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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-27
CATCHER GIBSON SIGNS FOR
TWO YEARS WITH PIRATES

Pittsburg. Pa, Oct. 26.--George Glib
son. catcher of the champion Pittsburg
Baseball Club. has signed a two-ycar
contract with the Pittsburg club. There
was no conference between the star
and President Dreyfuss.
Gibson went into the private office to
say farewell.
HOY would you like to sign two
year contract before you go?" asked
the club owner.
THAT suits me. as l surely am COM
ing back here if l am alive was the
frank and rather unusual reply of the
big catcher.
President Dreyfuss wrote out the
contract and passed it over to Gibson,
who turned to the paragraph relating
to compensation, smiled and reached
for a pen. The grin worn by Gibson
as he started fer the train bore out
the rumor that there had been stiff
advance. but he would not talk Bar
ney Dreyfuss would only admit that
Gibson had mot been set back any,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-27
JEFF KEEPS At WORK
WHILE WAITING IN GOTHAM

New York. Oct. 26.-The battle of the
heavyweights between James Jeffries and
Jack johnson will be a sure thing" be-
fore the end of the week if the public
declarations of the two principals are fol-
lowed out. Johnson and his managere
George Little, are expected here Thurs
day, when the match will be made.
In the meantime Jeffrie keeps hard at
work on the road and in the gymnasium
here. with his sparrng partner, Sam Ber-
ger.
Il am eager to get a crack at john
son and only hope he will appear on
schedule time and sign up the articles,
Jeffries said today. am willing to meet
him for the go at any reasonable time
and place"
Bids for the fight continue to come in
TO-DAY. so far most of them have been
from California clubs. Jim Coffroth. the
San Francisco fight promoter. said today
that he would not present his formal bid
until after the articles of agreement had
been sigred. He proposed to convince
both fighters. he said, that Colma is the
best place for the meeting.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-27
Mabray Gang Probe
Said to Hit Athletes,

Little Rock. Ark, Oct 26.--Accord-
ing to charges made against the
Mablay gang, under arrest in Iowa
for alleged swindles in various parts
of the United States, prize fighters.
wresters, turfmen, foot racers and al
most every class of athletes, except
baseball players. have been engaged in
gigantic deals for several years past
fleeing the victims of various
amounts, totalling above million.
'The scope of the Mabray gang is
wide-reaching and some prominent
people will be involved before long
says United States Inspector J. S.
Swanson. I'VE have evidence tending
to show that a majority OF the wrest :
ling matches are framed up before the
men meet and that many boxing bouts
are pre- arranged to catch the sucker.
At least half a hundred fighters now
before the public will be drawn into
cases against Mabray and his gang,
who seem to have worked from coast
to coast
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-27
BOXING.
THIS WEEKS BOUTS.

Wednesday-Trial bouts amateur
tournament at 3. A. A.: amateur bouts
at Gloucester: Joe Ferguson VS.. Bob
Scanlon at Philadelphia.
Thursday Fred O'Brien vs.. AL Del
mont at Lawrence; Leach Cross VS.
Harry Stone at Baltimore; Austin
Rice VS.. Bunny Ford at New Haven.
Frday-Amatcur tournament at Ar
mory A. A.. Boston; Johnny Frayne VS.
Lew Powell at San Francisco; Kid
Goodman VS.. Young Donahue: Bert
Delaney VS.. Young McDonough at
Manchester, N. H.: Johnny Sinclair VS.
unknown at Akron. Ohio; Matty
Baldwin VS.. Grover Hayes at Philadel-
phia.
Ss.turday-Finals amateur bouts at
b. A. A., Boston: Al Kubiak VS.. Joe
Jeanette at Paris; Bert Delaney VS.
Mike Cunningham at Portland.
Sunday-Bnly Papke vs.. Sailor
Burke. George Kitsen VS. Willie Fitz-
gerald at New Orleans.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-27
Gardner Wins
From MCKinnOn.

