The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-02-11

" uOA al "DlVCA "AV0 oAR0VNoOy
for the hour of 3. Then business was
temporarily suspended, rs the merchants
and clerks joined the crowds in tho
streets waiting for developments. Sud
denly there resounded above the din
nine shrieking blasts Of q factory whistle,
announcing that the curfew law had be-
come q living, breathing thing.
After the council had been repeatedly
baked in it's efforts to procure q bell for
curfew purposes, Mrs. Charles Keighley,
president of the w. G. L. U. and leader
Of the curfewites, came to their rescue
by offering for that purpose the whistle
at the mandatory OF her husband, who
is the proprietor OF the Vineland water
works. As the factory whistle is always
blown as q fire alarm, the blasts tonight
wore taken by many as meaning q fire
and thus more excitement was created.
The whistle also served to herald the
approach of a parade composed Of some
Of the members OF the Dewey, Crescent
and Laurel clubs. On q large wagon,
decorated with flags and bunting and
drawn by horses harnessed with sleigh
bells, we're disguised men, posing as the
city fathers. each placarded with the
name of a councilman. Following the
city council came the "Hayseed band"
or country pumpkin aggregation, at
tired in grotesque costumes aud playing
o%utlandish Instruments, and other lu-
dicrously dressed young men, with COW
| bells and tin horns. In the procession
| were transparencies on which we're these
inscr iptions IN big black letters:
"rhis is the council of the borough of
Vlneland that passed the curfew ordi-
nance"
Tue W. G. Y. Z. hypnotizes the coun.
| cil."
"What we have had: Free love, blue
laws, sp%eak-easies, beer wagons, 81
church war, muddy streets, reform dress.
What we expect: Less education, duck
ing stools. whipping posts, inquisitlon,
dark ages"
On another Transparency was: "All
children under Is must get in the house
before the curfew rings" accompanied
| by a comic cartoon of q policeman chas-
ing a boy. -
Other signs poked fun in this way:
"Curfew rings at 8 O'clock" Wanted
| Councilmen Of common sense; apply to
| children under IT,"
"A whistle can't ring in the curfsw,"
yelled the urchins with glee, as they ca
vorted and gamboled about, while their
elders looked patronizingly on ard
laughed. mo you don't; you cant loot
the curfew in" chirped another boy.
Mayor Lord was also represented on
the counc'ln.anic wagon by q portly IN.
dlvidual, who bore this sign: 1.-THE Lord
Mayor of Vineland.''
Although the mayor has announced
himself as opposed to the curfew ordin.
aDce the boys contend that, as he had
not the backbone to veto it, he deserved
to 10 classed among the counoilnen.
On the wagon also was woman
p%lacarded: Martha, the president OF
the Woman's Christian Union OF
Vineland."
The parade moved up and down Ian.
dis avenue, and then went to eerensde
Mrs. Martha KsiRhley ut her mansion.
on the corner OF Almond and Seventh
streets. After the burlesque band had
finished it's unearthly music Mre. Keieh-
ley proved herself equal to the occasion
by inviting the ~serenaders into her par
lors and serving them with refreshments.
with the assistance OF several ladies OF
the VIC. L. u, Mrs. Ke,ghley then de.
livered to her houseful of ~serensders .
very pretty speech. setting forth tho our
few ordinance with all it's yirtuee.
Though they came TO deride, the crowd
went home declaring Mrs. KeiQbIev a
mice woman" but all wrong on the
curfeW.
Then the parade serenaded the home
Of each councilman. Some of tho cnr.
fewlt-s arc chagrlned over the demon
stration and breathe harsh worda
against older heads who are CHARGED
with lnstigating the paraders and the do.
tance of the children.
ing school boys tonight delied the
mandate OF President Adams. Of thu
board OF cd ucation, that the high school
Dell should not be rung as q ourfew. by
breaking Into the school building and
ringing the bell. Officers searched
building but could not catch the lads.