The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-03
In Sheridan.

In Sngrlodn.
Sheridan. june 30.-John Knowles of
c. A. Larabie's Brook Zoo ranch was
in town Tuesday. having been to Twin
Bridges with IL head of standard bred
trotting horses. which are being shipped
to Mr.. Larabie at Fairhaven, Wash.
Among the lot was a span of carriage
horses by Prospect. which can step a
mile 20 the pole at a 2:40 clip, which
are destined for Mr.. Larabie's personal
use. This is the first shipment of live
stock that has been made over the
new railroad.
r.. F. Turned of Butte, who is inter-
ested in the Butte company which
has a bond on the ranch owned by Mrs.
Van Brooklyn. near Laurin, and who
spent considera BILE time and money in
prospecting 1t for placer gold. was in
town Monday on his wav to the prop
erty.
J. Jandros of Butte came over Satur-
day and went on up to N~obleville to
look through some of the mining prop
critics there.
The funeral of David O'Brien took
place Saturday forenoon, the remains
being followed to their last resting
place in the Laurin cemetery by a large
crowd of his friends and ~neighbors.
Henry Filling of Virginia City and
Robert Rantoul, the general freight
agent of the Northern Pacific railroad,
were in town a few u Monday.
A. j. Bennett of Virginia City was in
town Thursday on his way to Twin
Bridges. where he was taking his son.
Henry F., who accompanied the Page
surveying party, who will spend the
summer in the Bitter Root country.
Clark Anderson and Frank Eliei, both
of Dillon. were in town a few days ago.
MIR. Anderson came over to make ar
rangements for the transfer of the
stage line to l.. Il. Edwards. and Mr..
Eliel was on a pleasure trip.
II. p. Rygaard, county surveyor, was
i'm tow Monday, having been around
the horn" on a tour of inspection of the
roads.
Robert Burns. an old-timer, now a
resident of Melrose, came over to Sher-
idan Sunday with the intention of at
tending the funeral of the late David
O'Brien.
Farmers are now busily engaged in
harvesting the first crop of alfalfa, and
it is said to be the heaviest crop har-
vested for years.
Messrs. Baumgardt and Williams.
who have a lease on the Smith mill on
Indian creek, are busily engaged i'm get
ting il i'm readiness and will start IL up
for a summers run early next week.
Fred Cooper. who was wanted by he
Butte police for the larceny of a gold
watch, $50 in money and some tailors'
tools from a resident of 4 South Wyom-
ing street, was ARRESTED here Tuesday
evening and taken to Virginia City to
await the arrival of the Butte sheriff.
None Of the property claimed to be
stolen was found in his possession.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wilcomb of Lau-'
rim were i'm town Sunday, the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. III. Raymond. ,
Ed F. Colby of the Butte Miner was
in town a few DAYS during the week.
Editor Frank Bowman n wife of
the Monitor were up from Twin Bridges
Sunday.
Ed +. Wright visited the Madison
valley last week., returning Monday
and while gone purchased a number OF
fine beef cattle for our local butchers.
Messrs. Hagenberger and Dudley. Mr..
Wright says that the addison range is
covered with the finest carpet of grass
that has been seen for years.
l.. d.. Hall, a Virginia City attorney,
was in town Tuesday evening, having
been to Twin Bridges on a legal errand.
The funeral of Thomas Branham, the
miner who was killed at the Surprise
mine Wednesday last, occurred Thurs
day evening. An inquest was held the
same afternoon by Justice Conway, the
Jury returning a verdict to the effect
that deceased came to his death by an
accidental explosion of giant powder in
his own hands"
During the past few days several
heavy loads of potatoes hay been haul
ed through town to the Bridges. from
where they will be shipped to Butte. 1t
is reported that s1.50 per hundred Is
the price paid for the tubers in the
Butte market.
The line of the Rocky Mountain Bell
telephone is now completed within six
miles of Sheridan.
Rod ID. Leggat, after a weeks visit
in Sheridan and vicinity. returned to
Butte Monday.
George Dodsworth m wife of Pony,
who have been here for the past few
weeks, returned home Wednesday.
At a recent meeting of Sheridan
lodge No. 20, A. O. u. w, Fred Dudley
was elected financier, DIR. R~ightenour
recorder and Fred Shulz receiver.
Myrtle lodge. ID. of H.. at a recent
meeting elected the following officers:
c. of H.. Mrs. Priscilla Whisman; l.. of
H.. Miss Ina Simpson: c. of c., Miss
Rita Marshall: recorder. Miss Mary
Christensen; ~financier. Mrs. Amelia
Rightenour; receiver, Mrs. Margaret
Graham.
In Basin.