The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-03-30
CENTENiAl VAIL Y NEWS.
Death Of a. r. Campbell. A Myster-
Gus Stranger.-Personal.

MAGDALEN. March 25.1Special Cor
respondence]-The first funeral ever
held in the valley except that of an in
FAINT child of r. Burns. occurred the
18th inst. A. F. Campbell who has
been sick a long time with stomach
suffering. An abcess broke in his
stomach three times. The end came
at four o'clock Saturday morning. He
was conscious to the last. MI. Camp
bell vas a partner of Henry Wetmore
and beloved by the family to a great
degree.
The services we're conducted by E.
A. Nye at the house of Mr.. Wetmore.
Mr.. Nye read the 14th chapter of ST.
John, offered a prayer, and two hymns
were sung by Messdames Fitch and
Nye. and James Nye. Joel Nye offici-
ating at the organ.
Nearly every one in the valley at
tended. The day was perfect so that all
could go to the grave and it was with
lONliS lldIlUS u1ldu Tx l1Cu llICO up w
loney grave, the last act of kindness
they could do for one of the best
and Oldest neighbors in our valley.
Two cattle buyers have been in the
valley the past week. VIM. Reed sold
what he had for the market to one, and
Ed. Blake sold his beef steers to the
other.
Levi Shambow has gone to Omaha
with the steers he bought last fall.
They have been taken excellant care
of and will undoubtedly bring a fair
price.
The other day Matt Collins saw d
mar coming across the fat with a pack
on his back. Matt said to himself there
comes George Humphry and he is prob
ably crazy SO he put his guns away
out Of sight and built a fire, but the
man passed by and went to Humphreys
place and camped inside the fence.
G. Currie, who is looking after the
place also thought it was George CON-
ing. He went to the camp and found
it to be a long haired stranger. He
asked him to the house as it was ex-
tremely cold, but the man declined:
saying he had been kicked out once
and would not try it again.
Next morning Currie went to the
camp half expecting to find him frozen
but he had moved on to the upper end
of the valley near Culver and Dunham's
place: went into an old stable and staid
three days of the very coolest of wealth.
er. He would not talk. Had a sack of
flour and a gun. He left for Henry's
Lake. When the story of George COM
ing back got to the lower end of the
valley it was told for a fact. When
Tom Clark heard it he, said, And did
they let him go and rot try to
keep him at his own home"
The snow is very slow to go, no one
has turned out yet.
Robert Burns is feeding beef steers
for Wetmore.
Harry Winslow and family will leave
SOOL " uIIC oCllClSOll w SpCllo u1lC Ill
mer with his folks.
H. Wetmore will go to Whitehall
this week on business.
We have a lady county superintend-
ent of schools. Why not let them hold
the Office of trustee? We have a va
cancy and | know an excellent lady
who is willing to be appointed as
school trustee. Why not give it to her
and try the change?
The wild geese have put in an APP
pearance.
Oh. for spring. We are SO very tired
of the beautiful, beautiful snow.
SUMMIT.
Just a little work will make the old
suit look bright and new. Take it to
r. 0. Hickman's.
Remember the benefit ball at Sheri.
dan Saturday night. The proceeds 60
to the Efe Mathis fund.
SEED! SEED!
Grass seed, Alfalfa, Red Clover
White Clover, and Timothy. Seed
for sale by
=. r. BURORD 4 Ca.