The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1911-12-15
Roman. Montana, December Is, 1911.

Texas, at which point he will take the
steamer for Ireland. He expects to re-
turn to the Flathead in the spring to
resume his duties as forwarding agent
for the reclamation service.
Joe Deschamps is reported quite sick
at his ranch north of the Mission. DR..
Matthews is attending him,
DR.. Matthews returned to the Mis-
sion last Saturday after two week S
attack of pleural pneumonia. He was
confined at St. Patrick's hospital in
Mssoula.
The St. Ignatius Dancing club will
give it's next dance Friday evening,
Dec, 20, at the St. 1gnatius opera
house. The committee in charge of
the dance are Messrs. Pendray Meg
lasson and Wokenstein.
Coker Rathbone and wife, of Roman,
spent Tuesday evening in the Mission,
and while here Mr.. Rathbone called on
his many friends in this vicinity. In
the evening they were entertained by
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Beckwith.
Miss Annie Cooley is visiting Miss
Austin in Moiese valley. She expects
to return before Christmas.
Mrs. R. Tilghman, accompanied by
her daughter, departed for Washington,
D. c. last week. They have been
spending the summer here as the guests
OF Mr.. and Mrs. l.. A. Fugitt.
Miss Clara Goodrich, the popular
teacher in the primary room, was calls
ed to Missoula last Friday. She return
ed Sunday afternoon.
Through the endeavor Of G. D. Pen
dray the popular and accommodating
agent of the Northern Pacific at Ra-
vali, train No. 3 now stops regularly
at Ravall. This is one of the many
examples of Mr.. Pendray's endeavors
in behalf of the residents of the Mis-
sion valley.
Miss Frances M. Tobin entertained
at Kensington Saturday afternoon to
which the ladies of the Mission were
invited.
The Rev. Samuel Tester will hold
religious services at the St. Ignatius
opera house each Sunday afternoon at
$3.50 until further notice.
Local chicken fanciers will be we'll
represented at the Missoula County
Poultry association exhibit to be held
in Missoula during the first week in
January. Messrs. Beckwith, Heise
and Sabin all intend to send large ex-
hlbits.
The Ursuline nuns will hold bazaar
in the school building on the evening
of Dec. %, %, "a and rs, for the bene-
fit of their school. A large attendance
is looked for and all are cordially in
vited to attend.
Geo. Seward, proprietor of the St.
1gnatius opera house, is making ar
rangements to produce his motion pic
ture show during Christmas week, the
film showing the Passion play. This is
an unusually fine film. and Mr.. Seward
deserves praise for his business energy
and foresight
Oliver Gebeau opened his new home
with housewarming and dance last
Saturday evening. There was large
crowd of Mr. Gebeau's friends in
attendance and they all reported a
good time.
Geo. Lindsay will open his new home
on the big prairie with dance and
housewarming Saturday the 23rd.
There will be large crowd from the
Mission in attendance,
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Kinkaid left
this week for Pocatello, Idaho, the
home of the formers father. He ex-
poets to start farming in the neighbor-
hood of Pocatello.
Mrs. C. Mcdonald, a homesteader
from Camas Prairie, spent Sunday in
the Mission visiting her daughter who
is attending school at the Ursuline con-
vent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Michel Pablo, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joe Pablo and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Clairmont, Mrs. Alphonse
Clairmont and Louis Clairmont, all of
Roman, spent last Saturday and Sun
day at the Mission.
Louis DeMers of Arlee, spent Tues
day in the Mission in connection with
organizing the Society of North Amer
lean Indians.
Lew McAllister. who has had the
Normandin place rented for the past
year, left Wednesday for Northern
Michigan, where he will spend the Win
ter with relatives. He will return to
the reservation in the early spring.
The Farmers Institute will be held
at the St. Ignatins school house We'd
nesday, December Goth. There will be
two lectures one at 1890 a. m. and the
other at 200 p. m. Mr.. Cooley of the