Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-05-18
JUST %S9,0O0,OO0.
Harrison r. Pickle Creates a Little
Diversion With Wheels, About
Town This Morning.
Makes Demand On Business Men
For Sums Ranging From $1,000
to $e,oO0,Ooo.
Will Be Sent to the Asylum To-
Morrow-News Items About
the City.
A Pretty Pickle.

A Pretty Pickle.
Harrison r. Pickle is again in custody
of the authorities, and will be taken
back to the jamestown asylum by Sher-
if Donnelly tomorrow. Mr.. Pickle was
in the asylum for q brief time last sum-
mer, because of the pleasant little con-
ceit that he was the Lord God, omnpio-
tent, of that district of earth in which
Bismarck is located, and that he was,
also, supreme over the numerous other
lord gods of various other districts. Mr..
Pickles unauthorized assumption Of
lordship would not have been resented
by the local authorities, had he kept his
professions Of deity to himself. But he
insisted upon impressing the fact upon
his neighbors, to such an oppressive ex-
tent, that they became alarmed, made
complaints, and Pickle was confined for
a time in the asylum, in the hope that
he might be cured of his conceits.
He was released, not long after his
confinement in the asylum. During his
stay there, he behaved himself after a
sane fasblon-didn not protest his supreme
ru%lership, and the authorities concluded
his was but a temporary mental aberra-
ton, and allowed him to return home.
Since his discharge, he has passed a on
siderable portion of his spare time in the
city, and although there was a strange
ness in his demeanor, and at times an
insane glitter in his eye, he has not Civ
en- away to any violent demonstrations
of insanity until this morning, when the
wheels in his head began to revolve
again.
When Mr.. Pickle arose this morning,
he made up his mind he must have a few
millions Of dollarC to do business with
during the day. He was a little worried
as to the best manner of securing the
desired sum, as he had no bonds or
stocks which were convertible into ready
cash to the extent of a million or two.
He finally decided to to call upon some
of his friends, and he made his way
down the street, in quest of the desired
millions. Joseph Hare's face seemed to
awaken some recollection in Pickles
confused intellect, and he stopped Mr..
Hare, with a mild request for So, 000,0 600.
II just want you to return that s9,000,-
600 you borrowed in 49," said Pickle,
carelessly, "as I need it to do business
with. If I don't get it, I'll destroy the
world tonight, 80 you'd better give it to
me-" g
Although a little taken back at the
demand, Mr.. Hare realized at once that
Pickle had 'em again, and he temporized.
He told Pickle he couldn't give him the
whole 100000 just then, but he'd
raise part of it, and give it to him in the
afternoon. Business had been slack in
the morning. he said, and his receipts
had been just q little short of 100000,
and would Mr.. Pickle call in the after
noon he would be accommodated.
This seemed to satisfy Pickle, for he
went off in quest Of another loan. The
next man he met was Alex Fromme, and
he tackled him for $3.50, which he said
Fromme had borrowed from him. 1T
I don't get it in an hour" he warned
MI. Fromme, "Ill have your life, or
you'll have mine."
In the meantime, a complaint was
lodged against Pickle, and Sheriff Don
nelly, armed with a warrant, met Pickle
on the corner by the First National
bank. The sheriff told him some per-
sons wanted to see him on business
Pickle smelt a rat, and said, cody, that
he'd be ID if he believed he'd 60
Sheriff Donnelly grappled with him and
with the aid Of one or two bystanders
overpowered him, although he Struggled
fercely. And SO, Mr.. Pickle, the lord god,
withhis 100000 still unsecured, was
ignominiously bundled into a dray, and
taken off to Jail, to prevent his doing OF
mischief, as his insanity was pronounced
enough to render him very ugly.
The insanity board is considering
Pickles case this afternoon, and will
doubtless commit him to the asylum.
Accepts the Call.
The members of the Baptist church
here are pleased that their call of Mr.,