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The Washington herald., 1909-06-06
COLORED LEAGUE.
Departmental Clerks Organize a
New Circuit.

DGpaElluGAAAA NlFEka OE8anAAS q
New Circuit.
l. A oolored departmental baseball league.
consisting OF teams from the War and
Navy Municipal. Government Printing
once. Bureau OF Engraving and Printing.
and Interior Departments, was organized
By Paris H Pollard April 2. 1863. FOR
the purpose OF furthering this sport
among the department employees
The league viii occupy grounds on the
new diamond Just finished for their ex-
elusive use al Seventeenth and 3 streets
northwest. opposite the Monument
Erounds. Games VIII be played every
afternoon al SIS p n
The opening game VIII be played on
Monday, June Z. between Var and Navy
vs.. Interior.
Omcers Of the league and representa-
Jives of each team follow
Paris H Pollard. president, War and
Navy Athletic Association; II. 9. Good
rich. vice president. Municipal Building;
T. Turner. secretary, War and Navy;
! J. Campbell. treasurer. Interior Depart
ment: ". Audrick. Government Printing
| Once, and E. D. Reynolds, Bureau OF
/ Engraving and Printing.
| The schedule follows
I June War ard Nay vs. lnte1or-
June s-GoFerurert Printing O1cs - BuTel-
I Enerzvtng ard Pri1-uE-
June 3-aIuuicpaI vs. War and NarJ.
] June B-Iute-i0r Is B1rsau ErErlTing and Pri-nt-
I ina
! June u-8luui-pal 7s. G0Tezneut Printing o5oe.
1 June l2-War ard Navy Vs Government Pri1-i1g
Z OEce-
| June Is-Interior vs.. Muni1pzl.
! June l5-Burean EnEraTi1E ard Printing IS War
/ ard Navy
/ June l6-Torerurneut Printing OFcg ~ Iutsri0-.
I June E-1l1licaFaI vs. Burezn EngIaving ard PM
I ins
I June Is-Wsr and Navy vs. Interi0r.
/ June Ls-G0FeTuneut Printing once "a Bureau
/ EnrsnsfrE and Printing
/ June E-AIgaicipal 81. War and Navy.
June El-Irre-icr vs.. Buraau Ersr1ri1g and PRINT
Ia
/ June zy-AiuziripaI rs GoTsrz-aent Printing O1ee
1 June 4-Was ard Navy IS. GoFerunent PRINTING
/ OEcs
/ June 5-Irtc-ir IS. Muricpal
/ June s5-Bu1gau Engrarng and Printing IS. Wa
/ and NzFy.
! June E-GcTeTument Printing O5ca vz. Interior.
/ June e-Nunicpal rs. Bureau EnsT1Eins and Psi-t-
ing
I June SO-War and Navy vs. Iute-so-.
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one Of the best catchers and pitchers
around these parts, and his kid brother
IS another one who is a conner. Families
Of ball players are not so rare, and you
can't make Us believe that the Menefee
family Is not one Of the favored kind
lie Nat IS the latest ind in the umpir-
ing Job. handling the Indicator IN the
Independence League last week
Humphreys fielding at short Tor Advent
yesterday was OF high order.
Ninth is pulling up in the race. and by
yesterdays victory IT yanked Advent
down peg
''Skinney'' Thompson has been showing
them over the pan IN fine style for the
Station team or late. and Il is mainly due
10 his grand work thar the Station nine
Is firmly braced in first position. n the
last. two games with the ShOpmen the
lanhy one has allowed but three hits.
o you Farmersi Eight IN a row. II
Twining don't stop the Aggies to-mor-
row. look out for a sand-lot record of
games won
Manhattan swung from the second rung
OF the ladder IN favor Of Twining during
the last seven days. losing TWO games IN
q row
Miles in the lead is an appropriate
phrase when referring 10 the Ninth Street
catcher. His work behind the plate is
By far the best in the league
Stratton. the new first baseman on the
Station team. is proving 20 be a fad
The big fellow has handled himself so
well in the few games he has played that
al the other first basemen look insigni-
ficant IN regards 10 playing ability. be
side him.
Sullivan. Of the Trainmen. is one o. the
fastest third basemen IN the railroad or
ganIzatIon. and covers lots Of ground.
His batting has shown g great deal OF
improvement also.
Peck has been showing Up well behind
the bat for the Trainmen. and his throw
ing to second IS OF a high order. Besides
he has been clouting the sphere 70 safe
territory with a regularity that Is re-
freshing.
The Southern Railway team was a long
time getting started. but they're coming
now. and on a special az that Look out
for accidents from now on, YOU leaders;
the Southern aggregation Is after you.
n. 7. MORLEY.
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MARINES PLAY FORT HUNT.
Stack Up Against Strong Army Team
This Afternoon.

