The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-23
IN OLD MADISON COUNTY
Idaho Cattle Thieves Invade the
Centennial Valley.
THE SHERIFF AFTER THEM
Mining Operations in the Vicinity of
Sheridan-Golngs n Comings OF
People Well Known in the
Southern Part OF Montana.

Special Correspondence OF the Standard.
Sheridan. Sept. 21.-Harry ]. winslow
OF the Centennial valley arrived in town
Sunday evening, looking for a justice
Of the peace. Justice Conway was in
Twin Bridges and he was t~elephoned
for. Mr.. Winslow desired to swear out
warrants for James McGinn and Claude
HiXon. who were accused of stealing
four head of steers from residents of
the Centennial valley and driving them
into Idaho. Mr.. Winslow had followed
the thieves and arrested them at Du-
bois. where they are held awaiting re-
QUESTION papers. The justice accommo-
dated Mr.. Winslow with the papers and
the warrant was placed in the hanes Of
Sheriff Haines. who left for Helena
Tuesday morning with the reduisition
papers for the governor to sign. The
thieves were to be given a hearing at
Dubois Monday. and IL was feared that
they would be turned loose before the
arrival of the Montana sheriff. Mr..
Winslow returned to that place Monday
to keep track of the thieves in case
that event should happen.
John Boutwell,, Lilburn Edwards and
Frank Conway were among the dele
gates who left Sheridan Tuesday to at
tend the Anaconda convention.
j. G.. Glenn and wife and Charles
CHASER and wife were on the Big Hole
the first of the week fshing.
Rev. Edward Smith. who has charge
of the NJ. +. circuit at Lima, after a
few days visit with his brother. Rev. r.
= smith OF this place. returned to Lima
Friday. Rev. II. +. Smith accompanied
him, and the reverend gentlemen will
enjoy a few weeks outing, shooting in
the Centennial valley.
Mrs. L. NJ. Fitch left last week for
Lake Breeze. Ohio, where she will
spend the winter
II. NJ. Quirk. the electric light man,
began wiring the Ruby hotel Monday.
He is negotiating for the water power
of the Daisy roller mills and IL he sue
ceeds i'm leasing IL for a year the town
will be lighted by electricity within 40
days. His family arrived from White
Sulphur Springs Thursday and will take
up their residence i'm the Millay resi-
dence.
Miss Lizzie Herman came over from
Butte on Sundays excursion and is Wis
iting her mother at this point this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. and Miss Carrie Ray
mond entertained a number of their
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evening. Mrs. T.. B. Barber won the
ladies first prize, a handsomely bound
book: Mrs. William O'Brien won the
BOBBY, a cut glass fruit dish: Charles
CHASER won the gentleman's first prize.
a morocco bound memorandum book:
Mayor Glenn took the BOBBY. a pocket
comb. Those present were Mr.. n Mrs.
\. Il. Barber. Mr.. and Mrs. II. u. Rossi-
ter. DR.. and Mrs. j.. H.. Miller. MI. and
Mrs. Charles CHASER. Miss Katie
O'Brien, Miss Grace Herndon of Vir-
ginia City: Messrs. J. u. Glenn. Fred
Allen, Harry Foster and Eugene Means.
\ girl baby was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
James Cow Saturday morning.
A fine baby boy was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Gilbert Milloy at L~eiterville on the
morning of Sept. II.
Mrs. Henry Schowe and Miss Priscilla
Boyd, who have been spending the sum-
mer with friends in Utah. returned to
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Thomas of Butte
are visiting friends and relatives at
this point.
James Mcdonald. Frank Linderman.
$. Fifer and w. ]. Miller last week
filed for record with the county clerk
the location notices of the Admiral
Dewey n Hobson quartz lodes. both
near the forks of Mill creek.
The development on the claims consists
Of a shaft down % feet. i'm which there
is a body of ore 10 inches wide which
carries an average value of $50 in gold.
The entire hillside on which the claims
are located is covered with great boul-
ders Of fioat, all Of which carries gold
in greater or less quantities. most of il
being low grade. DR.. Fletcher Of Boul-
der, George Merriman Of Connecticut
and a Mr.. Stewart of the Comet mine
arranging to build n cyanide plant
to work these ores. the machinery hav-
ing been ordered Monday. The gentle
men also expect to treat custom ores.
Con Crowley's teams passed through
Monday loaded with 10 tons of ore
from the Zebra mine. in Barton guIch.
a property owned by Messrs. Beisinger
and Beck of Salt Lake City. These gem
tlemen purchased the mine some two
ago from Arch Hyndman and
ave made several shipments which paid
well. Ten tons more will be hauled
the week, completing a carload.
will go to East Helena.
Dick Greggs and John Griffith have
secured a lease on the Toledo mine.
owned by Levi Cartier, and began work
the first Of the week. The Toledo is
Calena bearing ode and in the past
has been "a good producer.
Foster Brothers are hauling a carload
OF galena ore from Georgia eulch his
week 20 Twin Bridges, from where il
will be shipped to the Omaha smelter. |
Twelve tons are owned by Arms Olson.
three tons by Henry Dillebaugh and
three tons by the McDougal Brothers.
All OF IL is high grade.
The Montana company. on Upper
Wisconsin creek. started up its mill this
week for a Seton test run.
Ed Trerise returned from Helena
Monday. where he had been with two
tons OF h~igh-Srade gold ore which he
extracted from "A prospect on Upper
Wisconsin creek while doing represen-
tation work. The ore went better than
800 to the ton.
Colonel Wood Of Detroit. Mich. a
w~ell-known minlng expert. spent a few
a aN-1 % lost NEA.lr l.,lfnw ,N.ar III. v,sy..