The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-12-12

CIke Boyer, representing GOodkind
Bros, of Helena, is making a tour OF
Madison county this week in the inter-
est e his firm.
The county commissioners. Messrs
Joe Smith. George COpp. and Jake
Crissman. are in regular quarterly ses-
sioc this week. and the session is q busy
one. y synopsis of the proceedings OF
the board will be published next week.
Harry Warrington has announced
his candidacy for sergeant.at-arms of
the house OF representatives. He does
not propose to do much letter writing
but when the law makers meet will HE
himself to Helena. and depend upon
his hypnotic powers.
Monday was Il busy day with County
Treasurer Jake Albright. 1t was the
last day on which taxes could be paid
before becoming delinquent. and about
$1,000 went into the county Golfers on
that day. The total amount Of taxes
collected to date is S5S. 500. 90. which is
about the same as last year.
]. F.. Wilkin, the Bozeman stock
buyer was in the city today, on his
way to Whitehall. lie is buying Il
shipment Of cattle and has made up u
portion of a train load in the Madison
valley. Early in the spring he expects
to make a shipment of blooded cattle
for the Montana market. The ship
ment will be made up of Shorthorn,
HEREFORD, and Devonshire bulls and
Jersey ows
The pupils and f%un-loving youth OF
AdobetOwn and vicinity, have muster
ed together and on the evening of Dec.
18th, will antecede the coming festivi-
ties by the rendition of their first the
atrical. The proceeds of the enter
tainment will be applied to the fencing
Of the cemetery at Nevada. A dance,
including lunch and good music will
close the exercises. An admission OF
fifty cents to each will be charged and
united.
MSS Grace HerndOn will leaye for
Kansas City next week. After spend
ing the holidays with relatives there
She will 60 to Chicago, where, in the
Chicago Conservatory Of Music andDra-
matte Art she will take up the study
of music. Miss Herndon is endowed
with musical talent of q very high Or
der and her many friends in Madison
county confidently hope to near OF hel
success in the future.
o. B. Suhr, chief engineer of the
electric company which proposes te
build a large electric plant in the Mad
ison cOnyOn, was in town this week or
business connected with his enterprise
He has completed the preliminary sur
veys and expects to begin active opera
tions with the early spring. The
scheme contemplates the development
of 40, OO0-horse power which will b.
transmitted to Butte.
N. ID. johnson and Joe Emery, who
have been working on a lead at the
head of Hungry Hollow for the pas
year, are very much encouraged Ovel
the showing made. Their property i
opened up in four or five places ant
shows good ore in each instance. The.
have spent several months in preparin.
a 60-foot cave in their tunnel which
has retarded their development wor
but which is now completed.
Floyd Closer, contractor of the Cit,
hall work, expects to have the building
completed shortly after the first of tn
year. The lower story, or auditorium
will be completed by Jan !, when tn
Workmen will open it with their annua
New Years ball. The roof is just abol
completed and the work of plasterin
will begin in a few days. The buildin
' promises to be one of the most beaut
full structurs of it's kind in the state.
The bridge across the Jefferson rive
at Gaylord was completed q few day
q ago and has been accepted by the con
missioners on behalf of Madison Count
The Jefferson county COMMISSIONS
are baking in the races however, an
for some reason contrary to publ
;, spirit refuse to build the approach
" the bridge on the Jefferson county sid