The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-08-22
NOTES BY H WAY.

Snap Shots Taken by The Independent
Going and Coming.
If the vote for the permanent capital had
been taken at Wardner OF Thursday after
noon, and the citizens of that town had had
the right to vote, Deer Lodge would have
won by. q large majority. Warden Nc
Tague joined the party at Missoula, and
Immediately began to boom the Deer Lodge
city. He was all alone, but he never let up,
and at intervals of every half hour there
would come floating through the train the
cry, "Hoorah for Deer LODGE" At Wallace
Wednesday evening the refrain was kept up
till bed time: but it reached the climax at
Wardnsr. Every cheer for Wardner, Helena
or Missoula would be answered by "Hoorah
for Deer Lodge!'' The boys of the town
took it up first. and soon there was a pro-
cession led by McTague, shouting, ''Hoorah
for Deer Lodge!' Finally the town took it
up and Deer Lodge had won the day.
The Missoula delegation though not 80
strong numerically rs the Helena crowd.
kept up their end in good shape. Owing to
an oversight Helena did not have a band.
Missoula had that from the fort and 1t
made things lively all the time. After the
people regarded the excursion as a state
affair, and they all talked Montana, to
show the people among whom they were
that they were not the representatives of
any one town. but that the crowd was first
q Montana one.
and to supply the deficiency o. w. Jackson
furnished a lot advertising his house. A
great many took them in the same spirit
they were offered, and pinned them on
their coats. The Missonlians had special
badges, and when they saw the Helena men
sporting the Jackson signs, some had an
idea it was a scheme to boom one certain
house. No one thought it necessary to OK
plain that it was a joke.
A pretty scene was witnessed yesterday
about noon at the dividing line between
Idaho and Montana. A stop of half an
hour or more was made, and the Fort band,
with eight members in Montana and seven
in Idaho played the Star Spangled Banner.
Standing about in all sorts of positions
were 300 men, and the occasion was one
which those who were present will never
forget.
Wardner is ten miles from the railroad
and a number of the excursionists did not
go to the town. About seven O'Clock they
concluded to get something to eat. just
across from the station was a little eating
house, with two nice looking young ladies
in charge of the tables. 1t was Il private
family, the mother doing the cooking and
the daughters waiting on the guests. There
were seats for just sixteen and these were
soon filled. Soon the report came to those
l%ounging about the train and platform thai
an excellent meal could be had, consisting
of porter house steak, tomatoes, cucumbers,
light bread, potatoes, excellent cot.
fee and sweet peaches and
continued, and then there came the news
that the good steaks had run out, and now
they were serving that from off the round.
Pretty soon it was whispered that the beef
was all out, and the fresh peaches as we'll;
that ham and eggs and canned fruit were
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dining room door was looked, the food on
hand having been consumed. A fresh sup
ply of ham was secured and this lasted for
perhaps half an hour, when the door was
locked again, and the announcement made
that not only were all the supplies in the
house exhausted, but there were no more in
the grocery store in the immediate vicinity.
There never were 300 men on an excursion,
unaccompanied by ladies, among whom
there was 30 little disposition to "have a
time" as was the case with the Ceur
d'Alsne party. They were all jolly and bent
recognized that they represented the state
OF Montana, and i'll such character could
not afford to act save as reliable business
men. they were received in a like spirit,
and, while there was no stint to the Caur
d'Alens hospitality, there was no insistance
on a continuous looking into the flowing
bowl.
All the Helena party did not return. G.
Il. Perry went on to Spokane on business,
as did H. NJ. Parchen. Jimmy Walker
dropped off at Lissoula. and at various
other places there were assertions caused
by business or u desire to visit some par
ticulsr point.
Montana and Idaho is the catch line
in 4 song sung by a colored minstrel who
accompanied the party home. Geo. Child
knows both the tune and words.
Yesterday morning The INDEPENDENT
took a vote on the choice of the members of
the party for president. The total vote was
276. and Of this number Blaine received l41:
Harrison, 20; Cleveland, So; Hill, 6: Cor
man, 8; Mckinley, 2; st. John, 9; Camp
bell, /; scattering, %. The Blaine men saw
there were twenty-six federal officials
aboard, and that accounts for nearly all of
Harrison's vote.
The Helena men received quite a number
OF orders for goods while away.
There was not an hours sickness AMONG
any of the party, and not a harsh word or q
particle of bitter feeling.
Photographer Lowry took two views of
the excursion, one going and one returning.
The distance from Helena to Wallace IL
261 miles.