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The Ronan pioneer., 1917-10-19
w@RlD NEWS TOLD ON BRIEF

high-speed fighting machines. nower-
full battle and bombing planes and
giant bombing craft.
New York-Two members of Co.
lumbia university's faculty, Professor
James McKeen Cattell, of the depart
ment of psychology, and Assistant
Professor Henry Wadsworth Longfel-
low Dana, of the department of Eng
lish, were expelled from the univer-
sity on charges of disloyalty to the
country.
Mexico City-The Mexican govern
ment now refuses to accept American
bills, silver coin or drafts on the
United States in payment of federal
taxes or duties. The decree gives as
a reason that the American govern
ment having prohibited the export
of gold into Mexico, it is impossible
to change bills for gold.
Baltimore-The largest millers in
Baltimore have made a reduction of
81 barrel in flour, the new dealers
price for flour now being $12 a bar
rel, while the price of what are term
ed "winter patents" is $11 35. These
prices compare with SIT for the best
grades when the government took
charge of the situation.
New York-The first passenger
service between New York and VAL
paraiso, Chile, will be established
next month. w. R. Grace & Co of
New York will operate five steel ships
of 5000 tons dead weight, which the
government took over when this
country declared war on Germany,
and which are now returned to them
for operation.
London-In a house wrecked by a
German bomb the family found that
an old bureau, handed down as an
heirloom for nearly century, was
split in two, revealing secret cabin
ct. In this was an old will relating to
property of whose existence the fam
lily had been ignorant. The family
expects to be several thousand dol
lars the richer for the bombing of
their house.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-10-19
Depicting Breeding Stocks.
MONTANA RAISED STEER
BRINGS $240 IN CHICAGO

Montana has again topped the Chi
cago market with the highest priced
and heaviest steer. Recently a 1900
pound range steer in a 37-car consign-
ment of Child & Anceney cattle from
the Gallatin valley sold on the Chi
cago market for 16 cents a pound,
which gives the critter a value of
$24O.' So far as known this is the
largest amount ever received on the
Chicago market for one animal.
Before that one four-year-old steer
weighing 1,540 and belonging to Tom
Bowman of Medicine Lake, sold on
the Chicago market for 1 5 cents, Civ
ing it value of 1921. The Bowman
streer was cross between a Here
ford and a Shorthorn. The Child E.
Anceney cattle are mostly Short
horns.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-10-19
COWS DO BETTER
ON ALFALFA HAY
EXPERIMENTS SHOW TT RETrER
THAN BRAN FOR DAIRY
CATTLE.
Best Diet is Combination of Alfalfa
and Grain, but Some Cows Will
Reach Maximum Milk Production
on Alfalfa Feeding Alone-Keep
Hay UnsOiled.

There is no better feed in the
world for dairy COWS than alfalfa.
That is one of the things that is go
ing to make Montana a great dairy
state, for it is the natural home OF
the alfalfa plant. Soil and climate
here are especially adapted to it's cul-
ture. 1t grows so readily in some
sections that large fields of it have
spread from small patches, the seed
for which was washed down the ir-
rigation ditch. There used to be such
a field near Billings.
In Illinois recently some expert
ments were conducted with alfalfa
and bran feeding to dairy cattle The
rations in other respects being the
same for nine weeks, the COWS on al
falfa outyielded those on bran anG
when the bran-fed COWS were changed
to alfalfa, they in their turn out
yielded those put on bran, and fol
the whole IS weeks the production
from alfalfa was 375 pounds in ia.
vor of the COWS at the time they were
fed alfalfa. When the change was
made from bran to alfalfa with the
No. COWS, the yield rose from 43C
to $40 pounds, though later the
yields evened up.
Confined to an alfalfa diet there
are lots of cows that will reach a
maximum of milk production either
for family use or for dairy purposes
or course many COWS will show a
greater profit if they are given grain
with the hay, but less grain will be
required if they are given alfalfa fol
rough feed
Care should always be exercised in
handling the alfalfa so that few OF
the leaves are lost and the stems are
not broken. Cows enjoy we'll kept
hay far better than mussy and brok-
en- stuff, though when hungry nat
urally they will eat the latter.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-10-19
TREASURE STATE FARM AND LIVESTOCK
Dried Hoppers Excellent for Chickens

