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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-10-16

Father Puran-Wha You object because have ordered
other fast day?
Brother KnickerbocerOh reverend sir buouldn you
postpone it till some Of get a fresh start!
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-10-16
q Woman' S F ace
FLORENCE WARDEN

which kept you so long in Paris: But
I don't want to go over the old ground
of wearisome reproaches again. When
you all returned to England together,
you took me on from London with
them: we did not even travel by our
selves You told me a relation OF
yours was going to live with US, and
when we got here we found Uncle
,Tngh, who had been my good angel
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-10-16
STRANGE, BUT TRUE.

To be continued
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-07
Basket Bali.
READY FOR BASKETBALL
Y. NJ. C. A. Team 0rganized-L
D. S. U. in Training League
Meeting the Coming Week.

The Y NJ. c. A. has completed the or
ganizatiOn of its basket ball team for
the city league and has selected five
of the best players in the gymnasium
TO represent il. Clark of last year s
team viii be found in the position Of
left forward, and Dunn. who played
sub fog the Christians, viii be the other
forward. Hunter of the Hamilton
school for the past two years. was Sc
iected to play center. +. f. Smith. the
Tightback. is an old Y. NJ. G. A. player
and Robinson, the other back. viii play
in the league team for the first time
this year. The boys will have their first
practice game next Tuesday night
when they viii line up against a picked
team from the association.
Up at the l.. d. s. L. college the bows
are already slirmishing around for a
team TO enter in the league. Several
practice games have been held this
week, but as yet Captain Stanton has
not selected the men who will represent
the school in the city league. The 9TH
er teams around the city are being
formed, and it is thought win be ready
TO talk league before long. Freeman
Bassett has the matter under charge
and after seeing the managers of the
various teams VIII probably call a
meeting for the organization of a
league some time this week
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-07

urge the teachers to close in order TO
allow ths children TO attend the serv-
ices. That was done a number Of
times and it was at last decided TO
stop the practice by refusing to per-
nit the services to be held in the
school buildings.
A committee of seven was appointed
IN the interest of school legislation.
1t is composed Of: NJ. p. Peterson,
Granger; g. NJ. Sorensen. Sugar: p A
Nielsen, Draper; W. w. Wilson, Sandy:
Joseph Hubbard, West Jordan: Amos
Gabbott. Farmers. and Joseph c. Ca
boon, Murray. The object of the COM
mittee is the .nsideration OF a bill
which is to be presented to the legis-
lature in behalf of the schools. The
committee viii investigate the
feasibility of such a measure and re-
port its decision TO the trustees. who
in turn will present the matter to the
Legislature at the coming session in
the event OF favorable report by the
the committed
The bill, as anticipated, provides for
the incorporation OF each county of the
state into a separate school district.
A similar measure was attempted be-
fore by certain school authorities, who
favor the plan and who claim that it
would result in benefit both TO the
counties and the state in the way Of
apportionments
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-07
miscellaneous.
HANDBALL AT VARSITY
Teams Organized For Winter
Season-Instructor Holmes
to Arrange Tournament.

Among the athletic organizations TAX
ing an interest in handball as a winter
sport the university this season will be
found in the front ranks. A court has
been fitted up in the gymnasium and
many of the members can be seen out
for daily practice. Athletic Instructor
Holmes is now organizing a number of
teams among the different classes and
proposes to have a handball tournament
that will eventually end in bringing out
a handball champion for the school Four
teams have been organized in the pre-
paratory department of the school and
a like number in the university proper.
These teams will Pig against each other
until the best team is left when the two
different departments will meet for
final championship game in beth singles
and doubles
Instructor Holmes said yesterday that
he would teach wrestling to the members
Of the football and track teams during
the winter months as a means of putting
them in shape for their outdoor work
next year. Wrestling will be of value TO
the football players, especially the line
men. as 1t viii learn them a number
of trick holds that will come in handy in
a football scrimmage.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-07