Boston, Oct. 26.-Jimmy Gardner of
Lowell was given the decision over
Bill McKinnon of Roxbury at the end
of the fourth round of a scheduled r.
round bout at the Armory Athletic As
ISOLATION tonight, McKinnon's seconds
refusing to allow their man to con-
tinue the fight as he had suffered a
bad tumble during the round and
thrown out the ligaments of his right
leg.
McKinnon had the best of the first
round, but in the next three periods
Gardner showed superior generalshiI
and appeared to be able to win out
easily McKinnon slipped during the
middle of the fourth round, spreading
his knees and severely straining the
ligaments about the right knee. He
sat on the floor and pluckily pulled
his leg back into shape and as he rose
to continue the fight Gardner landed
on his face, being jeered by the crowd
in consequence. McKinnon pluckiiy
continued the fight. but fell a second
time and it was plainly evident that
he was unable to use his leg.
Tim Sullivan of Newburyport won
from Andrew Morris of East Boston at
the end of the eighth round in the
heavyweight class as a semi final. In
the 115-pound class Angus McDougall
and Mike Malta, both of Boston, fought
fast eight-round bout to draw.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-27
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION RAPED.
Commission Censures It for Using
Drafted Players Names.

Cincinnati, Oct 26.-The National
Baseball Commission in a bulletin CEN
sures the National Association of Base
ball Clubs for carrying on it's final re-
serve list given out on Oct. q last, the
names of players that have been sold
or drafted by major league clubs. The
names Of Sc players who have been
sold or drafted to major league clubs
are given by the commission as being
in the National Association reserve
list.
The National Commission says it
cannot understand why the National
Association is carrying on it's reserve
list players to which it has no title,
anc directs the secretary of that asso-
citation and the secretary of the Ma
tioral Commission to strike out of the
list the names Of players to whom ma
jor league clubs have title.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-27
SIR THOMAS DOING A
LITTLE ELECT|ONEER|NG

New York, Oct. 26.-Sir Thomas Upton.
who is anxious to make another try at
lifting the Americas cup in 1911, was a
guest today of former Commodore Fred
erick G. Bourne of the New York zach
Club at Mr.. Bourne's country place at
Oakdale, L. I. 1t was said the possibility
of modifying the cup rules, so as to per-
nit of seaworthy yacht to contend for
the International trophy. instead of the
typical racing machine. would be sub
ject of discussion between them.
1t is Sir Thomas intention to approach
his friends in the New York Yacht Club
on this subject, in the way of eectioneer-
ing before he submits formal challenge.
He said today that if the arrangements
for another contest should be satisfactory
ly made soon it would not be possible for
him to build his challenger and race be-
fore 1911.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-27
Hermann Opposes
A Longer Season.

Cincinnati, Oct. 26.-President Au-
gust Hermann of the Cincinnati Ma
tionals, is against the lengethening of
the national baseball season.
There are several reasons why the
scheme won't work. he said. This
change in the arrangement of dates
that is, to the 18th of October, instead
OF to the end of the first week-would
mean either the elimination of the
worlds series or the lengthening of
the year until the weather would be
too bad for those events.
Anyway the positions are pretty
nearly determined by the first of Oc-
tober and therefore the longer season
would mean little to anyone except a
lengthening OF the suspense. l don't
think the season will be changed and
l for one am against any plan looking
to that action"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-27
FROM the SCRAP BOOK.

