Case had her ‘Hill Climbing’ stunt and Huber had a stunt
peculiar to Huber and Williams Grove. The Yellow Breeches Creek,
quite sizeable, ran through the grounds. Huber would wade in the
creek, water to the rear axle and then dare any other engine to
follow. Huber was the only return flue boiler represented in the
East – it worked!
At the Williams Grove Reunion in 1960, Mr. William King, R.D. 1,
Dillsburg, Pennsylvania, repeated the stunt and it was a huge
success. We are glad to present this picture of Mr. King and the
Huber Engine No. 11527 which left the factory October 7th,
1920.
Marcus Leonard of Salina, Kansas, fifth from left, a man who
dedicated his productive years to threshing machine operating, then
in the early 1900’s, to selling machinery, was tendered
profound esteem on his 89th birthday anniversary, April 23rd, by
many of his long time friends.
A delegation of eleven men, representing five states, converged
on the birthday celebrant’s Salina home, to personally extend
felicitations to Mr. Leonard.
Jokes were swapped – fantastic tales were spun – past history of
threshing was retraced before the group at the noon hour adjourned
to a Salina Restaurant to break bread together.
Back t the Leonard home, the afternoon was spent reminiscing and
paying tribute to a man who had endeared himself to these eleven
men.
Leonard, before the turn of the century, operated threshing
machinery. Early in the 1900’s he became a sales representative
for threshing machinery, a position he held until the advent of
combines which marked the demise to the threshing machines.
Mr. Leonard has since been retired, but his heart is still with
the steam traction engine.
Mrs. Carroll Leonard and daughter, and Mrs. John Offutt were
there also and served birthday cake and coffee in the afternoon.
All had a very pleasant time.
– A. J. Goodban, York, Nebraska
