The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-14
BY WILLIAM r. SANBORN.

c. ]. Van Ausdal, better known as
Charlie" is very fair picker when
1t comes to picking out nice weather
for sale day. If Charlie could also
pick out as large a crowd of buyers
as he wanted present, nothing more
could be required in the farm sale
line. There were a number of active
bidders at his sale on Thursday, tbs
true, but few more Of them, par
ticularly the kind that are interested
in horses and mules, would have been
welcomed. He had a lot OF these to
sell
Thursday was mighty nice day to
do little spring blowing, be it re-
membered; then. too, we have had a
bunch of sales Of late and 1t is about
tine that the buyers were filled up,
md most of them doubtless are-or
never will be. The SPECTATORS, OF
course, are always on the lookout
for bargains. but the backbone of
the farm sale Is the man who takes
the goods off the market, for home
use. He is the man all who sell rely
upon, including those who buy TO
resell
The Van Ausdal sale was held
fronting a much travelled road, the
Richmond-Eaton highway. The farm
lies along the Ohio Electric line at
stop 90. 1t was convenient place
TO hold a farm sale and the day was
Iauspicious. The clans gathered early
but nothing was put up until those
who came TO buy were given time to
eat. The Ladies' Aid. OF the U. B.
church at Newhope. served lunch and
were prepared to get busy at II
o'clock. The members of the Aid
present were Mrs. Anna Melting, Mrs.
Maggie Benner. Mrs. Carrie Sherer,
Mrs. Matte Surface. Mrs. Hattie Jen-
kins, Mrs. Minnie Leary, Mrs Jet Ach-
niger, Mrs. Title Daily and Mrs. Ban
ker. The numerous good things to
eat were served la cafeteria on out
door tables.
No hogs were listed on the sale bill
but three nice pens appeared on the
grounds. j. F. House of Campbells
town, Ohio. secured the choice of the
first pen OF gifts at $28 and took
four OF them. There were Is in the
pen and Joe Wagner took the IA
remaining at s28.65. Mr.. Wagner also
took in II head OF shoats at $3.50.
Frank Miller bought sows, three at
s4250 and three at $47.50. We con-
slider every hog sold fully worth the
money.
Cattle, Horses and Mules.
At least thirty horses and mules,
two-thirds or more being mules. went
under the hammer. Frank Meyers
paid SITS fer a dappled gelding, the
first horse to show. A handsome pair
of black geldipgs, which looked like
$3.50 up as they displayed their action,
went to Allen Lane at 1885. Then
came team Of siX-year old mules
which brought an even $500, Z. J.
Wellbaum paying the high dollar. MI.
Wellbeum also got another pair OF
longears at $40; after which Charles
Dillon took in pair at 1852. Darrell
Swisher next countered by buying a
pair Of 6 and 7 year old mules at
S292.50 to be followed by Harvey Cur
~ whose team cost him but $3.50:
George Hustled whose pair went at
S340, and Lurton Slower who was
lucky enou, to get good mule team
at $3.50. At this point Robert Dillon
invaded the mule market long enough
to get Il team at 500.
Among the horse BUYERS were Frank
Chandler, team OF geldings at $50; A.
J., Campbell. a bay horse at $500;
George Hustled a gray mare at $50;
Frank Meyers a black mare at SIS,