Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1889-03-30
INDIGNATION MEETING.
The Bachelors Hold a special Meeting
and Try to Ferret Out the spy.

A special meeting Of the Bachelors Club
was called last Monday evening by the Pres
ident for the purpose Of adopting some
measures to punish the brother who divulged
the proceedings Of the last regular meeting.
and also to take steps 10 prevent others from
committing the same offense.
Ed. Hancock explained that when he
stated to the Club that he intended to with
draw at some future day, he did So with the
understanding that the information would be
strictly confidential, and supposed it would
go no further. He proposed to e&pel the
guilty member without trial. "One would
suppose" said he, "that the Club was com
posed Of a lot Of gossipy old women, from
The way they 'blabbed' everything they
knew" and he glared at the Inside Sentinel.
Frank Shirley moved that The miserable
miscrrant be fined $Ioo, the money to be
divided among the members who contem-
plated mairimony.
Dick Davis seconded the motion as he
thought it very good scheme to get money
to defray ones wedding expenses.
Omar Sallard objected TO the proposition
on tn. ground that the money would all go
to few members, and also stated that he
should probably soon Withdraw from the
Club, not because he intended to commit
matrimony, but because he was tired Of
paying assessments, the benefit OF which
was awarded to better looking men than
himself.
At this juncture wrange ensued, and
half dozen members tried to get the floor
at the same time.
Kean moved that the matter be laid on
he table until the cuprt was found and
proven to be worth that much.
Bill Donnelly here arose to a point of
order. stating that Frank Shirley had no
right to a seat in the hall, as at the last
meeting he had sent in his resignation. which
was duly accepted. The point of order was
declared well taken and the Sergeant at
arms was ordered 10 escort Mr. Shirley from
the hall. This was done, much 10 the
amusement Of the members, who jibed Shr-
ley numerically.
Der, Fish moved to fire every member who
was engaged to be married.
Davis objected 10 this as it would not
leave a quorum; only those who could net
catch girl would b. left, and he cast sig.
niicant glance at Billy Douglass and Her.
man Shirley. The latter jumped to his feet,
saying that it was no fa"lt of his that he
was left, as he had proposed to several diff.
ferent parties and had been rejected by all;
that it was bad enough that such should be
the case without being twiued Of it by a
more fortunate brother, and il any more in.
sipuations were cast he would resent it in a
more forcible manner than by word Of mouth.
Billy Douglass endorsed brother Shirley's
remarks, and as he had an old score to settle
with brother Davis, he was just in the mood
10 settle it then and there. A hsticuf was
about TO be INDUCED in but was prevented
by the timely interference of the Sergeant.
at, Arms, who assured the gentlemen that
such was the common fate Of all old bache.
lors, and that there was no occasion to dis
play so much temper.
Tex. said that his horn Of the dilemma
was on the other foot. What troubled him
was which girl to propose to. He hadn't
the slightest doubt that either one would
accept him.
The President said he did not call the
Club together 10 hold class meeting, and
did not see what all these arguments had to
do with finding out who betrayed the Club
At this moment it was noticed that the
Outside Sentinel was conversing with some
one at the door. When asked what tie
trouble was he said that John Lothrop, with
his usual amount Of audacity and cheek,
had tried 10 gain admission to the hall by
claiming to be bachelor, but had left in
high dudgeon when told that the racket
would not work here although it might al
Plzen Switch and other country towns. The
members were all glad 10 see that the Dat
side Sentinel had SO far recovered from the
fright he received at the last meeting as to
be able to take his customary afternoon drive
and attend to the duties Of his office.
As the hour was getting late, and as the
object Of the meeting was no nearer accom-
pli>hed than at the start, it was moved that
a committee of three be appointed to wait
on the editor Of the TINES and request HIM
not to publish any more proceedings Of The
Club unless he desired TO lay himself liable
TO arrest for lible. The motion was cariied
and R. Levers, L. Meier and Vim. Owens
we're appointed. 1t was also suggested that
Fred Slraus and George Barns be appointed
as private detectives in he matter, as what
they could not discover would be past find.