HISTORICAL TRIVIA 1936-1940 - Fulton County Public Library

was purchased by Oscar Engles, of Logansport. P.O. Cornell, former
owner of the grocery has not announced his plans for the future
Mr. Engles arrived from Logansport early Wednesday morning
and took oiver the operation of this popular store. Both Mr. & Mrs.
Engles have had considerable experience in the grocery business in
Logansoprt and they plan to move to this city as soon as they are able to
procure a suitable residence, it was said.
SAWMILL IN FULTON
Osa Gearhart
The News-Sentinel, Nov. 18, 1937
Osa Gearhart has rented the old baseball field of Bob Matthews
where he has put his sawmill. He intends to work entirely from this
location instead of moving his mill, as in the past
FULTON CO. COMMUNITY SALES
In New Building
The News-Sentinel, Nov. 24, 1937
On Saturday, November 27th, The Fulton County Community
Sales organization will open its spacious new sales barn, which is
located in a ten-acre plot, directly north of the Chicago & Erie
stockyards on North Fulton avenue. The sales organization was
formerly located in the Brackett building, (SE) corner Main and 5th
Streets, this city
The new structure is a one-story frame building, occupying a
floor space of 50 by 128 feet, entirely enclosed and designed to give the
sales customers an excellent view of the sales ring. The seating
capacity will acommodate 500 people, while the sale ring itself
occupies a space of 12 by 20 feet.
The Fulton County Community Sales was the first concern of its
kind in the United States catering to the community sales of all kinds of
livestock, household goods, etc. The community sales idea, according
to Levi P. Moore, owner of the Fulton County Sales business, was first
inaugurated in Fulton county by Thomas McMahan, of this city. Mr.
McMahan not only conducted the assembling of the wares which were
sold, but also did the auctioneering.
Robert P. Moore,, former fieldman for the Chester White Journal
and an experienced livestock man, is the manager of the Fulton
Community Sales. An extraordinary large assortment of livestock has
been secured for the opening event of the new sales barn, Saturday. - -
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