The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-09
IN SHERIDAN.
Council Votes "a Light the Streets With
Electricity.

EtectristtNs
Special Correspondence Of the Standard.
Sheridan. Oct. 5.-The town council
met In regular monthly session Tuesday
evening. Present. Mayor Glenn. Alder
men Ogden. Raymond. Shaffer and Ha-
genberger and Clerk Brown. The u
Gil decided to light the streets by cleo
tricity: that the number OF lights
would be determined after the plant
a in operation. The tax rate for
city purposes was fixed at 31a mills.
The bills allowed were: George Copp.
salary as marshal. $50; w. Raymond,
rent for town hall. sl2.
Mvs. L. A. Green, the unfortunate
lady who was to nave been examined
last week as to her sanity. died from
her malady Thursday evening and was
buried the following day. the services
being from the NJ. +. church. Mrs.
Green was a native of Missouri and
came to Montana in 1883. She was
married TO Mr.. Green in 1881. her maid
en- name having been Cinderella r. Up
ton. She vas born in 1874 and was.
therefore. In the 54th year OF her age
During the number OF years she has
been a resident of this vicinity she
has made many a warm friend who
deplore her sad taking IN.
Three threshing machines are at work
in the immediate neighborhood at
present and the crops, on an average.
are exceedingly good.
c. NJ. Parr OF Butte was in this vi
cinity last week inspecting some real
estate which he owns near Sheridan.
A girl baby was born TO the wife of
Frank Il. Linderman of Brandon on
the morning of Oct. 3.
Humber Cheney. one OF the employees
OF the Letter mine. Is in Butte enjoy
ing n holiday.
Frank Nelson. who has been on a
three months visit to Nebraska, re-
turned TO Sheridan on Thursday. He
was accompanied by his niece. Miss
Alice Nelson, who will visit relatives
at this point for a while. Mr.. Nelson
tool in the fair at Omaha during his
absence and reports having had a
very pleasant visit.
l.. u. Hall. the candidate for county
attorney on the silver republican tick
ct. was in town a few days g in
the interests of his candidacy.
ID. l.. Whistman. who has been on a
short business trip through Utah and
Nevada, returned to Sheridan Thurs
day.
James V~anderbeck. the brickmaker
Of Adobetown. was in town Tuesday,
having paid our neighboring village,
Twin Bridges. a business visit.
Will Stevenson. who has been firing
at the German bar dredge. has gone
10 Dlllon 10 Work TOT the DART ffdru-
ware company.
The second one OF the twin boys
which were born to Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Ellinghouse some four months ago died
Saturday morning and was buried the
following day.
J.. s. Huffman Of Philipsburg. who
has been In the Mayfiower country on
n mining venture. spent a few days
in Sheridan this week visiting his old
time friend. L. c. Edwards.
Charles CHASER is putting In the week
at the Ruby Towering mill getting 1t
I'm readiness for the eason's run.
Mrs. James Mitchell and daughter
came down from Virginia City yes
terday and are the guests Of Mrs.
George Rowe.
w. w. Pennington Of Butte came
over Thursday and the following day
surveyed for patent a claim adjoining
the Toledo grant at Brandon belong
ing to II. Nichols OF Butte.
Charles Mccoy of Butte returned
home Saturday after a short visit with
his mother. Mrs. Fred Shulz.
John Dumas returned from Dillon
Tuesday. where he had been attending
the fair. He says that owing to the
disagreeable weather which prevailed
the fair was a failure.
Andrew Anderson, one OF tho pros
porous miners OF Georgia gulch. left
on Wednesday for a visit to Sterling.
Ill. He will visit relatives during his
absence and expects to be away some
six weeks. In the meantime he has
mad arrangements for some 100 feet
of tunneling to be done on the Union
mine. a promising galena prospect
which ne owns in Georgia gulch. When
that work is completed he expects 10
have a large body OF high grade ore
TO stope from.
Joe Allen. who is leasing on the Lit
tie Goldie. a galena prospect situated
I'm Goodrich canyon, recently shipped a
car load Of ore To The East Helena