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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-05-07
An1boy

II. A. Fuller of Mankato spoke al
the Farmers club meeting in the
Kinney school last Friday i'm behalf
of the Equity association. He will
speak at the Pleasant Grove school
house soon.
Fred Bosch motored TO Mankato
Saturday. and to Truman Sunday.
George Strong is preparing to build
new home on the property recently
purchased of August Dukershien.
Farmers are getting ready TO plant
corn, and some viii plant this wee,;
The majority will wait until after the
tenth.
Warren Cornish is painting the res
idence Of J. w. Heritage.
The Amboy high school ball club
played their first game of ball with
the Winnebago highs last Saturday
afternoon, score seven to six in favor
OF Amboy. Edward Meyers. second
baseman OF the Winnebago team. had
the misfortune TO break his leg.
Burton Hoffman OF Madelia will
preach I'm the Christian church next
Sunday at three p. m. All cordially
invited.
Elder Barndley. who held revival
meetings at Amboy the past week.
preached at the Willow Creek Metho-
dist Episcopal church last Sunday.
Why is not the bridge over the Blue
Earth river west of Amboy repaired?
II has been condemned. and notices
posted for the past two years.
Bert Huffman has formed q part :,
nership with Mr.. Moore. and will help
sell Minnesota farms I'm this locality.
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Kasota

Relatives here have received word
OF the birth of daughter to Mr.. and
Mrs. J. w. Johnson of Rochester
Sunday. April %.
The dance at Traverse Saturday
evening was attended by large party
of Kasota young people.
Emil Johnson and John Kanchal
were 'Mankato callers last Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Babcock of ST
Peter were guests at the home OF Mr.
and Mrs. ]. r. Davies last Friday.
Miss Hannah Berquist is quite III
and is confined to her bed.
Henry Vernon Is making quite ex-
tensive improvements on the res
idence property OF Hogan Johnson.
Miss Mildred Allen spent Sunday
with Miss Nancy Nutter at her home
near Traverse.
George Eastwood is adding n wash :
room and summer kitchen TO his res
idence. the work being done by Bert
Preston.
Mrs. Mary Davis spent Sunday with
81. Peter relatives.
Miss Ruby Swenson was sick with
grippe last week.
Mrs. George Eastwood spent Sun
day with her mother i'm the twin
cities.
Mrs. j. August Peterson will en-
terrain the Ladies' Aid society OF the
Presbyterian church on Thursday aft :
ernoon. -.
L. +. Davis is again running his
automobile. which was in the repair
shop the past week
Mrs. Harry Stockton. who has been
at the Powell home for the past week.
was able, to return to her own home
last Saturday. .
Mrs. Frank Carlson Is reported to
be very low in health.
Charles Stevenson gave q five reel
motion picture show In the village
hall Saturday evening. which was at
tended by good si1ed crowd.
John Koenen. who is at present
employed in Minneapolis. visited
friends in Kasota and vicinity over
Sunday.
o. p. Buell. and family motored to
Nicollet last Sunday.
Alfred Bradshaw and mother. Mrs.
]. Bradshaw. Mrs. Fanny Kendall. and
Miss Hope Burnett all OF lie Sueur
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today while enr0ute home from
trip to Florida and Cuba.
Mr.. and Mrs. John II. Engle of Gro
ton. s. D.. are the guests OF the lat
ter's parents. Mr. and Mrs. c. Deth-
Ion. 1922 North Fourth street.
George f. Nettleton OF the Man
kato Commercial college left this aft
ernoon for Waterloo. Iowa. to attend
a meeting of the Central Commercial
Teachers association on May 0. Z
and 8.
Mrs. Arthur Murphy of GAINESVILLE
was brought TO ST. Joseph's hospital
yesterday suffering with an abscess
of the ear and was operated upon to-
day. II Is thought that she will make
good recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. w. Roderick and
daughter left this morning for Min
neapolis. Mrs. Roderick went on to
Superior. Wis. where she will be the
y. w. Roderick. for month.
Lake Crystal Union: Judge and
Mrs. Cray motored up from Manksto
Friday all hnndled up. as the day was
quite cold. They spent the day with
Mrs Cray's> mother. Mrs. Murphy
who is gaining her health rapidly.
u. O. Tenny. telegrapher at the
Omaha passenger station. accompan-
led by his wife and two children. will
leave tomorrow for st. Louis. where
Mr.. Tenny will attend the annual
contention OF the Order Of Railway
photographers. They will also visit
relatives at Anderson. Ind.
II. J. Wagon. general agent Of the
Chicago and Northwestern road: S
+. Miller. general freight agent. Chi
Csso and J. l.. Ferguson. assistant
general passenger and TICKET agent,
Chicago. passed through Sankato last
night. They are looking over the
country and sizing up crop prospects.
County Superintendent W. II. Deta
more and his assistant. ]. ]. Roehn
went this afternoon To attend the flu
neral of William Franklin short dis
lance west of Good Thunder.
c. Larson. city clerk Of ST. James
was i'm the city looking over the pro-
cedure that was being taken here in
regard 10 the county option petition
NdibUMdu county VIII Noit Ol lUdl
natter at the same time Blue Earth
county does.
J. f. Auel of Minneapolis. repre-
senting the Bi-lateral Fire Hose com
pany of Chicago. was in the city today
O. &. Bowman Or Burlington. la
fOEWer traffic OFFICER OF Blue Earth
county. is visiting In MankatO. after
spending the entire winter in Chi
cago
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Kerns

