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Jan ACT OF CHARITY
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Mrs. BOldcrO, having been hdN'sod
by the doctor 30 keep mp her
strength" had ordered Tor luncheon a
rump steak and kidney pudding which
Ghc was just about Ia carve, aud some
mutton outlets. now ia front ot Miss
Lucy Wcstlakc, her companion, whose
principal duty was Ia read Mrs. Hol'
dcro to sleep after the present meal
and dinner,
The padding was served In white
Lasin with napkin around II, AMI
the parlor maid stood, inlorcstcdly
looking ON, while Mrs. linldcro cut "A
V.shapcd piece out Of the top placed
this ON a plate, and hogan 10 spoon
out the contents. Suddenly paualng,
with the spoon In her right hand, she
turned wrathfully toward Mary.
whore she severely demanded,
ARE the kidncys?'
Cook said the butcher didn't send
them in time" was the answer
Mrs. Boldcro felt disappointed. She
had thought of the pudding once or
twice since her 10 o'clock breakfast.
axe II AVA Nll' 'NRlhllll'Nt fll'
Lucy WCstlakc tried somewhat mark
cdly To look as II the affair possessed
TO interest in the world for herself.
as, indeed, II would not If Mr.. Roper
had not CHANGED to pass the house mt
that moment.
Mr.. Roper occupied one room In
very small house a few hundred yards
away. He looked more than sixty
years of age; he was short, erect, and
remarkably thin. His limpbrimmed
felt hat, once black, had now become
green; his tightly Citing coat had
faded from dark blue to brown. From
one of her servants (Mrs. Boldcro had
a habit of exchanging condolences OF
The kind she had learned that Mr.
Roper half starved himself He ccr-
tainly looks as If n good meal would
do him good" she would remark.
Nevertheless, Mrs. BoldCro felt "A
kind of interest in the old man, who
often passed her window, and this
afternoon she happened to look up in
time to recognize him.
"Ah!" she cried, at would be an act
of charity to give 1t to that poor
mani"
What is that?" asked Lucy.
"Mr. Roper" was the answer. 1T
would make him meal every day for
a week. have good mind to send
tt
81 beg your pardon?" said Mrs. Boil
derO, sharply.
I.ucy's checks were crimson for she
perceived what Mrs, Boldero could not
gee-that. although his clothes we're
fit for the dust-bn, Mr.. Roper was
gentleman.
you couldn't do such thing muir,
INJURED Lucy
Not perform an act of charity?
And why not, pray?" asked Mrs. Boil
dero Mary" she added, take away
my plate and the pudding Will
have some outlets CooI, can put the
basin in "A basket, and Miss Wcstlakc
snail carry it to poor Mr.. Roper direct
ly after luncheon"
Lucy Wcstlake looked inclined to
rebel. But, although Mrs. Boldcro
might be trying woman to live with
IL many respects, Lucy had comfort
able home with sufficient salary to Tn
able her to help her own people. eau
ton prevailing, she set forth half an
nour later with tinging checks and
reluctant steps. A widc-brimmod hat
shaded her face from the sun, the has
kct hung on her left arm as she timor-
Cusly drew near to the terrace of
small houses where Mr.. Roper lodged.
Lucy's voice tremblcd as IA short,
fruut. red-faced woman opened the
street door
MAY ! speak TO Mr.. Roper she
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LAND BUYERS-I have 1854 acres
of good fruit land for sale; 80 cleared
up; balance has good oak timber on II,
Near Santa FC, Jasper county. Price
81 80 per acre; title perfect.
FOR SAIE.-l0O acres of fine fruit
land ON Santa Fe II. r., Jasper CO.,
price $3.50
FOR SALE.-GiO acres Of oak and
pine land I'm Newton county, cut
1000 to acre, price $500 per acre; IL
tie perfect.
FOR SALE-lGO acres Of long leaf
nine land in Newton county; fine frult
land on Orange n Northwestern X. X.
Cut 1000 feet of pine per acre Price
SLu0: title to all the above iandsd are
good Apply to OWNER, Care En-
,,rurisr S-3O-lwc
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Faith.

