The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-03-14

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re- f; ;sss j ilssss Fl i sl $50
fless, Grshd Fair fais Festival held 1t Frid-
ley hall On the stA sth and sth Nat alls,tler
the auspices and for the benefit nf Valley Gem
Ledge No. Of the Independent order IL
Coed Hs1aplars NaF tIs \ most spsesssfnl af-
fair-nf the kind ever undertaken HI our civ.
For Il past two weeks tile general Commits
tee Of arrangements, with their subordiuases
have been energetically engaged IN making
thu. necessary preparations for the occasion,
s,ni the results OF Their Ist56rs reflects The
highest credit upon the excellent taste and
jucicious management exercised By them in
thst conception and exeehtion Of a pro,
gramme 30 varied fn character ana elaborate
In detail as the one pr scented for the enter
tainment of our PEG lie on Wednesday last. VI
In common with the rest Of the world, on
Wednesday night we started on tour Of OBJ
servation to the place ct entertainment, and
il we felt any doubts us TO the exact locality
in which it WAS held, they were thoroughly
dIspelled when we reached Main Street. and
beield the immense tllrong vending sts way
toward Fritlley's spacious hall. where the
Bozenlan string Band. under the direction. Of
the eminent Maestro. Professor Nouns, were
mellifiuously sdiscoursing that sweetest of
Strauss beautiful melodies-s.Shoo ny, don't
.botlder me, y III manner SO eniivening AZ TO
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the numerous fr4gie PARTICLES 70 pg1Neely
stfeWed upon The slrow tabiesAof The bazAars,
and when the air was changed to the soul
land foot)stirring strains Of the J. ArkanSaw
Traveller and the feet Of the promenade Is be-
Atrayed such tlnmistakable signs sof II desire to
break from the stately march and indulge In
the elegant gvrations Of a sailors hornpipe''
or L '.d,lstmali's jig We became seriously
alarmed lest the exuberancc of their spirits
fhenId1esHl nj in <tlfe xotal destruction ne the
beantifnl bnt brittle gems by which stliev
were surrounded. On entering the hail we
beIsela such Il scene OF magnificent grandeur
and delightful beauty. that for the noilce, we
were uncertain wlether we were surrounded
by the realities snf life. ursWcre ming1ing in
the fantastic anusements OF elfs and tags in
the golden realms If tairy-land, or whether
we had been transported by some friendly
..geuii'' to rsyel III oriental splendor IN the
magnificent palace of his serene highland
mightiness. Prince Aladdin, the kerosinist.
We were not long allowed to remain in un-
certainty as to tin. s.material. character pf
our surroundings, for in thirty-fiyr seconds,
by the witch. sseziIads l4ens beseiged by halt
dozen Or so Of young ladies. who. with
those winning ways so peculiar to young
ladies' on such occasions. Hplubitably con-
WINGED us Of the Substantially OF tire affair,
hy the kind thoughtfulness with which thsy
volunteered to relieve Us Of the responsibility
OF carrying aronnd any surplus Treasury
notes. and the el.sauence with which they
palate oil the. excellence 81 our chances
to viii, any5ort alfNf the prizes then and there
offered for our investment. Having disposed
Of them. and critically scanned the company
with view to voting i'stelligibly for thu
..homeliest- young lady and thereby coming
to theconctusion that they were al so pretty
thar we could not coilscientiou-ly yoteTon tie
question at all, we proceeded e take 4 bird
ev. yiew OF the establishment ana its celI-
tents.
AT tie polling place. presided over by the
! sacs. rollickiag Clark, who, il stentoiiat
mes was proelaimita his willingness e
confer the booNof universal suffrage spol
die people, lrrespeetis IofS caste. rlsss o.
colditioi iii ifeson tile basis II 4 ltueafse tive
cent itlvestlheilt-we noticed fine assert
lneI, ot household furniture, TO be voted res
pecsively as tolosyss III sx @fge3
| 10 the most popular merchant, a magnificent
bedst~ad; to the most popular married lady
handsome rocking chair; 70 the most pop
| nlar citizen. a splendid secretary; g LIZ
| .lomcliest'' young lady. al elegap; work
table; and beautiful wax doll for Ny Girl
| a lively contest was being carried W here
BET ,yeen tile friends of The CONTESTANTS fo
popular honors. 50 being Of peaceful tenn
pertinent. We lett them to fight IT out o.
their own line. and proceeded 20 The fa:c,
bazaar. under the sllperilitendanccs. set m
/ Misses Wordsworth and Ev ms. who had dis
PLAYED on their q ands. a beautiful collector
Of art cles Of vcrtu. some Of which were 81 ths
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most aecherche description. and the rapidit,
/ with which they aallspnlafed tie gfes.nbaek
/ from tile wallets OF their visitors. co villccs
Us that they would be 4 valuable acquisition
! to any novelty store-keeper who might he =
luekv as to Sc ure their services as ileswo
men. Being exceedingly anxious TO preserS
/ our financial equilibrium. we speedily reflre'
from this centre Aof attsaats~a ana Wendt
our way toward tile fish pond. where y
were attracted by peals Of hilarious insrri
ment,induced bythe tact THAT one 81 the en-
/ bryo merchants Of Bdzt,mai' had succesde'
in fishing up beautiful baby. large y "
and twice as natural, Z but who, with highl.
reprehensihle inhuma,sity limIiletiiately con
signed the newly iiedged infant back 20 n
elrrnenf from which il came. fo take ~
chance OF being brought forth by some ind