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The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-06-14
"eia Four" Shooting Tournament.

"sia Four" Shooting Tournament.
Between forty and fifty of the best
shots In the four states-Nebraska.
Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri
were in Columbus last week. having
come here to attend the annual shoot
as guests Of the Columbus Gun Club.
As usual. Columbus showed up well
in the events open to amateur shots.
taking second. third, fourth and sixth
in the general average. Gates. who
has been taking good money in every
one of the various events in which he
has taken part during the year. lacked
but one point in three hundred of
making first place in the general aver
age. His loss was in the high wind
of Friday, his work on Saturday being
easily first. But the averages were
marked on the work of the two days
and not on that of either day.
The high wind made it very difficult
for the shooters on Friday. all who
attempted anything that day showing
a poor general average. The follow.
ing is a table of the general average
for the two days. the markings being
on a basis of a possible three hun
dred:
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-06-14
Keep Cool.

To be sure 1t is hot weather. Ger
tainly We are breaking former June
records for heat and the winds blow
and the men who see visions and who
are prophetic of unpleasant things to
come are in evidence. yet let US keep
cool and hold our energies collected.
The crop in Nebraska is injured every
week and killed outright half dozen
times every summer. yet, somehow,
We come up at the close with q matter
of 100000 bushels of wheat, an
average of 5.OOO.O 900 bushels of corn
and when final accounting is made in
the late autumn We see Nebraska. as
usual. at the head of the heap and ev-
erybody happy. This week the Bur-
lington issued its first crop report of
the season and that report says win
ter wheat all through eastern and
central Nebraska is not injured. What
wheat was lost was lost months ago
far out in the southwest section of the
state and that land has long since
been planted to other crops. The re-
ports on the corn prospects are per.
feet. Never has there been q better
stand of corn In the state and seldom
is the growing crop SO far advanced
at this season of the year. The condi-
tons have been perfect for first cul.
tivations and the fields are clean and
free from weeds. II the nights are
hot and to say keep cool" seems sar-
castle, remember that the corn is en-
joying this weather and IL all men had
the Bixby temperament they would be
happy in going forth and In hearing
the corn grow In the night. The first
alfalfa cutting Is in the stack and the
crop has been gathered under un-
usually favorable weather conditions.
The winter wheat win b going into
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-06-14

It is q pretty hard thing to pick the
greatest play . man ever saw. espe-
cially after taking part in and seeing
perhaps $500 games Of ball with per-
haps three or four great plays in each
but the one I always recall a. the
greatest. the ono that even now stirs
my nerves to recall. Is the one that
Billie Keller made In Washington II
1895. when he and l we're playing -.
gether on tho Baltimore Orioles.
The game was close-and We need
ID games because Boston was giving
US q hard fight for the pennant. We
had the game won by one run in the
ninth inning. In those days the Wash
ington club, although q tail-ender. al
ways gave US the fiercest fight Of any
Of the clubs. the natural rivalry be-
tween the two cities stirring them up
to fight US to q finish.
In that ninth inning q runner was
on third and two were out. Bucky
Freeman hit the ball on line toward
the right field bleachers, and hit It
20 hard that at the crack of the bat
It sounded to me like q homo run
another victory for Washington and
second place for the Orioles. The
right field bleachers had a low fence
In front of them and over the top Of
this fence they had strung barbed
wire to keep the crowd from climbing
over onto tho field. The ball that
Freeman hit was going on . line
straight for the wire barrier. At the
crack of the bat Keller started to-
ward the bleachers and tore across at
terrific speed. No other outfielder
could have covered the distance. With
out stopping or hesitating he leaped
Tor that ball with his ungloved hand,
showed his arm between the two top
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-06-14

