Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 February 1909 — Borntrager Sale a Good One. [ARTICLE]

Borntrager Sale a Good One.

The bad weather Monday did not frighten the people- away from Frank Borntrager’s sale. There was a good sized crowd present and they were there for business and went after things with a vim, and auctioneer Harmon kept things going at such a rapid rate that In 6 minutes short of 2 hours had completed the Bale and was getting ready to Btart back home. The sale brought a total of $1,700, and soma cracking fine prices are reported. A team of coming three year old margp brought $437.60, and were purchased by John Borntrager, brother of Frank. One mare, 8 years old, brought $l9O, and a driving mare went for $176. A suckling colt sold for s7l; 6 cows brought prices ranging from S6O to SO2, and one pure bred Duroc sow brought s4l. Five White Holland turkeys brought $20.60, and 7 dozen Barred Rock and White Leghorn chickens brought an average of $9 a dosen. It was a humming sale notwithstanding the vary bad weather.