The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-06-30
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town, shipped carload of horses to
Cincinnati TO be inspected for the British
government. Prices ranged from SO TO
1925 per head.
a wheat field of 10 acres belonging
to James CLANCY, of Simpson county,
was completely devastated by hail Fri,
day night. lie will pillow up the land
and plant it in corn.
c. L. Snow, of Stanford. sold to J. X.
Baughman, a jack only few week old
for 1925 and two seasons TO the latter
jacks. The young thing is said 20 be a
very fine promise.
Over 30, 200 pounds Of wool has been
brought up in the vicinity of Carlisle,
by wool dealers, and prices paid have
ranged from twenty-five and thirty and
thirty-two cents the pound. a. F. Kerns
has purchased about II. 900 pounds; Jas.
ii. Collins about 1000 pounds for Brent
Bros of Paris; Geo. Taylor and Homer
Smith about 10000 pounds; C. &. Rat
cliff 10000 pounds, and Dorsey Bros. *
Fisher about 1000 pounds, besides the
firm of Mcintyre & Moffett, of Mlllers.
burg, who have purchased fully $1,000
pounds in the county.
AT San Francisco, Saturday, Spriggan,
owned by F. f. Emlay, sprang the sur.
prise of the exposition summer harness
meet, by taking first place in three
straight heats of the 2:l0 class trot,ing
race, which carried purse OF $40, 900
He was a rank outsider and not consid
cred contender for the purse. w. De
Ryder drove the little stopper ahead ir
all three heats without break.
Ohio has raised the quarantine against
the Bourbon Stock Yards, Louisville
which followed the discovery of fuoI
and mouth disease among hogs received
at Philadelphia from Louisville. Indi
ana is expected 10 take similar course
within the next few days.
John f. Madden, of Fayette county
sold this week to Sam c. Hildreth, tn,
three-year-old bay colt. Sam McMeekin
for NE reported price of 10000.
Charles Oats, of the Mckinney sec
ton, has a fine alfalfa field of five acres
from which he cut l6 big wagon loads :
short while ago and which is almos
ready to cut again.
An egg with a corrugated shell wa,
brought to Stanford by J NJ. Gooch, o
near Goshen Saturday. Intead of tn,
shell being smooth as floor. it had ;
corrugated effect and presented a mos
peculiar appearance,
A. r. Matheny sold to Center Bros. :
bunch of heifers at six and half cents
ID. o. Lewis, of the Moreland section
weighed TO Myers Il Allen 80 lambs tina
averaged 60 pounds at nine and a hal
cents.
Hall X Campbell. of Shelbyville, wer,
the successful bidders on a pool of !, 10,
lambs, at Client Carol county. Thei
bid was 50 p for June delivery an,
$500 for July delivery.
5 p. Stephenson delivered to Jane
Vowel, of Hustonville, ~ lambs tina
weighed ~ pounds at 81 81 and IS hog
that averaged 225 pounds at seventeen
cents. He sold him more hogs to be de
livered after July 10 and seven and on
half cents.
". ID. Hanson & Son, of the Morelan,
section, are entitled TO the blue ribbon
as lamb raisers. They delivered TO Al
len X Myers, Saturday 81 lambs tina
averaged 7G pounds at nine and three
quarter cents. Can anybody in thes,
diggings beat that? If so let them tel
the en-.
A good crowd attended The sale o
the effects of the late J. J. Thompson
near Preachersville Thursday and sat
isfactory prices were realized through
out. ~ hogs weighing go pounds
brought s. %; cows sold at $50 to s1O5
horses at $50 to 1925; several two year
old black steers sold at S75; corn brought
50 81, farming implements and house
hold and kitchen furniture sold we'll A
splendid dinner was served. A. NJ
Bourne cried the sale.
Brown & Lawson, of Lancaster, have
bought quite bunch of hogs in tn,
Goshen section in the past few days
From J. NJ. Gooch they got IS which
were in prime shape, averaging 2Os
pounds, and paid seven and a quarter
cents pound for them. From w. ID
Gooch they bought half dozen aver
aging 200 pounds, al seven and a quar-
ter cents and couple of the same
weight from J. f. Gooch at the same
figure