Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-12-17

OF the ST LOUIS hepubnc met at fui-
ton stock sales Monday was AUG
%tioneer NJ. V. Harrison, Of Cafwood,
who knows Galloway horse history
from about the beginning Of things in
the Kingdom. Mr.. Harrison was in
PRODUCED to them as the man who
held the gavel the only time Rex Nc
Donald was ever sold under the ham
mer. Telling of the incident, he said;
rex was just four months old
when | sold him, and was sunburned,
sorry looking colt 1t was back in
1888 that Joe Mcdonald had a sale up
in north Galloway and in which Rex
went under the hammer. R. 7. Free
man & Son, of Audrain county, bid
him of at sl06. | told the crowd
around the ring that the colt had the
making Of a thousand dollar horse,
and | remember mighty well the loud
h~orse-laugh Jim johnson Of Mexico,
gave me when | made the statement.
But just the same, before ha died his
owner refused an offer of $4,000 for
him."-Gazette.
J. F. Buckner & Son, of Auxvasse.
unloaded a car of shelled corn Mon
day and hauled il out to their big
farm, three miles southeast Of Aux
vase, where only last week they
started 43 head of steers on feed.
The cattle were grazed on the Buck
ner pastures through the summer and
fall, and later were given the stalks
in a big field. The cattle are eating
ensilage and will be fed some sort of
commercial feed-Fulton Gazette.
Palmyra, Mo-, December 1.-THE
third day Of the Marion County round
up saw a repetition of the large
crowds of the first two days. So
many farmers with their families
were here to-day hat the City Hall
had to be used in connection with the
Courthouse and the big tent. At the
former building Miss Bah Bell of the
State University spoke TO the women
on Labor Saving Devices for the
Kitchen" Lecturers and demonstra-
tons Of draft horses and hogs and the
display of these animals were given
yesterday.E. A. Trowbridge and L. F.
Childers were the lecturers. DR.. L.
Haseman delivered a lecture on the
"Insect Pest"
A cabaret banquet was given at the
Merchants Hotel last night r. w.
Smith, secretary Of the Palmyra Com
mercial Club. acted as postmaster
and the speakers we're: John r.
Kirk Of the Kirksville Normal, Geo.
A. Mahan Of Hannibal, L. F. Childers,
Miss Bah Bell. E. A. T~rowbridge and
J.. Kelly Wright Of the State Univer-
sity, and /. F. Gilmore, J.. w. Head
and S. r. Head of this county.
Mark Pierce of this county believes
in good stock and recently paid s12s
for a good mich COW.
Roy Fields recently paid S35 a head
for eve good calves bought near
Benton City.
w. w. Braden, of this county, re-
ports Audrain wheat conditions at 95
per cent
Farm Loans
Get our rates on farm loans.
North Missouri Trust Co.
Val Erdel of Rush Hill has so
acres of corr that is averaging 80
bushels. One 20 acre patch made 40
bushel.
DR.. W. Z. Cornett, Of Rush Hill,
is feeding a bunch of fine cattle.
j. W. Rouse, of this city, was
elected president of the State Bee
Keepers Assn, whose meeting has
just closed in st. Joseph. Mr.. Rouse
is one Of the best informed bee keep
ers in the state and deserved this
honor if any man did.
E. S. Anderson, of Audrain county,
Mo-, marketed a consignment of
Hereford steers here today that
brought him a very satisfactory price.
His consignment included 43 head,
averaging 1850 pounds, that sold for
1886. When asked by a representa-
tive Of the Reporter concerning their
conditioning, Mr.. Anderson had the
following to say:
"The steers were purchased by me
about the latter part Of January.
They weighed at that time $50 pounds,
l began feeding them on shock corn
and as Dol IS grass came ran them
on pasture. However, the grass did
not last long, and when the drouth
set in / fed them on shelled corn and
cottonseed meal. They made a good
gain and the finish was all | ex-
pected"-National Live Stock Re-
porter.
Sedalia, Mo, Dee. 1.-The State Wis
iting Committee yesterday departed
for Boonville, after having inspected
the State Fair property here.
Among the items sought by Secre-
tary Stinson from the next General
Assembly are 100000 for a combina-
ton exposition hall and administra-
ton building, $4,000 for salaries,
$4,000 for premiums, $1,000 for re-
pairs and s1,7sO for fences. Senator
Craig Of the committee said he con
sidered the requests modest.
Among the shippers who marketed
cattle here Tuesday and made salts
factarv saler xvas & p Cuffon IF