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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-12-14
Accounts All Right.

The auditing committee appointed
by the governor to examine the ac-
counts of the executive board of the
State Agricultural society met at ST.
Paul, and found the report to be COR
rect. The total receipts were s54,-
703.05, and the expenditures S4s, 100. "a.
The annual meeting of the society will
be held Jan. IL, and at this meeting
two memb ers of the executive board
will be elected, the terms of j. II. Let
son and Wyman Elliot expiring; a pres
ldent and two vice presidents will also
be selected, as the terms of President
Ed Weaver and Vice Presidents D. r.
McGinnis and w. NJ. Light expire.
Mr.. Weaver has declined reelection,
he having already held that office three
terms, which is one more than any of
his predecessors, thus making a new
precedent.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-25

to look after the net fishermen on the
river, the outlook for a continuance of
the good fishing is very flattering.
The bar at the mouth of the river has
closed again, and as a consequence the
back water has enlarged the pools, thus
affording the fishes below an opportuni-
ty to cross the shadows and ascend to
that point of the river near Austin
Creek, where they will remain until the
Austin rises.
Last Sunday small regiment of an
glers was at Point Reyes A few large
fish were taken, but the cold snap froze
the lines to the loops of the rods, cauS-
ing the fishermen no end of annoy
ance.
Net fishermen are seining steelheads
at the mouth of the creek and ship
ping their catches from Marshall Sta
ton to this city. 1t is no wonder that
the sport OF the angler is below par.
The second anglers tournament of
the National Sportsman's Association
will be held in Madison Square Gardens
commencing January 13 and ending
January p. Copies of the rules that
will govern the contests in fly casting
can be had at the sporting goods house
of e. T. Allen 6, Co.
John Gallagher, the champion angler
of Oakland, and some of his friends will
leave this city for Russian River on
Monday
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DETWElLER A DEFENDANT.
GrdDd Exalted Ruler Of the EIks
Complained Against by Golden
Cote Lodqe.

BY way of diversion Meade D. Det-
weller, grand exalted ruler of the
Benevolent and Protective Order of
Elks, who is at present in this city on
an official visit in connection with the
lodge of which he is the head, will en-
joy few days in court as the defend
ant in an action brought against him
by Golden Gate Lodge, No. 6, which up
to a year or so ago was a branch in
good standing of the Order of Elks. At
the present time, however, Lodge No.
is not recognized by the national or
ganization, and it is stated that the
suit which was filed yesterday is large
ly due to that fact.
Golden Gate Lodge, No. 6, in it's
pleadings in the action against the
grand exalted ruler, charges that he is
the creditor of that organization in the
sum of about $10O0 which money it al
leges he collected and appropriated to
his own use. The plaintiff in the action
claims that it has applied to the de-
fendant for the return of the money,
but as their application was never
needed they bring suit to recover the
amount alleged to be due.
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been put off, possibly for good
The Cycle Baseball League has Gre
ated a new enthusiasm among the
clubs. Eleven of the prominent clubs
of this city, Oakland and San Jose
have. entered teams, and a schedule of
games lasting from January to late
in May has been arranged, as given in
The Call yesterday.
All of the San Francisco games will
be played at the Velodrome grounds,
Fell and Baker streets, though it is the
desire to have the different club cap
tains get together and schedule as
many for out-of-town points as pos
sible, thus arranging joint club runs
for the two conteSting clubs and re-
viving that enjoyable feature of cy-
cling.
President Adams of the Associated
Clubs is being complimented all around
for the excellent judgment shown in
his committee appointments. He has
selected his men not so much for their
club affiliation as for their abilities to
discharge the duties of their various
positions, and yet has managed to give
all the clubs about equal representa-
ton. The reappointment of Robert M.
Welch as chairman of the track racing
committee, the placing of Percy V
Long at the head of the rights and
privileges committee and Myrick
Shedd and Dodge on the road-racing
board are spoken of in club circles a 8
being particularly thoughtful and well
chosen. The association has another
prosperous year before it.
A number of enthusiasts are doing
hard road work in training for a severe
test of their endurance on New Years
day.
committee of the League of Aueri-
can Wheelmen will meet a committee
of the Canadian Wheelmen's Associa~ :
ton at Buffalo next week to discnss
matters OF interest to the two organi-
cations. The question of the recopni-
ton of the California Associated Cv-
cling Clubs by the L. A w. will he
urged by the G. W. A, and the T,
w. committee will report back To Tho
national assembly of the league wbinh
Will convene at st. Louis in FehrI,a,.v
club runs of bicycle clubs. somewbot
like lodge meetings, tend TO call on
new members principally. One of the
IDEAS In promoting the coming basehaiI
league among cycling clubs was 70
create interest in the runs and hrino,
out ola members. 1t has been ouite
successful in this regard in the nreli,,N
mary practice games. - 0iii'i-
IN F1orence, Italy, ladies are com
pelled to carry two bells on their.
Wneels, says Cycling West. In Russi5
laoles are not allowed to ride wheeJ !
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DUCKS WERE
FROZEN IN
How a Prominent Sports
man Got a Bag Of
Mallards.
First-Class Shooting Is Now
to Be Had on the
Marshes.
A "Varnnint' Hunt by Members OF the
Petalunaa Sportsnaan's
Club.

