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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-17
Assessment for Opening, Widening
and Extension of Blair Street, from
Dale Street to Lexington Avenue.

- Amt of
Supposed owner and description. Assm't
Alex Ramsey. East half of E q of
NE Il of NV a of section 30, town
80, range %, except Thomas, La
Fonf-and Minnehaha streets, and
part taken for Blair street. ........ IS. 90
Same West half of W u of NE 4 of
NV Il of section So, town 20, range
%, except Thomas, La Fond and
Mipnehaha streets and part taken
for Blair street. ................... $500
:. Syndicate Addition No 10 ST. Paul
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-17

Supposed owner and Amt of
description. Lot AsSm't
John Wahlund Except part 7s
taken tor Marshall Avenue). Is 50. 90
E c Varney ct al Except part
taken for Marshall Avenue). IA 200
John Malmstrom Except part
taken for Marshall Avenue). Is 200
James P Donohoe Except part
taken for Marshall Avenue).. 200
E q Varney ct al Except part
taken for Marshall Avenue).. 200
Same ct al Except part taken
for Marshall Avenue) ........ 200
Same ct al except part taken '
for Marshall Avenue) ..-..... 200
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-17

Amt of
Supposed owner and description. ASSm't
James Stinson, E "a Of block 6, Stln-
son, Brown s. Ramsey's Addition to
st. Paul, except S so it ana Pleas
ant and ST. Clair street .......... SO 90
Supposed owner and Amt of
description. Lot. Block. Assm't
Allie Hewitt, Except st.
Clair street. 6 S14 90
Supposed owner and Amt of
description. Block. Assm't
a Ramsey and c. E. Whiting,
Except so fit, Pleasant ave
nue. and St. Clair street)..... $50. 90
Browns Subdivision Of Bio ok 80, Stinson
Brown & r amsey's Addition to St. Paul.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-17
CITY NOTICE.
Notice for Judgment
OFFICE OF THE CITY TREASURER,
ST. PAUL, Mimi, July IL. 1885.

Twill make application to the District Court
n and for the County of Ramsey and State of
Minnesota, at the special term to be held
sasurday, July 81, 1886, at the Court House in
Ut. Paul, Minnesota, for Judgment against
)he several lots and real estate embraced in
warrant in my hands for the collection of
unpaid assessments, with interest and costs
thereon, for the hereinafter named special
assessments.
All in the City of St. Paul, County of Ram
Bey and State of Minnesota, when and where
Pill persons interested may attend and be
heard.
The owners and description of real estate
are as follows;
Assessment for Grading and Gutter
ing Grant Street, from Sherburne
Avenue to Como Avenue.
Dawson s. Smiths Addition
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-17

All in the City of st. Paul, County of RAM
Eey aud State of Minnesota.
1858 GEORGE REFS, City Treasurer.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-17

All in the City of ST. Paul, County of Ram
ey and State of Minnesota.
S5-96 GEORGE REFS, City Treasurer.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-17
CITY NOTICE.
Notice for Judgment
OFFICE OF THE CITY TREASURER,
ST. PAUL, Mimi, July IL, 1888.

will make application to the District Court
in and for the County of Ramsey and State of
Minnesota, at the special term to be held Sat
urday, July 81, 1886, at the Court House, in
St. Paul, Minnesota, for Judgment against the
several lots and real estate embraced in war
rant in my hands for the collection of unpaid
assessments, with interest and costs thereon
for the hereinafter named special assess
ments.
All il the City of St. Paul, County of Ram
sey and State of Minnesota, when and where
all persons interested may attend and be
heard
The owners and description of real estate
are as follows:
Assessment for Grading Grotto
Street, From Goodrich Avenue to
Marshall Avenue.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-17


Supposed owner and description. ASSm't
P Schmitz, commencing on w line
of lot 4, subdivision of sAyd's farm,
chains S of northwest corner of
said lot; thence E 6.27 chains;
thence n $50 chains; thence w 6.67
chains: thence $50 chains to be-
ginning, except st. Clair street,. $40. so
H Bryant and N McAfee SW Il of
SW a Of section 2, town 20, range
%, being in st. Paul, Mimi, except
st. Clair street. Observation-Disclosures. $50. 90
Watson & Rices Subdivision CO. Block /,
Stinson, Brown s. Ramseys Addition.
Supposed owner and
description. Lot. Block. Benefits
~ ~ Dull. SOUU
Terrence OBrien. 3 1 3 90
Thomas Days Subdivision of Block 2, Stin-
son, Brown s. Ramsey's Addition.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-17
CONTRACT WORK.
Grading East Fourth Street.

OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKs
CITY OF ST. PAUL, Mimi. July s, 1885
sealed bids will be received by the Board of
ruDIlc Works in and for the corporation of
.ne Clty OF st. Paul, Minnesota, at their office
in said city until IL m. on the 10th day of
July, A. d. 1885, for the grading of East
Fourth street, from Maria Avenue to Men
oota street, in said city, according to plans
Board. " '''A'
A bond with a. least two (2) sureties in
sum OF at least twenty (20) per cent. of the
srUss amount bid must accompany each bid
me SAD Board reserves the right to reject
any or all bids.
Official: resioeh''
RI. GoRMAN, Clerk Board of Public Works
lqO-2OO
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German pow beginning. APP ply for circula
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-17
CITY NOTICE.
Notice for Judgment.
OFFICE OF THE CITY TREASURER,
ST. PAUL, Mimi, July IL, 1856.

III. AUL Nuluu uly IL, 1000.
I will make application to the District Court
in aud for the County of Ramsey and State of
Minnesota, at special term to be held Satur-
day, July 81, 1856, at the Court House in
st. Paul, Minnesota, for Judgment against ths
several lots and real estate embraced in S
warrant in my hands for the collection of I'M
paid assessments, with interest and COSTS
thereon, for the hereinafter named special
assessments.
All in the City of St. Paul, County of Ram
soy and State of Minnesota, when and where
| all persons interested may attend and be
heard.
The owners and description of real estate
ire as follows:
Assessment for Opening, Widening
and Extension OF st. Adams Street,
Sixty Feet Wide, Between Aurora
and Marshall Avenues.
Supposed owner and Amt of
description. ASs1n't
E Dickerman. Lot 10, Smith &
Lofts Out Lots, St. Paul. Except
Iglehart street and part taken for
St. Adams street. Bal. of benefits S24S 90
j N A Griswold Lot 2, Smith s.
Lofts Out Lots, st. Paul. Except
St. Anthony avenue and part taken
for st. Adams street. Bal. benefits S296. 90
Fred Butterfield. The so acres of N
"a of Sc a of section 35, town 20,
range %. Except Victoria, Fisk.
Miller Grotto, Martin and Fuller
streets and ST. Anthony and Aurora
avenues, aud part taken for st.
Adams street, being in st. Paul,
Minnesota. Balance of benefits S75S, 90
Chute Bros Division No. l.
Supposed owner and Amt of
description. Lot. Assm't
Chute Bros. .16, 17&1S $685. so
Same. Ia, l4&l0 40. W
Chute Bros DivisionNo. s.
Supposed owner and Amt Of
description. Lot. Assmt
Chute Bros. .................30 80, 29&2S $50. so
Same .1,xG0 ~. 40
All in the City of St. Paul, County of Ram
sey and State of Minnesota.
ls5-eS GEORGE REFS, City Treasurer.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-17
A E Ramsey's Addition,
Supposed owner and Amt Of
description. Lot. Block. ASSN

