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The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-12-21
WRIGHT HAS SCARLET FEVER

In response to the telegram which
Stanley Scarce sent to DR.. Fuhrer
asking him to wire regarding Jim
Wright's condition, Mr.. Scarce re-
ccived the following:
New York, Dee. II.
Stanley Scarce, Roman, Montana,
Jim Wright has been sick for four
teen days with Il severe attack OF
scarlet fever complicated by acute
ncphritis. His temperature has been
constantly high but shows slight i'm
prOvement i'm the past four days. If
no complications arise, anticipate a
slow convalesccnce. I'm good hands,
willard Parker hospitals
(SigncD FUHRER.
This is the latest news of Mr..
Wright's illness but the belief that
no news is good news would lead his
friends to hope that he is recovering.
Undoubtedly his condition will bar
him from service in the army for
many months, and it is probable for
all time.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-12-21
RIG STORE OPENING
ATTRACTS CROWDS

To celebrate the installation or the
new fixtures and decorations aho-'he
general Encouragement of the de-
partments. the Big Store on Saturday
last threw open it's doors to the pub
lie and invited the entire community
to- come and take a look at the store
in lis new uarb. 1t appeared to an
observer after a brief tour of the
store that the invitation was ac-
cented nv the entire community, for
all aisles were thronged with BUSY
and admiring crowds from early
morning until evening, partaking OF
the samples of food demonstrated in
the grocery department, listening to
the music furnished for the Occas-
ion, and above all enjoying the nov
city of doing Christmas shopping at
home i'm an establishment equal to
any in the state. Mr.. Scarce has
earned the cnviable reputation of
doing things as they should be done
regardless of expenditure and this
last Improvement in his store is
only in line with his past efforts.
TO r. r. Holloway, who is depart
ment manager, goes the credit of Sc
selecting the fixtures and decorations
and supervising the installation of
same
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-12-21
TEl7TO\S MAKE GAINS
ON ITALIAN GROUND

Rome, Italy, bee. 19.-Austro-Ger-
man forces on the Italian mountain
front made a determined effort yes
terday to advance on the line be-
tween Col Caprille and Monte Per-
tica. The war office announced to-
day that only in the Monte Asolone
zone did the enemy gain ground and
maintain it.
Berlin, Dec. 19.-Austro-Germa
positions on Monte Asoone and the
adjoining heights, according to the
official statement issued today by
the German staff. More than 1000
soldiers were captured.
London, Dec. 19.-German patrols
were active last night in Flanders,
the war office reports. The state
ment follows:
"Hostile reconnoiterers endeavored
to approach our post southeast and
northeast of Passchendaele. They
were driven off by our fire. We
made a few prisoners Elsewhere
there was nothing of special import
ance."
Paris. Dec. Today's war office
statement says:
"rhc enemy's artillery during the
might bOmbarded our first lines SOutf
of Juvincourt. Our batteries replied
effectively.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-12-21
IL, 200, 900 is ACREAGE
OF WINTER WHEAT

