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The Nevada County picayune., 1911-04-14
make Cash Purchase and help Young Lady get that Piano.
JAIL DELIVERY;
 THREE MEN ESCAPE

Sheriff billiard had just seven days to congratulate himself that no April fool trick had been play ed upon him. Friday night be- tween the hours of ' and 10 D. m. a razor, case-knife, broom handle and the round of a chair played prominent parts assisted by three badly wanted men to take french leave of the Sheriff.
 A PICAYUNE man called on Sheriff billiard for the story of the delivery. Here it is" stated the Sheriff. Suiting the action to his words he took from the drawer of his desk a badly gaped razor and the blade of a case knife. These and broom handle, the broom handle used as a handle for the case knife, and a chair round did the work. " He then showed a piece of the case hardened iron bar. This bar showed only a small place of 1t to have been sawed by the razor and knife. From it's appear ence it broke very easily. The chair round used was to prize the bars with.
 How the prisoners got hold of the razor remains a mystery. They were never allowed a razor in their cells. When they need ed shaving they were taken out and shaved. The case knife is supposed to have been smuggled. The wood tools of course were easily obtained.
 The prisoners were fed about 7 o'clock. The Sheriff at that hour went over to the Court house and worked until 10 clock on his tax books. He then re- turned to the jail and found three of his guests gone without stop- ping to even inquire the amount of their board.
 TWO PRISONERS REMAIN
 Two other prisoners, Harry Morley, (white) for forgery and John Easter (coD for murder in the first degree, refused to leave the jail. These men Were also to be tried at next term of court. Easter in Washington and Morley in this city.
 The escaped men were in jail on serious charges. William Eaton for the murder of Tom Williamson. Green Dismuke (colored) for the murder of three negroes and serious wounding of another. Geo. Furlow for break ing the age consent law.
 Systematic work is being dili- gently carried on for the recap tute of the escaped prisoners.
The Nevada County picayune., 1911-04-14

We might m antion here that Prescott has live bunch of ball players. They know the game and work hard, but for some reason they are not getting the patronage they so need and de- serve. A little more spirit by our business men would not be a bad idea.
The Nevada County picayune., 1911-04-14

Nevada County intends to have kood County Fair the coming |ll and everybody should lay eir plans to that end. You kmers should by all means in- lest yourselves by planting |mething special and taking fe of something else. There is
 other thing that creates more
The Nevada County picayune., 1911-04-14

Mrs. Douglas Brooks spent the first part of the week in Arkadel- phia the guest of her sister Miss Willie Moore.
The Nevada County picayune., 1911-04-14

Mir. and Mrs. Clyde Marsh and Mrs. Airs, of Carlisle, are visitors in the city this week attending the Hatley-Aburrow nuptials. Clyde was recently elected Mayor of Carlisle.
 Light White, of Mt. Moriah, was in the city Tuesday looking after business affairs.
The Nevada County picayune., 1911-04-14

genuine interest in agriculture than exhibits of this kind. They educate and spur to greater efforts.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-10
BECKLEY SIGNS
BABE ADAMS
ST. Louis Trolley League Twlrler VIII
Be Given Try-out With
the Cars.

HANNIBAL, Mo April 10 Manag-
er Jake Beckley has pulled one over
on Dick Kinsella of the Springfield,
H., club. Beckley is ticlfled today and
announces that he has secured Babe
Adams of st. Louis, who is a pitcher
Adams played with The Hyde PARK
team of the st. Louis Trolley league
last season and Kinsella was anxious
10 sign the youngster Adams win re-
port Monday and it is said that he
has splendid assortment Of curves
and is noted as a spit ball artist.
A large bunch of players are expected
to arrive In Hannibal Sunday and by
next Wednesday Beckley hopes that
all will be on duty Jake will take
those here to the park Monday morn.
ing for light practice.
Jimmy Whalen, the star shortstoy
of the Cheyenne. Wyo., team, has re
fused to report to Beckley and he
will stay IN the west this season
playing with that club Beckley pur
chased him from the Junction Ciu
club but Jake is not worried as b.
has Hutchinson and Walsh to depen,
upon.
Roy Seibert the catcher, who wa
recently signed, will not report il
Hannibal until May so. He is attend
ing college and Jake granted him III
leave of absence.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-10

