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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-07-07

Margaret looked but an in.
slant. Then she turned to the
little gray-baired woman iu the
bed.
Il did not know before" she
said. Il have just learned.
You know that 1 feel for you.
you cannot know how much.
Would it'hurt yOu to tell me of
it"
She sat down beside the bed
and smoothed the thin trans
parent hand as the mother who
had lost her only son told OF
her boys death. 1t was not
much she knew. He had been
known on an expedition into
the country. Coming back they
had been ambushed. The little
column had retreated, fighting
every step of its way. and leav-
ing their dead where they fell.
Ridg eway was one of those
left.
Mrs. Ridgeway showed her
the letters. One a brief official
not ification: one from his cap
tain saylnglhUw bravely herson
fought; one from his bunkie, in
closing a half-finished letter,
which the boy had been writing
VIII enthe order came to march.
Il want you to read it, said
Mrs. Ridgeway as Margaret
hesitated. She did so, coming
at last to where the boy asked
the news of Margaret from his
mother. Was she as beautiful
as ever2 Had she returnedr Had
his mother seen her?
No." be wrote, Its not got
over, mother, dear. She and
you are still the most perfect
W omen in all the world to me-"
Margaret's eyes filled as she
read. Was this so? Had he
cared?
She turned to the face on the
pillow, her face OF questioning
light.
Yes" the old lady answered
Eyes, dear, always-trom
mite of asboy, 1 think. 1t was
always you-you first and last,
as you've 'seen in this letter.
May be-maybe if you could
have caredshe might have stay
ed at home and. | don't blame
you. You could not know, nor
make yourself care if you had
known.
Love amt made and unmade
to order. sAnd you were rich and
he was poor. He was proud in
way was.my boy. He was going
to climband win you, and not
till then would he speak. And
then we heard you were TO mar
ry. and he went to the war. It's
over now--his hopes and his
tears-and so there's no harm
IN telling you. He would like
to have had you know"
Thereswas silence in the'little
room for d space.
What are you going to do?"
asked Margaret. You are
without means?"
Il don't know, but some way
will open. The Lord will pro
vide, l guess, for the little time |
before see my boy again. He
wouldn'tuhave taken Richard
unless.He was going to take me
soon"
Margaret bent over the bed
and smoothed the warm face. /
81 want to tell you something |
she said. l can now, though 1
C ouldn't before. He never l,naw
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-07-07

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THE BURLIGTON'S ATTRAC-,
TIVE SUMMER TOURS,

To Colorado, Utah and the Black Hills;
Only one fare plus 50 cents round
trip to Denver, Colorado Springs.
Pueblo, Salt Lake City and the Black
Hills. Daily from June l; all summer,
limits.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-19
CRICKETERS GET
SCHEDULE READY
City Clubs Will Play a Series
of Twelve Games for Cham
piOnship Of Coming Season

| John Myers of the Pacific Cricket
Club, w. H. McNaughton of the Ala
media Cricket Club and Henry Roberts
OF the San Francisco County Club.
comprising the schedule committee ap-
pointed to arrange the series OF
matches for the coming season, have
completed their work
Each Of the three city clubs will play
twelve matches. while the Santa Cruz
Cricket and Athletic Club will play six
matches for the championship of 1904
of the California Cricket Association.
Arrangements have also been made for
six additional matches during the year.
two between married and single men.
two between England and All Corners
one veterans VS.. juniors and a contest
between the winners of the 1904 cham
| pionship and a combined eleven.
The schedule Of matches follows:
May Alameda vs.. Pacific. at Alameda.
May s-Alameda vs. San Francisco County
May 15-Pscihc san Francisco County.
May 22-EnsIand vs.. All Corners.
May 2S-Pacifc Va Santa Cruz. Al Santa
Cruz. 9an'N
May 29-Alameda VS. Santa Cruz, at Santa
May so-san Francisco County vs.. santa
Cruz. at Santa Cruz.
June 5-san Francisco County vs. Alameda.
June 12-san Francisco County vs.. Pacific.
June 19-Pacihc VS. Alameda. at Alameda
June 26-Married vs.. single.
co July santa Cruz San Francisco
July 3-santa Cruz vs.. Pacific. at Alameda.
July 4ESanta Cruz VS.. Alameda at AIaneta
San
July 17-Pacihc VS.. San Francisco County
July 2EAlameda VS.. Pacific at Alameda
rs5a S9ly Sl-EnEland VS.. All Corners. at Ala
august 7IAIameda VS.. San Francisco
August I4-Pacihc vs.. San Francisco County
August 21-Pacrfc vs. Alameda. at Alameda
Seutastos SusuSs married vs.. single. Alameda
County. at Alameda
september o--AdmssiOn dav
September 11-AIameda vs. Pacific NJ Al,
media at Ala
September 1s-veterans vs.. Junior,
September 25-Alameda VS.. San Franc,..o
County. at Alameda. ''iseo
Oct 2-Champions Of 1904 against = o,
bined eleven. S' COM
B. Kortlang, the welI-known noer,har
of the champion team of last wear -
In Seattle and intends to retur, -
year to his home in Australia. wbare -,
will settle down.
l. W. Beakbane, who was Reelected
one Of the vice presidents Of the Csl,-
fornia Cricket Association at IT'S a.
nual meeting, has written accenti,.~
the office and saying there is rtt.s
doubt that the Burns Valley Criclr-
ct Club Lake County, will continue .,
be member Of the association Ifs
annual meeting will be held sbortt,,
when delegates to the California C,r,c.s'
ct Association viii be chosen.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-19
GOLFERS DISCUSS
ABANDONING LINKS
Members Hope to Have New
Course Safe FromIntrusiOn
Of Troopers and Artillery

