Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-11-15
THINKS IT A HOAX.
Charley Gurley Sends the Check Re
Gently Found Here to Mrs.
G. "A. Custer.
She Is Pleased to Be Remembered,
But Does Not Think the Check
Genuine.
Gurley Gossips Of Men and Things
Deeply Interesting to Bismarck
Readers.
WASHINGTON Cry. Nov. 4, 1895.

WASHINGTON CITY, o 4, 1895.
Ed. TRIBUNE: Under date Of Septem-
Der II last, your MI. Jewell forwarded
to me a check which had been found on
the streets Of Bismarck, which check
was drawn to the order of "Gen. G. A.
CUSTER for the sum of S $500. Mr..
Jewell requested that I forward the
same to Mrs. Custer, along with his
letter giving details. I did send the
papers to her, and herewith give you
her acknowledgment:
1875 East 2lst Street.
New York City, Oct. IS, 1895.
MY DEAR MIR. GuRLEY: l am so much.
obliged to you for your kind interest in the
check found in Bismarck, and forwarded
to me by you and Mr.. Jewell. How genu-
inc it did look But it was, 1 fear, the work
of some j%oke,loving person. The presi.
dent Of the Second National bank of st.
Paul had the books examined nineteen
years back. There was no Smith of those
initials who had ever had an account there.
Captain Raymond of Minneapolis, form
erly OF Bismarck, is not satisfied, and is
looking further. But l had no faith in its
genuintness from the first. = y
Very truly yours,
ELIZABETH B. CUSTER.
l presume that the TRIBUNE has heard
from Mrs. Custer, acknowledging her
appreciation of it's kindly offices in this
matter. No matter if the check has
been proven a hoax. Suppose it had
been genuine. Who can tell the magni-
tude Of pleasure it would have given to
all concerned, had the st. Paul bank
honored the ''scrap of paper" found by
one Of Bismarck's "old-timers'-Mike
Francis.
l notice that Braithwaite has again
had a decision in his favor-in the long
pending steamboat suit. I would like
some M to inform me how many times
a man must have a verdict in his favor
before he a be said to have won. If
I am not mistaken, B%raithwaite has had
decision upon decision in his favor, and
yet, every now and then the case 'bobs
up serenely" in some of your courts.
Give him the belt-he has won it.
After reading your item concerning
Farmer Wallace's suggestion, that the
drying up Of your lakes and streams was
due to the destruction of the beaver, I
exclaimed: "Hurrah for the Farmer!
He's right again." In this connection,
l relate the following for the benefit of
my old friends:
AT the post of Fort Sully, back in the
early seventies, was stationed General
W. The said general was telling
one day of the sport he had that morn
ing had with the hounds, and was dwell
ing particularly upon the good points of
isfavorite hound. "Why," said he, "that
hound sighted a beaver a few moments
ago, and SO hard did he press him that
the beaver climbed a tree!'" Some
young second lieutenant here broke in
and said: my, general, beavers can't
climb trees"! my boy" said the old
warrior, "that beaver had to climb a
tree. My hound was after him!'
Please convey to w. A. Dillon my con
CALCULATIONS upon his enlistment in the
army Of the Benedicts. Only two of the
old bachelor crowd have remained loyal
Capt. John Barr and myself.
CHARLES L.. GURLEY.