Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-12
Hotel Gossip

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
1t was only small matter and the
man didn't really mean to do Anythin.,
causing annoyance. but he managed
with one sweep of his hand to send the
c.erk in one of the local hotels into a
! condition bordering on mysteries.
The offender was the representative
of Milwaukee sausage abattoir. and
his oHense consisted in making the inl-
'lal movement toward closing the hotel
register after he had looked it over ana
failed to find the name of a person for
whom he had been inquiring In 50
doing he coMided with one of the most
peculiar forms of superstition in exist
ence and escaped a sound thra sh:ng
SIMPLY because he happened to be built
on SulliVaneSQue lines.
1t is a superstition of all hotel clerks
, that dire disaSteT will be the result of
closing hotel register before it. is COM
pletely filled with the names of guests
They believe that every time the book is
closed the life of a guest or OF a forme.
or future guest will pay the penalty. It
IS With them as the closig of the book
of Interpretation ends right there.
Why this superstition exists or whence
1T originated nobody can tell. But if
anybody doubts that it does exist in a
well-developed and healthy form, lett HIM
walk into the Butte or the McDermo,t
and make movement looking to the
closing OF the register. If one really
closed ut one might be arrested for muir
DER and even bluff is certainly q
form of inhumanity.
John Baker, of 'wingless angel fame.
The assembly humorist, arrived in this
city last evening from Helena and is
registered at the Butte. He is accom-
panied by his sister-in-law, Mrs. NJ.
Whitworth.
Mr. Baker says that the only mental
worriment he experienced during the re-
cent legislative session was caused by
the scientific and persistent attempt of
Chaplain Price to rob him of his WE'LL
earned reputation. However. all 'things
being duly considered, he is convinced
that his famous Conrad stampede fiasco
landed him under the Wire a winner by
a neck shortly after the smashing of the
clock. The legislator will return to Hcl-
ena this evening.
John Berkin of Boulder. representa-
tive in the recent legislature arrived in
this city last evening with assays ana
samples of ore from the Gray gle mine,
which he has been examining for GER
tain capitalists with view to bonding.
He is staying at the Butte and will re-
tu.'n ito Boulder tomorrow evening.
John MacGinnis. accompanied by his
mo.lheg and sister, arrived in this cilv
from Helena last evening. They are
registered at the Butte.
Bert Sharpe, organizer of the Local
bal'tenders' union, now presides over the
McDermott hotel bar. One by one his
friends discover his Whereabouts, with
the result that every day he is obliged
to hold a sort of informal reception.
Editor Wild of the Basin Progress is
! in town
| Recent hotel arrivals are as follows:
The Butte-E. Waldo Ward, New
! York; a. Roth. st. Louis; E. NJ. Valen-
tine. Chicago; F. H. Marsh. John Baker,
NJ. Whitworth, Helena; J. A. Kuppen-
heimer, New York; Frank B. Meyers,
Cnoinna.i: J. Levin, Minneapolis: H. J.
Freeman, ST. Paul: B. Theiberg, Ia
coma: H. Preiss, Baltimore; George P.
| Tracy, Chicago.
| The McDermott--T Hayes and wife.
Boulder; Miss Anna Herber Corbin:
George Boyles, DR.. Leighton. Boulder;
! George L. Jubetz. Portland: w. B. VIII
! son, Idaho Fails, Idaho; NJ. r. Ayers.
! Springfield; Fred E. Miller. Crow Agen-
cy: F. E. Cornish, Boulder; D. D. Twohy.
! Anaconda: r. l.. Richmond, San Fran
cisco; F. w. Van Allen. Bozeman; F. l..
Draper l.. F. Th.el. Portland; w. =.
Ryer. Demver; r. H. Holt, Great Fails.
Z. Donlon, Missoula 8. Kedzic Smith
| Rosyln, Wash; l.. c. McHefey. Mis-
soula; W. B. Jessup, Missoula; John J.
Heaey and family, Telluride, Colo.
The Hotel and Boarding House asso-
| ciation meet every Wednesday evening
| at 343 East Park street. at $780, j. p.