Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-10-01
InE LIME kills.

The last regular confab OF the club
for September occurred last night in
their spacious new basement The
joists over head had bcen carefully
swept free OF cobwebs, and the pile of
corn cobs had been swept into The dark
est corner and with with a
Rubber coat The cracker boxes,
nail kegs, caddies, etc. used
for scatiDg the basement we're
neatly arranged In an irregular semi
circle In front OF the oil barrel used as
desk by the president The new
quarters are very commodious and
their great advantage in various ways
over the old meeting place ware noted
with satisfaction by all the members.
as the old were under an occupied
building with knot holes and open
joints In the noor-"ioints' being used
IN Il Websierian sense and not accord
ing 80 its Specification In the dialect OF
Kansas.
Promptly at $40 o'clock the house
was called to order by the oldest mem
Der lfor under the new constitution the
o,eest clubber present whether q
member or visitor, must preside un-
less excused on account oi iniirmities.
aAANAA AAAA A0A FINMN NnNNihl
minutes in borrowing "A pencil. the roll
OF officers was called and all found pres
ent but the janitor.
Next followed tho reading Of the
minutes Of the last regular confab.
which was accomplished at length after
calling the professor to help decipher
some OF the difficult words and untangle
some involved sentences. The reading
OF the minutes was listened 70 with
close attention, ana at the close OF that
exercise were adopted without material
change.
The presiding member then delivered
the usual lecture ON morals and disci-
pline required under the new dispense.
tion Of the mother club. This was
spoken In n somewhat weak and STAN
mcring manner, owing to the fact that
the old brother had jiist had q new set
OF teeth put In which did not III well
and had TO be held back with his fore
finger while he spoke. While IL was
necessarily somewhat disconnected and
rambling. IL was listened to with re.
spect and was applauded at the close.
After other work OF a secret character
had been done, the presiding member
asked II there were any propositions Tor
membership 10 be reported upOn. The
redhaired brother Lrose and said there
was, but that the committee having
sized the applicant up according 20 the
measure OF man as prescribed By the
strict rules Of the mother CLUB found
him, morally speaking, too short. too
narrow aud too thin. Tho committees
therefore begged leave 10 report I'M
iavorably. At this juncturc the mem
Der with an oyster on his eye arose
hastily and asked unanimous consent 10
withdraw the application, alleging that
II was evident that the committee had
IL In for his friend, a gentleman who
stood high in the estimation OF the
people OF this town, but who was so un-
fortunate as TO have incurred the enmi.
" OF this committee, composed OF
horsethief, an alliance man and crcas
ture who had horsewhipped his grand
mother. This sudden Outburst OF IL
natured comment naturally Gre
aied somewhat OF scene in
basement and several parties rose at
once Tor recognition by the chair. The
presiding member took OF his specs end
laid them on the barrel head. remark
ing as he did so that he thought. con
sidering the circumstances Of the case.
that the whole house was entitled 20 the
hoNi ~ NhNts nc AuoAE'tA utctucY Ndu 1
been outraged in this wanton attack on
three good aud useful members of an
honored order, and be would therefore |
suspend the rules and recognize every /
body at once. The scene that followed |
was somewhat difficult TO reduce 10 I
writing, but after a. 'Sx the |
limp carcass OF the olfende., minus his |
oyster but needing two now, was laid |
on the pile OF cobs 10 revive. The /
medical member undertook 10 resusi- !
tate him while the ballot was heing I
taken. He brought him around all 4
right and in good time TO find out that /
his friend had been rejected. almost |
unanimously Charges will be- prefer /
red against the offending party at the /
next cOniab, when lively time Is ex- /
pected. The members are keeping the /
matter very quiet for fear II may pro /
judice good men against the club
The applications OF several excellent j
and influential citizens we're then hand. |
ed 10 the secretary and later referred 10 /
committees for investigation. The I
club was then closed 10 ritualistlc form /
and dray sent for 10 take the injured /
member TO his home where he Is now
resting as well as could b. expected.