Supposed owner and Amt of
description. Lot. Block. Assm't
Anna E Ramsey Except
part taken for Marshall
AVenue) ID. W
Same Except part taken
for Marshall Avenue).. 200
Same Except part taken
for Marshall Avenue).. 200
Same Except part taken
for Marshall Avenue).. 200
Same Except part taken
for Marshall Avenue).. 5 3 200
Same except part taken
for Marshall Avenue).. 6 3 200
Same Except part taken
for Marshall Avenue).. 7 200
Same Except part taken
for Marshall Avenue).. 8 3 200
Same Except part taken
for Marshall Avenue).. 9 8 200
Same Except part taken
for Marshall Avenue). 10 200
Same Except part taken
for Marshall Avenue). IL 200
Same Except part taken
for Marshall Avenue). .12 3 200
Same Except part taken
for Marshall Avenue). .13 200
Same Except part taken
for Marshall Avenue). IA 3 2.75
Amt of
Supposed owner and description. ASSm't
A Johnson. That part S of st. An
thOny Avenue of the lett acres
of w %. II acres of SW Il of section
"a, town 90, range %, being in st.
Paul, Minnesota, except part taken
for Marshall Avenue. ............. S13. so
Smelling Park Addition
Supposed owner and Amt of
description. Lot Block. Assm't
G E Finch ct al Except
part taken for Marshall .
Avenue) .......l6 81 90.
Same ct al Except part
taken for Marshall Ave
nue.. ........... ..l5 200
Quinby Park Addition
Supposed owner and Amt of
description. Lot. Block. Assm't
John H Murphy Except
part taken for Marshall
Avenue). LIZ IL S2.25
Same Except part taken
for Marshall Avenue). IL IL 2.25
Same Except part taken
for Marshall Avenue) 10 IL 2.25-
Same Except part taken g
for Marshall Avenue).. 9 IL 2.25a
Same Except part taken
for Marshall Avenue).. 8 12 2.25s
Same Except part taken
for Marshall Avenue).. IL 1925
H C Quinby Except part
taken for Marshall Az
enue)...-.... ..........12 II 2.25
Same Except part taken
for Marshall Avenue) IL IL 225
Same Except part taken
for Marshall Avenue). 10 IL 225
Same Except part taken
for Marshall Avenue).. 9 IL s.25
Same Except part taken
for Marshall Avenue).. s IL 225
Same Except part taken -
for Marshall Avenue).. Z IL 2.25
FL Quinby Except part
taken for Marshall Az
enue) 5000. -.........10 10 2.25
Lowering Park Addition. d
Supposed owner and Amt of
description Lot. Block Assln't1
Cyrus Horton Except
part taken for Marshall
Avenue). lis 8 81 90
Same Except part taken
for Marshall Avenue). Is 9 200
Amt of
Supposed owner aed description. Assm't
Frank B Farwell. The E % OF e 70 of
E "a of NV Il of section 3. town IS,
range %, being in st. Paul, Mime
sofa, except part taken for Marshall
Avenue. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. S1s.5O
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-17

Amt of
s. Supposed owner and description. Assm't
C E Long, That part of the right
of way of the st Paul, Minneapolis
- g. Manitoba Railroad Company of
q W u of Sc 14:'of SW Il of section
E25, town29, range %, being in St
Paul. Minnesota, except Como Ave
pue and part taken for Atwater
street,. ..................... SIS. 90
ST Paul, Minneapolis s. Manitoba
Railroad Company. SW 4 of SW 4
of section 25. town 80, range %. be-
ing in st Paul. Minnesota except
part taken for Atwater street 49,. S135. 90
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-17

Willis Addition TO st. Paul.
Supposed owner and
description. Lot. Block. Benefits
Caroline Madison. ..1&2 SIS. 90
Whittacre, Turner & Lepper's Subdivision of
Block /, Willis Addition.
Supposed owner and
description. Lot. Benefits
Mary Boghan, E rs 1T of. ......1&2 81 so
Stinsons Subdivision of Block 8, Stinson,
Brown & Ramsey's Addition.
Supposed owner and
description. 4 LIST. Benefits
James Stinson ct al, .36&35 $l2. SO
Same ...............,....37, 3S&39 125
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-17

Stinson. Brown & Ramsey's Addition.
| Supposed owner and
description. Lot. Block. Benefits
JasStihson Except S S0ft)s - S57. 90
Encouragement of Highland Park Addition.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-17
CITY NOTICE.
Notice for Judgment.
OFFICE OF THE CITY TREASURER
ST. PAUL, Mimi, July IL, 1885.

