St. Paul daily globe., 1889-05-23
Gov. Merriam and A. S. Gar.
retson Get Their Pick at
Low Prices.
A Trifle Over Ten Thousand
Dollars Realized for Sixty
Odd Herd.
DR.. Martha Ripley Demon
strates the Evil Effects Of
Tight Lacing.

bidding was confined to a few, who had
it their own way to great extent, the
fifty-eight animals sold only realizing
SlO.42O in the aggregate. A few fairly
good prices were obtained, two bulls
being sold for $1,000 piece. Still this
was none too much, as they are both
magnificent animals. Gov. Merriam Sc
cured the gem of the ShOrthOrns-Ox-
ford Duke of North Oaks H.. bred by
Mr.. Hill at the farm. He is great.
heavy red bull, with small polished
horns, a gentle eye and a coat like
satin. A neck of vast size and a
body of the regulation rectangular
shape set OH very short legs, complete
handsome specimen. The gem OF the
polled Argus breed was secured by A.
S. Garretson, of Sioux City, in the shape
of Lord Chancellor, an eight-year-Old.
bull of immense size, who sired the ma
iority of the North Oaks daddies. Still
81, 600 seems high figure for beast OF
his age, who can scarcely be certain
getter. This was undoubtedly the best
price paid for any animal at yesterdays
sale. Prices as a rule were low, owing
to there not being large enough crowd
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went very cheap, notably the ShOrth0rn
heifers bought by Gov. Merriam. and
cheapest of all the magnificent roam
bull, No. %, bought by Hezekiah Hall,
White Bear, for $3.50.
On being asked what he thought of
the sale, Mr.. Hill said: 81 am satisfied.
OF course, prices ruled very low indeed,
but nearly as high as expected. The
fact is, the farmers of the Northwest do
not yet know that it pays them better to
breed fine stock than poor. Take q
1900 or !, 400 pound OK and he Is easier
and cheaper to raise than 900-pnund
one. The former will rustic around
and feed itself, while the latter will
hump itself up in a corner, stick its tail
between it's legs and require constant
care in cold or rough weather. Some
prices to-day were fairly good, but most
of the cattle went for asong. Still,
am satisfied"
Col. W. s.. King thought the prices
absurdly low, and was we'll pleased
with his speculatiOns. Henry Brown,
of Minneapolis, thought the prices very
fair, little on the low side, perhaps,
but still as high as could be expected
with the small number of bidders.
The special train at 10 a. m. conveyed
crowd of about 100, mostly local men,
out to Vadnais Park station. There
they were met by several large wagons,
carriages and cOnyeyances OF every des-
cription, in which they were driven to
North Oaks, distance of mile-and-
a-half. Eleven o'clock saw the crowd
distributing themselves through the
weIl-kept yards. stables and barns.
smoking Mr.. HilPs imported cigars,
which were provided ad lib. Mr..
Faulkner, who is Mr. Hill's right bower.
was untiring in his efforts to. make the
visit agreeable to all. Naturally. the
first thing which attracted the visitors
was the great mass of stables, in which
were cattle of all sorts. Everything
is beautifully clean: no dirt is on the
floor, the hay and straw are all OF the
finest, and the beasts themselves look
as if they were groomed like horses.
The tufts of hair at the ends
of their tails are as fine as silk, and
their coats are glossy as satin. No
smell is perceptible in any part OF the
stables, the walls are we'll whitewashed
and the floors of cedar blocks. In short,
every arrangement is made for the con-
venience and comfort OF the animals.
A large number visited the lake in the
woods, on the banks of which deer. elk
and moose, disport themselves at will.
Inc udlTy Cdlicu loIe1 D"iay SOri
slOner Ives special appreciation for its
beauty and cleanliness. After survey
of the grounds the whole party gath
cred at luncheon in the boarding house.
A simple but substantial repast was
served, which was partaken OF with ap-
petites born of the country air. Sitting
in the large dining room were noticed
j. j. Hill, Col. r. M. Newport, Col.
Allen, Col. W. S. King, Isaac Staples,
Dairy Commissioner Ives. Cong
ressman D. S. Hall, Fl. S. Fairchiid.
Nathan Myrick, Collector of Customs
Edwards, Senator Eaton. Henry BrOWn,
of Minneapolis; r. B. Langdon. T. 3.
Winston. Hezekiah Hall, Hon. .. M:
Ramsey, N. P. Clarke, Col. Leggett. and
many other men OF praminence. After
luncheon the party repaired to a vast st
hay barn. in which an amphltheater OF
seats had been arranged, to overlook
roped-in space, IN which the beasts
were exhibited. DR.. Judy. the auc-
tioneer, stood on table to the right.
and by his persuasive manner trotted
up the prices on the animals. The cat
tie we're led into the ring by small
army of men, and were, with one ex-
ception, very docile. Only one created
any disturbance. This was Novice Of
North Oaks Ill, very frisky five
year-old P0lled Angus. When she was
led into the ring she espled man Tor
whom she had an antipathy, and made
a wild rush for him, dragging the man
who held the rope to which she was tied
all over the ring. The man fled from
before her charge like a leaf before an
eauinoctial gale and jumped the ropes,
while Auctioneer Judy got down be.
hind the table. The spectators scattered
and fed towards the ceiling up the tiers
of seats. Eventually the rampant COW
dragged her master out of the door,
while the crowd resumed their seats
amid roars of laughter. During the
sale Mr. Hill walked around the ring,
sometimes inside, sometimes out, now
and then putting in remark upon the
merits of certain tribe as mixers.
calling attention to fine, point ABOUT
a bull, or telling what it or It's sire
cost him in the old country.
He kept boxes of cigars circulating
freely. and by his geniality made every
one feel at home. Henry Brown, Of
Minneapolis, bid for Gov. Merriam.
Isaac Staples was there, with his eye
peeled for bargains. Col. King started
the bidding in most cases where some
thing extra choice was put up and man
aged to secure few good ShOrthOrn
cows at fair prices. After the sale, dur
ing the hours which remained before
tram time. Mr.. Hill exhibited four mag
nificent horses to the admiration OF all
present. Two are imported Cleveland
Bay stallions of the purcst breed. Iney
are truly beauties; their skins shine
like looking glass, their tails and
names are thick and long; in fact, the
tail of one touches the ground:
Another is son of one Of
these bred to an imported
mare; he is only two years old, but
promises to be equal to his sire. The
fourth is superb hackney stallion OF
great mettle and pretty action. These
were all nut through their PAGES, ana