Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1919-02-05
10Y DUR0CS SOLD
BRINGING 1851
Double-He Sale 1hur.day
Brought Hog Men to Willmar
From Far and Near.

DouDle-aeadd Sale 1hwSQay
Brought Hog Men to Wilhnar
From Far and Near.
The event of the past week which
attracted a good deal of interest was
the double header" Duroc jersey
bred SOW sale staged by John Sven
son Of the Hawk Creek Farm and The
Spicer Land Co.'s Medayto Farms last
Thursday afternoon and evening in
the Farmers Cooperative Elevator
company's new big warehouse, on cor
ner of Seventh st. and Pacific Ave.
John Swenson Is recognized as one
of the leading Duroc breeders of the
country and his annual sale Of brood
sows as usual attracted breeders from
many places in the Northwest. The
sale in every way was a success and
the total for his hfty-two brood sows
sold amounted to $9,305.00, an aver.
age Of SITS per head.
Col. Allen, the veteran Duroc sales
man, presided at the sale and the
feldmen in attendance were: H. A.
Sexsmith of the Duroc Bulletin at
Omaha: E. J. Wilson. special service
man; J. w. Stevenson, of the North
west Homestead and Dakota Farmer.
Col. w. N. Davis of Willmar was as
sistant auctioneer.
The sale of the Medayto Farms
Durocs was held in the evening and
was also a success. The same auc'
tioneers conducted this sale as Mr..
Swenson's, with an additional field
man, Mr.. Hewey. Ffty-flve brood
sows were sold and the total for the
sale was 1856, an average of $137.56
Before the evening sale all the hog
men in attendance were given sup
per by the Sp1cer Land Company.
The following is a list of the buy
ers and prices paid for the animals
sold:
Hawk Creek sows and Gifts.
Otto Bake of Hordwick, Mimi,
bought No. 3, Orion's Beauty, at $500.
Ray D. Parsons, Of Sanborn, Mimi,
No. l. Lucy, $505; No. 4, Jewell, 1926;
No. 9, $3.50; No. 10, : N5; No. 20.
1855; No. II, $1S5.
Gust Langved, Benson, No. 5, Kings
Lady, 1915.
J. S. Anderson, Atwater, Mimi. No.
6, 1915; No. 10, 1885,; No. %, $3.50.
VIM. Peterson, Iona, Mimi, No. 10,
$3.50.
Mulehead Ranch, Dallas. S. D., No.
16, 1925.
Henry Klindt, Litchfeld, No. 8,
$3.50: No. Z, $3.50; No. 2, Coils Lady,
$3.50.
o. A. Holien, Jasper, Mimi, No. IL,
$105; No. Is, $1O5.
A. J. Klint, Willmar, No. "a, $3.50.
Henry Amundson, Clarkdeld, No.
SO, 5000.
c. J. Putzie, Litchfleld, No. %, $3.50.
Art Spencer, Beardsley, Mimi, No.
AZ, $110.
G.. w. Smith, Minor, N. D.. No. a.,
$185.
Berg Bros, Welsh, Mimi, No. rs,
$155; No. 80, sos. =
Nick fisher, Maynard, Mimi, No.
26, $215.
Roti Bros, Cottonwood, No. IA, $3.50.
John Toop, Hancock, No. AZ, $40.
A. L. Dahl, Montevideo, No. so, $185.
Geo. Schaff, Murdoch, No. 46, SITS.
J. w. Trainor, Chokio, No. 20, $40.
Vic Lundquist, Bird Island, No. 81,
$12O: No. "a, sos.
John Ruddy, Willmar, No. 40, 1925;
No. IS, 1920.
L. S. Lee, Aneta, N. D., No. %, $40.
Martinus Anderson, Cottonwood,
No. IS, $3.50; No. 80, $145.
C.. ]. Person, Carver, Mimi, not
numbered, 500.
swenson Bros, LaBolt, s. D., No.
~, $40.
N. Christ Mattson, svea, No. 81,
Sis.
Martin Arnold, Eden Valley, Nos.
81 and 80, $3.50; No. 48, $115.
Will Arnold, Eden Valley, No. 43,
$40: No. SO, sos; No. IS, $110.
Johnson Bros, Hector, No. 40, $40.
John Simon, Humboldt, Neb., No.
~, $50.
Fred Dammon, Hamburg, Mimi, No.
II, $1O5.
Miller Bros, Plato, Mimi, No. 81,
$105.
John Greenfield, Clara City, No. "a,
$40.
P. M. Olson, Alberta, Mimi, No. SO,
$3.50.
A. E. Barber, Granite Falls, No. 10,
$155.
w. Henneberry, Murdoch, No. As.
Sis.