Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-08-27
Stock Notes

Mexico, now of Covina, Los Angeles
County, Cali, has our thanks for late
papers showing that the famous five
gated saddle horse, Missouri King,
died last week. Missouri King was
valued at $4,000 and was pur-
chased by Mr.. Maier of California for
$4,000. The Los Angeles Times
says:
missouri King was valued at &c.,
600. Maier brought him here from
Mexico, Mo-, in the fall of 1912, and
installed him at the ranch, which he
left rarely, and then for exhibition
purposes.
missouri King won the five-gaited
championship of the country in 1911
and successfully defended it in 1912.
He did not compete last year. Ar
rangements had been made by Maier
to exhibit him at the State Fair at
Sacramento on September IL.
when symptoms of illness were first
noticed, two veterinaries were sum-
moned to the ranch, but their efforts
were unavailing, and the famous five
gated breathed his last while sur
rounded by the half hundred employ
ees of the ranch, with whom he was
a pronounced favorite."
A good rain, which was general
all over Missouri, broke the drought
and proved of in~estimable benefit to
the farmers, whose pasturage was
burning up and whose corn was going
to ruin. An inch and a half fell in
Mexico and the surrounding country
reports good rain on Wednesday.
At Moberly three inches fell in an
hour. The rain was accompanied by
hail and a heavy wind storm, which
did considerable damage.
Wire-Chief Mccormick, of the Bell
Telephone Co., says heavy rains fell
at Hannibal, Fulton and jefferson
City. All sections of Missouri report
drenching showers.
Paris is arranging to have a bows
stock judging contest.
I. W. Craven has returned home
from Columbia where he attended w.
Z. Bradford's hog sale.
c. G. Judy of Tallula, ILL.,, recently
paid John Brewer a nice price for a
fancy high school horse.
Harry Brown, of Audrain County.
got the top of the cattle market Mon
day when he sold 10 steers that aver /
aged 1905 pounds to Morris & Co. for
slO.15. This is also a new high price
the year to date on beef steers
something that Mr.. Brown can well
be proud of.
The steers were Shorthorns of good
grade and showed they had been con-
iitioned for the market by a man
who thoroughly understands his busi.
hess. Mr.. Brown is one of the Young
st feeders in Audrain county and II
us sale Monday is a criterion on his
Ibility, he will have great success at
game. - st. Louis Livestock Re-
Joe Wilson, who lives northeast Of
doilno, sold 30 head of hogs to Pow
II d Mundy, Friday, at 5000 per Z
VT. {
IN Boone county many farmers are c
oihg TO SOW rye. They think Il !
iakes inner grazing and stands the \
inter better than wheat. a
Charley Arnold, of Mexico. shinned
W head of calves and a few COWS t
the st. Louis market from Paris c
-onday' This stock has been graz, b
g on one of W. T. McKamey's mas.
res southeast of Paris, but as grass ci
as getting scarce they were sent To i
arket-.Paris Appeal. B
MORE land will be seeded TO wheat n
Audraln County this year than ev- u
before. By using a little fertilizer
bigger yield a be secured.
}. B. Hawkins has traded en-
use and lot in jefferson CITY to 90
Griffin of this county for a 100 4,
e farm in Galloway county. VIM. ~
Rixey made the trade.