The Minneapolis journal., 1904-08-20
THE NoNpAREJL NAN

THE NONPAREJL MAN III
There Is Clay Hole Near Albert Teske's
Cottage In chaska, Mimi, and on Its
Verdant Bank. Where the Wild Thyme
Mods to the Wandering Breezes, the
Village William Goat Butted David
Rhoy Very Hard on the Northwestern
Suspender Button-Detaiis.
The Chaska Review was there and saw
it all.
There is clay hole near Albert Teske's |
cottage and there David Rhoy was accus-
toned to take his nightly ablutions when
the moon was low, when the night was
still and when the wild thyme slept and
nodded lazily on yonder bank.
Butt-there was William Goat in the
neighborhood. And when the moon shone
and he was troubled by insomnia he
sometimes browsed in it's mellow light.
One night after the sun had long disap-
peared below the western line Of hills and
when the busy hum of the village life had
sunk into profound repose and all the
brick works were still, Mr.. Rhoy sought
the seclusion Of the clay hole. On the
lilllolue DS d ldQeQ poplar Tree SlOOO tIle
book beer sign. Seeing David's white
form outlined dimly in the moonlight
on the bank Of the pool, William stam-
mered few times with His tail, shook
his head, closed his eyes and launched
himself into space!
The goat struck Mr.. Rhoy just below
where his back suspender buttons would
have been had those latter garments been
on But they were sleeping with the
wild thyme on the bank.
IN an instant the air was full of Mr..
Rhoy and of fierce invective that
sounded like a Dunn primary in Henne-
pin county on the appearance of Public
Examiner Johnson. Albert Teske leaped
from his cottage door to the rescue,
William Goat was driven hence and Mr..
Rhoy was pulled ashore. He now threat
ems to get a copper bottomed bathing suit
If the owner does not kill that dunn goat.
The east and west sides of Main street,
LIE Sueur, battled for supremacy on the
diamond the other day, the west side
knocking the packing out Of its opponents
IA to 4. The LIE Sueur News chronicles
that Tiffany was notable for kicking; Dur
renburger for his easy method Of stop
ping the ball by letting it hit him; Schaf-
f1er for his sprinting; Franciscus for his
noise, not playing; Stautz for the amount
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second base and so on down the line.
Murray and Schwob, as umpires, were
excellent. All Schwob knew Of the game
was to stand far enough away so that no
one could hit him. AS an attraction the
players were good and would draw a
crowd anywhere, but they should play
with soft rubber ball.
In spite of the general lassitude in ma
tlonal politics. the situation in many Min
nesota sections seems remarkably
strained. For example, the Ada Index at
tackled the Halstead Reporter and Edito,
Sullivan gets back by calling his brother
editor a .little wart.'' Then the Lone
Prairie Leader says:
We acknowledge receipt of Mr. Hem
my's message to the effect that he in
tends to lick us at the first favorable op
portunity. Next"
And SO it goes. Brethren, let us diff
fer more mildly
The chewing gum trust declared
100000 dividend. This is great news fo
Yankton.
An Eighth ward man was held up b,
two men who demanded his money or hi
life. He gave up the former. He after
wards remarked that he could manage t
pull thru without his money but -eeuldn'
get along without his life.
Many, many long years ago when Will
lam Mckinley was president and pros
! perlty was rampant in the middle wes
William Hanen, young farmer of Eagl
Grove, Iowa, met the baauteous Gips
Queen. This glorious brunette's nam
;. twas Mrs. Wells. and she was a, clara-voy
: ant-and her husband was a barker.
They had a tent and went to county fair
and things. She sat inside the tent an
l looked far into the future with those glo
9 rious orbs, told it for so much per an
! won wealth. He stood outside an
f holiered about the wonders of her pres
cience and her far-reaching vision
When Willy Hanen got into the ter
she foresaw Al once that Willy was t
I lose some wealth. He did. Hanen ha
and pretenses Wells and his wife secure
) $3.50 of this with the understanding tha
} they were to invest the money in accord
I ance with the signs known only to read
{ ers of the occult and hidden forces {
! Nature. After they had obtained tn
} money the curtain rang down on the frs
act with Wells and the Gipsy Queen do
( ing a disappear. The money went too.
{ Years passed.
Hanen went to Borup Mimi, to Wis
I relatives On the last day of the Ad
( fair he went to that city and near til
: close of the day passed the tent of
) fortune teller. Going into the tent h
I recognized his old friends, the Quee
( and the barker. and forthwith demande
the return of his money. The woma
called her husband and together the
closed the tent and tried to force Hane
( to accept terms. Calling friend he dis
patched him to the judges stand and 81
) cured the services Of Attorney A. {
Gray, who Immediately took the fortur
te'lers in hand and proceeded to sho
them trick. They pleaded for time
go where Wells father lived and get tt
: money This they did accompanied /
I Gray and Hanen. After dickering near
{ all day Mr.. Gray succeeded in extractir
the amount due Hanen, who was owe
} joyed at the outcome. The Ada Hera
: reporter, who nosed out the story, sa,
that Hanen will hesitate before he turn
:, his loose change over to the occult fore,
= again We almost doubt it.
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