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Show II I FARMER SHOWS THE TOWN FOLK'S 1 HOW TO HAVE REGULAR "TIME" . After drunkenh- scattering probably $'400, about $300 of which was in cur-1 cur-1 rency and about $00 gold, in the Alamo Hl saloon ott, Commercial street, Thursday Hl 1 afternoon. ('. W. Farnsworth, a fanner, Hl ! f accused Frank Mayue, a cook, with Hl ; stealing the money,' and wildly chased Hl ' him from tho place. I H , At Commercial and Second South H streets Farnswortli caught Miiyiio and. 1 throwing his arm around him, inarched H him captive up Main to First South H street, boasting his ability as a sprinter H and accusing Mayno of the theft of the H. monev. There 'Detective' Hurt over- B hoard a part of the conversation .and j Look both men into custody. , Farnswortli was badly iiitoxiculod H nnd unable to tell a clear story, so he was locked up to become sober, that it coherent, account of tho a Hair might be obtained, 1 Farnswortli. it appears, Wednesday HU cold his team of horses to a farmer 1 named O'Dcll, living five miles north mWmWm of Salt Lake, receiving a cheek for f42.ri on the National Bank of the Itc-R Itc-R public in payment. He forthwith came I to town aiul cashed tlie check to have i r (ling at the primrose path. He had it. ,5 'Fariiswoith arrived hero "Wednesday, night, too late to cash- his check," bill ho proudly exhibited it in several saloons, sa-loons, among them the Alamo, that evening. Thursday he cn.ihed it. and then the money began lo How like honey. lintering the Alamo saloon early that afternoon, ho took Ihe purse out containing the currency and proudly proud-ly showed it to everybody in the place. Then Jie carelessly "flung it about tho saloon and it soon disappeared. The loss of about $.150 didn't appear to worry Farnswortli in the least, however, how-ever, and lie then poured the gold coins, aggregating jibout $fi0, out upon the counter, disregarding the bartender's barten-der's advice to allow him to take care of (he money until sobriety returned. The gold soon disappeared, too, nnd in f he lunchroom Farusworth awoke to a realization that, his money was gone. Then began his accusation's of Mayne, the cook, to whom he is alleged to have shown the cheek Wednesday night. The police say the evidence ngnin.st Alayne is slight, as only 115 cents was found upon him, but ho is being held pending n further investigation of tho case. The police arc searching for the men who got part of the money, that, it. may bo returned to Farnswortli, but with "small hopes of favorable results. MMMMMMMMHilH |