The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-06-15
THE STATE.


Geraldine-The Modern woodmen
nave organized lodgeg here.
Ge1aldine-A local chapter of the
nave organized a lodgeg here
Great Falls-Calvin Hunter was
struck by lightning and killed.
Havre - The Havre Decorating
company is erecting large building.
Great Falls.-The Morony nata-
forum will be formally opened soon.
Glacier - The Glacier National
park will be opened officially June
Is.
Fort BentOn-J. W. Lenning has
peen retained as superintendent of
schools.
Fairfield-The Congregaei onalists
have let contract for a church to
cost $1,000.
Wlndham-Resident of Windham
are organizing a cooperative mer-
camille house.
Glasgow-August II to % has
been fixed as the dates for the Glas-
gov Chautauqua.
Havre-The Ryan Mercantile COM
pany, wholesale grocers, will open an
establishment here.
Bozeman-Seven THOUSAND acres
acres have been planted to peas in
the Gallatin valley.
Poplal-A petition is being circu-
lated asking for the installation Of a
water works system.
Livingston-July 1 is the date set
FOR the re-opening of the gold and
tungsten mines of Jardine.
Livingston-Charlie Chaplin, the
motion picture celebriety. will visit
the national park this summer.
Geraldine-Arrangements are be-
ing perfected for an old-fashioned
celebration of the Fourth of July.
PlentyWood-Abou 700 boys and
girls have been enrolled in garden.
canning and potato growing contests.
L1vingston-The new City park,
located on an island in the Yellow
stone river, has been formally
opened.
Havre-Joseph Allen and Thomas
Glbony have passed the army en-
gineer examination and will receive
commissions.
washington, has been appointed state
horticulturist for Montana. vice M T.,
Dean, resigned.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. are patrollng
the Whitefish district, where strikers
are alleged to have interfered with
strikebreakers.
Great Falls-The installation of a
general sewer system, covering both
surface and sanitary drainage is con-
templated by the city council.
Llvlngston-George w. Wakefield,
80 years of age, who came across the
plains to Montana by OK team in
1850, is at the point of death.
Helena-E. K. Bowman of the
state hail insurance board says farm
ers in six Montana counties have
signed up insurance on $4,000 acres.
Forsyth-H. Schmock of Forsyth,
was high amateur at the annual
shoot Of the Moore Rod and Gun
club, breaking LA out of a possible
$50 clay pigeons.
Members of the Lew
istoWn Printers union will forego
their annual "mulligan" dinner and
BUY Liberty bonds with what they
would expend in festivity
Augusta-W. H. Midkiff, a far
mer, dying recently, left his estate,
valued at $1,000, by will to Troy w.
Midkiff, an adopted son. Mrs. Mid
kiff has filed a contest.
Galata-There are no new cases of
1nfantile paralysis. Two children
have died and two have almost COM
pletely recovered. 1t is thought the
disease has run it's course.
Livingston-W. J. Swindlehurst.
state labor commissioner, is investi-
eating the charges that the Northern
Pacific is employing women as en-
CINE wipers at long hours.
LeWistOWn-All the males of the
Mennonite colony near Kingston Ii
able to CONSUMPTION, have claimed ex-
emption on the contention that their
creed forbids military service.
Great F'alls-The city council re-
Gently created the office of plumb
ing inspector at salary of 1925 per
month. The mayor refused to sign |
the ordinance and the council passed |
it over his veto.
Helena-A. V. Brown, general SUI
perintendent of the Northern Pacific
from Mandan to Paradise, urges GUS
toners to place orders for coal now
while they can be filled He predicts
coal famine next winter, and high
prices.
Lewistown-The P~esbytery of
Lewistown, which includes all of Fer
gus and part of Dawson county, has
been created by the national denom-
national meeting at Dallas. DR.. A.
w. Stevenson of Lewistown is named
as the first moderator.
Helena - Cascade county ranks
first, SO far, in the number of auto
mobiles registered, having paid into
the secretary of states office 1886;
Silver Bow county is second in fees,
With $8,135. while Lewis and Clark
is third, having paid in $4,315.
Helena-Governor Stewart has
designated Superintendent Trumper,
l.. Stone of Dillon and John lie
rich, all members of the state board
IT education, as committee to make
l survey of the state with reference
% the deaf, dumb, blind and feeble