Inter-Mountain Republican | 1908-07-28 | Page 12 | Drops Check for &50 into Mail box; Recalls George Ade's Noval Stunt

Drops Check for 50 Into Mail Box Recalls George Ades Ade's Novel Stunt I Somebody modestly ntH and Intentionally Intentionally intentional Intention Intention- al ally 13 01 or ignorantly honest overlooked o a 50 60 bet het yesterday morning when he ho dropped a check for tor 50 CiO In iii a moll mall box hox In Salt Lake The check mall out b by Frank J. J Walker of the Walker company Fielding Utah Ulah a was made out to tn J. J A. A Brown Mr Brown Blown whoever who who- ever o he ito ma may iO bo ho had hOt endorsed the time check on un it its back hack so o It was presumably pre pro good for Cor Its Us face value The The- check was drawn on the First National Na Na- a- a I bank of oC CIt City and dated tinted July 20 O The Time only J. J A. A Brown given In the time city directory is Jam James A. A Brown manager of oC the lime Thistle Stone com corn pan pany This Mr II Drown Brown has haM been at rut atthe atthe the company's quarries at Thistle for tor forthe forthe the last lait four foul days I flue Thu authorities have o no mio Idea Idea where time the check came from ex- ex cent that it wa was found Cound in the time Mump where the tho city coll collectors empty their sticks smelts on oum to the 1 The finding of the Lime check cheek J suggests tH the time old nM stor story told by Geor George e Ado regarding re- re garding the first Olst time he was as held up in Chicago Ado AIe says S 'S ho he was walking down a dark street when h he dL co ered that two toughs were following him Ado Ade had his little mUe weekly ly suIt HuH in fn- fn in his imis pocket antI and he lie needed the money lIe He relates that he put PUl the time bills In an nn envelope anti and stamped It and anti then turning to the time men win who were meru following him Ii he ho borrowed boi pencil u u. After Arter writing his imis own name and address ad- ad dress 5 on the tho envelope Ado Ade dropped I It In a 0 mall mail box and then lowers lowerR told his fol- fol tf what he lie hind hall II iio done one and her bor rowel rowed a n dime clime from th the bers bune would would-be rub nh- to gel get home with I.