The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-02-08
NYQU|ST THE SCOTCH
(. CURLER OF MANkATO
RelectionsMa By Alexander
Russell of New Ulm
AT MApLETON
Gentleman From This City Was
Willing To Wager Good
Money On Game

uObSy vi NoUHS
The following communication ap-
peared in The Mapleton Enterprise:
New Ulm, Mimi, Jan. %. 1918.
1t has just occurred to the writer
after getting back safe to my "ain
fire en-" after the grand time l had
we a ma brither Scots at Mapleton,
taking in Burns celebration and the
three days bonspiel that l might at
least write and say thank we a fer
yer kindness. And we were fortunate
enough to get a complimentary tick
ct to the curriers' dinner and in addi-
ton got our share O. the haggis and
learn more about the innerworllin' O.
the Heather Curtin club OF course,
the dinner was good. everything that
could be desired, but the speeches
in response to the toastmaster's call
We're grand and very amusing to me.
We noticed the one thing that mov-
ed the Mapleton club to spread such
q grand feast was to try and wrest
from William Mcdonald the great
secret of his success. why he always
with his three assistants carried off
to Winnebago the First National
Bank trophy. That was something
the Mapleton boys wanted to know
bad. but it seems to us they were
after something they could not get,
Mcdonald suggested perhaps some
of his assistants wanted to satisfy
their curiosity, but no, no, nothing
doing that way. The, Mankato bon
spiel comes on this week and there
will be hard tie and every nerve
will be strained while the games
last.
Noticed the New Curriers'.
I noticed some new curriers' this
year Rev. Father Gossman is one
of the new recruits and does splen-
didy and loves the game. At Burns
celebration we heard the quotation
eff that pour the gift would gie'us
to see ourselves as others see u.s."
So that is what we are attempting to
do. We noticed very keen Scotch
curler from Mankato by the name of
Nyquist. He and some of his asso-
ciates seem to think the MaDleton
boys can cause their "stanes" to de-
viate so they don't go where they
should 20 and that accounts for the
few "pot-lids'' they make. They
just think Tom Taylor. A. J. Ellis
and a sheen more fairly bewitch
their stanes. ma mater how careful
they send them off, We were a wee
bit anxious to discover the secret
.oursels,. as we ken fine we could turn
it to good account We would like
to get haun in the game seeing
Father Gossman and a the other new
hands are a. so pleased with it.
Nyquist Willing to Wager.
On Thursday night there was still
one prize to play for and they were
matched off so as to begin early and
much banter about starting time
next morning. And YOU may no want
to believe it, hut it's true Nyquist
held ten dollar bill right up AS a
pledge to meet any man at whatever
hour they liked after one a. m. That
put a damper on some of the others.
We were wee bit anxious to see for
ourselves how it would all turn out
but when we awoke in the morning
nice and snug amoung guild Scotch
blankets. we decided to take the
word o. the most truthful as to how
it turned out.
And we heard (of course it's only
hearsav, and we wont swear to it,
Nyuuist was there "the back o. five
in the morning" had the fires going
and had ~ fixed before A. ]. Ellis
or Bruce Hanna turned up. Those
two were sair used up the NIGHT be-
fore, their wives said A scuttle OF
Goals and bringing in thu lSindlen
for the mornin' fairly finished them
up, but we declare We wad no think
it was true when the stanes began
to rattle on the ice the last day of
, the bonspiel Nyquist was in great
trim and did win something but
there was such hulIibloo about it
we could not say whittier it was first,
second or BOBBY prize his rink car
ried Off
Decorated in Fine Style,
We saw Nyquist decorated with
four beautiful neckties He was
real proud of them, just like boy
over his first jack knife. We wonder
ed about this, as he has a showcase
full of such ties in his ain store. 1t
was said four men a. turned out tae
kirk in Mankato bedecked with ties
alike and some wondered if they
were twa pair o. twins.
We also wish to mention we had an
invitation from the principal and sup
erintendent of the Mapleton high
school to visit and be present at
their literary session. and we We're
greatly pleased to notice that the lads
oh IL
ing to the utmost the splendid OPP
portunitics afforded them We wish
to conclude by saying all in all. al
though the program was somewhat
contracted for good reasons. the
home talent was splendid exhibi-
ton of what can be done in a COM
munity were good fellowship exists
and everyone is willing to try and