II ysith were given Auasn form,
Alive and warm.
I thiuk tbs steady burning eyes,
Whore Love and Hops AMI '0nrssT
dwell
! think tLy mouth see sweet aud wise,
Would sH't hrT we'll,
For n not N,IN Failh thou ant,
Yet FFith abiding W thy heart
Hath wrought thy Features o. her will
And made them uurr ana PLAID ana fllll.
IL y. Maciie len the New York Tribune
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BUYERS AND CONTRACTORS
For iron fences, brick, counters, floor
ratings, fire escapes, window guards,
elevator enclosures, cabs, grille and
wire work for all purposes. Write the
Texas Anchor Fence Co. Fort Worth,
Texas. TIC
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Never since his boyhood had he felt
such temptation at the sight of
anything to eat.
while he ferociously twirled his mus

whilc he fcrociOusly twirlcd his mus
tache.
81 am Major Ropcr!" he said.
Mrs. Buldcro thOught"--
she evidently thought that she
could insult me with impunty.'
Il am very sorry" faltCred Lucy
His annoyance was the greater, If
possible on observing that the pud-
ding was not even whole, yet, incon-
pruously enough. the sight of it ticklcd
Ms palate. Still, Major Roper found
Ills appetite easier to control than his
bride, which had never been more ag
gressive than now. when he looked
forward shortly to leave BOrrowtield
and to live again within reach of n
London club.
You will kindly present my compli
mCnts to Mrs.--cr"--
"BOldcro,' faltcrcd Lucy.
"TU Mrs. BOldcTO, and tell her that
| am very much-very much Obliged"
"She will be rather hurt said Lucy.
And l." said Major Roper IAN
rather hurt"
Il do wish you would let me leave
IT," cried Lucy, holding ont her arm
with the basket In her left hand close
to his face.
81 have told you | am Major Ro-
pert he answered, stepping back
ward
Mrs. Roldcrc will be immensely an
cry" murmurcd Lucy, gazing from
the basket into his face,
Angry you, do you moan?"
Il am afraid she will" said Lucy,
with dcprccatory smile.
Major Roper began to, cough.
"You will kindly present my COM
nlimonts TO Mrs.-M-BOldCrO. and
say that am greatly obliged, and
scccpt hor-hcr gift in the spirit in
which no doubt, ii is offered
ooh. thank you!" exclaimed Lucy.
and, with an air of extreme relief, she
saw Major Roper take the basket,
You will wait moment for the
for the basin?" he suggested. as she
would have turned away.
81 can come tomorrow
There is no necessity to give yon
that trouble" he insisted, If YOU will
rardun my closing the door" He did
mot wish her Ia follow his movements.
So. leaving Iucy standing on the top
step and the street door ajar. the ma.
lar held the basket ElnGrrly as he
walked along the passage so another
door which led Ia a hacl, yard.
There he removed the basin from
thr basket. standing this on the red
HIrs while he gayod with mingled
.,nsatious at tho top of the hall cold
1ut still savory pudding Never since
... Un,huui had hc felt such tcmpta
Ilnn 20 the sight of anything to eat
Holding the basin now az arms
. urtn. be- stepped toward the dust
. H.n. arF therein owutiyd the outiciug
eaut.ate s fsv feet 10 the right was
I H tar anH stopping iu front Of IL
SAILOR Kuu,r turned the water into
|Hr basin. uhtrr Dee af'orward dried
Hg. Gu-tyr that hung from a nail
u .r. aaH Having replaced no,
In basin. ro carried the basket
w. rfu bur.o and opened the street
#mr
.h f..n-luf Apologies for Ao,U.1l
..H. m. HiI offering The basket t
.fr.s al., fsyy iuHAsl quite .huT
fa' again. =
@ f D. vfr enjoy tho pri
r- rH ~ sfa cried. u.ih a lsuri
arH.r rais him fgi almost guurl
He..l
N.1 ufT rrTrv ton N---er-
ur. UrH.rH 30 f- nre ff ing faF1rff-
ftf... MI. answered Esf bow
r-r -57rs1 brightly as si.
rr..# aHar -f-r rfa basket So
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WANTED Cash Offer submitted on
total assets Of an oil company inclnd'
ing outside lands; four 90 wells on
Spmdlc Ton, Office furniture, etc, all
clear. Any cash offer win be submit
ted by me To owner. Address Lock
BOX 40, beaumont, Texas. 9.33lc
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WANTED Stcnographcr and AS
sistant buokkccper for oil company
SALARY So per month. Address BOX
1lO 9.2-3tp
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FOR SALE-Nice clean stock gro
ccries: small lot Gents Furnishing
Goods in the stock Good established
trade; sell to employees of Beaumont
Brick Company which pays of twice
month The company holds out
store accounts for you. Good deal
for right party. See p. p. Jackson at
beaumont Brick Yard for particu-
Iars 2-wp
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WANTED.-For U. S. Army: Able
bodied unmarried men between ages
q and So: citizens of United States,
of good character and temperate
habits, who can speak, read and write
English. For information apply to
Recruiting officer. PostofIice Build.
ing, Beaumont, Tex. 7-3 cod. u
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FALL TERM OPENS SEPT. I
PHILLIPS ACADEMY
Corner Sixth 81. sn5 Broadway.
Va7ru1ar+. Texas.

