Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-16

' AWARDED
SOME OF THE LUCKY WINNERS
AT THE CATHOLIC
FAIR.
father ENGLISH
WAS ONE OF THE VICTIMS.
Music and Beverly Last Night-Con-
tests Are Proving a Popular
Feature of the Fair.

Rev. Father English had occasion last
evening for the first time in his life, per-
haps, to regret that he Is so tall. He
doesn't mind taking a chance" now and
then, but when it comes to being a tar
get for every pair Of pretty eyes in a
building when a Catholic bazaar is IN
FUN blast-why, that's a different matter.
Full six feet in stature towers the
~good-natured priest, and when he en-
tered the Miners Union hall last evening
there was a mild commotion. A new nan
was present, and that meant a victim for
about forty girls.
The first tackle made by Miss Ida
Kennedy, was watched with interest.
Everybody knew What would be the re-
suit when she went after anything in hui
man shape, but everybody was curious
to see how long she would take to turn
the trick" Forty seconds by the watch,
and Father English's coin was in her
purse and his name inscribed on the fair
rage of the recording angel.
Look at that now; just look gasped
Mrs. Frank Boucher. to Father De Siere,
as Mrs. Fergus Kelly, the sprightly lit
tie woman with the Jenny Lin voice,
made a dive across the hall at the VIC
tim. Father English again succumbed
and Father De Siere laughed heartily
when later in the evening, the young
priest mournfully turned his empty pock-
cts inside out to all Corners.
There were music and revelry at the
fair last evening-music by The Boston &
Montana and and the West Side Mando-
lin and Guitar club, n revelry by sew
Grail of the fair ones, who grasped the
first good looking man that came along
for a partner and tripped around the hall
in the may whirls of the waltz. The
members Of the mandolin club who 50
kindly furnished the music for the even
lngS entertainment are: c. c.. Blevin,
Fred Hoblet, Adolph Hepler, Fred Owen
and H.. Verne.
The contest Between the Misses Rose
McDergnott and Miss Margaret O'Neill
for the most popular young lady, still
continues right merrily. Votes are rolling
in FAST and when they are all polled it is
safe TO say that the contest will have in
creased the proceeds of the fair by a
good round sum.
Two paintings at the fair are the sub
ject of considerable comment and
chances on them are beng rapidly dis
posed of at 81 each. They are the work
of Miss Clara Toohey of Brookfield, Mo-,
a niece of Captain John Mccormick.
Perhaps the only article at the fair at
tracing more attention than these pic
lures is the little nun doll, SISTER Zeta,'
dressed by Miss Dorothy Surprenant.
At the merchants table last evening
Mrs. Byrne won a blue tea set: Mrs. Col
Inns a ton of coal, and Mrs. M. e.
Hughes a fancy rocking chair.
At the fancy able Mrs. Burns and
James Cannon each won a sofa pillow.
Early in the evening the supply Of CT
CARS at the Turkish booth gave out, and
while Mrs. Murray was left on guard
waiting for a new supply Mrs. Walter
Lewis took a handful of pinks and went
forth to conquer. She Conquered ev-
erybody she met, not ven excepting the
handsome Father McGlynn.
Mrs. Shiller and the other ladies in the
dining room were kept busily gag
during the evening. The dinner served at
the tables is excellent and has been well
patronized, especially by the downtown
merchants.
The fair will continue tonight and to-
morrow night and will probably be con-
cluded with a grand ball.