Albert Peterson spent Sunday al
Arthur vulcan's home.
Miss Josie Peterson came home
Sunday after a two weeks visit with
her sister at Oshawa.
Mr.. Kothenbeuntel and son. George
spent Friday evening with c. A. Even
son.
Anton Lind and mother went tc
,Nicollet Sunday Ia see Mrs. 4. q. An
Idcrson
Mabel. Theodore. Fred and Osca,
Johnson spent Sunday evening nj the
Owens home.
{. l.. Farm had a lighting plant put
into his house last week.
Reuben Johnson spent Sunday n,
the home Of his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Johnson.
Miss Alvera ROust OF Mankato
spent Saturday and Sunday AT the
home OF John Peterson.
Nels Johnson and John Freude-
went 10 ST. Peter Tuesday 10 serve In
the jury.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Johnson and
daughter. Annette and VERNE Vulcan
went TO, ST. Peter Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Pohl and fam
lily OF Mankato spent Sunday at the
Halmgren home.
Mrs. John A. Johnson entertained
the Ladies' Aid of the Swedish Lu-
theran church Friday afternoon
There was very large attendance
Harry and Elmer Evenson spen,
Saturday evening at the home OF Nels
Johnson.
Nels Johnson. John A. Johnson and
I. A. Evenson visited at Lake
Prairie Sunday.
George Cole had a telephone nut In
last week. The number is n. sO1s
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Steel and
Emil Odegard spent Sunday with Mr.
ana Mrs. George Cole and sons.
Ihere were ten correct answers 10
the question at Sunday school last
sunday. The question for next
sunday Us. Who slew lion in n Dit
on a snowy dav9"
Mrs. Strader spent Sunday in Man
kato.
Mrs. Sietes and childfen and Mrs
Frank LOucks and little daughters a, /.
80 NAY bds itSttNHl At the
Elks building in Mankato Saturday
afternoon.
MT Manning. who works fc- wiris
randall. was badly hurt Saturday an
efnoon. and was unconscious for five
hours.
Mrs. Manning. who has been ut a
hospital In Mankato. returned to the
Randall home Sunday.
Miss Lizzie Adams of Mapleton.
spent Sunday with Miss Elsie Trask.
There win be special services for
Mothers Day at the church next sun
day Everyone is invited to attend.
Miss Elsie Trask burned her hand
very badly last week. y
The Aid society will meet Friday
afternoon at the parsonage New
plans are TO be carried ont and Mrs.
nrown VIII be assisted by Mrs. c. C.
busby and Miss Florence CuIp.
MRS. Lucy aCulp spent Friday with
Mrs. george Johnson ka4
Fred Bott of Springfield. who got
stuck in the snow banks and left his
large car at c. II. Louck's place Janu-
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apolis. to spend the summer In Garden
ICity.
On Sunday. April 20. the ponies
