Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-01-14
-
SPEAKING OF CALL.
Here Are Two Specimens That Stand
Well to the Front.

"It's the smart fellow who gets along
these days" said one of band of gem
tlemen sitting in the lobby of the Ia
coma hotel. while talking with Taco
ma Ners man. "The smartest fellow
that can recall made his mark down
in Minnesota. He was out OF work
and was going about the country leis-
urely seeking employment and taking
every precaution TO guard against find
ing a job. Yes, he was q tramp. He
had been knocking through the coun-
try in all aimless manner. He hadn't
penny and he had missed drink for
twenty-four hours. One very warm
day early in the fall he was passing
through q wheat belt in the state re-
ferred TO. There were acres and acres
of land covered with fine wheat which
grew as thick as the land would per-
NIT. The tramp had not lost all APP
probation Of a good thing when he
saw it, and so he leaned against the old
dilapidated wooden fence, gazing with
unconcealed admiration on the big
wheat crop. He also had something
else in mind besides admiration, as
subsequent developments proved.
He rested awhile and then resumed
his journey. He made it point to
institute inquiries about the owner OF
the field of wheat and succeeded in
ascertaining that the wheat covered
about six square miles of land and
that the owner lived at the northeast
corner OF his property and had gone
to town on business which would de-
90. l. .l slA.
was about fourteen miles north from
the farmers residence. and tho tramp
was at the other extreme end of the
property. A mile down the road was
small station which was only in use
during the shipping season. Eight
miles farther south was telegraph
office, which was also located at the
junction of the main line of the North
ern Pacific railroad. Thither went the
tramp and soon he had message GO
ing over the telegraph wires. Next
day there was a small army Of
men at work in the wheat field and car
after carload was taken away. The
little branch railroad was all sc-
tivity. The tramp superintended the
work and.-well, before the farmer re-
turned home the tramp had sold nil
the wheat and cleared cut with for.
tune
Il heard of fellow just like that
tramp" said John $. Barnes, The we'll
known manager Of the Portland Base
Ball club, who was one OF the trio.
@There was fellow who kept large
gents furnishing store on Broadway
in New York city, who resided in
Brooklyn. One night, after all the
! clerks had 65Dsy:oa, the p-oTr:e:c.
closed his place and went to his home.
About half an hour after he had de-
parted a neatly dressed man opened
the store and turned on all the electric
lights and uncovered all the goods.
Then he rung fer messenger boy and
while the kid was gone he placed an
auction flag over the door. The mes
| senger boy returned with man who
took position behind the counter
with the first man. Both laid aside
their hats snd coats and stuck pens
behind their ears, and then they were
ready for business. A big brass bell
was turned oyer to the messenger boy
and he was sent outside To ring the
bell and draw trade to the store. Ii
was great scheme and 1t worked, too.
Before midnight everything in the
store was sold. This Is fact. No
joke. This actually occurred
His three auditors merely nodded
their heads.