HISTORY REPEATS 863 



An important private transaction of this period 

 was the disposition of George P. Henry 's herd at 

 Goodenow, 111. It went to James R. Henry of Gos- 

 port, Ind., who subsequently resold a number of the 

 cattle to Messrs. VanNatta and S. L. Brock, Macon, 

 Mo. Along with the good cattle obtained from this 

 source Mr. Brock secured as manager Mr. John 

 Letham, in whose hands the herd became the foun- 

 tain-head of many high-class Herefords in the years 

 that followed. 



Death of George Morgan. For some time prior to 

 the Adams dispersion sale Mr. Morgan, the veteran 

 importer and herd manager, had been in poor 

 health, and late in August, 1903, he died in a hos- 

 pital at Chillicothe, Mo., treatment for a carbuncle 

 having failed to bring relief. Arrangements had 

 been made by Sotham for Morgan to join him in 

 handling Herefords at Weavergrace Farm, but this 

 was not to be. 



The name of George Morgan will ever stand con- 

 spicuous among those playing large parts in the 

 introduction of Hereford cattle in the western 



company to buy the best of the cattle and hence all have been 

 scattered. 



"Mr. Sotham has faced some misfortunes in his life, but it 

 may readily be believed that the bitterest of them was when 

 he stood in the salering and lent all possible aid to the forced 

 dispersion of the herd which had been the pride of his heart. 

 Without his assistance buyers were chary of taking hold, but 

 when he entered the ring- and guaranteed the transfer of all 

 animals sold and worked earnestly in the interests of the sale 

 the bidding became spirited and an average of around $120 was 

 reached, by young and old, big and little. This is an excellent 

 showing under all the circumstances. Only a tithe of the real 

 value is usually reached at sheriff's sales, and considering the 

 number of old cows in the herd which had been retained on 

 account of demonstrated greatness as producers, and the con- 

 dition of the cattle, sold without fitting or preparation, the result 

 is better than had been expected. From the cattle and farm 

 implements a total of $17.200 was realized." 