Freddie Weeks and Monti Dale. rival
featherweights Of Colorado. have been
matched to box in Victor, Col. Thanks
giving day.
Tommy Murphy has accepted an Of
fer to box in San Francisco Nov. 16.
His opponent will be the winner of the
Frayne-Pow bout this week.
The bout between Matty Baldwin and
Grover Hayes which was to take place
In Philadelphia this week, has been
called Off owing to the illness of Hayes.
Willie Lewis defeated Jeff Thorne. q
10th-rste English boxer. in 10 rounds
at Paris last Saturday night. Lewis
cannot be going very we'll when he Ola
not do better than that.
Bill Lang, the Australian heavy
weight, must have felt great when he
knocked out Bill Squires in 20 rounds
at Melbourne, for S1uires put Lang
away in quick order before Squires
came to this country. Lang is now the
heavyweight champion of the antip-
odes.
Sam Fitzpatrick has had another row
with Jack johnson and has attached
Johnson's auto in San Francisco for
$1s5 that Fitzpatrick says Johnson
owes him. Johnson also forfeited 500
bail by leaving San Francisco last Fri
day for the East. He had been arrest
ed for the old offence of over-speed-
ing.
Matchmaker McGann of the re-
organized National a. c. of South Bos-
ton has engaged Willie Riley of South
Boston and Matty Baldwin of Charles
, town to hox the main bout of Il
rounds at the club meeting next Mon>
day night. Eddie Shevlin and Johnny
Burdick will meet In the semi-final
contest. There will be three strong
preliminaries.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-27
New York Produce Market.

New York, Oct. 26.
FLOUR-Receipts 31651 exports 29,4sO:
market steady. demand slow.
WHEAT-Recepts 1850; exports 95.57S;
spot steady; No. 2 red 125 nominal domes-
tic elevator; No. 2 red 121A asked to ar
rive f afoat: No. 1 northern Duluth
ISL nominal b afloat; No hard win
ter 1911 nominal f afioat.
CORN-Receipts 1850: exports S643; spot
steady: No. 2 3d. elevator 20 delivered
and So b afloat; No 2 yellow TOE. all
nominal.
OATS-Receipts $685.; spot firm: mixed
26d32 lbs nominal natural white 26@l32
lbs 44d46a; clipped white 34@42 lbs. 4694Sa.
BEEF-Firm.
LARD-Steady: middle west 1275d12s5.
PORk-Firm.
SUGAR-Raw, firm fair refining $50
centrifugal 96 test 43O: moasses sugar 49,
refined steady.
BUTTER-Steady, unchanged; receipts
l., $50 packages.
CHEESE-Firm, unchanged; receipts
3101 boxes. oo
EGGS-Steady to firm: receipts H,292
cases; state. Pa. and nearby hennery
white 45G50; do gathered white 32G4o; do
hennery brown 35m3S; do. gathered brown
2Sd34.
POTATOES-Irregular unchanged
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-27
TENNEY HASN'T HEARD HE
is TO MANAGE THE GRAYS.

Boston. Oct. 26.-"That is the first
have heard of the subject" was the
way Fred Tenney replied when asked
if he was to succeed Hugh Duffy as
manager of the Providence club. The
query came as the result of a story
from Providence which pictures the
fans of that burg as gleefully awaiting
the coming of the clever first -sacker.
Tenney is at his home in Winthrop
as usual at this season of the year. He
advanced the information that he had
not signed up with the New York
Nationals for 1910.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-27
Chicago Produce Market.

Chicago, Oct. 20
Additional declines in the price of cash
wheat here and at other important CEN
tiers in this country caused considerable
weakness in the wheat market here today
Toward the close, however, the market
rallied on covering by shorts, final quota
Coarse grain and provisions closed easy.
WHEAT-Dec. 104a@s; May 104sGa: July
49,
CORN-Oct 60; Dec 59s; May 61aGa
July coz.
OATs-Dec. 39s; May 42s@a: July 39z.
MESS PORK-Oct 1895; Jan. 1922; May
1865.
LARD-Oct. 1895; Nov. 1877; Jan. 1120;
May 1929
SHORT RIBs-oct. 1915; Jan. ss5; May
FLOUR-Firm.
RYE-No. 2 1904.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-27
DOINGS in THE WORLD OF SPORTS
Bates Preparing for
The Game at Orono.

