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The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-02-18
OPERATION OF LIABILITY ACT

There are 1886 employers and 1856
employees enrolled under the provis-
ions of the workmen's compensation
act, according to review of the
measure made in letter by the board
to Governor S. V. Stewart. The let
ter states the board is confident it will
be able to turn back to the treasury at
least $4,000 of the $4,000 appropria-
ton made by the legislature to cover
the administrative expenses for the
first two years. The letter is signed
by Chairman A. E. Spriggs, Auditor
William Heating and Commissioners
w. J. SWindlehurst.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-02-18
Washinuton's Mother.

Mary Ball was the granddaughter OF
soldier who sought his fortune in
Virginia in the latter part OF the
seventeenth century. Colonel William
Ball may have been good soldier.
but was an Indifferent farmer. He
left two sons. William and Joseph. and
the latter was the father of Mary.
When her sons fame attracted atten-
ton to her and inquiries began to be
made about her youth most of those
who could testify about it had passed
away and those who remained could
tell little. But upon one point there
was unanimous agreement. and that
was that in her girlhood she was cele-
brated for her beauty.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-02-18
Washinuton's Feat.

A good story is told of the late Will
liam M. Evarts. attorney general. Sec
rotary Of state and United States sena-
tor for New York. While secretary of
state he took the English minister out
for a drive on the banks of the Poto-
mac. They stopped to look mt Long
bridge. The minister said banteringly:
1T Is said. Mr.. Secretary. that General
Washington threw dollar across this
river. Rather long throw, don't you
think 500"
"Well," said Mr.. Evarts. mot for him.
He threw a sovereign across the ocean
once. you know"
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-02-18
Growth Of Bank Deposits,

Bank deposits in Minnesota, North
Dakota, South Dakota and Montana at
the close of last year totaled 1885,,
$4,000. In 1900, just fifteen years
earlier, the total bank deposits in
these states were $119,152,000. In
these two totals, representing the de-
velopment of a decade and half,
there is story OF agricultural, COM
mercial, Industrial and population
growth that if told in detail would fill
many volumes.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-02-18
BUTTE JUSTICES DISMISSED
One Constable Also Is Deprived Of His
Position

The custer cases came to a sudden
conclusion in the district court at
Butte when Justice Walter Furlong
and Constable Dan Harrington entered
pleas of guilty to the charges pre-
ferred against them and they were
summarily removed from office by or.
der of Judge Donlan.
Justice J. c. Conn, who stood trial
under similar charges, was found
guilty by the court and his removal
ordered
The court order completes the pro-
ceedlngs instituted about two weeks
ago by County Attorney Canning. 1t
was charged that the justices had col
lected fines from persons tried in their
courts and that they had failed to ac-
count for such money to the county
treasurer as required by law
Constable Dan Harrington was
charged with making an arrest with
out a warrant and with failing to take
the party arrested before magistrate
for examination or trial.
The county commissioners have ap-
pointed two justices of the peace and
a constable to take the places of JUS
tees Furlong and Conn and Constable
Harrington. Louis A. Buckley was
named justice of Silver Bow town
ship, vice Walter Furlong, while Tom
O'Neill received the appointment of
constable. Richard j. Dryer was Sc
1ected for justice in the South Butte
township
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-02-18

In the days that tried mems souls,
when danger and death were at the
door and difficulties pressed on every
side, Washington, born to command, to
ride on the whirlwind and direct the
storm. discovered to the astonished world
that in the wilds of America had been
raised hero equal to the mighty task Of
working out the salvation Of his country
Captain Samuel White. 1900.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-02-18
GOPHER ALUMNI ELECTION
Minnesota Graduates at Great Falls
Hold Annual Banquet,

Nearly forty of the fifty members of
the Great Falls branch of the Mime
sofa University Alumni association
gathered for the annual dinner and
election held there. Owen p. McEl-
meel was POSTMASTER and addresses
were made by Otto A. Garth, Senator
James M. Burlingame, John H. Cor
coran, b. P. McNair and Assistant
County Attorney H. r. Eishmeyer. The
officers chosen were: Otto A. Garth,
president; DR.. p. p. Logan, vice pres.
ident, and John H. Corcoran, secre-
tary treasurer.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-02-18
Fire in Munition Plant,

Schenectady, N. Y, Feb. 15.-Spon.
taneous combustion of oil overheated
by steampipes caused a fire in the mu.
nitions department of the General
Electric works. 1t was discovered by
the night Waterman and extinguished
without difficulty. The damage was
insignificant.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-02-18
School Notes

