The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-12-09
SOMETHING NEW.

The advent of the new woman and
leap year at about the same time has
caused some of Ogden's most promin-
ent bachelors to think very seriously
about the future. Not the future that
comes with the hereafter they
think of that they go right away and
take something or do something to
drown their thoughts. The future they
are thinking about is the immediate
future that will be here about the
same time that statehood arrives.
In fact it is the statehood PROPOSE
ton that has caused them to think, as
will be explained later. These bach
elors have loafed around on the ma
trimonial market for so long that they
have become careless of their fate,
and until recently did not realize what
was going to happen.
When statehood is proclaimed all Of
the women of Utah will have addf-
tionaI rights and privileges not here
tofore enjoyed, and Leap Year coming
at the same time only increases their
powers and confirms their ancient
rights. The result of all the thinking
INDUCED in by the bachelors has
caused them to draw closer to one an
other, and after due elaboration they
have decided to organize bachelors
association.
1t is said that c. a. Henry is to be
president, Glen Schramm, master of
ceremonies; A. G. Horn, the legal adj
visor, while D. H. Peery, jr., will act
as treasurer.
The rules are said to be very strin-
gent. The monthly dues are simply
enormous-enough it is said, to keep
a good-sized family-and the only relief
from this is matrimony, and the last
man of the lot left is to have all the
cash in the treasury. There is one rule
something on the baseball order-three
strikes and out. That is, when d
member has received three propositions
for marriage during Leap Year he
must accept the last one or stand a
suit for breach of promise, and the
associa ton will back the fair plaintiff
and guarantee to furnish evidence
sufficient to convict the defendant and
secure heavy damages-in fact, the de-
PENDANT will be bound by an oath not
to object to members of the association
setting on the jury.
be provided and after the first of the
year ladies will be privileged guests,
and no member will be allowed to
finch or to play the mot at home"
dodge when called for
The membership is already quite
large and by the time the club is
ready for business a goodly number
will be enrolled.
1t is said that when chickens come
home to roost in the middle of the
day there must be a hawk in sight;
hence when bachelors form such an
organization as the Ogden Bachelors
association will be, there must be a
potent reason for it; and in this in
stance the ladies can thank Colonel
Ed Allison, senator-elect from this
county, for their good Cor ilD fortune
as the case may be.
| Mr.. Allison has drawn bill to in
troduce in the legislature, and it is
said he has every assurance that il
will pass and become a law. This bill
provides for a tax on all bachelors
| over 80 years of age, for the benefit OF
! the school fund, and it is intimated
that the amount of the assessment is
such as to insure a large surplus in the
school fund at the end of the first year
| at least.
There is one rule OF the association
which is rather peculiar. but its effec'
is plain and that is while lsdies are
not eligible to membership. thew have
! a, perfect right to propose snv bach
elor for membership in the assncaa flor
and then propose to him afterwards.