The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1869-12-30
CITY and County.

City and County.
.,sr,sAs.-Owing to other ENGAGEMENTS we were
.,s 10 attend the festival which was held at Good
.,nlor Hall on Christmas Eve. but are informed
s.a was in every way a success. The room was
.rranged and the tree loaded with presents, not
:. FIR the little ones but the old folks seem not to
w.. areotten each other. After the presents were
n,s,rbuted, the room was cleared, and music hav-
.,san provided for the occasion, the remainder of
sssvering was spent in tripping the light fantas-
:, until about II O'Clock, when they adjourned to
y, catholic Church to attend High Mass. Tho
',-ch WAS beautifully decorated, and it has recently
~, rsnted and fixed up so that it presents q very
,.v appearance and in fact is one of the Reatest
mt the fastest little Church. in the whole upper
u,rr not even excepting Portland. Father Mes
+. oAcsted st the Altar and Father Pouln presided
sns Choir, and such music as is heard on such &C.
.,oss in the Church is wsrth going to hear. Early
christmas morning it began showing and the pros.
..t was that the day would be anything but pleas
.,me. However, it cleared up about noon or rath-
,sOpped showing, and the weather was then pleas
gsud agreeable. Everybody seemed to be enjoying
s.mselyes, and the people seemed almost unani-
,rs in sustaining the Russian idea of gobbling I'D
VIM We have not heard of q single incident hap
,,ug to mar the holiday festivities, thus far, and
.sc. have never seen Christmas pass off more
daantly and quietly. Dining out and invitations
dine seemed the order of the day, and general
nd feeling prevailed throughout the community.
RA CHAprER-At the stated Convocation of Idaho
rsu.er No. l. R. A. NJ. held at Masonic Hail. Thurs
r sening Dec. g. 1862 the following officers were
.-csi to serve for the ensuing Masonic year: John
,.1.sIlv, " E. II. P; P. Z. Edmondson, E. X; d
llerson, E. S; S. C. Silsbee, C. H.; s. NJ. Sisk.
PS;J u Burkett, Z. A. c.; Joseph Piakham VI.
4r.; Geo. Anslie ID do; J. 1. Crutcher, LIST do. L.
EShsyt Treasurer; ]. W. Brown. Secretary: c. I'm.
h Sentinel. The officers elect were installed the
za evening by p. H. P. Jonas W. Brown.
YlsoS1c ELEcIIOS.-At the regular meeting OF
lAo Lodge No. l. F. and A. NJ, held at Masonic
al i Idaho City. saturday. Dec. %. 1862 the fol.
y71s officers were elected to serve FOR the ensuing
tgo1c year; 5 NJ S:sk. W. NJ; John Christie, s.
rs SiI,bcr. J. W. y. W. Dickinson, Treasurer;
lis " Brown, Secretary; H. F. Sayrs, ). D.. f. ].
cyls D.; John Burpcc and II. Weiter. Stewards;
timber, tyler. The installation viii take place 1T
u T.. OF saturday evening. January p 1870.
Iar CIR DULL.-Idaho City looks duller than
IA owing 70 the departure OF the nun :rous wit
ls's Il The Burmester case, and the visitors who
we aesn s0journing with Us for 9 week or ten days
at The attorneys have all returned to Boise City.
Il, Frank G4uahl and Maj. McDaniels left on last
%-ay Iadge Mcbride on Monday and Judge Ros-
's9Ish ,ll Judge scaniker on TUESDAY. Mr.. 10.
'-ia,n Ind wife also LEFT for Boise City on Tuesday
eTeai few days IN lie Valley.
MISUNDERSTANDING the past week there has
RI considerable amusement in the line of cockGght-
= : 10th a Nat; Zapp's saloon and at Whites Ex-
-G the proprietor Of the latter place having fit
+l2s heat and coInmodious room for the Of
'''Ii desiring to throw few stays in the ring.
y Understand that match fight will come of mex,
--14y night, at Whites Exchange, between Sam.
a'.':'s bird and Sam Thompson's Marshall fowl.
VT FOB IaELAND.-Our old friend Jas McDevtt,
Aa'erylle, who has been at Orc Grande during
sas' summer and Fall furnishing that camp with
= started for the old country by stage Of Tuesday.
~ vent pretty we'll "heeled." judging from the
Asa Of dust he brought in from Loon Greek. He
<as to pass the Winter with the old folks at home
-s lrSs time in many years. and intends return
y" Idaho By the drst Of April
"SE 10 OHEGoS-Theodore Burmester, Esq, left
VI ast Friday for Oregon, on visit to his moth
- MS children, intending to be absent about
I0atns Mr.. Burmester sustained himself re-
A10g well during the trial through which he has
passed. and after the rendition of the verdict he
"lsrasu!ated by the jury and informed that he
Ea4a.ed
Sn'-We return thanks to our friend Hon. E.
ang. OF Boise City, for q lot Of fresh oysters
..,' U'n Baltimore. They were splendid and we
appreciate the exclamation of the polite cpl.
when storing them away, invariably eI.
-, 'good.by-vave." Sterling knowsswhat is
Mdes
49, -tiED TO THE BAR-In the report Of the pro-
i. ss Oh the District Court. which we published
D. NA We overlooked one item. C. g. Kingsley,
ss' 'uo mad been examined by q committee con-
y,. !" frank Miller, p Z. Edmondson, and Geo.
Sqs, was admitted to practice as an attor-
@lerrisOry.
ma AMS STAGE LINE.-We are continually placed
oDlgations IN pinkham Rros staooa for fayors