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The evening world., 1917-08-28
CHICAGO WHEAT AND CORN
MARKET.
,rEMs FOR INVESTORS.

L-onnacntt COpDer COmpany-VBuAI
o,r,r,arl,' dIvidend OF $3.50 share.
Savable Sept. 90 Books close Sept T.
The evening world., 1917-08-28
NIT TO PuBLlcs PATIENCE
RANSOM pELAREs.

Mr., tans0m's statement sFUnusf.
izing the testimony before tns can
mission was In part as fyIIONs
81 am sure that the whole public
IN this town wants TO be very fair
with Its public utility corpora atoms
and 10 make every reasonable al
lowance for wartime conditions; It
will gladly and good -nRtuTedly sub
nit TO its share OF Inconvenience or
financial luss, II In fact necessltRtcd
by existent conditions: but a very
patient public does not wish a pres
cnt or future patriotic emergency "a
be utilized by operating officials "a
I settle differences with intorlocking
| direCtorates ana does not want IN,
provisions Of filled and enforceabl,
coal contracts TO be disreg "a tC
The evening world., 1917-08-28

nI the Hrtl.n 10 has IsYver 90 tai.
au fDlur iu start dfawlnF au.' TO-
..I'f tH protect che situation fuII 90
'I. fu'uf' anything further rests
uIfu Other uuhII, authorize
The evening world., 1917-08-28
u PREVENT GERMANY
FROM oEIIINo FOOD.

The proclamation makes Il clear for
the fret time that the United States
- prepared TO 90 to simost any unit
to prevent foods from, going to Ger
many. Neutrals already have been
Informed both In notes and In con-
versations with their representatives
In Washington that tho United St1t's
will see to II that no American goods
may be used even 10 replace Iadi-
rectly goods shipped from neutrSl
countries TO Germany. Some Admir- IS
tration officials even favor stopping
food shipments to neutrals whore the
food is used for workmen engaged ia
manufacturing war materials for Ger
man use.
Regulations for the licensing OF gold
and currency will be promulgated by
the Secretary OF the Treasury. and en-
torcement probably will be placed in
the hands OF Treasury employees.
The evening world., 1917-08-28
HELP WANTED-FEMALE.

Girls to sew tickets and labels IN mems whole
sale clothlna house. Cali u. II. W.. 81
y. llth II.
The evening world., 1917-08-28
HCLPGo 10 GAsI ssosrss
MIND LAsT WthTgR

Wei ist mr sspIair h1Ifd f.
ssss NJ shuufsH mIuI Last .IHtsr
when h. vaa greatly worried about
possible coal shufltrf. anI Wu,u 0
say clerical error m,sp th8t vH,n
this &C. W came Dc need mot have
happened u some r.cfk had not
bluudefed."
what did Ar Ross say 10 you
when boz called your attention 10 Mr.
hedieys letter ~ May utEiuE that
the reserve stock sh0uld b, kspt up
~ there wns danger ~ shutdown
tie told me that hr Hrdlry was
Nofy much worried. and told him {
understood that. but 1 would see that
the lnterbofough did not get into real
trouble, and he need not worn +"
Mt borwind Gcknowiodsed That the
price - t3.2S n1"d by the contract
with the lntorborOuEh had been In
creased 10 tSCs although the con-
tract had never been formally mod.
Ned. The notifications were tho re-
suit of Informal understandings.
The witness first heard that there
had been "A clerical error when he re-
turned 20 town yesterday from New
port and MIR. Ross showed him tho
slips VI coal estimates at the power
house and said: There In where tho
trouble was"
III YOU had delivered the other nyo
barEes ordered would there have becu
shutdown. estimate or no estl-
mater"
No"
The only error made was by you.
was II not? You estimated that they
could get on with two barges when
they said they wanted seven"
We knew that some OF these or
derH were for reserve stock. we
knew by our estimates what they
, wanted for daily needs. and those
needs W. met"
The evening world., 1917-08-28
HEARD OF SHORTAGE ONLY
ONCE ON SATURDAY..

