Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-09-25

president; Victor Dent, Moberly, sec
rotary; L. NJ. McCabe, Moberly, as
sistant secretary; Clinton Asbell,
Huntsville, treasurer. Board of di-
rectors; F. NJ. Holtsinger, Victor Dent,
L. M. McCabe, Ed Ragsdale, Moberly;
A. s. Asbell, C. C. Asbell, John Howat,
Huntsville.
Farming land transfers in Marion
county since January 1 of this year
are nearing S1,75O,OO0, according to
Morris Scott of Palmyra, Deputy Cir
cult clerk of Marion county. Never
before has Marion county shown such
a staggering total in such sales in
such a short length of time, as the
records indicate.
The breeders of Jersey cattle in
Cape Girardeau County have organ
lied the Cape County Jersey Bull AS
ISOLATION with the following officers:
T. H. Lewis, Cape Girardeau, pres
ident; G. w. Tisdale, Gordonville, vice
president; Stewart Henderson, Jack
son, secretary-treasurer, Cape Girar-
dcau county leads the counties of Mis-
souri, in pure-bred dairy cattle; The
Jersey cattle being in the majority.
PARIS Mo-, Sept. 20.-ProfteerIng
has broke out among the sheep of Boz
Barnes, living south of this city, ac-
cording to the admissions of the owner
of the flock, and he is watching each
day to see if any Government agents
have found out about the unusual
phenomena and are headed toward
his farm. Barnes has just brought the
tale to town that a bunch of ewes he
has on his farm are lambing a second
time, after having duly set aside a nice
bunch Of spring lambs. AS far as is
known here, this is the only case on
record where ewes LANDED twice in one
year, but Barnes says he does not mind
the unusual prolificy of his sheep. The
cause, according to Barnes, is due TO
the fact that the ewes were turned in
on a wheat field and were in extra
good condition. Many farmers have
visited the Barnes farm to inspect tie
unusual flock.
The Northeast Missouri Poultry AS
ISOLATION at a meeting held in Hanni-
bal decided to hold it's first annual
poultry and live stock show in that
city, November IL to 16, at which
time the entry list will be open to any
State in the Union. A large amount
of money will be awarded the ribbon
winners.
Probably the largest sunflower ever
: grown in Howard county was the one
produced by Marion Phillips, Rural
Carrier No. 5, and sent to this office
: Tuesday, says the Fayette Advertiser
1t is seventeen inches in diameter ant
from it Mr.. Phillip took over half
gallon of seed. 1t is what is called
/, Russian sunflower.
t A proposal to issue $4,000 of bond
for roads improvements will be vote
on in Poly Township, Dade county, a
| a special election to be held on Sept
ember %. The election was petitione'
for by farmers of the township.
Lincoln county is to vote on an $50,
900 bond issue for good roads 0ctobe
21st.
At the A. C. Hartman annual Pc
land China hog sale near Pilot Grow
last week, 60 hogs were sold for NOR
than $4,000, or an average Of morE
than $3.50 a head. The top hog Wa:
sold to Mcmillan Bros, Of Sikeston
Mo-, for s495.
LOUISIANA, Mo-, Sept. 22.-Tom
Anson believes that when you buy any
thing is should be of the best and ne
has Just had his faith in this axior'
justified this week through the recOv'
cry of a watch that he lost six month:
ago, and it is just as good as new, al
though it passed through a rather od'
experience. Arson was plowing a pc
tato patch last April, and when he GO
through with the job he missed thu
watch. He was not certain that he hat
the watch when he started N the jon
and even if he lost the watch in tn
. patch it would be like trying to flint
a needle in the hay stack, he argued
as it was covered up 10 he dismisse'
I the matter from his mind and conclud
ed that it was gone for good. Thi
week E. E. Powell ,on whose land tn
potatoes had been planted, began t
dig his tubers and among the bigges
in one hill he unearthed the timepiect
He returned the watch to Arson, VIII
was overjoyed to find it, as he ma
paid a goodly sum for it and prize
it highly. The watch was as good q
new and ran right along-as soon q
Arson wound it. Arson says he wi
devise some method that will keep Lh
regulator securely attached to HI
person in the future.
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