Investigators in the department o.
agriculture have just announced tha
dried grasshoppers are composed o.
rs per cent protein and are more val
liable than the expensive meat SCRAP
which sells at six cents a pound.
This means that farmers in west
ern Montana have just. passed up 8
golden opportunity to store uE
enough chicken feed for several
years to come and many of them
could have made big money this sum
mer by collecting grasshoppers and
selling them to feed manufacturers
Monroe Greenwood who lives
near the new town of Chariot, on the
Flathead Indian reservation, is not
among those who refused to open the
door when opportunity knocked.
Stored in the loft of his chicken
house he has 1 6 sacks of dried grass
hoppers which will add up to a total
weight of 500 pounds. BY the mar
ket price of today these are worth
least $50.
Easy to Catch Hoppers.
1t took Mr.. Greenwood just two
hours and so minutes to catch these
l6 sacks of grasshoppers. This
sounds like a fish story but Mr..
Greenwood is sure about the time
and the amount caught for experts
from the state college held a watch
on him and took photographs of the
catch after it was sacked up.
The hopers were caught in a
catching machine made at St. Igna-
titus by entomologists from the state
college. 1t consists of wooden box
two feet wide, two feet deep and 16
feet long mounted on runners In
front Of the box is curved tin shield
against which the hoppers jump as
the box is driven over the field. The
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-10-19
SUMMER OF 1917
RECORD BREAKER
FAIR WEATHER HAS RUTED ST.
PREN1E FOR MORE WEEKS
THAN USUAL.

No Pioneer of the Treasure State Can
Remember Such a Long Procession
of Sunny Days as There Has Been
in Montana Since the Opening
Week of June.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-10-19
CONSTANT CULTIVATION
GETS BIG POTATO YIELD

j. w. Blyth of Belt, who has a
ranch near Blyth on Otter creek, has
scored large yield for potatoes this
year He farms a large acreage from
which he harvested $50 bushels to
the acre.
The potatoes were grown on non
irrigated land, though he irrigates
considerable Of his farm. He is a pro-
fessional gardener, who has secured
unusual success in his gardening op-
erations. He attributes his heavy
yield of potatoes to the constant use
of the cultivator.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-10-19
MONTANA HORSE
BRINGS BIG PROFIT
LIVERYMAN AND PHYSICIAN
SOLD HIM FOR SONG BECAUSE
HE WAS SLOW.
Once Rejected Animal Becomes Great
Race Horse, Winning Big Events
and Travelling at Two-Minute Clip.
Bred on Larrabie Ranch in Madi-
son County.

Rejected as too slow for livery
work in Butte and not suitable for
use by Montana physician in max
ing his daily calls because of lack
of speed, Bud Light, a gelding raised
i'll Madison county, staged come
back or reversal of form and went
a mile in 2:04 at Columbus on the
grand circuit the past summer and
was sold by his owner, Milt Rohn,
for $4,000.
few years ago the animal was
sold for a song in Butte, to where he
had been shipped from the old Lar
rabie ranch, where his sire, King
Red, and his dam, Lilly Bud, had been
prominent members of the stable.
Jack Cooney Of Butte first bought
him for the livery, but after several
trials he was considered too slow for
such work and was turned over to
DR.. Mcintyre to use in his practice.
After driving him for month he
also became disgusted with him Ind
turned him over to Milt Rohn who
used him in his business looking af-
ter his teamsters in Butte.
Showed Speed Going Home.
Mr.. Rohn was about to give him up
and one evening after being out later
than usual he started for home lit
tie late, and the horse, being anxious
to get to the barn, took the bit in his
teeth and started for home at ter
rifle pace. The same performance
was tried the next night, with the
result that Milt had to hold fast to
the seat of the buggy for fear of be-
ing thrown out, SO fast did the horse
step.
Record Made at Columbus.
Last season the horse was sent to
Detroit to be developed with better
horses to work with, and this season
he was taken to the races, winning
his races with perfect ease, acquiring
a record of 2:12 1-2, and in his last
start at the grand circuit meeting at
Columbus he was fourth the first
heat in 2:06 3-4, third the next two
heats in 2:08 IA, and was second the
last heat in 2:06 Ia, and the Chicago
Horse Review stated that Bud Light
went several seconds faster than any
horse in the race, being last to get
away and always right there at the
finish.
1t was after this race that he was
driven in the fast time of 2:O4.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-10-19

Married men make the best sol.
diers because they are used to obey
ing orders.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-10-19

