The Osceola times., 1886-12-11

|ehost } u sLightning Tooih Pullsr'
md : Conqueror Of Psin," together
with HE = bss ,tiful steamboat
and Minstrel troupe, mentioned ia
our last - having captured the town
left very precipitatedly last Monday
might, In order to prevent being cap.
turs6 IN return "Ccbro /" had rep.
resented himself ~ travelling IN the
interest Of the Drug 6rm Of Meyer
Brshers. Of St. Louis, advertising
the arm snd intrducing'a Mexican
Llninsnt and the Queen Of the Mea-
dow, ~ certain cure for all the ills
that the human Acsh 10 heir TO-" the
Minstrel show, tooth pulling and the
steamboat racket being the bats to
attract the crowds and capture the
suckers; stating positively that he
bad no desire or intention Of inter-
fsring with the practice Of the local
physicians or dentist. A few pre-.
scrip,ions, how@ver, which were gil.
cd and on flo st the drug stores in
town, proved conclusively that be
had not kept good faith; and ~ the
laws Of Arkansas provides that in
order to practice Medicine, . pbysi.
oian must first stand an examination
before the board Of County Medical
Examiners, and obtain . certificate
from the County Clerk, under pen
atty Of heavy fine, . warrant was
issued t,r bis arrest, and placed in
tho han,is Of an officer, who proceed
I'd n execute ito mandate, but The
wiley Cebro anticipated such III
event, aud kept in hiding while his
= beautiful little steamboat" UNDER
went humilisting search, and thus
escaped ~ successfully play his lit
tic game on thu denixens of the val
ley below sr We hsvo reason to be
lieve that the firm Of Meyer Brothers
ofSt. Louis, hava never heard of this
fsAtivc sooth-puller, - their firm
nsmc is studiously kept of Of his
printed posters, wrappers and labels
which encloscs his so.callcd cure.all
remedies.
"A young gentleman, belonging
to one If the proiessions, and who
has been here but short time, con-
cluded to leave town and seek new
ksld for the display Of his genius
snd ability. Somewhere about mid
night, last Sunday, in order not to
disturb the neighbors, he quietly let
bic traps down through . window in.
% . vehicle Which be had previously
hirsd for the occasion. His extra
precautions however, were tho means
Of arousing the suspicious Of his
landlord, with whom he had neglect.
I'd to settle balance due Tor board.
Like . ghost, tho landlord appeared
upon the scene just 10 tho wagon
started fr tho landing. 1t didn't
matter that the confederate in charge
OF tho baggage claimed II A. his own,
and exhibited . sham bill Of sale,
The traps we're seized and held, and
the departure Of the would.be
town jumper ives postponed. The
next day he was, from the nature OF
surrounding circumstances, compel.
cd 10 settle with bis landlord, and
numerous o,l,~r business men fr,m
whom he had received favors in the
way Of p<cuniarv assistance. Az he
seems truly psnitsn., and sxpresse,
| Z determination to redeem himself
HE name is withheld. The people
of Ososola are oppossd To inn"va'
tions of this sort, and II sojourncr'
! are not satisfied with the town or III
people, and desire to leave, there Il
no reason, or necessity to sneak of
without, st least, bidding the people
an affecsionats farewell, and At th'
same time afford them III opportuni
ty 10 wish the departing . "Go'
speed"