why, this is exactly the kind of
weather fancy for duck shooting" re-
marked Otto Feudner, the little cham
pion pigeon stopper, the other day
while conversing with the veteran snipe
shooter, Dave Thomb, on field sports
in general.
L met a few of my friends yester-
day who were contemplating a great
days duck shooting on Saturday and
Sunday" continued Feudner, "but,
don't you know, one of them said that
he should certainly postpone the trip if
the cold snap continued.
Now what do you think of a sports
man who is afraid of meeting a blast
from the north and incidentally having
to remove an icicle or two from his
nose between shots?"
Yes, the weather has been exceeding
ly raw for the past few weeks, but
then true sportsman will not object
to shedding a few tears in the field if
there is anything like real good shoot
ing TO be had.
The marshes are now literally COW
cred with divers kind of wild ducks,
and morning and evening shooting
should be first class until there is a
change in the weather, which is near
at hand.
A member of the Black Jack Shoot
ing Club returned from Antioch a few
days ago with fifty-nine ducks, which
included Black Jack, canvasback and
Caldwell. Yesterday six members left
for Sherman Island and doubtless they
will return with a wagonload of fine
birds.
Harry Hosmer and Al Cumming re-
port having had good shooting on the
ponds near Byron recently. Rosmer is
unkind enough to let the cat out of the
bag, or, in other words, he credits Cum
mings with having killed birds in what
he considers to be an unsportsmanlike
way.
This is how Harry tells the story on
his friend whom he has dubbed the
Cock O. the Swamps": "Al stole a
| tame mallard duck somewhere the
night before our shoot and he anchored
| the green head in a pond over which
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except by royal permissive warrant; IN
Austria they are prohibited from rid
ing hands off; in France they have TO
have their husbands written consent
to join touring club, and in Germany
they have to undergo an examination
for proficiency and carry their certifi-
Gates constantly. In America-Well,
they do about as they please.
In a letter to the writer e. @. Bald,
the American champion Of 1897, says
that he will likely come to California
about the first of February to spend
a couple of months. Fred J. Loughead,
the Canadian champion, will accom-
pany him. Their trip will be princi--
pally for pleasure, though they may do
a little preparatory work for the next
seasons racing.
Chairman Welch of the track-racing
committee of the c. A. c. c. has an
nounced that he will reappoint Robert
A Smyth as official Handicapped for
the association. This action will meet
with universal approval, as Mr.. Smyth
has the confidence of the riders, years
of experience at the work and no club
affiliations that might render him open
to a charge of inpartiality.
The next meeting of the association
at Alameda on Saturday evening
January s, promises to be exciting. A
determined effort is going to be made
by some of the delegates to have the
action of the board at the last meeting
regarding Charles Kraft reconsidered
and to declare him a professional. This
will, of course, be opposed by those in
favor of Kraft's reinstatement and
others who want to see Birdsall
TheiSen and Mott reinStated.
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The Outcome of q Eeud.

