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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-18

lative fusion ticket. no average can be
made OF the fusion and silver republic
can votes on the whole ticket.
Combining the democratic state. leg
islative and county candidates the sv-
erage vote was s,o7s. The average can
didate on the entire ticket was Wilson,
for representative. he receiving s.vss
votes.
The only unanimous vote for n
candidate was in precinct ~. Soap
gulch. wher the entire seven votes
were cast for Regan for sheriff.
IL the silver republicans had joined
the fusion and a. cast it's vote solidly
for the fusion ticket. which would be
almost impossible. there would have
been little change. The average silver
republican vote on the legislative tick
ct was 80. II that number were add-
ed to the vote received by each fusion
legislative candidate the result would
have been to elect Kilgallon and Cor
bett Of the fusion ticket in place OF
Finlen n Burke. The only other fu-
sion candidates that would have been
elected under such circumstances are
Kirk for county attorney. Kinds for
county treasurer. Allen for assessor
and Miss Briscoe for superintendent Of
schools.
Had the ballot box of precinct s. the
banner democratic precinct. been stolen.
n had the 212 straight democratic
votes in precinct II been thrown out.
the only results accomplished would
have been the election Of Kilgallon and
Corbett in place OF Burke n Finlen
on the legislative ticket; the election
OF Kirk over Connolly for county at
torney. and the election of Kinds for
county treasurer by 10 plurality over
Holland.
Were the uncast and uncounted votes
OF Silver Bow county-the difference
between the registration n the vote
actually recorded for sherin-counted
solidly for the fusion candidates. the
result would have been the election of
the entire fusion county n legisla-
tive tickets without exception.
The difference between the registra-
ton and the vote actually cast was
696. Had those who stayed at home
and made no attempt to vote voted
solidly for the fusion ticket. the result
would have been the election OF Kill
gallon and Corbett, fusion candidates
on the legislative ticket. and of Kirk
for county attorney and Kinds for
treasurer.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-18

stands had never been scratched by
the miners pick. There was a spark
ling clear r,vulet like a thread OF sl-
yer winding it's course down Missoula
gulch. Just over east was another Ut
tie brook finding Its source up near the
Wake Up Jim mine. and traversing the
country now lying between Main and
Montana streets. A feeder entered IL
up somewhere near Murray & Freund's
hospital. and together they flowed on
down the gulch, entering Silver Row
creek out neal the old Travonia mine
The next morning after camping
here / strolled up on the hill. n with
in so yards Of the Anaconda mine i kill
ed a big. fat antelope. There were n
dozen or more in the band and after l
shot, the others turned round and
looked at me. / could have dropped
another IL l had wanted to. but one was
enough to last me until | got hungry
again for antelope. They turned about
and cantered over towards the Miners
Union hall, and assembled under the
shade of three big fir trees. Up about
where the Butte brewery stands i re-
member noticing a beautiful clump OF
cottonwoods. n a little farther To
the west was a patch of young frs.
surrounded by what / took to be rose
bushes.
Here in Meaderville IL was a verits-
BILE garden of cottonwoods, gooseberry
and rose bushes-and grasshoppers.
millions of EN-. The grass all about
was luxuriant."
In due time the judge found himself
IN Helena. He took in Alder gulch,
Highland and the other ~early-day
placer camps. He Travelled over Mon
tana and finally set his pegs in Meader-
Vile. He was instrumental in estdb-
fishing the township of Meaderville
and was the first justice of the peace
Of that township. His hair n beard
are old, but the man is young, vigorous
and healthy. He lives a happy life. and
at all times he delights to tell OF the
DAYS he spent in Meaderville long be-
fore Butte was thought OF. BY right of
occupation and priority, he is surely
entitled to all he surveys from the win
dow OF his coy office in Meaderville.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-18

