Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-27
BEES BUDGET.
THE DIvERSIONs OF TEE SMELTER
CITY FOLKS.

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Evans Hall.
ANACONDA, February 23.-[Correspond-
ence Of the Miner.l-There has been no end
of fun this week. With the Knights oil
Pythias ball, the Lowland Club dance
and the G. A. r. ball, the Electric Clock en-
tertainments, and last, but by no means
least, the Salvation Army meetings, we
have managed to keep from growing de-
spondent. Our people are doing an amax-
ing amount OF dancing; everything runs TO
dancing now, as it is nearing the season OF
fasting and prayer, and very soon matters
social will settle down to q complete stand
still, as the greater part OF our society OBJ
serve Lent strictly.
Anacondans are under everlasting obi
| cations to the Salvation Army and the
| Electric Clock organ grinder for wild
d~iscordant airs which have rendered bne
open air agonizing. Nevertheless, we bear
it in good spirit. The Electric Clock was
certainly wonderful, and not only were the
juveniles interested, but hundreds OF more
mature years were drawn to it. The Sal
walton Army continues to make night
hideous with horns and Understanding
cymbals" as they parade the streets
attracting the mob, and IN every way
adopting the common street taklr method
OF drawing a crowd about them. II !ne
are earnest, nothing should be said against
them. Hundreds Of people are drawn to
their quarters who perhaps never think OF
going to q place Of worship. There is some
thing novel about the horns, ~tambourines,
red shirts, poke bonnets and a dash OF
illiteracy in connection with matters sa-
cred, I suppose. Still, every and any in
t~elligent person can not but endorse Cap
tain Mills opinion, al expressed in the
New Northwest, in regard to this army.
An intelligent. refined people can not APP
prove OF the slangy, bowling style adopted
by this band OF Salvationists in preaching
the holy word.
A number OF our well known society peo-
pie are going to organize adramatic society
and give q series OF entertainments in the
near future for the benefit Of a library. The
majority of people here have very little
time to devote to reading. business and
household cares so entirely engross the
minds OF nearly all that the time is not
for this important improvement, ,
out if the will is there the way can be made.
by appointing one eveningin each week :
or these readings, very soon will an inter- !
,st be taken in them, and no doubt prove
Tery beneficial. G
A theme much discussed here and I find it
aiken up every where, is the just and I'M ,
ust criticisms of the Rives, Gambler, Wilcox i
md Daintry combination. say combina- 1
for such a term has Leen applied to G
hem. Ella Wheeler Wilcox has many y
warm admirers here, and as Amelia Rives =
as numbers in sympathy with her also, =
drs. Wilcox's recent defense OF the former .
las given rise to endless opinions n criti- C
isms. 1t is argued as ably and strongly r
8 if it was the weightiest OF weighty sub q
:
The ladies of st. Marks Guild will give a G
ocial at Evans Hall on next Friday even
ng. 1t promises to be the party OF the e
eason. The german will be introduced and I
'ill be led by Count" Dorsey; pretty r
and-painted souvenir badges will be sold =
or a given price at o table to the gentle. I
who care to dance during the evening. j
frs. J. FL. Durstan will attend to the artis-
ic work on these badges. a.
We have two young gentlemen in our "
own who are the envy of the other boys, {
hough they are undeniably the black sheep T
I all the Celestial laundrymen. Not many n
ago these young gentlemen received II
polite dun from their heather washman, a
nd for reasons best known to themselves !,
siused to pay just then, whereuptn the u
knight of the pigtail turned II
is steps Chinatownward and then and a
here killed himself. Therefore. the other q
Itizens of Chinatown seem to think life too n
weet to make any rash advances, but con- =,
to wash for glory and not for pay =,
,r these two particular young gentlemen. or
luch to their delight. "
The electric clock man should not fail to -"
'member with gratitude the young man in ~
ur town who 80 .cheerfIlly and willingly Il
,ok an entire family more than once to r.
is show. He says it was such a glorious 70
lange to him that he enjoyed it. No re- y,
'rved seats, 10 oysters afterward, and no n
ID nome. To take his beloved m all Of ~
le family thrown in was far cheaper than -
evening at the theater. This young i,
an has a girl who never orders less than .,
ne dozen and a half OF oysters. W
Mr. George Bartlett occupies all his spare VI
oments in reading the answer to, Is ~
arriage a ~failure:9 \,
Mr.. Joe Carroll is the happiest man in ~
this week. 80
A marriage in high life is on the tapis for "
is coming week. BEE.