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Horse manure was one of the more unusual items auctioned off at this year's county fair. Tom Spiece of Spieces Stores purchased the all-natural fertilizer and the potted geraniums for $550. Proceeds from the sale will help the Horse and Pony Club pay for a new arena fence.
Tom Ring, a former basketball manager for Grace Lancers while attending Grace College, now a manager trainee for the Leased Jewelry Division, Zale Corp., Speedway, made a presentation to Jim Kessler of specially designed Duval watches. The watches carry the Grace College seal and were presented to graduating seniors who earned four varsity letters in athletic competition.
Mac Martin, Jay Wiedeman and Ka Rettinger, of the Bourbon Junior Boys' 4-H club, received 4-H camp scholarships in a presentation at a recent meeting in the Bourbon school building.
John Bidelman, from his farm near Carr Lake, brought to this office a sample of his Yellow Globe onions. They are about as fine an onion as anyone could desire. Bidelman has 6-1/2 acres of the Yellow Globes and expects a big yield if the weather for the next three weeks is favorable.
