The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1894-03-03
OUR PRINCETON LETTER,


the Dedication OF IA school House.
We live in deeds. not years; i'll thoughts, not
brpaths
lii feelings. not in figures Oh a dial,
We should count time BY neart-throbS. He
most lives,
Who thinks most feels the nobleSt. acts the best"
Phil j. Bailey
1t must have brena sentiment akin TO
the one expressed in the above quotation
which actuatcd the great number OF
young people who attended the detica-
ton Of Princeton's new school house on
the night of February %, and by their
presence gave proof through the night
that they duly appreciated the Importance
Of the cause of education and were
willing to support it.
The school house, a log structure OF
2Ox30, substantially if not gaudily
finished, was built from funds derived by
4 special tax levy on the district in 1898
the calamity year 1t was a severe
strain upon the purses of many, yet there
was not single default. Its total cost to
date is $425, and the proceeds of the
special tax will aggregate 500, leaving
small balance with which to prolong
| Gllt ttIHl VI SGllbol LIE Ahpt1tllt
of the hall is about 60. At last we have
Il place where all can meet for religious
social or political intercourse, and say"
have Il right to be here"
Notwithstanding the many social
events that took place on Washinyton's
birthday, the attendance at our school
dedication was unusually good and the
sentiment that pervaded all present of the
kindliest; not the faintest note Of discord
intruded into that happy assemblage.
There were present, the Misses Ida and
Clara Owsley, from Drummond; Mrs r.
d. McRea and daughters, Maggie and
Mamie, Squire D. H. Mellen aud wife
Joseph Helman and wife, the Misses
Maud and Emma Swain, Messrs. Edgar
Charles and George Horton, Dominic
and Patsy Byrnes, Frank McAndrews
Irwin Blackburn, Charles Powell
Andrew and Orren Rhen, from Stone
Station. Flint Station and vicinity sen
us Mr.. and Mrs Henry Knoll, Charlie:
Warner, Miss Mamie johnson, D'n Me
, Donald, Ed. Smith, Orren johnson ant
, Tommy 1ennessy. Curry's camp (twt
, miles below Princeton) responded in thu
persons of Mr.. Frank Braw, Lee Henr,
and John Neering. The Royal Golt
mine and vicinity sent Il solid delegation
of bachelors, including Israel Glen
| Webster Butcher, Chas. kadell, Roher
, Thompson, Chas. MCGOWAN, Chas. Bnggs
G John Burns, the Morrisey brothers, E,
. gene.si'ton, Peter Mold and Louis Nol
, din. Nearly every family in Princeto
/ was represented, most Of them with 4
their children. from the baby up, and yo
may rest assured that the last wer
neither the least interested or interestin
y either. The home contingent was mad
IL up of Mrs. Rose Scherr and children, NJ
: and Mrs. Jonas Lind and Yam. Lind, til
!. haywood family, including Miss Nat
u Burns the teacher of the school, Andre
Engman, wife and children, Mr., aud Mr.
- Patrick Purtle and Jas. Purtle, Mr.. an
II Mrs. Finlayson.
J. Dancing began at 8 p. III. and COZ
"a tinued without intermission until a. |
IS of the 23rd Kolbeck and Johnst
m furnished excellent music, and abo
midnight Mrs. S. NJ. haywood came
the rescue with a table heavily lond'
It. with edibles. Financially, too, the eve
I'd was a success, the receipts exceeding Il
in small expenditures incurred, though tt
es surplus will not be very large, as the
ly mission fee of 81 was in keeping with t
lg times. ROLAND.
= A severe rheumatic pain in the K
# shoulder had troubled Mr.. y. H. Loper
IN well 1 known druggist Of Des Moin
nj Iowa, for over six months. At times t
to pain was so severe that he could not
d, anything. With all he could do he COZ
,st not get rid of it until he applied Cha
en- berlain's Pain Balm. 81 only made thr
lr- applications of it." he says. And ha
th since been free from all pain" He nj
w recommends it to persons similarly atfl
on ted. It is for sale by j. H. owil
Druggist. S4sln