The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-09-26
A Veteran Manager to Appear In
a Few or His Old
Roles.
How Even a Sporting Authority
May Sometimes Get q
Little Or
Figuring on = Pumpkin Pic Contest At the
BOARD OF Characterization Army
Kccruits.

The Rocky Mountain Husbandman wants
to aunt up a more modern dictionary or
revise it's proof readers work. The follow
ing is from its always interesting columns:
1.-THE many lovers Of the devine drama in
White Sulphur Springs and vicinity will be
delighted to know that John Mcguire, Mon
tana's veteran showmana purposes visiting
White Sulphur Springs at no distant day
with a first class company OF fifteen people.
The health resort has not had a first class
company visit here since the days when our
esteemed friend Mcguire gave US East
Lynn Tho New Magdalene' and Lady
AuderlY's Sooret,' with Lottie Wade as
leading lady. Miss Wade has gone to glad
den other scenes but the veteran manager
is still here and will give US u first class
show. The date of his coming and the
repertoir will be given in these columns in
ample time to give all a IN opportunity to
give the old favorite a rousing welcome.'
Manager Maguire's age has always been a
matter of speculation. but it is quite GER
tain that he has kept up with the times and
no longer spells as they did in the days of
Chaucer.
1t isn't often that that excellent authori-
ty, the Breeder and Sportsman, gets off as
it did when it said that @. w. Williams, the
owner of Allerton. also owned the great
stallion's dam, Gussie Wilkes. The cata-
logue of Williams' Rush Park farm at In
dependence, Iowa, contains this note under
the summary of Allerton's breeding: Gus
sic Wilkes, if living. would enjoy the dis
tinction Of being the youngest mare having
two Of her progeny in the $50 list; the
youngest in the brief list OF great brood
mares. She foaled but two colts. Allerton
and Barnhart, and from her promise and
results of her short career, she was the
greatest brood mare that ever lived"
From this it is inferred that Gussie Wilkes
had gone over the great divide.
When the state fair closed the fine ex-
hibit Of Custer county was turned over to
the Board of Trade. and has been on exhi-
ton ever since at the rooms of that organi-
cation. TIL immense pumpkins in the ex-
hibit have now begun to dry out nicely, and
Secretary Walker at first thought Of out
ting them up. distributing the pieces
among the members, and giving the seeds
to whosoever would plant and cultivate
them. Since that, however, he has struck
on q happier plan. 1t is to have the
pumpkins made into pies and invite the
members of the Board of Trade and
their wives, daughters and sweethearts to
come around and engage in a pie-eating
contest. The matter was preached at last
nights nesting of the board, and the plan
was unanimously adopted. A committee
was appointed to look after the pie making,
and r. @. Wallace agreed to furnish a bar
rel Of cider. The feast will be held on
Thanksgiving day. The pumpkins and
squashes will make 1900 pies.
The Salvation army has received several
additions lately, principally lasses. One
of them leads the singing with n cornet.
brought with her several new hymns,
chief among which is the following:
Come, oh come, oh come, oh come, oh
come,
Drunkard. swearer, gambler, unbeliever;
No matter what kind of a simmer,
Deep dyed or only beginner, "m.
You all may be washed in the blo-o-od.