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Bohemian Turners and Their Successful Competition at Schuyler
THE OMAHA SUNDAY DEE: AUGUST 11, 1907.
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"Svornr, vprod."
CHt:YLKR wan dred In lt ar
out holiday clothen August 3, 1
and 4. that holme the ncra1on of
the annual tmirnnment of ,th
western ill vision of the Bohemian
anrlety. The Inwrlptlona quoted
Turnera'
hove
rtwari'd on the handsome arches
erected at the Junction of the principal
treeln. All the Ftorea were decorated with
the einhleniB of the turners, with flags,
bunt ln and streamers. The frovernor of
the slate and the mayor of Omaha wer
among the speiikera. There were dance
and concerts and a genernl merrymaking.
Mayor Rath sack of Hchuyler handed over
the key of the city to the turner and the
town was thelra.
The "aokol" la a bird noted for . Ita
strength, grace and agility. The turners
are known aa "aokols," and the line speci
mens of strong manhood and graceful
Womanhood found among them bear testi
mony that the name Is fitting. The classes
Vi .contestants he can to arrive In Schuyler
ITrulny. Everywhere was heard the turner
greet Ins. "Na-sdar." The men cams from
KodKe, Kruno, Crete, Clarkson. Howells.
Ord. Pluttsmouth. Wilbur, Omaha, South
Omaha and Schuyler." Girls' teams enhne '
from Pluttsmouth. Dodge, Omaha. South
Omaha and Schuyler. Friday was devoted
to getting acquainted, the appointment of
Judges and preliminary business.
Saturday was the day of turning. The
"Weather was perfect and work was begun
with enerfnr characteristic of the Bohemian
turners ut ti:3o o'clock In the morning in
Maple purk. where the grandstand was
crowded to overflowing and the spectators
xtended out to the sides In long lines.
neautlfvJ Slant at Park.
Is there any prettier sight than that of
healthy, graceful human bodies moving In
rhythm through Intricate evolutions? The
men In their uniforms of blue trousers,
with white armless shirts, trimmed with
Harrow bands of scarlet, and the women
and girls In their short skirts and blouses
made a sight which sent the spectators
Into frequent wild cheers at the beauty of
the exhibition, and which caused Frank
filavotlnskl, the western division Instruc
tor, to smile all over with pride. The rec
ords made were excellent. Before giving
the points It Is necessary to take some
notice of the precise and exceedingly strict
method of marking adopted by the tur
ners. There were twenty-seven Judges,
every one of them a man of long experi
ence and an expert In gymnastics. The
' "tricks" are divided Into five grades. Tricks
: tn the first grade are comparatively the
J easiest, and tricks In the fifth are com
' paratlvely the moat difficult. In the ln
dividual contests two Judges watched each
; person. The marking was done both on the
t ftiffioulty of the trick and on excellence of
' execution. In this method of judging tricks
1 of the first grade count 1; tricks of the
fifth grade count (. If the trick (In any
grade) la executed perfectly the contestant
gets S. This arrangement Is such that
New Iowa Hislorian Installed
B3 MOINES, Aug. t.-Spectal Cor
resyondeno of Th Be.) Sklgar
R." Harlan, who ha Just taken
up hi duties a assistant to Cu
rator Aldrlch of th historical
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building. Is peculiarly and rarely fitted for
the poslrjon he ha accepted and persona
who know blra are congratulating th atat
of Iowa on Its new acquisition to th of
ficial family.
Mr. Harlan was raised -in Van Buran
county, where many of the more Important
vents of Iowa's early history took place.
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BCHUTXER COMMITTEE IN CHARGE OF THB CONVENTION
no contestant will attempt a trick beyond
his ability. Suppose there Is a trick In
grado 2 which he knows he can perform
perfectly; It Is better for him to try that
trick than to take one from grade 8 which
he can perform only passably. If he per
forms the trick In grade 2 perfectly his
scere Is 2 plus 1 (for perfect execution); if
he takes a trick from grade 2 and performs
It only passably he may get only I on exe
cution, thus giving him a score of only
2 plus 2.
Work was done by the men on the paral
lel bars, horlsontal bars, horse, pole vault
ing, long and broad Jumping and In calis
thenics; by the girls in calisthenics, long
and broad Jumping.
