Palo Alto Gun Club Fall Field Day results
A report on the Palo Alto Gun Club fall field day near Emmetsburg on Sunday Sept 9 details 32 shooters braving rain with several events canceled. Highlights include Jack George winning the yard offhand muzzleloader with 43, Rich Myer taking the 50 yard muzzleloader test with 47, Al Bockelman leading in .22 pistol and center fire, and Harlan Place tying for first in 50 yard offhand rifles.
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Palo Alto
Jack George
Emmets‘burg
Rich Myer
Curlew
A. J. Adams
Emmetsburg
Russell Manson
Manson
Algona
al Bockelman
Wiberg
Ringsted
Knuteern
Graettinger
Bockelman
Knutsen
Rusk
Myer
Adams
Farlow
Harlan Place
Bob Carter
Carter
Fairbanks
George Neilson
1937 Palo Alto County horse deaths fear unrest
News dispatches report 600 horses died from sleeping sickness in Palo Alto county with 2,000 ill. The loss hits farmers hard. At Tuesday Legion meeting A H Cameron was elected commander with Alfred McCombs as vice commander and Karl Nielsen as adjutant. Mrs John Bondhus Sr. died at home Tuesday and funeral is Friday. Another week of beautiful weather ends.
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P.T.A
Duhn
Lost Island
Harry Dickinson
Co. K
Henry Bumb
Pete Paulsen
Emmetsburg
B. J. Bergeson
Lars L. Larson
Rierson Bros
Carl Hanson
A. O. Bergeson
Bergeson & Ferguson
Paul Paulsen
Mary Reno
Lincoln Lyceum
Lodema Cameron
Guyda Larsen
Tia Reno
Agnes Spies
Albertine Dalen
Freddie Hans Sargeant
News
Palo Alto
Legion
A. H. Cameron
Alfred McCombs
Karl Nielsen
John Bondhus, Sr
Curly Cues Highlight Palo Alto 4-H Results at Clay County Fair
Four-H livestock entries from Palo Alto county placed well in district classes at the Clay County Fair. Del Jensens Hereford baby beef won the intermediate class while Jim Houghs Angus took the same spot. James Frambachs Angus and Tom Frambachs Angus also placed in their classes amid strong competition. Junior demonstration teams earned green ribbons for safe handling of guns and mailbox identification.
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Clay County
del Jensen
Edkins
Jim Hough
Angus
James Frambach
Tom Frambach
Palo Alto
Larry Eckert
Allen
Randy Enge
Jerry
Jim Stillman
Barry Kerber
John Kandel
Paul Quamn
Chuck Stillman, Jr
Local stock judging contest yields tenth place ribbon
Seven classes were judged including baby beef beef heifer market sheep market hogs breeding hogs and two dairy classes. The team earned a tenth place ribbon and the boys, all young, may try again next year. Wagon built by David Applebee of Manchester powered by an electric motor with help from Mike Barr.
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David Applebee
Manchester
Mike Barr
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