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The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-10-27
THE WORLD IN BRIEF

ACKNOWLEDGMENT experts
are making excellent bread out of
three parts potatoes and two and one
half parts flour.
Salem, Ore.-John II. Thompson, in
sane, of massive strength, tore massive
steel bars from the place of his con-
flnement and escaped.
Rowley, Mass. THE Glenn Grist
mill, established in 1913, and one of
the oldest mills in the United States,
has been destroyed by fire.
Chicago-Paper manufacturers pro-
pose to cut forests of the west into
chips, dry bale and ship them east to
be used in the manufacture of paper.
Petrograd.-The cheapest shoes are
sold at $14 per pair, and better grades
twice that amount, a condition that
has been brought about by the war.
Trenton, N. J.-Daisy James, dane
err, whose legs were cut off by rail
road train, has brought suit against
the railroad company for $4,000 dam
ages.
New York. -Grocers in New York
a year ago paid 81 for a barrel Of
squashes; this year, 81; last year for
bushel of white beans, $3.50, this
year, So.
Oxnard, Calf. - James Benton
makes a living killing rattlesnakes. He
sells the snakes to the Chinese, who
compounds medicine from the venom.
His catch last week Melted him 1872
Baltimore Medical experts Of John
Hopkins university are making an eff
fort to discover the cause of infan-
tile paralys Autops1es showed that
in every case the intestines were af
fected.
Philadelphia. -John Wannamaker
has suggested that the 150th anniver
sary of the signing Of the declaration
of independence be celebrated in Phil
adelpllia by holding great CONNER
cial exposition there.
Columbus, N. MA daily aeroplane
mail service has been established be-
tween this town and Colonia Dublan,
Mexico, headquarters of Pershing's
forces. The distance, 100 miles. is
covered in GO minutes
Spokane.-A fraud order has been
issued by the federal authorities
against Henry Clough, IS years old,
who is accused of selling degrees in
the name of university' at Odes-
sa. Washington, alleged to be myth
cal
New York.-,John D. Rockefeller.
hearing a sermon in which the evan
selst. st. Paul, was held up as a
model of power and forcefulness,
said: eff st. Paul had lived couple
of thousand years later he would have
been captain of Industry"
Tulsa, Okla. Tire hundred Chero-
kee Indians, representing their ma
ton. are planning to sue the United
States for $50, 100000 for the recov-
cry of the value Of land given to the
slaves of the old time Cherokees,
known as Freedmen. The Indians
must first appeal to congress for per-
mission to bring their claims IN
court action.
St. Paul. Recently st. Paul firm
,f contractors, Stems and Cary, re-
ceived from the Chinese government
contract for 1900 miles of the re-
building of huge canal in China. as
we'll as a railroad. This is said to be
the biggest railroad contract ever let
to Americans. Japan has protested
against China letting this work to
Americans, and officials in Washing
ton see possible serious complications
between the United States and Japan
over the matter.
New Virgil Gay Bogue, who
built the mountain portion of the Nor
thern Pacific railway, died on board
the steamship Esperanza on his way
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-10-27
Great Mystery Solved.

Dutton. Hugh Phillips and Fat
Shook have had a bunch of hogs in a
field north of town that they have
been i'll the habit of going to feed in
an automobile. Tt has been quite a
mystery for some time why they did
not gain any more than they We're and
all of the hogs looked like they were
run to death. The solution was made
the other day when Hugh discovered
that they ran clear across the field
every time they heard an auto on the
road, thinking their feed was COM
ing.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-10-27

from Mexico to New York. Mr.. Bo-
cue discovered and named Stampede
pass in the Cascades. He constructed
the most difficult portion of the fam
Gus trans-Andean railway system in
Peru. Recently he had been consult
ing engineer for railways and other
corporations in Mexico, South Ameri-
ca, Europe and the United States. His
home was in New York.
Seattle. seizure of carload
of liquor shipped from Butte, Mon
tana, revealed that men alleged to be
engaged in the distribution Of the
contraband are posing as officers of
the law to prevent confiscation. When
Don McRae, sheriff of Snohomish
county, seiged the car just north of the
Kings county line, six men who APP
peared with six automobile trucks dis
played Kings county deputy sheriff
badges and claimed they already had
taken charge of the shipment. Nc
Rae seized the car in spite of their
protests and the pseudo officers re-
turned to Seattle.
st. Paul.-Louis w. Hill, president
of the Great Northern, called to the
stand to testify in the trial of Ram
sey county's suit against the company
for $3,030,O00, declared that the mo-
tive of the Great Northern and Nor
thern Pacific railway companies in
obtaining control of the Chicago, Bur
lington & Quincy was to further the
development of the northwest by
building up the populations of towns
along the lines, solidifying the indus
tries and opening up the agricultural
possibilities Of the region. The coun-
ty is suing for alleged delinquent per-
sonal property taxes.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-10-27

