The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-10-07
Inflicted on the Patient People Of
Grea. Falls. Who Refrain
From Violence.
hrkansas Humorlst (9) Imported
by HaRRln 20 Settle Montann's
Capital Contest
A Frost, n Killing Frosi. for The Cause IIe
Was Hired TO Hsip-hamplss
Of Hired Eun.
snneIal 10 Tho Indapana.nt.

spoeia io Tho Indopondsnt.
GREAT FANS, OCT. G.-At tho opera house
from which they eIoludo tbs people OF
Great Falls ssvs on occasions wherein they
dictate. the AnGcouda people. anxious TO
cover thsi' notorious uss OF the corruption
funi IN this city, last nicht gave a sort OF
Sunday school magic lantern show, eI-
plGinnd and omhsllishsd by the remarks Of
tho ubiquitous Press Wooduh, the man
who insists thst he ia funny, and that all
lsughtsr will die with him. AZ an opener
the above named gentleman eauio out and
said the object OF the boom edition magic
lnntern show Wha TO present certain india
pntshls fac Ia which be asked the nudisnos
10 tnke home and ponder. Tho audience
Immediately took this latter advice whom
be sprung IonethinR about his habit OF
using tho sun ns lantern and pondersd
deeply over II, but M Mr.. woodrud lsit tho
stage before a ch warrant for the point
OF this supposed joke could be obtained no
report Of the result In the form Of applause
wss heard.
A double quartetts rendered some excel
lent 0eisc,ions in a manner which elioitsd
an encore and warm applause. Mr.. Wood
ruff was again turned loose on the patient
PEOPLE. When ho fret appeared In Great
FAlls. Press told ua he was funny very
fanny. sIoruciatingly funny more so than
Bill EVs or Bob B1rdstte. Mark Twain OF
any of the professional iosisra They
somotlmss lapssd into the pathetic through
forRotfulnsss. but ho never forgot he was
funny man. And We believed him.
So last night be ovsnsd the fsuos. OF his
mind aud deluRed as with last years jokes.
They we're funny few short months ago
bat rerestsd until they wsre familiar to
everyone they are as stale bear. IL Mr..
woodruff 10 desirous OF tervlpR his sm
ployer and earsing bis rslsry IS Cour,
Jss ter TO tho Whito Car, be should Al
least exert himself TO produce few new
Jokes. Those in bis present stock can be
traced direct to the bas rslisfs Of the As
syrian tonbs. Here and thsro they caught
man who had been fortunate enough 10
miss his former performances, bat the audi-
cnce was cold in spite OF Anaconda olsquers
judIciously scattered tbroueheut the
NaH.
Another selection from the quartsite was
enoorsd aud then tho audisnes Was treated
TO the regulation lantern slides With Press
Woodruff In the role OF inteIlooutor. His
remarks ran In atout this tenor; Inter
lnohen;" Lake Of Lucsrne-AnAcondn
hasn't quite suoh high hills az that"
"Blarney Castls, LELAND. We havsn'i
quite sueh high buildinss as that In Ana
conda. but wo expscl some after We &c, the
capital" Then came Anaconda Views
Warm Spring creek, seven milss from
town. not much smoke thsrs;" warm
Spring creek, ak milss from town. smoke
hAsn't killed all vegetation ysL" and so va
worked down creek tousd by The monotone
of the interlosutor un,il We rsschsd the oily
aud investigated the Anaconda Smelling
company in all it, ramifea,ions.
Ate, third appearance OF the auartstte,
a third time encorsd, Press appeared for
tho 1nal tins and iniinatsd tha, Anaconda
would again like the use of its opsra house.
Those of the ardisnce who had fssred The
violence OF ,as storm outsids less than
death bY ennui inside. eourisously with
drew. wondering II tho indispntab.o facts
which they were asked 10 take home snd
ponder we're to be handed them al the
door. They ar, still wondering.