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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-15
SPORT SUMMARY

Chicago, Feb. 14.-Camp Dodge Won
the boxing tournament from CamE
Grant by taking three bouts. Two
others were a draw and Camp Grant
won one bout at Rockford.
Jimmy Pappas and Baltimore Dun
dee fought q 15round draw at Balti
more.
Jabez White was given the decision
over Pal Moore in ten-round bout
at Cleveland.
Pitcher Miles Maine Of the Louis
Vile American association club has
been sold to the Philadelphia nation
ais.
At the annual meeting Of the Base
ball Writer'S Association Of America
in New York. Joe S. Jackson was
elected president for the ninth con
secutive term.
Johnny Evers, veteran second
baseman, released Internationally by
the Philadelphia nationals. signed 9
contract with the Boston Americans
He will act in an advisory capacity
to the manager, Edward Barrow.
In the three-cushion billiard tourna
ment at Chicago, AuGe Kieckhefer
beat Charles Norm, SO to 20; Charles
McCourt defeated Clarence Jackson
so to Al; Robert Cannefax outplayed
Ray Palmer, 50 to Al, and J. Moore
won from G. Moore, so to AZ. Kieck'
hefer, who is now in the lead, has
won eight games and lost none.
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HAY MARKET.
ST. LOUIS Hay MARKET.

st. Louis. Feb. 14.-Hay-Receipts
81 cars. Two days arrivals. Timothy
and clover mixed ruled strong and
steady with good general demand.
Prairie steady with scant receipts. High
grades strong. easy on ordinary and
common. Clover and alfalfa easy at
unchanged prices; clover offerings linn
tied while inflow OF alfalfa increased.
Sales: Clover m;xed-Good No. :
light mixed at $31; timothy. sample
grade, poor threshed at $21; threshed
at $3.50 to $24: good thresher at 325:
No. common at $26 to $3.50: No. 2
scant grade at SIS to $31: standard at
$3.50 to $a2; No. at S32 to s33;
prairie, sample grade, Iowa at %; do
at SIS; No. Kansas at $2S: No. 1 at
$50: quote high No. to choice at $1,000
OBJ; No. 2 at $2s@2s: No. ordi-
nary at $50: good No. 1 to choice at
S31 to $3.50: part scant No. clover
at. $40. and part No. ! timothy at 1872;
alfalfa, No. 3 common native at $25:
No. at $50: No. ordinary at s32
nominal range in extremes of quality;
No. 3 at SIS to $2s: No. 2 at $3.50 to
$3o.5O standard at $31 to $3.50; No. l
to choice at $32 to 33@33.5o.
Strdaw-Scarce; at 81 for sound
wheat.
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GRAIN REVIEW

Chicago, Feb. 14.-Corn hardened in
value today owing to the smallness of
offerings and to the readiness with
which they were absorbed. Further i'm
provement was reported in traffic con-
d!tions east. Opening quotations which
ranged from a shade of to like adj
vance with March not quoted and May
$1.25x to $l.25% were followed by a
moderate upturn.
The fact that most Of the arrivals
were Of poor quality failed to affect the
market. Prices closed steady, March
S1.27h and May s1.25H @1.26 with the
final range as q whole Nc of to Il @%c
up compared with "a hours before.
Sellers of oats were handicapped by
scantiness of supplies. Good demand
from shippers here remained in EVIL
dence. After opening X to Nc higher
with May SIX to s1h, the market
scored further gains.
Provisions opened slightly lower but
rallied. There was no aggressive pres
sure to SELL
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STORK is GENEROUS
TO ALTOONA PEOPLE

Algona, Feb. 14.-Four nai1 OF
twins M its :.Ah, residence strest!
40 other children on the street!
Children born the last year!
And one set Of triplets one-half
block distant
Algona claims a unique populations
distinction. In 4 town with a popu.
lation Of $500 it holds the banner rec
ord for twins.
The latest twin addition were the
babies born last week to Mr.. and Hrs.
Sumner Quarton in Des Moines.
Col. r. H. Spencer. rs years old.
and his wife are included in the list Of
parents OF twins on McGreEor street,
the Roosevelt avenue Of the city.
Algona's school population 10 in.
creasing at an unprecedented rate the
last year.
All the couples who are parean
OF twins have been married less than
three years.
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TUSCANIA SURVIVOR
FROM MORAVIA

