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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-07-24
Local and Rural News

Mr.. G.. w. Adams, of Baltimore, is
here for an indefinite stay with his
sister, Mrs. Gordon L. Pusey on Clark'
Avenue.
Mrs. Raymond Dixon had as her
guests on Wednesday Mr.. Calvin
Mummer, of Sharpsburg, Md, and his
uncle Mr.. Wilmer hummer, of San
Francisco, Calf.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Henderson and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. Phillip Creatn
and family have leased an apartment
at The Rosemont, Ocean City, for two
weeks.
Miss Mary Emily Matthews, 'daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. L. w. Matthews,
returned Wednesday from Westmin-
ster wher she attended the summer
session at Wstern Maryland College.
Miss Margaret Johnson, who is at
tending summer school in College Park
spent the weekend with Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles N. Lednum, of Cambridge,
Md.
Friends will be glad to know that
Mr.. H. B. Pilchard is somewhat i'm
proved after being quite i'll at his home
on Laurel ST. Miss Annie Outten, of
Girdletree, is the nurse in attendance.
Mrs. Eugene w. Veasey has reopen
ed her home on Market Street after
spending the winter in Baltimore and
Woodbury., N. j. She was accom-
panied home by her granddaughter,
Miss Ellen Dexter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas w. Cunning
ham and daughters, Patsy and Joan
have returned to their home in Buffalo
N. Y. after spending two weeks vaca-
ton with Mrs. Cunningham's uncle,
Mr.. Stephen M. Payne and Mrs.
Payne.
Guests this week of Mrs. William J..
Hall are: Mr.. and Mrs. Haines Miles
and daughters, Pamela and Jean, of
Jersey City, Mr.. and Mrs. B. Carlisle
Haines and son, of Short Hills, N. j.,
and Mrs. Benjamin Miles of Jersey
City.
Mr.. Edwin Waggoner, of Columbia,
Kentucky, was guest the early part
of the week of Mr.. and Mrs. Guy M.
Snow. He was accompanied home
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N. j., spent last week with Mr.. and
Mrs. August Bartling.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kirk Collins of Cape
vile, Va, and Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred
Payne, of Pocomoke, visited Miss Ell
len B. Risley on Thursday.
Miss Nellie Dryden of Marion, Md,
is spending some time with Mr.. and
Mrs. August Bartling.
Mr.and Mrs. Elijah Bloxom of Chin
colleague, Va, spent the weekend with
Miss Ellen B. Risley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Sturgis and
Mr.. Lee Lynch Of Wilmington, Del,
spent the weekend with Mrs. ]. R..
Lynch. Mr.. Lynch remained for a
two weeks vacation.
Mr.. Winfield Hammond of Whining
ton, DEL, and Mr.. w. S. Hammond, of
Philadelphia, Pa, spent this week
with Mrs. Hammond.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Wilfred Mason anC
daughter, Sara, of Wilmington, Del.
spent the weekend with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Marshall.
Mrs. Cleveland Sharpley has re-
turned to her home here after spend
ing the past three weeks in Whining
ton, d., and Baltimore, Md, where
Mr.. Sharpley has entered a hospital
in Baltimore, Md, for treatment.
Miss Elva Porter is spending some
time with relatives on Chincoteague.
Miss Viola Bradford Of Keller, Va,
is visiting Mrs. Walter Brown this
week.
Mrs. Durwood Kelley of Georgetown
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Mr., and Mrs. Bert Davis of Pungo-
league, Va, spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Ernest Hudson.
Miss Effie Marshall is spending
some time with Mr.. and Mrs. George
Holloway at Chincoteague, Va.
Miss Florence Bartling of Camden,
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PhOenlXV1lle VlSlCeu relo'i'0S liz
the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. G. Scott, OF Baltl'
more, have been guests OF MIS- Hu-
gene w. Veasey.
Mrs. Norman J. Lewis spent the
mast week in Philadelphia, the guest
of her sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Child, OF Will
mington, Del, visited relatives in Po-
comoke Sunday.
Mrs. William E. Bounds has return
ed from a two weeks stay at Ocean
City, Maryland.
Miss Ethel M. Dix is attending sum-
mer school at Columbia University
in New York.
Mr. Wilson Barnes has returned to
Baltimore after visit with his aunt
Mrs. r. /. Lednum.