With more good weather than bad
during the past summer, Montana
has not only broken all previous
known weather records, but threat
ems to establish a precedent which
will exist for another quarter of a
century.
Never before during the history of
weather bureaus in the state, or in
the memory of the oldest pioneer, has
Montana experienced such a prolong-
ed drouth, or such a long, seemingly
un-ending procession of fair" days.
Cold, wet and cloudy weather
abruptly terminated it's career in
Montana June II, and since that time
there has been comparatively no rain
fall, and an average temperature
higher than any subsequent tempera-
lures recorded here for a number of
years.
June Was Threatening.
June struck Montana with squall
of rain, followed by snow on the third
and fourth. A trace of rain was rec
orded June z, and rain June s. June
10 was characterized by rain and
snow, with snow June IL. Fair
weather ruled from June II until
June %, when a trace of rain was
recorded. A trace Of rain also fell
June 80. The month had IA clear
days, eight partly cloudy and eight
cloudy.
July, with 21 clear days and clear
sky whose blue was not relieved by a
sign of a cloud, established a new
weather record. It had eight partly
cloudy days and only two cloudy days.
Traces of rain were recorded July
6, 8, 8, 19 and 27. A total precipi-
tation of AT inches was recorded.
August's Record.
August followed July with almost
as enviable a record when no clouds
appeared in the sky for 20 days
There were traces of rain recorded
August 3, 4, 8, II, Is and 10.
September, usually called the last
month of summer, brought IA clear
days, with traces of rain September
IL, 13, 23 and "a; total of LIS
inches
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-10-19
COST OF PRODUCING
DOZEN EGGS IS FIXED

The department of agriculture has
just announced the results of some
experiments on the cost of food for
producing eggs. 1t was found that the
average cost of a dozen eggs from
Leghorn pullets was 1873 cents
Yearling hens of the same breed ate
more, the eggs costing in feed IA
cents a dozen.
From the gg-producing stand
point, general purpose breeds were
much more expensive. Feed for a
dozen eggs from such pullets av-
eraged 1915 cents a dozen and for
yearling hens 24.5 cents.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-10-19
WISE FARMERS
WILL SAVE S0WS
EXCELLENT CONDITIONS ASSUR-
ED IN THE HOG INDUSTRY
FOR NEXT YEAR.
Montana Offers Good Opportunities
for Hog Raising, Fine Feed and
All Year Around Market-SWine
In ALI Nations Show Big Decrease.
Department Gives Warning.

Farmers who are not tempted into
selling their brood sows this fall by
the high prices offered for pork will
display unusual wisdom, for stock
men seem agreed that next year
there will be shortage of pigs and
a greater demand than ever for hogs,
with consequent high prices.
| Now is the opportune time for
Montana farmers to engage in the
hog business. There is no better way
to market ones crops than by feed
ing to hogs and then driving them
to market. Selling the crops on the
hoof is far better than selling them
in a wagon. The hog industry is
growing steadily, but not nearly so
rapid as the conditions seem to war
rant. The climate and other condi-
tions are ideal for it and there is
always a good market and plenty of
buyers.
Value Of Sow increasing.
Selling the brood SOW now, the
department of agriculture says, is
like killing the goose that lays the
golden egg. When pork is selling at
8 cents or more a pound on the
hoof, the hog breeder may be tempted
to turn into cash all that he can SELL
yet the department points out that
the vaue of brood SOW which will
produce such high-priced offspring
is proportionately increased and she
should be kept as the source of fur
ther and future profits.
Since the beginning of the war the
number of swine in all countries has
decreased, and the decrease has been
marked in some of the belligerent
countries. In France, for example, in
the three years just before January 1,
1917, the number of swine decreased
1912 per cent; during 1915 the num-
ber in Germany decreased 31.47 per
cent,
Depicting Breeding Stocks.
Breeding stocks are being depleted
and the department says that the sit
uation is already critical and threat
ems to become very serious if the
country continues to be drained of it's
meats. Hogs furnish meat more
quickly and cheaply than any other
stock can; the meat shortage, there
fore, can most readily be met by
swine production.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-12-08

