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GIVE OVER PARKS.

New York. March 29-National
league baseball parks may be thrown
open to the government for the train
ing of soldiers. John X. Tener. presi'
dent of the league. declared he had no
doubt that if the need arises the Ma
tionsl league magnates will be ready
to do anything in their power to heln
the country wage war to a successful
end.
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CHICAGO Cash Grain.

Chicago. March 29.-The cash grain
market follows: =
Wheat-No. . red. nominal: NO. 8
red. $2.OS@ 2.O61a: No. 2 hard, nominal:
No. 5 hard. nominal. +,
Corn-No. 2 yellow. nominal: NO. 3
yellow. S1.21@1.21A: No. 4 yellow
sl.2o@1.2i.
Oats-No. 3 white, s4d66Ac; stand
ard, ssh I66c..
Rye-No. 2, $1.7o.
Rarley-$1.l0m1.35.
Timothy-$4@5.75.
c,nver-4St"m1s.
Pork-$34.65.
Lard-s20.15620.25.
Ribs-s1SM1S.42.
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STOCK SELLING WELL.

ST. Louis, Mo-, March 29-Sales Of
stock in the new company that has
an option on the st. Louis Nationals
now total s117. 900, including the $685.
900 paid for the option. In the next
two days SIS. 900 must be raised II the
new company is to make a payment
Of $3.50. 900 in accordance with the
terms Of the option.
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e. Louis Cash Grain.

St. Louis Cash Cram.
Ct Io,is Mo. March 29.-The cash
grain market follows: i,
Wheat-No. 9 red. S2.19a2.2o; No. 3
red s2lOmc.13: No. 2 hard, S2.llm
go; No. 8 hard. S2.o5G2.os.
Corn-No. 2. S1.2llaG22: No. 2 white;
s1.23lbm124: No. 2 yellow. $l.23; No, .
white. s1.22dl.22N No: 3. sl.2iism
12e: No. 3 yellow. $l,22d l.22l2; NO. 4
yellow, S1.21. /,
Oats-No. .. SEC: No, 3, oec' NJ, "
white, $50 m67c; NO. 4 "hite' 'oae'
standard. GIG.
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,ultry-Alive. unchanged.
chie.oo Live Stock; Closing

Chicag go. March 29,-The closing live
stock market follows:
Hogs-Market sc higher: receipts,
5000: estimated tomorrow. $4,000;
bulk. s15615.25; light, s14:aoMls:Zo:
heavy sl4IsO6El 1880: mixed, S14.65m
I6. 40: rough. $~14soq14.75.
Cattle-Market steady; receipts. A.
600: top, $3.50.
Sheep-Market strong: receipts. IA
900. top. Sl2T5: lambs. $3.50.
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SCHOOL BOYS
TO PLAY BALL
EIGENMANN VISITS JEFFERSON
BUILDING AND ORGANIZES
FOUR TEAMS IN LEAGUE.

E. j. %Eigenmann visited the .Jeffer-
son school Tuesday and organized the
A. C.. l.. boys into a four team baseball
league. He also told the boys of the
big A. c. L. athletic meet on May 10
and the volley ball and relay cham
pionship next week. The following is
the A. c. L. baseball schedule for 1917:
April 2-Pirates VS.. Tigers.
April 3-Giants VS.. Beavers.
April 4-Pirates vs.. Giants.
April 5-Tigers VS.. Beavers.
April 9-Pirates VS.. Beavers.
April 10-Tigers vs. Giants.
April 11-Pirates VS.. Tigers.
April 12-Giants VS.. Beavers.
April 16-Pirates VS.. Giants.
April 17-Ttgers vs. Beavers.
April 1S-Pirates VS.. Beavers.
April 1s-Tigers vs.. Giants.
April 23--Pirates VS.. Tigers.
April 24-Giants VS.. Beavers.
April 25-Pirates vs.. Giants.
April 26-Tigers VS.. Beavers.
April 30-Pirates vs. Beavers.
May Tigers vs. Giants.
The following Is the lineup Of the
teams:
Giants-Lester Berier, John Booth.
William Pickeral, Harold Clark, James
Hudgens. Edwin Clark, Fred Bennit,
Cecil Summers. ODDS Sly, Forrest Ross.
Beavers-Teddy Giles, John Lester.
Edwin Pinegar, Willie Black, Daniel
James, John Giles. Lloyd Martin, Reese
Hay, Charles Shafer.
PiratesLCharles Wilt, Robert Hon.
slater. Edwin Fisher, Ted Eaton, For
rest Ross.
. Tigers-Harold Lang. Gordon Nc
Kelvey, Charles Deford, William
Brodie. Evert Summers, George Cham
bers, Willie Walker. Fuimer, Elder,
Morgan and Hewitt.
The other schools OF the city Will be
organized into leagues also.
The first team is practicing for the
state tourney to be held In Des Moines
and is showing up splendidly.
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nAncv 70 FIGHT AGAIN?

