SEGMENT: FARM WORK, LIVESTOCK, & GREAT DEPRESSION
Bert Aikman>UIS Collection A's>UIS Collection, Segment 23
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- FARM WORK
- Mentions land Beeler bought. Beeler went into debt paying for tiling. Beeler & Bert filled ditches. Bert & Beeler bought binding machines & learned binders at same time. Story of Beeler(a Dutchman) & Bert ending friendship over drainage district vote to clean out drainage canals. (addenda item# 95, see Aikman 9, Clip# 813)
- NEIGHBORS
- Mentions how he was sad when Beeler went into a nursing home & died. Story of Beeler's daughter Garnet (who had paralyzed leg) at Bert's house. (addenda item# 96, see Aikman 9, Clip# 813)
- LIVESTOCK
- Lists Ben Lohman, Tuff Lohman, Charlie Long as cattle-feeders. (addenda item# 97, see Aikman 9, Clip# 813)
- RECOLLECTIONS
- Recalls Mr. Thomas having wild animals & loosing his farm. (addenda item# 97, see Aikman 9, Clip# 813)
- HEALTH
- Story of taking iodine of silver from Dr. Hayes for sore-throat. (addenda item# 97, see Aikman 9, Clip# 813)
- LIVESTOCK
- Mentions Balls were cattle feeders who were also bankers. Bought cattle by the carload. (addenda item# 97, see Aikman 9, Clip# 813)
- GREAT DEPRESSION
- Mentions bank examiners being thieves (during Great Depression?). (addenda item# 97, see Aikman 9, Clip# 813)
