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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-23
HUNTING REAL TEST
OF MANLY QUALITY
No Other Sport Offers Any
Such Psychology.

Hunting Is the most ancient and the
most complex game Of skill known to
the human race. 1t makes greater de-
mands upon physical strength and en-
durance. moral determination and pa
thence, mental ruickness and flexihil-
ity and nervous cooperation and con-
troll than any other pastimc.
The successful hunter is the cmbodi-
ment Of the supreme development of
the human animal, Had the ancestors
Of the race failed as hunters, humanity
would be known simply by the fossil
remains dug up by the scientists of
some more efficient form of life.
Whether he consciously knows it or
not. the man who goes hunting is sim
ply seeking an answer to the questions:
Have l brought this magnificent
brute, given TO be the servant and ex-
ecutive of my intellect. to its fullest
possible development?
rs 1t sound in heart and wind stanch
in bone and muscle. keen in sense and
reason. patient under toll and hard
ship, quick and accurate in action, fit
to express a mans soul?"
All our imposing superstructure of
spiritual mental and material civiliza :
ton is founded upon the simple, print :
tive ability to get meat.
Going hunting is the average mans
way of inspecting the foundation of his
being
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-23
Molla Bjursted Does Bit
for Adopted Flag Oh Court
Woman Tennis Star Plays for Red Cross Fund Despite
Heavy Strain Of Championship Games.
il, lB. JACKSON,

the patriotic work Of Miss Bjurstedt
deserves to be recognized along with
that Of other stars Of the net who arc
fighting in the trenches in France. for
tennis is making Its sacrifices FOR
democracy just as are the other sports.
Miss Bjurstedt's debut into tho
American sport world was Sensational.
Early in 1915 the slender. Norwegian
girl rather efficiently asked the man
ayers of the national indoor tourna.
ment at the armory in<New York Il
she might enter the women's singles.
They took her name and her entry fee
and forgot about her. She went
through the tournament without losing
a single set. and annexed the indoor
championship by defea ding Miss Marie
Wagner. then thought s,invincible.
A Sensational PIayar. $50.
After this event Miss Hiurstedt en-
tered other -t6urn,nents.- she always
won. Then the experts woke up to
the fact that she was. the most re-
markable player the United States had
ever seen. She is the only player In
the history of the sport In America to
hold three championships simultane.
ously. She has carried off, the title
indoors, on clay and on grass courts.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-23
ALONG THE SPORT TRAIL
They Pay Walter Johnson
$l5,000a Year to Help Him
to Forget That He Is With
the Washington Team
BY Arthur ("Bugs") Baer.

Copyright. 1917. by the Press Pub. Co.
That shine ball of Cicotte's doesn't
make batting averages shine any.
Cubs are one OF those ball teams
that look better with snow on the
ground.
There are 35 trapshooting leagues in
America, not including the National
Why try to stop the Boston fans
from gambling on the Braves. Gam
bling on the Braves is punishment
enough.
An admrcr of Wagner's has dug
up the shoes Hans wore when an in
FAINT. And Hans understudy would
rattle around in those
Let's go.
All real friends Of Christy Mathew.
son will only remember tho first part
OF the season.
Looks like the Robins were cham
pions au gratin.
When IT comes to losing. the Ath-
1etics are invincible.
Why should Willard fight Morris
when jess Us already paying the sal
aries of ten clowns?
You got 10 hand golfer credit IT
YOU are willing to inhale his chatter
for seven straight days he is willing
to leave you have the rest of the week
TO yourself.
AS usual. the worlds series between
the Giants and Chisoy will he won by
the spectators.
Fred Fulton is the narest heavy
weight to Willard and the earth is the
nearest planet to the moon. Try that
on your piano.
They pay Walter Johnson $4,000 n
year to help him to forget that he is
with the Washington team.
Even Pat Moran comedies that the
Giants. rennant grab is no halk mo-
ton.
Six snnken L boats shrink to one.
Looks like the navy has adopted Dan
Morgan's style. Wins battles by heat
ing tn eother guys to the telegraph
Bill to exclude fighters from New
York after November should be en-
larged to also include Frank Moran
and Carl Morris.
Friends of Plank and Render are
holding a spirited debate as to who
was the best pitcher on the ark
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-23

