Rock River Thresheree - 43rd Annual Reunion (1999)




In 1999, we started our Annual Swap Meet in June. Roger Brown donated a trailer to use for security and as a show office. Attendance fees went up to $5 for adults but for the first time visitors parked and then paid at our in-park admission gate (previouly, admission was taken immediately upon entering the grounds at our County M entrance). Jamie Young took the first panoramic photo of our members during the show. Late in September, members worked to move the Bucyrus steam shovel from Kankakee, IL, to our grounds.

Ford and Fordson were our featured tractors; Monitor was our featured engine. Mindy Studebaker was our Reunion Queen. Our 1999 Souvenir Album was dedicated to our club founders.

1999 Souvenir Album Index:

Front Cover - Jackie Brown's 1952 Ford 8N tractor
Inside Front Cover - [photos] Charlie Hendrickson, Vice President - Carol Studebaker, Secretary - Norm Aulabaugh, Treasurer - Carl Bader, Board Member - David Dean, Board Member - Guy Fay, Board Member - Ron Finster, Board Member - James Homann, Board Member - Don Lux, Board Member - Dale Onsrud, Board Member - Ed Riese, Board Member - Dave Stricker, Board Member
Page 1 - Welcome letter from President Todd A. Ligman - [photos] Todd Ligman - Pete Burno's Frick portable steam engine
Page 2 - Tribute to the Rock River Thresheree Association founders - [photo] Don Lux, Peter Burno, Harold Mauerman and Francis Reiner (founding members remaining in 1999)
Page 3 - Map of Threshermen's Park - schedule of events
Page 4 - [article] "Ford Tractor" (and Fordson tractors) - [photos] - Jack Brown on his 1953 Ford 4000 tractor - Don Silverthorn's 1937 Fordson tractor
Page 5 - [article] "Monitor Engine" - [photos] Monitor engine on cart - Dave Nitz with his Monitor engine and water pump
Page 6 - [photos] Jim Tesch on his 80hp Case steam traction engine - Norm Meinert on his 1917 12-25 Case kerosene tractor - David Dean's 1942 Allis Chalmers tractor - 1919 Wisconsin tractor - Jim Homann on his 1917 65hp Case steam traction engine with water tender
Page 7 - [photos] Dave Stricker on his 1952 Case DC tractor - Eagle tractors - Howard Wade's 1927 20-45 Eagle tractor - Vern Burno on his 1914 40hp Case steam roller - Jay Burkheimer on his 1948 Allis Chalmers cultivator
Page 8 - [article] "Threshing Days" - [photos] reaping the oats - stacking the shocks
Page 9 - [article, cont.] "Threshing Days" - [photos] Dennis Jacobs carring grain - loading the rack - pitching bundles into the threshing machine
Page 10 - [article, end] "Threshing Days" - [photos] steam-powered threshing - separator - scale steam traction engine and separator threshing
Page 11 - [article] "Definition of Horse Power" - [illustrations] horse pulling rope - drawbar dynometer - engine belted to Prony brake
Page 12 - [article] "Contributions to Our Club" - [photos] Orton steam-powered erecting crane - Todd Ligman cutting the Orton crane free
