Daniel R. Wilson was the father of Clabe Wilson. This was in 1905, so Clabe would have been 17 years old. The year before, the local newspaper noted that Dan Wilson had been a “very sick man.” Did that lead to his having a sale in October?

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I will sell at my residence 5 miles south of Panora, and 5 miles west of Linden, and 1 1/2 mile west of Ed Stott’s place on

FRIDAY OCTOBER 20 [1905]

at 10 O’CLOCK a.m. SHARP

245 HEAD OF LIVESTOCK

5 HORSES

Bay mare 8 years old, in foal, wt. 1700; black mare 8 years old, in foal, wt. 1400; these mares are bred to the English Hackney horse in Panora and have two spring colts sired by the same horse that will be sold with them, black colt 4 years old, wt. 1000

65 CATTLE 65

40 high grade Shorthorn cows, 15 giving milk and several will be fresh soon, these cows are all young, only 2 that are over 4 years old and are all in good flesh; 1 good Hereford bull wt. 1700; 25 spring claves (13 steers and 12 heifers.)

175 DUROC HOGS

ALL PURE BRED

30 yearling sows and 50 nice gilts, the balance are fall pigs and barrows, these barrows are just right to put after cattle. These hogs are bred from the best herds in Iowa, Illinois, and Nebraska. Come and get a start of the best hogs on earth. These hogs are all eligible to be recorded. The yearlings are sired by Big Roy 24644; Col. H. 9969; All O.K. 9967; Pipestone 16375; Red King O. 17425; St. Louis 23267; Ohio Boy 26021. All young hogs are sired by Sandy Sampson 33819. Their dams are equally well bred.

One Cream Separator new, 2 wood heating stoves.

Hardenbrook’s Lunch Wagon will be on the Grounds.

ROBT. KING, Auctioneer. M. M. Reynolds, Clerk,

TERMS: All sums of $5.00 and under cash  On sums over $5.00 12 months time will be given without interest if paid when due, purchaser giving note with approved security. Notes to draw 8 per cent interest from date if not paid when due.  6 per cent. discount for cash on credit sums

D. R. WILSON

Vedette Press, Panora.

But the next year, Dan Wilson was in the Duroc Jersey hog business again. He bought LaFollett, “an aristocratic fellow” with a fancy pedigree.

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