The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-24

had struck a bargain with Lem Quarles
an TOppy Mellen fr them TO lay off
I'm the boats FIR a spell an stop to his
tavern. Hooper gives 'em their board
an the use o. the back room an he
STEERS for the game hisself An f'r
that he gets a rakeoff, outside the reg
lar kitty"
well, by mighty" exclaimed old
man Greenhut, who was by this time
greatly excited THAT Sim Hooper
amt no such fool as he's been given
credit FIR bein'. Them two is the slick
est gamblers on the boats this year,
| 'eordin' to what's said, an if Hooper's
done Whipsawed em like that, he sure
is intelligent. kitty and rakeoff,
did you say?"
so the barkeep says" replied
Pearsall, IAN l don't reckon mes intel
ligent enough to lie. It's that red
headed zap FIN up country, Jim Bur-
lew they call him..
The old man opened his mouth as if
to speak in wrath. Then he closed it.
Then he repeated himself two or three
times, and finally took a large black
cigar from his vest pocket and after
carefully lighting it walked around to
his favOrite seat by the window. After
he had smoked for some time in silence
he spoke again.
This here pears to be the most Sc
rious calamity is threatened Arkansas
City since the flood of 49, It's liable
for to be flood an cyclone, to oncet,
if it amt set on. hard an quick, an
nipped in the bud Pears like it's
enough to make the blood bile i'm your
bones just for to think o the disgrace
It's liable for to be heaped up onto the
head O. the c'munity if somepin' amt
did.
There's moren one way o loohn'
at it, an pears like each one on 'em
is the wust. First place, it's a scheme
FIR to set a heap O. the capital O. the
c'munity f1Oatin down the river into
Lem Quarles' an Toppy Mellen's pock-
cts, an that's heeniOus. Then it's
ruinatiOn to the morals o. them t stops
to the hotel, bein as they are likely TO
be throwed up ag'in pfessional gam
blers. An moren all, it's unlawful
competition. Arkansas City amt
pared for to sport moren one full
sized poker game an that's been goin'
on here fr too many year to be inter-
fered with by a wall-eyed, slabsided
tavern keeper I has the resumption TO
set hisself up in business with con-
spiracy.
This here c'munity has got for to
rise itself up some an swat this here
game with righteous indignation, an
bein' as it's got to be did. it d ought
for to be did quick. Looks to me like
\ there was some citizens right round
here what's called on to act sudden if
they don't want the Whisky an tobac-
co took Outen their mouths by cou-
pie O. cross roads gamblers I'm often
the boats, an a degenerate pirate of
tavern keeper.
Il sh'd say Z Joe Bassett was spe-
cial well qualified, p'ticlar on account
O. him bein' sheriff, for to discourage
that there game in HoOper's back
ROOM There's statues t fbids gam
bin games I'm bein played into pub
lie taverns, or if there amt there'd
oughter be, an Sim Hooper won't
know the difference. An draw poker
sure is a gamblin game when it's
played like them river pirates plays it,
even if tbs a elevatin' pastime an good
moral edicatiOn, like it is when ii is
played proper.
JOEL have to camp out behind that
| barroOm a spell. He en- begin gentle.
A man I sets by with a gun, an
chucks out suggestions cOnceTnin'
| what's proper an what amt most
gin'ly don't have no 'casion f'r shoot
in, not if them that's by knows he en-
shoot Joe en- say, Indifferent like,
how as he's the sheriff O this here
/ county it's up to him for to see the
Then he en- make a few observations,
casual. touchin' on what's did to sure
gamblers is caught payin' crooked
into Arkansas City Likely thatn tim
fly them. two pirates some, an if Sim
Hooper butts in it's easy for to arrest
him an fetch him afoFe me as justice
o. tn peace. charged with keepin' a
gamblin' house.
20 course if Joe feels t he needs a
I'll l. j. 80
/ swear Sam Pearsall in, but there amt
no reel necessity. Joe an the law is
bigger n any eight men over there. an
O. course he'll have the law with him.
/ Then there's work FIR all hands outside
o. that. Jake an Jim Blaisdell had
ought for to be stirrin' up public opin-
/ ion, so s [ we Ell have Indignation
meetin' an a vigilance committee, if
it's reeded, to stamp out gamblin' I'm
the c'munitys midst, an the rest en-
lay FIR them Is liable to get 'rOped in
up to the tavern, an steer 'em this
way
As no one had any better course of
action to suggest the old mans ideas
were adopted. and all those present
started out Immediately on their APP
pointed tasks.
'IH wait here" said Greenhut, an
| be ready for to advise in case there
any hitch. And accordingly he was
soon alone. Whereupon he lighted an
other large black cigar and smoked it
with every appearance of placid con-
1 tent.
While he was still busy with the Last
half inch Of it. Joe Bassett entered the
saloon with his hand on the collar of
an indignant tavern keeper. Following
the two came all the usual frequenters
of the place, together with a large
number of curious citizens, including
Leon Quarles and TOppy Mellen.
What's diddin', Joe?" asked old man
Greenhut pleasantly, as he looked up
| in seeming surprise
I ketched this man runnin' gam
bin house, said the sheriff, contrary
to law an ag'in the peace"
"Whar's the evidence?" demanded
the justice, sternly.
THE evidence is 1 seen him dom it"
said the sheriff.
"Wen. that's enough" said the JUS
tice- What's the prisoner got 10
say?"
Just this" said Hooper. angriiY. Il
don't run no gamblin house, no more n
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