The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-06
COME ON, BOYS!
GAMBLING Is RUNNING WIDE
OPEN.
THE AUTHORITIES ARE ALL
RIGHT.

The dodger was industrously eircu-
lated about the streets and in places
where people congregated, but no one
seemed to know where it emanated
from. The matter came to the attention
of the police early in the evening and
an effort was made to learn who was
responsible for the circular. but with
out results The police take 1t as
reflection upon themselves as not per-
forming their duty, and are leaving no
stone unturned TO find out who is be-
hind 1t.
A good joke is told on Special officer
Dorais, whose particular duty it is to
uollect the monthly fines from the
women of the town. one evening last
week while in the discharge of his duty,
officer Dorais Went into the den of one
of the women on Galena street and in
formed her of his mission. The wo-
man either did not have the amount of
aer fine or wanted to stand him off. and
began a parley mixed with a liberal
amount of coaXing, in the art of which
such women are adopts and during
which she got considerably closer to the
officer than he ordinarily permits Do
rails had S. bill in his vest pocket, and
when he went out after granting
little more time, he had occasion to use
the SIS. and putting his hand in his
pocket for ii, was very much surprised
20 pull out 81 bill. The woman had
cleverly abstracted the So and substi-
luted the 81 in its place. Dorais was
very wroth and was going to arrest the
woman, but the officers gave Dorais the
laugh so numerically that he conclud-
ed TO call the experience worth the "a,
and say nothing about it.
Policeman Handlin, who has just
been reinstated after his 10 days sus-
1tlh
Hare without due cause. says that dur
ing his vacation he spent some of the
time hunting, but that he didn't Sc
looking for any hare
one of the newsboys who apparently
finds the Inter Mountain at times
rather a precarious resource for money
making creates much merriment in the
Butte pool room each evening by his
cry Inter Mountain or chewing eumi
Inter Mountain or chewing gum. Five
cents
The city authorities seem to be as
anxious as the public generally to solve
the mystery of the firm of +. Kinds q
Co on Saturday the final warrant in
payment of the paving was made out
for IF Kinds 6, Co.. and e. o. Dugan
called for the warrant.
Are you #. Hinds?" asked City
No: but l represent him. and | want
! the warrant
Il have no knowledge that you are
| either f. Kinds or the company, and
anybody might come UP here and claim
! that ne is entitled to the warrant.
Dugan protested in VAN. He could
| not get the warrant.
Presently Tom Kinds came up to the
clerks office and demanded the war
| rant.
Are you f. Hinds?" asked the clerk
mo, but ! am the company and |
want the warrant and ! want it quick. ="
Are you the whole company asked
! the clerk
1T cuts no ice whether ] am or not.
| | am entitled to that warrant. 1t is bad
I enough To lose $500 on the contract
without being refused the warrant"
"Why doesn't II. Kinds come up here
! himself22
Hes busy and can't GOMEZ
Tom Kinds finally got the warrant,
| and the effort to make f. Kinds show
| up failed again.
Skating and music at the Holland
| street rink tonight.