark company. Eight fire companies
from Minneapolis and st. Paul fought
the flames.
New York. The foreign trade of
the United States for the year 1916
will total $4,000. 100000. which is so
per cent greater than IN 1915 and 100
per cent greater than in 1914. It
equals one-fifth of the entire inter
national trade of the world for the
year.
Bucharest. The Rumanian war Of
flee announces the retirement of Ger
man and Austrian troops in Dobrudia.
and the burning Of several villages in
their retreat The German war office
reports gains in other districts in their
Rumanian campaign, which, they al
lege, more than offset the losses.
Mortified, Mimi. Citizens of Ru-
dolph, nine miles from the scene of the
Mortified bank robbery by the James
and Younger gangs. battled with three
bandits who tried to rob a safe in the
Randolph State bank. The bandits es-
capped with no loot, but two Of them
were badly injured.
Calgary, Alta. Two robbers over
powered and bound the Waterman at
The Merchants Bank of Canada at
Okotoka, 80 miles west of Calgary.
blew the safe and ESCAPED with $1,000.
The robbers cut all wires leading into
the town and made their escape before
word reached the mounted police here.
Boston-Thc Rev Arthur Worthing
ton Of Poughkeepsie. N. Y, who is
said to have married a dozen wives
and committed a million dollars worth
of swindles and forgerics throughout
his astounding career, has been in
dicted by the Orange county. N. Y,
grand jury and a dozen detectives are
on his trail.
New York.-More than $1000.000
was wagered on the national election
the dav before election on Wall street,
the odds ranging from TO to Z on
Hughes to 10 to 9. The betting cam
paion on this election in New York
was the most remarkable in the his
torv of the country. Not less than
&5.O0O.000 was waocrcd in New York.
and probably $1O,0OO,00O throughout
the country.
St. Paul. The lor~cst telegram ev-
err sent, containing 10000 words. was
transmitted from Llano Grande, Tex.
whore the Minnesota gnardsmen arc
encamped. to st. Paul. Two operators
were engaged for several days in
sending the name and address of ev-
erv member of the Minnesota guard
on the border, with other information
desired in preparation of the ballot on
which the soldiers voted.
| Melbourne, Australia An attempt
was made to assassinatc Prime Minis
ter Hughes at his home in Kew, VIC
toria, by man who forced window
in the prime minister's home and
fired a revolver at him. Premier
Hughes drew bitter attacks from the
Australian labor party when he adj
vocated CONSUMPTION. When he was
in London recently. Hughes was ac-
claimed at the British capital as the
greatest colonial irnperiaist who ever
visited England.
Monrovia, Cal.-Robert H. Jones,
of Wisdom, Mont, pioneer cattlcman,
died here a few days ago. lie was
one of the ten men who formed the
Northwest Livestock ASSOCIATION at
Lewiston, Idaho, and he was presl-
dent of that organization for two
wears. Mr.. Jones closed out his IN
tcrests in Idaho eight years ago and
purchased the Bielenberg & Walker
range at Wisdom, forming the Jones
Land and Cattle company with l,50O
head of cattle and control of 5,400
acres.
Austin, Textile Texas peanut
crop. now being harvested, will yield
about q 100000 bushels. The area
planted is about 100000 acres. and an
average of sixty bushels is obtained
from each acre.. Each acre also pro-
duces a ton of peanut hay, now worth
$12 a ton. The price Of peanuts
ranges from so cents to 81 bushel.
This season g crop will bring Texas
farmers 1924 100000. The large de-
mand for peanuts by cottonseed mills
promises to cause great expansion
of production next season. Peanut
oil is now selling for the same price
as cottonseed oil.
New York.-The theory of eugenlcs
got severe jolt when Adelaide Ather-
ton was awarded the prize as the best
developed child, mentally and physl-
cally, in the three-year-old class. Ad-
plaide's father claims the distinction
Of having had his picture on more side
show banners than any other living
skeleton in the world, while his wife