The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-12-20
THE PARTY AT HOOLICAN'S
now TIN FOOLED THE SHERIFF
AND GAVE A NO Ut.

and Hooiican Decided te give n Farewell
sprsad-why TIm suddeniy Moved TO y
Bigger House for One Night on1y.
"Dld I know Tim Hoolicanf Well. you might
AAwell ask old Commodore Kittson's ghost IL
the original trader on the Red River Of tho
North knew how to get the best Of a Blackfoot
buck in a pelt DEAL" said the Colonel, replying
to n youngster fresh from his frat trip over tho
Canadian Pacific to Calgary.
The listeners were only too glad to have the
Colonel drawn into q reminiscent yarn about
his experiences In tho Northwest, so they set
tied back In their chairs and let him cut loose.
He has been n pine land explorer and was ono
of the first Americans to delve into the wild
country between Lake Superior and Lake Of
the Woods when hints of It's richness in timber
and minerals first cropped out; he has assisted
at tho birth OF . score of frontier boom towns.
has been the tail-ender In the funeral process
sions of those self-samo mushroom communities,
and is ready for mvre experiences of the same.
ayes, indeed. l knew Tim Hoolicau.' said the
Colonel, and q gamer man in any adventure
or q nervier loser in any kind of q busines deal
Tnever met between San Antonio and Victoria.
l first met Tim in the Bodegs on st. James
street, Montreal, on my return from q hunting
trip with some friends In the Fish and Game
Club. II l had been told that Mr.. Hoolican was
the Governor l should have accepted
the statement as Gospel truth, for he looked the
part. and there wasn't q bigger well in any of
the clubs in Montreal.
h"But. to toll tho honest truth, Hoolican wac
at that time running q jewelry auction snap
down near the Post ONCE. and ono night, under
the influence OF his eloouence. l passed up some
good American money and stocked up in the
jewelry line until l felt fitted to ait behind a
faro layout in Phillipsburg or any other Mon
tanR mining camp. As an auctioneerT Tim could
charm money out OF the pockets OF q miser. AS
II story teller he had few equals In those days.
and with him money vas useful only for what
It would do for his friends.
when l next met the Montreal auctioneer
we were in Fargo or Crookston, sidetrackcd,
during q blizzard. l was one OF n small party
of Fasteners on their way north to the land of
| promise, Manitoba. My last trip n%orthward
had been made in a Red River cart, our destina-
tion being Fort Garry. a place of q few hun
dred whites. q lot of half breeds. q garrison,
and n Hudson Bay station. The Canadian Pa
clhc Railway, under it's enormous grant from
tho Dominion Government, had built its line
from ST. Vincent, on the Minnesota line. north
to Fort Garry. then rechristened Winnipeg, and
immigrants were pouring in by the thousand"
THAT was the opening Of what will always
be known as the Manitoba land BOOM" re-
sponded the veteran In answer to q question.
"Hoolican and our party were soon chummy.
He knew the ropes, and whom we got to tho
frontier. with his aid we escaped any unpleas-
ant delays such as might have been occasioned
by close examination OF our baggage by Gus
toms officials. Tim. l had every reason to be-
lievc. was going up into the new country to
dispose Of q lot Of jcwelry and diamonds. Ac-
cording to all reports there was nothing but
money in Winnipeg. and dead loads of dollars
were arriving there every day from the States
and Lower Canada, or In the hands of young
Britons sent out for their health.
The thermometer was lowering around zero
which had suddenly acquired a population Of
s 81, r .h9usA1 nd and The Plaese was lii literally a
sa'S waste, .en' Within, thin t tTfena HoUl'' hou rs1 Alter nS !t ons
arrival 'Hoolican's place was open at the Juno
n Iisn qs IN Hu 5w9 PBr aT clerks sf isnS sb sna rs sa :
turers, and tourists were unaer the spell OF his
hypnotic glance caressins smile. and smooth
as well known as English Billy's tavern. where
American oysters,ata dollar a. ozsn-sttIaote
was soon everybody's friend and ono OF the So
called solid men OF tho town; During the two
souls. all told. sprang into a city OF 5000 in
ha6itants. no grass grew under Tim Hool!can's
advantage of the land craze. and I never vet
have seen his equal in the wonderful game Of
The Colonel filled his pipe, and continued:
shall ever forget how Tim electrified his
centres as brandon. Regina. and Portage Ia
Prairiel Tho iron had not been laid TO those
! tOWnS, marx you. DuL Inc Town sizes nau Deen
plotted and Tins melliiuous voice did the rest.
Why. the boomers couldn't get their bids In fast
saPGeh 30 @ ssbisiy that ste msn s ceSId 80. ssIl h as $500 .
corner lot on q mirage. and the buyer could sec
' MSel sT 5sss. be- ssr Safl,. rG iIiPs tint into . %stri'S %aal .hrs
go on record as laying that he would do any
be Sod Ia on ~. : l and deal lei A., A. .%ue aS.t. but n Of eOT WSi,d II
mouth on the Port Arthur division OF the G.
his listeners en .e What ae' shs dickens inaesf il 2 musk Iu se q
"A muskeg is just nothing with 2 false cover
covered with moss. and 70 a man who hasn't
been over the ground a muskeg on q man looks
Seii!rk and the saska,cbewan At any rate
during the craze for land. when every train
mont of SPECTATORS, the boomers ran out
Of town sites, and they threw the
s @d', Snde9 The R hammer on at H Hoe @aTti Just as Is
readily as Main street lots In the booming city:
il they licked, why. we were all too Busy 70 listen
TO complaints. All a kicker had to do In those
rom rom @ a tra .G m asf h hhs h II hs s'r wantsd w ! ,o" 1snd 1oS
and Is sell him the musEsg bargain At an advance:
"a Aa SO ness or A m,n hard ssA fss,in me TO o spest o. sha there
ba uAnd and Ii% aId j%'ss b tS0s 6 mo9sy ,I IN Tst II a both +
away. According to the prevailing fashions in
dressed man in Manitoba. And Tim could
feet in height. weighed about 200 pounds. was
straight as any Of tho Indians out at the Reser-
tier life his complexion had not lost any Of It's
freshness. With black eyes. curling black
hair and a mustache which did not conceal
a handsome mouth and q devil may-care
smile. Tim Hooiican didn't LOOK out
of place as the dandy of the Fort.
And generous! Dozens OF fair soubrettes who
found their way from ST. Paul up to bleak Win
nipeg and played in the old theatre over the old
City Hall departed for the States with heel
reaching sealsktns. the gifts OF the good hearted
auctioneer. Boys who got strapped up at
f. Honest Bob Shaw's faro game always found a
stake when they touched Tim, and the bar
keepers at the Queens Hotel united In saying
that as n wine:opener he led all that crowd
which made Winnipeg, for twoscore months,
the Mecca OF wine agents. liquor dealers, and
barmaids.
OF course. when the bottom dropped out of
Hoolican got caught with the rest of US who
had STAYED too long. Tbs last night of the crazo
was u WHO ore: ! nave never seen such scenes