The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-06-03
Southern Minnesota Man Who Bumpsd
Up Against Brace Game.
Went to st. Paul and Made a Trade
For Stock of Goods.
Which Turned Out to Be a consign-
mant of Tar Paper.
The Fellow Makes "HoIIer" and Gets
His Hard Cash Back.
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
The st. Paul Dispatch tells an inter-
esting story of man who lives in the
southern section of the state and is en-
gagged in the land business in some one
of its many phases reflected that, if a
man wished to get out all there is In
this transitory life ana deal generously
with his friends, he must hasten to ac-
quire wealth.
No sooner did this reflection occupy bis
mind than he saw in a circular, issued
from firm in st. Paul, chance to buy
stock of mems and women's furnish
ing goods worth $1,000.
He cooked up his ears and opened his
eyes. The circular was one of those an
nouncements which brokers are aceus-
toned to send abroad. There were other
bargains and chances in the circular,
but none of them appealed to him as did
the stock worth $1,000. He therefore
put himself in communication with the
firm in order to place himself next to
the opportunity. He found that the firm
was acting at the brokers for one Jones,
and that Jones was so anxious to dispose
of the stock, which was lying a bit
heavy on his hands, that he would in all
probability dispose of the stock for the
sum of certain mortage on said stock,
amounting to $4,000.
The man from the southern part of the
state reflected that if he could secure q
frst-class stock of mems and women's
furnishing goods worth $1,000 for S.
600 or so, he could the more readily and
promptly begin that career of generosity
and hospitality upon which he was de-
sirous to enter. He bethought him that
he owned 100 acres of land in Stark
county, North Dakota.
The fertility of the land in North Da-
kota is famous through the, world But
it happens that there is a. lean streak
in Stark county, and that these l60
acres would scarcely support mother
coyote with large and hungry family.
The man from the southern county
disclosed his wish to turn, in the Stark
county land, and the firm suggested that
he value it at $50 an acre and turn it
in on the bargain.
He protested that, perhaps, $50 an acre
was a slight advance above the market
value (which was about So an acre),
but the other gentlemen declared that
they chad it in" for Jones, and wished to
do him up.
Well, things went on nicely. The man
from the southern county, himself q
real estate dealer, decided his land, got
out his cash and paid over the $1,000 to
the mortgage of Jones, one who appears
as yet only as ed" He had put in the
coyote land for $50 an acre and smiled
at the days work.
But to go back bit. Being shrewd
business man, he first examined the
stock of goods. There was multitude
of plethoric boxes. Two or three of
these boxes were opened and disclosed
to the delighted eye a rich abundance.
There were in them everything in the fur
nishing line from a gents claret necktie
to lady's red stocking
The gentleman who showed him the
goods, after opening the boxes, declared
that he had summons to court and
could not stay to open all the boxes. But
those which had been opened offered q
fair sample.
The southern county man was well
pleased and when there appeared anoth-
er urban gentleman who knew all about
the stock and thought it offered a cinch,
the other closed the deal.
So in good time the goods were ship
ped to the southern county, where a.
store was to be opened and money put
in purse and bank. The plethoric boxes
arrived, and were duly opened with a
rich sound of hammering and rending
nails.
| There were few claret neckties, a
few pairs of lady's red stockings and
the balance was what-tar paper 900
pounds of tar paper with an invoice at
55 cents a yard.
The southern county man swore and
kicked and laughed Historically. The
laugh would come. His $1,000 cash and
his coyote land were gone and he was
the proud owner of 10000 pounds of tar
paper.
He came to st. Paul and registered q
kick. He saw the county attorney, and
kept kicking until 81 900 in cash and his
coyote land were returned to him. The