Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-04-08
.HOUCHIA AND AADERSOES
MARE, BROUGHT s735


Houchin and Anderson, of jefferson
City, sold their good ~6-year-old mare,
Talent, to John R. Thompson. Friday
fer S735. The mare is one of the best
animals seer in Mexico recently and
sold well worth the money.
Col. Reece Hughes, of Wellsville,
sold his mare, Rachel Mcdonald, to
Col. vandeventer, of st. Louis, for
$500.
The tenth annual sale Of the Mis-
souri, Special Sales Company ended
Saturday afternoon and horsemen
from all parts of the country are de-
parting for their homes. More horses
than usual were sold this year and a
number of promising ribbon-winners
changed hands.
Silver King, sold by Lee Bros, of
this city to C. C. (Johnny) Holman,
Of Lancaster, Pa, topped the sales,
Saturday. This horse brought $500.
A number of draft horses and mules
were sold Saturday afternoon and
brought very good prices.
Saddle Horse Meeting.
The Missouri Saddle Horse Breed
er's Association met in the parlors of
the Ringo hotel, Thursday evening,
President James A. Houchin, of jeff
erson City, presiding and secretary
| Curtis Cauthorn, of this city, present.
"a large number Of horsemen attended.
The meeting was for the purpose of
protesting the action of the American
Saddle Horse Breeders Association
for not appointing a M~issourian
among the judges of the saddle rings
at the San Francisco Exposition. The
following committee on resolutions
was appointed: Col. Paul Brown, of
st. Louis, W. r. Jackson, of this city,
S. NJ. Yeager, of Paris, Jas. Todd, of
Fayette and w. P. Hawkins, of Bow
ling Green. They drew up the follow
ing resolutions to be presented next
week in Louisville, KY, at the meet
ing of the American Saddle Horse
Breeders Association.
WHEREAS, Gen. John B. Castle
man, as president, and W. H. Gordon,
as vice-president of the American
Saddle Horse Breeders Association
acting for the Association have EAU
sed to be suggested TO the Hon. D. o,
Lively, Chief of the Department Of
Livestock, at the Panama-Pacifc In
ternational Exposition a list of five
names of men suitable to judge the
saddle horse shows at the Exposition
and
WHEREAS, this list contains the
name Of men but little or wholly un.
known to Missouri saddle horses in.
terests and
WHEREAS, by the failure Of
names on this list of Missourians
the saddle horse interests of this
State-comparable with those of an,
and greater than those of four state!
represented in the aforesaid list.
have received a slight that is fel
most keenly and we desire to ente'
our protest: Therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED, by the Mis-
souri, Saddle Horse Breeders Asso
citation in called meeting assembled il
the city of Mexico, this first day o
; April 1915, enter a strong protes
against the action of the presiden
and vice-president of the America
Saddle Horse Breeders Association
in submitting a list of names o
judges in which Missouri is total,
ignored
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED
that our organization expresses it
keen desire that the matter of the lis
of names of men recommended a
Judges of saddle horses at the Pana
ma-Pacifc international Exposition b
re-submitted and that that list con
tain a name of a Missourian: and il
this connection, we respectfully sub
nit the following names of Missouri
ians:
James FL. Bright, st. Louis, Mo.
II. A. G%reenwell, Lakenan, Mo.
w. d. Lee, Mexico, Mo.
Porter C. Taylor, Montgomer
City, Mo.
E. A. Trowbridge, Columbia, Mo.
Each of whom is eminently quail
fled in every way to serve as the judg
or as one of the judges that will pas
upon the saddle horses at the Hors
Show held in connectin and under tn
auspices of the Panama-Paciic Inter
national Exposition at San Francisc
in 1915. Be it further
RESOLVED, that a copy of thes
resolutions be forwarded to the Hoi
d. 0. Lively, Chief of the Departmer
of Livestock, of the Panama-Pacif
: international Exposition, with tn
compliments and best wishes for tn
success of his efforts of the Missoul
Saddle Horse Breeders Association.
, Signed: Paul Brown, Chairman
S. M. wager
w. P. Hawkins
Q James A. Todd
) Rufus jackson, Secy.
Adopted unanimously
James Houchin, Presiden
Attest: Jumps Cauthorn, Secretar.
, X. l.. Hawkins Dead.
r. L. (Bob) Hawkins, horse buye