Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-09-14
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Kenneth Sanford. who was assist.
ant IN the department Of Agriculture
at Mcmillan High School last year,
has been chosen for tho same most.
ton. Mr.. Sanford is greatly interest
ed In the work and has made a sue.
cess Of his position.
COL J.. T. JOHNSON ia home
from Moberly. Mo-. where he cried
one OF the biggest land sales eyer
held in the State. A large tract Of
land was cut up into nine pieces
and sold for s4s, 627, so, averaging
s67 per acre. The proprietors of the
sale were much pleased, as the land
brought $500 lore an acre than was
anticipated, and still sold ehean
enough. The result of the sale add
ed to Colonel Johnson's reputation a
one Of the best auctioneers in the
State.
In the sheep rings at the Centralia
Fair w. J. Shores won every event,
Fulton. Mo, Sept. s.
The mule buying season opened
last week at Fulton stock sales. Trad
ing was brisk at times.
Sucking mule colts sold from SIS
to 1876 and feeding mules sold all the
way from $500 to $500. Mule traders
say the animals are scarce. Hors-
es sold from SIS to SIPS. Conditions
here Indicate that many of the big
barns in this section will be filled.
Perhaps the best exhibition in
horses during the entire fair week at
st, Paul, Mimi, was offered in the
hippodrome this week. when Walter
Palmer Of Ottawa, ILL.,, Judge, spent
an hour in awarding the grand cham
pionshiD for saddle horses to REX
Chief A." q sorrel stallion owned by
Thomas Bass of Mexico. Mo.
Bass, who is reputed to be one of
the best saddlemen in the United
States, took the honors that have
been won successfully for five years.
by o. G, Mooers OF Columbia, No.,
competitor this morning. Mooers'
entry, a mare named Helen Idle
wood is a black, high-spirited ami
NAL, whose every move is a picture
of grace.
Mr.. Palmer stated after the award
of the grand championship that 1t
was the grandest thing in the way
of horse judging that he had ever
tackled.
The Wild Rose Farm of st. Cloud
scored well this morning, winning
the grand championship in the Nor
gan class Of draft horses, taking the
honors in the stallion class with
ROY Morgan and that In the mare
the Queen of Spades"
In the class OF standardized trot-
ters, ]. r. Peak and son OF Winches-
ter, ILL.,. won the championship Of
stations with Tommy Doyle" and
that of the mares with "tCora Peak"
March Ringleader," owned by 7.
Truman of Bushnell. ILL.,, was
was awarded the grand championship
the Shires stallion class, and
Charm owned by the same
man, was named the grand champion
mare.
The sale of thoroughbred Duroc.
hogs held by Mrs. Fannie A.
Smith q Sons at their farm near
Cant Thursday, was quite a sue.
This d the first hog sale
held BY Mrs. Smith g. Sons
Hogs brought an average price of
500. The top was $s5, the purchaser
an Illinois man. Buyers were
present from Illinois and Kansas as
we'll as all parts OF Missouri.
Charles III. Dean sold jeff Woods
four horse mules Monday. receiving
$3.50 for the bunch.
William Lee, of Mexico, the fast
est horse buyer on earth, picked up
ten head in Fulton the first of the
week at prices ranging from $75 to
s175.-Auxvasse Review.
Taylor Brett who resides north.
east of Auxvasse, paid DR.. w. p.
Conweii, of Mexico. $4,000 for a g.
year old Nutwood Grattan filly Tues
day of this week.-Auxvasse Review.
r. r. Buckner is feeding 100 head
Of mules. His son, W.. r. Buck
ner. is feeding rs.
G. H. Dean bought 70 head OF
stock hogs of c, L. McVeigh. near
Calwood that averaged IS pounds at
G cents a pound recently.
Charles Hoffman, five miles north
west of Auxvasse, sold two pairs of
good cotton mules n day last
week. The span went to Lon Dunn
lear Hereford, at $355, and the 9TH
err to Charles Dunn, near Hereford,
$30U.-fullOu 0dASttS'
II. r. Buckner, out northeast OF
Auxvasse, last week, doubled the
number of mules he has ON feed
bayirg 20 sugar mules from Audrain
county farmers at an average oil
S206 around. ALI of the brutes but
two are mares. and the bunch VIII
be ready for market in a month
w. A. Foster, of Guthrie, sold
Lee brothers, OF Mexico, a nice four
years-oId gelding In Fulton stotek
years.old gelding in Fulton stock
saies day for $t00.-Fulton Gazette
Charles Hoffman, five miles
northwest OF Auxvasse. was quite
active in dealing circles last week
He purchased a steer calf IRON
Charles Black, OF Audrain county, Tor
s22. 80. and one from Ralph Walker
for $50; d yearling steer from j. d.
Harding, OF Audrain, for $37; ana
five cotton mules from Charles Dean
At $3.50 for the bunch,-Fulton ia
.zette.
G. II. Dean, Of Audrain, was al
stock sales visitor in Fulton Mon
day looking on at the mule raiders
wbita here he told a representative
Of The Gazette that he bought loV
n.las in Nodaway county last
month and has the whole bunch on
feed. He thought sellers here were
asEa,,n Too much for their stulE