The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-01-04
MATTERS IN ADoBEroWN.
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BIilI in Cave Of War with I'm gland.

gings agreed as to the condition of the
weather and the enforcement of the
Monroe Doctrine"
School mas closed for the holidays
and teachers and pupils are taking a
rest.
Will Fehring, who is attending
school at Deer Lodge, is wishing the
home folks.
There was u large crowd in attend
ance at the Christmas tree and enter
taipment at the school house on Christ
mas eve. After q half hours entertain
ment which consisted of songs
recitatiOns, etc, Santa Claus entered
and took charge of affairs and proceeded
to distribute the presents much to the
delight OF the children. There were
about three hundred presents given in
ali. Among the most valuable pres
snts received we noted the following:
Miss Edith Williams was the recipient
C q handsome toilet set; Adam --
- received from some wealthy friend
IN the states. we presume, fourteen
boxes OF hair oil; Miss Emma McGov-
orn received a box of valuable presents
too micro to mention. The affair
was a pleasant one, Santa Claus was at
his best, and all present seemed to en-
JOY the occasion.
Miss Hunter is spending the holidays
at her home, near Twin Bridges.
John Hampshire has been on the sick
list for few days but at present is i'm
proving.
jim Willett lost another horse this
week; troubles never come singly. Jim
is getting along as we'll as can be ex-
pected with his broken leg, but it will
be some months, doubtless, before he
will be able to get around again.
The following pupils constitute the
roll of honor in the room taught by
Mr.. Boutwell,, as reported for the
month: Katie Carey, Russell Boutwell,,
Roy Hopper, Lorenzo Cox, John Carey.
leila Cox, Asa Conner, Lester Har-
baugh, Emsley Cox. We have not as
yet received aud report of Miss Hun
ter's room
The other evening as the wise men and
sages Of the camp we're gathered around
the stove in the rear end of the Adobe
J town post Office building, it being pretty
cold weather, the war subject came up
for discussion. The post master thought
that the meeting ought to be called to
order and a record of the proceedings
) kept as Grover Cleveland and JOhr
Bull might want to know what we pro
, posed to do about the a BY unani
nous consent Pat McGovern was chos
l NV oGo;u~o,r hn hoxSDn onnoi0nro hi
experience in WAY talk and " SIGH ,
j along in the time of the sixties during
j.. the exciting scenes in Alder Gulch
The meeting being duly organized ant
ready for business, Jim Garrison, VIII
o was sitting on the counter smoking
cigar, now took the floor and starte'
the ball rolling. Jim thought that W
= might lick England if she didn't lick u
first Jim then gave way to the mex
speaker, but or picking up his ciga
which he had left on the counter t
;, hold his seat, he a%ccidently put tn
- fiery end of the cigar into his mouth
u This caused quite a commotion in tina
n part Of the house; some thought tina
u jim had tainted on account OF his grea
effort, out the clerk, who saw Jim
mistake, and that part of Jim's re
y marks made then and there was OF
2 dered to be stricken from the records
as some Of the things said by Jim the
and there wasn't nice for president
and folks to read. Tom Lynch, tn
next speaker, thought that the mex
Il war wouldn't last long as the mi
n wolld DON start up again, and W
would all have to be in the gulch an
every mar at his post, The black
smith thought that We might send Der
a mis- Mahagan, Adam Feuling an
Charley Lane to the front az they wer
already armed and equipped, they hay
> ing received their arms at the Chris
n mas tree Potter seconded this motto
and made the speech of the evening
The school teacher said he favOre
taking New York first and whippin
- Wall street into line. Jim Brow
thought that we might 90 able to fgf
ia England's land forces but couldn't d
i. much with her navy 40 Alder Guile
has 40 navy at present. Frank Grill
- moved that a committee of cool heade
men should be appointed to draw up a 81
Of resolutions which would express tn
A. sentiments of the meeting on the wa
The chairman appointed the post ma
u ter, the blacksmith and Adam FeulinI
" the coolest headed men in the meeting
% IS q committee on resolutions, TT
committee then wen OF to resolu
= and Jim Garrison went out to get
snow ball to put in his mouth, he ev
t. IDENTIFY having a hot box at that end
ie the machine, which vas not caused
~ friction but by fire. The committ'
y announced shat they we're ready to :
y port aud presented the following:
= RESOLVED, That we are in favor
&c the free coinage of silver 1T the ratio