The copper era., 1911-01-13
SOCIAL SEASON 0 EMS.
Grand Holiday Ball Given In School
 House On Eagle Creek.
CBy Al Smithers.)

5 CBy Al Smithers.)
 Some people who haven't had an op
 pOrtunity to know better think that
 society stops on the out-kitts O.
 civizalition But if they had been on
 hand some few nights ago they would
 probably have received an invitation
 (that is if they could produce
 evidence of good standlng) to the big
 ball at Eagle school house. This
 suspicious occasion opened the social
 season in the section. As this Was
 the first social gathering of any con-
 sequence, that has occurred with in
 a radius of fifty miles, it was naturally
 a much talked of affair. Ia fact the
 boys had gotten so interested that some of them was even known tU shave every morning and were often seen training" their hair. In the 'Boy's house" at the Double Circles nothing else could be heard. At last the big night came. The weather seemed made for the oc- casion, clear cold and still. The whole town was lit up By stars.) But if you will come with me we will take a peep after the crowd came.
 The City Hall was illum mated brilliantly by numerous lights and the room echoed with the gay laughter of the young people.
 The ball was under the special management of MT. Richard Miller who could be seen rushing about greeting the guests as they arrived, particularally the ladies' Statemen and poets are born, not manufac tured, so they say. "Dick'' was born to be cOurtier.
 Through his good management every thing was soon in full swing and was only interrupted by new arrivals. These gave little trouble how ever as Dick took them in charge at once.
 Finally every body and the dogs had arrived. Of course the dogs were not admitted, but they fixed their hurt feelings by having a Free for all" out side. Claud Nichols was seen with his pardner coming from the farther end of the Hall When asked what they had been doing he said. We just danced out of hear ing of the music and have come closer to get the step This explanation 1 was generally accepted. MT. Miller went through with cut a mishap 1 t,pl .s- one. iit.i. i,..ida,r cop1d ba s0 construed. He must have been con versing on an important subjectatthe time, for he actually got three swings l behind, but he said he could have | caught up if the music hadn't stop | ped. MT. "Dago" Miller didn't have | d very good time. This was due to | the outrageous conduct of another | young man. You see Cleve or | "Dago," as the boys call him, and ! Tom Brookens were suffering from a slight attact of heart trouble about this time. And the other young man was effected the same way. Tlis young fellow was none other than tPete'.
 Now the troubie in a nut shell was that Pete engaged he girls company for the Xmas Holidays. This arang- ment left. Cleye and Tom both out. Cleve said he dident care so much ouly, "It wasn't fair for Pete to engage her company for every thing that was going 10 happen, because how could they know what was going to happen" Several boys lett the Ranch enrOute for the Ball, but must have put the night in chasing Cattle Rustlers, as they were conspicous 0y their absence and also from the fact that numerous fires were to be seen slowely expiring next morning.
 One special feature of the ball | was that any person not feeling well could be placed under the special care of private guard.
 Cake and coffee was served and l every body went home to dream of he First Fancy Ball eyer known Northwest of Metcalf
 Among those present were two 1 young ladies from Douglas another from Duncan, in fact, people from several sections of the State were | there. And if it hadn't been for the -elishness of "Pete" not the least particle of regret could have resulted.