Our fOrefathers lived in log cabins
and sod houses. wore wooden shoes
and clothes made of coarse home spun
cloth. In every way their life was
more simple. but they were happy and
had less time to waste than We have.
With all the modern cOnveniences.
with all the industrial and educational
advantages. We today. have too much
unoccupied time on our hands. This
leads too many of US to dissipation
and destruction. Give our boys and
girls more work and you will raise
more industrious men and women.
Have our time taken up with useful
occupation and there will be less
temptation to fill our mind with silly
Imagination and scheming as to how
to get to the highest position in life
or the first position in society with
out honest and persevering applica-
ton. That an idle brain is devils
workshop becomes truer every year.
The best cure for the gloomy. the de-
spOndent and the discouraged is work.
and work is a blessing to us all. II
there were fewer of us who shun work
because We foolishly imagine that it
degrades us. there would be fewer sui
cides, fewer inmates of asylums and
penitentiaries. fewer divorces and
fewer unhappy homes.-Schuyler Mes
senger.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-06-14

Two weeks ago We tOlO q Sdu, Sdu
story. But that story was like Sill.
yer jubilee compared with what We
would relate this week, il We were
to tell the whole thing, because since
our last issue we have been unable
to count up a single game won by
the DISCOVERIES, the record OF the
week reading six straight games lost.
The trouble started at Grand Island
last Wednesday. Everybody in Col
umbus, both players and fans. were
rejoicing, over having taken three
straight from the leaders, when with
a rush the tide turned. and since that
time they have not been counted as
winners once. The game that resulted
in a victory for the islanders. by
score of nine to four, Columbus get
ting seven hits to Grand Islands six.
More than that, our lads had two er-
rors marked against them. while the
Third City bunch drew six black
marks.
Fortunately, Thursday was an open
date, and we are mercifully spared
the agony of reciting the story Of a
failure for each of the seven days
in the week.
Fridays game is reported to have
been a pitchers battle, Kearney get
ting seven hits and Columbus five.
The only time during the entire game
that there was any chance of the To-
Gals taking the game being in the
ninth, when Columbus made cOnnec-
lions for three hits, yet Kearney made
a triple play and Columbus came up
with one score. Result. Kearney
three, Columbus one.
Twelve to six tells the story Of our
defeat Saturday, with the capitalists
getting next to seventeen of Weisen-
berger's and Paul's curves, while
Trimble allowed Columbus but nine.
All this despite the fact that Trim
bic allowed four men to walk. to
Pauls one, that Buster Brown got one
OF the three home runs, and that Col
umbus got the benefit of the only dou-
BILE play made that day.
Sunday the boys came home again,
and everybody expected to see a
change, as they were coming to their
own grounds and to play the tail-end-
ers. But the change was not forth
coming for York Just jumped right in
and beat them three straight games
on our own field. Still that Sunday
game required ten innings. and the
Tuesday game was not settled until
twelve innings had been pounded out.
The score in the Sunday game was
five to four, Tuesday it was the same.
Monday, though it was different, the
PrOhibs taking everything in sight
and carrying away the game by the
almost unheard-Of score of ten to two.
This was one of the worst defeats any
of the teams have suffered on their
own grounds.
Just as We go to press comes the
report of today's game, showing that
Columbus has won the game by a
score of four to three. Gee. but II
seems good to come to a bright spot
after all this darkness. Seward, who
played here, today will remain here
for tomorrow and Friday.
The percentage column this morn
ing shows Columbus in sixth place
tho linz Am lof,- a. fono,,o.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-06-14