driven by Miss Pearl TORY and her
brother, ran away. and upset them on
a pile OF machinery ut the Hans Oh
son farm. The young people were
somewhat bruised, but not seriously
hoy Tyler of Amboy spent some
time at Rapidan last week. and stay
ed at the T. r. Mills home Friday
night. returning to Amboy Saturday
The r. n. of A. lodge held May
party at the hall last Saturday after
noon.
The school boys have been USING
their spare time to make bali ground
on the lot formerly used by w. A
Roberts as garden spot. The boys
nave done the work thoroughly.
| Mr. and Mrs. Weber were enter
tanned at dinner by Mr. and Mrs. II
f. Jeppeson one day last week.
Miss Beulah Hulberg OF Mortified
a student At Mankato normal. was
entertained by Miss Rhoda Chapman
over Sunday.
The w. C. T. u. meeting was held
with Mrs. 7. +. Mills on Tuesday aft
ernoon.
Some of George Gilman's children
are sick with scarlet fever.
Miss Eva Mccormack Is out OF
school on account of illness.
Miss Myrtle Tomson has been con
lined TO her home with grippe the
past week.
4
Earl Duffield took Mr.. and Mrs.
Theodore Thomas. Miss Hazel Hazel
and Miss Faythe Miller on a trip Ia
Louisville in his car last Sunday aft
! ernoon.
Mothers Day will be htly observed
next Sunday. MAY .. at 1890. Write
your mother and tell her that YOU are
going TO church on that day. Wear
Hover in her honor whether she Is
living or dead Remember your
mother.
Christian EndeavOr meeting at, the
BAPTIST church on Sunday evening.
May Q.
The meeting of the Christian Wom-
ems Board Of Missions will be held
with Mrs. Julia Thurston Saturday
afternoon. May 3.
Monday was the eighty second
birthday of ~ p. John. Mrs. Hattie
/ Weld Of Minneapolis was home i'm
honor of the event and Mrs. G. w.
John was hostess at splendid birth
day dinner
J {. II. Hazel passed his eighty sec =
ond birthdayI.on Wednesday. Nav :.
lie Is very active for man OF his
years. and follows his trade as car
I penter continually
: The storm Sunday evening made
travel difficult for the Lake CRYSTAL
people, after their program was over.
hut they report that all reached home
safely. Mr.. Bartlett abandoned his
car. and Mr. Thompson of Lake Crys-
tai came for il last Monday.
| +. ~. Hughes attended the assess
ors meeting in Mankato last week.
". o. Thompson of Ambov spent
Thursday night with l. d. Mills.
! Mrs. G. W. John entertained the
musicians at luncheon Sunday even
! ing
Frank ThurstOn took a new manure
sDreader To the farm last Monday.
The more use made OF that kind ol
land.
! Mrs. Ella BiXhy of Ceresco was I'm
town last Saturday.
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Thurston- r oberts.

