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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-04-20
To-day's Markets.

Chicago Union Stock Yards April
19.-Hog prices couldn't stand the
prosperity" of the past several days
and despite the support of country
shippers shown in the small receipts
as compared with the estimates made
yesterday from advance car reports,
prices dropped today fully 10 cents
below yesterdays average, and sales
even at the decline were slow. Much
of this was due to the light orders OF
the Eastern shippers leaving the
market in the grip of the packer and
unless an eastern demand develops
another cut is predicted tomorrow.
The bulk of the sale today were
made at $620@6.35 as against $4,000
$50 yesterday; $6.15@6.35 last We'd.
nesday; $6.75@695 four weeks ago
and $9.O0@9.15 one year ago to-day.
The top to-day was $3.50 as against
$685. yesterday, $6.65 last Wednes-
day, 1920 four weeks ago and 1925
one year age today.
Cattle and sheep both suffered with
hogs today and were slow sellers at
decline of 10c and in many instan-
ces shep were 15@20c lower.
The estimate for tomorrow Is 81.
900 hogs, 5000 cattle and $4,000
sheep.
Receipts for today were: 10000 cat
tie, $4,000 hogs and 10000 sheep,
against 11,410 cattle, 22,s36 hogs and
1854 sheep the previous week and
1S,948 cattle, 17,159 hogs and 1881
sheep for Wednesday, April 20, 1910.
Average price of hogs at Chicago
Tuesday, s6.S9, against $685. Monday,
1924 a week ago, $3.50 a year ago,
1920 two years ago and $5.72 three
years ago.
Mondays and Tuesdays receipts
this week, against week ago, de-
creased 1890 cattle, 21,900 hogs and
400 sheep. Compared with the cor
responding period a year ago cattle
decreased 1920, hogs 1880 and
ehccp increased 5000.
Chicago packers yesterday purchas-
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-04-20
Horses Are Unchanged.

Chicago, April 19.-IIorses are
about steady with opening day and
demand was fair at the auction.
Quality was about as usual, but there
was scarcity of choice lots. Re-
ceipts the first two days this week to-
tailed nearly 1900, against 1879 same
time last week and 1,419 correspond
ing time last year. There were some
sales at $3.50 and higher, but bulk of
arrivals landed at $165@225. How
ever, there were many that landed at
$125@150 and plain kinds sold at 500
down. Eastern competition was fair
ly good, but local buyers were only
out after the bargain" kinds in most
instances.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-04-20
Market Notes.

Scarcely 1000 cattle arrived Tues
day. Included in this small run were
scarcely any steers of prime quality.
Prices were considered steady, but
it was a slow indifferent market
Stockers and feeders met with a
very slim demand again and the mar
ket was dull. Inquiry from the coun-
try was disappointing and while sales
were not quotably lower the tendency
was weaker
Business was. on an uneven basis
in the hog market Tuesday and sales
on the whole did not average much
different from Monday. Some of the
early transactions were sc higher,
but the later market was weak and
all the advance eventually was lost.
Steady to strong was the condition
of the general sheep trade Tuesday,
with occasional sales 5@10c higher.
Light weights were popular but most
of the heavy grades were ignored.
Thus far this year Chicago has re-
ceived $4,000 cattle. against 1913, IT'S
year ago Shipments for 1911. to
date are 374,000, against 356,444
year ago.
A. T. Plum was on the market this
week with % head of choice spring
hogs. They averaged gao pounds
each and were considered extra fine
by the local buyer.
Willis without, John Freeman and
Ed Kentfield were on the market yes.
terday, each with thirteen spring
hogs. They averaged $50 pounds.
The porkers were of especially fine
quality,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-04-20
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

Chicago, April 10.
HOGS. - Receipts $4,000. Marke
slow and 5@1Oc lower than Tuesda,
morning; quality good. Mixed ant
butchers $6.15@G.50; good to choice
$6.1506.35; rough heavy, $5.90@6.10;
light $6.2O@655; Workers $6.45@
6.55; bulk $6.25@6.4O; pigs $6.2O@
6.55; clearance yesterday fair; esti
mated receipts tomorrow $4,000
CATTLE.-ReCeipts 10000. Market
generally 10c lower; estimated re
ceipts tomorrow 5000. Beeves $5.15
@6.70; cows and heifers $2.70@5.80;
stockers and feeders $4.00@5.75; ives.
terms $4.S0@5.S0; native calves SAFE
1850.
SHEEP. -Receipts 10000. Market
weak to 1Oc lower than yesterday S
average. Top so far $685.. Mixed
andand butchers $6.1096.45; good to
choice $6.15@6.3O; rough heavy $5.S5
96.1O; light $6.15@6.5O; Workers,
$6.4O@6.5O; bulk $6.2O@6.35; pigs
$6.15@6.5O.
Cattle closing slow and weak at
the decline.
Shep cloing weak.
Official receipts yesterday: Hogs
1884; cattle 1919; sheep 1852.
Official shipments yesterday: Hogs
2,O54; cattle 2,181; sheep 2.452.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-04-20