A story was recently made public to
the effect that Mrs. A. G. Hughes Of
Santa Barbara, while stopping at the
lodging-house 203A Powell street, was
found consorting with a man named
Wynne, and that the two were smoking
opium, while the child was stupid from
the fumes. A brother of the lady, Mr.
Scott of this city, denies the story most
emphatically, and has retained a lawyer
on the case. The story as told by Mr..
Scott is as follows:
My sister arrived in this city early
in December and stopped at the house
2OSA Powell street, not knowing the char
acter of the place. One afternoon she
went out to do some shopping, and left
the child in care of another lady stop
ping in the same house She was gone
longer than she expected, and when
she returned she found that her
friend had left the child in the care OF
Wynne, who is an old friend Of Mrs.
Hughes.
She at once went to wyrne's room
70 get the little one, and While there
Officer McMurray of the Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
and Police Officer Brophy arrived ana
placed both under arrest. They were
taken to the City Prisoy, and Mrs.
hughes was released on promising TO re-
turn at once to Santa barbara, Thch
she did.
The men in the room, Wynne and conn
panlon, may have been smoking opium,
and they may not, my sister does not
know positively, but sic was not CON
sclous OF any fumes o. the drug IN ,.oI 117
room. She and her husband are well,
known and highly respected citizens o.
Santa Barbara, and no one there Dc
lieves the story
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JACK DAILY
AND EVERHARDT.

The Daily and Fiverhardt fight Will
be held at New Orleans on the evening
of the 2Sth inst, and as there is some
interest taken in the match by the
sporting fraternity of this city, Days
record will interest those who wager
on prize-fights. Here it is:
Defeated Owen Harvey in New Or
leans. rounds; Billy Young, at Wash
ington, rounds; Al O'Brien, same
place, rounds; Frank Bollen, Will
mington, rounds; Joe Flynn, same
place, rounds; Billy Dacey, same
place, 1 round; Chris Johnson, Balti-
more, rounds; Abe Ulman, heavy
weight, same place, six rounds; Mike
Leonard, same place, rounds; Stan
ton Abbott, same place, 5 rounds; Joe
Burnett, at Washington, 8 rounds;
Howard Wilson, same place, II rounds;
Billy DoOley, same place, rounds;
Bull Mccarthy, at Philadelphia, 6
rounds; Tom MOriarty, at New York
rounds; Jim Franey, at Whining
ton, rounds; Frank Wongo, same
place, 10 rounds; Tom McCune, at
Philadelphia, rounds; Martin judge
same place, 4 rounds; Jack Bennett
same place, rounds; Billy Vernon, at
at Philadelphia, and Jack Bennett, at
Philadelphia, 6 rounds each; Jimmy
McHale, who put plaster of paris in
his glove when he fought Andy Bowen
here in the early '9O's, at Philadelphia,
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at Merced.