New Orleans, La, March %. Les
Darcy OF Australia and JEFF Smith OF
New York will fight twenty rounds to
. decision here May 4. a local promo.
ar announced Wednesday. The bout
viii he advertised as for the middle
weight championship Of the world.
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EAsoIp is

Mount Ayr. March 90. Prof. w. H.
Fasold has been reelected superintend-
ent Of the Mount Ayr schools for the
seventh year.
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PRIMARY Movement,
kansas City Produce.

Kansas City. Mo, March 29.-Butter
Creamery, 42c: frsts, soc; seconds
3sc; packing, 2Slsc.
Eggs-Firsts. 2Sh2c.
Poultry-Hens. e1c: ROSTERS, i4-c'
turkeys. o4icc.
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Omaha live Stock.

Omaha. Nebr.. March 29.-The i've
stock market follows:
Hogs-Market higher: receipts, 49,
500: heavy, s14.65614.S5; light, s14.4oM
14.75: pigs, s125om13.75; bulk, S14.55a
1880.
Carbohydrates strong; receipts, A.
600: steers. S9@12.50; cows and heifers
s7.50910.50.
Sheep-Market steady: receipts: 3
600; yearlings. $l1.50G 1880; wethers'
S1O.aOM12.5O: lambs. S14@l5.e3.
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St. Louis Live Stock.

St. Louis, Mo-, March 2s.-The live
stock market follows:
Hogs-Market higher: receipts. g.
600: lights, Sl4.75@l5.15: pigs. s9.5oa
1880: heavy, SIS 20d15.25; bulk. s14.15
615.20.
Cattle-Market steady; receipts, l.
500: steers. SIS 0G1225: lows. $5.35M
10: prime heifers, s7.50@10: calves, Sc
114.25.
sheep-Market steady: receipts. l.
300: lambs. s13Q15.40; ewes, s9.5o@
1925; ye%arlings, $12.25d14.25.
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Kansas City Cash Grain.

Kansas City, Mo-. March 29.-lhe
cash grain market follows:
Wheat--No. 2 hard. $2.12d2.l5; NO.
. red, $2.09G2.13. !,
Corn-No. . mixed. s1.2od1.21; No. 2
white. s1.22@1.22R: No. . yellow
S1oNk m1.21, X .
Oats-No. . white, s6lam67c; No, :
MIXED. 6tm6512c.
Rye-S1.61.
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NOT ENOUGH HOGS
TO MEET DEMAND

Chicago, March 2s.-Hog prices as
cended sharply today in consequence
of receipts falling short Of the number
expected. There was no urgent call for
cattle except choice grades.
Sheep were comparatively scarce.
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Peoria Cash Grain.

Peoria CaSh Ord'u.
Peoria H.. March 29.-The cash
grain market follows: q,
Corn-Market l to &c higher: No. !"
white 100: No. 5 yellow, s1.2OI1.2ols;
No / yellow. s1.19d1.20; No. 3 mixed
$40: sample, 31.i6h.
oats Market 1Ad1l2c hisncr'
standard, 65Ac: No. 3 white, 64A a DOC
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CHICAGO Produce.