! regiment, V. Il. c., in which he was
promoted from corporal to an or
derby sergeant over other insurgents.
At the expiration of three years SER
vice he went back to O5kaIOosa, Ia,
to make his home.
July II, 1870, he formed a partner.
ship with w. II. Bar.ickman, and
purchased one Of the furniture and
undertaking business houses in Os-
klOOsa. The business started under
the firm name of J. B. MCCurdy q
Co., which is the only name that has
forty years in OskalOosa. He has
buried over $50 of lis business men,
Mr.. McCurdy was one of the first
members of the Iowa Funeral Direc
tors Association. was twice it's presi.
dent, and was delegate several times
to the National Association. He was
the organizer of the Sixth district as
ISOLATION of undertakers in 1890. This
is the only district association in the
state, and it is still healthy and -four
ishing.
The National Retail Furniture Deal
ers' Association in 1903 appointed
Mr.. McCurdy to organize Iowa into an
association, which he Immediately set
out to do. They held their first con-
vention at Des Moines, June II and
%, 1903 and Mr.. McCurdy had the
honor to report to the National con.
vention held in Chicago in July fol
lowing that Iowa was the first state
organized. There were two dele
gates in attendance, presenting their
credentials properly signed and
stamped with the Iowa Retail Furni'
ture Dealers seal. In one of the re-
ports of the convention it was noted
that Mr. McCurdy retired amidst
the prolonged cheering of the dele
gates"
Mr. McCurdy was married Septem.
Der IS. 1872, to Miss Marcella p.
Moore. To them three children we're
born. The only son was taken in as
partner at the age of twenty-three
in the place of Mr.. Barrickman, de-
ceased. At this time they increased
their business to complete house
furnishing store" with Mr.. Ralph
McCurdy as manager They have a
floor space of q 500 square feet. Mr..
J. b. McCurdy has continued at the
head OF the undertaking department
and has answered "calls" day and
night for over forty years. He has
ever kept to the front, not only the
furniture department but has given
the undertaking branch his personal
attention and has kept pace with the
improvements and developments in
embalming and sanitation. What
Mr.. McCurdy considers one OF the
most remarkable features in his life
is that he never saw deceased rela-
tive until December, 1903, when a
nephew died in Chicago.
Mr.. McCurdy has occupied several
positions Of the city He Is Mason
by both routes up to the thirty-sec.
ond degree, a member OF kaaba Tenn.
pie, A. A. o. N. M. s., at Davenport,
and is also a c. A. X. man he has
been commander Of the local post
and Is at present chairman OF the eX-
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-04-20
GIasure Enters Business.

The resignation OF Fl. o. Glasure
as general secretary OF the Y. NJ. G
A. took effect Saturday. April Is, and
Wilbur Hoy, boys secretary. tool
charge until the board secures sue
eessor. Mr.. Glasure will remain In
the city to associate in business with
John p. Hiatt. Mr.. Hiatt has con
Quoted loan Office in this city for the
past thirty years.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-04-20

ecutive committee. He has been a
member of the Methodist Episcopal
church for forty-three years and has
occupied all positions in the gift of
the local branch and Sunday school
He was several times lay delegate to
the Iowa conference, was secretary
of the session at the time United
States Senator James Harlan was
chairman.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-04-20
Runaway.

