Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 44, Number 191, 24 May 1919 — Page 2

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM SATURDAY, MAY 24, 1919.

RECORD PRICES FOR DUROOS AND FULL-BLOODED CATTLE

BY WILLIAM R. SANBORN The Fairfax family of Herefords at Kentland. Ind., haTe ' s&mei which would grace the pages of any social register. This numerous and aristocratic family came -viridly into the lime light on Wednesday and Thursday of this week, when Warren T. McCray of Orchard Lake Stock farm, located six miles north of Kentland, entertained Hereford buyers from all parts of the country. The occasion was the McCray eleventh annual sale, at, which all price records for Hereford breeding stock were broken. Nothing to compare with this sale, neither as to the size of the offering nor as to prices has been recorded in Hereford .sales annals, so far as - we are aware, and assuredly not as to the extremely high prices realized. There were 120 head on sale. 55 of which went under . the hammer . on Wednesday afternoon.; At. this particular afternoon's sale all world's records as to prices paid for fifty head of cattle were broken. , ' ;Just imagine fifty, nead of Herefords selling for a total of $267,500, or an average of $5,385 per head. More than a quarter of a million dollars for fifty head of cattle, on a cold, rainy May day. But if record prices were paid there was also a record attendance, for as commodious as the sales pavillion had heretofore been found to be its capacity failed to provide for the nearly three thousand buyers in attendance this week. Baron Fairfax Brings $24,000. The Fairfax family is of aristocratic, though not ancient lineage, as their names indicate. . Baron Fairfax brought $24,000 and was bought by Larry Pinard, of Wesslngton, South Dakota. Hugo Fairfax, the second great attraction, was sold to William Galloway, of Waterloo, Iowa, for $23,000; while Admiral Fairfax the third highest In price, sold at $20,500.- The Admiral also goes to Iowa, Adam Sheetz of Tiffin being his new owner. The highest priced cow sold on Wednesday, Miss Dale Farmer, brought $10,500 and is leaving her Indiana home to reside at Dayton, Mass., S. M. Crane of Dalton, befog the purchaser..Among the ether animals bringing exceptional prices on Wednesday were "Edmund Fairfax, $7,000; Richard Fairfax, Jr., $7,700: Ogden and Clement Fairfax, each $6,000; Gudgel Fairfax, $7,000; Miss Fox Fairfax, $5,000. and Eldena Fairfax. $5,000. The highest priced cow sold on Thursday, Donald Iass, was purchased by Walter Good of Kansas City, for $7,000. tTo give the names of all the buyers and to relate the prices paid for in-

dividual animals would be of greater4at tne same time and are included in

interest to American Hereford breed era than to the readers of this paper. Suffice It to say that nearly every state in the Union was represented in the sale ring and that 120 members of the great Hereford family at Kentland are now being shipped into various states, and from coast to coasL Record Prices for Guernseys The statement is made that all Guernsey sale records were broken at Madison. New Jersey, on May 15th, when Florhem Leader, a bull calf, brought an even $25,000. Eighty-three head of Guernsey cattle, an extra large nnd choice offering, were sold for $180,275 at Florham breeding farm on that date, or at an average of $2,172 per head. This is claimed to be a world's record for this family of milkers, both as to the top price paid for an individual animal and as to averages on so large an offering of thi3 popular breed. It is of interest to state that Langwater Nancy, the dam of Florham Leader. Guernsey price recura sm&sner, proaucea l.iy.i.bB pounds of butter fat In twelve months. Her milk proauction, 18,783 pounds, was not extra heavv but It wna ceedingly rich. Having discussed the affairs of two famous .families of cattle, and: their 1 1 Boy! what I'll tell you MONDAY ; on Page 3 Do Your Eyes Gel Tired Out? When the strain is corrected by ncotuig uui jji. VJca. ajr iKU gwoSeS, tire will disappear. Dr.E.B.GROSVENOR City Light BIdg 32 S. 8th St.