are perfect in the play If they are
asked to make it. Inasmuch as the
proportion of men who can bunt has
increased at least fourfold within Ave
years, why is it not better strategy at
times to send a batter to the plate
with instructions to hit the ball out,
or cut in and advance the runner with
positive sacrifice, as seems most ex-
pedient to him. The infielders are all
in the air. They know the batter can
bunt, If he wishes, and they know that
he can hit the ball out if he wishes,
If they knew that he were up to sac
rifice, and only to do that, they would
/ station themselves at certain points of
the diamond.
If they are sea as to whether he
will bunt or hammer the ball out of
the infeld, they do not know where to
/ play. Remember that / am talking
about batters who are skillfui enough
to do either cleverly. If man were
so weak that he would be sure to hit
into double play, would far prefer
| that he make sacrifice, but where
| batters are Low more proficient In
sacrifice hitting than they were two
| years ago. it seems to me that it is
wiser policy to make the fielders
! guess than 1T is to push the base run
/ ner along at the expense of one GER
/ tain out. AS matter of fact the best
| instructions which any batter can re-
ceive when he goes to the plate with
men on bases Is to push the runner
I along, no matter how the play comes
| off, and 1t does not take long for a
4 manager to ascertain how far the
1 player can go in that respect"
isn't is a source of profit if runners
are advanced"
/ Not always. Suppose that you kill
/ off two good batters to get man as
| far as third base and then find poor
! batter walking to the plate for his
/ turn to hit. Haven't you played
! against your own chances in an en-
Urgency OF that kind? Were the odds
! ever with you? Wouldn't 1t at least
I have been beneficial to have taken a
| chance on one of the two good bat
ters2 | can't see the theory of get
ting man around as far as third base
only to be caught in trap which
(, you have set for yourself. There may
be lots of enthusiasm in the seats
when the spectators see the runner
i touch first, second and third because
of so-called scientific and shrewd base
ball. but where Is the clamor when
the next batter goes out and the run
ner is left at third?"
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1921 st. Louis Ave-, ST. Louis, Mo.

velopment has been under wav for
four years. The estimate of stream
now, OF costs and time for construc.
ton was made by Mr. Hugh l, coon.
ef OF Cooper & Powelson. who has had
eighteen years experience in designs
and construct, ms Of similar nature
at Niagara Falls and other large de.
velopments. These estimates were
checked by an independent investjga.
ton by Mr.. John R. Freeman, con-
sulting engineer of Providence, R.
The surveys end plans have been COM
pleted and have been approved by the
secretary of war ana the chief of en-.
gineers of the United States army.
OF flowage lands required for the
first development, about 80 per cent
lave already been acquired. the re.
mainder are almost entirely farming
or waste lands.
The acquisition OF transmission
rights of way viii be undertaken at
once.
Active construction work was begun
on TINS dam about January /, 1910
Time of Completion.
1t is expected that power can be
delivered not later than July /, 1913
Legal Status.
All legal matters relating to the az
fairs of the company have been APP
proved by MessrS Fish Richardson
Herrick & Neave. attorneys of Bos.
ton and New York, and all future steps
will be taken under their direction
The Mississippi River Power Com.
pany has unusual opportunities. 1t
owns the only large water power avail-
able in this locality. AS to the mar
ket, there is an adequate demand for
power within transmission distance,
and more than half the product Of the
proposed first installation has already
been sold
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-10
John J. McGraw the Value of the Sacrifice
Hit Timely Interview From the New York Giant Boss