being a yoke of oxen. He went to CAL
ifornia alone in 1850. In 1860 he took
cross lots and landed in Idaho. Travelled
the length and breadth OF that terri
tory. and II put into a legal technical
ity II may be ~adjudged that he arrived
in Montana in 1860. for then he was in
Idaho. and Montana was a part of
Idaho.
However, the Judge waited until
Montana was made a part and parcel
of itself before he crossed the range
into this territory. His trip was devoid
of startling incident. Occasionally he
met a Shoshone or a Bannock or two,
but a handful of coffee or a chew Of
tobacco set him Alright at once with
the redskins. He hunted and fshed
along his lonely route and enjoyed him
self all the while. He averaged 20
miles a day, but some days he didn't
move camp, as fishing was good and
the judge says he always did like fish.
He left Salmon river early in the
spring and reached the spot which IL
now the township Of Meaderville in the
summer of '65. There was one house
in Rocker. That house stands to-day
just below h b.. A. & p. ro~undhouse,
and is occupied by a Chinaman, or
rather a nest Of Cinnamon. who culti-
vate a patch of garden in the summer
and tell funny stories in the winter.
Leaving Rocker. the judge followed up
the banks of the creek, had dinner
where the Centennial brewery now
stands and pitched his camp for the
night neal the ground on which his of
flee is situated in Meaderville. The
sun was still high above Anaconda hill.
He baited his hook n caught a fine
string of trout in the creek which now
carries away the slum from the smell
ters of Meaderville.
The other day the venerable Judge
sat in his office looking out of the win
dow over towards the muddy stream
across the street. "Thirty-three years
ago this past summer" said he to a
friend, II caught a. fine trout in that
stream as a person would want to eat.
They were beauties, ] tell you. ! caught
some. too. down near old Silver Bow.
The slope OF the hill OF which Butte
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-18

unless. perchance. some sympathetic
soul in the background would remark
that hat was a mighty small sum for
the old man to handle.
After a while the old man came in
and didn't take a seat. He stood up
and kept his eye on the cards until
his little piece of silver fell into the
drawer. Later he was content to
stand back and watch the players, not
once placing even a small bet. HIS
visits became less frequent. The table
had lost its charm. Once in a great
while he would elbow his way through
the crowd and reach owe the table,
deposit two or three quarters on the
high card and turn his back TO the
crowd with the remark: II never
could win" and disappear as quietly
as he appeared.
The terrible weight of misfortune
crushed the man. Periodical sprees Of
days gone by now came at short in
tervals. Once drunk. the ~ferocious
temper OF a desperate nan asserted
itself. Trouble. was the lot of the old
man henceforth. Capital gone. conf
dence in himself lost. his health bro
ken, without prospects, without
friends. an uncertain future staring
him in the face. a fleeing past mock
ing him in moments Of silent ~reverie.
the old man sits in the corner guard
ing his pop corn and chewing gum.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-18

Campbell carried IS precincts. Mar
shall 5 and Hogan s.
Pemberton carried 20 precincts and
Brantiy II. while in two the vote was a
tie.
Courtney carried IS precincts. Thomp-
son 20. Monteath I and n was tie
between Thompson and Courtney.
Regain carried :5 precincts. Young 10,
Nance 1 and three were tied.
The highest vote cast for n candi-
date in any precinct was 4os cast for
Regain in precinct 10.
The highest vote received by Thomp-
son for state senator was s4s in pre-
cinct %.
The highest vote received by Court
ney was 397 in precinct 10.
The only precinct in the county car
ried by the silver republicans was pre-
cinct 4s. Ralston.
The average vote cast for a fusion
legislative candidate was 5.103.
The candidates closest to this aver
age were Mcdonald and Weller. the
former of who received 5.i05 votes
ana the latter o,lOl.
The average vote for democratic
legislative candidates was 1896.
Kelly was nearest to the average. re-
ceiving 5,99s.
The average vote for silver republic
can legislative candidates was 737.
Shropshire was nearest to the aver
age, receiving 72s.
The average vote for fusion county
candidates was STAG.
The average fusion county candidate
ceived $40.
The average vote for democratic
county candidates was 6,o05.
Griffin was the average democratic
county candidate. receiving 6.015.
The average vote for silver republi-
can county candidate was 7sL.
Whips was the average candidate.
receiving go.
Combining the legislative and county
votes, the average fusion vote was
5,122. Ferry was the average candidate
with 5.123.
The average democratic county and
legislative vote was 6.o17. Kelly was
the average candidate with 5,s9s.
The average silver republican county
and legislative vote was 76O, and
Whips. for county clerk, received ex-
actly that number
As the state fusion ticket differed in
its makeup from the county and legis-
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-18

