Salt Lake Herald | 1896-11-04 | Page 6 | Novel Election Wagers

NOVEL ELECTION WAGERS Arkansas pole Who Belong to a Nut Factory XITTLE RQCK Ark Nov 3The following contract in the form of a wager on election was entered into yesterday yes-terday at Dardennelle This is to certify that we the undersigned under-signed have made the following agreement agree-ment viz That if McKinley is elecf don d-on the 3rd of November 1896 James H Petillo Republican is to baptize Thomas D Roberts Democrat and that said Roberts is to forever denounce the Democratic party and the devil h But if Bryan is elected president Rob < rts is to baptize Petillo and Petillo is io forever renounce the Republican tjarty and the devil The baptizing Is ltd take place on Petitjean river at Rocky Crossing on the second Satur ay in November 1S9G at 2 oclock p T 111 or as soon afterwards as the pres jdentIal elecion may be definitely set tIed The public is cordially invited to be present J H PETILLO i T D ROBERTS ji This wager was made at Fayetteville 1 Q o J 1 Charles E Burton and Enoch Dayton Day-ton have entered into a contract that in case McKinley is elected Dayton Is to harness up and hitch Burton into a I road cart and drive him around the square then down Dickson street to I the depot Then he is to fasten him to a post and give him two quarts of oats to eat Burton is to pay for the oats and for Daytons dinner If Bryan is elected then the boot is on the other leg and the same procedure adopted towards Dayton I