the Pittsburgs win win the pennant
of 1903.
One Of those who stands ready to bet
that way is Barney Dreyfuss, president
and principal owner of the team. ORGY
fuss has already wagered about 81. 600
or the chances of his team, and is ready
TO put up ten times this amount before
the season opens. Said President Drey-
fuss last week:
The pennant of 1903 will fly at Ex-
position park alongside of the pennants
OF this year and of last year. If any
one who has money thinks different. my
address is the Hotel Schenley. 1 have
already made. several good bets on this
and have not finished. l like the money
which says we viii not win Iwant it,
7 cannot see where we have been
weakened so much by the loss of Tan
nehlH and Chesbro," continued the
owner Of the club. Both are good
pitchers, fine players, but We have let
some go just as good. 1t is a cinch
that feeling as they certainly did to-
ward US they could not do as good
work another year. We certainly lost
nothing by the passing out of Jack
O,Connor and Lefty Davis, and now
what have we lest? 1t is believed that
the opposition riddled us. They have us
already slated for last place on the list
TINS year. Well, we shall see. l would
IKE to see the color of some more of
the money of those people who put us
IN the second division We have the
best team in either league. We will
win the Dennant again or | miss nv
guess, and I have not been missing
many guesses in baseball in the last
few years.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-07
New Ping Pong Champion.

BY defeating Hugh Rippeto Fred
Tregea and VIII Smith, Herman John
son has been declared the ping pong
champion of the Y. NJ. c. A. Johnson,
who is an all around athlete and star
football player, has taken to the new
game with a zeal that has made him a
master in every line of sport, and now
passes away the time defeating would
be ping pong players at the Y. NJ. c.
a. The above named players were the
only ones who disputed the title of
champion with johnson, but he dis
posed Of them in one, two, three order
during the past week. The champion
announces that he is ready to meet any
ping pong expert in the city in a series
of games.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-07
MONEY FOR SCHOOLS.
Third County Apportionment Shows
Total of $16,312.

The third county apportionment for
the county school fund has been com
pleted amounts to a total of 1851
distributed among the different dis
tricts with a school population of S,I56.
The apportionment for each district
follows:
Salt Lake City. s32. 1850: Salt Lake
county, $17.264.30. Total $4,000
District q, West Jordan, $5A4: %.
Draper, 1898; %, Union, 1902: "a. Muir
ray, $536; 20. Murray. 81 ,43e; 20 Muir
ray. 1914; p, East Jordan. 1893: %. Big
Cottonwood 1855; 20. Sugar, 1894: 80.
Mill Creek, 1872; 81. Mill Creek. S43S; 80
Brighton, Sc: 80, East Mill Creek. s27S:
"a, HERMAN. S204; So. South Jordan
1920; 35. Mill Creek. $576; 81. Big Cor.
tonwood, $206; SO. TaylorsviIle. $3.50: 80
Mill Creek, $27S; 40. Farmers ward. 81 .
13S; ii, Sandy. s1.126: az. Granite. sl3S
43. Bingham. S654; "A. Riverton. $3.50: AZ
Granger, STA; AZ, Pleasant Green. s2sS,
4S, North Point, $50; so. Hunter s2s2
81. Brighton. S76; So. Mountain Dell s5S
81 Butlervilie, S24S; SO, Granger SOFA,
81. Bluff Dale. S19S; "a, South Tayiors.
vile, Sz60; So, Bingham, 1914; 81. Cres-
cent, $3.50. Total, $16,3I2
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-07
THE MAN FROM PrTTsBURG.
He Was Handsomely Entertained by
the Mayor and Prominent Citizens.

(Harper's for December.)
We pride ourselves in our town on
being awake. When Fortune knocks
at our municipal door we swing wide
the portal
The stranger arrived at our leading
hotel He had a buginesslike air and
there was also touch of the scholar
about him. After some commonplace
conversation with the landlord he
asked, casually, if we had a public
library. The landlord replied in the
negative and glanced at the register.
He saw that the man was from Pitts
burg. This was enough. Handing out
one Of his best cigars. the host begged
the stranger to sit down and enjoy it.
Then he hurried out
In ten minutes he was back. followed
by our mayor and two other leading
citizens With fine flourish the land
lord introduced them to his guest The
man bowed and smiled, but seemed a
bit bewildered; however. he showed
himself composed and willing to await
developments. The callers were cor
dial but dignified, and after a few
minutes the mayor suggested a drive
about our beautiful town. The stranger
acquiesced. though with an inquiring
manner They drove him about for a
couple of hours, and showed him rzanv
fine sites for public buildings. Then
they mentioned luncheon, and again
the stranger was not averse. After
this was over the mayor thought it
was time TO come to the point. So
he begged to know, in a deferentiaI
tone, what report the stranger pur-
posed making to Mr.. Carnegie on the
subject of presenting eur beautiful and
deserving town with a library build
ing, since, of course, we had all known
just what he had come to our beau
tiful and appreeiative town for. The
fellow had the effrontery to say that
he didn't represent Mr.. Carnegie and
had never set eyes on him.
Then I should thank you, sir" said
the mayor, his virtuous indigna ton
rising, Ito tell US why you came here
from Pittsburg and asked if we had
public library. Explain yourself,
siri'
II am selling the Ne Plus Ultra
newspaper nle.'' he replied. ALLOW me
to show you a sample, and he drew
out contrivance three feet long from
an inside pocket, which must have
reached TO the hem of his coat skirt.
It's the greatest thing on earth for
filing neWsDa Ders and
But they rose from the table with
righteous wrath and left him. While
a posse of the best citizens were gone
for a rail the seoundreI sneaked out
of town.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-07
Che Curl.
BETTING WAS LIVELY
Large Crowd Attended IngIeside
Races-EVa c Easily Won
Croker Selling Stake.