Chicago, March MarKet
higher: creamery. $50 41c.
Eggs-Higher: receipts, 1895 cases;
nrsts. sokc: ordinary firsts. 29@29Rc;
at mark, cases included, 2IM30c.
Potatoes-Unchanged: receipts. 20
cars.
Poultry-Alive, unchanged.
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Minn..poIis Closing Grain.

Minneapolis, Mimi, March 2F-'ios
ing grain: n,,y
s1s5k al.S5A. Cash: NO. marc
So 1917 62.11a: No. ! northern. sz:eota
m2.O4Ia: No. 2 northern. slsehSW
2.04la. ,e, %
Corn-No. 3 yellow. S1SN l.2o.
Oats-No. 3 white. 62m633sc'
FIax-$2.SSls I2.91.
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st, Louis Produce

st. Louis, Mo. March
and butter. unchanged.
Eggs-2Shc.
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Kansas Civ Live Stock.

Kansas City. Mo-, March 29.-The
live stock market follows:
Hogs-Market higher; receipts, T.
900. bulk. $14.60M15.15: heavy, s15.05@
1920: light. 314.S0@14.90: pigs. 1920
1880.
Cattle-Market steady: receipts, g.
900; prime steers, $11.75@12.50: cows,
ss@10.50; heifers, $s@11.50: calves,
sS613.
Sheep-Market steady: receipts. To-
900: lambs, $11.75G16; yearlings. sl3.21
OH: wethers, s11.50G12.75: ewes,
$40. 50@12.50.
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HAVE FREE BASEBALL

Chicago. March 29-Coach Lewis
Omar. director of athletics at North
western university. announces that no
admission will be charged for practice
of the university baseball team
this season.
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NeM York SUGAR

New York. March. 29.-Raw sugar
Firm: centrifugal. 9@S.02c; moiasses
5.02m 5,15c.
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e. 1 ouis Grain Future

ST. Louis Gram FUTURES.
St Louis, Mo. March 29.-The CLOS
ing grain futures: 9, coz
Corn-May. sl.19S; July. $l.l1Ss.
Oats-May, CSC.
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WOULD RETURN
TO CONFERENCE
MICHIGAN is EXPECTED TO BE
VOTED INTO BIG
NINE.

Ann Arbor. Mich, March 29.-Ath-
letic authorities at the University OF
Michigan are working out possible
schedules for games with western
intercollegiate conference teams IN
1918 in the belief that the board OF
regents, at its meeting tomorrow.
will ratify the proposal to return to
the conference. The students mem
bers of the faculty seem to fee that
the board is certain to vote to re-
turn. asserting that two regents. VINO
have strongly opposed the move nave
intimated they will respect the wishes
Of the majority. Coach F. H. Yost
came cut openly recently for the con-
ference.
Football Practice is Started.
Spring football practice for members
Of last years varsity and scrubs has
begun under the supervision OF Line
Coach Pontius and Captain Pat Smith.
Coach Yost Is expected here in two
weeks to assume personal charge OF
the training. :.
The men WILL be kept at work all
spring and will be given directions Tor
summer workouts.
ALUMNI ARE PLEASED.
Chicago. March 29.-Chicago alumni
of the University Of Michigan are re-
ioicing in the virtual certainty OF the
Wolverines return to the western con
ference. Announcement Wednesday
that sentiment on the board Of regents
of the Ann Arbor institution had be-
come unanimous in favor OF resump'
ton of athletics with the Big Nine
schools elected enthusiastic approoa'
ton from local alumni OF the uni
versity. y,
Roger Sherman. al" Benbrook and
others who have been working hard to
induce the Ann Arbor school to return
to the conference fold feel amply re-
paid for their efforts in this direction
in the favorable sentiment aroused
among the regents. following the
Recommendation of the board in con.
troll of athletics at Michigan to renew
relations with the conference schools
The Butler weekly times., 1917-11-08
DEMOCRATS CARRY NEW
YORK
Hylan Elected by 100000 Plurality.
Socialists Badly Defeated.

