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La rassegna. [volume] (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1917-????, 1917-05-12
GicaIeo GriIIi
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La eOlpa a chi spetta - Cosi
s'intitola un articolo, a firma
I'm azioniSta", sulle prime CO.
Tonne de LA Voce della Colonia"
deIl'ultima settimana. In questo
articolo Pegregio articolista "Un
azionista" - leggi signor Clio
vanni Di Silvestro - riepiloga
m capitolo di storia della Ban
ca Statale Figli d'Italia", e mel
riepilogarlo questo capitolo pre-
tende di stabilize taluni dati di
fatto che dovrebbero condurlo a
quel diritto ed a quella ragione
che etfettivamente non 81 hanno.
Piano, adagio; cercate a no
stro riguardo di farci torbide
queIle acque che moi crediamo di
aVere limpide assolutamente; ma
aoi non daremo mai campo di
imlo, giacche ci siamo proposto
di rispondere sempre con i fatti
chlunque possa schierarcisi di
fronte con dele semplici mano
Eie tattlche sempre dicenti di IL
ma poslzione falsa, malferma, in,
sostenlbile addirittura.
II Slgnor I'm Azionista" -
deVe nostro modo di
Vedere SottI1re m pochino di
quelIa malattia che chiamasi
'amnesia' oppule soItanto di
'ablLta Oh memorla. Owe COST non
tosse egll non avrebbe scritto
luello che ha scritto la scorsa
settlmana o meglio che va e sta
rlpetendo ola piu di una settima-
aa, dal tempo cioe in cui la "Sons
OF Italy State Bank ha aperto /
1uol "sporteIli llberatorl" al gran
pubbIlco della nostra Colonia.
Gil appuntl e gil spunti pole
mlcl da una parte; lie coSe po'
sto daIFaItra, senza divagare,
GCnZa SfOrZarSl menOmamente q
condurre altn artlflclosamente
2lla dItesa ed alHaffeZlone della
prop1a tesl Tn po' dl cronlsto-
ria breVemente tratteggiata
e discussa appena appena mel
la sua Superflcle, e neces-
sario che la 81 faccla, con crlterl
pero assolutamente obiettiyl e di-
sinteressati. Eccola, nei suoi elo-
quentissimi capitol.
Quando un gruppo di nostri
connazionah penso ALA lstltuzio-
ne di una banca statale che del
"FigIi d'ltalia' prendesse il
nome, non mancarmo dl quelll,-
pochi invero ira questl sempre
primo il signor Giovanni Di Sill
vestro, - che, per raccogliere a
desioni sentirono il bisogno di RI
correre a mezzi artificiosi, ten
denti a diffamare, apertamente
diffamare lutte le lstltuzIonl
bancarie che esistono IN Colonla.
81 disse, 81 parlo 81 scrlsse II
nance ripetutamente che la nuo-
va banca sorgeva per combattefe
il "bossismo esistente nellie al
tre", - 10 ricordi il signor Glo-
vanni Di Silvestro, rlleggendo
La rassegna. [volume] (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1917-????, 1917-05-12
PURCHIAMO L 'AMBIENTE!

