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The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-03-02

ural enemies, predatory birds of the
hawk and owl family and animals
such as weasels, mink, skunk, coy
otes, etc, are being killed off and
the gopher is given better oppor-
tunity to multiply than ever.
1t is true that farmers are becom-
ace of this pest and paying more at
tention to determination, but as yet
the effort has not been thoroughly
organized. One farmer may do his
best to keep the gophers off his land,
while his neighbor may pay no atten-
ton to them at all. The unoccupied
land offers fine breeding place for
gophers. The absent owners are not
at all inclined to kill off the gophers
A few gophers more or less do not
disturb their peace of mind at all.
The question is often asked wheth-
er the damage can be ended. There
Is no doubt about the possibility of
destroying gophers to the last one,
II every landowner would do his part,
but before this can be accomplished,
state regulations will have to b., put
into effect. Many plans have been
VI leu III LlS PAST IOI IJuuluS me
country of gophers, but the only or
ganized one so far has been the
bounty offered by various counties
for their destruction and the Gopher
Day movement which has been fos-
tered by commercial organizations in
various parts of the state, but neither
of these plans is fully effective
They undoubtedly cause the destruc.
ton Of a great many gophers, but II
Is doubtful if they destroy 20 per
cent Of the increase.
Poison Is Best.
The methods employed in killins
gophers where bounties are paid, run
all the way from drowning them on,
and shooting them, to the use OF
poison. The latter method is by TAI
the most effective. There are a mum.
Der of poisons on the market which
are more or less successful. In addi-
ton to this, there is a formula based
on strychnine which if properly
mixed and spread at just the right
time, has proven to be an effective
killer, although this latter method
depends entirely on the proper COM
bining of the elements in the formu-
la and placing it at time when 60
piers do not have access to green
food.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-03-02

in DeadWood, South Dakota. He
achieved fame as a border sheriff and
a gun-fighting United States marshal
under Seth Bullock.
Helena-General Frederick Fun
ston, whose death occurred on the
border recently, before he became a
soldier studied botany in Montana
for the government.
Hinsdale-Emmet Averill, a home
steader, was frozen to death in a biz
zard February 3, while travelling
home from Barr on skis. His body
has just been found.
Billings-Word has been received
here that the senate committee has
taken adverse action OF, Senator Mey-
ers' bill authorizing the opening of
the Grow reservation.
Helena-There will be no addition
al federal judicial district created n
Montana. The bill providing for the
new district has been blocked in the
national house by Representative
Mann
Billings-Fire completely Ges-
troyed the Farmers elevator at Ma
son, near here. The loss was $751;
600. There was no grain left in the
elevator as the last shipment had
been made short time previously.
Bozeman-The board of trustees
of the Gallatin county high school
has authorized weekly dances on
each Friday afternoon under school
authority. Students OF the high
school are forbidden to attend pub
lie dances in Bozeman.
Helena-The Rocky Mountain club
OF New York, which has many men,
bers in Montana, after raising $780,
600 to build new club house, de-
clded that the money could be used
to better purpose by giving it to
the relief of Belgian orphans.
Three Forks Public improve
ments aggregating a quarter of
million dollars are being made here.
A waterworks system has been COM
pleted at cost of 100000. The
water is pumped from the Madison
river, one mile above the city limits.
and hoisted to the top of a hill 1874
feet above the town.
Billings-A hot fight in the may
orality election is already on at Bill
ings between DR.. e. A. Gerhart,
whose terms expires and who is out
for reelection, and W. M. Johnston.
an attorney. Both daily papers and
the weekly Times are aligned with
Johnson. Gerhart is the labor and
wide open town" candidate.
DillOn-The Beaverhead State bank
of Dillon. the fourth addition to
banking circles here, has been organ
lied by officers of the Yellowstone
Valley Bank and Trust company of
Sidney. The new bank will be capt.
allied at $4,000 to begin with and
the capital stock will probably be in
creased to 100000. About 80 per
cent of the capital stock has been Sc
cured in Dillon.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-03-02