Homer Hull, one of Mahaska coun
TVS rural mail carriers. was a parti
cipant In an exciting runaway Sat
urday afternoon near Lacey His
team becme frightened at a motorcy
Gle and did considerable damage e
the buggy. Harry McGlumphey, Of
Ohkaloosa wns injured IN the mix.up
but not 10 any great extent.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-04-20
Market Notes,

Packing droves of hogs Tuesday av-
eraging 223@295 lbs. cost $6.35@6.39
and 190@216 lbs. $6.42@6.4S. The
market opened strong to shade
higher than Mondays best time, but
closed weak, with light shade lower.
Spectators were good buyers at the
start. Shippers purchased 3,000,leav
ing $500 in the pens.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-04-20
A Mnnster Barn.

s. X. Lee is completing the con,
struction OF monster barn on his
place north OF Rose Hill. The new
alrnctllre h almost complaird, thcre
being nothing hut the shingling re
naming 10 be done.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-04-20
An ACRE WORTH S3o,Soo
Demonstration As To What Iowa
Soil Will Produce

One acre of low farm land is worth
$30.800 and in one summer will pro,
duce products valued at $3,080, &C,
cording to a report of Dean C. F,
Curtiss of the Iowa State college
The report is based upon the money
Melted by Warren Woodwork of At,
lantic, from products which were
raised on a square rod of ground.
The following is the report:
Warren Woodwork, Atlantic, Ia,
has kept track of his small farming
opertions during this summer. His
report opens up a wonderful story of
the possibilities of Iowa farm land.
On a square rod of ground, only one
ENTHUSIASTICALLY of an acre, Mr..
Woodwork raised $19.25 worth of
products divided as follows:
Onions, sold NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $11.75
Radishes ..... .......... 4.4O
Lettuce, sold ...... :. ....... 80
ioLdl PLO.Go
AT this rate of productiveness he
would have received $4,000 from an
acre of ground. If ground Is supposed
to pay 10 per cent on the investment
land there is very little ground in
this country farmed in the old-style
that does) the acre would be worth
$30.SO0. The possibilities of such far
ming carried into an eighty or quar-
ter section farm run into such big
figures as to be almost unbelieve-
able. Mr. Woodworth's figures prove
one thing-that the man who knows
how to farm and farm right can, In
this market, get rich If he goes at it
on the right scale. There has never
been time when Mr.. Woodworth
could not easily dispose of many
times as much as he could raise. He
raises high quality Of stuff and his
vegetables are always In demand. This
last season he could have had another
crop of radishes off his square rod
piece If 1t had not been for the dry
weather"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-04-20
Vein Of Coal found,

An excellent vein of coal has been
discovered on the Vanderbilt farm
northeast of Rose Hill and there lie
talk of developing the vein on a large
scale. The development would mean
quite bit to the community.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-04-20
ed 1900 hogs, shippers bought 5000
and $500 were left over.
Hoas at Eleven Markets.

Eleven markets Tuesday received
$4,000 hogs, against $4,000 a week
ago and 61,7O0 year ago. Total
thus far this week 10000, against
206,60O the previous week and $4,000
year ago. Total for 1911 to date l.
235,0OO, against 5,s32,OOo same period
1910.
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not compete ONeill a winner in 1909.
is one of the fastest amateurs who ever
sat in shell. Shepard. with Fred Fues-
sell has been in the winning senior dou-
bles for two years, and Gordon, the Yes
per sculler. won the association senior
SINGLES last year.
Shepard and Fuessell have entered in
the doubles for two years, and Gordon,
the Nesper sculier, won the association
senior singles last year. Shepard and
Fuessell have entered in the doubles in
the hope of winning the third successive
time. and Fuessell planned to start in
the quarter-mie dash. tha fourth event
on tomorrow program. IL was in this
event last year that he rowed a dead
heat for second place with E. b. Butler
of the Toronto Argonauts. With the ex-
ceptlon of the quarter-mile dash all the
races today and tomorrow will be over
acknowledgements course, finishing
near the north end of the lake. Today's
events, which were scheduled to begin at
3 pm, with half-hour intervals. included
intermediate singie-scull shells, senior
single-scul shells (association). intermedi-
ate four-oared shells, intermediate double
scull shells. champion senior single-scull
shells and senior four-oared shells. Tho
regatta officials are:
Referee-James D. Dengere. ST Paul.
Starters-Henry p. Burke. Philadelphia:
John c. Reagan. New York.
Timers-Fred r. Fortmeyer, New York:
E. FL. Haubold. New York: John J. No
Ian, Washington: Philip Mas. commo-
dore Schuylkill navy; George r. Nc
Grath, Boston, and j. Z. McBurritt, To-
ronto.
Judges at finish-Charles w. Pres-
andanZ. Philadelphia: r. +. Lee. VIII
hanson, Baltimore; Russell III. johnson.
jr., Philadelphia: Robert III. Peltor.
Brooklyn: c. Z. Bertram. Lynn, Mass,
and K. Il. Barker. Toronto.
Clerks of the course-Charles Salinger.
Philadelphia, and John Hodgman, Sara
toga Springs.
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McGRAW HUSTLING.
Giants Leader Purchases Two Twill
ers and Fielder.

