The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-01-25
in VIRGINIA TOWN
BRIEF BITS OF LOCAL IN
TELLlGENCE
heath Of Young Cavenah-Some Re-
cent Acquisitions to the Brook Nook
News Of the Week in virginia and
Vicinity.

Miss Lizzie Burns, who has been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. O. D. French
for the past two weeks, has returned
to Dillon
II. S. Gilbert returned from Butte
Sunday. He went over with a ship
ment of ore from the Sunshine mine,
the returns on which were quite salts
factory
Miss Reta Filing has been compell-
ed by poor health to abandon her
studies. She left Wellesly, Mass.
Monday, and will arrive in Virginia
this evening.
Drew French. who now owns the city
circulation of the Butte Inter-Moun-
tain, is reaching out in a captalistic
way, all of which his many Virginia
friends will be glad to know.
Sam Patterson, travelling man for r..
G. Halliday Of Dillon, was in the city
this week. This was Mr. Patterson 8
first visit to Virginia and between sales
he put in his time looking up historic
points of interest.
Jerry Kinkead has decided to sell
Ruby Valley ranch property. 1t is a
very desirable location and good in
vestment. His advertisement appears
in this issue. Mr.. Kinkead expects to
locate in Gaylord.
| At caucus of the voters of the third
ward, held at the court house Tuesday
evening, and of which Thomas Dun
can was chairman, A. J. Bennett was
named as the ward choice for mayor,
and Henry Elling for alderman.
The commissions Of Captain George
Relf, Lieutenants Gainan and Lowman
of Co. D, M. N. G., expire with next
Wednesday evening at which tim .
an election will be held by the COM
pany at Armory Hall. A full attend
ance is requested.
Thomas II. Teal alias Rubber Bill,
assayer for the Letter company, and
the jolliest man that ever jumped a
claim, was in the city this week. Mr..
Teal was on his way to Ruby Creek,
where he has placer interests. Mr..
Teal was accompanied by Frank Rel
ling also of Leiterville.
Marshal Stark has received reply
from the weather officer at Helena to
the effect that he has forwarded the
petition of the city council of Virginia
for weather forecast service to Wash
ington. The official ventures the opin-
ion that he thinks Virginia will expo
rience no difficulty in securing the
service. Speed tho day.
We congratulate our friend Went
worth of the Zephyr for the rasping
manner in which he tortures the souls
of those who seek to disturb the peace
and quiet of his sanctum, because he
tells the truth occa ssionally, and we
know whereof we speak. If our long
range moral support will do brother
Wentworth and good, he has it entire
ly.
Paul Fusz, president OF the Bi-Metal-
ic Mining Company OF Phillipsburg,
and Charles D. Mcclure, one OF the
largest shareholders in the company,
are expected in Virginia from St.
Louis about the first of February.
Both gentlemen are interested in the
Lillian Mining Company, the mines OF
which concern are located at Summit,
but their visit may have other signif-
canoe.
Sweeny. the prize Fighter, earswhile
aeronaut, who has probably made more
indoor assentsons than any other man
in America, has vanished into thin air.
He belongs to that class of men which
any town can we'll afford to get along
without. He has one notch in his gun,
for which he was acquitted in Missoula
county, and his record in Silver Bow is
narrated In chief on the police court
blotter Of Butte. His stay in Virginia
was short and his departure sweet-to
the Inhabitants. 1t 10 not known wha,
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