The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-25
IN SHERIDAN.
Charles Trout md Miss Mary Williams
Joined ia Marriage.

Charles Trout md Mtsa Mary Williams
Joined Ia Marriage.
Special Correspondence Of the Standard.
Sheridan. Apri p22.-Charles Trout and
Miss Mary Williams. two young people of
IAaurin. were married Sunday afternoon
at this place. the Rev. s. u. Hooker of
Dillon officiating. The groom IL a popular
young ranch hand OF the Ruby valley and
the bride Is a native of Alder gulch. near
which her family have resided for the
past 20 years.
Andrew Anderson. who Is working on a
group OF claims in Georgia gulch basin,
was I'm town a few days ago. lie was on
his way to the railroad. being accompa-
nied by his wife. who Is on her way to
California. where she goes on account
of poor health. Mr.. Anderson has out 900
sacks of high grade galena ore. which he
will ship to the East Helena smelter next
week.
This town H. in the throes of a county
seat war and has ambitions Of being the
seat of government of Madison county. A
meeting was held some time ago whereat
steps were taken to put the question be-
fore the public. Committees were APP
pointed to circulate petitions throughout
the county praying that the county seat
be removed from Virgins City to Sheri-
dan. At a meeting held last night the
names OF the signers to the petition were
iii aIh thfy loDttu UP 10 on. ~
! there were less than 1000 votes cast at she
last general election. IL now looks as II Il
will be an easy task to secure enough
signers to bring the matter to a vote AT
the next general election.
A meeting of citizens was held Monday
evening I'm the town hall in the interests
of securing the light of way for the Gay
lord e. Ruby Valley railroad in case IL is
built to Sheridan. A proposition had been
made to the citizens II a right oil way
could he secured the road would BE- near
our corporate limits in the immediate flu
ture. Twenty thousand dollars were
pledged towards securing the right Of way
asked for.
Messrs. Henry Filing 4 Co. are building
an addition to their brick store on the
corner of Main and Water streets. The
new building will be used as a refrigerator
in which to store butter and other perish
able articles.
Charles Cordell and p. ]. CoyIe have
been leasing out on the Ruby lode on NIL
creek for the past seven months. In the
lower levels. at the face Of a long tunnel.
an exceedingly rich body of ore was en-
~couEtered. Bad air forced the miners TO
| abandon the drift and they came to the
surface and started an air shaft to tap
this drift at its face. For five long months
they worked increasingly through the
hardest kind OF rock and could not find
the drift for which they were sink 'ng
Finally they gave up the hunt and came
to town to secure the services of a sur
veyor 20 locate the old workings for them.
Ed Trerise went up to the mine 10 do the
necessary work yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Graham rave a
very pleasant birthday party Monday
evening I'm honor of the 18th anniversary
of the birth Of their daughter. Miss Theo.
( About % guests were present and a merry
evening was passed by all.
The pupils OF the public schools had a
flag raising last Friday afternoon. Patri-
otto songs were sung. The band was pres
ent and stirred the air with national
tunes and the little ones showed that the
wave Of patriotism was not confined to
the older people alone.
S~heridan's Silver Cornet band gave n
dancing party in Good Temp.ars hall last
Friday evening. A good-sized crowd was
In attendance and the evening passed
very pleasantly.
Frank NJ. Jacoby. representing the Ana
conda Standard. spent a few days in the
valley town during the week soliciting for
his popular publication.
Mel y. Howe. manager OF the Ruby
Placer company. sccompanis d by his fam
ily arrived from Salmon City Idaho. ON