Rensselaer Republican, Volume 15, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 August 1883 — Cheeky Sand-Cappers. [ARTICLE]

Cheeky Sand-Cappers.

The Michigan City Ball Club boasted themselves that the Rensselaer “Huckleberry Pickers” would not have the sand to “tackle” their club again. As we stated last week, the Rensselaer boys answered the brag by a challenge to Michigan City to play here on the Bth and 9th of this month. The answer to the manly challenge, was an offer to play here on those days for sixty dollars, clear cash. A demand which, to say the least, is not characterized by excessive modesty, inasmuch as the “40 per cent, gate money” our boys received at Michigan City was mighty near a minus quantity. The Rensselaer club sent back a most appropriate response to their opponents, in the shape ofan offer-to raise the sixty dollars, if the Michigan Cities would come here, on Lheciwßs mentioned, and let the winning dim take the inoney. 1 ■■—

Goodland Herald:—A report that a man was killed in Goodland Wednesday night was circulated out South. Notwithstanding the fact that there are a few around hero that ought to be killed, the above report is false;