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The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1912-02-23
Will Meet at St. Ignatius

The members of the governing
board of the Western Montana
Association Of Commercial Clubs
for the Flathead and from Plains
and Thompson Fall, will meet at
St. 1gnatius on March 9th, to
consider matters concerning the
towns represented. Each com
mercial body will be asked to
send additional delegates also,
that the meeting may be Of suf-
ficient number to express the de-
sire of the organizations. All
farmers associations should send
delegates, as it will be to their
interest to be represented.
This meeting will pass on the
resolutions to be drafted this
week by the committe appointed
at Missoula concerning the secur-
ing of assignable titles, and also
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1912-02-23
Pool Hall Burglarized

Sometime during Saturday
night Dick Hart's pool hall was
entered and $40 in chicken feed
or small change distracted from
the cash register Entrance was
secured over the transom to the
back door, but their departure
was taken by opening the back
door. A party suspected as be-
ing the guilty one was arrested
at Missoula, but nothing was
found on him to warrant his be-
ing held on that charge. This
is the first case of thievery to be
recorded in Roman, and it would
please US all to have it be the
last.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1912-02-23
First National Meeting.


At the annual meeting of the
stockholders of the First Nation
al Bank of Roman, held Monday
evening, February 10Th, in Ro-
nan, the election of officers for the
ensuing year occurred. The di-
rectors chosen were Edw. Donlan
and John Dahlgren of Missoula,
Fred S. Simmons and j. d. Lar
son of Roman, and E. M. Ohlert of
Drummond. The new officers are:
Edw. Donlan, president; John
Dahlgren, vice-president; J. D.
Larson, cashier.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1912-02-23
Farmers Are Flowing

From all sections of the Flat
head comes the intelligence of
farmers in their fields plowing
and making ready for the sowing
of grain crops. In the lower
section Of the valley, around st.
Ignatius, farmers have been
blowing for the past ten days,
and this in Montana curing the
middle of February.
To eastern people this may
seem like Il newspaper story,
pure and simple, but it is q fact,
nevertheless.
Last week the weather was
very cold all over the east, many
places the mercury being below
zero, while here on the Flathead
it was warm and blowing good.
~ no tilna Ggri>lH the winter
has there iG-I eve" ten inches
Of frost in the ground, and no
distress whatever from cold
weather.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1912-02-23
ROMAN STATE BANK, ROMAN, MONTANA

W. A. Bade, R. L. Lewis, B. S.
Chaffin and Albert Croft.
Victor Business Mems associ-
ation-J. w. Read, R. G. Young
and H. G.. Croft.
Stevensville Chamber of Com
merce-O. E. Lewis, John Nc
Laughlin, ]. G. Showell and
Fred Burroughs.
Philipsburg Chamber of Com
merce-S. C. Rundell and G.. L.
AtWater.
Missoula Chamber of Com
merce-S. R. Inch, Frank Keith,
S. J. Coffee, G.. F. Peterson and
A. ]. Breitenstein.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1912-02-23
Letter From Poison.

A Poison friend writes the Pio-
neer as follows:
1T is understood now that the
Hodge Navigation Go. is going to
build a railroad across the lake
from Poison to Somers.
Mrs. w. M. Bell is getting
along nicely after an operation
for appendicitis, performed by To-
cal surgeons.
"The democratic club is getting
along fine, having elected one
senator, one commissioner and
one president.
"The Sons of Erin are going to
hold a grand ball on st. Patrick s
day, Marcy 10Th. 1t will be the
first and last big BALLOT the season.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1912-02-23

the matter Of securing the lease
or sale of Indian lands.
All homesteaders of farm units
are especially interested and any
one who feels his presence or
assistace of value should make
it a point to be present. The ST..
lgnatius club will see to it that
visiting delegations are cared for
and all the courtesies of the sea-
are extended. They are a live
bunch those Mission fellows as
has been demonstrated fire.
quently.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1912-02-23
Volume IL. No. 43.
Western Montana ASSOCi-
alton of Commercial Clubs