When things II bright an al u fair
An birds a-singin' sver'Whese.
An you 20 Whistlin' down tn street,
wy. purity soon you're sure to meet
or Jonah Jones, who froWns an scowb
About how many things u vain.
or Jonah Jones
In dolsful tones
See: ''stili. It may cloud up an rain!'
You take II long bout almost spring.
Green leaves on almost everything.
An sky a blue ~ blue kin be.
An all tn whole world good to zee.
You put your new spring outht on
An low you think Of winter . gone.
But Jonah Jones sea: mot . bit!"
or Jonah Jones
In gloomy tones
An when you're feelin' strong an vel.
Your voice a clare a any bell.
An you can walk ten mile an more
An feel good a. you did afore.
Wy, you meet Jonah Jones an say:
I'm fselin' all tiptop today"
Then you'n feel sorry that you spoke.
or Jonah Jones
In graveyard tones
Seq: "Foiks feels that way fore .
stroke!'
Or when you're prosperin' Q lot.
An feelin' glad for what you've got,
An plannin' how you'll save your cash
TIL you git whore you'll cut dash.
Then Jonah Jones will shake his head
An purity soon your Joy ha: ned
1--WE knowed men think they Wus .
trust"
Sec Jonah Jones
In hollow tones.
AN very next day they'd 90 ouDt!'
An when you think tn world u good
An filled with gladneso. a you should:
When you b'lisve In your fellow man
A part O. tn eternal plan,
An cross your laigs an nod an grin
About this world wore nvin' In.
%. why with worldly shams b vexedf'
Asks Jonah Jones
In fearful tones.
I'VE should b thinkin' q tn nexti'
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-06-14
Spood No Aid.

"Of course" says the Visitor 70 the
employer of Q large force. you must
find from time to time instances Of
crookedness among your many en-
ployees."
THAT 10, unfortunately. to b e.
pected." answers the employer Of the
large force.
And do you keep sort Of IN espioo-
age upon them"
I'VE have to-"
Naturally, you catch them once In
q while. No matter how fast q man
may be. sooner or later"
%, the faster the man.is the sooner
he 10 caught"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-06-14

ing transfers filed for record In the
office of the Register of Deeds during
the two weeks ending June 10. 1911:
Katie Shepolka to Stan. Po-
draza, lots IL and 13,
block 13. Duncan. ........$ 275 90
Caroline Munter to H. ].
Hill, lot 3, blk B." Mon
Tue SOO w
John oVnberger to Alma
Nonbergen, ne NV 21-19-1f
", Qcu ! w
Jos. Brantl to John Frische.
lots and 2, blk s, Lock
ner's first add. Humphrey I 1900 90
E. H. Chambers to H. L.
Dussell, lot 8, blk 81
Chambers add...t 900 90
And. Paprocki to Antoine
Zabawa, lots Z and 8. blk u
II w
Ad. Berger to Mary Lowery,
lot 2, blk 1911. PTS 90
d. J. Echols to Phil H. u
Echols, pit blk II, Stevens
a0d / 90
c. H. Campbell to Elliott
Speice & Co., pit lot 4, blk
"a" Becker's Sub. ....... 4, 200 90
Elliott-Speice & Co. to w. L.
Cochran, lots 1 and 2, blk
1853 .................:..-t1.soo 90
Elliott-Speice & Co.. to C. H.
Campbell, pit lots and
8, blk 2, T. & H. Subd. &, 500 90
c. A. Lutz to Albert W.
Lutz, lots z and 8, blk 137,
lots 6 and z, blk z, Chamb-
ers' add, pit lot 5, blk IS,
qeu' .'''................ ~ W
Albert w. Lutx to Bertha
Lutz, lots z and 8. blk 137. IA
lots s and 2. blk 2. chamb- Ar
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-06-14
ers' add, pit lot 5, blk IS,

eIS dOO, ~ lOt y, YIN oos
Qcd NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Aaron Cue to Arthur Cue.
pit lots 1 and 2, blk 60.
Capitol add .............
H. Klindt to R. Weise, sk
Sc sls sw. ne Sc 351S-2 W 15.'
Ellen Lynch to Riley & Co..
pit Sc Sc 1882 w........
Ellen Sheehan ct al. to Eliz-
abeth Sheehan, lot 2, blk
81, Qcd.
Nebraska st. Bldg. & Loan
to F.. NJ. Leach, lot I, blk
8. Crest0n .............. z,
Emma Thorp to Julia Lewis.
lot 8. blk 125. 1,
Franciscan Sisters to Sophia
Glenn. So 3 and 1. blk 161
E. G. Plat to J. Janicek. lot
l in 1918 ", Qcd. .......
Ed. Chambers to H. Wilkens,
ct al. lot 8, blk Z. Chamb-
ers' add .................
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-06-14

Passed Them On.
U0tam.
no, thank you: really can't e2 EN-
But II you insist
Two q notion that-Whistt-
Wen not waste them: we'll make ~
aunt eat EN-"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-06-14
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PLAY | l..1
SNl&
AS TOLDTO
Hush S.Tl|Rrt0l
~ HUGH JENNINGS.

