The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-21
VIRGINIA CITY AFFAIRS
Work of the Board of County
Commissioners.
1T WAS A BUSY MEETING
A Good Season for the Conrey q Ger
man Bal Fluming Company-The
Concern vii Continue Its
Work on a Large Scale.

virginia CITY, Dec. l5.-The board OF
county commissioner for Madison
county are In session in this city this
week. The December meeting is the
busy one Of the year. ana in conse-
quence the board will. IN all probable
titles. hold eight days. Those pres INT
are Chairman Patrick Carney, Martin
Elser and o. b. Varney.
The Hon. Fred L. Gibson Of Meadow
Creek was in the city this week attend
ing to business matters.
T. F. Pollard has just finished plac-
ing an acetylene gas plant in his hotel.
The change is a decided improvement.
A. M. Bigelow of Adobetown. who for
the past two years has been looking
after the business interests of the Con-
rey & German Bar Fluming company
OF this city. left for his home in Boston
last week, where he will spend the win
ter, returning again to Montana in the
spring, assuming his secretary and
treasurership of the above named COM
pany. 1t Is thought that this company
has done exceedingly well this summer
in their mining operations. but to ascer-
tain officially is impossible, as the OFF,
GERS do very little talking. but judging
from the amount of placer land the
has purchased his fall and
the contracts for wood to be chonned,
1t would indicate that the company in
e continuing their work, on an
increased scale.
Will Hustled of This city, who for sew
'eral months has been confined % his
bed from typhoid fever, Is again u
and rapidly recovering. Mr.. Hustled
had a very hard attack of fever, and
for some days his recovery was very
doubtful.
ST. Johns day will be celebrated in
this city by the various Masonic fra
ternities with a grand ball and Jan
quet, exclusive to all but Masons, their
wives. daughters and sons.
Will Deimling of Butte spent several
days in the city this week visiting with
friends and relatives. Formerly Mr..
Deimling was a resident of this city.
having been born and reared to man
hood in this city. Mr.. Deimling is just
late from off the man-of-war Benning-
ton, where he served several months as
chief electrician. Mr.. Deimling tells
many interesting accounts of his voy-
age.
w. ]. Ennis of Ennis spent a couple
of days in the city this week attending
to legal business.
At the meeting of the county commits
sioners Monday w. w. CHIEFLY of this
city was awarded the county printing
contract for the ensuing year.
Mrs. T.. l.. Smith spent a a in the
city this week experimenting the
placing of the plate glass front in her
store building occupied by j. Albright.
Charles Buzzard of Twin Bridges was
a Sunday visitor in the city this week.
Mr.. Buzzard has opened a hardware
store and tin shop in the new metropo-
lis and reports a thriving business.
j. A. McAllister of Meadow Greek
spent a day in the city this week at
tending to business matters in connec-
ton with his mercantile business at
Meadow Creek.
B.. ]. Fine is expecting the arrival Of
his wife and daughter Miss Blanche
from st. Louis sometime this week. Mr..
Fine and family will again make this
city their home, after an absence of
three years
j.. II. Baker OF Mountain View stock
farm, Lyon. was a city visitor this
week. While in the city Mr.. Baker
purchased his winters supply OF gro
ceries and furnishing goods.
Mr.. Pritchard of Twin Bridges Is as
sisting in the county clerks office dur
ing the busy time occasioned by the
taxpaying period.
Frank Finey of this city is making
preparations for quite an extended
Eastern trip. where he goes to spend
the winter visiting friends and rela-
tives. Mr.. Finey will stop in Nebraska,
Illinois and Wisconsin.
Bert Maynard Of the lower Madison
valley was a city visitor one day this
week.
Howard Vinson of Home Park. bust
ness manager of the Larabie Brook
Nook ranch, was in the city last week
attending to some business matters in
connection with his farming business.
Mr.. Conrad of Great Falls spent a
couple of days in the city this week.
Mr.. Conrad is an aspirant for the nit,
ed States senate from this state, ana
was here interviewing our county rep
resentatives-elect.
Joe Bush. who Is leasing one of Mr.
Filings quartz claims. is in the city
his week and reports this lease to be
in a very satisfactory shape, ore looking
well and plenty Of IL.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Wynne
of Junction, who met so ~frightful a
death by burning, was held Sunday al
%ternoon. Services were had at the resi-
dence and the interment was in the
cemetery of this city. The funeral pro-
cession was a large one. Her daugh-
ter, Mrs. d. II. Beck, and husband ar
rived from Missoula Saturday evening
Hon. N. d. johnson OF this city was
appointed police magistrate for this
township by the city council at their
last meeting. The general verdict OF
the citizens concerning this appoint
ment is hat II Is a splendid one. Mr..
johnson no doubt will fill the office in
a most tudicious manner.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing term by Virginia hive, l..
o. T. NJ, of this city: Lady command
er. Mrs. Sarah Powell; lieutenant COM
mander. Mrs. Fred Ellis; record keeper,
Miss Clara Gilbert: finance keeper, Mrs.
Martin Il. Mclean: chaplain, Mrs.
Martha Vickers; sergeant. Mrs. James
Mitchell; mistress at arms. Miss Alice
Sauerbier; sentinel. Miss Pearl CHM
picket. Miss Hannah McGovern.
At the last regular meeting OF Fair
weather tent No. IL. X. o. T. NJ. Of
this city the election of officers was
held and the following sir knights were
chosen for the ensuing term: Sir knight
commander, w. w. Chiefly; sir knight
lieutenant commander, j. w. Powell;
sir knight record keeper. j. t. Hall. sir
knight anc keeper. J. b. How: sir
knight chaplain. ]. +. Chiefly; sir
knight sergeant. NJ. r.. Mclean; sir
knichf master at arms Frederick krae-