The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-31
NO STRINGS TO THE KEY
Virginia City's Hospitality Has
the Right Ring.
A WELCOME TO PIONEERS
Four Hundred OF the Old Timers Present
and More Coming = The Old Vigil
lante Notics Posted on Every
Telegraph Pole.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.

virginia city, Mont, Aug. 29.-Nir-
ginia City and its inhabitants have
changed in many respects in the third
of century which has passed since
the place was the center of attraction
in the Rocky mountain region; but with
all changes there is one respect in
which the people give no indication of
change; that is in the respect of hos
pitalfty. In early days the people of
this city We're noted far and wide for
their hospitality and they have never
outgrown their reputation for hospi-
tally Men, women and children, re-
CARELESS of every other considerat ton,
are letting business and ordinary occu-
patlons go and are devoting themselves
to the entertainment of their numerous
guests and they are succeeding royaly.
Some cities turn the keys of the city
over to visiting associations, but have
strings to the keys; but there are no
strings to the key of Virginia City.
The town is absolutely in the hands
of the pioneers; private houses are
thrown wide open; every citizen has
guests and, where necessary residents
sleep on cots or on the floor, in order
that the guests may have comfortable
beds. There is nothing Virginia has
which is begrudged the humbiest yisi
tor There are some 800 or 400 of the
pioneers in town now, making it the
largest gathering of the kind in Mon
tanas history, and there will be many
more who will ride in tomorrow.
Major Brooke of Whitehall, SO years
old, rode in on horseback from his
ranch, 60 miles away. Colonel Sanders
arrived this noon and will deliver the
Grafton tomorrow. George Irving, Cor
nelius Hedges, o. B. Barber, Rob Rem
shaw, w. w. Cheeley, Carlos Warfield,
DIR. A. j. Steele are among those who
arrived this evening.
Something of a sensation was created
shortly after breakfast this morning
when John H. Curtis. j. X. Clark and
G. w, Cannon were arrested for steal
ing spoons. They were searched by
b. j. Fine, proprietor of the Madison
house and the spoons found on their
persons, Curtis also having a fork.
They We're soon afterwards released
from custody; but in a couple of hours
old 3-7-77 notices were tackled to every
telegraph post calling the old visilant
together on important business. The
three gentlemen implicated are much
worried; but their friends will make
strong endeavor to save them.
The city is in gala dress; flags are
flying; buildings are decorated. There
are flowers everywhere
Among the blg famllles arriving may
be mentioned that OF Hank h. Bryant
OF the Upper Ruby valley, VINO has
famliy or nine girls ana eight boys
and that of John Fisher of Adobetown,
who has family of l6 children. Henry
). Gilbert, the Virginia CITY brewer
mas ii daughters and four sons.
A brief meeting of the association
was held at 1880 o'clock this morning.
When ABOUT 5o We're present. New
members were received: dues were paid
and the register signed. Judge A. II.
Barrett of Butte presided A petition
asking that the constitution be so
changed as to admit to membership
pioneers who arrived up TO Dec. 81, 1866,
inclusive instead of merely up to Dec.
81, 1864, as at present, was introduced.
The petition will be considered later,
and much of the interest of the sess on
viii center in the debate on this dues-
ton. large number are favorable to
strictly limiting the membership to the
trail-blazers, while others argue that
those who arrived in 1865 and 1866 en-
dured quite as many privations as those
who arrived in the earlier sixties.