Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 260, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 November 1915 — Draft Horses Not War Horses For N. Y Market. [ARTICLE]

Draft Horses Not War Horses For N. Y Market.

An express car loaded with draft horses purchased in this county by J. V. Murphy left today for Syracuse, New' York. The Republican incorrectly stated that they w r ere w'ar horses but they are not but are commercial horses for the eastern market. Mr. Murphy stated to a reporter for The Republican that the horses had cost him an average of $205 per head. One team cost SSOO.