April 6, 1891: TRADE OR NO TRADE

A Question Whether a Swap of Horses Was Completed. Julius Salzburger, a fruit merchant living at the Watts tract, drove into town this morning and went into A. Jarrier's shop on Twenty-second and San Pablo avenue to have his horse shod. While the animal was undergoing the operation the blacksmith remarked that the butcher next door wanted to trade horses, and as Salzburger's steed was not quite large enough for his use he went into the place directed and broached the subject. Lewis [sic] Lundberg is the name of the meat merchant, and he considered the proposition, so the two horses were taken into the roadway, hitched up and tried. Then they changed horses for a test, Lundberg remarking that he would trade on getting $10 to boot, which, however, Saltzburger said he would not give. The second trial resulted in Lundberg's horse not acting satisfactorily so Salzburger said he would keep his own animal, whereupon Lundberg said, "You are too late. We traded." "Not much," said Saltzburger, who further insisted on his right to get his horse back, but Lundberg refused to give it up. The Watts tract representative would not go away however without his animal, and Lundberg rang up the police station and had Saltzburger arrested for disturbing the peace. The matter will be legally discussed in the Police court tomorrow. Page 1, Oakland Daily Evening Tribune, Monday, April 6, 1891