Opa Reads

Ralph and the bankers reach an agreement, Effie gets the line call out for mortgaged hogs to show up and be bought, and then he and George Miner grade the hogs as they get dropped off.

Ralph meets with success in Omaha, both in selling hogs and in getting the meat contract. Nick is hired to butcher the animals and Ralph negotiates the financing of his operation.

Ralph takes his hogs to Omaha and meets the railroad commissary agent to make a bid to provide meat to construction crews.

Ralph determined to recreate his mother’s Colorado sausage recipe, and he comes up with a plan to bid on the railroad’s butcher contract.

Ralph gets a vision for going into the butchering business when the railroad asks for bids to feed its crews.

Ralph went to trial and ended up owing over $13,000. Effie became his advocate and the neighbors all showed him great support at auction.

Beaver Creek is hit by such a flood that Ralph and Bob lose all their hogs and the entire property gets covered in water.

Ralph gets brought to court by the new bank owners, and he shared how he and Bob’s family worked hard to pull in the same direction.

Ralph and George walk Bob through bankruptcy so that he could get back on his feet.

Bob overextends himself with a new Buick and is exposed to his wife as irresponsible. Ralph helps the family through this trial and then he helps the township by honoring both his commitment to the bank and by his care for his neighbor’s need to retain good stock.