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sales in two states, let us now turn onr attention to the lowly and unpretentious hog, the Orion Cherry King family, to-wit, and domiciled in Ohio. All Duroc hog breeders know well the history of the Orion Cherry King herd and most of them could find their way to Ira Jackson's place, near Tippecanoe City, Ohio, blindfolded, as the way thereto Is a well traveled road. The Jackson farm lies ten miles north of Dayton and eight miles south of Troy, on the traction line. It was the Mecca of hundreds of Duroc hog fanciers last February, for it was on the 19th of that month Mr. Jackson held his thirteenth annual sale. The attendance was very large this year and the bidding so spirited that not a single hog sold below $500. and but one at that low figure, Incredible as that would seem.

65 HEAD BRING $65,715. As we write, we have an individual sales sheet showing Just what fiftyfive bogs netted, as a total, and what each animal . brought, , If any of us had to pay for that bunch of hogs we would assuredly think that the price was high enough in all conscience, and no doubt it was. The pick of the off ering,- Jack's Top King, sold for $10,500. The catalog describes this prize winner as "beautiful, big, rugged and of the correct type." Well, be that as it may, he must have looked mighty good to the men who run bis price up to over $10,000, for there were a whole lot of HDuroc breeders who would like to have purchased this two-year-old at a little less money. Jack's King Lady, also two years old, brought $2,300 which is some price, when you think it over, for even in these days of high priced meats one can buy a lot of it for $2,300. Fifteen hogs brought more that $1,000 each and six brought over $2,000 per head. The fifty-five Jiead netted $65,715, and we believe there were three others sold, on whichSve haven't the prices. While not certain of our ground, yet, so far as we have been able to learn the Ira Johnson sale of this year was the top liner tent t. breed, in this country, . In a little "hog talk" in the Palladium recently was told a story of pork production that no farmer can afford to lose sight of. It was the tale of fifty-two sows and their progeny, which, in one year brought in $52,000 worth of pork or 164,500 pounds across the packers' scales. This made an average of a shade of over 2 tons of pork on the hoof for each sow, from September, 1917 to Octot;r, 1918. These prolific Hampshire sows were owned by J. M. Ballard, of Marion, Indiana. The sows went to market the weight and sales price given. CHILDREN GIVE PAGEANT OXFORD, O., May 24 Seventy-five children of the public schools will this evening present "Sunshine and Shadow", a pageant portraying the evils of child labor. i jf p j j M 1 H

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Ecrllunn Glee Club Concert Is Success The Earlham College Glee dub made its first appearance of the season In a concert given in the college chapel in Lindley hall last evening. The purpose of the club In giving the concert was to arouse interest and enthusiasm among the students for some such organization next year and to give some of the inexperienced players a trial. The concert was a success. The Glee club was assisted by some other talent selected' from the college. Miss Pauline McPherson of Richmond, sang two numbers which were especially appreciated by the audience The program follows: Piano Duet Selected Elgia Wittwer. Helen Hadley Octet Winter Song Bullard Glee dub Quartet To SL Cecelia .. Rogers Misses Wittwer, Meekg, Paerson - and Marvel Violin (a) Hungarian Dance...... Haeache (b) Saltarella ....... Papint

Miriam Hadley octet The Shoogy-Shoo , .Ambrose Glee Club Cornet Lucia, Sextette. .... .Donizetti Robert Longman Soprano (a) The Khaki Lad. . .... . . Aylward (b) Roadways .......... .Densmore Elgia Wittwer Baritone (a) Four Leaf Clover (b) Gray Days Cyril Pitts Soprano (a) Tis May, Love... (b) Cheree ..Coombs . .Johnson Dekoven ...Clyde Paul in a McPherson OctetWhen Billows Are Rocking Gerbel Glee Club CAMPBELL SHOWS TO REMAIN NEXT WEEK The rainy weather lasting all through the week has operated greatly to the disadvantage of the Moose Fes tival and the Campbell United Shows at old Athletic park. Arrangements were made this morning for the shows to remain another week under the same auspices. A complete performance will be given tonight. Tomorrow the three bands will unite in a free musical concert out at the show grounds and other attractions not of an objection able nature for Sunday will be given free to the public. HYDE HOME FROM FRANCE. Ralph Hyde, 531 South Tenth street, son of Corman C. Hyde, returned home Friday from Camp Devens, where he was discharged. Hyde was formerly a member of the Fifth Division in France. His division was located in Belgium and Luxemburg af ter the war, where It patrolled the frontier. He has been overseas for several months in a machine gun company. . v . . ur m g H 1 EE if

