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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-05-07
Hollywood Sights And SOUNDS

HOLLYWOOD, Ca IL don't like complain. but it
Hoywoods suits pretty affairs
compared with yesterdays ~
They don't have the color" and don't
Crosby Raft Slapse Rosenboom
racerack checks I'm talking about legal suits
Look at this Paramount vs. Don Ameche thing No style
angels just doar-and-cents tiffing
down picture Paramount after Ameche's
Goth Century have loaned him for it, Ameche just won't
Of The Night of January 18TH There
upon plans collapse like
plot the
Sanwyck baking the delay and seeking other fields
Paramount it's pretty tabou s17oO00 to
Amecfle and it's asking that much
chilly from Aemche in recompense. Twentieth Century
Ameche spirit of cooperation but
when needed him in -Four Sons
had anything about all this and maybe
suit that far will splash color
still won't be like the old days. Z s-.s
Those were times They called and invented
briquets Goudal that coorful alteration
with the Great temperament
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-05-07
Mrs. A. FiCken Will
Attend Graduation
Of Son at Oregon

Mrs. A. j. Ficken sailed for the
south last evening on the steamer
Yukon enroute to Corvallis, Ore
to attend graduation exercises OF
her son, Arthur. She will also
spend some time with her sisters
in Portland before returning here
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ATTENTION REBEKAHS

Regular monthly meeting, Wed.
nesday 8 pm, LOOT. Hall. Al
members urged to be present.
KATHERINE HAHN.
adv. Secretary.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-05-07
Todd Pupils 10
Appear Saturday
In Recital Here

Pupils of Caroline D. Todd will
appear in piano recital at the Metro
politan Methodist Church Saturday
evening at 8 O'Clock. Friends and re-
latives are cordially invited to at.
tend.
Those taking part in the musicals
VIII include Carol and Claire Olson
Jimmy Sprague, Gloria Gudbranson
Lorraine Mangalo, Diane Iunsbedt
Shirley Odds, Joyce Knight, Jesse
Valorla, Mary Jukich, Doris Nc
Eachran and Frances Paul.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-05-07
SrocK Quotations

NEW YORK, May z. - Closing
quotation of Alaska Juneau mine
stock today is 6is, American Can
ia, Anaconda 29A. Bethlehem Steel
Sc. Commonwealth and Southern
rs, Curtiss Wright los, General
Motors Sass, International Harvester
56ia, Kennecott. 35i4., New York Gen.
trail 1885, Northern Pacific 8ss, Uni
ted States Steel Co.'S, Pound $S.37A.
DOW, JONES AVERAGES
The following are today's Dow,
Jones averages; indastrials l4774,
rails 3086, utilities 20.78.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-05-07
She'll Falls,
Two Injured

PARIS, May 7.-An antiaircraft
shell fired at two German planes
early this morning fell and tore
through a home and injured Jean
Bouchart and his son Jacques.
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CHVCOLAID
VAN pUYN CHOCOLATE SHOPS


things
there practically working with her. and ea brought
temperament" valuable integral
artists c.. B. triumphantly labeled her con
conffdenyon
hear the judge with etta and hand her the palm OF victory
astsrealyl good had Warner Bros
Bette Davis England that the sparks flew wenthe
Bettes contract Bees
but not before opposing counsel had
opportunity her naughty lady who wants more
defense had vivid pictures OF Bette
serving life sentence under contract
The -Cagney fuss humdnger too Plenty OF
with dramatic through the side-door
he discovered the Warmers at theatre
were billing Pat Cagney the Cagney
contract
haven't hope the Ameche Paramount business
Nobodys going cocktail of emotions spoiled
darling anything sncky like that 1t looks like crassly
commercial dollar and cents scrap
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-05-07

STRANDBERGS ON ALASKA
Mr.. and Mrs. David Strandbere
OF Goodnews Bay are on the Alaska
en- route home via Seward.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-05-07

Today's news today IN The Empire
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-05-07
Daily Crossword Puazle

