The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-05-18

Harry Wilton, who for the past four
OR five years has studied the art pres
servation of all arts in the Dillon and
Butte publishing establishments, IT.
rived from Dillon Monday and is now
regularly attached to the MADISONIAN
staff.
r. T. BOatman was in town Thurs
day, having just returned from Miles
City, where he delivered three car
loads of cattle horses, sold recently by
his partner, Hon. Alex 'Metzel. The
horses were sold in a bnnch at S25 per
head.
The presence of Benjamin Franklin
Yerkes in Twin Bridges has no signiti-
canoe whatever. The report thav he
came into Madison county like young
Lochinvar is also without foundation.
B. Frank was simply here to boom his
pork packing business, that's all.
The latest news from Gaylord is to
the effect that the contract for the
Northern Pacific spur connecting the
road with the smelter site will be let
Saturday. The road and bridge are to
be completed within thirty days after
the contract is let. The spur will on
meet with the main track about four
miles above Whitehall.
The Virginia City and Norris stage
line now connects with the Sappirgton
stage at Norris, which connects with
the Northern Pacific passenger. trains
both east and west bound. With close.
connections the trip from Virginia to
Butte can 0 be made in one day, and
mail is received~over this line 81 hours
earlier. The returning stage does not
arrive in Virginia until s p. m
The attention OF members of Com
pany D iscalled to the notice published
in another column of this paper, signed
by their captain, George Ref. The
company now has a set Of lockers at
the armory, and the new military code
requires hat all uniforms, guns and
military stores must be kept therein
under evere penalties. Captain Ref
is making an effort to collect all prop
critics belonging to the company.
Master Eddie Smith, the 16 year old
son of Mrs. E. L. Smith, of this city,
gives promise of becoming a wonder
in a mechanical way. He has just fin
ished a miniature steam engine, sta
tionery, complete in all it's working
details, every part of which was made
by him, and which Guns as smoothly
ard perfectly as the factoIy machine.
Fully 100 people viewed the machine
at the MAD1SONIAN Office last Satur-
day. The boy is a genius and the world
may hear from him some day.
With colors flying and in all the
g~orgeousness of theatrical splendor,
the Borderland company left town yes
terday morning in one of Charlie Blu
ford's f~our-in-hand coaches. They
} first went to Twin Bridges where they
played to a good house Thursday even
ing. This friday evening they are
, billed to play at the Good Templar's
} hall in Sheridan and will give a mat
inee and evening performance at Lei,
. ~terville tomorrow Saturday. Sunday
they will return home flushed with the
glory of their achievements and the
: spoils of the box office.
) st. Paul's Episcopal church. Sun
day, May ~l9-Service, litany and ser
j mon at II a. M; Sunday school ant
Bible class at 3 p. m; evensong ant
sermon at : o'clock. Ascension day o.
holy Thursday May %. The RICH
Rev. L. r.. Brewer, bishop of Montan;
will meet the rector in Ruby Vale.
where there will be service at 3 2. m.
and at the Junction at 1870 p. m. vi
% Saturday, the 26, the bishop and recto
will visit Madison Valley-service a
the hall on Sunday, 2G, at II a. N. Il
/ the afternoon they will return to tn
~ city Service at st. Paul's in the even
e. ing at 1870 o'clock. The Rev. d. Holme
II rector.
VIM. Rowland, a Bozeman bartender
~ vas arrested last Friday, at Norris
''r by Deputy Sheriff Jas. f. Keown, {
Gallatin county. and taken to Bozemar
" A warrant was sworn out for ROWAN
last week, but it was discovered he ha
le- left town quietly. He was located /;
ID Norris by Keown who was on his wa