Delegates from fourteen towns
in Western Montana met at Mis-.
soula last Thursday morning al
10 o'clock, in the Missoula Cham.
Der of Commerce and proceeded
to organize an association of all
the commercial bodies in West.
ern Montana. The meeting was
called to order by J. E. Totman
of Hamilton, who presided at the
meeting held in Hamilton some
time before, and A. j. Breiten-
stein of Missoula was secretary.
The first business was the
reading of the constitution and
bylaws, which were adopted
after little discussion.
The next in order was the
election of the. officers for the
ensuing year, and resulted in j.
E. Totman of Hamilton being
elected president; A. ]. Brewer
of Roman, 1st vice president; G.
A. Morse of Drummond, End
vice president; A. L. Stone of
Missoula, 3rd vice president; A.
j. Breitenstein, secretary-trea
urer.
A governing board was elected,
consisting Of one member from
each commercial organization,
and the following were selected:
G. F. Rathbone, Roman; J. G.
Eisenman, Thompson; G. E.
Whiteman, Dixon; G. A. Morse,
Drummond; Frank Boroughs,
Stevensville; R. G. Young, Vic
tor; w. A. Bade, Corvallis; J. O.
Read, Hamilton; Milton Ham
mond, Darby; Andrew Beckwith,
St. Ignatius; w. H. Lowenstein
of the Flathead Farmers Mu-
tual association; Clifford Rite
nour, Plains; S. ]. Coffee, Mis-
soula; s. j. Rundell, Philips
burg.
The petition asking congress
to pass a law relieving the situ-
alton on the Flathead reserva-
tion as to assignable receipts for
farm unit lands under the home
stead law, was presented and
after discussion the meeting
unanimously approved the same
and the secretary instructed to
so notify our delegation in con-
gress.
The delegates were invited to
attend a noon day luncheon at
the Palace hotel as the guests of
the Missoula chamber Of COM
merce, and the hour having ar
rived, all betook themselves there
to enjoy the same.
After the luncheon short
speeches were made by DR.. FL
rod Of Missoula, J. E. Totman of
Hamilton, W. c. Harlan of
Darby, Coker F. Rathbone of
Roman, J. c. Eisenman of Thomp-
son Falls, and DR.. Reed of Vic
tor, who first conceived the idea
of federating all the clubs, and
the entire number felt that they
had accomplished a good work
by succeeding in getting to-
gether as they had.
The idea of getting together
and staying together in all things
concerning each and every local
ity was uppermost in the minds
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1912-02-23

There is no town in Western
Montana more talked about than
Roman. Go where you will, you
hear the people speak we'll of the
place and comment on it's future.
1t is being advertised by the
travelling men, all of whom say
it is the best town in Western
Montana today, with good pros
poets to get even better. In the
corridors of the hotels you hear
men say, Roman is the coming
town of the reservation" and
similar remarks. And the best
Of it all is that it is true.
There's a reason" There are
several reasons. Roman is situ-
ated the most favorably of all
the new towns on the reserva-
ton; it is surrounded by many
natural advantages, such as
thousands of acres of rich farm
ing land, timber to the amount
of over IA, 000, 900, 900 feet, the
finest water that ever flowed
from the mountain springs, and
a salubrious climate the year
around. 1t has had a steady
growth, only keeping pace with
the development of the surround
ing country, and is being built
up and improved by people who
have decided to make it their
homes. There has been no over
doing of business in any line,
and no one has experienced the
drawback of hard times. With
all these things, is it any wonder
people talk and speak favorably
of Roman? AS one man said
lately, when the town is incor-
porated and civil government
established, there should be no
good reason why the town should
not grow even faster than it has
in the past. "
1t needs some more sidewalks
to accommodate the people liv-
ing here, and those who visit us,
and a grade should be established
so that a uniformity of the busi-
ness houses could be maintained.
In time the town will demand a
system of water supply for do
mestic use and to combat fires.
but such things will come only
as circumstances demand and the
permit. There should
be no haste in such matters, and
at this time none is contemplated.
AS a child must first creep before
it walks, so must a town be able
to sustain such municipal i'm
provements before it undertakes
to build them. Expenses must
be kept to the minimum, while
not being niggardly, in doing the
things which should be done.
With such a policy, there should
not be a dissenting vote next
Monday on the question of incor-
porating the town. So far there
has been little heard of an un-
favorable nature, only a few ex-
pressing themselves as opposed
to incorporation. The men who
will naturally be called upon to
pay the bulk of the taxes are al
most unanimous in favor of the
measure. Then the question is
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1912-02-23

