The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-09-26
THE NEWS IN VIRGINIA
SEVEN DAYS IN THE So
GAL CITY.
Various Minor Matters of Interest to
Readers of the Observation-Disclosures
Generalties of the Weei-Persoal Mem
tiOn.

VIM. Zahner left for Kansas City
yesterday.
Gene Valencour is expected back
from the east in a few days.
City Treasurer Stark is engaged in
collecting the city taxes this week.
w. B. Millard. of Omaha owner of
the Kennett mine, will arrive about
Oct. l.
Mr.. and Mrs O. B. Barber are re-
newing acquaintances in Virginia City
this week.
Mrs. George Henderson and daugh-
in Virginia.
Charles Walter. of Sheridan and
Captain Trerise Of Leiterville were in
town Tuesday.
Charles Herbert Claiborne O'Brien
Of Indian Creek. spent several days in
the metropolis this week.
A bran new Kimball piano arrived
in the city this week and now adorns
the Madison house parlor.
M. L. Davidson president of the
Montana Mercantile Company, of Dill
lon, was in the city yesterday.
Sam Patterson. the Dillon wholesale
liquor dealer. was in the city this week
in the interest of his business.
Colonel Galloway spent several days
of this week at Point of Rocks and will
attend the fair enroute home.
! The MADIsONIAN acknowledges the
receipt of complimentary season tick
cts to the Dillon, Twin Bridges and
Hamilton fairs.
Mr.. John Strong. who has been re-
siding at Brighton, Montana, has re-
turned to this city with his family and
expects to live here.
Rev. Wiley Mountjoy will attend the
meeting of the Montana Christian AS
sociation at Deer Lodge next week, and
will hold no service to-ln,,r tow.
Among those who are taking in the
fair this week are DR.. and Mrs. Ragan,
w. A. Clark, Henry Steffens, Lew L..
Galloway, Rev. Wiley Mountjoy, Thos.
Duncan, and Jacob Albright.
The Republican county central COM
mittee will meet this Saturday even
> ing, to name a legislative candidate in
: place of H. L. Childs, who has with
, drawn from the race.
The Women's Missionary Society OF
4 the Christian church will meet at the
Methodist church Sunday, September
9th, at 3 o'clock. A full attendance is
r especially desired as there is to be an
election of officers for the coming year
BY order of the president.
A fake legerdemain performer at
tempted to give show at Armory hal
Saturday evening. His attempt was 8
fiat failure, however, his audience con
sisting of a scant half dozen. all o.
which goes to prove that Virginians
;, do not approve of "hamfat" talent.
Miss Alice Wight, of Medfeld, Mass.
4 who has spent the summer with hel
3 aunt, Mrs. Anna Hall. left for her home
Tuesday morning. Miss Wight is {
very pleasant young lady and made {
host of friends during her brief sOjourr
here. Mrs. Hall accompanied her tt
g BOZeman.
Ray Conger, of the Dillon Tribune
y was in the city this week in the in
: terests of his father, Judge Conger
S who is a candidate for Judge of this
n district as an independent. AS many
of our citizens had pledged their sup
port to Judge Showers he did not secure
, a great many signatures.
q Charles H. Kittridge, John A. Ken
. . drick and - Walton, of Providence
r. l., constituting a syndicate of capi
. talists represented in Montana by c. l.
Hathaway, arrived in Virginia Tues
day evening and will make thorough
,, inspection of the great gold belt o
u Montana with view of becoming in
: terested here. Mr.. Hathaway lef
. with them for the Gravel Range cOun
q try Wednesday.
a 3. J. Fine arrived from st. Louis ;
e few days ago. Mr.. Fine is looking
e exceptionally we'll and will remain ;
It few weeks. He reports rapid growth
e of silver sentiment in sections of tn
g east which he has visited.
" Misses Maud Lamont and Stell;
s Morse made the trip from Dillon t,
:. Virginia on their bicycles. The yOun.
:, ladies rode from Dillon to Sheridan tn
:. first day and came up to this city o.
! the afternoon of the second. The
=. have the distinction of being the frs
= ladies in this section to make the trlL
O The Virginia delegation to the var
J. ious Masonic grand lodge bodies hav
d returned. The delegation comprise
y Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Nj. Knight, Mr.. an
d Mrs. Robert Vickers, Mr.. and Mrs
VIM. Foreman, Mesdames Reid, Nj
Nulty and Galloway, Capt. Georg
l. Rief Herbert Fanner and Jamaa