special meeting of the members OF
the San Francisco Golf Club will be
held at the clubhouse, near the Presidio
reservation, this afternoon at o'clock
for the purpose of considering the es-
tablishment of new links. The course
on the Presidio reservation has been so
cut up by the cavalry and artillery evo-
lutions that it is in an unplayabe con-
dition
Even If the members were willing to
expend several hundred dollars in re-
pairing some of the damage, the liabil-
ity to have the course ruined again
would still exist. When General Gra-
ham first gave permission to the golf
ers to lay out a course on the reserva-
tion the ground was overgrown with
bushes. tufts of iris and rough grass.
1t was quite unsuitable for use even as
an exercising ground and would never
have attracted the eyes of a cavalry
officer looking for place on which to
perform evolutions. BY the expenditure
of several thousand dollars the golf
club transformed the rough tract into a
fine links, covered with springy turf.
Each succeeding commanding officer
after General Graham has been equally
friendly to the golfers, who had beauti-
fed and improved a large area of the
reservation.
So secure did the golfers feel in their
tenure that 1t was proposed to improve
the rugged, broken ground lying be-
tween the present course and the Ma
rine Hospital and to lay out nine holes
upon it, so as to have a, full eighteen
hole course. When the cavalry had cut
up the present course it was thought a
new course might be laid out, to be
used in the event of it becoming neces-
sary to abandon the old one.
A little reflection showed the futility
of this plan. In few years, after the
golfers had expended thousands of dol
lars and had developed fine expanse
of velvety turf. the eyes of some cav
airy officer would be likely to covet the
we'll grassed area, which would seem
excellently adapted to snowy evolutions
Of well-drilled troopers. The golfers
have decided to seek pastures new.
They are likely to go out in the direc-
ton of Ingleside. The handsome club
house standing just outside the Presidio
reservation would be sold, and on ac-
count of the increase in value in real
estate in that part of the city would
probably bring a price greater than it's
cost.
The handicap contest, over eighteen
holes, that began on the Saturday after
Washington's birthday on the San
Francisco links was concluded last Sat-
urday. S. l.. Abbott Jr. won his match
in the semi-final round by the default
of r. /. Bentley, who was absent from
the city on business, and in the final
round beat Rolla V. Watt, who received
nine strokes, up to play.
Driving and approach putting con-
tests are announced to take place this
afternoon on the links of the San
Francisco Golf Club On Tuesday the
ladies. will play an eighteen-hole handi-
cap, medal score.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-19
ATHLETIC WORK
AT A STANDSTILL
Cardinal Men Find 1t ImpOs-
sible to Train Owing to
the UnfavOrable Weather

