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The Forrest City times., 1911-03-31
University Committee Files Report.

The most ra iieal recommendation made by the University committed, which has just filed i's report in the house, is that the board of trustees shall be self-perpetuating. electing their successors and filling their va cancies. The board is to be composed of one member from each congress sional district, none of whom may be all office holder or a candidate for of flee. In regard to the alleged misap- propTiation of funds. which has been charged. the committee found that some of the money had been spent injudiciously, but that there was no ground for charging inappropriate The committee recommends the abol- ishment of the office of treasurer and secretary of the university and the substitution of the office of registrar to fill the combined duties of the two offices.
The Forrest City times., 1911-03-31
Would Compromise Rate Litigation

Senator Christian introduced a bill in the senate amending the 2-cent pas senger rate by fixing the rate at 1-2 cents per mile. Senator Christian said his object in introducing the bill was to put an end to the rate litiga- ton so far as the passenger rate con- t-oversy is concerned. He said that he believed the railroads would ac- cept his bill as compromise. The bill provides that the rate shall be ? 1-2 cents per mile on all railroads over 50 miles in length. The bill was read twice and referred to the railroad committee. which will give the representatives hearing on the proposition at an early day.
The Forrest City times., 1911-03-31

Four times mayor of Cleveland, O., who for some time has been critically ill at his home in that city.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-07-13
CHAPTER XIX.
i Reinstate Our Mascot.

Reinstate Our Mascot.
A baseball club without mascot is
like ship without rudder Probably
some one will rise to remark that
such statement is tommyrot, but it's
my honest opinion and Pm going to
stick to 1t. During those pennant-
winning years in the early eighties
the Chicago clubs mascot was one OF
our leading features. The first time
/ ever saw him he toddled into the
grounds logged out in miniature
Chicago baseball uniform and every
body thought he was 50 cute that we
adopted him as our mascot right on
the spot. His name was Willie Hahn,
he said, and his parents lived in a
house across the street from the ball
grounds Willie was about five years
old and he was so bright and win
some in his ways that the lady pa
irons of the game took to him i'm
mensely. He was always on hand at
the home games and he was given the
freedom of the grounds at all times.
After the Hahns moved from the
neighborhood it took us long time to
recover from our loss. 1t was years
before l set eyes on our mascot
again. One day while | was in my
billiard parlor in Chicago, fine,
huskylooking chap came in and in
troduced himself to me as our long
lost mascot. He had grown to mans
estate and was in business for him
self and doing we'll
Willie was succeeded by Clarence
Duyal, little darkey | picked up In
Philadelphia. Clarence was a singer
and dancer from away back, and a
coon whose skill in handling the ba-
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-07-13

were not yet accustomed to the high
altitude and 1t bothered us consider
able. We won all right, the score
Next day we played game that
was something like the real thing, al
though in spite of our mascot the vic
tory went to the All-Americas, the
score being $ to g. On this occasion
John Ward made his first appearance
with the All-Americas. playing short
stop in mastery fashion. The field
ing on both sides was superb, and 1t
was not until two extra innings had
been played that the game was de-
cided. | shall never forget Hanlon's
magnificent running catch of Sui
nvan's long fly. 1t was play that
captured the crowd, and every fan
stood on his feet and yelled until
Hanlon had raised his cap a dozen
times and bowed to the grandstand in
recognition of the ovation
forgot to say that the old gentle
man, or PA Anson," as the boys al
ways spoke of him. had Joined our
party, and l never saw him in hap
pier mood. The combination of base
ball and poker was exactly to his
taste, and for once in his life he found
himself in his proper element. 1t was
one OF the old gentlemen's pet the.
cries that he would rather play poker
and lose right along than not play at
all. He found no difficulty In that
crowd in getting up poker party any
old time, and he soon became big
favorite. Whether he lost or won
do not remember, but from my previ
GUS acquaintance with him l should
say he probably didn't lose any great
amount
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-07-13