Centerville, Feb. 14.-One of the
survivors Of the Tuscania sinking
comes from Moravia, Appanoose coun.
ty. He is Herschel w. Reich. son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Reich. a prominent
family of that place. He graduated
from the Moravia high school last
year and then went to Fairbault,
Mimi, being employed with a lumber
company. He enlisted in the forestry
division and was assigned to Company
E, Goth Engineers, which sailed on
the Tuscania. A brother. II. c. Reich,
is now lying at the. point of death in
Minnesota.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
HEADS HAVE MEETING

New York. Feb. 14-Club owners Of
the American baseball league met here
today to adopt the 1918 schedule and
discuss other league subjects Of rou-
tine nature. The league it was ex-
pected, would name . committee to
confer with the special committee ap-
pointed yesterday by the National
league at its closing session to adjust
difficulties pertaining to the collection
Organized baseball. through the
presidents Of the two major leagues.
will confer with representatives of the
Federal league in few days, and set
tie their differences out of court. re-
gardless of the pending suit of the d.
rectors OF the Baltimore Federal
league club.
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Chicago Hay Market.

Chicago, Feb. 14.-Hay: Receipts,
$50 tons: shipments. 598 tons. Market
firm. Demand good and offerings only
fair. Choice timothy hay quotable at
sS0@31: No. at $4,000; No. 2 at SIS
@2s; No. 3 at s26@27; Kansas, Okla
hcma. Iowa and Nebraska prairie hay,
choice. S24@25: No. /. $22624; No. 2,
$2o@22: No. 3. $1,000. Illinois. Indi-
ana and Wisconsin feed prairie hay.
$19@22; packing hay. S13@15.
Sales were: On track-No. l tim
othy-One car at S2s. Standard. one
car at $29: No. timothy. one car
at $27. three cars at $3.50, two cars at
$2S. two cars at $3.50. Not graded
timothy, one car at S27, three cars at
$2S.
Free on board and switched-Not
graded timothy-Two cars at $1,000.
Glover mixed, two cars at SIS.
Straw-Rye straw quotable at $l4@
Is. Dat straw at $14@1s. Wheat
straw at $12@13.
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South English, Feb. 1.-THE seed
corn sale held here by the Wenger
Seed Co., was well attended and
prices we're very satisfactory to the
purchasers and those selling. An Az
erage of little over IS per bushel
was paid for the 207 bushels sold. Or
ders for several hundred bushels had
been previously booked, but no prices
set till the close Of the sale, which
established the seed corn price for the
season. The highest price paid per
bushel for the seed corn at the big
sale was SO and the lowest about 81.
The building was we'll filled with
farmers who seemed to appreciate the
opportunity Of this seed sale. Glover
seed sold at $40 per bushel. timothy
seed at $4.75 and seed oats at 80
cents. Pop corn scld at 80 cents .
pound.
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NOT
GREAT IN SPORT
FIGURES SHOW THAT AVERAGES
OVER FIVE YEAR PERIOD
SHOW LITTLE CHANGES.

New York, Feb. 14.-That the fluc'
tuation in batting and pitching
strength among the stars of the Ma
tional league, from year to year, IS not
so great as generally supposed, IS
shown by study Of the averages OF
recent seasons A comparison OF the
work of the leading twenty players
during the past five years develops
some interesting data along these
lines.
BEGINNING with the 1913 season 1t is
found that the grand batting average
| of the twenty hitters Of the league dur
ing the season was 1926. The follow
ing year the percentage fell to .3OS
and In 1915 dropped to .2S5. 1t moved
back in 1916 to 1902 and last season
the average was .2s7, giving five
year average Of 1903.
Over the same stretch Of years the
twenty leading pitchers, judged from
the standpoint of runs earned BY op-
ponents, improved in effectiveness
steadily until 1917, when their work
showed a slump. At the end Of the
1913 pennant race the first twenty
hurlers of the National league showed
ming game. These figures were grad
|ually cut down to 2.01 in 1916 and
then raised to 2.31 at the close Of the
pennant race Of last year.
The average team batting ability OF
the eight clubs in these same five
years dropped from season to season
until 1917, when it rose two points
above the lowest average Of the
period. It was the highest in 1913,
when the figures stood at .2ss. In 1916
the slump had carried the average
down to .247 and last year 1t stood at
.249. The same fluctuations are not
shown in the fielding averages, how
ever, as the figures for 1913 are but
one point higher than those Of 1917
and the high point was touched in
1916. The figures range from .S6c
high to 1853 with grand average Of
.961. The base stealing figures have
been steady except in 1916, when the
average showed an increase
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BIG BASKETBALL
EVENT OPENS TODAY

