The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-21

daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Il. ID. Marsh.
died Monday morning. after an illness
Of 10 days and was buried the follow
ing day. Another child. a boy. in the
AFFLICTED family Is very III. The maiady
Is at present unknown. but at this
writing the doctors are I'm consultation
n the result will probably be known
In the morning. As a ~precaution, as the
disease seems to be a fatal one. the
school trustees hav closed chool for
tho rest of the week and all public
gatherings have been postponed.
Deputy Sheriff Sherlock of Jefferson
county was In this section the fret Of
the week and arrested j. w. Barry.
who a been leasing on the Liberty
mine. near the head Of Antelope gulcb.
IL Is alleged that Barry made away
with the funds belonging to the Clancy
Miners union about a year ago. Bar
ry claims to be innocent in the matter
and says his book will prove 1t. and ex-
poets to be Jack on his lease within n
few weeks again.
Charles Barrett and John G. Cook Of
Walkerville. who have been hunting on
the West Fork OF the Madison for about
q month, were In town Saturday with
a ~wagonload of game on their way
home.
Frank Conway drove to the Bridges
Saturday to meet his sister. Mrs. Car
fEA' 1iaFoi VI ttAf wiz NaE III Aff
way to Virginia City for a few days
visit with her mother, Mrs. 7. j. Far
rell.
Mr.. and Mrs. o.. b. Barber left on
Tuesday for Butte. where they will
spend the holidays with Their daughter.
Mrs. ID. W. Tiiton.
Charles and Remi Barril returned
friends N relatives in Butte and Mel
rose.
Wilbur J.. Sanders OF Helena was In
town for a short time Saturday, being
on his way to the county seat. where
he Is assisting in the prosecution of the
Peel murder trial.
A pleasant dancing party was given
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Gra-
ham Friday evening, about 20 couples
being in attendance.
Arthur Connolly. OF the Dart Hard
ware company. Dillon. was in town on
Monday, repairing the steam heating
plant Of II. Filing e. Go.
Louis Planalp and wife were down
from Nobleville yesterday. Mr.. Pla-
nalp Is leasing on the company mine
and is taking out considerable ore.
which he is piling on the dump. with
the intention of milling IL at home when
the %springtime and water come again.
Charles Cordell. who is leasing on the
Ruby mine on Quartz hill. was In town
for n few days the first of the week.
Henry Pankey. superintendent of the
Sunbeam Mining company, was in Viz
ginia saturday and Sunday.
The mill at the Letter mine closed
down for the season on the 10th on ac-
count of a lack OF water for power.
A majority of the miners at the Mon
tana company's ground were temporar-
lily laid off the first of the week. a
small force Is still kept doing develop
ment work on the Kennebec.
Lou Moore. Ed Reed and Tom G.b-
bons on Sunday took a load of supplies
up to the Filling and Mckay ground at
Nobleville. which they will work under
lease this winter.
Rod ID. Leggat came yer from Butte
Tuesday and went up to the county
seat the following day. where he has
some legal business to attend to.
The suit involving the title to the
Steiner mine" in which several Butte
people are interested. has been again
continued in the district court.
Harry Dobbins and Charles McColl.
who are leasing or the Noble mine. are
making a 30-ton shipment of ore To the
smeIters. the last load being hauled
down from the mine Thursday.
DIR. j. H.. Miller, jr., was in Virginia
Monday as a witness in the Peel murder
trial.
The regular meeting OF the Literary
society was held at Duncan schoolhouse
last Saturday night and was. as usual.
well attended. The programme render
ed was as follows: Song. Bert Siprell;
recitation. Maggie Jones: recitation,
James Duncan: lecture. Prof. Ellis; rec
~itation. Hazel Duncan; recitation. May
Jones. The debate. which was on the
question of the benefit laboring men de-
rived from unions. was not as good as
usual. owing to h absence of the lie
baters. However. h decision of h
judges was that labor unions are bene-
fetal TO the laborers.
Mrs. William O'Brien leaves to-mor-
row for Salt Lake. where she will spend
the holidays with her daughters. who
are attending school at that point.
Hon. j. NJ. Page was up from Page
willie the first of the week and spent a
few hours in the city.
on account of sickness in town the
school entertainment billed for Satur-
day night has been postponed until the
middle of January.
Jackson's teams have been hauling a
carload of high grade ore from h Elf
elda mine near Virginia City to Twin
Bridges this week for shipment. The
mine IL being worked under lease by
William Wright of Adobetown.