Miss Altine ThurstOn. daughter OF
c. s. Thurston OF Judson and Mr..
Luther Roberts. a prosperous young
farmer OF Judson. were united in
marriage at $3.50 yesterday afternoon
al the home OF the brides mother
the ceremony being performed by
Rev. Warner Johnson, pastor OF the
Belgrade avenue Methodist church. in
the presence of an assembly of near
relatives and intimate friends. The
bride wore a pretty gown OF white
silk messaline. and carried a hand
some bridal bouquet. There were
no attendants. the AFFAIR being quietly
celebrated owning to recent bereave-
ment In the family. The home was
nicely decorated with flowers for the
occasion and an elegant course we'd
ding luncheon was served at p. m,
covers being laid for twenty guests
Both bride and groom are popular
among their circle Of friends. and will
make their future home on the farm
owned by the groom near Judson.
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Hagen.lenertz.

Hd9cn- lcneftE.
Miss Rose Hagen. formerly a popu :
lar young saleslady at the store of
Messrs. Blum 4 Szamet. and daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs Frank Hagen of
Bird Island. Mimi. and Mr.. Robert
NJ. LenertZ. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Mi
chael Lenertz of this city. were unit
cd In marriage at nine o'clock this
morning at ST. Mary's Catholic church
in Bird Island. by Rev. Father Schult-
zen. in the presence OF a large as
sembly of relatives and friends. They
were attended by Miss Mary Lenertz.
sister OF the groom: who acted as
bridesmaid. and Mr.. Frank Hagen.
best man. The bride wore a daintily
pretty gown of white crepe meteor
and chiffon embroidered lace. Her
long veil was I'm cap effect. caught
with flowers. and she carried a large
bridal bouquet. The bridesmaid wore
a pretty dress OF white silk poplin.
Following the ceremony at the church
the wedding party and guests re-
paired to the home of the brides
parents, where a reception was held.
and an elegant course dinner. OF
which handsome wedding cake was
a feature. was served TO the guests
The home was beautifully decorated
with cut flowers. and many beautiful
Wedding gifts were received during
the day. Both bride and groom are
we'll known in this city where they
have many friends who join In best
wishes for their. future happiness
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st. Paul Grain.

st. Paul. May 4.-Wheat--No. !
Northern, si.6Oai d1.G4z; No. 2
Northern. sl56A m1.61s4; No. Mon.
tana hard. s162a. @l64%; corn. 1914
a734c; oats. .53d53isc; barley. G9a
75c: rye. s1.IsI117; fax, sissy.
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CHICAGO Grain and Provisions.

Chicago. May l.-wheat-May. ST..
s2h; July. s1.35's; Sept. 1925. Corn
May. 77hc: July, soc; Sept. sic.
Oats--May. soc; July. size: Sept.
47sc. Pork-May. $3.50; July. $751;
By: Sept. $3.50. Butter-Cream-
cries. CSC. Eggs-176lSisc. Poultry
Springs. 19c; fowls, 15isc.
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GRAIN AND PROVISION PRICES
Duluth Wheat and Flax.

Duluth. May 4.-Wheat-On track
and to arrive. No. l hard, sI.651s; No
Northern, si.64k: No. 3 Northern.
SIS 4 ft1.60i.. Flax--on track and
to arrive. S1.9S13. '#..
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House Guests.

House guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Hagen at Bird Island today. during
the wedding Of their daughter. Miss
Rose. to Mr.. Robert Lenertz. son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Michael I.enertz. pr0min-
ent farmers Of this vicinity. are Mrs
John Pihale. August Schultz. Fred
HeintZman. Mr. and Mrs. George
Schultz. Miss Mabel Mettler. MIR. and
Mrs. Michael LenertZ. and daughter.
Miss Mary. all Of MankatO and
surrounding country.
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Chicago Live Stock.

Chicago. May f.-Cattle-Steers,
se.25TSIs: cows and heifers, $2.90G
$40: calves. S6.00mS.50. Hogs-Lisht.
'sT.3OTT.IO: mixed. s7.25mT.6J: heavy.
s7.O0M;.55: rough. sI.00m7.i5: pigs.
s5.2566.00. Sheep-Native. sI.40n
& 40
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ST. Paul. May 4.-Hay-Choice tim.
othy, si7.oo; No. I timothy, si5.50g
1925: No. I clover mixed. si3.00d
1875; No. mixed. different grasses,
s13.00a1315: No. l mixed. timothy
and wild. $4,000 l4.T5: choice upland.
s1T.00; No. upland. $l5.5Ol 1925 |:
No. l midland. s1l.50al225: No. /
alfalfa. sls00G1s.75.
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Issued Marriage License.