II necessatIU, 81 recIaIna uai
plu, InIpone d quaIuuque CUsLu
uu eIleISICO, seIraLU, CUIdggIUsu
uUVIIneIILO III CuIUnIa Gle sap-
pia, CON UUIetLIvI seII t pUsILIvI.
mIIaIe au un alIUne epuraLIva {,
al cUnLempO, euucaCrICe uel no
aLIU dIIIUIcnIe.
Un alIUne III tal genere $ nupo-
ne al ogn4 COSLO, eu neceSsarIu
aooUIuCaInenJe cne cnIunque 81
senta oneSGo nell ammo e tran
qulllo nella cosclenza, cue possa
YanCare cloe IL merlto oil esSere
SOLO unDeVuJo oil prlnclpu onest,
sempre MAJ INDEPENDENT dall d
zone DorCegaia ed attaristica a.,
chicchessia, iappoggi con tutIa
la sOmma dele sue forze.
CHI per POGO non 81 senta per
davvero di essere onesto, cne
possa cioe, attraverso uno scru-
pol0so eSame di coscienza, IL
scontrarsi qualche macchia sulla
cosclenza, non 81 unisca a noI
non solamente, ma non ci 81 av-
vlclni nemmeno. Non servono a
noI compagni disonesti 0 presso-
che tall; Vada sempre la gente dl
questo carato ad ingrossare le
ule del nostri ayversari, abba
sempre essa la cura di non dre
dl eSsere Vicina moi per alcun
modo, per veruna ragione, sotto
nessum pretesto.
Perche in mezzo al nostro am
biente 81 inizi una energica azio
ne epurativa, e necessario che
pochl, solamente pochi onesti ma
coraggiosi sempre, 81 uniscano a
moi, nella lotta ad oltranza che
abbiamo ingaggiata per riuscire
felicemente allo scope.
Torniamo a ripetere ancora u
ma volta: il compito che ci siamo
assuntO e del piu ardui; moi non
cl slamo mai nascoste lie grandi
difficolta che bisognera combat
tere per pervenire allo scope; alb
biamo fiducia pero, piena fiducia
di riuscire, di pervenire allo in
tento, perche sono il concetto dial
quale partiamo di sempre ed eff
tlcacemente giOvare allie nostre
masse immigrate e la forza del
plu sacrosanto del diritti di aziO-
ne e di critica che ci spingono, ci
anlmano, c'incoraggiano a lotta-
re, i Seguitare, alacremente Sc
gultare e continuare pur di con-
seguire il fine, pur di raggiun-
gere pur di pervenire a lutte
quelle oneste finalita che debbo-
no sempre mai imperniare il pro-
gramma di un giornalista colo
male nei rapport dellambiente
owe egli creda di potere dare giu-
sta esplicazione allie sue tenden-
re ed allie sue inclinazioni di pro-
tessione sinceramente sentita
professata.
In altri termini, in termini in
clslvamente giornalistici, moi
nteressa di far comprendere una
cosa, una semplice cosa: ST han
no del difetti in mezzo a moi ? cor
fegglamoli solo, senza che il pen
slero poSsa correre menomamen-
te allidea di giustificarli. difet-
u III generate Vann0 cOrrettl e
non giustificati; correggiamoli,
adumque, possano anch'essi RI
scontrarsi notarsi dalla parte
nostra. Oh, chi non ha, chi puo
dire di non avere difetti? E. vera
mente il case di ripetere: "Chi e
senza peccato scagli la prima
pletra." Tutto sta sempre a We
dersi da quale parte ne militi la
somma maggiore perche, in que
sto case, maggiori responsible,
manchevoli ed i colpevoli mag
glon dovrebbero essere i primi a
nnsavire, dovrebbero affrettar-
81, IN altri termini affrettarsi a
La rassegna. [volume] (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1917-????, 1917-05-12