Manager q the Detroit TIsers, Wh0
- shortstop for the Baltimore
Champions, Was Considered One
Of the Greatest Of Players.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-06-14
nARoLD's LIMITATIONS.

But, papa. l would be content to
live on q crust with Harold"
"On q crust! Huh! Harold couldn't
raise the dough-"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-06-14
Juoe for oplto.

"Sho seems to b woman Of o1oep.
tionally unpleasant disposition" Oh
serves the newcomer. rslerTing 70 IN
absent one.
Unpleasant disposidonf" echoes
the native. why. did you never hear
OF what she did to cause heartburn
inss among her acquaintancesf She
announced Q big dinner and ball for
q certain evening. and then never In
vited q soul TO Il.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-06-14
Real Estate Transfers

Becher. Hockenberger & Chambers.
Real Estate Agents, report the follow
ing transfers filed for record in the
office of the Register of Deeds during
the two weeks ending June 10. 1911:
Katie ShepOlka to Stan. PO-
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-06-14

Scores of representative citizens OF
Columbus are testifying for Doan's
Kidney Pills. Such . record OF local
endorsement IL unequalled In modern
times. This public statement made
by q citizen II but one Of the many
that have preceded It and the hum
dreds that win follow. ReaA e:
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Knew Her Limitations.

Knew Her Limitations.
"Wouldn't you Ike to drive for Q
little while. Nolne?"
Mercy, no! Why. can't drive .
horse any better than can drive .
tack"
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10 90
800 90
$1,000 90
400 90
1 90
$500 90
1900 90
500 90
1 90
675 90
The Washington times., 1911-06-03
Bankers League.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
rst. 13: Second Washington. ..

Yesterdays RESULTS.
First. l3: Second Washington. ..
sTANDINGF
Clubs w.LPct. Clubs. w.LPct.
Com. Nat. { I.oOo First Nat. .23s
Dis. Nat. 3 .SSS
ToDAY-A. s. & T. vs.. First. White Lot
Ellipse.
First National had an easy time win
ming out over the Second Washington
team yesterday, getting the large end
OF IS TO score.
Manager Holden's team apparently
struck its hitting stride. whangfng away
for sixteen safeties. Bailey, of whom
much has been predicted as a slugger,
got in three, leading all the others in
this respect.
The fielding was better than usual,
but three miscues being chalked up dur
ing the game.
First National wii be called upon to
face American Security in the game this
afternoon.
President Kenyon said that American
Security was having difficulty in getting
teams out to meet 1t. The Security
team enjoys the reputation of being
able to put 1t on the others at will.
Not a single batter failed to get hit
on the First team yesterday. II the
batting gait is kept up this afternoon
there should be some tall hitting.
The Washington times., 1911-06-03

STANDING.
Com & Lab 7 Q 100 Interstate. 2 .SS3
Postofice.... 8 .s57 Agriculture 2 $50
Interior..... s 400 Navy. .lSs
TODAY-Postoffice VS. Agriculture. south
diamond. Ellipse. o'clock.
Commerce and Labor minus two reg
ulars, defeated Interior yesterday, and
maintained their position at the top
of the ladder by a j to victory.
deavor to break their losing streak to-
day by trouncing Postoffice. In all
probability Reeves will twirl for the
Farmers, while Ryan will toss them
over for the Mailfingers.
Brown, Grason. and Mcdonald d.
vided the batting honors with three
bingles apiece. but Grason had a slight
advantage in that he was credited with
a triple.
The game up to the seventh inning
was close and exciting, but the Labor
ties banged Lynch for four runs in that
session, and added five more in the
eighth.
Barnes started to twirl for the league
leaders. but II was evident that 1t was
not his day, and he retired in favor
of Vickery. The latter despite the fact
that he is not a regular pitcher had the
Red Men buffaloed and deserved his
victory.
The Washington times., 1911-06-03
Commercial League.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
Walford> 10; Willard, o.

YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
Walford, 10; Willard, o.
STANDING.
Clubs w.LPct. Clubs wLPc,
Walford..... 8 800 Andrews. 1 Z 500
Willard. s 2 $50 c. & P. Tel 3 s a33
Moses. .6OOI Havenner. Iii
TODAY-Andrews vs.. Havenner, Georgia
avenue and Kenyon street northwest.
The result OF yesterdays game proved
a great surprise, as the Walford team
played rings around Willard, and won
the game by a good margin, 10 to O.
Herrel eclipsed his former strike-out
record of nineteen, forcing twenty-one
men to retire by that route, not allow
ing a single hit. and walking but one
batter.
The Willard team, usually one Of the
best fielding in the league, established
a record of another kind. This was
the error record, making fourteen mis-
plays behind the two pitchers, Ogle and
Norris. The Hotelites seemed to go
completely to pieces after Walford be-
gan to score and were held at mercy
by Herrel
The Washington times., 1911-06-03

STANDING.
Clubs. W.L.Pct C.sos- W.LPet.
Car Dept. loo B. & o.. 9 900
Southern. .750 Station. 900
ToDAY-No game scheduled.
Car Department earned the right to
the title yesterday, winning from South
ern by 6 20 3, by scoring five runs in the
fourth and fifth innings.
banner crowd was on hand as the
two teams stood tied for first place
with clean slate. 1t looked all South
ern for the first three innings.
Thompson was expected to tie the tin
can on the Department team, as errors
behind him cost him the game. There
was little doubt that the next game
between the two would be a hairraiser.
Sullivan. at short for the winners,
made three errors, but was the best
sticker of the afternoon, getting two He
was the only man to connect safely
more than once.
There will be no game this afternoon
as the date has been left open on the
schedule. In this connection there are
no postponed or forfeit games to be
played, which speaks well for the newly
reorganized circuit.
The Washington times., 1911-06-03

STANDING.
Clubs. w.LPc Clubs wLPcr
Ninth. ....... -S57 Sherwood 80
Hamline -.-.4 S00Carolina ....2 S 80
lngram.-...- So Anacostia-.. l .14S
TODAY-Anacostia vs.. Sherwood, Thirteenth
and D streets northeast
Hamline forfeited the first game in
the Sunday School League to the North
Carolina team.
An exhibition game was played, and
the Hamline boys came home winners
by the score of to 2.
Fourteen strike-outs is the new record
In the Sunday School League, with
Birch as the holder.
Goebel retired the first eight men. and
came out of the game with fifteen put
outs to his credit
Hamline had six assists, and four
were made in running down Landlord
between home and third after he had
tripled.
Seabright, a promising youngster,
made his debut and pitched a very
creditable game.
Birch was hit twice by pitched balls,
and walked on his other trip to the
plate.
The Washington times., 1911-06-03
Times PreSSmen Win
In the Ninth mining

The Times press room team came to
the front in the ninth inning yesterday
and batted ont a victory over the South
Capital Athletic Club, winning py IL
to 10.
with the score 10 to against them at
the beginning of the ninth the press
room men hammered out enough runs to
win. . .- ..
Commercial League teams desiring
rames should address A. ]. Hartley,
The Washington Times.
The Washington times., 1911-06-03
AMATEUR PLAYERS
SEEKINGCONTRACTS
IN SEVEN LEAGUES
Names Are Announced by
Secretary of Baseball
Commission.

Secretary H. V. Shurtleff. of the ANA
teur Baseball Commission, is in receipt
of names for contracts from seven
leagues, as follows:
Departmental League.
Agriculture-Robert l.. Kause, Arthur
Olivier.
Commerce and Labor-Clyde Rich
mond, Ernest A. Peterson.
Interstate Commerce-Claude Brady.
The Washington times., 1911-06-03
Marquette League.