F''''I VN'H'NsUFVt 0F'FN
Clerk of the Court Krost today is
sued a marriage license to Claence r.
Ducheneau and Rose A. Ginger. both
OF Mankato
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Center. were callers at the Robert
Bradshaw home last Sunday.
Mrs. J. +. Davies was MankatO
shopper last Monday
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Will Give a Luncheon.

The ladies of the faculty Of the
normal school will give social and
luncheon To the visiting and local club
women i'm attendance at the meeting
ef the Second District Federation OF
Women's clubs. the AFFAIR. To be held
at Daniel Buck hall on Friday aft
ernoon at five o'clock.
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New York. May 5.-Al Reich will
box Jim Coffey at the Madison Square
Garden tonight.
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orp6eus Male Chorus Meeting To.

night.
The Orpheus Male Chorus will hold
their final meeting nj the Elks' club
this evening. with banquet served
To the forty members of the chorus at
5:l5. Many matters Of business will
come up for discussion. and plans
will be made for next years work
The chorus cOntemplates holding a
couple OF outdoor concerts this sum-
mer The entertainment committee in
charge Of the banquet consists of DR..
G.. y. Weyer. DR. Ben McCleery. and
Charles Wagon
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Ginger Ducheneau

Miss Rose A. Ginger. daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. +. Ginger OF sos Maple
street and Mr.. Clarence X. Duche-
neau. formerly of Hartford. Conn. but
having been engaged as superintend-
ent of a department at the Madison
plant for the past several months.
have announced their approaching
wedding. which will take place in the
very near future. Miss Ginger has
charge of the office at Madson's and
was formerly with the Wysong Broth
ers on jackson street.
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After short wedding trip 10 Mime
apolis and st. Paul. Mr.. and Mrs.
Lenertz will return to this city. where
they will make their home.
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Farewell For H. M. Cody.

Friends of Henry NJ. Cody held a
farewell reception In his honor NJ
the Elks' club house last evening. Mr..
Cody. who has been chief clerk at
the Saulpaugh hotel during the last
four months has taken similar po-
sitiOn at the Holland hotel at Duluth.
The company included Tobie Cook of
Milwaukee: Mr.. Pirie Of Mellis Prize
a. Co. Minneapolis: Glen Dixon. DR..
y. II. McCleery. Carl W. Eckman. Al
bert II. Pioske. F. w. Force. Charles
Wagon. James Grierson. L. =. Zim-
mermann. Peter Ferguson Ed. Ny
quist and H. Warner Baker.
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Piano Recital.

Misses Clotilda Schroeder and
Clara Oberle. students at Good Coun-
sci Academy. will be presented I'm pi-
ano reeitals at the Loyola clubhouse
tonight az eight o'clock. and will be
assisted by Gustayus Johnson. and
Miss Genevieve Hodapp. Miss Schroe-
der win play three selection. the first.
"Fantasie," by Mozart -Grieg. TO be
played as a two piano duet. Mr.. GUS
tavus Johnson TO play the second pi-
ano. Miss Oberle will play FIVE Sc
lections. the first number to be Con
certo Op 25." by Mendelssohn. the or
chestral parts of which will be played
by Mr.. Johnson on second piano.
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|, L. ID. OF spent the day at Lamber-
ton on business.
Sam Morris went to st. Paul to-
day on business.
a. W. Bluhm of Austin was I'm the
city on business yesterday.
Miss Lizzie Peters of Mountain Lake
was guest in the city yesterday.
Miss Althea Baken OF Hayfield was
In the city on business yesterday.
Miss Gertrude Mape of Madison
Lake was shopper in the city YES
terday.
Miss Lila Wood of MadeIia is
spending a few days with friends in
this city.
Edward Mertesdorf of Vernon Cen
ter was business caller In the CITY
yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Meservy of
Garden City. were guests OF friends
here yesterday.
Mary Schave of Sanborn returned
home last evening. after several DAYS
spent In the city.
Mrs. Ernest z. Uhlhorn and son
George of Butterfield. were In the
city on business yesterday.
Martin walser. who has been en-
gagged as manager OF the Rruse store
at Superior. has returned to his home
In this city. Mr.. walser may later en-
gage. In business here.
Mrs. G. b. i-aneman went 10 Blue
Earth today, where she will deliver
health lecture before n meeting, of
ladies.
Gilbert Taylor OF Vernon Center
was a guest In the city YESTERDAY and
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Van Patten Keenan,.

