The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-13
BY WILLIAM R. sANeoRN.

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stood looking east to greet all Corners
UP the roadway to the house, at the
j. A. Weidenbach farm sale on We'd
nesday morning. Motiopless it stood,
and looked for hours over a broad ex-
panse OF lawn and field, flooded with
sunshine and alive with visitors who
had gathered to look over the live
stock and prepare for the events OF
an interesting sale day. on we'll
kept farm.
Along about one o'clock, when lunch
had been served, the little horse,
which had so long looked on the pass
ing show, became the property of
lady who had admired him early in
the day, and mayhap patted him on
the neck. This was the only horse
sold at the Wedenbach sale. and on
the say-so of the auctieneer that said
horse was sound and all right and
coming years DID," the sale was
closed. and the eight day clock on
which this bronze beauty so patiently
stood, went with him. a
So much for the horse sale, ladies
and gentlemen. When the horse was
put up, a lot Of household effects, in
which the women were mostly inter
ested, went under the hammer. These
auctioneers are a crafty bunch. They
usually postpone the sale of furniture,
(etc., until after lunch. time when
} all the women in the house can get
out to appraiso and buy.
Essentially Livestock Sale.
Despite a famine in horses the Weld
enbach sale was principally a live
stock offering. And at that, there
were no sheep, either-nor mules, for
that matter 1t was an aggregation
of cattle and hogs, in brief. for which
record prices were obtained, in several
instances.
Let us talk cattle first, IL you please.
as illustrative Of prices obtained. The
very first COW to appear on the scene
had calf at side. and was started at
$40. That Is likely starting point,
isn't it? Well, In three minutes or
less, her price had climbed 10 $152.5O
and she was awarded to Earl Mitchell,
who seemed pleased with his bargain.
The next pair went to Ralph McMinn
at $3.50. Mrs. c. T. Moss was the next
buyer of Shorthorn COW and calf at
$3.50, and she also made a couple of
other purchases In the cattle line.
Omar Puthoff secured fine Holstein
at $142, and strange to state o, r.
Roberts of Campbellstown, paid exact
ly the same high dollar for her mate.
Everett Reid bought red and white"
COW at 1925 and just plain red one
for sos. Edward Clark was the first
man to pay as high as $3.50 for a
COW. at which price he bought two
of them. But John ODea. we'll known
stock buyer. went Mr.. Clark few
better-going up to 1854 for Red
ballad outx fa1
as we recall, Mr.. O'Dea was liberal
purchaser, as was also Edward Clark,
who paid $92, then 500 and next
$110 for cows, his first two, as above
noted, costing him $3.50 each. O. r.
] Roberts not only purchased number
of cows but also lot OF young males,
one of which, the pick of the nerd, cost
him SILT. This was full-blooded Poll
ed-Angus, black picture, not yet a
year old. which weighed 900 pounds.
Among the other buyers in the cat
tie show were: Chris Wicket, who
paid SIP for young red male; Henry
Knoll whose COW cost him s141; War
ner Fleisch who paid S45 each for
two red heifer calves, and 500 each
for three red heifers, Harry Thomas
whose COW cost him $113 and Buley
Jordan who bought both cows and
steers at various prices. Rome Shur-
ley was also on hand, which being
translated means that he picked up a
few cattle and also hogs, as occasion
offered to suit him. One of the Red
Poiled cows which was sold at $3.50
was said to weigh ton. There were
few young steers and calves listed
and so far as our observation goes
they brought the top of the market"
Hog Buyers and Prices.
Nearly 100 head Of hogs were pre-
scented to their admirers for inspec-
ton and sale. These We're sold in
their various pens with limited inspec-
ton space, but as all interested had
previously taken a look at the hog
section, the sale did not seriously
suffer on that account.
Bidders got quick action on hogs. |
which has been the rule OF late, and /
it did not take long to make a clear
ance. There were more than sixty
head of shotes, weighing from so
10 12o pounds, and these We're dvid- |
cd into pens OF average weight and
sold in punches. Fred Bullerdick |
bought two sows at S47,50; another at !
$40 and nine shoats at $3.50 each. |
Walter Bulla took in one pen of nine |
PIGS at Slo ana the second pen or |!
ten little fellows at $40 per head. |
Ben Toschlog paid the high dollar for !
feeders, five of which cost him SIT. !
and four others $24 per head An
other member Of the Bulla family |
shows on tho sale sheets as having |
paid the top on sows, SIS for one |
and $40 each for two more. John |
knollenberg, Harry Smith and J. l. |
Hoover bought pens of feeders at |
from $40 to $3.50 per head Russell !
Minor was customer in the hog de- !
partment. as was also Mark Robin
son.
Sale Totals $6,o28.
When we consider that no horses, |,
hay, corn or oats We're sold, and that
the sale netted over $4,000, it is clear
ly apparent that the cows and hogs
brought better than the average sale |
prices for the number put up. Col.
Tom COMMIT, who auctioneered the
sale, had right busy day, having no
assistance. Jesse Weichman of the
Dickinson Trust company, who was
cashier of the sale, was assisted by !,
Earl Adams Clark. Mr.. Clark's old |
home Is at Fountain City, but he has