The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-01-12
TOWN TOPICS.

OF the \. O. L. W., vas in the city
this week on official business. He is
making a short our OF the southern
part of the state in the interest OF the
order of which he is the state head and
of which he is Justly proud. At Wat
erloo Saturday night he Installed a. O..
Z. w. officers. which official function
he repeated at Sheridan Tuesday night,
Wednesday he left for Bozeman. The
membership of the A. O. L. w is fast
climbing toward the 5000 mark.
Mr.. Carney's home is only about
seven miles from the proposed new
town of Gaylord, and he states that
while the purchased site, which in
cludes about 10, 900 acres, lies in both
Jefferson and Madison counties, the
immense smelling plant and the prin-
cipal part of the new city will belong
to Madison county.
The Madison county ranchmen. who
are fortunate enough to WI farms in
Jefferson valley, Mr.. Carney says, will
by reason of location, certainly monop-
olize the ranch trade of the new town,
while the farmers of the Madison and
Ruby will be helped materially.
Henry C. Harrison died at his home
at Harrison, Monday evening. The
deceased was one of the representative
men of the county and had many
friends among the pioneers all
over the state. He was born at Will
mington, N. Y. in 1928. In 1862 he
Joined Capt. James Fisk's party, bound
fOr the Salmon river mines in Idaho,
but went to Bannack instead. In July,
1863 he came to Virginia City, and as a
contractor erected a number of promi-
nent buildings here, including the Ma
sonic Temple. He was also engaged
in the mercantile business in this city
for a time. Subsequently he located
on his ranch home on Upper Willow
Creek. where he died. He was an eX-
cellent type Of the sturdy, honest
pioneer.
The MADIsONIAN'S correspondents
are fast forging to the front and il
they keep on coming, which we GER
tainly hope they will, we will soor
have a county service ~unexcelled by
any country weekly in the northwest
1t is just what we w~ant-tOuches the
right spot, and we can stand more OF it
The letters signed "B" from Pony
have attracted much attention. ''Ariel'
at Sheridan is a busy sprite wh(
writes a newsy letter: at Richmond
Flat and Washington Bar, Meadow
Creek, on the Madison and Centenia
valley we have bright correspondents
who write us entertaing letters week
ly-but that is not enough. We wan
IL representative at every post-otiice IL
the county. Subscribers of the MADI
SONIAN will confer a favor on the
MADISONIAN by securing a CORES
pOndent in every unrepresented section
We want to make the MADISONIAN tin
newsiest county paper in the state
the pulse of the people of the count,
from which it takes it's name. vii
YOU help us in our laudable endeavOr
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81 think Charlie Buford is just tn
incest man in town. remarked a yOun,
lady who had participated in Charlie
free for all sleigh ride the other day
The ride occurred Wednesday and Wa
a very pleasant affair, there bein
about l8 participants. Will Nunel
berger was in charge, and Jim Powe
was deputed to 60 along II see thu
the young ladies did not embarass tt
was served at the Madison house parlO
The young ladies desire to thank Nj
Buford, through the MADISONIAN f
his courtesy and thoughtfulness.
Mr.. and Mrs M. j. Bradley gave
very pleasant progressive whist Tue
day evening. Lew. l.. Galloway w
the prize, a floral painting executed
Mrs. Bradley. j. H. Pankoy captm'
the BOBBY prize, W very pretty hal
painted small jugs-empty. Refres
ments were served. The guests We
Misses Nellie Shoenberger, Anna N
son, Josephine McCloud, Mrs. A. BY
MI. and Mrs. Ben James, MI. and NJ
Lew. Galloway, Mr.. and Mrs. Chez