San Francisco, Dec 6.-With tbs
Croker selling stakes and the steeple-
chase handicap a large crowd was at
tracted to Ingleside today and betting
was very lively. A well balanced field
of thirteen met in the stake, which was
at seven furlongs- Muresca and Irene
Lindsey of the Lind stable were favorftes
but failed to cut any figure. Eva G, a
lightweight outsider. took the lead early
in the race and won easily from Hua-
There was a long delay at the post
Bulman, who rode All Green was sus-
pended for two weeks by the judges for
misbehaViOr and talking back TO Starter
Hoffman. Coburn was suspended by the
stewards for getting left on his mount
IN the third race, and on Malispeno and
Horton in recent events. Claude furn-
lshed the surprise of the day by winning
the Z-year-old event at odds of 40 to l.
Honlton beat the pronounced favorits
ArtViS for the place
The first steeplechase resulted in a
victory for GlissandO, the faVOrite Cor
lila fell and Olinthus lost his jockey
Jockey Cochran received word today
that he mas been engaged to ride next
season - New York for w. J. Arkell at
salary of $4,000. Summary:
First race, Fnturity course, selling
Golden Cottage won, Father Wentker
second. Filibustsr third Time :123.
short -Glissando won, Mike Rice
second, Phil Archibald third. Time-3s36.
7 lird- race, Futurity course selling
Quiz II won, Jim Gore II second, Oscar
Tolle third Time-1:13A
Fourth race. seven furlongs, Croker
selling stakes, 81, 800 added-Evea G. won,
Huachuca second, Diderot third. Time
Fifth race. five and half furlongs,
purse-Claude won. HOnitOn second,
Artvis third. TiIne-1709.
Sixth race, one mile, selling-Dunblane
won, Antolee second, The Weaver third.
Time-1:441A.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-07

I time champion of the world; on the
! turf he attained prominence as a rae
ing man and bookmaker.
In parliament he gained the respect
and good will of all. and took an ac-
tive part in important legislation; in
business he managed his collieries so
that they returned him a fortune, on
which he retired TO lead the life of a
country gentleman. and died respected
by every one.
John Morrissey. too. was the cham
pion of this country in the prize ring
was a member of congress, was large
ly interested in bookmaking, owned
racehorses and sent TO England for a
set of racing colors. Whoever selected
the jacket and cap must have known
that they were Gully's coiors, but Nor
rissey did not know.
Richard Croker, the former leader of
Tammany hall, is another American
who has been an actor in the prize
ring In early days he fought cocks
and bulldogs in Gotham, and occasion
ally diversified the performance by
stepping into the arena as a principal in
a London prize ring contest He gained
renown as an exponent of the manly
art, which at that time failed to bar
biting and gouging.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-07
A SPARTAN MOTHER.
Terrors of the Gridiron Had No Eff
feet on Her.
Detroit News-Tribune.)

