The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-06-14
THE DE GRAFT SALE.

The great closing out sale.at the De-
Graft farm Tuesday was big success,
the total amount of the DAYS sales being
$4S, 900. A large crowd of buyers as well
as spectators was present, and every sale
created interest. The horse bringing
the highest price was of course Empire
Wilkes, who was purchased by Bower
man Bros, of Lexington, KY, for IS, 900.
John G.. McFerron, of Glenview, KY,
bought Prefix for 81 600 and Precise for
$500. Turin, a bay mare by Nutwood,
was sold to ii. l.. Emmett, of Sibley,
Iowa, for $3.50. Drift Wilkes, two
year-old FLY by Empire Wilkes, brought
81 900, being sold to A. ii. Farwell, of
Independence, Iowa.
Senator Ward, of Waseca, bought a
fine team, as also did +. e. Long, of st.
Paul. The latter also purchased Pride
of Elysian, colt by Empire Wilkes, for
1000.
A number of purchases were made by
Mankato people, and are of most interest
here at home. n, p. Lee secured fine
brown bay mare, Alexandria, with colt
for $3.50. The mare is by Alexander,
first dam by Nashville. The colt is by
Lees purchase was bargain, and Sc
Ed. Weaver bought a bay mare called
Flora Zuell, by Alexander, first dam by
Trovatore. This mare belonged TO ex-
Governor Hubbard, and had been used
by his wife for driving purposes. 1t is a
good one. Price $155.
Geo. +. Brett bought Angus, year
ling by Ivica, first dam by Trovatore, for
$S5.
w. NJ. Farr purchased Frank, a bright
bay gelding by Alexander, first dam by
Cages Logan, for $50.
A. J. Mitchell, of Madelia, made sew
eral purchases, among. them the bay
mare Lorelei, by Alexander, first dam by
Logan. Price $3.50. Also, Cyclone Wilkes,
brown yearling by Empire Wilkes,
first dam by Alcalde, for $435.
From Thursdays Daily.
A large number of citizens of this city
and vicinity attended the great auction
sale of cattle at the DeGraf farm yester-
day. The cattle were mostly Shorthorns
with few Ayrshires. Sixty-one were
sold, bringing Sc, $50, which is an average
of nearly 800 each. This is very cheap,
considering the splendid cattle sold.
The scattering of these among the farm
ers of the state should result in greatly
raising the grade of cattle, and in this
sense the breaking up of the great farm
should prove beneficial, though other
wise it will be loss to the state. Very
few OF the cattle 90 out of the state.
Those that were purchased by parties in
this county will be brought in to-mor-
row on the one O'Clock train.
III. f. Brown, of Minneapolis, was a
heavy purchaser. Among other stock
he bought Oxford Queen, by 9TH Duke
of HIllhurst, calved August %, 1882, for
Sth Duke of Hillhurst, calved Feb. %,
1885, for 500; also, Oxford Constance,
by Imp. Duke of Oxford 3Sth, calved
Oct. /, 1878, for $50. VIM. Miller, of
Storm Lake, purchased Artless I'd, by
Imperial Earl. of Aberdeen, calved Sept.
Is, 1888, for 5000. Geo. Winnick, of Ce-
dar Rapids, Iowa, secured Oxford But
terfly 9th, by 9TH Duke of Hillhurst,
calved April IA, 1882, for $l35. ]. j.
Hill got Constance oil Elysian 9Th, by
Oxford Duke, calved May 6, 1888, for
$l20. The above cattle are all cows.
Among those who purchased bulls were
the following: Bowerman Bros, Lex
ington, Oxford Duke, by Duke of Flat
Creek, calved July Z, 1886, for $3.50; and
Baron Surmise Sd, by Imp. Baron Sur
mise, calved Dec. 3, 1885, for $3.50; Bar
to d Son, Zumbrota, Constance Lad I'd,
by Sth Duke of Hillhurst, calved June ],
1886, for 500; Peter Brady, st. Peter,
Woodhill Lad, by Sth Duke of Hillhurst,
calved July "a, 1885, for $40; M. Gear
ing, Sioux Falls, Baron Surmise 9th, by
Baron Surmise Sd, calved Nov. Ia, 1887,
for $40; J. S. Prince, st. Paul, Baron
Surmise Sth, by Baron Surmise Sd, calv-
ed Aug. 5, 1883, for $3.50; w. G. Ward,
Waseca, Beautiful Lad I'd, by Constance
Duke, caived May 2, 1887, for 500; G.
st. Clair, Byron, Mimi, Peri Duke of
Elysian 9Th, by Sth Duke of Hillhurst,
calved Feb. 30, 1888, for $50; j. Hutch
inson, Manchester, Iowa, Baron Surmise
of Elvsian, by Baron Surmise Sd, calved
Nov. l3, 1887, for $135.
The following purchases were made
by Blue Earth county men:
G.. III. Piper, cow Pine Apple, 9th, by
Baron Surmise, calved Oct. Is, 1886, for
$40; bull Baron Surmise 9TH, by Baron
Sd, calved Oct. %, 1888, for $3.50
l.. Soaring, bull Surmise Leslie, by
Baron SurmIse 4th, calyed Dec. 20, 1887,
for $105.
J. w. Wigley, bull Leslie Surmise, by
Baron Surmise Sd, calved Dec. 10, 1883,
for $35.
M. ]. Jordan, bull Elysian Surmise, by
Baron Surmise 3D., calved April z, 1883,
sos. All of the above are pure Short
horn stock