Within the last year there has been
a tendency to modify the theory of
play in the national game as had been
in evidence for about q decade The
following article will be found one of
the clearest and most interesting talks
on the value of the sacrifice nit in
baseball that have ever been publish
ed:
Has The sacrifice hit lost its value
in BASEBALL
1t was a leading question and it
seemed to be the best way to draw
forth an expression of opinion which
would be fruitful with conviction and
explanation.
1t was placed before John j. Nc
Gfaw, the manager OF the New York
National league baseball club, and the
reason for drawing him into the argu-
ment was two fold In the first place
his own experience and skill as bat
ter make him one of the most valuable
of players in advancing runners
through the medium of the sacrifice,
and in the second place he had been
placed and accused of dis
crediting the value of the sacrifice
in up to date baseball.
Certainly not, was the quick re-
ply. Times and methods change.
There is a place for the sacrifice hit,
but the sacrifice need not be permit
ted TO become all of the game. | have
not stated that the sacrifice hit is a
i discard, as has been asserted, but
have stated that can win games with
out permitting the sacrifice hit to be,
come my MASTER
Under what conditions should the
sacrifice be used?"
Under any which will fool the 9TH
er nine" replied the New York mana
ger II is play of strategy and not
a play of fixed demonstration. If you
are playing a game Of cards in which
the rule is that you must follow suit
or trump you are compelled to abide
BY the rule under penalty. An impress
sion seems TO have been made in base
bali that if it appears that player
should sacrifice he must sacrifice, no
matter If he might be able to do some
thing better In other words, he must
follow suit or trump. I don't believe
In that doctrine literally. Keep the
other side guessing as to whether your
batter will kill all the chances or per.
haps kill lot of chances for the
opponents"
n.a,..4L - ~ c,n.;Ena
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-10
A Cook Book Free

Every housewife has her NJ.
book, but there never was ~ eooK
cook book and never will be lp's'e
For instance. how MANY -.
have you for preparing sn. usa lpe.
Probably two, possibly four ana Ae a
ghetti is one the most versatile ta spa
IN the whole realm of cooking eoous
With choice from two 70 -
ways OF preparing it, you probah,r ~
not serve 1T often, yet spaghett, ~ ~
one OF the most reasonable nr,,a :
foods. and if you use Faust praes
Spaghetti you will find it one Of tba
most wholesome and appetisinp A'
The manufacturers of Faust pr,.s
Spaghetti have collected all tho ~.
recipes for preparing Spaghetti Than
have arranged these in a neat booL,o,
that is free for the asking. If Won H.
Spaghetti or wish to know how -
vary the monotony of bread. meat .ns
potatoes, write for the Free Roof :,
Faust Spaghetti Recipes.
Faust Spaghetti is sold only =
damp-proof. odor-proof, germ.proof
packages.
At all Grocers and 1oc,
MAULL BROS.
1921 st. Louis Ave, ST. Louis, Mo-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-10

made it? 1t wasn't always SO promi-
nent as it is now
That is true The development of
the bunt was the foundation of the
sacrifice hit. 1t is true that there
were sacrifice hits before there were
players who hunted with the skin
which is evidenced now, but when
managers began to insist that all
players must learn to bunt the sac
rifice became the principal stock of
some managers strategy"
WAS and is the bunt an effective
play?"
Il should say yes with emphasis to
both questions, and especially in its
earliest days Take the old Baltimore
team for example, when it won the
championship. We had at least twice
as many men who could bunt with
success as any other club In the Ma
tional league. For that reason our
team was constant source of vexa-
ton to those managers who were not
possessed of good hunters. Time and
again the Baltimcres were criticized
in years gone because they would not
try to knock the ball out of the lot.
We hunted much more than any team
in the league, but we could have nit
the ball with force had 1t been neces-
sary. 1t was easy for us to fool our
opponents, for there were not more
than two other clubs in the league
circuit which played cleverly against
up in that field. Bunting paid us
against clumsy thinking on the infield
and we made the most of it. After
Baltimore began to succeed with its
tantalizing infield hits managers OF
other clubs began to insist that their
players should learn to bunt or not
receive SO much money. Newcomers
We're drilled first of ali in the art OF
bunting. Everybody hunted after a
while who could. and everybody play
ed game at bat which was as much
alike as. two peas and all copied from
| the first successful pattern
Presumably, then that is the time
at which you decided to adopt a
changer
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-10
LOOKOUT GOOD,
SAYS ANDREWS
kewanee Boss is Pleased With the
Players He Has
Gathered

