Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-11-08

u. b. D0Well returned Thursday
from Mexico where he bought of Ben
Middleton a two-years-old Rex saddler
for which he paid s700. Mr.. Dowell
says this youngster not only has the
breeding but has the individuality for
world-beater. -Vandalla Leader.
John Hook, the Paris, Missouri
horseman, paid Ben r. Middleton
s700 for an unbroke 2-year old Rex Nc.
Donald colt This is the best price
that has been paid for 2-year-old in
Centralia Missouri for o long time.
But when you come to think Of 1t,
colt Of the Rex Mcdonald class is al.
ways worth the top price, and Mr..
Hook has one that is a money maker.
Solon Brandt has sold Nutwood
Grattan. 1t is said that the horse
went to California at price OF "a, 200
We regret to see such horse leave
this section. The Grattans are very
speedy are good for any purpose.
Nutwood had record Of 2:07f made
in a race over half mile track, and
had the conformation Of bis sire to
large extent. He ought te make the
greatest living sire Of trotters and
PAGERS. Montgomery City Standard.
Charley White says he cut three
crops Of Alfalfa from the same piece
of ground this summer and that there
is another crop on it now about knee
high. He will not cut the last crop
but will leave it to protect the roots
of the Alfalfa from the hard freezes
that are sure TO come during the
winter. r.-Wellsvill Record.
G. II. Adams bought pair of mare
mules Of ]. S. McOune, Of Laddonia
for $500. The mules were delivered
here Saturday by Thomas Cook who
conditioned the animals. This is the
highest price paid for mules In this
section, this or any other season. The
mules are 7years old and had been
worked for two years by Mr.. Cock. 1t
will be remembered that Mr.. McCunes
cattle, fed by Mr.. Cook, topped the
market in st. Louis few yeare ago.
Vandalia Leader.
So plentiful have apples been In
Calhoon county, Illinois, the last season
that Henry Bauman, a farmer living
near Batchtown, in that county, has
broken away from the proverbial
barrel In which tostore cider this fall
and has filed a large cistern on bis
place with apple juice.
Porter Taylor last week sold a nice
saddle horse to George Lee Of Mexico
for sl75. a big driving horse to George
Sanderson OF Moberly for $500 and a
bay mare to DR.. Thomas Of Desoto,
Iowa. for sl35. Mr.. Taylor also bought
four nice horses, three from Spencer
Mccoy OF Foristell, and a fine show
mare from Chas. Richardson OF
Warrenton. Montgomery Standard.
Joseph Maddox, east OF McCredie
sold Samuel Craghead, OF Audrain
county, a load Of 1,O25-pound grass
steers for At cents a pound, Tuesday
Fulton Gazette.
Vas Cox, near Centralia, bought 20
grass steers Of Milton II. Patterson,
near Hatton, for At cents a pound,
last week, and got heifer calves at 8
cents and COW at 2 cents pound, Of
the same stockman. fhe steers aver
aged I,O70 pounds. Gazette.
Marshall Washington, Of Montgom-
ery county, unloaded one hundred two
and three-year-old steers at Steedman,
In South Galloway, Wednesday morn
ing. having them from the st. Louis
market, and has arranged with baili-
WICK, to feed the cattle corn until
| March. They are good quality steers,
according to the judgment of John
III. Erwin, Of Steedman, who reported
the arrival Of the stock while in Full
ton yesterday.
Mr.. Erwin also told that Mr.. WASH
ington had purchased about six thou
sand bushels OF corn in that vicinity,
recently, getting 1000 bushels from
Rudolph Binggeli, 1000 bushels from
McCray & Baker, 500 bushels OF ]. o.
| Erwin and 1000 bushels Of Wander
Iucht s Bezler, all at thirty.hve cents
per bushel.-Fulton Gazette.