ton was something great. I've seen
many crack bandmaster who could
MT hold candle to him l knew that
we were in need of a mascot, so l
made a proposition to Clarence, and
he took me up at once. | logged
him out in blue suit with big brass
buttons and installed him In his new
position. don't mind telling you that
we played in great luck from the very
moment Clarence began to off1ciate.
But not for long. He proved to be an
ungrateful little rascal, and when Yer.
mona Jarbeau, the actress, came along
and offered him a position in her COM
pany he deserted US without word
OF warning. He was stage struck, any
how, and the chance to crafty his am
bltlon was too good to be neglected.
OF Clarence's stage career know lit
tie, but l do know that when he
sneaked into the grounds at Omaha
that day he didn't look as If prosperi-
ty had struck him very hard Tom
Burns struggled him into a carriage,
bundle of rags that he was, and when
he reached the ball grounds Clarence
made his appearance In his old posi-
ton, just as II nothing had ever hap
| pened to interrupt our friendly rela-
tions. and ordered us to dress ranks
with all the assurance of major gen.
| eral. When the band struck up a
march he took his place In front OF
the players and gave such an exhibit.
tion OF baton swinging as made the &C
tual drum major turn green with envy,
while the crowd shrieked itself wild
with delight.
| When we returned to the car sent
| for the deserter and asked him how
he had the gall to show up after treat
ing us so shabbily.
Miss Jarbeau an me couldn't
agree, cap'n," he explained, with a
grin all over his black face. She
done insisted on havin' de centah o
de stage all de time, an no self-re-
spectacle Artists goin' to stan dat
told him he was on the black list
and that we had no use for deserters
| in our business. He admitted that he
had treated us badly. but declared that
| Miss Jarbeau had promised to make
big stah' of him, but had failed to
carry out her threat. was mighty
severe with the little coon and told
him he deserved all he got, and that
it would be impossible for us to rein
state him He went off boo-hooing like
a calf and went into the dining cal
to see ii | could get bite to stay
my stomach until dinner time.
The train had started for Hastings
when went back to the sleeper, but
Clarence was still there. threatened
to throw him out of the window. but
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-07-13
CHAPTER XXI,
Make Good at Keeping My Word.

Make Good at Keeping My Word.
On the night of November l we
boarded the train for San Francisco,
and by the following morning we had
entered the monotonous sagebrush
country, dreary waste walled in by
mountains without verdure. Instead
of telling you how we passed the time
while crossing this arid region | am
going to carry out a threat | made in
preceding chapter-to tell you some
thing about how John K Tener, re-
Gently elected governor of Pennsy,-
vania happened TO be a member of
the Chicago team.
After / had sold Mike Kelly to Bos-
ton | was on the keen lookout for
pitcher to take his place, and finally
settled on big Mark Baldwin of Pitts
burg, one of the jolliest and most com
panionable fellows In the business and
at times a wonderful twirler, but ul!
even and easily ratified All that sea.
son of 1887, whenever he had the OPP
portunity-which was pretty often, for
1 found Baldwin excellent company
he went on sounding the praises OF q
Pittsburg friend who, he claimed, was
the most phenomenal pitcher he ever
saw. He said that this wonders name
was John X. Tener and that he
worked at bookkeeping, pitching as an
amateur whenever he had a holiday.
confess l didn't take much stock in
| the business, but Mark was SO earnest
and SO persistent that l promised to
look into the matter when l had &C.
casion to visit Pittsburg.
After the sale of Clarkson to Bos-
ton it became absolutely necessary for
me to scare up some promising pitch
ing material and recalled Mark Bald
wins friend. Shortly afterward
| happened to be in Pittsburgh don't
remember that I went on that special
business-and l tried to find Tener,
but didn't succeed in finding him eth
err at his home or at his place Of bust
ness. On the day Of my departure for
| home | missed my train, and, having
few hours on my hands, l proceeded
| to kill time by strolling about the
| suburbs.
Toward the end of the afternoon
ran across game of ball played by
amateur mines in a vacant patch some.
where on the outskirts of the city.
have always been greatly inter.
ested in amateur ball, and l Joined the
bunch that had collected to see the
| game. 1t didn't take me two minutes
to become deeply interested In the
young fellow who was twirling the
ball.
First of all, his unusual appearance
arrested my attention. Tall and
straight as an Indian, with arms that
seemed to be longer even than his
very long legs, he poised himself on
the balls Of his feet, raised his right
hand high In the air and then went
through with series of evolutions
that made me think Of war dance
Finally, after dizzy whirl of the
sphere grasped firmly with the two
first fingers in the fashion afterward
made famous by Amos Rusie, he lei
her go. and realized right then and
there that ], for one, couldn't have
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-07-13