"On Saturday morning, about II
o'clock, We we're asked what was
being loaded. and replied a barge was
ready TO start for Fifty-ninth Street,
The person on the wire said all right
The evening world., 1917-08-28

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ourt eisseief sht tsad - fis raH
ls.ny tsfuishinf oaai ta fhf o.
The evening world., 1917-08-28
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Yea and tt.s iutsrsnfuarh Naffa
Trsnst cuiupauf. ths i'utii. Hfff'rf
Cau.u.lssah sasIrisss rffisIH iHl.aIi
sus powsrs on bshaf - co 'Iif -
Nss tors. pariicuiarii thoss f'I. ..Ht
a. A. sufaf1sulaui ~ ftf ..rifa''s
Il am fisassd to lssrr - .ts tir.f
sus attiiuds sdupisd ui us 'onmis
sisn in iis inqaiff Onto tT' fa'Hf' ~
ne Intsrsofoash DumpauI tu r'ni'i
ssrsics on ths rlbshi bee ~a'HtAa
-Undsf ths contract - in fsi.'
fof the operation - ihs sabssi ihs
intsFooroaEh COMPANY 'nNfnatis
utfh NJ city during the tine ~ ih'
lease T. operate the railroad cafsfhNr
ana skiifsiy according 90 ne h'fhsti
knoSn standards - fausay op'ra-
don and % Operate o. minimum mum
bsr of trains a. all hours dsrnF ih'
day.
-Thsss provisions were Violated on
Saturday. and. ~ your ih'estga-
lion has disclosed. this was due ~ lh'
failure % the company 20 have O. sui-
nclent amount of coal at its poser
stations 10 operate the plant
In addition 90 the regulail'e
power OF the Commission. the rsn's
dice Afforded BY Chapter : 0t the con-
tracts Cor . brssoh of their pre"'''ons
are drastic. aivina the city power 70
take possession Of the railroad and
sauipmsnt and opsrats u hssh or 70
enter into q eontraet with SEINE other
person for the rnsintsnanes and opsr'
alton of the railroad. or even 10 ter
nlnste the contract. and In the lat'er
case the company In liable TO the CITY
for all damage by reason OF the ds'
fault.
..- ..- --zHAoH Tn nQINn
The evening world., 1917-08-28
NIGH, then ssnd 70 ~. hungry
Tsutons

Tsvtons.
Not only will THE ofder keep Amer
ican food from Germany and her al
ice. but u wili cut them on from al
Important source ~ supply upon
which they have relied since the
British blorEsir became effective. fnr
ncutrals have been shipping their
homo grown products 90 Germany
and living themselves un food they
bought from America. lndIrcou,
placing America In the position ~
giving material aid TO the Germans
The evening world., 1917-08-28

"Was anything done by your COM
pany to obtain current from the New
York Edison Company"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-05
PACKEY DENIES
COMEBACK STORY

Joliet. H., Jan. 4-.Packey McFar-
land, expert wielder of the padded
mitt and now chasing tho hnaucial.
championship. Wednesday spiked the
yarn that he had signed Wee Doc"
Krone to manage his Comeback to
the ring. Packey is not going to come
back.
What do I need a manager for."
Packey queried while at work on his
chicken farm here. I'm not coming
back to the ring for less than s$25. 000.'
The former stock yards lad init
mated that he did not expect to hear
of promoter willing to guarantee
that sum until the war ended or Tom
Jones purchased drink.
"My little girl is my manager on
the chicken farm. and only heavy
financial inducements can bring me
back to the ring. Otherwise I'm
through with the game. That's
straight rom the shoulder. I'm 60
ing to retire unbeaten."
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-05
MITCHELL WILL
MEET CHAMPION

Chicago. Jan 4-The next fistic en-
gagement for Milwaukee's pride and
joy-Ritchie Mitchell-will be a ten
round bout with Lightweight Cham
pion Welsh. His second, il he emerges
victor in the first. will be twenty
round or finish scrap for the title with
the Englishman. These facts were
learned Wednesday when Tom An
drews. Milwaukee promoter. arrived
in Chicago on his way to New York to
close one or both matches with Harry
Pollok. manager Of Welsh. Incident
ally Tom will confer with Les Darcy
and make the Australian an offer to
do battle in Milwaukee.
Andrews wants the ten round
Mitchell bout for his Cream city arena
in Milwaukee. and will act as repre-
sentatives for Mitchell and the New
Orleans club for the Marathon argu.
ment
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-05
Stock Market

