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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-08

When the home town boys are hit.
ting
They are full of pep and vim.
They forget about the umpire
And they all lay off of him
But when the hits are scattered.
Ana the Athletes get their BUMPS.
You can bet your bottom dollar.
They Will climb aboard the umps.
IN THE SPOTLIGHT TO-DAY.
Rube Schauer He clouded up and
ralned all over the White Sox. Row.
lands mon got but four hits.
When the Athletics started hitting
they worked like a machine gun SQUAD
For proof inquire of Faber. Danforth
and Williams.
The Giants fattened up percentage
at the expense of the Reds. But
Matty can't lose second place, for he
isn't holding it.
Boston and Cleveland split even in
the series The Red Sox were outhit
nut they didn't waste many of their
binges
Wallle Pip scored three of the
1ahks runs and made three hits
against Ty Cobb. They cant win ev.
cry day
Ole FRANK Baker poled out hon.
fI 100 mot for nl1
lrovc Pipp home ahead of him.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-08
RAIN STOPS OPENING
OF PEORIA RACING

Peoria, ILL.,, Aug. 3. The Great
Weftern harness races, scheduled 10
open Tuesday afternoon, were moved
forward one day on account of rain
that fell nearly all morning. The 2.l5
pace, the 2.3o trot and the 200 pace
are on the first days program.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-08
Nauson on the Gard.

Gus. Nauson, the CrocketvilIe anna
teur, who made his debut in June by
cleaning Young Copenhagen. of La
Sale, will be given a bout with Harry
Nebergal, of Ottawa. Nebergal has
been doing fairly well in the prelims
for the last few months, so that Nau-
sen will have his work cut out for
him.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-08
TODAYS LEADING HlTTERS.

Ihe livo leading batsmen in the ma
lor leagues today are.
National League.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-08
STANDING Of CLUBS
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Yesterdays Results.

Yesterdays Results.
Philadelphia s, Chicago /
New York {; Detroit ].
Washington 3; st. Louis 2.
Boston s, Cleveland g.
Games Today.
Chicafo at Washington
Cleveland at New York
st. Louis at Philadelphia.
Detroit at Boston,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-08
NATIONAL LEAGUE,


Yesterdays Results.
New York 4; Cincinnati 2.
No other games played.
Games To-Day
Brooklyn at Chicago.
Philadelphia at Pittsburgh.
New YORK at St Louis.
Boston at Cincinnati
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-08
DEER PARK PLAYERS
WIN AT GALESBURG

The Messrs. O. NJ. Benson, Carl
Savage and A. A. Blackwell, members
of the Deer Park Country club who
participated in the invitation golf
tournament at Galesburg last Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday, have mriv.
ed home and report that the tourna.
ment was a great success and that
lo5 golfers qualified and participated
in the play They also give much
credit to the Galcsburg golf club Off.
Gals for the very successful manner
IN which this tournament was con.
Quoted and state that they, with the
other golfers invited, were treated
very cordially and courteously after
their arrival there.
Benson Wins Cup.
Mr. Benson was the only member
OF the Deer Park club who won n
trophy In this tournament. He made
the fourth flight in the qualifying
rounds and won five matches in the
three days As reward he was pre-
scented with a handsomely engraved
SILVER cup, Messrs. Savage and Bake.
wen qualified for the first and second
nights but were put out in the
matches they played the first day.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-08
GOATS DOG MEETS
TOMMY SHEEHAN IN
TEN ROUND BOUT
PAIR WILL CLASH IN LA SALE
AUGUST 21--HARRY NEBER.
GALL OF THIS CITY Is ON THE
SEMi-WINDUP CARD.

Tommy Sheehan and Goats Doig
will travel 10 rounds August q. at
the next show of the La Sale L. n. A.
club. They will weigh in at ! Is at 3
O'Clock, In the semtwindup, Harry
NeEergall, of this city, and Gus
lsen, of La Sale, will mix it,
Much Interest in Bout,
Shcehan who has relatives in Ogles
by, has done considerable scrappine
in his day, and is regarded as one Of
the classy men of his division His
most recent feat was to knock the a.
out of Spike Kelly at Aurora on In
dependence Day, and the fact that
Goats also gave Spike a consider
able chase a year back makes the
coming settO one fraught with inter
est
Goats has had no bouts since his
clash with Melvin Stevenson about
two months back, but he is rounding
in shape for the Sheehan scrap, and
will be in his usual fettle when THEY
gong sounds.
Sheehan to Have Admirers.
The fact that he Is a relative of the
well known Mccain family in Ogles-
by viii win for Sheehan a large mum
Der of admirers. Then, too, he will
have the backing of anti,Eoig fan,
so that when the proceedings are un
der way there should be a sufliciency
of rivalry
In the semi-windup Mort Henderson
of Joliet and Peanuts Dundee of Rock
Island will hook up for ten round
scrap. They are little fellows and
will scale in at lis pounds.
The fans have a soft spot In their
hearts for the midgets, whose speed
and boxing Is source Of pleasure at
all times. AS result, the Henderson
Dundee event should be as interesting
to the crowd as the main go of the
evening,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-08
EVERY BALL CLUB,

