The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-04-13
In VIRGINIA. TOWN
BRIEF BITS OF LOCAL IN
~TELLlGENCE.
DOlngs of Virxtnians and MadisOnians
-SOcfa and Personal GOssip-The
Unofficial Gossip Record of the Past
seven Days.

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stock in the Virginia City and Sheri-
dan telephone line, and experienced no
difficulty in securing enough stockhold-
ers to assure the building of the enter
prise. The short space Of time in
which this proposition has been sug-
gested to the public and pushed to
naturalization is a fattering tribute
to the public spirit Of our people. A
meeting will will probably be held in
the near future at which time plans
for pushing the work will be matured.
A. L. Stone and Will Neagle of the
Dillon Implement Company were the
first cyclists to make the trip from
Dillon to Virginia City. In actual
travelling, they we're just five hours in
route, taking the bench road from
Point of Rocks to Sheridan and the
upper road from Sheridan to the mouth
of the gulch. A cyclometer attached
to one of the wheels registered the dis
lance as 514 miles, which has in the
past been called so miles. They con-
slider the road an excellent one for
cycling from Point of Rocks this way.
Above Point of Rocks. the sand makes
the road very heavy. Dillon has about
1925 wheels and any number of long dis
tance riders. One of the events talked
about now is a long distance road race
from Dillon to Virginia, in which about
20 have signitied their intention of par
t%icipating.
In another column will be found a
complete an exhaustive writeup, his
torical and descriptive, of the celebrated
Letter mine from which Leiterville
takes it's name.
Ben James and Fred Farrell returned
from Butte, Tuesday, where they went
to make the final arrangements for be-
CHING operations on the Alemeda mill.
Mrs. Byrd expects to visit her hus-
band, who is now located at Pocatello
next week. She will be away a few
days only.
The Odd Fellows ball will be one of
tIS SOC1dl cFcHGS Which, WILL UiluS all
the dancing people of Virginia City
out. 1t will be held at Armory hall on
the evening Of the anniversary cele-
b~ration, April 26. A reception will be
held at Odd Fellows hall at the same
time and tickets will admit guests to
ball, reception and supper.
It is understood that all necessary
arrangements have been completed
and that the Alemeda mill will be
crushing ore in a very few days.
T. A. Metzel president of the West
Fork Gold Mining Company, is in town
to-day; Charles Pendarvis, his super
intendent, is here also. Mi. Metzel
expects to begin operations about the
first of May.
The remains of Wing Dot, the un-
fortunate celestial who lost his life in
the snow storm last Thursday evening,
Saturday. The funeral was largely at
tended by Wing Dots countrymen.
The bicycle fever is the latest cpl
demic in Virginia. Among those who
propose to crack the atmosphere on
pneumatics are Will Nunernberger.
Luther Buford, Gene Chiefly, A. j.
Wilcomb, and D. r. Beck.
The leading firms of Southern Mon
Jana appreciate the value of the MAD
1sONIAN as an advertising medium. A
glance at our columns is convincing.
Get On the band wagon before the pro-
cession of commerce leaves you in the
rear.
Tod Rodgers is in the city to-day.
Mr.. Rodgers is kept quite busy these
days getting the poor farm ready for
county charges.
Subject at M. E. church Sunday even
ing Aril l4th, is Easter.
The various mercantile establish
ments of Virginia close Sunday and
on all succeeding Sundays in the future,
by agreement. The meat markets will
keep open until 10 a. n. only.
George Filing left for Butte Thurs
day. He will make a tour of the state
in the interest of a Chicago stationery
firm.