New York, Jan. material recesz
sions set in soon after the opening u
today's stock market, Steel decinlns
noints with as much for other leaders
The setback was concurrent WIN re-
ports circulated in the street and iateI
denied that the federal reserve poa oar
had reiterated with greater emphasis
its warning to banks against lhVe 0;I,
ment in short term foreign loans. Olls
also reflected advices from Me1co los
ing to 4 points There was tempor-
ary rally. but at midday advances were
again largely forfeited on more actls.
selling. which carried steel ana o.nr n,
nrominent stocks under Minimum
prices for the first hour. CANADIAN
cific was heaviest of the rails los'ns
Az points. Bonds were STEADY.
Further substantial gains were res
tered at today's opening. although trao-
Inc, proceeded more cautiously as re-
suit Of impending uncertainties ~ .n
international situation. United states
Steel was again the OUTSTANDING ,e eno
ture. it's initial transactions OF lL.ooo
shares being made at an extreme gam
Of practically a point. Bethlehem stee.
rose :. with to points for leatner
issues. sugars and Industrial AiconUi.
Metals and motors were fractionally
higher. but shippings denoted pressui, s
arine preferred losing 2 points: To, 10
remained in the background with ~
note yorthy changes
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-05
CEDAR ROUTE NO. I

Earl stump and Whitley Brown were
callers at the John Ross home Sunday
evening.
Dawson Funk who was operated on
at the Ottumwa hospital is still in a
serious condition.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sanford Plummer OF
Kalvesta Kans.. who have been visit
ing relatives for several weeks in this
vicinity have returned home.
George s. Ward delivered load OF
corn to Eddvville Friday.
Jasper Allison mt with quite ser
ious accident when he got his hand In
jured in gasoline engine.
Chester Funk OF this vicinity and Miss
Lucille Beintena Of Rlakesburg were un
tied in marriage by Rev. F. r. Day OF
the First NJ. r. church at the parsor
are in Ottumwa Thursday afternoon
Dee. IA 1916. Thew were unattended and
only the immediate relatives were
presert. The bride though a stranger
in this community has won many
friends and Is one of the most popular
and erterprising young ladies of Blakes
burg. The groom is the Youngest son OF
Ny. and Mrs. G. A. Funk apd has lived
in this vicinity all his life He is a most
successful young farmer The bride
and groom will make their home
on the Funk farm which he recently
purchased. Their manv friends extend
beet wishes to this worthy young couple
ard much happiness through thei,
weddp5 life
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-05
COMISKEY TO BACK
FOOTBALL LEAGUE

Chicago. Jan. Interest in the. pro
posals that baseball magnates use
their baseball parks for professional
football at the close of the baseball
season by backing league of national
proportions. was evinced in an an.
nouncement by Charles A. Comiskey,
president Of the Chicago Americans.
IF professional football can be made
to pay it will be the answer to a prob
lem which has confronted baseball
owners since the game sattred," he
said. Now We use our parks only
three months a year and the rest OF
the time, they are idle. II find there
is any money in the professional end
OF the college game will 90 the limit
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-05
MADISON SQUARE
GARDEN IS SOLD

New York. Jan. 4.-Historic Madi-
son Square garden. which was bid in
by the New York Life Insurance COM
pany at foreclosure sale . short time
ago to protect a mortgage, has been
purchased by a syndicate headed by
ment was made as to plans for the
future OF the building. but 1t was said
that if alterations which are to be
made result in a satisfactory financial
return the arena will be continued
but il not 1t will be torn down at the
end Of year to make way for COM
mercial structures.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-05

GAMES TALKED
AMERICAN AND INTERNATIONAL
CIRCUITS MAY PLAY POST
SEASON SERIES.

Chicago, jan 4. Possibility Of an
interleague series between the Inter
national league and the American as
sociation was more pronounced today
as result Of the conference in Cincin-
natl yesterday between the presidents
of the two leagues. Details of the ar
rangements probably will be consider.
ed at the meeting of the international
league. which President Ward Barrow
announced will be held in New York
within ten days or two weeks.
Possible transfer Of the Topeka fran
chise of the Western league to Pueblo,
Colo, was the subject Of conference
in Lincoln, Neb., between John Savage,
owner of the Kansas club and Presi.
dent Zehrung of the league. Savage
said he was awaiting action from the
commercial bodies in Pueblo before
making the transfer and that if To.
peka wished to retain the club he was
willing to sell but unwilling to remain
there himself He announced the sale
of George Cochran. third baseman and
"Nick" Ellen, catcher. of the Topeka
club, to Milwaukee of the American
association.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-05
ASH GROW