Solution of Vest. Jays Puzzle
La gaceta., 1940-09-05

bras mas: el m~arinero, que Sc
present6 como un viejo parasitic
del puerto, sc llamaba Ell Moro:
los desconocidos dijeron llamar-
Sc Fernandez Y Pelaez, reSpec-
tivamente. Por 10 demas nadie
les pedia la Recommendation.
En- einco horas un tren "a
pido les dejara a ustedes en- Mar
del Plata-Sigui6 diciendo ell
MorroS-: buSquen uStedes Ia
taberna del Pdjarito. que la CO.
noce TODD Ell mundo. Yo estare
ALI. Nos embarcamos manana
mismo
Fernandez, hombre previsor
que traia de Espaha unoS ahorri
los, tuvo el buen acuerdo de DO
nerlos en- un Banco antes de me-
terse en- el tren con 81 compare
70.
@W te figuras 10 que es?-
pregunt6 Pelaez cuando queda-
ron solos.
La gaceta., 1940-09-05

Bob Harris dej6 a los Medals
Blancas en- ocho hits Y una ca
rrera, mientras los bateadores
de los Browns, con 10 hits, pa
saban la gonna en- cuatro ocasio-
mes. Funcion6 de manera per-
fecta la combination del cuadro
a base de la segunda base Stran-
ger y ell IS Berardino.
San Luis &c, 10h, 0e; Chicago
&c, 8h, Be.
Oportunos batazos de Joe Gro
min, ell manager, y Tommy Ca
rey dieron a los Medals Rojas
una doble victoria sobre los ami
mosos Atleticos de Connie
Mack.
Filadelfia sc, Oh, lie; Boston
&c, 11h, De.
Filadelfia DC, 10h, lie; Bos-
ton sc, Oh, De.
La gaceta., 1940-09-05
nave Y c~argamento.

donar nave Y cargamento.
III TODD Sc ha perdido menos
eel honorl-dijo ahora ell gran
Fernandez a su amigo, parodian
do una Erase celebre-. mo te
.partee, Pelaez?
-iQue 10 digas ninchi!9con-
test6 el otro, delatando SD ORR
gen madrileno-. Pero 81 te pa
rece, maestro, en- vista de que
estamos solos en- este desierto.
que pa mi qu'es ell de Sahara,
lhmame va Chepa d'una vez.
qu estoy Qu'estallo con tanto Dir
te decirme Peldez!
FL otro Sc par6, riendo al mis-
mo tempo que encendia un ci-
garro delgadisimo.
titles raz6n, Chepa !-dUo
a fin; pero hamos de ser p-u-
denies. iGracias qu'aqui, como
no nos oigan los leones!. T.,
It'll diras, Cogorza! Rueno.
y ahora lQue vamos q hacsrp
La gaceta., 1940-09-05
clarol Eres tOnto!...

~
\ Contrabandol Nj que decir tie
me.
Los compinches saiieron aque
lila misma tarde de la capital, di
rigiendoSe a Mar del Plata.
Fernandez, al salir de la esta-
ci6n-una estaciSn coquetona y
'pulcra de ciudad de lujO7 Sc a.
.cerc6 a un senior que pasaba, pa
.randolo, y preguntandole, en- 10
no amable:
-iPerd6n, senior! SOmos To-
.rasteros. tMe GUERRA listed de-
cir d6nde para la posada o Ia
berna llamada DEF Pdjaritog
FL interpelado, muy amab!e,
les di6 las sehaS.
-iMuchisimas gracias l-di-
10 Fernandez descubriendose.
Y al mareharse con su COM
pahero. le dijo en- voz baja:
-iAligera, t6, pelmazo, que
The birlao ia carters!
La gaceta., 1940-09-05
PROGRMA DE BOXEO EN-
Ell PARQUE REY

Ell supervisor del parque Rey,
de West Tampa, Ell joven Adolf
TO Ricardo, presentara progra-
mas de boxeO amateur, segt1n
nos anuncia, durante varias Sc
manas y empeazndo en- la pr6xi-
ma.
Todos los j6vees del condado
hue eseen participant en- esos
matches" pueden dirigirse a
Ricardo en- ell parque, entire las
Y las IL 80 de la manana y las
$50 Y las 10 100 de la noche.
Los memories de 81 amos debe
ran tener ell consentimiento lie
sus padres, por escrito.
La gaceta., 1940-09-05

