The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-10-15
Sale Conducted at the Wendt
Farm Yesterday Was Well
PatrOnized
From Tuesdays Dairy.

the dairy business or the breeding
and raising of high-class dairy cattle,
all doubt would have been dispelled
at the conclusion OF the dispersion
sale held by John Wendt at his farm
four miles west of Lake Crystal last
Monday.
Forty head of thoroughbred, quality
Ilolstcin cattle. including seven head
OF calves less than two months old,
were offered by Mr.. Wendt. and sold
for $685.. William SChanks of
WorthingtOn. Mimi. one OF the most
noted breeders of thoroughbred stock
in the country, paid the top price for
an individual. when he purchased
Aaggie DE Kol Beryl Altoana second,
a two year old heifer, for $40. This
animal produced 26i pounds of but
ter i'm an official test OF seven days.
The herd bull. Canary Violet Home
stead. brought $500. and was pur-
chased by Simon Krews. one of the
prOpriCtOrs OF the Radisson Hotel.
Minneapolis and f.. +. Williams, OF
Lake Crystal. paid 500 for a bull calf
less than a month old from the $40
hcifer.
Many Stockmen in Attendance.
There were stockmen from. Wis
consin. North and South Dakota. Iowa
and all parts OF Minnesota and the
spirited bidding was conclusive evil
dcnce that these men realized that Mr..
Wendt was Offering as splendid lot
Cr HOlstcins as can be found any
place in this country. The herd is Of
the Homestead. Mercedes and De KOl
lines or breeding and the individuality
al the offerings proves that Mr..
Wendt made no mistake in selecting
this class Of Holstcins.
The following is the list of the cat
tie sold. including the price and pur
haser's name:
The Sales Made.
No. Canary Violet Homestead.
male $500. Simon Krews. Minneapolis
No. Bessie Bergsma De Kol
fourth. female. $500. Jens Johnson,
Lake Crystal.
No. 3.-LOuisa Dewey De Kol. fe-
male. $235. l.. {. Hess, Lake Mills.
Mimi.
No. 4.-AaFgie lie Kol Beryl AL
roana. female. 1855, James Biggar,
St Peter.
No. Vanish Maid Moore. fc-
male. $2Go. o. L. Giddings, Campbell.
Mimi.
No. e Lilly Monti DE Kol. second.
female. $2l5, +. +. Bowen. Cambria.
Mimi.
No. Vanish Piller,jc Mercedes
third. female. $500. Victor Beckman.
Little Falls. MINI.
No S--Nanish Maid SNOWFALL Rue,
female. $40. A. NJ. Brush. Amboy,
Mimi.
No. 9.-AaGgic DE Kol Beryl Al
tOana second. female. Sil0, William
Schanks. Wor, hingtOn. MINI,
No. lO-Nanish Ormsby DE Kol.
female. $500. c. DooIittIe. Glcnwoo,
Mimi.
No. 1I.-Louisa Dewey he kcl
third. female. $500. c. Doolittle. Glen
wood. MINI.
No. I2.-Bcssic Ormsby Bergsma
DC Kol. female. 500. e. DoOlittlc,
Glenwood. Mimi.
No. l3.-Vanish Maid Ormsby Dr
kOl. female. $29o. !. VI. Hanson
Sleepy Eye. Mimi.
No. li.-LOuisa Dewey Ormsby pv
Kol. female $3.50. l.. II. Kccnc. MAJ
kato.
No. 15.-Lilly Monti O,msby lie
Kol. female. $3.50. Albert johnson.
Little Falls, Mimi.
No 16.-Louisa Dewey De Kol
fourth, female, $3.50. w. II. Brush,
Amboy. MINI.
No. l7.-Bessie Ormsby De Jong
Bcrgsma De Kol. female, $3.50. c. boo
little, Glenwcod, Mimi.
No. 1S.-Louisa Dewey De Kol fifth.
female. s2O5. Alfred Johnson. Little
Falls, MINI.
No. i9.-3cssie Beresma Home
stead. female, 1855, Claton Moses,
Mankato.
No. 2O-Lilly Ormsby DE Kol
Homestead, female, Sl55. Leo Tom
kins. Kasson Mimi.
No. 2l.-Violet DE Kol Homestead,
female. s17O. l.. II. Keene, Mankato.
No. 22-Vanish Maid Ormsby DE
Kol second. female. $165, Victor
Beckman, Little Falls, MINI.
No. 23.-Aaggie De Kol Violet
Homestead, female. S165. William
Schanks. Worthington
No 24.-Vanish Maid Violet Home
stead. female. $135, Jens Jensen,
Lake Crystal
No. 25.-Violet Pietertje Mercedes,
female, sl55. w. II. Brush. Amboy.
No 26.-Canary Snowfall Home
stead. male S155. NJ. b. Kross. Amboy.
No. 27.-Canary Dewey DE Kol
Homestead, male, $40. c. ID. McGraw
Mankato.
No. 2S.-Canary Ormsby De Kol
Homestead, male, $50, Oscar Slatta,
Madelia.
No. 29.-Canary De Kol Home
stead. male. S12O. John II. Stewart.
Madelia.
No. 3O.-Canary Violet Home
stead second. male $125. w. G. Man
ming, st. James.
Calf from No. II, $50, Jens John
son. Lake Crystal.
Calf from No. II, sS5. Jens John
son, Lake Crystal.
Calf from No. Is, SIS. DIR. w. A.
Beach, Mankato.
Calf from No. 16. $65. Wallie An
dcrson. Lake Crystal.
Calf from No s. $35, c. II. Gustaf-
son, Lake Crystal.
Calf from No. 3, 500. +. +. Will
liams. Lake Crystal
Calf from No. 10. $500, d. Hovden.
St James.
One of the features OF the sale was
the purchase by c. Doolittle of Glen
wood, Mimi, well-known stockman,