Mule Auction attracts 18 mules, large crowd

Marsha Coleman of Millersburg, who raises mules, shows off one of three mules she brought to the Fulton Street Fair to be auctioned.
Marsha Coleman of Millersburg, who raises mules, shows off one of three mules she brought to the Fulton Street Fair to be auctioned.

The eighth annual Fulton Street Fair Mule Auction on the west side of the Callaway County Courthouse attracted a big crowd and 18 mules that were auctioned Friday evening in Fulton.

The auction was conducted again this year by the John Payne Harrison family. John's son Jack served as the auctioneer.

The auction attracted 18 mules, and half of them were sold. Some of the owners had undisclosed minimum bids and decided to take their mules back home.

To help the tornado-stricken people of Dumas and surroundings, donations can be made to the Delta Area Disaster Relief Fund, care of the Delta Area Community Foundation, P.O. Box 894, Dumas, AR, 71639, or through the Arkansas Community Foundation, 700 S. Rock St., Little Rock, AR, 72202.