The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-09-10
A CHANGE IN RATES
TICKETS TO SPOKANE ON ELKS
DAY LIMITED TO FOUR DAYS.
THIS MEANS THE HALF FARE
General Public as Well as the Elks Can
Take Advantage Of It-An-
other Rate to Be Made
-. Later.

The round trip rate from Anaconda
and Butte ITO Spokane on the occasion
OF the dedication of the Elxs' temple at
the latter place on the 14uh has been
finally decided upon by the passenger
department OF the Northern Pacific at
st. Paul and Agent w. H. Merriman in
this city notified, the message being re-
ceived at the Northern Pacific office to.
day.
A few days ago a rate of one fare for
the round trip open to everybody was
announced, but afterwards a hitch oc-
CURED over the proposition of the order
would go.
The new order from Headquarters
makes a Slight change in the situation.
The half rate tickets are to be sold
only on the 18th, will be good four days,
and anybody wishing to make the trip
can do so. THE excursionists can leave
on two trains, $3.50 a. m. or 1920 p. m.
the 18th. The guarantee has been
waived.
1t is expected that in a day or two
after the 18th another round trip rate
of one and a third fares will be made
for the Eiks and general public and that
this rate will have six-day limit, which
limit the Butte Office wanted of allowing
the rate, 1t being intended by the ST.
Paul Office for the benefit of the Elks
alone for the half rate tickets to be
sold on the 18th.
I'm connection with the "trip Ben E.
Harris, chairman of the excursion COM
mittee of No. 240, has is.1uo the follow
ing circular to members of the order:
j. Dear Sir and Brother-We are going
to Spokane on the 18th, and we want
you with us. We have bulldozed the
railroads into giving us "a rate of $11.50
for the round trip and we want to show
our appreciation by making the excur-
sion as large as the occasion deserves.
I'VE can leave on the 18th returning
ON the 10Th of September. The bulk
of the herd will leave from the North
ern Pacific railwa depot at $3.50 a. m.
and 1920 p m. of the 18th. Now, do
come.
1.-THE brothers at Spokane need us,
and we should exemplify the sentiment
of brotherly love by going where we are
needed.
I'VE will meet at Spokane the grand
exalted ruler of the B. P. o. Elks, who
will make the dedicatory address.
Every member of the order IN the
states of Washington or Oregon who
fails to put in an appearance will have
his antlers cut short to the head and
charges will be preferred against him
for conduct unbeconing an Elk.
THE Spokane lodge is about to dedi-
cate her new home. It has cost about
$4,000. They have as an incident of
the occasion a class of two hundred to
enter the sacred forests reserved for
good E.lks. We want to Sc how these
things are done. Butte wishes to emu
Ia tie the glorious example set her by her
sister at Spokane not in spirit of
rivalry. but solely INSPIRED by a feel
ing of Good of the Order We in
tend to enter class some time next
month equally as large if not larger
We want our new home to be worthy
of the Greatest Copper Camp on
Earth. eve can't tell it's COST as es-
Inmates are not dn.)
1--WE also want you to go to this ex-
curston. urge your friends to go, bring
your wife, or If net so Dressed bring
your best girl. We want this excursion
to be worthy of the standing of our
lodge. Leaive your name with our sec
rotary, Bro. Harry OGorman, who can
be found at No. % East Broadway. He
will give all particulars or you can get
them from the committee