STANFORD UNIVERSITY. March
1s.-The month of March. up to the
present time, has been a particularly
bad one for work on the diamond and
on the cinder path. Practice on both
diamond and track is practically at a
standstin. Treasurer Cowden has been
compelled so far to call off a half dozen
or more games and meets owing to
the inclemency of the weather.
Nor is the weather the only thing
that the Stanford athletes have had
to contend with; they have also had
their share of hard luck. Two of the
promising candidates for the varsity
nine have been obliged to give up their
work on the diamond owing to the
strict faculty ruling as to scholarship
Sales, '06. candidate for pitcher and the
heaviest hitter on the team, has been
ION the Shelf for several days as the
result of the dislocation of one of his
knees, an injury he received in batting
practice last week. He is improving
rapidly, however, and is expected to
be back in the game again by the time
the baseball field gets dry enough to
play upon.
While the baseball men have trou-
bles enough to keep them worried, the
track athletes are not without theirs.
Russell, 06, one of the best of the quar-
ter-milers, has bad ankle and strained
tendon and may be kept out Of the
running for some time. He has shown
great speed in the recent tryouts on
the track, beating Crossman, the var
sity quarter man, in the last field day.
Brick" West. '06, is also on the re-
tired list for the present as the result
of a strained muscle. He recently
equaled in practice the Stanford record
of 81 feet 10 inches in the broad jump
and has been counted upon as a point
winner. His injury is of such a ma
ture that 1t may prevent him from
jumping altogether.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-19
HOUNDS TRAINING
FOR BIG STAKE
PalO Alto and Pocatelli Are
Expected to Meet in a
Series of Exciting Trials

The officials of Union Coursing Park
grand national champion stakes on
April 3. 1t is expected that Palo Alto
and Pocatelli will meet in the first
series of trials. Both greyhounds are
being given a special preparation in
view of the approaching competition.
Regular monthly puppy stakes will
be resumed at Union Park in Nav.
The entries will be limited to twelve,
and winners will be barred from sue
ceeding stakes. After the first stake
preference in entries will be given the
six dogs beaten in the first round. This
will give all the young greyhounds q
chance to gain experience on the field
p. NJ. Clarkson has been appointed
secretary of Ingleside Coursing Park
to succeed William Elliott. The new
official has been identified with the
sport for many years. both as owner
and official.
sixteen-dog open stake was run at
Honey Grove, Tex. on the 18th inst
H. c. Loves Northern Star. by North
ern Surprise beat ]. w. Har-
din's Go Gong, by Said Pasha-Lady
Scattercash for final honors. Every
hare but two reached the escapes
The coursing season will close at
Stockton on the 9th inst on account
of the opening of the baseball season
The past season was the most sue
cessful ever experienced by the Pacific
Coursing Club. Judge Andrew Dean
has been presiding in the saddle re-
.nr1fl I'D
well balanced sixty-four- r-dog stake
will be run in Its entirety tomorrow
at Union Coursing Park The cours-
ing will commence upon the arrival of
the 1915 o'clock train. The likely
winners look to be:
Barge. Friendless Boy, Frisky Barbara,
Amandan Ragtime. Sir Winton, TraIee Bow
Hudson, Fair Tralee. McHenry. Boots, Frisco
Donny brook. Vandal Sempronius, McVey, Frse
Born. Black Coon. Gold Lily. Yankee Boy,
ant, Sea Lion, Ruby Sankey, Reta S, Haphaz-
ard, Lord BraZen.
The first round of ninety-six-d dog
open stake will be run to-day at Ingle-
side Coursing Park. The first brace of
greyhounds will be slipped at 1890
a. m. The sport will commence to-
morrow at IL o'clock. The likely win
ners look to be:
Rolla Wells, Young Klamath, Preside Boy,
Full Noon. Silver Cloud, Gambt. Rector
Queens Motto. Maid o. the Glen. Toronto,
Fenil, Wattles. Little Plunger. spotless Beau
ty, Reckless Acrobat, Una. Equator. Barefoot
Boy, Doc Brrns. Belfast, Idaho Boy Concord
Boy. Glover Blossom Apple Blossom, CONNER
cial Traveller, Sacramento Boy, Princess Sa-
voy, Hsredine. Lulu Girl. Money Musk Fox
Hunter, Conroy, Our Minnie, j. L. H., Ragged
Actor. Young Fearless. Merry -Go-Round.
Meddlesome. Little Mercy, Balendine, Pepper
Hill, Ouita, Mark Twain, Our Motto, Homer
Boy, Texas Hoo Hoo. Little Mercy, Crawford
Belle.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-19

