Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-12-09

n I'm hUNIL, who confessed that
y he had never tasted meat until
he arrived in America from
Gutenberg, was considered one of the
strongest men in Montana. Hardly
able to speak a dozen words in Eng
lish, he got employment in the Drum
Lummon mine at Marysville, and the
second week a pair of joshers got the
husky young grenhorn to carry a 500
pound drilling machine from the 1000
foot station TO the face of a drift 500
feet away.
About the same year that Nick arrived
in Montana, a nephew of a prominent
brewer arrived in Marysvlle from Ger
many. The latter was a hunchback and
was soon nicknamed Humpy Baer. The
rich uncle started Humpy in the saloon
business and within a year he had a fair
command Of English and a better COM
mand of his saloon. During the first six
months he a paid the uncle for the
saloon and also his passage money from
Germany.
Sends to Germany for Bride
The second year he wrote to a girl he
knew in Germany who had refused his
proposal when he was moneyless. II
llbNC 4fOOO llSAl WOAhAlAE III III ia "
tana." he stated in the letter. "and pay
day is on the first Of every MONTH"
The third yea he sent the fraulein
money for her passage, besides money
for an elegant wardrobe. Within a weeK
everyone in the town of 5000 learned
that the bride-to-be would arrive within
a few weeks.
About tina time Kuntz became SO ex-
cited When he was 1oshed by Jake Hag-
enson, now living in Seattle. and Frank
Henley, at present a hosting engineer
at the Original mine in Butte, that he
failed to hook a car on the cage caus-
ing a wreck for which he was discharged.
Hagenson and Henley were kid nippers
in the Drum Lummon at the time.
Nick repaired to Humpy's saloon and
in both English and German told his,
troubles about getting fired.
When i was coming to Marysville from
the old country, dem hootlums In Che
kago robbed me" Humpy said to Nick.
"Ach. dot town Chekago is yust fill up
NIT hOotlums."
A Bright Idea
Both Humpy and Nick took another
drink and suddenly q bright idea struck
the saloon man. Mick" he said, you
are o strong man. You could lick zee
dozen hootlums. l tel you vat. o go
to Chekago and proteckt my girls from
dose hootlums."
How 1 know dis girl in Chekago?'
replied the young miner, "Dey is much
girls in Chekago."
All Fixed for Trip
Humpy rushed to his room in the
rear of the saloon and returned with a
ribbon bedecked photo Of his fiance. With
the aid of a railroad man who entered
the saloon, and much discussion of her
last letter, Nick learned The train on
which she would arrive from New York.
Dressed in q new pair Of o~veralls, a pair
of new shoes whose squeak could be
heard a block, a h~ard-boiled shirt, cellu-
loid collar n q flaring green, red and
yellow necktie. Nick boarded the train
for Chicago. AS the train was about to
start, Humpy rushed to Nick, put an
extra So bill in his hand and shouted,
BE sur to %tellygraft right to me when
you and my girl leaf Chekago."
Humpy received the telegram in due
Lime from Chicago and on the afternoon
that the girl and Nick were to arrive In
Marysville, Humpy had "set 'em up to
so many customers that the little depot
platform was crowded q half hour be-
fore the Helena train was due.
Arrive In State
Humpy arrived in state. He hired o
livery team and driver. The carriage had
the top down and although 1t was mid
summer, several buffalo robes we're
spread over the rear seat while yards Of
wide vari-colored ribbons decorated the
harness on the horses.
Pulling at his tiny a la kaiser mus
tache, Humpy paraded up and Town the
crowded platform, enjoying the spotlight
of the crowd. The sound of the train
whistle was heard and Humpy stopped
short, whhe a huge grin enveloped his
face.
Nearly all the passengers had alighted
when Nick jumped from the car and held
out his arms. A comely German girl
jumped and he caught her. Humpy
rushed forward.
In a voice that could be heard q half
block Nick turned to the saloon la and
said "Humpy, you can gife my wife one
kiss. no more"
dis is no time to joke" said Humpy.
ut is no joke replied Nick. I'VE get
married in Chekago.'
Taking his bride by the arm Nick
marched her to the Peterson hotel, fol-
lowed by Humpy in his bedecked car
riage, shouting threats in both English
and German. If you try und come in
here / eat you up alive" said Nick as the
party, followed by hundreds, reached the
hotel.
Humpy was about to start a suit for
the recovery Of his money when the mat
ter was compromised, Nick agreeing to
pay him at the rate of $40 a month.