The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-29
In Sheridan.

Sheridan, Jan 26.-Ira II. French, who
| for the past four years has had charge of
the clothing store owned by Treasurer
Albright at Virginia City, was in town on
Monday on his way to Salt Lake City,
where 1t is said he has gone to look up
permanent location.
Joe Smith, editor of the Virginia City
| Madisonian, was a passenger on Mondays
coach en- route to Twin Bridges, where he
was to take the train for a short visit to
Butte and Helena
| W. w. Chiefly executor of the Madi-
sonian, was in town for short time
| Tuesday, being on his return to Butte.
where he has accepted a position as a
| newsgatherer on the Inter Mountain.
| Mrs. P. w. Baker of Beaverhead valley,
| accompanied by her daughter Miss
| Grace, was In town Saturday and Sunday,
| the guest of Mr. and Mrs. e. d. Marsh.
| Workmen are busy engaged this week
| in the erection of a temporary frame
| building to take the place of the saloon
| belonging to John Dumas. which was
| destroyed by fire a few weeks ago. 1t is
| expected to have the building in readiness
for occupancy by the m..ule of next
week. In the spring a handsome brick
| one destroyed by fire.
movement is on foot to form a stock
company and take hold of the electric
| light plant owned by Mr. Quirk, some OF
| the capitalists of the town having de-
| cided that the investment would be pay
ing one.
| There was a pleasant party at Bran
| don Tuesday evening, the occasion being
| the oath anniversary of A. Herman's
| party by the residents of Brandon and a
number of the young people of Sheridan.
| The evening was most pleasantly spent
| in game playing, singing and dancing. At
| midnight an elegant supper was served
and after it was disposed of dancing was
| resumed and kept up until it was home
| going time. During the evening the game
of answers was played. Miss Kate
| O'Brien being the guesser of the largest
| number of answers-25 out or l9-received
| the first prize. Walter Mesch showed
| that he could not guess a little bit and
| he took the BOBBY. Those present were:
Mr. and Mrs Martin Mr.. and Mrs. Dan
lie! linn. Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Lowman.
| Mrs. Clara Conley, Mrs. Christensen,
Misses Ella Vincent, Mabel linn Esther
| and Mary Christensen, Marie Steiner and
Katie OBrien. Messrs. Will and Fred
Dudley, Ben Golden, Robert Lowman W.
| e. Mesch, Eugene Means and Charles
| Herman.
! Saturday, the 21st, was the 25th anniver-
| sary of the wedding of Mr.. and Mrs. Zig
| Ter and they rendered silver wedding to
| a number of their friends. Quite a num-
| Der Of presents appropriate to the occa-
| sion were presented to the happy couple,
| who have Travelled the path of life for
% years in peace and harmony. The
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Whis-
man, Mr.. and Mrs Alfred Halse, Mr. and
| Covil, Misses Katie O'Brien and Clara
| Thomas, Messrs. Sank Thomas and Tom
Martin.
B. 0. Furguson. an ore buyer for the
| East Helena smelter, is in town this
week interviewing the customers of the
smelter and seeking for new business.
Ex-Sheriff Haines was in town Satur-
day evening, having been to Twin
Bridges, where he sold the machinery of
the smelter at sheriffs sale.
o. B. Barber, who has been in Butte
since before the holidays, and who was
honored on one occasion with the votes
of two of Madison county's representa-
tives for United States senator has re-
turned to Sheridan.
Alex Grey, who is one of the owners Of
the Blackstone mine on Sky High and
on which the Gemmel brothers are leas-
ing, came over from Butte on Saturdays
train and on the following day snow
| shoed it up to his property to take a look
| at it. 1t is rumored in town that some
| exceedingly rich ore has been found by
the present leasers. This is Mr.. Gray's
first visit to Sheridan for more than two
years and his stay was made interesting
by his renewal of old acquaintance.
Philip Conrey. who last year sold his
ranch, situated at the mouth of Alder
gulch canyon, to the Conrey Placer COM
pany. was in town Sunday for few
hours. Mr.. Conrey says that the placer
company has concluded to abandon the
steam shovel used last summer and sub
stitute a dredge similar to the ones in
| use at Bannack, one Of the experts from
that camp being expected over soon to su-
perintend the construction of the boat,
which will be built on Tie ice formed on
the pit dug last summer. He said that
the shovel used last season would not
pierce the cemented gravel after it was
encountered but for removing the top
soil it was excellent. At this ground bed
rock is found at depth of 35 feet and the
gravel pays all the way down, averaging,
it is said, about 30 cents to the cubic
yard.
D. A. Morrison, a mining man, who is
a resident of and has been operating in
the vicinity of Whitehall for some years
past, was in town Saturday to inspect the
Klondyke, promising prospect situated
on Wisconsin creek and owned by Morri-
son. Fuller 6, Co.
Teams have been engaged during the
past week in hauling ore from the tram
way al the Baumgardth & Williams mine
on Indian creek to the Smith mill, where
as soon as spring opens up, 1t will be
treated. About so tons were hauled dur
ing the week.
Henry Pankey, superintendent of the
Sunbeam accompanied by his brother
Phil, was in town Friday and visited Vir-
ginia the following day, returning to the
mine Tuesday. Mr.. Pankey says that he
is finding some ore all the time, but none
Of it that has yet been encountered ranks
in richness with the ore extracted from
the same mine by Messrs Mesch g.