beaumont. Texas
A r-araraf1-v school f1- br-z ard
rf-r-. Suaria1 1ft.u-iru 10 students
Hr---rrc preparation f1- COLLEGE A.
rrH-+fH- wr TlfrH--- -f Teas in
rr.s H-s-afaz- scholarship 90 fs-
HH-r- rrr1 small closes. Arrea-
torn On TIRE f-s ~EI
Arthur 3. PrIsps. 3 A. Master.
Old phone l2s. zhss Calder Ave
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NOTlcE-Mrs. Helen McCarey will
open her school of stenography, Mon
day, September 9Th, 1904. Day and
night classes in dictation $500 per
month. Positions guaranteed. Fur
Their information call at rooms 1914
PerIsten BIdg., Pearl St., Beaumont,
Texas. New Phone 6. 9-31-1m
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WANTED-An experienced woman
for general houscwork. Wages Slo"
per week. Apply ut once, l2OS Ave.
nue. G. vi nc
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Sour Lake Springs Hotel" rebr.h
and refurnished. Rates, $500 and
$3.50 per day. Meals so cents. Spec
al weekly end monthly rates. Hotel
bus meets trains. fare 25 cents.
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WANTED-The Enterprise has
some Gasoline cans and ink barrels
for sale very cheap. 7-S-tf-dh.
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LOST.
MISCELLANEOUS.

ART WORK-Orders taken for art
work in oil and water colors, Burnt
Leather and Wood, Embroidery and
Fine Necdlework. Christmas or0ors
a speciality.
MISS CORA FULLER,
'S-7-3Ot SOP Calder Ave,
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Tatum Bros. pay highest prices for
goods. See us before you
buy. G52 Orleans st. S-22-1mp
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WANTED-A plancr foreman Ap-
ply To McShanc Lumber Company
i3J Wlcss Building. 81 TIC
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FOR RENT.

FOR Nice.y furnished
front room with all c0nycnlcnccS'
OppOslt court house, has Pearl ST.
9.l-3tp.
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@ en- Major Roper be said.
asked. arH. turning Dor la,r tH.
..~-r 81 tl, lnra, Shout .H Dos mann.
sd tfu foot rf th. rarrHa raIr.a..
go came dUau % fsE uoutrra Iaf.-
fr tha ao aI lr'fHr.ug Die s.rulH.l
faced cuaf
Won wish t1 see meg" De- Inquired
Uirr i11a-
-Ya-as. NJ son E..rs. said Tu-
-lrcing from ffr ilaiaf 'H NM. E.
rsrs frra. ard scarcely ErDe .r I.a
10 earrafr Ear lrrHui.
a rla-ial-s One day. r BE-
uHra- rHrt Hu-h
wrs-Ers TlHll-r8 saE gH. pa
or rI-f1u.- Lrer fa-fa-e1
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WANTED.

WANTED-5O Brick Handlers al
once at Loeb, Tex. 9'a'S'e
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WANTED-.C Contract for four foot
pine wood, car load lots. Can 1ur-
nish any amount. Spurlock, Box a.
Warren, Texas. S-3l-l0tp
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FOR RENT.-Ncat, newly papcred
and painted eight room cottage; $50
per month. Apply 7GS Holmes ave
New phone 909. S,al 3tp,
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WANTED-I want to be n house
girl or nurse. 1852 Concord st.
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WANTED.-Gentlemon desiring LIST
class table board, close in, can secure
same by calling ut 573 Elizabeth ST.
OLA 'nhoneuIJS S-3l Twp.
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FOR SALE.-Thrce fresh COWS with
calves. giving milk at present Adj
dress Mrs $. L. Robinson, Loeb, Tex.
6.3O-lwp
FOX SAILS young milch cows,
guaranteed and first calves. $4,000. Dr.
Baird. Y. B'auchcitc Building: new
phone l"0 or 5I5. N2b-lI-c
Ladies go where the crowds go. al
are going 10 see those nice gas stoves,
and they are having them put In too
il ~ time and labor saved TO have
gas put in. your house. We have
MANY streets that We have no gas
mains but will get them all soon
calder avenue. Hobert. Magnolia ave
uuc. Liberty avenue. Crockett. fearL
Park. College. Forsyrhe. Orleans.
south Park. Austin. Bowie. Pine. Bon
ham North and Railroad avenues.
nat Is a few streets We ere ready for
YOU uo
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FOR SALE.

