The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-06-03
ST. Clair Was the Scene of Big
Time Yesterday.
Large Crowd Witnessed the Events
BY School Students.
Wolves Making Their Appearance in
Vicinity of Village.
Other Interesting Short Stories Told
BY Correspondent.
From Saturdays Daily.

st. Clair, May 2S.-St. Clair's great
field day and entertainment opened aus
piciously. Intense interest was take1
in the long program of events by the
large crowd that assembled to look on
as well as by the contentants themselves
The girls basket ball game between
the Reds and Yellows, captained respec
lively by Emma Kopke and Laura
O'Connor, was won handily by the Vel
lows; score IL to s. Stella Rasdall prov.
ed bulwark of defense for the latter
and the basket throwing of their captain
was decidedly a feature Sybil Dotsor
did some good work for the Reds, and
Dollie Wolcott was alert in stopping the
balls advance, though too short tC
guard the basket. Other stars were Ella
Bucholtz, whose long throws were use
full in preventing many a score, and
Otelia May.
The lineup was as follows: Fellows
Laura O'Conor, r.; Cevilla Phillips, If;
Stella Rasdall, g.; Bucholtz, c.; Haze
Rogers, G. Reds-Emma Kopke, RI:
Dollie Wolcott, g.; Sybil Dotson, If;
Mamie McGovern, G.; Pearl Falin, c.
ten minutes. Miss Ojard acted as UNI
pire, Misses Freeman and Gerlach as
scorers, and E. Dudley Parsons as time
keeper.
A big event was the boys free fora
broad jump. Clay Boswell came out
first with the length of IA feet. Henry
Dotson came out second.
The girls relay race was won by Laura
O'Connor, Dollie Wolcott, Rosie Bruels
and Emma Kapke.
The winners of the boys relay race
were Fred Subke, Otto Smith, Clarence
Peterson and Frank Ario.
DIR. F. U. Davis was clerk of course;
E. Dudley Parsons, starter; George
Dumeland, recorder; and Frank Lossow
and Daniel Setchfeld, judges.
Other events of the great field and
track meet were as follows:
One hundred yard dash (boys under
49,: First, Gerald Caldwell; second
Carl Pagenkopf.
Fifty yard dash (boys under 81:
First, James Andrews; second, VERNE
Cords.
One hundred yard dash (boys under
10): First, John Ario; second, Gerald
Caldwell.
One hundred yard dash free for all)
First, Gerald CALDWELL; second, Joh1
Kopke.
One hundred yard dash (girls unde
14): First, Lizzie Schaliow; second, Sc
villa Phillips.
Fifty yard dash (girls under l2)
First, Lille Schallow; second, Ida An
drews.
Fifty yard dash (girls under 81: First
Margaret Smith; second, Teresa Bowe
One hundred yard dash free for ALL
First, Lizzie Schallow, second, Sevill;
Phillips.
Ball throw (boys under 49,: First
Fred Subke; second, Frank Ario; dis
lance, 1913 feet
High jump (boys under 49,: First
Gerald Caldwell; second, Frank Ario
height, 3 it. 10 in.
High jump free for ally: First, An
drew Bruels; second, Clay Boswell
height, 4 fit. in.
Broad jump (boys under l3): First
John Ario; second, Frank Ario; distance
II it.
In the events above summarized, Ger
aid Caldwell was the prime performer
having captured three firsts.
Six Fisher boys, living about tive
miles east of town, have bought 30(
acres of timber land about a mile from
Walker, Cass county. They will next
winter cut posts, poles and other salable
material. They will come back to spend
the summer ON the homestead.
Miss Dietz of Mapleton, cousin of Miss
Sophie Pagenkopf, was a guest of the
latter during the early part of the week
Thursday evening the Royal Neighbors
entertained their friends after the usuaI
business session A pleasant time al
cards and conversation was spent, and
then Mrs. Frank Chase superintendent the
refreshment program in very happy
manner.
Wolves are beginning to show them
selves in this usually peaceful commune
ty. On the farm of Duane Radsall, sew.
eral followed hired man one night this
week. An old German from near Beau
ford brought a cub to town Thursday
This cub is now in the possession of Mr.
Munsinger, and is often the center Of
attraction for large crowd, as it plays
contentedly with pug dog. So far nc
damage by wolves has been reported.
The funeral services over the re
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