The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-09-06

Stories From Home and Elsewhere.


'$"$"$"N$"$"<':<' OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
other attractions. On Thursday Winnie
bago was defeated in fast game of
ball by Swea City by a score of 4
to l. Sherman was in the box for
the former and Van Niece for the lat
ter.
Friday Winnebago defeated Ger
mania by score of 8 to 8. VALID
ron did the slab work for Whine and
Wing of Albert Lea for the Germans.
The fastest game of the three days
was played on Saturday between Ell
more and Germania. Batteries: FL
more, Waldron and Lehman; Ger
mania, the famous Forsythe Bros,
considered one of the best in Iowa.
The score was almost even all the way
through and was to 5 when Gilmore
went to bat in the ninth. They sue
ceeded i'll getting one score and won
the game 6 to ), Blue Earth turned
out the largest crowd of any of the
surrounding towns.
st. Cloud, Sept. 2.-Sheriff B. j.
MortiX has announced that the prac-
tice of cigarette smoking by prisoners
in the Stearns county Jail is thing
of the past as long as he remains in
office. He has issued strict orders
that under no considerations must pris-
oners be allowed to smoke the Of
fensive mail" The prisoners are fur
nished with pipes and tobacco. This
announcement caused quite a stir in the
Jail today, as many of the prisoners
are cigarette fiends.
Ole Newgard, manager of the Fari-
bault Flecks, leaders in the Sunday
league race, is out with challenge to
the strongest independent clubs in the
state, for series of games to be
played after the 18th of September,
on any grounds agreeable to the con-
testing teams. Newgard's def has
especial reference to the colored Goph-
ers and Hibbing teams, and Faribault
challenges the winner of the series,
which is now being played between the
two.
Faribault also challenges the Manka-
to and st. Peter teams for game, or
games, to be played either at the st.
Peter or Mankato fair. Newgard says
he will take on a team made up OF
the best players of both these clubs,
Mankato will be ready to meet the
Flecks after SEPT. Is. The game will
not be for a purse, but for honors
only.
1t is understood that 'Boots" Pol
chow, who is now pitching for the
Scranton team, will be home after the
18th. and he will be invited to pitch
for Mankato. He has not lost game
| since June %.
Should game be arranged between
the Mankatos and Faribault, the pub
lie can expect contest of real merit
The Flecks are considered among the
| best amateur mines in the state.
The Boston Clothing house team
went to Madison Lake, today where
they played the locals this afternoon.
st. Peter defeated Madison Lake
Yesterday at the latter place by a
score of to 0.
| The Boston Clothiers of this city
met defeat at Kasota yesterday at the
hands of the -Kasota team, by
score of to 6.
! The Mankato team did not 90 tc
Lake Crystal today for game, as
expected, because the Lake Crystal
BOYS failed to guarantee sufficient ex'
pense account.
Cincinnati, Sept. 2.--Attaches of the
| city hospital are telling story OF the
intuition of dumb animals, and they
! defv President Roosevelt to class them
las "nature fakirs" While Receiving
Physician Adolph Foertmeyer was talk
ing to Druggist Angelo Dougherty
their attention was attracted to a tiny
kitten that limped painfully up the
stone Steps that lead into the instltu
tion. The kitten singled out DIR. foert
| never and walked over to him, stop
ped and held up its paw for his IN
spection. He stopped down and a hast!
GLANCE showed that the kitten had
lbroken leo. The broken limb was soof
set and the kitten was limping around
with its broken leg set in sinai
plaster cast to keep the broken bonf
in place.
From Tuesdays Dany :.
Henry Korts of st. CLAIR was III
! the city yesterday afternoon. lie
states that during the three years
that he has been step father OF John
Inv Ario they have never had an!
trouble. The boy has been gooo
worker on the farm, and he has MADE
| a success of farming. He did not
Intentionally stick the pitchfork in tho
bows leg. The boys were loading Oh
the wagon and three men were pltch
inc bundles onto the wagon, anc
which stuck the boy he did not know
and did not hear of 1t until neA'
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