The Anaconda standard., 1899-01-22
In Sheridan.


another of the old-timers of this section
of the state this week Monday morn
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iiis a. ''o iheiiiS o"aiison' wiz nav
peeh alllns 1or the past three mohths'
and who a few weeks ago contracted
a severe cold which soon deve]oned into
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swanson was native of the Schleswig-
Holstein, Germany, and came to the
United states when quite young lad.
He came to Alder gulch in 1866 and Tor
a few years was in partnership with
Harry Warrington in the placer mines
near Junction. A few year later he
became associated with FREQ ShulZ IN
the same business and the two shoveled'
| together until 1872. when Swanson left
Montana for Humboldt county, Nevada.
In the early S0s ne returned to Shefl-
dan and shortly after his return he
went to Work IN Alder gulch again,
working at the Junction for the Ger
man Bar company. Some tlVe years
ago he went to work for the Letter COM
pany, and since then, up to the time of
his taking sick, he had been nearly
constantly in the employ of that COM
pany 1t was supposed by many that
he had saved up some little money. but
search of his effects and an inquiry
at the banks developed the fact that
good-heartedness always found among
| miners, his fellow employees threw in
and gave him a burial that was BETTING
a man and a pioneer. The funeral oc-
Cured Tuesday afternoon and was con-
Quoted from the M. E. church. the Rev.
r. P. Smith officiating. The Letter mine
shut down to give the employees of the
mine an opportunity to attend the
funeral, which they did in a body Lit
tie is known of the dead mans relatives,
but it was learned the night before he
died that he had two sisters in Leaven-
worth, Kan, and brother and sister
in Iowa, but he refused to give their
| address Among his associates he was
well liked and many a pioneer Will sin
cerely regret the taking off of "Old
Henry He was close to SO years of age.
Frank Wright, superintendent of the
Montana companys mines on Upper
Wisconsin creek returned to Sheridan
tuesday, after visit to Chicago,
whittier he had been called to confer
with the Eastern stockholders of the
company.
J. e. Bennett, postoffice inspector,
with headquarters at Boise Idaho, was
in town Sunday on his way from Vir-
ginla CITY, where he had been in the
discharge OF his official duties. An
The M. p. church is in receipt of
very fine Christmas gift, made and pre-
SShhSu W IiiS >hAlNii W NSol sc IoIoWli.
1t is in the form OF a new pulpit and is
| piece of furniture much needed by the
church.
MISS Maggie Edwards, after few
months spent with her sister, Mrs w. P.
McGrady, mas returned to Sheridan and
is the guest of her brother, l.. c. Ed
| wards of the Ruby.
Miss Eta Sink Is in town from the
Daley ranch on Ramshorn this week
and is the guest of her sister, Mrs. e. D.
| Marsh.
w. w. Cheely, late of the Madisonian,
was in town Tuesday on his way to
Butte.
Quite an interesting school entertain
ment was given in Good Templars hall
Saturday evening. The programme con-
sisted of number of farces and drills
| and some good vocal and instrumental
music. Something over $50 was taken in
over the expenses and that amount will
be used to augment the school liblcry
fund.
Presiding Elder Bennett of the NJ. E.
| church was in Sheridan Saturday and
Sunday, holding the regular quarterly
| conference on Saturday and preaching
an eloquent sermon Sunday morning.
| NJ H. Quirk, the electric light man.
! made one more unsuccessful effort TO
| furnish electric lights to Sheridan this
| week. He was not able. with the power
| namo up to the required speed, so the
| light was a failure He will now prob
ably wait until the frost is out of the
ground and then remove his plant to a
location well up on Indian creek, where
an abundance of water power can be
had.
Despite the fact that a blizzard is
| predicted by the weather bureau at
Chicago, this section is enjoying the
| most genial January thaw experienced
for many winter.
Eugene Cheely, who spent the holi-
days with relatives near Denver. was
| in town for a short time Saturday, be-
ing on his way home to Virginia City
to resume his duties as foreman of the
Madisonian news and job rooms.
Wlnt Herndon was down from Vir-
| ginia during the week looking after his
| fathers furniture business at this point.
At a meeting of Samaritan lodge No.
| l9, l. o. 0. F., held Saturday night, the
| following elective and appointive Off