Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1913-01-30
A COUNTRY HIKE

, His fertile imagination is always
figuring out something to make life
more interesting. He is willing to
go to the extent of putting up his
own time and money to accomplish
his plans, and his enthusiasm
brings about the same result in
others, with whose assistance the
doctor is enabled to attain the de.
sired results.
The doctor has made arrange
ments for a cross-country hike as a
contest between the Mansfield and
Hartville high schools-and, Incl.
dentally, the Mansfield Hartyille
mail hack.
The plan is as follows:
Five boys are to be selected as
contestants by Prof. J. Mckinley
from the Hartville High School and
five by Prof. J. A. Hylton from the
Mansfield High School.
DR.. Riley has selected, as a COM. -.
mittee at Hartville: Prof. McKin-
ley to choose the contestants, DR., B. ,
E. Latmier to see that the boys Sc.
lected are physically able to make
the race, ard Bert Ellis of the :
Wright County Bank to see that the
winners receive their rewards.
These three will act as the gener-
al committee at Hartville and on o
Saturday, Feb. s. they will act as
starters of the boys in the hike. The I
start will be made from in front Of
the Wright County Bank at Hart :,
vile at 9 a. m. promptly. at the
contestants to start at exactly the
same moment.
The only rules of the contest are a,
that the boys must not ride; they
are to hike. They may take the S
highway, cut across the nj
country, or any other way to get to
Mansfield in the shortest time pos C
sible by hiking. Fl
Immediately upon arriving at
Mansfield the boys must register at n
DR.. Riley's Mansfield office. 10
Readdy's Restaurant will banquet
Ill five contestants at noon, free of e.
DR.. Riley will give $3.50 in cash ID
o the winner; NJ .Craig of the Far. vi
and Merchants Bank of Mans
ield will give $3.50 in cash to the jo
me coming second, and the Mans err
ield Mirror will be sent free for one
ear to anyone not 10Y taking the HS S
lirror whom the boy arriving third
hall designate. ~,
Just one week later-on Satur- VII
ay, Feb. 1.-THE committee at
lansfeld, composed of Prof. J. A.
iylton of the Mansfield High .h.
chool, DIR. J. A. Fuson as medical
xaminer, and n. J. Craig of the .
'armers and Merchants Bank, will
art the Mansfield boys from in >,
ont of the Farmers ard Merchants
ank promptly at 9 a. m.
Upon their arrival at Hartville iu
le boys must at once register at
r. Riley's Hartville office, where ma
lie prizes will be awarded the win. her
Frs as follows: \
First, $3.50 in cash by DR. Riley; Gro
cond. $3.50 in cash by Bert Ellis 9th
the Wright County Bank; third 4
'ar's subscription by the Hartvilfe rem,
efnOcrat. f!ton
Eu ArcHer, landlord ot the ii Dung T
otel, will banquet the Mansfield in I
n%testants at noon free of charge. and
Now, boys, get busy. Study the con
between Man field and Hart G
lie and see whether 'keepin' in
e middle of the road" or ''hikin'
ross fields' will win. 1t will al
be noticed whether or not thxf
kers beat the mail hack, also d
ich schools representative makes w
e best time. There will be DO d.,
in the like, as TRUSTEES Viii wi
posted between Mansfield fand N
a~rtville. Any further INFORMATION wen
be obtained from DR.. Riley at TO !
? Mansfield dental parlors. IN n
This promises to be quite an in. NJ
estiHg affair and much senfbus;. aore