The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-03
ON THE JOCKO

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agent OF the COnfederated Indian tribes
JOcko) reservation. in western Nontana
was porn OF irish parentage, in the village
or AntignOish, Nova Scotia, June 1 1920.
the age OF thirteen he removed with his
parents TO Rhode Island. His education
was limited to what he obtained in the
village school at his birthplace. When in
MS fourteenth year, he entered a job print
ing office, and at seventeen. was foreman
of the book and job printing office of M
Is. Young, at Providence, r. l., later work 1
ing at the trade in Boston. Coming west.
ne worked a short time at his trade, on
the 1woa Evening Times, at Dubuque, for
Mr.: Palmer, who afterwards founded the
Chicago Inter-Ocean. The Pixies Peak ex-
cltement, breaking out in 1850, was an in
0ucement to the young man; and, in COM
pany with six others, he left DUBUQUE for
the Rocky Mountain region.
Three hundred miles across the grass
covered prairies of Iowa, were traversed in
the Old-time prairie schooner, the Missouri
river being crossed at Council Bluffs. The
party travelled thence up the Platte to
Denver, which at that time was but a
small village. I'VE years were spent In
the mountains Of Colorado, and Mr.. Roman
then recrOssed the plains to Leavenworth.
Kansas, where he purchased a third inter-
est In the Daily Enquirer. Ha soon tired
Of life in Kansas and less than a year found
him headed for the gold fields Of what is
now the state Of Montana. He was at Vir-
ginia City and in Alder Gulch during the
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"~diggings', he followed mining until the
establishment OF the Montana Democrat at
virginia City, on which paper he was fore
man and local editor.
After the discovery of Last Chance"
and the founding Of the present city Of
Helena, Romano went into partnership with
Il. ;. and II. e Wilkerson, establishing the
Rocky Mountain Gazette. Later, Major
Martin MaginniS purchased the interest Of
IL. e. WilkerSon; and the paper was ulti-
mately published by WilkersOn, Roman &
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etorship until September 2, 1875, when the
office and equipment were destroyed by
fire. With no insurance, the prOprietors
were financially ruined. A joint stock COM
placed on the road to success, when fire
again wiped it out.
Mr.. Roman was Offered many liberal in-
ducements to re-enter the newspaper bust
mes in Helena, but he feared to again tempt
fortune in that line Of endeavOr. After
spending q few years at mining near the
camp of BlackfOOt, and incidentally serv-
ing a term as undersheriff of Lewis and
/ Clark county, he was designated by the Sc
cretary Of the interior to take charge OF
the J0ckO reservation agency, in place Of
an agent who had been suspended,
Major Roman was cOnTersant with the
customs and the needs of the Selfish In
dams, and because of his remarkable abili-
lty and years of executive experience, was
able to lay the foundation for q system on
the locke reservation, which today is prov
ing a wonderful success. $3.50
Today, in this valley of the Flathead there
unfOlds a panorama that is marvellous. In
/ recent years, the new Lake county has
been formed, and here both redman and
t white live lives truly typical Of American
prosperity.
If these SANE methods, as started by the
Jesuits and as carried on by such men a:
! Major Peter Roman had been brought Il
bear in the early days-and if the result
I ant cooperative spirit on the part Of boil
= red and white had been allowed to wOrl
ont the DpaceabIp salvation of both thpSi
races, it might now be possible for me Il
q agree with Joaquin Miller when he sale
s that "the Indian ought to be thoroughly
? thankful for the coming of the white man.