Having bested the leading women
tennis stars in the United States In
numerous hard fought battles. Miss
Molla Bjurstedt could we'll afford to
rNst for awhile on her laurels. but the
athletic Norwegian girl Is too red
blooded for that. She wants action.
Just because she is the official cham
pion woman tennis player in the
United States does not mean to her
that 1t is time to lay aside the racket.
And just now she says there is work to
be done. patriotic work, for the country
of her adoption.
Although she Is proud that she is a
native of Norway, Miss Bjurstedt Is
equally proud that she now is an
American, and to demonstrate her pa
triotism she Is touring the country,
participating almost daily in gruelling
exhibition matches in order TO swell the
special ambulance fund. OF the United
states Lawn Tennis association.
Puts Strain on Nerves.
If tennis is not violent exercise--that
is. the fast, hammer and tongs game as
played by the experts-it would be hard
to name one, and 1t stands almost
alone among games for the strain 1t
puts on the nerves. In consequence,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-23
The Southpaw Growth.

The amazing prevalence of left
handlers the last few years has brought
on big change from the old world
series days. Back in 1905 Mathewson,
Bender and McGinnity, all right hand
ers. were the only winners. In 1906
Nick Altrock was the only big factor
against Walsh, Brown. Reulbach and
Overall, Reulbach, Donovan, Mullin
and Adams, all right handlers. Then
came Bender, Coombs, Mathewson
Tesreau, Bedient and Wood. with
Plank and Marquard about the only
southpaws of note, this list followed
by Rudolph and James.
The right-handed majority in the
old days was about three or four to
one. Now it is almost the other way.
Last year it was Ruth and Leonard
against Sherrod Smith and Marquard4
For 1917 the handed smear Is
even more pronounced. Three of Nc
Graw's mainswinners are left -ha nders.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-23
World Series Gossip

This is the first. intersectional world
series since 1910. when the Cubs and
Athletics played. q.
Collins will be the, real veteran. as
this will be his fifth sbreak into the
classic. It is also McGfaw's fifth year
to manage a world series team. Her
zog and Fletcher have each been UP
three years. Tesreau. two, and Burns.
Demaree. Gibson and Zimmerman each
one. -
Eddie Murphy may prove the pinch
hitting wonder OF the series. Eddie
has won more games by his pinch
hits this year than any other Ameri.
can league bench warmer.
For the first time in many years two
tcmperamental teams will be seen In a
world series. The Athletics and Red
Sox were both composed Of money
players"
Too many cushions pm the bottom
may account for the room at the top.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-23

Only two members of the White Sox
have ever been in world series, Ed
die Collins and Eddie Murphy. OF the
Giants. Herzog. Fletcher. Zimmerman,
Burns, Tesreau. Demaree and Gibson
have seen world series service. all ex-
cept Zimmerman and Gibson with the
Giants. Gibson was with the Pirates Of
1909 and Zimmerman with the Cubs
in 1910.
al Demaree landed In the big money
through a system Of trades which were
lucky. at least for him. Starting the
season with the Phillies he was first
traded to the Cubs and then to the
Giants.
The White Sox broke into the big
classic back In 1906. OF the players
then in the game only two are now In
baseball. Fielder Jones. who managed
the club and now pilots the Browns.
and Nick Altrock. official clown for
the Nationals.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-23