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Soldiers Without Permit " (By Associated PreM) INDIANAPOLIS, May- 23. Ameri can, soldiers In the, American expedi tionary forces may now recelveparcel post packages from home. It is no longer necessary to show a request from the soldier in order to mail him a package according to announcement mailed here from the Lake division, American Red Cross headquarters. Parcels not exceeding seven pounds In weight, containing mailable matter. such as books, may be mailed to any soldier in Europe without restrictions except those which regularly obtain under the postofflce department rules. BIG PRICE FOR HOGS ' OXFORD, O., May 24 Representa tives of a Minnesota Land and Lumber company yesterday purchased four Duroc hogs from L. L. SchulUt, of this village, .which averaged $250 each. Schultz was offered $2,500 for a last fall's boar pig, but refused It Recent ly he refused an offer of $15,000 for Orion Cherry King XI. a Duroc boar. Indiana News Brevities GREENSBURG The county commissioners have approved a petition signed by 400 freeholders, to raise the salary of the superintendent of schools to $2,400 from his present 6alary of $1,400. BRAZIL Because threshers of the county have raised their rates for the coming season, vice Presidents of the Clay County Better Farming association, representing every township, met and agreed . to organize community threshing rings and buy their - own machinery. NEW ALBANY Clifford Chapman, 18, has returned home from two years in the Canadian army. He was wounded at CambraL His mother has known nothing about his whereabouts since his disappearance. FRANKLIN Delph Hartman, of Edinburg, has been arrested and released on bond, on a charge of shooting his wife, Una Hartman. Mrs. Hartman's wounds are not serious. Lafayette a tractor-testing laboratory, the first in the United States, is being built by Purdue University and will be ready in two months to test tractors for fuel consumption, draw bar pull and horse power delivered. Tests will be conducted both in the laboratory and in the field, and reports will be published. ANDERSON Charles Lawson, 62. was shot and seriously wounded by Grover Lawson, 36, in a fight over a line fence. He is not expected to recover, as the full load of shot penetrated his side and stomach. Grover Lawson is under arrest. TERRE HAUTE About 100 switch

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board operators in the exchange of the Citlsens Independent Telephone company here, went on strike as the result of a dispute over wages. There have been no demonstrations. MARION Two young colts, which got on the track in front of the engine and refused to leave, made train number 6 on the Clover Leaf, 25 minutes late at Bluff ton. Efforts of trainmen to drie them away were futile. WASHINGTON Henry L. Roach. 19, suffered an attack ol epilepsy while out hunting, fell into a ditch by the side of the road and drowned. He was found by a search party headed by his father.

COLUMBUS The body of Thomas Washington, colored, of Indianapolis, who escaped from the Columbus jail while under arrest for the murder of Elmer Robbins, a Big Four detective, was found in the -White river. HAMMOND Joseph Marino,' overseas soldier, who shot and killed bis friend, Garmelo Fonte. at a party given for him, was sentenced to prison for manslaughter. F AIRLAND Mrs. Adam Schroeder, 60, wife of a prosperous, farmer, committed suicide by taking poison. No reason is. known. Her husband and three Children survive. WASHINGTON Robert Carnahan, 60, was struck on the head by Oscar Billings, 35, and probably fatally wounded. The men had quarreled over the placing of a line fence. You'll catch the spirit, too, MONDAY on page 3

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