The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-10-24

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| oughfare. an oblique continuation Of
National avenue. was called Amber
son boulevard. and here. at the juno
ture Of the new boulevard and the
avenue. Major Anderson reserved
four acres for himself and built his
new house-the Anderson mansion, Of
course.
This house was the pride Of the
town. Faced with stone rs far back
as the dining.rooW windows, it was
house of arches and turrets and Cir
ding stone porches: 1t had the nrst
porte cOchere seen in that town.
There was q central ''fr0nt hail. with
a great black-walnut stairway. and
open to a green glass skylight called
the "dome." three stories above the
ground floor. A ballroom occupied
most Of the third story. and at one
| end of 1t was carved a walnut gallery
for the musicians. Citizens told stran-
gers that the cost of all this black
walnut and wood carving was sixty
thousand dollars. "Sixty thousand
dollars for the woodwork alone! Yes,
sir. and hardwood floors all over the
house! Turkish rugs and no carpets
at all, except Brussels carpet in the
front parlor-I hear they call 1t the
reception ROOM Hot and cold water
| upstairs and down. and stationary
washstands in every bedroom in the
place! Their sideboards built right
into the house and goes all the way
across one end Of the dining room. 1t
isn't walnut, it's solid mahogany!
Not veneering-solid mahogany Well.
sir. presume the president of the
| United States would be tickled to
swap the White House for the new
Anderson mansion. if the Major'd
give him the chance-but by the Al
mighty Dollar. you bet your sweet
life the Major wouldn't."
The visitor to the town was certain
to receive further enlightenment, for
there was one form Of entertainment
never omitted: he was always patri.
o,ically taken for "a little drive round
our city," even if his host had to hire
u hack, and the climax of the display
was the Anderson mansion. ''Look
at that greenhouse they've put up
there in the side yard" the escort
would continue. "And look ut that
brick stable! Most folks would think
that stable plenty big enough and
good enough to live in: it's got rum
ming water and four rooms upstairs
for two hired men and one of ems
family to live in. They keep one hired
man loatin' in The house. and they got
a married hired man out in the stable.
and his wife does the washing. This
town never did see so much style as
Amhersons are putting on these days
and guess it's going to he expensive,
because a lot of other fOlkS'll try to
keep up with 'em. The Majors wife
and the daughters been to EurOpe,
and my wife tells mo since they got
back they make tea there every after
noon about five o'clock and drink it.
Seems to me it would go against a
persons stomach. just before supper
like that. and anyway tea isn't fit for
much-not unless you're sick or some.
thing. Looks to me like some people
in this city'd be willing to go crazy
if they thought that would help 'em te
he as heightened as AmbersOns. Ole
Aleck Minafer-he's about the closest
old codger we got-he come in my Of
fee the other day. and he pretty nea,
had q stroke tellin' me about hi.
daughter Fanny. Seems Miss Isabe
. Amberson's got some kind Of dog
. they call it u st. Rernard-and Fam,
was bound to have one. too. Well
old Aleck told her he didn't like dog
except rat terriers. because rat ter
rier cleans up the mice. but she KEEP
on ut him, and finally he said all RICH
she could have one. Then. by George
she says Amberson's bought thei
dog. and you don't get one withou
paying for it: they cost from fifty t
u hundred dollars up! Old Alecl
wanted to know IL ever heard o
anybOdy's buyin' a dog before, be
cause. even Newfoundland or sci
ter. you can usually get somebody t
give you one. He says he saw som
sense in payin' Niger a dime, O
even a quarter, to drown dog 70
you, hut to pay out fifty dollars an
maybe more-well, sir. he like t
choked himself to death, right ther
in my Office! OF course everybod
realizes that Major Anderson Is Il fin
business man, but what with throwil
money around for dogs. and ever
which and what. some think all thl
styles bound to break him up, II hi
family don't quit !"
One citizen. having thus discourse
to a visitor. came to thought,
pause, and then added, "DOes seel
pretty much like squandering. "
when you see that dog out walkiH
with this Miss Isabel, he seems wort
the money"
|. "What's she look like?"
swell, sir" said the citizen, "she
| mt moro than inst abOut eighteen