The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-05-02

stinctive horror. At other times you
step on panels and immediately every
skull in the passages flash green and red
fire from the eye sockets. You open
small door and gaze into cave in which
are seated two skeletons playing poker.
In the main horror chamber is located
coffin containing the figure of a beau
tiful girl, done in wax of course but APP
pearing perfectly real. AS you gaze on
the face the single light in the room is
extinguished and you are left in dark
ness until at the far end of the room
there appears lurid glow which soon
grows to fierce flames. Then you see
figures and recognize his Satanic Majesty
surrounded by imps and unfortunate
souls. The whole thing is marvellous.
There are other things of horrible in
terest in the chamber but they are too
numerous to describe or mention. The
show is a great one for strangers in
Chicago. 1t is open to the public gratis
When you say "DeWolfe" you say 1t
all. He has more of a name than that,
but nobody ever thinks Of using it. He
is the advance agent of the Blanche
Walsh company. which will play Butte
in ten days DeWolfe arrived here Sum
day and was at the Butte until last
night. when he left for Fargo on the
same train with the Telephone Girl.
company. He said he was not afraid of
smallpox.
peWolfe. before he entered the the
atrlCal business, was newspaper man.
He tells an interes,'in story of his first
experience as a reporter. The story is
told on more than one newspaper man
Tut as it is a good one. it might as
we'll be credited to DeWolfe. He tells it
as follows:
II was a glory worker on Cleve-
land. Ohio. paper. I had been around
the office for two days hoping the col
onei' would give me an assignment and
was figuring on what sort of a success
I was going to make in the business.
Nobody seemed to pay any attention to
me. and the two days of idleness had
about disguised me, when the city editor
called me over and told me to go out
ana get the story of an arrest. He said
the police reporter was busy and as it
was late the story must be got at once.
II got the story and the detective
vino gave it to me told me the man
under arrest was a well known crook. 1
wrote that in my story and was called
down for the unqualified statement The
city editor told me never to make bare
faced statement again. He said I could
not use the word alleged too often to
suit him. He SAID. Don't say JOnn
Smith is thief. Instead say John Smith,
who l., said to be thief, or John Smith.
an alleged thief
THAT word alleged was running
through my head for the next twenty
four hours. 1 had it we'll in mind when
l was sent out to pick up some hotel
personals. It was still in mind when
T returned to the office. No wonder
then that I wrote that Senator -
and his alleged wife are registered at
the hotel
1.-The city editor howled when he read
it in copy. He never said alleged to me
arain Moreover he took an interest
in me and helped me to such an extent
that YEARS later when he went with
another paper, was given his desk.
Henry Marty and family of South
Jackson street leave tonight for Seat
tie where they will reside Mr.. Marty
was with Cans & Klein five years as
window dreG~er and sign writer. He Is
an artist in that business. In Seattle
Mr. Marty will go into business for HIM
SEE.
Major Dawson returned to-day from
a visit to the east, where he took in
many points of interest. He says that
the rains have assured the northwest a
most prosperous year, for the crops are
all in fine condition.