Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-06-05
LIFE IN DAKOTA.
How N Plucled Goose Proposes TO Oct
Even with tho World.


Even with the World.
We stopped over Sunday at Yank-
ton, Oak. camping just above town,
near the Missouri river. We went to
n hotel for dinner. and aftcrward lgot
quito well acquainted with man who
was boarding there, who said that his
namc was Parsonby. He was slightly
seedy in appearance, and very COM
municativc.
"They may say what they please
about Dakota being such n remarkable
country to got rich in." said Parsonby,
"but haven't found it that way so
far"
What business have you been IMP"
"Pvc had my money invested in
stock companies mostly" he replied.
when | came out here six months
ago / brought $l0.0 with me.
wanted to put it where tho returns
would be sure. II not large, so Hooked
around for stock in some Legitimate
enterprises managed by prominent
and conservative men,"
"Wcro you misled in making your
investments, Mr. parsonbyP"
"Some-Iput it mild. What fooled
me was tho titles of tho officers of the
companies. Stock in firc-insurance
company was oflcrcl me, and when l
saw there was n General at the head
of 1t, Colonel for vice-president, an
honorable for treasurer, and four
Judges on the board of directors, |
took $1,000 of it. Tho company
busted higher than Gilderoy's kite
early the next week. In the mean
time l had put another $1,000 in n
gold-mining company with a Senator
for president a Major for vicc-presi-
dent, another honorable for secretary,
and board of dircc' ors consisting of
one Commodore and six judges.
have since discovered that the COM
pany doesn't even own any land to
sink n shaft on. Shortly after my
attention was attracted 10 railroad
company with a Governor for
president and no other officers
lower than Major. and so
l put in $1,000. 1t was only few
days ago that / found out that tho
company had busted over week
before bought tho stock Then a
Judge, who was treasurer of.a lifc-in-
suran CO company. introduced himself
and showed mo that his company had
an cx-foreign Minister for president.
and n professor, two Captains, and tho
rest judges for the board of directors,
and / put in another 81. 900; but he
ran away to Canada with my money
and never got my stock, which was
no matter. howevcr-the company has
since gonc up, l then turned to n
town-sitc company. with an ex-Cabinet
officer for president, Senator for
treasure, and board of directors con-
sistng of seven straight judges, and
bought block of stock for 81, 500.
paid $500 assessments during the sum-
mer. and ten days ago found out 1t
was a fraud. shall not bring suit
against it, rs understood 1t would bs
tried before one of tho judges ON the
board of directors. Miscellaneous in
vcsimcnts in an improvement company
oflicored exclusively by Lieutenant-
Governors, in n hail insurance COM
pnny managed by four Generals and
four Senators, and in silver mining
company under the control of ninc
men with different titles, ranging
from Admiral TO Lieutenant. took the
balance of my money. 1t has been
expensive. but believe it has taught
mo n lesson.
Then you are not discouraged. Mr..
ParsonbyP'
mo. sir" he replied, as lie arose
and smoothercd III, wrinkles out of his
pantaloons and threw back his shoul-
drrs; mo. sir. am not. You behold
before you, my dear sir. Governor
Pursonby, late General Parsonby, aud
candidate for Senator president and
treasurer of the Dakota Territorial
Cyclone Insurance Company, capital
81. 900. 900, shares from 81 to $500. ac-
cording to the s,ze of tho pile of the
inventory! Just you wait couple Of
weeks till the fall rush of Eastern capt.
talists looking for Investments begins,
and If you don't see old Ben Parsonby
get back that $40. 900 then. Pm goat. ="
e H. Cdrr,ah. in Chicago Tribune.