New York, Nov. 6.-John F. Hylan
county judge of Kings County. was
eletced mayor of New York today
by plurality of more than 100000.
lie carried with him the entire Dem
ocratic city ticket, including Charles
l.. Craig for comptroller, Alfred E.
Smith, now sheriff of New York
County, for president of the board
of aldermen and Edward Swami for
district attorney.
The indications are the Democrats
will have a majority in the board of
estimate, which controls the expendi-
ture of the city funds.
Mayor John P. Mitchell, who
sought reelection as Fusion candi-
date, although not formally nominat-
ed by any party, was poor second
in the race. His vote in 1,44o dis
tricts out of 2o6o in the city was
1o4.72o, compared with 2o5,268 for
Hylan.
Morris Hiilquit, the Socialist cam
didatc, about whom rallied most of
the radical elements in the city and
all those who favor an Immediately
negotiated peace. stood third, with
8o,87o. and William Bennett. who
unexpectedly won the Republican
primary nomination from Mayor
Mitchell, was fourth, with 84,627.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-11-08
INCREASE IN COAL PRICES
NOT JUSTIFIED
There is Absolutely no Excuse for
Raising of Prices" Declares At
torney- General.

Jefferson City, Mo-. Nov. s.
There is absolutely no justification
for the recent increase of price on
coal granted by Fuel Administrator
Garfield.
II feel sure he is sincere in his
work, but the information he acted
upon as to the cost of production is
not correct, and the prices he has
fixed for coal should have been less"
Thus declared Attorney General
Frank w. McAllister tonight, after
he had held three hours conference
With State Fuel Administrator Wal
ACE Crossley The latter today
opened his general offices here.
Crossley fears trouble in the BIZ
luminous coal mines in Illinois and
Missouri, because the miners, with
their increased scale of wages, will
only work about half the time. In
he opinion of Crossley, the Govern
ment should establish certain week.
ly scale of tonnage for the miners to
work in order to keep up the supply.
Attorney General McAllister threw
down the gauntlet in his deternlina-
ion to fight the coal barons and gave
out the following statement:
81 propose to fight the excessive
coal prices until the people have re-
lief from them"
The Butler weekly times., 1917-11-08
Huge Buildings for Offices At
Washington.

Washington, D. c., Nov. I.--One
Of the manifold problems presented
BY the war is that OF furnishing ade-
quatc office accommodations for the
thousands of additional officials.
clerks, and other Federal servants
who are pouring into Washington.
The Government is exercising its
perogativc in this direction and has
commandeered conveniently located
office buildings and apartment
houses with a free hand In addi-
tion. it is erecting huge temporary
structures for use as offices, and in
the building OF these contractors are
breaking time records for construc-
tion work. A building to house the
six hundred officials and clerks of
the Council of National Defense,
containing more than 100000 square
feet of floor space, was erected and
fully equipped in fifty-three days.
Similar buildings nearby are for the
use of the forces of the Food Admin
istration. Fuel Administration, and
Army Ordnance. Work is we'll I'M
der way on a mammoth structure
which will cover three city blocks to
house the overflow of the War and
Navy Departments. the contract for
which calls for completion in four
months.
by these methods the Government
keeps in advance of its actual needs.
At the present rate of increase the
usual $4,000 Federal employees in
Washington will be more than doub-
led il the war continues another year.
Workers of all kinds are being ap-
pointed, stenographers and type.
writers and craftsmen for service
generally, and what are known as
schedule clerks. index and catalogue
clerks, clerks qualified in statistics
or accounting. and clerks qualified in
business administration for the Ord
nance Department of the Army, be-
ing in great demand.
Representatives of the Federal
civil service commission at the post
offices in all cities are the official re-
cruiting agents for the great civilian
army, an army of half million be-
hind the men behind the guns.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-11-08
Submarine Efficiency.

