The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-01-17
WHO WAS THE
irish DUKE 2
ELLENSBURG PEOPLE ARE GRATED
A Smooth Man Works Business Men
Of Ellensburg on Adver.
Using Scheme.

PM F1tterer, prominent furnl-
ture dealer of Ellensburg, was in the
city last week. He told very in
teresting story about a man who
worked a very smooth graft on the
business men of his city.
1t seems that a nice looking man,
tall and imposing, wearing a hand
some black mustache and cute
goatee on the point of his chin, Wis
tied the county seat of Kittitas last
week as the advance agent of a show
company, "The Irish Duke" He
told the people of Ellensburg that it
was an amateur company from
North Yakima and at once aroused
considerable interest in the coming
event, from the fact that the players
were the most prominent of Yaki-
mans. Mr. Man then started on a
program scheme for the show, in
Guiding in the caste of the Irish
Duke" some we'll known people of
this city, who are also favorably
known in Ellensburg. The mer-
chants of that city were very liberal
in their support of the program and
advertised extensively, so to pre-
sent good appearance in the eyes
of the expected visitors from North
Yakima.-just to prove false the
late rumor that Ellensburg had it in
for this city and nothing more.
1--WE really don't care a rap about
the show, but it's from Yakima and
we want to do the square thing by
them" said a prominent Ellensburg
merchant. Mr.. Man demanded half
down on the ads, stating that the
printer required an advance payment
on them. He possessed such an as
surfing manner, instilling confidence
at once by his gentlemanly demean-
or, that no one for single moment
entertained an idea of doubt con-
corning his apparently bona fide
proposition. He visited all the
printing offices (there are three in
Ellensburg) and they are all doing
fine business judging from the
appearance of the papers. His re-
ceptiOn in the office of the Ellens-
burg Dawn was rather warm. When
he asked the versatile editor Mr..
Turner, for bid on his program, the
latter would not talk business with
him at all, because the people were
coming from Yakima, and he didn't
cherish the idea of doing any boost
ing for the people of Yakima county
Mr.. Man next visited the office of
Editor Stulfauth, of the Capital. He
received courteous treatment here
and left his order for the program
to be printed. He then called on
Randall Bros, of the Localizer, and
gave them. job of running off some
posters. Everybody in town was
talking about the advent of the
Irish Duke" The whole city was
going to turn out and the brass band
had been engaged to meet the Yaki-
mans at the train. Mr.. Man had no
trouble in getting about 800 worth
of advertising on his program, upon
which he collected in the neighbor-
hood of SIS, many of the merchants
paying in advance the whole amount
rather than be bothered again." as
they expressed it. This having
been accomplished, the nice-looking
stranger with little goatee on the
point of his chin" mysteriously dis
appeared from view and has not
been seen or heard of since. Mr..
Fitterer who gave the story to The
Morning Herald reporter, could not
recall the strangers name. It was
mean trick to play on Ellensburg,
and he ought to be ashamed of 1t.
He didn't try it on Yakima, proba-
bly, he knew better.