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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-02-10
J. w. FROST,
Chairman.
F. NJ. GITTINGER,
Secretary.

State of Iowa, County Of Decatur, SIS.
Be it remembered, that on this
goth day of December, A. D. 1915,
before me, a notary public in and
for said county and state personally
appeared J. w. Frost and F. NJ. Git
finger, each being to me personally
known, who being by me duly sworn
did say, that they are the president
and secretary respectively of the De-
catur County Mutual Telephone Com
pany, and that said instrument was
signed and sealed in behalf of said
corporation by authority of it's stock
holders, and that they acknowledged
said instrument to be the voluntary
act and deed of said corporation by
them voluntarily executed.
STEPHEN VARGA,
24-4t Notary Public.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-04
BAPT|STs BEAT SPIDERS
WAKE FOREST WINS FROM
RlCHM0NOERS BY ONE Rim
''""'"E "nmc on Southern Tour uss
"S'rous Tor iocnl tOIi~-ian<
who 0uthit Opponents.

"NNE FOREST, y. G. Arril 3--In a
remarkably wcil-playcd game with
chilly weather prevailing and we,
grounds Wake Forcs, emerged ,ir,or.
over NIrhmond College this afternoon
by > Ia score. Tho Nirsinians ONT
mt their opponents. bu, they were nm
"p'e TO connect with Lewis. the Eap,is,
So"'hraw, ~ "pportunc times. Lewis
til" sacks ~"
Both teams ncld.d spIendialy war,o
crest working three double nla,. ana
IN" visitors one CARLYLE was Tho in
d!Nldual star 81 the Gam. !, go.
ms >taSh.nS doubt" IL left with ,,,
m"n on base in the third inning m,
gave h'S team their first two scores In
'nr n'Ih II" accepted eight chances and
."Hr'"" . lot of territory. l.iccan. the
HH,", shortstor. too. put up good
exhibition in the field His ,rjnI. l.;
the third iuniu. was tn, lorrns, III,
"' IN" afternoon ana il counted thc
"'S' score az the game. lcrudon mad.
q me-" catch of OF CroSslcv's h,t In
the eighth inning.
richmond College started and ended
its scoring in the third inning wj,L
one down. Miller walked, I.i.gan ,hon
connected for three bases scoring Mil.
I"r ON III" next pitch Coach Doh
son pi'Y"rS worked neat squeeze
play. i"G@an scoring and Crosslcy
r"hchiGS ursi on his perfect hun,
Wake Forest cvcn.d the corIn, I'm ;ts
nall of the same inning Ecrrac was
MI ny pitcher and promptly stole sec
""d. t;ohl"y then drew a base Oh balls
ami both tailed on Carlylc's timely
double
In I'll" NTH inning tn" Bap,ists regis
tered the winning run when. with one
down. j"!!m walked Levi. ana Ii.ru-
don followed With tw"-has" blow.
Box score.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-04
BOSTON BRAVES ARE NEXT
STALLINGS AND HIS CREW
ARE ATTRACTIONS TO-DAY
Good crowd VIII Welcome Hcnn-IntcrS
if Weather Wan ~ Ning-Hnm-
phrc,S Joins >Uund.

