Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-11-23
SLIPPERY ovlcH IN DAYS or !
VIII BE staged BY Ellis During Car
nival Week. Il

fht local EMS nave completed ar'
rangements for staging the big fun
show made famous by the Red Roos.
ters OF Houston. slippery Gulch." or
In Days OF 'is" during the Firemen's
Carnival next week. The old electric
ligkt plant building. which. by The
way. will face right on the carnival
street." has been secured for the at.
traction and carpenters. painters and
electricians will be put to work at
once getting things In shape for this
amusement novelty.
A Monte Carlo replete with all the
gambling devices Of the early days
win be seen. Roulette. faro. fan'tan.
chuck.luck and craps will be played.
and hundreds OF dollars IN slippery
Gulch money. known as bucks. will
90 into the banks. Expecting large
transactions. the bank at Slippery
Gulch. with a capital stock OF $780,
100000. win adjoin.
The gambling Is to be carried on
systematically and ladies' will be In
vited to play the games OF chance
the same as the men. In fact. the
ladies are necessary In the making OF
the scene. At Monte Carlo the most
intrepid gamblers are women.
All gamblers and spectators will
be required to pay an admission fee
In United States money. II they
wish to gamble they must have their
money changed into bucks. since
no real money is legal in slippery
Gulch. Generous as the days OF 80
were to some. the bankers have de-
cided on a monetary system that will
make a man with dime a million
aire.
Ten cetns. United States money,
will buy one hundred bucks(. None
OF the money. however. can be cashed
in. The cash goes to the Elks. and
you see Il for the last time when you
put It through the bank window for
bucks. The bucks may he used In
the purchase OF commodities In the
slippery Gulch general store. which
win also. adjoin the gambling hall,
Stocked on its shelves will be every
thing. from flour and candy to axle
grease.
From the bar drinks OF only soft
kinds will be served upon payment
of Slippery Gulch tender-no other
ANY one may order what he pleases
from the fanciest OF concoctions down
10 plain old "suds." but what he Will
get will be soda water.
A dance hall with floor equally
as smooth as any In the city VIII be
operated by the Slippery Gulcf
sheriff. II will cost 100 bucks to
swing your partner around the hall
Cowboys. miners. Indians and bsd
men win be seen on the dance floor
in the bar room and at the gamblins
tables.
A restaurant or Cuisine" as was
known In the DAYS OF the California
gold rush. will serve food as well
prepared as Il was then. The style
and Arrangement Of dishes will con
form strictly to that period. as VIII
all other features Of the production
Those on the entertainment com
mittee have. made study OF the his
tory OF the llfe In the gold region OF
California more than half century
ago. and are eliminating no expense
in making II realistic.
Slippery Gulch" Is sure to prove 7
big success. II will be fun-fun-
nothing but fun. so don't miss Il. The
fire department will receive a liberal
percentage Of the door admissions e
SLIPPERY Gulch." so In patronizinl
this afternoon you will he helping two
local organizations. Just one fina
word OF caution. mind your P's and
Q's or the "Gulch" cops might gel
you and yank you before the ledge.
where you will get 'jestice" metet
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