will make application to the District Court
In and for the County of Ramsey. and State
OF Minnesota, at the special term to be held
Saturday, July 81, 1885, at the Court House in
st. Paul. Minnesota, for Judgment against the
several lots and real estate embraced in war
rant in my hands for the collection of unpaid
assessments, with interest and costs thereon,
for the hereinafter named special assess
ments.
All il the City of St. Paul, County of RAM
sey and State of Minnesota, when and where
all persons interested may attend and be
heard.
The owners and description of real estate
are as follows:
Assessment for Opening, Widening
and Extension of Marshall Avenue,
One Hundred Feet Wide, From Vic
toria Street Westward to the City
Limits.
Supposed owner and Amt OF
description Assm't.
E G Rogers and K Stone. E u of
% of Sc II of SW u of section 35,
town 49, range %, except S 33 fit,
st. Anthony Avenue, Carroll, lyle
hart and Victoria streets, and part
taken for Marshall Avenue. ........ SIS. 90
j Rogers. w p of % of S u of
Sc Il of SW a of section 35, town
go, range %, except S SO it, Carroll
Iglehart and Milton streets, and
part taken for Marshall Avenue.... $15.00
Sanborn's Addition.
Supposed owner and Lot. Block. Amt of
description. ASSN t.
Chas Nockin Except part
taken for Marshall Az
enue). ........... 3 zoo
Same Except part taken
for Marshall Avenue).. E.U0
Rogers Addition.
Supposed owner and Amt OF
description. Lot Block. Assm't
E G Rogers Except part
taken for Marshall Az
enue). Observation-Disclosures. So'Vo
Same Except part taken
for Marshall Avenue).. 2 2.uU
Same Except part taken
for Marshall Avenue).. 3 2.OO
q e Dicktrmann Except
part taken for Marshall
Avenue. %.uu
Same Except part taken
for Marshall Avenue).. 2.o0
L K Stone Except part
taken for Marshal, Az
enuel III HuU
G Z Dickerman Except
part taken for Marshall
Avenue) ...............l2 E-UUi
Same Except part taken H.
for Marshall Avenue) IA 800
Same Except part taken
for Marshall Avenue).. l 800
Same Except part taken
for Marshall Avenue).. 200
Same Except part taken
for Marshall Ayenue).. 200
Same Except part taken
for Marshall Avenue).. 200
Same Except part taken
for Marshall Avenue).. 2.OU
L K Stone Except part
taken for Marshall Az
enue). ................. 6 2.OU
Same Except part taken
for Marshall Avenue).. 200
Same Except part taken
for Marshall Avenue). 10 200
Same Except part taken
for Marshall Avenue). IL 200
c Dickerman Except part
taken for Marshall Ave- ~
nue. ....................12 200
Same Except part taken
for Marshall Avenue). .13 200
Geo Webster Except part
taken for Marshall Az
euuOJ... SVO
Buell. & Mackubin's Out Lots
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-17
CITY NOTICE..
Notice for Judgment.
OFFICE OF THE CITY TREASURER, !
ST.. PAUL, Mimi, July IL, 1856. {

Twill make application to the District Court
in and for the County of Ramsey and State
of Minnesota at the special term to be held
Saturday, July 81. 1886, at the Court House in
| st. Paul. Minnesota, for judgment against the
| several lots aud real estate embraced in a
warrant in my hands for the collection of uu-
paid assessments. with interest and costs
thereon, for the hereinafter named special
assessments.
All in the City of st. Paul, County Of Ram.
sey and State of Minnesota, when and where
all persons interested may attend and be
heard.
|. The owners and description of real estate
are as follows:
Condemning and taking an easement
ON the land adjoining and on the
line of st. Clair Street. from Lex
ington Avenue to Ann Street.
Watson g. Rice's Subdivision SCI of Block 1,
L Stinson, Brown & Ramsey's Addition
/ to st. Paul.
Supposed owner and Amt of
description. Lot. Block. Assm't
Jos Bourgralt. 80. .2l ,22&23 3 $40 .0G
d Nevins ....1 2 $50
Winslow's Addition to st. Paul
Supposed owner and Amt of
description. Lot. Block. Assm't
Chas and Henry Lauer.... 5 II Sc. 00
Same and same. ....... 6 IL 600
Amt of
Supposed owner and description. Assm't
Chas and Henry Lauer. Commencing
ut SW corner OF Sc Il of SEA OF SW
Il of section l, town 2S, range %:
thence n $50 feet; thence along
Michigan street 1873 feet; thence
$50 feet; thence w 1873 feet to begin
ming, being in ST. Paul, Minnesota,
except st. Clair street. ............. S21 20
r A Smith. Commencing at Sc cor
ner of SW 4 of SW Il of section L,
town rs, range 49, thence W 3.16
chains; thence n 316 chains: thence
E 3.16 chains; thence 8 3.16 chains
to beginning, being in st Paul, Min
nesota, except Duke and ST. Clair
street ................ .............. S24. 90
Stinson s Smith. Commencing $40
chains w of Sc corner of SWA of SW
u of sec town %, range %; thence
n 6.32 chains; thence E 3.16 chains;
thence to NE corner of said SW
Ii of SWH of said section L; thence
SW'ly to SW corner of said SW14 of
SWA of said section / thence E to
beginning, being in st. Paul. Mime
sofa, except Duke and st. Clair
street Observation-Disclosures. S1O5. 90
Stinson, Brown s. Ramsey's Addition to
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-17