Beloit. Wis, Feb. 1.-THE central
A. A. U. championship basket ball
tournament opened here today with
teams from Wisconsin. Michigan, Iowa,
Illinois and Indiana entered. The
tournament is the biggest basketball
event Of the year since the National
A. A. U. meet was cancelled because
of the war.
The feature of tonight's play is ex-
pected to be the class between the
Illinois Athletic club five Of Chicago,
last years national champions. and
the Stoughton, Wis, five. Ripon. co.,
lege yesterday withdrew from the tour
nament and its place will be taken by
Dubuque college.
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FARMiNGroN

Earl. Owen 6 Sheridan. Wyoming
was a recent guest at the home Of his
frother A. Z. s. Owen and family.
Mrs. BERT, Williams has gone to
Chicago on a business trip.
Chapter o. p. E. o. held their regu-
lar meeting Monday nokht with MIS-.
T. J. Nelson. The topic under discus
sion for the evening was "WomAn's
part in Government" Mrs. A. T. S.
Owen and Mrs. H. II. Turner read ex-
cellent papers on this subject.
The federated church service of the
nve Protestant churches was held Sun
day night in tho Baptist church. Dr. E
J. Shook Of Mt. Pleasant gave 4 most
excellent address and the choirs and
orchestra from the different chur ches
furnished the music. On next Sunday
the service will be held In the MAJ
arine church with Rev. Shemmer of the
Lutheran church as speaker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kick and daughter Ger
trude spent Monday in Milton with Mrs
Moon.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Beeson Of keokuk
visited over Sunday with relatives.
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CURRIE GOES TO THE
CHARLTON CLUB

Centerville. Feb. 1.-THE secFoGAyy
Of the Association Of Commerce, ".
X. Currie. has offered his resignation
to the board Of directors. He expects
to remain to give ample time to pro-
cure successor. He goes to CHAR.
ton to become secretary Of the Com
mercial club there. Two years aso
the Centerville Association Of Com.
merce decided to employ = mans
time exclusively and Mr.. Currie gave
bership increasing greatly and the
association broadening its activities
in many ways. 1t has been back Of
the many war enterprises in the com
munity.
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LINCOLN DAY
IS OBSERVED
SCHOOLS OF NORTH ENGLISH DO
HONOR TO MEMORY OF MAR
TYRED PRESIDENT.

North English, Feb. 1.-THE sixth,
seventh and eighth grades of the North
English schools gave program celc-
brating tho birthday Of Abraham Lin
coin The auditorium was decorated
in the national colors. Six members
of the G. A. r. attended in tody. Fol-
lowing appropriate musical exercises.
including the national hymns sung BY
the children. addresses were given by
Rev. Father O'Sullivan, Rev. r. B. Hy.
ten and Rev. J. H. krenmyre.
Father O'Sullivan described Lincoln
as a Just man." and one who there
fore, guided the destinies Of the nataon
through the bitter crisis Of the civil
war, in order that every ono in Amer
lea might enjoy equal freedom and
equal Justice Referring to our own
time, he pied for national unity. Faith
er O'Sullivan said We must all be legal
or one flag. whether Protestant or
dissension or sympathizes With allen
enemies is foe Of America.
Mr.. Hyten's subject was Lincoln. q
Great Boy" The manner in which Lin
coins greatness was developed In his
boyhood was unfolded. and Lincoln the
man set forth as type Of American
ism Of the nineteenth century.
Rev. Krenmyre spoke on the psinci-
pies Of Lincoln's life. The speaker told
of tho convention at Chicago when LIN
coin was first nominated for the presi-
dency. and reviewed other incidentSiir
his political career showing his fidel-
ity to the right. his love of the bible
his Christian ideals and his broad
sympathy.
Following the addresses. to old sol
diers were called upon and responded
with many "reminiscences Of the war.
Of Lincoln and OF events in and near
North English during the war. The
program was closed with vocal solo
by Miss Gertrude Magoon. who sang
Just Before the Battle, Mother"
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MANY ALIENS IN
NORTHERN IOWA

