The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1882-06-09
oUR coLLEcros's ACCOUNT.
sonie Notes al sight ON Patrons.

| Tho first call of the annual collector for
the NEW NORTHWEST upon It's subscribers
IN Flint Creek valley, and part Of lower
Deer Lodge valley, was nade during the
/ past week, commencing hit New Chicago.
/ Starting southwark Tuesday mrning, May
Goth, h. brought MP at the ranch of q. o.
| Gruwell where the purse strings were loose,
even In the wife's hands, anil c. O. was in
| good spirits, having had good luck with his
sheep and lambs
/ II. II. Thomas, next above, Il as well fixed /
as any enc in tho Flint Creek valley, with
large barn and granary where is stored
large quantity Of oats bought from his neigh
| bors for the y. f. 4. II. construction, twenty |
two sacks of which weighed almost as many |
hundred pounds.
found Peter Long further up, Gin shining |
apparel and "as happy as clam at high |
/ tide One stream Is running at the old |
placer mine east Of the creek, and paying |
| fair wages.
I took in the Eminetaburg school, near
Stone Station where Mrs. Ittdwell is work |
| ing faithfully and successfully with seven
teen pupils. 4 new school house was built
last summer By private subscription, and
will be furnished with the best desks aud APP
paratus this fall
Il. u. MeItae has a fine ranch next south
ofsehooi house aud IL prompt subscriber to
the NEW Nonru-WEsr. Giant 10 without
/ IT,"
| y. Il. Iortaa, .. Zone S8a both il the
Fright man inthe right place in more senses
than one first, a. a reliable, careful aud ae-
comnodating postmaster; second, as an ac-
tive, efficient trustee; and last, butno least,
as two good dinners proved, good man to
stop with when you get hungry on that long
road.
ID. w Hennessy runs the half way house Mt
Boulder, has been twenty-five years on the
Pacific Coast, and settled there with the be-
lief that 'there will be a big town there II. q
few Yeas" which the developments in the
Boulder mines mp Clear Creek seem to jus
tify.
d. and Il. Brown, 4. Heath aud John
Hickey are representing and developing
some of the best leads in that district with
very hattering prospects. The collector will
try to visit them ON his next trip.
Philipsburg Is so regularly and so faithfully
written up by "Saud Bar that there is little
to record In this letter, but q whole day spent
in the excellent public school is worth re-
porting. Mr.. D. ID. Weyaudt is teaching his
second term there, and is not only universal
ly popular with patrons and pupils, but Is
eminently successful in the thorough adj
vancement of his scholars. His plan Of
monthly examinations aud reports to the
New NORTHWEST has awakened q hearty
emulation and pride amongthe pupils which
IL securing good results i'll teaching The
pupils are beginning to enjoy the visits Of
the County Superintendent an1 an attend
auCe of seventeen boys andsevehteen girls on
Wednesday was quite refreshing to him,
while the entire programme of Rotations
was enjoyed rs only an old teacher could en-
joy it, PhiLpsburg school has an exception
ally good class of pupils, and her school Of
feers are justly proud of the school.
The Silver Lake Hotel Is as good house
for the TRANSIENT or regular boarder rs any
one needs good, clean beds, excellent fare,
and an attentive clerk viii make any hotel
attractive n. Kaiser has q fine hotel, and is
ajolly landlord. Your collector was well re-
ceived and rewarded by the patrons of the
New NORTH, WEST, most Q those called on
"coming down with the stamps" in spite of
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well for the popularity of the paper.
James Mcdonald keepsa good stable and
pony faredwell enough for a race horse.
Tho upper valley, Rock Creek aud the
ranches near Philip3burg, were reserved for
| the collectors next trip+-the last weak in
| June.
On The return to New Chicago tho route
was varied by crossing Flint Creek ut Stone
| Station and thence north across the mouth Of
Henderson gulch and down on the east side |
of the creek, calling on James Byrne, w. Ill. |
| Wilson, j. A. Scrutchleld, Jos. Henderson. |
| Crops and stock ON all these ranches are IN |
| fine condition, and the owners IN good
huEnor Jos. Henderson has eighty-ive acres |
| in oats, others have more.
| New Chicago is "holding its own" as to |
| business and travelling patronage. The new |
hotel is rapidly approaching completion, and |
| win be q nice place for the wayfaring man |
soon.
Mine host of the Chicago House is having |
IL al his own way, pretty good way for his |
guests as wellas himself has enlarged his
office and dining room, Is himself enlarging, |
| and may yet be a fat man,.
j. \. Featherman is doing good business,
which means great many things, AMI J. d.
is the active clerk of the school district.
The firm Of Caplice, Smith s Dingwali,
with Duncan con deck" and Lawson in the |
connting-room, is carrying on large trade |
and making things lively
Mrs. Emma Wilson is teaching the school |
in New Chicago, and that IL all it j. neeessa-
ry to say of the school. Thirty-fve pupils
were in attendance on Friday, and the Supt. |
was very much pleased with tho exercises all /
| day. Mr.. w. Is one Of our most experienced |
| teachers and the success Of any school Is u.s.
sured as soon as she is employed TO teach it.
| Started up grade on Saturday morning |
| VIM. Perriman's ranch IL in goot shape, and |
so il bis family, the heads Of nine children in |
n row make as regular a flight of steps as
eould be set up by any carpenter.
| D.M. DunkIeburg has o fine place, house, |
stable aud ALL and was IN as good humor as |
any man in the valley.
/ The collector struck Pioneer at an unfavor-
able time, noon on Saturday, one day before
payday.
A. G. Wilhelm l. bo~s, clerk, b9ok-keeper,
porter, combined. He keeps the most conn.,
plete and correct record of school operations
ofany district clerk in the county
| NJ. w. helley-weil, everybody knows
/ hinl-stop.
G. II. Dell has nice saloon and so has
James Petty.
Casper Geehrdts is call right so is Joseph
/ Daddow, who knows how to take care of q
horse rs well as any man in the business.
/ b. G. Steel and family are the good angels
on Yamhil and are always glad to see Deer
| Lodge people. j. G. II master Of the ditch,
not the "last.R G.
| Marriage Birth and Death Notices are inserted