KEW ANEE, April 10-Manager An
drews is well satisfied with the out
look. He will not venture to make
any predictions as to his possibilities
except that he sees some good ma
teriai The pitchers already here are
Orel Clarke, the giant left handler, J.
v. Jellison. the Joe Wood size of 4
ball player, Ray Huddleson, from the
Cttumwa Independents, Joe Millet
the youngster who halls from Terre
Haute, Tom Droham from Oklahoma
and the eccentric Fred Trepton, the
man of letter writing fame
The boys yesterday worked out
faithfully and while none of them cut
loose, yet Manager Andrews had to
keep close watch on the men, especial
ly Trepton, who wanted to give the
batters he was facing everything ne
had. He is stocky built fellow with
double ankle points. Every once In
while we meet a person who has what
is called a double chin Well Trepton
has double sized ankles. The other
pitchers took turns at pegging ana
all seemed to have the movements OF
something worth keeping an eye on.
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first with four balls, he struck out
that far-famed Tyrus Raymond Cobb,
and the yell emitted by the crowd
would have made a band of full
blooded Cherokee Indians turn purple
with envy.
Sox No. 2 Defeat Ottumwa.
OTTUMWA. Iowa, April 10.-Ottum
wa turned out crowd OF 200 people
to witness yesterdays ball game be-
tween the Sox No. Q and the locals.
The weather was as near ideal as one
could expect at this time of the year.
Jimmie Johnston, who is playing sec
ond for the Sox No. 2, was former
Ottumwa player, and he was well re-
ceived when he came to bat. The
Sox had long, hard struggle to win,
but, after twelve innings, managed to
push over the winning tally, score,
2 to
Scott started twirling for the White
Legs and worked nine innings, retir-
ing in favor of Oimstead. Scott has
been ailing for two or three days, and
cation from Oskaloosa, where jim
started out, came down to see him
perform. The Sox scored their win
ming run when Collins led off with a
single. Babe forced him at second.
Then the latter stole and scored on
Meloan's single. Only two more games
remain on the exhibition game sched-
ule. Score:
Sox No. Q ....... 100 600 900 0O1-2
Ottumwa ........ 900 900 100 000--1
Batteries: Plympton, Grogan Boyd
and Price: Scott, Olmstead and Block.
Waterloo, 10; Boyds, 8.
WATERLOO, ILL.,, April 10.--The
celebrated Boyds of st. Louis lost to
the Waterloo team, score 10 to 8.
Welsh pitched an excellent game for
Waterloo. allowing two hits.
Tigers Defeat Quincy.
QUINCY, Ill, April 10.--The De-
troits defeated the Quincy team, 4 to
2. Batteries: Works and Schmidt;
Faylen, Spencer and Gard.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-10

This is the time of the year when
one joins golf club No longer can
the old Scotch pastime be classed as
a recreation exclusively for the r1ch
For long time it appeared so, dur
ing it's exclusive reign on the courses
of the high-class country clubs, where
members came only from the social
realm and who paid big money dues.
The man who used to sneer at golf IN
thoee days as the plutocrat's game, Is
today welding the lofter, the niblich
and the brassie himself. Golf has
grown at a greater rate in the last
ten years than any other sport In
America, not even excepting baseball.
1t has long since left the rich mans
domain and must now be rated as a
popular sport. II has grown strictly
on its merits. No sport was ever more
ridiculed when first introduced into
this country. Had the game been witt
out merit it would have been haw-
ihawed off the continent. The fact
4 that it survived the jeers and sneers
| of the unthinking and has grown to
i tremendous proportions Ia the best
possible argument in its favor. II has
taken host OF fans away from the
national game, especially the older
men. Today, the game is only scoffe1
J at by the prejudiced, the ignorant and
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-10

that they will be raced in four days,
but the secretary at Hamline knows
that is an impossibility, regardless OF
wet weather, and only the big events
viii be raced, while the entries in the
other events. which must necessarily
be abandoned, will have had their trip
to the northern track for nothing. Mr..
Simpsons effort to curry favor with
his new employers is going to deprive
western stables of the pleasure Of
racing at the big fair, and they Will
think long and seriously before enter
ing in stakes surrounded by such i'm
possible conditions as the card sug-
gests.
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Conditions Have Changed.