Mrs. John F. Duncan has as her
guest, Mrs. Wallace Reay, OF San
Francisco.
Miss Mae Brooks has returned to
Baltimore after a brief visit with Miss
Clothilde Bundick.
Mrs. Francis J. Lloyd is the guest
of Mrs. Wilkins Thatcher in Seaside
Park, N. J.
DIR. E. C. Fontaine of Chestertown,
spent the weekend with his sister,
Miss Lottie Fontaine.
Miss Alice Massey spent the past
week with Miss Sarah Katherine Dry
den in Cambridge.
Mrs. Ernest Matthews entertained
this week Mrs. Elwood Rowens, OF
Snow Hill.
Mrs. Florence Webb, of Stockton,
spent a few days this week with her
sister, Mrs. w. J. Payne.
Mrs. James T. Mock spent the past
week with her sister, Mrs. Harry Dash
iell at her cottage at Ocean City.
Mrs. Clara C. Mattlage has returned
to New York after two weeks visit
at "Cellaf House" near town.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. A. Johnson have
returned from visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. J. A. Goodwin in Salem, Va. =.
Miss Myrtle Landlord, of Elkton,
Md, spent. a. part Of the week with
friends and relatives here.
Miss Maude Washington, of Mapps-
vile, Va.,: is spending some time with
Mrs. l.. T. fSomers of Second st.
Mr.. W. B. Morris of the COffman-
Fisher store, is spending the week in
New York.
Mrs. Herman Miller, of this city,
spent the past weekend in Philadel-
phia.
Miss Winifred Matthews is visiting
her aunt, Mrs. Daniel Wright, Jr., in
Cambridge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar S. Miles and
two children, of Hastings, Florida, are
visiting Mrs. F. E. Matthews and Mr..
and Mrs. E. H. DeMar.
Mrs. E. Dunaway and Mrs. Jack
Todd, of Newport News, were week
end visitors at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. G. Leitch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell MILFORD and
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Wilmont, Of Hazel
ton, Pa, were weekend guests OF
the w. D. Keims.
After brief visit here Mr.. and Mrs
F. U. Barnes and Mr.. and Mrs. Francis
Barnes, Jr., left Wednesday for their
home in Williamson, N. C.
Miss Julia Robertson has returned
from Durham, N. c., where she at
tended the summer session at Duke
University.
r. Harlan Robertson, Jr., has re-
turned from a stay of six weeks with
Company A at the R. o. T. C. Camp
Fort Washington.
DR.. J. Harry Biron, Chiropractor, is
leaving for Philadelphia today where
he will spend next week attending 9
series of X-Ray clinics.
Mr.. Walter Ward and Miss Heller
E. Arnold, of Philadelphia, have been re-
cent guests of Mr.. and Mrs. S. S
Ward on Laurel st.
Mr.. Richard Thompson Of Railway
N. j., is spending the summer will
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turned t cher home in Philadelphia,
Pa, after weeks visit with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Mason.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-07-24

Del, spent last week with Mr.. and
Mrs. Malcolm Jarman.
Mrs. Robert Wentd and son has re-
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-10-09

money was to be made in the mines of
Calaverous county and he induced
young Marcus to accompany him to
the mining country. The two boys got
work Immediately, built themselves a
cabin and stayed in the region until
1865. Here. in this school of experience,
Marcus DAILY began his education in
mining-the education which was to
make him, within a few years, a cop
per king"
From California DAILY went to the
Comstock Lode country and Virginia
City, New, then a boom camp world
famous for its rich silver production.
Here he made the acquaintance of
George Hearst and j. B. Haggin, who
were destined to give him his first
boost up the ladder of riches. Hearst
ing interests and with their help DAILY
DOR landed in a good position in the
mines. Hearst and Haggin had helped
but he also helped himself, for he
studied and saved. It was soon clear
that he had a natural bent for geo.
logy; it was often said that "he could
see farther into the ground than any
man living"
His First Big Stake
BY 1870 he had made quite a repu-
tation and OF the strength of his work
at Virginia City was asked to 60 to
Utah to take charge of a mine there.