Joseph Howard. colored. 1921 Parish
avenue, Indiana Harbor. was peppered
with a shotgun last night as he stood
in the doorway of Kosciusko dance hall
1Ssth and Cedar streets. Fifteen shot
penetrated his body. The force was not
sufficient, however. TO send the leaden
pellets through his clothes and into any
vital parts. DR.. Mervis removed fifteen
shot from beneath the skin.
One story is that Howard and his
wife had been in trouble with the bar
tender about an hour before and IL is
this bartender that is under suspicion
Strange TO say no ono can be found
who will admit knowing his name.
Either the gun man was lying In wait
for Howard to appear in the doorway
or else he thought he would take a shot
at the bunch in the place promiscuous-
ly- He was in the street and fired point
blank at the door just as Howard made
his appearance.
Witnesses near the hall say that they
saw the colored man spring into the
middle of the street. raise his gun. fire
and take TO the darkness north toward
l3sth street.
The shock, together with the booze
he had been taking. rendered Howard
unconscious and he has not since been
able to give any adequate description
! or explanation of the occurrence. His
wife says that he had no enemies. He
will recover within a few das.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-12-08
BROWNELL'S
YOUNG AIDS BUSY

Report making for alleys and streets
is becoming industry in Gary among
the school children. The youngsters
are displaying surprisingly progressive
ability. While the earlier reports were
rather crude, those coming in now are
close to the Zoe per cent mark. Sixty
boys and girls have already come to
the office of the board Of works. with
reports Of conditions they have found
In the alleys and back yard. regards the
refuse, ashes. garbage. cans bottles.
gardens and general untidiness.
The names Of the students whose re-
ports have been definite enough TO put
on file are: Nellie Misunas. Lucille Wul-
fng, Dot Irwin VIM. Mohrs. Hayes
Fields. Leslie Sauers. Kenneth Scott.
Richard Crowthers Charles Crowthers,
Mike Shellhouse. Clyde Figge. John
Engle. II. Morris, Paul Giorgi Swan
Groberg, Fred Mingo. Alvin George.
Arnold Cappleman. +. Martin Haven
Jones. Theresa Abbenseth. Miidren
Morse. Mary Scobel. Henrietta Herr.
Donald Laing. Graydon Tracey. Joseph
Taylor. Harold Kicker. Gerald Howard
Milne Harris. Herbert Hayman. Carl
Gutzmer. James Moon. Dick Pritchard.
John Magquier Howard Foreman and
Clarence Palmer
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-12-08
HOBART

Chas. Blanchard was quite seriously
hurt last Wednesday by EVERYTHING
while at work for the Hobart Ice CO. 1t
Is thought that an operation will be
necessary for his recovery
Many from her attended a meeting OF
tho Royal Neighbor Lodge held at VAL
paraiso last evening.
The Unitarian Ladies are holding
their annual bazaar today in the Kra-
mer building on Main street
The following we're prize winners at
the card party given Thursday evening
by the North American Union: LIST
gents. Vim. Laube: End gents. VIM.
Ewighleben; 3rd gents. Chas. KEITH
mann; 1st ladies. Mrs. VIM. Ewighle-
ben: End ladies'. Mrs. +. Hillmann; Srd
ladies. Mrs. 4. g knight.
Miss Tillie Cruel and Miss Gladys
Foster were Chicago visitors yester-
day.
John Murray who has been home on 8
I'VE days furlough left yesterday foi
Camp Taylor.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-12-08
STEEL WORK.MEN
ARE PATRIOTIC

The steel Corporation has 1000
men in the government service. Many of
them are skilled mechanics. With an
acute shortage Of coal. coke and labor
the company has been laboring under
4 number OF hsndicaps which have
been the subject OF considera BILE
thought in Wall street Operating al
only 50 per cent of ingot capacity. and
with twenty blast furnaces shut down
for want Of fuel. new complication
has arisen in the recent government
order that the steel Corporation fur
nish coke 20 some of the power COM
panies engaged in supplying current
to concerns working on government
orders.
4 good many or the public utility
plants were on the verge of shutting
down for want OF fuel This division
Of the Steel Corporations coke supply
will. OF course. affect pig iron produc-
ton III the future.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-12-08
PATIENCE AND
COWARDICE
(By cARprwAL GIRBONs,

Az an evidence Of the righteous
ness OF Americas cause In the war,
I would point to the patience of our
President and Congress, under the
long series of grave injuries and
broken pledges endured by the Unit
ed States during the time that Ger
many was protesting it's friendship
for as. We were shocked TO see our
property unjustly destroyed in vast
~ more serious, to read of our men,
women and children, killed in viola
tton OF the universally accepted Gus
toms of the sea. When ct length
not only American citizsns, but neu-
trails everywhere, suffered appalling
which hesitated not 20 disregard in
transitional law, we learned that pa
thence was being construed as cow
ardice, ana that 1t was folly to hope
that visor counsels would prevail
among our enemies TO bring about a
change in their lawless policy. Then
wo took the only course open 20 US,
the defense OF ou< sovereign rights
as . nation, and the uphoideag OF
the ideals OF truth and justice in the
hearts Of all peoples. We have en-
tered into the struggle with q clean
conscience. seeking; no territorial or
financial gain, bat the peace OF the
world, tina liberty OF It's people, and
the security OF all nations.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-12-08
DYER

