The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-21
AS CAUGHT AT GARRISON
The Diary of Victim Who
Tried to Kill Time.
A PRETTY GIRL AND JOE
He Was Slayer and She Couldn't
Freeze Him Out Until Tom Came.
Railroad Doughnuts and
Barrooms.

picked up to-day on the WeStbound
train. Their author evidently passed
through an experience to-day that has
been shared by many who have studied
the natural and artificial beauties that
surround Garrison, while waiting for
the arrival of the Northern Pacifics
overland train. The writer of the diary
however, does not seem to have allow
ed time to hang heavily on his hands.
The wait was not particularly lonely
for him, as he derived amusement from
the discomfort of his companions:
Dec. 20, 1920 a. m.-Have just arrived
in Garrison over the Montana Union
AT Deer Lodge We We're informed that
the westbound train is only 80 min
utes late. That is good. 1 had feared
that we might have to wait an hour
or more. 1t is colder than Greenland
here and the waiting passengers have
crowded into the dingy rooms of the
station. The stoves look warm. but
that is as far as it goes. There are
several handsome girls in the crowd.
There is great, big, fat fellow about
six and half feet tall whom his
friends call Joe" He came in on the
Montana Union with us. Just now he
is making advances to the prettiest
much encouragement. Some Of the
crowd are killing time by wrestling
with the lunch counter doughnuts.
12:95-The telegraph operator says
that the westbound train is an hour
late. That 80 minute report was jolly.
Some of the passengers are roasting the
railway company for sending out these
fake reports, One man was just thrown
out into the cold because he tried to
cheer up the crowd by telling them
that yesterday the train was on time
That was too bad. The man meant
WELL but there is limit to the endur-
ance of human nature. The lunch
counter has sold seven doughnuts,
three sandwiches, four hard boiled eggs
and 10 cups of coffee. An acquaint-
ance of "Joe's" asked him where he is
going. Joe" said he couldn't tell yet,
and renewed his attentions to the pref
ty girl, who seems to be thawing out
little. The big man looks encouraged.
He is trying to find out where the pref
ty girl is going. The rustic saloon
across the river is getting a little bust
ness.
12:50-Eight more victims have risked
health and happiness by going against
the lunch counter. l don't see any of
the buXom girls that used to serve
lunches here. They We're the one re-
deeming feature of this place. l have
taken walk around the station. It's
cold but it's better than the close air
in the dingy waiting rooms. That sa-
loon across the river is really. not a
bad place. The whiskey is quite good
and very comforting. Joe" is rushing
things. He is evidently making a great
talk. I can't hear what he is saying
but it makes the girl tired. I can tell
that from the way she looks. She
keeps looking around as if she expect
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big fellow Is persevering, anyway.
There is a party of variety performers
in the crowd. They prefer the saloon
to the lunch counter. l haven't tried
the lunch but their judgment is all
right native, much inebrated, had
disturbed the quiet of the waiting
room. He challenged anybody of his
weight to 10-round fight and declared
himself as big a man in his line as
Dewey in the navy. When he got too
bad he was thrown out and is now try
ing to get up fight on the platform
with the man who told that yester-
days train was on time. l am sorry
for this last fellow.
1:05-There is another saloon that
isn't half bad, either. 1t is on this
side of the river and is handler. The
whiskey here is warming all right, but
it isn't as good as what I got across
the river. I'll go over the bridge again.,
I guess. The lunch counter has sold
all its hard boiled eggs. The dough-
nuts hold out well. however. Joe"
is trying to get the pretty girl to eat
some lunch. 1t is cheaper here than in
the dining car-but maybe he thinks
that he won't last for the dining car.
The pretty girl has got very chilly, but
she can't head off the big fellow. He's
slayer. I wonder what the girl keeps
looking toward the door for. l heard
her tell the big fellow that she didn't
care to take a walk. l wonder what the
people find to do who live here all the
time.
1:20-That train ought to be here in
five minutes unless that last report
was another jolly. The passenger are
getting impatient. Some of them are
saying things about the railway COM
pany that are really harsh Quite
number of the ladies are watching
Joe" I think that the big fellow will
make a frost He begins to look ugly.
But he stays With it. There is the
whistle of the train. Quite a crowd is
rushing across from the saloon. The
pretty girl has greeted a man whom
she calls Tom He has taken her
grips and wraps. l guess it's her hus-
band. The big fellow looks disconso-
late. The women in the waiting room
are laughing at him. Everybody off
for the train.