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tized as plainly bred, won, and the aristocracy 

 of the breed went down to defeat. On November 

 17, 1889 Mr. Glick sold the entire herd including 

 the much advertised Shannon Hill farm to Daw- 

 dy & Company of Illinois, who sold the ninety- 

 one Bates cattle at auction at the old horse barn 

 in Kansas City, April 11 and 12, 1890. The aver- 

 age price was $225. W. R. Nelson, owner and 

 editor of The Kansas City Star and founder of 

 the Sni-A-Bar farm, bought fifteen of these cat- 

 tle including 53d Duke of Airdrie. 



MR. AND MRS.A.A.TENNYSON 

 Lamar 



MILTON POLAND & SON 

 Sabetha 



An Early Herd in Nemaha County. The herd 

 of W. S. White of Sabetha was established in 

 1872 by the purchase of females from Kentucky, 



