The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-05-16

j. G. Curtis entered the employ
OF the Big Store Monday last
taking the place of Geo. B.
Spaulding who goes to Hamilton.
Miss Ethel Allen, a sister of
Caska Allen, arrived Saturday
evening last from Olympia,
Wash. She is now visiting her
aunt Mrs. C. F. Rathbone while
Caska is building a cottage in
which they will keep house.
Miss Marguerite Grier and Miss
Eleanor Cox arrived is Roman
Monday last after spending the
winter in Spokane. Both ladies
have a homestead application for
land southwest of town which
they are anxious to have ap-
proved that they may acquire
title thereto.
Owing to the painting and other
improvements being made at the
Roman opera house, there will be
no dance tomorrow night, Satur-
day, May II. The next one will
be on Saturday evening May "a,
at which time new music will be
provided and a good time guar
anteed. Remember the date, May
oath.
The youngest son of Edw.
Clairmont got pretty hard
swipe in the face Sunday last
with a foul tip which landed in
the grand stand. 1t struck him
just below the eye and cut quite
a cash, making the blood flow
pretty freely, and while the eye
was bruised and discolored no
serious results will follow.
j. ]. Murphy and wife of Butte
were in Roman Monday and Tues
day, looking over the country
with view to investing in farm
lands, They were Butte friends
of Lemire Bros. and while here
visited with them also. They pro-
ceeded to Somers Wednesday in
tending to return to Butte this
week via Camas and Perma.
Frank Boucher, Butte merch-
ant who has a ranch nine miles
northwest of Roman, will be here
next Sunday. His brother Ern-
est passed through town last Sun
day with a car load of mich cows
for the ranch. This is the second
shipment and they are now milk
ing SO head. Mr.. Boucher be-
lieves in dairying and is putting
his idea into practice.
There will be a motion picture
presentation of the Passion Play
showing the Life of Christ, at the
M. E. church on Wednesday even
ing May 81. This entertainment
consists of three films and the ma
chine to be used is of the latest
model. Songs to suit the play
will be sung by David Ferguson
Mason, who will also play a cor
net solo. Admission 15c and 35c.
Out of 317 homestead entries in
Montana which have been referr-
ed to the chief of the field divis-
ion at Helena for investigation,
fraud being charged in connec-
ton with the entries or proof, six
only are from the Missoula dis
trict. This is a good record for
this section. The Billings dis
trict makes almost as good
showing, there being only seven
from that district; Bozeman has
%, Glasgow q, Great Falls 62,
Havre 80, Helena 46, Kalispell II,
Lewistown so, Miles City AZ.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barney McKit-
trick brought their 10 months
old boy to town Wednesday to
be examined by physician for
injuries received by being run
over by wagon. It seems
Barney had the horse tied to the
wagon and it became frightened
and pulled the wagon over the
little fellow, but no serious in
jury could be discovered al
though the baby was bruised
about the body. 1t was a lucky
thing that no fatal injury re-
suited.
Maj. w. H. Smead and wife
went through Roman Monday last
enroute to kalispell to attend the