Hogs Bring Big Pay at Thompson Farm Sale
John H Thompson sold seventy eight head of hogs weighing 18500 pounds at the local C N W station sale last Saturday. The 237 pound May and June pigs brought a total of 1887.50 dollars. The farm experiment included a cross fence through a forty acre corn tract with rape and hog husking routines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago and Northwestern
John H. Thompson
Andrew Nelson
Dr. Bossingham
Peter F. Petersen and Son
State of Washington
C. A
Sear Roebuck and Montgomery Ward ads flood local post office
The Fenton Reporter notes the post office was flooded with Sear Roebuck and Montgomery Ward catalogs the latter part of last week. Swen City will build a new school house costing $50,000. Residents wonder when Fenton will wake up to need for better facilities. Nettie Stamer Lola Lindsey and Esther Madison visited from Algona. Madison stayed until Monday. LeRoy Newel and Clarence Haase left for Ames for a two year agriculture course. The leap year dance at the opera house last Thursday was a grand success aided by Emmetsburg Star orchestra. another dance may be held later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sear Roebuck and
Montgomery Ward & Company
Swen
Fenton
Nettie Stamer
Lola Lindsey
Esther Madison
Algona
Miss Madison
LeRoy Newel
Clarence Haase
Burt
Ames
Iowa
Opera House
Emmetsburg Star Orchestra
Gravel Trail road plan links Carroll and Spirit Lake
A new auto highway named the Gravel Trail was organized at Storm Lake to build a graveled road between Carroll and Spirit Lake. The route will pass Spirit Lake Milford Spencer Storm Lake and Lee City, spanning about 12h miles. If completed, the road will improve the stretch of country and traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll
Spirit Lake
Storm Lake
Milford
Spencer
Lee City
Emmetsbes
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Graettinger
A. H. Shaver
Prop
Graettinzer
C. C. Rucker
THE
SPIES
John BI
Chus, Pres
Farmers’ Grain Co
Grarttinger
the Times
H. J. Rasmussen
Des Moines
Western Grocer Company
Briardale
Rasmussen
East Side
School House
Millerke Place
Emmetsburg
Osgood
Columbus Handy
Osborn
John Deere
McCormick
Deering
U. S
E. E. Green
M. O. Grodland
H. E. Shartle
Auctioneers
J. H. Wilson
Poland
China
Farrow
Farm Machinery
Columbus
Hayes
Defiance Gang
Rock Island
Gordon Setter
Gruver, Gridley
Maple Hill
J. Oakes Youngman
Miller & Miehe
Andrew Smith
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