The new North-west., 1885-11-13
FROM PHILIPSBuRG.
"SAND BARn ON DECK AGAIN, WITH A
ToMAHAWK IN EACH HAND.
A Confession Of Faith and q Declaration
Of War.
Correspondence Ne,o North West.

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/ Of War.
/ Correspondence Ne,c North Vest
Years ago, as your Philipsburg CORE.
spondent, in my earnest and painstaking
way, iabored through your columns to ele-
vate the morals and respectfully itemize
the social life of this people; when gave
/, up the job, felt that some of the best years
| of my life had been wasted. Did ] speak
well of mine, some scoundrely critic would
declare was unloading wildcat" Did 1
make favorable mention of some mercantile
house, it would be currently reported that
"Sand Bar" was out of -four. In fact, 1
found it impossible to live harmoniously
| with our people and speak the truth about
| them, or, for that matter, about anything.
1t has occurred to me that might help mat
ters by frankly admitting that my long and
not unpleasant intercourse with the people
of this section has somewhat tainted my
morals. 1 confess, without any reluctance,
that / have now less conscientious scruples
about the rights of property than any one of
the Grand Lodge of the /. o. G. 7. of Mon
tana. who, by the way, sold building that
was bought and paid for by the good folk of
this town, and pocketed the money without
a. I'll refer to this matter again, and
quite extensively q, If / live. AS for my
veracity, shall simply refer the Inquisitive
to those two irreproachable liars, and my
warm personal friends, Thos. f. Ward and
Thos. NJ cTague. They will inderse me-or
anything else.
MY PLATFORM,
Feeling assured that am now on the right
track, propose to indulge in the luxury Of
newspaper notoriety weekly, aud beg leave
to submit to your numberless readers my
platform.
/ propose to write about anything that
suits me shall never speak the truth, if
there is a possibility of lie doing as WELL
propose to look carefully into all scandal
GUS matter, and if 1t is creditable to our
quartz interests, write 1t up.
/ shall attend no more marriages on the
pie e-and-cake layout; nor will / preside at
Eye social festival" and in payment for the
feed eulogize coterie of old maids and ven-
cradle beaux.
positively decline to kiss any baby what
soever, or make any mention whatever of
births. Whenever Philipsburger dies, as q
warning to the survivors shall briefly allude
to the terrors of H-lL
Believing that our posterity may reap the
rewards of higher civilization than we
presently enjoy, shall earnestly and per-
sistently advocate the erection of church
edIfice in the town. 1t Ii shame that we
have no suitable building here for theatrical
purposes.
All references made to mining matters
shall be based upon the results of personal
inspection, and will be positively credible.
My observations upon the beautiful and fer
tile valley of Flint and its picturesque sur.
roundings must be taken cum grano sails
NEWS ABOUT TOWN.
Twenty-eight new houses are being built
in the township or thereabouts.
The Jail is about completed, and James
Carten will take In every Anaconda bum
or rounder who undertakes to run the camp.
Angus Mcdonald did excellent work for
the money, and deserves the commissioners
thanks.
Henry Imkamp is feeling much better; in
fact, so he tells me, quite rejuvenated. He
ascribes this happy state of affairs to his
abrupt change from lemonade to appoli-
naris water.
The water company paid dividend of l5
per cent on its capital stock last week.
weinstein & Kaiser have more cheerful
cast of countenance now.
VIM: Hammond came over from Anaconda
on the. .4th inst. with Turner and Mary Filley.
The old gentleman, while gaining lots of ex-
perieuce during his visit, brought nothing
new back in the line of profanity.
There is no sickness of any kind In the
camp. Aside from the trifling indisposition
of Mr.. John Deering, every one appears to
be in the best of health. This Is as it should
be.
Pat Dooley, a wealthy cattle owner, and
necessarily respectable resident of Willow
Creek, was around recently. Every time /
see Pat / am pleasantly reminded of the
years agone, and Of n class of men, rapidly
passing away, whom 1t Is much better to re-
member than forget.
About the 18th of November, Mrs. Hynes,
the former popular hostess of the "silver
Lake." will open her elegantly furnished
two-story frame hotel on Broadway. Under
the fostering care of the estimable owner and
her accomplished daughters, 1t is fair to as
sumo that this new and costly venture will
prove a successful one.
BY the way, Philipsburg has three large
and commodious hotels, and two excellently
managed restaurants. All do fair business,
but would make considerably more money If
their existence was known through the me-
dium of well written newspaper advertise
ment
Allison g. Sherman have their new furni-
ture warehouse on Broadway about COM
pleted The quantity and quality OF the
selected stock of goods now being received
by the firm daily, show an abiding faith in
the prosperous future, which 1t Is charitable
to suppose awaits this camp.
Every one in the district subject to jury
duty is patiently awaiting orders. Tom
Ward, during his recent visit, cheerfully in
formed us that court term would be.extended
to Feb. LIST, 's6. McMaster ought to keep
Tom In out of the rain. The lad is develop
ing entirely too much precocity for one OF
his age.
| am glad to learn that j. X. Pardee is con-
yalescent and about town again. hear that
he Is officially connected with new COM
pany formed to operate tine Far Down mine,
lode claim north of and adjoining the
Granite, and recently bonded by VIM. Wein-
stein from Valley ct nj. for $4,000 only
hope IL Is so. There will be some chance
then for Its development.
Among our many visitors Of the week past
the presence of none gave US more pleasure
than that of Charles Clark, the genial and
vivacious director in the Granite Mountain
and Buckeye Belle mining companies. |
regret to perceive that prosperity has made
our oli-time friend careless of his personal
surroundings. The animal that pulled him
and new buggy over the range, despite the
fact that he cost about 81 500, Is one of the
most impecunious and despicable looking
beasts that my eyes ever rested upon.
don't wonder that Mr.. Plummer refused to
extend the conrtesies of his stable. This
gentle reminder of the amenities may possi-