What is expected TO be one Of the best
teams win be played this afternoon at 2
O'Clock, on the Marines grounds, Seven
teenth and D streets southeast, between
the Army team from Fort Hunt and the
Marines Of the Capital City League
The Fort Hunt team is composed Of
some Of the best players in the army sta
toned around Washington. and the Ma
them The lineup for the Marines viii
, be as follows: Meag1er. c.; Nuss, 1b
( O'ConnOr. %; BerlicA IS; Beusse, 3b
Haywood, J. T.; Snyder, c. f.; Aney, r. f.
Ritter or Litz, ..
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Illinois Wins Track Meet.

Chicago. June 5-Iuinois University this
afternoon wen the Western champion
ship in the annual track and field meet
Of the Conference Colleges at Marshall
Field. Final score. Illinois, S5: Leland
Stanford. 2S, Chicago. q; Wisconsin, y:
Minnesota. 6; Purdue. g; Michigan Agri-
culture. 8; Colorado. o; Miami, 4: West
ern Reserve, 4; Indiana. 8; Notre Dame, 3;
Iowa, /; Knox, 1; Northwestern, 0.
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GOES TEN INNINGS.
Pitchers Battle Between BIaden and
Garrett Wnn by Last-named.

Despite the UnfavOrable weather condl-
tions. there was an excellent game N the
Suburban League yesterday. when the
Petworth team defeated WOodburn. 3 10 p
IN a ten-innlng battle.
Bladen opposed Garrett on the firing
line and both men did well. but first
honors went 70 BIaden. the losing pitcher.
as he made eleven men strike out. Score.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-06

The Lzngdon team OF the Prince George
County League. desires games with all
uniformed teams IN the District OF Co
lumbia or nearby towns No games 70
be played on wednesday or Saturday.
Address challenges 10 Walter s Phelps.
Twenty-ninth street northeast. LRngd9n.
ID. c
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Earned run--B1ltcs, J. First base By efrots-
FSrst base on balls-Oh Lampkin. 8; Of lockwood,
2; OF X. Fealy, L Innings pitched-By LOckW0ods
8; BY Fealy. z. Hits-Of Lockwood. /; OF Fealy. 2
Struck out-I5y LocEwoOd IL By Fsaly. Z; bg Lamp
kin. II. TWO-hass hit-AIarJin. saGdfCe hit-Lang.
stolen basos-Wheatly. Lampkin. Passed baIl-Mar-
tin Umpire-AIr. Whitney. Time q game-2 hours
and 10 nainutez
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LOCAL PLAYER SIGNS UP.
Chick DarRaII, of HyattsviIIs
Fame, On for Cumberland.

~Chtck DarRan, OF HyattsviIIs
Fame, On for Cumberland.
SpecI 90 ne Washirr1aa He1aid.
Hyattsvile, June 5.-CIayton Darnau.
known among his intimatss as "Chick."
left for Cumberland. I'D. this morning.
where he has been engaged 70 eaten
FOR the semi-professi0naI baseball club
of that town Darnau has been working
behind the bat this year for the Brook
land team, OF the Capital City League.
and has made good When not playing
with that club he goes on the firing line
for the Hyatlsville team. leaders IN the
Prince George County League. He has
pitched Two winning games for Hyatts-
Vile Chick has G. fine wing. and IS
an easy and graceful perfOTDer- he IS
slightly weak with the sick. but @ little
experience in fast company VIII. II Is be-
heved. improve his work in this regard.
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CASPAR WHITNEY MARRIED.
WeI-knOwn Writer of Gotham
Fame, Selects Partner.