According to the report issued by
Field Agent Guy Fitzpatrick. of the
United States Department of Agri-
culture at Washington, on December
10. the acreage condition of the win
ter wheat and rye crops are the inn
portant features of the crop report
issued by the Bureau OF Crop Estl-
mates at Washington.
The acreage of winter wheat IN
Montana has just about held it's own
as compared with that soWn in the
fan of 1916. This perhaps wise re-
striction of the winter wheat acreage
has been caused by the high price
of seed, the serious losses resulting
from winter killing the past two
years. the necessity for spring seed
ing to combat weeds and, to linn
tied extent the labor shortage more
or less general over the state. Due
to the adverse soil conditions and
lack of moisture the condition of the
SO per cent of normal as compared
with the s year average condition OF
IS per cent. This condition would
indicate a crop Of approximately 49,
500, 900 bushels: to be greater or less
as the condition of the crop improves
or goes backward from now until
harvest.
Especially in the northern and
eastern sections of the state there
has been a marked increase in the
acreage sown to fall rye, amounting
to over Il 35 per cent increase as
compared to that of a year ago for
the state as a whole The condition
of the crop is but fair, being only
80 per cent of the normal as com
pared with the 10 year average of
81 per cent on Dec. 1.
The exceptionally mild fall wealth
en- continued thru the entire month
of November and into December, and
greatly relieved the rather serious
hay situation and permitted the CON
tnuance of all farm work. In spite
of the dry condition of the soil there
has been Il great increase in the
, acreage brought under the pillow ant
prospects for spring sowing, espcc
tally of wheat, are now excellent.
, The detailed report for the United
States and for Montana follows:
, Winter heat-United States
, Planted i'm the fall of 1917, 42,2OO-
l 600 acres, compared with 4o,534 ,0ON
acres planted last year. Condition o
the crop on Dec. /, was lowest OF
record. The 10 year average bcins
S9.5 per cent.
For Montana: $4,000 acres, com
|, pared with 775,OO0 acres last year
|, Condition Dec, 1. was SO per cen
| of normal, compared with 81 yea
: ago and 95 the s year average.
n Rye-~United States: Planted il
+ the fall of 1917, 6,l2O,000 acres, com
u pared with 4,4SO,0OO acres planted
G last year. Condition Dec. 1, wa
d Sill per cent of the normal, compal
u ed with SS.S last year and 92.2 tn
II the 10 year average condition Dec.
d For Montana: $1,000 acres com
r. nared with II 900 acres last yeal
d Condition Dec. 1, was 80 per cent c
r. the normal, compared with 80 yea
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-12-21
REIA;IAN PAPER
RUNS ON WHEELS

La I.iber Belgique, the publication
issued "somew here in Belgium,
which the Germans have been unable
to suppress, thus defines its office To-
cation:
"The editorial establishment being
no place Of rcpose. Il cellar on wheels
has been found more convenient.
"Business being at a Standstlll UNI
der German Nominations, it says, we
have suppressed the page of adver-
tisements and advise our readers to
save their money for better times.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-12-21
NOT BIT" BUT UTMOST

The expression "do your bit be- !
came popular in England when the |
war was still regarded as a storm
that would soon blow over. Then |
came the tragedy of IprcS with its
appalling English losses, and Eng
land and her girdlins commemorative
faced the grim truth, that the war
was a life and death struggle with
the autocratic power of Germany
| that the invasion of Belgium was a
violation of the good faith of the ma
Itions-that imperial Prussia must be
punished or her dogma of might is
right" would drive from the world
those principles of democracy that
now bind together the British En-
pire,
A great people faced a great danger
and the triviality of doing ones
bit" disappeared. Not ones bit, but
ones utmost was demanded of every
citizen of the United Kingdom,
Every nerve was strained toward
that maximum efficiency necessary
for victory factories were put in
high gear. the manufacture of luNur-
les curbed, ship building was sp2eded
up, mporaS cut down, food waste
reduced to "A minimum, women sub
stitutcs for men in factory and field.
i'm short every force was directed to
the common end the d, feat Of Ger
many,
England did not accomplish this re-
organization in a day or month; but
e day by day. as war became the prime
factor drccting all business, the sin
itself upon the interests of the indi-
vidual The spirit of embattlcd Eng
land was emblazoned one day through
n the streets of London by women
working in muniton plants. On this
banner was the legend:
:. "DROP EVERY MORTAL THING
N AND SEND THEM PLENTY OF
MUNITIONS"
This today is the imperative cal
of America to every citizen. "Drol
n every mortal thing and send then
plenty of munitions, fuel, food ant
: ships" Does personal bushes:
block the way? Sweep it aside
stand by the soldiers, we owe then
everything.
Not "bit" but utmost is our coun
trys need What is a "bit?" Ac
= cordng to the dictionary, the small
est quantity: a whit: a jot. Is
" bit" then the Offering of Amerc
to a bleeding world? A "bt" the tol
a patriot pays for the defense of tn
flag? A bit" the price we pay fo
. sons who give their all that we ma
live
~ The war has reached a very gray
- crisis. Americas share grows eve
bigger. The war zone stretches frol
San Francisco to Berlin. 1t include
Montana, and everybody in the stat
~ Every individual is personally r.
sponsiblc for holding that line. OF
>. business now is war. and doing one
70 bit" should have no place in our VI
N cabulary or thoughts. America h;
i undertaken the most gigantic task
military history, a task that cal
n for our utmost in strength and il
u telligence. Solidarity in America al
a unity of aims with our allies mea
victory, and the guarantee, in all II
ages to come, of human liberty al
secure peace. The end is worth OF
Vi. all. "
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-12-21
BLEAK DECEMBER