Lewiston. Me-, Oct. 26.-(SpeciaD-
Bates cane out o h. hard same with
Colby on Saturday much better than
the coaches had even hoped for. To-
night the players had their first prac-
tice since Friday Roth teams and the
subs were ont. but there was no scrim-
mage work. There will probably be
scrimmage work Wednesday night and
also on Thursday afternoon. There will
be light signal work Friday. Practice
the last two days of this week will be
secret. Only track men will be allowed
on the field besides the players.
Captain Cummings is gaining. He is
now able to be all over the campus and
is with the men a great deal. Bates
demonstrated Saturday that she could
put up great game if Cummings was
not in the lineup. but they want to
have him there to demonstrate the
fact that they can win with the cap
tain-quarterback There is some talk
about the change of positions but the
coaches will say little about 1t now.
Shepard, the Gardiner Freshman. made
fine impression in the game Satur-
day. If the line needs any strengthen
ing it viii probably get it by using
him. Carroll and Jecusco are showing
up about equal at guarl. When Bates
made her two fine stands Saturday ii
was Jecusco, Shepard and Waldo An
drewS who were mainly responsible for
holding the Colby backs for no gains
There may be a move made tc
CITY, Of Do ends RjShOn will
probably be retained at all odds, for he
is player Of great experience and has
the stiff in him to put up strong
game. McCollister is new man
While he has played fast and hard
game, vet he is not infallble and may
not be the best man for the place
Lamorey showed up strong while he
was in the game. Dennis might per-
haps ne worked in at end. There are
several combinations which the coach
es have in mind and may work.
Bates is now getting ready for the
Maine game Saturday at Orono. This
will be the Oath game played between
the two colleges. OF the games former
| ly played Bates has won A. Maine
five and four games have resulted in
| tie scores. The teams played tie games
| for three years in succession but last
year Maine won from Bates at Lew
ston. This year Bates hopes to turn
the trick. preventing not only tie
score but Maine victory. The results
of games played between the two col
| legeS are as follows:
1S93-Bates is, Maine o. Bates s.
Maine 6.
1S95--Bates 20. Maine 0: Bates 1S
| Maine 0.
1S9e--Maine "a, Bates 0; Bates 4
| Maine 4.
1S97-Bates 5, Maine 4; Bates 8
| Maine 6.
1s9s--Bates 36, Maine o; Bates "a
| Maine 0.
1S99-Bates 1G, Maine o: Bates q
| Maine 0.
1aOO--Bates &c, Maine O.: Bates s
| Maine o.
19O1.-Maine 6, Bates 0; Maine IT,
| Bates 0.
/ 1902-Bates 6, Maine 0.
1903-Maine IL, Bates 0.
1904-Bates 6. Maine 0.
19O5-Bates 0, Maine 0.
19O6-Bates 0. Maine 0.
1907-Bates S. Maine 6.
1908-Maine 6. Bates 0.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-27
THOMAS HUSTON is AFTER
JOHN KINGS POOL TITLE

Kansas City, Mo, Oct. 26.-John
Killing champion pool player of the
world, and Thomas Tueston, of St.
Louis, will play a match here for the
title from Nov. 80 to Dec. 2, inclusive.
according to arrangements made last
night. The match is for 500 balls in
blocks of 200 balls night.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-27
Boston Produce Market.

Boston, Oct e
BEEF-Fresh steady whole cattle Ill
al. r.
BRAN-Steady; 24d24.50.
BUTTER-Steady; northern S2dt35; west
ern 32632aa
CHEESE-Steady: New York 176l7s
CORN-Steady; No. 8 yellow H.
EGGS-Unchanged; choice 42qA, west
ern32@35.
FLOUR-Unchange spring patents so
$3.50.
HAY-Unchanged; 10aM11.
LARD-Firm; pure 14s.
MIXED FEED-Firm; 25.50l29.50
OATS-Firm: No. clipped white iA.
PORK-Firm: medium backs 262M26N
POTATOES-Firm; white 12OMl.@
SUGAR-Steady graduated 535.
VEALS-Steady; 14G15.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-27
Boston Curb Market.
Portland Produce Market.

