Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-24
OYERHBAED BIZ THE LOUNGES

SnO VI VIC 8Coue cOOlerS now III tn6 CITY
was proudly atrutting about the streets
yesterday, wearing a back number tile
reinforced with q huge placard bearing the
advertisement Of a well known hat firm
Truly. this is a progressive age.
An architect is now engaged in preparing
plans for the new postofice which is to be
erected under the next Republican admin
istration. Until that administration does
take the reins OF government, however, il
might be a coed idea to plant oak, OF
some other slow growing trees. on the Cen
tennial hotel lot and lay It out for q
park.
Some Of the Republican campaign orators
are falling victims to the miasmatic ipfiu.
ences so prevalent during election times,
and plainly show the results OF the hard
strain to which they are subjected. Several
were about yesterday who looked decidedly
wilted. Possibly. they were, to use the
Inter Mountains So expression, "loaded."
"Why, it's all a mistake, q palpable mis-.
take, sir. We never had any trouble in our
ranks, either az relating to the candidates
or other matters. The few changes made in
the ticket were simply the result OF q con
ference. that's all."-The Bosses.
The old-timers of the 6. 0. D., the battle
SCARED veterans whose bodies bear the
wounds OF many a fercely contested con.
fict, have decided to make this a ''young
mems campaign" They will content them.
selves with watching, at a safe distance,
the young heros bear the brunt OF defeat.
It may not be very gallant, but it shows
remarkably good judgment On the part OF
the o. It's.
Wanted-One hundred men, able-bodied'
to carry Republican fambeaus. Highest
wages will be paid. Apply at Ed. Booths
headquarters. d&wtf
If any inconvenience or loss should arise
during the coming winter, caused by a lack
of water, the blame will lie with the Re-
publican majority of the City Council for
failing to enter into a new contract with
the Silver Bow Water Company at the
proper time. The company was. and is,
prepared to extend it's service and increase
the supply OF water, but the Republican
Council, in the great wisdom that charac-
terizes every action of the party, prefers
to wait-until too late.
The local managers of the "trooly good"
have been driven to such straits that they
fail to notice the incongruity of a prohibit
ton orator addressing a German Republi-
can club.
One OF the most enthusiastic orators at
the meeting of the German Republicans,
night, was that staunch prohi-
b~itionist. Col. Hawkins. Just how the Col.
onel managed to get in is notknown, as the
teutonic wing of the g. o. p, is, as a general
thing, nothead over heals in love with doc
trines promulgated by Col. Hawkins. One
thing, however, is certain, either beer or
were on the highly protected list for
that night at least. The two donot assim-
Which OF the two fluids wal subjec-
ted to a prohibitory tariff the Lounger
to learn.
Very properly the Republican headquar.
ters at the Catholic fair are decorated with
Chinese lanterns. The ladies who decorated
booth evidently are strong believers in
the fitness Of things, or else they are in
clined TO be a trife sarcastic.
The Helena managers OF the Tomcarter-
boom sent a couple OF Frenchmen, La Rue
and Parent, over Wednesday to do a
little work" among their c%ountrymen in
the Silver City. Unfortunately for the
missionaries they fell into the hands OF the
Philistiues, as it were, and the frst man
they approached, and to whom they con-
fded the object of their visit, was a Demo-
,rat. OF course he would introduce them,
and did so, but TO a whole room full of French
The way the two spent
money and bought wine was a screecher.
when they had spent the last nickle
w V1CM HUH tAt NdFUeF SdCk,
hey were informed of the political stand
Dg OF the men with whom they had been
70 liberal. They were a little crestfallen at
irst, and wanted to make a kick, but con-
'luded not to do 80 and even Joined in the
for Clark and the Democratic ticket.
one OF them remarked afterwards. "By
Jar, eet was ies' a leetle bit tuff, but we had
es' so much fun, anyway"
One OF the most conspicuous persons at
he barbecue was Capt. Sheppard, wearing
Mexican war veterans sash. The Cap
Democracy is OF the kind that is
mpressible and which shows itself at all
lines.
The official organ OF tie e. O. D. could
ind nothing connected with Butte's turn
ut at Anaconda on which it could vent it's
pleeh, SO it attempts to ridicule the eagle
arried in the parade : = referring to it as a !
hawk. About on q level with and
I equal force with all OF the I'm" "argu-
80.
The next place to extend real old Demo.
ratio hospitality to the people OF the Ter.
tory, will be Boulder, at which place a
lonster barbecue wilt take place next
Wednesday. As managers and projectors
| monster meetings. barbecues and kin.
red events, the Democrats OF Montana
ield the palm to no one.
When Hon. Sam Word, OF Helena, camps
q the trail Of anyone, the object Of his
sngeance would do well to make for tall
mber. Sam generally goes loaded for all
nds of game, and his range il more deadly
IAN that of a Zalinsky dynamite gun.
The "bosses" have given out that they
Ill not have their barbecue until after
ection. The only difficulty apprehended
III be a scarcity of crow about that time,
that noble bird will then be in great de. {
and by the Republicans, not only in
ontana but over the entire country.
One of t%henovelties promised Butte soon,
a Chinese Harrison and Morton iam-1
club. 1t has not yet been decided
is to be the captain of the organiza.
IN, but in all probability, the honor will