The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-20
IN VIRGINIA CITY.
Funeral of Senator Metzel-The News Of
Madison County.

Madison County.
Special Correspondence of the Standard.
Virginia City, Jan. 1.-THE funeral Of
the late ex-senator Alex Metzel of Pull
Ter Springs, who died suddenly at his
home last week, was held Thursday
afternoon, being under the direction of
Virginia lodge No. Z, I. o. o. F.. Of
which he was member. The funer-
al cortege was one of the largest seen
in this county, The remains were in
tered in the Nevada cemetery by the
side of the ex-senator's wife. The bust
ness affairs Of Mr.. Metzel, which are
large, will at once be taken in hand,
will can be found. The estate will be
divided equally among the boys. of
whom there are five. 1t is estimated
that the Metzel estate is worth 100000.
Corporal Albert e. Cole, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Nelson Cole Of this city, re-
turned to his home last week from
San Francisco, where he arrived from
the Philippine isalnds in October Mr.
Cole enlisted as a private in company
D of this city when the call for vol
unteers was sounded, but after reach
ing their destination at Manila, Mr..
Cole was taken sick with malarial fe-
Yer and had to be returned to San
Francisco, where for three months he
remained in the hospital. Two weeks
ago all the soldiers in the hospital at
San Francisco were given an honor
able discharge. For young man Cor
poral Cole has seen quite portion Of
the world. On the return trip the
steamer ON which he was a passenger
touched at Yokohama, Japan, and Hong
Kong. Mr.. Cole has nothing but words
of praise for the officers of compa-
ny d.
Rev. Wiley Mountjoy, superintendent
of the Orphans Home at Twin Bridges,
was in the city last week in attend
ance on the funeral of ex-senator Met
eel.
Mr.. and Mrs, f. D. Malone of this
city entertained a, number of their
friends at cards Wednesday evening.
Those present were: Mr.. and Mrs.
Chiefly, Mr. and Mrs. James Powell,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. knight, Mr.. and
Mrs. T. F. Pollard, Mr.. and Mrs. C.
w. Rank, Mesdames J. e. Galloway,
A. P. Hall and B. J. Fine. DR.. Brooke,
Miss Blanche Fine, Miss Nellie Cole,
j. T. Hall, Jos. Smith H., NJ. NJ. Dun
can S. Y. Stewart and B. F. Fine
1t is with pleasure that the news
of the marriage of our former towns
man, Con. J. Hurley, reaches the city,
and the friends, of which Mr.. Hurley
possesses many in this city. wish him
and his happy bride a life of happiness
and success.
At the annual election of officers in
Virginia lodge No. I. !. o. o. F.. the
following officers were elected: N c.,
Charles Kammerer; V. G.. Thomas f.
Pollard: secretary, William Mari; P.
secretary. G. H. Reid: W., James b.
How; c.. George E. Cohen; /. G., Will
lam ]. Finney; o. G., Thomas r. Tru-
dean; r. S. G., c. H. Buford; L. S. c.,
S. Potter: r. s. V. G., James H. VAN
derbeck; l.. S. V. G., T. J. Farrell; r.
S. s., William Hustled; l.. S. S., Richard
F. Peel.
Major Henry Filing of this city, who
for 10 days past, has been in Helena
and other Montana points. attending to
his business interests, returned home
last week.
Mrs. A. P. Hall and son. Harry of
this city left for Des Moines, Ia, Tues
day morning, where they will spend
the winter and spring. Master Harry
will attend school. Mr.. Hall has two
sons, Frank and Amos. who have been
in Des Moines since September attend
ing school.
On Saturday, a large delegation from
Orc Plata Lodge No. $50, B. P. o.
Elks, will leave this city by private
conveyances TO Twin Bridges where
they will take the train for Bozeman,
for the purpose of assisting in the tr-
ganization of a lodge of Elks in that
city. The Virginia City delegates will
meet the Butte delegation at Whitehall
where both will unite and go into Boze-
man en- masse
w. j. Ennis, of Ennis, was city Wis
itor Monday.
Abe Soloman. of San Francisco, re-
presenting Avesdorfer & Brandenstein,
wholesale merchants of that city, spent
day in this city looking after the
interests of his company.
]. E. Chiefly of this city returned
to his home Saturday from a several
weeks visit in Denver with friends and
relatives. Mr.. Chiefly is now installed
as foreman of the Madisonian Job
printing Office. a position which he is
well able to fill.
The old Catholic church on Jackson
street, which for many years past has
withstood the storms, at last had to
succumb to the inevitable, that of being
torn down in order to prevent the old
building collapsing and injuring some