selves as TO the merits Of Hanks 1904
aggregation.
The home team has not enjoyed a
the condition Of the weather during the
past month and this may handicap the
players to a certain degree. Yet il
they are the real goods and have any
fight in them they should be able to
at least make the big leaguers hustle
some before the game is completed On
Sunday afternoon the same two teams
viii line up once more, with a cnange Of
pitchers.
Jimmy Whalen and Winnie Cutter
are due TO appear on Uncle's slab this
afternoon. II any one in the Coast
League will stop the great Chicago
sluggers il is Whalen. For the last
three years he has been the mainstay
on the home slab, and for that reason
the fans all look to him to buffalo the
Eastern stars this afternoon.
Big Bert Jones and Stanley Yerkes
viii have try at the stars on Sunday
afternoon. The grounds are little
soft after the recent rains, but with
2 few hours Of sunshine they will dry
out readily. The grass has sprouted
out all over the outfeld. while the in
field is as smooth as glass. II San
Francisco does not have a champion
ball team this year ii viii at least pos
sess a swell ball grounds.
The ever reliable Tommy Leahy will
DO most Of the catching in the two
games against the Chicago club.
Tommy is in the best Of shape and
ready for the opening of the season.
The fans viii rely a whole lot on Leahy
40 bring the pennant home to Uncle
and he viii certainly do his share Of
the work. The teams will probab bly, line
UP as follows this afternoon:
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-19
TENNIS MATCHES
HINGE ON WEATHER
Clubs on Each Side of the
Bay Are Trying to Com
plete Their Tournaments

If the weather permits there will
be some intere-t ting matches on the
tennis courts tomorrow, both here
and at Oakland. After many post
ponements the Alameda County cham
pionships viii be brought to a close.
The only match left is the finals of the
doubles The opposing teams will be
the MurdOck brothers, Hamilton and
Percy Of Alameda and Drummond
MacGavin and Robert Variel, repre-
senting the California Tennis Club
and the University of California.
The college men are strong favor
ties. but have to play better than
they did last Sunday. Variel was
away off. but has been playing a con-
sistent game of late. If he gives Mac
Gavin any kind of support his team
should win
The Murdock brothers can hardly
hope to win. Percy Murdock classes
with MacGavin and Variel, but his
brother has played but little and is
somewhat outclassed. The match will
be called at . o'clock
On the California Club courts two
tournament matches will be PLAYED.
The handicap doubles was started last
Sunday and IN the upper half Will
Allen and Tracy Crawford reached
the finals. In the lower half Sidney
Salisbury and Frank Stringham will
meet Leonard Wood and Herbert
Gray.
Gray and Wood are the first limit
To 1, 1A
will receive odds Of .15 40" while
Salisbury and Stringham will lowe
10" This is a liberal handicap and
IT would not be at all surprising if the
lower class men carried off the tourna-
ment honors.
Considerable dissatisfaction has
been expressed by the members over
the loose way in which the tourna-
ments are being run. Last Sunday
four teams were put in the tourna-
ment not only after the entry list was
closed, but even after the drawings
had been held. These four teams were
put in the first round instead of the
preliminary and consequently were
asked TO play one less match than
those who were there on time. Surely
the players should not be rewarded
for their carelessness. Another inter-
esting fact is that all three of these
teams left to play on Sunday are of
the four that were put in late. In
future a time for the closing of en-
tries and for the drawing will be set
and players will be unable to get in
after this time.
On the park courts matches in all
four classes will be played tomorrow.
The fourth class viii be finished.
Guerin and Hall Will meet in the fin
ais. Each has won the cup once and
one of them will be tied with Long in
the race. The latter has won the tro-
ply twice.
The first class will also be finished
and the second and third classes start
ed tomorrow.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-19
Costly NEGLIGENCE

The failure of the Niles Roller
Company. an Eastern corporation. TO
make an appearance in the damage
suit OF Frank Forthaus yesterday
cost the company $4,000 in Judge
Hunts court Forthaus sued for sI7,-
$50 damages for injuries he received
while in its employ. The company
defsulted and when the case was call
ed yesterday in Judge Hunts court the
court, after taking evidence of the
plaintiff and several witnesses, award
ed him $4,000.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-19
THISTLE ELEVEN
TO PLAY HORNETS
Leading Team Ready forLast
Match for the Association
Football Championship

The Presidio Athletic Grounds will
be the scene of two association football
matches tomorrow. At l p. m. the
ball will be kicked off in the match
between the Thistles and the Oakland
Hornets. This is one of the matches
in the series for the championship of
the California Association Football
League and was postponed from Sun
day, January II, on account of bad
weather. This match completes the
schedule for the Thistles. The referee
will be ]. d. Robertson, chairman of
the California Association Football
Union. The teams will line up in the
following order:
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-19
o'Brien Defeats Hugo Kelly.