A study of the results of thirty-six
weeks of unrestricted submarine war
fare on the part of the Germans
seems to indicate that they may be
expected to sink on an average of
about twenty boats week.
As this is out of an average of
about 5000 arrivals and departures
from English ports, it means that the
once proclaimed irresistible submar-
inc campaign is less than one-half OF
one per cent efficient.
There is one interesting feature
about the latest official statement of
U-boat losses, however, that one
would like to see explained. This is
the statement that for the week end
ing October 28, the latest for which
report is offered only one submar-
inc attack was beaten off.
Does this mean that the Germans
are becoming more efficient when
they do strike? For the week in
question there were eighteen boats
sunk, which may be considered about
two below the average. In the week
of June 3 there were also eighteen
boats sunk. but that weel: there were
seventeen attacks beaten off. In the
week of July IS there were eighteen
boats sunk and twelve attacks beat
en- off The same record was made
in the week of August 10, and again
in the week of September 9, while
in the week of October 13 there were
eighteen boats sunk and five at
tacks repulsed. <
The week ending May 6 saw the
largest number of attacks that went
for naught-thirty-four-but that
week also saw forty-six ships sent to
the bottom. In the week ending
September 30 there were only thir-
teen boats sunk. the least for any
week since the campaign started, and
that same week there were sixteen
attacks beaten off. 1t began to look
then as if we had learned how to
thwart the German submarine COM
manders The latest record isn't so
encouraging. and particularly so be-
cause there has been a steady dimin-
ution of Our getaways during Octo-
ber, there having been only eighteen
for the four weeks, which is only
slightly more than the average for q
single seven-day period.-Joplin
Globe.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-11-08
Draft Directors to the Bates County
Jail.

Thomas r. Sullivan, Earl R. Brow
der and William E. Browder, were
sentenced to one year in the Bates
county jail by United States District
Judge Van Valkenburg, at Kansas
City Monday, for refusing to register
June S for the selective draft. The
costs Of the case were also assessed
against them.
The three will be registered i'm
mediately by the military authorities.
Under a recent ruling of the provost
marshal they will be compelled to
enter the army after serving the Jail
sentences.
When the three were taken before
the court M onday morning to be SEN
fenced Judge Van Valkenburg asked
them if they had anything to say.
Earl r. Browder spoke up:
"We do not believe the law under
which we were convicted is law,
because we do not believe it is con-
stitutional."
To that Judge Van valkenburg re-
piled:
"You defendants clearly show by
your attitude your extreme condition
of mind toward the government and
the acts passed by Congress. Twelve
months for each of you"
The Browders and Sullivan were
members of the circle which was
found in Kansas City late in May to
hamper the operations of the draft
law.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-11-08
er, Sam Kendall. R. F. D. No. e.. Roll,

er, Sam Kendall, R. F. D. No. 2, Roll,
Okla.
Private William P. Grigsby; moth
er, Mrs. Lizzie Grigsby, No. 1878
Willow avenue, Louisville, KY.
Private Frank f. McDougal; son
of R. l.. McDougal, real estate man
of Maryville, Mo.
Private Daniel B. Gallagher; faith
er, Neil Gallagher, Blockton, Ala.
Private John P. Lester; father,
William Lester, Tutiviler, Miss.
Private Harry Langhman; moth:
er, Ada R. Langhman, 461 Oakwood
boulevard, Chicago.
Private Dewey D. Kern; mother,
Mrs. Eva Tilton, Collins. la.
Private stationed at Fort Dodge,
Des Moines, la.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-11-08
NUMBER 4
TUESDAYS ELECTION
Prohibition Wins in Two States.
Wonans Suffrage Carries in
New York and Loses in
Ohio.

