Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-01-17
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LOCAL ELKS HOLD HIGH CARNIVAL
The Big Smoker Held Tuesday Evening Very
Successful and Entertaining Affair - Many Fines
were Paid for Minor Misdemeanors and Negligence


Local lodge B. P. o. E. gave smoker
Tuesday night in the Elks' hall, at which
were present the members of the order
and their invited guests.
The Elks gathered around the banquet
board. and the viands were treated with
Justice. But in addition to the good things
to eat and drink the affair proved "a feast
of reason and a flow of soul" Everybody
was happy, and everybody was there for
the purpose of having a good time and
adding funds to the treasury of the B. P.
o. f. local lodge.
The entertaining and lucrative event of
the evening was the mock court, which
body convened after the banquet table
was cleared.
J. J. White, of Georgetown, was elected
judge, and presided over the court.
E. M. Sabin served as the prosecuting
attorney.
]. 1. Coddington was attorney for the
defendants.
County Clerk Henry Walker was drawn
as one of the jurors, and despite his pro-
tests concerning press of public duties,
was not excused. He was chosen foreman
of the jury.
The other jurors were George Oxley,
Thomas Metcalf, Andrew Anderson, Ham
Colburn and Jules Huilet.
lanes O'Rourke wished to be excused
from serving as sheriff, pleading that
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must protect the birds that were likely to
alight on the picture hats that were dis
played in the window. Mr.. O'Rourke
was not excused, and it was largely due
to his influence that the law violators were
convicted and punished.
1t was more Than surprise to the invit-
ed guests, when the enornity of the of
fenses committed by the members of the
lodge were brought before the court, and
Jules Huilet was the only member of the
lodge present who was not fined. This
good fortune attending Mr.. Huilet upon
this particular occasion is credited to an
oversight on the part of the court officials
rather than to any particular merit on his
part.
o. w. Lowell was the first culprit who
was brought before the bar, and he was
accused of parting his hair in the middle.
Although he made strenuous defense by
attempting to prove that he had cow
lick, ;" the jury returned verdict of gull
ty, and he was subsequently fined IS.
The crime as charged against Charles
Brandstetter, jr., was serious one, horse
stealing. He stole saw horse, or such
seemed to be the case to the jury, for
gaily decorated saw horse was brought
into the court room as evidence, and Mr..
Brandstetter was compelled to acknow-
ledge that he had seen that identical saw
horse somewhere and somewhen in the
remote and distant past. The jury found
him guilty, but sentence was suspended
on the payment of a fine OF $3.50.
George Moscript paid fine for taking
a young lady driving with the horse that
was stolen.
Frank Efinger tremblingly stood before
the bar to answer to the charge of being
red headed. In vain, the accused stood
pleading extenuating circumstances-tha
he was born that way-and had ever felt
it to be disgrace to dye his hair for the
reason that dark hair would not match
his eyes and complexion. The jury's YER
dict was guilty, and a suitable fine was
imposed.
Walter Moscript and La France Roll
were convicted of overeating. Walters
defense was that he is young and growing
and that his rapidly changing tissues re-
quire much nourishment and at frequent
intervals Mr.. Roll thought that his name
should serve as defense for the crime of
which he was accused, for he was quite
certain that every Elk was fond of rolls
and he believed that he was a pretty good
Roll himself
George Marshall was both lucky and
unlucky. He won prize at keno, and
was fined for doing SO.
W. p. Mccormick was convicted Of
Having no hair on the top of his head,
The place where the hair ought to be"
R. {. Bonney was fined heavily for tell
ing the truth.
Bert Ventress was convicted upon two
counts-the first for not treating in eight
cen years, and the second, for drinking a
r l. Il.