be as tractable as a dray horse 1t
was a deceitful calm. however, for
before we .ere fairly off that cross
eyed beast struck up kind OF hoo
chee-coochee business that ended in
breaking the girth of the saddle and
landing Baldwin in the roadway
Another saddle was procused but
no amount of chatting could induce
Mark to try it again. Give me the
good old park wagon every time he
said, and | agreed with him. Some
one remembered that Mark Sullivan
had boasted at one time that he was
something of a bronco buster, and he
rel. He didn't seem overjoyed at the
opportunity, but we wouldn't have it
otherwise. and he finally consented
to take his turn.
I know it sounds like fake, but
you have it straight from yours truly
that from the minute Sullivan settled
himself in that saddle to the time we
turned up at Colorado Springs that
blamed sorrel was steady as a
plough horse Perhaps it was true, as
Mrs. Williamson suggested, that he
had found his affinity in Sullivan.
That was certainly morning filled
with trials and tribulations, but we
finally got back to Colorado Springs
with no bones broken. The railroad
folks had promised us to hold the
train an hour for our accommodation,
but to our surprise word came right
in the middle of the game that the
train was in and that we would have
to hustle to get 1t. One OF the citi-
zens told me 1t was the first time it
had materialized according to sched-
ule for month.
1t was just as we'll that he had to
quit when we did, for we We're put
ting up about as rocky a game of
baseball as l ever played In. l guess
the altitude must have had a lot to
do with 1t. When we quit and started
on run for the train the score stood
LIZ to in our favor. The crowd was
disposed to resent our poor perform
ance and didn't blame 1t for jeering
at us, as It did most Enthusiastically.
am very much afraid that the Colora-
do Springs folks didn't get very lofty
opinion of the round-the-world base
ball tourists, but if they were any
sorer than l was after my experience
with that cross-eyed sorrel nag they
| were to be pitied
On the last day of October and the
| first day of November we played two
exhibition games at Salt Lake City. II
rained torrents the first day and the
| game was called at the end of the
fourth inning, with a score of 9 to 8
in favor of the All-Americas. Our mas
cot, the little darkey we had logged
out so "splendiferously," didn't seen
| 10 be on his job that day nor on the
day following. for although we were
| plastered from head to foot with the
worst mud | ever struck, the game
went against us, with a score of II
to g.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-07-13
CHAPTER Xxx.
! Ride cross-Eyed sorreI Horse.

Ride cross-Eyed SorreI Horse.
We arrived at Colorado Springs Just
at daybreak. 1t had been arranged
that the members of our party should
be given an opportunity to see the
Garden of the Gods before breakfast,
and we found the horses and wheeled
conveyances we had ordered by tele-
graph awaiting us as we stepped on
to platform of the depot. To this day
don't know who was responsible for
the freak of nature that was assigned
to me-a cross-eyed sorrel nag that
had spent the greater part of his
eventful career in chasing cattle
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-07-13

among the mountains and was as full
of zigzags and nonsense as his hide
would hold. Of course. l might have
crowded into the park wagon that was
provided for the ladies and those
whose physical condition made horse
care to advertise the fact that my
equestrian education had been neg
lected, SO | kept mum and made up
my mind to straddle that cross-eyed
piece of horseflesh or perish in the at
tempt.
1t would have been far better for me
If l had smothered my pride and
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-07-13