December always makes me sad,
for then the climates mostly bad,
and if a-motoring one goes, he'll
freeze his whiskers and his nose. I'm
certain is December's mood; her con
duet hints that she is SteWed. Her
changes are thing of dread; you
cannot plan two hours ahead. The
sun NAV rise as bright as brass, and
promise putting up much grass. You
cry. "Oh, what a lovely day. I'll
get my car and scorch away, and
breathe some crisp, refreshing air
which is abundant everyw here" And
when you've gone nine miles of four
the sky clouds up, you hear a roar
and then a bowling storm appears
to freeze your sideboards and your
ears. Next morning there is snow tC
burn, its deep wherever you ma!
turn. Then rapture in your bosom
swells. "Now for IA sled and string O
bells" you cry, land exc an old buf
mare, and we'll go sleighing here ant
there" You rig up sled and bell:
and stecd. and dash away at fright
/ full speed, and then there comes
summer thaw, the blamcdest thav
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-12-21
Piano Recital Pleases Audience

Comments recital by schoomates ana ehds OF
pupils the pupils and all unanimous IN
a Mrs their praise 10 deray the mco
s1man Fred tai of the AFFAIR an aos
lick Gutter sion of 5 and 20 cents was charged
av night Mrs s'nan in generous ana
patriotic offered the net
exhibition the ceed the Patroc League "hc"
performers acquitted them amount turned Out to De s2'' ana
. ,i,b credit
This the Shse
, nroara i'm the Lea
c technical and is appreciated the utmost
by the members of that organizations
The theatre the Following is the program in full;
ariotc Drl " :; by lupus
W. ~ ~
m J., !. Ant;ou, ...... ..... -. IA
" "'' Margaret Mcconnell ,
- io, Noaoy ....: .............Ch Goblc, OPP 1914
over song ''' '''' IeuIah
Vocal
elected 80. ......... Mrs Frederick s. Cuttcr
xe Ian" ''''' '' Marie Bouchard
~ ,o,
"'''N " 1.auisc Heyfron and Dallas Wesley w uoz,u
""s''" !" . MINOR Bessie .c DiSset Pearl Mayer
fth Noc'0'"e '''' Mrs. Curtis ,n
p'"s song ' , ,u; On o.
ays"e r"w''S'''''' " Evelyn Fanlam ., ~ 20
eo'''" '''''' ' Dallas vessey
,a ...... ..... Mrs Frederick s s. C Ct
elected '''''''''''' piano Solo
leigh Bells s; '''''''''''' '
,i,,
"De' Marie s;rc MCCONNELL Marie Bouchari
>o'Ai" ''' Evelyn ch.ru.
"ion sa y o Glory followed sponHe' Banner by al"
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-12-21
II DTS. raSpberlles.
. OTIS. sugar.

. Readers of the Montana farm
. articles in this paper are in
. vi,ed to submit questions relat.
/. Ing to any phase of agriculture.
!. These questions will receive
. the prompt attention of special
!. lists. Submit all inquiries to
;. Professor II. r. Patterson OF
!. BOzeman, Mont.
!.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-12-21
COOKING RECIPES.

