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Judge and Mrs w H. Munger.
Mr.. and Mrs. B, 7. White.
Mr.. and Mrs A. w. Scribner.
Mr. and Mrs. r. d. Pollard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ewing
Mr.. and Mrs. John Rpbbins.
Together were Mr.. and Mrs T. NJ.
Guild, Mr.. and Mrs. William DeBord, Mr.,
and Mrs. e. A. Hinrichs, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Battin, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed P. Smith,
Judge and Mrs. George Day.
Mr. and Mrs. F. ]. O'Brien's guests were
Mr. and Mrs. p. c. Heatey, Miss Sadie
Hayden and Mr. James Hayden.
In another party were Mr.. and Mrs. N.
p. Fell. Mrs. Edward Rosewater, Mr.. and
Mrs. Victor Rosewater, Mr.. and Mrs,
Charles C, Rosewatsr. Miss Charlotte
Rosewater, Miss Blanche Rosewater. Miss
Anna Fell and Mr.. Ben Newman.
Dining with Mr.. and MRS r. L. Huntley
were Mr. and Mrs. w II, Eldridge and
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur English.
Together were Mr.. and Mrs ]. II. Con-
rad. Mr. and Mrs. J. w. Parish, Mr. and
| Mrs f. NJ. Martin, Mr. and Mrs. J. c.
| Burlington Mr.. and Mrs. James H. Nor
| ton, Mr.. and Mrs II. s. Culver, Mr.. and
Mrs c. r. Bslbach and Miss Pearl Cham
/ berlain.
| Another party included Mr.. and Mrs,
/ Everett Buckingham, Mr.. and Mrs. Jay
ID. Foster, Mr.. and Mrs. F. E, Pearce, Mr.
and Mrs. w. b. Wilkins, Mr.. ]. E. Buck
inghafn and Mr.. Charles Lane.
The members OF the wedding party OF
! Miss Marie Butts and Mr.. William f. Ma
loney were entertained at a dinner last
evening by Mr.. Msloney at the opening
dlnner-danee at the Field club, Those
| present were Miss Geneva Stout Miss
Helene Bixby, Miss Marie Butts, Mr., anc
Mrs r. H. MAnley, Mr. and Mrs. L. H.
Drishaus. Mr, Joseph sharman and Mr..
! W. +, Maloney.
Mr. and Mrs. William Hin Clarke enter
tanned az dinner at the club in honor OF
Miss Condit and Miss Masters guests OF
Mr., and Mrs. William J, Burgess
With Mr., and Mrs T. S. Kelly were Mr.,
and Mrs. Frank Crawford
Others entertaining at the club were II.
| j. Penfold who had reservations for three
S. Love Kelley, four; w. II. sherraden
five; Poppleton Avenue Card club. ten:
Z, Rugg, five +. NJ Slater two: II. b
| Morrill,, three. r. l.. Mccoy, two; r. E
Sunderland. three; w. J. Hynes. six; w.
b. Adair. four; W. j. Bradbury. two; J. II
Hussie. six; II. S. Daniels. two; A II
Fetters three; John Lsvelle. six Francis
Z. White. four, Charles Harding. five; DIT,
w. II, Walker, three; Z. z, Brando. eight;
Or. II. l., Arnold, two; l. ]. Dunn, twelve;
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Presidential Office.

Roman is now a presidential
postofice, it having been advanc-
ed to third class office. We'd
nesday Postmaster Sterling re-
ceived the following letter which
explains itself:
Washington, Dec. 16, 1911. -~
Postmaster, Roman, Montana.
Dear Sir: The receipts of your
postofice and your compensation
as postmaster for the quarter end
ed September 80, 1911, have been
sufficient to advance the office,
under the provisions of the Act
OF Congress approved March 3,
1888, from the fourth to the third
class. Your salary as postmaster
has been fixed at the rate of
81, 800 a year, beginning January
l, 1912. Respectfully,
c. P. GRANDFIELD,
First Assistant Postmaster Gen.
eral.
Usually when a postoffice is ad-
vanced to third class the salary
starts at $1,000, but the receipts
and business Of the Roman post
office has been so great that in
stead Of starting at the minimum
the salary is started at what the
receipts warrant the department
in fixing at $1,000 from the start.
MIR. Sterling has improved the
office equipment to meet the grow
ing demand, and during the rush
hours of the day has added to the
working force so as to expedite
the handling Of the mail. All
these are in keeping with the
growth Of the town and patrons
of the Office appreciate it. Mr..
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Mrs. Mix Dead.

