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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-30
Obituary
John w, BRYANT,

John w. Bryant, aged II years
died at his home, 702 South Plum
street, at $500 o'clock Wednesday
evening.
He is survived by his widow an6
several children.
On account of illness in the family
the funeral will be held from the home
Of his daughter, Mrs. w. A. Patterson
1101 East Fourth street. The hour Is
at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon, Revs
Hiram Baker, A w. Miller and Isaac
Williams will be in charge. The music
will be in charge of the Open Dool
Mission and interment will take place
in Ottumwa cemetery.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-30
Davis Funeral.

The funeral Of Golden Davis will be
held at 8 o'clock this evening at 31t
South Union street. Friday morning the
body will be taken to Macon, Mo-, fol
interment.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-30

l suffered with piles for twenty-five
years. They would bleed freely at
times. I dreaded to have an operation.
One Of my neighbors told me of DR..
Shallenberger, whom I consulted. He
cured me without an operation.
Mrs. Henry Wicker,
Baldwin, Iowa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-30
William e. Houk.

William r. Houk, 10 years old son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. George Houk. died at
l o'clock this afternoon at the fam
home on West Mary avenue.
He is survived by his parents, q
brother. Olin and three sisters, Edna,
Laura and Ora.
The funeral will be held at 10
o'clock Saturday morning from the
home and at IL o'clock in the Orman.
vile church with Rev. w. E. Prewitt
Of the Finley Avenue Baptist church
in charge. Interment will follow in
Ormanville cemetery
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-30
List Funeral.

Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth
List were held at 2 o'clock this after
noon from the home. lis North Union
street, and at $3.50 o'clock in st. Paul's
German Lutheran church with the pas
tor Rev. G. c. Hanssler, in charge. In
terment followed in Ottumwa cenle-
terry.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-12-13
Died In Kansas City.

Inc Iollowlng IS clipped nom a
Kansas City, Mo. paper:
Martin V. Lyle, a retired stone
contractor. died Tuesday night at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. l..
L. Hays, of 335 Gladstone Boule-
ward. Mr.. Lyle was 81 years old.
He came to Kansas City in 1875.
He is survived by nine children,
seven of whom live in Kansas City,
one in California, and a son, DR..
Halsey M. Lyle, attached to the
One Hundr ed and Tenth Engi-
neers, IT. Sill, Okla. The funer-
al will be at 2 O'Clock tomorrow af
ternoon at the home. Burial at
Mount Washington Cemetery "
Mr.. Lyle, is an uncle of M. r.
Lyle, of Stanton, and has many
friends and relatives in Powell He
was born and raised on Hardwick s
Creek.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-12-13
Large Oil Suit Compromised.

The oil suit of the John j. Curtis
heirs against the United Oil Com
pany involving title to a tract OF
very valuable oil land, in the Cow
Creek district, was compromised
with four of the heirs last week in
which they receive s27 500 for their
interest. One other heir, the chill
dren of the wife of Milton Crow
would not compromise their inter-
est as they had never, at any time,
bartered or sold their interest. The
amount of land in question COM
prises 40 acres and is close to the
famous l72 acres of the Mckinney
land in the Courts and at least the
Crow heirs land is just as clear in
title. But possibly hardly so since
thu l72 acres Of Mckinney land, it
is claimed, was excluded from a
larger boundary by being left out
of a,survcv of a larger boundary
which was sold by order of court,
the o',~vov ho'ng made that bidders
might know precisely the land
thnv u,nrn hnvinU" " And to further
exclued the l72 acre tract, it seems,
additional wording was incorpor-
ated in the deed. saying the large
bolnji,..gJ should include all the
land sold. This 172 acres was at
the time Of the sale, held jointly
between the heirs and another par
ty. In addition to this, the attor-.
neys for the heirs claim that infant
heirs land can. only be sold by de-
fined boundary, which it would
seem paves the way to success in
the Mckinney land as well as the
Curtis land. The latter case is now
before the Court of Appeals and
will be heard in January.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-12-13
Evidence of Coming Christmas.

there is no better evidence of
the reality of an approaching Christ
mas than that our mails are filled
up with whisky circulars which
have been somewhat dormant for
the past few months. We thought
Congress passed a law putting
stop to it. At any rate they are
not stopped. We are asked to not
write chain letters nor send unim-
portant mail so as to prevent clog
in the mail, but these whiskey fel-
lows are not disturbed in poluting
the habits of would-be- -temperates.
This mail order liquor business al
so impedes legitimate express. We
believe in saving and every body
doing their bit. We could do ours
with much greater relish if the
Government would put a stop to
these plunderers of temperance OPP
Grating by access to the mails, in
territory where the people have
voted dry station.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-12-13
The Swine Situation.

