The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-20

veuderbcck q Son, we're the auctionn-
eern. and Harry Gilbert cashier Of the
sale. Mr.. Gilbert was assisted by
Clarence Jefferies, who also knows
how to figger.''
FRANK A. WILLIAMS SALE
In view Of the number Of sales
scheduled for Wednesday. and the
thus divided interest Ia fine stock. the
crowd at the Frank A. Williams sale
was Surprisingly large. But the clerk
Of the weather favored giverv Of farm
sales. Wednesday, aud men travelled
all sorts Of distances to attend them.
The Williams sale was another head
liner; not only as to quality Of offer
ings but also as to the amount realiE-
3D. Just q shade under $1,000 Mr..
Williams Is to move to his own farm,
close by, and the tidy sum mentioned
assures that ht will not have to stand
the moving man OF till payday.
The we'll known farm on which the
sale occurred was bought by Henry
Tuschlog last fall. Very naturally,
there are many articles on the place
which he can use to advantage when
he takes possession, and these he
went the high dollar on. For instance
he took all the hay put up, at $1S.
and there was lot Of it. Corn sold
at $1.63 to $1.58 and 400 bushels Of
white oats at IS to 81 cents.
Live Stock the Feature.
The Frank Williams sales are famed
for their live stock offerings, notedly
Big Type Poland China hogs His hog
sale occurred but few weeks ago. II
will be remembered, all catalogued
and registered stuff. At the sale to-
day 30 of the 80 hogs were feeding
shOats or little pigs, that didn't run
into money very fast. Six gifts were
sold to Jerry Meyer at $3.50 to $19.75
per head. Charlie Pitts paid SLIPS
each for pen of ten little shotes and
two other pens sold for less, to Ollie
Hunt and Rowland Roberts.
Sixteen head of horses we're listed,
practically all of them good ones. A
pair of bays sold at $412.50, and
gray horse brought $225. All the
horses went at satisfactory prices and
figured largely in the sales.
Among the 80 head of cattle listed
were number of registered Short
horn cows and lot of heifers which
were bred to recorded Shorthorns
Cattle sold we'll and a cleanup was
made in short order.
The farm was we'll equipped with
farm tools and machinery and this
display was quite a feature of the
sale. The crowd was large enough to
make clean up at fair sale prices,
there being enough of an assortment
to suit all Corners.
Nearly $1,000 Realized
The sale netted $1O,956.25, which
would be whole lot of money to
some folks. Col Tom Coniff and
Dempsey Dennis, of Richmond, and
'Oran Ross of Winchester, induced the
spending of all this money, and Will
Lewis Of Williamsburg and Porter
Pike of Centerville, kept the records.
The Ladies Aid society of the
Friends church of Williamsburg, were
the busiest women in twenty states
from IL to l o'clock. Everybody got
hungry about noon and were promptly
and generously served. The follow
ing members of the society were pres
emit: Mrs. Anna Catey. president; Mrs.
Ethel Oler, vice president; Mrs Ella
Catey, treasurer; Mrs. Cora Brinkley,
secretary; Mrs. Ethel Davis, Mrs.
Susie Study, Mrs. Bertha Pickett, Mrs.
Jennie Colvin, Mrs. Newly, Mrs. Le-
ander Cleanliness, Mrs. Ruth Ann Will
liams and Mrs. Will Wright. They
served ST. worth of lunches up to 2
o'clock.