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Title:
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] : (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970
Place of publication:
Ronan, Mont.
Geographic coverage:
  • Ronan, Lake, Montana  |  View more titles from this: City County, State
Publisher:
C.F. Rathbone
Dates of publication:
1910-1970
Description:
  • -v. 51 [i.e. 61], no. 22 (July 30, 1970).
  • Began in 1910.
Frequency:
Weekly
Language:
  • English
Subjects:
  • Montana--Ronan.--fast--(OCoLC)fst01203743
  • Ronan (Mont.)--Newspapers.
Notes:
  • Archived issues are available in digital format as part of the Library of Congress Chronicling America online collection.
  • Description based on: Vol. 1, no. 38 (Feb. 3, 1911).
  • Merged with: Hot Springs citizen, to form: Ronan pioneer and the Hot Springs citizen.
LCCN:
sn 86075298
OCLC:
14115905
ISSN:
2332-9807
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Ronan Pioneer

The weekly Ronan Pioneer began publishing under the direction of Coker Rathbone on May 12, 1910.  In the first extant issue, February 3, 1911, the newspaper touted the town of Ronan’s location “in the heart of the Flathead Indian Reservation” in Montana.  The location of Ronan is significant, especially after 1910 when the U.S. government opened “unalloted lands” or two-thirds of Indian land to Euro-American homesteaders.  Early issues of the newspaper advised land seekers on how “to lease Indian lands.  ”Residents in the Ronan area also petitioned Senator Joseph Dixon to open nearby timber lands to homesteading and to provide federal support for irrigation projects to divert water to Mission Valley farms.

The Ronan Pioneer advocated for the creation of a new county beginning in 1910 and continuing till 1923 when Lake County was drawn from Flathead and Missoula Counties.  The Pioneer remained in operation until 1970.

Provided by: Montana Historical Society; Helena, MT