FOR SALE Sweet potatoes Fri
day and Saturday at So cents per
bushcI; all other vegetables in pro-
portion. on account of large ship
mcntS. Okra GOC a bushcl, in any
quantities. Beaumont Auction ana
Commission Co., $50 Bowie St
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| speak to Mr.. Roper" she
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NATHAN SELLS 1T FoR LESS.
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MADISON LAKE NEWS.

Lew Stecker is in Mankato today.
Miss Nellie Murtaugh, clerk at Allyn's,
is enjoying vacation.
Mr. and Mrs J. j. Shanahan, both of
whom have been sick lately, are gain
ing rapidly.
Mr. and Mrs ]. EsSouthwick are at
daughter of Mr.. Southwick, who is i'll.
With the new Workman lodge organ
lied here Monday evening the village
now has nine lodges. Pretty good for
a town of $50 people.
After spending the winter with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. NJ Baker, Mrs.
May Rawdon departed Wednesday for
her Ohio home. She was given pleas
ant farewell party Monday evening at
the home of DR.. Hitchcock.
The Woodmen initiated Henry Biehn
Tuesday night. He was put through a
thorough course, the exercises lasting I'M
til two o'clock Wednesday morning.
Many of the elder students in the
school cannot pursue all the studies they
desire to without extra time, so Pro-
fessor Webb holds evening sessions,
teaching additional subjects, much to
the profit of the young people.
The Northwestern Telephone company
recently purchased the old Greene &
Western line, which ran from Mankato
along the Great Western road to Fari-
bault and the Twin Cities The North
western people are now repairing and
furnishing up their purchased line, and
will use it when it is in shape. The
present poles and wires, which have
done service for nearly ten years, will
then be taken up
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CUTICURA SOAP
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Toilet Soap.
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Sold Wherever Civilization Has
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Millions of the worlds best people
use Cuticura Soap, assisted by Cuticura
Ointment, the great skin cure, for pre-
serving, purifying and identifying the
skin, for cleansing the scalp Of crusts,
scales and dandruff, and the stopping
of falling hair, for softening, whiten-
ing and soothing red, rough and sore
hands, for baby rashes, feelings and
chafngs, for annoying irritations, or
too free or offensive perspiration, for
Lucrative weaknesses, and many sana-
tive, antiseptic purposes which readily
suggest themselves to women, espe-
cially mothers, as well as for all the
purposes of the toilet, bath and nursery.
Cuticura Soap combines delicate
emollient properties derived from Cuti-
cura, the great skin cure, with the
purest of cleansing ingredients and the
most refreshing of flower odours. No
other indicated soap ever compounded
is to be compared with it for preserv-
ing, purifying and identifying the skin.
scalp, hair and hands. No other foreign
or domestic toilet soap, however
expensive, is to be compared with it for
all the purposes of the toilet, bath and
nursery. Thus it combines in one soap
at one price the most effective skin and
complexion soap, and the purest and
sweetest toilet, bath and nursery soap.
sold throughout the world. Cubcura Re,olyent 5oc
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to leave shortly for Minneapolis where
Mr.. Cornish has position in view.

to leave shortly Tor Minneapolis where
Mr., Cornish has position in view.
| The married Folks" will have good
old fashioned house warming at Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Krause's Saturday evening.
A number of friends of Mr. and Mrs.
Merrill surprised them at their home
northeast of town last Friday eve
ming.
Col. T. T. Warham left Tuesday for
Minneapolis where he will attend the
big curling meet, and also visited his
mother.
Mrs. Reed returned Wednesday from
two weeks trip to Alma City, where
she has been caring for her aged mother,
who has been quite i'll but who is now
improving,
d. L. Bowen the ''ice man." started
Tuesday to put up the winters land
summer's) supply of ice. He will also
fill the ice houses of a number of pri-
vate parties.
Grandma Taylor was very pleasantly
surprised last Friday, by large number
of friends in honor of her eighty fifth
birthday A number of presents and a
purse of money were left for a remem-
brance
Hugh Francis has installed a pool
table in his tonsorial parlor, and we
will now hear of new champion every
day. Some fear is expressed over the
outcome as it is apt to take "too much
interest from the curling rink" His
friends should like to hear from Mr..
Francis.
II. c. Krause received a message
Thursday noon from Will Weeks stating
that their daughter, Edna, had died that
morning at Bemidji This is the second
death in that family within the past
six months and the family have the
sympathy of the community, in this sec
ond great sorrow
A number of complaints in regard to
taxes have been heard this week Still,
we have fine school building, and a
school that is among the best in this
county, which ought to ''help some,"
except where few old foggies are
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HE'S AGAINST THE BILL
Minnesota River Should Not Be De
cIared NOn-Navigable.
So Says War Secretary in His Re-
port to Congress.
Possibility Of Erecting Storage Reser-
voirs at Streams Head.
Department Does Not Want to Lose
Its Jurisdiction.
From Saturdays Daily.