the average price of the various grain
crops raised in Montana was $133 a
bushel. This would mean that goph-
of dollars worth of Montana produce
every year or damage to each per-
son living in Montana o.
Adding Machine Quits.
And right here is where the adding
machine quit. Even though it is not
supposed to have any brains the add
ing machine would not go on with
the figures SO unbelievable and it
was evident that the shock was too
great for its mechanism.
And, seriously, the actual damage
caused by gophers is a terrific shock
for the average farmer when he sees
the totals to which it amounts every
year. He sees a few gophers running
around the fields and thinks that is
all there is to it. Possibly he con-
siders them cheerful little animals
that add to the life of the farm
community and does not consider
them from the standpoint of damag-
ing agent at all. AS matter of fact,
the damage that they do is hard to
see. When the grain first comes up
In the spring, the gophers are out
of the ground after a long winter of
Information and they are as hungry
as all get out. AS nothing suits him
quite so we'll as the tender, juicy
grain shoots, Mr.. Gopher sits right
down to the feast and helps himself.
BY the time his appetite is appeased,
he has destroyed enough grain plants
to have produced a considerable vol
ume of grain had they been allowed
to mature. If he stayed in one spot
to do his damage, the results would
be apparent. However, he combines
his exercise with his eating and
spreads out over the entire field so
that his depredatlons very rarely
show, except in the corn fields, where
the writer has seen gophers follow
a row for several rods and clean up
every plant in it.
Gophers Increasing.
If COW gets into corn field when
the grain is ripening and eats half a
bushel of grain, the damage shows as
plain as can be. But not so with the
gopher damage; it is just as real and
costs just as much money as the dam
age caused by the COW.
The worst part of it is that gophers
are increasing in number. Their nat
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-03-02
T HE STATE.

Helena-M. l.. Dean, state horti-
culturist, has resigned.
Lewistown-A 100000 school
bond issue is contemplated.
Chester-An electric light fran
chise will be voted on here soon.
Billings-Accordng to Folks di-
rectory, Billings has a population of
1900.
Helena Adimi Brothers have
been awarded the contract for Hell
ena street paving.
Geraldine-An electric light fran
chise has been granted to w. j. Bet
son and Joseph Rose.
Butte-An embargo has been
placed on all freight except livestock,
perishable goods and copper from
Montana.
Billings-For failure to live up to
the conditions of it's franchise the IL
cense of the Billings street car COM
pany has been revoked.
Whitefish-The little daughter of
Orville Carpenter ran under a tree
just as her father had cut it down
and sustained fatal injuries.
Helena-Leon H. Sweetland, pas
tor of the M. E. church of haywood,
Illinois, has been elected president of
the Montana Wesleyan university.
Butte-A chauffeur, unknown to
the police, who ran over and killed
aged Joseph Terry, has been charged
with murder by the coroner's jury.
Billings-Free automobile repairs
are to be made at the Polytechnic in
stitute here to give the students Of
the automobile department needed
experience.
MISUNDERSTANDING that he left
sponge in her body after an opera
ton, Lille Weast has brought suit
against DR.. G. A. Windsor for 310,-
600 damages.
Billings-J. P. Beldin, we'll known
among the pioneers of Alder and Last
Chance gulches, where he mined in
the early days, is dead at his home
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-03-02
BY FRANK w. SKINNER.

BY FRANK w. SKINNER.
Agricultural authorities state that
In the infested areas gophers will
average more than rs to the acre. In
Montana in 1910. there were 5,946
farms, according to the U. S. govern
ment statistics, and these farms av-
eraged $40 acres. Now, it is very
probable, according to figures COM
piled by state authorities within the
last year, that the number of farms
has doubled and probably the aver
age acreage has decreased. Not all
of Montana is infested with gophers,
although most of the state east of the
mountains has certain number of
gophers per acre. 1t is very safe to
assume that at least half of the
state is infested and by reducing the
average to make up for the non-in
tested land, 1t is decidedly safe to as
sumo that the farms of Montana will
show at least one-eighth of the aver
age of infested land or three gophers
to the acre. Assuming that there are
$4,000 farms and that these farms
will average 400 acres in size, we
have population of approximately
so million gophers in the state.
Here's where the adding machines
head began to whirl.
A careful check-up on land that is
infested with gophers as against SINH
lar land from which the gophers were
excluded, has shown that gophers
will either eat or destroy half a
bushel of grain each per year. This
means that gophers in Montana are
getting away with grain to the extent
of about 80 million bushels. On the
date when this article was written
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Gophers Tax Montana $40, 600, 600 Yearly
Startling Figures Expert Show Tremendous Grain Produce Los
They Fought With Poison
Produce Losses From Small Pests

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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-10-20
ON VARS
SIDELINES
With
Harold
".
Wilcox
CAMP CUsTTR. BATTLE CRTEK. Mich. oct. 20.

