JAMES PETER ROONEY.
 


	Commercial progress and prosperity are conserved through the efforts
of such enterprising and reliable business men as James Peter Rooney,
who is engaged in the drug business in Swift Current. He was born in
the province of Ontario, on the 8th of April, 1881, a son of Edward and
Rosanne (Doris) Rooney. Mr. and Mrs. Rooney moved from Ontario with
their family to the United States, settling in North Dakota, where they
lived for ten years. They then returned to Canada, settling in Manitoba
and subsequently came to Saskatchewan, where they have lived for the
past twenty years. Mr. Rooney was engaged in farming in the Estevan
district and was very successful as an agriculturist.  He is now living
retired in Estevan, a highly respected and esteemed citizen.
	In the pursuit of his education James Peter Rooney attended the public
schools of Manitoba and was graduated from the University of Manitoba
in 1905. He there took up the study of pharmacy and immediately after
graduation set about to put his training into practical experience. In 1908
he located in Swift Current, establishing a drug store. He has been very
successful in the conduct of this enterprise and has an extensive and high
class patronage.
	In Brandon, in 1911, Mr. Rooney was married to Miss Ada Hughes, a
native of Kingston, Ontario.  To them three children have been born:
John, James Peter, Jr., and Phillip Francis.  Mrs. Rooney is a woman
of culture and refinement and she maintains an active interest in the club
and social circles of this community.  The Rooneys are consistent com-
municants of the Catholic church. Mr. Rooney is an active member of the
Rotary Club and of the Board of Trade. He is essentially public-spirited,
being ever mindful of the duties and responsibilities as well as the priv-
ileges of good citizenship.  For recreation from his business duties he
turns to outdoor sports and he is a member of two golf clubs.


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