Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-09-18
Fleeing the Farmers.

"Here's a notice of note pvs mo-
10 pay that had much rather USE ~
choke "A Chicago dude with, said an
angry farmer Yesterday, rs he started
of toward the bank with the piece 90
paper rolled up with hundred aud
twenty dollars with which TO redeem
the note.
What's a Chicago dude got to do
with itP''
"A good deal I've got to pay this
$l20 and interest at. per cent
month for six months for about $50
worth of cloth. But I'm not alone.
There's comfort in that Misery does
love company. IT shows that fellow
isn't the only fool in the world, which
furnishes more consolation TO me than
you might think.
"Oh, YOU want to know about this
Chicago fellow, do your Well, last
summer and fall the fellow came here
from Chicago TO sell "A lot OF goods
belonging 10 a busted dry goods iirm
He didn't sell the stuff in Denver, but
went among the farmers. He had the
glbbest tongue ! ever heard wag. and
he was actually the best and mo t ac-
commodating fellow ] ever saw.
"A peddler would starve to death,
out in our neighborhood, but this
pesky sinner sold a lot of goods TO
every one of my neighbors. He car
ried large amount OF cloth with him,
and went through the same pro-
gramme everywhere he went. | re-
member perfectly well how be con.
ndenced me. He had a large amount
of cloth, and said he was agent for an
immense stock of bankrupt goods. He
got me and my folks 10 look at them.
and told us he could let US have them
at wholesale prices, and that set of
tailors were following him, and would
make up the goods without extra cost
to us, so we could get our clothing at
about half the usual price. Not only
that. He didn't care for the money
now. That could be paid IN two or
three or six months, just rs wished
about it. There never had been such
a glorious chance to save few dollars
The goods were evidently very cheap
He showed me how much they had
been marked down.
II got enough for complete suit for
each of the boys, and additional goods
until my bill reached $40 Then he
brought out book full of blank notes
and filled one out for me To sign ex.
planning all the time that he liked TO
accommodate people. Then he paid
me % cents for dinner. say ing that he
would not beat; he charged me for
his goods and wanted To pay for mine.
He was the best fellow YOU ever saw.
But the tailor didn't come. talk
ed the matter over with my neighbors
and we investigated and found that
we had got about one-third the worth
of our money. We also found that
the notes we gave were such that we
would be compelled TO pay them.
They had been prepared with an eye
to an emergency like this. We couldn't
find our glib friend he had endorsed
the notes over to his firm. and gone TO
new pastures green. The notes were
left with one of our home banks, and
the last sinner of us have had TO pay,
he never accepted note except where
it was backed by property. Over
twenty farmers that | know of have TO
pay soon, and every one of them were
swindled. have heard of more than
q hundred of the notes, and suppose
that they represent but a small part OF
the frauds operations. You can put
it down that the next agent that
comes along will meet with anything
but IA lucrative business apd -"
nounce the swindle at the bank. a.
cuse that honorable institution with
standing in with the Chicago dude.
and to pay the note. --DenUer (Cot)
Times