| INIeDOeIO uoNutO.
Solo quando la "banca statale'
dlVento un fatto compute, 81
lvenne fuori ~ ad opera scrit-
tura sempre del sIgnor Giovanni
III Silvestro, - noti sempre chi
Ilegge, - con qualche articolo
sdolcinato, dicente e scusante
che, mentre sfigurava fatti ed
immaginava nemici, faceva mi
nacce a dritta ed a manca, sotto
Puma e soto Paltra ipotesi, ipote-
81 da coscienza dubbia e giusta-
mente timorosa peraltro, moi
iicnte straordinaiie, niente sor-
rendenti, perche certa gente la
conosciamo bene, troppo bene in
lutte lie loro camaleontiche ira
sioTmazioni.
Quando moi ci demmo a com
Imentare il comnnicato di Carl
IDaldi F'elici, non intendemmo,
|uou volemmo dire contro la
/ Sons Of italy State Bank" non
/ & stata mai abitudine nostra
quella di combattere le istituzio-
nj, di qualsiasi genere esse sic
no, che sorgano ad iniziativa e
pCr iutcrCssG deglitaHani. Vo-
Iemmo -- 10 ripetiamo ancora u
- volta - osservare intomo ad
I'm alto del signor Giovanni Di
S.lva tro, primo vice presidente
leila banca, il quaIe, contro ogni
ua.a Istola da imporsi in modo
IMP. e 3cindible alPamministra-
'cne di cer.o cose, s'era cacciata
IN saccoccia. fins 4 portarla per
tire giorni, senza una plausible,
per 10 memo apparentemente, ra-
gione, una cambiale firmata dial
Felici,
Ci furono dele ragioni perche
aoal il sig. Giovanni Di Silvestro
dovettc fare? lie 81 potevano cor
tasemente esporre, cosi come moi
fummo cortesi nelPobiezione @
rel commento ST prefert invece
a'tra via: quella della minaccia
di una guerra ad oltranza a moi
non solo, ma puranche ad un Ger
to numero di banchieri privati
che 81 ardisce dichiarare sieno
stati nostri mandanti.
moi non siamo abituati - 10
sappia chi non 10 sa ancora - a
serVire pecorinamente la causa
di chicchessia; in giornalismo
moi seguiamo solo Pimpulso della
nostra coscienza e 10 scatto le-
gittimo, spontaneo, sempre ir-
ruente della nostra forza ragio-
natrice, che e usa agire in modo
sempre libero ed independents,
seiente disinteressato, a di-
spetto di qualunque, di qualsiasi
eosa 81 potesse sempre pensare e
dire in sense contrariO. Cadano
adunque e 81 abbiano il posto che
meritano lie disquisizioni sibilline
e le malignazioni aperte, sempre
spudorate e disoneste di coloro i
quail pensano di muoverci lotta
di quaint altri hanno sposato Pin
caricO di attaccarci per Pinco-
sciente assunzione di un manda-
to ad essi conferito da altri.
Mott ognuno che questo nostro
linguaggio non dev'essere punto
conSideratO remlSSlVo, pauroSo o
in altra maniera paventoso; in
yitiamo invece a capirci differen-
temente. MOI non ci rimettiamo
e ne ci rimetteremmo mai stupi-
damente nellie mani di chicches-
sia, perche abbiamo la coscienza
di contrapporre sempre fatti elo-
quenti allie altrui pure e semplici
augmentation reticenti diffa-
matorie.
II signore, Pegregio, Pesimio
'Un Azionista" ~ leggasi sem
pre- Giovanni Di Silvestro - nell
lie sue deplorevoli, sempre morbo-
Sc escandescenze di argomenta-
tore posticcio, trova posto in
meZzO ALA Sua nrOSa oScura for
La rassegna. [volume] (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1917-????, 1917-05-12

sumo ha o puo a buon diritto as
sumersi il diritto verso di lui di
comandarlo in sense inverse di
quello che sente; Silvio Liberato-
@, - 10 sappiano tutti, 10 com
ancora i signori Di Sill
vestro, non e abituato a fare in
alcun modo il comodo degli altri.
Don PrOcOpiO
La rassegna. [volume] (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1917-????, 1917-05-12

Dlda e senza sponde, di regular
Ct, ira lie attire cose, del "bacato"
= del "mesuerante in giornali-
smo". Porebbe e saprebbe dlrci
questo signore lie ragloni di tanto
suo concetto a nostro riguardo,
- riguardo di Silvio Liberato-
&C, 81 noJi bene, - e sarebbe egli
dlsposto esporie e dlscuterle, po-
leml1zando a viso scoverto, que
s,e iagloni? MOI, Sllvio Liberia
Tore, tutti de La Rassegna" 10
mVitldmo, AMI 10 sfidiamo a vo-
ierlo fare h il tempo che al no.
sJri colonl, quando vogliamo far
ci conoscere Veramente per quel-
10 che sIamo, 81 dicano fatti, 81
spongano fatti in tutti loro
ueLtagli ed in tutti i loro parti-
-olari. lie assertion vaghe, lie
pare e semplici produzioni di
fantasia ed prodotti nauseanti
ia certi sistemi giornalistici han
no ormai fatto il loro tempo. C'e
atsogno ora di tuttaltro; Gle BIZ
sogno cioe di evidenza e di real
j. pGt, nOtprn - hmm 5iritto nor
lare al nostri coloni; fino
quando non 81 potra mettere, non
81 potra disporre aImeno di un
ochino deI'ma e delpaltra, nes-
una causa rimarra mai efficaco-
lantc 0 discretamente combat
lta.
CT siamo intesi signor Giovan-
Fl Di Silvestro?
La rassegna. [volume] (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1917-????, 1917-05-12
La campagna contrO il console


