The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-07-07
TOPICS OF The TOWN
About Sabbath Dissertation In Butte and
the Ordinances Relating Thereto.
saloon Keepers Who Give Their Pat
rons a Concert, a Four-Course
Dinner and a Glass of Beer
For a Bit.


to ENFORCE n sunday REFORM III
Butte, and are starting n crusade against
Sunday circuses and Sunday picnics will
have little more Ia do than enforce the
existing ordinances regarding the Sab
bath day. IL may not be generally known
that the law of Montana is very strict on
the subject. This law forbids any play
house, theater, dance house, hurdy Rurdy
house, prize ring, race track or banking
game of cards to be run on Sunday under
a severe penalty. That category would
seem to include the circus at least, as well
as the Comique. the faro games and the
other Sabbath breaking Institutions The
probability is, however, that the law cam
not be enforced. The West Side Racing
amount of credit for deciding to finish its
races on Monday instead of Sunday. The
receipts on Monday will be about @
fourth of what they q be for Sunday,
and the association is entitled To as much
credit as the difference in its receipts is
worth.
l.. II. Dugney Of his city is expecting
the arrival soon of n decoration Of Queen
Victoria and one star. gwen by the
Kbedive of Egypt for devote services to
General Wolseley in his unsuccessful ex-
petition to kartoum To deliver General
Gordon.
c. l.. Dutton of the Montana Central
Office in this city is suffering from IA terri
bly, swelled head. 1t seems that he spent
his Fourth at the Hotel Broadwater, and
by mistake took a header into three feet
of water instead of II feet. When he
came out his hea was SO big he thought
he owned the entire Montana Central
railway.
There is n man in town who never
signs his name twice alike. He does a
good deal of baking business, too, and his
checks have been always thrown out I'M
til they can be verified. Lately the scheme
has been hit on of placing a private mark
on the check, known only To the cashier
and the giver. This plan is working sue
cessfully al present.
There are more special policemen in
Butte than the city dreams of. They hang
about the dives and unfrequented places
without uniform and manage To capture
a crook quite often. Their names never
appear on the records as making arrests /;
nobody is supposed To know who they are,
and they are getting to be veritable terrors
to evil-doers.
The secret has leaked out that brandy
and soda are being given out at many of
tts 'Sith "ht't fh ~
explains the mighty rush for soda during
the past few weeks and the increasing
number of p~atronizers who take their
soda plain. In the tank of soda is placed
a bottle of brandy. The drink is very
popular and has given an impetus TO the
O water trade which il never had be-
fore.
II would be a good thing If one of the
above mentioned special policemen would
ferret out the rogue who has been collect
ing money for a clergyman of this city.
The rogue has a sanity appearance and
has bee to n number of prominent
wealthy people, asking them TO contribute
toward a well known clergyman's salary.
The money, ono collected by this midi
vidual, is not turned over but goes quickly
TO the saloon or the gambling table. O
tributors should see that the solicitors are
duly authorized.
A saloon without a ladies orchestra will
soon be a curiosity in Butte. There are
three of them now, all of them having
started in the past week. The orchestras
all give good music. The st. Paul people
who visited Butte kicked because they
had to pay Ii cents for drinks and cigars.
But il is doubtful il more can be got for
the money in any saloon i'm the country
han i'm u Butte saloon. III one has nc
taste for music, but prefers eating, he can
get anything the land affords. There are
men in Butte who are living on 40 cents a
day. In the morning they can get coffee
and rolls with their beer, for Is cents. A
noon they can get Deer, soup, roast beet
and potatoes, and i'm the evening can get
a lunch of some special hot dish. This IL
lone i'm several saloons n now one has
started that intends to give q regular fouI
course dinner with every glass of beer.
The above incident is reminiscent Of q
story that occurred in Virginia City, New.
back in 1877. Everybody has remarked
h priestly appearance of O Mcguire
proprietor of the opera house. but only {
few rave heard of an adventure thai be
fell him i'm Dennis Nevin's saloon in tina
city. Mcguire at that time wore a higl
hat, high collar, and long black coat. HI
was "A stranger in the place, but was hav
ing a good time with friends in Nevin'
place. His sanity appearance was til,
subject of quiet inquiry, and Maguire's
riends promptly circulated thu
story that John was a poor de
posed priest, whose only fault wa,
a love for the drop and who had come I.
town to see the bishop and get reinstated
That was enough and "A minute later
hat wac passing around and the warm
hearted miners were dropping in thei
gold pieces 90 help the poor priest along
To the utter bewilderment of the theatri
cal man "A miner soon approached AM
with the customary neat speech present
ed him gold in dust and coin amounting
to $40. Dennis Nevin got the money be
fore the night was over. IL only took D
minutes to drink il up.