CUSTER. BATTLE GREEK. Mich, Oct TO-
APTAIN who has come TO
20 National mining
already
officers OF the Eighyfhth
339th infantry
ended
TO OF
the American
United The what ne
to dealt With
panphe'
military secrets
things at can Dc repu
m o a passing interest
surprised Camp Custer because OF s great
proud OF his American
thing all OF which he expected to say
seldom that an
Therefore the MUCH smaller
equipment Is
or billet tho french
public buildings when they training ano
the barracks systems used IN TINS
30 French noncoms
be to OF American troops
Assisting them
be difficult hese
officers nonorns VINO
assigned Americans nos"
training Englsh
speaks superb Ehgs
shades much accurately
hands Ike American Ills sturdy
fellowship it almost Gripping fellowship
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-10-20
MUSIC

An unusual and what promises to-
be "A delightful concert viii be given
Thursday evening, oct %. I'M the
armOry. In the appearance Of the
Metropolitan opera artists. Mabel
Garrison, soprano, Sophie Braslau.
contralto. Lambert Murphy. tenor.
and Clarence Whtehill, baritone. as
the second number in thg PhHhar
monte course Miss Garrison aud
Miss Draslau are new 10 Detroit
Tickets for the concert will be
placed on sale Monday ia Hudson's
music store. The program follow.
"DiO posscnte" from Faust
(Gounodl. Mr.. Whltehili. Polo
naiso" from "Mlpnon' CTLomasD.
Miss Garrison. "V0r Griselmis'
llom "Griselitis" lMascncD. Mr.
Murphy. 20 milo Fernando" from
ia Fayorita" (DunizeuD. Miss
Braslau; trio from Faust lGou
nod. Miss Garrison. Mr. Murphy
and Mr. Whltehin. Before tho
Crucihx" Drank LaForgel. My
Love Is a Mulcteer' tF. diNogero).
Swing Low lW A F cher. The
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-10-20
EQHEfSSIC1HS oEaWIfH
he Woman In His Heart
The Woman In His Heart

three women in your iifef There "a
your vile who. however much you
disclaim ~, still has a certain hold
on your affections. She has becoms
ereasinK responsibility. She means
dignity. respectability. a certain place
lows.
'Altho when you are tired ana
across this or some other little table
and all the while that plaintive mu-
ale Is wailing its story OF love and
MOVERS Ia your ears. you think OF
quito and picture never-endins
You have never grown up.
boy You still have the long. long
dreams 81 youth. You still have the
responsibiiity OF youth that picks
up the pleasure 81 today only 20
throw II away when the one OF to-
morrow looms up.
Your American beauty rose ~
only an episode, l grant you. but
there are orchids and chrysanths-
NUNS and carnations In the garden
OF fair women The whole world.
wherever you 90. Is planted with the
fragrance and beauty OF human bios
SONS which are waiting TO be gath
cred and worn in some mans but
tonhole"
"'And then TO be thrown away Z
whispered softly
That Is the tragedy OF nfs.' she
answered. 10 be east away
she rose from the table and wa
parted. have never seen her since
and have nsver wanted 20 see the
American Resuty SO ! am pi0dding
along. working hours 20 keep my
pretty wife IN idieness and playing
the servant 10 her whims.
do you think Mrs. Msrgis. that
/ IL Is oil quite fair 20 meJ
(TO ba continued)
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-10-20
Detroit Orchestra
and Nine. MatZenauer
Delight Audience
with Nine. Margarete Matzenauer