George s. Klotz. racing secretary If
the Montana state fair, has announced
the entries for the meeting and prom
ises to give the greatest racing pro-
gram ever seen on the fairgrounds.
The main event in the harness horse
division Is the free -for-all pace. in
which eight of the fastest PAGERS ever
seen in Montana are entered. Any one
of these Is capable of stepping n mile
in better than 2:10. ON account of
the auto races making the track too
hard. It was decided to put this event
in on Monday so that the devotecs of
the light harness races may witness
one of the best events of the meeting.
Walter n. Is Favorite. .....
Walter H.. the fast son of Dan
Patch, on account of his recent vic
tory at BoZeman. has been installed
favOrite. but he has in Bonnie Antrim
and Taylor Grafton, two new contend
ers capable of going fast miles. 1t
Is more than likely that the track rec
ord of 2:09 made by lib in 1904 will
he broken in the first heat. as Taylor
Grafton has been working the mile In
better than 2:0S. according to recent
reports.
There will also be the usual num-
Der of running races. as special ar
rangements have been made to receive
two carloads of runners from Spokane
and also from Billings, the latter hav-
ing raced at a recent meeting held at
Cheyenne. All indications point to
one of the best speed programs ever
presented in Montana.
Wild Mule Race on Bill.
The chief attractions at the fair in
the racing line will be wild mule
race In which 10 mules who have never
worn n halter will be ridden and raced
half mile for a silver cup and large
purse. This will be one of the best
amusement features ever offered. TAX
ing It all in all, this years fair will
be the best ever held. Following are
the entries in the harness events
e:25 pace-Merry Breeze, Eddie s.,
Cinco Field. Navajo, Teddy Montana
Wallace Hal.
Free-for-all pace - Taylor Grafton
Bonnie Antrim, Don Quixote. Walter
A., Dericho Boy, Toffee. Ed kernack
Redwood Wilkes.
$3.50 trot-Sea Fire, Walnut Boy
Cantaleta, Rel Brook. Monte Simmons
The Midget.
Free for-all ,rot-Tom Carlyle, Ho.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-23
To the Mackmen-the Pirates
and the Browns.

The dark must come and the dream
must die:
The hope must fade which the morn
ing knew:
Some one must finish eghth--so why
Not you?
You played your game in the jambo
rec;
You stuck ii out while the grandstand
cursed.
Serenely knowing some club must be
The worst.
Giants are anxious and Sox can't
sleep;
Phillies aud others are on the fret;
But over a. tough loss do you weep"
Not yet!
When the rccvish imp gives a deal
that's raw,
Cutting you off from the tieing score,
For you it Is only a lour guffaW--
No more. Va ..s., go,
Let those worry VINO crown the top,
Stale and worried across the skit:
You should bother-you who can drop
No whit.
Up there struggling for the pot.
Each new day brings another pinch;
You are the only guys who've got
4 cinch.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-23
The Star

There may be better left handler
than Claude Cooper OF the Pirates, but
you won't be able to prove it by the
lop- sided statistics.
Cooper. working with a tail end
club. has done as well in 4 winning
way rs others working for leading
teams. His record has been one of
the great achievements of the year
Il record that not even Alexander or
Toney has surpassed.
Cooper's percentage above his
clubs percentage is higher than any
thing baseball has known for many
years. Most of Cooper's defeats have
been by one run, where he held his
opponents to few hits. He has pitched
fewer bad games than any other pitch
or in the major league. This is fairly
close to the answer.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-23
JOHN BROWNS FRIEND DIES

Kansas City Mo.-Mrs. Emma Gill
patrick, - years old, one of the oldest
residents of Kansas City, is dead at
her home. At Topeka she became an
intimate friend of John Brown, the all
olitionist a. II. Hale, her father
built the first iron foundry in Kansas
City.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-23
Not a Good Bet.

"All attendance and gate receipt rec
ords should be broken this year" sug-
gests an exchange. with New York
and Chicago drawing the world series
crowds
Perhaps. But it isn't worth much of
a bet. In the New York Boston series
Of 1912, $4,000 fans paid out $3.50, 440
to see the eight games.
Even if the New York Chicago se-
ries went to seven games it isn't likely
that the total attendance will be over
100000, which means an average close
to $4,000 for each game.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-23
WOMEN ON FOOD BOARDS.

London.--At least one member of
each of the local food control commit
tees, which the government is now
appointing in every district of Eng
land. must be a woman. under rul-
ing of the food controller this week.
Another must be representative of
local labor interests.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-23

SPORT'LIGHT
Bv GRANTLAND RICE

Two of Rowland's stars are left hand
ers. With five !eft-handers tossed
into one series. the complexities of the
case are beyond all unravelling.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-23
Sad Refrain.

