Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1876-02-10

feels sad over its loss, as it was the one he
used to " hold up."
ED SAVERS, Horace Bennett and Oscar
Stephens, the youths from the other side,
are in.
WE received a call yesterday from one of
our prominent Missouri Valley farmers, +.
J. Keene. He expresses a decided prefer
ence for the Northern Pacific Railroad over
any other proposed, but thinks it well to
exercise a great deal of caution in contract
ing with this company. The North and
South proposition would not receive twenty
votes in the county, unless money was used,
and that among the non-taX-payers.
The following officers were installed Mon
day evening, February 9TH, in Diamond
Lodge No. s., L. o. of C. T., for the ensuing
quarter:
w. G. r., James Blake; w. VT, B. F.
Bull; w. Sec'y., L. b.. Collins; WA. Sec'y.
David Marks W.. F. s., Chas. Barker w
T., G. w. Sutton; w. NJ, Daniel Milan w.
ID. NJ, John Kelly; w. c., j. E. Murray
w. l. G., Samuel Higgins !; w. O.. G., Simon
Marks; r. I'll. s., Miss Lizzie Walling l..
II. s., Mrs. F. A. Walling.
The Masonic and Good Templar Orders
at Diamond City, are making preparations
for two dances to be given Oh the ed
News.
We would state that the above, so far as it
relates to the Good Templar Order, is a mis-
take. The ball advertised in these olumns
for the 22d is in no wise authorized by the
Templars lodge, but is gotten up by the
Young Mems Association.
LAST week we went out localizing upon
the ice field, and found it as you learned,
rather 'smooth." We have seen better To-
cations than that one we had on the ice, but
have seldom found them more easily obtain
ed-in fact, it came to us unsought. We
never had Il s'hankering" after water, any
way, and when it gets cold and hard, have
less use for it than ever. 1t steals away our
understanding-we can scarcely call our
soles our own when we 60 near it, they are
so inclined to slip out from under us. We
had a thought of joining the teetotalers, but
have changed our mind. We ain'ta cold
water man. 1t don't agree with our idea OF
equilibrium. 1t deprives us of our upright
standing, and brings us down to its OWL
low, mean leyal, with a sadness that is truly
shocking. It is very alluring. We never sc
upon it but we are wildly grasping after
something we cannot reach, and STOPPING
over to pick up something we have moi
dropped. It makes us so tired. We never
&c far upon it without sitting down to rest
We won't have anything more to do with it
It's slick, CLASSY surface strikes lis so forciblJ
with disgust. g#4
A GRAND calico ball, at which kid glove!
and silken robes are to be left at home, ant
! the costume of both ladies and gentlemen
to be composed principally OF calico, is t.
be given at Centeryille, on Monday evening
: February 14th. We doubt not but chat j
will be an enjoyable affair, for our Missouri
: valley friends are seldom baffied when the.
: start out to nave a pleasant party. tits no
e announced as a leap year ball, yet we under
;. stand the ladies are to play the gallant, AM
escort the blushing young gentlemen to tn
hall and supper, and to choose partners j
the dance.
AS it is the evening of st. Valentines day
Cupid will doubtless be abroad with hi
culver full of poisoned arrows, and many
the knee he will bend before the shrine G
beauty upon that eventful night. damon
y will send forth, in full force, her beauty an