of the members, and the speak.
ers dwelt upon this phase of the
situation and were heartily sup
ported by all present.
At 2 o'clock the governing
board met for the transaction of
business and several important
matters were discussed and dis
posed Of. The first to come be-
fore the board was the matter of
display booths at the depots in
Missoula. The plan was to build
booths and display the fruits and
other products of the different
sections and sell the fruit to
travellers direct, thereby giving
them chance to taste as we'll as
see the fruit. This plan was en-
larged to comprise the building
of booths at all railway stations
and there exhibit the fruit, grain,
grasses, vegetables, etc., as we'll
as at Missoula, each locality
thereby receiving full credit for
it's production. This plan will be
carried out, should the railroad
give the necessary permit for
the same.
It was decided to issue an at
tractive advertising booklet, of
$4,000 copies, descriptive of
Western Montana, each club to
take such space therein as de-
sired.
The meeting again discussed
the Flathead situation and upon
motion a committee of three COM
posed of C. F. Rathbone of Ro-
nan, A. B. Beckwith of St. Ig-
natius, and Warren D. Harris of
the Farmers Mutual association,
were appointed to draft reso-
lutions to be presented at the
next meeting, detailing the
grievances and if possible sug-
gesting the remedy therefor.
The good work of State Hor-
ticulturalist NJ. L. Dean in COM
batting the fruit pests and the
blight on apple trees, was unani-
mously endorsed.
Those present as delegates
from the various organizations
were as follows:
Roman Commercial club-A. J.
Brewer, Stanley Scearce, A. M.
Sterling, Coker F. Rathbone.
Dixon Commercial club-G. E.
Whiteman, W. D. Campbell and
Benjamin Webb.
st. Ignatius Commerce associ-
ation-A. B. Beckwith, A. J.
Dressels, Joseph Buckhouse.
Flathead Farmers Matual as
sociation Benjamin Jacobs, R.
w. Newman, M. S. Lowenstein.
Thompson Falls Improvement
club. c.. Eisenman and R.
Hoyt.
Plains Valley Commercial club
Clifford Rittenour and C. G.
Toulmin.
Drummond Commercial club
G. A. Morse and H. A. Thayer.
Darby Commercial club-W.
G. Harlan.
Hamilton Chamber of CON-
merce-J. E. Totman, j. O.
Read, w. O. Fisk, w. N. Noble
and Irwin Hayden.
H0rx,o11io Ho~o, ~ o~,o;o1 o1,,
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1912-02-23
Registration List

The following is a full, com
plete and true list of all name
registered by the registry agent
and remaining on the official reg
lister at the close of registration
and residing in Missoula election
precinct No. 80, Missoula county
Montana:
Brewer, Andrew j Bales, Chas. E
Byrne, John F Bonner, Rob't M
Brandjord, Iver M Benedict, Mertas j
Broughton, Geo. E. Berry, Walter w
Bouchard, Joseph Bigelow, Lyman G
Bennett, N. F. Brown, Waldo G
Black, Charles G
Clairmont, Edward Coulter, Casius A
Crawford, Alphonse Carper, Harry N
Crowley, Chas. W
Dennison, Louis H. burst, Edwin E
Denison, G. Frank Denison, BENZ. H
DePhelps, M. l.. Dupuis, James N.
Dix, Alvin A.
Edmondson, Jeff D. Engle, William B
Fuhrer, John E Foster, George F.
Farrell, Geo. Thos. Farnham, Leroy M
Furst, John C
Glathart, John d Green, Frank G
Grant, James S Gillett, Willis M
Grunert, Chas. w Gehlert, Hugo M
Harris, Schuyler Horn, James E
Hartshorn, Charlie Heimers, Dick
Huott, Francis Hull, Daniel d
Luallin, John c Larson, John D
Larson, Harry r Lemire, r. E.
Lemire, Joseph A Lenard, Frank
Mister, Fred j Myers, Frank M
Meilluer, Absolon Michaels, John l.
Mayer, Frank c Mason, Dwight N
McPhee, William Mcknight, Robt. I
Mcbride, Patrick Mcconnell, Edgar
McGarrah, VIM M. McClung, Joseph l
O'Neil, James P ORGY, John W
Powell, Spencer G Putney, George H
Parker, James E Parker, C. H.
Rehwald, Fred w Rogers, John j
Reip, Ira L Rathbone, Coker F
Rouilier, Rudolph Rathbone, John D
Ramsey, Albert Rathbone, Justus I
Rocks, Almer Rathbone, E. H.
Riddell, Chas. A
Smith, Albert Scarce, Stanley
Suiter, Marion F Sutherland, Albert
Swee, John P Stansbury, H. e
Suffer- Clarence D Swinehart, Jesse
Stees, VIM. w Seifert, George
Stees, Fred W Sterling, A. NJ
Scearce, James 2 Singer, Andrew
Trahan, Wilford Tower, Chas. R
Trahan, Jules Thornburgh, A. M
Van Horn, Lauren Vought, Harry E
Wheeler, Chas A Warner, Judson T
Wyman, Arthur Welch, Clifford T
Watson, Robert Wilson, King
Washington, VIM E Walker, Chas M
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1912-02-23
For Sale or Trade.

