The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-02-01

DR.. Charles Pankey has gone to Grip
pie Creek.
Frank Conway, horse editor of the
MAD1soNIAN for Upper Madison valley
spent the week in Virginia.
Don't overlook the entertainment by
the children of St. Paul's Sunday
school at Armory hall Saturday even
ing.
The year 1896 was made auspicious
in the Funk family by the arrival of a
son, born to Mrs. Robert Funk last
Wednesday,.
Tom Farrell has returned to Farrell
ton after a long s%ojournH in the Billings
country. MI. Farrell will probably be
in Virginia sometime soon.
A recent edict of the p~ostofice de-
partment is to the effect that in the fu-
ture several towns in Madison county
shall be known officially as follows:
Redbluf, Pullersprings, Meadow
creek, ETC." That is rot bad. but we
will draw the line the line at Upper
ruby"
A copy of the Tattler. a DesMoines
school publication, was received in Vir-
ginia this week. 1t contains an en-
craving of Miss Edna Thomas. Mrs.
Anna Halls neice, who visited Virgin
ia last summer, and while here made
many friends. Miss Thomas was re-
Gently voted the most popular student
of the DesNoines high school, a fact
which will cause no surprise among
those who know her.
Washington's birthday will be APP
propriately celebrated by a grand mil
itary ball, to be given under the au-
spices of Co. D, First Regiment, Ma
tional Guards of Montana. AS the 22d
comes IN Saturday the ball will be
given on the evening of the 2lst. See
announcement elsewhere. The pro-
ceeds of this ball will go to the hall
fund as the boys have determined to
build a comfortable hall.
The city election will be held Mon
day. There is but one ticket in the
field, the nominees being as follows:
For mayor, Alden J. Bennett: for al
dermen: First ward, James Mitchell:
Second ward, VIM. j. Foreman: Third
ward, VIM. NJ. Donaldson. At the first
ward caucus. VIM. Norris was nomi-
mated for mayor, but declined the hon
or. Henry Filing was nominated for
alderman of the second ward, but re-
fused to make the race The First
ward embraces all city territory west
of Jackson street: the Second ward, all
south of Wallace and east Of jackson:
Third ward, all north Of Wallace and
east of Jackson. Voters must be quail
fed electors of Montana and have re-
sided in the city six months and wa I'd
80 days.
Mrs. Catherine Dow, grandmother of
Ira French, of this city, and Charles
and Drew French of Butte, died at her
home in Rockford, H., Wednesday.
January %. Speaking of her life the
Rockford Post says: Mrs. Dow was
born in Scotland July -, 1906. and
grew to %womanhood there. She mar
ried Robert Dow, December y. 1888.
and came to this country in 1919. Mr..
and Mrs. Dow came at once to this city
and made this their home continuously
afterward, with the exception of a few
years spent in the town of Burritt. Mr..
Dow died August %, 1879. Eight chill
drin were born to the couple. of whom
two survive. Mrs. n. S. Aagesen and
Mrs. Jessie Milne. There are eight
grandchildren. of whom three. Charles
Ira and Drew French reside in Monta-
ma. Mrs. Dow was a woman of noble
Christian character. Her kindly dis
position made her many friends and
even in her extreme old age she never
lost her interest in those around her.
Throughout her life she was a loved
and hOnOred member of society. and
her death will bring grief to the hearts
of many. especially among the older
residents Of the city.