When the home town boys are hit.
ting.
They are full of pep and vim.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-16
East End Items

John Lowe Of the United States
regular army returned to Chattanooga,
Tenn, last Tuesday after visit with
relatives here Mr. Lowe was as
sistant timekeeper for John Morrell &,
Co. before the war.
Night Engineer n. D. Robinson is
enjoying his vacation this week.
William Shepherd Of the Salvation
Army will speak at Riverview chapel
Sunday at 7:45 p. m.
T. B. Mahoney, superintendent OF the
East End Presbyterian Sunday school
resigned at a recent meeting and will
be succeeded by Lyle Mosher, former
assistant superintendent.
c. Carnes Is nursing sore foot, the
accident being caused by one of his
large horses stepping on the injured
member.
Tom spilman, c. E. Rhodes, Mrs. v.
Truitt and Miss Bessie Shepherd are
on the sick list this week.
Frank Carson, formerly an employe
of the packing plant, who is at Sun
nyslope sanitarium is doing nicely.
w. B. Ward, who was in the hospital
a few weeks ago, Is again on the sick
list.
The first aid'' room at the packing
plant is undergoing thorough clean
ing. Walls and ceilings will be freshly
plastered and painted.
Mr.. and Mrs J. A. Baker. 313 North
Van Buren, avenue, are in Mineola,
L. L. visiting their sons Will and Ken
meth who are with G company, 16Sth
U. S. infantry.
James Hunk has been appointed on
the extra night Waterman list at the
packing plant.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-16
West End Items

Mr.. and Mrs. Mingus and daughtes
after visiting at the Nose Jones home
North Graves street.
e. D. Lewis and daughter Hannah
112 Fairview avenue, are visiting the
formers brother in Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Hagsdale of Fair
view have gone to Highbrid9e to make
their home.
Mrs. Robert zollinger and daughter
Caroline, 1909 West Moin street, are
visiting in Farson.
John Lumsdon. Grand avenue, has
gone to Melcher to make his home.
Samuel Lumsdon, Grand avenue, has
gone to Highbridge where he is en-
ployed.
D. r. Richards of Bear Greek
has returned home after visiting at
the Richards home on North Caldwell
street.
Mrs. William Haseltine, Randolph
street has returned home after visiting
her parents Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Thorne
of south of the city.
Mrs. Charles Dimmit and sons Cor
don and Lester and daughter Garnet,
North Graves street. have gone to
Brodview. Mont. to make their home.
Peter Haseltine. who is attending
school in Mt. Pleasant has returned
after visiting his parents Mr.. and Mrs.
William Haseltine, North Graves
street
Ernest Timmins has gone to Warren
Mont. for short visit with his broth
ers, Isaiah P. and Samuel C. Timmins.
Mrs. Vern Dimmit. Grand avenue.
has gone to Brodview. Mont. to make
her home.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-16
DELAY COURT
FOR ONE DAY
DAVENPORT CASES HOLD UP
JUDGE WADE's COMING UNTIL
WEDNESDAY.

The regular fall session of United
States district court, scheduled t.
open here tomorrow, will not convene
until 10 a. m. Wednesday.
The trial of Drs. Henry and Walter
Matthey, attorneys, Fred Vollmer
Charles Weise, Earl c. Willis and Al
bert H. Miller on the charge Of con
spiracy under the espionage act,
which is now in progress in the DAY.
export federal court, is OBTAINING
Judge Martin J. Wade from arriving
here tomorrow.
Everything has been done to hurry
the case at Davenport Night sessions
have been held in that court since Fri
day.
In the absence of Judge Wade to-
morrow, court will be opened by the
marshal and Immediately adjourned
until the following day.
The first case scheduled for trial
here is that of the United States vs..
Robert B. Louden, Jr., of Fairfield, on
the charge of violating federal COM
MERGE laws. H. B. Duncan, special
counsel for the interstate commerce
commission, who will assist q. s. At
torney Claude Porter in the trial of
this action, arrived today.
The juries and witnesses, who have
been summoned for tomorrow, as well
as the out-of-town court officials, who
are not in the Davenport court, will
begin arriving this evening.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-16
I'm S P RIFE
WITHLOCALCUT
THOMAS r. kEEFE GETS FIRST
PLACE WITH PICTURE OF
MERRILL'S OFFICE.

