Soot In The Flues

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November/December 1975
Anna Mae 
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Just wanting to chat with his fellow members of I.M.A. family comes this letter from RUBE NELSON, 601 North Broadway, Escondido, California 92025 - 'We came to California the last part of 1926 with family, Ma, Pa, five brothers and sisters - took two weeks, driving two Model T's. Prior to that time I worked on my Dad's farm. Every year a big steam rig came to our neighborhood and I took bundle rack and hauled bundles from shocks (10 neighbors). Also, my Dad made me stack the straw from blower - kids nowadays wouldn't of lasted an hour on the stack - 98° in the shade.

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I drill in five acres in oats for the last five years back of the store on ten acres here. Makes a pleasant diversion around here. Bought my 15-25 Russell in Georgeville, Idaho from an ad in I.M.A. eight years ago (1895 circa). Bought my 22 inch Case thresher I saw setting next to a river in Marysvale, Utah, while deer hunting.

We use steamer also in hauling kids to various schools around here. All the kids sure know Por 'Ole' Rube. We parade with steam in most parades around here also. My engineers are 75 and 84 years old and are spryer than I am.

When I came to Escondido in 1926 the population was 1500, now 50,000. North County is now 250,000. I just thought this may interest Iron-Men readers.'

And I guess I'll close now as I have many things to do what with all the fall activities coming up - I thought you might like this little bit - You can't beat the weather; spring is too rainy and summer's too hot; fall is soon over and winter is not!

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