THAT is true Conditions have
changed. Instead of there being one
or two players on baseball nine who
can bunt well, it is pretty safe to say
that all except one or two can make
a bunt in a pinch. There is no long
er that demand on one or two expert
hunters to advance runners, for you
may have seven men on the team who
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-10

chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets assist nature in driving all
impurities out of the system, insuring
lree and regular condition and re.
storing the organs of the body to
Meath and strength. Sold by all
dealers ~
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Description Of Structures.

The dam of solid masonry viii be
400 feet. or seven-eighths of mile
long, and of gravity type. The spill
way section 4,400 feet long, will carry,
supported by bridge, 116 food gates
to control the water flow. At the Iowa
end Of the dam power house OF steel
and concrete, 1,4vo feet long, will be
built designed in such a manner as to
permit Of extension for an ultimate
installation of 80 units, of rated
capacity of 10000 horse power each.
The first transmission lines will be
built into st. Louis to supply the mar
ket already under contract there,
also the intermediate markets, in
GLIDING Hannibal and Quincy.
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Comes From the Trolley League Over
in Indiana Where Red" Cor
riden Got His
Start
RECRUITS SLOW COMING
A Number Of Them are Expected 70
Roll into City This Evening
No Practice fer Young
sters Today.

Jesse L. Beebe. one OF the Indians
fingers who yesterday afternoon roll
ed from train which brought him
here from Detroit, looks upon the
game of baseball as a business propo
sition pure and simple, and if he
cannot make z success in il viii de
sert the gentle pastine for something
more remuneraliye.
Beebe is slick looking youngster
who appears as though he might hare
the goods. If he is diamond he IS
far from being in the rough for mis-
being experienced as q semipro PLAYER.
has knocked of the jagged edges and
he talks in a knowing manner OF the
game.
In the Way of Introduction.
Beebe Games from that Trolley
league over in Indiana which has sent
many ball players TO the major and
best minor leagues OF the country. It
was there that he got his early school
ing and was often an opponent OF
Red" Corridor Corridor was with
Logansport and Beebe with Peru.
Beebe spent year touring the coun-
try as member of the Cheyenne
Indian team and last year was with
Battle Creek the latter part of the sea
son. Battle Greek was the worst bet
in the South Michigan league.
Have Good Word for "Pa" Belt.
The new man Is confident that If ne
is ever to make good he will do SO
under the masterful guidance of Faith
er Belt. Corridor told Beebe about
Belt and SO did Jack Reardon, who
gave the Keokuk leader great rec
concentration
But getting back to that business
iroposition-Beebe says he will be on
the job to make the other pitchers
hustle. He is going TO strive to bet
ter himself and pave the way to a
big league berth if he has the goods.
Catcher o'Brien Here.
The fourth arrival is Catcher
The war scribe was unable to get a
glimpse Of the youngster during
morning tour.
There has been a discussion as 70
what arrangements visiting ball clubs
would be able to make with local ho-
tells. 1t was feared that the over
crowded condition would cause mana
gers 10 cut out special rates. How
ever, the Grand Hotel management
stated this morning that the clubs
would be taken care Of as previously
Galesburg has already written for ac-
commodations during the season.
Although today the opening practice
was scheduled little could be INDUCED
in for the reason that the majority OF
the players will not arrive until this
evening, Some are expected on the
late trains today and others tomorrow.
few who are here went ouT to the
grounds for a conference with Belt
this morning
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OF the catchers.

or the cachers but little more can
be said than when their contracts
We're signed. Fred digger of course IS
the best known here. He is at ms
very best and doesn't need to take OH
an ounce of weight Both Steck ana
Nagel surrey look the part of stars
Both are built something alike al
though Nagel looks like the Jimmy
Archer of the Cubs while Steck some
what resembles SEVERED, last year.
the crack backstop of the ottumwas'
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Effect Upon Navigation.

Provision for river navigation will
be made by replacing the three locks
now existing at this point by one
large lock. DIR dock for repairing
vessels will be provided.
The replacing of the present system
of channels, canals and locks by one
modern lock and dry dock, and the
setting back of water which will make
navigable many miles of shadows
above the uam. will materially i'm
prove navigation. The new lock and
dry dock upon completion become the
property OF the United States govern
ment. which will provide for their
operation and upkeep.
Work Already Done.
The preliminary work on this de-