Word was received in Roman
Wednesday Of the death of Mrs.
Norman A. Mix at the family
home in Missoula early that morn
ing. Mrs. Mix was the wife of
N. a. Mix who clerked for Fred
Potvin about q year ago, and
was well known to many people
here. She was a niece of Mrs.
Potvin and Mr.. and Mrs. Potvin
and Mr.. Rainville left at once to
attend the funeral. Besides the
sorroWing husband she leaves a
young baby and three other small
children.
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Big Poultry Show

The Western Montana Poultry
association will hold it's first an
nual exhibition at Missoula, JAN
uary 8 to 13, inclusive. The
state show was held in Missoula
last winter and served as an eve
opener to the possibilities of the
poultry industry in Western Mon
tana. 1t is confidently expected
that the coming show at Mis-
soula will be one of the biggest
and best in the Northwest this
winter. The premium list is
ready for distribution and con-
talns an attractive list of prizes.
Poultry breeders and fanciers
are invited to send birds to the
show at Missoula. If you desire
a premium list, send your name
and address to l.. w. Austin,
Secretary treasurer, Miss oula,
Montana.
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King, Ring for Liberty"

Through the courtesy of Pablo
q Potvin the above patriotic pic
ture now adorns the wall of the
principals room of the Roman
school. On Saturday last the
presentation was made by Fred
Potvin, the junior member of the
firm, and the pupils join with
Professor Healey in expressing
their appreciation of the gift. AS
the title would indicate, it
is the picture of the ringing of
liberty bell on July 4th, 1776, at
Philadelphia, and the coloring is
in harmony with the subject. It
is a gift from which all may re-
celve a lesson in loyalty and
fealty to the country and is a fit
ting object to look down upon the
pupils of any school.
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some oi the finest Leghorns and
gets eggs every day, more than
enough to supply his family
wants and sells a dozen every
once in a while to the writer
They are good eggs, and when
one says a good egg that means
considerable. There is not any
degree of goodness when it is
applied to eggs. Then he has
what he calls his double pur-
pose chickens, and they are the
Buff Cochins. He has a rooster
a mammoth fellow which he in
tends to harness to the cart when
he moves on the farm next year.
and may use him to plow with.
Mr. Healey says he has a breast.
like a Percheron and can travel
as fast as turtle, so if that is
not a chicken for a farmer to
breed where will you find one?
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his advice is taken there will be
q great Improvement in the
schools of the state.
Both speakers advocated the
consolidated school, basing their
conviction on the idea that better
service for less money can be Sc
cured through the establishment
OF one central school, graded to
meet the demands of the locality,
than with many small schools
where the teacher has from one
to eight grades to teach. 1t is
their opinion, also, that it is
much more economical to convey
the pupils who live at a distance
to the central school than it is to
maintain so many smaller ones.
1t is a matter which should be
carefully considered by the peo-
pie here now, as the indications
are that more room must be pro-
vlded for Roman during the COM
ing year. In fact, it is certain
now that this must be done, and
if one central school will do bet
ter work and at less cost than
many small ones, then we should
by all means build the larger and
central school.
Mr.. Harmon and Mrs. Mar
shall remained over to attend the
sarmers' institute and enjoyed
he speaking as much as any of
is. We all hope to have both of
hem come again.
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Amt 1t the Truth

Pioneer::-My attention was
called to the fact that Stanley
Scearce renewed a bridge six
miles south of Roman, in better
shape than it ever was before.
So if the Reclamation Service
put in the same kind of lumber
over our bitches where the travel
is great, I feel sure that the bus
and the community
at large would be highly elated.
JOHN G. WALMAN,
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Married in Missoula

On Dec. 18th, 1911, Mr.. G. S.
Llonber&er and Mrs. Ella Nc
Donald, by Rev. H. S. Satley, at
the home of f. M. Truesdale.
The bride and groom were ac-
companied to Missoula by Mr..
and Mrs. Chris Vandenburg.
Supper was served following the
ceremony and the happy couple
are now at home on the ranch
northwest Of Roman. Mr.. and
Mrs. Vandenburg have also re-
turned home.
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. hat Would
He Say ?

