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Show tory, however), was in town and sought out Nick Tonkovich and offered him the f ollowing 'bargain :' Twenty-five pounds of sugar for $1.98; 6 cans of peaches, $1.18; 6 cans strawberries, $1.18; 25 pounds coffee, No. D. L., $9.63; 1 keg pickled pigs feet, $1.75 ;-28 R 1-2 pounds of cheese, $3.68; 2 gal. fancy syrup, $2.98; 1-4 box of soap, $2.88 amounting in all to $25.26 but seeing was Tonko- g vich, the big-hearted Robert Lind company would let him have the whole order for $14.00 cash Tonkovich to pay the freight, which he guaranteed would not exceed $6.00 if it did, Lind company g would make good the excess. Of course, Tonkovich 'snapped up the remarkable bargain and paid over the 'mon.' Yesterday the 'goods' arrived, but before the purchaser could get them he had to pay $9.16 for freight, instead of $6.00 or less. When the 'package' 'pack-age' was opened, instead of the many articles above enumerated, Tonkovich found himself the possessor of a few pounds of rotten cheese, absolutely worthless ; kit of pig's feet, a sack of nee, a little lit-tle sugar and a can of baking powder, the whole 'truck received not worth $2.00. Of course Mr. 'Lind & Co.' had 'skipped before the goods arrived, and now Marshal Tracy is trying to locate him, and Mr. Tonkovich is anxious to prosecute the out-of-town salesman sales-man for obtaining money under false pretenses. So it goes wily anglers and foolish fish,' a combination always disastrous to the 'fish. " . TRADING WITH STRANGERS LIKE TRADING WITH ENEMY The world is full of people who are looking to strike bargains j where they can get something for nothing. They think that somewhere some-where there are business houses and people who will sell articles of value at less than half price. An incident of this kind happened some days ago in Park City. A stranger dropped into that town and claimed to be a representative of a Salt Lake concern which was selling household necessities dirt cheap. And he had little trouble in finding a sucker who was willing to pay casn in advance and take the stranger's word for it. The Park Record tells the story and we reproduce it for the benefit of the people in this community who might be duped in a like manner. The account as given by the Record is as follows: "Suckers will bite and outside 'grafters' ply their trade among those who do not trust the home merchant, but rather pay their . jrood money to slick talkers and get practically nothing for it. There is only one remedy for this disease of 'hankering for some- thing for nothing,' and that is: 'Patronize your home merchants.' This week some fellow supposed to be representing Rolert Lind & Company, Lock P.ox No. 1, Salt Like (not in the telephone direc- |