John y. Seminal from st. John visit
ed Dyer Thursday looking after some
business matters.
The sale OF the personal belongings
Of the late Mrs. Bingenheimer took
place yesterday afternoon and was we'll
attended
The little snow OF this week makes
IL rather hard for the rabbits as quite
a number are bagged every day.
The condition Of Sister German. who
was reported sick several days ago is
still unchanged, no change for better
or worse having set in.
Arnold Grothaus who had the mis-
fortune to get injured some time age
when car door dropped on him. is still
unable 10 be out but is improving as
nicely as can be expected
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-12-08
PROFOUND HUMAN
DRAMA AT DELUXE

THE Honor system" at Hammond
Deluxe theater Sunday and Monday,
is basically the perturbation OF the
grief OF millions--it il great. throh-
bling drama OF a thousand thrills
Its whole appeal is founded not on
the forceful presentation Of cen
turtles old problem, but on the univer-
salty of human emotions.
The deft touches in the film that
bring the lump to the throat are real,
not forced.
Take. for instance. the scene ot
Joseph Stanton's departure for posi-
ton along the Mexican border. STAN
tons aged mother has seen to it that
her boy has been provided with o
new suit Of store clothes
She stands at the gate OF the little
gravel path before the house and
waves a sad farewell TO him as he
starts down the road to the depot
But even through her tired. tear
dimmed eyes she spies something on
the back OF his coat.
It is the tag.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-12-08
EVERY MEAL 4
POISONOUS INJECTION

Few folks suffering from kidney and
bladder troubles ever think thet the
meals which they are taking are hast
ening their death. Every morsel OF food
taken gives up its quantity Of uric acid
This poison is taken into the system
through a diseased condition of the kid
neus and bladder. In the healthy man
nature provides an outlet for this poi
son. Those In ill-health must take a
medicinal help to drive this death deal
ing poison from the system. For over
goa years GOLD MEDAL Hsarlem oil
Capsules have been doing this work
They effect prompt relief in all diseases
arising from kidney and bladder trou-
bIes Don't put off this vital matter
OF attending TO your health until II is
time 10 make your funeral arrangements.
Get a box Of GOLD MEDAL HARLEM
on CAPSULES today. Look for the gem
nine Your druggist sells them. They
arc guaranteed or money refunded In
sist on COLD MEDAL Brand.-Adv.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-12-08
NO MORE ALCOHOL
TO BE DESTROYED
TIMES BUREAU
AT STATE CAPITAL.

INDIANAPOLIS. Dec $40 more
alcoholic liquor conhscated by Officers
in Indiana will be destroyed, as II has
been in the past. AdJutant General
Mccain OF Washington, has teIegraphed
Governor Goodrich requesting that here
after when liquor is seized In connec-
ton with raids on blind tigers and other
Illegal places 1t should not be DESTROYED.
but that il should be turned over TO
the government for Redistribution for al
cohol for government use in munitions
making
The governor TUNED the letter over
to II. T.. Barnard, state food admins.
traitor who viii send word 10 county
authorities throu ghout the state asking
them to round UP all blind tigers and
other similar places in the state so
that all liquors confscated may be
turned over to the government.
The Indiana law requires all such
liquors to be DESTROYED and in many
counties huge quantities Of il have been
poured in the sewers after the owners
have been convicted Of violating the
liquor laws.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-12-08
GET SEATS EARLY
FOR MONDAYS SHOW

Better get your seats early for Mon
day and Tuesdays bill. which consists
mostly Of a girl act promising more
surprises than any other showing at
the Orpheum this season The Follies
Of 1919 the act Is billed and advance
notices declare it is "some scream.
Tonight and Sunday the mana gemer
has secured i've bits or clean %aude-
vile. Two Seernsrds. xylophiends
Norton. Dennis q Gibson. nonsesical
niftiness; Ling & Long. the long and
short OF it; Harry and Dorothy Hous-
ton. "a Breath Fra the Heather" and
Ed Rowland Honeymoon Isle"