The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-25
FIRST TURKEY IN DAWSON.
v rrckY SPECULATION OF An
OLD GERMAN.
u tn NJ Rafne. with Tickets
., sz.se Each. and Everybody
r.ek \ Chance. rs II Was just he
chrt.tm.., Netting Him $500.

s,~ussT Dispatch 20 the Po&t-ia'eli.gereeT-
T.r0NA July zi-stor!es from the
roTA.sg are row - common that ufSfAa
- bar upon nuggets ~ soTGe extra
.~assayy har.zss4lps fSr tgeis ss11ecs mat
.~r thsy ars commonly 1eeIstsd 70 D.
sesre-sy worth the tsssln2 iflcatefl's
ss.sout ed navs come dawn from tae
rres; H1ialng f&.G, Dr. ~ t-.n.S.ii
hs.rs ar ex-ca1.@t q pol.ce O. Tacoma
,-ls,sA row .hs Grst tarke y-staffe5.
esos.s ard ready foT sa'!nE into
r.vyon and what resulted fherefFoEn,
ss,s Interesting feature % the cary his
.ayv 81 Dawson was unknown beyond
tae Init o. tfe At;lr town-
Link" DAYS ~ se Is cal4ed among MS
aesss.ntsness n Tacoma. i decidedly
A. lie rs..~ what bs has 70 s.v ia
a. o,n way, aud fht' fac. ta2t Link"
tas never wanted listeners since MS re-
err horr.e lsst week "iil indicate 70 what
srtea, h!s talk go~s Las, night. while
answering asseso1s ard Relating some %
tas APPEARANCE iu ard about Da sson. sae
sx~eaief Of Pole said:
TO make money there now Z fellow
shsu,s take IL SHINE luxury - sell. some
.nfrx 20; easily 20 b. had ana ear y
usn .ror;e3. Ard that Just reminds me!
n snos yog fellows won't believe waat
I'm going 70 ssy, bar "a th" trn.h just
tse zane Speaking Of carrying in luz
ursss reminded ne " r.
"A German. h1r6-up old. d.is pid1;ed-
,sskins maD. struck town one DAY about
tss sesks before lazt Christina All
he bad sas "a box That he carried up %
ne Pioneer saloon. where he opened IL
s.a displayed turkey-all cooked and
lnnasd II would have tempted the
sspesise of a saint The ois fe.!ov told
hsr a. VIE al Sk.gwsy had cooked IL.
asa how b. had truiEed into Dawson
ssrying Il. intending 10 put Il W for
,st.s
The very name OF turkey Was an ad-
vsrtisefnent for him and before Ne had
beer IL town one night the news had be-
come ssnerai taaf there was a turkey for
rsfns at the Pioneer Just how he de-
tails we're arranged I d. not know. but
sas Gay following the arrival u the ola
German the turkey vas put up for rattle
q. Es9 chance.
Chances were - be sold ~ 10 Chr.st-
ma sy.. and maybe you think the gang
nsn IN town who had the price took >
waaft a. the rattle. The sports were
tie chief patrons They shOnk dice,
turned the nigh card and did all sorts
q things 20 gamble for chances.
I think II was Dsee,nher q when took
q chence ! vas the l15th person 10 pay
.e 10 and before the bird Vas rafflnfl
Of - chlnces were sod This turkey
was KEEP on me back bar where al could
fes z, and IL was laughs bic 10 hear the
bars talk Every msn with a chance,
Invited some one or more friends 10 intu
hm ia eating the turkey pretending he
hal tae game already won urnoIit
jskige. vas Just praying some ~ NV
ssn kind would win the ard. and that
gns Of u m!gat pail out' On the de-
sasking Some OF the boys has a. many
.An chances. aud numbsrieas cennslnrs
ss's made between those interested as 10
hes the bird would De cut up'
III not g. into the little details fa,t the
sGai that turkey was rsTied. W. wrrs
81 AZ anxious az ~e we're on the night a.
MAID Tho f1Ttt news OF the Dewey ngb,
Manila Each holder Of . chance fgak
AZ she dics BOX. The high hand Wis
s'ske The turkey. Every man In nawson
M knew made "A try al tt-oue Top fh~
1aHd To take the bird The saloon vas
sssaed ana while the Tafle Vas on 10
~ ana roulette games might as we'll