The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-24
D. WILLIAM R. sANpoRN

by WILLIAM 0bAN9OnN
On that day of all bad days. Satur.
day. February 22nd. In the year Of
grace. 1919. Simon Atwell. Of Wayne
county, Indiana, put over his farm sale.
So much Is now history, and we pro-
pose to print 1t. 1t was q day Of muddy
roads, Of rain and windswept fields !:
q day to hug the fireside and let Nature
take its course.
Now you know the kind OF day II
was, out near williamsburg. and the
farm. when the tent ropes let 60 at
OF selling a placid and friendly COW
The price had climbed to SIS and the
auctiOneer was trying to make 1t a
hundred, when the crowd scattered
and bessie headed for the barn.
When the sidewall went out so did
bessie and the crowd. Nobody hurt
nor any particular harm. done when the
top -fattened out, for willing hands
cleared the ground. rolled up the can
vas and the sale proceeded to its con
clusion. But it was a trying day all
round. It was q test of interest and
friendship, all over this section, to at
tend q farm sale on such day. In
surprisingly large and the bidding
spirited. Not only were buyers plenty
but the home was comfortably filled
with women who had braved the storm
to be present with Mrs. Atwell and the
youngsters on mighty important and
busy day. The Ladies' Aid of the VIII
liamsburg Methodist church served
the lunch, and no one went hungry:
the supplies and hot coffee lasting un
til the close.
Implements Sell High
The Atwell farm implements and
being practically new and all in good
condition. Ed johnson paid $63 for a
Stag sulkey pillow; $37 for a corn pillow
and $26 for another pillow. Emery Oler
thought so well of q corn planter that
he ran 1t up to $50, and ]. r. McQuis
ton paid $50 for Grow, pivot axle
corn pillow. The Weber wagon, good as
new. went at Sis after spirited bid
ding, and was knocked down to Frank
Simpkins. Allen Gilmer paid $29 per
ton for a lot of fertilizer. Harness
sold at better than average sale figures
as to quality. Ed Starbuck and Charles
Lacey got the choice in the harness
IAut. Ell JOulloOu tOOh III ShC WI a.,
about $50 bushels, at $1.52.
Prices on Livestock
Some very good cows were put up,
including three or four pure-bloods.
The offering consisted Of Shorthorns,
Jerseys, Holsteins. and crosses. One
full-blood Shcrthorn went to Marshall
Jeffries at $50; Dock lookout got a
good Holstein at SIS. five year old
full-blood; and Jersey and Holstein
cross at $75. Ed Johnson paid $50
for a "three gallon" COW and asked no
questions as to pedigree. A Jersey
Holstein was bid up to 500 and E. o.
Miller will milk her in future, unless
some of his folks deprive him of that
pleasure. It was in the middle Of the
COW sale that the tent came down, but
the good-natured crowd stayed right
by the sale until the end. No feeding
cattle were offered
All hogs were guaranteed double
immuned, which is feature that
counts with buyers. Five Hampshire
recorded tried sows were in the entry;
also a lot of Big Type Polands and a
number OF Durocs. A registered year.
ling Poland boar from the Frank Will
lliams herd went to Burley Jordan at
the bargain price of $49.50, the demand
for boars being limited. Mr.. Jordan