Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-02-23

was a great deal Of curiosity durin' the
day. Some thought the Squar' had a
balloon ascension in order to attract
public to our new cooper
shop. and others a it that he had
found g way to dodge the state tax;
but 1t was all guesswork. There was
q remendou crowd on hand when eve
min came, and the Squar' went around
rubbin' his hands together and smilin'
all over his face. When he had got the
crowd worked up to the pitch where
everybody wanted to die fur liberty,
he called the meetin' to order and said:
"Feller Freemen of Jericho: We hev
mere a beautiful town, a salubrious CHI
mate, and a p%opulashun to be proud of.
we hev the best water, the lowest OF
1 TAX and skassly any use fur doctors.
we hev the telephone, electric door
pens, a town pump. A stranger
would look around him and say we
needed nuthin' else. But we do. and
that is why i hev called you together
mere tonight. We need jest one thing
and that is a brass band"
BY John, but he's made a pint"
salu Deacon Spooner, as he whacked
on the counter with his cane. Yes, sir.
Jerlcho needs a brass band to boost
her. and I'm with the Squar'. Let us
near what Moses Hopkins has to say
about it,"
As l take it, said Moses, "a brass
band plays tunes. and I'd like to know
In advance what sort of tunes this band
is goin' to play. If it's goin' to play
IN Sweet BY and By then I'm in fur
a band. If it's goin' to play %hi-diddle-
diddl tunes, then I'm ag'in it."
n a pint as fur as it goes" said
the deacon, u it don't go fur huff.
Enos Williams, o was in the hog
buyln' bizness fur 20 years, and you
ought to know about brass bands.
What d'Vn1l think Of tho i1oo 0s
That depends" said Enos. II don't
go much on a brass band that toots it's
vino all over town and wastes it on
the air. If we had a band that would
come down to the depot to meet me as
! come IN from Tarrytown. 1 think I'd
kind of like it,"
mad a pint shouted the deacon.
Il don't see the pint" said Squar'
Johnson. as he colored up. why
should our brass band go down to the
depot TO welcome a man who hain't
Jericho? Enos is a good 'nuff man in
his way. but did the outside world
ever hear of him? Was he consulted
about buildin' the new sewer or paint
in the town hall? Has he ever laid
awake nights thinkin' this town could
be boosted to the top?"
"Enos he's knocked your pint out
m made one ag'in YOU" said the
deacon, but we'll hear from some of
the rest: How it 1t with you, Jabez
Fowler?'
II can't exactly say till 1 know what
the band is goin' to do" replied Jabez.
MY old woman is mighty fond Of brass
band tunes which lift up the heels and
If h bandit come over to my house
three times a week and give us sum-
thin lively. I'll chip In"
"Mebbe I'm mistaken in mis- crowd"
said the Squar' as he looked around in a
serious way. 'Mebbe this is a crowd
composed of freeborn Americans whose
fOrefathers fought at Bunker Hill and
mebbe It's made up Of men who'd steal
the statue Of liberty and sell 1t fur old
junk. To a that I am astonished does
not half express my feelin's."
h sellin' the statue Of liberty IL
q pint and a strong one" said the
deacon. but what we want IL q free
expression Of opinion. lube Hornbecker
looks - II he wanted to say sumthin'."
I'd like to ask the squar'," said
lube. In his humble way. III ne expects