The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-07-13
DUN CANE WITH
IN HIS FOUR DEUCES.
Tragic End to a Poker Game in a
Once Famous Roadhous<
Near St. Paul

uutI-s ON the Dutskirt- OF ~. Paul tia Nd-
famous f,r - game -ti -r- and iohrahlN
we'll known To- No" -Iortiug hlp,si- "i The
Twin 'l'i,-- fpr th" gains tia, sur1rtin'~
f~ulluWvl the -upI-r-.
-Of cuur-.'. they weren't N" Twin cities
then. Tor ~. Paul viz tug AMI PROSPEROUS.
aud Minneapolis VA. a Struggling YOUNG
village hat was Just growing ny acr"-s
the river and hal not Vet swalluw,~i up
tn" Older city of ~ Anthuny that stood h>
~ Anthouv's Tall-. ca the sam. side Of
tLr river with 1t. Paul
-NcNrrth, les Minn,apo Is was n right
lively place. and wa fun ~ adventurous
Young men who had l.-'u attracted tu wha,
wa then IN, Northwest 81 be- country by
th" tig chauo,'s of fortune that the Lumbar
business held ont. Tie nuut usin"
WaS then ia ~ infancy. but, the enormous
water power Of tho falls was turning dozens
81 sawmill- Rig money Wa coming there
In a str'am from all over th" country. ana
men were g"'ilug rich, - god many OF
them. AID vrtv rapidly. II wa an orderly
community. too. much more - than YOU
might think for what was almost n frontier
town. but. ~ was perfectly natural mems
passions found an outlet there, just A. they
always do evervwler". That, | suppo-",
Wa the rra-on vhy there wa a good deal
81 high play In both cities.
1T was n ninc-mile ride from ono place
~ IN" other. and YOU could take the ferry
N Fort Smelling, or keep On IN" eastern
or northern shore uf tho uver all the wayto
~ Anthony, and cro-s th" bridge there. but
whichever way YOU drove. N" road was
nothing more than atraCk across he prairie.
ana " YOU 'a'r'" " gun " N"ur "uHs'
YOU h'lsn' very hA'N nag q nunh"F ="
p''h"' '"''A'"- :" wv" '"' "" '"''
-'r' '' san' vas P'n,l' '" w '"',N'
u N"" hNn you ''"'' '"'"l 'N '""' ="
h"f~"S were '.'"p ah' "hIa'""' Pe'P"
r'H"", "'l'N' VI ~ .'"" ~''"' =,
'hher ines c"hi"'"n" " was na'u'a'
enough mat th"r" S'"u'' D." r""d""u~'S'
oven on :" -h"t' a N'''''n ~ nn" m""N'
Ih' one az Nv run =" """'' -
f"H Hhehi"R' ""S 'n' ''N' N""""' '''N'n'
h"' " WISH VII" ""' wv"
\ ht'e ff'h'nnh"h h''n'Ni r"'t'"' "n"
had come from 'a,ada ana Ah"" Va" "ays
"i w" 'uino'iin"h 'n"''' nan ~FH,i AZ COON
IN ~"mr "i 'h" 'u'hp'r AIMS 81 Nn,|'a
WI ~ va" CIV" k''""N' ''
and had ~ettle~i cow On a -inaiI pthltl"
farm near the river, Just above - Paul,
wi,h ma notion 81 farming bu, "A clear ide,
J-u...,, ho.,t,.B,y a., 49,
AN" > IN" 's"' !" ,""' =" '''
~ hospitality w"r" a. hr"ad-gahg"i ashi-
scale II prices. His hills would have been
,arLopei .xorhi,ap, al ~mb.rl in
v.-,,nuo, h,, Do dJ ,,ao ,.Li,, hi,,s.lr
-
ana i"li'"h'''| 'N'l IVA" "'"'' ""' '""n'
uu'"Nok him Ana a. Tor ms wines wei
NJ. .aid his hrn,her-in-law in France did his
~ a.. -, ,a.,.a H. L,, 81,
~
Tart "' th" bushi'-- 'h''r"'F '" hr 'hs-
TONERS, hut II was well attended To-, and
hafnr. he had been running his place n
roar II v,s known In ey,ry .picir. vi,bin
I.,,.aI IL.
:" .
When IN" rish logan hoWeNef' row."
asserted himself "" would only serve
To-. co,k.,v and s.rvic,
-u1., "a. nriau,,l. 81, ..l.-,,or ma.
"ia' hs IHHh'I" ." N-'"h was
] cant say, hW ! haN" seen MN re'u-"
Ia entertain some - the mos' distinguished
r.n IN the state And no woman ever
- a.. ,lro-t.lJ ~ "a. ,u.
''"~" Nv " ~
'h'e ms"'" vi" u"'' "'"e''r' w"
owned the l4aoe u " wac u"t sttahge
perhaps, hat high play often ollowed
the wonderful supIers that he served 20
49, "HH.A go
N" played a good can" himself and
would often take "a hand when b" sas in
vit"d to do -, though ] newer knew HIM
t. propose a game and ilcr" was no KITTY,
and never any charge iur anything "N-
cruting food and drink II YOU cho-e 10
stay indefinitely. he would male YOU com
Portable. but YOU never sut n till for lodc-
ing. or Tor -"rvtCe 81 any kind outside the
dining room
An evening a. his enormous tablet
would ACCOMMODATE thirty ana the custom
was for all who Glanced to he there To
III together was often an experience To
remember You would not only m.-'t men
If note. tut YOU would actually hsCumc
ACQUAINTED with them. Tor there was "A
happv- pp-lucky frsSiom about the placr.
and il ~.-mci 90 be taken Tor granted NV
evcrvhudv who gained n foo,hold. tina,
everybody else who could gri IA was all
right
And tho card pla wing was an oran
game. Ne one was barred who enjoyed
f.,ria's approval.
-Op. night there worn n dozen mon
stormbound there after a late supper
had driven over ~ -non a. | got ~ the
Inat AZ :, Paul. hungry for the feast |
lad ncn thinking ~ ever siuc. I had f.ft
Ia Crus-r. and M" other had hapI@ued iu.
Nv tvn- and thrSe. without, previous ar
rnue.m.n,.