Tics <,'N TSdS'iCS.
Farmers Eulletin no. 2o", by Maria
Parlou, contains the following recipes
Raspberres.
~ dts. raspberlies.
cts. sugar.
Put TWO quarts OF the fruit in the
preserving kettle; heat slowly on TIC
stove; crush With Il wooden vegetable
masher; spread a square OF cheese
cloth over a bowl and turn the crushed
berries and Juice into it. Press "nt
the juice and turn it into the prrse'N-
ing kettle. Add the sugar and pat ga
the stove; stir until lie sugar is DIS
solved When the syrup he:ins tn
boil add the remaining ten quarts ct
berries Let them heat slowly. Boil
ten minutes, counting from the tlilc
they begin to hubbie. Skim well
while boill.&. i'ut il cars and seal
Peaches.
s DTS peaches.
| qt sugar.
. ats. water,
Put the sugar and water togCthc"
and stir over the fine until the sugar
is dissolved When the syrup bolts,
skim it, Draw the kettle back Whcic
the syrup viii keep hot but not bo!'.
Pare the peaches, cut in halves an!
remove the stones. unless you Ere'f r
to can the fruit whole. Put layer
of the prepared fruit into the lrese'E.
ing kettle ard cover with some OF til ,
hot syrup. When the fruit begins TO
boil. skim carefully. Boil gently or
ten minutes, then put in the jar 3:i |
seal. If the fruit is not fully ipe IL
may require little Longer time 70
cook. 1t should hc so tender Tat t
may be pierced easily with silver
fork. 1t is best to PET only ole .a.%'
of fruit into the preserving kettle.
While this is cooking the fruit for the
next batch may be prepared.-Nis a.
Nj. Hess, Montana Agricultural Cpi'
lege.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-12-21

YOU ever saw. The SHOWS reduced
to grimy flood, the sled is sticking in
the mud. And when the snow is
melted down, and you are hooting it
to town. a storm comes up with
shrek and din, to freeze your hang
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-12-21
For RENT

Two room house furnished. Good
WE'LL Suitable for man and wife, OF
bachelors. Located in ClairmOnt adj
ditiOn. Call at Pioneer office.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-12-21
Scarce Block

Office Rooms. $1,000 per month
Living Rooms, unfinished. ...$5 to $40
Hall Sc. 90 to 81. SO per night
SPECIAL NOTICE
On occasions we will rent folding
chairs, tables, dishes, etc. Reasonable
charges will be made for use OF same
and delivery and return to store.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-12-21
NOT ICE

Father O'Malcy will say mass at
the Catholic church on Sunday, Dec.
%, at 500 a. M, and on Christmas
day at 1900 a. m.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-12-21
How's This ;

We of1ef One Hundred Dollars Reward
Tor any case Of Catarrh that cannot be
cured BY Halls Catarrh Medicine.
Halls Catarrh Medicine has been taken
BY catarrh sufferers for the past thirty.
ave years. and has become known as the
most reliable remedy for Catarrh. Halls
Catarrh Medicine acts thru the Blood on
the Mucous surfaces. expelling the Poi.
son from the Blood and healing the dis.
eased portions.
After you have taken Halls Catarrh
Medicine for a short time youfwill see
great improvement in your general
health Start taking Halls Catarrh Medt.
cine at once and get rid OF catarrh. Send
for testimonials. free.
+. :. CHENEY 4 CO.. Toledo. Ohio.
Sold by all Druggists. 7sc.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-22
NO DECISION YET MADE
AS TO NEXT LIBERTY LOAN
Secretary McAdoo Denies That Iasue
Will BE for $4,000. 600. 900 at 4 IL
Per Cent Interest.
Associated Press