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Contactor and Judges Busy.
Joseph Sterba of Omaha had charge of
the men's classes In the tournament and
B. Bartos of Omaha conducted the girls
through tbetr drills. Eleven pieces of ap
paratus were going at one time and the
twenty-seven Judges had all they could
do. Turning continued until 11:20 o'clock.
At 1 o'clock dovernor Sheldon arrived and
was met at the ' station by an Immense
crowd. A parade was formed headed by
the Union band at Omaha Ten Bohemian
lodges of Schuyler marched m the parade,
whjch passed through the city streets and
proceeded to the city park, where the
governor addressed the turners and where
Mayor Rathsack presented the key of the
city to R. A. Daricek. secretary of the
committee. The governor's time was lim
ited, and after he bad left, turning con
tinued the rest of the afternoon. In the
evening the band and 1.3U0 people were
at the station to greet Mayer Dahlman
of Omaha and Mrs. Dahlman, who had
been Invited to he present. Saturday even
ing there was a ' concert and ' dance la
Janeeek's ' hall. '.fancy callsthenlc drill by
both girts and men and. a speech by Mayor
Dahlman. A dance finished up the event
ful day. -.,
Prise Awarded luslay.
Three accountants were kept busy for
hour figuring up the points made by the
contestants as marked by the twenty
seven Judge. Th results were not known
until Sunday, and th . awarding af gold
and silver medals, honors and diploma
He waa a descendant of a historic family
and married the daughter of George Duf
fle! d. one of the pioneer settler of Iowa,
and a man who has devoted much of hi
time and attention to preserving the early
history or the state. Mr. Harlan'a early
years were spent In Keosauqua, which In
an early day contained the biggest men
of the state and waa thought to be des
tined to be on of the most Important cities
of the state on that account.
As a young man Mr. Harlsn. came to
Dos Moines, where he entered Drake uni
versity, and later graduated from the law
school of Drake It was more of a histor
ical Interest In accounting for the existence
of English Jurisprudence that lead him to
the study of the law than an admiration
for the practice of law, and throughout all
his life hi Interest In everything ha been
first Its historical worth. Mr. Harlan some
ten year ago was made secretary of the
Van Buren County Pioneers' association.
He secured tn that way a list of the early
aetller and with diligent work gained from
those still sllve a fund of Information on
the early history of the state.
The oounty of Van Buren and a few
others In the southeast corner of the state,
iautudlng Dea Molaea oounty, were th aum
total of th atat over which organised
aoclety first extended. Over this section of
the atat Mr. Harlan has traveled with
all the Interest of tha original researcher
and the results of his work la recorded in
articles contribute to tb annals of Iowa.
As assistant curator to th
partment Mr. Harlan is in s
historical de-
work of love.
He will
have active charge of the pub-
Vcatlon of the annals and will roller Mr.
Aid rich of much of hi mora arduoua and
routine duties. t
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took place at the grand picnic in Noha
grove on Sunday afternoon. The day
dawned cloudy and threatening. But at
noon the sky cleared and the picnickers
wore favored with Ideal weather. Headed
by the ban the parade proceeded to the
picnic. Mayor and Mrs. Dahlman occupied
a carriage and Joseph Mlk, chairman of
the western division,, was also In a car
rise .
The announcement of prises was made
at the grounds amid great enthusiasm.
The men were divided Into three divisions
and the winners were ss follows:
First Division-Gold medal. Anion Peeek
of Schuyler, 154.5 points; silver medal,
Frank Krecok of. Omaha, 14&.5 points.
Second Division Oold medal, John Pesek
of Schuyler. 148.9 points; silver medal, John
Ilnlub of Schuyler. 146.2 points.
Third Division Oold medal, Rudolph Ko
var of Schuyler, 122.7 points; silver medal,
Bed Barta of Omaha, 111. 3 points.
Among - the girls, Mamie Kment of
Omaha carried off the gold medal with 45.8
points. Clara Zoleny of South Omaha was
Just .1 of a point behind her and took
Curious and
HI Ballet Was a Hornet.
