The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-05-13
INFORMATION Of
ORPHANS HOME
my q staff Representatives.

Of much value to school children is
their own state. Many ask about the
work and conditions Of the state Or
nd seacSers ars ana =: ondyen
in the dependent children Of the state,
series Of articles we will endeavor
couni 70 1eaeh tine Ghildren Of Powder River
orphan. semi-orphan children OF the
If we could be in a large class room
that would hold all the children of the
first. Where is the state Orphans
Just like to know how many could
you are not Interested enough tc look
It up. The Home is at Twin Bridges,
Madison Madison &C county ~ away In the south
ley. between the Sig Hole and beaver
Of the Missouri river. at the foot Of
Rocky The TobaeeO moSO,,,an range. spur Of the
year can pc seen snow on the higher
peaks Of these mountains. The State
Orphans Home is located not a great
Of the Treasure state. in u horticul-
tural sense, about IS miles from the
old state capitol, Virginia City. which
and where gold at enc time was the
all absorbing topic. and the greatest
gold fields of the United States Were;
,s,1, where men men went wild and fought and
gold claim. Twin Bridges was very
all this. geld was freighted BY wagon
road at Salt Lake City. Haven't we
told YOU enough. children. Of the To-
cation to on make you hunt UP the his
tory of that part ct Montana:
Wen tell you something of the diff
ho
Home. that Home the children and the
different departments. that 80 to make
she hene Amy Saes the the in
l. all under enc roof but here at the
and upwards OF IS employees or care
way. The Home is about one-fourth of
q mile from the little town Of Twin
ssrss: hs s;oWs aesa M.n sss
Home. y is conducted on the cottage
plan. e;ssh ccttlgs is expected ssasat.a,
the main building which accommodates
the president and family, the offices of
president. secretary and general ma
mates Of the Home. Other uses OF this
bull ding will tell you of in another
article, Facing the campus on the
main drive. directly west Of it, with
pttai. not very large but splendidly
equipped. and the very incest nurse
possible. Then comes the cottage for
boys esi9a Sirh Des%aen s%a s%i s
hospital and this cottage (another
small playground or we may just cali
these spaces (runways between the-
for second intermediate and small
girls On this part OF the campus IS
going t. be built the new nursery. the
foundation for which is already con-
structed and the building exnectesl tu
be completed this year. ding back to
the Main, east first is the nursery
where the little ones are care for.
then comes the large boys cottage.
first intermediate boys This disposes
of the housing of the children.
There are several buildings back VI
these cottages, the barns. two of them,
not as large ncr as we'll squipped as
shop: root house; the pig stys and
barn yards. poultry houses and yards,
the laundry and engine rooms. also
ago was condemned and moved back
and Is used for general purposes. An
old cottage was repaired and is now
Msed by men employed en- the place.
school until they finish the eighth
grade. The state owns the land they
farm: The principal Officers employed
at the Home are the president and
the secretary. who are all three very
as near q home for each Individual
child AS is possible in an institution.
that bele ng to childhood. Montana Is
indeed fortunate in having at the Chit
dren's Home trio Of officers SO at
tachel to children and so devoted TO
their interests and to the interests nf
the state.