Farmes Gregg of Minnesota
said at the institute Tuesday,
that he thought this the best
favored country he had ever
seen during all his many trips
over the country. He said that
he had visited many states and
that nowhere had he seen such
great natural advantages as was
to be found here in the Flathead.
why" said he, you have the
richest of soil, the best of water,
are protected by the high noun
tains to the west and east, have
unlimited timber for all purposes
and the only thing to fear is
that with all these blessings you
may become shiftless though
not beiug made to exert your
selves in making fine homes.
Coming from such an author
ity that sounded good to US. But
does Farmes Gregg understand
the matter all the way through?
Does he realize just how much
there is to discourage, and just
what obstacles are thrown in the
way of the settler who has
located here intending to carve
for himself and family a home?
With all the vast amount of tim
ber to be seen skirting the high
mountains to the east of US,
there is not one stick available
to the settler with which to i'm
prove his land. The settler must
have a permit to cut a little wood
for fuel; he must have permit
to cut fence post, to cut house
log, or to use the timber for any
purpose. After securing the per-
nit, he must pay a price fixed by
some bureau chief in Washington
for the timber.
The settler finds that he cannot
secure the building of a road to
and from his farm, owing to the
fact that some allotment may be
touched enroute. He finds that
a telephone line cannot be con-
structed to his farm home for the
same reason, He finds that in
stead Of aiding him to make i'm
p'ovements and develop the re-
s }urces of the country, the gov
e 'nment is placing every possible
OBSTACLE in the way.
The thought occurs, what would
ne say about such treatment if he
only knew?
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Apology Not Needed

A prominent business man Of
Poison was in town one day this
week and while here took espec.
lal pains to say to several Roman
men that he wished to apologize
to the Roman Commercial club on
his own behalf and for many of
the delegation from that town,
who came to Roman to attend
what they supposed was a rail-
road meeting gotten up by Roman
people. He said that. after the
meeting started they learned
that they were more mislead than
the people here, and to set them
selves right before the Roman
business men, he wished to say
that none of them were cogniz-
ant of the real intent and purpose
of the meeting.
1t is very gratifying to Roman
people to know that the real busi-
ness men of Poison take this
view of that meeting. At the
time, some felt that it was an
imposition to come down here and
present such a proposition as was
presented, and some resented the
imputation that the delegation
from Poison should consider US
so gullible as to be taken in with
such chaf.
The people here are ready to
assist in every way in their pow
er to promote and encourage a
legitimate scheme for the build
ing of an electric line over this
country, and are not particular
where the said railroad starts or
ends, but it must be business
proposition and not a J. Rufus
Wallingford story. ,Blackie Daw
nay have many counterparts,
md J. Rufus many subterfuges {
o part the unwary from their |
but when Roman people !
Know it, not a dollar is going to &
oe filched from any of them. ;
The Pioneer congratulates the ,
Poison delegation on seeing a {
:olored gentleman in their wood T
'ile, also. /
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superintendent
HarmOn's Visit

State Superintendent Harmon
and County Superintendent Mrs
Pearl T. Marshall, were in Ro
nan Monday and Tuesday. Mr..
Harmon was on his way tc
Poison to help dedicate the new
school house being built there,
but upon arriving in Roman was
informed that the building was
not completed as yet and that no
dedication would take place at
this time. 4 meeting was ar
ranged here for Monday evening,
and one Of the largest audiences
assembled in the opera house
which has greeted any one up to
date. A. Sutherland was the
presiding officer, and extended a
hearty welcome to Roman to both
MIR. Harmon and Mrs. Marshall,
and after listening to several
musical selections, Mr.. Suther-
land presented Mrs. Marshall,
who spoke on the school problems
confronting the people of Roman
and the reservation. She re-
viewed, briefly, the work of the
past l8 months and congratulated
the people on the spirit shown in
advancing the schools Of the res
ervation. She said that IS
months ago there Was only one
school, while now there are Is.
This is one of the best signs of
the class of people who have
come here to make homes.
MIR. Harmon was introduced
and for about an hour gave the
people an impromptu address
along educational lines. He dis
cussed the modern methods of
teaching and told of the work of
his office during the past seven
years. He pointed out some of
the defects of modern teaching
and told why it was that teach
ing as a profession was not as
as other professions.
The real reason, in bis mind, was
the fact that four years was the
average life of the school nna'am
service, they leaving off teaching
to engage in other avocations
and thus forcing the inexper-
fenced into the school rooms,
while in other professions il is a
life work to all who engage
therein.
His talk was entertaining to
parents and pupils alike, and if
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Double Purpose Chickens

E. E. Healey, principal of the
Roman schools, is a chicken fan
c:er. He has devoted consider
able time and study to the bust
ness and prides himself on hav-
ing some of the best Of the diff
ferent breeds he owns. He has
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Captain John w. Swanson of
the City of Poison, running be-
tween Somers and Poison during
the summer months, was in town
Wednesday and filed on a home.
stead in section 8-21-21.
Mr.. and Mrs. }. c. Luallin
have moved back 10 Ravalli
where the formers business re-
quires his presence.
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Moving Picture Show.

