The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-18
SALES PAVILION
MANKATO HAS THE PLACE,
-, SAY STOCKMEN
Two Duroc Jersey Hog Events
Were Held There Yesterday
And Last Night

That the Mankato live stock pavil-
ion is fast becomine one of the most
popular sales pavllions in this section
OF the northwest Is evidenced by the
fact that two Duroc Jersey hog sales
were conducted at that building yes
terday afternoon and evening which
totaled $14,047. The afternoon sale
was conducted by F. M. Washburn OF
the Maplewood Farm of Garden City
township. Mr.. Washburn's sale netted
him $3.50 or an average OF over $137
featured his herd sire, Giant Path
finder, one of the largest Duroc boars
in this part of the country. Forty
sows bred to this giant were offered
for sale. These sows were all big in
inheritance, and were grOwn big. The
top priced hog, Sensation Kate. was
purchased by DR.. J. B. Lattimer of
Springfield at price Of $3.50. A. N.
Olson of the First National Bank Of
Lake Crystal acted as clerk of the
sale. N. G. Karschel of Harlan, Ia,
and Clair Mason of Marshaltown,
Iowa, acted as auctioneers Of both
The afternoon and night sales: Emil
Boie, cashier OF the National Bank
of Mankato acted as clerk Of the
LaverenZ sale at night.
Sale Last Evening.
In his sale last evening, which was
very largely attended by hog buyers
and fanciers from a large radius
around Mankato, Mr.. Emil Laverenz
featured his large herd sire, King
Orion's Wonder, who tips the scales
at close to one thousand pounds. He
is long and tall, and high up, high
backed and straight legged. This
boar at the last Minnesota state fair,
won the blue ribbon in the aged boar
class. Breeders present at last nights
sale pronounced this animal one Of
the finest they had seen anywhere.
Mr.. LaverenZ disposed of forty eight
head of as choice Durocs as has ever
been shown at the Mankato livestock
pavilion. His total sale netted him
SS,824, and he received an average
price of $3.50. The two top priced
hogs of the sale were purchased at
$425 and 1926 by DIR. J. B. Lattimec
OF Springfield, who also carII,- -.
the cream of the Washburn sale.
In statement to The Free Press
last evening Fred De Wore OF Omaha,
one of the best versed men in Duroc
hogs in the United States, and a man
who has attended livestock sales
complimentary words for Manka@
livestock pavilion. Il like the general
layout of this pavilion" said Mr.. De
Wore. "It is one of the best all
round live stock pavilions have seen
in my travels. I would make one
suggestion, and that is that the seats
should be brought a little nearer the
sales ring" s.a
Praise From Another Source.
N. G.. Karschel and Clair Mason,
the two auctioneers, in an interview
with The Free Press, said that the
Mankato live stock pavilion is one of
the two best pavilions they had ever
seen. The other one which compares
favorably with Mankato pavilion Is
at Cedar Falls, Ia These two gentle
men suggested some suggestions as
TO lighting in day time, but taken as
whole they said that Mankato can
Justly feel proud Of its live stock
pavilion.
There Is a splendid heating plant
in the pavilion now, and the sales
department has been rooted over and
comfortable seats arranged about
the sales ring. The same is brilliantly
lighted at night, and the slope of the
seats Is such that a purchaser sitting
ion the back tier has as good chance
to see the animals offered for sale as
the man sitting in the front row. The
acoustics Of the sales department are
good.