PROPHETSTOWN ECHO
VOLUME 132 • NO. 31
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Prophetstown, Illinois
THRESHING BEE
Sarah Ford/For Shaw Media
Brian Warson of Donnellson, IA, left, and Joe Galbreath of Sterling, watch a Case steam tractor provide power to a belt-driven hay baler during the Bos Brothers Old Fashioned Threshing Bee in rural Erie on Saturday, July 31. See page 3.
LOCAL NEWS
LOCAL NEWS
LOCAL NEWS
Threshing Bee
Science of Fire
Beer Belly Car Wash?
Perfect weather for this trip back in time. / 3
Kids learn about fire and how to be safe. / 5
Cars get scrubbed clean by these guys./ 5
WHAT’S INSIDE Social News........................................ 4 Glimpses of the Past......................... 7 Morrison Police Report .................... 4 Published every Tuesday 20 pages • One section
Property Transfers.........................10 Churches.................................... 12-13 Classifieds ............................. 16-20
DEATHS
William ‘Bill’ W. Thomas, Shirley E. Borop, Clarice M. Meyer Page 8