The Ronan pioneer., 1917-02-09

pOrarlly ming the position or Sten
ographer at the Roman State bank.
Same thing much cheaper at the Owl
Fred Simmons has purchased IL new
Buick car, buying from j. D. Warner
the local agent. They went to Mis-
soula last Saturday uight and drove
the car out Sunday.
Caska Allen has returned to Ronal
from Ravalli where he has been il
charge of the Stanley Scarce ele
vator since early last fall. Mr.
Scarce has closed the elevator fol
the season.
F. d. Rice of Missoula, was a bus
mess visitor in Roman the first of
the week, looking after the transfer
of the G. F. Foster residence prop
erty, which he has purchased.
My saw mill is now running and
all kinds of rough lumber on hand
See j. j. Rogers
John Semar and VIM. Downs of
Horte, left Tuesday for a trip to Sc
attle and other coast points. Mr..
Semar will visit his sons in that
country and Mr.. Downs goes to see
his parents.
During the month of January, Ger
man submarines sunk 154 vessels of
336,997 tons capacity. The total loss
of ships up to February 1st, since
the beginning of the war, was 1851.
A gross income of S57 per acre was
obtained by ]. S. Carolan of Gold
stone, 25 miles north of bingham.
from his last seasons crop. He has
a 160-acre tract of land and grew
5,36S bushels of wheat
A. P. Reeves of Spokane, arrived
in Roman last Monday to accept
position in the Roman State bank as
bookkeeper, commencing work Tues
day. Mr.. Reeves has the reputation
Of being an expert. Mr.. Bartlett,
who has been here temporarily from
Poison, left for that place Wednes-
lay after being relieved by Mr..
Reeves.
Take your prescriptions to the Owl
Drug Store. -adv.
The Catholic Ladies' Guild met at
he home of Mrs. Fred Potvin last
afternoon, February first.
After the business meeting was over
'ridge and five hundred were played
md a most delicious lunch was serv-
I'd. A very pleasant time was enjoyed
" all. Those present besides the
iuild members were: Mrs. A. j.
'rower, Mrs. c. F. Rathbone, Mrs. ].
}. Larson and Mrs. I. NJ. Brandjord.
The Pioneer is in receipt of let
er from ]. r. Smock, who formerly
ived about seven miles south of Ro-'
IAN, but who is now at Blair, Neb,
asking to have the paper sent to him
1t that place. He also says: 81
near you are going to have rail-
road this time sure. WE'LL that's
good. Expect we will see quite a
change when we get back to that
and you bet we are coming"
That's what they all intend to do.
H. L. Toothman, employed for
short time in the Dick Hart pool
hall, was arrested last Saturday
on charge of disturbing the peace.
He was accused of firing several
shots in the pool hall and on the
street, and otherwise being disor-
derby, and on being brought before
Judge Bailey, entered plea of
guilty and received a sentence of 60
days in the county Jail. Deputy
Sheriff Engle escorted him to the
county seat Saturday evening"
Up to February 1st, 253 cars of
wheat had been shipped from Ravalll.
Of this number the Beckwith Mercan-
tile company handled 131, Stanley
Scearce 20 and the Reservation
Farmers Grain company So. The
two latter have also shipped from
Dixon, probably about as much as
from Ravalli. while Mr.. Scarce has
shipped fully as much from Poison as
from Ravalli. All this grain was
grown in the Mission valley and prob
lbly 40 per cent of last years crop
still remains in the granaries.
A. E. Gilbert, recent arrival in
his country from Oklahoma, who has
bought property and expects to make
his his home, has already done a
title missionary work. He sent
ew samples of the wheat raised in
his valley to some of his Oklahoma
riends and Immediately received re-
NESTS for n Shinmant Of seed whnot