The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-10-20
A TEAM OF TWO NIGHTMARES
Tho True Story of an Adventure told at the
Ananias Club.

Tho True Story of an Adventure told at the
Ananias Club
The Ananias club was considerably
startled last night when Sergeant John
Lowe proposed the name of Willie Bill Long
for membership. says the Indianapolis
News. It was hastily explained by Super
Intendent Travis that while Mr.. Long was
IN every way worthy of being member
who would in time become bright and
plittering star, yet the membership was
confined exclusively to the police force, and
therefore the ex-councilman-likeC Casey at
the ball game-wasn't in it. A resolution
was adopted denouncing j. w. Wise, known
AZ Ananias Wise, and disclaiming all fell
lowing with him. Patrolman Louie An
derson, when the house was once moro in
order, commenced the following narra-
tive:
It was on the beach at Long Branch ten
years ago that ] had an adventure. The
adventure was much more startling than
hunting growler chasers in the fair grounds,
or stopping runaway teams on Seventh
street. The morning was quite warm
about 40 degrees in the shade think, and
was strolling along the beach to get a
breath of fresh air for very severe corn
with which I was afflicted. There was a
commotion in the water, and looking close
" l saw human head working slowly
towards the surface. Of course I stopped
and watched. In two minutes the head was
above water and when it had shaken the
spray from its whiskers recognized my old
friend Lars Bayolnan, whom l had not seen
since We captured pirate ship in the North
Hello, Louie" said Lars. don't you
know me.''
.'Of course know you, but what in the
name OF Chauncey Depew are you doing
here?"
Don't say word. Get me some clothes
and I'll toll you all about it,
Il hastened back to the hotel and got one
of my best suits-stood me $3.50 i'll Paree
only two months before-and was soon
back to the spot where my old chum was
hiding in the water. When no one was
looking he ran ashore, and. hastily dressing
walked in digniied painstaking manner
to the hotel with me. l understand thor
oughly that you don't care to hear anything
his history, except to tell you that rather
than marry girl in the old country he
didn't love, though she was worth $40. OOo, 900,
he jumped into the ocean and swan to
America. He had been loafing III the surf
about Long Branch for ten days, waiting
Ia
lived ON fish that he caught while coming
over.
1--WE staid around Long Branch for .
month or SO, and then took a run up tc
New York. Lars was an eccentric cuss
and startled the town by jumping off the
Tribune building, and dragged us into 81
much notoriety that insisted that he eithel
settle down like white man should an,
behave himself or we would have to g,
somewhere else. But you might as we'll tr,
to still the waves that dash against Cap
Horn with pint of castor oil as TO try t.
make him settle down, and, rather thai
desert him in strange city, got him t
come west with me. We had great tim
traveling-there are just 81, go, SAG ,29l l, sc
cross ties between Indianapolis and Ne,
York. will never forget the day We 90
here. Weirick was little boy then. Their
wasn't hardly any houses here then, excel
twenty -fve-story building whore Militar
park is now located. It was sort of sal
ors' boarding house, for in those days gres
steamboats, and huge ships used to come u
White river to this city. The landing wa
where Kingan & Co.'S pork house mo-
stands. Well, We went to the Sailors Han
bor-that was the name of the boardin
house, / remember now-and asked for til
best room in the house, with fire oscar
and three towels The boss of the plas
wasn't in the habit of meeting such distil
guishsd appearing gentlemen, and thong.
~ we're wealthy foreigners, and plot v;
laid to rob ~.
"Ws didn't have a cent, but the landlo,
6ioat knew It. Thsre were two beds