The township board was in session
Monday. REPRESENTATIVES from the diff
ferent telephone lines held mnetins
here Saturday FOR the purpose of hirins
an operator for another year. r. f
Gov was chosen again.
Fent Ca seill returned home Wednes-
dav from ST Louis.
Miss Emma Proctor resumed her
school duties again Monday after a
-'aak's vacation.
iss Cecil Se'nan and Ora Hunter
spent SUNDAY with Zoe Brown.
Sunday school was reorganized at the
Christian church Sunday.
Mesda mes Thurman Cassill and r. E
Cox and Chas. Fletcher spent New
Years ut the VIM. Hunter home.
Fred Proctor and family spent Sun
dav at the Dave Ward home
Misses Ruth Cassill and Fay Fletcher
home Sunday.
Miss Marie Dav returned home Sun
dav after a weeks visit at Udell.
A. F. Bridges and family and James
West and family spent New Years al
the DR. Selman home.
Fent Cassill and wife were county
seat visitors Monday.
Ernest DYE was an over Sunday Wis
itor with home folks.
Mrs. Rhoda Rndd returned nome laS'
week from the Ottumwa hospital much
improved In health.
Sherman Day and family spent Sun
dav at the Jim West home.
VIM. Leonard and family. Aaron
Leonard and wife. Mrs. Minnie Dommel
and Mrs Leona Moss spent Sunday al
the bedside OF Mrs. John Hudgens who
is seriously i'll at the Ottumwa hos
pital.
Earl Dye and family spent Monday
at the parental Day home.
Miss Sena Sapp is visiting relatives
at this place.
The Christian church people have Sc.
cured the services Of Rev. Hastings fol-
another year.
Bert Albright and family were Wis.
itors at the John Albright home Mon
day.
The Ash Grove school began Monday
after weeks vacation.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-05
WHITE SOX TO
APPEAR HERE
A. p. OWENS HAS BOOKED COM.
iSkEY'S FIRST TEAM FOR
GAME IN OTTUMWA.

Baseball fans will have an opportun-
ity of seeing the first team or regu-
lars of Comiskey's White Sox perform
in Ottumwa in April.
Arrangements have been made by
Manager A. P. Owens of the Grand
opera house with the Old Roman for
the exhibition game The deal was
cinched Wednesday when Mr.. Owens
replied to Mr.. Comiskey's letter re-
ceived earlier in the day giving April
as the date for the game here.
The letter received by Mr.. Owens
follows:
Mr. A P. Owens. Ottumwa Iowa.
Dear Sir
1t appears as though at this writ
ing. the White Sox regulars will be
in Ottumwa April to fulfil our en-
gagement with your club.
Kindly acknowledge receipt of this
letter by return mail
With compliments OF the season,
beg to remain.
Yours very truly
Chas. A. Comiskey
Mr.. Owens says that il the league
team is assured and has reported by
that date, he will have them play the
Chicago White Sox. otherwise he will
have club picked from the bes.
available baseball talent in this vi.
cinity to do battle with the Sox.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-05
Latest Market Reports
OTTUMWA HOGS
NICKEL HIGHER

The local hog market was again al
vanced a nickel this morning. Severa
changes are found in the grain and re-
tail lists. Prices are:
Hogs-(Furnshed daily by John MOT
rell & Co.)-120@150. 1925; l50m leO
$3.50: 100000. 1856: 200 and over
1885; packers. $9.1O@9.50.
Sheep-Best lambs. s10@11: choice
ewes, s607: fair to god ewes. $500:
Corn-s0@s5c: wheat. S143@ l.'o'
oats, 47m5Oc: rye, $1@1.15.
Ottumwa Hay Market.
Good timothy, $40; No. timothy
and No. light clover mixed. $50 ~;
No 8 timothy and No mixed. $500;
clover hay. 5000.
Butter, Eggs and Poultry.
Butter fat--No. I. SOC: NO: :, SOC
Poultry-(These prices paid to pro-
ducers. straight run hens, lac; OLD
BOOSTERS, Sc: ducks, Zoe: geese. &C.
spring chickens. 1Gc: old toms, NC;
No. turkeys. zoe; No. 2. l5c.
Eggs-Fresh country, 35c.
Creamery butter. 45@4Sc: bulk, ooc'
prints. country butter. 40M 43c.
Wool and Hides.
Wool--Clear, bright medium. Fl m52c;
chaffy and slightly bury, 24M CSC; SEM
bury. 24126c: hard bury, 1l6 1sc:
line staple, 13m1Sc: angora goat. Ions
light fine long staple, 24M26c; hgh'
fine short staple, 2O@22c; heavy f1ne
luster 25m27c.
Hides-No. ! fully cured. 22c; NO.
green zoe: horse hides, No. I. $3.50; No
Q, $3.50: pony 50: colt. 50cMs2.
Bees wax-20c; No. tallow. Sc; NO
9 ta1low &c
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-05
DARCY OFFERED
ANOTHER SCRAP