On Christmas day, Monday
next, at 2 and 4 p. M, the motion
picture show will be on the boards
at the Roman opera house. The
electric light will lie used for the
first time and special pictures will
be shown. Admission Is cents.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1911-12-22
Farmers Institute Tues
day Was Well Attended

The farmers institute advcr
; tlsed to be held Tuesday was vel
attended by the farmers Twins
tributary to Roman. The day was
pleasant and the speakers arrived
before noon from Poison, where
they had held a similar meeting
the day before.
Professor Cooley, superinten-
dent OF farmers Institutes at the
agricultural cultural college, was
IN charge of the speakers, among,
Whom were Farmer Gregg. of
Minnesota, of whom it is said no
man, dead or alive, has done SO
much for the farmers of that
state; Prof. M. L. Wilson, in
charge of experimental stations
in the eastern part of the state
and of the faculty at Bozeman:
I. A. Hoverstad superintendent
of farmers Institutes at Fargo,
N. D.
The meeting was held in the
opera house at 2 o'clock, and the
higher grades of the public school
attended in a body, being in
charge of Principal Healey, and
all of the pupils gave close atten-
tion to what was said. The course
of study adopted for Montana
carries a study of agriculture
with the other branches and it
was deemed wise to have the pu-
pills attend these lectures.
Superintendent Hoverstad talk
ed on poultry subjects and gave
the experience of the station at
Fargo, in it's care of chickens and
the means adopted to get the
hens to lay best in winter. What
he said should be of value to the
farmers here and should give
the industry added value.
Prof. Wilson talked on flax cul-
ture, and while it is probable
that very little of this crop will
be attempted again next year, by
reason of the results attending
the efforts of those who sowed it
last year, what he had to say on
the subject should be taken in
account by anyone who may VEN
,ure to do so.
Farmer Gregg lectured on
strawberry raising as done by a
Minnesota farmer and his exper- y
ence is valuable asset to those l
Who may contemplate setting out
)eds of this most desirable fruit. {
he told how to get the best re- {
ults from the least work, a mat S
er of great concern to the busy J
arner. {
In the evening at 7:3O another
Meeting was held and the same
interest was shown as at the
,fternoon meeting. Lectures on
ubjects were discussed, and be- =
ides those who spoke in the =
fternoon State Supt. Harmon " "
alked on his experience as
1allatin valley farmer. Mr.. Har- y
non owns and operates a farm @ e,
ear Bozeman and while he may ~ ~
re termed an educator he is also v
good farmer and is realizing -
andsome profits from his exer- a a
Use of modern methods thereon. -
Taken all in all, the meetings
eld in Roman and in other towns
n the reservation will be of in
alculable benefit to the new
armers and will give them bet n
er ideas on how to start in right. D
From here the entire party a
ent to st. Ignatius and good e
lettings were held there both Fl
fternoon and evening on We'd b
esday.
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Miss Effie Hollingsworth filed
on a homestead in section Is,
2O-20 this week. She purchased
the prior entryman's right.
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the board of county commission
ers across the Flathead reserve
ton. At the time such actio
was taken the county surveyo
was instructed to make blu
prints of each proposed road an(
to furnish the interior depart
ment with a copy of same tha
the road may receive the approx
al of the department. This ha,
been done in each and every in
stance. Previous to Jan. l, 1911
the department, for some unac
countable reason, rejected the
applications for easements ovel
certain allotments, and thus pre-.
vented the board from establish
ing the roads as desired. An.
other letter has lately been re.
ceived from the department an
nouncing that the matter was
closed against the county. This
placed the county officials in an
embarrassing position and pre-
vents the improvement of the
roads on the reservation as has
been contemplated. 1t stopped
all road work under consideration
and leaves the people here at the
mercy of the elements. or upon
their own resources so far as
road improvement is concerned.
Another feature which is not
the least vexatious is that all the
money expended SO far may have
been spent in vain, as the roads
upon which work has been
done may be closed against them
at any time. When It is known
that fully $4,000 was expended
on the reservation roads this year
it becomes more serious than
would appear at first thought.
Again, it was intended to COM
mence in the early spring an
other campaign on the reserva-
tion and build more roads and
repair where needed, the roads
improved during this year. This
will also be impossible now, Or
until the matter has been thresh-
ed out with the department and
some title secured in the county,
for an easement over the lands
adjacent to the roads.
There is probably not another
parallel case anywhere in the
whole state of Montana. Here
is new country, settled by pro-
energetic people, COM
pletely at the mercy of some
bureau chief in Washington for
relief from the disadvantages of
having no roads. It is a condi-
ton that should not be tolerated
for one moment. The board of
county commissioners realize the
great need of road work and are
ready to do more than their share ;
toward this work, but find their {
hands completely tied by some
regulation regard :
ing allotted lands. !
To this paper it seems as
though the man Or men who
nave the matter in their control
at Washington, should either
come out here personally, and in !
vestigate the condition and do
something to correct the abuse,
or else should communicate with ,
;he local Indian office and get s
such data as would change their E
attitude thereon. {
1t can he stated as an absolute
ruth that the increase in value t
which is bound to come to every I
Indian allotment with the build j
ng Of a good road alongside such
allotment, should and would be c
to more than offset the i
depreciation resulting from the /
oss of the narrow strip taken V
or such road. Just think of it. t
4 farm without a road to it. t
Such folly is beyond the reason G
ng of the most imbecile mind, Q
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Sterllng's commission from the
president is expected to arrive
any day.
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Reservation Roads Again
Held Up by Department