aAAes oCAeNAs EafAAEEs
Caspar Whitney, OF New York. the
writer On sports, was married IN Wash
ington Friday 70 Miss Florence Canfeld.
daughter OF c. A. Canfeld. Of Los An
geIes. Cal. who IS said 10 be a millionaire.
Rev. James Dawson. pastor OF the Cal
vary Methodist Episcopal Church. per-
formed the ceremony.
AR Whitney first saw Miss Canfeld on
a railroad train between PompeH and
Rome he sought an introduction and
spent the rest OF his stay IN Europe with
the party with which Miss Can6eld was
travelling. The wedding took place in
Washington instead Of California. because
two Of Miss Canfeld's sisters were al
school near this city. and II was more
convenient 10 have the ceremony per
formed here. The brides father reached
Washington just before the wedding. &C.
companied by some relatives and Call.
fOTnia friends.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-06

First base On errorS-PetWorth, 2; Woodburn, :.
Left on bases-Petworth 8: Woodburn, 9. First
base on balls-On Garrett = Struck out-By Car
rett. 4; by Bladcn. IL Two-hase hit-Clayton. Sac
rice hits-Parker. E. Nayne. c. Mayne Curtin.
Stolen bases-ParkeT. E Mayne. lie Due, Ransom
~. Flynn l9. Steele. J. Aiser Double plays-E
Mayne Oinassisted) Doagherty 10 L. Mayne. Mid
pitches-Gauett. 2 UmpiUc-Alr. Reagan Tine Of
game-l hour and 50 minutes.
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land rlI----izE5, IL 4Uercan. y E-ur hazs
81 Grc-s-ES-s, 5. A-elez1. Left On bass-
KISS. J. AIerca1. g. First base Oh bails-Og
DaUs0c- !. oG Gaysou. . Iursn-s rs-che5-Bg
Dazsol, 5-i Il Prs. n HIS usla-0E Dzus1-
- oI PITTS sruck o-r-By n1Us0l s. ~
PITS. A. by G-z-sCl. 8 TW0hase hirs-a1rarl
bos-es- Sacllue hit-IlaEslr- S-oie1 dzas-snov-
cen 81. Rainy 81. NaEtls Isl. D1Eslc .3. Quiru
q. Ercnz Wld Tir---GrlVs1n. Passe5 haIls-
hl1E l. Mo1ehl1d. Z Uugi-e-lI-. Ste--s. T1us
u sEnc-l hC-I and - u-iuules
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- Department 81.

The Southern Railway Legal Depart
ment defeated The Southern Railway
Treasury Department baseball team this
afternoon by ere oEe-sided score OF Is 10 T.
The feature of the game was the battery
work of De Farses and Platz for the
LeCaI DEPARTMENT Score-
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tarned rlns-UouErcsi SUI, ~ Fr5J base by
erCrs-CongTess Street. .; West Street 4 Left
on bases-C0ugress Street. z; West Street. 5. First
base on balis-Oh Martin. 9; OF Loomis / OF Jack
son. 8 Innings pitched-By Martin. 6; by LOOMS s.
Hits made-Of Martin. u Of Loomis. 2 Str1cz out
by Martin, 3; by b0ouiis, /. by Jackson. 8 Two
base hits-Homan o.. stolen bases-B. Jackson
Maus 2l. HonGn O.. L. CAN'T o.. Double play
Copp 70 Loomis. Hit by pitcher-By Martin
Passed bsll-Gertaugh. Umpire-AIr Myers. Tine
Of gamo-l hour and 90 mingtes.
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Three-aGss hit-Pla-z Two-hase bi--Goi5o--ss
Sac1-ce hl-z-flrTT. Crzle Bass on hsus-Cf-
Coca. 8; o. Nu-ply. 9; o4 lie Far--s. Z Hit b.
F-ic1oo BALLOONS >--cE Clr-BF De Prs g
bg CcoE. T. bv 1Lruly. 8 St3ien hazes-Y--rr Z.
Buns So P4z 49, Suirh O. Plsse5 bsri-
alayn4rc Lnpire-4lr. Qliu-- Tine ot El-e-I
hour and 50 minutes
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LANDSLIDE FOR RIGGS.
American National Bank Team wal
Hoped, u 20 1, by Rival NIne.