There always IL a moral in election
kurns-in fact some elections teach
ne morals than one. That was the
with the election held last month
ilver Bow county. The most signif-
nt moral taught on that occasion
hs that a man who wants to purchase
Montana s~enatorship can't pose as
democrat, hire the help of goldbugs
Id expect to buy up Silver Bow coun-
!. II the study OF election return
lorals does not happen to be an occu-
tion that interests you. 1t still re-
14lns possible for you to get instruc-
|bn and entertainment too out of the
5athematics of these returns. They are
b ~engrossing study. You can do all
brts of things-measure mems rela-
We strength at the polls. study comp
hrative statistics, present striking
Arallels. present contrasts. sum up
ut really did happen and draw infer
he's as to what might have happened
land II will all be logical. because fig
res don't lie; not even election return
|gures-if you $ them right. Here
BE a lot Of figures taken from h Off
bal count. which will probably prove to
(e interesting to many Standard read
Ii who still have a lively remembrance
|Skhow we whipped the other fellows"
let November.
fhe total registration in Silver
Bow county 1873
Pie vote actually cast was.......13,2s4
fote counted for congressman....12.3 1884
Fote counted for sheriff. highest. .12.42S
Fote for associate justice. lowest .11.566
Tote for surveyor, being lowest
county candidate ................11,5s3
highest vote received by any state
Observation-Disclosures ...... .... 6,s12
Highest vote received by any leg
islative candidate-Clifford ..... 6,212
Highest vote received by any
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-18
BLAzED HIS OWN
TRAIL INTO MONTANA
Judge Kirkwood Came Alone to the Treasure
State in the Early Sixties and Camped Where
the City Of Meaderville Now Stands.

ate the pages of Montana history, and,
unlike the notches on the handle bar,
will never be effaced by the hand Of
Time.
Among Butte's population are a very
few men who came to Montana in 1Se5
or earlier. 1t would be a difficult task
for the average man to walk over
Butte's streets and collect together a
dozen persons who date their arrival
in Montana as early as 1866. A dozen
there may be in Butte to-day and there
nay be less than that number. Let IL
of them, IL they please, stand up and
submit to the questioning of a disin-
terested person VINO might ask each
one of them IL ne came TO Montana
alone. unaccompanied. and it's a go to
/ shot hat all but one will answer in
the negative and that single one would
be Judge William f. Kirkwood, for
six years justice of the peace of Mead
erville township, and by the grace of
God and the suffrage of the voters will
serve two more years I'm the same old
office. for he was reelected last month
on the democratic ticket.
Judge Kirkwood did come to Mon
tana alone in 1865. his only companions
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-18
ONE MORE OF KING FAROS VICTIMS

twenties all day long and sometimes
far into the night. He would win or
lose thousands of dollars. He was
game" to use the parlance OF the
gambling room. inc IL luck went
against him. he would stay till the
last nickel in his pocket left him.
1t is told of him that one night when
keno was played here he lost $500 at
faro. He got up from h table, swore
at the dealer, pulled two dimes out
of his pocket and said: Il won't go
home with this stuff" He stepped
into the keno room and played a card.
He won the first combination, the sec
ond and third. until he had about s..
He returned TO the faro table. at
which Al Dell was dealing.
AL" sat- he. my luck is with me
again and I'm going to win back that
roll l just lost to- you"
He stacked the small pieces of sill
yer up on the high card and won. He
shifted his bets around and at every
move he lit squarely on a winner. At
the end of three deals he had recoup-
ed his loss and a few more dollars.
He went up to the Combination and
won $1,000. and by morning he check
ed up something like 5000 winner.
gave him the reputation of being a
high roller.
For years II was neck and neck De-
tween him and faro. Later his bust
ness suffered while he remained away
from IL to fiirt with the tiger. In an
effort 10 retrieve his losses. he would
convert into cash a piece Of his real
estate. and with this money tickle the
palate OF the giddy tiger. Big win
nings came less frequently. The game
must be continued. so another piece
Of real estate finds itself in other
hands. Still another. and another. then
the stock OF merchandise. n finally
the assets Of the old man are compos-
ed entirely OF fond hopes and a de-
sire to play even"
The dealers no longer felt uneasy
when the old man took a chair oppo-
site. His few dollars slipped into the
till without causing a line OF comment,
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-18

