Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-01-02
the tlks ENTERTAINED.
Saturday Evening tile Occasion Of q Very
Jolly Stag Social Session.

ootufudf tNening une occasion OF o YER
Jolly Stag Social Session.
Saturday evening the members al
LewistowD Lodge No. 400, b. p. O.
Elks entertained in the Masonic hall,
q large majority Of the members he
Ing present, besides invited guests TO
the number OF twenty or more.
1t was perhaps the most successful
stag social ever given by the local
lodge and the good time was due
principally to j. l.. Beebs. X. A.
Hanke and j. c. Bebb, who com.
prised the committee In charge. Mr..
Hanke acted az copper" through.
out the evening and added much
mirth by his manner OF arresting the
offenders called before the bar tocon.
tribute to the expenses Of the even
ing. Guests were overlooked in this
portion OF the program but members
were arrested on every conceivable
charge, made to "pungle" ii they did
or il they dldn't-it did not matter
which.
After n few opening remarks by
Mr.. Beebe who presided, Messrs. Bee
be, Smith and Biodgett Of the trio
remaining OF the quartette after one
member had been married. favored
the audience with y selection, which
received u hearty encore.
A. j. Stephens as the zone armed
fiddler" was n hot number" His
chosen selection was n single line
from a dozen old and new songs and
he retired amid uproarious laughter.
George Wiedeman, "Elks' cham
pioD heavy weight" and p. C. Wey.
dert, "Elks' champion bantam
weight" SPARED four rounds, the
seconds being A. Il. Wright and w.
d. Deaton, timekeeper j. @. Bebb and
referee j. ID. Waite. Before the word
was given NJ. b. barrow sold auction
pools on the contest. WiedemaH
proving fayorite with the betters,
selling for first choice at S75, while
but Is cents could be got on Wey.
dert. The talent won.
Edward Brassey gave a short talk
in the course Of which he perpetrated
such n good pun that everyone
groaned and the presiding officer
fined him for the offense.
The next number, a divorce case
was the star attraction. Edmund
Wright, in the character OF Mrs.
Teaser, was the complainant seeking
the dissolution of the bonds of
matrimony from her husband, MIR.
Teaser, which part a well taken
by Mr.. Deaton. A. II. Wright, at.
tired in n noisy costume, sat beside
Mr.. Teaser us his friend and the
cause of all .he trouble. +. +. Smith
was the principal witness for the
plaintiff, while A. r. Wright sought
to strengthen the case Of the defense
For the plaintiff Edward Brassey
appeared as attorney and G. j. Baci
persistently fought for his client, Mr.
Teaser. The presiding Judge was A
W. War; and H. Il. Gibson acted a,
clerk. Much trouble was encount
cred in getting a jury, n side or tn,
other having some objection to each
The Judge. however, overruled nine
tenths of the objections and only al
lowed l.. w. Eldridge to be dis
missed. 1t afterwards proved that
he was as badly mixed up in the cas-
az was Mr.. Teaser's friend.
The jury finally secured was com
posed Of l.. u. Slater, w. NJ. Black
ford, ID. L. Hemphill, j. ID. Waite, A
j. Stephens and III. TKendall. They
listened attentively to the testimony
but did not appear moved by Mrs
Teaser's tears while testifying. Ed
ward Brassey made a good case anC
his address to the jury was n mode
of logic and wit. He eloquent.
pleaded his case and his pcroratiol
was magnificent, the close being
parody Of the first few verses @
Longfellow's poem THE Bridge.
Whether Mr.. Bach considered tina
his opponent had completely "hoo
dooed'' or that the evidence for tn
defense was SO clear as not to re