Dubuque, Feb. IL Almost 10000
German aliens are living in the north
ern district OF Iowa This fact was
established here Sunday by the
United States marshal's ONCE after
calls for additional afndavit blanks
had come from practically every Sec
ton Of the district. The blanks must
be filed out by German aliens under
the terms Of the alien enemy act.
It had been previously estimated
that there were about 1000 German
aliens in the district. The exact
number, however. will not be known
for some time, as the amdavits will
not be turned in for fifteen days.
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SEIZE FOES PROPERTY

Sioux City, Feb. 14.-Farm prop
erty and live stock valued at $4,000.
owned by William Bartles. Dakota
county, Neb., farmer. just across the
river from here, were seized by agents
of the federal administration of alien
property. Bartles was recently ar
rested on the charge Of having made
unpatriotic remarks and was found to
be an alien enemy. He has been in
termed for the period Of the war. His
wife. worried over his actions and in
ternment, became insane a few days
ago and has been sent to Nebraska
insane asylum.
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KILLED ~ AN EXPLOSION

Cedar Rapids, Feb. John v.
Buresh. a farmer living six miles
from this city, was killed while dyna-
hitting stumps. Splinters due to the
blast struck him while he was 100
feet away, causing his death. The
deceased was "a years OF age and
leaves q wife and four children.
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MAY RELEASE
FARM HELPERS
UNION WILL ASK MARSHAL
cRoWpER TO EXEMPT MEN
WHO OWN OR TILL LAND

Des Moines. Feb. 14.-Faced by a
possible shortage in crop production
in 1918, farm organizations nave
launched final effort to gain exemp-
ton from immediate national army
service of skilled farm laborers IN
Iowa.
J.F. Niccolls of Winfield, chairman
Of the executive board Of the Iowa
division Of the Farmers union. an
nounced that some success ALREADY
had attended the EFFORT.
All farmers that come under the
classification OF skilled farm labor
ers." who have been placed in CLASS
Of the questionable classification,
are the ones affected.
MUST ACT PROMPTLY
They are requested to send imme-
diately to George McKelvey of Colum.
bus Junction their serial and order
numbers, together with afidavits sup
porting their skilled farm laborer
claim.
This information must be in Mr..
McKelyey's hands within a day or
two. in order that he may send 1t on
to Washington before February Is.
virtually the last day for appeals
from local and district boards CLASH
dcation.
Mr.. McKelvey has been appointed
BY Charles Barrett. chairman Of the
federal board of farm organizers, to
take charge of the appeal work in
Iowa. McKelvey is state organizer
for the Farmers union.
The appeals will be transmitted
directly to Provost Marshal General
Crowder, with whom the matter a.
ready has been taken up, and ne will
refer them to Governor Harding. who
will take them up with the district
boards.
It is contended that the farmers in
many cases have not been classified
within the intention of the provost
marshal general, and that many have
been placed in Glass / who should
have been placed in Glass 2. or even
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RAID ON MINING
CAMP NETS 81, 500

Centerville, Feb. 14.-Fifteen hun
dred dollars in cash fines have thus
far been paid. the result Of the raid
on mining camp No. 80 bootleggers a
week ago Sunday night by state
agents cooperating with County At
torney H.. 8. Greenleaf and Sheriff
George Elgin. One fine was for $500
and another for $1,000. the limit. Be-
sides the fine the latter party has fed
eral charges Of selling without H.
cense to face and is on $1,000 bond to
appear in Ottumwa. Two other cases
are still pending in the district court
which 1t is expected will result In
pleas Of guilty.
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Chicago Live Stock; Opening.

