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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-19
GOSSIP OF THE PUGS
BY w. w. N AUCTION.

an account of himself as ever, I am no judge.' ~
 The postponement of the Squires-Burns championship contest from May 80 to July 1 suited Squires. who was forced to let up in his training, owing to slight case of blood poisoning. It appears that some dye from a new pair of socks got into an abrasion on one of the Australians toes and set up an inflammation. The injury is such that Squires will rest up from all work for an entire week.
 As might be expected, the question of squires' nationality is being discussed, there being a curiosity to learn just how the antipodean champion Is bred. Here is what Squires has to say on the subject:
 ''I am a native of Maitland, Australia, and my father and mother are natives of Maitland. My fathers forbears were English and my mothers folks were Irish"
 All that's necessary to add is that Bill s old grandmother was a south of Ireland woman and that it was through her that the fighting blood filtered down to Bill, added Barney Reynolds
 Tommy Burns, who delayed at Los An geles longer than he intended upon learn ing that his contest with Squires had been postponed until July 1, will arrive in San Francisco today. Burns wired last Tuesday that he would cover Squires $5000 side bet just soon as he reached San F francisco.
 Burns claims to be backing himself, but there Is a rumor ahoat that several Los Angeles sports are interested in the wager. They "butted in" in the belief that the chance to back Burns at even money might not occur again.
 It is a question at that whether Burns will be favorite to any extent over Squlres. The sports of San Francisco generally judge a man from what they have seen of him and Burns is remem- bered here chiefly through his go with Dave Barry at Woodward's a couple of years ago. Burns won. but 1t took him long time to dispose of Irish Dave. The local fight fans are sizing up Burns from his form at that time and are not mak-
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Full Page Sports on l2
DTay and Marshall Nake
 IbO NeD World Records

New Haven, Conn.,, May 1S.-Much glory came to Yale athletes this afternoon to compensate for the loss to Harvard of the fifteenth annual dual games, which were held on Yale field, the final results in which were 55Ia points for the Grim son to 4SHa for the Blues.
 w. R. Dray broke the worlds pole vault record. made by Samse of the University of Indiana, by clearing the bar at P feet 51a inches, while Capt J. w. Mar shall of the team broke the dual record of feet ss inches, made in the high jump by G. R. Freay of Harvard eleven years ago, by clearing the bar at 6 feet 1Ia inches, after he had beaten all his opponents in the event. For Harvard the games brought some disappointment, for their winning margin was expected to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-19
DENY COMBINATION
 AGAINST MRS. EDDY
TEN DEFENDANTS IN THE SUIT BROUGHT BY NEXT FRtEND'
 MAKE ANSWER TO BlLL-DENY MIsAPPRoPRIATIoN OF MONEY.

Concord, N. H., May 1S.-Attorney Gen. eral Edwin G. Eastman, Sameul J. Elder and William A. Morse, counsel for the original ten defendants in the suit in equity brought by Next Friends to se- cure an accounting of the property of Mrs. Mary Baker c. Eddy, today made answer in the superior court to the sup plemental bill filed by the plaintiffs.
 The defendants in their answer deny that they procured or induced Mrs Eddy to transfer her property under trust deed to Henry M. Baker, Archibald Me Clellan and Josiah E. Fernald, and they deny that the three trustees are the agents or attorneys of the defendants. They severally deny that there is any combination whatever to surround and seclude Mrs Eddy or to take charge, possession and control of her property and they deny that there is any reason to believe that any money or property of Mrs. Eddy has been misappropriated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-19
NEGRO ASSAULTS
 AN AGED WOMAN
Mrs. Origins of Harney, Fla, 65 Years Old, May Die-Mob In Pur-
 suit of the Negro.

Tampa, Fla, May 1S.--A mob is in pur- sulc of an unknown negro, who thls morning entered the house of Sherrod Driggers, near Harney, and assaulted Mrs. Driggers, who Is 65 years of age. and very feeble, beating her nearly to death. The crime was discovered sev- eral hours later by Driggers, who re- turned home from work in the field. Neighbors were notified and nearly every white man in the vicinity Is in pursuit of the negro. Mrs. Driggers Is in crit ical condition
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Electricians Strike.

