The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-02-15

dent of the Dillon Tribune. spent a few
days in Virginia this week.
Sheriff Haines has been quite busy
this week. He made round trip to
Pony, another into the Big Hole coun-
try, and two to Sheridan.
City Attorney w. A. Clark spent
several days of last week in Butte, re-
turning Tuesday. His errand was one
of private legal nature.
The little folks who participated in
the entertainment king Persifer's
Lost Crown" were very pleasantly en-
tertained last evening at Armory
Hall.
Will Nurenberger surprised his
friends by dropping in on them Mon
doy evening from Dakota. where he
went short time ago on visit. Two
weeks in North Dakota satisfied him
that Montana was not such a bad place
after all.
Miss Jeanette Davis gave very en-
joyable whist last Friday evening.
Among those present We're: Mes
danes Bowker, Galloway and Cheely:
Misses Gohn. McCloud. Wick ,ers. Will
son and Cole: Messrs Gohn. French,
Southmayd, j. +. Cheely, 2. H. Gohn,
Pollard. Steffens, Galloway, Bowker
Hall and knight. The first ladies prize
was won by Miss Nc Cloud, the ladies
BOBBY prize by Mrs. Galloway. The
gentlemen's first prize was won by Rev.
Bowker, the BOBBY prize by Ira French.
Refreshments were served.
The Mutual Iprovement Society will
give a literary social at the Masonic
Hall Tuesday evening Feb. IS. An
entertaining medley of music and reci-
tations will be given after which. re-
freshments will be served. Admission
ten Genus. The program will be as
follows:
Welcome Address. -. Geo. Galloway.
Violin Solo. ........ Prof. BOvee.
Recitation. ..............M Mrs. Cheely
Music. Male Quartette.
Reading. .......... Miss Cole.
Vocal Solo. Miss McClOud.
Recitation. Lyman Bennett.
Music. .......... Mixed Quartette.
Closing Remarks. .... Rev. Bowker.
Assessor Foreman returned yester-
day from his trip to Helena, where he
went to attend the meeting of the
county assessors. He reports that it
was decided to assess stock cattle at
SIG, milch COWS and beef cattle at S25,
sheep at Sl.75. No valuation was put
on horses or hogs. The assessor from
Dawson county proposed that horses
be assessed uniformly at $25, but was
promptly sat down upon. Another ques-
tion that brought up lively discussion
was whether or not the assessors shall
fix the valuation of improvements. A
small minority of the assessors main
tanned that under the codes it was now
the duty Of the board of appraisers to
fix the value of improvements. 1t has
been generally understood that the
improvements were not included in
the term ''real estate" and should
therefore be appraised by the assessor.
Judge Horace r. Buck, in recent
decision, held that the term ''real es-
tate" included both the land and the
improvement thereon. Under this de-
cission it seemed to them that it was
the duty of the board of appraisers to
fix the value of each. County Assessor
Fischer told the board that, in view 'of
this decision and the way he interpret
ed the code provision relating to the
matter, he would not put a value on
land Improvements, but would turn
that part of the work over to the board
OF appraisers. Mr.. Foreman came
back bv way of Whitehall and reports
matters at Gaylord rs being in very
healthy state.
Among the arrivals at the Madison
House this week were: Alex Metzel,
W.O. Metzel, C. w. Pendarvis, 1.
Pendarvis, Fuller Springs; Sam Ogden,
w. st Clair, w. Clancy, Summit; w.
r. Thomas, Easton; C. J. Wesley,
Highlands; J. f. Woods, Silver Star;
II. D. Rossiter, Sheridan; jacob Hahn,
Madison: Manus Huston. Easton; S. 3.
Page, Laurin; Bert Maynard, Ennis;
]. Nj. Seigfried, Barton; j. NJ. Cart
wright, Washington Bar; B. H. Dun
shee, Phillipsburg, Chas. D. Mcclure,
St. Louis; Paul A. Fusz, Granite; p.