WASHINGTON. December 2l.-Pub-
1ished reports that the third Liberty
loan would be for $4,000. Qo0, 900 at 4 1-2
per cent interest. one-half OF L per
cent above the rates on the second
loan. were denied to-day by Secretary
McAdoo. In a formal statement he
said:
THE report that tho ncxt issue of
Liberty bonds will be $4,000, 900. 900 and
at A1-2 per cent and on March Is.
1918. is wholly ~unfounded. 1 wish l
could make the patriotic newspaper
men Of America realize how mischiev-
Gus and hurtful to the interests OF the
country such speculative statements
are. When n decision has been
reached about the next Liberty loan. It
will be officially nounc Mean
while. all other statements and rumors
may be disregarded."
The difficulty OF planning the third
loan at this time. Treasury officials
pointed out to-day. is increased by the
iihpossibility OF foresecing actual dis
bursements and receipts from sale OF
war avtng stamps during the remain
ing SIX months OF the fiscal. year. The
interest rate must be dependent some
wha on the market price OF Liberty
bonds CT past issues at the time of the
third loan.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-22
Willy TO INVESTIGATE
J0HNsON's POISONING
Goes to North Carolina to Inquire
Into Facts Surrounding Mrs.
JOlinsOn's Death.
SAY MARRIAGE WAS SECRET
Reports From MiddIcscx Also Indi-
cate That Young Dentist, Who
Had a Wife in Richmond. Was
Engaged to Young Woman There.

Detective Sergeant John L. Willy
went to Wilson, n. c., last night, where
he will Investigate the circumstances
surrounding the taking OF a dose Of
aconite by Dr.. Lcmucl j. Johnson.
whose nineteen year old wife was
poisoned here Saturday night, when sh Q
took a capsule which she stated to
friends was q%uininc. From Wilson Ser
Scant Willy will proceed to Middlcsex.
the homo Of the young dentist. where,
IL Is said, DR.. johnson had not an
nounced his marriage to Miss knight.
which took place here three months
ago.. n that he was engaged 10 a
young woman there.
' 1t was stated at the knight home
hero last night that when the doctor.
who is now in Il hospital at Wilson.
left Richmond he told the father of his
dead bride that he intended TO res: for
a while and then return to this cit y
10 investigate the manner in which
Mrs. Johnson obtained the poison which
caused her death. and added that he
would write TO them from Wilson.
where he intended TO make Il stop-ovcr
Thursday night. No word had been re-
cciyed by the family last night from
the doctor.
Found in the hotel room where the
husband took the deadly aconite were
some flowers. and a notc, which read
III anything happens 10 me noti-
y" The end of the sheet was torn
on. Several letters were also said to
have been found. but the contents were
not made known. One of the letters is
said to have stated that DR.. johnson
had destroyed himself in order TO save
tho name and reputation Of anothcr
person. and that his troubles were moro
than he could bear.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-22
LETTERS FOUND IN ROOM
MAY SENSATIONAL

RALEIGH. y. c.. December 21.-It
developed today that l.. j. Johnson. "a
dentist. Of MiddleseN. whose wife this
week died mystcriously in Richmond.
and who yesterday took poison at VII
son. y. G.. on his return from Rich
mond. was engaged to a young woman
at MiddlcseX. 1t is said that Johnson
viii recover.
Letters were found in the room at
the hotel where the doctor took poison
which make the case more sensational.
One OF these letters was TO n young
woman in Middlescx, to whom he made
profession OF love; another was to Drs.
Powell and Lewis, OF MiddleseX. telling
them OF his trouble In one OF these
letters he said that he had ruined him
self to protect the character of another,
and that his troubles were more than
he could bear.
This morning he denied that he was
married to the woman In Richmond,
but later admitted II. He stated also
that a criminal operation had been
performed on his wife in Richmond by
a physician.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-22

