Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-30
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
DR.. G. S. Moore Speaking of
old time base ball games, believe
was the first man who ever pitch
ed curve ball west of the Missis-
sippi. That was away back in 1892
and l had learned the trick from a
professional league pitcher. I got
a chance to pitch a game with an
Indian team, then famous in the
west, who had a big red-skinned
catcher with hands about the size
of the modern catching m1tt, and
we cleaned up all the crack teams
in that part of the country. had
the Indians all scared at first, as
they thought there was something
supernatural about a man who
could throw a ball that curved so
far it looked as thought it was going
two or three feet out of line and yet
came over the plate, and some of
them believed I was a "ConJur
man." but I showed the Indian
pitcher how to do it himself and
then I was a great fellow with
them. On the strength of the re-
cord ] made in these games I got
an engagement for five months with
league team and played into Nov
ember, but the cold affected my
muscles and 1 got a ''glass arm"
which put sudden stop to my pro-
fessional base bali career. But
shone very brilliantly while I
lasted"
81. L. Moses-''I'm putting in
long hours these days and you can
see me every morning and evening
with my East Indian straw hat
on, teaching the corn and potatoes
and lima beans how to grow be-
comingly in my garden. I'm after
the championship of the third ward
as gardener and / claim to be two
laps ahead of Arno Alt who is my
nearest competitor.
Elmer Garner-''It isn't much of
snap keeping the court yard in
shape these days. The frequent
rains followed with warm, bright
days, makes the grass grow at an
astonishing rate and by the time
we get over the entire yard with
the lawn mowers it is time to start
over again on the next cutting, but
it looks beautiful, now don't it,"
Theo. Calvin-''Yes, I'm off for a
visit to the old home in the hills of
Pennsylvania, which I left about
fifty years ago. In those days the
country was covered with great
forests of magnificent timber and
my father sold at one time thirty
mammath yellow poplar trees for
one dollar each. All the other
farmers in the ne1ghborhood envied
him for the great bargain he had
made. Today such trees would be
worth many hundreds of dollars. /
was down there six years ago and
/ venture to say there is not a wagon
load of natural timber on the
average farm in that section"
Chas. G. Roberts-"My wife has
been away for a week, on a visit
and I have been 'baching' it, and
say, I've worked harder this week
than at any time this spring. When
a fellow comes home and finds no.
body there he naturally gets lone
some and finds solace in work and
so I've been working in my garden
and doing all such stunts. Talk
about a married man having fun
when his wife's away 1t don't
look good to me-"
Will Winner, Beetown. lit kind
Drains between showers these days,
doesn't it? 1t makes poor business
for farmers who haven't got their
corn all in. I've gotmine all planted
and some of it is p>and needs the
plow, but it is too wet now to
give it any attention"
Col. J. &. Clark .-'I had a good
time on my visit to Oklahoma, from
whence returned Tuesday evening,
but I've been tired out ever since.
Mrs. Clark, however is feeling pretty
well. Oklahoma City is great and
growing place thoroughly modern
and is putting in fifty miles of first
class streets and walks this year.
A reception was rendered to Gov.
Peck by the Wisconsin Society of
the State of Oklahoma while was
there and I had the pleasure to at
tend and take part in it. Former
Lancaster people present at the