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* % v - % " - v r " ^ . L-t <e THE ••HBintT rLiCTDEAl.BR, TBUSSfiAY, JAlTOAfcT 1,1951 Kv £ •» ' • *{•* * i?? ;• -'h'i-i •*"-"• Twice To 1 d Tales Items of Interest Taken Fr«i tfce Files of the Plaindwtfc? ^v.u- of Tears Ago \, , " ii" Py*.- "^V^* ' r. •>•-:••«; FIFTY TEARS AGO A California trout, weighing about o pounds, was caught in the river week. Two yeara ago 25,000 of j . - -these fish were put in the river by the ';*rrish Commissioner. They were then • An inch in length. This is the first' '^hat has been caught and prove# that' ; f hey have grown rapidly. I .V.,v^ The contractors finished their work fen the bridge Wednesday and nothing tow remains to be done but the grarlig at the ends and the commissioners ** ; this territory will take care of that. ;v Isaac Harsh, who lives near Ring. I yjtrood, had the misfortune to be kick- '-*d in the face by his young stallion \ 4i#n Friday last. ! r '~lf* • The New Year's Party at the River. # ;;f~"f'fide House was attended by one hun- . \-;^red and eighty-seven couples and all * #eport a tip-top time. i , . Miss Hattie Stocker, granddaughter , *f Samuel Stocker of McHenry, was. •. ^Jnarried in Chicago on Tuesday to Mr. | <• jKicholas Galles of New Mexico, and Duensing of Algonquin to Miss Emma i Geeke of this village took place at Algonquin Monday evening, Jan. 1. i With the coming of the congressional sessions residents of the upper Fox rfrvfcr valley are again having dreams of federated action to improve the sti««m and make it a better and mom sanitary waterway. TWENTY TEARS AGO Nineteen hundred and ten proved one of the most prosperous years that i the village of McHenry has experij eneed in ages and was probably the i moat prosperous that it has experienced in the history of the town. The slippery condition of the side* walks has caused more than one fall during the paBt few days. The C. & N. W. railroad company haa again laid off most of its section hands here for the winter months. Many mer. are forced to seek new employment. About seventy men, the largest number employed on a local ice field since the Knickerbocker days, are now kept busy on the mill pond by the Borden Milk company. Beginning this week the Crystal Lake Herald will be published twice each week. While in the act of removing a cartridge from a rifle last- Sunday, the seventeen-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Wingate was shot through the right leg when the trigger accidentally discharged- The employees of the loeal boat manufacturing institution began work in the new buildiag on Tuesday morning <of this week. . , TEN TEARS AGO , The price of milk for JafaHtff? is immediately started for that region. $2.50 per hundred pounds or $2.06 for FORTY YF.ARS AGO .r Frank Vasburgh and Miss Eva {^fiCimball, both of this town, were maried at Genoa Junction on New Year's • V The Belvidere Northwestern has entered upon Ha twenty-fifth volume. It is one of the cleanest and newsiest of our exchanges. Oliver N. Owen of the firm of Perry & Owen, haa been appointed a Notary Public by the Governor and is prepared.to take care of legal mat- ' ters. an eight gallon can, which is ten cents lower than the price paid the previous month. i Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Doherty, who | reside on the Crystal Lake road, welcomed a boy to their home last Thursday. Miss Varina Wentworth, who has been employed at the L. A. Erickson store on the West Side for some time past, has given up her position there. Some of the young folks are having great sport with an ice boat on the f mill pond. i&» The McHenry House in this village We are informed that George Wirfa tiarrowly escaped destruction by fire has purchased a lot of Math Heimer On Friday morning last. It caught on Waukegan street and contemplates from a defective chimney, but was building a residence there. (discovered just in time. j The local ice harvesting season was Our public school opened on Mon- given a set back on account of the day after a two weeks vacation, with unexpected thaw and rain, en increased attendance. j Mr. and Mrs. Stephen May wel- Mrs. John Cleary, who lived aoath comed a girl to their home at Johns- *Ai«f»f this village, died on Monday last, burg on Tuesday of this week. Rafter a long and painful illness. < Master Dick Walsh was quite sick "on Monday. 4 ; ^ A bogus $2 bill has appeared in, _ the large cities which for neatness of ( - M*. u4 Mrs. Leslie Davii^ were execution surpasses the many imita- callers at Crystal Lake Tuesday, tions that have been made- for Uncle Mr. and Mrs. Ray Dowell were busi- Sam's greenbacks. j ness callers at Woodstock Monday. Col. J. F. Nash, an old resident* of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Foss and son this village, died on Thursday last, I were callers at Libertyville Saturday SLOGUM'S LAKf "J?: Jan. 1, at the age of 87 years. The firm of Bonslett A Stoffel, who were doing business on the West Side, has been dissolved and the business , hereafter will be conducted by Mr. Simon Stoffel. TWENTY-FIVE TEARS AGO The marriage of Mr. Edward Martin . to Miss Anna Lora Harrison took . place at the home of the bride's parents at 8 o'clock last Thursday evening » Dec. 28. Simon Stoffel has recently sold the W. A. Cristy residence to Thoa Powers "of Ringwood. Mr, and Mrs- Frank Grasaer are " rejoicing over the arrival of a boy, who arrived on Jan. 2. A small blaze at The Plaindealer ..w, office last Saturday evening caused t f quite a bit of excitement. 'At a recent meeting of the rural _ mail carriers of McHenxy county held : at, Woodstock, E. E. Bassett was -j?