Oct. u, l9O9.
CRANBERRIES-3.OO crate.
BEANS-New York, $50: California. pea
415@435; Foreign pea 2.40d250: Yellow
eyes, $50: Red kidneys. 2.60M27O.
PEAS-Dry Scotch, 2.35G24O; White, 200
Green. $50; split peas, $50 BUSH
ONIONS-1.5O.
CABBAGE-Bbl., IS.
POTATOES-Bush., new, s..
SWEETS-2OO.
EGGs-Eastern. fresh, s4@45; Hennery
$685. Western, fresh, 28.
BUTTER-Fancy creamery, 30; tub
creamery, a. renovated, 2Sa29.
CHEESE-N. Y. and factory, 1sa1shz;
sage, 19@191a.
EVAPORATED APRICOTS-11s@13.
Evaporated peaches. S5@9; Evaporated
sUGAR-Ex quality, fine large bills.
544; ex quality fine small bills. 5.H; 100
sacks, bulk, 5.4; 90 sacks s. OF . lbs ID
h.. cartons, 5.64; cases of Id. cartons,
5.64 Extra c.. sos
COFFEE roasted. 1905; Java and
Mocha. 20M2S. -
TEA-Amoys. 1890: Congon, 17d32: japan
35d4O; Formosa 30@50; India, 15G2S; Cey-
MoLASsES-Po Rico. S4a37; com
pound and mixed. 2SdSS.
MuScatel. . l-2QI; seed
ed raisins. 1-2G7 3-4
CURRANTS-S@S II.
PORK-Heavy backs. 275o@2s; medium
26. 50f2750.
I,ARD-Pure. tcs., half bills, IA 3-Sd14 IL;
cases. Is 3-Sd15 SIS; Comp. lard. tcs.. halt
bbls, 10 $500 IL; cases. II 1-4G11 l.;
pure leaf. 16 3-SM16 IS.
BEEF-Sides, 1-2M1o L.; plate bbls.'
1900: extra. 1900
HAMS-14G14 ga.
POULTRY-Ch oOm23; turkeys,
western. plaza; native, 27M2S; fowl, Is.
APPLES-2.50d425
PRUNES-7M10
HONEY-20I22.
.ORANGES-C California. 3.50d4.25.
LEMONS-Messina, box, 4tG6.O: Maori,
6O0d7O0.
,FIGS-Cal.. per ID, 9@12: Smyrna, layers,
new, 10M12.
12m15: Greenoble, Is;
Naples, 60117: French, 12@12 II.
FILBERTS-12d21 IL.
PEANUTS-6dS
ALMONDS-T.
PEACANS-15.
CASTINAS-12.
MAPLE SYRUP-100n1.g
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-27

Rev. Anaud S. Hiwale, who has
preached in the State. sailed from Bos-
ton Tuesday for his home in Bombay,
where he will engage in missionary
work. On the steamer went Rev and
Mrs. Edward Kellogg of Orange,
Mass, who are also bound for the mis-
sion field. Mr. Hiwale was for several
years at Bowdoin and at the Bangor
Theological Seminary.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-27
New York Cotton Market.

New York, Oct. 26
Spot closed quiet. Is points advance.
Middling uplands H.55; do. gulf A.So.
Sales 1900 bales.
Galveston steady. IA 1-16; New Orleans
firm. 13 1916; Savannah firm, - 11-16;
Charleston firm, 13a; Memphis firm, 14s.
Net receipts for four days 212.6 25.
Exports to Great Britain 111.292; to
France 1850: to the continent 51,115; to
Japan 700.
Stock S28,205.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-27
Iiaht Practice at Rowdoin.

Brunswick. Me. Oct. 26.-(SpeciaD.
The Bowdoin football team had light
practice this afternoon on Whittier
field. Coach McClave and Wandtke,
10, put the men through signal prac-
tice and the running back of punts.
Secret practice will begin tomorrow
with some scrimmage work and new
plays.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-27

Captain Bob" Cole was the individual
star of the afternoon for the Sopmo-
mores, taking eight points for his team
and winning something in every event in
which he was entered.
For the Freshmen. Greene was the star,
winning eight points in his two events.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-27
New York Money Market.
New York. Oct.

