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Story County Newslets Local barn sales and misadventures
The livery barn changed hands in Ames with Peter Gord purchasing the property and its contents. Reports cover farm accidents including a worker injured on a power line south of Maxwell and a barn fire near Maxwell that destroyed a Beal barn, grain, hay, and related losses. Other items note a new Catholic church bell donation and a man moved to an insane asylum after attacks. An Iowa State College excursion plan features live stock parades and sales with multiple breed listings. Weather and harvest notes reflect cooler, rainier conditions impacting crops plus a stock sale preview and county political campaign activity.
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William Beal
Maxwell
Iowa State College
Cummins
Scotland
Crown
Golden Victor
Harding & Son
Monarch