Fergus County argus., 1902-10-15
GILT EDGE
TO THE FRONT
The Well Known Mining Camp Of the
Judith Mountains is Forging
Ahead at a Rapid Gait.
ELEGANT NEW SCHOOL HOUSE
Building Was Opened on October 9th
and is Presided over by
Robert A. Mckee.

Those who remember Gilt Edge in
93 would hardly know the camp now
with its building improvements and
air of prosperity The business men
seem TO be doing well and II is safe
to say that there is hardly an idle
man in town, though as with all min
ing camps IN this section OF the coun.
try. there is enough laboring men 10
meet the demand.
The Gold Reef Mining Co, which
has lately taken over the Great North
ern mining property, has increased the
force at the mines and mill about
twenty-five and the pay roll has been
augmented in proportion. Good times
better than ever before-are looked
for and the most pessimistic of the
Gilt Edge people concede that there
is prosperous future in store for
the camp.
The new school house occupies
front place in the improvements in
the building line at Gilt Edge and
would be highly creditabe to a town
of several times the size OF the Judith
mountain mining camp.
The institution is located on a slight
elevation to the south of the town
and from the belfry tower a view is
obtained which embraces the entire
surrounding country, while the out
lines of the cut banks and rugged
hills of the bad lands are plainly Wis
ible to the naked eye. The building
itself is very compact and orna-
mental structure in a slightly Gothic
style and contains two class
rooms below and two on the up
per floor, which are second to none
in the county. Every attention has
been paid to ventilation and santa
tion and the residents of Gilt Edge
have good reason to be proud of their
school house.
X. A. Mckee. teacher of long ex.
perience, has charge of the education
al department and has proven his
ability in that direction by the excel
lent record made at his school in the
past three years. He Is assisted in
the training of the youthful mind by
Miss Grace McHugh and Miss Alta
Perry, both teachers of pronounced
ability. The new school house was
opened for the first time on October
9Th with an initial enrolment OF one
hundred pupils and II is safe to say
that fully twenty-five more will be en-.
tered on the school boohs before the
term fairly commences. The discip.
line Is excellent and Mr.. Mckee has
gained the confidence of both pupils
and parents by his excellent admins
tration of school affairs and there is
no doubt but that their appreciation
will be put in practical form by their
hearty endorsement of Mr. Mckee as
county superintendent OF schools dur.
ing the coming election.
Judge Sawyer has not yet got the
new steam laundry in working order
but II is safe to say that by the first
OF the month the plant will be turn
ing out first-class work. In connection
with the laundry the judge has estab-
lished couple of vapor baths. which
are second to none in the state for
convenience. The baths are now in
working order. Mr.. Sawyer is also
finishing the old school building. which
will be used for hall this winter and
an excellent hard wood floor is being
laid for the accommodation of the
dancing enthusiasts of the town and
surrounding country.
Chas. Williams of Lewlstown has in
the course of completion fine stone
store building on Main street, which
will be opened this fall with a large
and comprehensive stock of drugs and
the store of Norman Poland has un-
dergone extensive improvements,
which add materially to its appear
ancs.
Frank Lamb has purchased a lot
on the principal street and will at
once commence building operations
for the purpose of erecting a forty
room hotel. The population of the
town and surrounding country is rap.
idly increasing and Gilt Edge bids fair
to be one OF the most thriving little
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