then not to. but to let her 90 out and
the committee would see other rea-
sons why she had to keep her hands
SO she could not use them. She was
out but a few moments when they
found she had torn nearly every stitch
of clothing from her person.
1t had been reported that new pa
tient had been put in cell with an
old patient who had become violent
and that when the guard heard a
commotion there and had gone to see.
he found that the new patient had
nearly pounded the other to death
DR.. Ragsdale admitted that this was
partly true and stated that they had
not received report that the new
patient was violent at all. He said he
regretted that this had happened and
precautions had been taken as far as
possible to prevent repetition of
anything of the kind.
In addition to this report, Miss Peo-
Piles, the visiting nurse for the anti
tuberculosis society, made a report to
tho club of her Investigations in
Butte She had found many condi-
tons that needed attention.. Cases
where men had tuberculosis and where
sleeping in the same room with their
children should be stopped She said
there should be an institute in Butte
where men or women who have Just
contracted tuberculosis can be treated
and cured.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-10-27
MONTANA W@M|EM 0N THE
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Asylum Investigated by
Good Government Club

The state asylum for the insane, is
all right, according to the report of
the Butte Good Government club,
which recently investigated it. fol-
lowing charges made in the club. The
investigation was made by a commit
tee headed by Mrs. William Kennedy,
who had made the charges against the
institution. and Mrs. Kennedy's re-
port was that she was accorded every
courtesy at the institution, and on
some of the reports she had found
conditions far better than had been
rumored. Some conditions, however,
needed remedying.
On the question of food, the meals
served seemed to be very wholesome
and were we'll served The report that
conditions were filthy in the ward for
lunatics was not correct. She had
found the place very clean. There
was a negro who was kept in a cage,
but the authorities claimed he was SO
violent that this was necessary.
In regard to the woman whose
hands were kept wrapped in a muff,
she stated that DR.. Ragsdale had the
attendants take the muffs from the
woman s hands. AS soon as they did
so she began grabbing food and
forcing it down her throat and claw
ing at everything in reach
The attendants had to take hold of
her hands and were about to replace
the muffs when DR.. Ragsdale told
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-10-27
Havre Is Chosen.

The w. G. T. U. organization which
met in annual session at Great Falls
on October II and ID, selected Havre
as the next meeting place. In the
election of officers the choice for
president again fell upon Mrs. Mat
thew w. Anderson of Bohemian, who
has held this office for several years.
Mrs. Ira D. Smell Of Lewistown was
elected general vice president; Mrs.
William Rice of Suffolk, correspond
ing secretary; Mrs. w. Fl. Marshall of
Columbus, recording secretary, and
Mrs. w. c. Dawes of Bozeman, treas
Urer
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-10-27
The Down Trodden Father.

You can't please them, When faith
er stays out two nights in succession
mother bawls him out because he
doesn't stay at home like other men.
and if father yawns around the house
for three nights in succession mother
bawls him out because he sticks;
around the house all the time and
doesn't 90 out once in while like
other men.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-10-27
Mrs. McChesney Is Peeved.

If the bum who left his hat on my
piazza last Sunday morning will call
at the Standard office he can obtain
same. I also wish to inform the said
bum that the tobacco juice which he
left behind on the piazza and house
still remains and | will be willing to
pay him if he will come and clean it
up. Mrs. McChesney, Green street.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-10-27
FLOUR AT $l.42 POUND
CAUSED MINERS RIOT
COMBINE AT VIRGINIA CITY
SMASHED WHEN POPULACE
SEIZED ALL SUPPLIES.