With Nine. Marguerite MRtzenauer
as soloist, ana IN wonderful voite.
the Detroit symphony orchestra, IN.
der Conductor Weston Gales, opened
rs fourth season Friday afternoon.
In the armory, with an an-Wagner
program
The orchestra aud the Philhar-
monte course concerts viii be Civ
On ig the armory this season, ana II
must be said for this much ablsed
and somewhat contemporary re
garded building. that there is 40
fault 90 be found with its acoustics,
and that music, whether OF voice
or instrument, sounds infinitely bet
ter there than IN Arcadia Neithci
Of the buildings is IN the least sulteG
for concert purposes. the armc-y be.
cause or It's lack OF ordinary com
fort. and Arcadia because or It's -ad
acoustics. But putting aside tho
fact that the armory has uncomtort
able seats, is barren and uninvit-
ing. and "A miserable place 10 reach,
the local orchestra was never heard
20 better advantage than on Friday
afternoon. and its concerts this win
ter promise greater enjoyment 20
the listener than In the previous
seasons of It's four years life.
Nine Matzenauer. conceded 10 b
the foremost OF Wasnerian singers.
was in splendid voice. She looked
regally handsome in beautiful
gown. and poured forth her warm.
rich and colorful voice in way 20
delight lovers of the real art of sing
ing. Nine Matzenauer is one or
the very best opera artists now be
fore the public. and in the field or
Wagner she stanGs supreme She
/ repeated the great success she made
/ In Detroit last season, In the role OF
| Isolde. in the Interstate Opera com.
pany's single engagement here,
when she sang the I.iebstod AZ tho
close Of Fridays program No finer
vocalism. no greater art, could be
asked than Nine MatLenauer dis
| played in this number She sang
also an excerpt from "Rlenzi" and
three OF Wagner songs, "Traume,
"Schmerzen." and "In Trelbhaus.
all exquisitely and impeccably given
The orchestra after its summer
rest was in excellent form. II die
remarkably well with the heayy
program, and afforded Nine. Matzen
auer sympathetic and reliable &C
compartment
Detroit may well be proud OF ~
orchestra, which deserves the whole
hearted support OF tho community
because II ls a worth while artistic
endeavor
The program OF Friday afternoon
viii be repeated Saturday evening
and the armory should hold a bril-
liant audience, for the musical sea
son does not offer a more allurlng
accomplished and splendid artisi
than Nine. Matzenauer.
ELLA NAE HAWTHORNE.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-10-20

After the man wrote that poem.
what did he DO with ltT asked Dick
as I finished 10 10 him.
He rsad q 10 the woman In his
heart" j answered
GOOD Lord" exclaimed Dick. was
ever man IN all the world such
silly ass as that
Well that is what he writes
"Of course. the beauty rose episode
was soon over. but while n lasted II
was an ohsession and IL was during
this time Mrs. Margie, that l wrote
the little poem
Tho woman in my heart arrived
one day quite Unexpectedly. just
whom ! was most interested In the
American Beauty rose. had not the
slightest idea Of cOhtes The
woman in my heart had become so
much 2 part OF myself that IL was
only SAYING my thoughts out loud 70
ak with her Of everything and any
thing 1 did.
Most 81 our conversations wers
over a restaurant table and this one
took place there. ] told her the whole
story OF tho American Beauty rose.
end at the end / read 70 her the
THE dining room was full Of peo-
Pile but we were 80 interested--at
least ! was so intereEted--in what
4 saw saying that / might as we'll
a trackless forest for all anyone else
meant % me All at ones ] looked
up and found her dear eyes fun OF
tears.
This time my hand shot across
tho table--'why-wh dear heart
stAmmered. you don't care. do your
"'Of course ] care she said tremu-
lousy. drawing her hand away before
r. was noticed by the busy diners
But you must know that ] don't
love her and you must also know
that n 7 had cared particularly !
would never have told you anything
about II. / need not have done 40.
but 1 would As soon think of lying
or avRding the issue with myself as
with you
she smiled her tender smile and
said Yes ! presume ] should feel
compiimented that You have 80 much
confidence I'm me and J suppose the
happening a what any woman. mar
ried or not 10 tho man She loves may
expect but YOU sec. boy. n IA some
thing no woman can understand
You say you love me and yet
YOU know you have almost forgotten
me utterly tho last few weeks. Don't
YOU SEE. dear, that there are now
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-10-20
The Band De Luxe

or tho
be than 100 pieces and VIII be
ALT Bandmaster
OF the 33Sth regiment Is the leader This organ
will Tuesday when n VIII PLAY star
spangled while Mrs Foster daughter OF Major General pn1n
division bv Custer This VIII
Camp Custer and will feature inc dedcatoy
Townsend
Will be the sneakers one Of the more recent
be 30h field artillery 81 Detroit
Anthony ogas and Harry White well
band instruments be enlisted
n they desire The
ne
desirable the colonel will
OF Men who
excused drill whom
PLAYING. and hcp care fol he wounded during battle.
world famous ontraio sang in BATTLE Creek
entered the aviation service OF this
A
and member OF German submarine
he that the
intended 70 70 France
in dividing the profits OF
departments OF the NJ G. and
O Columbus.