There is decided Increased
demand for pork the past few
wears. Unfortunately, however,
during this time there has been
a sharp decline IN the number of
hoo as the following Govern
menf figures show: In 1916 there
were 67,470,000 in the country.
One year later there were 450, 900
less in number. And just to
think these hogs, fat, are bring.
ing 10 cents per pound on foot.
Get busy, fellow farmers, let us
supply the demand and at the
same time fatten our purse as
well AS fhe hogs.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-12-13
Plenty Of Coal in Clay City.

The cold snap brought great
suffering upon the people of most
blue grass towns Tor want of
coal, but such was not the case
~ Gag CtJ. Gu. 1va,,rs nad
wisely received number Of
cars Of the coveted fuel few
days before the cold set in so for:
tunately most every one was well
equipped when winter did set in
IN earnest OF course all the
country people have plenty of
wood, which as a fuel exceeds
great deal of the coal dust we
have been getting.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-12-13
Sugar Famine.

The sugra famine Is upon US.
Not more than one merchant at
a time IN Clay CITY has any sugar
20 sell and often there is not a
pound on the local market. This,
TOO, IN the face uf the tact that
The brew ers ali over the country
are running at tull capacity con.
suming al The sugar they need
in their business. Verify, in.
deed is the public a most patient
thing to suffer such impositions.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-12-13
Additional Reasons.

Cream has advanced 4 per cent.
IN price since December 1st,
now selling for 81 cents per
pound for the butter fat. Trans
portarion charges on cans If
cream have declined 13 per cent.
the past few weeks, and there il
no worry in disposlng of it or get
ting collections. These are addi-
tiOnal reasons why Powell farm
ers should keep more cows, sell
cream and feed skim milk to hogs.
1t pays, and pays more now than
ever before.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-12-13
NO. 80


Mrs. Gentry, county agent for
Powell, Estill and Lee counties,
met a number of ladies of Clay
City at the home of Mrs. T. G..
White Friday afternoon where
home topics and domestic economy
were discussed and plans laid for
an effective food saving. These
meetings are of great value, for il
has truly been known for sometime
that at least one-third enough could
be saved from the table of waste
full Americans to feed as many
more. However we are sure the
women of Clay City, especially
those attending this meeting, do
not come under the wasteful class.
The best evidence we have of this
is they were there studying home
economies.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-12-13
Fourteen Below.

This week has marked the cold
est weather of the winter when the
thermometer dropped Sunday night
II degrees below zero which it reg
istered Monday morning. All day
Monday it was very cold, and on
Tuesday morning the thermometer
registered Al ue,om 4oro with an
other cold day following. Yester-
day morning it "a s below and
continuing cold. Snow fell Friday
night and not a drop of it had
melted up to Wednesday morning
when this is written.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-12-13
Large Oil Tax.

For the quarter beginning July
"a and ending October I, the State
Tax Commission has collected Sl7,-
340.70 which is one per cent of the
market value of the crude oil pro-
duced in Kentucky during that
time. The counties in which the
oil is produced will receive one-half
that sum when so levied and Pow
ell made such levy the very day the
law took effect. There were pro-
duced during this period FAC, 1852
barrels of oil, valued at l,733,-
S3S.l3. NJ. NJ. Logan, Chairman
of the State Tax Commission, thinks
that the oil output in Kentucky
will he worth S25,00O,OO0 annually,
and he expects to see the State col
lecting over 100000 a year in
taxes. Estill county produced one
half of the oil reported, and the
counties of Powell, Wolfe, Lee and
Lawrence follow in the order
named.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-12-13
Settling up Matters.

