The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-29
HOTEL AND CORRIDOR.

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Will Browning told a good drummer
story last evening to a group of friends,
and as the victim is out of town, it
may be safe to repeat it. The story,
about as he told it, is as follows:
There is good story told Of Gin
cinnati drummer who was recently IN
| town, and as snake stories are in order
at this time of the year, this one is
| timely 1t appears that the aforesaid
! drummer has but recently mastered
the art of riding the bike and being
an athletic young man, was very much
infatuated with the sport, never losing
an opportunity to display his agility,
so in a short time he became quite an
expert rider. Liberty park was the
scene of his adventure. Mr.. Drummer
was bumped over his handlebars in
the most approved fashion, going at a
2:40 gait, when suddenly there appeared
in the road what he supposed to be a
piece of rope, which he passed over
and thought no more of until he began
TO notice a perceptible drag on the
machine. He looked back to locate the
cause, and to his horror beheld the sup
posed rope, which turned out to be a
gigantic 'rattler, firmly attached to
his rear wheel. 1t seems that his
snakeship had resented being run over
by the scorcher, and had turned and
fastened his fangs in the soft tire and
was unable to withdraw them, and so
was taking ride behind the would-be
racer. The cyclist being greatly
alarmed put on a magnificent burst of
speed and reeled off what he says was
a hot sprint of about five miles, and at
the end of said sprint felt relieved of
his extra passenger He diSmounted,
being thoroughly exhausted, and made
an investigation. He discovered that
in his wild burst of speed he had en-
tirely worn the snakes body away
with the exception of it's head, which
was still fastened to the tire. He re
moved the head and retains it as a
memento of his thrilling experience
also as proof of the truth of his mar
rative He says the only inconveni-
ence he experienced, besides the scare,
was the walk home, for on removing
the snakes head from the tire he dis
covered that its fangs had punctured
it. He further says that hereafter he
is going to be mighty careful what he
takes before he goes out riding; or
else he is going to be very careful
where and how he rides if he does take
anything"
You know Mortimer, the Chicago
salesman" said Al Birtch in the Tenn
pleton last evening We'll, 1 heard a
good one on him the other day that
might tell you. It's a little old now,
and perhaps you've heard it, but any
way. hera goes. Sometime ago Nor
tinez was doing Kansas and one even
ing he struck a small town where he
had lust one customer. 1t was late
when he reached the village and about
midnight when he arrived at its only
hotel.
After knocking and shaking the door
for some time, the landlord came down
and let him in.
when he got up next morning,
breakfast was not ready, but the good
humored landlord smilingly said: 'Ev-
erybody is sick about the house. You
are the only guest, so [ didn't get
breakfast ready He went into the
kitchen and within a short time dished
up what Mort says was very good
breakfast.
His customer was out of town, so
there was nothing to do but stay
around and wait for the evening train
His host got supper for him, and a
good lunch. and then he asked:
WHO is sick?'
my wife, two children, the cook,
the waiter and the porter
why don't you get someone else?'
Cant; they won't come
"'Why?'
They're all afraid of the smallpox.
I'm the only one who hasn't got 1t,
and 1 feel the symptoms. OF course
TIL be in bed tomorrow, but the porter
will be well enough to run the hotel by
that time; he's sitting up today
hi hi Will oh
and called in three doctors when he
got to the next town"
Mrs. T. F. Singiser and Miss Sing
iser. of Cincinnati, are at the Knuts-
ford. Mrs Singiser is the wife of
Colonel Singiser. Of Idaho.
c. j. Hubbard, the big Kansas City
capitalist, is at the Knutsford.
P. A. Weber. of the United States
coats survey, is stopping at the Knuts-
ford.
William H. Burke, very disting-
uished Philadelphia, is registered at
the Knutsford.
Arrivals were as follows yesterday
at the Templeton: Ct. A. Land and
Vile. Austin, Nevada; y. D DIXON,
Omaha; W. B. Warenski, Cincinnati;
NJ. V Nasdel, Lawrence; E. Mosley, ST.
Louis, and NJ. j. Hunt. Chicago.
H. H. Grimshaw and daughter, from
Paola, Kansas, are at the Templeton.
Mr.. Grimshaw is the well known pro-
prietor of the Commercial house at
that place.
Knutsford arrivals: A w. Eigert,
New York; G. Rosenbach, New York Z;
Jesse Hoshland, Boston; G. S. CHS
holm, Elgin. Ill.,; A. F. Hatch, c. l..
Knobe, Chicago; E. A. Henderson,
Quincy; G. B.. BrIen, Omaha; j. H.
Danger. Omaha; E. z. Bliss, New
York; ]. ]. Cortes, Chattanooga, Tenn. !;
N. Curtis, Boston; V. d. Jacobs and
wife, Danville. KY; Mr.. and Mrs. C. J.
Richards. Brooklyn; G.. F. Johnston,
Montreal; T. H. Hamilton, New York;
Max Moses. New York; Dr. H P.
Geit, New York; Rudd Hardesty, Dem
yer; N. W. Blanchard. Santa Paulo,
CAL; w. NJ. Harding. Boston; A. Gray.
New York; H. B. Cotton, Sacramento:
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. D. Wells, Pittsburg
II. K. Wagner, Denver; Cyrus Robin
son, Columbus.