The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1894-12-14
OUR VALLEY PEOPLE
HOW THOSE OF RACE TRACK AMI
VICINITY ARE PROGRESSING.
Ranch and Building improvements of A IL
Kind the Order of the Day--A Ne wv
School District-Personal and Political
Gossip-A Pleasant Social Event.

School District-Personal and Political
Gossip-A Pleasant Social Event.
The important repairs, upon the houB
of J. G. Jensen have been finished, and
his family is to be congratulated upon
new ceilings, new partitions, new tlues
and a new culinary department 18th
modern facilities for cooking. 1t is the
purpose Of Mr.. Jensen to furnish this
winter his patrons with the best beef in
the market.
J. D. Gabelhei is located on the Twohy
ranch for another year, and his ma by
good neighbors praise his dexterous use
of the carpenters saw and the masoh's
trowel.
The versatile talent Of George Johns pn
has strong bias for tools and machine ",
His wood saw is a welcome guest at the
wood piles of his many hospitable neigh
bors. Stove length wood will bring more
leisure and thereby enhance pleasure n
cident to the Christmas holidays The
porticos and mansard roof of Mr.. John
sons brick residence present a very neat
appearance in their new colors of oil and
white lead.
S. Mortensen is now at the home of
Neils Beck and will probably spend the
winter in that vicinity.
Despite the low price of wool, John
Hemsted, among other improvements,
has about completed preliminary arrange
barn and contemplates removing the will
lows intervening between his residence
and the county road, and building a
bridge across an arm of Race Track creek
and thereby give the passer-by full view
Of his yard and premises and making The
access thereto very convenient.
The cellar Of Ed. Calvert, built On top
of the ground, is frost proof, and on low
lands demonstrates the most feasible and
appropriate method Of constructing re-
houses. His cunning in the successful
growth Of small fruits in alkali soil is
worthy Of imitation.
The ranch purchased few months ago
from Henry Meagher by Chris Jensen
bears the impress of exemplary industry.
The monotonous view of meadow lahd-
scape has been relieved by the erection
of a cosy residence and we'll arranged
corrals.
George Burdess has leased the ranch
of George and Peter johnson on DRY
Cottonwood and is rapidly surrounding
himself with the comforts Of this life
Among the long and busy hours Of The
ranchman's life, Mr.. Burdess crowds
much reading of solid current literatlE re-
Near the home Of Mr.. Burdess new
school district has been organized and q
new and cOmmOdiOus school house erect
ed and neatly furnished. In its first
school this district has been exceedingly
fortunate in securing the services of
Prof. ]. L. Singleton, a practical, prof.
Gent teacher, and a disciplinarian of ac-
lnowledged merit ]. L. Fifer former erly
Of Warm Springs school district, has
moved his family to his ranch in this
district IN order to avail his children of
the superior school facilities and the
pedagogic experience and learning of
Prof. Singleton.
The enterprising and phenomenal
growth of the Smelter City finds an elo-
quent champion in voluble and able
George Casper, and it will always be an
inexp!icable mystery to him how a sane
genus homo, living in the shadow of the
copper metropolis, could cast his ballot
in a way that antagonized his personal
interest The considerable quantity OF
new fencing timbers in his corrals ihdi-
cate some material Improvements in this
line at no remote date,
Monte Strickland has fallen heir to the
mantle and mansion of his father and is
now making some important repairs on
the barn. The frugality and industry OF
his father still lives in the person Of the
son. Monte proposes to give the vending
of toothsome beef no small share Of his
attention this winter.
The political sagacity of Ed. Magone is
now directed more or less towards the
solution Of the principles of Populism,
and but few Populists are more eloquent
in the exposition of the great doctrines
of his creed than he. Mr. Magone has
leased his ranches and will give the ma
jor part of his time to his mining inter
ests at "Bear." His new barn, built Of
large hewn logs, forty by twenty feet, is
credit to any agricultural community.
No rural community can boast Ct a
more genial and competent blacksmith
than Race Track. Henry Hoffman's skill
in all the departments of his shop is com
mended by his patrons, and his many
friends hope that his failing health may
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