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BayV0Farmers Of Hinton And Kingsley Make Fine Show-in In Grain ClassesI for the t Republicner is ii which ii the Rep meetingGathering At Moviliejtee^moroll hur outh co organiza plain tb short piLe Mars Band Heads Big Parade In Afternoon%Plymouth county residents attend ing the Woodbury county fair last week at Moville gained mention in many lines, in exhibits and in competitive events.A large number of people from Plymouth county patronized the fair daily, and a number of the older visitors incidentally bewailed the loss of the Plymouth county fair, famed in early days, thrown to the winds by poor financial management.A Great ExhibitionOne of the greatest exhibitions of horse strength ever given at the fair was witnessed by 2,000 persons Thursday. A team of mares, one gray and one dark brown, owned by Charles E. Eyres, of Le Mars, pulled a stone boat weighing 600 pounds and loaded with 5,400 pounds of sand towin the event. Henry Groenhagen was the driver of the team.Other teams, in the order they placed, were owned by J. H. Holton, of Remsen; Earl Prodehl, of Moville, and Preking Brothers, of Le Mars. Seven teams were entered. Before the contest, owners of the teams drew for the places their teams would pull. . First load placed on the sledUke vehicle, called a stone-boat, was 1,800 pounds. The stone* boat and load must be pulled 27% feet. Five hundred pounds are added after each team has pulled oi attempted to pull the load. DriversSchr,FGus £ ican dii challem to retai ehamph at the £ Minn, Schrt last la] ing Col track lithe fin about tPrett In Inw nnt niinwftfl to whin their teamsThe Baptis Chicag
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Le Mars Semi Weekly Sentinel
Le Mars, Iowa, US
Tue, Sep 15, 1936
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