House and three lots in Roman. Good
location. Bargain if taken soon.
43-44 JULES TRAHAN.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-08-29
What He Did.

What He Did.
''My friend" said the solemn
man, 'have you ever done aught
to make the community in which
you live the better for your living
in it?"
81 have done much, sir, replied
the other humbly, ito purify the
homes of my fellow beings. I
clean carpets"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-08-29

WHY, cERTAINLY-LET MOTHER VOTE
" Mother mends my socks and shirts
Mother mends my coat;
Mebbe she could mend some laws, if
She had the vote"
Those words appeared sign large chariot filled with
children dressed white suffrage parade Columbus Ohio,
the other day.
There's whole suffrage that little
Women bear the pain of childbirth they all through the
diseases and other dangers of childhood they look after babies
children they educate for manhood and
womanhood they suffer for and they sacrifice for uand
what do whether bad good they always
love
And why should the of say that shall
have the right citizenship that he has?
What say that his mother wasn't fit to be
citizen?
Does any think that the strength of would be
thrown the side of humanity, if could vote?
Does any actually believe that politics and government
would be cleaner and better the cean pure and wholesome
auence of good thrown about them?
Wouldn't bring politics and government closer the home
and family freside
Wouldn't bring them closer the and children
hence closer what really love best in this old world
of ours2
part believe that it their mothers wives,
sisters daughte-and to all umanyto widen the sphere of
tender and uplifting influence all possible relations
offe.
What He Did The Demand
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-08-29
The Demand.

The Demand.
"The man who invented the
pay-as-you-enter street car was a
great genius.
Fudge! He was only half
genius"
what makes you say that?"
''He didn't begin it by invent
ing the come-when-you-want-'em
car system"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-11-26

We can see no reason for the hula
baIDo about the arrest Of street preach
ers at Lakeland. They We're violat-
ing the law and they had been repeat
eddy warned TO desist. They persisted
ana defied the authorities They should
have no more consideration than any
ordinary citizen. As a matter of fact
most Of these street preachers who
make il convenient to come TO Florida
in winter when the climate is attract
i've. and extract a livelihood from the
ceptibIe.-Tampa Tribune.
If the said preachers were warned to
desist from holding meetings on the
street, and then kept it up in defiance
Of the law, they were violating their
own professions as we'll as the city
ordinances. If Christ came to a TWEEN
teth century town. "a many people
are fond Of imagining, and couldn I
find a church TO preach in. he would
probably 90 to a vacant lot. He GER
tainly wouldn't play to the galleries
by ObStructinG the streets.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-11-26
FEET DIDN'T FREEZE
Good story About Miss Della Clarke,
Who VIII he at the Temple Next
Monday Night

Miss Della Clarke. who j. starring
in her own comedy, Introduce Ne.
a. the Temple Theater next Monday
night, encountered opposition when
she decided to 90 on the stage, but not
TO he turned aside. took a course at a
dramatic school. on graduation day
Miss Clarke scarcely expected many
flowers. but she did expect her only
sister 10 remember her. Just before
She received her hard won diploma a
maid handed a box 10 her. Its front
label read: Miss Della Clarke" Its
reverse bore the chilling inscription
sympathy of Friends" The Offering
was a gates ajar."
Miss Clarke from Mysteries. She con
cluded her relatives had sent the
floral design to discourage her. After
the exercises. her sister approached,
embraced the young actress and said:
I'm glad you got my message. -
What message" asked Della Why
the one on my red roses" the sister
replied. The girls compared notes and
had laugh. The next morning the
florist who sold the flowers explain
ed that the gates ajar" design had
been intended for an aged woman's
funeral
Then the sisters wondered how the
relatives of the deceased felt when
they unwrapped the red roses and
found a card reading: Good for you
Della: I'm glad you had the nerve.
For heavens sake don't get cold feet"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-11-26
KENTUCKY ROY GAINS FAME

a Garland of Old Fashioned Roses"
is the title of a song now sweeping the
country. +. c. keithIey, the composer.
a native Of Kentucky. according to his
own statement composed this song
while on his way to Cincinnati on an
excursion trip up the famous old Ohio
river.
The publisher. T. J. \. Forster, 52@
South Wabash avenue. Chicago. pre-
diets sale Of several million. II al
ready having nearly reached the -
100000 mark. This same composer
has just finished another song. when
summer with its Roses Comes Again
which no doubt will be fully as pop
ular.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-11-26