Chicago, Feb. 1.-THE opening live
stock market:
Hogs-Receipts today, $4,000; esti-
mated receipts tomorrow $4,000; mar
ket slow at yesterdays average: bulk,
$15.s5@16.15: light, s15.5o@1s.2o; mix
ed, $15.6o@16.20: heavy. 5.5o@16.5o;
rough, s15.5O@15.S5: pigs, $12.50@ 1885.
Cattle-Receipts, $4,000; estimated
native steers, $S.40@13.S0; stockers and
feeders, $7.25@1O.30; cows and heifers,
$6.30@11.60; calves, $S.50@13.75.
Sheep-Receipts, 5000: estimated re-
ceipt tomorrow, $1,000; market steady;
wethers, $1o@13.25: lambs, S13.75@
1890.
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Wool and Hides.
RETAIL PRICES.

Flour ana Feed-Graham flour. per
$40; shelled corn. but. $1.S6: hay. cwt..
Sl.s5: straw per cwt.. s0@S5c; meal per
10 ID. sack. 60c: corn and oat chop. cws
94s5: corn per bu.. $l.s5: chicken feed.
!2:s5os:1o; rye flour. 1855; buckwneat'
Butter, Eggs and Poultry.
Creamery butter-5o@53c; country
butter, 35@4sc.
Eggs-Fresh country, soc.
Poultry-Geese, dressed. 27hc: tus.
keys dressed 4o@45c: dressed hens 80
os5c; springs. sse. ducks us. s; &c
Fresh fsh-Catfish. soc: trout. soc;
halibut. Csc; perch. lac: smelts, lse:
1ish pail, 9Oc; salt mackerel 1-3@32c;
salmon, 4sc: pickerel. zoe; carp. 8 H..
h., 4Oc; Iceland fat herring. S1-3c
Sc: salmon, CSC: pickerel. 1Sc: oysters
D., soc; Iceland tat herring. Sl-sc
each: shrimp. roc ID.
vevetabies.
Home grown cabbage. h.. &c; pars-
ley. s@loc: mushrooms. 81 TO-: green
per peck. soc: lettuce, per h., soc:
csuliflower, io@s5c: home grown pota-
toes, per peck. 4oc; green onions.
for 1oc; garlic, Csc; head lettuce.
10000; Brussels sprouts. soc:
potatoes, h.. 4c: celery. 5@13c;
cucumbers. each. 2o@35c: Swiss chard.
for Sc; sweet potatoes. h., 15c;
manages. 35c b., carrots, h., 4c: par
ships, ID. &c: rutababas, h., &c; tur-
nips, b., SC.
Fruits.
Fruits - Bananas. TIE b.: lemons.
20 cents; oranges, 35@65c per dos;
new apples. lo0soc peck: h.. 30shc;
per bu. $102.50: pears 306l0c: ou..
81; grape fruit, S1-3@12hc; kumQuats
35c qt.: cranberries. 17Ac. ID.
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Omaha Live Stock

Omaha, Nebr.. Feb. 1.-THE live
stock market follows:
Hogs-Market higher; receipts $500;
heavy, $15.50@15.85; mixed, $l5.e0@
1880; light, $15.40@15.S0; pigs, $400
Is; bulk, $15.60@15.75.
Cattle-Market steady; receipts. 81
600; steers, 3S.50@13; cows and heifers,
s7@10.25: calves, 1908.
Sheep-Market steady, 1oc higher;
receipts, $500: yearlings. 312015;
wethers. S11@1S: ewes, S10.75@12.25;
lambs, $15.65@16.65.
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PRODUCE MARKET
New York Produce.

New York, Feb. 14.-Butter-Firm:
receipts, 12,741 tubs; creamery higher
than extras, 52hs 53c; extras. sc;
firsts. 1914 @51hc; seconds, 47h q 4sc.
cases; fresh gathered extras. $40 5sc:
extra firsts, 56kc: firsts, SEC; seconds
52@ 55c.
Cheese-Irregular: receipts, 5000
boxes; state whore milk flats held spec
ials. 26@.6hc; do average run, 2sA q
Csc
Poultry-Live. strong: young roost-
ers CSC; old ROSTERS, &c; fowls. 3Sc;
turkeys. CSC.
Dressed poultry-Strong; chickens,
27@3sc; fowls. 25@35c: turkeys, ESQ
SSc
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Kansas City Live Stock.

Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. 14.-Hogs:
Receipts. 5000: market steady: bulk,
s15.sO@1s: heavy. $15.95@16.1o; light,
$15.75@16; pigs. S12.5o@15.50.
Cattle - Receipts. 1000; market
steady; steers, ss.13@13.5o; cows. $6.75
@10.50; heifers, S7@11.50; calves, $40
1926.
Sheep - Receipts, 5000; market
steady: lambs, $16@16.90; yearlings,
$13.50@14.5o wethers, $11.5o@ 1850;
ewes, $11.25@12.75.
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|MOULTON MEMBER OF
FAMOUS 7TH IOWA DIES

Moulton. Feb. III. N. Wight. aged
"A years. who came here from Ohio in
1875, is dead at the home Of his step
daughter, Mrs. NJ. 8. Edwards. with
whom he lived The only other sur
vivors is a step-son, Charles Rice OF
Springfield, Mo-. who will be here for
the funeral services tomorrow. Mr..
Wight was a member fthe famous
Seventh Iowa cavalry and also fought
in the Indian wars Of the northwest.
He was a prominent citizen. MEM
Der OF the NJ. F. church and the
Masonic order.
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HOGS CONTINUE
SHARP ADVANCE

Quotations on all grades of hogs in
the local market were 20 cents higher
today. Also a few changes were made
In the other lists. The prices follow:
Hogs FURNISHED bv John Nor
rell &. Co.)-120@15o, $13.05: 150@1S0,
Sl5.o5 . 10000, s15.45; 200 and over,
$3.50; packers good $3.50: fair $14.45.
Sheep-Best lambs. $11.so012.s0:
choice ewes. $70s: fair to good ewes,
Corn-$1@1.25. y
Oats-75@76c.
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Chicago Live Stock; Closing.

stock market follows:
Hogs-Market steady, strong at yes
terday's average; receipts, $4,000; esti-
mated tomorrow, $4,000: one load sold
at $3.50: bulk. $13.s5@ 1S.20; light
$15.50@16.25; heavy $15.50@1615: mix
ed. $15.60@16.25; rough, S15.50@ 1855.
Cattle-Weak: receipts. $4,000; top
1880.
Sheep-Market weak; receipts. 5000;
top, 1925; lambs, $3.50.
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SOLDIER PROMOTED
FOR AN INVENTION

Des Moines. Feb. l4.-Because OF
his inventive genius. Sergeant Paul H.
Burdick, Camp Dodge, has been
recommended for a lieutenancy.
Burdick has invented cipher chart
to take the place of the cipher disk
used by all armies.
By its use, the process Of encipher-
ing or deciphering a message is made
much more simple than formerly.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-15
FATHERS AND SONS
WILL BE BANQUETED

Dr.. e. A. Scholl, President Of Iowa
Wesleyan College. will be the speaker
at the Father and Son banquet at the
First Methodist church tomorrow eve
ming at $50. Several similar ban.
quets will probably be held in the var.
ious churches next week.
Fathers and sons are invited to at
tend these meetings the purpose Of
which is the challenging Of men and
boys to come together in closer friend.
ship and form pact partnership that
will stand for a new understanding
and a mutual sympathy.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-15
St, Louis Live Stock.

st. Louis, Feb. 14.-Hogs: Receipts.
$7,100; market higher; light, $16.1o@
1925: pigs, $12@15; mixed, S1e.05@
1886: good heavy. $16.25@16.35; bulk,
$16.10@16.30.
Cattle-Receipts. 5000: market high
er: steers, 3S@13.5o; heifers, $40 1850;
cows. $6@11.50; calves, $6@16.
Sheep = Receipts, 200; market
steady; lambs, &14617.75; ewes, $l1.5o
@12; wethers, $1150@1335.