The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-11
DEMOCRATS IN CAUCUS
Delegates Elected to the County
Convention.
TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
The Aldermen Grant Quirk the Privilege
OF Puttirs in an Electric Light
Plant-The News OF
Sheridan.

Special Correspondence of the Standard.
Sheridan. Sept. Sin response to the
call from the central committee the
democratic voters of his section met
in caucus in the town hall Saturday
evening at $3.50. Committeeman Will
lam o'Brien was chosen chairman and
Frank Conway was selected secretary.
The following delegates and a~lternates
were then elected TO attend the con-
vention, which meets at Virginia City
Saturday. Delegates: DR. ]. III. Mil
Ter. Nathaniel Shaner. r.. s. Mcintyre,
Lawrence CantweI, Richard Foreman.
Frank Conway. Thomas Cavanaugh.
Todd Rodgers, VIII Shaner, oliver In
gram and w. H.. Wilson: alternates:
William OBrien. D.. l.. Whisman, Jo-
seph H~aggenberger, Harry Shaffer.
Henry Briggerman. Fred Dudley. Ben
Sink. G. H. Pollinger. r.. ID. Shoemak-
er, Fred Hermesmeyer and Ed l.. Cos
tin. At Leiterville Joe Smith, Andrew
Kennedy N viii Briggerman were
chosen. Sarge Hall was chosen from
Upper Wisconsin creek, James Dickey
from Lower Wisconsin creek and Jack
Baker from Brandon.
The populists of this section held their
primary Saturday evening and elected
the following delegates to attend the
county convention OF their party,
which also meets in Virginia City mex
Saturday: George Hermesberger. Il.
=. Day, II. Dillebaugh, ID. w. Thomp-
son. Steve Mullinix. John Boutwell,,
Henry Hermesmeyer. Herbert Nesbitt.
Steve Mullinix was chairman and John
Boutwell, secretary. Each delegate was
empowered to select his own alternate.
Alfh0UQh "a call for the faAaffn- 80
the silver republicans was issued. not
a man responded n the meeting
place that night was as cherries as an
old maids dream. When this intelli-
gence reached Virginia City the lead
ers of the party sent one of the whee
horses OF the party down here to try
and organize the voters and whip them
back into line. He met with little or
no success. and Sheridan will have no
representation in the silver republican
convention at Virginia City next Sat
urday.
The regular monthly meeting of the
council was held Tuesday even
ing. Present. Mayor Glenn. Aldermen
Raymond, Shafer, Ogden and Marsh,
and Clerk Brown. NJ. II. Quirk. an
electrician from White Sulphur Springs.
appeared before the board n asked
permission to put in an electric light
plant. He asked for no monopoly or
bonus, only the privilege OF stringing
wires and setting posts along the streets
and alleys Of the town. His request
was granted. Mr.. Quirk promises 10
a $50 incandescent plant in oper-
alton within 40 days and will run his
plant by water power Other business
by the council was the al
lowing of the marshal's salary for Au-
gust, $50; bill Of f. D.. Marsh, 500, for
fixing Indian creek bridge. A commit
% Of fnrA A11ARn,An
was appointed to inspect the
old fencing surrounding the cemetery
and to make arrangements to have a
tool house built at the cemetery.
Theshing has begun in this section.
the first Job being at d. l.. Whistman's.
The Dupuis machine, leased by Mart
Smith, began work there Tuesday
morning.
A killing frost occurred Monday
night, considerable damage being done
10 fields of wheat which, being re-
In growth. had not been har-
Haggenberger and Dudley are erect
ng a frame barn in the alley to the
-ear of the Odd Fellows building.
o. B. Barber has let a contract 10
Messrs. Whalen & Strathern for the
erection OF a two-story brick dwelling.
With basement, on his ranch. one mile
touth OF Quarrymen began get
ing out the foundation rock Monday. /,
Misses Hattie Christensen and Annie :
md Minnie Hermesmeyer left early in 4
he week to attend the state normal |
II Dillon. s
Patrick Carney OF Waterloo, chair s
nan Of the board of commissioners, was :
n town Sunday on his way to the
-ounty seat. I
Henry S. Gilbert was a visitor from I
he county seat Monday. He is inter {
sted in some mining properties near a
and he was down for the '
OF paying them a visit. C
Miss Minnie Rowe left on Saturday I
or Helena, where she will attend the .
Il. Vincent academy during tbs school Il
ear. II
Miss Judy Dupuis OF Laurin was a {
ta~ssenger on Mondays coach on her c
ray TO Salt LAX City. where she will a
the Sacred Heart academy at n
place. k
Miss Helen Tilton. who has been a
her grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs. b
!. Il. Barber of his place. for the past n
months, returned to her home in e
Monday. In
Mr.. and Mrs. William O'Brien drove Ia
D Dillon Tuesday to see their daugh- o
FRS. Misses Annie and Mamie, safely o