Ia campagna cOnlro IL console
"seih G ailyio LiOera1Ore' -
'"le'll III SllVesIio' pFoIagohiSa
-ila Den nota campAgha cohtro
console Naselll, iaJta mel l9O3,
'Icoroallo oggl con mlnuzloSa'
nco'lllaolle eSaIteZza dl repefto
"'FhaIlSIlco, ed a propoSlto dl
una cerIa hoSIfa oSSefVazlone al
FIsuafoo III uho degIl ScorSl hll-
,NerI' enc olIVlo LloefaIore, al
ora d'reItore de I'll PungoIo CO.
loill''le aVeSSe data a Ioro tutta
=" 7ua Solldarleta mo AHA con
Yoca"lolle OIL uh coihlzlo' 81, tut
20 queSto Vero' e queSta lhVe'
70 ID PfIlila VoIIa enc hoSCf e.
5leSI coiiIraolIIorl rlcofdlho an
'aUUo cIle' III SI'lle prime SeIhpfe,
h'oSVra { oIlhoSCfa CuIOo Il laIo ol
dii" VerlIa vera blSogha ahda'
re olCre pefo' perche en- legge
2oSSa IorilafSl Il ooVI'Io cohVlh'
sIilehIo lhIofho ana qulStlohe
me 81 oipaIIe'
Allorquahoo "A ! IraIeIIl III NlI
Ve'Ifo' lhSleme a carlo lresca'
llicollllhclaroho a ScflVere contfo
Il console NaSelIl e Ia Sua amml'
hiStfaZlohe' Vehhe caloroSamehJe
ea lISlSIehIemehJe premurata e
ichleSIa la SoIldafieta, lhSlene q
queIla al alIfl glorhaIlSIl IocaIl,
q'iella Oil ollVlo Llperatore' i
quale Id aeCIe SuoIUo, SpohIahea-
IllelIe e dlslllIefeSSaIalhehIe per
due faglohi: Ia prlina pefche 81
IfoVaVa Oh aVere IN pfecedehza a
Vl'to inotiVo d lagnafSl p'r talu'
III IaVVl uel coiIe NaSeIlI' Id Sc
9ohda pefche credeVa che ] ira
TEN ID ollVeSIro ioSSero IN PIE
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-29

The w st
Point Cadets
on parade
just before
entering for
the gra d.
uation eXer-
cises. They
are being re-
viewed on
the Parade
Grounds by
Secretary OF
War B aker
and General
Hug h L.
Scott.
Photo Central
NeuS Service
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-29

The giant
battl e s hip
New Mexico
is launched
at the Brook
Ign n Wy
yard. 1t is the
largest boat
in the Ameri-
can navy, of
$4,000 tons
d tsp lace
m e n I, and
will burn oil
exclusively.
1t was chris
tened by Miss
Margaret de
Baca, daugh-
ter Of the
former Gov
ernor of New
Mexico.
Photo Greeley
Service.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-19
STOCK MARKET

New York, June 1s-The market
| moved aimlessly during the morning.
some apprehension being shown re-
| specting money rates. Call loans OPEN
ed at per cent duplicating the high
rate 81 the year. Motors and other
speculative issues formed more than
/ proportionate share Of the trading
mostly at higher levels, while standard
stocks continued heavy or irregular.
United States Steel fell under its min
imum of the opening and related Is
, sues registered extreme recesslons OF
to points. Atlantic. Gulf and West
indies broke "a and metals. Alcohol,
Central Leather, American Wooden. oils
and sugars developed increased heavi-
ness.
Bonds were steady with sales Of odd
lots Of the liberty issue at fractional
premiums.
Equipments and specialties, notably
the prominent steel issues. were the ir-
regular features Of today's early trad
Ing. United States steel lost large
fraction with Lackawanns steel. while
Bethlehem Steel, new stock and repub-
lie Iron yielded between l and points.
Other war supply shares were lower.
Marine preferred. Air Brake, the min
er motors and Savage Arms featured
the stronger stocks. Norfolk and West
ern and Delaware and Hudson rep
resented the rails at gains Of ] to 2h
points.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-19
GRAIN REVIEW

