, 1877-12-23
SLY: KOONS.
An Old Acquaintance Turns Up in
a New PART
4 Reporter, after Some Trouble, Gets
Some References from film.
And Then Finds Out What Those Refer
ences HIRE to Say Of Him.

Our old friend Koons, Joe F., has turned up
again. The Inst time that he was. heard from
was about month ago, when he appeared bc-
fore Justice ScutlY in behalf Of his wife, VINO
had been sued by 4 cruel coal-dealer VINO wanted
pay for some coal. A few weeks prior to tlaat
koons had been heard from as friend and
partner of the Brsants, Of Newhal, and OF Dal-
ton, the frcc-luncheE. Now he turns up again
as Rooms Bros.,-who the Brothers arc no
BODY can tell, unless it be Bryant and the rest
OF the bows, and is trying to get 4 living
BIZ inducing agents to purchase his Century
Chart, his Egyptian puzzle, or some OF tue
other notions which he says he has on hana'-
The following document was handed to IuE
TRIBUNE a day. or 80 ago by gentleman OF this.
CITY, TO whom it had been sent by the propr1e-
tor Of the Colorado newspaper to which 1t was
addressed, with request that be find out WHO
Koous Bros. we're:
:: CHICAGO. Dec. 8, 1871
Manufacturers. of and dealers in Hardware Special
! ties and Novelties, koons patent Measuring
Valve Funnel improved gs,o,, glass 6utton,ole 5so
sior Domestic Watet-Filtcr, USED in sitIcs hay-
Chart" loo, ooo in use; Koons patent uorse. :s.
cight patents and copyrights under which ou9 i1
Foods are made Good wholesale and retail
local and travelling agents Nantc4 e'eFyWnctc.,
Inrrc profits. Any article for sale In the Unitcd
Rooms 10 and 20, 100 Washington stecet chl"
cago. ...
published throughout the United States yours is one
Of The many We have selected Believing it to 20
good medium for to advertise IN and circulate
ike to reach, vc herewith offer our - I'D :"
sSe sstes IS mouths s,,. ND az ,,5 T.
ance at the expiration Of contract .,
Insert IN your next issue aud send contract by re-
tnrn mail to be signed Also scna COPY o. napSr
during life OF c.,atract. We are, respeGctfnlly
yours, ,9,:..d nJusa nt1usi ssado
Chicago.
The advertisement incloscd In the letter was
as follows:
TO AGENTS.
r1{E CENTURY CHART.
4 1D0-Tear ALMANAC. whereby yon Gag asccf'atn
what day Of the week any day OF tue month y, OF
was or will be, from l70g to 1000, gu what day
you were born, on what day any event las ;5 taken
,lace or will take place. from l1lv 10 isoo ana
Of man. Every person will buy one; 81 also tae
great Egyptian puzzle. Sport FOR all. Either az,
e5 fse aosen Assns unted
and gents secure your town at once You can
make $50 per week. Send for sample: l o,,o.x
KooSs Bios. Novelty Deaiers,
100 md lU2 Washlnston-st.. ch1caso, Ill.
4 reporter vas sent out for the purpose OF
LOCATING THE FIRM,
and went first to No. 100 Washington street.
On the door of Room No. 10 was card TO
rent. - near BY Que or two other cards,-one OIL
which, contained notification that Rooms Bros.
& Co. had moved to Room 81, No. 126 Dearborn
street. and the other that 0. 6. Bryant could
be found in thu Exchange Block. Inquiry Of
nersons in the building resulted in the lniorula-
tion that the parties bad lett about Tie lst. OF
November. It would seem, however. that
Koon. still considers himself an occupant OF
Room 10, since his letter is dated Dec. s. The
reason for his quitting was the old
one. The landlord wanted money for
his premises. Q. 6, Bryant was tho
one who rented the room;* He had been located
there for more than year, and carried on the
business Of Z dealer In stencils. Failing to pay
rent. the landlord attempted to get us money
oupof the stuff in tue place, but hoons sud-
aud, going into bankruptcy, lett the landlord
out III the cold. or ~ ,,c
Dearborn street. There were people inside, but
no one responded to knoek mcDiH Pre- ~ ncc,. tut.
pants OF No. 26. They we're mysterious N tier
moycmcnts,-there were four or FIVE Of thena-.
always kept the door locked, auu "ouiue't even
let the lctrcr-carricr in. He brought aozen
vas in tic room when he knocked, no notice
wa taken OF It, aud he showed the letters under
the door. The agent OF the building said
Koons Bros. were the teuants' v hat thclr
business was he didn't know. Ihcv PAD
their rent and were we'll recommended: Que
man, who had gotten glimpse OF tic insiuc,
eaid there was lot Of stuff III there, but what.
It was he was unable TO say.
Rooms AT HOME.
If n
born street, Room 26, which an alle-bolcd man
could do III day VI two having proYea sa,2nt nnt
out tic dwelling Of Koons, or que
S Centre avenue. Having called at this place
at the supper hour, koons was sent out, aud ap-
nparcd in the form Of all aninnocent-lookHr Young
man, say 30 years Of agc, with remarkably Low
forehead aud short brown Wllskefs about his
fare It was q short conversations:
mir, Eoons friend OF mine on the Coiorddo
F1,,,ltr aud Li1e-Stock. Journal has received
proposal to do some advertising for you, ana NC
has asked Inc to look into your financial ability.
SO thought it hest to come straight TO you
and ask yor for some references; who tan yoti
name in this city for me to ask about Your re-
spo1sibj]ity?''
No. 81 Madison street; he knows us and KNOWS
That We are responsib]c." ,......
.sWho else; some man or 1lrm Ill Tue 1hercan-
tile b11siuess!"
- Frazer & StnalIcy, the printers, know us;
yo,, could ask them, or Bassett; he Is another
printer" ,,,,
s:'Tiiose are all you remember, arc thcr!"
.1Oh, We do not have any business IN the city,
and have no connections here" :.
Well, never mind; I will call on these men,"
and the visitor took out Ale5srs hoons' circular
t., inseyhe the nan1cs on it, wticn Mr.. Rooms
kindly assisted him and wrote the names IN q