tDeIOlU NeWS-Ir1Dune.)
She sat in the grandstand, waiting
for her first football game to begin.
Her boy had played il ever since she
could remember. and now he had made
his varsity team. which was her var
slty, too-her Michigan.
Two Of his fraternity brothers sat
on either side as 81 bodyguard to her
gray hairs and as a bureau OF in
formation. They were happier than
they would have been with the pret-
test girl they knew
she smiled with motherly pride when
she picked him out of the squad of
blue-sweatered "huslies' which at
length trotted out on the deld She
wiped away tear when Minnesota
man fell across the line for a touch
down.
Then she surprised her bOdyguard by
muttering under her breath: Hold
EN- hard, fellowsi" Twist their
neckst" Push, Pushi"
She explained her knowledge of these
strenuous technical details by saying
that her boy cried out like that when
playing dream games in his sleep.
She did not faint when he tackled
too hard and failed % rise although
his white face. with a streak of blood
across the forehead, was staring at
her.
You can't hurt my boy" she said
with confidence. Hes just doing that
to get wind" SO K proved.
He was up and at it harder than ever
within the time limit. The Gophers
gained five through tackle, and lost
as many more yards trying to round
the end Then something happened.
a sturdy yOungster shot ont of the
tangled eievens and dashed down the
field toward the goal of the yellow
and maroon He crossed line after line
Of whitewash, and finally was over the
lsst one. the whole pack at his heels.
Touchdown, Touchdown" cried
crowd
NY boy did It." said the mother.
ani Hen She cried
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-07
.0tDFIELD AS
A CHAUFFEUR
His Usual Luck Saves Him From
Bad Accident.
RODE MILES AT l:02 CLIP
MACHINE CAME TO A SUDDEN
STOP WITHOUT ACCIDENT.
RODE MILES AT l:O2 CLIP

ONCE leaving this city Barney Old
field, the bicycle rider, has taken to
automObilihg, and in this line he
promises to be one of the stars in the
country. Every day or so reports from
Detroit tell OF the marvellous time being
made by Barney, and it is claimed that
before many weeks the intrepid bicycle
rider VIII have all the worlds records TO
his credit, IL he does not break his neck
in the attempt.
An accident occurred this week at De-
trOit that came near ending Oldtieid 5
career as a chauffeur. and ii is said that
for a few minutes he was nearly as
badly scared as when he was dumped
from motor here last summer while go
ing at a 1879 clip. OldGeld was driving
Tom Cooper's famous ''9S9' auto, and took
IL out 10 Try the track
1t was found to be as smooth as an
asphalt pavement. and as hard, and in a
few minutes the racer was speeding
around, while his friends teiephoned TO
the city for the timers to come out in a
hurry.
William Z. Metgzer, Ned BroadweII,
w. G. Rands. Jackson Brady and several
others started out on the first car, but
an accident delayed them and when they
arrived Oldfield was making speed that
made their eyes stick out. Four watches
were snapped on one or the miles Whle
the party watched from the head of the
stretch, and all of them clicked o. Old
fleld slowed down and everything Was
made ready for formal trial
In the second attempt Oldfield came
near collecting the accident and life in
surance which he had taken out few
days before. On the second turn, when he
had gotten to fun speed for the attempt,
the snow. which had been falling. had so
SOftened the track that the big machine
slipped and spun around twice as on a
pivot The party in the timers stand
caught its breath and then saw the big
auto start at lightning speed back along
the wrong way OF the track.
1t was "A wonder that the big machine
did not plunge into one of the fences, car
rying all before it. As ii was, OIdfield
said he had enough for the day and quit.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-07
TRAINING SCHOOL DIsBANps.
Lays Claim to the Ninety-five-p pound
City Championship.


The training school football team dis
banded yesterday after a successful
season on the gridiron, and now claims
the ninety-five- pound championship Of
the city. They have not been scored
against this season, and yesterday
Coach Holmes of the university pre-
scented the team with a football. They
have met the following teams with
these results: Tomcats, score to 0:
Bulldogs, defeated 80 to O.; Grants, tied
by score Of 0 to nothing: defeated East
Buckers by score of Is to o: tied with
Grants by score of 20 o; defeated East
Buckers by score of % to 0; Emersons,
4 10 0; Grants, to o; Century Buekers,
% to o; LOwells, II to 0; Wasatch. 10
to O; Grants, > to 0. The lineup of the
team was as follows: Farnsworth, C. /;
stephens, 7. g.: Ferguson, T. g.; Harvey,
J. l.; Evans, T. t.; White. ]. e.; Stem
house, I. e.; Freeman, l. h. b.; Norris,
+. h. b.; Donkin, q. b.; Judson, f. b.
Captain.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-07
Yale's Celebrated Mascot.

