The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-10-19
LAND AND CHATTELS
GO ON AUCTION BLOCK
AT JONAS GAAR FARM

The old Jonas Gaar farm, but known
in still earlier day as the Samuel
Irwin homestead, was the scene OF a
large gathering early Wednesday fore
noon. This we'll known farm property
! lies five miles southeast of Richmond
| and contains 167 acres, is we'll I'M
proved, the commodious nine-room
brick being furnace heated and cleo
trically lighted. A good barn and
numerous outbuildings, garages, etc,
add to the conveniences and value of
| the property, now owned by Frank K.
King, who announced a public auction
of the land and chattels to be held
October 10.
An offering of this character and
importance is always sure to bring out
a crowd, regardless of weather or sea-
son, and such was true in the present
instance. The live stock, hay and
grain, and a complete outfit of farming
appliances, together with large array
of household furnishings, made up an
offering of more than ordinary import
ance, as average farm and live stock
sales go. 1t was one of these sales
(which are especially attractive to farm
women in quest of utilities or furnish
ings for the home, at bargain prices.
Horses, Cattle, Hogs, Sheep.
. Six head of horses, Is of cattle, a
big bunch of hogs and a pen or two
of sheep, claimed the attention of the
farmers interested. Fifteen acres of
standing corn, a barn loft filed with
hay, and a quantity baled and loose
, straw, also invited competition. As
for farm tools and implements there
was a raft of them, including three
, wagons. two wheat drills, binder, ar
International feed grinder, a circle saw
! outfit, gas engine, also lot OF harness
, and miscellaneous "plunder.'
The sale. which opened at 10 o'clock
was conducted by Weddle and Hind
man, auctioneers, with Harry Gilbert
of the Second National Bank, il
/, charge of the settlements.
Rain Delays Sale
n Unfavorable weather had a slowin,
[. down effect on the sale, but the della
was not serious. There was a raft O
small items to be disposed of from tn
wagon" and this collection was Of
fered first and during the rain. Mex
came the sale of standing corn, hay
implements, etc, but an adjournmen
for dinner was taken before many c
these items were disposed Of w
speak of dinner" instead of luncl
as the Ladies' Aid of the New Yves
vile church served more than 20
Il regular dinners to the hungry visi
ors before l O'Clock. Twelve of tn
ladies were present. very busy 10
Of Land Bid Up to $122.5o
n Immediately following the Dime
ID the acreage was offered, but the sal
:, was not closed at the first call TIL
temper of the crowd and the evidenc
s. of the demand were tested out. The1
le was considerable interest shown an
TT the price worked up by easy stage
ly until the bid stood at $122.50, W.
Hall being the high bidder The Ian
or sale was then passed, to be taken u
n, later in the afternoon
Id Plenty of Buyers
he Following the first call on the lar
Of sale, implements were put up. tt
re line was pretty complete Frar
Is Clevenger bought a fair SET of wage
re gears at $3.50, the bed being out
IT. repair. One of the wheat drills so
SIS for $40, and Frank Strayer paid s.
for a cultipacker
An All-Day Sale.
er Although the sale opened at abo
or 10 o'clock, weather conditions, and Il
in fact that break was made in Il
TO- regular course, while the land was b
lie ing offered, prevented an early win
up. ut is likely that it will be Ian
OF light before a cleanup is made" sa
er- the auctioneers, at 8 O'Clock.
ne The bidding was opened a secol
ID time at 1870, and Ben Foreman r
Ter the price up, bidding against w.
ay' Hall, who had the last bid when b
by ding was closed at S122.50 They /
10 against each other until the price W
ne s1.40, and the bidding was again ca
ST. I'd off to give an opportunity to 5
er- corn in the crib and in the field a
ON the hay in the barn, when bidding W
Iad re-opened.
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