George Stalllm.s md his l;os ION
Er",cs Will ARRIVE her. early this
morn,mg from Rocky Mount, where
thoy we're due {" play IN" Hr"nchos
y"s,erda, The I;ravca will hc tho chief
attraction At Eroad street ra-k this
afternoon, weather. permitting, ana IL
is expected thai; Their" viii I've q large
.;alh.rin" al fans - meet the former
champs.
Hhiy smith VIII pr"Sahly start Lefty
Euriic against tn" Eosiunians l:urkc
-. wS :" hc right. aud as the Young
s,c' had some GOOD coaching Yesterday
80 ~" hands "r Nick A!trock. hr should
u" iu "uGiu"m TO ii" some rn""'iv,
work, Wilson is also availabl" for
""rk, rs are N"rhoUt and ROSS.
Humphreys The former Tar Nh"
pitched Yesterday against Tho I,Its.
wus ordered by Clarke Griffith 20 -"
main here. llumphrcNa seems 10 he IN
good snap". and when right, viii!
make - COCOA man for Eichpron,!.
smith is Well supplied with pitchc!
now. 'iis | f;-handcrs an look mighty
GOOD for this carly tn the season.
',itlo N"rb"U,. jarInau and Hum
ph,rHs are good looking ri"ht-handcrS
II, catching staT viii he cut down
!" iw" men before the "nd Of ih" week,
Smith having dcC!icH 10 let SCION ana
thompson on. lif - liN Ii1S ~ PIi''
bot, Youngsters. a. they Win both b"
valuable men with li,t!o seasoning
REYNOLDS. who jumped right into
hnrn"Ss. looks great now. aud sham
rock o'Donnell is developing rapidly
int" a corkinr good receiver
Iun-ll viii probably h" farmcd hv
Smith. ANA the Baltimore lad i goin"
20 D." q urea, outricldcr some OF these
days lie * little raw for The Ia
tcrua ioial l."aGrr, 1ut with q season
i'm the Virginia or Caroline circui'y
"a" viii IL" worth watch'ur. II II. goes.
II VIII bc w!th a string.
Mik"y kc'lihcr ana Hack Eibel ar.
making h@ht for the first sack Job.
i.ibcl j. the mole rolishcd hcider OF
Tia" pair. hat his hitting aS "a whole.
= not equal 10 hat OF Kcllih"r. Both
NH H. @IV"n AN opportunity this week
to show their goods In the mean
NvEllc. the ;isht goes 'nrrrily on
Marty Ny" has not Vet got his bat
tins "'c in ORDER. Yesterday Ne did
connect for pretty single. hut his
hit'iur has been weak ia previous
games. Clemens and ncndryx is an
other tair which has not v"t cot right.
ting Well Nine hits Yesterday were
not had 81 all With = it'll, moro
rracric" AGAINST curves the team
Should iwrrov" wondcrfuI'v, ana. il il
does. there wi! he some fence busting,
sure.
III" game to-day viii start at 40
@ clock. Tn" weather predictions lool,
bad. but YOU can never tell about April
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-04
BOWLING TOURNEY OPENS
Atlantic Coast Tournament Gets We'll
Under Nn!-Iiundrcds of C0ntrst-
ANTS Have Sent In Entries

WASiiiNGTON, April with dis
trlvt commissioners and prominent
citizens throwing tho first balls down
TN" alleys. the Atlantic Coast Bowling
Association opened its second annual
tournament here to-day. Nearly 200
teams nave entered from all parts OF
tn" Atlantic Coast States, contcstinr
Tor prizes amounting TO more than
$1,000.
No singles or doubles were run to-
night. only nVc-mcu teams contestin.
The opening sets were rolled by teams
FOR the Washington banks. several gov
eminent teams and the Diamond team
from iIapcrStown. Md.
The tournaments. which promises to
hc the biggest bowling event ever held
in the East. is expected to hang M
some new records. There arc lnt
duckpin teams contesiiMg nfty-two
tenpin teams. and seven caHdlepin
teams.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-04
ROYALS GET DOWD AGAIN
CINCINNATI RETURNS FINE
YOUNGSTER TO MONTREAL
CRnucI<s Stnrt Practice mt lInrkcnsRck.
Fred rcnncy GETS Pitcher Garrett
From Cleveland Americans.

