The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-05
IN VIRGINIA CITY.
Annual Meeting of the Madison County
Teachers Institute.

Teachers Institute.
Special Correspondence of the Standard.
Virginia City. Nov. 30.-The county
for several days has been visited with
quite "A heavy snow storm: the mount
aims are now covered thoroughly and
and no doubt will continue so through
out the remainder Of the winter. Stock
and sheepmen are busily engaged
rounding up their herds and taking
them TO their winter quarters to feed.
Although the storm has been quite
lengthy in duration. but little real cold
weather has yet been had. Not until
a few days ago did the usual annual
freezeup and gorge Of the Madison riv-
er take place.
The annual meeting of the Madison
county teachers institute. which was
In session In this city all last week. adj
journed Friday evening. after a very
successful weeks work. During the
entire session President ID. T.. Sanders
of the Dillon normal school. assisted
by Superintendent G. W. Orchard and
State Superintendent T.. A. Carleton OF
Helena. conducted the Institute. In
connection with the regular work. g "
eral evening entertainments were had.
Wednesday evening The following pro-
gramme was rendered: Male quartette.
Messrs. Haines. Birchard. Hall and
Miller: recitation. Miss Annie Cox:
duet. Misses Helen and Elizabeth Page:
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quartctte: vocal solo. Miss Grace Her
endon: address. Education" State SUI
perintendent r. A.. Carleton: essay.
George r.. Allen: vocal solo. Miss Grace
Herendon. Friday afternoon was CIV
en- up To an address which was given
in the city auditorium by President ID.
A. Sanders. Both entertainments were
well attended by both teachers and
school patrons.
The Thanksgiving dance given in the
city auditorium by Fairweather tent
No. II, h. q. L. NJ. last week was both
"A social and financial success. The
dance was exceptionally well attended
from far and near Those who once at
tended a social gathering given by the
members Of h Maccabees are always
sure of being rightly entertained. The
music was rendered by II. Il. Rygaard's
orchestra. The luncheon was served
in the Madison house. All in all the
ball was one long to be remembered in
the annals OF social successes.
Messrs. Funk and Pettigrove are
busily engaged erecting a large livery
stable on the corner for their own use
Mr.. Funk has been in the livery bust
ness for some years i'm this city. and
the enterprise which he shows by en-
larging his quarters Demonstrated that
the city Is increasing I'm business. More
building and improvements on business
houses have been and are being done
the past year I'm this city than any
time previous for years. This speaks
well for the business outlook Of the
city.
The funeral Of Captain Archibald
McGown of this city. who died last
Thursday evening OF hear failure. was
held saturday afternoon. Services were
held In the Episcopal church. the flu
neral services being preached by Rev.
Dickey. A large number OF friends fol-
lowed the remains to their last rest
ing place.
l.. A. Metzel and r. $. Metzel of Pull
Ter Springs were In the city Tuesday
preparing for n 10 days hunt in the
Upper Ruby and Red Rock country.
W. J. Ennis and sister. Mrs. c. w.
Chowning. OF Ennis were city visitors
this week.
DIR. Robertson and wife of South
Boulder. who have been I'm the city for
several days attending to professional
business. left this week for other Mad
ison county points.
Miss Jane Davis. county superlnten.
dent Of schools-elect. left for Meadow
creek saturday TO finish her term oi
school, which she has been engaged in
taching for several months.