The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-05-27
$50 SH0RTH0RNS
and HEREfORDS ARE
LISTED FOR SALE
Mouse River Loop Livestock Associa.
ton to Hold Great Sale in MinOt
June 3 and 4.

over 15O entries are IN Tor the
Mouse River Loop Breeders Associa-
tion's first annual show and sale to
be held June 8 and 4 according to
Secretary N. D. German of Minot
This includes 95 Shorthorns and SIS
Herefords. The inspecting committe
reports high class offering through
out. The plans for the show and sale
are in the hands of a committee con-
sisting of Major E. S. Person, Mar
tin Apland, President Henry L. Finke
and Secretary German.
Arrangements are being made to
held the event in the Curling rink
which will provide ample room for
the housing of the cattle and the sale
ring. The show will occupy June 8
and the cattle will be judged by Prot.
]. H. Sheppard of the Month Dakota
Agricultural College and VIM. Powers
the well known Shorthorn breeder of
Bainville, Mont, and John Shaw prom
inent Hereford Breeder ef Williston
will pass judgement on TIE hereford
section of the show. It is expected
that the Judging will draw large
crowd as the sale, for this new feat
ure at sales makes it possible for
the beginner to study the merits of
the cattle as they are placed and to
get better line on his prospective
purchases than he could otherwise.
A banquet and entertainment for
all the breeders will be given the
evening of June if present plans
materialize The films of the Anler-
ican Shovrrons Breeders Association
and films showing the breeding CEN
tiers of Anxiety and Fairfax Herefords
vii be put on the screen.
Nearly 100 Shorthorns Listed
According to Secretary German,
nearly 100 Shorthcrns are listed for
the show and sale and several breed
ers have signified their intention to
bring along their herd bulls 50 that
new men can see the high class of
bulls used by the members of the
Association in their herds.
The largest female consignment OF
Sh0rthorns is coming from the prize
winning herd of Apland & Sorlein of
Bergen, N. OAK, Is heifers and young
COWS bred to Gloster's Knight will be
in their offering and should be an
attraction to Shorthorn breeders. Clos
ter's Knight sired the highest priced
heifer ever raised and sold in the
State, and the Grand Champion bull
at the North Dakota >Shorthorn Con-
gress Show and Sale last fall. Sew
eral of these females are heifers by
True King, 3rd, A. H. Whites good
herd bull and others by Augusta Sui
tan.
w. B. Brown cf Stanley is consign-
ing six head, three bulls and three
cows. L. G. Hart of Williston is con-
signing four cows and one bull two
of the cows with calves at side and
the other two heavy in calf to a good
Scotch bull. This bull is Of the Coun-
tess family, by. a Grandson Of Fond
Memory. A. E. Stewart of Bottineau
is bringing two bulls and one heifer
4 and j. A. Toms of Bottineau two bulls
by his good son of County Avondale.
Duncan Beaton, the well known vet
eran Shorthorn breeder ,cf Botttineau
is sending one of the larger consign-
ments four heifers, three cows and
three bulls and as usual they will
be one of the attractions of The sale
A. d. Ertresvaag Of Bottineau is max
ing q consignment Of one young bull
by Augusta Sultan.
Peter Olson's consignment of young
bulls from Barton, N. OAK, will be
Of exceptionally good breeding and