The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-15


From the New York sun.
, .r5re of a Dakota court and an old
inner man from Chicago met in the
.-rau house, New York, the other day.
a.. men simultaneously spoke of the big
~ came of poker that was ever played
- Dakota. The newspaper man suisse
-r.r... told a reporter the story:
ps.. I'M the sos when the northern por-
49,, the territory of Dakota was hardly
30 than a bleak waste Of uncmtivated
-..,rf the town of Pemblna was founded
:. roos Stutsman. Stutsman was a man
~ r.r.8rkable for his eccentricities as he
was for his physical deformity He emil
a..-ai To Dakota from the huckleberry
T..rt- of Connecticut and located in
the gr..r Red river valley, while he filed
ar5 nrayed upon 800 acres of land, which
~.as fine ground on which Pembina now
stands.
sr-,nan had the head and body of a
mani but his legs were hardly more than
4 foat long, and he was unable to travel
without the aid of two short and power
mi rru.ches He was a shrewd, Calcula-
TING ff low, and soon became recognized
i5a5sr among the handful of emigrants
who had taken up their place in his
rairbborhOod AS a political diplomat he
never had an equal in the territory. For
fanr consecutive sessions he was chair
man of the council in the upper branch of
+he territory legislature, and the
old warehouses; who Weathered the DO
ftical battles in the early days in the
farlitorv. when the old story-and-a-half
4 sbanty in Tankton that did humble duty
as capitol building rang as often with
The report of Il revolver as with the voice
of hW-maker, to-day testify to the
ability of Stutsman as parliamentaran.
Cr1tsnau died in 1880. He was buried in
fine lonely cemetery on the hillside half a
mile north Of Pembina- The only mOnu-
ment to his memory is the county of
Stu.sman.
Smtsman was one of the most famous
draw-poker players in the territory. He
numbered among his close friends piO-
pcer named Judd La Moure, who owned
line of stage coaches running between
Grand Forks and Pembina. The advent
of the railroads killed Judd's coach line
finally, and he settled down into a profit
able grocery business in Pembina These
two men played the stiffest game of polk
cr that was ever played in the territory.
it was in 1862. The game was played in
the old Levee hotel in Yankton, and it
Mstei from 10 O'Clock Friday evening I'M
I'll o'clock Sunday morning.
THE LEGISLATURE ADJOURNED.
The game created public interest, and
during its progress the people of the
town assembled in the hotel and watched
the two men as they fought like bulldogs
Over the piles of red, white and blue
checks. The legislature was in session at
time and Sf1tCrq11r1 Hz-ae
chairman of the council, refused to leave
tae game, that branch of the legislature
adjourned until the following Monday,
and the members watched the game to
the finish. When the game started, Col
Alexander Mckenzie, a, sheriff of
Bureigh county, and Mai Edwards
editor of the Fargo Argus, took a
hand, but after a few hours russell
with no change in their fortune, they
dropped out and left the battle to Suits
: man and La MOure. Early in the game
the former's luck was wonderfully good,
and he played with recklessness that
j surprised everyone. Later on the tide
turned against him. and the chips began
to flow in the direction of La Moure, who
sat with his slOuched hat pulled down
over his eyes watching every move of his
opponent
Slowly but surely Stutsman's chips
went over to La MOure's side of the table
and, york what trick or artifice he would.
he could not turn them back. Matters
went this way until past midnight of Sat
rdaN when Stutsman threw two $50
bit.S On the pile of chips in the center of
tne table and called 500 bet made by
L2Aourc, SJutsman held a king full on
queens, and he felt sure that the rot was
1 ms, but when La MOure threw down his
carts there were four deuccs, and Suits
man, gritting his teeth, exclaimed:
% it, Judd, the devil himself could
not beat you tonight. I'm broke You've
got my last dollar"
Can't help it Stutt: it came my way
and had to rake it in. replied Judd, as
he showed big roll of Stutsman's money
IL his pocket
oJ1tsman eyed the roll enviously, and
lusg as 1t went out of sight, he struck the
table with his fist and said:
Judd, tell you what I'll do. You've
won 93's51 of my money. If yOull put
eo>o0 more with it I'll stake the town
SIJeoI Fcmbina against you and will play
l.l /, IN d lump, to win or to lose at one
20 YOU mean it," asked Judd.
iou bet | do, " replied Stutsman.
q, All right, it's 30, - said Judd, as he
I't" down 5000 in bills and drew a
cles5 for s. 600 to make up the balance.
@. MY word is good, amt it Judd ~ asked
0,'t,sliah, looking across the table.
As good as gold" replied Judd.
1.r men, continued Stutsman, "if lose
-, u oeed You 800 acres in the center of
tAe town Of Pembina.
CARDS DEALT FACE UP.
me men shook hands. According to
II5fto4ent the hand was to be dealt by
Il. Il. Williams Of PiSmarrlx the sneaker.
o. the house of representatives. the cards
w De -l-r--l, ~ q. ,..-