Naval Medical School,. c. Seivert,
W. De Voto, T. n. Green.
Company K-R. NJ. Yarrell, Klare.
Indian Office-Feldman, Keyes, Mutt
ner, Burroughs. Gormley, Kelley.
St Stephen's-M. Colbert, R Rawlings,
Caster. Timanus. Malloy.
Corcoran Cadets-S. Carter, Richard
Rogers.
Tenleytown-Hurley, Riley.
The Washington times., 1911-06-03
District League.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
Aloysius, II; Columbia Q01), /.

STANDING.
Clubs. W.L.Pct. Clubs w.LPct
Aloysius::... .Sss Bureau. 3 s .S75
Com ners... .6n c. P. o. -. Iii
ToDAY-G. P. o. VS.. Commissioners, First
and NJ streets northeast.
Columbia 101 served as toys for Alloy
sius yesterday, the clubmen pounding
the ball hard and taking advantage
of loose fielding, winning the game IA
to /.
Government Printing Office will pre-
sent a re0rganized outfit against the
Commissioners this afternoon, and
should prove hot contenders. Sam
Price. an ex-professional from South
Carolina, will heave them over for the
printers.
Aloysius tucked the game away in
the third, when they found Cation for
four safe hits, six runs resulting.
Only six of Aloysius' runs were earned,
the other eight crossing the plate on
rank errors in the outfield,, Ball, in
right, committing three out of four
chances.
Hummer pitched a good game for
Aloysius, and was accorded splendid
support by his teammates. Although
he famed but three, he held the print
ers to four hits, casing up in the eighth
inning, when Columbia tailed its OILY
run.
The Washington times., 1911-06-03

SorCoran.-.- lis IND. Ofhce.. ! .l25
ToDAY-Indian Office vs. Corcoran Cadets
Thirty-ifth street and Wisconsin avenue.
Naval Medico moved up to first place
yesterday in the Marquette League, de-
fcating st. Stephens in a fast eight
inning game, S to (. Many brilliant
plays were pulled off and heavy hitting
and fast fielding featured the contest.
Rice, the CLASSY box artist, was in rare
form and twirled great ball for the Doc
tors. retiring eleven men bv the strike
out route. issuing no free passes, MAX
ing but one wild heave and allowing the
heavy hitting Georgetown team seven
scattered hits, four of which were made
in the sixth inning. The losers got four
of their five runs in this round.
The St. Stephens team came very near
to equhline the record set by the White
Haven team for assists, making twenty
in eight innings. against twenty-seven
made by the Olympia League team in
nine rounds.
Schombert. on the third sack for the
losers, put UP the best fielding game, ac-
cepting eight difficult chances without
the sign Of a miscue.
The Washington times., 1911-06-03

STANDING.
Clubs. w.L.Pct Clubs. wLPct
southian5d s35 Ss White ,IIb1 Haven ! SO
sll. Spring. .5OOtwoodland.... 2 8 .2ss
ToDAY-white Haven vs. woodland. Six
teenth street and Columbia road.
Much to the surprise Of every one.
Southland was unable to place a full
nine on the field yesterday, and for
feited to Braddock But eight men
made their appearance, and after wait
ing until six for the last man to show
up, the game was adjudged forfeited.
The cause Of the absence of the miss
ing Southland man is said to be late
working hours. This is the first time
Southland has given away a game. and
from the attitude of the players, it
will be the last.
Several new names have been turned
N TO the secretary Of the league, and
these men will be eligible to play after
Monday. Southland has released Law
son, Callahan, and Murdoch, and signed
William Wheatley, Morris Mcdonald,
and John Spaulding. Emmanuel Bap-
tist has signed John NJ. Thompson. Irv-
Silver Spring management has released
G. A. Kamm, and signed up Joseph H.
Curry and Cecil Tavenner.
Yesterdays forfeit caused shake-up
in the standing. While retaining the
and Braddcck jumped into second place
breaking the triple tie.
White Haven has a chance to tie for
second place this afternoon if Wood
land is defeated.