The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-20
NEWS FROM THE BURG
The New School Is Completed and in
Smooth Working Order.
AN ORDINANCE VIOLATED
A Visionary MetaIlurgist - Pretty
Instructors-WhIst as a Corker
The Camp Is Dull. But
Children Are Numerous.
Special Dispatch to the STANDARD.


Philipsburg, Jan. 19.-The Philips
burg school house about which there
has been so much agitation is at last
occupied, and to an unprejudiced mind
would appear to be a very creditable
building, creditable alike to the tax
payers who authorized the expenditure
of the money to the trustees and to
the contractor, Charles Suffer. Much
adverse criticism has from time to time
been INDUCED in about one thing or an
other in connection with the building
since the first election for bonds was
held, and that there was some cause for
criticism will hardly be denied, and yet
II is now only fair to all concerned to
say that perhaps a majority of the
taxpayers of the city are satisfied that,
taken all together, their money has
been honestly spent and they are proud
of the structure. That the building
was needed ample proof can be had by
a visit to the school where already 1t
has been found necessary TO increase
the number of seats aud the serious
consideration by the board of the en-
ployment of two more teachers.
There again the trustees come in for
no end of unfavorable criticism for 1T is
understood that they have sent east
for two more lady teachers who are
well recommended and graduates of
Normal school, instead of employing
local lady teachers who are out of en-
ployment for the present and who
would probably .be applicants for the
positions if there was a chance of sue
cess. 1t is said that this action of the
board was influenced by the particu-
larly fortunate selection of the two
Misses Short and Annie Price of Iowa
who, IL seems have displayed great tall
ent in the arrangement of the classes
in their respective grades. OF course
none deny that both Miss Ryan and
Mrs. Smith are all that could be desired
in the first and second primary depart
ments, but IL seems that the board is
partial to good looking Iowa girls in
preference TO the home made article
The present enrolment is only 80,
but when the weather clears up a little
the average daily attendance will in
all likelihood reach nearly IL not quite
400. and about the next thing to con-
front and bother the trustees is addi-
tional room. Professor Clifford is the
superintendent assisted by Miss NJ. c,
Ryan, Mrs. Eugene Smith, Miss Madge
Short, Miss Amy Short and Miss Annie
II. Price. When the other two teachers
arrive and seats enough for all who
attend are i'm place, the trustees will
feel that they have done their duty by
the people and be quite well pleased
with themselves, and whether other
people are or not, it would be only the
truth to say that they don't appear to
care a rap.
The town council is coming I'm for
more than its usual share of unkind
remarks and this time il is from those
who are i'm the majority, the children.
An ordinance was recently passed and
is now a law making il a misdemeanor
m oil he fn
short ride, to coast on any of the streets
or alleys, or to speak above a whisper
without a special permit, at least this
was the way the ordinance was de-
scribed by one of the boys who consid-
cred himself an interested party to the
controversy. For a small thing that
amounts to nothing one way or the 9TH
er, on account of the inability of its
enforcement In any American city,
town, village or hamlet, il has caused
more talk than many other things of
much more moment to the people. A
meeting of the full-grown citizens,
most of whom would be afraid to step
on toboggan that was snubbed to a
post, is one of the things talked of, to
protest against the enforcement of the
ordinance and one of the most reliable
and substantial mercantile establish
ments in town advertises to furnish
bonds and money TO sue the town to
every child who is arrested under and
by virtue of the ordinance. who at the
time of arrest is wearing a pair of
certain brand of shoes sod only bv
them at so much less than cost. etc In
the meantime and while the discussion
is at its heighth, one is frequently
startled by the yell track" and before
you have time to think some festive
youngster has run one runner over
your faVorite corn and disappeared in
cloud of snow before you have had
an opportunity to kill him, and there
are people here who will bet on the
same conditions existing 400 years from
date, ordinance or no ordinance.
Philipsburg was probably never dull
er than IL is al present, aside from the
gossipping about ones neighbors abus-
ing the old board of county commits
s!oners, the school trustees and the
board OF aldermen, there Is little done
worth mentioning. There are certain
gentlemen here. however, who either
do not care to discuss those things so
near and dear to the gossipping heart
or who have exhausted the subject and
taken To playing duplicate whist and
those who do not have wives or who
can rake up some legal excuse for be-
ing out late nights are said to pass
many enjoyable long winter evenings
But even this pleasant diversion has it's
drawbacks, at least TO some of the gen.
dlemen VINO enjoy the sport, for where
there is no stake money on the games
there is evinced a great desire to win
by all who play, and II is said that
acquaintances can tell by the down
on my luck expression on the coun-
tenances Of the losers the next day.
who won the game. A professional
gentleman well known throughout the
state played a few games some weeks
ago and won easily. in fact while
very courteous gent leman and not in
the least affected by success or failure
in the usual walks OF life. his success
in whist being 50 phenomenal q rather
alienated his own opinion OF his Prov
ess. and he got to trumping his par
ner's ace and playing fast and loose
generally. The Scriptural statement
that pride goeth before fall" was
fully eXemplified in this case as. while
he has changed partners. read all OF
the books on whist within mis- rsacf,