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PROPHETSTOWN ECHO TUESDAY, JULY 29, 2025 • $1.00
VOLUME 136 • NO. 30
Prophetstown, Illinois
THRESHING BEE Earleen Hinton
A volunteer uses a pitchfork to toss a sheaf of wheat into a threshing machine at the Bos Brothers Historical Farm on July 26. This year’s vintage farming event focused on harvesting wheat. Story on page 3.
WHAT’S INSIDE Business and Service Directory ............4 Glimpses of the Past.........................8 The Ancestor Project ............................10 Published every Tuesday 20 pages • One section
Property Transfers ..............................13 Churches............................................14-15 Classifieds ........................................16-20
DEATHS James A. Damhoff Jr., Jo Heller, John J. Mucci, Frederic H. Pronger / 12