MONTREAL, April Sword was
| received from the Cincinnati Reds yes
tcrday that Jimmy Dowd who wa.
bought from the Royals last fall. viii
he returned and viii report ut tho
ROYALS training camp at IIackcttstown
Dowd had a good season with the locals
last year. but through the illness or
| several OF tho other twirlcrs way
! forced 20 go in so often that he los,
lbs usefulness toward the end OF the
season.
As relief pitcher. Dowd is among
TN" pest ON TIA" International circuit,
aud 10 show his best work should no,
he used oft"ucr than twice a week He
led tn" lntcrnational until the middle
! o' July last season. when he started
1" drop games through ovcrwork
Charlie Fullerton. the young pitcher
who did 50 well with the ROYALS las,
season after coming here from tho
| Southwestern I.ca@uc. wrote 10 Mana
ger li"wl"y asking for contract IIc
hhd som" difficulty over his salary. but
/ TINS has evidently been adjusted
The Royals viii now have three OF
| last years twiricrs as nucleus Of
- i"irlinc staff, and with Stevenson
| Priest and G;oodbrcad signed also.
should be we'll fortified in this depart
! ment.
| Dan iIowley loft for Hacketts,own
last night with The nucleus of good
Dali CLUB signed up. Tho Royals are
al present after Gathers and Moran
! formerly lof tho Boston Braves. both
! "uiiclderS. ana also Purteli a brother
| OF Penny Purtcll. who was let out by
/ Inc Royals early last season
brhnE brother played in the nfeid
| Tor IN" Skc'tcrs two seasons ago war
! "fafted by The Detroit and then farmcd
10 a team III The Pacific Coast League
''uu" koSsinan, who played first fo;.
I IA" Tigers q few Years ago when they
. met Chicago in tho worlds series anc
! "h" remained out Of the game La,
} year has offered his services 10 Man.
( aver Ito"iey, AMI viii likely be signed
! up l" replace Jack FLYNN.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-04
HAMP DEN-SIDNEY STARTS
ON ANNUAL WESTERN TRIP
Tigers Will Play strong state Teams.
Opens Championship series at
Home ON Saturday.

NAMPpFN-SIDNEY, VA April s.
Tho Iia'nrden-Si sidney College baseball
team. ~ charge Of Coach Eernier, leaves
TO morrow morning for The annual
western "trip, :'our teams will be met
in me following order. Virginia Chris
i'au college. Roanoke College VII
GINA polytechnic Institute and Vir-
SIria Military Institute
Il='r supporters arc locking for q
malo''tv Of tho games "a nc nut in tho
WIZ column. after tho showing made
against 'h" Richmond Hlucs on Sotur-
ga.
Ihtleen players WIN make the trip.
i''N ar" Malone. rawlings. Rug.
Tipton ana Harhsdalc, ba,tcrymcr: Wi.
son Lacy. Thurman. Sutcr and oliver.
,"'eid"rS aud Whales, Richmond ana
Lee. ou'HeldG-
he team returns on Saturday night.
'fN "ptuS up tn" Eastern Virginia
.-''Hpl"nsnip series with Eaudolph-
Nfr"u Coilce" one week from ,o-dav.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-04
FIRED TENNEY SECURES
GARRETT FROM CLEVELAND

IL ~ y
NEWARK. April Manager Fred
Ienn"y. Of tho Tigers. announced to-da
before leaving for Wicndcnmayer's
Park, where he supervised tho train
ing stunts OF tn" Newark players. that
u" h"d signed pitcher and an in
fielder
Tho pitcher in question is G II Gar.
rot, who was secured from the Clcve-
land Americans. Garrett Is a right
handed hurl"r. Tic Is twcn,y-thrc.
years old. and stands six feet i've and :;
half Inches in height. He weighs Is.
pounds. Garrett Was with the Mason
'!ty team OF the Central Association
last season.
IN" other PLAYER secured by Tcnncy
IS I"ui" Courtney. vino PLAYED In tho
New ENGLAND League last season.
because OF tho soft condition OF tho
hcld TN, lit;lc baseball uork wa, at,
TEMPTED 10y the Indians to-day at
ie""nmAy"r's iark. The men turned
over 10 Tenncy by the Yankees. pich
Schwert. McGovorn and Cable. were on
hand. together with a number or semi
pro pail tosscrs. who cndcavorcd u,
demonstrate /" tho pilot OF the Eca.
skins just how tho game should he
played
Eddie Zimmerman viii captain tho
SQUAD Ray Move, who is coming to
talk over salary matters. and Leo Vii
ter are also expected 10 get horc hcforc
'o-morr"w Bert Tooley has intima,cd
that n" il likely Ia qult the game
Nothing has been heard from Mike
H"ckinEcr
Tenncy intends to have the PLAYERS
report every day at 10 O'Clock The
Tigers Viii have less than a wcol's
I'm" To get III shape for the exhibition
game with ~" Yankees, which viii bo
staged at Wiedenmaycr's Park on sun
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-04
POLICE GET UNIFORMS
BluejarLcts Read, 10 Meet tut. on iri-
da! AftcrnOon-Ur Parker VIII
HIVE GUUd Team.

