The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-05-18
TOPICS OF The TOWN
Gossip Heard In Butte About Many
natterS.
A Man Who Worked with Artemas
Ward-Evidences OF Butte's En-
terprise- The Fourth of
July Celebration.

committed suicide last evening In Helena,
was well known In Butte and had the
reputation of being the handsomest man
in Montana. He was also very particular
as to his dress. The last time he was in
Butte was during the campaign last fall.
He was in the Mint saloon with a party
and engaging in an argument with P.J
Brophy the two gentlemen made a bet OF
a suit of clothes. Crosby bet on
Carter and BroplIy on Maginnis. Crosby
won, of course, and Brophy supposed he
would have to pay for a $50 suit OF clothes.
Imagine his CONSERVATION and wrath
when about q month after election he re-
ceivcd a bill from n fashionable New York
tailor for a sl25 suit Of clothes. The suit
was the finest that could be made, the
swallow tails having white satin lining.
Nat C.. Goodwin il always full of prs.nks
and cannot refrain from cracking a joke
aver on his wife when occasion offers.
Last night Mrs. Goodwin assumed the
part of Una Foxwood, which had been
taken by the girl who died in Missoula.
She did capitally well, but at one point
was evidently much embarrassed and
turned her blushing and smiling face re-
provingly toward the flies. II was in the
love scene between Miss Foxwood and
the Irish member of parliament. Nat
Goodwin punctuated every kiss by explod-
q torpedo in the flies.
The miners Of Montana are looking for
ward to a time within n year when they
can have a grand miners reunion and
holiday. The miners of Butte will cele-
brate the anniversary Of their ~organiza-
ton OIL June IL, hut they are already
looking forward to a more general cele-
bration than that. But first the miners
will be organized in all parts of the state,
which will probably be accomplished dur
ing the summer and early fall. There
are now three unions-at Butte, Granite
and Neihart. Next month probably n
will he organized in the Belt Mountain
district of Meagher county. When all the
state is organized a grand festival will he
held.
In regard to the Fourth Of July cclcbra-
ton, there seems. to be nothing lacking
except money. Bands and speakers, i'm
personators of George and Martha WASH
ington, juvenile ~reciters of the constitu-
| ton and declaration Of Independence,
fireworks and proceedings, have all been
planned and arranged for, but not IA cent
of money has yet been placed behind the
movement. IL would seem more reason
| able for the projectors of the celebration
10 find out whether the people want
| to celebrate and how much. The
arrangements could then be made
in accordance with the pile in sight. Fur
thermore, il anything is to be done tow
ard celebrating properly Montana's
primal Independence Day in the Union.
| IL would be proper for a meeting OF all
| citizens TO be called, and, IL 1t is thought
| advisable to celebrate, have committees
appointed to go at the thing in a thorough
| and systematic way. No n man, not(eyen
Capt. Shepherd, can bear the weight of
| shn raparafinn for N mammoth CplpDra-
ton and live. He should divide the re-
sp~onsibility.
A subscription is being circulated about
town to raise money for the defense of
Tom Bryant, the alleged boy murderer.
The lad shot his mother at Burlington
last winter, il will be remembered, and
claims to have done SO accidentally. The
father has arrived from Australia, but Is
as is needed. Accordingly n subscription
paper is out. w. NJ. Jack and Thomas
York have each signed for s25. Alto
gether $500 has been raised. Five
hundred is required to secure
the services OF Mr.: Haldorn'
in the successful defense Of Frank Lewis
and Joe Barriere. While any mock senti,
mentality in favor of the alleged boy
murderer is disgusting to sensible people
yet nobody ear deny the right n justice
of giving the lad as good a defense rs
lawyers can hnd.
Lewis and Barriere, who were on tria
for their lives the past few months have
both gone to work. Lewis Is working IN
O West Park street wholesale grocery
house, and Barriere Is in the employ 81
Godin, the carpenter.
D,.,~Ia ...h, xs.apt 40 an what tnntt M
push in q thriving western city is lik,
should take a look in the middle OF tn,
night at the work Of excavation and foun
dation laying which is going on In Maii
street, between Park and Broadwa.
streets. Electric lights are suspended
over the work, which proceeds with in
conceivable rapidity every hour IN TIN
the progress on each Is about the same
There will be n hot race for the finish.
There are quite a number Of people II
walkerville who nave not by any mean
abandoned the idea of having a city forth
with. They will endeavor Ia a v def
mite action aiken by the county commits
sioners at their next meeting.
An old newspaper man now in Butte
Used TO work on the Cleveland Piaii
Deaier when Artemus Ward, or Charles I
Browne, worked there.
~ knew Browne WELL" said the vet
Gran journalist. ut was early II
the sixties, and his occasional funn.
squibs had already attracted much atten'
ton. One day there was n Snowman II
Cleveland who gave his name s Artema
Ward. Browne saw mis- show, met War
after the exhibition and took n great fame.
to him. He was with Ward day an,
night for a week at a time, listening TO hi
odd sayings and enjoying his quaint ways
When Ward went away Browne wrot'
out a lot of the sayings Of Ward for hi
paper and signed Artemas Ward. A few
days afterward he wrote some more AM
kept at IL. Gradually he dropped into In
vein of the old New England Snowman
and while;clinging TO the nom de plume, ID