The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-07-25
The AMERIcus NoTEs.
"Ksno." Editor


A boy, Is or IA years old, living with
Mr.. Eastman, north of town, had his col
lar bone broken yesterday by being
thrown from ahOrse. DIR. A. b. Royal
reduced the fracture, and the boy is do
ing well.
The great stock sale of Mrs. Ruggles
WAS the center of attraction yesterday,
business being almost suspended in
town, being the dullest day for months,
as am informed by the merchants. /
was on the sale ground ut an early hour,
as the sale was TO commence at 8 O'Clock
but there were but few there at that hour,
and not until after 10 was the selling
commenced. The farming implements,
of which there were many, were first
sold, and, as Is generally the case, some
sold for full value and others very low.
Gen. Pearsall was auctioneer, Hank
Lowe, clerk, and Wayne Lee, master of
ceremonies. After the implements were
divided out, came the horses and mules.
One pair young mules, we'll broken, sold
at $780, and another pair sold for $13O.
Colts, ponies and horses ranged from $50
to $85. There was nothing in the horse
line that was very attractive When
they were all sold, dinner was announced
and an et0Tt made to serve free lunch,
but it was only an effort, as some of the
fourteen weeks, at least they acted like it.
We noticed one shanghai that pecked off
three and halt pounds of cheese, nine
I-doughnuts, three pies, and had his mouth
| ull-about a gallOn-Of something, and
the consequence was that men did with
out rather than crowd in with such
rOosters. Dinner being over, the three
year old steers were brought into the
ring, and sold-17 head-at 1920 per
head. While the steers were being sold
we noticed Sam Wood perched on the
fence and surrounded by "Conk," who
was "takin' in" the Greenback platform.
| Next the 2-year old-17 head-were sold
at $3.50, and after them the yearl-
ings at $l6 per head. The sale of the
thoroughbred bulls was then commenc-
ed by the sale of master Cecil" aged
five years, and had a good pedigree. The
first bid was $45 and sold at $3.50 to G.
NJ. Weiser Next was I'D Duke of Vel
lington," four years old and pedigree,
sold to Mr.. Phillips at $40. Next was
a COW, Golden Days." sold to Mr.. Serb
ner, of Chase county, at $105. The calf
at her side, was next sold to Sam Wood
of the "Eary," at $50. Next was 'Gili
Edge" between three and four years, and
calf from Golden Days." sold to d. A
Stahl at $3.50, and the calf at her side
1 HcllcF SlA HlOuInS OIu-SOIu 10 MI. hcrr,
of Greenwood county, at $50.
"Grace," cow z years old, sold to Mr.
Moore, of Greenwood county, at $95
calf at her side to same, at $3.50; "Lu-
cy" and calf at side, sold at 500; dolly
Booth" sold to d. A. Stahl, of Americas
at 800, and her calf, heifer, at $37 80 to
| same; bull calf about 20 months old
| sold at 1918 and another at $40, and
this closed out the thoroughbreds. Two
grade yearling bulls were sold, one $50
and the other $50. Next was sold ten OF
the choice of II yearling heifers, grade,
at $1S per head, the balance of the lot at
$12, and one yearling blooded heifer (at
least her back was covered with blood
sold at 50, and this closed the sale for
the first day, and an adjournment was
taken until 10 O'Clock u. M. Thursday,
the 18th. Had the auctIOneer been
properly supported, the stock would have
been all sold at better prices than they
will now bring, but as it was, the auc-
tioneer, after selling each article, had to
hunt up the clerk and report the name
of buyer and the price sold for, and thus,
during the day, consumed much valua,
bic time. Then there might have been
much time saved by having the stock
| ready to sell, but as it was they would
wait until one article was sold, and the
clerk hunted up, and the sale recorded
| before start was made to get up more
| stock, and in this much more time was
lost; besides, the bidding became less
spirited, and the consequence was that a
large amount of stock was left over to
be sold to at least a great deal smaller
crowd on the following day. These crit.
icisms are for the benefit of those that
come after, so that they may have their
arrangements more complete.