The Republican journal., 1889-11-21
Meadow Brook Stock Farm

'l'ru~que, or Ernol correspondent, writes
4, follows: some time since we promised TO
write mp some OF Tie horse stock of this vicin-
ity, and in accordance with that idea we took
occasion the other 4 ~ 70 examine the animals
kcpt IN &. T. Lane ut his >toct farm in thi,
iowa. we were met ~ Mr.. &. II. stuart, who
ha~ chaI ~ III the place. and were shown through
the Stables, Which have been greatly improved
under his direction. He cyilently understands
his business and will make model stock farm
Of the place. VIII Lane, son Of the proprietor,
wa, present and gave all Meedel Information in
regard to the pedigree Of each animal in the
~tablc There will be twenty animal. wintcrtd
at the farm and it is quite 4 job to take care Of
them in good shape and give them the proper
exercise and training. Mr.. Stuart makes a
/ b,>inc~, of breaking colts and always ha~ some
grcau oiv> IL training.
| me Gr~t horse Shown, which i thr pride Of
the Stable. was "Ju.iu,," handsome dark
bay stallion seven years old. He is by Con-
,telateu and i, an own brother to Imo@eue,
| now kent at Abdailah Park in Kentucky as
brood mare, having been bre,l TO sultan whose
Service fee i, $50. lie i, an inbred Ilamble
! touju,l and Mr.. stuart claims to have driven
him At a ~ clip
Gen. Grant, hy Gen. Wither>, was then
brought forward. lIcis an S-years old chestnut
stallion, owned hy Staple, \ Lane, and is we'll
| Known in This vicinity where he ha, left some
handsome stock. lie is being put into fine
form ~ Mr.. stuart
The new one is the yearing stallion Dana"
by Constellation; 1St dam silver Gideon by old
Gideon, pad dam IlAl>ey by Gen, Knox, dam
Of Black Anbe: 3rl dam Old flakcy by
Whalchour son cf sherman Morgan, dam Of
Baby Boy. "Dana" was toaed May 22nd
lSss and has Just been purchased for $500.
The fourth and last stallion is young Ledo by
I.cdo; dam by Gideon. He tlotted three
minute clip four weeks from The pasture.
The next is a greg brood mare by Chauncy
by Hot Spur
lolbrook is a heavy thrcc-ycar old by Harry
r.. dam flambleton.an.
We We're then shown several promising colts
and fillies by Harry K. from dam, of good
breeding, among which we noticed the little
beauty dot" by LARRY IL. dam by Waldo
Chief which certain blue cycd lady will
claim. Hollis > Yrs. old stands rs hands high
and weighs eleven hundred lbs
| They are also keeping Il Weanling owned by
| Gordon Il kilgore, which was bred by john
Roody Of Jackson. 1t is bay fy with a
small star, sired hy Action, and promised to be
something fire.
Another weanling owned by Isaiah Cole is
bv Julius and shows high blood.
Take it all in all Meadow Brook farm is like
ly 10 have big boom another season.
Mr.. Edison says he receives an average of
1000 letters daily many OF which contain offers
OF marriage with his daughter.
The new census Of India gives the popula-
ton in March, lSSS. as 269 ,4,,,12S, of which
60, ,624,31S belong to the native States.
There were 25,000,000 paying visitors to the
Paris exposition. The exposition of 1873 had
II 900 900 and that Of 1876. S,000,000
The jury in breach of promise case at
Champaign, Ill.,, awarded cent damages, and
"adyised the plaintiff to beware of book
agents.
Patti sails for the United States to-day, No.
vember 81. and Mme Albani sails two days
later with her husband, Mr.. Ernest Gye, for
, New York
The people of the Sierra and Fresno regions
of having State reservation of their great
pine and sequoia forests
1t is said that Major Burke. Lousiana's en-
State treasurer, has successfully tloated vast
mining enterprise in Honduras, and that after
, the same is under way, he will return to face
! his accusers at home.