New York, Oct. 26.
Prime mercantile paper 5M5a per cent.
Sterling exchange weak at 4S3. 125014S3 50
for 60-day bills and at 4S7. 2OGl4S7.25 for de-
mand.
Commercial bills 4S29d4S3.
Bar silver SOL.
Mexican dollars AZ.
Government bonds easy .'H
Railroad bonds irregular.
Money on call firm at 4dta per cent: last
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-27

The reports from the West are to the
effect that the cabbage crop is the larg-
est on record. This will be of some in
terest to the Connecticut tobacco
growers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-27

The exterior walls of the new Penn
sylvania terminal station in New York
are nearly half mile long and contain
100000 cubic feet of granite
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-27

CRANBERRIES-S.OO crate.
BEANS-New York, $50: California, pea,
4.15@435: Foreign pea, 2.40a2.50: Yellow
eyes, $50; Red kidneys. 2.60M2.70
PEAS-Dry Scotch. 2.35G2.40 40; White, 200;
Green 60 Snlit meas 80 bush.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-13

FURNISHED by J. B. Billiard, corner Kan.
sas Ave. and Curtis St-l

Topeka, Kan, MAY IL.
wHEAT-No. 2, s1.1sQI2o; No. 3. 81 f5a
WHEAT-No. 2, I-25-
CORN-70c.
nATG xR67eA~
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-13
KNIGHTS TEMPLARS ELECT.
I. j. Anderson of Topeka Again
Elected Grand Recorder.

Independence, Kan. May 13.-By the
election Wednesday morning of Marvin
L. TRULY, of Independence, as Right
Eminent Grand Commander of the
knights Templar Of Kansas, this city Is
honored by the selection of a local man.
State officers of the organization elect
ed are: Sir Marvin L. TRULY, indie
pendence. R. E. Grand Commander; Sir
Joseph d. Bell, Concordia, V. E. De-
partment Grand Commander; Sir Will
lam F. March. Lawrence. E. Grand
Generalissimo; Sir John Kinkel, Hutch
inson, E. Grand Chaplain General; Sir
Alex A. Sharp, Larned. E. Grand SEN
ior Warden; Sir Rev. Chas. H. Rogers,
Hutchinson. E. Grand Prelate; Sir VIM
L. Maxwell. Paola, E. Grand Junior
Warden; Sir John Mccullough, Galena,
E. Grand Treasurer: Sir Thos. J. An
derson, Topeka, E. Grand Recorder; Sir
Frederick Starnes. Wichita, Grand
Standard Bearer; Sir August o. Well
man, Topeka. E. Grand Sword Bearer;
Sir VIM. H. Martin, Parsons, E. Grand
Warden Sir J. D. McLain, wellington,
F. Grand Captain of the Guards. David
B. Fuller, Eureka, goes now to rank of
Past Grand Commanders. Hutchinson
gets the next annual conclave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-13
One On the Old Red Hen.

William Lenahan, of Tompkinsville,
Staten Island, went out to his hennery
Thursday morning when he saw his
pet red hen running around in circles
and making noises that plainly indi-
Gated extreme surprise and disgust.
Lenahan recently bought some eggs
of Henry Conrad Schweikert and gave
them to the red hen to set on and sus-
pect1ng that some of them must have
been Easter eggs. Lenahan went out
in the yard to Investigate.
He found that several of the eggs
had Matched out and from one had
come strange creature with the
body of chicken and four legs. The
bird or beast seemed to realize that
it owed debt of gratitude to the
red hen and galloped after her around
the yard. evidently bent on fulfilling
the obligation. Lenahan's fayorite
fowl raised her wings and fairly flew
over the ground to escape the new
conner, and it was not until Lenahan
captured the four-legged freak that
the old red hen would consent to
mother the other chicks of her brood.
All Tompkinsville turned out to see
the freak, which has not yet learned
to trot and pace as we'll as gallop.-
New York Times.