The outstanding features of the
elections in the United States yester-
day was the apparently assured VIC
tory for woman suffrage in New
York state by majority Of approx
imately 10000. While the suffragists
were winning in the east, early re-
.urns from Ohio indicated defeat for
them in that state.
Two states, Ohio and New Mexi-
co, voted on prohibition. Incom-
pletc returns from Ohio showed that
the contest in that state was very
close, with the drys leading by
small margin. The prohibitionists
evidently had carried New Mexico.
The entire republican state ticket.
headed by Governor Samuel w. Nc
Call. won an overwhelming victory
in Massachusetts,. while the demo-
cratic state ticket, headed by West
moreland Davis for governor, was
successful in Virginia.
Interests in the municipal elections
centcred upon New York, where
Tohn F. Haylan. democrat, defeated
Mayor Mitchell. candidate for re-elec-
ton, by a plurality of more than 14o,-
900. The entire Tammany city ticket
also was elected. The socialist vote
showed a gain of more than 400 per
cent over that cast in the municipal
campaign four years age.----------
The bipartisan judicial ticket in
Chicago defeated by plurality esti-
mated at 10000 socialist candidates
standing On an anti-war platform.
The attempt of Senator Penrose,
backing the so-called town meeting"
candidates, to oust the Ware brothers
from control in Philadelphia, upon
the face of the returns tip to mid
night, appears to have been success
full, but at that hour both sides were
claiming victory.
William A. Magcc, former mayor
of Pittsburg. seemingly was defeated
by Z. v. Babcock, wealthy business
man. Both are republicans. Harry
l.. Davis. republican, was chosen
mayor of Cleveland. Charles w.
Jewett, republican, was chosen may
or of Indianapolis. BY electing
George w. Smith mayor Of Louis
vile, the republican party in that
city scored their first victory in ten
years. John Calvin, republican, was
chosen mayor of Cincinnati.
George F. Buck defeated Louis P.
Thurman. the incumbent, for mayor
of Buffalo. Buck is republican.
Hiram H. Edgerton. republican, was
elected mayor OF Rochester, and
Walter r. Stone. also republican,
mayor of Syracuse.
Schuyler Merritt, republican, was
elected to congress from eConnccti-
cut to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Ebenezcr J. Hill, republi-
can.
Merten +. Lewis, republican, was
elected attorney general OF New
York state.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-11-08
Revival Services at the Christian
Church.

Very interesting revival services
are being conducted nightly at the
Christian church in this city. This
week the pastors of the other prot
estant churches in the city will oc-
cupy the pulpit, except Saturday
night when there will be no services.
Sunday will be Rally Day. and an ef-
fort is being made to have the en-
tire membership of the church pres
ent.
Next week the services will be con-
Quoted by the pastor and will con-
tinue indefinitely.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-11-08
showed Under Socialists.

Chicago, Nov. GA bipartisan
ticket returning the sitting judges
of the county bench to office today
defeated by an estimated plurality of
eighty thousand votes Socialist
ticket, which was charged with hav-
ing appealed to an anti-American and
anti-war sentiment. Most Of the
wards with large German popula-
ton returned heavy votes against the
Socialist candidates. In the por-
tions of the county outside of the
city OF Chicago, the German settle
ments voted for the Socialists.
In order to be strictly up-to-date,
the janitors OF several of the public
schools of Kansas City went on a
strike last week.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-08-28
HERE IS A FARM
S MILES LONG
Me FEET WIDE
RAILWAY REGHT-OF-WAY WILL BE
PLANTED TO ALFALFA AND
WHEAT

DENVER, Colo.-The most unique
farm in the United States will be sown
in wheat or alfalfa this fall. 1t will
be so miles long and 200 feet wide,
and will occupy the land which rep
resents the present right of way of
the Denver & laramie railway, which
will be, 'junKed" September / by its
owner, NJ S. Radetsky. The farm
will extend from Greeley, Colo, to
Denver, and will pass through the
business sections Of several small
towns between the two.
The railroad, which has never paid,
was recently purchased at public auc-
ton by Radetsky, a dealer in defunct
railroad properties. The rolling stock
and track will be sold for junk, and
the right of way used as a wheat or
alfalfa field, unless the owner is re-
strained from "junking'' the line by
the public utilities comission.