DICK’S ELECTRIC AND PUMBING

In 1946 I went to work hauling gas for Theodore Folk at the old Farmer's Elevator. That fall we loaded the last rail road car of rye to be shipped out of Mullen.

In 1947 I was putting up Wind Chargers and wiring for a man named Steen from Thedford.

In 1949 I started installing Kohler and diesel light plants for a man named Stollen from Alliance. I also worked at Seneca for a man named Alferd Helpman who was at that time working at the light plant. He later went to work for Custer Power and moved to Broken Bow.

In 1950 I married Bonnie Sweet who lived at Mullen. We have 5 children. They all graduated from Mullen High School.

In 1953 we moved back to Mullen and started wiring for R.E.A. Power which was starting to build a power line in this area. I wired several ranches and homes in this area.

In 1956 we bought a bar in Seneca. To this I added my electrical business and some appliances and continued to do the electrical business out of Mullen. In 1966 I sold the bar business at Seneca and bought a Backhoe for digging and added a small plumbing busi-ness. Then in 1968 I got my license as a Class A Master Electrician. In 1975 I got a Class A Contractor License.

We bought the place in Mullen where we now live, in 1970. Our family now all grown and married. We have 8 grandchildren – 7 girls and 1 boy.