Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1913-02-13
. CROSS N HIKE

There's always something doing
when DR.. F. H. Riley is around.
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-H artville
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 Hartyille: Prof. McKin-
lev to choose the contestants, DR.. B.
E. Latmier to see hat the boys Sc
lected are physically able to make
the race, and Bert Ellis of the
Wright County Bank to e that the
winners receive their rewards.
These three will act as the gener-
al committee at Hartville and on
Saturday, Feb. %, they will act as
starters of the boys in the hike. The
start will be made from in front OF
the Wright County Bank at Hart.
vile at 8 a. m. promptly, at the
contestants to start at exactly the
same moment.
The only rules OF the contest are
that the boys must not ride; they
are to hike. They may take the
public highway, cut across the
country, or any other way to get to
Mansfield in the shortest time pos
sible by hiking.
Immediately upon arriving at
Mansfield the boys must register at
DR.. Riley's Mansfield office.
Readdy's Restaurant will banquet
all five contestants at noon, free OF
charge.
DR.. Riley will give $3.50 in cash
to the winner; NJ. Craig of the Far
mers and Merchants Bank of Mans
field will give $3.50 in cash to the
one coming second, and the Mans
field Mirror will be sent free for one
year to anyone not now taking the
Mirror whom the boy arriving third
shall designate.
Just one week earlier-on Satur'
day, Feb. l5-the committee al
Mansfield, composed of Prof. j. A
Hylton of the Mansfield Higl
School, DR.. J. A. Fuson as medica
examiner, and N. J. Craig of TIT
Farmers and Merchants Bank, vii
start the Mansfield boys from il
front of the Farmers and Merchant!
Bank promptly at 8 a. m.
Upon their arrival at Hartvill'
the boys must at once register a
DR.. Riley's Hartville Office, where
the prizes will be awarded the win
ners as follows:
First, $3.50 in cash by DR. Riley
second, $3.50 in cash by Bert Ellis
of the Wright County Bank; third,
years subscription by the Hartvill'
Democrat.
Ed Archer, landlord of the Young
Hotel, will banquet the Mansfield
contestants at noon free of charge
Now, boys, get busy. Study TIT
road between Man field and Hart
vile and see whether "keepin' il
the middle of the road" OF "hikin
across fields" will win. 1t will al
so be noticed whether or not tn
mixers beat the mail hack, als'
:, which schools representative make
the best time. There will be NJ
Judging in the like, as TRUSTEES will
be posted between Mansfield ant
Hartville. Any further information