The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-04-20

grand ruler of the b. p. O
E., visited Denver and was of course royal
~ entertained by the resident brethren
Among other things he was taken to a pri-
vate fish preserve, where be caught more
fish than he had ever seen in his life. But
he did not know that the fish pond was a
business institution to tie proprietor, who
was paid for the sport by the committee OF
entertainment. The fun was so good that
the doctor decided to repeat it the next day.
He sneaked off in the morning, fished all
day with even better luck than before. At
night as he was beginning to think of CIV
ing the bait boy dollar and starting for
home, the proprietor appeared on the scene
and said the charge would be fifty cents a
pound for the catch. It cost the doctor
$75 for the days sport.
~
Mrs. Grundy whispered in my ear juicy
bit of gossip about one of the members of
the late legislature. The representative, or
was it senator, engaged apartments early
in the session at certain block that is we'll
supplied with night keys. The rent was
promptly paid and all went lovely until the
legislator left town for few weeks visit
to the coast, leaving his trunk behind him.
When he returned to leave for his home a
dispute arose over the matter of rent. The
legislator declined to settle for the time he
was absent for the very plausible reason
that he did not occupy the room during
that time. But the force of his argument
was lost when the landlady gently insinu-
ated that unless the full bill was paid the
YJ1 affor vpon11 I,,r ipo 1oxy lc
and she pleasantly added that the name of
the defendant on the court records would
not be A. s. Taylor, but would be Repre-:
sentative or Senator So-and-So. OF course
the wise politician Immediately settled.
W.
There is barber in town who lately came
from the Ebbit House shop in Washington.
He tells me that among his customers in the
national capital was Correspondent Kin
caid who lately killed Congressman Taul-
bee. Kincaid, he says, was the most ner-
vous man ever under his tonsorial charge.
He always quarreled with the barber and
always explained afterward by saying that
everything he said should be taken with a
good deal of allowance. Kincaid always
wore toupee which was removed in order
that the top of his head might be shaved.
At times he was SO nervous that he fairly
writhed in the barber's chair. None of the
:" ..er Ea<bers in town would shave him
because OF his irritable and quarrelsome
disposition. Ny Washington friend says
that he was not surprised when he learned
of the killing.
~
I had a chat with Manager Jacobs, of the
Montana State Lottery, about his own con-
Germ in particular and others in general.
Mr.. Jacobs has been in the business good
part of his life and therefore should know
what he is talking about. He says: "You
have no idea of the enormous amount in
vested every month in lotteries, and the
money comes from all classes. Gamblers
who make winnings will often buy forty or
fifty dollars worth of tickets at a time. I
have sold tickets to the value of 500 in a
single bunch. consider money we'll in
vested in lottery tickets if it is to be speou-
lated with at all. The tickets can always
be used as a means of exchange and can be
sold to pawn brokers. Several large prizes
have been won by residents of Montana.
though I have never known of a
winner making two large strikes. I
think the Louisiana people will
get into North Dakota. The question will
be made an issue in the coming fall election
in that state, and have little doubt about
the result. The charter of the Louisiana
expires in 1898. If the company
from doing business in the
United States, think of the vast sum of
money that will go into Mexico through the
lotteries just over the border.
When Mr.. E. V. Smalley, of Minneapolis,
was at The Helena the other day DR.. Cole
told him the story about the Chicago. St.
Paul & Minneapolis drummers, that ap-
peared i'll print short time ago, their ex-
perlences in washing, etc. ''That story
was never finished" said Mr.. Smalley, when
the final rub came on the Minneapolis man,
The fellow from my town may be behind
Chicago, but he leaves the st. Paul man in
the shade, and as for tho Montanian, he
never washes at ALL
Special Sunday Motor Line Card, April 30,
1890.