Chicago. June 1s.-I.arge world ship
ments tended today to ease down the
wheat market British stocks were re-
ported TO he increas sing. and the
amount OF ocean passage liberal Open
ing prices. which ranged from &c to
2hc lower. with July at $21a and Sep
TENDER at 1875. We're followed by a
slight rally and then a fresh set back.
Subsequently. further declines took
place. influenced by estimates that
North America and Argentina would
have a net increase Of 150,aoo.0o0
bushels in the exportable SURPRISES this
season as compared with last year
Prices closed heavy 1oasc to ,0i4c net
lower, with July at s2.111s and Sep;sm-
Der at $1.sH
Favorable weather had only trans-
lent bearisf> effect on corn Offerings
were scarce and the market soon made
to 2 cents lower: prices rose II! around
to well above Saturdays finish.
Drought complaints from Texas and
elsewhere southwest helped keep the
market firm during most of the session.
and so too did persistent buying of old
crop deliveries for seaboard account.
Pealizing sales on the part of longs fin
ally led however to pronounced
break The market closed weak at lc
to PIC net decline.
Oats were governed by the action OF
corr. Buyers quickly absorbed all Of
ferings.
Firmness Of the hog market upheld
provisions. Recent buyers of lard, how
ever showed disposition to realize.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-19
In Memoriam
Robert Hamilton Kelly.

Robert Hamilton Kelly was born
March 6. 1865. near Strange Creek.
Braxton county. West Virginia. Here he
was reared to manhood. He came to
Iowa in 1871 locating at Burlington
where on February 10. 1876 he was
united in marriage to Elizabeth ]. 1r-
win, TO this union five children
were born. Mrs. Frances llewellyn, of
Ottumwa Mrs. Matte Bracket of
Boulder, Colo, John l., Kelly at home
and Myrtle and Dolevois. preceding him
in death. In 1883 he located at Brighton
where he was interested in the lumber
business until, 1897, moving to Abba
where he was employed by the Singer
Manufacturing Co. His last active
work was in the real estate business in
Ottumwa in 1910.
He was converted in the Adventist
faith in 1898, uniting with the Brighton
church. BY his departure he leaves to
mourn his death a devoted wife. two
daughters. son and several brothers
and sisters. The funeral services We're
held at the family home in Abba June
10 at 1870 o'clock. in charge of Rev.
Crawford. The interment in the Abba
cemetery was in charge of the Modern
Woodmen of the World. of which he
was a MISUNDERSTANDING
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-19
MISSOURI UNIT
TO LEAVE JUNE %

Columbia. Mo-, June 1s.--Last week
there was tag day at the University
OF Missouri for the raising Of funds for
the ambulance unit which is schedul.
ed to leave New York for Bordeaux,
France. June %. Last week $500 was
subscribed by Clinton and Lathrop
counties. The ST. Joseph alumni have
given $115.
The twenty-five members Of the unit
we're expected TO meet in st. Louis
Thursday and TO be in New York next
week. The unit will be placed under
the French flag until such time as the
American army can be brought into
operation when II will be taken into
the United States army.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-19
GUN CLUB TO
HAVE EVENTS
REGULAR WEEKLY SHOOTS TO BE
HELD EACH FRIDAY; HANDI-
CAP FOR TROPHIES.

