Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-09-22
OUR ANACONDA LETTER.:
Political Speculations-A Gf'astly
Joke-The Big Flume--Business
Changes and Improvements
Personals. Etc

Personals, Etc.
Regular Correspondence Of THE MINER.
ANACONDA, September 20, 1ss6.-Politics
is not occupying the attention OF Ana
conda's people to any great extent at
present. Our candidates are either 'lsying
low" at home or working the outside pre-
cin:ts. Still, with a ~pardonable feeling of
partisan pride. zach party affirms that it
has a strong ticket and will elect it, but
each must bear in mind that after election
day there is mae room for twa." In the
past the Republicans OF Deer Lodge County
have had little opportunity to gorge them
selves at the public crib. They claim an
ability to get there" this year, but the
writer hereof cannot discover the basis
upon which their claim rests. As
the county now stands it Is
confessedly Democratic, and there
is nothing either in the personnel
of the Republican ticket or the issues OF
the campaign that can or will create the re-
~vulsion of feeling necessary TO turn the po-
litical scale. True, the Republicans expect
to secure the Knights Of Labor vote by
reason OF having placed a member OF that
organization upon the ticket for tt "fat"
office. But
HANGS A TALE
that discloses q big coonin the woodpile to
discerning members OF the order, and they
will not he made gudgeons OF in the CAM
paign. The Republicans have flattered
themselves that Anaconda was a strong
hold of their party, but the primary cleo
tions Of the respective parties indubitab'y
proved a different state OF affairs. The
Democratic primary vote was sos, while
that Of the Republicans 'was but LIP. So
our Republicans will have to do some
heavy work on the outside to overcome
the sweeping Democratic majority Ana
conda will give next November.
The party here is not very jubilant over
the nomination of Col. Sanders for Dele
gate to Congress. The old "wah boss" has
led them to go many Waterloos in the past
that his very name ia ominous Of defeat.
He has been buried so many times by the
Democratic political grave-diggers OF the
Territory that his candidacy arouses no
more enthusiasm among the Republicans
~hereabouts han would an Egyptian
mummy, were it placed upon the ticket.
In fact, some Of them esteem his nomina-
ton
A CHASTITY PRACTICAL JOKE
on the part OF the Territorial convention.
They can account no other way for placing
a deadhead on the top OF the ticket.
THE BIG rLUME
for supplying the smelter with a sufficiency
OF water is rapidly nearing completion,
while repair work on the old concentration
is also being pushed forward. Ut is ex-
pected that the various additions and re-
pairs will be finished by the middle ofOcto-
Der. Whether the works will resume
operations then or not, is a mooted ques-
ton, and one our people would give a large
bonus to have answered.
The Montana Lumber and Produce
Company is putting up an extensive ware
house here, with the intent OF transacting
u large forwarding business.
Mr.. f. H. Stanton, the enterprising First
Street butcher, has purchased C. E. Saw
telle's fruit and fish market, and removed
the same to the building in which his meat
market is located.
Mrs. A. NJ. L.iscomb now has her board
ing house located in the late Luckhardt
building on First Street. 1t has been re-
fitted especially for her use, and is an at.
t~ractive hoatelry.
Sawtelle Il Co. are working their mineral
bonanza, the Silver Chain, forallit is worth
these days, and reports are that the same
is panning out immensely. Other mines in
VIC NlelHiIy are loohlHE up wen 700.
Messrs. Wirston and Crockett have re-
turned from their extended trip to the Ma
tional Park, looking az bronzed and wea-
therbeaten as a couple OF cowboys. They
are we'll pleased with their outing.
Mr.. c. II. Jenkinson, for so long assist.
b~ookkeeper at the smelling works. and
latterly an employee OF the Montana Union
Railway, has taken his departurefo for Poca-
tello, where he assumes a position in
Blickensderier's office.
BY the way, we have marriage on the
tapis, that OF Mr.. Wilfred st. Jean aud ;
Miss Anna Davis. The interesting event !
will take place on the 9th inst. Both are
highly esteemed young people OF Anaconda
and we wish them JOY Of their union.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Berry and family, of
Utah, have been here for the past
week visiting the family OF w. NJ. Thomp-
son.
John s.. Mills, an old newspaper man OF
this city, was up from Deer Lodge yesterday.
J.J. Grant and family came down from
yesterday. Mr.. G. has taken up a
in the Flathead country and will de-
himself to cattle raising FIR the future.
Mr.. H. Geigrich, Caplice Il McCune's Mill
Creek foreman. spent yesterday in the city.
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