he again made good and his employ
ers, the Walker brothers, Salt Lake
City bankers, sent him to Walkerville,
Montana, to inspect certain mining
properties. One of these, the now his
toric Alice mine, he was to purchase if
he thought it q good buy. DAILY judged
the Alice worth taking a chance on
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Blue Blood of Ancient Royalty Coursed Through
His Veins Was Legend Attached to Marcus Dolly

IDENTITY had something Of a future as a
mining center, but DAILY decided to take
MS $4,000 stake and go back to Cali
iornla: First he would make a final
inspection of the various mining prop
critics on Butte hill. On his tour of
inspection DAILY encountered the Hickey
brothers, Edward and Daniel, at work
on their claim; They had sunk a 65-
loot shaft and had no capital to go
further. DAILY liked the appearance of
their claim and offered them $4,000
Tor it. The offer was accepted and DAILY
began Immediately to lay plans for the
mines development. His plans we're
elaborate, calling for large capital, so
he decided to get help from his friends,
Hearst and Haggin. He named his new
mine Anaconda" which later proved
world. With Hearst, Haggin and Tevis,
DAILY formed the Anaconda Silver Min
ing Co. in 1881. From then his success
was phenomenal. His three partners
had little active interest in the COM
pany, but it was Days life. Everything
he touched seemed to turn to gold as
he threw himself into the great task
OF building shelters, railroads, towns,
and a city to handle the immense treas
meath Butte hill. He waged fierce bat
ties with w A. Clark and Augustus
Heinze. He built hotels and a large
theater and established a newspaper.
He had a finger in every pie but he
also took time out to indulge his hob
bies and have some fun with the vast
fortune he was piling up.
INDUCES His Keenest Hobby
As a boy in ireland, Marcus Daily
had always loved to watch horse races,
the sport of kings. Now that he was a
king himself-a copper king-he would
race his own horses. He purchased
$4,000 acres of fine farm land in the
Bitter Root valley and established a
stock farm and racing stable which was
a model of perfection, and which later
became widely famous for the prize
winning animals raised there. No ex-
pense was spared and, in addition tt
large barns, stables and a mansion, two
exercise tracks were built. One was
covered track for winter use. The farm
was modelled after a large horse breed.
ing establishment DAILY had visited II
Kentucky. In the miles of fence or
the place no wire was used. The farm
in the Bitter Root is still a showplace
DAILY introduced horse racing to Mon.
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tana by building two fine race tracks,
one at Anaconda and the other at
Butte. The grandstand of the latter
seated 10000. Annual meets, 30 days at
Anaconda and 60 days at Butte, were
held. Large purses were offered and
the finest horseflesh in America was
brought west for these events.
Built Up Famous String
DAILY, himself, raised several record
breaking thoroughbreds, the most fam
u of which was Tammany. Tammany
won SILT, 900 in purses during his three
years on the turf. DAILY had a portrait
of the horse done in mosaic placed in
the floor of the barroom of his hotel
in Anaconda. So great was Days love
for Tammany that he never walked
over the mosaic. The barroom is now
many is intact. Other famous DAILY
horses were Montana, Futurity and
Lady Reel. After Days death his fam
GUS string of horses was sold in New
York for $732 900.
DAILY won and lost thousands betting
on his horses but whether he won or
not he was always satisfied if he had
when Montana" was running, DAILY
had bet ST 1000 on his horse at odds of
40 to l. While the race was in progress
DAILY was making an inspection tour OF
the mines and had left his clothes in
the dry" Montana" won the race but
the dry" caught fire and Days
clothes, containing his bet ticket, were
burned. He had won $40, 900 and might
have collected it without the ticket
except that the bookmaker had dice
a few days before the race. DAILY sale
the bet did not matter, there was glory
enough in the winning of the race.
Horse racing was not the only sport
which interested DAILY. He once organ
lied his own football team of formel
college stars and when the aggregation
toured the country it won nearly ever!
game played. He also financed severa
baseball teams.
In politics DAILY was not as fortunate
as in sport. When the battle for tn
location of the state capital was OF
he had set his heart on having it il
his own town, Anaconda. He lost tn
battle and Helena took the honor. Dial
lost another political battle when h
backed William Jennings Bryan 70
the. presidency: DAILY is said to hav
backed him with a campaign donation
of $3.50, 1000.