Master Commissioner Luther
Stephens was down from Stanton
Friday adjusting some settle
ments and paying up some cost 5
in suits which comes through his
hands. Mr.. Stephens is always
very prompt in his official duties
and when anything lags, it is
hung up somewhere beyond his
control.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-12-13
Weekly Birth Report.

DIR. Martin furnishes the Time S
with the following birth notices:
To Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Hall,
Tuesday, December 4th, a son.
To Mr.. and Mrs. III. &. Crab.
tree, Wednesday, December 9TH,
IA boy.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Odel Douglas,
Thursday, December 9Th, a son.
To Rev. and Mrs. l.. +. Martin,
Sunday, December 9th, a girl.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-12-13
Moves into New House.

Mr.. Frank Z. Adams who had
the misfortune to lose his houoe
by fire several weeks ago. has
completed his new dwelling ON
the same site and got moved in
to it last Saturday, feeling now
quite at home again. Much de-
lay in finishing the house was
occasioned by delay in transit
of the roofing ordered for
it. Mr.. Adams had TO get addi-
tional roofing. The former ship.
ment not yet having arrived.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-12-13
Comes To Powell.

Following dispatch is from Mt.
Sterling:
Green Estes has purchased a
farm near Vaughn's Mill, Powell
county, and moved there with his
family this week. He recently sold
his farm near Peeled Oak, in this
county. The farm purchased by
Mr.. Estes is right in the heart of
the oil belt, but was bought before
oil was struck. 1t is believed the
purchase will make he and his fam
lily rich.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-12-13
Sells Farm.

Oscar Stewart has sold his farm
across the river to Fielding Powell,
of Xena, for $500 possession at
once. Mr.. Powell will move to the
place. We extend a most hearty
welcome to all such citizens as Mr..
Powell, and may more of his like
come and locate with us. Mr.. Stew
art has moved to town for the win
ter and has not yet decided what
he will do. Here's hoping he will
not leave Clay City very far.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-12-13
New Pumping Shed.

The railroad company has come
to the conclusion that their effi-
cient pumping engineer, j. A,
Sewell, is entitled to a shed over
his boiler and pump, so accord
ingly they are building one this
week. Good time to find the
need Of shelter, this week has
been.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-12-13

The Governments estimate on
Kenrucky's corn crop for 1917 is
l24, 4,372,OO0 bushels against 95,.
2OO,0O0 bushels last year. And
the increase in production is
about the same the whole coun.
try over. The quality, however,
is verv inferior as compared with
crop last year.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-12-13

The sermon theme for Decem-
ber lfth. at the United Presby.
terian Church, will be "a ques.
ton of Profit" A good attend
ance is desired at IL a. IN. as
there will not be any evening
service.
If you do not attend Sabbath
School elsewhere, come at 10 a.
IN. Supt. N. A. Ransom, makes
our Sabbath School interesting,
helpful aud hopeful.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-12-13
Greek Roads Frozen.

The creek roads all over the
county are frozen over, making
travel very slow and dangerous
over these roads. We long to zee
the day when people will learn
that public highways do not need
to be in the creeks any more than
yards around the house should
rrr stH
oS' sit eses
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-12-13

Only twelve more days till.
Xmas, but yet plenty of time 10
come in and renew your subscrip-
tion to the Times and have is
sent TO a friend for Christmas
present.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-12-13

Joe CLARK aud Chas. Bush ship
ped 225 turkeys from here Wednes-
day. q. O. Daniel also had .
drove Of few hundred to send
to market.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-12-13
Change in Trains.

W '-~~a nr; -" $40, - nav,
n change in the train service Ii
has been talked that we are to
get ii train each way about noon.
This is just what We need. The
latest information, however, has
It that we will have the same
trains but the west bound train,
IN the afternoon, will pass
through here about 4 O'Clock or
three hours earlier than now.
This would improve our mail fla.
cIlities and We hope II goes If NO
more,
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-12-13
STANTON.
(By p. o. Derthick.)