HE PASSENGERS on a Darby
bound trolley car from Chester,
Pa., on the line of the Chester
Traction company, were startled
to see a well-dressed man, named
Elliott, Jump out of his seat, clasp his hand
to his breast, and exclaim, "My God, I'm
shot:"
The man sank back in his seat, pallid,
and the passengers clustered around him,
thinking some miscreant had fired Into the
car. although no shot was heard.
"I feel my blood slowly ebbing away; It
is way down my arm," said Elliott. He put
his hand In, placed It on his arm, groaned,
and pulled It out again covered with per
spiration. The conductor, assisted by a
sympathetic passenger, with great care
pulled the man's coat down over the shoul
der and then exposed the largest specimen
of hornet seen in these parts. He had been
stung.
A Century and Ten.
Mrs. Mary McGrath, whose claim that she
will be 110 years old on August 15, Is gener
ally believed by old time residents of Fond
du Lac and Bradon, who know that she has
lived in "Wisconsin for seventy years or
more, was brought to Milwaukee last week
to be cared for during the remainder of her
Ufa at the Home of the Little Slaters of the
Poor.
Crippled by the breaking of her legs a
few years ago, but otherwise seeming In
perfect health, Mrs. McGrath made the
Journey from Brandon In a baggage car.
Until the accident which crippled her Mary
McGrath tilled the three acres of ground
left by her husband, and made It produce
her a living.
She now finds her chief comfort in a short
clay pipe which she smokes aa she likes on
her cot.
What She Wa rosstlsg.
On the way to Coney Island a woman
was heard wrestling with some mathe
matical calculation, relates the New York
Bun.
"That makes 1J7," she said. Presently
she sdded: "That makes 128." and later,
"That makes 129."
Persons sitting near looked around won
derlngly, trying to discover whst it was
that had reached the prodigious figures of
127, 128 and 128. Finally the woman's com
panion explained.
"She's counting cemeteries," hs said,
"he's been at it all the way from Kan
sas. We're traveling from there to Boston.
Even on this two-day stopover tn New
York she can't quit counting graveyards.
We've passed 129. She' hoping that if w
hare luck the number may reach 169 by
the time we get to Boston."
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Ts. Battermllk Cocktail.
Throat parched? Irrigate it with a but-
tormllk cocktail.
This is a new brand of dampness which
was dem ised at the University of Chics go.
Th buttermilk cocktail, which 1 a
anakelea combination of two thirst cure
recently encountered by Vic President
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AND COMFETri TION.
the silver medal with 45.7 points. Miss
Kment comes from a family of athletes,
her two sisters, Tylle and Rose, having
each won gold medals heretofore. Miss
Kment also distinguished herself by mak
ing a- standing high Jump of four feet
three Inches. She and her sister, Tylle,
were perfect In calisthenics and were the
only ones among the girls to make this
record. . . , ...
gome Noted Athletes.
Among the distinguished athletes In the
men's divisions - are the names of the
Pesnks and the Kreceks. The former fire
from Schuyler and the latter from Omahn.
Anton Pesek, who carried off the gold
medal in the first division belongs to this
family. There are four brothers and be
tween them they- have a uuart or so of
medals to bear witness to what persistent
practice does for the turner. Frank Krecek
made his first try for honors In the first
division at this tournament and the scoro
of 145.6 points made by him was considered
Romantic Capers of Cupid
Fairbanks, was served for the first time
on the university commons. It Is con
structed according to the following recipe:
Take a tall, thin glaBS, drop In a chunk
of Ice,. Insert a long slice of cucumber,
then fill with buttermilk. That's all
Cunning; of Dipsomaniacs.
Dr. Herbert Gresham Jarneb, the spe
cialist In dipsomania, was talking in New
York about tho cunning with which dipso
maniacs In confinement will obtain liquor.
"A certain noted but Intemperate actor,"
said Dr Gresham James, "was once locked
up by 'the manager in order that he might
not spoil the evening performance by over
drinking. His confinement was close. Win
dows, doors everything was lucked and
barred.
"But the actor beckoned to a man In
the street, showed a greenback, and bawled
to him through the closed window to go
and buy a bottle of brandy and a cluy
pipe.
"When the man returned with these pur
chases, the actor called:
" 'Stick the pipe stem In through the
keyhole.'
"This- was done.
