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  Little Falls herald, Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn., November 16, 1906, page 1

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  NEWS IN MINNESOTA EVENTS OF “A WEEK THROUGH. OUT THE STATE. OUT THE STATE. Mrs. Emma M. Jensen, a resident Of st. Paul since 1856, is dead. The proposition to divide Itasca county carried at the recent election. John Lofgren is dead at St. Paul of Iockjaw caused by stepping on a rusty nail. Otto Larsen, a stranger, fell from the bluff at the foot of Cedar street, St. Paul, and was killed. Mrs. Caroline C. Auxer was elected superintendent of schools of Becker county at last weeks election. South st. Paul aldermen have passed a resolution demanding en-. forcement Of the laws regulating salooms and gambling. Oscar Jensen, the seventeen-monthsold SOL OF Anton Jensen of Minneap- | oils, was drowned in a washtub full of water in the yard at the rear Of his home. Alfonso Gelisan, twenty-five years Of age, took an overdose Of choral hydrate in his room in Minneapolis. He died fifteen minutes later. It is supposed to be a case Of suicide. Minnesota university football team defeated the University of Chicago eleven by a score Of 4 to 2. Thou sands of Minnesotans journeyed to Chicago to witness the contest. Deeds conveying some large timber tracts to the Rainy Lake company have been filed with the register of deeds at International Falls. The total consideration named is $1,422,792. The South Saltwater council has | elected Charles Dahlin village treas urer to succeed julius Eckert, who mys%teriously disappeared and is now known to be living in Washington. Daniel A. Kemp, one of the earliest settlers of Minnesota, is dead at Lang don, aged seventy-ffve years. Mr.. | Kemp reached Minnesota in 1854 and settled on a farm, where he has since resided. William Kleinfelter of st. Paul, EN-. ployed as a switchman, was run down by a switch engine in the Payne avenue. yards of the Omaha railway and died a short while afterwards from his ! injuries. J John Carlson, sixty-one years of age, ; who has been working on a farm neal ! M~ianetonka committed suicide by ! placing ar old shotgun against his breast and ehoutiAg the charge of ; shot into his heart There are several cases OF dfphliberia at Elk Rfvsr and in order to prevent It, spread the board Of educaton has closed the schools for a week, or as much logger as may prove to be necessary. So Tar there have been nine oases. all Of them Of a very mild nature. At the monthly meeting Of tho trustees Of the Massachusetts, state san itartum, Dr. waller J. Marcley, super intendout Of the sanfta1um, resigned to become superintendent of the Minnesota state sanitarium for tuberculosts patients now being built at Walker. An epidemic of influenza which broke out among tho horses in Ben ton county a few weeks ago has spread rapidly and apparently has Sc cured a firm fsothold. About 500 ami mails now are affected and although there have been but a few fatal cases the horses are rendered unit for use. Captain J. “. Lawrence, aged sixty, head OF the government secret service for the st. Paul district, was found dead in bed at his lodging house in st. Paul Saturday. Death was due to heart disease. Captain Lawrence had been stationed a. q government post Office inspector in St. Paul for many years. Determined to make certain his at tempt to end his existence Philip Smith Of Cloquet, aged sixty years, weighted his body with heavy stones, waded into the river and fred a bullet into his head. Death probably was instantaneous and the body sank at once to the bottom of the river, where it was found several days later. AL last weeks election the question of dividing Norman county was voted upon and carried by a majority of 500 or 600. The White Earth Indian reser. walton portion Of Norman county, con sisting Of sixteen townships, will con stitute the new county, to be known as Mahnomen county, with the village Of Mahnomen as the county seat. Word has been received At Winona from Cameron, Mo-, Of the death Of H. J. O’Neill, a former millionaire of the former city. At one time he owned all the grain elevators in Southern Min. nesota and bought most Of the barley raised in that section. He was known all ~ the country as the BARLEY king” He wes hftyn’ae years old. Hearings under the resolution of the : kopfa1nt,,rA dirAcfiu% thA ra}1rood 80

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  The Lake County times, Hammond, Ind., November 12, 1906, page 1