San Francisco, May 1S.-All the electricians in the employ of the United Railroads struck today in sym pathy with the striking carmen. There is direct authority for the statement that the electricians employed by the San Francisco Gas and Electric com pany will not strike. as to do so will be a breaking of the unions contract with the cOrpOrafiOn
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Grew Sent to St. Petersburq.

St. Petersburg, May 1S.-Ambassador Riddle has received cablegram announc- ing the transfer to the embassay here of Joseph c. Grew, at present third secre- tary of the American embassay at Mex leo City,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-19
They Crowd Satan.

I From the Atlanta Constitution. You reckon these fault fndin' breth- | ren go to heaven?" Some of 'em will have to. The other place is too full ot 'em,"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-19

You can choose with abso- lute certainty of getting cor rect style, and material that will wear in out $20 Suits. Var ley & Bauman, 1924 First Ave- nue.
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Brewery Workers Strike.

San Francisco, May 1S.-All the brewry workers and brewery wagon drivers in San Francisco went on strike today. They demand an in crease from $20 to $27 week.
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The Los Angeles reformers made a de- termined effort to pass an anti-boxing or dnance while the general disgust over the O Brien-Burns scandal was at It's height Strange to say, however, the eff fort was defeated. It remains to be seen whether pugilism in the southland will be conducted on a higher plane in future periods. In view of the recent happening, it looks as though 1t might be wise course for the promoters down that way to refrain from matchmaking for while
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-19

Baseball players are as superstitious us actors, and the many peculiar traits possessed by the individual members of the profession would, # published, go to the making of mighty big book and a readable one at that. Fortune tellers used to copy a regular portion of the player s salary in the days of Anson, Glasscock, Bill Joyce and others of the old regime.
 Dad Clarke, with all his eccentricities, was one oi the few ball players who would never fall for the fortune teller business. He couldn't see them at all when it comes to giving them money. but one day he became converted. and ever afterwards had the highest respect for those delivers into the future. Dads conversion came about in the following manner: He and Parke Wilson, the catcher, were down at Coney Island on a Sunday, and in some way Parke prevailed upon Clarke to take a chance at the fortune teller down there, who posed as the seventh daughter of a seventh daughter and who had Gypsy redigree into the bargain.
 Clarke went up against the female seer and was handled the regular fortune teller line of talk, which included the warning about the dark man who was going to cause Dad trouble, and for whom he must be on the alert to double cross. Dad hooted at the conversation the Gypsy had regaled him with and the warning regarding the dark man peculiar ly ticked him. Parke Wilson tried to im- press him with the danger that threat ened him on account of the mysterious stranger of the brunette aspect, but Clarke just laughed the matter away.
 Tine next day St. Louis opened at New York and Clarke was sent in to pitch. He twirled masterly game, and up to the last half of the ninth inning the score stood New York 3. St. Louis 0. Then, with two men out and three of the Browns roasting on bases. up stepped the swarthy visaged Jack Crooks and drove one far ever the center fielder's head for home run.
 As Crooks logged home after the three runners who had just preceded him, Parke Wilson. who was catcher, sidled up to Dad and sad; '"The dark man tip certainly was winner this time, Clarke, wasn't it?''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-19

A number Of the Chicago players were talking the other night about the danger ous state of affairs in the Windy City.
 the bold "hold-ups' appearing to be so numreous now as to excite but little com ment. Jimmy Callahan, who was one of the group, was telling about the time that Gene Demontreville was the victim of a .hold-up" affair. In which assault
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be little larger and Capt. William Minot beaten out in the mile event, simply through over-confdence in starting to sprint in the last which served only to set the pace for Spitzer of Yale, who bid fair to overtake Padden of Harvard, the winner of the event, had there been few more yards to go.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-19

