Deseret Evening News | 1904-07-02 | Page 2 | Guileless Pedler

GUILELESS Chinaman Who Measured Goods in a n aPaU Pall Pail Drought Brought to Book Dook City Settler Senior of ot Weights and Measures had quite an experience with n it o pedlar named Lou Quong his thIs morning In tn forcing the tho Mongolian to o secure new now measures have ha ve them th m sealed scaled The Tho man was found in on hl truck and using citing old oil tin for r measures uras Mr told him that ho ha would have o Rot got now measures anti and have th them m or ho would bo tte arrested fellow tellow suddenly very dumb anti could not understand what the tho sealer wanted him to do to Mr after litter considerable threats and amid nn persuasion Slimily finally got him to a 11 place whore where ho could buy him new nev measures hut but tho China Chinaman man said that ho had no money and could not lIot buy btty tho required measures He lie did tilt find enough money In lila Ills clothes to purchase a it mea inca nuro lIuro after which ho lie was wall told that ho he would have havo to go KO with the tho sealer to hN hll bl to the tho measure sealed scaled This Thill lid 1111 not suit stilt tho the Chinaman and he mado several attempts to escape Mr Rich Richarts arts had his own horse and buggy and was handicapped In itt trying to head the tho fellow tellow oft off so lie Ito a policeman and had Quong Quang taken In custody custod until he ho could caul put his h IR horse and nn buggy In tn a n place of or safety Tho The was then taken down to the tite city and coun ty i building bu l und and an all Interpreter was wall so itu cured Quong Quam then thon made mado to un understand that thelt he would woul have to have hao his measure scaled After Atter that work ork wits was done don Mr then cold his hili prisoner a I new peck teck measure and the thi thiman man mall did lIll not have any difficulty In Ing In enough money to pay for tor It and also for tor lowing having both measures sealed Ho lie was then themi allowed to go but will no doubt ho he better able ablo to understand such ouch mutters matters In the tho future I