The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-03
JUDGE CLANCY IS BACK
He Announced That He Had a
Great Time.
READY NOW FOR JUSTICE
Some of the Peculiar Experiences Which
Were Not on the Programme of
the Excursion-A Torrid
Time In Victor.

Judge Clancy. accompanied by his
nephew namesake, the ak handle maker
from Missouri. arrived home last even
ing from their trip through the Yellow
stone park. The m looked very
much travel-stained. but declared they
felt so good since they went bare
footed. When the travellers drove up to
the court house shortly after dark-it
is said they waited on the outskirts of
the city till dark. not wishing to come
in while 1t was Highland commenced
unloading, the large c~oncourse of citl-
zens who were not there to meet them
might have observed IL they had been
there that Of such supplies as were
brought back the sundry and divers
e and cases Of liquids that formed
the principal part OF the provisions
made for subsistence when they start
ed were not among them. IL was no.
ticed. however. hat one-half OF the
cake of soap taken along was returned.
and that the extra pair OF socks his
honor had provided himself with came
back unsoiled. Judge Clancy announced
he had had a great time. but was glad
to get back to Butte and was ready to
&N1a teh JathAtt III u kObS.
Judge Clancy made no confession.
but a dispatch received by grapevine is
TO the effect that he had a few expert
ences he did not contract for. The dis
patch states that while on the return
trip the judge came to a steep hill. He
had heard that teamsters in driving
down this hill always got out and cut
down a sapling and tied IT TO the tail
OF the wagon to hold IL back. The
judge cut his sapling. but made the
mistake OF trimming of all the limbs.
with the result that when he tied Il to
his wagon N started down the Hill
the pole slid ahead. caught i'm a wheel
and upset the wagon. The
escaped without injury. but had so
much trouble righting the wagon tina
night came on and they were compelled
TO camp on the hillside over night. The
judge searched for a level spot to pitch
his tent. IN case of rain. and finally set
II up on the steep incline. The hill was
so steep the court virtually slept stand
Ing up, and to add to his enjoyment Of
the occasion he woke up in the middle
OF the night to find IL had commenced
TO rain and a small rivulet was trickling
down his spine.
Another dispatch gives an account of
the judges visit to Victor, Idaho. He
reached Victor one day about noon and
went into a store to buy some bread.
The purchase was made. but "Hfzzon-
happened to remember he needed
some butter. and laid the bread down
In a window ard went back into the
store. While he was gone n pack of
dogs devoured the bread. When the
discovered the theft. not wish
to be severe on the1canines for the
first o~ffense, he ~cont4nted himself with
reading them a chapter from the Mis-
souri, criminal code. but the dogs got
even, for the Judge absent-mindedIy
put his butter down on the same win
dows1ll and went back after more
bread. The butter disappeared while
was gone. and becoming exaspe-
rated. the Judge declared "If the people
OF Victor can't afford to feed their dogs
Judge Clancy of Butte can" and
straightway bought ali the bread in the
store and feu IL to the dogs. Then he
IL was his treat. and called the
to take a drink. When the
people learned the identity Of their au-
gust visitor there was nothing too good
Tor him. Result-a rather torrfd time
Victor that evening.
Judge Clancy is understood 10 have
bad many other pleasant experiences.
the grapevine to many of the points
Is down, and in other cases the
OF the special correspondents
are delayed in transmission.