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  GOPHERS ARE THE VICTORS Prove Themselves Real Blue Bloods, as They Defeat Chicago 4 to 2. ECKIE HAS RIVALS Marshall and Larkin Outshine the Brilliant Maroon Player In Last Game of Career. Minnesota outplayed and defeated Chicago Saturday, and what is more, they redeemed their reputation as a lot of hoodlums, and by their magnanmity towards the Maroons proved them selves to be the bluebloods that they are. Chicago, on the other hand, drank the bitter dregs of defeat reluctantly and were anything but sportsmanlike in becoming reconciled to ATOP score in the other fellows favor. Weather conditions favored Min nesota, it is true, but a the same time it must be admitted that Larkin, the Minnesota quarter, playing precisely under the same weather conditions as EckersaH proved himself the equal of the Midway star as a punter, and ran back the ball much better than did the famous Chicago player. AS alI-around star Marshall, the Minnesota right end, outshown Ecker sail by the brilliancy of his playing, and it is strange that in which is practically the closing game of his remarkable football career EckersaIl should have found two men who are so capable of playing the stellar role that has been undisputably his for SO long. Chicago’s line was expected to crumble beneath the attacks of the heavy and fast Minnesota backs, but it held. 1t was also expected that the fast Chicago ends would be able to get around the Minnesota team for good gains, but instead of that the Min nesota ends were superior, and able to consistently break through the line and nail the slippery Eckersau in his | tracks. Straight football was out of the question for either SIDE and it seemed that the ball was in the air all the time. The ten yards was too much to gain with such superb defence on both sides. and so the ball would be carried as far as possible in the two downs and then Larkin or Eckersau would punt it far back towards their opponents’ goal posts When Larkin proved himself the equal of the famous Eckersan in the punting department of the game it became question as to which team could run back the punts the farthest. Eckersau made several of his usual brilliant lodging runs for good gains. but more often the ball would be punt ed, he would catch it and juggle it for a moment, perhaps tumble it. and then start down the field, only to be tackled by those vigilant Minnesota ends before he had made any subtantial gains. When Larkin got the ball, instead of starting on wide detour he grasped the oval without the suggestion of a tumble and started straight ahead through the opposing players, and x4rbiI 10 hi 4 long as Eckie’s, there were more actual gains made. After the first ten minutes of the play it was seen that only a miracle could save the Maroons from defeat Eckersan was expected, as usual. to dc the miraculous, and he failed Minnesota’s place kick was made il the latter part of the first half wher Marshall, by a twenty-yard run. pu, the ball within forty yards of the goa posts, and then kicked the goal him self Chicago’s two points were mad, when Larkin lost his head, and. aftel catching punt, ran back over his owl goal line. Between the halves the crowd, which had been patiently standing in tn, ->---‘ 49, 4NORS AolAi piOOQilS over incl soaked clothes by the antics of a scor, Of student burlesquers. who frolicke, over the gridiron and amused it, The features Of the game, outside o the playing were the enthusiastic an, sportsmanlike conduct of the Min nesota rooters, who cheered Chicag, and Minnesota players alike, and tn Minnesota band, which is the cracl college band of the west.

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  The Topeka state journal, Topeka, Kansas, November 12, 1906, page 1

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  Minnesota 4. ChIcago ?. Chicago, Nov. 12.=Minnesota’s foot ball lever defeated the University of Chicago eleven on Marshall field Satur- Gay afternoon by a score of 4 to 2. Handicapped by a soggy field and a slippery ball, the result Of a drizzling rain that fell through the game, Chi Cages speedy back field was seldom able to get the ball within Minnesota’s danger zone. Minnesota’s line stood solid against all attacks-in fact, Chi Cages attempts to gain by old fashion ed football frequently resulted in loss, as Marshall, Snyder and Ittner plunged into the plays and broke them up befor they were fairly started. On the other hand, ChicagO’s line, though clearly outplayed by their giant opp~onents, yet stood firmly enough or defenses to protect Eckersall during all his punting, not a kick being blocked. Minnesota’s four points followed a 6-yard run by Robertson, who got through C~hicago’s right tackle and end and only. a pretty tackle by Eckersall aved a touchdown. But he had brought the ball to Chicago’s 30-yard line and a moment later Marshall boot ed the ball between the goal posts rom placement on the 40-yard line. Once. before that and once after Marshall tried to score. by a place kick, but failed. Chicago’s two points came as the resuit Of a safety touchdown made by Quarterback Larkin of Minnesota late IN the second half. Getting one Of Eckersalss long punts on his own 2 yard line Larkin, instead of trying to advance the ball. stepped bach of his own goal line and touched the ball down. During most of the game Eckersall and Larkin were engaged in a punting duel. Eckersall had slightly the advantage in this, but Minnesota’s speed in ends seldom failed to stop the return of the ball for any material dis lance. Minnesota’s heavy mass plays, used as frequently as they dared. continually wore the lighter Chicago forwards, and in the latter part of the second half Minnesota clearly outplayed Chicago. Chicago tried desperately to score a touchdown, but trick plays went wrong through the plunging work of the Min nesota ends and backs n EckersalI was invariably forced to punt.

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  Rock Island Argus, Rock Island, Ill., November 12, 1906, page 3

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  COPHERS WIN OUT Minnesota Lays Chicago Low il Football Contest on Mar shall Field. CHAMPIONS OF THE WES1 Game is Played on Heavy Field Was Real Battle Though. Chicago, Nov. 12.-Minnesota defeated Chicago by the nightmare score of 4 to 2 on Marshall field Saturday afternoon, and is vociferously claiming the championship of the west. A place kick by Marshall scored the gophers’ 4 points. and Chicago profited to the extent of 2 when Larkin presented the maroons with a safety. ON SwamPy Field. The outcome of the contest adequate ly represents the comparative ability of the two teams to play open-work football on a swampy field in a persistent downpour of chilling rain The fast maroon back field could do but lit tie in the bog, and the water-soaked bail did not respond to the golden days The gophers were, on the other hand anchored more safely on their pins. by their superior weight, and proved rap id travellers through the mire. But at that it was almost toss-up. and neither side was able to cross its OPP ponents goal line for a touchdown. A Real Battle. The opposing eleyens. each CARRIED III hioAOOl JCtSNS . q idGls WHICH, Will the stains of watery war, made it diff cult for the spectators to tell friends from foe-fought each other to a stand still 1t was a bitter combat. though not married by unnecessary roughness. in accordance with the terms of the contract for ‘gentleman’s game” and the victory was poised in the bal ance until almost the last minute of play. Illinois Routed by Badgers. Urbana, H.. Nov. 12-The cardinal of Wisconsin waves over Illinois. The football team from the badger capital raised their colors after mighty struggle, in which the IIIini went down valiant in defeat. Seven thousand people who saw the battle acknowledged the supremacy of the visitors. The score was 16 to 6. Although the Him made a game fight, there is little satisfaction to be CLEANED from this fact by their adher-

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Minnesota leads 12–⁠5–⁠1 in 18 meetings, counting the 14 since this game.