The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-14
A COUNTY SEAT FIGHT on.
sheridan Will Have n Mass Msetiux for
the Purpose ut P~etitiOnins
for a Chauge.

sheridan viii Have n Mass Meeting for
the Purpose of Petitioning
for - Chaoge.
Special Correspondence of the Standard.
Sheridan. April ia county sea
fight Is on between Sheridan and the
present location Of the county dads
Virginia City. The past month the air
has been full of county seat talk rela-
tive TO removing the court house to
Sheridan. The paper down the valley a
few weeks ago made a strong plea for
the removal. citing the distances one
travels going to and returning from Vir-
ginia City, from the several towns I'm
the county but did not name any par
ticuiar candidate. Sheridan grasped the
situation by the horns. at II were. called
a public meeting. formulated a petition
praying the county commissioners to
submit the removal of the county seat
to Sheridan to q vote Of the people. Fiv
solicitors were appointed and sent out
over the county to secure signatures.
Word has been received from several of
the solicitors that they are meeting with
success. especially at the Bridges. where
they expected to meet with opposition.
HATFIELD R~scaptured.
Rocky Hatfield. who was arrested a
few weeks ago. charged with robb.ng
A. j.. Kennedy's henroost and subse-
quently escaped from an officer. was
re~captured in the mountains north OF
town where ne had been in hiding since
his escape. Constable Shafer brought
him to town m his case was brought
up before Police Magistrate John Both
well and the charge of petit larceny was
discussed. blu 1t was thought advisable
to prefer the charge of burglary against
the defendant. which was accordingly
done in Justice Conway's court. A
change of venue was granted and the
case was tried before Judge McGoun at
Virginia City. He pleaded not guilty.
but the evidence went to show that he
was caught in the act of stealing the
fowls. and he vas bound over to the
district court in the sum of $500.
Soliciting Funds.
& Rev. Wilder Nutting. financial agent
of the Wesleyan university at Helena.
soliciting funds for that institution. Tn
reverend gentleman filled the pulpit at
the M. +. church Sunday evening.
Glenn Elected Mayor.
At the recent municipal election ]. c.
Glenn was elected mayor, Joe Hagen
berger and william Shafer aldermen
for the Secon ward and e. d.. Marsh
and Alfred Halse as aldermen for the
Third ward. There were some irregu-
larities i'm the First, and the ~canvassing
board will determine who are the sue
cessful candidates. TIL councill will be
composed of new members. with the ex-
ception of f. ID. Marsh. who is returned
from the Third ward.
A Closing Movement.
The clerks are making a nov to-
wards securing the closing of stores
earlier in the evenings during the sum-
mer months. They think that from Z
o'clock i'm the morning until 3 or 10 in
the evening is too long. The clerks an
ticipate m trouble from their employers
and say the public will soon become
accustomed TO the change.
To the Butte Market.
A band of 30 we'll broken horses passed
through town last week for the Butte
markets. The horses came from the up
per Ruby and were In charge of Ralph
Peterson, Frank and Claude Powers, M.
NJ. Clark and Jake Turner.
A Rich strike.
The report is current thai the ava
naugh brothers have made a rich strike
on the Emma b., which is situated on
Mill creek, neal Huckleberry patch. a
10-inch vein of ore was uncovered that
was plentifully b~esprinkled with he
yellow metal.
Personal Mention.
Arthur De Celle, a nephew OF Levi
Cartier of Butte, In In town. 1t Is re-
ported that Mr.. De Celle will have
charge OF the Cartier properties when
work is resumed.
Mesdames Scott and Shulx. Miss Leila
Scott and Bert Shulz drove down to
Twin Bridges to-day with the Intention
Of consulting DIR. Schulin, the oculist.
n y Dow of New York N Wyman
Ellis of Helena were here last week.
They represent the Equitable Life In
surance association.
Mrs. Henry h has taken her de-
parture for Plain City. Mo-. where she
will make her future home. She VIII
visit with friends in Ogden a few days.
c.. ID. Mathers came over from Butte
and is spending some time here looking
after his mining enterprises.
Mrs. Carrie Monteith has gone to Dill
lon, where she will remain some time.
Archie Hyndman, proprietor OF the
Silver Springs mill. Is taking a vaca-
Miss Pearl Drehmer and Albert Metzel
passed through town Monday en- route
from Twin Bridges to York ranch.
Rev. 8. A. oliver of Whitehall con-
ducted the quarterly conference here.
instead Of Presiding Elder Bennett, who
was lunavoidably detained.
Bert Sipprelle has returned from the
lower part OF the county. where he had
been spending some days.
Liliburn Edwards escorted a bevy of
young ladies TO the Bridges Friday even
ing. where the party attended the
drsma, "A Scrap OF Paper"
Miss Flora Duncan, the popular school
teacher of Virginia City. was visiting
friends in town last week.