The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-02-13
Among Us Breeders
By E. p. O'BRYAN
@ Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate
wNU Service

4 \ Office in the Kern Duilding wnere
Won could 60 TO make a quiet little bet
on the ponies and maybe win a few
dollars. Grandma Hostedder went be-
fore the city council and raised so
much fuss about the Outrage" that the
city fathers had 10 do something
about It The Evening News, con-
sentative paper, printed the story. and
this frightened the mayor half out or
his wits. He ordered the place closed
at once.
Twice after that other places started
up quietly. and met the same fate;
Grandma Hostedder saw 10 that
But finally they elected a new
mayor, and a new city council, and the
mayor himself liked 10 lay little BET
now and then, and TO watch the ponies
gallop around the oval. So 1t came
about that a somewhat modern book
ing Office (that was the dignifed term
given IT. came into being, where you
could 20 and bet a little money on any
horse no matter where, for direct wires
came into the Office from all the tracks.
Grandma Hostedder was away for
q couple of months during all this and
when she came back TO town there
was a pretty how-de-do. She called
meeting Of the Reform league and
declared the nuisance had 90 stop.
She went around from door TO door
and tried to stir up resentment. She
collected few followers and on Tues
day night they were on hand when the
council met in Town Hail.
Grandma Hostedder faced them,
her dander up. She declared the bet
ting establishment was disgrace, that
Il took the very bread out Of the
mouths Of children, and and that II the
city council didn't order the chief OF
police TO close the place she would get
out an Injunction.
The council ended by passing an
ordinance permitting horse racing at
the county fair grounds and then
Grandma Hostedder did blow up. She
waved her umbrella at the mayor and
called him a gangster, whereupon the
mayor arose and extended her an in
vitation TO attend the first race meet
as his guest.
During the next three weeks Grand
| ma put on whirlwind campaign
against the race meet and against bet
| ting. She trudged from door 20 door,
but the resentment was dying down.
Business was better and all the mer-
chants were looking forward to the
| opening, with prospects Of increased
| sales
| II was no 90. A week before the
track opened Grandma had a nervous
breakdown They took her TO the
Little Flower hospital for a rest.
Severely shaken by her defeat she re-
fused to see anyone.
The day the track opened the mayor
sent his private car to the Little
| Flower hospital. Four of the mayors
| stenographers went with It. They
posed as indignant housewives and
begged Grandma TO accompany them
/ TO the track for a demonstration.
Grandma listened and finally, a new
light Of battle in her eye, agreed
10 go.
The stage was all set when the
mayors car arrived. Hastily men went
about the business Of getting the first
race under way. Grandma had a seat
In a box just opposite the judges
stand. She looked a little pale, but
nevertheless there was battle in her
eye.
A bugle blew and the crowd cheered
Here they come! ~
The horses were being paraded be
fore the stands.
Horror Of horrorsI The third horse
In line had a big white ribbon draped
along his side and on it in gold letters
ran the legend:
Grandma Hostedder's Entry
Lucky Boy.
The crowd went wild. Already they
had spotted Grandma, her pert little
hat at a helligerent angle, her eyes
swapping cold defiance
At first Grandma did not understand
and then suddenly it dawned on hel
that she had been duped. She started
TO get up but the girls fiocked about
I
Miss Henderson, the mayors secre
tary, in her quiet. efficient way began
whispering things TO Grandma
you see, It's like this. The horss
is really yours It's one they had our
ar your ranch at Clearwater. Some
body brought him in and entered hin
under your name. Really it isl"
Grandma was wide-eyed- why, it.
that colt Of Molly's amt it? 1t mus
be-"
Ask JEFF Slagle what happened II
that race. He'll tell you Granms
Hostedder can swing a wicked para
sol Yes, sir. In her excitement sh,
busted his brand new straw hat al
to smithereens.
And JEFF will tell you also tina
Lucky Boy was just a common old plu.
from the livery stable they hired 70
$3.50 and that nobody expected hin
TO come anywhere near winning. Blu
he did-beat the mayors own entry.
The other day Grandma Hostedde
was before the city council again
raiaing Cain because that august bod
hadn't appropriated enough funds {
keep the race track in shape for tn
summer meet. us breeders she be
gan, demand action"
Little by Little
Those islands which So heaHti fuII