" 'Now,' said the actor, "pour the brandy
carefully Into the bowl.'
"As the fluid fell into the bowl the actor
sucked it up, and when his manager came
to release him that evening he lay lu a
corner quite gloriously drunk."
FlKht with-BnTl Kills Him.
After struggling for nearly half an hour
with a muddened bull at Ills farm near
Neshaminy, Pa., George Slants, aged
45 years, was rescued by neighbors and was
able to walk home, but shortly afterward
became unconscious and died.
Stauts was digging a ditch when he was
attacked by the bull. He kept the animal
at a distance for a time, but the bull
finally knocked him down. Being a power,
ful man, he grabbed the horns of the an
gered bull and kept liim from goring htm
for nearly . twenty-five mlnuUs, when
neighbors saw his plight and ran to his as
sistance. It Is believed he died from a ruptured
blood vessel, due to his almost superhuman
efforts In his struggle with the frenzied
bull.
"Divorce Party" the Latest.
Newport has done so many wild thirds in
the way of fresh entertaining that it takes
something unusual to raise a ripple there
any more. But the latest dinner party Idea
is so extraordinary that It made even New
port gasp.
It waa an original luncheon given by one
of the foremost exponents of the trial mar
riage, reports the Broadway Magazine.
She conceived the Idea of gathering together
all the former husbsnds and wives of her
little set and sending them to the dining
room to the strains of "Should Auld Ac
quaintance Be Forgot." The luncheon wa
pretty and touching, with weeping cuplds
of Trianon In Ices, and orange flowers and
roaamary decoration, and a toast of "lov
mmnmmmm
remarkable.
Among the fine showings made In partlctt
lar or special work were these: Anton
Pesek, first honors on the horisontnl bars.
2S.3 points; Frank Krecek, first honors on
the parallel bars, 24.4 points; Frank Krecok,
pole vault, 9 feet 6 Inches; Anton Krocele,
standing high Jump, 5 feet 4 Inches. Thesa
were all In the first division. In the second
division Anton Treska of Omaha took first
honors on the horlsontal bars with 28.5
points, Joseph Zlkmund of Omaha took
second honors In this division on the bars
with . 25.9 points and Anton Treska took
first honors In this division on the parallel
bars with 26.2 points, a score nearly two
points higher than the highest made on
the parallel bars In the first division.
Work o7the"ciasses.
Clnss work was done only In the second
and third divisions. Each class consists
of six. men or girls. The results In men's
class work were as follows:
Second Division First honors, Schuyler,
ers once, friends now," closed the odd en
tertainment, and Newport Is talking about
It yet.
Hot Weather Woe.
From Altoona, Penn., comes a tale of hot
weather woe. Tired of being prosecuted
and fined each week for violating the Sun
day law for selling soda water, one of the
leading druggists proposes to retaliate by
bringing the paid choirs of the city
churches to book. He made known hla In
tentions when he paid his fine for last Sun
day's violation.
The druggist alleges that It Is no more
freshing draft to a perspiring traveler on
a hot Sabbath than It Is to sing In a
church choir for remuneration, and If one
must pay a fine so should the other,
an Infraction of the law to furnish a re-
,IIE Fremont Co ngrega clonal
church, which celebrated . its
semi-centennial last week, is
next to the oldest church of that
denomination in the state. The
town was lesjhan a year old and did
cot number 100 people when on August
2, lb57, Rev. Is.ulc E. Heaton, a graduate
of Brown university of Providence, R. I ,
a man of scholarly attainments and of
broad and liberal views, organized it with
aeven members, Edwin H. Barnard, Wll
Hum It. Davis, Henry N. Heaton, Rev
Isaac E. Heaton, Mrs. Miranda N. Heaton,
Mrs. Alicia Marvin and Henry A. Pierce.
Three months after Homy N. Heuton dlod
and Mr. Davis returned to the east, leav
ing ony three members besides the po.si.or
and his wife. For about three years ser
vices were held in private houses. The
first church was built of logs and waa ou
the site of the present edifice. A few
years later a frame structure, originally
built for a barn, was bought some dis
tance northeast. In 1866 this was re
placed by a substantial edifice on the site
of the present building, the lots being
donated by E. 11. Barnard, who also con
tributed liberally for Its erection. The
present building was constructed In lSSw
ar.d has been thoroughly repaired and
decorated at a cost of about fti.uou and a
new organ Installed at a cost of t.200.
