The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-12-14
THE STATE

AnacOnda.-A home guard is be-
ing organized.
Wlnnett.-A Masonic lodge has
been instituted here.
Roundup.-Yeggme cracked a sa-
loon safe and robbed it of $500.
observation-disclosures to Polk s
directory Lewitown has a population
OF $500
Butte.-J. w. Collins has served
state as stock inspector for the past
rs years.
MISUNDERSTANDING expenditure
in Lewistown during the year will
total about 100000.
LewistOwn.-Thef fees of the coun-
ty clerk of Fergus county for Novem-
Der amounted to $2,868, a record.
Glasgow.-Four stacks of hay, 1876
tons, the property of F.. D. Cooper,
were destroyed by fire recently.
LeWistOWn. A committee has
been appointed to take a census of
the loyal and disloyal allies of the
county.
Great Falls.-Harry Yaeger has
been made field representative of the
northern division of the Red Cross
for Montana.
Roundup.-1n one day of eight
hours recently the Glein mine No. 2
raised 2,814 tons of coal, constitut-
ing the Roundup record.
Stevensville.-Mrs. Maggie Hath
away, member of the legislature from
Ravalli county, is in Washington,
studying congressional methods.
Helena.-Local coal dealers are
dissatisfied with the rates put on coal
by the local administration and will
make fight to have them increased.
Lewistown.-TomS Stout did not re-
turn with the congressional visitors
to France, but will remain there for
the next year to write for syndicate
of newspapers.
Malta.-John Smith, homesteader,
is dead as the result of burns re-
ceived from exploding gasoline. He
used the gasoline to start a fire,
thinking it was coal oil.
Lewistown.-J. w. Barker has re-
signed the office of public admins
traitor and entered the army as sec
ond lieutenant. Roy C. Cromer has
been appointed in his stead.
Roundup. - Forty horses and
mules were purchased here recently
by army officers. Prices ranged from
Sis to $50 per head. Two-thirds
Of the offerings were rejected.
Bozeman.-P. Gerald Donahue, be-
lieved to be insane, has been "arrest-
ing" fishermen, and on finding that
they have no fishing licenses, assess
es fine of $40 in each instance.
jamin Toole, broth
err of former Governor Joseph K.
Toole, is dead. He was pioneer of
Virginia City, and preceded his dis
tinguished brother to Montana by
many years.
~-Butte.-Former Senator w. A.
Clark went out to Camp Mills, on
Long Island, the other day, and took
all the Montana soldiers who could
get leave of absence to his New York
residence for dinner.
COnrad.-Three men are under ar
rest charged with steling grain. There
have been many grain thefts in this
vicinity recently and an effort is be-
ing made to check it and punish the
men responsible for it.
Helena.-The state live stock COM
mission has started campaign
against cattle rustlers as war meas
ure. Farmers are asked to send to
the state board the names of men
suspected of being cattle thieves.
Billings. - A we'll organized band
Of robbers and burglars, operating in
the southeastern part of the state, is
believed to have been broken up
through the conviction of Frank
Houghton and Anthony Smith of rob-
berry.
Butte.-T. G. Cook, former Butte
high school trainer and basketball
coach, has been made athletic direc-
tor at Camp Lewis, and his work is
said to be attracting favorable COM
ment from the war department Off
Gals.
Whitefish.-The Whitefish school
in commercial branches and vocation
al subjects. A fee of SIS per mouth
is charged all pupils. 1t is proposed
to teach shorthand, bookkeeping,
dressmaking, domestic science and
languages.
Lewistown.-The people OF Fergus
county will run all excursion from
Lewistown to Tacoma, leaving Lew
istown December 10. On the night
of December 20 the excursionists will
give banquet in Tacoma to the Fer
gus county soldiers in Training al
Camp Lewis.
Butte.-Lieutenant Governor Nc
Dowell has left for Washington to
work in the interest OF bill provid-
i, { o to homesteaders shall
pass to filters on short time. The
purpose of the bill is to permit of
loans being made to homesteaders
during the war.
Cascade.-J. e. Marcum is the
president OF Cascade bank. He