Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-10-02
"Scotty the Scooter No. Il, Cuts
A Wide and Sensational
SWath in Salt Lake.
SURELY REGAL SPENDTHRIFT.
Squandered Fifty Thousand DOL
lars in Zion in the Brief Space
OF Only Two Weeks.
His Name Is Fred Bowler and lie
Lived up to Meaning of His Name
Goes To Sleepy Philadelphia.

There is sorrow among the bell
hops" at the Wilson, the tenderloin II
wearing crepe and the barkeepers
| around town are mourning, for Fred
Bowler of Nevada. alias scooting
scotty II, has left town and gone to
Philadelphia.
During the two weeks this regal spen-
der was in Salt Lake he hit merry
pace TO the tune Of some $4,000 In pres
| elts, wine and seeing the elephants
| Like the original Scotty he was fol.
| lowed around by a crowd Of parasites
who patted him on the back and said
he was the real candy
For 81 years Bowler was prospector
IN Nevada Then he struck II rich in
the Little Johnny mine. He brought
two carloads Of ore to Salt Lake which
netted him. 1t is said, $4,000 cold cash:
two more carloads are now on the way
here.
Among his friends Bowler claims that
he sold claims to Senator w. A. Clark
for 81 100000 and has banked $500. 900
since January / last.
He made the proud boast when he
arrived IN Salt Lake that he could not
spend all the money he had II he tried
He certainly made good try while
here The news passed around that
there was an easy thing In town and
the way the demi-monde gathered was
a crying sin.
on several occasions he demonstra ted
that "a fool and his money are sooA
parted"
BOUGHT WOMEN AN AUToMo-
BILE.
A few days ago he hired an auto
mobile and took three women out for
a time. Some hours later he reap
peared at the garage and walking
inside said: How much do you want
for your automobile ?' The man In
charge with laugh said, "oh say
$4,000" Bowler promptly took out
roll OF bills. counted Off the sum
named and then turning TO the women
said; There you are girls, it's yours"
The above Is a sample Of the fashion
I'm which he is endeavoring to get rid
Of his coin. Such little pastime as
ordering champagne for the crowd In
the Wilson bar are too tame for re-
cital once I'm awhile he would break
the necks Of the wine bottles on the
bar just to see the bubbles fzz and fly.
Among the stories told Is one wherein
he went to a local clothing house and
after spending 5000 in fancy goods,
scattered "A wad of bills and So gold
pieces over the stacks OF ready made
clothing with the remark 20 the clerks,
Hunt for 1t boys. MS all yours"
PROsPECTOR FOR YEARS.
Bowler is member OF the K.yO. r..
aud to a fellow member he told some OF
his experiences. which demonstrated
that there was some method to his
madness.
on" he said, here have been
starving out on the desert for 81 years,
and now | have more money than ]
can spend. Why should ! not have q
good time?
81 tell you, after you once start To
make money, nothing can stop you.
Take myself | Nave banked 81 500 600
since Jan. /. Just before ! left Nevada
two prospectors | know came to mo
and asked me 10 stake them. I gave
them $500 each and my blessing. gave
II to them, mind YOU, but they would
not have Il that way. Just when was
leaving they came to me at the depot
and gave me an envelope. When / open
ed II on the train found that It con-
tanned n half-interest in the share Of
the lease they had got. did not want
IT, but there It is I'm black and white.
Last week heard that they had struck
a 7-foot vein on the property that tha
first assay showed ran 5000 TO the ton,
and there you are"