some OF tue boys interceded for him
and started to raise a purse for the
little rogue l Clipped in, of course,
and finally consented to let him ac-
company the club as far as San Fran
cisco, with the provision that ii he
didn't behave himself would see 10
it personally that he was skinned.
When we reached Hastings he was
taken out and given bath-against
which he fought with tooth and nail
arrayed in a light-colored check trav.
cling suit, shod with patent-leather
shoes and fancy spats and provided
with high hat and cane.
When Clarence marched on to the
field that afternoon in all his finery
he was the observed of all observers.
President Spalding, who had just been
on business trip TO Kansas City, was
so taken with the little coon that 1t
was at once decided to take him to
Australia He was made to sign an
ironclad contract which had such hor-
rible penalties attached to 1t that the
darkey shook in his new shoes when
it was read over to him by one OF
the boys.
Now, | suppose you'll desert us
again if you should happen to meet
Miss Jarbeau in San Francisco" said
after he had made his mark at the
foot of the agreement.
Oats kase you doan' know dis mig
gah, cap'n," he grnned. Then he
looked himself over admiringly y
les wish dat woman could see me
now" ne went on. II knows whut
Miss Jarbeau nd say. Shed say: My
Lawd, Clarence, who is you?' An den
she'd say, Come right along wild me.
my boy, an doan' let me lose sight O
you no noah OATS whit she'd say.
all right, all right"
Then what would you say" !
asked
"whut I'd say, cap'n? I'd say, Go
long, white woman. hain't got no
use TO- you no NOAH No, sab, Capn
Ansing. Use done wild actresses TO-
suah."
I still had my doubts, but the little
cuss kept his word and remained with
us during the entire trip around the
world. His dancing and mimicry made
lots of fun for the boys, but he was
certainly mo account niger" IT
ever there was one, and ached TO
throw him overheard more than once
on that trip.
We made stay of two days in
Denver and our first game was Wit
Messed by 1900 people, the biggest
crowd we had seen for many day.
Each player in the Chicago team was
recognized as he made his appearance
| and received an ovation 1t tGraed
out to be a very poor game, though,
| for the field was a bad one and We
n~ r,.,<
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-01-28

Tie columns for the numbers I}, "A etc. shaIi not oe oV
tfep,ts o an inch wide the lines shall be thee-eSS an %
- Ever, ten lines the captions Of the columns sha oe [ePmeu
G doube-rted lines bodfaccd small pca ana an lSules
% H. printed in bodaced small plea The tally sheets Snan coH
i Win he following Of certificate we ncTeOy cell
h j h above primary nominating election and polling place eaen
f bs foregoing named persons received the number q 'o
o,tc his name as above forth tor the nomination io o
office specified clerk
(Who kept this slcet)
...........,. Inspector
............ Judge
........ ......,. Judge rlt
(Who kept the other shcet)
During fine counting ballots each clerk sha WIN
j III feo a upon one Of the tally sheet ot eaeh pohua pd
I st total the number OF tales and write the btai III h IL
datel to the right Of the last taes for each canaidae ap
= .bs columns headed total vote. and snal prepare m
;fate thereto above indicated, and immediately upon ue @
; Il he count all the CLERKS shall sign the ay Saee's' a ~
b il fen shall certify which sheets were kept hy hn a"9 t M
n and the Judges being satisfied q the correctness % & m
, ,an then sign all Of said tally sheets Inc eeNs ~ H.
nr statement 81 that portion OF the tally sheets showing ~
Ir and name and political party Of each candidate lo M
r and the office and total received by ean ~ y. hi
% and shall prepare certificate thereto Wfeh statement H. i
H. 1ed iii the Judges and clerks who completed me count anu
fs-tel foSted in CONSPICUOUS place Oh Inc ousae u @
polls there o remain for ten DAYS eth { Psuyu-
section ron Roofs and Tdly Sheets = e Sfafa "a hef"
j Immediately after eanyassing the votes m Inc manner 8o'S
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-01-28

Section Caneass Of BaHotsA the close OF the Primary
il each polling place in election precinct the Inspector Judges
All s ha Immediately proceed open the ballot box ana II
W. reseece Of the public there be present who desire y
witness said canvass the ballots therein and continue saa
count without adjournment interruption unt he same +
hsI be first counted and il the number Of ballots shall
exceed the number 81 persons who shall have voted as may appear
III e no list kept by the clerk and by the stubs detached b e
does the ballots Shall be replaced in the box and one q INC
nsrecors shall publicly draw and destroy unopened and un
ned 4 many Of such ballots shall be equal 70 such excess II
e annearance o single ballot they shall be laid aside until te
ronnt 81 the ballots completed and IT, Upon comparison "a tc
count and appearance q sue ballots neui q e Jaas
shall be Of he opinion that the ballots thus folded together Wee
voted ly one person suel aIots shall be DESTROYED
Section 4 Preparing u fomf TIE Ballots When the poles
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-10-16

Boston Clothing Co. has more barr
GAINS for this week. Moorhead's great
1t sale.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-10-16
PLAN STADIUM
AT FARGO COLLEGE
NATURAL AMPHlTHEATRE TO eE
USED TO ADVANTAGE IF PLANS
ARE SUCCESSFUL - WHOLE
SCHEME or GROUNDS TO BE
BEAUTIFUL.