! Wt Wii'c 'htrt btiON.
Ben Creed made business trip
to Mt. Sterling this past week.
Elmer Derickson, of Rosslyn,
visited his parents this past week.
Elijah Byod, Of the South Fork
country, was here Monday on
business.
Charley Spencer and his stem
ographer were here on business this
past week.
The dentist, DR.. Caywood, will
be here from the 10th. to the 25th.
this month.
III. 7. Derickson took Ernest
Lumpkins, of Color, to Greendale
Reform School.
Miss Abbott visited the school of
Mrs. Lena Drake, at North Bend,
Tuesday of this week.
| Mrs. Maroaret Vance. and daugh-
ter, Eliose, left Wednesday morn
ing for Lexington to visit.
Mrs. Tet Hall returned to Mid
dletown, Ohio Wednesday, after a
visit to her relatives at Stanton.
There has been no school so far
this week on account of the pipes
at the college building freezing and
bursting.
Miss Taylor, of Ohio, arrived
Tuesday to act as nurse in Rev. J.
Kelly Citizens home and see that
the new baby gets right attention.
Robert Baker has added another
boy to his family the past week.
Bob seems to be very partial to
boys for he now has seven and on
ly one girl.
1t may be of interest to know
that Mrs. Elsie McDill Buck, who
with her husband were former
teachers in Stanton College, are the
happy parents of a brand new
baby.
While Rev. j. Kelly Giffen was
at NADIA last Saturday looking af-
ter a sale of goods, the stork made
a sudden visit to his house and left
a visitor-J. Kelly Giffen Jr. When
Mr.. Giffen arrived home he was
met with the surprise of his life.
Mrs. Gentry, of Mt. Vernon, was
here this past week in the interest
of food demonstration, being sent
by the Government. She will visit
this county one week out of every
month and will make her head
quarters at Stanton. She hopes to
open up five points in the county
and give demonstrations in prep
aration of food and how to con-
serve what we have on hands. We
givs Mrs. Gentry a warm welcome
to our county. OF course there are
always some who take the attitude
that no one can show them any
thing, they know all about it but
the ones who really want to learn
things during this great war will be
glad to have Mrs. Gentry show
them. She gives practical Demon
strations in bread making etc. She
will give one at Clay City the 22nd.
of this month and all the women of
Stanton, especially the red Cross
members, are invited there as the
guest Of the Clay City Red Cross
to see this demonstration. Mrs.
Gentry is from the mountains and
knows the problems that any wo-
men have, and she wants to help
everybody who is willing to be
helped.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-12-13

Snow on the ice prevents the
youngsters handy with skates from
using them.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-08
FORMER HARRISBURGER rs
ELMIRA BASEBALL FACTOR:
GIVE CITY OMINENC

Elmira, May s. With $1,000 in
hand, and 100 books to be sold. local
baseball boosters are planning for
another campaign to start within a
week. Through the aid of the Cham
Der of Commerce. Rotary Club. mer-
chants, and women's committee, this
city is now assured of first-class
baseball
The plan is to raise $4,000 and in
the next campaign a dollar book will
be offered to fans. purchasers being
privileged to buy as many as desired.
The money secured by contributions
and sale of books will be turned over
to the local club. At the end of the
season all profits will go to charity.
This new baseball project was in
augurated by Robert II. Hoy, form
er Harrisburger. who is now man
ager of the local Electric Light Com
pany. He has been a big factor in
arousing enthusiasm and his plans
are working out successfully. Mr..
Hoy is director general. He has been
a big factor in putting Elmira on the
baseball map.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-08
LEAGUE
HAS GOOD START
Smith Shop Team Wins First
Game From Planning Mill
Team; Score 10

The lid was taken off of the 1917
baseball season at Lucknow shop,
when 500 faithful followers of the
world famous game, gathered at the
noon hour to witness the opening
game of the Pennsylvania Railroad,
Lucknow Shop League. The weather
was not very favorable for an out
door game. but the time was set, and
with the spirit of the old ball game,
the Smith Shop and Planning Mill
teams, took the field amid great ap-
plause of the waiting crowd.
With a few words, wishing sue
cess to the league, c. Geisking. gen.
eral foreman, stepped to the home
plate, and with the ability of a mod
ern ball player, tossed the first ball
to the pitcher. Again the baseball
spirit filled the crowd, and then the
game was off, marking the beginning
of very interesting program for the
1917 season.
The Smith Shop team, with Gilday
in the box, played a brilliant game,
and at all times showed that they
could play in cool weather as we'll as
in warm. 1t was Gilday's run that
won the game, making little hit
that put him on first. he put pep"
in everything; the next man up.' with
terrific drive landed on the ball and
drew two bases, Gilday. making a
record sprint, scored before the wild
crowd could realize what had hap
pened. Finefrock pitched good
ball, Anderson led in batting for the
Planning Mill team.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-08
Whitman Wants Boxing
Stopped in His State