Los Tigres hicieron saltar del
"box'' a Bob Teller y CO. la VIC
toria, Y la derrota de los Yank-
KEGS, volvieron al segundo pues-
to. Tres cuadrangulares descac-
90 ell Detroit en- pro de su victo-
ria, Teller solo ha sido vapulea-
do ocho veces en- la temporada Y
tres de elias en- partidos con los
Tigres. Ell excolegial Rowe re-
cibi6 ell credito por ell triunfo.
Cleveland &c, IN, Be; Detroit
&c, 11h, Sc.
Gehringer peg6 dos hits e hizo
dos carreras, ayudando asi al
"aplastamiento" de los neoyor-
quinos.
La gaceta., 1940-09-05
DEPORTES
DE LA LIGA INTERsoCIAL

Ell viernes, en- ell Circulo Gu
bano, volvera a reunirse la Liga
Intersocial.
Informara la Comisi6n NOM
brada Ell pasado martes y que
componen los sehores Mario Pu-
llara, Sergio Berdeal y Jose Fer
nandez.
Nuevas reglas, impontsndol
multas a las novenas que Sc mar
chen del terreno y a los pelote-
ros indisciplinados, seran dis
cutidas.
La semana pasada, en- ell no
veno inning, uno de los clubs Sc
march6 del terreno, dejando DIES
contento al publico.
La gaceta., 1940-09-05

nm N&AAN NAA0 49,
laez admirando al maestro.
iQue limpieza h..
mi 81 siQuiera habiase dado
cuenta de que Ell otro OperGba
mientras hablsba con ell desco-
nocido...
En- Ia taberna del Pajarito les
esperaba ell Morros, que les pre-
.sent6 en- seguida a un grupo de
eolegGS.
Momentos despues, todos sa-
iian del pueblo, a pie, en- peque-
nos grupos, y anduvieron east
ocho horas, bordeando la costa.
Una goleta diminuta estaba
anclada EN- una pequeha bahia.
FL Morros y su genie la tripa-
aaron, Y Sc hicieron a Ia mar, sin
una luz, sin ninguns de las for
malidades que exige Ia ley 3 los
navios que salen de los puertos
Cuatro o cinco hombre ha-
bian qusdado Dc ceutipdss en-
La gaceta., 1940-09-05
MATRIMONIOS

Roland Douglas Perry, %, y
Mary E. Mooney, 10; John Mike
Diaz, 80, y America Martinez,
20; dolfo B. Filogamo Jr., %, y
Ruth Adele Roberts, 81; w. s.
Nottingham, %, y Violeta Car
cfa, % Henry H. Sponangle, 70
y Gladys Jenkins, AZ; Warren
E. Tittsorth, 81, y Marlyn Pa
tricia Nelson, 81.
La gaceta., 1940-09-05
1IGA NAc1oNAL

Los Rojos hicieron Is carrera
de la victoriaen el decimo segun
do innings. Doe pitchers usaron
los vencedores'y cuatro los de-
rrotRdos. Alfonso Lopez peg6
dos fits en- cuatro wees al bate.
Lanahan fue Ell pitcher derrota-
do Y Beggs ell ganador.
Pittsburgh &c, 10h, De; Gin
cinnati &c, 8h, 2e.
La gaceta., 1940-09-05

A la empresa de Benjamin
Field, aparte de los meritos de
Clark, lie convene que figure en-
los programs un gladiator que
pueda atraer los "marchantes'
militares.
Ell soldado Clark es una atrac
ci6n especial para sus compane-
ros Y no "Duraroca" o Daniels,
buenos mucha0hos, auncue de ia
tercera o cuarta categoria del
peso complete.
De modo que 81 "Pa" entra
en- considerations y analiza,
Harden sera derrotado y Clark
pasara a ser ell 'fOco" para una
pelea "estrella", con Maynard
Daniels de contrincante.
Oar la revancha al soldado,
serfa proporcionar a los "fieleS'
otra OCCASION para probar que
son "blandos" de coraz6n.
La gaceta., 1940-09-05
LrGK AMERICANA

Derrotados aver por los Sc
nadores, retornaron los YAM
KEGS al tercer lugar de la Liga.
Diez hits lie batearonSa Krakaus
kas; pero 81 consigui6 c%ontener-
los en- los INSTANCES de apuro.
Sundra fue ell pitcher vencido
New York sc, 10h, lie; Wa
shngton &c, 10h, pc.
La gaceta., 1940-09-05
LISTERINE
Tor HALITOSIS
(SAD- B11ATIl
TONIC SEGUNDO
"a MUCHACHA
DE LA GALE

horror al aqua, tambien la be-
DO alguna vez.
FL marinero no comprendi6 Ell
chiste, al pronto.
Luego sonri6, y dijo:
ii Pues, NADIA. h.. 81 son uste-
des hombres de coraz6n, ell ne
gocio es bien claro. Sc vendrian
ustedes conmigo. 70 tengo un
pequeho buque, una goleta... y
nos embarcariamos todos...
@Y d6nde habriamos de
ir2...
-Muy cerca a Mar del Pla-
ia.
81 trato Sc hizo en- pocas pala-
La gaceta., 1940-09-05

