The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-02-28
s5,975 IS REPORTED
PURCHASE PRICE OF
FARM OF c. BROWN
BY WILLIAM r. sANBoRN

The one notable fact in connection
with the c. Codrus Brown farm sale.
on Friday, was that the farm acreage
went under the hammer at the same
time as the chattels. rather rare oc-
curance. The tract of as acres, when
is quite well improved, having better
than ordinary farm conveniences, 1t IS
claimed, brought $3.50. The farm
lies IL miles southwest of New Madl-
son, and Ezra Sleifer, of New Paris, Is
the new owner.
Four horses, a few cattle, six shoats
and 70 chickens, comprise the i've
stock. Peck Harter got all the chick
ems at $3.50 each. Ira Buhrman paid
SIP for Shorthorn with calf at side,
the top Of the day. Lock & Mcclure
of Eldorado, paid S1.36 for the corn
and Frank Brown got the baled hay at
500 per ton. Ira Buhrman and Z. b.
Lee were auctioneers and P. G. King,
of New Madison made the settlements.
The chattels brought $1,000. The
Ladies' Aid of the Yankeetown church
served an acceptable lunch.
TEVENS-McCORD SALE
A fair crowd of buyers attended the
Earl Stevens and ]. F. McCord sale at
the Mike Grace farm, one mile east OF
Olive Hill, on Friday. Three horses
| Is head of cattle, Is hogs and n sheep,
were on the bill, all good black faces.
1.-Two year old ewes brought $12, and
! John Dynes was the purchaser. Scws
sold at from $50 to $40 and the 81
shoats, weighing from SO pounds up,
sold according to size, to a number OF
feeders There were five COWS, three
! steers, two heiferh and a Polled Short
horn bull in the cattle ring, and the
! top COW sold for 500. John Dynes
| thought the bull worth at least $50 and
/ carted it home. The 1000 bushels oil
! corn was divided by four or five buy
ers, at $1.68 to $40 per bushel. Nc
hay was put up but lot of straw in
NOW and stack was in demand, also
the few tons of shredded fodder
Harry Gilbert of the Second Nation
al bank made the settlements, assist
ed by C. E. Jefferis, field clerk. Tom
Commit cried the sale, which netted
$4,350. The Ladies' Aid of the M. E
church OF Webster, fed the hungry.
Archie Webb's Sale
Archie Webb, living on what Is
| known as the Albert Shute farm. JUS
north of Richmond on the New Paris
pike, picked Friday as lucky day fo1
farm sale and garnered $4,000
Omer Platt and Simon Weddle induced
the visitors to part with their money
and Frank Taylor accounted for the
cash at the close of the day.
The live stock ring was not crowded
but % head being listed; - cattle,
hogs and horses. The Duroc sows
sold at from $50 to $45, but no feeder:
were offered by Mr.. Webb, although
a neighbor put in few to make ;
cleanup. The cows with calves a
side sold up to Sis and the youns
stuff sold at fair prices. Chester Hill
who will now farm the acreage, was ;
liberal buyer. He paid $1S7.50 for
6-year old sorrel gelding and mad
} numerous purchases, including
choice COW.
Buyers Spent $4,000
Ten tons of timothy and mixed hay
, of each, sod at an average of $32, an,
, 100 bales of straw sold for 60 cents
A small lot of oats brought SO cent
and 1000 bushels of corn sold in small
lots, mostly at S152. Forty Barre
Rock chickens cost Charles Meyer
from $40 to $1.S5 each, he taking al
, on offer. The Ladies' Aid of tn
Middleboro church were out in fore
and no one went hungry.