Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-11-11

for SlZO, brought within $40 OF twice
as much as the brute's mother cost
Mr.. Allen when she was four years
old. The nag is twenty years old now,
and sales Of her produce have en-
riched Mr.. Aliens bank account to
the extent Of $1,000, and he still has
four mules, ranging from two to
seven years old, that she bore. Which
goes to prove that there isn't any
thing better on a farm than a good
mule mare.
Lee brothers, Of Mexico, bough. q
head Of horses Monday, as follows:
Claude Dunlap, 8; W. W. Conner, s;
Rood Kelsick, 2; T. NJ. NixsOn, 3; and
one each from Les. williamson, A. R.
Dawson, C. P. Mir. 7. d. Paisley, A.
10. Smith. B. c. Coins. Ed Brett p.
II. Gillian, J. E. Masek, j. T. Brigleb,
E H. Vaughan, Louis Backer, J Hill.
Carl Wise, W. o. Atkinson and T. c.
Morris. The prices paid for the
horses ranged from ss5 to s150-Ful-
ton Gazette.
A. A. wager Of near Long Branch
was in town Saturday with rs head
Of 200 b., hogs that brought sg.75.
He also sold Mundy the first Of the
week a bull weighing 1850 lbs, at &c,
steer weighing 1880 at IT'S, and
two cows averaging 1900 at 4c.-Paris
Mercury.
Pete Greed Is leaving for St. Louis
where he has accepted a position in
the National Stock Yards. pete's
friends wish him much prosperity In
his new home.
Laddonia, No.. Nov. 6.-Jess Gar
rett lost 20 acres and Ed Ferris Is
acres Of corn by fires northwest Of
Laddonia Saturday. The blaze start
ed from a burning stubble field.
Clarence, Mo-, November 6.-Mc-
Carly Bros big mule barn was des-
trOyed by FIRE Friday. About 100
mules and ten horses were in the barn
but we're saved.
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The fire originated on the second
floor in a lot of hay. About $1,000
worth of feed was burned. The barn
was valued at $4,000.
Sedalia, Mo-, Nov. 6.-The Pettis
County Court Thursday condemned
nineteen head Of registered Short
horn cattle owned by N. H. Gentry, of
WOOddale Farm, this county, because
of traces of tuberculosis. A commits
sion was named to appraise the value
Of the stock.
J. G. Ford is feeding a number of
good mules.
James Booth, south of this city, re-
Gently refused $1,000 for a fine young
jack.
HOpewell farm, near Thompson.
the property Of considine & BonsiIl
has a lot Of good yearIing mules on
feed.
Wheeler Cant, who had his leg
recently, was taken to Mexico
Hospital Monday where he will re-
main until he recovers.
w. Cornot Holt Of Montgomery.
Alabama, who is a guest at the Hox.
sey Hotel, has closed up the details
q a big trade for a stock farm in
Alabama, to Colonel Fonville for his
property in Mexico, and Colonel Fon.
sille will likely leave for the South
the next month or SO. +,
Referring to the property which 7
solonel Fonville has bought in the
South, the Montgomery, Alabama.
fines says: 1
Col. ". D. Fonville, Of Mexico. Z
No. has closed a deal for the Dur.
Of the Barachais plantation. !
me miles east Of this city on the
lentral Of Georgia railroad. The 4
lace belongs to the Jones heirs and I
ontains about $50 acres Of the rich. 7
s land in Montgomery county. The !
'entral Of Georgia railroads runs b
nrough the plantation and the depot I
within a hundredyards Of the hand 2
residence, which contains eight .
ooms. Besides the residence Il has !.
two-story store, an up-to-date
iuger-Pratt gin, which handles 5000
aies OF cotton a year, twc deep over
ow wells, barns, stables, outhouses
40 other things; the improvement
lone being estimated TO cost in the
.eighborhood Of $4,000.
The deal involves $4,000. Col.
OnYlile formerly lived in Tuskeeee
~ went from there to Tuscaloosa. :
mere ne taught school until he re-
DYED 70 Mexico, No, where he was
"e head Of a large military school.
Z accumulated a nice little fortune
uae west and is coming back to
'0ntgomery county to live The life If
fetired country gentleman on his
= acres. He has hundreds Of
'sa y Alabama who will be de-
Ou Y know that he has decided
'ufn mere to spend the remainder