The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-14
upper Granite Wednesday, where they

upper ITdNlle " GuHeSQiy, WHERE tlley
will make their home.
The young people Of Junction, a few
miles below Virginia, enjoyed a social
dance given at MoSseau hall last Fri
day evening. Several were in attend
ance from Virginia. City, and they re-
port an excellent time.
The returned volunteers We're tender
ed a reception and banquet by Vir-
ginia Lodge No. I, I. Q. o. F., at their
lodge rooms in the city hall last Fri
day evening. All the Company D boys
who returned to Virginia were present
pleasure. Interesting and thrilling
stories relative to their experiences in
the Philippine islands were related by
a number of the heroes, and they We're
listened to attentively. DR.. Edgar A.
Brooke acted as chairman for the ev-
lodge made appropriate remarks con-
corning the volunteers return and
other subjects. About midnight all
rartook of a sumptuous repast, shortly
after which the meeting adjourned.
A dancing club will probably be or
ganized for the winter by the young
people of Virginia, or at least there are
a number here who are favoraby i'm
pressed with the idea. There are plenty
of young people here, the Virginia or
chestra furnish excellent music, and
the auditorium has a floor not afforded
the popula ton in the state.
Mrs. Alex Mckay of Sheridan Is
spending the week inlNirginia with her
daughters, Mrs. Flora McNulty and
Mrs. lferold. us
John Schultz, a well-known resident
of the Ruby valley, was in Virginia the
first of the week.
Ike Boyer the genial representative
of Goodkind Bros. Of Helena, was in
interviewing the merchants of Virginia
City in the interests Of his firm We'd
nesday.
Tuesday evening.
several weeks with her parents near
Sheridan, returned to her home in TINS
city last Tuesday evening
Hon. B. j. Fine of the Madison house
left Wednesday morning for Helena.
He expects to be absent about a week.
| j. w. Hill of Norris was VISITOR IN
| this city during the week
| Thomas C. and. Jack Noyes, jr., came
| over from Butte the first of the week.
| They returned home Tuesday, by way
| of Sheridan, where they are Interested
in some promising mining properties.
| George TheXton and son THOMAS were
in the city from their ranch on the
| Madison valley this week.
| Major Henry Filing left Tuesday
morning on a business trip to Helena.
| He expects to be gone for several days
State Senator W. A. Clark leIt the
! latter part of last week for kansas
| City, Mo-, on business of legal char-
| acter.
| Gus Steffens, who recently returned
from the gold fields of the frozen North,
| is visiting ait the home OF his brother'
| County Clerk H. E. Steifens.
| DR.. Edgar A. Brooke visited the MAD
| ison valley on professional business 1he
| first of the week
| L. S. Warner, the well-known min
ing man Of Willow Creek, was Vir-
! ginia visitor last Monday.
philip Conrey of Laurin transacted
| business at the county seat MONDAY.
Under Sheriff Charles Hill visited
| Twin bridges officially the first of the
A, G. waggoner of Ennis spent Sun
Joseph Barch, a prospector, Point OF
Rocks rancher and stock raiser, was IN
the city the first of the week. ,ro,,
| Amos Storey of the Madison Failsy
nassed through Virginia this week en-
route to Dillon, where he expects to VS.
| If for a few days. On his return Mr..
| storey will be accompanied by his wire,
| who has been visiting at that place fof
| several weeks.
nacted with the hardware firm of Eli
ing & Knight of this city, visited the
| Madison valley the first of the week.
| Mrs. Benjamin ]. Plckens came IN
| frnn, fine Madison last week. Mrs. Pick
ems has been quite i'll for some time
mast and her visit here was Tor the
purpoee of having a surgical operation
| performed for the removal of cancer.
| The operation was very successfully
performed last Saturday by DR.. Edgar
| 4, Brooke, assisted by Drs. LeKoy
southmayd and. u. c. DAVIDSON. Ms
! Pickens is stopping at the home or III
| and Mrs Davidson. and her eondltiot
is rapidly improving.
| Hon. Fred l. Gibson transacted bust
ness at Butte during the week.
| John Donegan, jr.. prosperous youns
| stockman of the Upper Ruby. was II
the city Monday.
| County Surveyor H. P. Rygaard Wis,
tied his ranch on the Madison the nfs'
| of the week. $780,
stock Inspector Wallace w. Greer
was in the city from Ennis Tuesday.
George Comley left last week for Reo
Lodge, where he has accented a posi-
ton with Thomas F. Pollard OF the
Spofford house.
| George E. Lowman. second lieutenant
| of Company d, left Monday for Pony
| where he will remain for a few days
| before going TO Helena. He expects Il
| return to Virginia within a few weeks
Hon. S. r. Buford and Major Henry
| Filing visited their Valley Gardef
| ranch on the Madison Sunday.
Mrs. F. Fl. Wilcomb visited at tbs
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j