Contractors Atlas monthly paper
published by The Atlas Portland Ce-
ment Co. offers prize each month for
the best photograph of work done
with their product sent in from any
part of the United States and this
months prize goes to Thomas F. Keefe
of Ottumwa for his photograph Of the
H. w. Merrill office building on Third
street between Court and Market.
Ten dollars is Mr.. Keefe's reward for
his efforts. The photograph shows the
Merrill building in all its completeness
keefe brothers as the contrac-
tors, George Kerns, the archi-
tect, George Capell, the carpen-
ter, Mather Brothers, the plumbers, the
Ottumwa Lime & Cement Co.. who
furnished the Atlas and Atlas White
Portland Cement, and Mr.. Merrill, the
owner, are all given mention in the ar
ticle which accompanies the photo
graph.
Unusual features about the Merrill
building which is recognized all over
Iowa as one of the most complete one
story structures used solely for an Of
fee. are the wide alcove entrance, the
artistic roundings Of the doors and
windows, the corner cutout Of the
basement wall to make entrance to the
garage and the opening of the base
ment doors by the pressing Of an cleo
trio button on the upper floor. The
unique ventilator system in the build
ing originated by Architect Kerns, is
also given mention by Mr.. Keefe.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-16
WOMAN DROPS
DEAD AT HOME
HEART FAILURE THOUGHT TO
HAVE CAUSED DEATH OF
MRS. JOHN MOSS SUNDAY.

While occupied with her house
hold duties yesterday morning, Mrs
Lucinda Moss, wife Of John Moss, re.
siding at 553 South Ward street, was
suddenly stricken and fell to the floor
unconscious. A physician was called
at once but she died before his ar
rival. Heart failure is believed to
have caused her death.
Mrs. Moss was born in West Grove:
Davis county in 1868. She is survived
by her husband and a son years Of
age.
The funeral service will be held at
the residence tomorrow at noon, and
at the Hopewell church southwest Of
this city in Davis county at p. m.
Both services will be conducted by
Rev. Isaac Bussing of the Davis Street
Christian church. Interment will be
made in Hopewen cemetery.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-16
WANT NAMES
OF SOLDIERS
VETERANS OF CIVIL WAR NOT
ENLISTED IN COUNTY ARE
BEING SOUGHT.

The soldiers relief committee
which is compiling list of the names
of all soldiers who enlisted in Wapello
county for service in the civil war as
well as the names of those residing
here at present or who are buried in
the county but enlisted from another
county, to be inscribed on the sol.
diers' monument now being erected in
the city park, is having much trouble
getting a complete List Of the men en-
listing from other counties than Wap-
clio.
The complete list Of 1923 men CIV
en- in the adjutant generals office
report as having enlisted in
Wapello county, has been secured by
the committee. but the list of those
residing in the county or buried here
who enlisted in other counties, is still
very incomplete, and the readers are
requested to turn in the names of
such men, in order that none may be
omitted.
The names should be sent to TIE
soldiers relief committee composed of
G. w. Nye, Agency; B. w. Van der
Veer, Ottumwa, and Amos Gray Eddy
vile, in care of the county auditor at
Ottumwa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-16
HUEY ASKS FOR
MORE TIME
AND LIGHT CO, WOULD
SUBMIT FIGURES ON OPERA
TON OF PLANT.

| The Ottumwa Railway and Light
Co. through its president, Arthur S.
Huey of Chicago has petitioned the
mayor and commissioners of the city
of Ottumwa to be given chance to
submit figures on increased cost Of
operation before the council passes
the proposed ordinances fixing the
price of light and steam supplied by
the company.
The council few days ago took &C
| ton on an ordinance fixing the price
that had been agreed upon between
the city and the local gas and electric
companies after requests had been
made by the former for an increase in
it's rates and the latter the right to
discontinue discount on the payment
of steam and electric bills. The Pc
tition of Mr.. Huey follows:
'To The Honorable Mayor and Com
missioners of the City of Ottumwa,
Iowa.
Gentlemen:
'This company has learned that
your honorable body has under con-
sideration ordinances affecting the
rates for steam and electricity in Of
tumwa, Iowa, which will injuriously
affect the business of this company
and therefore, respectfully petitions
your honorable body for an opportun-
ity, before said ordinances are passed,
to prepare and submit to you informa.
ton relating to the property operated
by your petitioner, the increase in the
cost of operations due to increase in
the cost Of labor, fuel and other ma.
terials and the decrease in the gross
and net income of your petitioner
your petitioner feels confident that
if afforded an opportunity to lay the
facts before your honorable body, mat
tiers can be adjusted by mutual agree
ment to the entire satisfaction Of your
honorable body"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-16
Railroad Notes

