OLDTIMERS

1 Years Ago — July 22, 1926

As another harvest season approached, the countryside surrounding Big Sandy reflected the optimism of a community built upon agriculture. Across the Inga neighborhood, early grain fields were beginning to ripen, and farmers carefully prepared machinery that would soon be working from sunrise until long after sunset.

Among those preparing for harvest was Dan Bahnmiller, who proudly purchased a new Massey-Harris header, one of the latest advances in harvesting equipment available to prairie farmers. Nearby, Ed Braun demonstrated his recently acquired Frost & Wood du...

 
 
 
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