Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-05-27

Ortiz Rose, one q the greatest
Stow horsss ever owned in Audrain.
dsa hst Friday from paralysis. He
was 0wned by>B r Middleton ard
vas twenty . years old Mr.. Mid
dieseH hoaght him from Butler Guth-
ne in 1864 ard has owned him ever
sare Ortiz was the last son Of the
great sh0w horse, Moptrose ios. HIS
cam MoIlie, by Aron Pennington 1886,
the only stallion that hast hree diff
ercut registers to his credit, namely:
American Trotting. American Saddle
Ho1se and Thoroughbred. Ortiz Rose
had 70 superior in his line. He was
stood 53k hands high,weighed 1885
pounds, and was a paragon beauty.
He was jet black in color with white
hack pastens. He possessed more
style, beauty, substance than any lir-
ing horse. The best horsemen Of the
country have said that they never
saw his equal for style, quality and
substance.
Ortiz Rose was wei trained BY his
first owner, Cope Nicholson, Of Gala
way County. Out Of twenty eight
times he was shown in the ring he got
twenty seven frsts and one second.
He was a splendid breeder and has to
his name some Of the very best show
mare and stations in the ring. One
of his colts sold for $500 to Mrs.
Cosgrove Of Chicago. Another, En-
gle Rose, brought $1,000; a four year
old Hall Rose sold for $1,000, and
numbers Of others brought from $500
to $500. One Of his colts last year
won the $50 purse offered at the Mex
leo Fair.
1t "a Col J. 7. johnson, who first
sold Western clipped lambs in st.
Louis at 10 cents a pound and this
same man has boosted the top price
TO s1O.15 per cwt. He sold I55 head
averaging IS pounds at that price,
Wednesday. This is the highest price
ever paid for sheep in the St. Louis
market and all Audrain county should
feel proud that this is the home Of
men who really know how to feed and
sell live stock. Audrain heads in
everything.
The open season for squirrel begins
June LIST
Adolph and John Fennewald, we'll
known feeders Of Audrain county, Mo.
marketed here Monday Eve loads Of
steers which sold satisfactorily.
Adolph Fennewald marketed Il steers
averaging 1894 pounds that sold to
Morris q Co, for $685.. the top Of
the market on hat weight cattle.
John Fennewald marketed So steers.
averaging 1I2 pounds that sold for
$40, 81 head being purchased by
swife & Co, while the balance went
to the St Louis Dressed Beef Co. The
Fennewalds we're well pleased with
their transaetionsSSt. Lonis Live
Stock Reporter.
Judge Alex Carter shipped q fine
gray Shetland pony to William Hirth,
Columbia, Monday. Mr.. Hirth
the pony Saturday.
Although he has not measured the
official rainfall, j. F. Llewellyn. who
is a good judge Of such matters says
downpour, Tuesday morning viii
about three-fourths Of an inch.
J. II. Hebel, has S. acres Of wheat
40 acres Of which is shoulder high.
Mr.. Hebel has 100 acres in small
grain and says every bit of it looks
fine. His crop has escaped any dam
age from the chinch bug or Hessian
ay.
Milt Householder has 100 acres Of
that has had a little Hessian
fly in it but considering everything it
is good condition The entire crop is
shoulder high.
August DufFen. one Of Audrain's
live young farmers residing near Ben
ton City, has q splendid crop in and
things down his way look hard
to beat.
Auxvasse, No, May 26.-More than
an inch of rain fell Tuesday, making
more than five inches for this locality
the last 10 days. 1t is thought the
bugs are all killed. The rain
insures heavy wheat and oats crops.
Corn and grass are looking fine and I
bid fair to be the largest crop in
years.
The rainfall at Benton City Tues
day IS reDorted a. being fully fwo