FL pobre Ricardo Hernandez
Subira de nuevo al cuadrilate-
70. GkTersario: frankie Tho
mas.
Dos muchachos que parecen
no comprender, en- su exacto va
lor, 10 que la juventud y la vida
significan.
Por "cuatro reales" pelican ca
81 todas las semanas y PECAN y
Sc dejan pegar fuertes pune
taos.
La gaceta., 1940-09-05

Fernandez Y su companero
.Pelaez, que a los 600 pesos ga
nados en- la primera salida, unie
ron otros 400 que contenia Ia
cartera de aquel senior tan ama.-
bic abordado al salir de Ia esta-
.ci6n de Mar del Plata, Sc so7-
prendieron al encontrarse, ocho
o diez dias despu6s, frente a un
bergantin.
FL Morros les explieo que ha-
bia vendido la goleta quedando-
Sc con esta nave, por ser mas IL
gera Y tener un motor de petr6-
leo a bordo, que permitiria huir
en- case de un encuentro con
los COmiSarios,
La gaceta., 1940-09-05
DIVoRCIoS

Decretos: Bonita Watkin con
ira w. C. Watkin; Thomas E.
Leggett contra Florence E. Leg
gett; nuevas demands, Char
les W. Merkle contra Marta NJ.
Merke; Gerldine L. Walbridge
contra Charles Henry Balbrid-
ge; Virginia Jordan contra E
raj E. Jordan.
La gaceta., 1940-09-05

All dfa siguiente, una serie De
piraguas tripuladas por HON.
bres de color, abordaron a la go
leta, recogiendo SUI cargamento.
Los hombres pudieron volver
a terra.
, Fl Morros habia convenido
con sus dos nuevos Mariners
que los pages Sc harlan sueesi-
a medida que Sc rea-
lizaran las expediciones.
De todOs MOODS, les entreg6 es-
crupulOsamente la cantidad con
venida por eada viaje; 500 Pc
SOS argentinos a cada une.
Pero Ia segunda expedition
fue menoa atortunada.
La gaceta., 1940-09-05

Luke Hamlin estaba aver en-
SD mejor forma y dej6 en- blan-
co a los Phillies. lie pegaron sic
te hits, pero actu6 de manera
perfecta con hombres en- las ba-
SEES.
Tuvo lugar una fiesta en- ho-
nor de Chuck Klein, Hans Lo-
bert y Art Mahan.
Brooklyn Sc, Oh, De; Filadel-
fla DC, III, De.
La gaceta., 1940-09-05

Puaa "Duraroca" Harden
hara madSQa su ssGNsa. 4esen
taci6n en- Ia arena de los Arti-
lleros, En- la primera Sc reparti6
tablas con Maynard Daniels; en-
lassegunda, 81 pone toda su ha-
bilidad en- la pelea, ell soldado
Marty Clark no lie vencera.
Ahora bien... quiza decida
Harden peear de manera indi-
ferente y dar asf a Clark uno a.
portunidad de Obtener de Da-
niels la revancha que ansia.
"Pa" Stribling sabe 10 que e
convene a su ahijado.
La gaceta., 1940-09-05

Lanier lanz6 de manera ad-
mirable en- siete entradas, y des
pues lie sustituy6 Shoun, Fecit
biendo credito por la victoria.
LIE TOGO perder a Claude Pas
seau, relevado mas tarde por
Raffensberger.
Chicago &c, Oh. Sc; San Luis
&c, Oh, De.
La gaceta., 1940-09-05

Domingo Torres volvera a
pelear de nuevo. Contrario ESQ.,
gido al cubano: Red Hutchens,
.el habil gladiator de st. Peters
burg.
El Sr. Torres, dicho sea en- no
nor de su pobreza, 10 mismo pc
lea con I'm caballero del peso wei
ter que con uno del peso ligero;
pero algdn dfa Sc coRvencera de
su error.
Sacrificara su juventud por
unos cuantos centavos y des-
eTFr~
La gaceta., 1940-09-05