Tie final details have been completed
for the game between the Richmond
police ana the Richmond in's which ia
scheduled for Friday afternoon at 80
o'clock. tn. ncv uniforms have ar
rived. and wiiI bc given 10 the men a,
practice this afternoon.
pr Parker Is ~ charge % ma. team
and ann ounces that be viii PICK the
team on Friday afternoons trou III.
bunch Or men who HAY" been out for
the team the pOliCe are gong 20 give
the Ints hard fight TITO police end
Of the proceeds from The game VIII be
turned over 70 the team 70 help rHN
for the uniforms and other baseball
equipment.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-04
Amateur Athletics
itl I't f:I'.

M, .;., ,,, r,.,,, c..,,.,.,,
:,
'.""S u'' "''""eh 'he nhSen"H h!hcS OF
h"nedicrin" Military College aud John
Marshall iIi-h S,lnnl which w,s
.'.r',',, ,, w. n,"fT! | n,'s
;..'r,,i,, ~, ~
,i, di.t.i,, 80" 49,,
rrn,J s,r.ni r,rk and ,,, ~ ho,,os
-, ,.",,i,,,. ,b. n,,e mn< vo.i, .n,n,
,h, ,.,L ,h ,.,, ,,.iu 49, i,,l -
L.r,a,, ,f,.,ron
Iris afternoon tin. E.rodi,.,ir. ninc
viii play the Richmond ,ull".. second
team ON stadium, Field =, N.stb,nn
Th.oluricnl seminar, r...,,u n.,.rJ,,.
ana arc connd.ut ma; rh., viu ho
all. TO administer IN. same ,i,sc 20 ~.
,.au,..io
The baseball mines Of John Marshall
iIirh Scnooi ana Sui,IJ.ni E,,sins.s
rIl, Lid ma, ',,i., III ,a,,, ,,,,
The teams cot IN ..,nc a.ond nr,c,i,.
inv.,o, ,,,. - -" ~ CIV ,'''
~, j., ,,ni'l ,,o.,,it',, ""'-
M. S,,,hd.,I t., u. i.,
services Of i,s So, r;,ci.r 49, I,
s.vc,,I ,,h..r ra,,,I.,rs ~
E.G-cncth aud C;rie,,s derid.d ~ al,
49,, g. 800" ~ '''i
'n' ''"''S 80 h"t IN Il reh !
S'"'' S""'' ''''" ''''' on IN Inc sea
sou
nut.
,,..,, Iii .N' ,,,', .Ny'u-
"''lH ''"',, WI ic"N' !"t -HtStef, where
~ "",''"ci "u'"n.opI'eA VIII convey
'he prayers 10 'hcS'er'
n",.n ''"W,'' captain on INC 'tanH"
az" '''"'' WIZ '''"'c 'h"' I'N'iS u" ON
'.' n,"u,'" '"' IA" academy team.
ni""' ~" aGSi's ,rh' 10 inc "ncr'
ri. rolio,,i,,,. o,, t,,
An..arro,, v.iiI ,n.t 49,, -
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-04
GENERALS LOSE OPENING
:, CONTEST TO WESlEYANS
Washington aud Lee Drop 'ia>h !"
Nest virginia. " u Hit pirr"tti
Hard nj IiWrs.