About this time each yea Old Father
Time begins his annual reckoning of
the harvest of death for h past IL
months. On the first OF the year ne
whets his scythe and grasses the notches
on the sickle bar and begins anew his
merciless work of ages. Each notch
on the handle of his weapon represents
a death. the deep ones, those hardest TO
erase. representing the death of a Mon
,tana pioneer. Sometimes there are but
a few deep notches. but the grasping
hand of time has never failed to make
at least n deep notch in his annual
carnival of death in Montana. OF late
years he has dealt harshly with the
sturdy pioneers of Montana, and ere
long the roster of hat noble band OF
trail blazers will take its place among
the archives of the Historical society
never again to be referred to as a d.
rectory to the residence of the men
whose names will henceforth illumin-
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-18

Sitting on a stool In one corner of
a pool room in this city. his stock in
trade displayed on a table by his
side, may be seen at any hour OF the
afternoon an old man, oblivious of the
chatter of the excited men, man Of
whom have placed bets on their favor
ite horses and are waiting for the re-
the telegraph instrument. The clink-
ing of cut glass as IL passes back n
forth over the bar n h Jingle of
coin at the window Of the cashier or
the e~xultant cheers OF the lucky play
ers. mingled with the curses OF the
unfortunate, have no place in the ears
of the old man in the corner who sells
apples. pop corn and chewing gum
he is leaf to the walls of adversely
and the congratulatory expressions
which add to the din Of a lively race
pool room. His only apparent aim in
life is to keep the wolf a safe distance
from the door.
Not many years g this old man
was reputed to be worth thousands of
dollars. He was one OF Butte's heavy
taxpayers. a property owner and a
merchant.
He is a living example. a walking.
breathing monument. sustained by
fate, a veritable product of that tickle
old king who reigned with an iron
hand for SO many years In Butte
Faro.
Time was when the old man could
go into a gambling house here and
play the limit from the top OF the box.
win or lose. and nav plenty left TO
try IL again. He had his hobby in
those palmy days. and that was TO
play $50 gold pieces and insist on be-
ing pad in like coins. He has been
known to go into King & Lowry's place
& s O'Clock in the morning and play
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-18
yeno's Lament.

ID. n. Dickinson. alias Veno. was
around to the city hall yesterday trying
TO get permission of the authorities to
sell salts on the street. Out OF all the
m he made in Butte he only had
a ten-dollar bill left when he walked
u Of the penitentiary. He has a barrel
of salts saved from the wreck and is
confident hat he can make 5000 in
three days IL permitted to sell on the
street, and then he can leave town.
IF that woman had left me alone a
month longer" said Veno, II would
have left Butte with $4,000.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-18

Nature makes the cures
after all.
Now and then she gets
into a tight place and needs
helping out.
Things get started in the
wrong direction.
Something is needed to
check disease and start the
system in the right direction
toward health.
SCOTS Emulsion of Cod
liver Oil with hypoPhos-
phites can do just this.
1t strengthens the nerves,
feeds famished tissues, and
makes rich blood.
soc. and $40 all druggists.
SCOTT & BOVINE, Chenisn, New fSrk
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-18
|GURES THAT ENFORCE FACTS
!, Official Count Serves Its Useful Purpose, but 1t
Doesn't Bring Out All Of the Truths That Can Be
Drawn Out of the Returns of an Election.

county candidate-Regan ....... Sass
Lowest vote for any democratic
state candidate-Campbell ...... s.1o1
Lowest vote for any democratic
legislative candidate-Burke -. $3.50
Lowest vote for any democratic
county candidate-Holland ..... SIG
Highest vote cast for any fusion
state enthusiastically ........ 5,3ss
Highest vote for n fusion legis-
lative NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ...... 5.456
Highest vote for any county fusion
candidate-Young ........ $500. 5,60I
Lowest vote for any fusion state
candidate-Marshall go. ........ 2,S12
Lowest vote for fusion legislative
candidate-McLaughlin . E. go. 1883
Lowest vote for fusion county can
didate-Vance .......... ......... 1906
Highest vote for silver republican
legislative candidate-Monteath. 1,oss
L~owest-Kent ........ ............. 5s9
Highest vote for silver republican
county candidate-Miss Belle
CalklnS ............ .............. l,ifl
Lowest-Nance .......... .......... 371
Highest democratic plurality
Pennington ............ .......... 1,325
Highest democratic majority-Re-
gan ............. ................ 455
Highest vote cast on constitution
al amendments ................ 1,923
Banner democratic precinct on con
gresham was precinct S, which cast
2s3 votes for Campbell to Is for the OPP
position.
Highest vote received by Campbell
was in precinct 10. where he received
374 votes.
Highest vote for Marshall was in pre-
cinct rs, where he received 141 votes.
The banner republican precinct was
No. 80, which gave Marshall 126 to a
for the opposition.
The highest vote Hogan received was
POS in precinct 20.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-18
DAWSON TO BOOM.
The Alaska Mining Metropolis Has a
Bright Prospect Before ~.

