Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-03-01

Tho morning OF Tie l4'A W. 80
n;,mer s. S%alisbury's coaches 1or a
o. poulder valley. The day was calm
~ w. as autumn, and the trip OF forty
WAS made without accident or incident
sthv Of special note. At O'Clock ?: H.
.a.ched Capt. Cooks new hotel when
.4.ated at the junction of the Butte and
.'.'o roads. This. place, being located
~ midway between Helena and Butte
n the vicinity Of a large district OF
> silver mines and surrounded by the
l,,t;fn, Boulder valley, makes it one OF the
- desirable locations we have seen.
for a hearty supper, in company with
~. we strolled down the valley about
,f : mile to the hall of Boulder Star lodge,
L,ore we enjoyed a very pleasant evening
one of their meetings. This lodge Is one
Tho Good, Templar institutions of Mon
\. They have a goodhall, neatly carpet
i decorated and adorned with fine engrav-
(os. chromos and oil paintings, a fine organ
Il . very valuable library, embracing some
the historical works Of the age, and a full
of Appleton's Encyclopedia. This meet
. nroyed to be on the ninth anniversary of
Eeir lodge. There was almost a full attend
noe of the brothers and sisters, comprising
e yery best citizens of that section. After
assine through the business of the evening,
intermission was announced, and we re-
= aired to the room in the first story Of the
ali. which is being used for a school-room,
here we found a sumptuous supper spread.
Il was a kind of basket or picnic affair, hav-
% been contributed by the sisters of the
bdce. but was all placed upon n table
nd was indeed a grand supper. First, a
np of coffee, light-bread, w~ell-cooked chick
N and other delicious meats were served
hen came pies and cakes, which were ex-
client. Your correspondent, feeling that
nodesty forbid a further indulgence, at
Ampted to. take a back seat, but a sister in
listed upon our tasting some of her jelly-
ake, which lookedso inviting that we could
lot refuse; but before we had it half eaten,
mother sister declared her cake was very
hood and made for use on this special acca-
ZION, SO we took a piece; then another sister
claimed some special merit for her cake, so
We devoured a small quarter-section of it,
Ind were about to retreat when Mrs. D. in
listed that her frosted cake was as good as
hny made by the younger ladies, SO we were
nticed into the indiscretion Of eating some
bfi it too.
Supper being over, we returned to the
4lall, and under the 10Th order Of business,
|we listened to the reading, by Bro. G. A.
Douglas, Of an interesting history of Boul-
DER Star lodge from the day of its organiza-
fion to the ninth anniversary 1t reviewed
|fnany pleasant events of the past, and show
cd that the charter members, four or five of
whom were present, had been faithful and
jealous workers. OF the large number
VINO have been members Of this Lodge with.
VI the past nine, years, but few have been
expelled for violation of Art. II, and what
y most remarkable of all is that not one
member has been lost by death. The sis
'ers OF this lodge have adopted a very novel
anu appreciative way Of celebrating their
birthdays in the lodge. When a sisters
eu'nday occurs she presents the lodge witt
q cake. We observed that their history
mentioned the frequent occurrence Of these
PHEASANT incidents. a number of the mem
oels We're called upon, and responded witt
u'ung speeches, each rejoicing in the sue
cess o. and the good accomplished by, Boul
uer otar lodge. Several of the sisters were
asned upon for speeches, but rs they hat
'D's Deen fully converted by Orestes to- the
ao''rlne Of woman's rights, declined to re
.pond' save in the expression Of gratifica