The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-13
Stories Of
the TOWN

j. r. Wharton, manager of the street
railroad company. tells a characteristic
story Of how he got rid of the nuisance
of the big ore teams moving along the
street car tracks.
1T was during the Mantle adminis-
tration," said Mr. Wharton. The
going to Salt Lake ON some official bus
mess or other, / think 1t was TO inspect
the fire alarm system of that city.
They met me at the corner of Main and
Park streets, and asked whether there
would be plenty of time to catch the
train by street car or IL they should
take hacks. | glanced along Park
street and saw three big ore teams
coming along on the track. | assured
them that there was more than 10 min
utes before the train went and the
street car had plenty of time. So they
all piled into the car and it started. 1t
soon came up 10 one of the ore teams.
The motorman rang the bell and called
to the driver Of the ore team but ii was
several minutes before ne would bulge.
The car ran short distance and came
TO another big ore wagon on the
tracks. More valuable time was lost,
and as consequence the officials
missed the train for Salt Lake.
That was what | wanted. The very
next council meeting | had an ordi-
nance introduced prohibiting ore teams
from using the street ear tracks. 1t
passed at once by a unanimous vote
under suspension of the rules
There is no danger of populist be-
ing appointed to the supreme court
vacancy" said a well-knoWn politician,
who came over from Helena yesterday.
II can make pretty good guess as To
the man who will have the position. 1t
is Hon. W. 7. Pigott If Great Falls. /
am willing to give big odds that he IL To
be the man. Lieutenant Governor
Spriggs will not appoint anyone, but |
am well satisfied that on Governor
Smiths return Pigott viii be appointed
In the first place the position belongs
to the democrats under the agreement
entered into at Missuula last year. 1t
would be breaking faith with the dem
ocrats for the governor To appoint a
populist To this position. and the gov
erncr has too much regard for his own
political future TO antagonZe the dem
ocrats Then in making his appoint
ments a year ago the governor was
forced to rather slight Northern Mon
tara So / am convinced that "a demo-
erat Is 10 be appointed that he viii be
from Northern Montana, and that Pig
oft of Great Falls is 10 be the man.
j. Ryan one Of the firm of +. Kinds
& Co, and the general superintendent
Of the paving Work, left Friday for
Denver. well satisfied with the seasons
work.
'.lne paving was not a financial sue
cess" said MIR. Ryan, IT. X. Kinds and
r. O. Dugan losting s.. 900 on the paving
contract But they treated me royalty
] had a third interest in the paving. !
was to put my time against their
money. / was to superintend the work.
a. | IN HAY
third of the profits. If we lost money |
was to have nothing for my time. We
lost money. but nevertheless Kinds and
Dugan gave me 81 day for my sea-
sons work. So / am greatly pleased
after all.
Query-If Tom Kinds and T.. .. Du-
gan lost 81. 900 on the paving contract,
how much did +. Kinds make?
49,
when you go hunting always take
plenty of meat along said Perry Beal,
the crack hunter Of these parts, the
other day. | never knew II 10 fail.
When / am certain of getting plenty OF
game. and take but very little meat, |
always have bad luck and usually come
home hungry. But If | take along as
much meat as though | was not going
To shoot a thing, l have good luck and
invariably bring home a lot of big
game. So when you go hunting be sure
to take plenty meat along.
Gold is getting back in circulation
once more. Up to two years ago bills
were a scarce article in this city. but
about that time gold became scarce and
the mining companies We're compelled
to pay in bills although they found II
much more convenient To pay in gold
and would have done 50 had it been
possible to get the gold. Bills stick to-
gether while gold can be stacked and
men can be paid off in a quarter OF the
Time. Lately gold has been obtained
and most of the mining companies are
now paying off in gold
The Christmas numbers of most Of
the New York papers arrived in Butte
the past week. Many Butte people ex-
pressed grea, admiration for these
mammoth editions and particularly Of
the New York Journal which issued a
Christmas number Of 1O4 pages. But did
il ever strike the people If Butte that 10
issue 40-page Christmas number in
Butte is a far gre ater feat than To issue
a t04-page paper in New York city
When you consider the difference in
field. the difference in circulation the
difference in advertising patronage. The
difference in mechanical departments.
the difference in number IF men en-
ployed and available for employment,
the publication Of a 40-page paper in
Montana is certainly far greater mar
vel and far more entitled to credit.
than the publication of a lO4page
paper in New York.
A number Of the "oid boys. were
gathered a few evenings ago in one of
their fayorite resorts and as usual soon
were engaged in telling stories. One Of
them. the gray streaks in whose hair
showed him to be gradually reachinf.
the period If Iengthening shadows, I'm
ally broke IN with the remark: Sur
prise affects some people in a peculiar
manner | remember once when man
Hesitation 81 this strangeness of can-
femplaffye affection deprived me at See
ing what probably would have been one
of the best and wickedest fights eyer
INDUCED IN by two men. IL occurred "A
good many years ago, when ! VAS 4