There used to be good old song
which began:
There is a boarding house
Not far away,
Where they have ham and eggs
Three times a day"
But since the meat trust has secur-
ed its strange hold on the country
the song has been forgotten. Its an
extra good hash foundry where they
have ham and eggs three times a week
these days.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-11-26

The Star doesn't know whether Mr..
Bryan will be member of Woodrow
Wilson's cabinet or not. 1t is mighty
sure. tho, that if he was made secre-
tary of state he would loom up like a
lighthouse in the line of men who have
held that office 1t has been many a
long year since the United States had
a secretary of state who was anything
more than a society leader or a de-
partment clerk.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-11-26
FLAGGED TRAIN WITH SHIRT

Tearing his shirt from his back an
Ohio man fiagEed train and saved i
from a wreck, but II. T. Aston. Raj
eigh, y. g. once prevented a wreck
with Electric Bitters. u was in a
terrible plight when I began 10 use
them" he writes, my stomach. head,
back and kidneys were all badly az
fected and my liver was in bad condi-
ton. but four bottles Of Electric Bit
tiers made me feel like new man" 4
trial VIII convince you OF their match
less merit for any stomach. liver O.
kidney trouble. Price 50 cents a. Ty-
jiugs * Company-Ad
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-11-26

The Albanians are the descendants
of the Illyrians of old. and have lived
among their native mountains some
5000 years, very little affected by the
changes that have altered the charac-
tiers of the people all about them. Their
country was restless province of the
Roman empire, and has maintained a
neutrality-suspicious. against the Turk.
They are really a fine race of people
and deserve al the very least to have
an autonomous principality of their
own.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-11-26

We see in the Miami Metropolis
that Jesse L. Billngsley, formerly of
Ocala, now city attorney of Miami,
took a prominent part in the fight of
the temperance people of Fort Lauder
dale against establishing a club in
that town.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-11-26

treasury and the governor applied "a
it for d loan to pay the soldiers. The
request Wa refused by the ol!GarclE
that misft charter has put in control
of the metropolis OF the state. There
are many good people in Jacksonville
and they deserve as much good as any
people alive. Among other things
they deserve a city government that
doesn't smell bad TO all the remainder
OF Florida.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-11-26

Wayland the socialist journalist
who committed suicide couple of
weeks ago, rallied INCREASINGLY at the
capitalist system, but under it he had
buttered his own bread with reasOna-
BILE thickness. He was worth over
$4,000, which he had made out of his
brethren who subscribed to the Appeal
to Reason.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-11-26

Germany is making preparations to
tax the Standard Oil Company out of
its territory. Patriotism would com
pei Us to stand up for Johndee, if we
hadn't heard that he sells kerosene
and gasolene to foreigners for less
than he sells it to US and other pa
triOtS
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-11-26
FOR RENT

FOR RENT-Nine-room house, three
blocks from postoffice. Apply to T..
c. Thomson, postoffice, or 81 n. 3rd
street, West. Ills
FOR RENT-Offices in Holder build
ing. Apply to Davis & Martin.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-11-26

The Hillsborough county grand jury
has indicted two members of the board
of commissioners for using their pub
lie positions to promote private enter
prises, and the office and actions of the
county engineer of Duval is being in
vestigated by a state expert. 1t is
mighty good thing to keep officials in
mind of the fact that they are the SER
wants of the people.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-11-26

Christ denounced the Pharisees and
hypocrites, and somehow the opinion
has prevailed for centuries that they
were all to be found in the temples and
the synagogues. Almost any fair
minded person with good opportunities
for observation is convinced that many
hypocrites and Pharisees can also be
found among the publicans and sin
ners.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-11-26

The Gainesville sun thinks Wilson
will have to get over that habit of
going 10 bed early if he expects to
keep up with the bosses and the cor
poratiOns Tampa Tribune.
"Anybody who gets ahead of him
Will have to &c up mighty early in
the morning" was prOverb often
heard forty years ago Maybe it can
be revived in referring to Wilson.