With the price of flour nearly $50
a barrel and housewives organizing
to combat alleged combines there is
still lots of room for the dollar mark
to travel before it reaches the figure
that precipitated the famous riot in
Virginia in April 1865. when all the
flour that could be found was seized
and publicly distributed. The price
then reached $145 per hundred pounds
but direct action broke up the 'com-
blnationI' and quotations tumbled
Prior to this ma. ority of the inhab-
itants had been living on meat
straight.
AT that time the larger part of the
flour on the market was hauled in
wagons from the Mormon settlements
in Utah although some flour was ship
ped by river to Fort Benton and
transported across the plains and a
considerable amount was conveyed
by pack animals across the mountains
from Washington territory. The
crisis was reached at Virginia City
when all the late trains from Utah
were showed in on the Snake river
and the market was almost depleted.
After the home production became
equal to the demand the price settled
down to $40 hundred pounds and
then gradually receded until i'll 1876
it had fallen to S. 100, which is not
far from the present figure.
Many records in food prices were
attained also at Florence City
among the Salmon river mines in
Idaho as evidenced by bill Of goods
bought here in the spring of 1862
by miner who afterwards went to
Bannack in Montana.
Tho hill fO1lows.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-10-27
The Days of Read Sport.

The old-time custom of dropping
in on the town editor with a bushel
Of potatoes, the best of the apples or
a gallon of maple syrup had its adj
vantages after all.-Pittsburg Ga
zette-Times.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-10-27
Pouting in the Park.

81 had to stand up all the way!'
Said the pouting "dudeen''
To the swagger "dudee,'
Who smelled Of superlative soap.
'Why didn't you swipe a seat,
pray ?'
cts plain to be seen
I couldn IT," said she.
"They were-all of them-al-
ready 'Swope!' S. Z. NJ.
The State Fair is successful by ev-
cry standard, the final test being its
power to bring rain.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-10-27
Is Suffrage Leader.

Mrs. Inez Milholand Boissevain is
another national character who visited
Helena last week and on October IL
she spoke in the interests of national
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-10-27
Invisible Fishing Lines.

Fishing lines made Of wild cocoon
silk are said to be invisible in the
water. The Japanese make these lines
and use them in catching game fish.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-10-27

No pessimist enjoys life unless he
doesn't.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-10-27
The bill follows !:
Saving Daylight Before Sunrise.

Mr.. Wilson gets up at 5 O'Clock in
the morning. thus bringing his S-hour
day to an end early in the afternoon.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1916-01-21
William L.ANen, MD.
A VISIT WILL TELL
SPECIALIST DISEASES OF MEN
20l-4 McCarty Bldg, Boise, Idaho.

invite all sick people who contemplate taking treat
ment to come to my Office for personal interview and
for a full explanation of their condition give special
attention to the combination of the curative powers Of
Electricity, X-Ray, Light and Heat, Bacternes Serum
and organic extracts with the scientific administration of
carefully selected medicines. endeavor to do everything
possible to promote the welfare of my patients and if
after thorough examination find your incurabe
l will tell you have spent thirty years in the treat
ment of private and chronic diseases of men and
have spent year in the largest hospitals and clinics
of Europe formerly surgeon the New York Cen
trail and Hudson River Railroad | a graduate of
Union University Medical Department. class Of 1881,
situated at Albany New York. My Offices equipped
with the most o-date scientific instruments and
planes for the treatment of all private diseases of
These methods will appeal to those who think and desire
the benefit of the latest and most approved treatment of
the day.
l treat and in selected and without opera
ton, Piles, Fistua, Ucerations Prolapses, Fssures,
Hernia rupure) without confnng the patient to bed,
Nervous Diseases Kidney, Bladder and Urinary Diseases
Rheumatism, Varcocele Hydrocele, Prostate Troubles
Structures, Sexual Weakness and all private diseases OF
Diseases of the skin, such Eczema, Psoriasis
Herpes, Urticaria Auto infections and Syphilis posi-
lively do not treat any by mail but first require
office visit for personal examination and consultation
permanently located at 201-4 McCarty Bldg. Boise,
Idaho.
Consultation and Examination Free. Reference, any
bank or business house in the city.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1916-01-21

