The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-03-28


tight, mule high fences with Q cash
inlay of from IL to Is cents per rod
Tine machine IL called "The Common
Sense Fence Builder" and Is manu-.
f,ciured by I. r Bryan & Co, Of Kan.
sas City Mo, Yesterday we received
q call from Mr.. E. G.. Sheldon state
agent, He requests US to say to the
farmers Of the county that he will
have q machine on public exhibition
In lola for the next few days and that
be invites the closet examination and
criticism. This company have no ter.
ritory to sell, but are here to place the
machine in the hands of good men
who will keep them for sale In this
county. Mr.. G. w. Moore Of Carlyle
Township has been appointed agent
for this township and vicinity and has
q supply Of machines on hand. Mr..
George Mclaughlin has been appoint
ed agent at Moran.
Q. T. MERRIHAN Z cos. ANN0UNCI1EN1
FOR 1890.
We again come before the farmers oi
Allen county with four stalli0ns Of gu.
periOr breeding qualities. This will
be the fourth season in lola for these
horses, and their get are IN every
neighbOrhOOd in the county. We take
great pride in saying their get are Of
very superior quality and must be seen
to be appreciated.
PIERRE 2578,
P. 8. B. 1881, A. b.,
our imported PercherOn stallion, is
black, 8 years old u hands high,
weight 1o0L los nas splendid style
and action and has taken great many
premiums in Illinois and Kansas. At
Garrett Fair last Fall, he took first
premium with horses from Atchison,
Topeka, Paola, Ottawa and
other places to compete with. His get
are all large, with plenty Of bone and
muscle, and are held high In the es-
timatiOn of those who have seen them.
GROVER,
pied bay 16 hands high, weight 1910
8 years old this spring. For size,
style, action. beauty, color and uni
of get We will show him
against any hOrse we have ever seen.
We also took him to Anderson county
Fair. where he attracted the attention
of great many people and took
sweepstake premium with IL horses
from different parts of she State In the
ring. He is remarkably sure and
good breeder and taking all points In
he Ia the best and cheap.
est draught stallion in the county to
breed to.
BAXTER,
is beautiful bay years old this
spring. We brought him here from
Carlisle, Kentucky, in 1883 He is 16
hands high, weighs 115O lbs. He par
takes TO a remarkable degree of the
fine form and finish of the families
from which he descends.
Baxter was sired by Bright Chief;
he by John Bright; he by Volunteer;
he by Rysdyke's Hamblet0nian; he
bv Abdallah; he by Mambrino; he by
Imported Messenger.
Bakers dam was sired by Nam.
brine LIE Grand; he by Highland Chief
he by J. B. Clay's Mambrino Chief.
Highland Chiefs dam was by Scott's
he by Browne Highland.
er.
The dam of Scott's Highlander was
by a son of imported Wilmington
Mambrino LIE Grand was by Peters,
Halcom; he by Old HalcOm; he by
Virginian; he by Sir Archie; he by
Imported Diomede dam Castianea.
Old Halcom's dam was by Metrix,
by Magog.
The dam of Peters Halcom Is by
Gatewood's Thunderbolt; he by NJ
Anderson's Echo; he by Imported
Thunderbolt.
The 2nd dam of Mambrino LIE Grand
was by Lotions Gen Taylor, a Sadiler.
MERRIMAN'S CHIEF.
This is fine dark bay horse s years
old this spring, 1871 hands high, very
heavy maze and tail and is without
doubt the finest trotting bred Coach
horse ever brought to this county. He
was raised in Nicholas county, KY,
where his sire, Sims Chief 211O, has
made 20 seasons and his colts are sold
for very high prices for Coach horses.
All OF his colts that have been handled
for speed have trotted in 2:3O. Among
others are Lena, 2:28. Vasey BrOthers'
Clark Chief, 2:30 as a three-year-old,
and Carlyle Maid with but four weeks
trotted better than 2:3O. In
breeding to Merriman's Chief, IL you
fail to get trotter you will get horse
that is suitable for all purposes.
Merriman's Chief Is by Sims Chief
Standard No 2ll0; he by Clark Chief
Sire of Croxie, 2:l9i; Tony Newell, 2:l9;
Woodford Chief, 2:22, and others in
the 2:3O list and also sired the dams of
Phallas, 2:l3i; Wilson, 2:l6i; Majolica,
Eli.
Clark Chief is by Mambrino Chief,
aire of Lady Thorn, 2:13, and 8 others
In the 2:3O list.
His first dam is Virgie by Alexand.
er's Abdallab, sire of Goldsmith's
Maid, Ola, and others with records
better than 2:30; also sire of the great
Almont.
A!exander's Abdallah sire of Gold
smiths is by the world-renowned Rys.
1yck's Hambletonian.
second dam. Veach's Highlander
by imported Highlander. Thus COM
bining through Clark Chief and Alex
ander's Abdallah the leading families
Of trOtters backed by the thorough.
bred of Imported Highlander.
Merriman's Chief sired H. b. House
colt which took the premium at our
Fair last fall over any other roadster.
We claim that his colts will bring
more money when old enough for the
market than any other horse in the
We take this opportunity to thank
the farmers of this and adjoining
for the very liberal patronage
we have received in the past and hope
you will continue our patrons. We
ask you to compare our pedigrees. our
horses and their get. and our prices
with any other horses in Alien county.
and we feel satisfied you will be con.
vinced We have the best horses In the
county.
These horses will be kept the season
Of 1890 at our stables opposite the Le-