CHICAGO. March 1S.-After six
rounds of tame fighting Jack O'Brien
of Philadelphia won the decision to-
night over Hugo Kelly of Chicago.
The decision was not popular. O'Brien
showed to poor advantage and put UP
one of the poorest fights of his career.
Kelly had the better of the first five
rounds, but in the last round O'Brien
woke up and had so much the better
of the round that the referee gave him
the decision.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-19
Position
Chicago
MEN WHO MAY COMPETE
ON THE COLLEGE MINES
Professor Angel OF Stanford and Pro-
fessOr Edwards OF Berkeley Name
the ElipiblpS

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, March
1s.-Dr. Frank Angel. chairman of
the faculty athletic committee, has
submitted the names of the follow
ing men as eligible to play on the
Stanford baseball nine in the inter-
collegiate series with California:
r. B. Ball. W II. Blake. J. r. Brennan. A.
J. Chalmers. J. n. Colbert H. p. Daily. j G.
Dehv r X. Funke II C. Howard J. r.
Knapp. r. B knight. r. s.~Lewis. F. ".
McPhsil r. p. Matthews. B. s. Morrow. ".
X Roosevelt. -. u. Sales. c X Studiey
J. A. Swain. ". Z. Tritch. A. l.. Trowbridge
J. n. Webster. r. A. Williams. ". Writ
The names Of the University OF Cal
ifornia men submitted by Colonel G.
{. Edwards. chairman of the faculty
committee on athletics at the State
University. follow:
". Adams. c. F. Await. r. c. Arlett. 3.
v. s Burnhsm, ". r. cahill. A. +. clark.
n. G. Calkins. l. J. Duprey ". Euler. \.
Frater r. c. Gum. %. J. Graham. r. Gal
lowsy s. +. Gamble X g. ellis G p
ellis. J. Green. r. Humphrey 6 l.. Hamm
j. l. Harris. II. Hubbard. r. W HsdIev. "
II Heitmuller X Hamilton. G. @. Hatch
u q. McKsnnay. ". A Newman q =
Robinson. T. *. Sweesv. G II Strub : II
Stow. A. r. Snencer. s u Sinsheime~ r p
Tatum, c. s. Tripp, r. C. West G. war
ren. r. j. MulZen. a. P Wagner
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-19

plete the series for the championship
of the league, each team having
played twelve matches. The result
of to-morrow's game is almost fore
gone conclusion. but the match be-
tween the Hornets is quite open and
will be contested keenly, as the Pick
wicks will make great effort to es-
cape the last place in the league table
of results.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-19
Dave sullivan Loses to Neary.

MILWAUKEE, March 1S.-cbarlav
Neary of Milwaukee got the decision
over Dave Sullivan of New York to-
night in six-round bout before the
Badger Athletic Club. Both men were
on their feet at the end of the bout.
There were no knockdowns.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-19
Field Day Is Postnnnea

IL mas been found necessary to post
pone Tor second time the field day of
the san Francisco Athletic League
wnlch was to have been held TO-DAY
at Berkeley oval 1t will be held on
the SOth inst. if the track be avail
able.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-19

CHICAGO NINE
WILL TRY OUT
UNCLE'S TEAM
Jimmie Whalen and Winnie
Cutter Will Try to Puzzle
the Windy City Batsmen

II the weather does not take a bad
turn this afternoon the new San Fran
cisco baseball team will appear in its
first real mix-up. Mr.. Seelee's great
Chicago National League tossers will
furnish most Of the excitement and
when the game is over the fans viii
have a good chance TO judge for them
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-19
Decision for sullivan.

BALTIMORE, Nd, March 1S.-Kid
Sullivan Washington was given the
decision on points over Tommy DAILY
Of Brooklyn in fifteen-round SPAR
ring bout before the Eureka Athletic
Club.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-19

Natter to-morrow's match between
the Thistles and the Oakland Hornets
one match, between the Oakland
Hornets and the Piekwicks, will COM
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-19
Grants Boxing Permit.

OAKLAND, March 18.-The Board
of Police and Fire Commissioners to-
day granted the Reliance Athletic Club
permit to hold boxing contest on
April %.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-19

At 8 p. m. the ball will be kicked off
in the match between the Occidentals
and the Independents in the semi-final
round for the California Association
Football Union cup. The winners of
this match will meet the Thistles in the
final round for the trophy. Arthur
Robinson will be the referee and the
teams will line up as follows:
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-19

INTERESTING LEcTURE.-The sixth Iec-
fure Of the annual course of Lane lectures was
delivered in the auditorium of Cooper Medical
College last night by Dr. George B. Somers
The talented speaker took for his subject 's,rhe
Trained Nurse" and delivered an interesting
discourse.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-19
Young Corbett to Box in Chicago.

MILWAUKEE,. March 1S.-Tommy
Mowatt of Chicago has been matched
with Young Corbett for a six-round
bout in Chicago on April 1.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-19

BALTIMORE. Md. March 1S.-w A. His
colt. furniture dealer failed to-day. Assets
about $4,000; liabilities not stated