The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-01-06

club Saturday night marched up and
down The banquet room of the Airing
ing. WaIbling u catchy air in loudeSt
tones. he led II motley asScmbagc. a
dozen other members of the club, cos
umed in linen busters, minstrel over
coats, militia uniforms ana other
unique covering. and footing for deai
life upon q lot of brass horns followed
the drum major. Then came The mar
with the big bass drum ana the man
with the Gushing ,ymbnls, while H.
front walked the bearer of a large
transparency, which bore these words
GRIDIRON DINNER TONIGtIT.
DON'T MISS IT.
Wen. nobody did miss it who had -
chance to get there. The banquet room
was crowded With 200 distinguished
people.
There was time when the G"idiron
CLUB was entertained. Now it furnishes
the entertainment. The audience which
comes to enjoy the fun is remarkable
for its personnel. II is worth while
to entertain such an audience; ii l..
certainly worth while for such an audi
ence to be entertained.
1t Was quite natural for the features
of the dinner to be more o" less con-
n"cted with the recent election. No,
NJ all inappropriate. therelore WAS tn,
ballot which the guests found at thei
plates. bearing n large circle and in
Struclions where to place the desire.
mark. The ballot was a most popula
one, containing al the guests names
AS electors and y essen ing an eX,
ccptionally apretiziug menu.
There We're two baby members. Bot,
or them were stars. Phiinnder G.
Johnson is a Washington Evening Sta;
ana Richard II. Lindsay is. a Kansas,
city star The conjunction of lht
names Of these two papers was an op-
portunitv which the club did not over
look. When the babies" We're brought
IN 1t was reported that they wee
hungry.
Give them bread ana milk" came
as Il suggestion f,om dozen mem
beers.
one of them won't take it," said
the sponsor of the initiates He wants
Martini cocktail
That must be my boy" promptly
remarked S. L, Johnson, of the Cincin-
natl Enquirer. eX-presdent of the club
ana veteran i'll the organization. He
was right. He is Philander's papa
It's a great thing for an organization
which is, only Il dining club to take in
| the second generation.
There were lots of stars in connection
with the initiation, the climax coming
when the two brilliant electric stars
flashed forth ana the chorus sang
Read the Answer in the Stars" can
didate Lindsay made a speech to show
his fitness for membership and Mi.
Johnson. who writes Il daily grist OF
shooting stars, contributed some pic
toral allusions to persons present. A
few are herewith attached:
~ young man from the west named Paul
Morton
/ In the navy lcpartmen:'S caVortin'
When congressional bruiSers
! Refuses him cruisers
! You should hear him a-raSin' and snortin'
/ Financiers, ii appears, are remarkable
Their worriments never are few.
( ii YOU must run trust, youll be thor
! OuShly cuSSed
BY the people who wish they were YOU.
, Some men are so pure that they pine to
die poor.
OF whom j. Z. Morgan's not which.
He for company tit: for now people admit
lhat It's not disgrace to be rich.
William Il.
! Allison, he
. Is specimen of the l-o-waN idcc;
And William 4.
He says SAYS he
Ihoy couldn't have senate if it wasn't
! for me-.
The recent sale in Washington of
1 the unclaimed parcels accommodating
| III 'iie uettu leltel ONCE was pafOuleu
| by group of club members who res
directed Il few dead letters and odd
| looking bundles which, it was quite
evident, had not been delivered in the
| mail
Here is an envelope" said one OF
| the party. containing a message OF
/ mingled joy and sorrow The super
scs.ption is a picture of sunnowel
under weeping willow"
THAT must be from somebody -ir
Kansas suggested another of the
| group.
The letter was carefully opened. L
was read aloud, as follows:
| FAREWELL
This office-holding is sell:
! tried to do my duty Well
But time is up-l hear the Boil
! Farewell. hell!
!. Eugene f. Ware.
i Among other things We're found
receipt for $3.50, contributed by Henry
| G.. Davis to the democratic campaign
fund, and some money from wei
known trust. the envelope bens
marked Opened by mistake'-Thoma
| Taggart."
The most eleNArate feature of tn
club members attired as an astrologel
Il am a fortune teller" he announced
Il predict things. l worked in tn
weather bureau until one day l pre-
dlcted rain. and ii did. r1im Then the,
discharged me. for uhprofeSSiona
conduct. l know what is going to hap
pen. I'm prophet. tell people thei
futures. l used to tell people thei
pasts, too. but that isn't popular il
Washington, so had to quit it,
The fortune teller by this time ha,
the crowd With him. When everybod,
had laughed heartily at a few NOR
4 funny illusions, Miss Democracy cam
in to have her fortune told The for
tune teller took her palm.
1ouafave recently met With a grea
teller in his resonant voice IA strenu
Ing teeth crossed your path You
vote line is very short. In fact Sc
scarcely any votes at ALL In addition
to your other Affections you los
favorite relative named Missouri
along about November S. You hav
suffered terribly from a constitutions
trouble--Philippiniti with imperialisr
symptoms-but YOU We're cured la.el
by about two million majority. Yo
are in great danger. There is talk
alive man out in Nebraska who is try
iRg to abduct you. Good gracious
the safe and sane line is scarcely pre-
ceptible. There is a tragedy i'm You
life. You shaye BEEN betrayed BIZ.
:. SOLD sEii. = Hold ap:z-I see.ii5S name
was old General Prosperity. You nee
rest, recuperation and reorganization
should advise you"
AT this point the fortune teller wa
/ interrupted by the appearance of sew
eria Well known democrats, who ha
come to attend a reorganization of tn