Some Stories Grandfather Told

By Donald W. Mitich
Published on January 1, 1968
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Courtesy of Donald Mitich, Rt. 1, Box 16, New Castle, Wyoming 82071. A 50 Case belted to a Red River Special in heavy, tough wheat, really putting it out, 131 lbs. steam. Taken in the Black Hill, Four Corners, Wyoming.
Courtesy of Donald Mitich, Rt. 1, Box 16, New Castle, Wyoming 82071. A 50 Case belted to a Red River Special in heavy, tough wheat, really putting it out, 131 lbs. steam. Taken in the Black Hill, Four Corners, Wyoming.
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By Donald W. Mitich, Rt. 1, Box 16, New Castle, Wyoming 82701. Blower end of Case cleaning up.
By Donald W. Mitich, Rt. 1, Box 16, New Castle, Wyoming 82701. Blower end of Case cleaning up.
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Courtesy of Donald Mitich, Rt. 1, Box 16, New Castle, Wyoming 82071. Pulling the big Red River Special out of the shed. Notice the rope on the flywheel. Taken in 1915.
Courtesy of Donald Mitich, Rt. 1, Box 16, New Castle, Wyoming 82071. Pulling the big Red River Special out of the shed. Notice the rope on the flywheel. Taken in 1915.

Rt. 1, Box 16, New Castle, Wyoming 82701

I first heard of your wonderful magazine in the fall of 1964 and
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Although I can’t qualify as being a thresherman, an old

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