AROUND THE MOUNTAINS. Just a Glance at Old Scenes and New Ones.

# AROUND THE MOUNTAINS. ## Just a Glance at Old Scenes and New Ones. *The Anaconda Recorder and New Northwest, Friday, November 6, 1885, p. 3 (date and page from the Newspapers.com caption; the clipping itself shows neither). Read from the page image by claude-sonnet-5-5; proofed by claude-opus-5-5, 4 Oct 2026.* Although its citizens do not seem to realize it as much as a stranger, Philipsburg has grown and improved very much in the past ten years. It is a prosperous town, with some 700 or 800 people at least within a radius of five miles—with two mills and mines employing 150 or more men constantly, while other mining developments engage a considerable number more. A number of substantiai [sic] buildings of brick and frame have been erected ; a system of water works, with 80 feet pressure, and numerous fire plugs, protects the town ; there is a fine school house on the hill and over 160 children enrolled in the district, and there is an air of comfortable prosperity in the place. It has been a camp of many mutations—mines and mills that were booming one day and silent the next—but through all the town has grown, and it seems as if hereafter all changes must be for the better. In the mercantile business we found selli[n?]g general supplies William Weinstein, Featherman Bros., who also have the telephone office, and the old established firm of Caplice & Smith, all doing good business. The hotels are the Kaiser House, a brick hotel kept by M. Kaiser, and the Silver Lake House, kept by Archie McPhail, while the building formerly occupied by Allison & Sherman as a furniture store, is being added to, overhauled and refitted as a hotel, to be kept by Mrs. Hines. The livery business is done by William Hammond and Conn & Hollenback, and with double daily stage lines to Anaconda and Drummond, and the daily travel to the Granite, beside ordinary transient custom, they seem to have a good business. John McLain, so well and favorably known, has associated with him in the wagon and blacksmith business Jerome Mathews, while William McDonald, Nick Newey and William Hammond have still other blacksmith and repair shops. Benjamin Pizer has a variety store with goods enough in it for Butte, while John Dawson, in the postoffice store, has another good stock, and Mrs. E. McDonald a stock of millinery and variety goods. Dr. C. N. Bowie conducts the drug business. Mrs. Margaret O'Neill has a bakery and restaurant, and Mr. John Rains a restaurant. Allison & Sherman carry a good stock of furniture. Henry Imkamp does the banking business for the town. James Myers has the meat market; Harris & Son do the boot and shoe business; John Opp is barber ; Frank Wilson has the lumber yard, while E. Mingle, John Rains, D. Simmons, Kaisers, Imkamp and Moore & Gallagher deal in dry goods, etc. A little distance above town is the brewery of Charley Kroger, looking snug and cosy and bright. He supplies all the country about with that modern essential to comfort—beer. Among the professionals are : the veteran Frank D. Brown, Justice, Notary and Conveyancer ; R. T. Rombauer, J. P.; D. M. Durfee and H. F. Titus, Attorneys ; Drs. C. N. Bowie, N. S. Snyder and Mrs. James Myer. Methodist church services are held bi-monthly ; there are Sunday school services every Sunday, and occasionally at Hines' Hall there are excellent entertainments, which are well patronized.