The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-01
DELBERT FUNK
NETS S5,4O0 IN
SALE OF STOCK
$322.50 is Paid for Pair of
Belgian Mares-Fair Prices
for Other Livestock.
BY WILLIAM r. SANBORN.

ct us suppose, for instance, that
NJ IRE an admirer OF good red hogs,
- at you were at the moment con-
SZ-ting how generously an amiable
nc mother was serving lunch to
her brood OF seven red miniatures
AND supposing that just while you
We're so occupied. and estimating just
no" much you might pay for the bunch
that the weather man began pouring
cold water down the back of your
neck, and all over your new fall suit,
from an altitude of five miles; wouldn't
That change your trend of thought?
Most likely it would, and that was
what happened to the crowd which
formed rings around the pens of brood
soWs at the Delbert Funk live stock
sale on Tuesday afternoon. The sale
III the pig department, of which there
were two sections and exhibits, had
gotten we'll under way when the down
pour arrived.
This soon caused a recess to take
chance that the skies would shortly
\ c1cr-as they did In the meanwhile
~ 1adies of the New Paris NJ. E
= had removed the various good
IS to eat within the shelter of a
~cmmodous porch, where the hungry
buyer might obtain a second helping.
No Frlls or Trimmings.
Aside from four farm implements,
Up at the Funk sale, held seven miles
northeast of Richmond, on Tuesday.
1t was live stock sale. including
horses and mules, cattle, hogs, sheep
and chickens. There were about 100
Buff Rocks on offer, and almost as
many ladies to admire them when
they were reached
How much did they bring? Just
$50 per pullet for choice Of pens and
the high bidder, Samuel Addleman, had
no time to make selection, so he took
them all. The chicken sale lasted a
full minute.
The sale opened with the disposal
Of the implements, consisting solely of
an Oliver walking pillow. bought by G.
f. Harter. a spike tooth harrow and
g mower, bid in by Ollie Hodgin and
Z cultivator which was grabbed by
Clarence Addleman, all of which
brought fair prices.
Hogs and Hog Buyers.
The first pen put up contained three
red gifts which were awarded George
Kemper al s29 per head Mr.. Kemper
later invested in two gifts at S31 %
and in two others at s23 each. The
buyer of the second pen, Edward
Hutchins. paid SIS for a SOW and five
erowthy pigs.
James Harrigan secured a SOW and a
pen of six pigs at s136. Following this
purchase a full blood Duroc with six
weanlings fell to Ed Hutchins at $50,
who also purchased s shoats at an
average of S14.65. Donald Baines was
iberal buyer. his selections including
rows and 90 pigs at various prices
10 Low Il R1-0
az nling5 for SIG and two feeders at
SN each.
Edward Louck picked up a few small
Eilts at S21 and was also an investor in
Tie cattle ring. Seven first class
Young Doruc bOars were sold to Glenn
Alexander, Jesse Glunt, lin Schank,
Ollie Hodgin, Will Curry, and R. l..
Wilson, Alexander & Wilson each paid
$50 for their pigs, the rest going for
less money.
Cattle Sale Prices.
Fifty-fve head of cattle. including
q few good Jersey and grade Short
horn mixers, a lot of yearling steers
and three Hoistein, Polled Angus and
Shorthorn bulls, brought very fair
Irices. Six black yearling heifers were
bought by Ira Jordan at s415O per
head, and 4 red ones at $685. each.
EuWdlu LouCh SO' IL" steers dt
from $33 to $54 per head, for the Louck
& Hill farm near Williamsburg. A
q blood Holstein bull cost Sam Addle-
man $74 and he was also the high bid
der on a young Angus made at $50
James Hughes got his young Short
Torn bull at $40 and picked up one
or two more bargains while at it.
The peak of the COW sale was
reached by Amos Hollinger. who in
vested s135 in a 4-gallOn Jersey. Clar
ence Addleman paid $3.50 and SIS for
pair of roam cows; G. E. Thomson
500 for Is tn blood Shorthorn, while
Dorry Wilt and Robert Mitchell paid
$40 each '-r two red heifers, and Clar-