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DAILY loved the Irish and was proud
Of the accomplishments of his coun-
trymen in the New World. He was es-
pecially proud of Gen. Thomas Fran
els Meagher, the Irishman who was an
early governor of Montana. When
Meagher was an Irish rebel and a
fugitive from the British, Days father
had been among his followers. Ban
ished from Ireland, Meagher came to
America and was subsequently ap-
pointed secretary of Montana territory.
DAILY was chairman of the committee
which erected the statue Of Meaghef
which stands on the capitol lawn at
Helena.
Loyalty to old friends was n of
Days attributes and in later years he
helped many who had known him as
an Irish immigrant boy. Thomas Muir
ray, who had befriended him in Cali
fornia in the early days long held q
job as yard superintendent at the Ana
conda Smelter.
After Days rise to power in Amer
lea he sent for other members of his
family. Finally all had migrated to the
New World but his SpinSter sister, Hon.
or DAILY. She refused to leave the old
sod. DAILY provided handsomely for her
even though a portion of the money
he gave went to the cause of the Irish
rebels. In the rebellion of 1921 she was
S~SPSSCSN "a 1oA 4S1CA 4ASAG4NCo
and her residence was burned by Brit
ish troops. She died in 1926.
The children Of Marcus DAILY were
never well known in Montana for after
their fathers rise to ;affluence most Of
their years were spent in the east. DAILY
had married Miss Margaret Evans In
Salt Lake City in 1872 and there were
four children, three girls and one boy
in his family. One of the daughters
married James w. Gerard, former am
basSador to Germany, and another
married Count Charles Sigray, a Hun
garian.
When DAILY died in New York city in
1900, at the age of So, the list Of pail
bearers at his funeral contained the
names of many outstanding men, in
Guiding those of Henry Huddleston
Rogers, ]. B. Haggin and John Mackay.
In Montana his memory was honored
by the erection of the st. Gaudens sta
tue Of him which stands before the fed
eral building in Butte.
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Mrs. Martha Plassmann, Daughter
of Territorial Governor, Passes

of her life were passed at Akron, where
Sidney Edgerton practiced Law. When
he was elected to congress, Martha was
attending school At the completion of
his second term, Sidney Edgerton was
appointed by Abraham Lincoln to be
chief Justice of Idaho. This brought
Edgerton and Sanders to what is now
ton upon the stirring scenes of one of
the last of Americas frontiers.
The story of their journey to the
west parallels in q measure that of
many another pioneer. Exhausting
other means Of travel, they at last set
out In covered wagons drawn by oxen,
making 10 miles a day. Later Martha
Plassmann was to cross the plains in a
covered wagon drawn by mules, which
in comparison with the oxen, was
speedy travel.
Because Of the severity of the wealth
er, the Edgerton party stopped at Ban
year, when Montana territory was Gre
ated, Mr.. Edgerton was made its first
governor.
Mrs. PlaSSman was married to II. p.
Rolfe, a graduate of Dartmouth, at
tOrney, editor and surveyor, at Akron.
Her father had sent the family back to
the former home for educational adj
vantages. Following their marriage MIR.
ROlfe was sent to Helena as superin-
tendent Of schools, where Mrs. Plass-
mann Joined him shortly afterward.
They came to the Great Falls site in
1883, to assist in laying out the town.
site.
In 1883 Mr.. Rolfe founded The
Leader at Great Falls. Mrs. Plassmann
had lived in Great Falls almost con-
tinuously since then with the excep-
ton Of periods at Missoula and Mon
arch. At Missoula she assisted uni
versity professors with Montana his
tory anecdotes.
Mr.. Rolfe died in March, 1895. Mrs.
Plassmann for about two years there
after assumed editorial duties on the
paper. Since that time she had con-
tributed many historical writings to the
state historical library and various
state papers.
In 1896 she was married to Theodor
Plassmann In Great Falls, who was
business manager Of the Leader. Mr..
Plassmann died less than a year later.
Mrs. Plassmann sold her paper and
engaged In insurance work, being one
Of the first women insurance workers
In the state.
For q few years Mrs. Plassmann lived
with . daughter on . ranch near Mon
arch. The years Of 1906 to 1916 were
spent 1t MisSouls. Mr.. Plassmann
gave vocal lessons and was successful
In the commercial writing field, re-
turning to Great Falls in 1822. Most Of
her articles were historical. She con-
tinued to write up to the day Of her
death.