"One of the funniest instances l remem- Der of how the members of that Baltl- more team used to jump on each other was after a bad play by Steve Brodie, says Hnghfe Jennings.
 Steve was on first and some one hit to center. Steve rounded second, turned, looked at the ball and then found that 1t was too late to get to third and tried to get back to second He was thrown out.
 What they didn't say to him when he came in isn't worth mention.
 '' Go to blazes, the whole crowd of you; you blankety, blank blanks was all Steve would say in answer.
 '.rhe very next time up he got on and the same identical play was pulled off. Steve never looked this time, but tore around to third and was thrown out twenty feet.
 Everybody was getting read to roast him again, but we all agreed to utterly ignore him. He was ostraczed We resolved that he wasn't worth notice.
 :" Don't look at him. don't speak to him. was the word that passed down the bench as Steve approached us
 He stood off looking at us and wait ing for the onslaught No one gave him the slightest look of recognition.
 ' Go to bla5es, the whole crowd of you; you blinkety, blang blanks he yelled. There, 1 said mine first; I beat you to it; go to blazes, the whole crowd of you; you blinkety blank blanks, there
 And still no one looked at him.
 And he was so mad he wanted to fight. He knew he deserved the roast and he wanted 1t and 1t cut him to think they would slight him so. Barring pos sibly Jimmy MeAleer, I think Steve was the greatest fielder that ever lived"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-19

The Middle States Interscholastic cham pionship track meet on Franklin field this afternoon was won by Mercersburg (Pa.) academy. Talbot of Mercersburg threw the 12-pound hammer 205 feet 1e}4 inches, breaking the worlds record of 193 feet IS inches, held by himself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-19

Philadelphia, May 1S.-In the inter-de- partment track meet of the University of Pennsylvania today Guy Haskins won. the mile in 4:22 2-5 which is one sec ond lower than the American intercolleg- fate record held by George Orton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-19

ing allowance for the fact that Tommy has improved at least 50 per cent since.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-19

St. Louis fan early in the spring asked a veteran baseball man If sen- timent no longer existed in baseball ad- hitting that he felt depressed and pessi- mistic because Stone and Hemphill, both of whom happened to be favorltes of his. had not at that time come to terms with the Browns.
 What's the use?" responded the vet eran. Baseball will continue. Leagues will prosper or suffer their reverses. Clubs will win the championship or the booby prize, and the men of another decade will bawl as vigorously to the umpire as the men of the present.
 There Is sentiment in baseball, but it is largely sentiment for baseball, with slight dash for the players when they are in favor with the populace. The game Is greater than any player who ever took part in it, So often has this been demonstrated that it is scarcely neces- sary to cite incidents.
 Teams with star players who perform like wooden-legged and tmber-brained men, go as quickly Into the garbage can of public disapproval as teams which were made up of players but little known and not particularly well versed in the finer essentials of the sport
 The player who wins the champion ship in 1907 with his fine batting or his fine field work, will be hooted just as quickly in 1908 if he plays below the standard as will the unfortunate who is breaking into the game.
 Baseball forgets both loser and winner In the triumph of the present. The man who was hero yesterday and today strikes out three times immediately is made aware of the fact that hero may die and dub" be born within the pe- riod of a sunrise and a sunset.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-19

One of .the cleverest bits of quick thinking on record is credited to Jimmy Ryan, of the old Chicago team This happened in game between the New Works and Chicagos, which was played on the Polo grounds in New York city. The contest was hot one, and went into extra innings, So that the evening shad- ows had begun to fall when, at the end of the twelfth inning, with Chicago one run ahead, and almost confident of win ming the game, Amos Rusie, the New York's big pitcher, stepped to the plate.
 Charley Farrell the catcher was on second, and there were two men out, and as Rusie hadn't hit ball safely in month, the Giants on the benches were a mighty low-splrited let But suddenly they were electrified by hearing the smack of Ame's bat as 1t came into contact with the leather and seeing the ball sailing away in the distance.
 As 1t was getting pretty dark by this time, the ball was soon lost sight of, but everyone knew that It was long hit, even though they could not follow the flight of the sphreroid.
 As Farrell and Rusie ran they kept their eyes in the direction where they had last seen the ball, and Charlie had cleared third base when he saw Center Fielder Ryan, after a quick sprint, sud denly pause. placing himself in position and apparently catch the ball that had gone from Ruse's bat The next mo- ment Ryan was racing for the Chicago bus. where he was soon followed by the other members of his team, who only then discovered that Jimmy's play was fake, as the ball Russia had struck had sailed far over Ryan's head. and would have been responsible for a new York victory had Farrell and Rusie not been deceived by Ryan's cleverness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-19
COSSACKS BUTCHER
 SCORES IN MILL
INTENSE EXCITEMENT IN LODE, WHERE THE OUTRAGE OCCURS. WALLS BESPATTEREO WITH
 BLOOD OF NEARLY A HUNDRED.

