Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-09-26

heifer.
Joe Considine. at "Hopewal Stock
Farm" at Thompson, will hold his
18th semi-annual sale Of live stock
on Friday, September "a. He will
sell 37S head Of stock as follows: 60
head OF mules, 3 brood mares, so
cattle, 2i0 breeding ewes, Is Shrop-
shire bucks, and other things. A
large crowd will be in attendance and
you are cordially invited to be nEc
Of the crowd.
The Considine sales are always
among the biggest in this section Of
Missouri.
Mexico was well represented at the
recent mule sale of James Jones. in
Hallsville. B. R. Middleton bought
Is mules, Joe Considine bought 10
mules and Lee Bros. two good horses.
r. E. Paisley, who sold his 39O-acre
farm, near Bachelor last week to E.
K. Meador,, Monday of this week,
closed a deal by which he becomes
owner Of the Miss Senbin farm, i
miles east Of Mexico, containing 245
acres. The price paid was 500 Der
acre, or s25,50O. Mr.. Paisley will get
possession March 1. 1919. This is
considered one of the best farms in
Audrain county and lies between the
Wabash and Burlington railroads.
The deal was made through John
Kemp. a Mexico realty agent.-Aux-
vase Review.
Bought Hoover Farm.
William Patterson, near Hatton, has
bought the 120-acre farm of James
Hoover, two miles southwest of that
town, paying $4,000 for the place and
this years crop, Possession is to be
given during the fall. Mr.. Hoover
bought i a year ago from W. E. JAM
eson, Of this city.-Fulton Gazette.
Harry Householder sold a a If
Z25-lb hogs to Mexico buyers Satur-
day at f1h cents.
Milt Householder recently recei,. d
a check for $1,000 for 6S hogs. lie
sold them at 10 cents a pound.
Lee Bros. bought 80 head Of horses
LIST week at Paris, Madison and Mon.
roe City, at prices ranging from $50
to $3.50.
c. c. Lawrence on Friday sold his
farm Of 46 acres, four miles north
west of Concord, to W. NJ. Hendrix Of
Audrain county, for $4,000. Mr.. Hen
dirk bought it for a home and will
move to it about March /. Mr.. Law
is now living in Fulton. The
farm is in a good section Of the u
ty and a very desirable<p eice of propl
erty-Fulton Gazette.
Grove Selby owner of a 1,0OO-a.re
farm near Fulton, sold 157 hogs, two
carloads, last week, for S8,079, the
highest amount ever paid in Galloway
county to a farmer for one delivery
or for that many hogs.
j. NJ. Birmingham q few days ago
sold to d. C. Terrill, Of near Belle, 4
work mules for 81, 200. The Vienna
Gazette says that they are probably
the best work animals in the county.
Ed. Bragg seS the standard in
ling mule prices, says the Center Her
aid. He has just sold Fred Baker, Of
Payton. ILL.,, a span Of yearling mules
for $40.
Henry Sasse, the wheat king, OF
south Of Dalton, had in 430 acres of
wheat which averaged about 33 10
bushels to the acre, or a total Weld
Of about l4,7OO bushels. Besides this
Mr.. Sasse received about 1900 bush.
from . tenant which makes him
Tor this year a total Of nearly 10000
bushels.
The Nodaway county Farm Bureau
with a membership Of more than 500
farmers has been organized with the
following: President, j. r. Evans,
MaryvilleO " W. Al
exander Hopkins, secretary-treasurer
Roy Lippmau, Maryyille. The organ.
was effected under direction OF
7. A. Naylor, Of the United States De.
partment Of Agriculture, Extensioa
Ralph Ballou's great young jersey
Bull, said 70 be the finest individual
If his age in the United States, was
eased this week 10 X. A. Long, Of
Kansas City, for the show season 70. '