Page 13 - [photos] Lifting the Orton crane - loading the 1929 Osgood steam shovel - Orton crane at the park with members - Ransome concrete batch mixer - John Fry and Todd Ligman with the Allis HD15 - Bob Stewart and his trailer
Page 14 - [photos] Bruce Stennerson operating Jim Tesch's 80hp Case steam traction engine pulling a 12-bottom plow - Charlie Birkrem and F. J. Reiner with Reiner's 65hp Case steam traction engine - Fred Rickert cleaning the club's 18hp Advance steam traction engine - the Mudek's 65hp Case steam traction engine - steam traction engine line up in 1998 - Doug Wise's 20hp M. Rumely steam traction engine
Page 15 - [photos] Rory Esch on his 1917 80hp Case steam traction engine - Howard Wade with his 25-90 Nichols & Shepard steam traction engine - aerial view of John Mullarkey's 1912 75hp Case steam traction engine powerin the Harry Schell Sawmill - Pete Burno's Frick portable steam engine - Pete Burno's Byers steam derrick - row of steam traction engines
Page 16 - [photos] Oliver 70 tractor with steel wheels - Harry Lee's Farmall prototype tractor - John Mullarkey's 12-20 Avery tractor - 1929 18-36 Hart Parr tractor - Terry Lean driving Tom Lean's 1926 15-30 McCormick Deering tractor with water wagon - Farmall F-12 with single-bottom plow
Page 17 - [photos] Oliver Super 99 diesel tractor - Ruth Gildersleeve driving F. J. Reiner's Farmer's Union Co-op tractor - Leo Hanauska's 1950 Cub demonstrator tractor - Brad Haugland on his John Deere A tractor - Farmall Super M tractor - Farmall F-20 tractor
Page 18 - [photos] Thresheree Booth - aerial view of the Flea Market - Ortha's Rib stand - Rock River Cannonball - Barbershop Quartet corn boil - log cabin - gas station
Page 19 - [photo] Milt Babler operting a 1902 Challenger shingle mill - pile driver and crew (Denny Lauer, _____ _____, Tony Lauer, Dick Rasmussen and _____ _____) - Harry Schell Sawmill interior - blacksmith - blacksmith - Tom Lean filling cornmeal bags - Rock River Buckskinners display
Page 20 - [photos] Dan Zumstein with his gas engines - gas engines - aerial view of gas engines - gas engines - gas engines
Page 21 - [photos] Tom Blank on his ½-scale 65hp Case steam traction engine - Dick Sands with his 2"-scale 65hp Case steam traction engine - George Erbe's scale Rumely OilPull tractor and Case thresher - scale John Deere hay press - Garrity's 1/5-scale 110hp Case steam traction engine with water tender - Harold Ellis with his scale Case steam traction engine
Page 22 - [photos] 1999 Queen Mindy Studebaker - 1998 Queen Denise Suddeth - list of former Thresheree Queens
Page 23 - Membership list
Page 24 - Membership list - members who died in 1998
Inside back cover - [photo] Walt Durst on his self-built ½-scale 65hp Case steam traction engine - list of Souvenir Album staff
Back Cover - Thank you - [photo] aerial view of Threshermen's Park