New books Of Importance were
added to the library this week,
Progressive Democracy" by
Herber Croly. Drift and Mas
terry" and a Preface to Politics
both by Walter Lippman. The
first and the last are especially
notable and are recommended to
all OF the citizens of Roman who
would like to get deeper in
sight into the forces that control
our government today.
Last week DR.. Becker ordered
a permanent lighting system for
the new school houses. Mr..
Bear is furnishing it at cost and
the plant will be the same as
that recently installed by him at
the Round Butte school house,
consisting of a pressure tank,
four tWo-mantle, thousand candle
power lamps. 1t is expected the
lights will be installed and in use
by Saturday night. The lack of
a lighting system has been a
handicap to the school all year.
DR.. Becker and Miss Savage
went to Poison last Friday to act
as judges in the debate between
the high school teams Of Poison
and Somers. The decision was
in favor of the Poison team. They
remained in Poison for the bas-
ket ball game on Saturday even
ing.
Preparations are already we'll
under way for the big dance to
be given on March 4, for the
benefit of the play ground. The
proceeds are to be used entirely
for apparatus for the primary
and intermediate pupils.
A thrilling basket ball game
was played in Poison last Satur-
day night between the Poison
and Roman teams, in which the
latter were mercilessly defeated.
A return game will be played in
Roman on Feb. 10, which we hope
will have different results. A
dance will be given after the
game by the Roman team.
The children in Miss Marsh's
room entertained the fourth
grade at Valentine party Fri
cay afternoon in the assembly
room of the school house. After
the Valentine box was opened,
games were played all afternoon.
Refreshments were served at 3
O'Clock:
A st. Valentine party was par
ticipated in by the high school
and upper grades last Friday
night and dancing and games
were INDUCED in. One of the
games was, after being blind
folded, to pin an arrow in a little
heart which was placed in a
larger one. The one coming the
nearest to the center was given ,
a prize. Miss Marie Myers cap :
tured first prize and Walter ;
Fisher won the ''booby." At IL
o'clock a delightfu l luncheon was
served in the domestic science
room. Everyone reports a splen-
did time. ;
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-02-18

the History of the English People"
mo nobler figure ever stood in the
forefront Of nations ufe," wrote
Green of Washington
Some Of the other tributes paid to
Washington by Englishmen are the
following:
THE test of the progress of mankind
will be the appreciation OF the charac-
ter Of Washington" said Lord Rrough
am.
"All | can say" said Gladstone. lis
that | look upon Washington among
great and good men as one peculiarly
good and great and that he has been to
me for more than forty years light
upon the path of life"
"Washington, the father of American
independence, was the father of Brit
ish freedom: also the American Revo-
luton in its reaction upon English
public life made England democratic
taught her how not to treat her colo
mics and inaugurated the colonial pol
icy that has spread the British empire
round the world" said William Il.
Stead. He advocated the erection of a
statue of Washington in Westminster
abbey.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-02-18
Sir George PraqneII Dead.

London, Feb. 15.-Sir George Prag-
nell is dead in London of heart dis.
ease. Sir George was managing part
Eer of London manufacturing and
shipping agency. He was knighted in
1912 and was chairman of the Nation
al Patriotic association. He was born
IN 1892
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-02-18
RAISING HERD OF "CATTELO"
Montana Mayor Breeds Hybrid of OK
Family.

Breeding "cattelo" is the new enter
prise on which the mayor of Miles
City, c. H. Mott, has embarked.
Cattelo are hybrids of the OK fam
lily produced by crossing buffalo with
ordinary cattle. Mr.. Mott has just
purchased two more buffalo bulls to
add to his herd, which already in.
cludes two or three buffalo.
The cattelo is heavier than the or
binary steer and it is asserted the beef
thus produced is better Favored The
animal is a better grazer and can find
a living on range where an ordinary
COW would StarYe.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-02-18
Well Known Engineer Dead,

Pelham Manor, N. Y, Feb. 15-
Louis D. Duncan, widely known as an
electrical engineer, died suddenly at
his home here at the age of fifty-three
years. DR.. Duncan, as consulting
engineer, supervised the work of elec-
trifying New York city's first subway
system.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-02-18

Useless to speculate whether Japan
wants China to be republic or
monarchy. When the time comes ia
pan will take over the Celestial baili.
wick just as it happens to be then.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-02-18
ONE MAN DEAD, ONE DYING
Four Suspects Arrested in Connection
With SIIjnois SHOOTING.