Tie Rigs team defeated the American
National Bank nine. II 70 /. IN the Bank
ers' League yesterday. The ground was
IN poor condition, and The game proveE
10 be slow and uninteresting. The uiF-
ners had everything their own way
throughout the same. and the American
team never had a look-in. The winners
made ten rms in the second inning.
-1r-l-
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Left on hases-PensiCn Otlcc. s, IargidUood, T.
First base on balls-On Barnes. 2; of Bryan. s.
Struck oUt-By Barnes. 3: by Bryan. 3 Three-base
hit-BouocL TWObase hits-Bollock. Russo. Bryan
Sacrifice hits-Huuter. Bryan stolen bases-Mess.
Mccarthy g3) Madden %. Bollock. LaWson- I'm
pire-5ir Meyers Tine o. game-l hour and 50
minutes.
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Totals

Earned ruus-St Johns 2: Brookland, J. Left on
hases-St- Johns. 5: Brookland. 8 Stolen bases-
Widmayer l3l. DTury Fitzgerald. Shafhirt Rogers,
Henry. Washington. Two-base hit-Alahoney. Bases
on balls-Oh Washington, T. Struck out-By Peck
O. b. Washington. 5. Umpire-Mr. s sullivan.
Tine of gane-i hour and % minutes
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s.. John,s Preps. 2, BrooI.1and 30, 1.

The Prep team Of st. Johns College
in a close game defeated the Brookland
Juniors yesterday. ? to l. The Pseps
held their opponents hitIess until the sew
enth inning. when ManOney singled 20
center. The ball was lost In the high
grass and he scored.
The Preps played an errorless game.
and it may well be considered their best
game Of the season. Peck struck out six
and walked none. Score.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-06
CONGRESS STREET TEAM WINS.
Jackson Pitches Well for winners
and HIS Team Hits Bali Hard.

The Congress Street baseball team de-
feated the West Street aggregation in
the West End League yesterday BY IS 10
0. The losers could not touch z. Jack
sons curves and shoots, while the win
ners made nineteen hits. Score:
The Washington herald., 1909-06-06
GAMES TOMORROW.

Columbia Athletic Club
Departnental Lesgue-Commeroo ard
Labor vs. Commissioners and P0st-oaice ".
Treasurv
Marquette League-BloomDeiale " Co
lumbia l0i.
Sunday School LeaEue-Langdon vs.. Ham
line.
Suburban Leaguo--ParkTleW Ts- Tak0u1
Indopendence LoagIe-AgTiculture IS.
TWining
r. r. l. NJ O. A. League-Car Depart
ment vs.. =. q o.
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Cy Morgan Traded for schIIt1er.

Philadelphia. June 5.-Pitcher Schlitzer,
of the Philadelphia American League
club, has been traded for Pitcher Cy
Morgan, Of the Boston Americans. The
latter club has also been given a none
tary consideration IN connection with
the trade
The Washington herald., 1909-06-06

Let on bases-AdTent, o. NntA oueet, L Elrst
base on 5ans-0f Dugan. 8. Of Smith, L strlck
out-By DGgan 6: b. Smith :. Two-bass hits
Carr ~. SacTihcs hits-Car. S-nidt Doun. Stolen
bases-Carr, Smidt. Slack o.. Brady. Hit By
pitcheE-By Dugan l. Cmpire-9fr. Ia Mott Tine
Of game-l hour and 50 minutes.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-06
AMATEUR LEAGUES.
YEsTERnAY,s REsULTs-

0lArquetts Leagle-Pension Oalce. 2; Tanglewood L
suburban League-Petworth. >: Woodburn, .
Independence Leagpe-Niath, u. Advent 8
Bankers Lsag1e-Riggs II; American. L
The Washington herald., 1909-06-06
CRAWL UP A NOTCH.
Pensioners Change Places with Tan
gIewOOd After n Beating.

sergt Robbins crew Of Pension Office
laddies ran away with another game yes
terday. aided by the good work Of Barnes.
and TangleWoOd was the victim 10 the
tune OF 10 l.
Bryan was Wild and issued five passes
to first base. while the winners hit the
ball hard when it come over the pan
ECorp.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-06
Laurel A. q. Challenge.

The Laurel Athletic Club would Ike
70 hear from any amateur team In this
District for Saturday games. Address IS.
Brown, manager P o. box 2. Laurel.
Nd"
The Washington herald., 1909-06-06
NINTH BEATS ADVENT.
Northeast Team SHOWS Blooming
dale Churchmen Under, II 10 3.

