The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-05-25

o'clock, Thursday morning. May 30th.
Major 3. H. Cook is the inspecting Of
ticer.
Robert Lyon who has Deer here to
attend the funeral services of his
mother, Mrs. Annie Lyon. leaves Nor
day for his home in Dickinson, S. D..
His wife will remain until the first of
July.
Several outside lawyers are in at
tendance at cOurt-amOng the later az
rivals of whom are: j. w. Forbis, J.
II. Duffy. John B. Welcome, of Butte.
and Robt. B. Smith, of Helena. The
last two named gentlemen are guests at
the Madison.
Custer Post, G. A. r.. will observe
Memorial day and has officially invited
Frank Blair post of Virginia City to
participate. The recently organized
w. II. c., at Sheridan will assist and
in the evening give an old war song
concert: two bits admission.
A boat to be used in dredging Grass
hopper creek was launched last week.
The river will be dredged down to bed
rock by mean of scoop shovels, each
weighing 500 pounds. These shovels
are expected to handle all rocks and
boulders up to two tons in weight.
Chas. Reese is in receipt of a cun-
ming little baby coyote captured re-
Gently by the boys of Larabie's ranch.
Mr.. Reese is undecided whether to
cross the breed with some of Prof.
Searles' collection or raise the wind by
establishing a bounty-on-scalps ranch.
Corporal Jim How's "Reminiscences Of
how he used to play ball in Paducah
brought out the statement that when
he was pitcher he once threw a ball
with such force as to cause it to pene-
trate an eight-inch oak plank. The
narrator was then induced to subside
after a liberal donation of pretzels.
St. Paul's Episcopal church, Sunday,
May 26. Sunday school and Bible
class at 3 p. m. Service in the even
ing at 1880 O'Clock. The Right Rev.
l.. r. Brewer will be the preacher. In
the morning the bishop and rector will
be at Madison valley, where there will
be service and holy communion in the
hall at II o'clock.
The Adobetown sphere singers
again scored a victory over the Vir'
ginia City band boxers last Sunday by
, a score Of Is TO the latter's 6. One
factions critic remarked that the prin
: cipal feature OF the game was the con
= spicuous absence of Jim McClurg'l
home u Another feature was ;
y, largo visiting attendance Of grizzlet
. old roosters, some of whom had no
witnessed a game in forty years.
.. The voters OF Taylor school distrie'
held a meeting Tuesday night for IL
purpose of selecting a new site and fix
. ing the amount to be appropriated 70
a new public school building. THREE
sites were first submitted, but after
vote the choice was left for a genera
vote between the southwest corner 0
5 the old Gilman ranch and the presen
: site. The amount settled upon for tn
. new building is $500.
Tom Baker, the wicked editor, re
T turned to Twin Bridges last week
. Uncle Tom is undecided whether t
y purchase an interest in the Monitor o
start a water melon ranch. In the lat
: ter scheme he proposes inoculating tn
growing vines with different flavors
SUCH as vanilla, pine apple, rum an
gum, when the grip is prevalent. an
h divers other counter irritants.
e A change Of tactics is reported at tn
Bald Mountain Con. mines in Wasf
ington Bar district. For the past fou
t. years a tunnel has been driven 400 fee
k below the ledge and has now attaine
e a length of $50 feet at a cost of owe
9 500, 600. Although it was apparent
a blanket ledge it was supposed by til
Tunnel projectors that it would evel
tually dip. but it never dipped so far {
:. known and the California company
:, expert last week condemned tho pro-
o%sition. They will now follow the Oh
body from the point Of discovery. III
y ore is said to be looking well and Il
% mine is considered a fine property.
In the review Of tho performance
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