Lodz, May 1S.-1ntense excitement pre- vailed in this city in consequence of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-19
BASEBALL STORIES.


 Some one accused Hughe Jennings or being one of the first men to conceive the idea of getting hit by the pitcher in order to get his base
 T never did such a thing, said Hughie, trying awfully hard to appear indignant. That gag was working be- fore my time. Quirt Welch, guess, was the first man to ever reduce It to q sci enee. The old St. Louis optfielder had them all beaten at that game.
 Ben Caffyn, that fellow Cleveland had last year, was the chap who had them all beaten, only he didn't know how to work it." interposed Herman Schaefer. Mike Cantillon was telling me about him when he was playing with Des Moines. He pridod himself on the fact that they couldn't hurt him.
 "One day a ball copped him on the head and he rubbed and rubbed It. II stung him hard. The next man up got hit in the same place and walked to first without ever touching his head.
 -' Tell you what I'll do,' he yelled. I'll bump heads with any man on the team for a dollar
 Getting hit by the ball helps some batters," declared Davy Jones. Instead of soaring them 1t makes them all the better. I don't know why 1t Is, but l can always hit better after getting a crack. l get mad about 1t and want to hit the pitcher just 10 spite him, 1 guess"
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the clever second baseman was not only badly bruised. but also lost valuable diamond pin.
 That amt anything" chimed in the irrepresssible Nick Altrock. the White Soxs star pitcher. why, men Billy Sullivan were held up the other night, right in front of the Dearborn street saloon. Talking about nerve, why, that guy that held us up had that brand of goods to burn"
 ''Tell us about it," said Fielder Jones.
 Billy and myself were coming along the street. began Altrock, "when a fe- low coms up to us, wearing a card stuck on his breast, and he says. Please help the blind young gentlemen Billy says to him, You're playing too far off your base, my friend. How, if you are blind, did you know we were young gentle men?"
 "The fellow" went on Altroek, "blushed, stammered and finally apolo gzed by shooting this at the pair of us: Excuse me, I meant help the deaf and dunlb.' "
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-19

Bargains. incompatible values, in only new. clean, hobby merchandise Any article you buy in this sale means a great saving to you
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-19

an account of himself as ever, am n' judge"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-19

John T. Brush, president of the New York Nationals. says that baseball has not yet reached it's utmost development. Baseball Is more popular than ever to- day, and it is growing all the time but the game is the same as 1t has always been," says President Brush. The play CTS of today are no better than they were fifteen years ago, and the stand ard Is the same. With Buck Ewing be- hind the bat, players had as hard a chance to steal as they have now and Amos Rusie was as great pitcher as ever toed the rubber Matthewson is no greater pitcher than Rusie was, and thus we might go on You and l could run and jumy when we were kids, but our fathers could do the same thing just as we'll, and the Olympian games found fully as skillful athletes stralning to win the prizes as at any athletic meet in mod ern Ilmes."
 Few baseball magnates admit that the game Is not constantly becoming more and more scientific and the players faster, however.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-04-24

PRINSBURG, April p. Mrs.
H. Courthouse, an old lady residing
on the line between Holland town
ship and Renville county, died very
suddenly last Tuesday evening.
She had been shopping in Rcnville,
and being tired had retired early.
Her husband going to bed later
found her dead in her room. The
cause of death was heart failure.
Mrs. Carrot Wicbcrdink is rcco-
vering from her late attack Of the
grip.
Mr.: and Mrs. Nick Decker visit
ed at the home Of G.. Stob in Rose
land last Wednesday.
Miss Dina Roelofs spent last week
in Roseland, sewing at Mrs. Dam
hof's place.
The long wished for pleasant
weather has come and seeding is
going on steadily. Wheat is about
in. Some farmers who had their
wheat and oats sprouted before the
hard frost of the past two weeks
were compelled to SOW again.
Mr.. and. Mrs. w. Van Burer
from Renville passed thru here Sat
urday. They went to spend Sun
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-04-24
Young Peoples Department

