The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-14
IN SHERIDAN,
A New Building Going Up-Death of
George Dodsworth.

A New Building Going Up-Death of
George Dodsworth.
Special Correspondence of the Standard.
Sheridan, May 11.-EXcavating on the
basement for the store building being
erected by II. D. Rosster al the corner of
Main and Hamilton streets is progressing
finely and the stone masons will begin
laying stone within the next few days.
The building will be a brick structure. one
story high, with a dimension of 40x90 feet.
On it's completion it will be occupied by
Ogden. Means & Co. as a general store
Efforts have been made to induce Mr.
Rossiter to add an additional story to be
used as a town hall. The town council
met in regular session few nights ago
and a proposition was discussed offering
Mr.. Rossiter an annual rental of $3.50 for
the use of a second story, provided he
would build it. The proposition met with
strong opposition and the council was
powerless to accomplish anything in the
matter.
Word was received in Sheridan Tuesday
by way of Virginia City that George
Dodsworth had died in Pony the morning
before of neuralgia of the heart. Mr..
Dodsworth was quite well known in this
vicinity having some n months ago mar
RED Miss Bessie O'Bren, a sister of Katie
OBrien of this place. His death was
quite d sHOck 10 tHlS community Wnefe
Mrs. Dodsworth has many friends and
relatives. The deceased was but little more
than % years of age, and was a nephew of
the late j. S. Crisman, eX-commissio
of this county. Miss OBrien left on
Tuesdays train to attend the funeral of
her relative.
Property owners on the east side of
South Main street have nearly all COM
pleted their new sidewalks, and the town
hos E,rn cad in, la1, iy,tr
cross-waks. The work will be completed
during the week and We will have made at
least one step in the right direction
The Sheridan Water Works company
was incorporated in Helena last week by
Fl d. Rossiter, Charles Walters, Sam Og-
den and others for the purpose of furnish
ing the town of Sheridan with a water
works system. The capital stock is $1,000.
Mr.. Ogden was chosen manager of the
corporation and, with force of three
men, he commenced work on the reservoir
Tuesday. If no bad luck attends his eff
forts the residents of this town will be
drinking pure water within the next few
months. The source of supply is the
springs in the Einghouse field and is
located within a mile of the business part
of town.
A paper is being circulated by the Cath
olics of this section soliciting subscrp-
tons for the purpose of erecting a church
in Sheridan. As yet the matter has not
been pushed much, but the friends of the
denomination who have been approached
by the committee having the matter in
charge have donated literally and the
success of the project is assured.
Quite a contingent of Butte people Wis
tied Sheridan during the week, among
them being Joe Cameron. the veteran
horse dealer: George Forsyth, represent
ing Morris, the confectioner; NJ. H. KEEL
lar, with Louis S Cohn & 90. Mr.. San
ford of the Continental Oil company; ]. L.
Churchill, w. G. McEvoy and Matt Carey.
Henry Filing, the Virginia City banker,
passed through town Tuesday on his way
to Fish creek and other points down the
road.
B. C. Trerise junior member of the firm
of Allen & Trerise of Virginia City, is a
Sheridan visitor.
Matt w. Anderson, the cyanide man
from Silver Star. was in town during the
week and ACCOMPANIED ]. w Cox to the
site of the proposed cyanide plant on Wis
consin creek.
Frank Nelson and Sank Thomas wheel
ell to Virginia City Saturday.
Mr.. Fellows of the Chicago Development
company. operating at Laurin, was in
town Sunday. He reports favorable pro-
gress on the Mollte Gibson dredge boat
and says that the lower dredgc of the Con-
rey Placer company Will be in operation
within a short time.
c. w. Buzzard If Twin Bridges and
Miss Anna Neil Of Anaconda We're regis
tered at the Ruby Monday.
The many friends of Fred Shulz
throughout the state will be pleased to
hear of his recovery from a very sewers
case of pneumonia.
Robert Boatman. Western manager for |
the Grand Avenue Horse and Mule COM
pany of Kansas City, Mo-, has purchased |
all of the horses in the bands of John |
Donegan NJ NJ. Clark and the Sedman es-
tate 1t is supposed that the total num-
Der in these three bands will tally up |
close to 800 head and are considered to be |
among the best range horses in Madison |
county. Mr.. Boatman will ship the geld |
ings to Kansas City, where they will be |
placed on the market in the near future. |
The mares and young stock will be kept |
on the Homo Park ranch. which Mr.. |
Poatman has leased, and will embark in |
the rearing of mules on quite an extensive /
scale This is practically a new venture |
for Madison county and will, doubtless, |
prove to be a profitable one
Two hobo engrayers caused a little stir |
in Sheridan one night recently by fiinglng |
chair through the mirror in the back |
bar in Nelson's Exchange. They were ev-
identity bent on mischief, for when they |
left town they spoiled about eight yards |
% Garnet that was lying in Foster Bros |
freight wagons by cutting it with a sharp |
knife.
The Microbe of Henpecking.