Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1889-04-14


BRoA d WATER
HUBB E Ii
30 r UP
One can readily imagine these men,
each tryingto out-bid the other in sell
Ing their supplies. Good natured alike
over success or defeat, conscious that
they were working for the common
good Of the government. In years
gone by, when the traders at Buford,
Keogh and Custer had 10 ship their
goods by water and team, they used to
charge exhorbitant prices with a clear
conscience, ascribing the seemingly
qigh prices to freight. Now times are
changed. Prices are just thesame but
consciences are little cloudy. or the
men who were pushing TO the front In
70 and $50, some have succeeded and
some haven't. Leighton is dead, Jor-
dan lives here, Hubbell is getting rich
in the real estate business, Broad water
is brevet Kentucky colonel and u
coming railror 4 man. Theodor Borup
calls St..Paul hl. home, his con Charles
having succe, d 4 him as trader at
Custer. A. IT. NiniDger-you all re-
member the Gal ,ut CsptaIn-is selling
oranges in thes nth and / hear that
he is doing wei. His former partner,
Savage. is lost ~ sight here-though
by many he is held in memory dear.
Savage was good fellow-the trouble
was he couldn't help being, ] also
understand that A. H. Wilder has
saved up few dollars for rainy day.
/ hope that bidders this year will get
what they want when the contracts
are let. They all deserve it.
One Of the features Of st. Paul is our
clubs. We have number of them,
but the most prominent and widely
known is the Minnesota club. Club
life is q luxury that can almost be
called necessity. Many .pen who
dislike standing before bar and or
dering q drink, find il very pleasant
TO loll in an easy chair and have their
toddy brought TO them without the
uneasy feeling caused by leavinga bar
room and being seen by their wives
or sweethearts. Some men take TO
club life naturally, others don't Each
member has his own peculiar style.
Follow p. II. Kelley into the cleb; he
rushes In as though he had a carload
of sugar to sell, his hat cooked over
his northern eye, the southern one
making a rapid su-vry Of the room.
We will suppose 'ees j. ]. Hill;
Hello Jim" (rus lss over) "wtapll
YOU have.n Jim doesn't look
pleased; he prefers 10 take his time
over good liquor, aud he knows Kelley
will bolt his like 50 much medicine,
but he can't very ~ u refuse, so "I'll
take a littla sherry and bitters;"
"Gimme some rye, seltzer, and be
quick.n The drinks are made way
with, and, being followed by one OF
two more, Hill relaxes and concludes
to give Kelley pointer. Now giving
a pointer is an ordinary enough affair
to the average man, but with Hill II is
different. He sidles up closely like a
timid yet determined lover, then his
arm steals softly through that Of the
pointee, his lips are brought within
glueing distance OF the ear, and, after
he has his man 20 he can't get away,
the scheme IL let loose. Some men
have been known 10 pay pretty hand
somely for being In that embrace.
Over in another corner Of the club sits
Gen. sibley and Gov. Ramsey. two
noble old men, one Q good democra,
and the other equally good as a repub'
llican, both past the time Of taking an
active part in political fights, and botl
content to LET others do the work
while they look on, conscious thai
they have served their respectiy'
parties honorably and well, and thai
they have the love and respect of th'