The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-07-26
Shoe DOCTOR
HERE TO UPHOLD
HIS CHALLENGE
p. P. Miller of Hillsboro,
Will Meet G. j. Wiskow
at Fair Friday
ARRANGEMENTS FOR
CONTEST MADE TODAY
Folks Back Home are Back
ing Their Man-Some
Make Trip to Fargo

T. T. Miller, the shoe physician at
Hillsboro, a human dynamo Of nerves
and excitement, plowed into The
Forum editorial rooms this afternoon
and before the brakes" could be
applied, wheeled out the informa-
ton that he was ready to uphold his
challenge to meet any cobbler in the
state in a halfsoling contest, condi-
tions of work to be fair to both.
Tossing his grip of tools on a
table, which landed like a rock,
the doctor" dived into the bag and
armed himself with knife, file and
other instruments, which he says
will, under his skillful manipulation,
win him honors at the Interstate
fair Friday afternoon when he will
meet C. J. Wiskow of the Fargo
Shoe hospital The time for the
match has been fixed by the fair as
sociation for o'clock.
Folks Backing Miller.
Back home the folks are placing
bets on me and are watching the
outcome of the contest with great
interest" said Miller. Some of them
didn't believe l was game. l will
show them With this knife and this
file l will tackle that Fargo fellow
and show him." That Miller has a
bunch of followers is shown by the
delegation from Hillsboro that ac-
companied him to Fargo and are go
ing to remain over for the big
show" The contest will be staged
from the platform in front of the
grandstand.
Defeats Own Record Again.
Miller in an article published in
q
meet any cobbler in the state. He
claims to have made a record of Is
minutes upon a pair of No. Joseph
M. Herman's United States army
shoes, brown leather.
But when Mr.. Wiskow read of the
challenge and offered to meet the
Hillsboro physician" and stated
that he considered Is minutes no
time, Miller began to think things
over. There was one thought in his
mind from that time on. He would
go after his record, and so he did.
Trims IL Down Again.
With Fred Johnson, a telegraph
operator for the Great Northern at
Hillsboro, as the official timekeeper,
Miller this week tackled his own
record for the second time. having
previously cut it down so seconds,
from 16 minutes to Is minutes. This
time he trimmed it some more and,
according to a letter addressed "to
who it may concern" by the opera
tor, the Hillsboro cobbler is said TO
have established a new record for
halfsoling one pair of shoes. The
time is given at 13 minutes and 30
seconds. -.rE.. .~s e,. ...s
Jubilant over this feat and yet
aroused over the statement bv Mr..
Wiskow that "15 minutes is no
time," Miller came to Fargo, the
city of his dreams for more than
two weeks. He didn't halt to look at
the window decorations and to study
the crowds which jam the streets,
nor did he stop to hear the Larimore
Hussar bands. concert in front of
The Forum Office, bSlt made his way
through the crowd into the editorial
rooms.
Members of the editorial force.
busy on the news events for the day,
looked in dismay and were about to
whisk from the Office when the cob
bier produced big knife from his
grip and went through a series OF
maneuvers.
Meets His Opponent.
Miller met Wiskow, his opponent,
this afternoon, and both made the
arrangements for the
contest. In addressing a letter to
The Forum Wednesday regarding
the contest, Mr.. Wiskow said:
Your challenge called for the
halfsoling of pair Of shoes in less
time than the record you have estab->
lished and to be fair, only time and
workmanship should be considered.
If we have modern shoe hospital
with all the latest machinery and
yours is out of date that should not
compel as to work under your con-
ditions if under our plan we can
work faster.
ITO make fair competition in
workmanship, am willing to go to.
the fair grounds and halfsole a
pair of shoes against time with you
strictly on hand work, all conditions.
to be alike, either sewed or nailed,
and as for repairing with machinery
go into the shoe hospital and DEM
onstrate in what ime and manner 1t
can be done in modern shoe repair
shop"
The men will be given the 'oppor-
tunity of selecting their own judges
and the timekeepers.