Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1913-02-06
. C~ROSS.COUNTRY HIKE

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more interesting. He is willing 10
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 cro>s-country hike as Il
contest between the Mansfield and
l~1artville high schOols-and, incl
dentally, the Mansfield Hartyil!e
mail hack.
The plan is as follows:
Five boys are to he selected a.
contestants by Prof. j. Mckinley
from the HartviIle High School and
five by Prof. J. A. Hylton from Tie
Mansfield High School.
DR.. Riley has selected, as a com.
mittee at Hartville: Prof. McKin-
ley to choose the contestants, DEB.
E. Latm!er to see that The boys Sc.
lected are physically able to make
the race. and Bert Ellis Of tine
Wright County Bank to see that the
winners receive their rewards.
These three vii, act as the gcner-
al committee at lIartville 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 9 a. m. promptly. at the
contestants to start at exactly the
same moment.
The only rules of the contes. are
that the boys must not ride; they
are to like. They may take the
public highway, cut across the
country, or aLy 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 ul
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 $50 in cash to the
n coming second, and the Mans
field Mirror will be sent Tree for one
year to anyone not now taking the
NJ rror whom the boy arriving third
shall designate.
Just one week earlier-on Sutur-
day, Feb. 15-the committee at
Mansfield, composed of Prof. J. a.
Hylton of the Mansfield High
School, DIR. J. A. Fuson as medical
and n. J. Craig of the
Farmers and Merchants Bank. will
start the Mansfield boys from in
front of the Farmers AID Merchants
Bank promptly at 9 Il. m.
Upon their arrival ut lIartville
the boys must at once register at
DR., Riley's Hartville office, where
the prizes will be awarded the win
as follows:
First, $2.50 in cash by DR. Riley:
second, $3.50 in cash by Bert Ellis
of the Wright County Bank; third,a
subscription by the llartville
Democrat.
Ed Archer, landlord of the Young
will banquet the Mansfield
contestants at noon free of charge.
Now, boys, get basy. Study the
road between Man field and Hart
vile and see whether 'keepin' in
The middle of the road or 'hikin'
across fields" will win. 1t will al
50 be noticed whether or not the
mixers beat the mail hack, also
which schools representative makes
The best time. There will be no
in the Like, as TRUSTEES will
be posted between Mansfield and
II~artville. Any further information
may be obtained from DR.. Riley at
The Mansfield dental parlors.
This promises to be quite an in
.ercsting affair and much enthusi-
,,m will 1nubtlasc hn ,roncol