The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-11-14
ONLY LIVE S10CK,
TOOLS, PUT up AT
PARTNERSHIP SALE
BY WILLIAM r. SANBoRN.

The J. C. Showalter and Paul D.
Yundt farm sale on Thursday was
principally q live stock offering. 1t
was one Of these rare sales where
there Is no Junk" on offer. Not an
hoe or rake, nor any harness, and no
odds and ends, whatsoever, occupied
the time. Nor was any furniture piled
out on the lawn, nor any grain or hay
sold at the barn, because the Yundt
family will need their furniture in
their new home, and Mr.. Showalter
has use for all the corn and other
feed on the place. The live stock and
implements comprised the entire list
Of goods put up.
The Showalter farm lies mile west
of Greensboro. on the Hagerstown pike.
The owner lives at Lynn and the pres
ent Tenant, Yundt, is soon to remove
to the Theodore Davis farm, just
north Of Williamsburg.
About 100 head Of hogs were listed.
including a bunch Of small fall shoats.
Fred G. Roberts, who recently pur-
chased the Knode farm at Hagers-
town, was a liberal buyer at this sale,
his purchases including all the sows,
and few gifts at from $37 to $40 per
head. George H. Miller, living south
Of Richmond, secured 81 head OF
shoats, some of the little pigs costing
him but $3.50 to 81 each.
In the Horse Ring.
Seven head of horses were adver.
tised and John Townsend secured first
choice at the top Of the day. $3.50. paid
for a black 4-year-old mare. Theo.
Davis bought a gray gelding and a
black mare. both young animals at
417S thn mir Wo1far r1nIS
picked up a nice young mare at $S4;
James Stevns gat a youthful gelding
for $57 and Jim Clement invested $35
in q bay colt. Fred c. Roberts got
the weanling mule colt for s51.
Forty Shropshire sheep were divided
between Guy Wickersham, Ivan Star
buck and Theo Davis. Mr.. Wicker
sham paid $11.15 for the eve lambs,
Mr.. starbuck, $7.25 for ewes, and
Mr.. Davis took the balance OF them at
50 each.
What the Cattle Brought.
Three COWS sold above 500. and
Theodore Davis was the high bidder
at 1852. ]. D. Gilmer invested SAB
in family Jersey that looked we'll
worth the money, and E. o. Riggle
got both COW and calf for sos. Wal
ter Stricken also fancied Jerseys and
paid SIS for his selection, while DR..
Charles Crump took home Short
horn mixer for SIS.
Ollie Long was liberal investor in
cattle. among his purchases being a
number of heifers and steers ranging
at from $50 to s78; five Of the steers
costing him 1857. Among the buyers
Of cows were: Ross Davenport, one
at $50; another at $61; L. T. Kennett,
roam COW, s65; George Burg, roam at
seq. and George Cheeseman, Short.
horn at $58.
Sale Nets $3.50.
At the close Of the sale nearly
$4,000 was discovered in the cash
drawer, the total being $685., prac-
tically all from live stock, as very few
implements were put up. Tom Con.
milf and Albert Hindman were the
men responsible for inducing the
guests of the day to part with all this
money, and W. O. Seaney, of Fountain
City, and William T. Stears, cashier
Of the bank at Greensboro, handled
the sales sheets and cash. The sale
which was set for 1890, was over
shortly after 3. and. as all agreed, was
very satisfactory.
The ladies Of the Christian church
at Greensboro were present to feed
the hungry. for which they came we'll