The second installment of the
County History illustrated puzz-
les appear this week. It is a
continuation Of the "F.arly Trap
pers and Hunters. There are
two or three, however, who do
not appear among the list Of early
pre- emptors, but otherwise their
names may be found in the early
township histories. The prize
will be awarded for the best solu-
tons to this installment Of puz-
zles received at the TRIBUNE office
until Saturday evening, May t,
and the prize winner, as we'll as
the names of all those who have
sent in solutions, will be published
the week following.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-04-24
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PENNOCK, April Prev. Mi
chalson of Willmar will conduct
services here next Sunday after
noon at three o'clock. Everybody
is welcome.
D. O. Ostlund is in Pcnnock
again.
Mr.. Jclle and John Kallcvig left
last week for Courtney, N. d.,
where they will work this summer.
Oscar Bcrgstrom is among the
men working on the section again.
Miss Hannah Hong went to Will
mar last Tuesday to work there dur
ing the summer.
A good program was given last
Sunday at the st. Johns church by
the Y. P. S.
A. Rydcn has returned from his
trip to Sweden, and is reported
very sick at present.
G.. f. Akerson went to Glen
wood last week to work there this
summer at his trade as bricklaycr.
Mrs. Aft Holmgrcn is visiting
relatives and friends in Willmar
this wee
Gust Lind has been appointed
mail carrier on Route | and will
begin his duties May l.
Roy Leslie and Ed Elkjcr started
ditching last Tuesday.
Hans Mitthougen is working for
Albert Erlandson this summer.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-04-24

day at the home of Simon Dykcma
in Roseland.
The baby boy Of Sam Roclofs has
the measles
Fred Markus spent last Sunday
with his sister, Mrs. N. Vos and
Miss Rena Markus in Roseland.
J. Backlog of Renville was
around here last week buying up
horses to ship to Dakota.
Mrs. Bertha Knott is home again
after a stay with A. Knoll's family
in Roseland.
Carrot, the oldest son Of E. Roe
lofts, lies very i'll with measles and
bronchitis. Last Friday he was SO
low that it was feared he would not
last much longer. DR.. Lumlcy of
Renville is attending him. At
this writing Carrot is still very
low.
Reindert Phcifcr intends to make
a large pasture on the farm he has
rented from J. M. Spiccr.
Lou Myers is helping his brother
Henry with the spring work.
Mrs. L. Damhof, G. Damhof and
family and L. Van den Eindc and
family, all Of Roseland, visited at
the Talen home Sunday evening.
Dick Edsinga of Hector made ;
hurried visit with his mother ant
other relatives here last week.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-04-24
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KANDIYOHI, April 23.~-Peter
Norman and daughter Hilma were
in Willmar on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Glader of
Atwater spent a, few days Of last
week visiting at the home of J.
T. Isaacson. They returned home
on Friday.
John Burns had his house shing-
led last week.
Mrs. Jonas Enblom and Mrs. Pc
ter Norman were in AtWater last
Friday and attended the meeting
of the Ladies' Social Union Of the
NJ. E. church.
Mrs. John Peterson was taken
suddenly sick last Saturday. Dr..
Mclaughlin of Willmar was called.
The Misses Celia Strong and Hat
tie Peterson Of AtWater were here
Friday and Saturday with a millin-
cry stock.
Quite a number Of farmers from
here went to Willmar last Friday
and received their nursery stock.
Arthur Anderson Of Willmar was
a visitor in our town last Sunday.
A special school meeting was
held in the village last Saturday
evening to decide whether or not
a new schoolhouse should be built
the coming summer. There were
ll6 votes cast-37 in favor of a new
schoolhouse and 70 against.
Quite a number from here were
pleasantly entertained at the home
Of A. @. Narverud in tennessee
last Sunday.
Attorney r. w. Stanford Of Will
mar was here on business Saturday
Miss Hilma Anderson is staying
at the Carlin hotel for few weeks.
Jonas Enblom, who, met with a
serious accident some time ago, is
now so much improved as to be
around.
Anna Peterson will continue to
be at the City restaurant with hel
stock Of millinery the first days of
each week, beginning April 20 and
80, until further notice. Call and
get a spring hat. MIKE.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-04-24

There is yet ample time to send
in solutions for the first INSTALL
ment, which appeared last week.
All answers up to Saturday even
ing next will figure in the contest
and the winner of the first prize
and the names Of all those who
have sent in solutions, will be pub
lishcd next week. Address all
solutions to the Puzzle Depart.
ment of the WILLMAk TRIBUNE.
Those who faithfully responded
every week during the Minnesota
Towns series have not been for
gotten, but may expect to receive
their tokens of merit within a
short time.