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Show SOCK8 AS GOOD AS MONEY. Their Convenient Use in Backwoods Games of Chance. Olo Oleson, a "lumberjack," walked into town the other day carrying 1,-760 1,-760 pairs of gloves and mittens, 1,175 pairs of socks and eighty-three pounds of tobacco. He offered tho goods for salo at about one-fourth of their raluo and was arrested on suspicion Ho protested pro-tested to the police that ho came into possession of the goods honestly. When pressed he declared that he won tho articles at poker in tho lumber woods. Oleson said ho had been In tho woods many months. The lumberjacks received no money while in the woods, but were expected to wait until they returned to town for their pay. At tho company "store" in tho woods tho men could get such articles as they desired, however, having them charged against their time. Accordingly the men used merchandise instead of checks in their games. Oleson said he played in good luck, and in ono game where socks were tho stakes, he won 1,175 pairs of tho hosiery hos-iery on three aces. Tho other man held a trio of kings. In a game for mittens, Oleson said, the limit was high, and In three hours of play he had mittens enough to supply sup-ply a regiment of soldiers. His story sounded reasonable and he was relea ed to go and "cash in his checks." Ashland (Wis.) Cor. Minneapolis Minne-apolis Tribune. |