La MEDIA fue prudente en-
sumo grade, porque a POGO De
salir de las costas de Bahia Blan
ca, un cahonero les dis el alto,
persiguiendOles furiosamente, y
Obligandoles, por dltimo Q aban.
La gaceta., 1940-09-05

Erickson limit6 los hits de
los Gigantes a cinco y no les de-
j6 llegar al home, venciendo
ash, en- un duelo, al veterano
Carl Hubbell.
Boston &c, III, De; New York
DC, 5h, lie.
La gaceta., 1940-09-05
CON Los GUAlTESx~
"DURARccN"- Mas

s 3 Ifisnp s s1Ss l3 sus s1 paia-
braE. "
Muchas vidks han sido sacri-
ficadas dentro de las sogas del
implacable pugilismo de los tan
tos por eientos.
La gaceta., 1940-09-05

terra, vigilando la costa.
Fernandez Y su amigo Pelaez
no supieron nunca 10 que trans
portaban en- aquellas caias enor-
mes y pesadisimas como 81 en-
cerraran maquinaria...
La gaceta., 1940-09-05

viutOriano Manteiga, Editor
La gaceta., 1940-09-05

81 trsto Sc hizo en- pOcas palA-
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-09-14

that In Omaha TO our regret. The
Time magazine gave ample coverage
to that affair"
DankowSki christened his trailer The
Nomad." He is still a nomad-but a
trailerless one. Dankowski does not dis
cuSs politics. but Is a student of eco
Monies. He was born in Posen. in Po-
land in 1854 He came 10 the United
States in i868-in time TO become a
member OF the Society OF Montana
Pioneers If his parents had seen fit
to locate in this area. The only home
land that I know, despite my foreign
birth. is the United States. he said
When am / going TO retire from the
road? Why I have friends and rela-
tives in all parts of the United States
enjoy my meeting with them each
year. II I were deprived OF that pleas
ure. life would be barren. indeed.
Dankowsh added ne will continue to
travel as long as he has vitality enough
o crawl into a passenger car
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-09-14

why. they used to bring samples down
to the sample room and lay 'em on
the table. There'd be as high as $40 goo
in rich. free gold ore on that table
at a time. Like there was the night
Did You save the $4,000 on the
tablet"
From which you may draw your own
conclusions.
building the night The Bullion was
onened. however. Soldiers and officers
from Fort Maginnis, Fell and Vrooman,
publishers: c. H. Williams, G. G. Snow.
Wallace Shakely. Major Maginnis, re-
Gently back from congress; John Dun
ton and John Beck we're some OF the
miners and business men present. Inc
orchestra was all that was promlse1
and the party was gay and noisy
In the middle of festivities a pig
wandered in the door 1t was porker
in a plight. Tight on its nose was q
milk can. Roofing in the
community dump the pig had gone
little too far.
had come to the party looking for ala
in removing the can. A dozen sym
pathetic rents Immediately organized
an impromptu chapter Of the S. P.
G. A. with whoops they rushed the
The mobile bacon unit fled out the
swinging doors and up Main street, |
the posse in full pursuit Bets were
laid on who would reach the Collar
mine trail first, pig or pursuers.
Near the head of the gulch the pig /
and sought safety IN a snow /
bank. The leading man did not hest I
tate. He dove right after the pig, /
intent on mercy.
The air became filled with equal |
parts Of pig and profanity. Gradually
both subsidized and then, with a violent
blast and wild honktng, came the pig
After him came the man in triumph
bearing aloft the condensed milk tin.
For the rest Of the night it did duty
rs a drinking cup.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-09-14

the editorial staff and from 1913 to
1921 was its editor in chief
For several years he was general sec
rotary OF the International League Of
Norsemen and from 1928 on was It's
president. He has made five visits to
America
In 1919 Hambro was elected to the
storting and was reelected az subSe-
quent elections Most of the time he
was presiding officer Of the parliament.
When the German invasion occurred,
he assumed the lead OF the storting's
evacuation OF Oslo, first to Hamar,
then 10 Elverum, and he presided at
the session at Elverum where the
storting unanimously voted that Nor
way should defend itself against the
invaders. Later he joined the king and
government at Tromso. north Norway,
and went with them to London.
When the League OF Nations assem-
bly, met last September at Geneva.
Hambro was chosen presiding officer
In 1887 he was the aSsembly's chair
man OF its committee on social and
humanitarian matters. and in 1891 he
was named a member OF the control
committee. In addition TO being the
present assembly president. he is chair
man OF the supervisory committee Of
the league
Hambro came to Halifax In a Nor
wegian freighter and on July ii ar
rived IN New York He has been In
contact with President RooSe-
welt, the state department and Secre-
tary OF State Cordell Hull since then
What Happened In Norway" and viii
discuss the international situation and
the United States position In inter-
national life
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-09-14