3.E\I%GlD% "a. \prl West
Sircinia WESLEYAN scored an easy tvi-
umph over WASHINGTON and Lee ia the
op,ninc game az the 1915 campaign
Winning 10 :" >trcr rE' second in
,iihr. when Bryan and piero:N scored
The only two runs Tor tn" Generals
with two >Ucccs%iV, doubles MORRISON
held the Generals saf,I, when tn"
mlses were occupied ri,rotu was u"t
,Jetc,ivc a@ailt.t W,tlcyan after :ho
third inning IAfrIu@ tn" last siN Sos
sions ne was hi; Tor seven runs
. The game was played ou he.Nr
hc!d The Generals h,ld"d almost
fapltlcssly, but Wesleyan nohhicd four
tim.s. Tho hitting % Miller and Talk
incton featured for West Virginia.
Norrisou Welded ru' ny. hits and
famed eleven I'l'rorr retired ten On
strike
, Thu, s..,.,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-04

Hated for Goodwin In fourth.
Gnmc called in seventh innipE on
account Of cold weather.
score b., Innings: II.
Washington .. inN2 0-I0
q hnOnd .......-. u ! u 90
Summary: rwo-hn>r hi.s-Nr-
Dcrmott: home ruu-Shnnks stolen
hnSr.-SnNyrr. =: double plays
NcndryN TO NrDrrmott; NcDcrn,oft
10 Nyr 10 l>cllIhcr. tIits-oE Ayers.
6 In three innings; on Jnrmnn. in
three innings; on Humphrtcs. = in
three innings: Oft AItrock. none In
QUO Inning, OF GoOdwyn. In four
innings. BnscS on bRlls-by Good
vyn. .: hy JnrmRp. 1: by Humph-
ries, I: OF Ayers. .; OF AtrNck. !.
Bnttcrs htt-kniscr by Ayers. Milan
ny Goodwin. sawyer by JHrman'
Hcndr., hy Ayers. Struck out-hy
Goodv.n. =: by Jnrmnn. .; by Aycrs.
=. Ralk-AitrOck. Time OF game.
80. Umpire, Westerveh.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-04
College Stnkeout Record

WAXAHACIiIE, ten. April 3
wntsGn, 81 pitcher Tor Trinity INT
,crSity. established what ~ claimed
to rs - c0ilrEc record by striking
out twcnty-Onr TcNns Christian
InI,crsity players In nine innings
Of n fourtrcn-inninR Enmc here to
day. TcAHs Christian tniNrrsity
won. & 10 =. Watson Wns credited
with twcnt!-sla strikcnuts for the
entire gpmc.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-04

