The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-02-05
MONTPELIER TAG DAY.

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MONTPELIER TAG DAN.
Editor OF Echoes asked the V. /. S.
of Montpelier to give a write up or
our Tag Day telling juse how work
was carried on. We had read Of the
success from financial point of view
Of the Boise Tag Day and as we were
in need Of funds for the maintenance
Of our public library, our executive
committee gained the consent Of the
mayor and city council to take the
government OF affairs into their
hands for one day.
The mayoress, council, treasurer
and clerk were elected at special
meeting Of the society. These Officers
elect formed a committee to perfect
arrangements. The work Of this
committee was greatly assisted by our
local newspaper, which prepared the
public for the coming event. On the
evening of December 22nd public
meeting was held in Strongs hall.
Mayor Cruikshank addressed the as
sembly in a very happy vein, express
ing the good will OF the present Off
Gals towards the ladies who were
about to take the reins of govern
ment He then gave the key of the
city to the mayoress, the clerk turned
over ponderous record and the
treasurer was expected to be present
with immense sacks of gold, but
failed to put in an appearance. The
mayoress now being possessed with
the necessary authority. appointed
chief of police, city physician, judge,
city attorney, superintendent of water
works and road overseer. The chief
Of police choose deputies. Tags hav-
ing the words, I'm Tagged for the
Public Library, Get In and Work, !"
had been prepared to be sold the next
day for ten cents each, neither more
or less, except the first one which was
sold at auction at the conclusion Of
the meeting. The sale Of this tag
was the beginning of the real work.
1t went for five dollars. The re-
mainder of the evening was spent in
dancing. The dance was under the
auspices of the Orpheum orchestra
and the receipts were turned over to
the tag day fund. The next morn
ing members of the society and all
children of the town who cared to
do so, were out selling tags, while
the chief Of police and her deputies
were busy bringing offenders by the
sleigh load to the kangaroo court,
where the prisoners cheerfully paid
the fine imposed by the judge. The
Pavilion Company kindly donated
rooms in the building for courtroom
and city Jail. The mayoress, council,
attorney and physician were in at
tendance at court the whole day. On
table before the judge lay the key
to the city and the records. The
key was at least three feet long by
ten inches wide and was covered
with gold paper. The size of the
records bore witness to many and
lengthy proceedings of former adj
ministrations. 1t was large sam
pie book of mems clothing, No fines
were made to exceed one dollar. After
Mayor Cruikshank had paid his fine
and witnessed some of the proceed
ings of court, he remarked that the
administration would have had the
expected sacks Of gold last evening,
were they able to make as much
money each day as the ladies were
doing" At the close of the day we
found we had made more than hun
dred dollars. which considering the
size of our town, was very satisfac-
tory. In addition to this the fol-
lowing week Mr.. Rinehart and
Thomas gave the proceeds of one
evenings performance at the Family
theater to the same fund.
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WOMAN'S CLUB OF MACKAY.
The general meeting for the month
Of January was held at the home Of
Mrs. Bowel The attractive pro-
gram brought out most of the mem
bers, although some Of the regular
attendants were absent on account Of
sickness, or being out Of town.
Mrs. Warren's paper on Ontario,
Its People and Resources made the
dividing line between Canada and the
United States, seem slight one, SO
many interests being shared by both.