Dan Kowski," Frederick v. Dam
kowslkD, former Butte tailor who has
an unbroken record of SO years on
wheels, recently revisited the Mining
city. as he has done periodically dur
ing the more than half century OF
his travels. But this time he arrived
by train instead of by auto and trailer
At the age Of rs he Is in good physical
condition.
Dan Kowski," as he was known to
Butte residents, was accompanied on
his travels until last year by his faith
full wife. But near Omaha a state
highway patrol officer dashed out OF
a side road and crashed into the Dan
koWskis car and Mrs. Dankowski was
fatally injured. Since then Mr.. Dan
kowski has continued his travels alone.
II went on the trail SO years ago"
he said at Butte a few days ago.
autos? they were not even dreamed
of in those days. l purchased my first
gas wagon in 1912 from the Interna-
tional Harvester Co. Of Chicago. II
was a high-wheel contraption that
drew a crowd wherever we went. The
company built me house on the
wheels beside the engine. Car ana
trailer made a single unit. My car
had a speed of Is miles an hour-all
of it. 1t had rubber wheels, too-not
the pneumatic kind of today but soma
rubber. We never had a blowout, OF
course. Sometimes, when we had been
travelling at full speed for a while,
tire would roll off the wheel. When
this happened on level ground 1t didn't
matter 1t was rather bumpy when the
tire came off going down hill and
ran away from us faster than the
car could travel; but, sooner or later;
we always caught up with it, finally
A few years ago. at Bradenton, Fla,
the trailer colony-it's a large one, /
too. because the perpetual trailers OF
the United States gather each winter
in some Florida town-elected Dan /
kowski as 'the daddy of the trailer
ties" He responded with an address
in which he described the highways I
and towns of so years ago. His address /
was broadcast. The newspapers OF the
country accepted the trailer camp title /
for the oldest trailer tourist in Amerl- I
ca and gave the former Butte man
columns of mention.
Dankowski derived much pleasure
from the prominence given him by the
press in those days but since the loss
81 his life companion, Mrs. Dankowsh'
he has lost interest in the spotlight.
And he has given up the trailer. He
arrived In Butte from West yellow
stone by train He left by train Tor
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-09-14
BY CHAD wALLN

The opening Of The Bullion, sa-
loon par excellence, at Main street
and Montana avenue in the town
Of Maiden in December, 1888,
knocked the spots off central Mon
tana's social calendar for years TO
come. It also caused a reigning
mystery, a CONSERVATION deluxe
among writer's such as myself who
like to delve into the why and
wherefore of early Montana and
the felix's therein.
The Bullion was a saloon, billiard,
card and dance hall combined. II was
swell and 1t was elegant. 1t lived up
to the vaunt of its builders and OPP
orators, Brown and Davis Of Junction
City, that you will find 1t similar
to no similar business house ever
started in any mining camp in the
west"
But. the peculiar thing to research
erS is-Why was The Bullion never ad-
vertised as q saloon? Why was 1t las
were many other establishments Of the
time) referred to in print always as
sample room" and what, finally, and
where. IN the very detailed description
If the establishment put out in an old
hand bin recently discovered by the
author. was the sample room?
All Of which sounds very confusing
at first reading. But, not whit more
Confusing than the whereabouts and
the actual purpose OF the sample
room"
1 have talked to more than dozen
old timers, several OF them actual pa
irons of The Bullion.
From them have gained the mowl-
edge that the sample room" was
Q) A place where samples Of ore were
brought from various prospects AND
placed on a table for public inspection;
(2) a room used by "drummers or
travelling statesmen to display their
wares; 60 a sort Of lounge, where pros
"a a private room to which a lady
and gent" could retire; go a room for
families to use; 90 version OF the
modern cocktail lounge. And several
others. Some old-timers insist there
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