1985: Dean Bassett closes Eldridge Case-IH dealership

April 10, 1985: Dean Bassett announced he would close his International-Case farm equipment dealership in Eldridge effective July 1. Bassett said the closure was due in part to a diminishing agricultural market in Scott County. “We stuck it out longer than anybody thought we would,” said Bassett. “We just can’t keep losing money and losing money.”