The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-12-28


According to the local merchants
the holiday trade this season has IN
{ tceeQed any previous y4ar, notwlth-
anding the war economy which is
IN practice cyeryw here and the DOC,
crop year. Every day last week
brought increased numbers of busy
shoppers from f8r and near, but the
crowds in town ON Saturday and
Monday, the last two, shopping day.
icfore Christmas. were record break
'A& AND the stores remained open on
Monday night i. to accommodate the
t'allefs Merchants state that fifty
per cent Of their sales were cash and
that the months totals for both cash
and credit will mount to an eyecn-
.tipna1ly high figure, and that BUSH
ness Is not \only "as usual" but bet
ter than usual"
d. d. Hull returned SATURDAY.
fl ON a trip to Tacoma and San Fran
cisco His intention was to remain
there for the WinGer, but the doctors
advised him to return to Montana as
that climate did not suit his condi-
ton. While in Tacoma Mr. Hull
enjoyed short visit with his son,
Phil, who Is now a sergeant ut Camp
Lewis, but on account of the poor
train service resulting from the rum
erous washouts, did not go to Seattle
to see Ben Hull. He states that it
reined almost every day during his
absence, that parts OF Oregon and
Washington are under water from the |
heavy doWnpour, bridges and rails !
washed out until travelling was a
hardship and a danger and frat lie !
was delighted TO 10 back in Montana
and Roman in particular.
Horace Roberts, who enlisted the
latter part of November in the av-
'atlOn corps, writes tho Pioneer from
San Antoine TEXTS, giving his adj
~ 100 % ''ft4lIt' iANIlS w.. /, l4iils' Vs.
and tells Interesting experiences in
with the camp life. He
states that they are making a camp
Tor the drafted men at that point
md all enlisted mon will be moved
~ January LIST. Harold RcSner, Who /
VAS With Mr.. Roberts, was trans
erred 10 Mount Clemens, Michigan
IN December II. He says "some I,
Weather down here when they start
The dust is SO thicl one cannot see
wenty feet and Il Montana snow
storm has nothing on it," His prin-
,iDaI diversion so far has been pick
md shovel work which is a form OF
amusement the majority Of soldier
5ols IRE treated to in their early
raining
Rough lumbar at the c. 3. Hogan
'anch in Section 7, TWP. 10, Range
20, $500 per M. feet. Reservation
Land and Lumber Co. 55tf'
Cash Coulter was in Roman yester-
lay from Chariot, his first visit to-
Roman for some time. He has had
charge of the beet dump at Chariot
sor the Great Western Sugar COM
pany and during the hauling. season
vas rather closely confined. fTe re-
ports in the lfeighborhood of" two
hundred tons of beets delivered art
The Chariot dump, which is cons fder-
ed good record for an experimental
year. Most all farmers signify their
intention Of putting in an increased
acreage next year. AT present Mr..
Coulter is putting up am office and
To enter tho real estate
business with the opening of spring,
James Wood, .Jr. was in from his
ranch on the big fiat yesterday and
reports that he has disposed OF his
crop OF sugar beets at what he con-
sid"rs profit sufficient to induce
him 70 increase his acreage of beets
for the coming year.
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