The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-25
AFFAIRS IN SHERIDAN
Most of the Employees of the
Letter Mine Laid OF.
DEVELOPING A FRACTION
The Kiondike Sold by George Hammond
TO Ed Ely-Sampling the Plymouth
Rcck Mine-The News OF
the Valley.

Special Correspondence OF the Standard.
Sheridan. Dec. 22-The majority Of
the employees Of the Letter mine were
aid eff during the week. only about Il
miners being kept. and they will be m
ployed in developing the Traction" and
the two claims purchased from Runkle
& Sphruler last spring.
George Hammond. one of the Georgia
gulch prospectors. was in town Satur-
day and reports having sold to Ed Ely
a promising prospect. situated in
Georgia gulch. and know as the Klon-
dixie.
". l.. Hewitt Of Basin. c. A. Whipple
of Townsend and Benjamin Hire of
Butte arrived In town Tuesday evening
and on the following day went up TO
the Plymouth Rock mine. situated near
Nobleville. and owned by Morrison.
Fuller and others. The gentlemen were
prepared to take "A thorough sample of
the mine. but whether 1t is for a lease
or a sale is not known in Sheridan.
job Nickery and Charles Miller. who
have been working IN n prospect owned
by Nickery. situated On Upper Wiscon-
ain creek. have a few tons or $50 ROCK
I'm readiness for shipment.
The Leiterville mill closed down a
short time ago on account of the freez-
ing up of the water supply.
A number OF the miners I'm the en-
ploy of the Montana company were laid
off last week. "A small force only being
kept to do development work. The us
ual force will undoubtedly be put To
work again I'm the spring.
A son was born to the wife of Mayor
J. Il. Glen on the night of Friday.
Dec. Is.
The Drs. Miller are having a frame
building erected on Main street, adjoin-
ing Wilson's store. which will be used
for office purposes.
Solomon Wiles. superintendent OF the
poor farm, whose term of office expires
with the first of the year, was i'm town
Sunday locking for a ranch to rent.
having decided to turn farmer.
John Dorrell. one of the best known
residents of the Ruby valley. died at his
home near Laurin sunday evening and
was buried the following Tuesday. lie
was - years old and leaves a wife and
two grown children, a boy and a girl. Ia
MOURN his loss.
AT a meeting Of Sheridan lodge No. 81,
4. o. L. w. held Monday evening. the
following officers wire elected to serve
during the ensuing term: NJ. w, Harry
Foster: O.. Charles Glassner: foreman,
william Halse; recorder, George w
R~ightenour.
+. G. Trerise. bookkeeper and assayer
of the Letter Mining company, left for
Helena to-day. where he will spend
Christmas with his mother.
On Sunday afternoon. at the residence
of the brides parents. who reside a few
miles from Laurin, the Rev. r. p
Smith performed the ceremony that un-
tied i'm marriage William Dorrell "a
Miss Lou Hinch. Both the young peo-
ple are well known residents of the
Ruby valley. are general favorites and
have a host of friends who wish them
well as they start IN the journey Of life
together.
Fisk O.. Ellis. who Is the teacher al
the Duncan school house. closed school
last evening for the holidays and to-
day left for Helena. where ne viii at
tend the meeting of the State Teachers
association. which during tht
holiday week.
Miss Laura Ervine. who l. teachina
at the Leiterville school. left Saturday
for Butte. where she will spend the hOl.
idays with her parents.
l.. G. Edwards. James ID. Whalen and
Frank Conway cave to-day for a brief
business visit to Butte.
John Peterson. a former resident Of
this section. who has spent the sum
mer i'm the Smoky City" was a pas
senger on Wednesdays coach on .his
way to the upper Ruby. where he will
become an employe of the Brook NOOK
horse farm.
Henry Cahill Of the upper Ruby val.
ley was a visitor to Sheridan Satur'
day. the guest OF his nephew, Frank
Carey.
DIR. II. A. Amsden of the Ruby Del
stock farm was a passenger on Fridays
coach on his way home. having been OF
a 10 days visit to Butte.
Ben Jennings and Frank Deane lef'
on 8 saturday for Butte. where they vii
spend a few days with friends in th'
smoky City"
Rod Leggat. after spending the weel
in the county seat on legal business, re
turned To Butte Saturday.
l.. G. Edwards was in Dillon Satur.
day on a business GRAND, returning th'
following day.
r.. ID. Brainard Of the Kentucky
liquor store Of Dillon was a visitor u
Sheridan Saturday i'm the interests NJ
the wholesale trade his house enjoys o.
this point.
Mrs. Carlisle Mason. who had been O.
n visit TO her mother. Mrs. T. ]. Far.
rell Of Virginia city. was a passenger
on Thursdays coach on her way HON,
To Butte.
DIR. J. II. Miller. after n stay Of sew,
eral days in Virgins City. where h,
had been as a witness i'm the Peel muir
der trial. returned home Thursday eve
ming. The doctor attended the murder
ed man at the time he was wounded
and was also present when he died.