The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-23
MIDDLEDORO AND
Whitewater ARE
PATRONS OF DUKE
BY WILLIAM r. SANBORN.

A man having business with the
people Of Middleboro, between the
hours Of 10 and on Wednesday, could
have found most of them at the
Charles Duke sale. Just northwest OF
town. He might have also discovered
a lot of Whitewater folks in the crowd,
as well as many neighbors from the
surrounding farms.
Duke recently sol dhis farm, but
preferring country life to the lure OF
the city, intends sticking to the soil.
He has bought a place over near
Webster, to which he will presently re-
move.
His friends were out in force to
make his sale a success and were
liberal investors in his surplus stock.
While it is true that hogs sold at quite
a low average compared with sales
made at the opening Of the season, the
reason is most apparent; for he had
some good ones.
A few household goods and bunch
of chickens proved a magnet for the
ladies, q large number of whom were
present to enjoy the occasion and to
visit" One of them did not, how
ever. confine her attention to chickens
and household gear, and was, perhaps,
the most nervy buyer of hogs.
Good Prices for Cows.
Three good mich COWS brought
from 500 up and four Holstein heifers
sold at fair prices. Charles Long, of
Richmond, paid the top dollar on COWS,
his Holstein costing him $114. Charlie
Hill, living near Fountain City, paid
$106 for a Jersey, and Barry Moore got
a mixer at an even 500. Albert
Snyder bought three Of the heifers at
$40, the fourth going to Charles Long
at $40.
There were brood sows with large
families, and nearly SO feeders in the
hog ring. Mrs Stella M. Gates, OF
Arba, secured Of the sows, at s41.23,
at $40, and at $51.25, Walter FarloW
picked one at $3.50, and W. II. Triton
was awarded a registered Duroc yearl-
ing male at $40. Charles Day paid
$2375 each for gifts, and $22 for =
more. Ollie Hunt bought 10 feeders
at from SIS to S17.10, While Wm.
Wright, from near Williamsburg, Sc
lected pens Of shoats at S12.25, at
$3.50 and at $16.S5, totaling % head
One of the attractions at the sale
was pony, with complete outfit, from
sadie and harness to pony cart. The
buyer, William Wright, secured the
whole works for $50.
A small acreage Of standing corn
was sold, at from SIS to S32 per acre.
ollie Hodgin paid 1872 for 212 acres
and Luther Starbuck took the balance
at SIS per acre. Two hundred bales
of good wheat straw was divided be-
tween George Fulton, A. L. Sullivan
and Fred Hartman, at from 40 to 60
cents per bale. Ollie Hodgin invested
in a disc, Fred Cheeseman bought the
binder and the cream separator went
to E. L. Bartmer, at S15.25. Park Ell
wood, c. c. Irwin, Joe Mckee, L..
Pryor, J. Addleman and Marshall
Jeffries were among the many whose
names appeared on the sales sheets.
The Total Was $2,177.
The auctioneers, Tom Commit and
Simon Weddle, closed the sale about
4 o'clock, at which time the total was
found to be $2,177. Robert Wiechman
Trust company, officiated as clerk and
cashier. The sale, was principally a
cash transaction.
The ladies Of the Middleboro Aid Of
the Methodist Church, served an enjoy
able lunch, the following being present
to serve: Mrs. Minnie Clark, Mrs.
Cora Little, Mrs. Nina Cofeld, Mrs.
Myrtle Thomas, Mrs. Ethel Wore, Mrs.
Dora Little, Mrs. Ethel Seaney, Mrs.
Belle Patti, Mrs. Garnet Smith, Mrs.
Harriet Triton, Mrs. Emma Began,
Mrs. Mary Jef1ries, Miss Margaret
Starbuck, Miss Anna Bennett, Miss
Halcia Reid, and Miss Anna Coos.
The receipts from the sale~o lunches
and ice cream were reported very
satisfactory.