The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-16
THE FOUNDER.

THE FOUNDER.
At night in Butte the worlds aglow
With changing life and all things 60.
The dealers hands fly fastest than,
The pave, a surging mass Of men.
A human tide in ebb and flow.
Sulphurous fumes in silence blow.
And smelter smoke enwraps the show.
What matters it, tits life to live
At night in Butte.
Annette and Maud, they won't hear no.
More wine, more wine, away with woe!
The Press club in Penrose's den,
Mcguire recjtes, and 30 does Quinn,
The greatest time on earth, you know,
Alright in Butte.
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democratic friend recently fell in the
hands of republican dentist. It was at
ter election and the dentist. republican,
was feeling very sore. but he bided his
time. The visitor wanted a tooth filed,
He dropped back in the easy chair and
chatting the doctor in a mild
reply. When the time came he simply
stuffed rubber liver pad in his patients
mouth and then opened his end of the dis
cussion. Between vicious jabs from the
dental handspike and the whirring of the
engine. the doctor found time to talk poll
tics. He called the democrats all names
ever heard of. He denounced his patient
and scored Judge Dixon and let fow a
string of abuse seldom heard. What did
the patient say? Not a word until the rub
Der bandage was removed and then he was
too angry to speak. He called on the
lounger to have the doctors shameful ad-
vantage exposed, and the lounger takes pc
culiar pleasure in granting the request. He
has been there himself.
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Tho managers of the Hotel Helena are
not satisfied with giving the public the
best service obtainable. They are con-
stantly studying or originating new features
and methods. For their own benefit a
Office. Any guest with grievance can here
have his grievance written down and rem
edied il possible. But it is not always pos
sble. Some of the kicks are rather anus
ing and illustrate the inconsistencies of
life. You know some people never think
they are stopping at hotel unless they are
privileged to kick over something.
The first name on the book is that of DR..
who mildly protests that the claret
is too sour. Then again on August he
that the ice was not cold. On
the eighth day of the same month Attorney
complained that the bartender
put too much whisky in the cocktails. Mr..
Walker says that this complaint is seldom
Frank Beck found time to kick
on August IL, because the spring chickens
we're too young, another rare complaint.
A. d. Simpson, who travels for Brown
of San Francisco, is good fell
low but hard to suit. On the evening of
August II he came down to the Office aud
kicked because he had not ordered corn for
;he next days dinner. A few days later he
found fault because the bath soap did not
loaf. After hard search Mr.. Wiley
ound some water that would float the soap.
Two months ago Mr.. A. Bergevin, of San
was not quite pleased with The
Helena because there was no cut glass ink
tand in his room. sar@
Then we came down to the name of E. j.
,lasen, who kicked because he had to get
ut of bed to answer the alarm. This,
lowever, must be registered as rather sensi-
lie. No man likes to walk around in his
leep. On the 21st of September guest
wanted the matches changed. The odor of
hose in his room reminded him Of his fu-
ure dwelling place. One month later 9.
!. Annett, the popular manager of the
took Mountain Telephone company, kicked
ecause the fire escape reached within two
tories of the ground. No fire had oc-
urred, but he did not care to take any
hances by jumping two feet. These are
II of the kicks and they offer pretty good
violence that The Helena is very we'll
damaged hotel.
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heard very good eleotion story from
he victim himself. He lives at Bozeman
nd is one of the best fellows in Montana.
lie is a staunch republican and is always
more than willing to take his chances back
ny Lu0 I6puOllCdu CduNAut1uCos n AOAuA
go he would have made an affidavit that
,arter v ould land winner. The convic-
ion grew upon him and he bet
very spare dollar in his possession.
Then he borrowed all the money he could
nd bet that. On the evening before cleo
ion he went to bed with the dead certainty
# being a winner. He laid awake two
lours thinking how he would spend all his
money and each minute growing surer of
he result. Then another scheme for in
the winnings flashed through his
,rain. He looked over ON the other side of
he bed and saw his wife calmly sleeping
.way the hours Of the night. He sneaked
out of bed, turned out the light and stepped
,oftly to the bureau. Opening the first
drawer he searched about until he found
his wife's pocket book which contained
little nest egg of twenty dollars which he
had given her for shopping money. He
quietly put this in his trousers pocket and
with guiltless heart returned to bed and
slept the sleep of the righteous. Early the
next morning he placed double eagle on
the Carter turn and lost. When last saw
him his wife had not discovered the loss and
he was begging for explanations to make
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