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Entered as second-class matter May 12, 1910, at the post office at Ronan, Montana, under the Act of March 3, 1879THE RONAN PICLocated in the Heart of the Great Flathead Indian KescrvaticVolume II. No. 36.RONAN. MISSOULA COUNTY. MONTANA, JANUARY 5, 1912Buildings and Improvements In Ronan In 1911Barney Bessette, Jack Curtis M. L. DePhelps W. C. Hopperimprovements.Ronan has been on the build during the past year. It has been a steady, substantial growth from January till December 31st, and it still continues till the present time. Dotted here and there over the additions to the original town are to be found the fine new residences and barns erected during the past year, and excavations are being made for still more. While many of the new residences are only temporary and were built to house the families of the new people coming here who were unable to rent a building, preparations are being made now to build more substanital structures in the early spring.Not only were many new dwellings built in Ronan during 1911, now of revered memory only, but there were many substantial business houses erected and all are occupied at the present time. A careful estimation has been made of the approximate cost of all the improvments made in the town during the past year and the following is a very full list of same. It is not given as being absolutely correct, but where some may be a little in excess of the actual cost, it is thought that others are low enough to counterbalance any of the excesses.It is a record of which the Pioneer is very proud, and this feeling is shared by each and every one now living in the town.All of the names appended are people now actually residing within the limits of what will be the city of Ronan after an election has been railed to determine the question of incorporation, and were the list to be extended to include the surrounding country, the money actually spent in improvments during the past year would be nearer a half million than the amount shown in the total j for Ronan alone. It is believed that this year will witness so much greater growth as to make this showing a very small one. Those making improvements were:I. M, Brandjord, new residence.....................$ 3,000Harry Burland, improvements....................... 600M. J. Benedict 500L. G. Bigelow, new studio......................... 500R, M. Bonner “ residence______________________ 300Geo, E. Broughton, new residence ......... 3,000Brower Hollingsworth, imp_________________ 800N. P, Bennett, residence..................... 800Mrs, Lucy Bourassa, new residence_________________ 2,500Durst Denison, imp________________________ 300Jeff Edmondson, pool hall_____________ 3,000Dr. Fuhrer, garage and imp........................ 1,000James Grant, imp _________ 500H. M, Gehlert, ................................. 400E. E. Healey, new residence......... 500C. V, Klotsche, residence and bam................. 400Lemire Bros. imp.________________________________ 500Abe Meillieur, new blacksmith shop_________________ 2,500Frank Myers, residence .............. 400Pablo Potvin, imp ______________________ 500M. Pablo, new buildings and imp............... 10,000Spencer Powell, residence........... 500Ronan State Bank, imp. __________ 3,000Reservation Land Lumber Co. imp—................ 6,000Rosegg Bros, imp,.................. 400A. M. Sterling, residence ------ 3,500“ Ca, new store _____ 4,000Stanley Scearce, five residences, warehouse and imp.. 10,000A. Sutherland, new residence_______________________ 2,000A. Stinger, opera house and imp................... 7,000Stinger . Morigeau, imp.......... 1,500Jules Trahan, imp.___________ 500A. M. Thornburgh, imp_____________ 200Jesse Swinehart, new residence _______ 2,000RobL Watson, residence...............„........... 1,500The Lumber Co. imp............................... 500Dr, Suiter, veterinary hospital and residence 1,000The Pioneer building............ 1,500E. H. Rathbone, new residence ......... 1,800C, F. Rathbone, imp ... 400Mountain States Tel. Tel. Co.--------------------- 12,000Flathead Ind. Tel. Co........... 8,000T. L. Bateman, stage barn and imp_________________ 700H. N. Carper, new residence and imp............... 1.500J. S. Hart, pool hall ....... 2,000“■ “ residence and imp.................. 1,500Mrs. Dorothea V. Stillman, residence............... 400Methodist church................ 2,500Catholic church ...... 1,500Crawford Clairmont................... 2000Vought Helmers, new residence .......... 1,500J. W. Drake “ “ 1,000C. Kelley “ “ 1,000Cash Coulter, residence and improvements......... 500Jas. O’Niell “ “ 200L. W. Farnham “ “ 800J. W. Luallin “ 200J, C. Luallin “ “ “ 600Parker Bros. “ “ 350Harvey Cox “ “ 200S. A. Rice “ “ ” 1,200Harry Vought, improvements....................... 200C. T. Welch “ 500Sam Pierre, residence........... 600W. M, McGarrah, improvements............. 500Chas. Bell, residence............ — 800Schuyler Harris, residence ............ 350C. A. Wheeler, 300Jack Dupuis, new residence ...... 500Chas. Dorris, improvements............. 400R. N, McKnight, new residence.................... 