The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-10
Picked Up by
The Wanderer

The Odd Fellows are. of course. a lit
tie odd. but otherwise those of Ana
conda are good fellows and enjoy a
joke as much as anyone. ever when the
joke is at their own expense.
A few nights ago one of the local
lodges held a meeting and was expect
ing to wind up with a spread of light
refreshments. The committee in charge
OF the entertainment showed consider
able executive ability and made ar
rangements with a Main street saloon
to have IL keep a keg of beer on ice
for them. 1t was understood that when
the Odd Fellows were ready for the
beer they would send after 1t and the
saloon man was to lend them a dozen
glasses. The arrangements were all
made in front of the bar the afternoon
previous to the banquet. The commit
tee noticed. but did not think anything
of IL at the time. that there were \
number of people in the saloon who
overheard the arrangements mads.
, About 10 o'clock that night two husky
looking men entered the saloon and,
approaching the barkeeper. asked: rs
that keg of beer ready?"
The barkeeper said ii was and rolled
IL out of the ice chest for them. He
also handed them a number of glasses
and assisted them in every way in get
ting rid of the beer. He even furnished
them with a wooden faucet. The w
husky looking men made no diff1cul;y
of carrying the keg away. About an
hour later the saloon man was greatly
surprised when another committee put
in an appearance and also claimed to
| represent the Odd Fellows and to have
a keg of beer coming. Explanations
| followed, but the beer was gone for
ever. 1t seems that there were others
who understood the arrangements
concerning that keg of beer. The Odd
Fellows went to bed thirsty.
d. F. Hallahan, the county treasurer.
is a near neighbor of Judge Winston,
and ii not ~infrecuently happens that
the two walk down town together. m
day last week Mr.. Hallahan had left
his home and was headed down town
when he was called back by Mr.. Wins
ton. The latter looked distressed and
said: Mr.. Hallahan, have you n
wood?'
Mr.. Hallahan said he had, and fur
Their. that he would be pleased to lend
some to Judge Winston. The legal gen
tleman said he had plenty of wood,
but that it was not of the right kind.
You see.' said the judge. Il have
not been feeling very well lately and
my doctor suggested that | should
take more exercise. He SAT- saving
Il Noou was NhC ptSA hAIAa Va 80
the world. and so / ordered a load Of
poles sent up to the house. A steam
saw followed the load and my wife
gladly accepted the offer of the man
in charge of it to saw the poles up.
and now 1 have got to look for a wood
saving job somewhere else"
Anyone who has cord wood they
would like to have sawed will confer
a favor on Judge Winston by letting
him saw 1t. He is even willing to paw
for the privilege, although he seemed
to be smiling to himself when he found
that his own wood had been sawed by
steam power, and apparently the posi-
bility of his carrying out the doctors
orders put out of the question.
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There is a lady in Anaconda who has
quite a reputation for making witty re-
marks. When W.. ]. Bryan was here
she greatly amused hat gentleman by
one of her clever sallies. 1t was during
the reception given TO the distinguished
gentleman and his wife at the Mon.
tana. For more than an hour Mr.
Bryan had been standing shakins
hands with the people of Anaconda
presented to him. The crowd had die.
away and he walked over to where thi,
lady was sitting and rested one elbow
on the back of her chair. AS he did S;
he remarked: Excuse me for lean,
ing on your chair, III l am about tireC
out"
THAT is all right" replied the lady
when you are president / shall haV,
a lien coming on the presidential
chair"
Mr.. Bryan gave a hearty laugh an
enjoyed the lady's brightness.
1t was this same lady who a few
|, nights ago was discussing the Fourtl
: of July fireworks. She said: I'VE go
to the grounds late, but we saw tn
three principal set pieces. We saw Ro'
: Williams, Bob Greig and Bob Men
trum sitting On dry goods boxes
: Those three gentlemen were the one
who had charge of the very creditabl
5 display.
There is a nice looking old man VIII
can be seen frequently every day walk
ing down Park avenue. He is a yer
+. fatherly looking old fellow of the typ
generally set down as a church eide
and perhaps he is one. No matte
\ what the weather may be. he is invar
, iably seen carrying an old umbrella
His CAMP is always very much bulge
out, and he carries Ii in a manner (
show that several of it's ribs are brok
, en-. A day or two ago a lady happene
a to look down upon him from an ur
stairs window as he was walking alon
the street. There was nothing partiC
ularly peculiar about this action of tn
lady, but what she saw was a grea
surprise. Looking dow into the ur
> brella she noticed that its bulged an
; broken appearance was caused by
: can of beer neatly hidden within IL
folds There are different ways {
+ rushing the growler," blu this on
o takes the AN.
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