The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-01-23
.$l1,621 IS TOTAL
TAKE-IN AT four
COLD DAY SALES
BY WILLIAM r. sANBoRN

B. F. Bowman, living two miles
north Of Richmond on the Chester
pike, sold his farm recently, and on
Thursday played host to a lot Of his
friends who attended his cleanup sale.
Bert Jennings, who was among the
active bidders, will take possession in
a few days.
Twelve head Of cattle were sold,
including twin Agar old Holstein
mixers, eligible to registry. George
Hamper took his choice Of the pair
at $3.50. which was the top of the
cow sale. c. Staley got Jersey
man paid $50 for COW and calf, and
w. J. Sanborn invested $50 in a pair
to his liking. Floyd. Began decided
to pay $50 for q red" COW; George
Austerman got another red at 500;
Charles Staley picked out a Jersey
heifer at $50, and George Hodg1n
toted home q young bull for $58.
There were 43 hogs in the pens, of
which Verling Reid garnered in 4
sows at a cost of $248. F.. McMinn
ipaid $102 for three gifts; F. Stone
Ihaver got sows with pigs at side for
f$43 per set, and Henry Meek scooped
"a bunch of piglets at 1925 per head.
tJohn Madden and Ed. Charles spent
f$70.60 between them for a pair OF
tgilts.
Timothy $40; Glover ss2.
Ten tons Of fine timothy, 2 tons OF
clover and lot Of baled wheat straw
sold at tiptop prices. Bert Jennings
Fpaid $32 for the clover, and M. Elston
paid $50, the top on timothy. Albert
Toschlog got tons of timothy at
'$29.5O and another lot at less money.
There was a scramble for corn, the
first 100 bushels going to Frank Hunt
at SISSY, at which price l.. l.. Hin
shaw took 800 bushels, after which
f. H. Gross got 100 at $1.55. Albert
Toschlog 100 at $1.53, and G. Berry
took the balance at 1852. Five buy.
ers divided the straw at IS cents to
81 cents per bale.
Sale Nets 1882.
There were lot Of implements list.
ed. also farm tools, which sold fairly
high as to quality. A self binder, used
but one season, went to Charles Sta
ley at $1s8.50, and Henry Smith bid
$40 for the spreader; Charles Dickey
got the disc for $67, and Albert Tosch.
log paid $45 for corn planter. Fran.
els McMinn and Omar Coffman, of the
Dickinson Trust, kept the books and
reported a net of $4,312. The sale
was cried by Tom Conniff and Omar
Plat. and the Ladies' Aid of the
church at Chester served lunch.
JOHN L. HOOVER SALE
The John L. Hoover sale on the Ed
ward Brock farm, ~ miles south Of
the depot at Hagerstown, netted Mr.
Hoover $4,000. and was considered a
good one. There was a buying crowd
present, and Albert Hindman, auction
eer, made a quick cleanup.
One of the notable features Of this
sale was the price paid for a dandy
like new set of heavy harness, fol-
which N. Woodward paid $132.7s. Ora
Smith paid the top on mixers, his
choice Of the lot costing him $3.50
The small bunch on sale averaged
500 per head, according to Horace
Hoover, cashier. Four head of horses
were put uI. one of which sold al
s175. But II hogs were listed and
brood sows sold up to $50, and feed
ers at full market prices. About COZ
bushels of corn was divided around
at from $1.56 to Sill per bushel, thu
first buyer paying the top figure. Some
mixed hay brought $24 per ton ant
a lot Of straw sold at 62 cents pc
bale. The Ladies' Aid of the "Bricl
SnuICu SeTNeQ al dCCepCdDl0 luQCQ.
JEAN LONGS SALE
When Milo Harris, cashier of tn
Jean Long sale, held at the Lon,
barn in Centerville, on Thursday
footed up the sheets he discovers
that the buyers had spent about $3.50
and in a very short session. OF tn
8 horses on sale the best team brough
$3.50, and the best COW out of a doze
or more cattle, sold for $3.50, and tn
balance of the COWS ranged down
$50 per head.
The Long sale was practically
live stock Offering, no grain or impl,
ments being put up, although som
harness brought prices according t
quality, to outfit some of the horses
Simon Weddle conducted the sale.
THE w. r. M'kEE SALE
Four head of horses, COWS and 9
shoats comprised the live stock lis
ed by w. r. and Lettie Mckee. 6
their sale on Tuesday. The Mckee
announced that they had decided I
quit farming, and the sale was held o
old nj 20,