Ottawa, ILL.,, Feb. 15.-Tony Racolla
was found dead on lonely road near
La Sale with nine bullet holes in his
body and John Pellegrine is reported
dying at a hospital as the result of a
mysterious shooting. Four suspects
have been arrested
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-02-18

IL the makers of weather calculations
would adopt the "while you wait plan
instead of forecasting months ahead
they might hit it oftener.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-02-18

If Carran.a would send Villa upon
some mission to Europe the rough old
diamond might get polish that would
make him useful and yreditable to
Moyicn
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-02-18

Carranza tests Wall streets good
faith when he asks loan of $4,000
600 just to finance peace and pros
perity.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-02-18

This is the season when a "safety
first or a skating attachment would
often come handy on walking shoes
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-02-18
INDIAN FIGHTER is DEAD
Daniel GabIeman Member of Force
That Captured Sitting Bull.

Williston, N. D., Feb. 15.-Daniel
Gableman, who as a member of Colo
mel Reno's command under General
Custer narrowly escaped the fate of
Clusters army in the Indian massacre
is dead at his home here of Brights
disease.
force that captured Sitting Bull, the
Sioux chief
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-02-18

ed with Americans in paying
homage to the first president of the
United States. whose birthday we
celebrate ON Feb. %. In many. if not
all, of the Washington's birthday fes-
tivities held in London by the mem-
bers OF the American colony in the
British capital. Englishmen. Irishmen.
Scotchmen and Welshmen have shared.
Although at first Washington was
reviled by the British as a traitor to
the British king. under whose rule
Washington was born. it was not long
after the close of the American Revo-
luton and the winning Of American
independence that the British writer's
and orators began paying tribute to
1.-The first American"
Perhaps the greatest of all the
praises won by Washington from an
Englishman was that penned by John
Richard Green. the famous author of
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-02-18
The 1wenty-secondo Of
February

By WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT
|DALE is the February sky
And brief the midday's sunny
hours;
The wind swept forest seems to sigh
For the sweet time Of leaves and
flowers
Yet has no month a prouder day.
Not even when the summer broods
Ger meadows in their fresh array
Or autumn tints the glowing woods.
For this chill season now again
Brings, in its annual round. the morn
When, greatest of the sons of men,
Our glorious Washington was born.
Lo. where, beneath an icy shield,
Calmly the mighty Hudson AowsI
BY snow clad fell and frozen field
Broadening the lordly river goes.
The widest storm that sweeps through
space
And rends the oak with sudden force
Can raise no ripple on his face
Or slacken his majestic course.
Thus mid the wreck of thrones shall live
Unmarried, undimmed, our hero's
fame,
And years succeeding years shall give
Increase Of honors to his name.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-02-18

STATUE OF WASHINGTON BY SIR FRANCIS
CHANTRY. ENGLISH SCULPTOR IN THE
MASSACHUSETTS, STATEHOUSE.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-02-18

We will sell at the OrsM Du-
puts place 2 1-2 miles norh Of
Roman, on
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-02-18
@ e. "a M % IA 70 - "a "a "a "a y
- = British Tributes TO =
j. George Washington :
ma ~ - n

- A1-LING George Washington 1.-The
greatest Englishman of his GEN.
tuly." many Britons have join
ed with Americans in Dayinr
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-10-12
H JOHNSON I
congressman's Joint Resolution Pc
comes i Federal Law.


Notice has been received recently
from Washington, p. O., that the bill
introduced in congress BY Congress-
man Royal C. Johnson, OF Aberdeen,
and known as House Joint Resolution
No. 247, has been signed by President
Wilon and therefore has become q law
of the land, says an exchange.
This bill was designed ~ q means
of protection to homesteaders who
have gone to the southern border OF
the country with the national guard
companies. Through ITS provisions II
legally continues their residence on
their lands during the period they are
in the service OF the United States.
The law will have a tendency to
cause a number of South Dakota
~guardsmen down on the Mexican Dor
der to a Worrying about their
standing as homesteaders, as they had
been annoyed by the thought that 9th
ers might file contests against their
entries. Congressman Johnson was q
guardsnan himself and having il
mind the condition which might arise
introduced the bill and pressed 1t to q
successful conclusion.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-10-12
CONGRESSMAN DIVIDES
HoNoRs or BIRTHDAYS

