The Mankato free press., 1922-07-14
DUCATS IN STEERS
RAISED BY BELAND
NICE SUM PICKED UP AT
SOUTH ST. PAUL
NEWS OF VERNON TOLD
Many Events of An Interesting
Character Related By
Reporter.

first carload of twenty fat steers
to the South st. Paul markets. The
average weight being 1.O59 pounds
and got sS.75 per hundred from a
local packer. Prom the South ST.
following Is taken: "a. J. Beland OF
Vernon Center sold a carload of
western steers from a feed lot which
he leased near Vernon and got
$S.75 per hundred, this being the
high mark for the day on that
weight stock. The steers were fed
exclusive home grow rations from
farmers OF the neighborhood. One
ton of oil meal was shipped in and
fed to the cattle. His venture was
on a pretty fair sized scale as he
has about four loads still in the
feed lot, also some hogs, which will
turn in nice profit" A. ]. is feel
ing very jubilant over the record he
made for an amateur for his "regu-
lar business" is the profession of
civil engineering and he put in nine
years in that line on government
work in connection of the Panama
canal" Last September he finished
his work in the canal zone and with
his wife and three children came
here expecting TO visit his wife's
relatives in this locality, and his
own at Two Harbors for a couple
of months, then go west to continue
working at his profession. His
brother In law, H. e. Kraus, who
knows the ins and outs of stock
feeding perhaps better than any
other. man in Southern Minnesota,
advised him that there was good
money to be made in buying west.
oil NAA
needed to put them on the market.
After due consideration he conclud
ed to make the venture, using as
his slogan nothing ventured. moth
Ing won" and forthwith began post
ing himself in every phase Of the
cattle business from the day Of pur-
chase till they were sold. He kept
in daily touch with the markets In
Chicago. Sioux City and South st.
Paul and in the mean time was
keeping an accurate account Of his
expenditure. He certainly has not
loafed on the job. which he has
been at for the sast eight months,
but his labor has not been in vain
and he has cleared up nice profit
from the business and demonstrated
there is good money in feeding
cattle, also strenuous hard work
and as the good book hays man
must make his living by the sweat
of his brow Arthur thinks his
brow sveats no moro copious feed
ing steers IN Minnesota than while
doing civil engineering in the canal
zone. Mr.. Belland shipped three
more carloads last Wednesday to
ST. Paul. getting the same price as
on his first shipment.
a pleasant event In the form of
a surprise party in honor of Miss
Lois Rew's sixteenth birthday. took
place last Friday evening when an
young people, met at Ed Lees home
TO leave for Stony Point on Loon
Lake to await the arrival of Miss
Rev. Lois appeared in due time.
being blindfolded to make 1t a
greater surprise. After first greet
ing Mrs. Starbuck and Mrs. Rev
took charge Of affairs. A contest
was staged to consist of nine inn
ings between the pinks and the
greens. The captains being the tai
lest girl on the pink side, Dorothea
Brown and the tallest' boy on the
green side, Robert Grey. The pinks
won by large margin Of rs to Is:
Each stunt was enjoyed by all and
O. H1Sh anu iA'St-
After this Lois was presented with
a kodak by her girl and boy friends
in remembrance OF the occasion. A
delicious dinner was served about
eleven O'Clock and then dancing was
enjoyed by all until time to leave
for home.
R. Il. Hays. who holds very re-
sponsible position with Monroe Cir
culating Machine company with
general offices In the Woolworth
building, n. Y, and who attended
the national convention in Chicago
pa week, came to Vernon Tuesday
for a short visit with his brother
and sister Tom and Ella Hays at
the old farm homestead. His many
friends in the old home town were
glad to see him and to know that
he Is prosperous and enjoying his
work and home in the nations me-
tropolis. Mrs. Hays is in Duluth,
where she will spend the next few
months with her parents.
Mrs. Jones and daughter Miss
Florence Jones motored up from
Mankato Thursday and were sguests
OF Mrs. Mary Cornish and Mrs. Ar
thur Beland. They were accom-
panied by Mrs. Minnie Thompson
and daughter Mrs. Beatrice Mark,
ana daughter MIS-. ItDdIiICS "di NJ
former residents here, who were
guests of Mesdames J. E. Barnes
and E. W. Washburn.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Roberts and
children, Mr.. and Mrs. William Hall.
Mrs. Mary Borchert and Miss c. A.
Roberts motored up from lMankato
Tuesday afternoon for short visit
at the F. L. Cooper home.
Mr. .and Mrs. George Dredge and
two children Of Minneapolis, Mrs.
T. H. Dredge and Miss Belle Dredge
of Lake Crystal were dinner guests
Tuesday evening of Mrs. j. E.
Barnes.
DIR. and Mrs. Sweeney of st. Paul
stopped off on their motor vacation
trip, which will be spent with rela-
tives in Southern Iowa, for short
visit with Mr., and Mrs. Charles
Fleming in North Vernon.
Thomas Hays, Jr., is out from
Minneapolis 10 spend the summer
months on the farm with his father
and Aunt Ella. ..
Miss Eleanor Mack was guest
at the J. H. Robinson home Wed
nesday and enjoyed the concert and
ground finale with Highland melo-
dies and Scotch novelties. The
Highland lassies orchestra and YER
non Johns Grimes readings.
Mrs. Eva Credicott Of Freeport,
Ill, who has been visiting her Sis
ter, Mrs. Frances Young in South
Vernon and her sister-in law Mrs.
Frank Cooper IN the village for a
week, will visit in Winnebago be-
fore she returns to her home.