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

Enthusiastic they were dl t'e
of Dr.. Resucr last Sunday. There hot knotker
among the entire number present They are all Opt
MYSTIC of the future and working together to make
this valley the garden spot OF Montana 1hty nave
strong organization in full running order in the At-
head Farmers Mutual Associations and the Attendance
warrants the belief that it is destined to play I'M
portant part in the development of the country.
To the man who stays in for three north, OF
stretch, the Improvements being made AL over
the valley startling. Where this time last year
nothing be but the broad acres gag rIN
sought by those who month two later, is noW
to be found comfortable homes and barns, miles OF wire
fencing and hundreds upon hundreds # acres IT plNe
ground The transition in so brief period /, truls
wonderful and can only be fully appreciated by those
who have not witnessed the change day by day I"
those who among the first to the homes
have risen gradually and constantly that it Was not
noticed appreciablc by those who have only it
at Intervals All the country in any direction one
may travel today is to be found this change 1t is not
| confined to any locality section few short
months ago it hard matter to decide upou which
tract to take, while it is just difficult to find any
kind of piece of land chat is not appropriated. pom
each taken to be found kind OF a
habation, preparations being made to build one
at the earliest possible date Another feature which is
pleasing one, is the high character OF citizenship
of those who have settled upon the land 1t is of the
highest possible order. They all belong to that indus
trios sober class prominent among the Older settled
j communities. They have here determined to
carve out Of the rough home, and they will succeed
More strength to their strong right arms and may they
! never grow weary.
| In conversation the other day with gentleman who
came to Roman short time ago from the cast, just
where it is unnecessary to STATE he dropped remark
which gave the writer inspiration. 1t to the Ct
feet that when writing to his friends back home and
speaking of the fine winter weather have been hay
ing how skept1cal they of his truth and veracty
They could believe in contradiction to the weather
reports which have gone out from other sections OF the
| state that it possible the Mission valley had not
been having great deal OF below zero weather. Now
to corroborate the gentleman and to set at rest the CT
reports this paper would like to
say-and it is the truth that there has been time in
Roman this winter when the mercury has shown it to be
colder than 10 degrees below Some only six below,
but to be safe it is placed at TO- This state of the
weather only lasted two days and since that time it has
not reached the mark again. Work outdoors has
progressed all without discomfort, and bids fair
to continue All this is accounted for by of being
the western side of the Rocky mountains and the cold
experienced the to the east is here tempered
| by the winds from the coast
| While the legislature is wrestling With the question
| of primary election BILL this paper would like to SAY
that it seems strange bill cannot be drafted which Will
not make it impossible for to change his politics
if he wants to- without the of official. 1t
like primary law might be enacted giving the
individual voter Just much latitude III clo sing W 1o
shall be party candidates for office in their election
afterwards In other words why not place both tickets
the ballot and let the express his PREFER
without declaring in advance what his political al
fliaton may be. Whose business is it whether
| be democrat republican? The only argum ut
| against such law would be that 1t dvmorazyd tn,
party That is what is needed in large in
getting back to the first principles which conten
plated by the founders of government by the people,
headless primary ticket and held)ess general cleo
| ton ballot mi ght be just what is needed.
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The house voted last week on the proposed amend
| 1nent to the constitution granting the right to
VOTE It failed to receive the necessary two-thirds but
It may vet pass motion to reconsider has been made
It seems strange that many chivalric &'l IL