Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-12-06
BUT NONE WAIT Id rar DUCK.

MyHteFy ShrOuded the Transaction
of q Country Fair Falxfr.
At the old settlers reunion at Elms.
Mo-, recently there was an operator
along the avenue Of booths they called
the duck man." says the Kansas City
Star. The duck man. manipulated q
wheel with numbers running from one
to eight Then there were nice, smooth
little paddles numbered similarity. It
cost 10 cents to hold paddle while
the wheel spun round; and when 1t
stopped, IL your paddle had the num-
Der at which the Indicator pointed, YOU
got the duck. That is what the sign
In front said. And a live duck was
there in small cage, where everybody
could see 1t.
The law Of the land is not intoler.
ant when 1t comes to giving souvenirs
as prizes for skill and especially when
meek, domesticated bird is the offer
ing. Prosecuting Attorney Durham
came up from Macon to make a speech
and to shake hands with his constitu.
ents While here, Of course, he Viewed
the elephant They told him every
thing was nice and orderly and that
1t would be waste Of good time for
any one to try to sell gold bricks to
that crowd.
The prosecutor casually promenaded
by the spangled man who swallowed
swords, glanced at the beautiful snake
charmer, the Albino queen from st.
Louis and the wild man from Kansas
City. But he hesitated before the
duck man." who appeared to be pros
pering. He saw eight hungry men put
up 10 cents apiece for the chance at
duck dinner. But the winner, after a
few whispered words with the "duck
man." went away without his duck.
Still he didn't appear mad about it.
Another whirl OF the wheel, and an
other lucky man left, but without the
feathered prize. Mr.. Durham was puz-
zled. Maybe the duck was glued to its
cage. The third winner he accosted.
Wouldn't he let you have your
duck?" he asked.
The man grinned.
what the blue blazes dye s'pose /
want wild a bloomin' dock fer to be
luggin' round wherever l goes for?'
swell, what's 1t to you II you don't
get your duck?"
Jaw, nawthln'; fist chanst ter blow
meself; it wearies me ter carry 20
much coin in me pockets"
The prosecutor bought a paddle and
adversely came. He tried 1t again
with a ditto result. Next time he hit
the bulps-eye.
IF you'd rather have the money
here's half-dollar," said the dealer.
"Why, that's gambllng" gasped the
attorney.
''Well, then, take your duck"
The prosecutor sent an officer to ar
rest the duck man." who made this
explanation to the justice:
1--WE wasn't playing for anything but
ducks. Early this morning 1 sent
around to every farmhouse in these
parts and bought up all the ducks they
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so l had to tell the boys that won that
I'd give 'em half dollar apiece as Sc
curlty till we got another supply Of
ducks. Well have some more in the
morning and then they'll come and get
the ducks and hand the money back"
A policeman deposed that ducks were
worth 1874 cents apiece hereabouts and
that the duck mans" solitary bird had
been on duty the whole week. The de-.
PENDANT paid a fine of $25 and quite a
tit in costs, but the court told him he
would remit the fine if the winners
came back after their ducks.