instance, when we condemn with SNUG
complacency the man who filches pub
lie money, and exhonerate the man
who filches and betrays the public con-
hdence. We do not prate about poll
teal honesty SO long as we contem-
plate with indifference the corrupt or
unlawful use of money to control cleo
tons, and the dishonest uses of the
teal parties. We deserve what we re-
ceive when We reward with political
honors the man who traffics with prin-
ciple and conviction, or the man who
campaigns on promises he knows to
be impossible of ful6llment and on re-
presentations which he must know
to be wickedly and deliberately false
We lend encouragement to corrupt
politics when we fail to rebuke the
use of political appointments to pay
personal debts, and the making of ap-
preparations for public purposes and
the personnel of state boards to de-
pend upon the servile yielding to ex-
ecutive power of appointments which
the law did not intend that power to
exercise. And we but help establish a
low standard for our public officials
when we fail to censure such conduct
in the holders of high Office as may
justly condemn them as pledge
breakers, or the reputation by such
officials of the honest obligations OF
the state and the assignment of false
or chimerical reasons in justification
thereof If we are to establish higher
standards in our political life. we mus
condemn all wrong and evil, regard
less of the person or party wherein
they occur, and we must never deludt
ourselves with the belief that we hav,
done Our full duty as citizens if we
see merely the mote that is in oul
brothers eye and regard not the bean
which is in our own"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1916-01-21
COMMITTEES APPOINTED
BY PRESIDENT
HENRY J. zEH

President Zeh of the Commercial
club has announced his committee APP
pointments for the ensuing year. The
increased activity Of the club has nee
cessitated the addition OF three stand
ing committees. To cooperate with
the Idaho representatives in Congress
a committee on public building with
Walter Griffith as chairman was ap-
pointed. Permanent committees on
the Idaho State Fair and City Affairs
were also added.
1t is planned to devote thirty min
utes of each regular meeting of the
club to general discussion of city
matters in order that the business men
may have clearer understanding of
the accomplishments and ambitions
Of the city administration. The COM
mittee on city affairs, composed of
Mayor Boyes, chairman, c. J. Shorb
and J. H. Forbes will have general
charge OF this feature.
One of the most important of the
clubs committees is the fair and
amusement committee A temporary
committee was appointed last year by
President Lewis and the complete sue
cess of the downtown attractions and
race track amusements was due to its
effort. Complying with request of
the fair officials President Zch has
made the committee permanent one
The complete list of committee APP
polntments follows:
TRAFFIC & MANUFACTURES
y. B. Gowen, H. w. Dorman, w.
H. Blount, F. l.. Crews. c. S. Doan,
John Cupples, B. NJ. Holt, w. G.
Jensen, c. H. Turner and John Smeed
IMMIGRATION-E. H. Plowhead,
NJ. L. Walker, Robert Farrar, J. S.
Harrington, James Magce, F. G. Holf-
man, R. r. Fisk, l.. H. Burns, H. w.
Dorman and II. M. Nichol
ROADS-Walter Griffith. w. G.
Cowden. B. NJ. Holt, D. l.. Shank and
w. P. Lyon.
MEMBERSHIP. NJ Lewis, A..
F. Stone, P. " Kelly, D. F. Banks and
Z. A. Wheeler.
PUBLIC BUILDING = Walter
Griffith, J. M. Thompson, J. L. Davis
and R. B. Scatterday.
HOUST-J. D. Kelleher, Curtis
Hayden. T. S. Jackson, J. J. Plowhead,
O. M. Van Duyn and S. F. Boyes.
CHAUTAUQUA-A. A. Binford,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1916-01-21
THE PRESENT EPIDEMIC OF
CATARRHAL DISEASES

