The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-03-23

Miles J. Covenaugh,a Butte attorney,
was in town Sunday enroute to his
home from a business trip to Rich
mond Flat. He is of the opinion that
the Monitor mine will prove n of the
best producers in the state.
Hon. Alex Metzel returned to his
home at Fuller Springs Saturday, TAX
ing with him his suspicious looking Sar-
atoga. The senator emphatically de-
MES the matrimonial rumor circulated
concerning him by Representative
Rossiter.
S. Audiffred. the Laurin merchant,
was in town Thursday. Mr.. Auditfred
is one of the Oldest subscribers on the
MADIsoNIAN lists. During Is years
s%ojourn in his native country, France,it
was, as he expresses it. a weekly letter
from Madison county.
Attention is called to the county adj
vertisement in another column. calling
for bids for the care and maintenance
of the county poor on the poor farm.
The bids will be opened at special ses-
sion of the commissioners to be held
Monday, April LIST, next.
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Sunday
March 24.-Sunday School and Bible
class at 3 p. m: evening service and
sermon at 1880. In the morning there
will be service, litany and sermon at
the hall in the Madison valley at II.
The Rev. D. Holmes, rector.
A we'll attended and very enjoyable
dance was given at Nevada City last
Friday evening. Quite a number of
Virginia City people were present.
James McClurg and Bert Kellogg were
floor managers and Professors Striker
and Budd furnished the music.
DR.. Bradley is back from Twin
Bridges. His patients can find him at
his Virginia City Office until Thursday
March %, when he will leave for Ennis.
Ennis people with aching motors can
find him al the Ennis hotel after the
above date for a few days only.
o. NJ. Best of the Montana Mercan-
tile company, came over from Dillon
yesterday. A portion of the trip he
made on his bycicle. Mr.. Best says
that bycicle riders are thicker in Dill
Ion than were supporters of Helena
after the late capital campaign.
The Largely mill will resume opera
tions, we understand, within the next
three weeks, under the supervision OF
Superintendent Rice. The mine and
mill will employ from % to 80 men, and
most of the old employees. who were
discharged when the mill closed down
last fall. will be re-employed. :.
Efe Mathis, accompanied by his
nurse, George Cummings, came up
from Sheridan Saturday. Mr.. Mathis
expressed his heartfelt gratitude to all
| who has shown interest in his unfor-
tunate condition. Accompanied by
Cummings he left for Butte Monday,
from which place he will 60 east for
treatment.
Robert Vickers returned from Mon
roe, Nebraska, yesterday, to which
place he was called about ten days age
by the serious illness of a brother. The
sick man had almost completely re-
| covered when Vickers left for Montana.
He was accompanied on his return
trip by his son Dawson, who has beer
away about a year.
In another column will be found ar
article, reprinted from the Butte Inter
Mountain relative to the rumored sale
Of the PARROT company's properties tt
the Anaconda company. We reprint
the rumor as published by our Butte
contemporary, but hope that it may
prove to be a canard. as it would be
Gaylord's death blow.
A. J. Wilcomb and brothers, Frank
and Grin, have purchased the mercan
tile establishment of Ras Rochester a.
Laurin. They will not take charge
until about May Is, at which time they
expect a complete new stock of goods
The store building will be renovated
and enlarged in the meantime,
This establishment is conceded to be
one of the best country business point!
in the state, and as the Wilcomt
Brothers are young men of known abil
ity and worth, their success is assured
A we'll known Dillon merchant wht