E. H. Barnard Is the sole surviving
charter member of the church and has
seen It Increase from seven to over 400
members. During the larger part of its
history he ha served as a trustee or
treasurer, and until prevented by age
and failing health has taken a leading
.part In Its religious activities, ilo waa
a member of the first Association of Con
gregational Churches of Nebraska, ha
served that body as scribe and aa mod
erator and ha represented It In th na
tional council.
Among the other pioneer member ara
Joseph J. Hawthorne, a staunch adherent
ef hjstorio Congregationalism for half a
Pioneer
BCUUZXXa CXklSS in tub tournament.
Joseph Sterba,
L"T-' ';! ' Jiti
Frank Slavotinsky,
bouin Uinalia.
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INSTRUCTORS WHu
82S.S points;
second honors, Wilbur, 715.4
points.
Third Division First honors, Omaha, 673.2
points; second honors, Ord, 5&.3 points.
Among the girls the results of the class
work were as follows:
First honors, Omaha, 249.4 points; second
honors, South Omaha. 236.8 points.
Diplomas were granted those w-ho had
made scores high enough to entitle them
to promotion to the next division.
The gymnastic work of the turner so
cieties tn the western part of the United
States Is being greatly revived and Is grow
ing as It never has before. This was indi
cated by several things at the tournament.
The attendance was large and the work
done was of a high order. The number of
girls at the tournament was nearly twice
the number that ever attended a tourna
ment In tho weet heretofore. All this was
regarded with pleasure by the Bohemians,
to whom the art of turning Is dear. "A
sound mind In a sound body" Is the object
for which the turners are working. Three
evenings a week are required In order to
Church Celebrates Us Jubilee
century and who has done much to pre
serve the facts concerning the early his
tory of the denomination in the west;
Mrs. J. J. Hawthorne, who is a daughter
of Mr. Heaton; Mrs. A. B. Reynolds, Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Johnson, R. D. Kelley and
I. P. Gage. It has always numbered
among its communicants many of the
leading business and professional men of
the city and has been a liberal contributor
to missions and charities. Its success and
high ecclesiastical standing has been
largely due to the characters of the
clergymen who have occupied Its pulpit,
among whom have been Rev. Roswell
Foster, one of four brothers, all of whom
entered the ministry and won hltb rank
for their independence and liberality Of
E. H. BARNARD.
Boh u mil E art os,
Xork.
Umii tia.
WKRK AT SCIIUTtJCR.
keep up the work. This Is not considered m
sacrifice, but rather a privilege by those
who are initiated into the real charm of
the exercise.
A great stride has been taken by tho
General Superintendent.
western division recently In securing th
services of Frank Slavotinsky of New York
aa traveling Instructor. He goes to all th
towns and cities in the division where
sokols are maintained and devotes three
weeks to giving Instructions in aclentlflo
turning. He waa one of the beat turners
among the highly accomplished aokol of
the old country.
The Bohemian adage, "Co cech, to aokol,"
or "A Bohemian, a turner," la proving
Itself to be true in the west, where men
and women are continuing the healthful
exercises which they learned In the father
land. The Bohemians believe that by next
year, with the work of Mr. Slavotinsky, th
showing made will be even much more
flattering than at the successful tournament
Just closed at Schuyler.
thought; Dr. A, T. Swing, now professor
of ecclesiastical history In Oberlln Theo
loKlcal seminary; Kev. Loran V. Berry,
who was succeeded by the present put or,
Rev. W. U. Buss. In 1890. Mr. Bus re
algned In 1901 and waa succeeded by Kev,
John Doane, now of Greeley, Colo. In
1905 he again accepted a call to tho pas
torate. He has alwaya been a recognized
leader In the state association and haa
been a member of th national coun
cil. '
The Nebraska Stat association waa or
ganised In Fremont in 1867, with only
three church ea. and next fall It will celo.
brate It fiftieth anniversary her. Mr.
Barnard Is the only person now Bvtan
who waa a representative to tt.
arzrr. n kbatox.
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