Assessment for Opening, Widening
and Extension of Atwater Street
Sixty Feet Wide, Between :, Rice
Street and Dale Street.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-17
Buell. & Mackubin's Out Lots.

Supposed owner and Amt of
description. Lot. Assm't
Mary F Hopkins Except lyle rga4.-..! (.
hart street and part taken for - !.
Marshall Avenue) ...........4 S65. so
VarneY g. McMauigars Encouragement of
Block 1, A E Ramsey's Addition.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-03-26
AVE BY A WOMAN.
Heroic Action of q Captains Wife on q
Wrecked and Burning Steamboat,

80 . Al "a -
Wrecked and Burning Steamboat.
VIcKsBuRx, Miss. March 12.-The steam
er Ike Bonham, Captain Sargent, blew up
yesterday eleven miles below this city. The
mate, William Standre, and several negroes
were killed. Pilot Edward McElroy, En-
gineer Charles Girard and a number of
deck-hands were severely wounded. None
Of the bodies OF the drowned have been re-
covered. Engineer Charles Girard of the
steamer makes the following statement:
! had just tried the water in the boiler and
found 1t scaut two gauges. ] had left the
wheel and gone back in the cabin to dinner,
leaving 5. Il. Andrews steering. In an instant
the shock came. l was knocked down and
hot bricks from the furnace alulost COW.
cred me. | saw Andrews and 8 number Of
colorcd men in the river. They were
calling for help. The explos. on tore away
the Office. pilot-house, chlnsneys, for
ward bo.ler-deck, and all the forward part
OF the cabin, throwing them into the river.
On deck the result was equally disastrous.
Six deck hands were blown overboard, only
were scalded except Mrs. Sargent. Imme-
diately after the explosion She took
OF the boat. went below. helped to launch the
yawl, and commanded those who were able to
rescue those i'll the river. BY this time the
debris around the boiler had caught fire, and
she seized the draw-bucket, drew water and
auenched the flames, after which she took n
Mrs. Sargent by her heroism saved the wreck
from being burned. She was not excited in
the least and never lost her preseuaa of mind
for q minute.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-03-26
Death of Ex-senator Cl,afree.

New York, March 1~O.-Ex-senator
Jerome B. Chaffee dice at the home OF his
daughter. Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant, in
Purdy's Station, N. Y, at three o'clock
yesterday morning, of acute %laryngitis.
-Four years ago Mr.. Chaffee was
attacked with a disease OF the kid
neys that puzzled all the doctors. His
great will-power, as well as his good
care OF himself, fought off the malady, and
he went about attending to his business
and enga ging in the active affairs OF life
until a little move than a week ago, when
The disease renewed it's attack. Last Satur-
day he caught cold and ]%aryngitis set III.
He died OF suffocation. His body will b.
taken to Adrian, Mich, for burial
jerome B. (hatfce. was born in Niagara
County, N. Y. on April II, 1925. He received
an academic education, and, while still q
young man, moved to Colorado, where he en-
guged i'm mining operations. He early
took ar active part in the politics OF tho
Territory, and was elected to the Leg -
lature in 1851. 1862 and 1853. He was a dele.
gate from Colorado to the Mild and
XLllld Congresses. In 1876, on the nd
mission OF Colorado into the Union. MIR: Chat
Zee was. chosen Senator, his colleage being
Henry NJ. Teller. His term of office expired
in 1919, and since then he has lived quietly in
retirement. During Mr.. Chatfcc's term in the
Senate he was noted for his vigorous pushing
road, he was generally considered very
wealthy, his successive occupations Of mine
operator, cattleman and tanker having Weld
ed largely
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-03-26
POISONED BY A CRANK.

