Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1892-03-25
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E%rr'i''re at 1"lc1 Proprietor VII,
Aff"" t~ Clerk and Utility Mun,
The National City h;strl WINS l,.
cstrl Oh the California Southern .
branch ct the Santa T., railroad, =
*;ol't story telling Traveller yt4tt1-
day. "A'Mut the time the building
was finished IL large portion Of tho
1FHt1 "'n~ destroyed Ivy tlnh. and the
hottl stand WIS III little ~, -,.n+
value, But Mr.. Cutr,nan, tht 1ro~
l'l1ttor, saw Il future for it, u,nl ac.
uptcd Ill offer OF Il free lease of
three years, III condition that he
should furnish and keep it III. OF
course, he had to- h:<iu with light
expense, and ,|,i:, il wlu'1r his varied
experience aud working qualities
came in handy. Hc hired Il t4,t,}>
ami Il tham}'i1">h:'1 white ~ ttr,,;
upon hl'.:*s:li t'lA Untlt*; IT landlord
Porter and general e1tilit, lam. r
must My ho 1'ra;l1 1t ct;In1<rtll|, f,u
tue few WHO t*t;jlo lis wax.
.'oilc>d>,.' Il small lsarty ct ,4lil1uul
ol'lc1a!s drVIla~l in UPON him, ;iyi1l.t
come - ~ low. tue l4<lt::r<; u1l tie /
r"i1I W<ac 9>ti1ll t>ll. Landlord Coli.
lhai1 httl to '.inzHnl himself to ru,1.-
lorl4 1'l* n,1}'y lutitS END 1T tue
si:'ne time H. m;|j11tai,1 1ht rl4,t,t:r
dignity i'll tlle i1itSrlrt of his r1lc,ts
Ut high decree. The party t*;,nc in
ut hight, t!r>1 unt hungry, litter u
tramp along thu wst:l.r,1t. When
PRESIDENT Wilbur WAS conducted to
['1S room u retire ht said to thu
genial rl"llistur:
~ will 1';tvt my boots outside tho
toor for tile porter
Certainly, replied :1r. Cotl,nu1,
growing a little nervous rs 1t. real. /
zcd tue responsibility Of the porter
'Nlltn I'LL the guests hail retired
Is hc supposed. Mr.. Coff,nun started
~ stairs with ii newspaper in his
and. As llr nt1tlttl the SPOT where
resident Wilbur's boots were, lie
arncl to see If the eo..st was clear.
Iii then made II dive for thu boots,
trapped them in n paper AMI made
shoot for the baggage room. Here
tclt safc from the gaze Of every.
"1y, and began shining those boots
way that indicated experience III
'e business But III Il lcist,rcly mid.
ght walk Conductor kaggey Ills.
'vered him and at once took III thc -
[uat1on. Cotf1nan nearly tainted
g next day when kaggcy found
III behind the counter and said:
= Say, that Was II pretty good
lit you put III tho president IS boots
it night
''Cotfnlan saw NJ WAS III for it und
out the cigars, pleading with the
nouctt' to say nothing. Again
u AGAIN the conductor returned
L COLLECTED Interest Til what he
CIV anu occasionally would ring in
r1t1ld on the SIT VI, and would vt
tht bill |'v '':>' .rtlzi,rk, 'Thatz I'm -
Az time Nt>1t ~ Cutlmnu 4;,n,p
regard Tilt: stHr*t us safr. Thn
Il WIS flushed and the hotel flour.
III u> Il 't'lt(lng summer rt,*urt~ : a
r later Il purity ri r1,!cinls. inclu,}
President V'..1j',:1,: >1l,j.3j11t.1,.1 81
i. NJ. Victor and Treasurer Fru1ll: Il
tittt1c. came through il Il private. II,
"a a1l Inspecting ttnlr. They III. Tx
"a the lu1u1lortl to luke IL run will,
II. Az they SIT 1T luncheon tlu4+ WIG
the president brought the llrn}
'uliini414S Checks, j.. mr.,
That shine You }n1t OH ,nv l,f,t,t. "
tl:c 1';+st l ov.:r ll'ul--it lasted Il Spe
k. = ~
After the first burst Ut ,llrrri1ncut
'''r continued, And. you will IT.. h
I'nr, left il dullar for tll, 1orttr \
II departed. +
Yes. replied CofImun, wlau by &
time hAd ut his breath, 'uu1 ~
n>rter Es't it. Xxx
Never mind, Cutfnuln, said VII. 01
that convinced me- that you S::lE
all right, and there's not il
G Oh the Santa Fc ro:4d that Won ''ooo
have. '"-1ndianapolis journal a. ~ i
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