A commercial traveller who stopped In
Butte yesterday en- route from Seattle to
New York. speaking of Alaska In general.
remarked that DAWSON Is soon to be
Dawson City" in reality. One must take
money in there in order to bring money
out of the gold fields. capital being need
ed I'm developing. Many improvements
rave been made in Dawson this year. and
plans are perfected for further improve
ment next season. There Is a scarcity
of many needed articles used in the de-
veiopment OF a city Of p~retentions. Win
dow glass. for instance. is very scarce. a
small light. l0xl2. readily bringing s.. 81
or Sc. Small fortunes v been made by
parties who took supplies of glass and of
lamps. A - lamp commands from SIS 10
50 in Dawson. and a scent package o.
carpet taeks viii sell for 70 cents. one
half of the buildings in Dawson to-day.
Il is said. are without window glass.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-18
Upheard OF.

From the Washington Star.
That book store doesn't do as II adver-
tises."
That so? thought Il was quite reli-
able?'
mo such thing. Why. they wanted "a
charge me two dollars for a book that
they advertised as a free translation
The herald., 1898-09-26
The EMPEROR OF CHINA
DID MOT LONG SURVIVE HIS LOSS
OF POWER
POISONING IS SUSPECTED
No Positive Confirmation But Evil
dence Tends to the Conviction
That He II Dead
Associated Press Special wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
LONDON, Sept 26.-The Peking corre-
spondent of the Daily Mail says: The head
eunuch at the palace informs me that the
emperor is seriously indisposed and tna'
his death Is not unlikely.
The Daily Telegraph's Hong Kong CORE
spondent, wiring Sunday. says: Although
there Is no positive confirmation, all the
evidence tends to the conviction that the
emperor IL dead.
A private dispatch says he died on Sep
tember 21st, directly after he issued the
edict giving the dowager empress the reg
ency. Nobody doubts that Yang and Chahs
Yen Hoon, who was minister at Washihs-
ton in 1895, are both innocent of the charge
Of poisoning the emperor.
The Times Peking dispatch says: Chahe
Yen Hoon, the Cantonese enemy and rival
Of Ia Hung Chang, who is charged Win
harboring Kang Ye Wei, has been arresteu'
He is now under trial by the board OF pun
!shment He will be stripped OF all ms
offices, and his removal gives Increased
power to Ia Hung Chang.
The herald., 1898-09-26
LIGHTWEIGHT PUGS
Will Try for the Championship on
Wednesday, Night

NEW YORK, Sept. 25.-George Lavigne
and Frank Earne will fight for the light
weight championship of the world before
the Greater New York Athletic club at
Coney island Wednesday night. Both men
have trained faithfully, and but for the
Interference of the authorities, would have
opened the Hawthorne at Cheektowaga,
N. Y, two weeks ago. Since then neither
has let up in his training and both will
enter the ring in perfect condition next
Wednesday. Lavigne has been training
with James Corbett at Asbury Park, N. j.,
for some weeks past. He arrived at Coney
island this afternoon and took up his quar-
ters at a road house, where he intends to
remain until he Is called to the ringside.
The kid" never looked better in his pu-
gilistic career that he does today, and he
said he had no doubt as to the result of the
coming bout.
In addition to his regular handlers, La
yigne will have James j. Corbett in his
corner on Wednesday night. Word was re-
ceived from Erne today that he Is In splen-
did condition and will reach here tomor-
row. Kid Mccoy will be in Erne's corner.
Lavigne is the favorite in the betting, but
there will be plenty Of Erne money wa
gered.