The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1911-07-21
Mission Messages.

MISS Anne Buchanan IS visit
ing friends in Missoula,
Geo. H. Beckwith. wife and
family are visiting friends in
Missoula.
J. T. Repass has taken his
wife to Missoula, that she may
have her eyes treated.
Louis Abel is mourning the
: loss of his little daughter, who
died the first of the week.
Mrs. Earl Heinote is danger
ously i'll with appendicitis at St.
Patrick's hospital at Missoula.
w. W. McCrackin is visiting
his daughter, Helen McCrackin,
at her ranch High-on-the-Hill.
Miss Ivy Solberger of Moiese,
and Miss Effie Read of Hamilton
are guests of Miss Helen Me-
Crackin.
F. N. johnson and j. c. Brooks
have secured the contract for
putting up the hay on the Angus
Mcdonald ranch.
DR.. Barringer, of the dental
firm of Barringer & Jarvis, Kali
spell, is at St. Ignatius in attend
ance on his patients.
The Chicago Lyceum Quar-
tette will give one of their en-
joyable concerts at the St. Igna-
tius opera house Saturday even
ing, August S, at 8 p. m. Gen.
eral admission so cents. 1922.
Preparations are being made
for the wrestling match between
Dutch Wagner and Joseph Stieff.
to take place July goth. The
winner of this match will hold
the championship of western
Montana.
By order of the county COM
missioners, Messrs. Lish, Bowers
and Livingstone have done con-
siderable grading on the Ravalli
road, thereby putting it in much
better shape for the heavy travel
on it.
Parke N. Musser is visiting all
the towns on the reservation,
placing accident and sickness in
surance. He represents the Con-
tinental Casualty company of
: Chicago. Mr.. Musser is accom-
panied by his wife.
A benefit dance was given Sat-
: urday night at the Elliott school
. house. This is one of the new
school houses that is being built
!, by the Jealous people Of district
i No. q. The dance was largely
> attended and Melted $36. Dur
:, ing an intermission in the dane
> ing, W. H. Sabin, chairman of
. the board, announced that the
y board of education was ready to
y pay the salary of the teacher,
: equip the school and pay ten dol
!, lars per month for the rent of
IL the building.
Assuredly, prosperity is abroad
in the Mission valley; everywhere
we hear the voice and see the
f signs; all the ranchers are hard
: at work. Joseph Todd is putting
up hay on the Joe Mcdonald
r ranch. Dickson and Goble have
e the contract for haying on the
r Lomai Joseph ranch, and Ed
e Deschamps has three binders at
t work on his ranch at Post creek.
Y AS a consequence Of all this &C
e tivity there is a great demand for
e farm machinery. Last week the
\ Beckwith Mercantile company
r sold seven car loads of binders,
!. mowers and rakes.
At the regular meeting of the
9 school board, held at RavalH last
. Saturday, it was decided to grant
) three of the petitions for new
schools. These schools are To-
, Gated as follows: One northeast
: of Post creek, which already has
a census of thirty-fve children
: Of school age; the second due
north of St. Ignatius, which
! claims a census Of seventy-five
) children; the third at Glacier
. View, with an enrolment Of
; twenty-five children. There are
, also two other petitions for
? schools before the board. These
will be given due consideration
} at the next meeting. 1t was de-
, cided to employ a district super