CINCINNATI July 2S.-McGraw is look
ing out for the future despite the game
battle he and the Giants are putting up
for this years pennant. This fact was
shown last night when the Little Corporal
announced the purchase of three recruits
from minor leagues. One Of the pur-
chases is an outfielder and the other two
are pitchers. Munsel, a pitcher, was
secured from Dallas Of the Texas League.
He is the second best pitcher of that
circuit this season, with eighteen VIC
tories to his credit and fourteen defeats.
Outfielder Jack Robson comes from Rock
Island, ILL.,. of the Three-I League, and
Pitcher Maxwell from Birmingham, Ala,
of the Southern League. None of the
players will report until the end of the
minor league season.
Maxwell has been up in fast company
before. He was member Of Connie
Macks Athletics a couple of seasons ago,
but at that time was too green for polite
society. He has established a wonderful
reputation in the south. Robson is a
catcher as we'll as an outfelder 1t is
said McGraw paid $500 for this fellow
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NATIONAL REGATTA
Amateur Association Opens
Rowing Battles at Saratoga.
STAR 0ARsMEN READY
READY

SARATOGA. \. Y. July 2S.-Saratoga
today experienced revival of the once
famous regattas on Saratoga Lake. Over
a mile and quarter straightaway course
scores Of oarsmen were prepared to battle
for Americas rowing honors, today's an
nual regatta Of the National Association
Amateur Oarsmen marking the fifth time
that championship contests have been de-
cided on the lake.
A match race between James II. Riley
the Saratoga veteran. and James Ten
Eyck, the Syracuse varsity coach, had
been considered one of the possibilities
Of the regatta, but was abandoned.
Canada sent the pick of her scullers TO
compete in several of the events. thus
lending an international interest to the
affair. The nominations for the cham
pionship singles included quartet of well
known oarsmen-John W. ONeill of Hall
fax, Samuel F. Gordon of Philadelphia,
Fred Shepard of New York and Lou F..
Scholes Of Toronto, but the latter will
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BY ]. ED GRILLO.

That there is a great difference in the
quality of ball played in the ma jor
leagues compared with the minors is
proven almost daily by the reversal OF
form that players who come up from the
small leagues touted as stars show when
in fast company.
II is plain, therefore, that the club
which purchases such material is really
doing nothing more than gambling. 1t
stands TO reason that every player who is
brought up 10 the big show has shown
enough In the company he came from
70 satisfy some one that he has a chance
20 make good above, and yet only
very small percentage of these players
make good. While, of course ability is
an important factor in the prospects Of
Young ball player, disposition also cuts a
great figure.
The young player who comes up and
grows discouraged because of his failure
to set good pace right from the outset
has not a chance TO remain long. It's
the player filled with self-confidence and
tenacity who gradually develops into a
star.
The greatest trouble the young players
experience when In fast company is the
difference in the pitching. In the major
leagues they are asked to bat against
high-class pitcher most every day, while
In the small leagues they see a good
pitcher only now and then
Naturally their hitting falls below their
mark, and ii is the discoura cement that
this condition brings about which usually
affects their general Paying and causes
their failure in fast company.
McAleer has the nucleus for good
ball team. There may be other teams
which need less to make them winners.
bIr< there Us no doubt that in spots the
team Is well fortified.
But though efforts have been made for
years TO bolster up the local outfield lit
tie or no progress has been made i'm this
direction. Milan, OF course, is fixture,
and while IL is true that GessIer has
played much better ball this year than at
any time since he came here. he could
he improved upon. In left the team Is
weakest. Lciiveit can hit, but is slow
aud poor fielder. While Walker is hard
~ up IN the major league caIiber. though
ne must be conceded chance to inn
prove.
The pitching staff has just about three
ncn on it Who when they are able Il
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lhERTINENI @1nENT
EsHappeniq&$sr SPortdom

