Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-07-22
THE JOKE ON HOEFLICH.
HOW JOHN MACKEY EFT AL. HAD SOME FUN AT
A GUESTS EXPENSE-THE REMARKABLE
LEAP MADE BY CARSON VALLEY
GRASSHOPPER-SPORT For THE
OPERATORS.

Some weeks ago John Mackey was sitting
in the Could l. Curry office reading about the
| dumping Frog of Calaveras," when the idea
occurred to him that some sort of a trick like
that would be a splendid thing to ring In on
Maurice Hos fich the mining expert. Hoefilch
is about the office COED deal, and whenever
he takes luach with Mackey is Stare to get III
some sort of "a dispute and offer to make bet
Mackey don't like betting and frowns it down,
unless he thinks people are trying to bluff
him. At last he determined to cure Heetlicb
of his habit and began to watch him good
deal to determine where the weak spot in his
armor lay.
| HE FINDS PLACE.
| One day he saw Hoefch on the steop play
! ing with all enormous grasshopper which he
was learning to jump. Hoefchs grasshopper
could jump twenty three feet, and 1T wash
long before he remarked to Mackey-
I'm bed tive dollar dot you cand find a
hinsect to peet him.
Mackey bet ten dallars that he could beat
it and Hoefich raised him twenty dollars at
once. The bet was closed at these figures
and Mackey said he would have the hopper
there in Il day or SO. He then seat trusted
emmssary down to Carson Valley to secure
"a contestan. for the winged steed Of Hoctilch
HUNTING A HOPPER
The man spent nearly week rowing around
Carson Valley catching hoppers. He finally
sent an official report to Mackey: Stating that
he had caught over three thousand grasshep-
peers and put them through their PAGES. The
best gait any one of them had Was ia feet.
He doubted if bigger jumper could be Sc
cured. On receipt of the letter the Bonanza
Prince telegraphed to the man to bring him
up anyway. The next day he arrived with
about dozen hoppers from Farmer Treadway s
room like Vanderbildt would stable his stud |
Each hopper occupied cigar box, and every |
morning they We're taken out and put through |
their PAGES. 1t was impossible, however, to
get one to jump over Is feet, although all
sorts of invigorating diet was given them.
FOUND AT LAST.
Mr. Mickey was in dlspair but one morn
ing hopper shifted at bottle of ammonia on
the table and Immediately skipped thirty feet
After making few experiments it was found
that one sniff of ammoniS so enlivened the
hoppers that they made jamps that were almost
Incredible. Next day Mackey announced 10
Hostiich that he was ready for the match. The
expert was on hand at the Gould d Curry
office at o'clock, an hour before the time,
with his pet hopper. Not finding Mr.. Mackey
in he sat down in his stu iy and there noticed
the bottle of ammonia While he was exam
ming it Bridget, the old faithful domestic of
The Gould & Curry house came in with,
Don't be techin' thatnumonia Mr. Hvfick.
It's to make Mr.. Mackey's hoppers sprightly.
Bedad l behave by the robes of Saint Patrick
le's cut O his snces since the pump broke at
he north ind"
Hoefich pumped the domest &c and soon
new all about Mackey's game 2
STRATEGY BY HoEFLICH. a
A light broke Oh Hoe fitch, and grabbing the n
ot:le he rushed up town to Perkinss drug %
tore, threw away the ammonia and ordered e
filled With choroform. In ten minutes lie
'as back, and leaving the bottle where he
ound it got out of the place as fast as he -,
ould. Mackey soon arrived with half dozen
mining Superintendent he had invited up to
ee him have some fun with Hoefch
HOEFLICH MAKES HIS GAME.
They were hardly rested before Hyefi Gu
,me in with the hopper III a cigar box under tn
is arm. A
81 wash Hectic late Mr. Mackey, bat I'm hi
ere NIT de hobber and de coin. pa
He laid down his money, which was
,omptly covered
ANY body else want to pet 2 VA
Joe Stewart laid down 500 oh
John Kelly put up $50 Oh
Warren Sheridan stepped in for $500. III
Hank Smith wanted like amount.
Sam Jones only had $50, but he put it up Sb
Then few got into the corner of the room &c
d concluded it was shame to rope Hoefiich bo
that way, and finally agreed to give the he
1ney back after they won it. Mackey then
ntered Hoe fitch to raise the pot 100 shares
Union Con. Hoefich wrote All order Oh vac
, broker and remarked: SiA
sDares no limits to de bets shentlemen; CIV
C. in sb4aks -"
Nearly every man doubled his bet, and
IN Maokey got behind Sam Jones and let ceI