The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1911-02-10

several days the past week.
G. M. Dorsett of Ravalli, the coal
man, was in town yesterday morning.
Miss Bessie Dellwo has been out of
school this week owing to sickness.
She is repoi ted better today.
Attorney G. Howard Smith has re-
turned from business trip to Seattle,
and is in on his ranch west of Roman.
Mrs. J. B. Bear and Mrs. G.. A.
Boehnert from west of Roman came in
Wednesday for the pink tea at Mrs.
Fosters.
William Gardener who has ranch in
2l21 received the sad intelligence of
the death of his mother the latter part
of last week and left at once for his
Old home.
Henry Worden of Missoula, has pur-
chased an interiot in the +. L. Worden
store at Ravalli, and will have charge
of Same during the period the latter
must live on his homestead.
Howard Stansbery is having his
residence completed which he started
On his ranch east of town during De-
cember Being satisfied now that he is
to get the land he will soon move onto
it.
A dance was given last Saturday by
Mis- Esma 1rahan in celebration OF
winning the Lemire Bros. piano A
large number of her friends were
present and good time was enjoyed by
ALL
Word was received in Roman this
week of the failure of the mercantile
establishment of Kaiser & Mccain at
Poison. No details have been learned
and just how much the firm is involved
is not learned.
Henry Stranger received a message
last Friday announcing the death of
his father at Sunnyside, Wash, and
Immediately left to attedn the funeral.
The deceased was known to quite
number of people in this vicinity.
The Pioneer would like to take ad-
vantage of the invitation to attend the
Fourth Red Apple banquet to be held
in Mssoula on the evening of Feb 18th,
as it will be an event one should not
miss. Circumstances alone prevent.
The Catholic ladies held their first
pink tea at the residence of Mrs. G. f.
Foster Wednes day afternoon and real
Iized a neat sum from the effort. The
next ole will be at Mrs Fred Potvin's
on Wednesday, Feb. 22nd, to which
all are invited.
j. A. Sterling was down to Missoula
to take in the poultry show, being par
ticularly interested on account of his
grandson, jake, son of r. r. Sterling,
having some fancy birds on exhibition.
Jake is especially pleased to know his
bantam carried off first honors as 'the
cock that crew" 10 times in Is minutes.
Mrs. Harry Smith, of WOODBURY.,
Oregon, accomp lnied her father, Jos.
Bouchsrd, on his return home last week
and will make an extended visit with
h parents and other friends in Roman
Mr.. Bouchard reports the weather as
being very rainy all along the coast
and w Is 81 I'd to get back to Montana
and Roman.
Barney McKittrick returned from
Ara ccnda last week to his claim west
of town for permanent residence. He
found that during his temporary alb
sen'e some one had entered his place
and ransaeked it thourghly and had
ken considerable left therein. He
was consi lerabIy incensed at the out
rage and has right to be.
The Pioneer office building will be
ready to move into some time next week
so Contractor Carper says. Some de-
lay has been experienced by reason of
failure to get all the material readily,
but no particular cause for complaint
has arisen. The upper rooms will be
finished as last as possible after the
lower floor is once occupied.
Preparations are still going forward
toward the entertainment to be given
by the ladies aid OH the 18th inst, the
p 'oceeds of which are to be applied on
the new church to be built at once.
This entertainment is expected to
furnish much amusement and show the
dram attic ability to be found among Ro-
nan people, 1t being for worthy
use and all the characters being home
p ople it is anticipated thst large
house viii greet them that evening.
E. H. Densol returned home We'd
nesday after a weeks absence, during
which time he visited Helena and other
Montana cities. While in Helena he
was in consultation with members of
the legislature from Missoula county