Switchman C. S. Scott of the Bur.
lington has reported for work.
Burlington Night Yard Master ]. w.
Graham has returned to work after a
short leave of absence.
Burlington Switchman p. ]. Collier
has returned from a fishing trip in
Burlington.
c. F. Graham, day chief clerk at the
Burlington yard ONCE, has returned
from Chicago where he attended the
worlds series games.
Switchman William Blount of the
Burlington is on leave of absence.
P. Schmitt, yard clerk at the Bur-
lington yard Office, has been trans
ferred to the round house.
Burlington Switchman J. P. Tracy
has reported for work after lay-off on
account of sickness.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-16
MAKE CLOTHES
FOR BELGIANS
WOMEN WORKING At RED CROSS
HEADQUARTERS FOR
CHILDREN.

This afternoon a large corps OF
women gathered in the Red Cross head
| quarters to make garments for Belgian
children. Complete outfits will be pro-
vided by contributions, and sent to the
central division headquarters at Chi
cage from where they will be sent on
70 Belgium headquarters for distribu-
ton. All persons having material on
hand suitable for making children's
garments or who have children's gar
ments ready for use, are urged to send
them to Red Cross headquarters as
soon as possible.
The time for the work to be COM
pleted is short and ali the women of
the city are asked to come to head
quarters and sew every afternoon this
week. OF course, those that cannot
come every afternoon are urged to
come one afternoon at least
letter written by a soldier, evident
~ chauffeur in the English hospital in
Belgium leaves little doubt that any
aid that can be offered to the Belgian
children is in worthy cause.
Land is Devastated.
In the letter he speaks of Belgium as
a land of devastation and destruction
such as could never be imagined with
homes ruined and deep holes torn in
the earth, everything appearing as If
SoAs1e tcIIluC Cyclone NAu STUCK IL.
Three hundred little Belgian children
were brought to the hospital where the
soldier who wrote the letter was sta
toned, all naked, sick, wounded little
kiddies, from less than one to twelve
years old. Half did not know their own
names.
The big boys, girls, women and men,
he writes, are taken to Germany and
put in the munitions factories, leaving
the little ones and the very old ones to
starve. They are as dear little children
as are found anywhere.
Children Wear Bags.
So destitute for clothes are they
that holes are cut in bags and they are
tied around the children's necks. Many
must stay in bed to keep from freezing,
and because they have nothing to put
on.
Prices for food are exorbitant, with
meat at $500 a pound, butter at $225
pound and rice at Csc pound Old
men and women and tiny children
stand in line for hours to get little
bit Of potato or meat just to keep
themselves from starving to death.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-16
WIDOWS WILL GET
BIGGER PENSIONS

The pensions Of widows Of men
who fought in the civil war, Spanish
American war and Philippine Insurrec-
ton will be increased from IS to $13
month beginning with the disburse-
ments Of November A. The widows of
men of the war Of 1912, the Mexican
war or the Indian wars are not includ-
ed in this increase which was provided
by an amendment to the pension law
attached to the sailors and soldiers
insurance bill.
Those affected by the amendment
are not required to send in applica-
tons to the pension bureau.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-16
WOMEN SELL
LIBERTY BONDS
ORGANIZE LEAGUE TO AID DRIVE
FOR LOAN-OTTUMWANS
JOIN!

