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ANTIQUES IN YOUR BLOOD STREAM

By Ron Beukelman

713 Brookman Hall, Vermillion, S. Dak. 57069.

(A story of the Collection of My Father's Antiques. Owned by James W. Beukelman, Corsica, S. D.)

I believe that my father would be the first one to admit that antiques are like alcohol: They really get into your system.

My father, James W. Beukelman of Corsica, S. D., began his collection about four years ago. He was driving along a South Dakota highway when he spotted a 14 x 28 Rumely "Oil Pull". He knew the owner of the tractor, so he stopped at the farm and bought the tractor. Last winter, my father finished restoring the tractor. The "Oil Pull" took parts from many states and most of them came from Kansas. The 14 x 28 was just the beginning.

That same year, my father acquired a ten horse power Otto engine. The engine has a round connecting rod, a side cam shaft, an...

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