Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-12-14

presence, of ladies as we'll as interfer-
ing with the dancers. : = ~ T
when supper was called all present
were instructed to purchase tickets, at
35 cents and present themselves at a
"hole in the wall" when a plate would
be showed to them containing a sand
witch, a small pickle, a piece Of cake
and a cup Of hot water presumed to be
coffee. Such was the banquet the
Bismarckers advertised to spread for
the occasion and about such a lunch
as any first class restaurant would put
out for ten cents. "a. 49,
"The committee had made a mistake
in their estimate and before half of
those holding tickets had been sup
piled the, grub" gave out, about n
hundred guests being politely told
there was nothing left with which to
feed them. -
"Some made SO vigorous a kick that
the money was returned, while Others
more peaeeably inclined, still have a
supper ticket as a souvenir of the swell
ball at Bismarck December 6, 1901
1.-THE special returned to Mandan at
2 a. m when the Mandanites repaired
to the Mckinley hotel when about
eighty partook OF a splendid supper
put upon the table at about thirty min
| utes notice" T., ;
This deliberate and inexcusable vio-:
lation of all the laws of courtesy and
fraternity would not be worth the not
icing, did it not seek to bring into dis
favor and disrepute~ the entire mem
bership of the order Of 0ddfellows in
this city, and the article is ~unhesitat-
ingly and entirely condemned by the
entire fraternity in this city, and we
believe the same action will be taken
by the Mandan brethren, with whom
the Oddfellows on this side OF the river
have heretofore communicated on
grounds Of friendship and amity. The
members of the order here are at. a
loss to account for this explosion of
the Mandan mud-geyser, unless it be
due to the fact that Editor Wilder's
whiskers and .~overshoes found no
favor with dancers on sthe occasion
mentioned The members Of the Or
der who attended the dance from all
parts of the state spoke in the highest
terms Of their entertainment, with the
one exception, so far as noticed, of the
editor of the Mandan independent, who
calculated closely al to whether he re.
ceived food materials of the value Of
335 cents ait, the banquet, and measured
the worth of his entertainment in dol.
lars and cents in arriving at a criti.
cism of the dance. The entire article
is a tissue OF false statements, un,
worthy one who claims fraternity witt
the order that gave the dance In thi.
city. 1t is with the deepest regre
; that it is learned that Mr.. Wilder dit
not receive the amount Of supper II
which, possibly, long fasting mad,
him believe himself entitled to receive
Since the average person does not at
/ tend a dance for the purpose of gas
tronomic exeTtions, the great hunge
Of MI. Wilder could not be anticipate,
and guarded against. On Dec. 31s
our next dance will be given and
special free feed will be provided TO
J. rho nii&rr cf fLt. M =. ~ ~.a-, "a
that unsatisfied hunger may not lea
HIM to repeat an attack on the :hospi
tally OF his brethren. sU SIS =
HARRY LEE, Capt. Ill.,
g. A. K. sLEEGER, list Lieu
G, BURLINGTON, Ensign
C. E. MURRELL, Clerk. # ]
Canton Bismarck No. 5, /. o. o. j
q SAYS SHE WAS TORTURED.