Mrs. J. G. Hutchinson is county chair
man of the newly formed Woman's
Liberay Loan league that was inaugur
ated at Washington Wednesday at a
meeting held on the steps of the treas
ury department building by women
employees of that department MRS. w
w. Marsh of Waterloo is chairman for
Iowa and the members Of the league
here who are working with Mrs. Hutch.
lson in the county drive for the Lib.
erty Bonds are as follows:
Mrs. Homer Harris, Mrs. ]. X, Dy-
sart, DR.. Margaret Mills, Mrs. w. H.
Mynard, Mrs E. G. Barton, Mrs. D. C.
Brocman and Mrs. Murdoch Bannis-
ter.
All May Be Members.
Mrs. w. G. McAdoo, chairman of the
Liberty Loan committee, announced
the formation of the league at the
meeting held on the south steps Of the
treasury portico at noon, Wednesday.
Every woman in the nation may do
patriotic service" said Mrs. McAdoo.
"by helping in the sale Of Liberty
Bonds. 1t is not possible for every
woman to buy bond, but it is possible
for every woman to help in the sale of
a bond by calling the attention of her
acquaintances who are able to make
the purchase to the necessity of aiding
the government by the loan of this
money. Such service entities wom-
an to membership in the Woman's Lib
erty Loan league, which is woman's
way of serving the country at this crit.
ical time"
Veteran on Rostrum.
Mrs. Antoinette Funk, vice-chairman
Of the Woman's Liberty Loan commit
tee, also spoke at the treasury meeting
at which Miss Clara Greacen, chair.
man Of the treasury section of the
Woman's Liberty Loan committee.
presided, Mrs. Amanda E. Brown, who
has been In the treasury more than
forty years and is one Of the pioneers
If important service of women in gov
departments, stood beside
Mrs. McAdoo on the speakers rostrum.
A second MONDAY meeting for
woman employees of the government at
which Mrs. McAdoo and Mrs. Funk |
funk both spoke, was held in the audi
orium of the department Of the inter-
or building and attended by several
hundred women. Branches of the
Liberty Loan committee have
,een established in all departments Of
he government.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-16
LAW FIRM MADE
DEFENDANT IN CASE

The firm Of Roberts and Weber
and others are made the defendants in
a $4,000 damage suit filed by Chester
]. Eller of Des Moines in the district
court Saturday. Mr.. Eller, who is one
Of the attorneys representing the con-
testants in the James Timonds will
case, seeks this amount from the de-
PENDANTS, whose attorneys for the pro-
ponent in the same action, for an al
legged slanderous article appearing in
the Ottumwa Daily Review December
20, 1916.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-16
John 3. M.xon.
COOKS ASSISTANT
GOES TO FRANCE

H. E. Rist Of Marshalltown, who has
been one of the assistants to County
Engineer Henry Cook for the past
few months, has enlisted in the newly
organized Twenty-third Regiment Of
Highway Engineers. He goes from
here to Annapolis, Md, and then d.
rectly to France. The regiment in
cludes engineers, surveyors, drafts
men and others and it's work will be
the construction of the railroads back
Of the lines. German prisoners are
used in this work
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-16
On The Surface There Is Little Change
Says Marie Bonini Brown, But
Change Is Found On Clos
er Examination
SAW ONLY ONE NEW BUILDING
BY MARIE BONINI BROWN.
Exclusive publication rights obtained
(copyrfsht 1917, BY the Pittsburgh Press)

strfction was made that I never heard
OF before-every person leaving the
city had to swear that they had no
fleas or lice with them-and thosa
coming into the city had to swear tha
same thing.
If one had either neas or lice, one
had to get rid of them before one left
or entered the city.
Neither Of these vermin is regarded
In Europe with the same horror n
they are here. In America for per.
son to have flea on his body is dis.
grace, shameful thing. But in
Europe you joke about it and, when
you meet your friends, tell them
of some new way to get rid Of tho
pests.
NO BUILDING; NO REPAIRS.
When they became too bad, would
go into the bathroom, fill the tub with
water, take off my clothes and shake
them we'll over the water. Then
would run that water out, run some
more in and take bath. I would be
free of the pests then, until, from some
public conveyance or some ones home,
would get fresh supply.
Or, l would shake them off on the
carpet and then sweep them out. They
can't hop on the carpet. They stick. (.
The soldiers suffer terribly from yer.
min. Even in the best quarters they
have trouble. And the poor prisoners
of war-I do pity them, for they have j
not the opportunity to get rid of them
that civilians or the German soldiers
had.
During the war saw only one build Z
ing in course of construction, that was
the terminal for new subway, and
women were working at that. Ther-i
are no artisans in Germany now and /
no time to build. The materials used
for buildings also are needed for other
purposes, SO no repairs are being
made. The work of restoration inside
and outside the homes and buildings
in Germany will take a year after the
war is done. What will have to So a
done in the districts devastated by the y
war itself is, beyond the Imagination.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-16
KREINER WINS FIRST
CROSS COUNTRY RUN

Robert Kreiner won the first Cross
country run staged by the Y. NJ. c. A.
this fall when he led the prep class in
its run Saturday. The start was
made at the and then completed
there. The last half of the distance
was a neck and neck race between
Kreiner and Allan McCune, with the
latter finishing second. Roy Rupert
was third.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-16
CATTLE $500 A HEAD.

West Liberty, Oct. 15.-Forty-three
head of Shorthorn cattle were sold
for an average price of $500 per head
by J. L. Peters. The event was held
in the stock pavilion and was attend
ed by hundreds of out of town buyers
The highest price paid for single
COW was $760.