The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-01

grapher. but too dark and rainy for
the camera.
Very Fair Prices Obtained
The sale was conducted for G. A.
Leverton and B. w. Wissler. by Van
derbeck and Son. auctioneers, and Os-
car Kirlin, of the bank at Milton,
was cashier. Mr.. Kirlin reported the
collection of s3.434. sizeable sum in
view OF the limited number Of offer
ings.
Among the horses sold was brown
mare to VIM. Boland for $152.50; and
a brown gelding to Chas. Stiggleman
at $3.50. A few others went at var
ious prices.
Ten head of Shorthorn cattle we're
divided among three buyers. D. A.
| Clevenger got cow and calf at 1858,
also a Jersey heifer at $5S. Kirlin
| Bros got Shorthorn bull, weighing
over ton, for 1882; two steers at
$6775 and another at $55. Mordecai
| Doddridge selected a red COW that
cost him s121.50 and a red heifer at
s4650.
The real contention was for hogs,
and still more hogs: there being but
sixty head of all ages and weights.
! Eight shotes sold at S13.40, and "a
more at from s13.45 to $14.50. Z. F,
Doddridge and d. A. Clevenger taking
the lot Seven other shotes brought
| $9S70 G. Judkins bought three c. w.
sows at from $3.50 to $50. Corn
brought s1.73 per bushel and was di-
vided by Leverton and Doddridge-
about 200 bushels. only.
Franklin Ladies' Aid Serve Lunch
A most enjoya Bile lunch was served
F., by the Ladies' Aid of the Franklin
Union church, the following members
being present: Mrs. Omer kiriin
Mrs Emmett Kimmel, Mrs. Clayton
Kimmel, Mrs. Henry Larson. Mrs
Ross Cramer, Mrs. Benton Wissler
Mrs. Clyde Leverton, Mrs. Chas. Kir
lin and Mrs. McMath. There was a
much appreciated, to the profit and
satisfaction of the enterprising ladies
of the Franklin Aid
THE w. F. CHAMBER SALE
They had the same sort of a stormy
Friday in Ohio as in Indiana and farm
sale visitors needed rubber boots and
waterproof coats in order to be com
Portable. But the average farm sale
shopper and bargain seeker recks not
| OI rain VI SuOW. I1C ID Jul dAICl tAS
plumber, regardless.
W. F. CHAMBER, farming three miles
southeast of West Manchester, gath
cred in S4,450 at his Friday sale. Ira
f. Buhrman cried the sale and Ell
bridge Bunger officiated as cashier
The attendance was credit to the
occasion, in spite of the storm, for Mr.
Burgers friends were out in force
| hn Tor nf of
ring where IA Duroc and Chester
White sows, and So head of shotes
weighing from 80 pounds up, invited
competition.
Among the implements sold was q
corn pillow to Ernest Troutwine at $50
and hay loader to Glen Eager al
s465O little lot of clover seed
brought s24.
Live Stock Sales.
Some good COWS brought good prices
as they should of course. George
Miller got his first COW at 1924 and
Will Mill went him just dollar bet
ter for his bessie James Colwel got
Jersey milk factory for only s6250
being a careful buyer. William Null
bid in a Shorthorn at $1295O, while
Levi Wysong was lucky enough to gel
a good one at SIG. Rufus Miller and
David Wolford got calf with theil
COWS for about $50 each.
| Hogs sold well and rapidly, buyers
usually taking the pen" at price
Robert Huber's first pen of ten cos1
him S12.40 each, and the second lot Of
ten called for a check for $3.50. Joe
Grottle secured two nice sows fol
see so, while John Sloterbeck paid S9s
for his pair, and Noah Charles went
into his check book $95 worth for two
Chester Whites, eligible to registry