Miss Effie Van Patten and Mr. Ben
jamin Keenan, were united In marri-
age yesterday afternoon. at Lake
Crystal. the ceremony being perform
ed by Rev. A. w. Kuehl. pastor Of the
Advent church az Owatonna. and at
tended by relatives and intimate
friends. Both bride and groom are
popular with a large circle of friends
In their communities. and the groom
Is the son OF Mr.. and Mrs. F. s. .Kee-
nan OF Indian Lake.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-08-13

stitutionality of the somewhat fam
GUS law known as Senate Bill No. SO,
which prohibits a person from hav-
ing liquor in any form in his posses
sion for private consumption. Be
fore the supreme court adjourned
last June each Of the judges took GER
tain phases of this law to ponder over
during their vacations. When they
meet in Boise on the 26th, several
days will be spent in reviewing the
conclusions each one has reached be
fore the duty of drafting decision
is assigned to one of them. Wheth
er or not the court will be unani
nous in its decisions on this case, i
is impossible to say at this time.
is hardly likely that the decision vii
be rendered before the first week il
September.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-08-13
CONGRESSMAN MeCRAcKEN
VISITS BEAR LAKE COUNTY

Congressman Robt. MeCraeken
came In from Poeatello last Sunday
afternoon and went TO Paris, where
he remained over night. Monday.
in company with Martin Winters. be
made a trip as far south as St.
Charles. returning 10 Montpelier IN
time 70 meet = few Of the people be-
fore leaving for Blaekfoot on No. II.
Mr.. Mccracken L covering ~ much
of the state a. possible at this tine
for the purpose Of getting In closer
touch with the people and acquaint.
in1 himself with conditions over ths
state.
While he began drawing pay \
a Congressman On the 4th Of ias
March. Re has not yet been initiates
into the actual work Of law making
a. it n done In Washington. and IN
less an extra session Of congress
called by the President. Mr.. Me
cFaeken will not get his fee
warn" until the regular se4iol
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-08-13
BLOOMER GIRLS
VS.. FAT men

The Worlds Champion Bloomer
Girls ball team, after seriously consid-
ering the challenge of Fat Mems ''un-
defeated ball team" looking over their
lineup and learning that bob" Sned-
don is to toss the ball for the fst men,
have decided that it is their duty, for
the good OF the community, to accept
the challenge and do so with the ut
most confidence that the best game of
the season will be played when these
two call star teams meet on the
Montpelier diamond to battle for the
championship OF the world.
The challenge is accepted, however,
on the conditions shat there be no par
tiality shown the fat men by letting
them have their own way; that the
diamond be made larger and remodel
ed TO meet the needs and size Of the
competing teams; that Pitcher" Sned-
don be prohibited from talking during
the game or having signals with his
catcher; that the Montpelier band
furnish the music in case any of the
fat men should come in contact with
ball thrown by any one of the bloomer
girls; that the expense Of having the
doctors and nurses at the ball park be
taken from the mayors salary; thai
the girls will stand for no spiklng or
stealing first bass" that the purse &c
be played for not less than $1,000.
On these conditions we do hereby and
herewith accept the challenge Of tbs
''Undefeated Fat Mems Team, and
promise them the fastest game the,
will ever have the pleasure OF playing
Yours respectfully,
The Worlds Champion Bloomei
Girls Ball Team.