The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-10-26

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Frank Metzel and VIM. Maloney are
in town.
Miss Bessie Farrell of F@arrelton, il
spending the week in Virginia.
Mesdames L. t. Jones and Asa Corn
forth of Sheridan are whiting Virginia
friends.
5. NJ. Nixon, representing one of the
wholesale houses of Butte was in town
yesterday.
George H. Lyon of Lyon was in town
Wednesday on business connected with
the Lyon estate.
Charles Walter and VIM. O'Brien of
Sheridan were in town Saturday to at
tend the mining sale.
Sheep owners should not forget that
they are requested te meet in this city
on the 4th of next month to organize.
Mrs. George Henderson will arrive
from California shortly and will proba-
bly, spend the winter with her husband
at Summit.
Miss Flora McNulty, who tarried on
the way back from Helena with Butte
and Sheridan friends, arrived in Vir-
ginia Saturday.
Mrs. Thomas Duncan has returned
from Butte, where an occulist perform
ed a difficult, but very beneficial oper-
alton on her eyes.
The dance in honor of the visiting
professors and ''marms'' will occur at
Armory hall this evening and the
indications r that it will be largely
attended.
DR.. Schefstad, dentist will be in
Sheridan, Monday, Tuesday and We'd
nesday. He will also visit L~eiterville
and Twin Bridges this week. Those in
need OF dental work are requested to
look him up.
Representation of the Willard group
OF claims, owned by Messrs Gilbert and
Boetscher, resulted in the discovery of
a large vein of high grade silver ore,
OF sufficient strength to justify the
owners in working the property in the
future. The claims are located in
Harris gulch.
President James Reid Of the Bozeman
College arrived Wednesday evening.
doctor enjoys the reputation of
being n of the most brilliant takers
within the confines of Montana, and
those who fail to hear him in his lecture
"Sunlight and Shadow at the Nj. E.
Church this evening, will miss a treat.
Will Deimling went to Sheridan
yesterday to make some necessary
repairs on the telephone line and since
his trip the wire has been working
beautifully. The blue streak of ms
titute palaver isn't in it now with the
phones between Virginia and Sheridan.
Between Virginia and L~eiterville,
however, the line is very %erratic, coy,
uncertain and hard to please.
Capt. ]. H. Davis is a shade better
afternoon, but he is yet in a criti-
dangerous condition. There is
said to be very little hope for his re-
Several days this week his
death was expected momentarily. It
is like hoping against vain hope but
MAD1sON1AN trusts that the good
old Captain will yet weather the ply
storm which now threatens him.
Ed Adams, who was in Virginia. Mon
lay, informed a MADIsON1AN man that
ne and his partners are working the
BlackstOne-the little mine that Gre
sted such a furore in mining circles
asst spring-with vigor. They are
low engaged in driving a tunnel and
expect to tap the ore body when in
about 500 feet. They recently made a
Xix ton shipment, the returns on which
we're very satisfactory.
Bidding was active at the sherifs
ale OF Sheridan mining property in
his city last Saturday. An interest in
ne Baraska, Mammoth Cave, Andro-
media, Juno and Banner lodes was
fought by Henry Filing at 1920. An
interest in the Deacon Jones, was
Knocked down to VIM. O'Rrien of Sher-
dan for $500. Mr.. O'Brien also bought