Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-02-24
BIG SWINE SALE WAS A SUCCESS
Notable Banquet Follows John Sven.
sons Second Annual Duroc Sale.

sons Second Annual Duroc Sale.
John Swenson's second annual sale
of purebred Durocs occurred at the
Hawk Creek farm last Friday, with
a good crowd in attendance. Col.
James Duncan, of Clearfleld, Ia., the
auctioneer In charge, was in a hurry
to finish the sale in order to make an
other date in Iowa the following day.
He was assisted by Col. VIM. Walden
dorf, of Algona, la. Some of Sven
sons lady pigs brought good prices,
but others fell below what might have
been expected. The total Of the sale
amounted to $A733, and the average
price paid was $3.50. The following
are the sales, buyers and prices paid:
No. 1-Carnella-Freese Bros, Mar
shall, Minn., $3.50.
No. fl. S. Hanson, Renville,
Mimi, $85.
No. 39-F. H. Weidaner, Marshall,
Mimi, $95.
No. 12-E. J. Wilson, $65.
No. Sip. ]. Nelson, Willmar. $82.-
SO.
No. ia. Overstad, Hawick, Minn.,
$3.50.
No. 40-P. J. Fosee, st. Cloud,
Mimi, $67.50.
No. Ct. I. eastman, Willmar,
$3.50.
No. 5rP. o. Sonstegaard, $40.
No. 23-E. J. Wilson, $3.50.
No. 3-Priam Queen-James Don
cry, Svea, Minn., $62.50.
No. 26-28-Emil Nelson, Herman,
Mimi, $145.
No. 27-Ed. Nelson, Elbow Lake,
SIS.
No. 16-F. H. weidaner, Marshall,
Minn., SIS.
No. 10-Posy 2nd-F. H. Weidaner,
Marshall, Minn., $50.
No. 15-E. o. Canon, Montevideo,
$50.
No. 9P. E. Holmberg, Kerkhoven,
$3.50.
No. 14-G. c. Haug, Pennock, $3.50.
| No. 8-Daisy 2nd-F. H. Weidenar,
Mar hall, $50.
No. 10. R. Stevens, Hanley Falls,
$50.
No. 13-Carl Johnson, Kerkhoven,
$55.
No. NV. L. Simons, Raymond,
$3.50.
No. 33-E. o. Canon, Montevideo,
$3.50.
No. 36-A. E. Kemp, Pennock, $40.
No. 25-Waldendorf and Son, Al
gona, Ia, $40.
No. 24-Thos. Zaczkowski, Roscoe,
Minn., $50.
No. 44-W. s. Meyers, LaBolt, 8. D.,
$50. .~.--~~~~-- ~~ r.
No. 3o-C. A. Baklund, Willmar,
$3.50.
No. Am. J. Rusten, Raymond, $39.
No. 4S-Nick Tiscer, Maynard, $38.
No. 22-H. J. Dale, Renville, $3.50.
No. Am. J. Rusten, Raymond, $39.
No. &C. A. Baklund, Willmar, $1.
No. 38-F. A. Green, Stephens, Min
nesota, $40.
No. 45-J. c. Freese, Willmar, $43.
No. 35-H. J. Dale, Renville, $41.
No. 41-E. A. Swanson, Willmar,
$3.50.
No. 4e-E. o. Canon, Montevideo,
$40.
No. 32-J. H. Englund, LaBolt, S.
Dak., $45.
No. 21-A. L. Williams, Grove City,
$36.
No. 1S-William Pulitzer, Litchfeld,
$40.
No. 20-P. o. Sonstegaard, $50.
No. 49-D. c. Beck, Pennock, $27.
No. 29-Art Kleven, Willmar, $22.
No. Be. J. Wilson, Renville, $37.
No. 47-D. c. Beck, Pennock, $50.
No. 50-Oswald Knutson, Willmar,
$50.
No. 11-Tom Wheeler, Willmar,
$112.50.
In the evening all the patrons of the
auction as we'll as several of the loc-
al business men and others were in
vited to the sale banquet given at
Carlson Hall. Here Mr.. Swenson had
done things up brown" and had ar
ranged a spread for the hungry hog
breeders, which was a fine one in all
essentials, quality, quantity and var.
iety. About ninety guests partook
and did ample justice to the bounte-
GUS layout. Judge Gilbert acted as
toastmaster. He called upon Mayor
Wellin, who welcomed the hog men,
on behalf of the city, and next Mr..
Swenson, the host, who in few well
chosen words expressed his thanks
and good will to his fellow hog breed.
ers present.
Other speakers were E. l.. Lathrup,
agricultural agent for Big Stone coun'
|ty; G. E. Wentsel, instructor of Agri'
culture in the local schools, who spoke
on ''The Red Hog" DR.. Frank Evans
of Sioux Falls; Attorney r. w. Stan.
ford of Willmar; w. F. Schilling, OF
Northfeld; John M. Christian, Of Dex
ter, Minn.,; and e. j. Wilson of Rem
vile.