New York, Jan. 4.-Thirty thousand
dollars was added today to the fast
growing pile of offers to Les Darcy
for his first fight in this country. John
Reisler OF the Harlem Sporting club
offered this amount for ten round
bout with the winner of the Welnert-
Miske bout, scheduled for January IL
Reisler said he would deposit for
felt of $4,000 with Tex Richard or any
man Darcy should designate. II the
additional $4,000 is not Forthcoming
before a date to be set for this match
he stipulated Darcy would be welcome
to the forfeit.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-05
PLAYERS UNION
ASKS RECOGNITION

New York. Jan. ACCORDING to
Dave Fultz president of the baseball
PLAYERS fraternity there is to be an
accounting day for the big league
ma gnates who according to FultZ.
have so contemporary turned down
the demands Of the athletes. Fultz
saws that he has asked for recogni,
ton from the league heads time after
time but has been rebuffed each time
he has appeared. He denies that the
fraternity will interfere in the salary
question. saying that it is a question
to be settled between the owner and
the player for no definite scale could
possibly be fixed. What he does want.
however. is a voice in the making OF
the rules for the players.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-05
THE RETAIL PRICES.
Elour and EeeJ

Flour and feed-Graham flour. per
sack. soc: corn chops, per cwt.. $3.50:
shorts, per cwt., $3.50: bran, per cWt.
S1.s5: corn. per bu.. SIPS; hay per cwt.
75MS5c: straw. per cwt.. A0M soc: mea
per sack. Csc: corn and oat chop. per
cwt.. $3.50: corn chop, 20 lbs. 47c; OF
meal per cwt., $2.75: wheat flour. pei
sack. old wheat s2.o5m2.95: "a 10. rye
flour s'45.
Butter. Eggs and Poultry.
Creamery butter, 45M4Sc; country
butter, 35643c.
Eggs-Candled, 371G a 4sc
Poultry-Geese dressed. 1SM CSC: tur-
keys, dressed. %oM 35c: dressed hens. u
M25c: spring chickens '5c: ducks 22la
Fresh and Salt Fish.
Frozen. not fresh caught-Salmon
16c b.: halibut. zoe: red snapper
1sc h.: white fish 1sc: smelts, zoe
Fresh fish-Catfish, zoe: bass, 25c;
trout. Use: halihut. 1sc: salmon. 1Sc'
pigs. 35c: live Holsters, 75c ID: hroileo
Holsters GOc each: white fish zoe lb.
crabs, hard shell. SC each: soft shell
zoe each perch, 12hc shrimp. zoe H.:
fresh mackerel 40c each; shads, coo
each; shadrock. 40c pair: frog legs. $50
pair; Spanish mackerel. 40c each; FRESH
herring. 15c: white fish. SOC: smelts
zoe: Blue Point oysters in shell zoe doz
Salt fish-Nackerel, 10M25c: herring
Norway, for Csc: cod 10M2oc: lake
fish pail. zoe: salt mackerel 10M25c;
salt white fish. 10m35c H.. salt COO. II
025c h.. smoked sturgeon. CSC ID: fin.
an haddie. ID. zoe: Holland herring. PAL
s1.25: salt eel, CSC h.: pail anchovites
s125
Smoked fish White fish. 2nMo5c H..
sardines. 5625c: spiced sardines. 3 fo'
10c: box cod 1913 620c' fancy smoked
bloaters. 3 for Csc: smoked homeless
herring. CSC b.. smoked |
ID: stock fish soc: Kippereu ,i-r...~
3 for 25c: halibut, csc h.: smoked stur.
geon. CSC ID.
Select oysters soc at. standard oys.
ters. soc Gt.: count oysters, qt., I5c.
Fruits.
Frutis-Bananas. &C pound: lemons
30c: oranges, 20G65c: apples. 900
CSC: Valencia oranges. 2o665c: ample:
25 a soc PIX: watercress. Zoe; KUN
ruats, $50 4nc: Emperor grapes, 2ori
Spanish Malaga grapes. CSC: Nellis
pears doZ.. 40c: grape fruit. 6A n 15c;
strawberries, 81: tangerines. 45c doz.
VEGETABLES.
Observation-Disclosures III 71ac: toma
toes. ripe. 25635c: parsley. and 10c;
mushrooms. s5c h.: green beans, lie;
horse radish. 10c; beets, H.. &c: lettuce
35c h.: egg plant. 90 to csc: cauliflow
erer. 10M35c: beets. per PIX. 40c: tur'
nips, 20c PIX: potatoes peck, coo: pc,
bu, $2.25: carrots. 71ac each: feat
lettuce. 10 to 15c: sweet potatoes
71sc h.: Brussels sprouts box 20m3ac
French endive, h.. 55c: green peas. S5t
b.: asparagus soc bunch.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-05
STRANGER LEWIS
WRESTLES TO DRAW

