The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-11-30

VIM. Foreman this week.
Prof. Bovee's necktie party at the,
Madison house last Friday evening
was all that could be desired. About
25 couples were in attendance.
All the board fences and out houses
in Adobetown were uprooted by the
how it feels to have a young cyclone
strike it. Reports from various por-
lions Of the state go to show that the
storm was general.
Gabriel Moritz left for Butte We'd
nesday morning. Mr.. Moritz contem-
plates opening a mercantile establish
ment in the room adjoining Mclean &
Bovee's barber shop.
D. r. Beck has just returned from
the Madison Valley where he did a
rushing business in life insurance.
Eight applicants for Bankers Life pol
icies were examined at Ennis We'd
nesday. During the next week or ten
days he proposes to make life a burden
for the grand and petit jurors now at
tending district court.
The Adobetown School will in the
future consist of two departments.
John Boutwell, will have charge as
principal, and Miss Edith Hunter, a
graduate Of the Twin Bridges Normal.
will have charge of the primary de-
partment. Mrs. Hattie Closton and c..
G. Mahan of Twin Bridges yer visit
ing at the home of D. II. Beck this
week.
Charles Chowning and wife left
Ennis this morning for Paris, Mo-,
where they will spend the winter.
John T. Borrell, brother of Mrs.
Robert Vickers, left Wednesday morn
ing for Choteau County where he will
spend the winter.
w. D. Emery, a seventh day advent
ist, will preach at the Christian church
Saturday evening and Sunday morning
and evening.
Drs. P. J. Raglan of this city and j.
A. Leason of Dillon were in Sheridan
Monday in consultation with DR.. Miller
concerning the illness of James Waller
the symptoms of which were considered
very serious. In fact, his life was dis
paired of for a time, but the MADISON
IAN is glad to chronicle the fact that a
change has taken place and Mr.. Wal.
Ter is improving.
w. Il. Clark, the Bench sheep mar
who WAS in town Monday, states thai
his flock did not receive any materia'
damage b. last weeks blizzard, al
though a few miles west of him on the
Beaverhead the cyclone was tearing W
trees and fences and making itself gen
orally obnoxious. On the Madison
side, however, the sheep men suffered
conside rably from the awful storm.
At the meeting Of the literary SOC
iety last Wednesday evening, the sub
ject Of debate was 'I;esOlved that Wa,
has caused more Misery than Intem
perance." The affirmative points wer'
brought out by David Stokes and a
the negative orators did not put in ap
pearance, the versatile Mr.. Stoke
championed the negative side of tn
question also. Miss Fannie McGregO
recited in her usual pleasing manner
Prof. Bovee rendered two violin solos
both very artistic, Mrs. McNulty pub
lished a breezy number OF the Gossip
u special choir sang, and the audience
dispersed in a very happy frame
mind.
II the many miles danced by tn
young people Of Madison county lat
Thanksgiving evening, could be pr
into a straight line and measured
would roach from Virginia to - vel
a mighty long distance from tho coul
ty seat. The Maceabees gave 4 larg
> and merry party in Virginia: TIL
{ Work,nen party ut Sheridan was larg'
~ attended and danced until the We
. sma' hours; the bali at Twin Bridge
WAS 4 success and was also the Maccs
bee ball at Pony and the club hop
Silver Star. But to return to tt
: question Of distance. taking the vi
L ginia dance as a basis, as 6gured O.
9 by a local crank on matheMatic
o Thirty-ive laps Of ArmOrv hall mai
} q good mills. 4 couple dancing
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