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Show H I "LUCKY PETE LARSON" " I Potor Lnraon, 25 times a millionaire, ha, fugalu proved his rli-lit to tho title ot "Lucky Pcti , Iarnon," by which ho Is known throughout tin J9 northwest. Next to Senator W. A. Clark, he li VI tho richest man In that section. Thirty-six yoar W ago Larson landod In Now York a poor Danlsl Immigrant without a word of English. Thank VI) to his luck. yj Poto Larson to-day walks tho stroots o jj Helena with nil tho vigor ot a youth of 20, dosplt j tho fact that less than n year ago medical export , I told him ho could not survlvo a month. All lu ' J did was to adopt some slmplo homo romedlos. J "Lucky Puto" got a Job on tho govornmon ' flHH jetties being built In tho south soon after his at r? rVa n Aniorlca. Ho savod $300 and wont t M Dakoto. Whon tho Northoin Pacific starlod to build wost from Dlsmarol H Larson sccurod soverttl contracts and thus ronchod Montana. ,Ho ovontuall H -.i-curod contracts all along tho Northern Pacific and built moro ot Its mlloag H than any ono other man. H Larson's luck has never dosortod him. Ho was a passongor on th 11 H fatod Clallam when sho sank oft Victoria two years ago. Ho had on his po H ton about $200,000 In drafts, with which ho Intended to purchaso somo Drills. H Columbia mining properties. H Ho was thrown Into tho water, but contrived to find among tho llotMmi i H -sabln door. To this ho held with bull-dog tenacity for Bovorat hours, untl H. 'In'ally rescued by tho tug Suallou, H Iarson Is not what wouli bo torrnod a good mixer. All Is business rlt B , blm. "'Ho liin'momhor ot but one fraternity, tho Kilts, Moro than a la iec i. Ull, h'O maylxist be descrlb'Hl pa,a hustler. : "Lucky Pete" Is happily married aad la noted for his froohaodd nMn, H- Ui churches, vhatlttes and tho m'ody. BBBBHTnOwCT |