5f7sH4 AeaSf
Congressman Regal G. Johnson Of
Aberdeen is today celebrating his
thirty-fourth birthday in most unos-
tensatious manner
And this is the reason Tomorrow,
Oct. 4th, Congressman Johnson's DID
est son also observes a birthday, but
only his eighth. Then on the follow
ing day, Oct. 9th. Congressman John
son and his wife win celebrate their
ninth wedding annissrsary.
So why should he feel 50 pulled up
around his home.
Congressman johnson leaves next
week on speaking 4 u In Nebraska.
North Dakota and Iowa for Presiden-
tial candidate Hughes. He will be
away on this trip about two weeks.
And Congressman johnson is fur.
ther breaking into the limelights-
Aberdeen News.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-10-12

town. could have proftably used u
entire year In propsriy seeing the dis.
trtcts have been through.
Space and time absolutely forbid
ANYTHING now but the briefAst sketch
q my route and nothing of the nun.
dreds of Interesting places / have
visitad-interesting, because 81 manu-
Featuring, commercial d maritime In.
duatry1- because, some dc them
marked Eepochal events il our donn.
try's history-because, some were
closely associated with the lives and
remembrance OF many Of Americas
greatest men, and other PLACES, be-
cause Of their great scenic beauties.
Here | would like to draw q curtain
other places, that are illustrative OF
the expenditure Of vast sums to slim
ulate the W~astefulness, the p~rofigacy
and degeneracy of the idle rich, both
made and female.
The Route East.
Leaving Watertown, We ran south
as far as Anawa, Iowa, TIM east, cross.
ing the river at Clinton, and on to
Sterling. III. where we turned south
east to Clifford, III, about 100 miles
south of Chicago. / reamined at Gif
ford about three weeks and during
that time drove to Indianapolis and q
number Of other places in central II
linois and Indiana. Finally gettins
away on the long run east, / left Chi
cage, after 4 four day stop. on Sep
TENDER 9Th, and passed through South
Bend, Toledo. Cleveland, Erie, Buffa
10 apd arrived at Niagara Falls early
or the afternoon of September 18th
At the Falls we pulled all the stunts
except one-rubbered, rode the .Mait
Of the Mist" went to the Canada side
climbed down a fight of stairs, Is:
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-10-12
HOW cATARRH is CONTRACTED.

Mothers are sometimes SO thought
less a to neglect the colds which
their children contract The infam-
nation Of the mucu membrane. at
first acute, becomes chronic and the
child has chronic catarrh. q disease
that is seldom cured and may prove
a life's burden. Many persons who
have this loathsome disease will rem
ember having had frequent colds atthe
time 1t was contracted. A little fore
thought, q bottle OF Chamberlain
Cough Remedy judiciously used. and
all this trouble might have been avoid,
ed. Obtainable everywhere. Adv. 1920
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-10-12
Miles standish's Grave.

Continuing down the New England
coast, We stopped at Portsmouth and
then on to Plymouth-stood on Ply
mouth Rock and visited the graves Of
the early Pilgrims. The next morn.
ing we drove back north to the old
Pilgrim graveyard at Duxbury, to
visit the grave OF Miles Standish. !
picked q few wild flowers ait his
grave and / enclose you one, Leav-
ing Duxbury, we returned to Plymouth
and then drove the length OF Cape
God peninsula to Provincetown where
the Pilgrims first landed on the
shores of the new world and where
they signed their compact for sell
government guaranteeing civil and
religious liberty. a great monument
the most massive and enduring I have
e anywhere, commentaries the
event and place. Again leaving Ply
NAA.E 81 EE
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-10-12
WAKE uP. soUTH DAkoTAEst
Popular Representative Government
is Overthrown.

Ofcialdom has repealed the Rich.
ards primary law which the people
in 1912, voted iii and which the peo-s
pie, themselves, refused to repeal BY
a second vote In 1914. The 1915 leg
islature, nevertheless, repealedsft and
also attachd the emergency clause
to prevent the people from referring
this act Of the legislature To vote.
This act defes stable government
Of, BY and for the people, and substi-
tutes therefor misrepresentation bu-
~reaucratic government.
The politicians do not want the
Richards law. They want the secret
spoils system for the few. a place q
the open merit system tor everyhpdys
They do not want 4 plain ballot; bnt
they do want the present confused
ballot. They do mot want the people
to hear both sides before they yote
as Is provided III the Richards law.
The people have therefore again pe
|titioned for the Richards Law In 10
amended formsto ~ voted 81 ct No
vennber eleckion Vote nj ana rssS
II back 10 give u ) fair trial ~ ut
the politicians know that sUndsrGod
the Peopie Rule a. south Dakcta
S(Ady.) 16saa|
50 you spent ! quiet yScatlon d
The faxm.,
II thonght It would b, but dogs
lwere barking, frogs cro4king ana IA
farruer;s baby " teething .-Ba1sio
Expresss
Woman = lttale slow eet Ac
quainted NH hSautto apparennyys n
sWht makes M
.Ihays never seen Z sepIadTinIE
M Nth ahAirprin as yst-Cois
pmbnss
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-10-12

