Eureka Reporter | 1917-01-05 | Page 7 | How a Darkey Made Good on Block Stock

how flow A darkey made good on block stock from prom denver cowes the follow following story there is an old darkey living in linclon nebraska who Is in alov er is tl e result of a bonanza copper find in the united verde property at jerome arizona and he lie is having a good laugh at the ex pense of some of the wise white folks of the town famous as the home of the silver tongued orator of the platte A stock salesman from the verde district was in lincoln a few scars tars ago when that section was not as prosperous as it is today the salesman was selling stock in a corn com pany which owned the little dala property at jerome it was a rank prospect in those days and the sales man was not meeting with much luck in disposing ot of his certificates la in tact fact he was up against it so hard fi ti nanc nanci lally ally that he did not have enough for his hot cakes in the morning the old darkey had a small restaurant and he was about abolt the only person in town who would take the a stock in exchange for or board he was laughed at when it became known that he had taken ae the jerome copper stock in fa heu lieu of 0 money but now this gentleman ot color is riding about in his automo bile Is sporting real diamonds and Is the big noise in colored society ot of lincoln lie ile Is reported to havo have sold his 2000 shares of united verda L extension stock a couple ot of months ago at better than 30 per share i