Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-04-02
Stock Notes

one OF the best Horses seen In
Mexico these days s R. H. oAnn-
bsautffd i've years old stAh n
lion. The Intesligsncer. THIS horse
when a s-ysarolA. was grad cham
IN hlp class. Last year. oW
Ing to a slight injury he wasshoNn y
a disadvantaee He has entirely re
covered himself. now. and "Jump"
Cauthoru has gotten him In ~exeellens
shape Horsemea who know say bel
is one Of the best stations N the
comary and great things are expected
OF him this season. Mr.. cauthorn
recently refused $500. He Is sired by
Rex Edmonstoo out Of a black
Squirrel mare.
sam Morris has shipped a young
rcd fox TO President woodrow Wilson
az a gift.
James A. Jesse has sold his reNa'
ience property on South Clark avenus
10 Mrs. Nannio Smith and has traded
a $50 acre farm. west OF town TO Dr.
% II. Tsncher. for his residence prop
erties on South Jefferson sdreel ar.
Jesse has moved to n Of the houses
and is Improving r.
A shorthorn bull, whose blood
lines trace 10 the Leonard herd, o.
near Bunoeton. recently sold In Argen
tine at the Natl stock show at Bue-
Ayres for $4,000 pesos Or sSs,ssS
United states gold. The bun isAmer-
tcrs" out OF the Leonard herd.
which was established IN is3g.the firs
shorthoru herd west OF the MISSISSIPPI
ri river. N. Leonard. the founder OF
the herd brought the first pure bred
shorthorns TO Bunceton. Cooper coun-
ty.
Word was received from Kansas
City, Wednesday night stating the
offerings of S. P. Emmons & Son. in
the Central Missouri Shorthorn
breeders sale topped the sale twice,
1t was also announced that D. c.
Owen has purchased Butterfly Queen
for $4,000 and will bring tits great
animal back to Mexico. The sale
was a great success,
G, r. Gibson has sold his resi-
dence on West Monroe street and his
feed barn on North Clark avenue TO
John w. Rutter OF Centralia. Mr.. Rut-
ter will move to Mexico and take poo-
session about the middle of April.
Mr.. Gibson is undecided as to what
he win do at present. The Ledger
joins in welcoming Mr.. Rutter and
his family to Mexico and hope Mr..
Gibson will remain here.
d. C. OWEN believes in keeping
the best stock right here at home and
purchased Butterfly Queen at the
Kansas City sale from s. p. En-
mons and brought her back to Mex
leo. That's the way to improve the
stock interests In Audrain.
w. W. Pollock bought a splendid
shorthorn aged bull at Kansas City.
at the big sale this week. He paid
about $500. S, p. Emmons sold 3
young heifers that averaged 1920.
Jimmy" Buford of Paris is here
with fifteen head Of horses to be
sold in the Missouri Special Sales Co.
annual sale this week.
Fritz Kemper. who Is farming
near Anxvasse, has thirty acres OF
oats In and twenty acres ready to
SOW. He will put in 200 acres OF
corn.
J. T. Johnson. Geo. Pollard and C.
B. Ellis. commissioners on the County
Seat Highways In Audrain county,
met in this city Tuesday and elected
Mr.. Johnson chairman and Mr.. Ellis,
Vandalia, secretary. Plans we're out
lined for the dragging Of the roads
during the summer. A 900 pound
team road drag has been secured for
q test and will be used to drag a
road entirely across Audrain.
The Commissioners were loud in
their praise of the work done last
year by Mr.. Pollard. who resides in
Western Audrain. He donated the
use of his traction engine for drag
ging and nov has the best piece Of
road in the county.