Albany, n. Y. May s.-A second
message, urging the repeal of laws
legalizing professional boxing bouts,
was sent to the Legislature last night
by Governor Whitman. In response
to his first message. sent on February
/, repeal bill was introduced and
after it had been defeated by the
Assembly twice, a second repeal
measure was introduced in the Sem
ate.
The second recently was reported
by the Senate judiciary committee.
but was promptly consigned to the
general orders calendar. Adoption of
a special rule is necessary to bring
it before the Senate for considera tion.
The measure last night was receiv-
ed in silence and no action was taken
on it.
zone of the evil effects OF the stat
ute was brought home to us recent
ly," the message said. Here in the
capital city of the state a disgraceful
and brutalizing contest was held
where a young man in the prime of
life was allowed to enter a contest
and receive a blow which killed him.
Even the people who were present
sat calmly by and the remainder of
the program for the evening was car
ried out This boy was done to death
under the rules and none of the regu-
Iations adopted in the interest of
this so-called manly sport was vio-
lated.
II would fall short of my duty II
/ did not again request your honor
able bodies to repeal this law. I am
satisfied that public decency requires
IL and I shall be satisfied with moth
ing else."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-08
CRPS OPENING CAME PLANSHAUBER SHADES INQUIRE HARD BATTLE
WELZYs% 6oRNER

league baseball this season. He has
been unable to get leave of absence
from police duty at Reading and yes
terday Manager Bill Coughl1n sent
Fox his release.
1t looks very much as II the
American Association would start @
cut in salaries. Rainy season has
put a big crimp in profits. 1t has
hit all leagues hard but the western
circuit has been hit exceptionally
hard.
Old "Pupe Pluve" ought TO be
sent to some country where there is
no baseball. He was the cause for
disappointing many local fans.
President j. II. Farrell says he is
willing to release the rainmaker but
it looks as IL there has been an ap-
peal taken.
The Major leagues considered
themselves lucky yesterday and got
away with six games, three in each
league. In the National League
Philadelphia lost to New York, 2 to
1; Boston lost to Brooklyn z to 0.
and Chicago trimmed Pittsburgh
to I. In the American League New
York humbled the Athletics to 4,
Cleveland put the cleaner on De-
troit to 3 and Boston trimmed
washington 1 to 0.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-08
Ward Loses Fortune in
Promoting Third League;
Revealed at Appraisal

New York, May S. - That the late
Robert Boyd Ward, who, at the time
of his death, October IS, 1915, was
president of the Brooklyn Federal
League, lost fortune in baseball,
has been disclosed.
A report of the appraisal of his
estate, filed in Westchester county,
showed that his estate, which prior
TO his entrance in baseball venture,
had been estimated at more than
S3,000,OOO, had decreased to ST.
739,15S.
Mr.. Ward was known as the
Angel of the now defunct Federal
League, started in 1912. His son,
George S. Ward, also was interested
in the affairs of the Federal League.
The elder Mr.. Ward put up much
of the money that enabled the pro-
moters of the Federal League to pay
the large salaries that aroused the
ire of the owners of the American
and National Leagues.
The appraisal showed that Mr..
Ward held promisory notes of the
Federal League and the Brooklyn
Club amounting to $220.S00. 1t also
was shown that $4,000 was ad-
vanced to the league out of the
estate on contracts the club had
made while he was president. He
owned 1,347 shares of preferred
stock and 2,S73 shares of common
stock In the Federal League clubs,
which was set down as of no value.
Charles A. Ward, eldest son of Mr..
Ward, said he understood his father
paid par for this stock, or S373,00O.
With the promisory notes, thisShows
q total of $651,S00 sunk in baseball
venture, not taking into account the
large sums he advanced of which the
estate contains no record.