The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-05-17
The Cook Political Club.

The meeting of the Cook political club at
their headquarters Saturday night and was
very sparsely attended, a, a meeting had
been called for the Wednesday previous and
most OF the business disposed Of leaving little
or nothing to be done At the Wednesday
meeting chairman Cook again relinquished
the chair in favor of the vice J. o. Gelabert
and spologized by stating that he was
sorry he had not gone with Coxey's army, it
might have made a new man of him; during
the past week he had undergone a re-exami.
nation by the doctors and they shook their
heads doubtfully and pronounced his case
critical. They diagnosed it as an upheaval
of the diaphram and he might look for every
minnie be hjs next. He said it anything
did happen the interest Of the club should
be always paramount with him where ever
he might be sent to in the next world, great
applause and tears. The member from the
cemetery was the next speaker, he said in
coming to the meeting he was told that the
wild man from Borneo had Just come to
town and would outrank him in the army
they were at present recruiting. He wished
to sever his connection with the club if that
was the case for he had quite sufficient of
that class in the vicinity in which he re-
| sided The chairman assured him he must
have dreamed it for if he understood the
matter he was still safely housed in Borneo
and tied up with chains to white elephant
Proceeding the member said he was anxious
to wind some one up and turning to Mr..
Casey asked him if he ever studied bottomy
the meant botany "no' said Casey. "Well
| have" said the member Il have been a
student for two years and ought to be posted
on the subject have been offered posi-,
ton by Yung Bung the emperor of China to
proceed at once to the Cannibal Islands
somewhere in tho state OF Wisconsin he
thought, and thoroughly explore the country
for which he would receive a compensation
Of $1,000 per month and be decorated This
announcement fell like clap of thunder on
all the members and all arose to their feet
as unit and besought him to reconsider the
matter for if he left the club it would 90 to
smash and what then would become of
Coxey's army the whole nation would con
denim the member as traitor to the cause
to desert them in their present dilema He
said he would commune with the hydrant
for few minutes and would inform them of
his decision. He presently returned smack
ing his lips as If he had partaken of some
thing good and looking over the members,
said in sepulchral tone boys cannot leave
you" and sat down with thud that caused
the generals burro to jump to his feet think.
ing it was time to march.
Several resolutions were put in for consi.
deration such as the use OF profanity, spit
ting on the stove, and several others of less
Importance which were passed without
dissent. The chairman said that the people
OF Phoebe were dropping on themselves and
coming forward to aid the good cause but
none had protfered money of any kidd, one
party had offered a team to convey the
army's baggage as far as the top of the hill
at the old smelter and several of the boys
had offered to carry light articles such as
cuffs and collars. The sky getting overcast
an adjournment was made for fear they
could not reach home before it began to rain