Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-05-10


places than South America.
Don't be freak. The squirrels
hmave enough nuts to attend to now.
Don't study too hard. Your friends
might think you are going to work for
living.
Don't kiss each other in public. It's
awful to see woman doing mans
work.
A group Of old-time fans were dis
cussing the early days Of baseball in
Devils Lake.
"Do you remember when we sent
Harry out in the country with two
trainers to get in condition for the
season?"' said one. Then there was
general laugh.
It seems that routine course of
training was prescribed for Harry. He
was to walk mile, then run mile,
take plunge in a creek and then be
given an alcohol rundown by his two
trainers. For the latter part a gallon
jug Of alcohol was part of the outfit.
1t was dry country and the trainers
were not temperance advocates. They
emptied the jug of the precious fluid,
substituting water and while Harry
was taking his morning runs they spent
the time connecting "Norwegian head
lights.''
Each day, after the rundown Harry
would tell the boys: "That's the kind
of stuff that makes your flesh tingle
and puts you in condition" The gal
Ion of water was all used before he
was "put wise" to the joke.
"Believe me, that fellow is some
juggler," said man talking to Harry
Graham at the Great Northern hotel,
as quiet looking gentleman asked for
a pitcher Of ice water. eyes, SIR"
continued the bystander as the quiet
looking man walked over to the tele-
phone booth, "he is sure slick one,
just about the smoothest I ever saw
He was playing at local theatre last
week. was there tonight and that's
how T recognized him.
"Bosh!" said Henry, "that man is
, no juggler. I know him we'll. Wait,
III tell you his name in second" and
: running his finger down the register,
said: "That's Rev. Torbett of the
/ Presbyterian church here.
} A pioneer was recounting to friends
l an incident from the life of Great Nor
/ thern Pete, noted bunco-steerer of
tn old days, who could neither read nor
{ write. Once he fell upon hard times
, and he and young, but equally luck
less, confidence man undertook to beat
, their way on a freight train from Min
. neapolis to Devils Lake. A brakeman
: kicked them off at Grand Forks.
1t was getting late and neither of
t them had cent. Across the tracks
l from where they landed was an invit-
ing hotel and right next door was an
express office. Pete had an idea. He
0 went into the express office, borrowed
a one of the big manila envelopes such
as are used for transporting currency,
r filled the envelope with pieces of cur
: rency cut the size of bank notes and
4 sealed it carefully.
CHOW, then," he said to his partner,
3 "you write $4,000 on the back of that,
= then we III go over to the hotel and ex-
/ plain that we we lost our baggage and
G I'll hand this envelope to the clerk
and ask him to put it in the safe.
0 He'll look at the figures on the back
t and he III take us for moneyed guys
/ and give US rooms and grub until we
|. can raise stake. -
4 The younger man wrote the figures
: and Pete examined them carefully.
: "Docs that say $9,000s" he demand
. ed.
Y "Yep," said his partner.
"Well, it don't look big enough to
r me,' said Pete. "You'd better add
some more of them naughts."
Y After an argument three more
. naughts were tackled on, making the
r grand total $o,ooo,ooo. Then Pete
marched grandly over to the hotel,
, passed the stuffed envelope across the
desk and called for the bridal suite.
4 The clerk took one look at the en-
: velope, another look at the soiled faces
and shabby apparel of the newcomers
and rang the bell for the house bounc-
t er. A minute later the discounted pair
were sitting on the sidewalk.
: Great Northern Pete raised himself
S painfully and eyed his companion with
scornful, angry glance.
a 'Therc now, dad gum you" he
: shouted; 1T told you you hadn It wrote
enough of them naughts!"
els this the place where you marry
: pcople?" was the inquiry over the
4 phone to Judge Henry's office yester'
Gay.
s "This is where marriage licenses
, are issued,'' patiently responded the
Judge.
i "How much does one costso
I "Two dollars.' ..
"noes that cover everythinga'