The secretary of war yesterday trans
mitted to the house an adverse report
on the bill introduced by Representative
Davis which proposes that a part of
the Minnesota river shall be declared
non navigable. The report says:
The Minnesota was once an important
artery of commerce and in the course of
time may become so again While it may
be-doubted whether the. existing interests
OF commerce on that portion of the Min
nesota (above lie Sueur) would require
or Justify the improvement of the river
at present, there can he 10 doubt that it
admits of improvement and that there
may perhaps be great necessity for it
at some future date when the country
has become thoroughly settled. The OBJ
ject OF the pending bill is to facilitate
the construction of bridges across the
river. which doubtless are at present
more urgently needed than improving the
means of communication up and down
the stream.
''But this result, if really needed, can
be secured by passing a general bridge
bill authorizing the construction of
bridges across the Minnesota river in
places to be approved by the secretary
of war" a
The attention of congress is directed
to the possibility of the erection OF
storage reservoirs at Lakes Traverse and
Big stone in aid Of navigation on the
Mississippi, and to some extent on the
Minnesota. For this reason the war de
partment does not want to lose juris-
diction over the Minnesota, as would be
the case if an act was passed declaring
the stream non-navigable.
The members of the delegation inter
ested in the Minnesota river, AIessrs.
Nolstead, McCleary and Davis, viii hold
a conference with view to framing a
measure designed to permit the con-
struction of bridges under such reguIa-
tons as the secretary of war may pre-
scribe
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BOUGHT A FLAT HOUSE.
hubbard & Palmer Company Secure
Old Mill and Elevator.

From Fridays Daily.
The Hubbard & Palmer company has
purchased from E. D. Davis the old mill
and elevator at Kasota. Neither the
mill nor the elevator have been in use
for long time, and it is not the in
tention of the new owners to start them
up. The plant will simply be used as a
receiving house for the storage OF grain,
and is what is known as "fat house"
The Hubbard & Palmer company have
leased the plant for some time before
purchasing it.
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1t is now too late to claim monop-
oily of the game of curling for Scotland
as it has been given to the world. Curl
ing has ceased to be national and has
become cosmopolitan. 1t is played from
the Atlantic to the Pacific and all over
the world where water will freeze to
make rink, if only one week in the
year. 1t is confined to no race or caste.
You will find among its foremost play
ers, Scandlnavians, Germans, French and
many other nationalities. Many tongues
are represented but through the Pen
tecostal blend there runs deep under
current of the richest Scotch. No
Scotchman ever lost his accent.
Cuttings civilizing power has extend
ed even to the Indians, who have laid
aside the tomahawk and scalping knife,
and with broom and stane have won
prizes in open contest.
There were in the city yesterday four
of Minnesota's oldest and best players
from Mapleton: Tom and Jim Taylor,
Bruce Hanna and William Morrow, gen
tlemen who have grown up in the nur-
sery of curling. For in the early days
before the granite stanes could be got
ten, these sturdy settlers curled with
wooden blocks, turned from hard oak,
soaked for weeks and months in water
and frozen hard. Many roaring,
hearty game was played and with as
much gusto then as now. Their visit
and kindness will always be remember
ed and appreciated.
The visitors came in ON the Milwau-
kee train at one o'clock and playing com
menced at 2:30. Three games were play
ed and were contested from beginning
to end. The results are very hattering
to the Mankatonians, considering the
very excellent rink they ran up against
The line up and results are as follows:
Afternoon Games-Mankato rink,
Dodds, Snow, Patterson and Owen, skip;
scores, first game 4, second game s.
Napoleon rink, Hanna, Morrow, Jim
Taylor, Tom Taylor, skip; scores, first
game Is, second game I.
Evening Game Mankato rink, Janda,
Holbrook, O. F. Morrow, Nerbovig, skip;
score 9. Mapleton rink, Hanna, Will
Morrow, Jim Taylor, Bob Taylor, skip,
score IL.
Thus Mapleton won two games, one in
the afternoon and the other in the eve
ming. Mankato simply won the after
noon game. A larger crowd than was
ever before seen about the rink collect
ed last night, probably five hundred COM
ing to watch the players. The rink was
brilliantly lighted up with two 1000 can
die power Meriden Hydro-Carbon gas
lights.