The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-11
STORIES
OF Wonders in San Francisco, Chi
cago and New York-What
the Boys Do Away
From Home.

the Boys Do Away
From Home.
Judge Charley Warren and ''Co!-
! onel" Jim Murray have returned to the
civilization Of Butte after several months
! wandering in the barbarous latitude, of
Chicago, New York and San Francisco.
Judge" Warren has been in the city for
! some time, hui "Coloncl' Murray first
showed his cUuntr,lance to his friends
yesterday.
During the afternoon the Judge and the
Colonel met in the Office Of Curtis &
AndricuS. They did not meet with the
saline ani;,.nsitv. 40 to speak, that char
; acteriztsi tie rcceni exchange OF courtc-
sizes between Ryan and Sullivan, but
they met prepared. to fight it out t" the
bitter END. They fought, and the follow
ing il an account Of the contest. 1t was
a war Of wOr.ls:
,, .u,i2c-''sVEvn WAS in Chicago
ran ACROSS the t;attcst thing of the season.
trie,: lard 10 capture it, hut it was 10
90. 1t was the contract for backing
lx.ots in the Palmer House. You see a
fellow named Paddy O'Rafcrty, French
Ike myself, las had it for some time
He makes 81 a day clear out of it, and
pays the house four thousand dollars u
year for the exclusive privilege. asked
him what he wanted 10 work for when
his contract was worth that much, ana
he told nc them Chicago blacks were
suc! tllieve he had to do it himself, or
they would rob him of NIL his profits.
said. he, "rhievcry is so strong in the air
here that sometimes catch my left
hand picking my right pocket
But / ran across Dave McCranOr in
the Palmer House. He put on an awful
lot of dog, had a room on the sixth
floor ut . dollar u day, and looked rs II
nc owned the town. He can spend less
money and have more style than any
; man that ever was in Montana Terri
tory. lie informed me in the Palmer
House dining room one morning that
he could gel iirst-c!ass breakfast around
the corner Tor fifteen cents.
Why, that man M;ght t" have \
medal. Iou know how easy i:
is 10 set divorce III Chicago.
Well, it's because women live 80
cxl~nSiveIy there, the courts take pity
on their husbands. Well Dave lived Il
! month ut the Palmer House, *l"rtctt
around town, got married, supported
his wife, got 4 divorce and paid his
T! wif.'s lawyer, and the whole racket
only COS: him ;.s.:'
The .'Judgc'' paused, and there was 4
dead silence in the crowd. He had AS
ii were ,.ralyze'l them.
At this point the ''C"l"n~i' stepped
! into the ring, shipped his Iu;d and said
in !. mild, dreamy tone Of voice, ''Iha
l.x,tl,lack under the Occidental Hotel
in San Francisco is Il hundred and ti,ir-
teen wears OLD. lie is the most active
hoy in that great city. He blacks boots
every day t,r a living and is always ut
his most. He has al exclusive contract
with the ;,,,'prict"rs of Ii: hotel, 'n:
pays Il princes RANSOM f"' Il. iic mas
.n,.ssa,l u tremendous fortune. His
grand daughters drive hy his place
every day each in her own pi"rt"n
drawn 10y pair milk white ponies
bu. ne old hoy never looks at them.
One day his wiz. passed hy his stand
| and accidentally got some n'''.t on her
! MAGNIFICENT satin dc Lyons dress. The
oL, man never said word Tut knclt
dawn and brushed! the mua oil his
! wisc's dress. She never said Il word,
hut rave him two bits and swept on.'
There was again II funerc:'! stiffness.
Int the Judge was right there. In Il
light and airy manner he began t"
s,.:,,, of pci.,,o,,ico's and the delicious
x,c,ks to be found there. Curtis cars
| rrickcd up Immediately, and sptrr
! smiled. "Iscn KinsslMry,' said he,
thinks the cook ut the Ast"r House
tho hest in New York, and / think he's
nr,.ttv good. ] stopped there myself.
Ron ,,s.,l to beat the tiger every day
when we were their for alout slOO.
There was tiger just across the street
1>ut those delicious little steaks at I'ei'
,ooni..o's! You 20 in and order cup OF
coft;,e and . small steak, and the bill -
only$s.56."- $4,000
Here Curtis tainted and the seahce
broke up on general conservation