The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-10-19


agltating the matter Of county organ
ization, similar to that recently effect
ed in Beaverhead county. 1t had been
decided to call meeting in this city
interested are invited.
After etfecting an organization dele
gates will probably be elected to
state meeting soon to be held in Hele-
ma. The sheep growing industry in
Madison county is fast assuming gi-
gantic proportions. and the PROPOSE
tion now is to organize in order to pro-
tect its interests.
The county institute will convene
Monday, and as the law requires all
teachers in the county to be present
the institute ought to be we'll attended
! There are almost fifty teachers in the
| county, and aside from these mum ber
of others interested in educational
work will swell the attendance. The
day sessions will be held in the school
house and the evening sessions in the
NJ. E. Church. Rev. Wiley Mountjoy
Monday evening at the Church. There
will also be some music and after the
address an informal reception will be
| held at the Church to facilitate the ac-
quaintance of the visitors and Virgin.
ians. 1t is hoped that the public will
attend this function quite generally
Prof. Steere, State Superintendent OF
instruction, will lecture Tuesday even
ing.
| A musical and literary entertain
ment will be given at the Church
Wednesday evening. The local and
| visiting talent will be drawn upon and
the program will be lively one. A
special feature will be number by
Miss Grace HerndOn's musical class.
Miss Kirby, Miss Herndon, Miss Wam-
pier, Will Morris, Matthew Nelson and
other musical celebrities of the county
will sing, and Miss McCloud, Miss
Davis, Miss McGreagory, Mrs. Cheely
and Mr.. Fred Gibson will recite, and
there will be sthers. The public is
cordially invited to attend this enter
tainment, to which small admission
fee will be charged, the proceeds going
to defray the expenses of the institute.
Prof. Reid, president of the Agri-
cultural College at Bozeman will lect-
ure to the teachers Thursday evening,
the subject of which is "Sunlight and
Shadows"
Friday evening ball will be given
at Armory Hall in honor of the vis-
itors.
Mrs. Anna Augusta Kohls, wife Of
Julius Kohls, died at her home in this
city Thursday morning, after brief i'll
friday afternoon in the Virginia City
cemetery, the services being conducted,
by Rev. Joseph J. Bowker of the Epis-
copal church. A large concourse Of
friends were present to pay the last
tribute of respect to one who had been
a most faithful wife and a loving moth
er. Mrs. Kohls has resided in Virgin
ia since 1875, and during her long resi-
dence here had won the esteem of a
host of friends.
Mrs. Kohls was born in Bloomfield,
Wis, in 1855. Her mother, two broth
ers and two sisters reside there. She
leaves, besides her husband, two sons
and two daughters.
Among the arrivals at the Madison
House this week are: E. H. Page, Dill
Ion; W. A. Smith, Granite; B. ]. Schle-
singer, Chicago Thos. Thexton, Thex-
tondale; NJ. H. Miller, Twin Bridges:
J. H Penkey, Juncuion: T. H. Gala
han, Ruby Valley: J. r. Williams,
Mantpelier, Idaho; J. F. Mcdonnell,
McDonnellville; John Fillins, Denver;
F'd Quaintance, Fuller Springs: Sam.
Ogden, w. H. Hall, Summit; o. B.
Varney, G. Burns, Ennis; D. Bergman
Easton; Amos Story and family, Cam
eron; r. p. Meanes, Shoup, Idaho; A.
L. Anderson, Dillon; J. J. Cannon,
Great Falls; Ed. McGovern, ,Adobetown;
J. P. Perrin, Bloine Springs; Mark
Welch, Sheridan: II. H. Burrows, Red
Bluff; T. E. Butler, Butte; James Bed
:. al, Butte; A. E. Bray, Council Bluffs:
, Chas. Nelson, Dillon; Chas. Beckwith,
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