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- ↑ “Clement Hey,” Sterling Daily Standard, 1910
- ↑ “Commence Work on an Addition to Milk Depot,” Sterling Daily Gazette, March 13, 1913.
- ↑ "Opening the barn door | SaukValley.com". Archived from the original on 2013-12-17. Retrieved 2013-01-14.
- ↑ Modern Barn at Hey Dairy Farm Near Sterling,” page 2, Sterling Daily Gazette, August 26, 1937
- ↑ Hey Bros. Win in Fight Against City Ordinance,” Sterling Daily Gazette, June 17, 1937
- ↑ "They Helped Make Sterling", Sterling Daily Gazette, January 29, 1947