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By ROYAL HOUSE

There is an old saying that,
Talk long enough to an Irish
man and he will eventually tell
you he has royal blood in his
VEINS" The old adage holds true,
in at least one case-that of Mar
Gus DAILY, Montana mining tycoon
of the last century. DAILY was al
ready up in years, a figure of ma
tional importance and the possesser
of millions before it was revealed
to the world that through his veins
coursed the blue blood of ancient
Irish royalty.
Just who started the story, nobody
seems to know. Perhaps it was Marcus
DAILY, himself, for he had kissed the
Barney stone. Or it might have been
one of his daughters or an aspiring re-
porter on one of the newspapers IN
which he was interested. Anyway, the
Marcus DAILY had been princes OF Cor
cea Adam in ancient Ireland. h roy
al blood was said to have come into the
DAILY clan more than a thousand years
age and so it was really a little late
for anyone to learn for certain whether
or not the story was true. It made good
copy but it didn't sound like Marcus
DAILY. He was too big and gruff and
real to be seriously concerned with
such tea and waters" nonsense.
Marcus DAILY was born at Derrylea,
Ballyjamesduff, Ireland, in 184l: He
was the 18th child in the family of
Luke Daily, rebel. His mothers maiden
name was Mary Coyle. A newspaper
writer once informed his public that
the Days were comfortable farmers
who had quite a reputation as horse
breeders and trainers" This statement
probably belongs in the same category
with the royal blood" yarn. It would
probably be closer to the truth TO say
the Days were quite uncomfortable in
the continual struggle for existence
and that they had never even owned
a horse, for from statements made by
Marcus DAILY concerning his boyhood
it may be drawn that his family was
poor. The Days were more concerned
through the winter than with such
things as breeding horses. Breeding
horses was a rich mans pastime. The
years of Marcus Days boyhood in
ireland were among the most trying in
the history Of the country and thou
sands of people died of starvation.
California Was His Goal
when nddICuS was otAA ~ yOuAAS AdA
he resolved to leave that land of star
walton and heartbreak at the first op-
portunity. He had heard Of the great
new land of freedom across the At
lantic and his thoughts were ever
turned in that direction. When he was
IS he sailed in the steerage for Amer
lea He landed in New York in the
summer of 1856. He had no assets
other than a sturdy body and an alert
mind, but this was the land Of oppor-
tunity and he was resolved to make
the most Of it. For five years he worked
in the big city-first as 2 telegraph
company messenger and later as a
longshoreman. This was but an inter-
lude; his real destination was Cali
fornia. He saved his money toward that
end but wages were low and it was not
until 1861 that he had saved enough
for a ticket.
In California DAILY worked as a la
borer on fruit and truck farms until
he made the acquaintance Of n
Thomas Murray, another Irish immi-
grant. Murray had heard that good
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Martha Edgerton Plassmann, who
died Of q heart ailment recently at
her home in Great Falls, at the
age Of sc, was the daughter Of Sid
ney Edgerton, congressman from
Ohio when the Civil war began,
chief Justice Of Idaho territory,
first governor of Montana territory
under appointment by President
Lincoln. It was her father whom
the miners and merchants Of the
gold camps sent to Washington to
plead for a separate territory for
Montana. It was her cousin, Wilbur
Fisk Sanders, who as prosecutor
for the V~igilantes helped crush the
road agents in Montana and estab-
lish law and order.
AS teacher, author and editor, Mr.
Plassmann was closely associated wit
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The Late Martha Edgerton Plassmann
the story Of Montana. She was . pio-
1873, at Great Falls in 1883.
Her intimate contact with the people
and events Of the states earliest years
provided her with q wide firsthand
knowledge Of the history and history
makers Of that period. BY writing Of
them copiously, later, over . period of
years, tightening, the more dramatic
events With sideiights Of comedy which
realistic, many sided picture that Win
help long to preserve that era Is .
close and familiar thing.
Martha Edgert0n Plassnann was born
May II, 1850, on her grandmother's
farm $t Talmadge, o. The early years
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and he purchased it for $1,000, re-
tanning a one-fifth interest for him
self. His good judgment was revealed
a year later when he succeeded in
selling his fifth interest for $4,000.
$10,0oO Bought the ."Anaconda"
Life in the little camp on Butte hill
in 1875 was raw and the niceties Of CIV
ilization were scarce. The camp EVIL
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