It was the Monitor Sadiron Company that put Big Prairie on the map. They received their patent in 1903. This new sadiron had a gasoline tank attached to provide heat. With the coming of electricity sadirons were no longer in demand and the factory at Big Prairie closed.

Recent auction prices: 1947 Cleveland Browns program, $25; print of Indian girl, $65; tin toy truck stop, $20; country store scale with brass hopper, $80; cigar sign, $30; bulldog door stop, $55; copper eagle on stand, $150; jar of marbles, $15; Dover sadiron, $25; Berlin history book, $35; Benton history book, $25; world atlas, $15; spinning wheel, $65; Indian rug, $15; bracket oil lamp with reflector, $35; peanut can, $30; Hummel figurine, $45; two sewing baskets, $12.50; Dietz barn lantern, $17.50; chick waterer, $20; large dough tray, $100; small Dazey glass churn, $60; pair of Coleman lanterns, $10; wood basket, $22.50; two ice tongs, $15; sausage stuffer, $30.

Happy hunting, Brooks.