A Demcntcd Person Places Paris Green
i'll the Coffee Furnished a Pennsyivanis
A~lmsnouse-One Hundred Persons Taken
Violently Ill and Twelve Likely to Die.
LEBANON, Pa, March 12.-The interior
of the county almshouse, abe ut a mile
from here, was the scene of Notwithstanding
Tuesday morning, when 100 OF the y in
mates confined there lay writhingin terrible
commissions on the floor, their bodies
doubled up in pain and their faces CHASTITY
with the lookof agony and despair. They
had iustleft the breakfast-thble, at which hot
coffee had been served. All except five had
drank heartily Of the stealning fluid, and
as they passed from the dining.room into
the large hall several Of them complained
Of feeling i'll and sat down. Soon two of
them fell helpless to the floor, Others fol-
lowed, and in a few moments the floor was
covered with the PROSTATE inmates, who
rctched and purgcd in Il horrible
and groaned aloud with pain.
The attendants in the house ran at once
to the assistance of the apparently dying
persons, the house physician was called in,
and vigorous measures were taken to u
tcract the effects OF what was obviously
poison. Search was then made for the
cause of the trouble, and it vas found
that a large quantity OF paris green had
been placed in the kettle in which
the coffee had been boiled. The poisonous
stuff had been purchashed months ago to
kill p%otato-b,:;s, and was supposed to be
locked sccsrely in - closet. Finally a
supplemented fellow, an inmate OF the in
sane department, confessed that lie had
poured the poison into the boiling coffee
while no one was present in the kitchen.
Most of the unfortunate victims are in a
fair way to recovery, although a dozen are
still critically iii, and owing to their weak
ness from age and disease may not survive
the shock to their constitutions. Besides
these there are some few in whom the
symptoms have not yet fully developed,
and who may remain seriously ill for some
time. The person who occasioned all the
suffering has been locked up in a separate
cell at the almshousc.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-03-26
CURVED PITCHING.
Its Possibility Illustrated and Explained
"A Father Whose Baseball Days Are

kNS L VSSADAAaNS ~ H'N
a Father Whose Baseball Days Are
Over.
Several years ago I thought that it was
impossible to make a ball curve, and when
one OF my "chums'' said he had seen it
done, I laughed at him; but he insisted so
strongly that when l went home asked
my father. He was an old-time player,
and when he said it was impossible to
make a ball Curve" that settled it with
me. Then | was certain that my friend
had been deluded. Not long afterward,
however, / saw a game between two pro-
fcssional clubs, and as l sat directly back
OF the catcher, and could see the ball from
the time it left the pitchers hand, there
was no longer any doubt in my min about
a ball being made to curve" Moreover,
l learned myself, after weeks of hard prac-
tice, to throw IL curve ball, and many times
since then have had the satisfaction of
Striking OUT hard hitters, who were UNI
used to "curves.' "What causes q ball to
curve?" is a question asked by many, and
l would offer the following original expla-
nation:
When n bah is thrown through the air,
the resistance OF the air is only on one-half
of the surface, that is the half facing the
direction the ball is thrown. The other
part OF the ball may be considered as the
''dead half"
Suppose the ball is thrown from A to B.,
and given a rapid rotating movement on
it's axis, as indicated by the arrows (ac-
complished by 'holding' and delivering,
the ball a certain Way, the resistance then
is only on the olive hail. which is rotating