	In 1999, we started our Annual Swap Meet in June. Roger Brown donated a trailer to use for security and as a show office. Attendance fees went up to $5 for adults but for the first time visitors parked and then paid at our in-park admission gate (previouly, admission was taken immediately upon entering the grounds at our County M entrance). Jamie Young took the first panoramic photo of our members during the show. Late in September, members worked to move the Bucyrus steam shovel from Kankakee, IL, to our grounds. Ford and Fordson were our featured tractors; Monitor was our featured engine. Mindy Studebaker was our Reunion Queen. Our 1999 Souvenir Album was dedicated to our club founders.

1999 Souvenir Album Index: Front Cover - Jackie Brown's 1952 Ford 8N tractor Inside Front Cover - [photos] Charlie Hendrickson, Vice President - Carol Studebaker, Secretary - Norm Aulabaugh, Treasurer - Carl Bader, Board Member - David Dean, Board Member - Guy Fay, Board Member - Ron Finster, Board Member - James Homann, Board Member - Don Lux, Board Member - Dale Onsrud, Board Member - Ed Riese, Board Member - Dave Stricker, Board Member Page 1 - Welcome letter from President Todd A. Ligman - [photos] Todd Ligman - Pete Burno's Frick portable steam engine Page 2 - Tribute to the Rock River Thresheree Association founders - [photo] Don Lux, Peter Burno, Harold Mauerman and Francis Reiner (founding members remaining in 1999) Page 3 - Map of Threshermen's Park - schedule of events Page 4 - [article] "Ford Tractor" (and Fordson tractors) - [photos] - Jack Brown on his 1953 Ford 4000 tractor - Don Silverthorn's 1937 Fordson tractor Page 5 - [article] "Monitor Engine" - [photos] Monitor engine on cart - Dave Nitz with his Monitor engine and water pump Page 6 - [photos] Jim Tesch on his 80hp Case steam traction engine - Norm Meinert on his 1917 12-25 Case kerosene tractor - David Dean's 1942 Allis Chalmers tractor - 1919 Wisconsin tractor - Jim Homann on his 1917 65hp Case steam traction engine with water tender Page 7 - [photos] Dave Stricker on his 1952 Case DC tractor - Eagle tractors - Howard Wade's 1927 20-45 Eagle tractor - Vern Burno on his 1914 40hp Case steam roller - Jay Burkheimer on his 1948 Allis Chalmers cultivator Page 8 - [article] "Threshing Days" - [photos] reaping the oats - stacking the shocks Page 9 - [article, cont.] "Threshing Days" - [photos] Dennis Jacobs carring grain - loading the rack - pitching bundles into the threshing machine Page 10 - [article, end] "Threshing Days" - [photos] steam-powered threshing - separator - scale steam traction engine and separator threshing Page 11 - [article] "Definition of Horse Power" - [illustrations] horse pulling rope - drawbar dynometer - engine belted to Prony brake Page 12 - [article] "Contributions to Our Club" - [photos] Orton steam-powered erecting crane - Todd Ligman cutting the Orton crane free Page 13 - [photos] Lifting the Orton crane - loading the 1929 Osgood steam shovel - Orton crane at the park with members - Ransome concrete batch mixer - John Fry and Todd Ligman with the Allis HD15 - Bob Stewart and his trailer Page 14 - [photos] Bruce Stennerson operating Jim Tesch's 80hp Case steam traction engine pulling a 12-bottom plow - Charlie Birkrem and F. J. Reiner with Reiner's 65hp Case steam traction engine - Fred Rickert cleaning the club's 18hp Advance steam traction engine - the Mudek's 65hp Case steam traction engine - steam traction engine line up in 1998 - Doug Wise's 20hp M. Rumely steam traction engine Page 15 - [photos] Rory Esch on his 1917 80hp Case steam traction engine - Howard Wade with his 25-90 Nichols & Shepard steam traction engine - aerial view of John Mullarkey's 1912 75hp Case steam traction engine powerin the Harry Schell Sawmill - Pete Burno's Frick portable steam engine - Pete Burno's Byers steam derrick - row of steam traction engines Page 16 - [photos] Oliver 70 tractor with steel wheels - Harry Lee's Farmall prototype tractor - John Mullarkey's 12-20 Avery tractor - 1929 18-36 Hart Parr tractor - Terry Lean driving Tom Lean's 1926 15-30 McCormick Deering tractor with water wagon - Farmall F-12 with single-bottom plow Page 17 - [photos] Oliver Super 99 diesel tractor - Ruth Gildersleeve driving F. J. Reiner's Farmer's Union Co-op tractor - Leo Hanauska's 1950 Cub demonstrator tractor - Brad Haugland on his John Deere A tractor - Farmall Super M tractor - Farmall F-20 tractor Page 18 - [photos] Thresheree Booth - aerial view of the Flea Market - Ortha's Rib stand - Rock River Cannonball - Barbershop Quartet corn boil - log cabin - gas station Page 19 - [photo] Milt Babler operting a 1902 Challenger shingle mill - pile driver and crew (Denny Lauer, _____ _____, Tony Lauer, Dick Rasmussen and _____ _____) - Harry Schell Sawmill interior - blacksmith - blacksmith - Tom Lean filling cornmeal bags - Rock River Buckskinners display Page 20 - [photos] Dan Zumstein with his gas engines - gas engines - aerial view of gas engines - gas engines - gas engines Page 21 - [photos] Tom Blank on his ½-scale 65hp Case steam traction engine - Dick Sands with his 2"-scale 65hp Case steam traction engine - George Erbe's scale Rumely OilPull tractor and Case thresher - scale John Deere hay press - Garrity's 1/5-scale 110hp Case steam traction engine with water tender - Harold Ellis with his scale Case steam traction engine Page 22 - [photos] 1999 Queen Mindy Studebaker - 1998 Queen Denise Suddeth - list of former Thresheree Queens Page 23 - Membership list Page 24 - Membership list - members who died in 1998 Inside back cover - [photo] Walt Durst on his self-built ½-scale 65hp Case steam traction engine - list of Souvenir Album staff Back Cover - Thank you - [photo] aerial view of Threshermen's Park