Ninth defeated Advent in the Independ-
ence League yesterday, IL TO 3. Smith. OF
the winners, was in fine fettle. and famed
seven batters, while his opponent was as
wild as a March hare and issued FIVE
passes to first
Nesmith, Heise. Dom. and Carr each
connected with the sphere for two safe
The Washington herald., 1909-06-06
BANKERS DROP ONE.
Washington Loan and Trust Com
Pany Loses First 10 CIeveIands.

The Washington Loan and Trust Com
pany team was defeated for the first
time this season yesterday by the very
effective team work OF The Cleveland
Park baseball team. The final score was
5 to 3 The Park boys played an-round
fast bail. making but one error on q dif-
frgTs ehanea Ceora.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-06
PLAY FIFTEEN INNINGS.
BaItics Down serenkders by 2-tO-t
Score

Score.
In nfteen-inntng game yesterday the
Battles defeated the Serenaders, 2 TO 0.
The ielding of the winners was feature.
Wheatly started the fifteenth with a
single. Keane walked, and Martins two
bagger scored the winning runs. Score:
The Washington herald., 1909-06-06

Oh, you Weather Bureau! When will
you get some good weather? That IS
about the way the faithful fanatics. as
some one has termed the followers OF
the great game OF baseball, would like
TO put It up 70 Prof. Willis Moore. who
grinds out the daily dope-or is II near
dOpe?-in regard TO the currents and cross
currents OF hot air and the annual fare
backs that fall due 10 Washington. as
one fan put il: The only doggone thing
fellow can do nowadays IS 70 figure
where Washington win be when the
team drops the remaining games on its
1909 schedule"
Although the grounds where all the
leagues hold sway were in very bad
condition yesterday evening, some OF the
leagues played, but the majority let old
Rainmalter have HIS inning in hopes that
the conditions would be more favorable
Monday.
The race in the Marquette League is
going 10 be a hot one this yea< from
present indications St Martins, Colum-
bia I01, and TanglewOod are fighting
hard and have fine teams. and one OF
them should COP the flag. Pension Of
fee. should the team keep up its present
article OF playing, is bound 10 be a hor-
net on the tran OF the leading teams.
and Manager ROBBINS aggregation may
win the much-coveted trophy yet By a
spurt. ST. Martin looks especially good
at this writing. but until the ST Mar
tins team meets Columbia again little
can be said as 20 the relative merits OF
these two teams.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-06
NEWS NOTES AND GOSSIP OF THE AMATEUR LEAGUES
RAIN BUTTS IN AGAIN
Only Four Amateur Leagues
Brave the Weather.
HOPE FOR NEW START MONDAY

Sand Lot Diamonds in Poor COndi-
ton, and Weather Man Is in had
with Fans-Marquette League Race
CIOse-HamIine Claims Yesterdays
Game with Bethany by Forfeit.
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Totals....... 92N T--ais...-.... q 8
Tao-bsss hit-Ho-b-ooz- Bases O. hsLs-0f Up-
t0a. 4; a Robertsoa. 3 Struck oct-By Robertsol,
G; ~ Uptol. Z
The Washington herald., 1909-06-06

Hamline claims yesterdays scheduled
game in the Sunday School League by
forfeit, as the Suburbanites had 3 full
team on the fed and Bethany failed 10
put in an appearance And neither did
the unp.: so President Stokes withheld
his decision In the matter. and It wiz
be up TO the board OF directors 10 settle
the nlix-up To be honest, the grounds
were IN rotten condition, and a horse
could not have walked through the mud
without getting badly chocolate eol0red.
II Is always q good idea 20 have all the
games decided on the field. ard q league
run on this principle is bound 70 be
success.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-06

The residents Of Bloomingdale and
North lexington. with the aid Of the
board OF managers OF the Independence
League, win treat the public Of that
section OF the city 10 a glorious Fourth
OF July celebration. McDevitt's Field,
located at Rhode Island avenue and Sec
ond street northeast. on the summit OF
one Of the loftiest hills in Washington.
and where the Independence League
games are row IN progress. VIII be fitted
out for the occasion by the neighbOrhoOd
associations. headed by II. c. Gladding.
chairman.
| A five-mile Marathon race will open the
festivities at 10 o'clock on the morning
Of July s. Immediately followed BY a
league baseball game between the Advent
and Wallach clubs. Races OF all de-
! scriptions and for both sexes will begin
l.at ! ?. m, and these viii b followed
I by the second ball game 10 be arranged
between the Manhattan and Advent clubs
! OF the league. Handsome prizes win be
offered for all events. and a detailed an
nouncement viii be made during the COM
/ ing week in order that entries may be
/ registered.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-06
Lanrdon Wants Games.