There are now elements among Tho
National l.cacur right folders that
rather upset the dope and make some
unexpected changes. For instance. If
Giants, plays anywhere close to the
gait he mas shown in the last two
years, aud YOU couple his attack ing
power and steadiness with the speed,
hriilIanCy and prumIs" OF Robertson.
there IS no getting away from the fact
that New York can present the strong
est right fcldcrS ia tn. business.
To me. the coming OF l;ousch is
big item for The Giants. and he gives
them tn" strongest quartet OF Out
h"ldcrs in tn" league beyond doubt.
Mc,;raw unGoubtcdly viii use Eousch
and Robertson IN TWO different fields.
and shit many times robertson is
not nearly the ball player The New
Workers claim he Is II" ourh, :" be.
With all ms speed ana cl"v"rn"ss. but
there is one immense element OF weak
ness THAT Is weakness on ground
hIts- IL seems l." IN" lhat every time
loon UP nc Is 'h'iSihS q GROUND li II
,'"' ne "uI at J." h'." Stoih'n. ms
- " serious i"o'' Oh '"' L"!" 'r""iihA
w, ."i ~" '''
- 'N'' '''' go. '''' Wv
'httuS cfaN"'h must OF course, bc
'o""'c" Ms" VI. account OF MS SluS
S''r ''"' - goo" Il
0,i IL ~
.n,,,dv rh.r go " ' i''''
,,rn,,nd .,J ,I, ,,n,,,L ~, ~,
can, sion sno, o. hn,n,J L.cI, ,-
vain viii nuI i, ,,,rr h.,,j., -, III,
thiS season than ne mas dom, vhnsc
Red Sox pi,chcrs revealed his v.,l
nrsscs last fan ia "a manner that il is
not likely the National League pitchers
viii forget You may expect to see
them tipping fast ones aimed nj his
knc"caps all summer.
The Chicago situatiou is an odd one
XwillinE is cardcd for the iob with
Williams IN center and Flack in left
The chances are. however that Mann
VIII hc playing c"utcr before the sea-
son - very old. tie Is better bali
player thah IS Williams. Also. either
P'"AI'e cithcf riSht or left. and flack
= 'o' !" " sic't many ways
~ '""Sn "oPihE' 'erc we
~ III" I'VE men switching
~ '',m" an" changing constantly.
r." 't'''S - ""'h against !eii-handcd
y "h'Cn coinrlcatcs the task
'oohS us 81 mixer VIII nave to
N'ri I'VE outHei"ef" ana work the
.'"i''"hS H"''t ""N h''"f naE I" set
We S't"''S' S'r'n1'h' ~" mas lot
90 s'r'hs'h IN Inc "n'hcId, but. uu-
'"r' uhh'ciA. can use only part of IL at
iIihe' hShrc thht alter Jun" schultz
VIII take 'hc regular rISht-h"ld JOB
hE ,h"t u'hc mixer VIII forget some
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-04
Doping the 1916 Baseball Season
XVl.--National League Right FieIders
BY HUGH =. FULLERTON

VIII" are valuable otherwise but weak
on stopping: ground balls 10 this job
:" that even II they lose Il ground
haIL IN" damage is not serious as
II would to" In center or loft.
I"-Hiorrow We VIII study the ri. IN
h"l9crs -! Tie American League and
finish up the figures on the regular
positions.
uC"pyrieh,, 1916 ny The wheeler Syn
dictate, lucD
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-04
Champion tucist Loses.

PITTSBURGH IA. Ann 2.--ricrr"
Naupou" of -. Louis. defeated Charles
u. Ellis world $ three cushion billiard
Champion In The opening block Of their
match her" tonight. % to - in sixty
two iINiups. They Viii play t"-mOr-
row and Wednesday, nich;s.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-04

Manchester Lodge 40 St3. Ecnevo-
ont and protective Order o, I:lks viii
h"Io SPECIAL meeting Thursday night
81 $50" O'Clock IN tho Elks' Home for
Nc purpose ~ Installing the recently
elected officers ,uat SIN serve during
IN" ensuing I.'''d. ~ TIA. close OF the
rus ness meeting q social session viii
Io held
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-04
Hearne Signs with Leafs

DURHAM. y. a.. April 3.-Bunn
HcHrnc. OF Chapel Hiii. the former
lrf-hnnd twirlcr for the New York
Ginnts. Inns siGncd with the Toronto
club. tr VIII report Tomorrow nj
tho trimming quarters In Jersey
CITY.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-04
Gordon Acquitted.

