The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-07-16

zone OF the boys" and kept up his BACH
elor quarters and associations. His VIE
was known as Miss Lewis" but 1t was
generally believed that they were en-
gagged TO be married, because they were
together so constantly. Senator Nc
MILAN says that he knew of the we'd
ding when II occurred and approved of
H.. Moreover. IL is announced that the
senator and his wife gave the young
bride some handsome and costly pres
ents.
Was on Wheels.
"For some years." said Senator Petti-
grew. the territorial capital was on
wheels. That is to say, every ambitious
town or city wanted 10 be made the cap
ital of Dakota territory, and the legis-
lature always had bills under consdera-
ton providing for the removal of the
capital to some poirt or ether: but II
was finally located at Bismarck, which
was for a long time the terminus Of the
Northern Pacific railway At that time
the population CT Bismarck was COM
posed Of seventeen saloons and gambling
houses and thirteen other buildings.
When ] arrived a variety show-admis-
sion Is cents-was being given in the
middle Of the principal street in a big
tent. A parson--one of the enthusiastic
missionaries which such an exigency in
civilizations advance brings into being
was mounted on box outside the tent
declaiming the advantages of salvation
for the benefit Of gathering. Of gam
blers and other rough characters Of all
degrees. This distraction annoyed the
manager of the variety show and pres
emily he came out and, mounting upon
another box, shouted:
"'Gents, salvation is free all the year
round; this show is free for precisely
thirty minutes
"And every man in the preachers au-
dience, without a moments hesitation.
deserted the parson and walked in to see
the show.
Great Respect for the Cloth.
Nevertheless, added Senator Petit
grew, my observation has been that the
gamblers and roughs of a mining camp
have q very great respect for the cloth.
In any wild western town they are the
ones who contribute most to the support
Of religion. In this they are influenced
in two ways Primarily they were born
more or less under the shadow of Chris
| tianity, the influence Of watch Is never
altogether lost; and secondly, they have
an instructive belief in the propriety OF
giving what they call a fair deal to any
| man who is trying to do his level best
| In town like Bismarck in its early
| days it is a usual thing for a clergyman
| to ask the privilege of speaking in
| gambling house. And as a rule, not
only is the privilege granted, but the
| game Is suspended until the preacher
| has been heard, and not infrequently
| collection is taken up for his benefit al
| the end of the performance"
| The Great COLLECTOR"
| Hon. William S. Holman, the "grea,
| obiector," who recently died in Wash
ington, was but little understood or ap'
preciated by the people Of the country
When he was defeated in 1894 the ole
man took the reverse philosophically
and devoted q great part Of his time t
political work, and in 1896 the old ma1
was again elected to the house of rep
! resentatives.
Judge Holman was a kind-hearte(
gentleman, ard he was always goo'
news giver to the reporters who cult
waited his acquaintance. To the men II
the gallery, however, who view states
men from afar, he always seemed to b.
very peculiar character He was no
graceful or eloquent. His gestures re
minded one Of creaking pump handle
His most famous objections, however
were made leaning forward from hi
desk, with a pair of iron spectacles i
his hands, which he swung to ana IT
az he laid down the law and the facts
He seldom made a point without bein
| able TO sustain it. He understood a
about expenses Of the government; kneN
to q fraction Just how much each EN-
ploye gets a day, and could almost te
YOU the cost Of every brick and ston
in the various public buildings. II
believed in stopping every leak in tn
government treasury.
With Lather on His Face.
There is a tradition in Washingto
that Holman was once sitting in bal
ber's chair in the house, with his coz
{ and vest off, when a matter or eXpend
ture he was interested In came up. ltws
, about to pass when he discovered tf
situation. He gave the colored barber
shove, Jumped from the chair, ar
rushed out on the floor and there, wit
: | half of his mustache on and hair OF
| with lather on his face and with
2 BARRIERS apron hanging from his nee
' | he frantically waved his arms ar
yelled "Mr. Speaker, I object" III
scene brought down the house. Holms
, stated his point and carried 1t.
: do you know that member OF col
e gress is obliged to do great deal
o unnecessary work." inquired Amos
: Cummings of New York NOW, for e.
i ample I've spent this entire day lookiI
e through the war department and q
navy department trying to find the nan
n of a contractor who Is doing lot
d extra work in New York harbor. "
q of my constituents who was a precn
n captain in the last campaign, wrote +
$ that he heard that lot of mason wo
: was being done and he wanted me
h get him a job.
e "Of course If the work was being 90
4 Il would be under one of those executl
v departments, and have put In an emu
It day. negleoting everything else, to
r. cate this contractor. But 1t Is all
d myth. My constituent has been misi
10 formed. No such work Is being DOL
J" It often happens that way. HoweV
If 7 always go after anything my peol
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