June 9O-WaI and NaTy Ts. Iate-a-.
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! a
that the Handy brothers should be ar
rayed against each other on rival teams.
It seems that they are handy fellows TO
have around.
Senseney has been playing great ball for
the Southern Railway team In the Rail-
road League. and pitched the tailenders
70 their initial victory.
Barnes, OF the Pension ONCE team. is
! twi-ling good baseball this season. and
/ in yesterdays game with Tanglewood
had the Georgtowners buffalOed through
out.
Hamline has sonie good hitters IN the
ranks. WITH stuekert, Geibel. and Evans
they have three Of the best in the Sunday
School league and a hard trio for any
Of the pitchers 10 face
Bethany appears to be weak at bat.
Menefee being the only man TO hit the
ball with any degree OF consistency. The
I former Central athlete Is proving to be
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BLUE Hill,

John South has traded horses and
got a new team.
M. Orahood has a sick horse and
has little hopes of it's recovery.
Hartman Camp made business
trip to st. Cloud the first of the week.
News is rather scarce this week
everyone is too busy to do anything
exciting.
Most of our people are through with
corn planting but some have their po-
tatoes to plant yet.
Mrs. Lydia York and children re-
turned to Princeton on Saturday.
Mrs. York expects to go to Min
neapolis to live.
Kohl and Freeman, two wandering
evangelists from the eastern part of
the United States, preached at the
Blue Hill church on Sunday morning
and evening.
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the front. Il is fine organization
now and the boys are certainly work
ing hard.
Mr.. jackson Of Pine City, with the
Milton Dairy company Of St. Paul,
was in town the first of the week on
business.
The Baldwin nine was Boosting how
badly they beat Zimmerman a week
ago Sunday, but they forgot to state
that they were playing the school
boys.
Quite an exciting ball game took
place in town Saturday afternoon be-
tween the regular nine and the pick
ups. The regular nine won by a big
majority.
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ZlMM ERMAN.

J. A. Varley drove to Big Lake
Sunday.
Mrs. John Looney went to Anoka
Monday.
P. F.. Main was an Elk River
visitor Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. n. Foley went to
st. Paul Saturday.
Mrs. Erickson of Duluth is visiting
with Mrs. Martin Swanson.
James Foley, who has been quite ill
the past two weeks, is improving.
Miss Edna Barrett of Elk River was
in town from Saturday until Wednes-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Healy and two
sons of Fridley visited in town Sun
day.
John Magney made short call in
town last week. Glad to see you,
John.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Swanson of Elk
River visited with G. A. Swanson and
family Sunday.
G. !. James and L. D. Carter are
building new houses and Joseph Co.
hoes is building an addition to his
house.
The Zimmerman band is coming to
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SPENCER BROOK.

Rev. Roper will deliver Memorial
day sermon at Bradford next SUNDAY
at o'clock and at the Brook in the
evening. The young people are es-
pecially invited to attend.
The residents of Spencer Brook and
Wyanett are making an effort to have
a bridge across Rum river and a few
hundred dollars will have to be
raised by subscription. The county
commissioners will appropriate the
balance. We wish to acknowledge the
receipt of check for Eve dollars from
John Kienitz, editor of the Indepen-
dent-Press of Cambridge.
Rev. J. F. Roper returned on Mon
day from Duluth, where he has been
visiting with an old friend. Rev. E. F.
Stidd, who is pastor of the Merritt
Memorial M. e. church of that place.
He also attended the Duluth district
conference, where he met DR.. E. c..
Clemans, Rev. Johnson and Rev.
Keast, all of whom wished to be re-
membered to their friends at the
Brook.
Mrs. O. A. Nelson of Spencer Brook
died at the Northwestern hospital at
Princeton last Sunday morning from
complication of troubles, leaving a
husband and three chi1dran tho
youngest daughter one week old.
Funeral services were held at the
Swedish Baptist church, Spencer
Brook, Rev. Hall officiating. Mrs.
Nelson was we'll beloved by all her
acquaintance, and Mr.. Nelson has
the heartfelt sympathy of the COM
munity in his especially sad bereave-
ment. Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson came
from Minneapolis about four years
ago and settled on farm.