Posted by Bob Kerr on February 26, 2008 at 21:45:33 from (64.12.117.74):
In Reply to: Re: Bob Kerr posted by msb on February 26, 2008 at 19:56:00:
Was your place over next to new 37? The barn that burned was just up the hill on the south side of 75th east of Allisonville by about a 1/4 mile. I may have it mixed up, but I think the farm was being subdivided and the old house and barn were still there with tennents living in it. Bunch of wild kids living there. I think it was there that a kid poured gas on a cats tail, lit it, and the cat ran for the barn. I think Casleton was there as well as Washington twsp. It was sometime around 66-69. I do recall something about someones daughter drowning. The fellow who had the Texaco, was his name Tom? Was the Texaco bought out by esso or exon? I am drawing a blank on which corner it was on. Funny but the old town Allisonville almost had more gas stations than houses! Dad had a Marathon, there was another Marathon at the corner, the Shell, and the Esso or Exon which became the oil change place later. Johnny is still around and doing fine. We still keep in contact with them. I saw Roy last fall. I remember the day Jimmy left for Vietnam. Even though I wasn"t in school yet, he was my bud! He is doing ok also. I have an old grinder from Dads old shop here in my barn and still use it. It came with the shop when Dad bought it. Old as the hills! It is a Luther grinder company machine mounted on a board with an open frame electric motor possibly from the 1890-1910s but the motor is a little newer, but not much. Tell Bill I said howdy! You guys let me know when there is a show or plow day up that way and I bring up the 51 Farmall H.
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