Beginning next Friday, the Ottumwa
Gun club will. for the next two months,
hold its regular shoots. at SIS p. m.
each Friday. This hour will not inter-
fere with business duties and all can
attend. The club invites visitors to
the shoots.
The Hercules Powder Co. has do
mated three beautiful prizes for COM
petition among the members of the
club. These prizes are to be shot for
in a contest of 200 birds or eight
weeks, twenty-five birds weekly For
these contests the club will arrange
handicap that will put all shooters on
as nearly an equal basis as possible
These trophy contests will begin on
June 20.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-19
rs ACE NO BLAME
FOR AUTO ACCIDENT

The coroner's inquest into the death
of Carroll Saunders. who was killed
Friday night near Eldon in an auto
accident. places no blame for the
fatality Losing control of the machine
and the approach TO the culvert giving
away. causing the auto to turn turtle,
are given in the verdict as the cause
of the death which took place on the
Blue Grass road southeast Of Eldon
near the jefferson county line.
r. r. Potts. DR.. Fl. E. Johnston and
John Berry were the jurors. The in
quest was held Saturday at Eldon and
the remains of Mr. Saunders were
taken TO his home in Oskaloosa by his
father Saturday night.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-19
MORNING GAME AT BOSTON.
COMMUNITY BANQUET
AT SEYMOUR CHURCH

Seymour. June 1S.-The community
father and son banquet held at the NJ.
E. church was largely attended, 119
men and boys being present. A pro
gram was given including singing by a
male quartet and short talks by the
following: Worth Merritt on War
Emergency Agents. Fred Mehls on
."How to Encourage Better Relations
Between the Young People of the City
and County," Harold Phillips on "A
Young Mans Impression Of the Bust
ness Worlds IDEAL and a poem by
John Stamps
The speaker Of the evening was Rev.
Hints of Osceola. who gave fine talk
to the young men, telling them how to
be better men. The ladies' aid of the
NJ. E. church served the excellent ban
quet.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-19
GOTHAM FANS SEE
FIRST SUNDAY GAME
CONTEST ON SABBATH DRAWS
$1,000 PEOPLE,; HOME RUNS
WIN FOR MAckMEN.

New York. June 1s.-St. Louis de-
feated New York here Sunday, to l,
in the first Sunday major league cham
pionship game ever played in Man
haitian borough. The entire gate re-
ceipts will go to the treasury OF the
engineers reserve corps for the sup
port of the dependents of its mem
bers. The game was pitchers battle
between Sothorn and Caldwell and
was decided on errors. The score:
r. H. e.
St. Louis ~. OoO020o0o-2 l
New York -. OO0000100-1 3
Batteries-Sothorn and SEVERED;
Caldwell and Walters.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-19
Hay Market
Chicaoo haY Market.

Chicago. June 1s.--Receipts eo4 tons.
shipments. 200 tons. Offerings larger
and demand fair. Market steady. Choice
timothy hay quota BILE at $20d 1850. No.
at $ls.5oGl 1850, No ? at slT5odlS;
No. 8 at sls5od17 Illinois, Indiana and
Wisconsin feeding prairie hay, s1s1 is:
packing hay. $sdl1.
Sales were: On track-Not graded
timothy. / car at SIS, 9 cars at $3.50, l
car at Sl9.
Straw-Rye straw EQUITABLE at $I2d
10. DAT straw at s10.50Il1. Wheat
straw al $l0dl1.
Sales were: On track. Oats. / car at
Sl1
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-19

WILL DROP CHARGES
AGAINST DEALERS

Des Moines. June 1S.-Municipal
Judge Mershon has announced that
charges against all cigar. drug. candy
and confectionery stores-about 200
in numher--for violation of the Blue
laws. will be dismissed. He has also
declared cigars 10 be necessity.
''The operation of these stores is
not in violation of the Sunday closing
laws" declared the court, This de-
cision will apply TO all other cases
unless some other violation Of a.
statute is involved
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-19
Latest Market Reports
LOCAL HOG MARKET
SHOWS FEW CHANGES

