Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-03-13

si4.242.5o. The Hamilton Bros
had A splendid assortment Of fine
stock for sale and several fine AMI
mails we're consigned by other per
sons.
Horsemen from all over the State
were present and many bought W.
wv. Pollock. who was clerk OF the
sale. had several bids by wire and JET
ter. He bought several horses for
parties in this way.
Following is a partial list of the
sales: Reuben n, chestnut stall
lion. ]. e. Downing. $500; John Col
Inns. chestnut stallion, C. Ander-
son, $3.50; Champ Clark, chest
nut stallion, w. W. Pollock. s215;
Laddie Buck. chestnut stallion. Bruce
Roberts, s405; Bay Ike, consigned by
II. F. Noel, Martlnsburg; J. w. Brew
er, $165; Senator Smith, chestnut
stallion, Tom Bass, $3.50; Kentucky
Boy, bay stallion, Hook & Woods
$500; Romeo, Jet black Percheron
consigned by f. NJ. Branstetter, b
R. Middleton, s165; 6 year old iror
gray stallion, w D. Lee. s205; Gold
Bond, dark chestnut stallion, S. G
Mckinney, Dallas, Texas, $500; Ed.
ma Carter. light chestnut mare, con
signed by Eaton Farm, ] 7. John
son, 500: Diayolo Chief, chestnut
stallion, Tom Bass. $175; Peacock
black jack, B. r. Middleton. $3.50;
Jumbo, black jack, NJ. L. Chase
$500; Galloway King, w W. POLICE
$685.; Homer, black jack, consigned
by F. e. billiard & Son, w. w. Pol
lock, 1895; Big Ben, dark blue jack
consigned by H. T. Price, W. w. Pol
lock, S245; Jumbo, Jr, consigned b!
II. t. Price, w. w. Pollock, $75; Mr.
Bob, consigned by Price and Sims. v
G. Sims, Sass; o. L. Dooley bought
6 jennets for s45. $3.50, $3.50, $50
$3.50 and SIS respectively. AMI
two jennets with colts for $62.50 ant
$3.50; %jennets with colt, Chas Dean
s97.50.
Among the stock and horsemen
who rel here to attend the sal
are: II. Barnett, of Chicago. c. R
Wells, of Washington. Ia, r. D
Flow and Robert Campbell, of Fay
cite, II. d. Arnold and II. T. Beaver
OF Liberty, F. A. Scott, advertising
man for the Live Stock Reporter, o.
ST, Louis, VIM. Wolfe and Aaron Rel
kop. of Warrenton, ]. r. Reynolds
of Guthrie, DIR. s. Maddox and II. b
Mudd, of Monroe City. L. ], Patterso
and d. G. Simons, OF Peoria. ILL.,, ],
L. Jones Of ~Jonesburg, II. f. Noel OF
Martlnsburg, r. NJ, Brown and John
Hook Of Paris and C. p. and J. p,
Arnold, Of Williamsburg. ]. P. Arm.
old formerly owned Nala, the cham
pion harness horse of the country.
When Mrs. r. Lee Afford of Wanda
liza was offered $3.50 for Lady Show
all' at st. Louis recently, she an
swered a most decided mo" One
thousand dollars was her price.
Lady Showall' is not a blooded
horse or a prize ~cow-she's a Mis-.
souri, hen, renowned as the Thousand
dollar hen" in a State that raises
more hens than any other in the I'm.
ion.
Mrs. Afford is one of the ever-in.
creasing number of Missouri women
who have gone into poultry raising
scientifically and are making none
not mere pin money"-out Of it.
Several Missouri women have at.
tanned State and even national fame
as poultry raisers. or there, Mrs AL.
ford Is probably the best known. HeI
"Bllliken" chickens are celebrated
throughout the country.
Mrs. Afford is wealthy, and chick
en'raising is her hobby. Her hus
band is a physician. II his practice
did not keep them in town, she woul
like nothing better than to get out
III the country and run a chicken
farm. AS it is, she has had remark
able ucces in developing fancy