at Merced.
w. Sink, of greater fame in horse
circles than in coursing, will also make
his initial shy at the leashmen's game,
having in the entry a Canadian young
ster of promise. The Santa Clara con-
tingent and divers other outside ken
nels have in much of their best stock.
A large consignment of strong hares
reached the park this week and the
Sward itself is like velvet. The added
money tomorrow is $3.50, or the same
amount that has usually been added to
stakes extending through two days
Commencing next Saturday. too Jan
uary -, all stakes will be materially
increased.
By many it is thought that to-mor-
rows stake looks to be an easy trick
for Rusty Gold. Possibly, too, it is, but
walk" On the plains he is a rafting
performer, but his work in the park
or what little of it has been Seen-has
been excelled by many.
A G. Bradbury has sold Lady Penn
broke to the Montezuma Kennels. Lady
Pembroke was lately bred to Serrona
of the same string.
Curtis & Sons of Santa Clara had
their famous pair, Cavalier and RO-
settle, at the park last Sunday. Neither
seemed much the worse for their recent
attack of diStemper-seemed, in fact,
capable Of doing their old-time win
ming work within a very few weeks.
]. Farley's Snowbird is reported to
have been placed in care of the well
known trainer "Brindle Pat" Snow
bird fit is a better dog than the aver
age. She will be in the stake again
next week.
William Halpin, the genial slip stew
ard at Ingleside, is spending the holi-
days with his brother in San Luis Obs
po County. His place is being filled by
p. Reilly, superintendent of the park.
In several of the courses last Sunday
Mr.. Grace gave an exhibition of judg-
ing that could hardly be excelled any
where in the world. His decisions were
fiawless and rendered with a prompt
ness truly remarkable.
The likeliest performers in to-mor-
rows run down appear to be Rosette,
Mohawk, Blackette, Senorita, Myrtle,
Rusty Gold, Benicia Boy. Move On
Granuale, Occidental, Lass O. Gowrie
At Last, Systematic, Eclipse, Beau
Brummel Emerald and Swinnerton.
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HARRY HOSMER and AL CUMMING Returning From the
Duck-Shootng Ponds Near Byron

he intended making a horrible killing
in the morning.
"Well, all right. Everything went
along smoothly until we were en-
sconced in our blinds long before smil-
ing Sol put in an appearance on this
side the Sierras. Mark you, we were
only 200 yards apart and just as soon
as there was sufficient light to see a
bird at fifteen PAGES Cummings gun
commenced to talk and for ten min
utes it barked necessarily.
well, 1 thought to myself, what in
the name of Golcher is that royal
Highlander up to.
Then a thought flashed through my
mind that Al had taken an impromptu
bath and needed assistance l re-
paired instanter to where he was To-
Gated and as I drew near I asked,
What's up, Al? Did you fall imp
For heavens sake drop he re-
piled. Can't you see the pond is liter
ally covered with mallards and not one
of them will rise?'
''I dropped. Again AIS gun barked
and not a bird moved
He kept up the racket until there
was light enough to see all over the
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5 rounds; Matte Matthews, at SYRIA
cuSe, 20 rounds; Billy Ernst, at Brook
lyn, 10 rounds.
The men most worthy of note in the
foregoing are Matte Matthews, who
is rated as a dangerous man: Billy
Ernst, who has met the best light
weights in the country, and Billy Yer
non, who is rated a good man with
the gloves.
DAILY has fought draws as follows:
Jim Franey, II rounds; Charlie Nc
Keever, rounds; Jack Everhardt 6
rounds; Eddie Connolly, 20 rounds:
Owen Zeigler. 6 rounds; Horace Leeds
4 rounds; kid" Mcfarland, 6 rounds:
Young Griffo, 6 rounds; Joe Cans 6
rounds, and Stanton Abbott, 81 rounds.
A first-class picture of Daily ap-
peared in the Saturday edition of The
Call two weeks ago.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-25
HOW GIRLS
PLAY FOOTBALL.

