The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-20
over $4,000 REALIZED F7OM
RECORD-BREAkINC farm SALES
sy WILLIAM R. sANsoRN

y. D. WILLIAM r. eANeoRN
The BruM0eld.B Bond farm aaie on
Wednesday ranks ~ headllner. and
/, for two good reasons: Frat because
exactly 100 head Of livestock went
under tho hammer. and second. be.
cause tho sale Melted 9ls.ose. not
counting the odd cents. But six hoSses
were included. and there were only
lfty-six head Of cattle. The balance
Of the offering consisted Of ITO hoes
and % shropshirc sheep. an extra
choice lot.
The Fred Bond farm lies ~ miles
north Of Janksonburg. and Anson
Brumfeld has been living on Il. Mr..
Brumfleld II to remove to farm near
Bethel. and II to bo succeeded by VIII
liam Bortram and his son VIII. who
will occupy the Bond place In few
days. The sale was thus dissolution
sale. for . cleanup and settlement It
VIII be done with cash. for but one
single not was taken at the sale. said
note being better than cash. because
It viii draw interest. and surely be
paid" Tho Bertxams were all-round
buyers. taking In . lot Of stun which
will come handy and need not be
moved; they also INDUCED their taste
in live stock literally.
Hlah Prioes for Cattle
Twenty-one. red and roam 6horthorn
cows, some With calves at side. were
eagerly bid for. which was true, In the
main. Of everything In the cattle line.
Charles Kerlin invested few dollars.
$1,779.75. as his check shows, in order
70 take bunch back to Milton. Rome
6hurley took q fancy to few steers
and Q heifer or two, at o cost OF over
$1,000. o. r. Roberts Of College Cor
ner and Ray Brosier Of Camden, paid
3275 In q partnership deal on q cow
and calf; they paid the high dollar for
q COW. A number Of 6horthorns sold
at from around 5000 down to $3.50. I'm
possible. Of course to make jcatalog
Of Q news article, or to quote indivi-
dual prices on animals. but this was
q noteworthy bunch Of Shorthorns.
moro than half of which was young
stock.
OF the fifty Poland China bred sows.
II were yearlings and % gifts. Four
Hampshire sows we're also sold and
there were So fall pigs, weighing from
40 pounds up. Several sows sold at
from $57 up to $50. which was the
top.
A handsome team Of sorrel geldings
Coming four" are to come to Rich
mond. They cost r. H. Commons s470.
Four other good horses brought fair
prices, only six horses being sold.
Sale Nets 913,636,70.
That the sale netted $13.636.70 is
sufficient proof Of quality Of the goods.
But q few implements figured in the
sale, and the offerings Of corn and
oats were limited. It was essentially
a live stock sale and 80 considered.
Both partners had the right to bid and
both were buyers. according to their
needs. Ollie Hodgin. Earl Daugherty,
Rome Shurley and John Dynes we're
among. tho liberal buyers all over the
lot. ~
The ladies of Jacksonburg may not
all be proficient cooks, nor informed
as to lunch procedure at sales where
hungry men are in hurry to eat, but
the Ladies' Aid Of the Jacksonburg
Christian church can both cook and
serve. As an evidence that this Is
true. the society is richer by about
$50 on account Of this sale, and 1t
looks as II their church is to be pa !
pered" this spring. Mrs. Joe Brooks,
president, and the following members
were present: Mrs. Laura Morse,
Mrs. John Walters, Mrs. Laura Geth-
ers. Mrs. VIII Brooks, Mrs. Lon Hor-
mel. Mrs. Ula Worl, Mrs. Opal Berg,
Mrs. Ula zimmerman, Mrs. Lulu Lind
ley, Mrs. Emma Dougherty, Mrs. Clara
Scates, Mrs. Matte Brumfeld, Mrs.
Christina Miller, Mrs. Katy Wilson,
Mrs. Belle Craig, Mrs. Grover Morgan,
Mrs. Alice Kiser and the Misses Edith
and Esther Dougherty. The wives of
- he h,,xy or1
friends of the Brumfeld and Bond
families were also present. 4
Albert Hindman, of Hagerstown, and