During the present nationwide cpl
demic of catarrhal diseases. DR.. John
A. Robinson, of the Illinois state board
of health, has been making a clinical
study of the cases, and arrived at the
conclusion that very few of the cases
have been due to the specific micro
organism of true influenza. On in
auiry at private and public diagnostic
laboratories this conclusion has been
corroborated. Mathers. of the Me
mortal Institute for Infectious Dis
eases, says the bacillus OF influenza
and the catarrhal micrococcus have
not been found, but the most preva-
lent organisms have been green-pus-
lent organisms, and the germs caus-
.ng pneumonia.
However, one striking observation
must be emphasized; No matter what
the causative organisms may be, their
contagiosity is marked. And there
are certain precautions which should
be observed in order to limit the
spread Of the epidemic. We are hight
ing unseen foes. and therefore must
use certain means that are universal
ly acknowledged as effective in con-
trolling contagious diseases.
First. individual resistance must b"
strengthened The individual must
keep his bodily resistance at the high
est point of efficiency by careful at
tention to his diet, his habits of ex,,
ercise and personal cleanliness, and
thorough ventilation OF his living and
working quarters.
Second, as the disease germs are
disseminated principally through con
tact, the victim of any catarrhal at
lection should not indulge in kissing
or sneezing. or cxpectorating, without
carefully guarding against the spray
ing into the atmosphere OF the secre-
lions from the nose. throat or bron-
chial tubes. All secretions from the
mouth should be deposited in proper
handkerchiefs and burned. Local
antiseptic sprays for the nose and
throat, and mouth washes. should be
used. ,
isolated from the well. Effective,
ouarantining is the quickest method
of stamping out any epidemic.
The state board of health has es-
tablished quarantine rules for a num-
her of contagious diseases. but in the
present epidemic it is impossible to
specifically designate the disease that
should be quarantined, consequently
the people must cooperate with the
local and state health authorities BY
voluntarily establishing quarantine III
their homes. schools and places OF as
sembly. =,
| Fourth. the local health authoritie:
should vigorously insist that all place:
of public assembly. street and railwa,
cars, elevators. public conveyances
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1916-01-21

H. H. Clifford, Ralph Cakes, Rev.
Ewing and Leonard Botkin.
IDAHO STATE FAIR. B.
Gowen, w. P. Lyon, DR.. f. NJ. Cole,
J. D. Kellehor, J. S. Harrington, +. II.
Plowhead, S. J. Vanhyning, J. NJ.
Lewis, ]. D. Orr, c. s. Doan, F. S.
Sutton. l.. H. Burns, and w. 5. Maxey.
LEGISLATIVE. B. Gowcn, w.
G. Bicknell, J. c. Rice. J. H. GIBSON
and NJ. H. Eustace.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1916-01-21
ENTERTAINMENT NJ Lewis

ENTERTAINMENT. NJ. Lewis,
Lewis, J. D. Orr, c. S, Doan, A. F
Sutton, w, s. Maxey, I. s. Vin;ng and
w. p. Lyon.
CITY AFFAIRS-F. c. Boyes, C.
]. Shorb and J. H. Forbes.
FINANCE-Frank Mumford, Frank
Meek and H. H. Hayman.
FAKMERS-T. NJ. Nichol, 7. F.
Fueling, +. c. Boyes, F. NJ Breshcars
and w. G. Cowden.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1916-01-21

and other places where people congre-
gate, should be kept clean and we'll
ventilated.
Fifth, victims of catarrhal diseases
should remain in bed so long as the
acute symptoms of an infection per-
sist. The problem forms of the dis
ease cause large variety of compli-
cations, and the prevention of serious
after-effects is ensured by retaining
from severe work before recovery is
complete
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1916-01-21

Ever Notice It?
A man will cramp his feet in shoes
And brag that he wears sevens,
But when at night his shoes he Shoes
His feet look like elevens.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-15

visit his brother. William Ambrose. who
was seriously injured Saturday when a
horse stepped on him. Mr.. Ambros IL
a blacksmith. and n was while shocing
the horse that the accident occurred.
Mothers Day was observed last even
ing IN the Steenrod VI. r. church. Fulton.
by tho holding of special services.
John and Joseph Costello. Of Elm
Grove. spent yesterday AT T~ittsburEh.
Misses carrie McGlumphey and Ruth
Hartley. Of WcllsburE. are spending a
i-w day s. the guest of Miss Ella Weeks.
of Triadclphia.
Miss Ella Weeks. will entertain the
Monday Night Needle Club ia her home
this evening in Philadelphia.
The town OF Fulton has completed tho
Nl1'WiIk running from GlenwOOd to
Rudlcr's and now the Fulton town Off
Gals have asked the board Of county
commissioners 10 continue the walk to
'aih"rWood Tho matter will be laid
before ~" commissioners this week bs
a committee appearing from the town OF
Fulton.