The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-06-01
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A Butte man who likes Helena so we'll
that he spends good part of his time here,
recalled funny incident that occurred dur
ing the late legislative session. The head
quarters for politicians, legislators and old
timers was at the Cosmopolitan hotel, and
the chief gathering place in this popular
hosiery was about the big, round stove In
the center of the lobby. Every night dur
ing the long deadlock group Of good fell
lows could be found with their feet on the
rail about the stove. One evening the gath
ering was composed of half dozen Butte
representatives and three or four Helena
men. some wag, in spirit Of fun. placed
pan of burning sulphur under the stove.
When the choking fumes arose the Helena
ties Immediately left, but the men from
Butte remained there, totally unconscious
of any change in the atmosphere.
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Henry G. Barnabee, one of the proprie-
tors of the Bostonian Opera company, and
one of the best singers on the road, was
speaking during his recent visit about
chorus people. He said: 1--WE have con-
slant trouble with chorus girls, and yet our
company is the most popular of all with
these people. You may therefore imagine
the difficulty that is always present in other
operatic companies. We pay the best sal
aries to our chorus people. The girls get
$18 and $40 week and their transporta-
ton, and if they exercise reasonable econ
omy they can save few hundred dollars
each season. Then think of the privilege
they enjoy in seeing this great country
from ocean to ocean and from British
Columbia TO the Gulf of Mexico. These
salaries are much better than they receive
in other companies and the people are
treated much better. Last winter we gave
them their sleeping Car berths on long
trip from Denver to California, and yet as
l say there is always more or less trouble.
Some one is trying to start a revolt in tn 9
company, but this is usually killed when
we get together and have general talk"
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The people who attended the pleasant en-
tertainment for St. Peters church few
evenings ago enjoyed more fun than they
expected. The programme consisted of a
series of magic lantern pictures from Bibli-
cal stories. OF course they were explained
| to the children in an entertaining way.
The lecturer, well-known young society
man, endeavored to mako all things as plain
as possible to his hearers. Finally the picture
of Moses was shown. "NoW them" said the
lecturer, II suppose that all of you under
stand who Moses was.'' The painful inter-
val of silence which followed was broken by a
childish voice yelling, "Oh! rats!' The aud.
fence was SO convulsed with laughter that
the magic lantern part of the show was for
gotten.
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Travel, which has of late been very light
is beginning to increase. 1t will grow heav.
Ter as the season advances, and will con.
tinue good until after Christmas. Man
eyer Wiley, of the Helena, says that the
travellers are mostly commercial men anG
people looking for Investments. The tour
list travel will be better than usual this sea
son. because of the Inducements offered b!
Helena to the thousands of people who viii
visit the Yellowstone park. MI. Wiley said
1.-THE travelling season in the east is differ
emit. It begins about Sept. and runs heav,
{ until Christmas. A few dull months fol
} low until spring, when the season is yer,
good until June l." The hotels are antici
pating season of unusual prosperity. Til,
growth in Helena is we'll illustrated by tn.
increasing number of commercial travellers
Every day brings new men sent by thei
houses to "open the country"
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The popularity of the Broadwater plung'
does not languish as the novelty wears away
In fact the number of bathers increases
each week, and it now becomes a recognize,
: diversion to enjoy the pleasures of
thermal bath on certain days each week
There is one fellow who thinks that the BIZ
: plunge is the greatest place on earth, an,
he is but one Of many. One day not lon
. ago this fellow went down to the plung
early in the morning carrying basket. H
remained in the ife-giving waters unit
S noon. Then he produced his basket, an
sitting on the promenade with his feet i
/ the water he enjoyed noon-day luncl
a After this was finished he went back in tn
II water, where he remained until the pi,
:. turesque cascade was illuminated by ele,
tricity.