Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-11-01
4 FIERY FIRE MEETING.


v'ously given, . meeting was held in
the court house last Friday evening
for the purpose Of organizing fire
company. The meeting was, in point
Of numbers, correct measure OF the
interest taken by the people Of the
town in the organization of q FIRE
company. II was fiery meeting;
not large in numbers but great in
flaming enthusiasm. Four men and
twice as many boys were present.
John w. Reel was elected Chairman
and H. W. Dunton Secretary. One
OF the four men arose and in flaming
eloquence moved that committee Of
three be appointed by the chair to
make the rounds of the town and
solicit signatures to roll Of mem
bership for a fire company. Then
there was heated discussion on the
propriety Of such proceeding. In
fiammatory speeches were made and
the sparks few in all directions, and
the Chairman prevented a general
confagration by throwing cold water
on the heat of discussion. He did
this simply in fgurative way by
rapping his cane, used as gayel Of
authority, across the mahogany desk
Of the temple Of justice-the desk
from which cold law is dealt out at
regular intervals. At this juncture a
member arose and with burning elo-
quence broadly hinted that the Chair
man had "uncoupled the hose,' mean
ing that he had thus disjointed the
business of the meeting and was using
the iron -jawed tactics of Gar Reed,
and he moved that the Chairman be
removed and the regular order of
business be re-coupled and re-adjust-
ed. Another member arose on his
hind legs and with the fires of red
hot earnestness streaming from his
mouth and nostrils in eloquent streams,
poured forth long link of burning
words, saying he proposed to bring
forth his hook and ladder of destruc-
ton to tear down the false, fimsy and
dangerous structure of argument set
up by the fiery gentleman who had
preceded him. This he successfully
did, and the fiery gentleman collapsed
with much rattling and clashing OF
timbers. Then the bucket brigade
was on hand and threw cold water
on the flaming discussion. and the
great confagration, which had gained
such dangerous headway, subsidized
and the scene was soon reduced to a
few smoking embers and hot steam
The Chairman then arose and stated
that the previous burning motion fol
the appointment of .he said commit
tee was the only one in order, anc
with much heat commanded all who
favored 1t to FIRE off their mouths
This was greeted with volley o
ayes. The nays were called for ane
one responded in the negative. Th'
Chairman then appointed Hugh May
nard, Matt MARI aud Ed Foster. On,
member of the committee began t.
smoke under the collar and declined
to serve. The Chairman then turned
loose cold, chilling stream of disap
proval from his hose of authority un
der a ninety foot pressure, and tn
declining member was knocked flat
and dripping with the cold water o
defeat. When asked if he still per
sisted in declining, he declined to an
: swer, so his name went down on tn
minutes as a member of the said com
mittee. One of the small boys thel
moved to adjourn. The Chairman
suggested an amendment to the effec
r that the meeting adjourn subject t.
t the call of somebody. 1t was s
amended, and made subject to tn
/ call of the committee. Voted dow
t with much warmth. Then motto
3 was made that it be subject to tn
r call of the Chair. Voted down wit
$ a high degree of caloric. A motto
. was next made to adjourn to NEE
with buckets at the next alarmin
o call of s'fire." Voted down with
r flaming outpouring of nays. The
t some one arose on his freezing dign
Q ty and coolly moved that the mee
y ing adjourn-simply that and noti
n ing more. The motion was dul
t seconded and crested with flamin
J. and cracking array of nays. TT
k Chairman then announced in burnin
9 words that all means for adjournmeI
o had been exhausted, and tho'