The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-07
HORSES MAKE GOOD SHOWING
At WILLARD COX FARM SALE
have been given away, at any sale. OF

have been given away, at any sale. Of
late.
A Lot Of Good Horses Sold
A handsome pair Of dark bay geld
ings attracted considerable attention
when ushered into the horse ring
They looked like $500 as they showed
their PAGES. but the crowd did not
agree with the auctioneer, for they
went at $417.50. This, as far as we
recall, was the top on teams and Orlie
Sheppard was the buyer.
A pair Of sorrels sold singly for
$822.50. and combined at $347.50. AL
den Pedro bid In the second team put
up, pair of 7-year-old sorrel mares
at $500. Pearl Meeks paid $382.50 for
his team. mare and gelding, after
which Will Ward jumped in and grab
bed q dappled 6-yearold with plenty
of style, for $40; after which Floyd
Young secured a 3-year-old bay mare
for $3.50. Ross Tngley ran a bay
gelding up to 5000 but It got away
from him when put up as the other
half Of a team, which was sold to
Pearl Meeks. A. J. Love, who had
been a persistent bidder. finally went
the high dollar and got a good work
horse for 1920; and Will Ward got
the next offering at SITS. Among the
teams sold was pair OF good ones 20
Orville Wolf at $3.50. and a team of
grays at $302.50. Raymond Ryan got
a stylish looking black mare for $163.
w. T. Wilson, of Winchester, noted for
his semi-monthly horse sales, picked
up a few head Of horses as a specula-
tive venture, but didn't plunge"
Among the horse buyers we also noted
Gordon Thornburg, M. M. Thompson.
H. r. Fender and Jordan McGonigla
Grace Chapel Ladies' Present
The ladies of the congregation OF
Grace Chapel. nearby church, served
a bountiful lunch, but sad to relate,
early in the afternoon, so hungry was
the crowd they ran out Of supplies
for the late corners. They sent to
Modoc for another lot of bread and
made up numerous sandwiches, but
pies were unobtainable Good, meaty
sandwiches go long ways at sale.
however, with plenty of hot coffee and
milk, so no one famished.
The ladies present, and who must
have cleared quite lot of money for
church purposes, were: Mrs John
Hunt, Mrs. Albert Moore, Mrs. Elan
Howell, Mrs. Harry Patterson, Mrs.
David A. Hunt, Mrs George e. Clev-
enger, Mrs. U. G.. Harris, Mrs. Robert
Howell, Mrs. Y. J. Chamness. Mrs. ].
r. Petro, Mrs. H. E. Hunt, Mrs. Ora
Howell, Mrs. Willard Cox, Mrs. Fran
els Denton and Mrs. Marcus Wilcox.
A number Of ladies, whose husbands
or fathers we're present, were interest
ed spectators in the sale tent.
A. J. M'kINNEY FARM SALE
The A. j. Mckinney farm sale on
Thursday was held 21a miles north Of
Centerville, on the Centerville and
Williamsburg pike. Mr.. Mckinney re-
Gently rented his farm to Clarence
Crow, hence the sale of stock. etc, not
to be needed in the future. A
fair-sized crowd Of buyers was in at
tendance and prices realized were, in
the main, satisfactory. Earl Lundy
and Harry Gilbert, of the Second Ma
tional bank, were respectively clerk
and cashier Of the sale. Simon We'd
die, as auctioneer, persuaded the visit
ors that his wares were worth about
$4,000, and so it turned out when set
Element time arrived.