The students OF Fargo college have
come to the conclusion that there is
no spot In the whole city that could be
made more beautiful than the campus
on the hill. They have therefore or
ganized movement whereby improve
ments are to be started. which. when
completed will change the entire an
pearance OF the college grounds ana
athletic field.
The entire campus IL TO be convert
cd into veritabie garden spot with
cement walks lined with shade treas
terraces. a better athletic field with i
stadium In connection. This move
ment mas been started by the students
and VIII De continued until the campus
adjoining Fargo college viii be one or
the most beautiful In the northwest.
Anyone who has ever passed that
way could hardly have helped but no
tice the natural amphitheatre directly
In front OF the college buildings. This
Is to be terraced and built in with
cement seats, making a stadium which
VIII rival the one at Seattle. Now
that word comes that the Athletic
park Is to be done away. there win
DC pressing need for such an ath-
letic stadium, which could be used for
great open-air meetings. A stadium
could be constructed there which could
accommodate $4,000 or 10000 people.
beginning In this movement has
been made by the department in ORA
matte Art and Expression OF the COL
lege. This department is to give
play at the operahouse next month un-
der the direction Of Mrs. Remington.
and put on by q cast, all Of whom
have had great amount OF dramatic
training. The proceeds of this play
are to be donated entirely to the con-
struction of cement walks about the
campus. The movement started by
this organization will be taken up by
the other departments of the college. |
1t is hoped that great deal can be |
done this year along the line of beau
tifying the campus.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-10-16
FORMER FARGOAN
Died IN COLORADO
LOCAL SPANISH WAR VETERANS
RECEIVE THE NEWS OF DEATH
or FORMER OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
:. cILLIcAN DIED AT TRINIDAD,
COLO.

News was received in Fargo today
by number Of the Spanish war vet
Grams Of the death OF George Gilligan.
formerly Of Fargo and a member Of
Go. B when the local boys went to
the Philippines to quell the rebellion
on the Islands.
The following Is an abstract from
the general orders No. is from the ma
tional headquarters OF the United
Spanish War Veterans at Seattle:
Comrade George E. Gilligan, late
private Co. B. First North Dawota
Volunteer infantry, died at san Rafael
hospital Trinidad, Coo. April 6. and
was buried in the II. s. w. ". lot In
the K. of p. cemetery at Trinidad.
Colo. by Maj Edw. McConville Camp
NO. s. department of Colorado. with
full military honors. The deceased
was not member of the organization.
Gilligan formerly lived in Argus
VILE and later moved to Fargo. At
the time the local company was or
ganized he enlisted as q private and
went to the front with the other
fargo boys. He was well liked as
companion and comrade and was al
ways known as a man who was will
ing 70 bear his share OF the burdens
on the fleld or In the camp.
Inc deceased's military career was
not limited to his experience under
the stars and stripes. He was at one
time soldier under the British flag
and was on the famous march to Su-
dan TO effect the rescue of Gordon.
The many friends of GilIigan win
pc more than sorry to learn of his
death. No details were received con-
corning his sickness.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-10-16

cipal zone towns wherein employees,
after a hard days toll, may go in
reading and billiard rooms. tennis
courts. bowling alleys or gymnasiums.
The erection and maintenance Of
these clubs have added much to the
welfare Of the men. and In the long
run has been an excellent investment.
This regard for the social welfare
Of the canal workers has had its effect
on the work itself for the workers
seem taking q personal interest In full
filling Colonel Cocktails prediction
that the great waterway will be finish-
ed ahead of time.
What ultimate economic effect the
completion OF the canal will have on
the Republic OF Panama is discussed
here from different standpoints, and IL
is generally believed that greater prog
perity is In store for the republic If
Developments, along the line Of agri-
culture, mining and manufactures, are
seriously studied.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-10-16

Across the river at Moorhead. $S.4s
buys $40 suit at Boston Clothing Co,