During the past two years to nothing of supposedly
quite number OF county roads educated thinking person. hold
nave been located and plated by ing responsible position with
the board of county commission the general government
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-02-17
MERCER TOWNS
IN FIRST GROUP
OF Counties Proposed AS AuxiI-
larry Organizations to Ohio
Chamber of Commerce.
columbus News.l

The Ohio Chamber of Commerce, with
headquarters in Columbus, is consid-
ering plan to organize boards Of
trade in all parts Of the state into
groups, in each of which periodical
dinners may be held, where business
matters Of general importance may be
discussed. Local boards are now men,
bers of the Ohio chamber.
The first dinner ofthe kind will be at
Sidney, probably February 3d. S. c..
Arbuckle, secretary of the state cham
Der, met about seventy-fve members
of the Sidney Commercial Club at the
end of last week and found them en-
thusiastic over a gathering. He will
start Monday night for Springfield and
other cities to arouse interest.
Boards of trade in nine counties will
be asked to co-operate-in Shelby,
Clark, Miami, Darke, Champaign, Lo-
gan. Mercer, Allen and Auglaize.
After the dollar dinner, questions of
taxation, contemplated legislation and
preparation for the constitutional con-
vention will come before the mer-
chants. Not only will the diners come
to understand these matters, but by
such gatherings they will give pub
licity to their wishes in matters Of
legislation. This will exert an influ-
ence, in the opinion of Mr.. Arbuckle
and President A. r. Foote, of much
advantage to business interests.
Other counties will be formed into
groups later.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-02-17
CUPID'S VICTIMS

Joseph Frederick and Miss Bertha
Niehaus, well known and popular
young people of this city, were united
in marriage at the Catcholic Church in
this city at half past six o'clock last
Tuesday, the nuptial mass being cele-
brated by Rev. FIR. Ernest Hefele. The
bride was attended by a younger sis
ter, Miss Carrie Niehaus, while Clar-
ence Frederick, brother of the groom,
acted as best man. After the ceremony
the bridal party and immediate rela-
tives partook of delicious wedding
breakfast at the home of the groom's
parents.
The groom is son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Fredericks, and a popular
young employee of the furniture fac
tory. He is very popular among tho
base ball fans of this city and sur
rounding towns, having won quite
reputation as pitcher on the local club.
The bride is the third daughter of
Infirmary Director and Mrs. Henry
Niehaus and one of Celina's fairest and
most accomplished daughters. She is
graduate of both the Parochial and
Public High Schools and for the past
several years has been teaching school
in the county. She resigned her school
in West Jefferson last month. The
Democrat joins with the young peoples
host of friends in extending congratu-
lations. They are at home in property
recently purchased by the groom on
Lisle street.