The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1896-01-31

'''o''iiA i'tle1S. Iue HeAL morning the
local courts of the city were crowded
with as motley a looking gang as ever
assembled in Il town west Of the Missis-
slppi. Many Of these fellows are men
VINO positively refuse to work under any
and all circumstances. They abhor labor
as they do water. They have no use for
either at any time. The courts, without
exception, ordered the fellows to leave
town or quit lettering around the gamb-
ing houses and other public resorts.
Some OF them went; others of them re-
manned IN defiance of the order and were
again arrested. Chief White and Assist
ant OBrien have done their level best at
all times to keep Anaconda's record clean
and free from crime since they took
Office. They are vigilant and efficient
officers and they are ably backed mp bya
good corps of policemen, but it is hard to
keep the town free Of hobos and buns
When they are ordered out of Helena
Butte, Great Falls, Missoula and other
towns in the state they gravitate naturally
towards Anaconda. 1t frequently hap
pens, OIL course, that honest men in hard
luck are arrested upon the charge Of va
grancy. 1t is seldom, however, that a
hardship IS imposed upon these men by
the courts, as care is taken to inquire
INTO the antecedents of these men when
brought before the bar, and the men who
are honest and earnest in their intention
10 endeaVOr to secure work if POSSIBLE
are In little dangerof prosecution, but the
frequent attempts at crime, the hold ups
upon public streets, the bnrglaries and
robberes make it incumbent uDon Dolice
officers to keep the hobo element upon
the move.
The Anaconda Athletic association is
becoming quite a popular institution in
TINS city Men who are in earnest about
athletic sports and pastimes are behind
this organization and are pushing it with
VIM. The association has secured a
hall, what was known as the old French
hall, and athletic contests fall kinds are
engaged i'll by the members Of the asso-
| citation and their friends two or three
nights every week. There are heaps of
sport at these meetings. The fellow who
never had pair Of gloves on in his life is
N1A'~-t AAN.N'sSAt w Pu1 oll t1C Il1ltS Will Il
competent boxer. Then there is fun for
the audience. Nothing like rough sport
OF any Kind is permitted. No unseemly
demonstrations are allowed in or around
the hail. Only men Of good character,
ana persons who are known in the com
munlty, are permitted to place theil
names upon the roll of membership
Master Mechanic Harrity Of the B. A. &
Z. is the head and front of the orsaniza-
/ ton. He is an enthusiastic lover of ath-
letie sports Of all kindsand is a good deal
OF an athlete himself The membership
Of the association is now large and is con.
stantly increasing. This organization as
conducted at present is something that
has been long wanted in Anaconda. The
clerks and business men who need phys
4 ical exercise can find it atthe hall of the
Anaconda Athletic association. The ap.
paratus is first class and modern in every
respect. The membership fee and the
dues OF the association are very moder
ate, and there is nothing to prevent any
person who is in need Of physical exer.
else and training becoming member.