300Aimer Rooks C. M. Walker Chr.s. Wilborn H. R, Larson Paul Monpetit Joe Morin H. W. Dickson A, A. Dix300400400400350350400400400300500400IVAin ITotal,$127,500A. J. Brower Is Presidentits title to a section of land as a basis for going into court.President Taft concurred in the views of the Montana officials and admitted it was only fair to the state to permit it to select timber lands of equal value to those it relinquished Instead of being forced to accept agricultural or grazing lands.While legislation to secure this may be necessary, the president , , ... directed the officials to go aheaderland by a l.ke vote was re- with tho plan and promised thatelected vice president; D, N. federal officials will also co-oner-The Ronan Commercial club met in regular annual session last Wednesday evening in the front office of the Pioneer building, and elected new officers for the ensuing year. A. J. Brower was chosen by unanimous vote for the presidency and A. Suth-San Mot to J into and“Ctowvatinansioncomi’oaccomtenttheivaMason was elected secretary and Geo, E. Broughton re-elected treasurer.The members discussed the various subjects of general interest to all the settlers and business men of the reservation, and particularly the interview of Major Morgan in a late issue offederal officials will also co-operate. Then, if legislation is found to be needed, he will support it. When the state lands to be relinquished arc appraised and a suitable compact body of timber lands of equal value in a Montana national forest is selected, the president will issue a procla-, . , , . , mation excluding this tract fromthe Missoulian wherein he stated the foresfci so -he state can file the position of the department jt The ,ieu 8elections will regarding matters complained of gjve the state a trax;t wntailjing by the club at a meeting held on ;between f()m. ,nd five hundred December 4. It was decided to thousand acres. keep the agitation up and secure; whi]e the !av, give3 the 8tate if possible a reform in the policy # „0 d preference right in now being followed in all the whjch to ^ when |ands have matters which the club «P|tenwitMrawi1fopBrp»seS of should be changed. To accomp-l aminatjon to ascertain the ex-hsh this result, the secretary was i(jtence of coa] th(! staCe hasand to a Flat dow mohmgmissgettmuninstructed to correspond withbeen denied the preference rightsimilar organizations at Poison, when the ](jndswere restored.St. Ipiatius and Dixon and re- The president has agreed that quest those clubs to appoints the gtaU, shoukJ havc jts ,,ighttricttheywellerallieiionroad cour ing ' vatii liavt The mee ther fron Miss therrepresentative to visit the Cham-upon the restoration of suchtracts. This will enable the statebers of Commerce at Missoulaand Kalispsll in an endeavor to i tQ secure the finest land for its secure that■ co-operation n se- lKrantSi instead of tho poorest) as curing a modification of the pres-1 heretoforc the setUers have ,iled ent policy of administering the head of lh(J 8UU} which ha(, ^ affairs of this reservation Ro- L (,ontpnt with llln(1 fhp indi. nan will srad a delegate also. vidua]g vaM ,lf)t have 0lher The matter of the incorporation of Renan was discussed informally and the concensus of opinion was that the board of county commissioners should call the election to decide the question of incorporation as soon asland matters were adjusted satisfactorily to tho state.A Narrow EscapeAlbert Beck, the sawyer at the ..... , , government saw mill operatingpossible, but await the regular for the reclamatjon service in thespring election time fortheeec- timber north of tho D is m„, tion of the officers, should the had a narrow esca fr()m deathquestion carry. Tueaday. He was fixing some-Mr. Brower will assume the Uli about the 8aw and had t0 duties of the presidency upon his lcan over the main shaft in do. return from the east m about - and SQme manner hjs two weeks, and there is every clothing was caught and he was hope that renewed life and ac- instant, tw,s:ed around thetivity will result during his term shaft and entirely stripped ofof office. everything he hand on except~ ~ his gloves, shoes and socks, AMontana \\ ms telephone message was sent toDr. Fuhrer and he immediately President Taft and Secretary left for the scene of the accident, of the Interior Fisher have ap- - Dr. Fuhrer reports that he re-| proved of the plan submitted by ceived a bad contusion and lacer-I Governor Edwin L. Norris and ation of the scalp and was bruised I Attorney General Galen for the and burned about the side and ab-! creation in Montana of a state domen and it required several - forest reserve which will em- stitches to fix him up. The inbrace four to five thousand acres jured man was brought to the of land. This matter is treated hospital in Honan and at the of in a report made by Attorney present time is getting along fine. General Galen to the state board Should there be no internal in-of land commissioners at the jury he will be around shortly.conference held at Washington -----early in December. ; The Republic of China is nowApproval of this plan ends a an established fact. Dr. Sunplies the ■ buile tion, dent comt the i whit else fort i For men Indi: as tx sectiandfenclinescanwe tThissitusdianuablIt cmanmakmandianwhewhitthenewsomiin tlof-wwestthe ■appisominearficercut ’otheIndiat tltierup tIn tiovertippicn athisandnut'somlt;problem that has vexed the state Yat Sen was inaugurated as the ever since the creation of the na- first president on January 2 and tional forests. The state has has named an ultra-progressive contended that it was entitled to cabinet to assist him in govern-sections 16 and 36 in the national ng that republic, forests, whether surveyed or ur,-surveyed, and a climax was pre- Wantedcapitated two years ago at Belton to eut Iogs am) wood when the state forcibly asserted - Brower Hollingsworth,Wa want to contract with some oneculavati'themay■homormorjpoli.ehaiithes
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