San Francisco. Cal. Jan. AID
Santel. Pacific coast wrestling cham
pion and Stranger Lewis of Ken
lucky wrestled two and half hours
Wednesday to a draw. neither secur-
ing fall. The referee decided the
contestants broke even on points.
Santel gained decided advantage
during the first half A realization
that he was behind spurred Lewis 10
desperate efforts. and he succeeded
in evening up the lead gained earlier
by Santel.
Lewis weighed 22S pounds. over
scaling Santel forty-three opnds.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-05
BURLINGTON HOPES
To DEFEAT LOCALS

According to the Burlington HAWK
Eye. the Burlington high school bas-
ketball quintet is in the pink OF condl-
ton for their battle with the local high
school team there Friday night, and
hone to be returned victors. The
PURPLE and Gray has played six games
this year and has not suffered de-
feat so that Coach Williams Is con
fident that II his basketers do not
trim the locals. thew will at least put
up a stiff fight. The Ottumwa team
is credited by Burlington with being
speedy as usual and Burlington has
several veterans who should put up
a battle royal.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-05
HELP IS PLEDGED
TO MINOR CIRCUITS

Cincinnati. O.. Jan 4.-While there
was no set meeting Wednesday OF
any OF the baseball magnates who at.
tended the meeting of the national
commission yesterday, few Of them
had left town and informal gatherings
were the order of the day.
President A. r. Tearney. OF the
Three-I league held another confer
ence with the members of the commits
sion. as individuals. Wednesday and
announced that he had been promised
substantial assistance from the ruling
body OF baseball men in his effort to
put the minor leagues upon q sound
financial basis.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-05
Chicago Hay Market.

Chicago. Jan. 4--Hay-Receipts. Sal
tons: shipments. 3S tons. Market quiet
but firm. Demand and offerings fair
Choice timothy hay uuotable at s11M
1S: No. ! at s15m16 No. ., $14@14.50:
No. 2 at s13013.5O. Kansas. Oklahoma
and Missouri prairie hay, choice SIS a
$3.50: No. /. s14615: No. 2. $3.50 a IS
Glover hay. sl3@1450. Illinois. Indiana
and Wisconsin feeding prairie hay. SIC
all Packing hay, s7.5o6s.5o Alfalfa
hav S1350m1S.
Sales were: On rack, choice timothy
I car at $3.50. car at $1s. No I tim
othy. I car five-wire at SIS. cars al
$3.50 car at SIS. car at s165O / cal
at SIT. No. . timothy, cars at s14. 1C
cars at s14.5o. cars at SIS. Not graded
timothy. I car at SIT. Glover mixed
car at $3.50.
Free on board and switched--No
era dcd timothy, ! car at $3.50. Glover
hay car at $l45o. Not graded prairie
/ car Kansas at $3.50.
Straw-Rye straw uuotable at s9M
$50. Dat straw at s7.5OTS. Wheat
straw at sra $50.