mouth, I'M 5000 throsS 1yidencs1|
New HAsens
Long Branch AtIsnfic Clty spihiissdes
phia.Milmins1on Havrs ds drsce.
along The MISUNDERSTANDING n Chez
apeace BAY u Baltamofe ana Nh
reached W4shinston this#sftelnoon.
ii ! sew dayswe TART again. our 81
sJective 81 this run being down the
acoast 10 Miami, Florida. and across.
to Havana, Cuba, The trip To ms, Iii.
what have learned % my land.
Is like that of p~ostsgraduate course
to the student
~cranberries On vinesl
Now, FRANK. viii tell You 1 Little
Joke 81. myself, but don't tell the
boys. especially Kinsey d Mont I'm.
mister. Nhe Other day, while out On
Cape Cod 4 saw about twenty men
and women on q level piece 81 ground
about the size Of 4 tennis court and
near the road. Several men were IN
their knees using 8 wooden scoop
similar to q potato scoop and I thought
they must BIZ catching grasshoppers
or young frogNs 50 / walked over to
see what they We're doing. In my sur
prise 1T the new information | receiv.
edor was IT the smashing OF an old
idea?I blurted out Why I thought
cranberries grew on treessn The
work stopped. The gayety started
and 4 was the originator and storm
center Of the laughter. Really. Trunk,
| did think that the great Cape Cod
cranberry grew on q small bush, but
it doesn't do anything Of the kind,
it grows on a close creeping vine on
the ground, very similar to I solic
bed of Strawberries.
respectfully,
&C. H. Lester.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-10-12

Minnis 81 NaytoAIda Roger,
4 md block Wallace:
q % Henry LaFramhefassss5s5
Sussex and N5ksEN 4i1sss
ervationss Patent.
Bramble &. ". Munso1
prarts sef lots II. IS and II. block Il.
Original Plat. $l
Lydia A Armstrong ia CodingtGn
County Land Co. South So feetof lot
s and al OF lot /. block |. Syndicate
Addition; (
r. i. Horswill to Walter Winstcns.
lots 16 and block HorsWills
Addition; s70O.
r j. HorswiIl TO Walter Winstone
lot III and Is, Replat of HorswilTs
ADDITION. block 81.
r, ]. Horswili to Walter Winstone.
lot 16, block Horswilrs RepIat; III
Austin Pickrel 10 Fred ii. Austin.
sNWA AZ and NEA 1s-l1Ss52; NJ
Laura b AtherN to August Jaehn.
sWA 16-117-54:
Lila AM Frink 20 D Frink, Nh
21-119-52; 81.
o. q. Frink 10 Lila N. Frink. N11A
n.r,,a & rs;np IS Ysss M rr,nr
,,ndividad M, 81 sMNM aslla.ga. s1
George VI Case to Elizabeth Will
kinson, lot Hllcrest ss5o
Rank summit EhNwH and wiz ~
MI 1E.I1o.5a. No 81
rarria storucod ~ w;,I,am
R,cLard ,ots 81 A., ~ hIoct !
sn,9h shora. &
Frank n slater IS wi,iam II
ont,ot ~ wav.rasa Add,fior II
Arno,a Ha,1a,arSsn5narra,t p,cs
NmNnM section 81 Ana lots 4 and 81,
section sa.I1a.so q e5S 90
Rosa Green s. Harry Thomson. III
w Ana 81 81 al ~ block Az seco,d
p-ai,wav nad,.ion b
Il s Dodge ~ q pltza Teno,f
m 4 Ral,noYt. IA
Hanten sRond 'co ii II. s. SIMMER.
Ia hlock II p~,,rchard,s Addition:
8,
ny INN y Hante Hond col.
II i h,c.r ~ prcct.. Addsison. ~
& I. Marlin ~ q Il Has,ran. III
. MI saatto, ! aaa~yafion.
s.
w,ll,am McKnol ~ II 4 Ka,lavs \.
"a saet - ms q a,,dat0 hlack 4 pat-
t;prau,,s Addittor ~
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-10-12
White Mountain Scenery.

I stopped over night in Little
tom, the western gateway Of the
White Mountains. After dinner, while
taking my evening walk, / al amaz-
ed to notice the sidewalks were made
Of great beautiful marble slabs. 1 rub
bed my eyes. but the walk was still
beautifully grained marble. / anx.
iously continued on, expecting next