Dakota City herald. [volume] (Dakota City, Neb.) 1857-1860, 1859-12-03
now THEY GOT THE FRAUDS AND
now THEY Lost THEN.
a TAILS or sEit LiTE WITH a TAIL To IT,.

Ne OF iAe lHfins tHluom Rtiup huythiug
rpG len - ridiculous 10 raise 8 laugh. This
is ovlE DJ7e TO the want Of originality thau
70 any reyuznsnoe 10 caobinstiou. Since cleo
tIoa ve have bcsn in st'sts bordering on grave
as oontrastod uitA gsy--unal a little more
tan a week sES. when circumstances. that
-s are about 10 relate, furnished provoeAtioA
a. 60 excite the disabilities Of every
erat and May republicans for miles
around.
Tee weeks az re ehsvniOlsd the solvent Of
g usn from Onshs, in search Of frauds
Stopping 81 the Bates House While here. be
done some tall talking and some tall travelling
through tho town, snd appeared wiser thar 40
owl Ieis tbe hero taat sdorns our tale, and
We shall call him. for shortnsss, jim.
..' ~rs''i - boxing quadnPod Of
1 Inserted between
's,ci WAGON. aud BY their
%=.iasa, managed TO make his progress
nature. Getting ready 10 leave
-st.s3 81 ai', mud,d himself N
,. rnl taking in o passenger whom
fN o,.l 3ii, started Tor Aiobrarah Jim's
l-sae.s aav.ac leaked ont, word vas sent
90 iao place OF fraud, 10 look cut for the arri-
va. cf distinguished pcr.onsges o. Important
hDsiatss. Jim aud Bill we're three days, or
rHerslsout., vibrating ia the rick,ty ~elicle
before Niobrarah hove in sight. Judgc r.
Col. c. and others had time to maui aeture
b poll book Of l2s names, among we're those OF
Hovel Cobb, John Brown, Lucy Stone, Ter
Teacs OTocls, Hsuns Peter Nichoal Shnsider,
sud aumetous others OF similar character,
sta few who lived rlghtjn toWn and placed
'hc '0ue ia the keeping Of The county clerk,
yiL distractions 60 furnish the fraud hunters
vIa copy. Oar duo having used all preeau.
tgu Imaginable to avoid detection, and iortify
ing their determination with sundry draughts
FROM o Sud, known as a certain cure for
snake bites, made a straight wake for the
county clerks Office. The look they gave that
Official as they demanded s copy Of the poll
book, is represented ne terrific. lie was not
60 badly scared hut that he made one out
and after maxine Jim come down with the
.'spsltsr' for the same, handed = copy u tho
fraudulent poll book to them. Success having
attended them thus far, they sonsladsi 20 take
some rye" by this time lhe wheels had
disappeared from their wagon and they were
in . SAD plight. Believing that they had been
found out aud the object Of their visit diseoy-
'rsd, they grew somewhat =sak about The
es Jim proposed another drink, which
proposition vas Acauiesced In by Bill. hook
log Al the matter In a very serious light and
4i1ihiHg What the I'D democrats might do.
they concluded that a. they had no oonYeysnoe
BY which they could leave town together, thai
Que Of them shoald take the horse ana ths
fraOis aud escape frsm the place under osyer
81 hight. This plan having been adopted, il
fell to Bill 70 make the necessary preparations
for his scarceuess in NIObrarah, between that
time anl daylight Of The next morniBg. Jim
vas to remain and, II necessary die for tn.
success Of the undertaking.
When cd Sol sank In the vest suadry dam.
oeraH aud cot a Few republicans, were seen
dVdging around tho corners aud keeping A
sharp lockout FOR the fraud,hunters. bin and
Bill we're not TO bc oatdone, so stepping into
a saloon, apparently q ssSea drink. bst os.
H'' 80 10
teuubly 20 eludo tae vigilance Of these who
Wera WatSh'ug ,beu. Bw started out the
back way aud s,r.asst fr .lsLara chat con.
tNuca The horse, hae q 5'o,. Then vas Bill
determined That tl- world saa..l know. by
what foul nssas ais ilriDg delegate, Daily,
was net elected 10 Congress. Painting and
nAlPitsung be reached BE stable butlo! he
hupd the door lScteL TA- =ss aaespsoisi
The single turning q ksy had turned the
EreundNers e ~ ihsir Plans, l0psy tuTyy, snd
car adVentaTers we're AgAia folled. Nl hAa
tened back ie zAs=s hu fpTt Jim aud foaaa
him slisatly o~eliyious, and nearly anuIhilatsd
With fear. They internally raved and swara,
Shis those "'Pos'sd" we're supporting Pss,i
and buildings about town and holding On 1,
iHeir siess to keep them from splitting. II VA
nov concluded to confront the two men Of las
jim ead Bill are both iawyers-aud dc
mAn' q Nok a. the poll book, ~ they want
,. 90 csc ttlSI names were on Il. This "a
sPossr; tot jim and Fin we're 10 a uinout
aaa s,. .ar noses. ''saW plAlnly"-to quot
aeir N,f4s-'tatt uumbersi' we're agsiur
tA>m Jim seidii they would staad back M.
make 10 attempt 60 snatch IL he usuhi rem
TIE list Tsis Sss asssutei ~ by 90 o.
rssdiug seer al took 6 dEiuk, BIZ baylfy
n.s idv4 sPrapg On his brain proposed 10 Ju
that be sosld take tae frauds aud Lease tou
on loot, aud guaranteed some extrsordinar
psLssrrauism Tor the fr-tigur miles rdr
s,i.g agreed aPyE Aad not knowing as the.
vyu., ever see each other agsiu on this sui
lvusry sphere, embraced, io4s q ariHR a.
.i,sd, saoA av bearer Of = saI fareweIl 60 q
frisads Of the gthsr, shouli mishaP befal tbv'
"a thsir tsuardous sdvensars among The Den
&C asy Of No-i.sru Nstrasts