Sale of blooded male pig at weekly auction
Auctioneer John Gremmels presides over a sale of a blooded male pig described as prize stock. The weekly auction lists a price of $1.50 for the item, with the event documented by the sale notice.
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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1905
Page
3
Auctioneer John Gremmels presides over a sale of a blooded male pig described as prize stock. The weekly auction lists a price of $1.50 for the item, with the event documented by the sale notice.
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For sale one herd includes 40 boar pigs and 30 sows all eligible to register owned by Ws McAdlister in Hmmelsburg Iowa. Taken up a red heifer owner to pay expenses and remove it. NeP Johnson listing specialy.
For sale a hard coal heater and a cook stove No 8. Enquire of Ray Roberts, north of the Lutheran church. Also offer to try a load of Cabin Creek Splint Coal from The Royal Lumber Co.
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