Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1891-01-10
FINE GROVE ITEMS.

Last Cunesday Geo. Crandal ills
patched three sleighs 10 the county
seat with special invitation to the
Rocky Bari,es to- come down aud as
sist their Pine Grove cousins 10 cele.
brate the advent of 1891. Accordingly
abo II snndown ON New Years day the
three sleishs returned loaded with
/ pleasure seekers, who brought several
musical instruments with them. After
hasty lunch, we all repaired to the
dance hall, where Professor Foley Alb
bolt and several other gentlemen
mounted platform erected for the
occasion and almost instantly there
WAS a sound 81 rrvelry 10y night, for
youth and beauty had gathered there,
and brightly the lamps shone DER fair
women aud humely men CHE writer
excepted). In fact the dancers were
soon charging up and down the hall
with all the energy and herOiSm usn-
ally exhibited on such occasions. We
persuaded Frank Andreas 10 mount
the platform with the Bar musicians.
hut this was only done 10 get him uut
of the way, so he wouldn't get run
over and hurt. Jim Mnllany whose
voice was suited far tho occasion, wa,
appointed prompter, and Geo Crandsl
was unanimously elected floor mana
ger because he wasn't good for any.
thing else, but he filed that station to
perfection, for he kept the dancers
going on the double-quick till mid
night, when he told his poor, tired vie,
Tins that they might stop long enough
40 get something To eat. So a charge
was made over the icy sidewalk To
Judge ECwlau's restaurant, where Il
bountiful supper awaited them. Right
here weuld Ice IA good time to describe
the ladies costumes, for ! expect they
will feel sighted il | don't-but they
must excuse my inability 10 do So, for
| couldn't tell silk from cal:cl nor or
angr blossoms from cabbage leaves
But suffice 1t TO say they were just tor
nice for anything. As soon Ms the
dancers returned from supper George
got them right down to business and
kept them on the Jump for several
l.ours, but there is a limit to human
Endurance even in ball room, and il
became necessary To change the pro-
gramme while the ladies were resting
So Elmer Towne, Rocky Bars silver
tongued orator, WAS called upon for
speech, which lac delivered in fine style,
holding the audience spell bound for
rs much as half second. Ike Culp,
Frank Andreas. Martin Hickman and
10 Fitzgerald were then called on for
n song, and when their voices arose
shrill and clear il sounded like any
thing elsc on earth but music-but vs.
all sup poscd that's what il was aimed
for aud npplaudei accordingly. These
gentlemen went home with the inn
preston that they could sling more
music to the square inch than amy
other four men in Idaho. The only
thing that occurred to mar the pleas
ures Of the evening was when Ike CUP
found Masonic PIN and though sew
ernl claimants put In appearance he
refused to surrender this mystic en-
hlcm Of mystic place, which action
on his part Of course MS good people all
condemned, aud in order that such
thing don't occur again | would sng-
gcst To the ladies that they be more
careful Of their iewelry in the future,
especially when Ike is around
The following is n list OF those pres
cnt from Rocky Bar: Foley Abbott
and wife, Miss Aggie Clark, Mrs Jack
son, Mrs. Schailrr, Mrs. Morrow, Miss
Cowen, J. Fitzgerald, |. Cup, J. Gray,
q. White, J. Mul'any. G. Nichnlrnn,
Mr.. Sullivan. +. Towne, n Hall, Mr..
Cowen, J. ShIptou, c. Saviers, J. How.
ard, W. Howard.
From Pine Grove and vicinity: VIM
Rhinehart and wife, Mrs. Nelson, Mrs
McGinley, Mrs. Madden, Miss May
Heating, Miss Maggie Heating, Tim
Lynch and wife, Geo. Grandal aud
wife. i. Andreas, c. Andreas, Martin
Hickman. G. Elenger, &. Black, Geo.
Farber, i. Lester, {. Miller, j. Done
hue, J. Silvertan
Thanking our Rocky BAR friends far
thAir presence on this occasion, we tx.
tend to them cordial invitation to
come again, when they will be- received
with warm hearts and open hands.
SOONER.
Pine Grove, Jan, 5, 1891.