Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-05-02

July FORK la.@@
Sept Pork i9,47
July Lard lilo
July Ribs 1912
THE yANpEvENTER COMMISSION
co. IS ALWAYS IN THE MAR
RET FOR POULTRY. BUTTER
AND EGGS. CALL US BE
FORE YOU SELL. wifi
MUTUAL Phone 9-cITY Phone 40
n A. Hightshoe a Co.
For Poultry and Egg Prices,
W. s. Biggs is not particularly DIS
~couraeed about the lateness OF the
season. He remembers shst e'se veal
he didn't break a furrow until the
sth of June and yet raised a pretty
igooa ron of corn.-Farber Forum.
II. e. Biggs, prominent stoekman'
farmer Of near Auxvasse, was in
Mexico on business Saturday. H'
saws he Will put 100 acres in corr
this year.. 100 acres of which was
lfall plowed. He has 40 r II
oats and is feeding some hogs.
Chas. Dean bought three mule
from Lee Bros. for $685..
William Freeman, one OF Aud
~rain's substantial farmers, who ha'
10 do with the early life Of Re-
Mcdonald, the champion saddle sta.
lion Of the world, has an Ortiz Ros'
colt that he contends is better a
his age than was old Rex, Her firs
dam was George Washington and Sc
ond dam was Lucy Mack, dam OF re-
IThe stallion has not been named bu
will be in a few days.
r. T.. Blggs, OF Auxyasse, was tel
ing about large stock shipments on
Of Mexico. when he was here the OF
er day. About five years ago, a M
Harris, a prominent banker of Chan
paign, Ill, shipped 71s head of cattl
Tout of here at one time. This
one of the largest shipments eve
made from this city.
T. r. Combs, of Centralia, who "
Gently moved from a good farm
town, says a Plymouth Rock hen G
his place, recently laid an egg th'
measured 5 inches one way and Sc
en- the other.
]. G.. wilson. a wellknown farm
or near Benton City, has 35 acres
/, oats In that are already up an
promise well. His 30 acres Of whe'
! are only medium and he says th
wheat in this section Is mostly dead
Mark Given, "A wellknown far1ne
has 60 acres of oats in and wall so
! 40 acres more provided the wealth.
:. permits. He will put In 100 acre
( OF corn.
Judge Cook Groves had a span
twin mules born on his place la
week. He has not named them yet
p. v. O'Brien, a w~ell-known fam
er has 80 acres OF oats well up.
J. G. Wilson will plant 100 acr'
! Of corn this year. II will be Bool
County White and Reds Yello
Dent. Some or his corn ground WI
plowed last fall.
S. Duffy, of near Thompson, has
acres of oats in. He will plant
acres Of corn. He reports wheat
his section as looking bad.
]. B. Lavinder, Of nea BentC
City, brought a Plymouth Rock Ell
to this office which is of the Chan
Clark variety. 1t measured almost
inches one way and six the other.
Rule
J. G. Wilson recently sold Jas. Re-
of this city, II head
hogs, averaging 275 lbs. for s72
He has 81 head more averaging abe
IT'S lbs. that are still on feed.
J. B. LAVENDER has 80 acres
oats that are already up. They proI
ise a fine stand. The wheat in b
section is killed mostly.
j. F. vigal marekted the VIC
from 794 sheep in this city last wet
Wool is bringing from IS TO 90 cent
T. P. Harrison, of McCredle. we.
70 81. Louis this week with six
as fine cattle as have been on 4
market this year.
Carter & Jones shipped a carlos
OF fine cattle to st. Louis this wee
Suits amounting TO $2361 wei
filed against the Chicago & AltC
Railroad with Circuit Clerk +, +, Z
lott late Monday afternoon. All a
suits for damages growing out
the shipment OF stock.
One Of these was brought by Ra
Bland for 5000. In this case Il
plaintiff alleges he consigned L
head Of sheep to the defendant
deliver at the National Stock Yard
East st. Louis, and charges the d
PENDANT with carelessness and neg
gence in Transporting the sheep.
Another suit filed was that OF
r. Buckner for $11O0. The plaintl
says in his petition that he delive
ed % mules and / horse to the Oh
cago G Alton on or about Janual
20, 1912. to deliver at the Nation
Stock Yards. The plaintiff alleg.
the defendant neglected 10 delly.
the shipment at it's desainati,
within a reasonable time.