The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-11-26
Butte Department.
Butte DEPARTMENT.
HE MISSED THE MARK
But the Glass Made a Large Dent in
the Bed Headboard.
A STORY OF COL. PLUMMER
There Was a Heated Discussion In
Which a Few Weli-known
Characters Took an
Active Part.


Colonel Plummer, who campalgneo
Through Montana a year ago. VIII Do
well remembered in this community.
An adventure in which he was concern
ed Is thus described In the ST. faui
Pioneer Press OF Nov. 70:
Tom Edison Yves not exactly the
bottfe-holder and he didn't quite see
mis- way to being the peace-maker' put
ne saw It all. and what he saw VIII
move all of North Dakota. Juu La
NIoure took a kick at Colonel Plummer
and Plummer then turned in ana nch-
ed Jud-at least tl1atls what Plummer
saws: and IT is aIrtested by a dent in the
head board of the bed, that the coionel
threw a sort of deadly weapon at Major
Edwards. Ii all came of IN the Mer
chants hotel the night before last, anu
Alex Mckenzie saw enough OF II "
make some more Spoopendyke STORIES,
IL there be any ginger iett IN denny
Hannifin. >.l
..T1here was a great crowd of North
Dakotans IN the house that night. sen
ator Roach was in bed; ~. q. Darlmors
was somewhere about the place. anu
SO was Senator Arnold and V. =. bdp-
cook, one of the few bononza FARMERS
who go on ridiculing the idea that there
As mo money in wheat-and accumuIat-
ting wealth Incidentally. A man Wno
hooked like the one-time famous Gen-
Harrison Allen came IN during tne Gay
and ne made the truoble, Tor ne ~
minded the crowd of old times IN rne
Flicker Tail state. And ex-Gov. Jonn
Miller had been in town all day and
that was enough to put them all III
n reminiscent mood. They got DO arSu-
ing and Plummer said that Jud remind
ed him of a lot of pictures ne hau
seen of Rain-In-the-Face and Jud APP
pealed to the crowd and asked II Plum
1ner didn't look like the late Sitting
Bull. Then the trouble commences.
And as George WinShip had gone nome
and could not put in an appearance
and freeze up the troubled waters uhey
got together.
There has not hitherto been any
rivalry between the colonel and the
Tall Tamarack of the Pembina. Inc
first is an orator and the other a poll
tician and heir presumptive to the
shoes of Roger Allin, now the COVER
nor of his sbate-nit. So they got To-
gether quite amiably and talked. II
was IN the lobby of the Merchants and
the hour was late. Tom Edison was
SITTING talking TO Jud and the colonel
Tom has a herd of animals out in West
ern North Dakota and they are branded
ME-, in justice to Tom and the other
owner, j. L. Matthews. He was telling
vines when something was said that
led into a political discussion.
Colonel Plummer said something
about the events surrounding the first
state convention of North Dakota when
Hansborough was nominated for con-
gress and Miller for governor. ii all
belongs to the past now, but there was
something said about the Trail county
delegation and DR.. Falk and Jud didn I
seem to like It.
"'You talk about writing a history
of North Dakota politics. said Jud to
Colonel Plummer, why I'll go ana get
a red Indian to write something about
them when / want information
Write II yourself says the colonel,
you're the biggest Indian l know OF.
Go on Rain-tn-the-F,ace!
"'Get out of the way, Sitting Bull
says Jud, and he put out his foot and
caught the colonel in the most tender
of his many soft spots, to-wit, about
his bower vest button. And the colone
struck back. Jud started a CONVERSE
tBon with Tom Edison and tried K
make believe he didn't want TO have
any trouble but the colonel wouldn'
have II that way and they mixed VI
for a second. But Tom Edison. who !;
always spelling "a good thing interfere(
before any harm was done 90 the colo
mel or the Sage from Pembina. And 81
they separated.
lOn t<QASOI iltQ dOOIl ~NOs Acs III ~
Moure had No. 10. and Alex Mckenzie
had No. 20. Just down the hall a bi
was the habitation of Major Edwards
IL was No. "a, but the major was on
visiting and had gone TO zee his oil
friend Mckenzie. So he was locates
when the colonel and +he man from
Pembina came UP stairs. They cam
up IN different ways but they arrived a
the top together and they went int
different rooms. Jud went into his owl
room and the colonel went into Nc
Kennels room. Then Tom Edlson wen
into Jud's room and they began talk
ing about old times. The means o
access from room 10 to noon 20 is b.
way OF the Office and a card, when Ju'
occupies one of the rooms and Nc
Kenzie the other, but you can hea
what is said in one room from tn
other. So that when Tom Edison be
gan TO tell ancient stories and wen
into the politics of the past Alec
heard him and there was discussion
started in No. 20. The colonel an
Major Edwards were the parties to
for Mckenzie does not argue niue
when there Is nothing 10 be gained
The major was lying on the bed and a
Tom Edison got warmed up IN tn
other room the major got intereste
for John Haggart's name was mention
ed and the major thought OF the tim
when he and John had some sma
pickering out at Bismarck and he mad
a. remark. The colonel objected to IN