Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-04-04
PRIZES TO BE GIVEN
SOLICITORS or VOTES DURING
BASEBALL FAIR WILL BE
REcoMPENsED. IA
interesting Contest VIII Be Held In
Selecting Most Popular Candidate
for Mayor-clear Title to Lot Goes
to Some Person.

The board Of directors Of the OF
tumwa Baseball association has de-
cided that one of the features of the
baseball fair which, is to be held May
2-6. will be the voting contest for the
most popular candidate for mayor OF
the city of Ottumwa. The following
names have been selected by the CONF
mittee as candidates: The incoming
mayor, B. f. SHUTS, ex-Mayor DR.. D.
A. LaForce, ex-Mayor T. ]. Phillips and
the outgoing mayor, 7. H. Picker.
There will be $25 in gold given as
prizes to the persons who solicit the
largest number of votes for any OF the
candidates.
First prize, s15-To be given to the
person soliciting the largest number
of votes.
Second prize, SOTO be given to
the person soliciting the next largest
number of votes.
Votes will be 10 cents each, which
will be solicited by women only, and
those women desiring to solicit votes
should register their name with Miss
Mildred Fullmer, at the Office of the
Ottumwa Traction & Light Co., and
receive book, authorizing them to do
this work These books must be pre-
scented to Miss Fullmer each Saturday
to be checked up and the money
turned in.
| 1t has been customary to give the
prize to the candidate receiving the
largest number of votes, but in this
case the prize will go to the person So
| Letting the largest number Of votes.
Contest for Lot.
The second article on the list will be
a lot, the location and description OF
| which will be given later. 1t will be
disposed of at the fair. There will
be prizes of $50 given to those selling
the largest number of tickets. The
prizes will be as follows:
| First prize-To the one selling the
largest number OF tickets $15.
Second prize-To the one selling
next TO the largest number of tickets,
$40
Third Irize - To the one selling
third largest number of tickets, So.
All PERSONS desiring tickets to sell
on this lot can secure same oy apply
ing to Miss Mildred Fullmer assistant
secretary of the association, at the Of
flee of the Ottumwa Traction 6 Light
company.
4 There will also be a large number
of other prizes to be disposed OF.
Learn the conditions.
T. J. Phillips, Pres,
Ottumwa Baseball association.
4 A Very Liberal Offer.
The first offer made by the OF
tumwa Baseball association Is very
liberal one and should incite the eff
forts of every woman who desires to
take advantage of the sport and recre-
alton the playing Of ball affords in this
city. The second offer, too, is a lib
eral one, and while it will show the
efforts of those who will participate In
/ the disposition of tickets, 1t will also
/ give to some person a clear title to a.
lot in the city of Ottumwa.
The grand ball and fair Of the OF
tumwa Baseball association, which is
to be held in the Armory hall Tues
day, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and
Saturday, May 2, 8, 4, S and 6, should
be grand success. If it comes up
to the expectations of the directors Of
the association, the dear public will
have shown its feeling toward the ma
tional game in manner far more eff
I fective than attending games in rec
ord breaking numbers.
j The complete list of prizes will be
announced within few days.
To Play Parsons.
The first baseball game Of the sea-
son of the Ottumwa high school
schedule, will be played next Saturday,
when the representative club Of stud
: ent baseballists will meet the Parsons
college nine at Fairfield. Captain
Swanson has not as yet selected his
team from the numerous candidates,
and in the Fairfeld-O ttumwa game,
several men will work out. The team
will be accompanied by number Of
enthusiasts, whose hopes are high for
Swanson's men this spring.
VIII interest Many.
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