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Rock River Thresheree, Inc.

Since 1955
31st Annual Reunion (1987)
1987 Souvenir Album

In 1987, we bought our Baker Test Fan from Edward "Red" Nelson. We also purchased two hayracks. Our blacksmiths erected the Blacksmith & Wheelwright Shop while Wendell Bennett and Orville Smith put the kitchen in our pavillion. Todd Ligman was named caretaker. We used walkie-talkies to communicate needs during the show and two Rock County Sheriff reserves were on duty at all times.

Minneapolis Moline tractors were the feature of our show. Pat Lean was our Reunion Queen.


1987 Souvenir Album Index:

  • Front Cover - 24hp Minneapolis steam traction engine
  • Page 1 - Welcome letter from President Don Lux - [photo] Don Lux
  • Page 2 - [photos] 1987 Queen Pat Lean with husband Ivan - 1986 Queen Carol Smith
  • Page 3 - New Blacksmith Shop - [photos] Glenn Beedy - an almost finished blacksmith shop - Glenn Beedy watching two volunteers - four volunteers discussing - Glen Beedy surveying the work - finished blacksmith shop
  • Page 4 - [photos] 1956 Massey-Harris 444 tractor - Bob Higgins' on his 10-20 Rumely DoAll pulling an 8-bottom plow - 1924 IHC truck with dump bed - scale Eagle tractor - Louis Heller's 25-50 Avery tractor - Richard Garrity with his scale Case steamer and wagons
  • Page 5 - [photos] Green Beret Marching Band - broom maker - Mr. & Mrs. Morely with their music machines - Rock County 4-H Dog Drill Team - Thresheree Queens - Old Timers Band
  • Page 6 - [photos] Bruce Stennerson with his Rumely OilPull - Minneapolis Moline tractors - Walt & Edna Durst in their Stanley steamer - Lavern Meyers' 24hp Minneapolis steam traction engine - Ed Riese pulling an 8-bottom plow with his Case gas tractor - Mr. Shepherd on his McCormick Farmall B tractor
  • Page 7 - [photos] Rock River Cannonball - engineer Charlie and helper with the Cannonball - Fred Rickert checking the Cannonball's engine - Cannonball undergoing routine maintenance - Rock River Cannonball
  • Page 8 - [photos] Dave Lewis and his scale Case steam traction engine & sawmill - Harry Schell sawmill & sawyers - Arrid Holton's scale sawmill - sharpening the sawmill blade - Everett Brandt with his can crusher - IHC engine operating the stone mill to make cornmeal
  • Page 9 - Map of Threshermen's Park - schedule of events
  • Page 10 - [photos] Wendell Bennett plowing - grain field - disking the ground for planting - Duane Richards preparing to cut grain - Mr. Shepherd dragging the grain after planting - Syl Henry and Don Lux cutting grain
  • Page 11 - [photos] Cutting grain - threshing scene - shocking grain - Wilbur Shepherd sacking grain off the separator - cutting with two binders and tractors - threshing scene
  • Page 12 - [photos] John Deere G in tractor pull - men on pulling wagon - Ed Chick and his model engines - Dick Sandt's model Case steam traction engine - Carl Vogt's model engines - Carl Olson's model 8-16 IHC Mogul engine
  • Page 13 - [photos] Paul Hensel on his Lauson tractor - Cindy Lux pulliong a road grader with her 1943 Farmall H - steam traction engine - Mike Hinchley's Oliver 70 Row Crop tractor - Ted Mudek on his 65hp Case steam traction engine - John Myszewski on his Allis Chalmers Model U tractor
  • Page 14 - [photos] Arrid Holtan with his gas engine - Dave Nitz starting his Z engine - Don Wittenburg's Fuller & Johnson engine - Steve Roudefush with his engine - gas engines displayed by Schryvers Repair Service - Robert Walsh's model engines
  • Page 15 - [photos] Paul Hensel's 1911 Ideal gas engine - Herb & Elaine _____'s Glasnapp model gas engines - Dick Sands model John Deere gas engine with pump - Vern Hitzman's gas engine - Dave Nitz and his gas engines - Brad Smith's Ted Young side-shift model engine - Glen Roudefush with his 1923 1½hp Stover engine
  • Page 16 - [photos] Eldon Coates' Samson Iron Horse line-drive tractor - Jim Homann's Case steam traction engine & separator (purchased from Elmer Taylor) - Ron Niday with his line-drive Samson tractor - Harley Stokstad's Minneapolis Moline tractor with cab - Jim Homann's Huber tractor - Mark Landon's John Deere D tractor
  • Page 17 - [photos] Ron Radloff & family on their McCormick Deering W-12 tractor - Ed Riese's Keck-Gonnerman steam traction engine - Harold Mauerman on his Titan tractor pulling a separator - Wendell Bennett's Minneapolis Moline tractor and plow - Eagle tractor - Brian Lux driving Don Lux's Farmall F-20 with dual wheels
  • Page 18 - [photos] George Erbe with his scale 15-30 McCormick Deering - Edward "Red" Nelson's Port Huron steam traction engine - Carl Jacobs' Monarch 75 Caterpillar - Steve Zibell's industrial Oliver 70 tractor - Bill Mauerman's John Deere Model M tractor (driver is Harold Mauerman's grandson) - Shepherd's Minneapolis Moline tractor
  • Page 19 - [photo] Tom Helgesen's 30-60 Aultman Taylor gas tractor - Member List
  • Page 20 - Member list - Thresheree Queens (1972-1987) - Deceased members
  • Back Cover - [photo] Club's Advance Rumely steam traction engine