The sporting fraternity Of this city
will be afforded an opportunity Of see
tpg ladies play football this afternoon
at the Velodrome grounds.
The girls have been practicing for
several weeks, and it is said that they
play a pretty clever game without en-
tering into the heavy-smashing style
as adopted by the men when they
meet in that part of the game known
as bucking the line.
1t is not to be expected that the
girls will attempt to MAIN each other
in the scrimmages. On the contrary,
they will rely on their cleverness to
win the game for their respective
sides, and, by the way, some of the
players are really clever in handling
the oval.
When asked if she did not fear Sc
we're injury to her neck by a heavy
fall one of the players said yesterday
that she could stand pain with as
much fortitude as any of the college
boys.
why, our hair is just as long, but
perhaps not altogether as Woolly as
an intercollegiate football player, con-
sequently we do not fear much alarm
from a heavy fall, provided that we
land on the back Of our head" re-
marked one Of the healthy-looking
misses as she smiled at a companion.
Yes, we will show the men folks
that girls can play football as we'll as
ride a bicycle, ride a horse or play
tennis. Football is not such a ter
rible game when it is played scientifi-
cally; there is no necessity for rough
work such as is frequently seen when
college players meet in champion
ship contest"
Well, those who fancy football will
see how it is played by women to-day
and after it is over then it will be time
to pass judgment on the game as
played by women.
The lineup is as follows: Oakland
Browns: Forwards-Belle Eaglin, An
ME Rhodes, Jennie Brooks, Lillian
Merrill Lottie Brooks, Clyde Sawyer
and Lillian Carr; quarter back, Lottie
Cornell; halfbacks, Mamye Leonard
and Daisy Eaglin; fullback, Maud
Eaglin; COACH. Al Bear; captain,
Mamye Leonard.
Frisco Grays: Forwards = Captain
Emily Hart Norah Smith, Adele Bro
guet, Louise Hart, Viola Williams,
Maggie Flemming, Freydis Caswell
and Louisa Hart; quarter back. Dolly
Wallace; halfbacks, Louise Mitchell
and Minnie Rentrof; fullback, Marion
Anthony; coach, r. Nicholson; UNI
pire, Joe Acton; referee, Andrew
Walsh: general manager, C. A. Doyle.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-25
HANDBALL
in THE COURTS.

Colonel Phil Ryan of the San Fran
cisco handbaIl court has promised his
patrons fund Of pleasure tomorrow
He has scheduled a series of games,
the contestants being the leading
players of the State. The programme
is as follows:
j. Harlow and J. McEvely VS.. W.
Kelly and D. Connolly.
L. Waterman and E. McDonough VS..
J. r. Boekman and D. J. Sheehan.
D. Rodgers and P. Ryan VS.. NJ. Nc
Neil and G.. Mcdonald.
E. Foy and J. Collins VS.. r. Murphy
and ]. White.
]. Bowling and r. Housman VS.. E.
Curley and NJ. Mcguire.
]. Riordan and r. Linehan VS.. ]. C.
NealOn and T. F. Bonnet.
At the Occidental court the games
that will be played to-day are as
follows:
W. Collins and N. Hassen VS.. A.
Collins and J. Mccarthy.
=. Clements and ]. O'Brien VS.. T.
Lydon and A. McInerney.
G. Elmer and G. Cunningham VS..
A. McVicker and J. Shaw.
]. O'Connel and T. Nagle VS.. P.
Kennedy and o. Anderson.
]. O'Leary and Professor Barrett vs.
NJ. Mullany and Cyclone" Hayden.
P. Kelly and T. Cashin VS.. ]. Pen
dergast and P. Hutchinson.
NJ. Dillon and J. Slattery VS.. J. Con-
don and ]. O'Donnell.
w. Kelly and A. Pennoyer VS.. G.
Hutchinson and M. J. Kilgallon.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-25
pond. He had killed Stone dead fifteen

