Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 118, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 October 1904 — BILL HIT BILL AND BILL BIT BILL. [ARTICLE]

BILL HIT BILL AND BILL BIT BILL.

There was a matinee perf«.rmanoe on the Ltvee Saturday night which though not “on the bills,** was among the Bills, and during which “some new features” were adding—to the Bills that is. The Bills that were oonoemed were Bill Woods worth and Bill Postal. They were partioifants in a game of “freeze out” at one of the saloons for the drinks freeze*out being a more or less dishonored form of the great Amerioan game of draw poker, for the teaohing of whiok to the British Court and aristocracy ‘Grizz’y Bob” Sohenck drew $17,000 per year for eight years, as Amerioan Amba?sador, and about ten times that amount from his pupils. During the progress of tie game there came a time when Bill Woodsworth held a ‘'straight.” and Bill Postal a “full house.” Now, as all poker professors know, a full house beats a straight, and a rough-house beats them both. Will Woodworth threw down his straight and raked in the chips. Postal said all right, and went and paid for the game; but by that time the oolor of his hair had permeated his whole system, and he told Woodworth that not only did his hand beat Woodworth’s, but that the latter bad stolen the cards to make his straight. Trouble forthwith reached an acute stage, during which Woodworth’s face was severely hammer, ed up, and Postal got a few bruises and scratches on his countenance a?.d also lad two of his fingers pretty badly “chewed up,”