The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-09-02
STOCK HIGH At
C0UCHLIN SALE;
$11,709 Melted
Choice Cattle and Horses on
Block-Sales at Modoc and
Mooreland.
BY WILLIAM r. SANBORN

farm sale. six miles north Of Liberty
on Monday, labor day. There was a
mile of autos parked along the road
way and on the grounds, and the farm
house lawn overlooked with women
and children until late in the after
noon.
Among the ladies present were those
of the Aid Society Of the Clifton
church, who served a generous lunch.
The sale began at $50 and there were
lot of hungry folks to be served
at noon. By 3 o'clock the tables were
swept bare.
The Coughlin sale is to rank among
the headliners for the season just
opened. The cashier of the sale, w P.
Kennedy, of the Citizens bank of Lib
erty, reported an intake of 81, 709.50.
nearly all cash. Mr.. Kennedy was as
sisted by Guy B. Howren, of Liberty,
as clerk, and there We're three auc-
tioneers on the ground; Colonel D. c.
Brookbank. Bart Foley and O. w. Sch
wing. The sale closed at 4:30.
Live Stock Prices
Forty head of cattle, s head Of
horses, 4 teams Of mules, and 1877 head
of hogs comprised the live stock, all
of which brought fair prices consider
ing market conditions. The mules
were a dandy bunch and brought home
a lot of bacon
The topliner team brought $685.,
Ira Updike paying the high dollar.
l.. N Sanford's mule team cost him
s470, while James Beckel got the third
choice pair at $3.50, and Jay C. Russell
of Centervill,e got the last of the mule
teams for $40. A handsome roam
team Of draft horses brought the
outside price in the horse ring, and
were awarded to James Munns at
s377.
Cow and Calf, s2o5.
Fred II. Hartman was the high bid
der in the cattle contest, his Short
horn COW and male calf taxing him
$205, after some lively bidding. The
calf only was registered, and not the
foster mother with whom it was sold
Mr.. Coughlin said he paid $50 for
the calf when but three weeks old
Walter Pile paid $117.50 for a red
and calf, and $1O250 for a Jersey
mixer. Charles A. Bishop led the
bidding on roam pair up to $3.50 and
will add them to his herd.
John Maher, of Richmond, was 4
liberal buyer of cattle. His bid Of
$3.50 captured black COW and calf,
and he paid $82 for a young red male.
Darrell Swisher Cliff Pheanis, George
Rankin and Simon Atwell were active
buyers; Mr. Atwell investing $823.50
in six head of cattle and a lot of feed
er hogs.
Hogs Fairly High.
More than 100 head of shoats, rang
ing at 70 to 100 pounds, were sold
proftably and there was much COM
petition. Farmers on the ground paid
little attention to the recent break
in the hog market, and bid for feeders
as if they believe that the top on hogs
has not yet been made.
Joe Rose bought the bulk of the
sOws and gifts at from $50 to $50, TAX
ing in IA head. Simon Atwen got one
pen of shoats at $16.75 and another
pen Of 10 at SIS. John Weadick, OF
Eaton, and Ray BrOsier, near Liberty,
also invested in a few pens of feeders
at various prices
About thirty acres Of corn in the
field brought $4,000, or $40 per acre
The farm implements brought over
$1,000 and the harness and odds and
ends netted about $500. Floyd Dimes
paid $50 for a farm wagon.
Having rented his farm Mr.. Cough
lin is TO move to Richmond shortly, as
president of the new sanitarium com
pany. Hosea Samuels from south OF
Liberty, will take possession of the
COughlin place within a few days.
Tu'lis Sale at Modoc.
The Tullis sale at Modoc on Monday
attracted a crowd of buyers, The sale
took place on the Gaddis farm, a mile
north of town, and was practically a
cleanup, as Mr.. Tullis is quitting the
farm to get change Of climate for his
wife, who has been ailing for some
time Their friends in Modoc and
from miles around came to lend q
hand toward making their sale a sue
which
AS is usual at sales where house
hold goods, chickens, etc, are offered
the ladies were out in force. Furni
ture brought very good prices and the
canned fruits and vegetables were
eagerly purchased. Seven dozen hens
brought $156.40, or an average Of SIZE
apiece which doesn't indicate a break
in the price of ROSTERS, as yet.
There was quite a show Of nipple
-. ments and farm tools and very fail
> prices were realized. Deck Hunt paic
SIS for disc and 500 for riding
plow Mrs. Pickett bid her riding
pillow up to S33 and was liberal buy
er of house furnishings Mrs. Dravel
paid S26 per ton for mixed hay, while
10 tons of various kinds Of hay wen
at from $50 up to $3.50 in different
mOws.
Ladies' Aid Net 500
Mrs. John Cramer, president, assist
ed by the other "a members OF the
Ladies Aid Of the Modoc NJ. E. church
served lunch. Every member of the
Aid was present. and all regretted the
early running out Of supplies, because
the number present was so much
larger than had been anticipated. The
lunch receipts were $50.
About 80 acres OF growing corn ir
different fields sold from $50 up tc
$67 so per acre, in from two to seven
acre patches. to six buyers. O. F,
Ross auctioneered the Tullis offering
John Christopher, Of the Modoc bank
was the cashier and Verl johnson
clerk of the sale.
The third large sale held on Labor
FOR MEN WHO WORK HARD.
Enc+nrx wnrkers railroad men