OF all sad words that sting and cut.
The saddest are II couldn't putt
A DUB.
But saddest when this phrase arrives
II got to topping all my drives"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-23

Facing the White Sox will be an old
story to the great Zim. a relic Of his
Cub days. But there will be one vast
difference, a difference which Zim
contemplates with unusual cheer-viz.,
there will be no Ed Walsh pitching
five or six of the games for the other
side
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-23

What. with left-handers predominant
ing at bat, that is getting to be a left
handed age. No wonder the dazed
universe is badly upset and bewildered.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-23
Fast Racing Field Entered
for Events Of State Fair
Secretary George Klotz Announces Entries and Promises
Unusual Program for Lovers Of Sport Of Kings.

kola Negra. Eddy Current. Cadence.
ROnniOln.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-23

Too many cushions pm the bottom
may account for the room at the top.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-12-20
WHAT PROPER
DRAINAGE
WILLDO
Experience in the Belgium Holland
District, Oaukee County, Wis.
By Margaret Bauer

Marsh land does not produce any
thing, but it is taxed nevertheless.
John Mueller, of Belgium, in Oaukee
County, was born and raised on the
farm two miles north of Belgium. For
the last twenty years at least he has
been paying taxes on forty acres of
marsh land which was of absolutely
no value even as pasture. The as
sessed value Of this land, while not as
high as tillable farm land, was high
enough to amount to $640 in taxes
during this time. For this money he
received nothing in return.
About eight years ago this condition
dawned upon him and several of his
neighbors and they decided that as
long as the land was taxable there
must be some way of making it pro-
duce enough to wipe out the years of
taxation and yield good profit be-
sides. After consulting the proper
authorities they decided that a drain
ditch of sufficient size to carry away
the surface water could be constructed
at a reasonable cost and all of the
land made tillable The project was
to cost in the neighborhood of $4,000
and extend from the town of Belgium
northward into the Onion river, a dis
lance of approximately six miles.
However, while those in favor of the
drainage constituted a majority, a GER
tain number of owners affected by this
drain appealed the case to the SUI
preme court and it required five years
of litigation and thousands of dollars
in fees until the work could be started
1t was finally completed early in 1916.
After draining the land tiles were
laid at the expense of another S4OO
and the land completely rid of the sur
plus water. Then commenced the work
of grubbing the stumps and leveling
away the excavated dirt This year
the first crop has been harvested.
Thus far only twenty acres have
been put under the plow by Mr..
Mueller, but from these twenty acres
have come the richest harvesss H
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-12-20
VESPER
:. ELLIS, Mayor.

Taken from the Vesper State Center
An upstate man mortgaged his au-
tomobile the other day to buy house
and lot. Insane without a doubt.
County Superintendent Geo. A.
Varney, suffered an attack of ptomaine
poisoning for a couple of days this
week, due it was claimed to a piece
of meat he had eaten at the hotel He
is all right now
Ed. Caswell arrived here Saturday
by auto to put his car up for the win
ter and do some work about the house
getting things in shape for the winter
He returned Monday, but we under
stand he will be back around the first
of the year.
Paul Bymers recently received a let
ter from his son, Peter, who is ''some-
where in France" Peter says they
had a pleasant journey across the
ocean and that he had been enjoying
the rapid changes. This also implys
that Arnold Conklin is also with him
in France
1t has been announced in Vesper that
deal has been concluded whereby c..
R. Goldsworthy has traded the Vesper
foundry property for New Mexico land
We have not learned what the new
owner of the foundry expects to do
with the plant.
Considerable anxiety is being felt in
political circles over the physical condi
ton of Gov. Philip. The Governor
has been subject to copious bleeding at
the nose which has caused him to can
eel all speaking engagements and his
friends fear that the nature of his
Iailment is such that it may prove fatal
Present prices of wood in certain
localities is something fabulous. We
understand that hard maple cordwood
is commanding around $S per cord at
the shipping point, and when it ar
rives in the cities it comes pretty high
to the ultimate consumer. Locally a
good grade of 16-inch wood has been
sold from $3.50 to 1925 per cord.
Every community is cursed by p
class of people who make it their
business to attend to everybody's bus
mess but their own. Such people are
the meanest specimens of depraved
humanity which an all-wise providence
permits to exist on this green earth.
1t is we'll known that almost every
person is sometimes disposed to speak
evil of others; and tattling is a sin
from which very few can claim to be
entirely exempt. But the object of
this article is to call attention to that
distinct class of tattlers who make
tale-bearing the constant business of
their lives. Fortunately we have but
few such in this community, but no
community is entirely free from them.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-12-20
ARPIV

