Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 85, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 February 1910 — FIRST HORSE SALE GREAT SUCCESS [ARTICLE]

FIRST HORSE SALE GREAT SUCCESS

Over Thirty Horses Sold and Many Buyers Here.—Next Sale On March 2. The first of the regular horse sales inaugurated by the Rensselaer Commercial Club was a great success in every way, clear beyond the hopes of the promotors who did not really expect much results from the first sale owing to the many public sales, the scarcity of horses and the extreme high price at which they are Belling. However, parties were here with horses from Wheatfield, Gillam, Brook and other places, and 32 head were sold, aggregating about 15,000 There was a good bunch of buyers in attendance and all seemed anxious to buy. Our sale coming the next day after Monticello’s sale, which is the first Tuesday in the month, brings the buyers from there to Rensselaer, and it is likely our sales in the future will draw sellers from a long distance south and west of us, where they have no regular sales of this kind

The prices paid here Wednesday for horses are considered good, one animal selling for $240 and several for over S2OO. The sellers, or some of them at least, left some of their money with the merchants here, and the object of these sales is to get the people to come to Rensselaer; to “get the habit” of coming here; to see our town and our stores, and to do a part of their trading, at least, with us. - The Commercial Club feels pretty good over the success of the initial horse sale inaugurated under their auspices, and hopes that every citizen who has the general welfare of our town at heart will assist in booming the next and all succeeding sales. Remember, Wednesday, March 2, In the date of the next sale, and that tfhey will be held on the First Wednesday of each and every month hereafter. If you have anything to sell or want to buy, come in. A Mg Orange Sale at the Home Grocery Saturday. Florida Sweet Oranges will sell at 87c per peck.