The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-01-07
NEW YEAR IN CALDWELL.

to be printed in THE TRIBUNE that
on Monday, the second day of the
first month, their houses would be
open and their hospitality extend
ed to their gentleman friends. And
it was SO. And the ladies gather
ed together and killed the fatted
calf and made great preparations
for feasting and rejoicing. And
the preparations were marvellous.
And the gentlemen gathered them
selves togetherinto six great parties
to make raids on the good things
the ladies had prepared, and the
manner and description of each
party was as follows The "Web-
Foot Crowd" who names were
James Gwinn, Ralph Cakes, Ed.
Maxey, Gus. Harvey, and John
Zeilnsr, and who attired themselves
in slickers, dutch caps and COW
bells. And they were even more
formidable than they looked-when
it came to eating. And the man
ner of the second party was peace
and war, and consisted of the disci-
pies Rev. Gwinn, Rev. Newman and
Rev. Boone, together with the
mighty warriors Col. Hand, Col.
Meacham and Capt. Little, and
they were even more formidable than
their predecessors, in the same line.
And the third party was composed
of Citizens Young, Brady, Brown,
Picard and Cooper, who were wolves
in sleeps clothing, and who gained
admittance by their DISCUSSES as
did the wolf in the days of Red
Riding HOOD. And the fourth
party was small but mighty, and
they took not a back seat for their
more numerous brethren, and their
names were Hank and Orville,
whose surnames were Dorman and
Baker, and their courage was I'M
questionable in the department
referred to. And the
fifth party were even more courage
Gus and hungry than all their pre-
decessors put together, for did they
not brave the wrath of an outraged
town and the elements By wearing
silk tiles ? Were not the juvenile
hosts bribed to make war on plug
hats with snow balls and was not
a reward Of two bits offered for each |
one that fell ? Did not the ele-
ments enter into conspiracy with
their enemies, and send down the
snow? And the names of
the ''Plug" party were Pat Devers,
Roberts, Beatty, Mike Devers, Sc
bree, Strohecker and Steunenberg,
and their hats caused a great COM
motion among the multitudes. And
it was so. And the sixth party
was composed Of dudes and scott
ers, and they wore sons of silk
tiles in open mockery of the fifth
party, and verify, they were i'm
mense. And the names of the sixth
party were G.. Sydney Scott, S.
Myers Coffin, w. Cannon Haxey,
and H. Dana Blatchley, and they
were all "deah fellahs." And they
had engraved in the center of their
cards a likeness that could be INen- !
ed unto either of them. And it |
was so. And the first party travel
ed in a sled to the melody of COW
bells, and their cards were a mar
vel of neatness and cost them many
sheckles. But they cared not for
expense. And the disciples and
travelled in a covered car
riage, and they were exceeding wise,
for the elements were unruly. And
their cards were also worry neat.
And the third and fourth parties
travelled on foot, and had not the
pleasure of standing off" the hv
cry man. And they had cause to
be exceeding glad. And their cards
could not be likened unto any ever
before seen i'll Caldwell, for they
we're covered with mysterious spots
and pictures, and they were called
n deck. And the "plug" party had
q sleigh drawn by four frey steeds
driven by q sklIlful coachman, /
and their great speed rendered the
efforts of the juvenile hosts useless.
And it caused great lamentations
among them. And the runner of
the sleigh parted assunder from
It's mate thereof. and the plugs" had
to pay twenty broad pieces of sill
yer therefore, and their WEAKNESS
was great. And their cards were
made of silk and fine linen, and
were beautiful to behold. And it
IVES 50. And the sixth party sat
upon nail kegs in a sled, and they
also broke down even las the fifth
party, but the damage was not