Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-05-31


John Judy, one Of Mexico's best
gardeners. has invented a garden hoe
whose success has beer such that al.
read, he has manufactured some Is
to supply those who have e the in
strument in actual use. It is a narros
strip Of iron, on the end Of a hoe han
die and is a double actor.
Bast Davis, who was graduates
from Mcmillan last week, has Joined
Sam Burns paint force, and viii
spend the summer in beautifyinp
Mexico,
Spring Lambs Sell at $50
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, May 26. -
Spring lambs sold yesterday for $50 .
hundred pounds, the highest ever paid
here on the open market.
Heavy Hail at Huntsville
HUNTSVILLE, Mo-, May rs. =
Huntsville was visited by the worst
hailstorm in the experience Of old set.
tiers at 7 o'clock last evening. Sky.
lights were smashed and several hun
bred windows were broken.
Some hailstones are said TO have
been as large as goose eggs. The
storm lasted 25 minutes.
A case brought here on a change Of
venue was tried before Judge Harris
Thursday afternoon in which G. A.
johnson, Of Audrain county, and
Dave Thompson, of Galloway, werf
the parties in interest, says the Full.
ton Sun. The case had been tried
twice in Audrain, resulting in hung
juries and this time it was tried with
the judge acting as a jury, probably SC
there could be no chance Of the jury
hanging. Johnson claimed to have
sold a horse in March, 1916, to Thomp-
son for a hundred dollars, which was
not paid for at the time, as there was
a guarantee on the horse and the de,
PENDANT in the suit was given an op-
portunity to try him. Some sixty days
after taking the horse home, Thomp.
son took it back to Johnson's pasture
and turned it in the pasture without
saying anything about it. He had
used it in hauling corn to several par.
ties and on his farm during the two
months and Johnson then brought suit
for the purchase price. The court
held that the plaintiff was entitled
to recover S106.
R. II. Scott, from the Lespeder
Stock Farm, Hickory Valley, Tenn.
was here Tuesday attending the En-.
mons Chappell Shorthorn sale. His
organization farms 10000 acres and
have 500 head Of cattle, all thorough.
bred Shorthorns.
COW MAKES BUTTER RECORD
SOUTH WELLINGTON, Conn.
May 30. - Lady Agnes Mercedes, the
Holstein COW owned by Gardiner Hall,
Jr. & Co, had beaten her own mar.
velous record last week, having ever
gone ahead Of her worldwide repu.
tation and produced 1871 pounds Of
milk in a single day and 73l.2 pounds
in seven days. These are State rec
ords surprising all others.
But Bossy Mercedes was not con
tent with this. She has also made
a butter record of 30 pounds in seveI
days. This is regarded as a won.
derful record among Holstein breed
ers.
Added to this, "Mrs. Moo" is also
a show cow, having earned more
money prizes than any other "Bossy"
in the Nutmeg State-possibly in any
state. She had the honor of leading
the parade in exclusive COW society
at the opening of the Springfield,
Masa., show last October, walking
~sedately and majestically at the head
of the largest parade Of cattle known
in history.
Steve II. Harrelson, who conducts
the large farm Of Considine e. Pollock.
southwest Of Auxvasse, reports that
the load Of "a big steers conditioned
for the above firm under his
vision sold on the National market
one day last week at s12.4 As per hum
dred weight. These beeyes weighed
1910 pounds in Auxvasse the day az
shipment and tipped the scales at f2i5
pounds at the National market. =
very small shrink. These cattle had
oeen on a full feed Of corn and cot
o eake since last November and
made a very nice gain and when il IL
taken into consideration that the corn
led was bought at 80 cents and 81 per
bnshel a very nice margin Of profit
was also shown. Mr.. HarreIson ia
conditioning a string Of u
which he will convert into
beef on a ration Of corn, blue
grass cotton cake and oil cake. and Is
also fattening a load of hogs.
Auxvasse Review.
Lambs Bring $15.75
There were quite a number of car
loads of clipped lambs on the 81
market Tues. from here and all
brought sl5.75. Those who had
'hipments were Harry and Rob Brown
.~o loads; W. D. Mason, me; John
omi'n' one; George Lewis, one, VIM
two