Tho charge against q. w. Gordon.
brought back to Richmond from Bal
timore to meet charges preferred
against him by tho relatives of Viz
ginia {. BASS. was dismissed in tho
Police Court yesterday.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-04

The game will give the local follow
crs chance to get line on the team
for tire game on Friday.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-04

III" game to-day viii start at > 30
q clock. Tn" weather predictions looI,
bad. but YOU can never tell about April
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-04

To-morr"w afternoon ihc Ecncdic-
tine rinc viii PLAY the Medical College
of virginia. pharmacy class. AT Byrd
Park The Mcdicos were defeated hy
the Marshali'tcs last Friday and are
determined to get revenge on the Ca
dcte.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-04

nc COZ" weather did not daunt the
spirits Of the Johm Marshall Track MOI
Yesterday. and Coach Gary had then,
out running as hard as ever The hi,
ing wind put a lot OF spirit into the
men. ana practice was very suapny
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-01-29

He never smoked; he never drank;
He never said How dry L am
The filthy weed he thought was rank
He never used the cuss words
He came home early every night
OF this fact / am positive
And on his tombstone one might write:
ALAS, He WAS TOO GOOD TO
LIVE.
A model man in all respects,
He even went TO Sunday school;
Quite free was he from all defects,
He'd never heard of Kelly pool;
His hard earned salary each week
To Friend wife he would always give,
And those who would his tombstone
seek
Might read-HE WAS TOO GOOD
TO LIVE.
He paid his subscriptions in advance;
He never knocked his native town;
He welded no reformer's lance:
He never sought for cheap renown;
If you but pleased him, he would
write
And tell you how much joy you give
Not many persons SO polite)-
ALAS, HE WAS TOO GOOD TO
LIVE.-Stolen
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-01-29

"How would you feel said prison
er to me few days ago, IF you start
ed to bootleg liquor for the first time
in your life when you were discourag-
ed. nearly out of money unable to
keep at work because of bad harvest
weather, and then you plead guilty
if you were in Jail five months as very
few bootleggers are, and you saw lots
of others turned loose after a few
weeks in jail, and then the offici ais
wanted to turn you out in the dead
of the winter almost without clothes,
and then wanted to take the last
cent yon had to apply on costs,-how
would you feel?" Judge Ruppenthal
in Luray Herald
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-01-29
CASTORIE
For Infants and Children
I'm Use For Over 30 YcS
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The presence of youthful smokers
going about sucking pipe or cigarette
continues to excite good deal of
comment and people wonder where
these boys of tender years get what
they term "the makin's." Tobacco,
Lord knows, is filthy and harmful
enough to the adult, but when boys
of fifteen to twenty years stunt their
physical and mental growth with the
weed it simply amounts to a commun-
ity tragedy. No boys, no matter how
robust, can constantly suck pipe or Gig
arctic and be as bright and capable as
he would be without the habit. The
boy himself knows it from the effect of
nicotine. 1t stunts him and makes
his efforts seem punny and futile
when he is pitted against the nom
smoker. He hasn't the free, quick
mind or the strength and endurance
of his more sensible brother. The
people of this town have been wond-
ering all fall over the futile efforts
of the high school football team to
win games. We believe they have
won just one contest, and that with
bilc IllOlc SCIlOOl "A agra 1iOS0 ldiulildI
with the team and its habits say
many of the players are habitual suck
ers of pipe or cigarette, hence when
they go up against an eleven that does
not use the weed defeat is inevitable
The Lebanon boys on the other hand.
have won much praise for their dash
and pep on the field this year and the
victories they won against much
larger schools. At the beginning of
the season and for the good of the
team the players cut out tobacco.
They also took care of their physical
makeup in other ways by refraining
from late hours and certain items of
diet hard of digestion. By doing this
the team has come very close to being
an ever victorious aggregation, and
that, too, in competi tion with much
larger schools. There is a strict law
against minors smoking, but OF
course it is violated openly every day
because no one wants to kick up
row by beginning prosecutions
1t is our belief, anyway, that the
matter is entirely in the hands ofthe
boys and their parents and teachers.
They could smoke in secret in spite
of the law, but the observant parent
or teacher is quick to detect the user
by his physical condition and stand
| ing in his classes. County
Pioneer.