stock have ever been issued. and Pres
ident Taylor owns twenty OF this num-
Der. Other stockholders are: II. G..
Northrop. $1,000: Alvin Il. Embrey,
$1,000; Z. +. Williams. $1,000; G. Z.
Williams. $1,000. and Fritz SittcrdinE,
$1,000.
Notwithstanding stock statements. it
was recently admitted before the State
Corporation Commission that the com
pany was owned by Frank Gould. OF
New York. and that he had taken over
the bonds OF the At tho
same hearing it was admitted that
Gould practically owned the Virginia
Railway and Power Company, only
about So, 100000 OF it's outstanding cap
ital stock OF s21. 900, 900 being owned
by Richmonders.
In it's report as OF December 1s. 1916,
the company showed that it's unpaid
matured interest claims aggregated
S450,ooo. The company is taxed on a
property value of s30o.32o. When it
was organized 4 bond issue Of 81, o00.-
600 was made. and no dividends have
been paid. The statement was also
made, but not verified. that not a cent
had ever been paid on it's interest in
debtedness.
GOULD SAID TO he
CHIEF BONDHoLDER
The only available figures of the
company's operations are those filed
with the State Corporation Commission
in October, 1916, when it sought to
curtail its service in order to reduce
expenses. AT that time it sought tc
educe the number OF It's rains from
thirty to twenty daily. and on Sunday
from twenty-eight TO twenty. This
would have resulted in a saving OF
1906 miles per week, and permitted
the reduction of it's operating forces
1t was set forth then that the com
pany would shortly be forced to make
extensive repairs. in addition to the
fact that 1t was steadily losing money
The company also asserted that a more
frequent service han that requested
was not justified. in view of tho terri
tory traversed and the frequent serv-
ice of the Richmond. Fredericksburg
and Potomac Railroad Company. Great
opposition to the plan developed, AND
after a lengthy hearing the Corpora.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-22

ton Commission entered no order in
the matter.
FILED STATEMENT OF
EARNINGS AND EXPENSES
Officials of the at that time
filed a statement of it's revenues and
expenses. This statement show for:
1s12-Gross earnings. s57.5S4; ex-
penses, s4o.s62: net earnings. S11.622
against which was charged interest and
taxes. making a loss OF s54.4Gl.
13-Gr earnings. s63,409; ex-
penSes, $iS,7S4; net earnings, S-4,625;
deficiency. s51,155.
1s14-Gross earnings. s5s.s5c: cx-
pcnses. s54.T30; net earnings. s4,222;
deficiency. $67,6S7.
1915-Gross earnings. $1,000; ex-
penses. S45- 1854: net earnings. l 1885;
deficiency. S4S.991.
Nine months OF 1916-Gross earn
ings. S43.G21: expenses. s4S.131; de-
fciency in net earnings, $3.50: total
deficiency, S46.237.
Figures for the first nine months OF
1916. the last period for which statistics
were available last night. show that
operating expenses were $3.50 greater
than the actual gross earnings, and the
deficiency is believed to have become
gradually greater in recent months be-
cause OF the great Increase in all ma
terialsi and supplies needed by the COM
pany. In fits financial statement the
Company listed an item OF $50, 900 an
nlilly for interest on its bonds. n part
Of Which vas not paid. The company's
total assets. rs of September 30, 1916.
were $1,467.204. according to it's state.
mcnt filed with the commission.
ORIGINALLY PLANNED
TO EXTEND TO WASHINGTON
The electric line was never n great
competitor with the Richmond, Fred
ericksburg and Potomac Railroad.
When the former was organized it
proposed paralleling the latter line to
Washington. II was current gossip ten
years & that the electric line would
ultimately be extended to Washington.
on the north. and to Norfolk and other
Eastern Virginia cities. The mpa
was placed In operation in 1907. the
year in which the country was thrown
Into the clutches OF a panic. and build
Ing operations ceased. Its line was
only completed as far as Ashland. yet
the Gould interest obtained water
power rights al fredericksburg. and Il
survey is said to have been made for n
considerable distance beyond Ashland.
Probably the chief reasoiA he Chesa-
} peake Bay line WAS no competitor with