The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-04
CATTLE BRINGS HIGH PRICE AT
COUNTY FARM SALE MONDAY
BY WILLIAM r. sANeoRN

BY WILLIAM r. SAN1oRN
The old King homestead on the Rich
mond and Newcastle pike is one OF the
best known farm houses In Wayne
county. The spacious old brick man
sion with its large, shaded lawn, Is
feature In the landscape which at
tracts the attention Of all who pass
that way. The King farm lies six
miles northwest of Richmond
It was at the King homestead that
Luther 2. King held his farm sale on
Monday, cloudless winter day, that
invited the enjoyment of the sunny
outdoors. The pleasant winter wealth
er and improved roads naturally tend
ed to bring out crowd, and buyers
were numerous. Col. Thomas Commit
was to have been in charge of this
sale as auctioneer, but owing to illness
was unable to be present. The sale
was cried by Simon Weddle and Col.
Ross of Winchester. and the bookkeep-
ing was done by F. E. McMinn and
Frank Kiser of the Dickinson Trust
company. Mr.. McMinn turned over
$1,000 in perfectly good money and
checks to Mr.. King, at the close OF
the sale. This sale was by no means
u
ting the farm, simply renting the acre
age, and he will continue to occupy his
old home, preferring country life to
city life. One Of his sons is in the
service and the father is inclined to
take life little easier than the de-
mands of 160 acres would make pos
sible.
COWS Bring High Prices.
There were 81 head of good Short
horn grades in the cattle list. But
or horses and one span of mules
were put up and there were 81 head
of double immuned Durocs in the hog
pens. A number of fine cows were
sold, some with calf at side and near
the top of the list was red COW and
calf which brought $155; and Robert
Hart was the buyer. Mr.. Hart re-
Gently paid 1925 an acre for a farm
over near Boston and was a liberal
spender at the King sale. Among his
purchases was a roam COW at $40.
There was a white COW in the lot
that was said to weigh 1910 pounds,
and looked it, This particular COW
SO greatly appealed to Ollie Hodgin
that he paid considerably over 5000
for her, and Rome Shurley was among
the bidders who ran up the price on
him.
Mr.. King announced that all the
cattle on offer had been raised on his
own farm, and that his guarantee as
to mixers had no strings attached.
Among the cows sold one went to Will
liam Harris at $I5S and another to
Elmer Jackson at $131; Mr.. Jackson
also securing two young heifers at
$55 and two more at $51 per head.
The Farlows were literally repre-
scented at the sale; Walter buying
enough livestock to warrant check
for S1,650, of which amount $279 went
for two mighty choice cows. ]. T.
Maher secured his COW at only $11e.
after COW buyers were pretty well
"filled up"
In the horse ring Charles Daley Sc
cured brown gelding for $40, while
a brown mare sold to Oscar Lundy &C
SIG. A nine-year-old Shetland pony,
to Ollie Hodgin for SAL But that was
only the beginning of trouble in con-
nection with the pony. There was a
pony, buggy" and harness on hand
for which the buyer, John Hart, living
near Camden, Ohio, paid $50 amid
some hilarious chatting and bidding.
James Clements bid in the span of Z
yearold brown mules at $685.. Tom
Ryan got a sorrel horse at 1926.
Hog Ring Sales
Joseph Mustard opened the ball in
the hog ring by paying s72 for a SOW
and pigs: after which Robert Jen-
kins got SOW with six little ones for
s60.25, while Walter Farlow Clipped
in $3.50 for a SOW and five little fell
lows. Hogs sold well, was the verdict
Of the bidders, and that, too. was the
opinion. of the satisfied seller.
No grain was sold, for that is still
to be needed on the farm, but twenty
tons of mixed hay went under the
hammer. Isaac Gates, the first buyer
paid s21 for two tons, and the last
buyer got like amount at but $3.50
per ton.
Some farm tools and implements
were sold, none going at notably high
prices, the top, we believe, s6S for
double set disc cultivator. The sale
netted $4,000.
Webster Red Cross Serves Lunch.
The ladies of the Webster township
Red Cross were out in force to serve
an appetizing lunch, which all seemed
to enjoy. That these good women
netted over $50 above expenses is a
cause for congratulation. This hap
pens to be the first time that the
writer has had the pleasure Of meet
ing these ladies at a farm sale and
he shall not miss the opportunity OF
telling those who lunched so well, who
il was that served them so bountifully.
The names follow: Mrs. Oscar Lamb,
Mrs. A. L. Baldwin, Mrs. Nora Best.
Mrs. NJ Tingler, Mrs. Nora Harris,
Mrs. Carrie Fudge, Mrs. Martha Irwin,
Mrs. Mary Wickersham. Mrs. Walter
Beeson, Mrs. W. A. King. Mrs. Joseph
Borton, Mrs. w. r. Williams, Mrs.
Charles Weadick, Mrs. Matte Will
Hams, Mrs. A. C. Haisley, Mrs. Ida
Plankenhorn, Mrs. Joseph Thompson
and Mrs. Charles Thompson. Among