112 A HISTORY OP SHORTHORNS TN KANSAS 



of ])i'izos. Mr. Janieison died in ]908 and tin; 

 lici'd was disi)ers<'d at public sale in Kansas (My, 

 the lii,<i-li average being nearly $800. AYliitc Ooods, 

 the main attraction of the sale, went to Idaho 

 at $1150 and became the leading show l)nl] of the 

 Pacific coast. Imported Bessie 51st went into 

 Bi-own connty and became the dam of scvei'al 

 good l)nlls. IIar]'iman Bros. l)ought 4(ith Duch- 

 ess of Ciloster witli her bull calf. The calf was 

 sold as a yearling to C. S. Ncauus where, under 

 the name of Searchliglit, he did his share toward 

 building up Shorthorn intei'ests in Kansas and 

 Oklahoma. Mr. Mitcliell had a herd of his owii 

 Avhen the partnership herd Avas dispersed and 

 he continued to l)reed successfully on a smalle]- 

 scale. An account of his work will l)e giA^en latei'. 

 E. H. Rutledge, Rice County.— In al»out 1905 

 Mr. Butledge estaldished a herd of A\'onderful 

 jti'omise. The cows had been carefully selected 

 and tlie outstanding bull, Double Chanqiion, AA^as 

 bought from Tebo Lawn. This bidl Avas by Choice 

 Goods and out of Russella, the dam of the unde- 

 feated Iieifer and cow, Rul)erta. Not h^ng after 

 the purchase of Double ChamY)i(m ]Mr. Rutledge 

 bought Liberty B03', a splendid son of the grand 

 champion. Viscount of Anoka. Both of these bulls 

 proA'cd excellent breeders and the he]-d bade fair 

 to become of stafe-Avide impoi'tance. Unf(n'tun- 

 ately for Shorthorn interests in central Kansas, 

 Mr. Rutled^-e died suddenly and ihe entire herd 



