The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-08

ephf - G<huiSs tdFTltu on n large
STOCK business, was heavily interested
In farming, and for the first is years at
the village of Ennis carried on a gen.
eral mercantile business, which has
been successfully run by himself TO the
present time. No merchant probably
has been kinder 10 the poor and needy
than has Mr.. Ennis. 1t is said by those
who know that no man I'm the Madison
valley has done more for Mr.. Peel. his
tMr. Ennis) murderer. than has been
done by Mr.. Ennis. but like all men in
public business he had his enemies. and
1t is said that through the influence and
talking of some Of these Peel was
prompted to do the deed. Mr.. Ennis
was born in ireland, County Down, in
1927. being at the time of his death IL
years of age. He came 10 the United
states when a mere boy. IA years of
age. During his early manhood he fol-
lowed r~ailroading, being i'm the employ
of the Michigan Southern a. Lake
Shore for a number of years, when he
left that road and took a position with
the Chicago * Rock Island Railroad
company, and while i'm their employ he
was superintendent of construction.
While the roadbed was being laid from
Chicago to Roc Island, in 1857, he gave
up this business n came west to Col
orado, where for some time he followed
~freighting between points in Colorado
"hb z 'itAitos TfOIn there lie Cdint
to Montana, still following the freight
ing business, between Benton and Hell
ena. and Corrine, Helena and Virginia
City. In 1868 he located the ranch
where his residence now stands n
followed the stock raising business I'M
I'll about 20 years ago. when he became
interested i'm the mercantile business
which he has since followed up until
his death. In politics Mr.. Ennis was
a staunch democrat. twice being the
democratic nomine for representative.
In religion he was an Ep~iscopalian. The
funeral ceremonies were held in st.
Paul's Episcopal church of this city.
the services being conducted by Rev.
Dickey, assisted by Rev. j. ]. Bowker
of Butte. The remains were Inferred
in the city cemetery (only for the pres
en), followed by a large number of
friends anxious to SHOW their last re-
spects to their once living friend and
comrade. The pallbearers were chosen
from the intimate friends of Mr.. Ennis
and family, who were also pioneers of
the county, being Messrs. Henry ELL
ing, ;. II. Buford. j. NJ. knight, T. 7.
Farrell, all of Virginia City, and
Messrs. William Mitchell, Bull, May
nard and George Burns, all of Madi-
son valley. A wife and three children.
Mrs. c. w. Chowning, w. j. Ennis and
Miss Kitty Haines Ennis adopted
child, are left to mourn his loss. At
10 O'Clock a. m, Tuesday, a ~oroner'
inquest was held. the verdict being
hat william Ennis death was caused
from pistol wound received on June
IS, delivered by Martin Peel with muir
derous intent. In disposition .Ir. Ennis
was very mild of temperament, slow TO
anger and a man respecting every |
mans rights. He was a man who al
ways avoided quarrels, but who, when
anna hig mind NvaG YanAn IN GaIInn, /
changed. The shooting was a great
surprise to everyone.
Fol- the first time in many years no
exercises were held in this
city or the Fourth of July. The city
was pretty well ~depopulated, owing 10
the great number of people going to
other Madison county towns to partici-
pate i'm their celebration exercises, al
though those who were left i'm the city
had a good, quiet time and in a meas
ure had a celebration all to themselves.
And To swell the slumbering fires of pa
i'm their breasts a telegram
from the Standard to its special cor
respondent was received, announcing
the glorious victory of Sampson over
the Spanish fleet. This news set the en-
tire %populace to huzzas and a grand
old time was enjoyed by all. The citi-
are speaking In terms of the high
est commentator of the Standards en-
terprise i'm so kindly sending them the
telegram received here Monday.
John Allen of this city. who has been
spending a week i'm Omaha on business
the kennett Mining re-
turned To his home in his city SundaV.
Allen states that the Kenneth mine
Will be again opened up at once and a
force of men was taken to the mine
Tuesday. The mill will not be started
until later; IL is thought in about two
months. Mr.. Allen will again act as
general superintendent of the mine
and mills, which position he filled for
the company during it's former opera
until failing health caused him
to resign. Mr.. Allen is a thorough
man, having worked at mining
more or less for a great nan years.
The people of Virginia City are glad 20
see Mr.. Allen installed in his old posi-
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen will reside at
the mill, occupying the dwelling house
which Mr.. n Mrs. Willard lived in
during their stay before the closing of
the property this spring. w. b. MIL
lard, one of the principal stockholders
N the Kennett company. will not be
out for a month, n then only tenn
porarily.
The two dredges which for the past
.wo months have been in course of con-
by the Courey Placer COM
pany at the mouth of Alder gulch. are
at last completed and a trial run made,
was very satisfactory. Engine
fumes and other ne~cessaries
are now being attended to, and as soon
as these are finished the Will
steady work. The ground pur-
chased from L. Courey. where the
lbove mentioned dredges have been
has proven SO satisfactory by
prospecting that the company pur-
chased the Dennis Collins ranch for
80. 900 and made a proposition TO Mad
Ison county commissioners to bid the
sum of $4,000 for the mineral half of
The county Door farm, which adjoins
the property the company already has.
The final report of +. III. Wilcomb 4
administrators of the estate Of
Mrs. Adeline Laurin, was approved by
Judge NJ. II. Parker at the last term
Of the district court held in this county
month The nnnrt annnnA AIr