Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-03-06
STOCK SALE IS
IN FULL SWING
AT PAVILION
Greatest Stock Show and
Sale in State Opened
This Morning.

This morning brought the opening
of the greatest sale and show Of pure
bred stock ever held in the state.
With about 700 farmers and stock
men in the city from Minnesota,
North and South Dakota, Montana
and Iowa, interest waxed high in all
matters pertaining to stockraising
Dacotah. At an early hour all were
registering and many joining the as
ISOLATION. About $50 breeders ar
rived this morning from Fargo, where
they had attended the two days sale.
When speaking of this sale the men
were quite profuse in their opinion of
it's outcome, as $50 head of stock
were sold, by which nearly $4,000
was realized. They said that the most
intense interest was shown by farm
ers and stockmen, and that the prices
paid show that the northwest farm
ers and stockmen are putting this
section on a livestock farming basis.
The morning. at the hotel, was
taken up with the registering commit
tee. composed of w. Hammer and his
assistants, registering breeders and
nearly 400 members had registered.
Friday morning will bring forth
what is pronounced by the hog men
as one of the best offerings of pure
bred sows ever made in the northwest.
This show and sale will start at $50,
and the show will consist Of sows
from the herds of the following men:
Consignors of Durocs-A. Marsden
& Son, Hendrum; Emil Kolscheen,
Boyd, Crazy; b. w. Aylor, Grandin:
G. c: 'Hodson, Reynolds; R. A. Jonge-
ward, Litchville; North Dakota Agri-
cultural College, Fargo; Adolph Beav-
err, Pingree; L. A. Larson, Tunbridge;
L. Larson, Pingree; Neil Nicholson,
Calvin; and Murl .Bogenreif, Itch
vile.
Consignors of Poland Chinas IN.
D. Agricultural College, Fargo; H. M.
Critchfield, Hunter.
Consignors of MISUNDERSTANDING
Farms, Park River.
Consignors of Yorkshires - Ham,
mer Bros, Copperstown.
After the sale and show of hogs a
very creditable showing OF horses has
been brought together, and will be
sold, after which the first sale Of
in the northwest will take place.
Crystal Springs farm of Larimore is
offering a choice lot Of registered
ewes, and Mr.. Strutz of Reynolds is
also making a consignment. This is
one Of the real attractions Of the
great sale.
The first sale, put on at a late hour
today, will be of the Shorthorn cattle.
These pure-bred cattle come from the
following herds:
The consignors are: H. c. Gibbon,
Forest River: Aaron Legg & Son, For
est River; Jim Uglam, Bowbells;
O'Connor Bros, Grand Forks; Roy
brewery and Irene johnson, Rolla;
Gaarder Farms, Park River; Donelly
& Sons, Grafton; George Edwards &
|Son, Kempton; H. A. Strutz, Thomp-
son; R. E. Strutz, Reynolds: A. Mar
tin & Son, Ignite; Eddie Bros,
Northwood; B. w. Aylor, Grandin;
John Fitzsimmons, Walhalla; Emil
Kolscheen, Pingree; James H. Scott,
Forest River; knight & Newton Bros,
Grandin; Ole Syverson, Reynolds.
Breeders n men who know about
stock wax eloquent in their praise Of
the fitness and quality of this
showing.
The officers Of the North Dakota
Livestock association are all in at
tendance. They are as follows: Presi-
dent, John Wilde Of Milton: vice
presidents, VIM. Hammer of Coopers-
town and H. J. Devine Of Mapleton;
secretary n treasurer, B. H. Critch-
field OF Fargo; and the committee Of
registration consists of VIM. Hammer,
E. Stonehouse, VIM. Guy, and Philip
Noun. .
At 1880 this evening a banquet and
business meeting will be held at the
Hotel Dacotah and, according to res
ervations made this morning, the no.
tel capacity will be taxed.