P a g e 4 G h o s t T o w n s a n d H i s t o r y Hallowe’en Cakes- Often a few novel recipes have to creep into the department, so now for these very unusual and seasonable rules. First for “Jack o’lantern” cakes: From a plain loaf cake baked in a sheet cut pumpkin-shaped cakes about two and a half inches wide and two inches thick and Ice with frosting colored yellow, with the yolk of eggs or with saffron. While the icing Is still moist, Insert two small red candies for the eyes and nose and a row of them for the teeth. For the “clock faced” cakes, buy a few vanilla wafers, coat with vanilla frothing and let them dry. With melted chocolate and a new small paint brush you make the numerals of the clock, the hands in the center pointing to midnight, “the witching hour’’ Children adore these confections, which require only a little time and patience. I am sure every mother is more than willing to do this. MADAME MERRI. From The Ismay Journal Newspaper, Nov. 10, 1911 Accessed via www.montananewspapers.org Would you like to receive our digital monthly magazine for free? Just send an email with MAGAZINE in the subject to ghosttownsofmontana@gmail.com Please be sure to share this newsletter with a friend! The Argenta School School terms were held more regularly than in most mining towns. A term never lasted more than three months. It was difficult to maintain enrollment or to keep teachers due to the unorganized society. Teachers were paid either by local subscription or by benefit dances held in a home or in a saloon. The usual salary was $20 per month plus room and board that was provided by families in the town. Photo by Jolene Ewert-Hintz Photo by Jolene Ewert-Hintz The Argenta school district was established around 1890. This wood frame building was built around 1910. It first sat in the middle of town, but was later moved to the outskirts of Argenta. School was held in this building for about 60 years. School district 4 had the same boundaries from the time it was organized until it was abandoned on August 4, 1971 due to the people voting to consolidate with Dillon District 10. The earliest record available is the Teacher’s register dated 1897, when M. Koepp worked for a term of 6 months with a salary of $55 per month. The last teacher in Argenta was Mrs. Marian Zink, who taught 16 children from August, 1968, to May, 1969. Her pay was $4,500 per term. – Courtesy of the Beaverhead County Museum, where the school is currently on display, https:// beaverheadcounty.org/.../beaverhead-county-museum/ Photo by Jolene Ewert-Hintz
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