Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-11-25

hNf1 " NA1 OAAAotAA1P |
Palmer & Canada, of Sturgeon
are going to buy corn at Larrabee.
They have already erected scales
pens and have placed a New Cen
fury telephone in the scale house.
E. 81. Boyes, down six miles
east OF the Auxvasse, sold a pair
of dandy 6-year-old mules to Wal
ter Hale one day last week at
s45o. Good mules are always worth
the money.
Just now the county is secured by
enthusiastic hunters with $40 dogs
and $50 guns, who shoot away 81
worth Of ammunition, YEA out IS
worth Of clothes and spend 81 worth
Of time to get 80 cents worth OF
game.
r. E. Fisher, as agent, last week,
sold the Tyra Watts S0-acre farm
eight miles northeast Of Auxvasse,
to Joseph Baynham at $4,000. Then
Mr.. Baynham turned right around
and sold it to Jim and Jack Hamil-
ton 1t S4,100. The farm adjoins the
Hamilton place.
Jacob Maddox, WI miles east Of
MeCredie, who handled more good
mules and cattle than n other
living Cailawegian, sold ITO three
year-old feeding steers to Ed. Hawk
ms, Of Marshall. Mo-, last Thurs
day that cost the Saline county
buyer a nickel a pound.
While a terrific rain was falling
Friday, a flock Of ducks passed over
the Jacob Bruner farm. near Chill
lieothe. Just as they neared the
house a flash OF lightning struck the
flock and killed every duck. When
Bruner went into the yard he pick
ed up forty-six ducks.
Cattle feeders say that there will
be fewer cattle fed this winter than
usual, although the prices have been
good, but with corn selling at go cts.
OF better feeders say they cannot
see much profit in feeding. The
man that buys the beefsteak thinks
he is paying a plenty now, but the
chances are that he viii have to
pay more before grass cattle come
n again.-Fulton Sun.
A Spokane, Wash, apple, displayed
at the National Apple Show, is
credited with being the heaviest ap.
pie in the world. lit is seven
teen and one-eighth inches in cir
conference and weighs Al ounces
A Wolf River apple is IS "a inches
in circumference and weighes only
81 ounces British Columbia visit
ors at the apple show will send a
box Of the choicest fruit to King
Edward.
A man died, says an exchange. The
first day he wanted to go sight
seeing, so an angel guide was given
him. Before long he saw a number
of persons each drawing a bal
and chain. "How is this?" he
asked the angel, isn't this Heav
en?" The angel smiled and replied
why these are not bad men, bu'
they came here from Missouri ant
we have to chain them or they
would go back"
Thanksgiving turkey, so far al
the home product is concerned, will
be a searce article. according t.
lecai poultrymen,, whose advice-
from the country indicate that th,
turkey crop is light, and also sew
eral weeks later than usual. Few
turkeys are expected before De
cember, and then the price viii
range between Is and II cents
pound on foot, which means tina
only the opulent can afford tn,
bird even for Christmas dinner. Tn,
prospect is decidedly against oil
hens surviving the holiday sea
son.
The Auxvasse, Mo, Review says
Viii Lee, of the firm Of Lei
Bros, of Mexico, who buy and shin
more horses than any firm in thii
part of Missouri, was here satur
day buying horses, and bought ST.
Of the following parties: One o
Sam Dyer at $125; one OF J.. B
Franklin at 1925; one of j. C.. Mile
at $3.50; n of ]. G.. Norris a
S1S5; n of o. w. Martin a
$f35; one Of Ed Pearl at 1925
he also bought one mule of e. M
Dudley at 800. He tried to blu,
several other horses but the sci
ers had their lights raised a lhttI
too high and he had to pass then
up. As it is, he was very well sat
isfled with his purchases and vii
come back at some future time, no
on a VISIT, but to buy horses.
Col J. T. Johnson, a well know
stockman Of Audrain county, Mo
had in a load of native and west
ern yearling sheep mixed at 81
Louis this week that averaged 8
lbs. and brought 500.
Mr.. II. II. Hal, Of South Carolins
bought 8 head of horses Of Clarencl
Cnaghead at sf12.50 each; one O
Harris Bros. at 800; two Of Chu'
Dunlap for 1926; one Of John Yate
for 5000 and others from $50 VI
In all he bought about IA horse
and 40 mules.-Fulton Sun.
Why are there not more sales q
Audrain.
Green Cant Is sinking a well Of
the farm he recently bought fron
Charles Dean.
A good ~three-foot vein OF Goa
has been discovered on the Charlie
Dean farm that was bough
by Green Cant.
The crop reporting board Of tn
Department Of Agriculture at Wash