Work IN regular turns will do good work
Ihere was time when local fans could
boast of a crack catching staff but that
department has not delivered this year
principally because of injury, so that it
may have a better year in the next cam
paign. AS for the nfield. as 1t is now
made up II leaves much room for thought
On the whole the team is wea'; with the
stuck, having just about two men who
VIII bat over the 800 mark 1t also
lacks speed, two essentials when a win
nlnS oall team is TO be considered Nc
Aieers task to build zip a winner is by
no means An easy one, and yet il he
snould De fortunate enough to pick up
TWO good men out OF tho batch he will
try out for next years team. not figuring
on pitchers, he might accomplish the
unexpected, but desired
Tom Lynch has been at the head of
the National League for two seasons,
but 1t cannot be said that he has accom-
piished more than any of his predecessors
in the matter of preventing conflicts be-
tween umpires, players and club owners
Scarcely week passes that there is not
some sort of row on the ball field I'm
the National League, and mana gers play
ers and club owners do not hesitate TO
break into the public prints telling of
the incompetency OF the umpire staff
and even the head of the league
Lynch did not seek the position he is
noiulnS. IL was handed to him on a sill
Yer plate, and ii is really surprising that
he has conducted his affairs in a manner
which might be construed to mean that
he wants to be candidate again next
winter
That Lynch is Handicapped by the fact
mat lie Is elected from yeAr, TO year is
plain, and If he intends to succeed HIM
sell 1t should be with the understanding
that he be elected for five years or more.
Only under such conditions will he be able
to handle the affairs of the league salts
1actorily. As IL is now he cannot WORK
for the future for by next season another
man may be holding his job down
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stole second and third in the fourth and
then made an attempt to steal home but
failed, johnson getting the ball to Aim
smith 80 that he could touch the speedy
Tyrus.
There was a time when the mere an
nouncement that Tom Hughes would
pitch was enough to beat Cleveland But
this year it is different. 70 date Long
Tom has failed to win a single game from
the Maps. though he has pitched well
enough once or twice to win. He is to
have another chance against his old
rivals this afternoon, and it is most like
ly that Cy Young will oppose him.
Hugh Jennings and his players were in
happy frame Of mind after yesterday
victory. To beat johnson is always a
pleasant experience for the Tigers, and
yesterday it was their good fortune to
gain on the Athletics when Mack's team
went down before the Maps. Jennings
team and the champions during the series
which opens in Philadelphia today. He
Is confident that his team will win three
Of the five games scheduled to be played
there. which would put the Tigers in a
position where they would have little to
fear during the remainder Of the trip
Ray Morgan, the youngster purcha sed
from the Danville club will report here
Monday and it is Manager McAleer's in
tention to put him right in the game.
He is not sure yet where he will be play
ed, third or second. Morgan has been
playing short at Danville, but there is no
intention of having him replace George
Mcbride.
Charley Street will he ready to take his
turn behind the bat before long. The
broken finger has mended nicely, but is
still a bit tender
Cobb upset Wild Conroy twice. He slid
into the bag and Wild went down in a
heap. Just how he struck Conroy slid
ing feet first without spiking him is hard
against the Athletics today and bring
Baker TO the ground Philadelphia fans
will swear he tried to spike their pet
third sacker
average in the series Just closed. In the
three line drives off OF Milans bat in
deep right center.
Up to the sixth inning it was as pretty
a game oe bail as one would wish to sec
But scratch hits and some poor base bail
allowed the Tigers to score six runs in
the sixth. and of course that settled the
game. W-illett was hit hard, but he
managed to get ont Of several holes. and
having com forta BILE lead he did not have
to worry or there might have been diff
ferent story TO tell. The Nationals only
run came in the ninth, when Willett was
hit hard. The score:
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Crippled Phillies Game.

ST LOUIS, July 2s.-Philadelphia won
from ST. Louis yesterday, to }, and
broke even on the SERIES
The visitors scored their runs by timely
hitting in the second and third innings.
The locals rallied in the eighth, but fell
short, scoring three runs.
Woodburn and McAdams made their
debut and pitched fair ball. Beck secured
four singles in as many attempts. Score:
Ri e.
Pbiladeiphia q = O o 90 aI
st Louis o o o q @ :; 0-3 =
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ALIrSTAR TEAM RATED
AS WORTH 1920. 900

NEW YORK, July 2S.-A base
ball stntistician here who thinks
he knows the valuation Of star
base bail players estimates that
the team that heat the Cieve-
day would bring the following
prices II placed In the market:
Ford. $4,000; johnson, $4,000,
Wood. &s.DOO; LfvizEstOB, 5000,
street. $1,000; Chase. S30,ONO;
COllihs. $30, 900; Baker, $4,000;
Wallace. 10000; CraW ford, S1S,-
600; Speaker 315.0OO, Cobb, $751;
900 md Milan, $4,000. He adds
generously that this team as a
whole would win worlds
championship In walk.