The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-18
CAMPBELL WILL SPEAK
VIII Talk to the Voters of Madi-
son October 10.
COULDN'T GET HIS MEN
Bh6ri1 Haines Was Not Permitted TO
Bring the Alleged Cattle Thieves
Back to Aontana-Board of
County Commissioners

Special Correspondence Of the Standard.
Virginia City. Oct. 16.-Hon. A. ].
Campbell. democratic candidate for
congress. will address the people of
Madison county at the court house in
Virginia City Wednesday evening. Oct.
~. Mr.. Campbell will only have the
opportunity OF speaking once in zach
county. owing to the limited time pre-
ceding election.
Sheriff Haines returned from Boise
City. Idaho. Friday evening. where he
went about a week ago in response to
a telegram stating that two men who
were supposed to be the men who re-
Gently drove OF a bunch of cattle be-
longing to residents of the Centen-
III valley. had been arrested at that
place n were in jail there. Mr..
Haines returned without the men.
owing to the fact that the governor Of
Idaho. for some reason, refused to al
low him take them. thinking tina their
trial should be held in that tate.
The board of county commissioners
Of Madison county met in special SEES
sion Thursday for the purpose of on
sidering bids for the erection of a hos
pital building at the poor farm. The
following bids were found to be on file
with the county clerk and recorder:
Whalen 4 Strathern of Sheridan Of
fered to build said hospital. as per
plans and specifications. for the sum
of $3.50: H.. J. Springer of Twin Bridges
offered to erect a hospital building at
the poor farm, as per plans n specif-
cations. for the sum of $1,127: ]. H.
Vanderbeck of Adobetown offered to
-.ax -
plans and specifications. for the sum
of 1888. The bid OF Whalen & Strath-
ern of Sheridan being the lowest, the
board decided to accept their PROPOSE
ton. The building is to be a four-room
brick. 26 feet quare.
A letter dated Sept. 1. 1898. was re-
ceived a few days ago by Arthur Fem
ner from his brother. Herbert. at Daw-
son City. Mr.. Fenner left this place
about a year ago for the Klondike. He
states that himself and party have gone
Into winter quarters about two miles
up the river from Dawson. They have
not yet struck anything very rich. but
they are as hopeful as ever. He says
that strikes are reported up Excelsior
creek. about 100 miles from where they
are. but that they don't pay any atten-
ton to these reports. as the steamer
Virginia boys are in the employ of
Hugh O'Donnell on his claims. for
which ne paid $40, 900. Mr.. Fenner
states that a number of the Montana
boys are selling out and coming back.
but that they propose to stay a while
yet.
Hon. T. C. Marshall republican can
didate for congress, will address the
citizens of Virginia City at the court
house in this city Tuesday evening,
Oct. Is.
Il. j. Fin of his city recently re-
ceived a letter from Hugh O'Donnell,
who is now near Dawson City, but for
merly of this place. Mr.. O'Donnell
stated hat he had just made a trip to
Dawson for the purpose of disPosing
Of about 40 pounds OF gold dust. Mr..
O'Donnell Is one OF the few young men
who went to the Klondike country from
Montana that struck anything very
rich. He and his three partners. Harry
McCrimmons and two other men from
Montana. own a very rich claim. which
they bought last spring for $40. 900. one
month after the boys had been at work
on this property. IL had paid for itself.
One man with a rocker has taken out
as high as $500 in one day. and their
mine frequently pays as high as 800
per day per man. Mr.. O'Donnell has
many friends at this place who will be
glad to learn of his good luck.