The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-02-11
BIG BONSPIEL ON IN
NANKATO, "A Kinks
: rem Tuesdays 0aiIv,

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All was in readiness last evening
for the twelfth annual bonspiel I'M
der the direction of the Mankato
Caledonia club The committees had
worked hard, 1t seemed that nothing
had been left undone. These COM
mittees are as follows:
Committee in Charge of the Bon
spiel John, Nyqnist, G, J. Laurisch
and ]. R. Snow. 81.
| Ice Committee Theodore Just, A.
q. Quimby,, George B. owen and w.
F. McCullum
Official Umpire Dr., Robert NJ.
DoGds.
Entertainrlent Committee-Ed V.
Nyquist, Fred Otto, S. X, Fowler, p
NJ. Ferguson, II. H. Perrin Ell Owen,
Braden Clements, G. A. lewis, Frank
Gabler, Glen Dixson and Q. w.
Schmidt
Manager of Bonsp;el Or. c. H
Nerbovig
Six prizes had been provided as
follows:
First Prize for First Event-First
National bank trophy ard four lapel
badges, al donated by the FIRST Ma
tional bank "
Second Prize for first Event-Foul
pairs Of gloves, donated by John Ny
Guist.
First Prize for Second Event Bus
mess Mems trophy and four pounds
OF Hermosa candy, donated by Rosen-
berger e. Currier
Second Prize for Second Event
-Four bill folds, donated by 0. w
Schmidt company.
First Prize for Third Event-Fou,
pound boxes OF candy donated by Pay
Candy company.
Second Prize for Third Event.
-Four pounds Of O.to's- blend coffee
donated by Otto
The trophies for the first and sec
ond events are to be competed for an
nually at the bonspiel of the Man
! kato Caledonian Curling club The
contests are open to all Kinks afiliat-
ing with regular organized curling
clubs. Y I'm
Fourteen Kinks at Bonspiel.
Fourteen curling Kinks drew Tor tht
first event of the bonspiel at the fail
grounds this morning. There were
seven Mankato Kinks, five from Maple
ton, and two from Winnebago. The
curriers' numbered fifty-siX in all, ant
more were expected.
The building was q scene of cheer
and comfort. There was a crate fire
and additional heat supplied by a l9rgt
stove. The quarters were decorated
upstairs and down, with red, white ant
blue bunting. A cooking and servin!
outfit was installed, making it unnec.
essary for anybody to leave the place
/ for the sake Of getting a lunch. The
upstairs was reserved for the ladies
There were benches upstairs. anC
down, from which the games could b.
observed through the wall of glass.
The rirks that drew to participant
in the first event we're as follows:
/ No. / Of MapIeton Joseph Nc
Guiggan, skip; Rgfnan Greeley, VII
liam Rupert and Arthur Borchert.
No. 2 Of Iank2to-J. R. Snow
skip; William McCollum, 1. n. Temp
kins and John Nyquist.
No. 8 of Winnebago = l. y {
| Cramer, skip. Merle Leeman, Pete
, Sharp, and Glenn Cramer.
| No, 4 of Mankato-Dr. l.. T
Dodds, skip; Frank Gabler, a. Bekk
| and O. F. Morrow.
No. of aWmnebago-W lila n
Mcdonald, skip; Door ReisneT, Ralpl
/ Eldredge and James Foley.
No 6 OF Mankato-P. NJ. Fergu
son, skip; Glen Dixson, DR.. A. G
Liedloff and Ed Nyquist.
No. Z Of Mapleton-R. B. Hanna
skip; Jack Morrow, Tom Little ant
Sam Evans.
No. of Mankato-A. E. Quimby
skip, Frank Hurd, Braden Clement
and Fred Otto. H.
/ No. 8 Of Mapleton-T. Taylor
skip; Will Morrow, Aleck Ellis an,
James Taylor.
No. 10 of Mankato--G. A. Lewis
skip; Vance Mape, O. w. Schmidt an
C. j. Laurisch.
No. II Of Mapleton-W. r. An
mis-, skip; G. E. Whitney. E. F
More and John Mclaughlin.
| No. 12 of Mankato-Dr. c.. H
Nerbovig, skip; E. NJ. Zuel, S. K
/ Fowler and Ed Owen.
| No. 13 Of Mapleton-Ben Taylor
skip; Jean Hadley, Will Schulz an
j VIII Taylor.
] No. IA of Mankatc--T h e odo r
Just, skip; James r. Brierson, w.
! McLaurin and third man.
No. l. was matched against IA,
against 3, 4 against 5. 6 against Z
/ 8 against g. 10 against Il, and /
against 10. It was expected that
J would take until some time in tn
afternoon to play out the first event