pond. He had killed stone dead fifteen
mallardS and there were ten big green
heads Hopping away unable to rise.
The ducks were attracted during the
night by the call of the tame bird,
which Al had confiscated and the ice
duck conference was on, leaving them
prisoners of war, so to speak.
Cumming contends that he shot the
| birds on the wing and so he did. 1t
cannot be said that they were on the
ground when killed"
Members of the Petaluma Sports
/ mems Club are determined to rid the
country of birds and animals that are
ValueleSS to SportSmen and incidental
ly of no use to sportsmen'S wives.
The following letter will explain how
the knights of the Trigger" intend to
accomplish the trick:
PETALUMA, Cal, Dec. q, 1897.
The long planned for 'varmint hunt"
! of the Petaluma Sportsmen's Club took
/ place last Sunday, seventeen Of the
members being in the field, the two COM
peting teams captained respectively by
+. E. Drees and r. s. Brown. The latter
team had but seven men to Drees' ten,
and in the process of evening up
Browns team was credited with 051S,
and Drees' with 9513 points.
Sunday evening from all directions
came the weary sportsmen, and on the
floor of their headquarters, Steiger, s
]
of prey, useless, unpalatable animals and
all that could be classed under the head
of 'Varmints," with a great scarcity of
edible wild fowl. Bears and panthers and
such. for which the highest number of
/ points were given, were conspicuous by
! their absence. The credits ranged from
/ 1000 for large game to l point for chip
/ pies.
The first prize was won by Al Fisher,
/ he having gained the greatest number of
! points-2Sg7. George Ortman followed
| with 2S71 points, taking second prize. T.
J. Studdert took the third prize with
! 209O points Joe Steiger merited fourth
| prize. scoring 1866 points, and r. s
/ Brown with 1744 points took the fifth
| and last prize.
The promised supper to be given by the
/ defeated team will take place shortly
after the new year, and Browns team
/ will be the guests of Drees'. Those who
/ took part in this varmint eXtermination
/ were: R S. Brown. c. T. Northrup, Fred
West, Frank Zartman, Ben Phillips J
T. Studdert, Ed Cavanagh, Frank M
! Collins. Al Smith, = E. Drees, j. Steiger
George Griess. George Ortman, Louis
| M w EDWARDS.
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between the business memo of San Fran
cisco and the Incognitos of Oakland
at the Y. NJ. c. A. gymnasium of this
city.
The game was hotly contested, and
both teams put up some very strong
plays. The Incognitos could not line
up all their regular men, although
their substitutes were by no means
poor players. The business men won
the game by a final score of 29 to 10
points in their favor. Their team
was composed of the following play
ers: F. NJ. Goodrich, Louis Titus, w.
Wilson, c. J. Anger and c. Bernhard
On the Oakland side played these
men: II. Lausten, E. c. Brown, G.
Lackie, Charles Dunsmuir and G.. La
Rue.
Two practice games were also play
ed between the Unions of San Fran
cisco and the Spartans OF Oakland,
the latter easily winning this game by
a score of 8 to 2. The other game was
played between the business men and
the lawyers, both of this city, and was
won by the former, the final score be-
ing q to in their favor.
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QUIET WEEK
IN CYCLING
Lack Of Racing Tends to
Dull Interest in the
Sport.
The Baseball League Has Re
neWed Enthusiasm Among
the Clubs.
New Association Committee Appoint
ments Meet With Universal
Approval.

Things are as usual very quiet in
cycling affairs at this season of the
year. Last year we had the Velodrome
race meets to keep the interest awake
but there is nothing Of that kind now
There was some talk Of a meet on New
Years day at San Jose with a match
race at ten miles paced between Hardy
Downing of San Jose and w. E.
Becker of Minneapolis, but that has
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MONEY FOR
FLEET HOUNDS
A Classic Coursing Stake
Tomorrow at Ingle-
side.
The Colorado Performers AGAIN
Competing for the
Coin.
There Will Be No Coursinu at the
InqleSide Park To-
Day.

The stake arranged for tomorrow
has in it more than the usual elements
of interest. 1t is an open event, limit
ed merely to the number of candidates
possible to be run in one day, and the
entry embraces some red letter per-
formers. Among the most notable is
Rusty Gold, brought out from Colorado
by Simmons & Donohue for the Merced
stake and left by them in charge of D.
]. Healey. Rusty Gold was runner up
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-25
COLD WEATHER
FOR ANGLING.

Notwithstanding that the weather
has been bitterly cold in and about
Duncans Mills and Point Reyes during
the past week, anglers have been en-
joying good fishing in Russian River.
Several large steelheads have been
shipped recently from Duncans Mills
by Deputy Fish Commissioners to
friends in this city, and according to
a letter that was received yesterday
from one of the officers who is detailed