The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-25
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ospeoee The Silver Ottyand Inaur-
uroteo the First Carnival IN
Butte.

Butte.
Tho Aasque BAN at Renahav's Hail
Costumes and Incidents.
"Wednesday last was notable day II
many respects. It was Ash Wednes.la,
TO begin with, the opening day of Lent
it was the anniversary of the birth Of tn,
father of his Countrywide hero Of til,
Ratchet; 1t was the occasion of the frs
trfumphal entry into the city OF Butt,
Of Momus, king Of Misrule, the merr,
monarch whose fantastic followers filleC
the streets as well as themselves, and
lastly it was the day on which the carni
Val ball, the most successful entertain
Inent Of the season WAS given in Rem
shaw's Hall.
The route Of the tr:umphal procession
has already been published in the
MINER. 1t passed through the princi.
pal streets of Butte, which were crowded
with tic citizens as well us hun.
Gretls of visitors from adjOin.
ing portions Of the Territory.
Everybody was in good hunlor and
all enjoyed heartily the double holiday.
The pageant began when the King OF
the Carnival coming from no one knows
where, rode up to Caplice Hall in gai-
ly dcckcd open carriage drawn by four
black horses. The shrouded figure on
the hack seat Of the carriage proclaimed
that the King had already captured thu
Governor Of the Territory, while hide
ously handsome Punch faced them. The
Kings herald then summoned the may
or Of Butte to come forth, Which he f.
nally did. Mayor Bcal delivered up the
keys Of the city to the King, surrendered
himself, and was taken into the carriage
where his incipicnt captivity was christ
encFi liben.lly with champagne. Some
o, nate speccl, making was done at this
point, and ut various times subsequent
~, just as the spirit happened to move
the King or the president Of the I.ietler-
kranz Society, or the captive governor
and mayor. The band struck up and
the procession moved on. a carriage Of
state was occupied by President John
Hauswirth of the Lietlcrkranz Gcsang
Vercin anil Theodore Ehrc t, the latter
bearing the banner of the order.
THE FLOATS.
Then came the allcg0ric;l groups or
floats, gotten up by the Liederkranz So
cicty, rs follows: Freedom, represented
by William Tell shooting the tyrant
Gcssler through the heart.
> The Mullan tunnel, being Il
dirt cart containing two horny listed
dirt-bee rimed sons of toll, with picks
and shovels worn down to the quick,
indicative Of the terrible difficulty ofthe
undertaking. and sporting motto Of
"Nullan o. Bust" with an aliegoric,l
allusiol to the ardent affection mani
tested i.y the Helena press for that cher
isl,c,l hol.ln the ground.
The Butte newspapers, represented by
three stvdy-luoking editors swilling
lcer. and three festive but i,liOtic-lWok-
i'm. locals playing cards and swi'ling
leer.
The Chinese question, iii whi,i. one
lclcs: iul was hung III front vi the scene
while Dr.!y Jacobs, masked haht!S'n't'-
" III b!:.c;, velvet. angled for another
Will, dead rat.
The Butte school house, represented
by rickcty square rick house, with
.-,piur cracks in the walls, and several
in,,r:n,ious indicative Of the general
us,.l. .s.,cs. OF the structure.
(.am!,riu Ii 5, astr;.ie of Il giganti: beer
barrel, with 4 glass Of his t:'v"ritr 'ev-
! crar., in s,;: hand. and Il troupe .: taiti''
full subjects around him.
Tncl>. San, and his ho:>, representing
The u,lIyi,lw pride q: the american l'to'
,.;c ~ their sand on !i,r hog question.
T:,c CITY Council waiting fer q
IHorun.
! Ate: these came ::r.N;pS representing,
/, ;u,,;yi.lual and business enterprises
! anon. which may !" n'cnti"ue'l the
following: Car, hy Stack pole X B";kI"
whir;, tioa:ul Ia The breeze the prr-'r'p-
ton -, lih.rally t:i,cn ny the cr'""';'n'>
"vin; yaili-i nj !i''itum.
F.; \ t:,orcu wi,l y-:y"ttrn ~ car i''"-'fs''
! ;,y .,,.. ,,,ani;;ac:nrr am. consumption
o; he.r. ,,y Schmidt 4 Gamer.
An Ideal representation nj ia" -ia:' {"
III. hy The Butte Bakery.
! \ typical scene in the 'a'':"f'';
;,...w..,y. and Il handsome Dtat car ny
+, S.c.,iiiw;csitef.
TIE l'HD. i:>SiH%
,,.v,.. SLOWLY through laughing ri""''''
:,cy.,,..,anic,l by til; Music "f '':rt' COM
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