The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-07
WITH AN INTACT HIDE
Walkerville's Experience With
the Fourth of July.
BLAST OF GIANT POWDER
A Salute to the Sun Which Lifted Mr..
Gates Neighbors Out of Bed and
Shattered the Window
Panes.

Walkerville comes out Of the Fourth
of July bombardment with an almost
intact hide. There was one eruption,
but it has about healed over. Alder
man Jerome Gates fired a salute short
Nv before sunrise on the morning of the
big day and he has since been busily
engaged in putting in new window
panes in his house and those adjoin-
ing. He set off an. armful of giant
powder in his back yard and retired
to a safe distance to hear the noise
and watch the neighbors poke their
nightcaps out of their DOORS "She was
a daisy" said Mr.. Gates after he had
explained to the excited populace the
next day Men, women and children
were shaken out of bed and pictures
and other wall decorations fell with
lively smash. Treasurer Holbrooke
was dreaming that he had lease on
the Blue Wing and that he was
"breaking down" huge chunks of rich
ore. When the giant exploded he had
reached that part of his dream where
he was standing behind a pillar of
rock awaiting the blasts of a round
of holes. When the blasts came the
conclusion knocked him over against
a car Of ore and he derailed it. That
was the dream. But in reality. he fell
struck the bureau and demolished it.
He ran out into the yard and into AL
derman Gates arms.
Did you hear it?" asked Hol-
brooke.
Did I? Yes, and felt it, and saw
it all together. How about it?"
Holbrooke started to explain that it
+hgt1t lac IN
they have in California, but Gates
knew better. It was a glorious Fourth
for the alderman, who has bought
about rs window glasses and more
cigars.
The council will meet tonight in ad
journed session to finish up the month
ly business and audit a lot of bills
The paving question may come up, but
it is believed that this matter will
rest until a rain storm comes along
and reminds the aldermen of the nee
essity of paving.
The street car matter is now the alb
sorbing topic. 1t IS not at all improb-
able that the road will be extended
into Walkervillec this fall. There is
talk in the hill city and in Butte that
leads the observer to believe that the
road will enter the city on Daily street
event it would be necessary, to, trestle
over Missoula gulch and probably con-
meet with the CenterVille line some
where near the high bridge. 1t is un-
derstood that the leading citizens of
WaIkerville have iIrerviewed the street
car people, in regard to building the
extension at once.
The new school-hause proposition is
also a matter which is of great i'm
portances and concefn to tho, parents
of the hill city. TIRE board of educa-
ton recently advertised for bids for
the excavation of the Sherman site.
The bids were passed in order that the
board might more thoroughly investi-
gate the site with reference to under
ground mine working. 1t is proposed
to ask superintendent Buzzo to per
NIT the board to examine the maps of
the underground workings of the Blue
Wing, so as to give an idea of the
contiguity of the workings to the pro-
posed building. The people of Walker
willie would rejoice to see construction
work on the new building. .
. The city is in a first class sanitary
/ condition There is no disease and
the streets, alleys and back yards are
as clean as they were before the Alice
mine was discovered.S4t,t ..