The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-08
The Richest Thing That Ever
Happened in Butte.
A TRIP TO THE SPRINGS
South Butte and Walkerville Clash
at the Hotel-The Two Champions
Call It OF and Upset the
Band Wagon.

Springs, fell into the plunge there,
took turn in the ball room there, and
increased in intensity in the saloon
there and reached the climax on the
return from there and there the story
ends. It was very lively combination
of comicalities, and to be appreciated
should have been witnessed through
out. Those who saw it all say it was
the richest thing that ever happened in
Butte. 1t was the intention of all con-
cerned to forever keep 1t quiet and not
let the outside world know anything
about it, but as the world is getting
worse instead of better it is absolutely
impossible to get together a crowd of
boys and girls one OF whom will not
break promise or let the cat out of
the bag when the others suppose that
the string is tied.
On this memorable bright and cold
moonlight night a party of young folks
in Walkerville started for the Springs
i'm a big fur-lined band wagon. An
orchestra accompanied the merrymak-
ers
On that same evening a party of
young folks in South Butte was seized
with the same desire for a moonlight
outing, and Crystal Springs was the
objective point.
The trip down was DELIGHTFUL yea
delicious; the air was bracing and the
crowds jolly Each party saw ahead
an evening full of fun and dance and
all were unconscious of the impending
danger, unaware of the collision that
was rapidly approaching.
South Butte was first to arrive. The
musicians took their stand at one end
OF the ball room and the grand
march" began.
Walkerville arrived Just as South
Butte was dividing itself into sets for
quadrllle. The unexpected had ar
rived: now what was to be done with
it? The majority of South Butte was
in favor of fusion and turning the night
into grand rally of suburban forces
and having just twice as good a time
as had been counted upon. But there
was small but determined opposing
FACTION, who put it's foot down hard and
gave it out emphatically that it would
countenance no intrusion. With it, it
was a preconceived plan by the hillites
no amount of persuasion could sway
the conviction that had now become
hrmly rooted. Walkerville must retire
and give South Butte right of way.
Like South Butte, Walkerville's ma
jority favored fusion in toto But there
was an obstinate element in the Walk
erville party, not large in numbers, but
immense in determination
The two friendly factions intermin-
gled in the ball room and the fun that
followed erased every trace Of a mem
DRY of the disagreeable collision which
marred the opening hour of the evening,
and the giddy, dizzy walters had be-
gun to think that the floodgates of
ecstasy had opened sure enough and
submerged the universe when Mr..
Wight boted through the door and
stood in the center of the ball room.
You bet, I pasted that Swede Has
coe hot one His girl won't recognize
him when she sees his mug!" shouted
the elated excursionist.
The waltz came to a sudden stop and
all hands retired to their seats. leaving
Wight standing in the middle of the
room.
The door slowly onened and Hascoe
stepped inside unnoticed by the man
standing under the chandelier. Hascoe
said not word. Wight resumed his
speech.
Lie uaHce VIII proceed now WltnOut
interruption. Hascoe will not dare to
show up again. declared the vic
tor
The prompter called out Partners
for the lanciers." Wight secured
partner and position. Hascoe did
likewise, and it happened that they
stood back to back, but this they did
not know until the time came Ito swing
your partners" Wight in his exuber-
ance and Hascoe in his excitement
changed partners and of course the
women Explained with the result that
that particular number on the pro-
gramme went by default. There were
no blows exchanged but Wight left the
room because his prediction was faulty
Wight going outside. The men finished
their part of the dance out on the
prairie. The two opposing factions
were now reduced to two men, Wight
and Hascoe, and the others Joined in
making merry until after o'clock in
the morning. A banquet was served
and the two big carryalls started on
not join the parties and it was sup
posed that they were still out on the
prairie somewhere fighting 1t out.
They, however, had agreed to call it
all off. So they bought a small flask
and started to walk to town. They sat
GOWN on log along SIDE or the road
to see whether there was really any
thing in the bottle, and while they sat
there the big excursion train rounded
the bend and the horses took fright at
the two men and the bottle and veered
around to the right and all hands, girls
and partners, dotted the snowdrifts
which skirted the knoll, and then there
was tableau with the mercury 20 de-
grees below. The screams, lamenta-
tons and exclama lions rent the frost
laden air. 1t began to assume a seri-
Gus aspect when Wight and Hascoe
jumped to the rescue and caught the
horses before they could extricate
themselves from the confusion of
straps, icicles and robes into which
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