The local hog market shows but one
change in it's quotation for today.
Lightweights register decline of ten
cents. Butter fat is three cents lower.
Prices on some Of the vegetables are
lower. Todays lists follow:
Hogs-(F'urnishcd daily BY Jno. Nor
rell & Co.)-120615o. $500: 15od1s0.
s14.30; 100000. STATS; 200 and over,
$3.50: packers good s14.55: fair. 1890.
Sheep Best lambs. $11.5o9 1880;
choice ewes. sos: fat. to good ewes. 81
oats-so@s5c; corn, s1.so@1s5.
Hay-s1sG2o: straw. ton S66s.
Butter, Eggs and Poultry.
Butter fat quotations-First grade
3stsc; second grade, 331ac.
Eggs-27c.
Ponitry-lPrices paid to farmer,-
Hens 1sc: roosters 1oc: spring chick
ems. 1917 hatch, 22c: ducks. SC: geese,
&c; No. turkeys, Ice: No. turkeys,
&c: old toms. 13c.
Wool and Hides.
Wool-Brisht medium clear. 556soc:
cha1y and slightly bury. 45c: semi
hrisht, Soc; brigh. medium bury $50
fine clear. esGssc: Angora goat. long
luster. 4575lc: hard bury, soc.
Hides-Eo. fully cured, lie; No.
greer. lie: horse hides No. $3.50: No.
2, $3.50; pony, 50: colt. $l1e.50.
Bees wax-20c: No tallow. Sc; No.
2 taiiow. &c.
THE RETAIL PRICES.
Flour ard FEED Graham flour: per
sack. s5c: corr chops. per cwt.. s4.ss;
shorts. fper~ewt. s2.s5: bran, per cwt.,
sa.s6 corn. per hu., s225 hay per cwt.,
81 s.: straw. cwt. 7oa75c: meal per
sacf. 55c: cor rara nat chop, per cwt..
t2.f5 eorr. hu.. $3.50; hay per cwt.,
ss.!o; chicken feed. 1910; wheat flour,
ssc.5 ~ wheat. s3.25@4.15: IS ID. rye
flour $40.
sutte-, Eggs and Poultry.
Trosr'ery butter, 4S@45c: country
butter. 2NG35c.
Eses Fresh country, sSc:
turkeys. dressed, 3e0 4nc: dressed hens,
$50 toe; springs. 4A645c.
Fresh and Salt Fish.
Fresh fish--catish, Csc: trout, 1sc;
haIibut 1sc: perch lac: smelts, 15c:
fish pail, aoc: salt mackerel, 10 to
Csc lb.: Holland herring. keg, s1.15@
l.95: pail anchovites, $1.25: smoked
salmon, csc; pickerel, /1sc.
sp!ced sardines. 3 for 1oc: boz cod,
1914 @ooc. fancy smoked bloaters. for
csc: smoked homeless herring. Csc h.;
smoked herring. Csc h.: Kippered her
ring. 3 for CSC.
erui&A
Fruits Bananas. &c H.: lemons,
20 cents: oranges. 2o6eoc per dozen;
apples, peck. 81; grape fruit. sac;
Strawberries. qt.. 15@17hc; pineapples
1o120
Vegetables.
Observation-Disclosures cabbage h. TIC;
tomatoes ripe 15c: parsley, so 10c;
mushrooms. SIC per pound: green
~ = -, 70
bunch, for 1oc: lettuce. 2 for cents;
cauliflower, 106s5c: potatoes, per peck.
potatoes PIX. $1.1o. bu.. 81: white onions
loc: garlic. csc: head lettuce. s, 10. 15c;
Brussels sprouts box 3Sc: green peas.
11Ec: radishes. 2 sc; green onions,
for &C: new potatoes, H.. sac: new
melons, asa soc: cantaloupes, 10000;
gooseberries. 121sc; celery. 15c; cucum-
bers 5610c.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-19
MOVE STATE BOARD
TO CAPITAL CITY

Jefferson City. Mo, June ls.-The
state board Of agriculture. by vote Of
II TO I, decided TO move its executive
offices from Columbia to Jefferson
City when the new state capitol is com
pleted. This was in compliance with
the request OF Governor Gardner who
wants all department offices in the
capitol.
Only Dean Mumford Of the college
Of agriculture voted against the re-
movai. The board always has maintain
ed offices in Columbia