The remains of Manning Moffatt,
who died on Saturday of last week,
were taken to Marshfeld for burial,
the funeral taking place Monday. He
was a man we'll liked in this communi-
ty.
The auction sale of w. H. Ludwig,
which took place at his farm Wednes-
day, was we'll attended.
Chas. Setzkorn, our banker, has
moved into the Fred Bushen home.
Mrs. H. F. Roehrig has been at the
Marshfeld Hospital the past week,
where she underwent an operation for
the removal of her tonsils.
Fred Sommerfeldt was in Oshkosh
the past week, where he sold a lot
of furs.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-12-20
ISATRUCk
DRIVER

Emile Rossier, one of Portage coun-
tvs young men sent to Camp Grant,
ILL.,, last Sept. 20, is now a truck dri-
yer in the aviation section at San
Antonio, Texas. He received his trans
fer as result of an examination and
has been in the south since the latter
part of November. His parents, Mr.
and Mrs. E. H. Rossier of Springville
received a letter from him Tuesday
in which he said he had taken a field
test and had been pronounced No. l
driver. He expects to be transferred
to some other post and is in hopes he
will be soon, as he does not like the
climate and dust of San Antonio.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-12-20

Frank Malik was a business caller
at Stevens Point last week.
Mrs. A. J. Emprey of Stevens Point
visited with friends here Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Peterson are the
proud parents of a baby boy, born
Monday.
Mrs. Falk Of Auburndale was the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. F. Cotterill
over Sunday.
Bessie Chinadel who has been en-
ployed at Chicago for the past year,
is home on a vacation.
The Misses Clara Petersen and Ella
Cheney attended the reading circle
at Marshfeld Saturday.
Charles L. Petersen attended the
Post Masters convention at Grand
Rapids one day last week.
Hazel Cotterill spent the week end
at the F. Cotterill home, returning
Sunday noon to resume her duties at
the Stevens Point Normal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-12-20
THE RECENT
COLD snap

The first half of December has been
the coolest since 1908. The coolest
mark was 10 degrees below zero. This
has not been exceeded for the first
fifteen days of December since 1903
when the temperature on December
Is was 80 degrees below zero. Proba-
bly, one-half of the public first desires
to know the intensity of the cold wave
while the other half wants comparisons
with past history. The Weather Bur-
eau Records show many below zero
temperatures in the first half of De-
cember. Some of the lowest are: De-
cember 2, 1903, 9 below zero; Deem
Der Is, 1908, 80 below zero; Deem
Der Z, 1906, 10 below zero; December
s, 1910, below zero; December 9,
1910, Is below zero; and December II,
1912, 5 below zero.
If you are further interested run
through the table below. That is the
worst of the winter to date.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-12-20
100000 MUST
Be RAISED By
END Of june
That Amount Needed to Cover Ex-
penses of Seven Months

Washington, D. C.-Congress was
informed by Secretary McAdoo in his
annual report, submitted today, that
$5,128, 203,793 must be provided, in ad-
dition to funds from taxes and bond
issues already authorized, to make the
estimated receipts for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1918, equal disburse-
ments. If this deficit is met by new
issue of bonds, the total amount is es-
timated at S9,969, 433, $50.
For the next fiscal year, ending June
80, 1919, the estimated excess of dis
bursements over receipts is 1882, 973,-
$50.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-12-20
VOLUNTEERS
SWAMP CAMP
Congestion So Great at Fort Slocum
City Cares for Recruits

New Rochelle, n. Y.-The number
Of United States army volunteers who
cannot be accommodated at the re-
cruiting camp at Fort Slocum, became
so great today that the board of es-
innate of the municipality voted the
mayor an emergency appropriation of
5000 to feed and house the recruits.
The arrival of twenty cars loaded with
recruits brought the total number de-
pending on the city for aid to 1000 or
5000, it is estimated.