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II '-UVI*I.YFtite oI an Inventor.Not long since Dr. 0. B Griggs, man-Hge of the Keeley Institute, having a few spare hours on his hands, conduit ed that.he would inyent something, aud knowing that Charlestown people were always houing tor new amusements he invented a patent attachment for the game of crokinole, and set it out beiore 8 wondering world. The Doctor’s invention consisted of utilizing the bill iard cue tor shooting the discs instead of the finger, and being an expert at crokinole lie started out to paralyze all comers while incidentally teaching them the new game.Charley Stier, of Louisville, happened to be jn town, so the Doctor enticed him into tlio new game, and when the final tally was scoml the Doctor, out of nine games, hadn’t a game to his credit. Next he started m to learn Col. Ed. Van Hook the new game, and when Edward got through the Doctor wondered why lie had invented a game at which all his opponents appeared to be experts.Over a week’s time has been con suined by the Doctor in impressing bis new invention on the boys, aud in nil that time, it is alleged, ho has never won one ol Iub own games. The truth came out last night, in a grand free-lor-all, sweepstakes tournament. It then developed that all of the in yen tor’s opponents bad spoilt yea) 8 playing bill*iatds and pin 'pool, .while the ilo6tor couldn’t toll the difference between a billiard table and ii tax ah.d-geese board.1 Butsuch has always bben tho tat© of inyentors, since the-beginhing oi- time.:
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Charlestown Hoosier Democrat
Charlestown, Indiana, US
Fri, Mar 22, 1901
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