The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-23

AS Dick entered one of the saloons a
| faro dealer had just been killed in a
| row and the proprietor of the game
was looking for someone to deal for
| him. but couldn't find anyone with
nerve enough to tackle the job AS
Dick entered the house he heard the
| proprietor say: I'm give any man $40
a day to run that game for me-"
Whats that?" says Dick
Il said I'll give $40 day to any man
who will deal that game for me. Every
time l get IA good faro dealer some fell
low comes along and kills him off, and
| want man who can run that game
without any trouble"
I'm your man." says Dick
'All right, young man, if you think
you can hold the job you may go to
work.
III hold the job all right" said Dick,
and with that he stepped behind the
faro layout and after delivering him
self of the following admonition to the
players opened the game:
Now, lookee here, you fellows, / just
came to town and I'm fiat broke. I'm
getting $40 a day to deal this game and
that's all the interest I've got in it. If
you fellows Wantto play bank. all right
but don't want and won't have any
rowing about this game. The first man
who starts a quarrel around this game
I'm going to kill him. If you want to
do any fightin' go outside and do H.
for I'm goin' to run this game on the
square and without any fighting or
quarreling." And he was as good as
his word. Dick afiterward came to
Montana, and he and Johnnie Gerber
conducted the old Bedrock saloon in
Phihpsburg in 1868. They came from
there to Deer Lodge and bought out
John Lane, who moved the old Metro
politan saloon down here from Butte
in 1872 and put it up on Main street,
where it now stands. Dick was elected
to the office of sheriff of Deer Lodge
county and made a good officer. He
at one time was Waterman at the up
per works in Anaconda, which position
he filled, acceptably to the management
Dick was one of the jolliest, best ma
,tured men in the world, but for several
years past disease and age have taken
from him his former liking for practi-
cal jokes and fun-loving proclivities,
He thinks of soon going to the Buffalo
Hump country, where he can get one
more taste of something like the good
old days before he finally crosses that
great divide.
Big Chris" Larsen, who left here
for Alaska via the Edmonton route
about a year ago. has written a letter
to H. S. Reed of this city in which,
among other things, he says: II have
more grub than anyone on the river and
money in my pocket. l will be at Fort
Selkirk by the first of October" The
letter was dated Lizard Post, April ,,
1899
Mrs c. p Drennen of Butte, wife of
Attorney Drennen, has been visiting the
past week at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
T. c. Catlin on Rainbow avenue. Mrs.
j. A Baker, also of Butte, has been 4
guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Cat
lin for several days past.
Mrs. Weinstein of Philipsburg, accom-
panied by her daughter, Miss Alice
Weinstein, were visitors in Deer Lodge
Monday.
Mrs Warren L. Evans was quite sick
for two or three days the past week,
with heart trouble, but is much better
at present.
Deputy Sheriff J. A. Robinson left for
Wallace Idaho, on the noon train
Thursday and expected sto he alb
sent until Saturday night. He is sum-
moned as a witness in a case being
tried there.
F. r. Miles of Butte. who has been in
the Klondike for the past year or two,
arrived in Deer Lodge from Alaska