Every college in the country has its
nlascots for baseball. football and other
contests in which it's club participates.
but Yale probably has the most cele-
brated Of them ali in Pop Smith. Pop
IS known wherever there is an oval in
the United states. for he has been con-
sidered a human omen of good luck by
the boys OF old Eli since the early
DAYS of the sport. On many of the tours
Of the Yale eleven Pop goes along as
an bonOred guest. aud at home and
abroad has probably cheered for good
old Yale as many times as the most
enthusiastic admirer Of the club in
America
Though he has lived nearly three
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-07
Indoor Sports
Now TO
The Front.

seat
Il done tried my bes' ter resist went
on the deacon. but all de time nah con-
science said Stop de temptah said Go
on; and so l KEEP a-gittin' cl0sah an a.
gittin' cl0sah al de time
Glory came from the back seats.
But. praise de LaWd. just when Is
gwIne ter climb de fence and rnaik fob
de coop nah old houn dog trees a pos
sum in Mistah JOhnsing's wood lot an
de backsiide 1eabe me dat niunit-
Amen rOared a brother in the rear.
An fore I git up dat tree continued
the deacon. de noon cum out frum be-
hind de clouds. and dar stood Mistah
Johnsing behind dat coop. wifi a shotgun
''Um-m-ml Lawdr' from the elders
corner.
An 7 can to Mistah Johnsing and asst
him. Please. sab. won't he come an
shoot dat 'posSum% and dat he do; an
I want ter say dat d2re was mos pow
erful big load oh shot in dat gun"
60 on. brudGah!'
IAN dat's why l say dat " en- de temp
tab cUm ter US an show US whar dere 5
err turkey coop we oughter reJice cat
Providence done glib er houn -dawg an
er 'pOssum appetite 10 de por brack
man"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-07

quarters OF century, Pop becomes
young again when a match is on, and
f0fsets his years as he cheers for his
side 1t is a fact that the Yale men
nave been winning on many occasions
when the venerable mascot was with
them, while one year, when he was i'll
most Of the season, they had a re-
markable run Of defeats
Smith has lived nearly all his life
in the shadow Of the university in
New Haven making q living by SELL
ing fruit. like John. the orange man, -
Princeton's famous mascot. When
younger he also took care of some OF
the students rooms. He is one of the
landmarks of the institution and al
most as well known as it's presidents.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-07
CLOSE SCHOOL DOORS.
Other Places For Holding Religious
Meetings Must Be Found

Religious meetings are prohibited
from the public school buildings of the
county IN the future. Action to this
effect was taken yesterday by the trus-
tees OF the schools. The meeting of
the trustees was held at the Lion
mousse at noon and a spirited debate
preceded the adoption OF the resolu-
ton.
The resolution was passed for the
reason, IL was claimed, that the sery-
ices which have been held in the
schools Immediately after the exercises
were demoralizing to the students.
Sunday school teachers and fnstrue-
tors have been accustomed to visit the
various sschooIs during the week and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-07
AIKEN WILL RECOVER.
Injured Navy Football Player Now
Out of Danger.

Annapolis, Md. Dec 6-Midshipman
hugh Aiken, who was injured in the
Bucknell-Navy football game three weeks
ago, was so much improved today that he
was permitted TO walk about his room. IL
IS thought by his physicians that young
AIKEN VIII entirely recover from his
paralysis and brain cOncussiOn sustained
IN the game. Aiken has been granted a
months leave of absence and will leave
shortly for his home in New Orleans.
MidSh1pman Reginald T. Carpenter. also
a strong member of the football team.
who has been suffering for three weeks
with typhoid fever. is said by his physI-
clans tonight TO be in a critical condition
1t is doubtful whether he will live through
the night Physicians from Baltimore
have been called into consultation with
Mr.. Carpenters regular attendants
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-07
Coughing Spell Caused Death.

Harry Duckwell. aged % years
choked to death early yesterday morn
ing at his home, in the presence of his
wife and child. He contracted a slight
Geld few days ago and paid but lit
tie attention to it, Yesterday morning
he was seized with fit of coughing
which continued for some time. His
wife sent for physician, but before
he could arrive another coughing spell
came on, and Duckwell died from suf-
location. st. Louis Globe-Demoerat
Dec. 1, 1901. Billiards. Horehound Syrup
would have saved him 25c, soc and 81.
at Y. Q. NJ. /. drug DEPARTMENT
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-07
METEoRoLoGTcAL REPORT.
Yesterdays Record at the Local Office
Of the Weather Bureau

Maximum temperature. A degrees. min
imum temperatu~e. 81 degrees: mean 49,
perature, IS degrees. which is 4 dee1 -
above the normal; accumulated deficien-
- on temperdture since lst of month 10
degrees: accumulated excess of fern65e~.
allure since Jan. ], 2l3 degrees. Total nre-
cipitati9n from 9 p NJ. to p. M. none
since 1st of month is inch. accurnnIsted
deficiency of precipitation since Jan. /.