Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-11-26

Hugh Davis, a Columbia business
man, has been employed as manager
Of the monthly Sales Day. He win
try to induce 100 people to list prop
erty for sale for the next regular
sale, the first Monday in December.
He will prepare a list Of the property
and viii advertise it free Of charge
70 the owners and viii otherwise look
after the interests Of sellers
Its age unknown. an apple tree
near Oak Grove has horne fruit with
out missing a season for eighty
years The tree is fourteen and one
half feet in circumference six inches
above the ground 1t measures forty
four feet in spread and is thirty-five
fest high. 1t is believed to be the
largest apple tree in the state.
". R. Lake, q rural mail carrier
cut of Lagrange. won a battle with
s buzEard day last week. The
bird. which measured 65 inches from
tip to tap, attacked the mail man,
who killed it with a buggy whip.
Col J. T. johnson has Just reoeiv-
cd over a thousand more sheep from
Omaha. Mr.. johnson is one Of the
biggest sheep handlers in Missouri.
and while some people are complain
ing and finding fault, jim goes right
ahead and makes money. That's the
way to bring back prosperity.
A hole II feet across and S. feet
deep was caused by the earth sink
ing on S. Turner'S farm near Long
Lane, Dallas county. recently. In the
whole depth no rock is in sight and
five feet Of water covers the bottom
Of the cave in"
Edward Shuman, SIX miles north
east Of Auxvssse. delivered a black
mare mule colt Of exceptionally good
quality Monday to Robert E Biggs.
three miles east Of Aurvssse. The
sale price was $50. Mr.. Biggs has
only one more colt 10 be delivered.
and then viii have q bunch Of % Of the
Kingdoms best FULTON Gazette.
E. H. Carter is home from the west
ern part Of the state where he bought
fine Polsnd-C China boArs for Col. J.
T. johnson and Wesley VIM.
DelbeFt R. Freeman, who sold his
l70-acre farm, eight miles east Of
Auxvasse, about six weeks age, 10
William Culver Of Audrain County,
EFF ADxvasse Tuesday with a car If
stock. household goods and imple-
nnents, for Casa Grsnde, Ariz. John
Carlisle, Of Auxvasse, accompanied
Mr.. Freeman on the trip. They ex-
pectsd 10 be on the road seven days.
-E AiDnh OdAeLEs
One Of the larger firms Of Ozark
apple growers will open at Columbia
an exclusive apple store. The enter
prise is in the nature of an expert
ment along cooperative lines and if
successful it is planned to open nu-
merous shops Of the kind throughout
the state next year.
Fritz Meier, Of Black Walnut.
raised a pumpkin this year that
weighs 141 pounds.
Henry Walser, a Warren County
farmer, gathered 1900 bushels of ap-
pies from his trees this season, from
which he realized s735.
William and Chas. Wilmshorst, in
the east end. have in 40 acres of good
looking wheat.
Herman and Emil APPEL, near Rush
Hill, have put in 50 acres of wheat
that is extremely promising.
Milt Householder sold a carload of
wheat to The Pollock Milling Co.
this week for sL04. 1t was shipped
in over the electric line.
J.. r. Paradeis, a well known farm
er near Benton City, has % acres in
wheat which he says looks splendid.
He reports lots Of wheat in his sec
ton and all Of it looking good. Mr..
Paradeis recently sold IS head of
hogs for which he received SIPS and
$3.50. They averaged about EOS lbs.
Lutte Diggs, a well known Audrain
county stoekman, has 100 head Of
native cattle Oh feed averaging about
1000 lbs. He expects TO- market them
about the first of the year.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Hord Davis will
leave shortly for Trinity, Texas,
where they have purchased a fine 40
acres farm and intend to make their
home in the future. Mr.. Davis is enc
of Audrain's leading and most SUBJ |
stantial farmers and his and his !
wife's many warm friends here will
regret 10 learn Of their move. The
Ledger joins their friends in wishing
them much prosperity and a long
life in their new home. On December
End Mr.. Davis will hold a sale Of his
stock and farming implements at his
farm, 6 miles northeast of this city.
He has some splendid offerings.
Judge J. w. Beagles was in Mex
leo Monday. He and his brother, Mon
roe, have $50 acres in wheat, which is
looking fine. Judge Beagles SAYS
there is a large acreage of wheat in
his neighborhood and all of it looks
good.
Chas. Green of Centralia shipped a
carload of army mules out of this
city Saturday. Part Of them were pur
in Audrain and part in Gala
way county.
The Measurement of Corn.
A bushel Of ear corn contains ap-
proximately 1920 cubic inches; a
bushel, one-half that number