The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-01-21
Today's Big Store Market
j an. q, 1916.

next week with Mrs. E. L. Nc
Cornell.
Mrs. H. E. Stansbury enter
tanned the Good Cheer club last
Saturday night. The next meet
ing will be in two weeks with
Mrs. F. J. White.
Frank Anderson, a son of AL
fred Anderson of Horte, re-
turned from the west last week
Friday accompanied by a bride,
having been married recently in
Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Riddle
returned Monday from their visit
in Spokane. Mr.. Riddle reports
cold weather in Spokane, but in
spite of that he says they had a
good time and a very pleasant
trip.
A male quartette composed Of
Bert Flatten, J. ]. Maloney, E.
3. burst and F. M. Wilson fur
nished the music at the Meth
odist,church last Sunday night.
This was an Innovation and was
highly appreciated by the entire
congregation.
r. L. Mcbride has accepted a
position with the Farmers grain
company, succeeding the former
manager of that concern, Mr..
Bratton. He will remain in Ro-
nan for the present Strengthening
out the business of the company,
but may later go to Ravalli.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Geskey of
Spokane, who are on their way
to Alberta, are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Demaris. Joe Demaris,
a brother of Fred, accompanies
them. Mrs. Geskey is sister
of Mr.. Demaris. They will con-
tinue on their journey next Sun
day.
Mrs. A. J. Brewer departed
yesterday afternoon for Butte
where she will take the Montana
Special today for Los Angeles,
Calf. From Los Angeles, she
will go to San Diego to visit a
sister and will spend the balance
of the winter in the sunny CHM
ate of southern California.
Miss Katherine Titus left
Wednesday for her old home at
Marion, Ohio, where she will
spend the remainder of the Win
ter, expecting to return to Roman
in the spring or early summer.
She hopes the change and a
good rest will restore her health.
Her many friends in Roman and
vicinity wish her an enjoyable
visit and will be pleased to well
come her back at any time.
Madison Brown of Oskaloosa,
Iowa, an uncle of Mrs. A. j.
Brewer, C. w. and w. S. Hol-
lingsworth, has been visiting his
relatives in Roman the past two
week., On one of the recent
cold days, while looking at a
Roman thermometer, he is cred
tied with having remarked that
there is very little difference
between this and an Iowa win
ter" all which does not raise
our estimation of an Iowa winter.
John T. Combest, a home
steader living about ten miles
northwest of Roman, accom-
panied by two witnesses, left
early Tuesday morning to go to
Missoula in order to make final
proof on his homestead. The
absence of a commissioner in Ro-
nan caused this long and ex-
pensive trip and those living in
this section having land business
to transact are hoping for the
early appointment of some one
to this position.
Speaking about a banana belt,
this is not it-no! The Flathead
is about as far from being a
banana belt asst eddy is from
not being candidate for presi-
dent-and that is some distance
yes. Some of the more or less
enthusiastic ones had it in their
heads that this was far from a
country visited by the cold and
chilly blasts of winter, but that
has changed entirely during the
past two weeks. We all admit,