The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1894-04-07
FROM BOULDER DISTRICT.
Closing Exercises of the Princeton School
The Mines, Il New Mill, Etc.

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The Mines, Il New Mill, Etc.
PRINCETON, Mont, April 8, 1894.
"But if through the course of the years which
aW IT. me-
Some new scere Of pleasure should open to view,
l will say, while with rapture the thought shall
elate me,
Oh! Such were the days which my infancy knew"
Byron.
Thus sang the poet on catching a dis
tant glimpse OF the village and district
school in which, perchance, the happiest
moments of his tempest-tossed life were
spent; such no doubt will be the feelings
of that happy assembly of little ones who
closed a four-months' term Of school at
Princeton on March Both. when they are
grown up. The closing exhibition in the
new school house was, thanks to the
painstaking of the teacher, Miss Burns, a
success throughoutanda very enjoyable
affair for both big and little, old and
young.
The school house was tastefully deco
rated with natures choicest green and all
the representatives Of sold Glory" that
We're within reach. At one.half past
eight, scholars and parents all assembled;
the recitation Of dialogues, monologues
and poems began. 1t was astonishing to
see with what freedom and sclf-pos-
session the little ones mounted the i'm
provised platform and delivered their ad
dresses. Surely this must be owing to
the " charged air" Of America
and the confidence the pupils rcposed i'll
their teacher, whose watchful eye noted
every one Of their little movements
| There's Il heap in having confidence in
| your leaders-the writer experienced
that on several memorable occasions
more than thirty years ago.
The actors in this youthful drama
were: Howard Scherr. Emil Long. Nc
hurst Lind, frankie Finlayson, Freddy
Scherr, Eddie Lind, Emma Engm an
Minnie Lind and Miss Lucy Maywo cd
"Roland" rccited "Sheridans Ride
Miss Burns u lengthy poem dwelling
upon the .ateful import Of the otter
rashly spoken word, when through pride
not recalled in time, that was q lesson in.
tended no doubt for the grown up portion
Of the audience, and unless they had in
an objective way before that eve, it de
| serves wen 10 Dt lfilitlHDtffU.
| 4 short address to the assembly by one
OF the trustees closed the formal cx.
erciSes, after whiah invignrating refresh
menls in the shape Of coffee aud cake
contributed by the ladies'. were passed
around: an hour or two spent in social
conyerse by the neighbors, and an event
came to its termination which for years
have no doubt, will be cherished in the
memory of all who participated therein
1t is becoming monotonous to be say,
ing that the Royal is doing well and
keeps up its output of gold, but during
the long and severe winter there was
little opportunity, if any, for branching
olt or enlarginy the plant. No doubt
this will come to pass in due time.
The Bloomington gold lode has beer
steadily developed during the whole OF
the winter by a cross-cut tunnel which
cut some five Or six lodes in distance o
a little over 400 feet. The Bloomington
ians are now drifting on some of these
both east and west, and are exceedingly
well satisfied with the development o
the lodes. When spring opens (?) We
look for an active mining campaign il
this direction.
The Sunrise Mining Co., to the west o
Stone Station, are putting up Il well ap
pointed ten stamp mill-amal alyamators
concentrators and all. 1t will likely b.
in operation before the 4th Of July. Sue
cess to them.
N. j. Bielenberg and wife, with Mis-
Illlle kadell, were the guests Of Mrs
Rose Scherr, quite recently, for numbe
Of days. ROLAND.