MARCH 2025 Ghost Towns and History of Montana Newsletter From The Poplar Standard Mar. 10, 1950 RADERSBURG LETTER RADERSBURG, MT- Jan. 17, 1876. Editors of the Madisonian: I noticed in a recent issue of your interesting paper you spoke of our town as “One of the jolliest little burgs in Montana.” Well, we do try to enjoy ourselves in a quiet sort of way; and “tripping the light fantastic toe,” seems to be the most favorable pastime of our fun-loving community. The weather is never too hot nor too cold for the Radersburg folks to dance, and our city violinist is never so supremely happy as when he is dispensing those sweet sounds which the poet says: “Hath charms to soothe the savage breast.” The holidays passed off very quietly here. Christmas Eve was celeAccessed via: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/ brated by a dance at the Court House. Everybody says the party was “perfectly splendid;” and you know what everybody says must be true. On New Year’s Eve a party was given at Crow Creek, under the auspices of Mr. Macomber. Judging from the large number in attendance, it was a success financially as well as socially. Mr. Macomber’s dances always are a success. He procures the best music the country affords and the supper- well everybody in this part of the country knows what an adept Mrs. Macomber is in the culinary art, but to you, who, perhaps, do not know, I will quietly say if ever you are traveling in these parts, hungry, -as travelers generally are- just call at the Crow Creek Hotel and you will have your appetite pampered in every way that will make you happy, providing you are not a dyspeptic. Quite an excitement prevails here in consequence of the Treasury having been robbed, and we are sorry to admit that circumstances go to prove that Photo by Jolene Ewert-Hintz
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