-elected president and J. R. Knox was elected vice-president. The wedding of Mr. Frederick Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Brooks and son were callers at Waukegan Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Davis and children were callers at McHenry Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Dowell and two daughters and Mrs. Mary Dowdl were callers at McHenry Tuesday. Leslie Foss was a caller at Greenwood Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Matthews and sons. Mrs. Willard Darrell and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Esping were callers at Crystal Lake Friday. Frank Mulholland of Chicago spent Sunday at his farm here. Mrs. Lloyd Fisher and son of Volo visited here Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Brooks of Waukegan and Misses Orissa Brown and Althea Coss of Wauconda were callers at the W. E. Brooks home Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Bailey of Davenport, Iowa, spent a few days last week at Oak Glen Farm. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Winkler and two children of Waukegan visited at the home of the former's parents at Ardelou farms. Mr. and Mrs. gay Dowell and two daughters and Mrs. Masy Dowell visited at the home of Mrs* Jane Eutingar at Wauconda last Tuesday evening. Miss Pearl.»Foss of Lffiertyville, Henry Filmenten of 'McHenry and William Berg 3pent last. Wednesday evening at the William Foss home. • Will Landwer of Lake Zurich was a Saturday caller at the Ray Dowell home. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Converse and daughter, Frances, and Mrs. William Davis and daughter, Frances, spent last Monday at Waukegan. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Underwood of Wauconda were Sunday afternoon visitors at the W. E. Brooks home. Mr. and Mrs. John Blomgren and John Nistad spent Christmas eve at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Raympnd Lusk near Round Lake. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Bacon and children were Sunday dinnef guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Davis. Other afternoon guests were Mirs. Richard Dowell and two children of Roseville and Mr. and Mrs. Howard Davis and children. Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Foss and Miss Ptearl Foss were supper and evening guests at the William Foss home on Christmas day. Mr. and Mrs. John Blomgren and John Nistad enjoyed Christmas at the home of- Mr. and Mrs. George Lundgren at Wauconda. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Converse and daughter. Frances, Mr. and Mrs. Wavne Bacon and children and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Dowell and children were entertained at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Davis Christmas Day. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Bailey of Dav- :'V' raasoHAia Harry Morris of Chicago was » 4- Henry visitor Sunday. Albert Miller of Cary spent with his brother, Fred Miller. Ray Howard spent the Chnstmsllt holidays with his family on Center street. . Mr. and Mirs. Fred Fcrwerda an$ family visited relatives in Chicago Sunday. i Mr. and Mrs. Allan Noonan ant children spent Christmas with relatives. •?„. A. E. Nye and children spent thl V; past few days with relatives at AV vada, Ohio. . . - Mr. and Mrs. William Dreyer aaiff son of Chicago spent Christmas nalfitivAfl -•,>.••• • -,l .• y.1"" a Mildred Thompson is spending vacation with her parents at Terfr 1 ftf - , 1 THT auAt e, *In dJ . . ,• '."*•i - • Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hughes an$ - -<.. v . : ^ children spent Christmas with friendt1 ' at Milwaukee. * Rose Murphy and John Hines ^ Milwaukee were Sunday guests in tlMi'" 1" 1 Frank Hughes home. ^ Mr. and Mrs. Ben Tallman and sciM ' of Wilmette spent a day last wee|f. with Mr. and Mrs. Mat Blake. 1' Mrs. Josephine Heimer Bpetit Christmas with her son and wife, Mr. ~ and Mrs. Charles Heimer, in Chicago Mr. and Mrs. Robert Thompson anil Miss Maud Granger spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Alexander at Hebron. ^ ^ Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Peterson and Mfetand Mrs. William Perkinson of C1&- ' cago were Christmas day guests k| the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Wim « 1 s W- h~! : Kl#} ••• , r >' , •Esukel.' Richard B. Walsh of Chicago visit*#** his parents, Mr. and Mrs, T. J, Walsh, P"T>^Tt'J??' ,M™„ M^hew* gundfly an^ attended the meeting of of Crystal Lftke, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer the McHenry Country club at the citjf Esping and Mr. and Mrs. Harry .Mat- Koll thews and sons, Robert and Lyle, spent Christmas at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Willard Darrell. Mr. and Mrs. John Blomgren entertained Mr. and Mrs. Pete Anderson and children of Algonquin and Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Lusk and daughter. Betty Lou, of near Round Lake, at dinner Sunday. i Mr. and Mrs. Earl Converse and. daughter, Frances, spent last Tuesday j evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. j Earl Davis. Mrs. Clara Smith attended the funeral services of H. E. Hicks at Wauconda last Tuesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Willard Darrell, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Esping, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Bailey and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Matthews and two sons were Sunday dinner and afternoon guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. LaDoyt Matthews at Crystal Lake. Mr. and Mrs. William Foss entertained eighteen relatives and friends last Saturday evening, Dec. 20, at" an 8 o'clock dinner in honor of the birthday anniversaries of their daughter, Pearl, and their son, Billie. Five hundred was the pastime of the evening and prizes were won by Mrs. A. W. Foss and Merril Foss, Miss Pearl I Foss, A. J. Hefferman, Mrs. Merril Foss and Leslie Fosa. Mrs. Clara Smith accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Joseph S. Haas of Wauconda to the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Werden last Wednesday, where a fish dinner was enjoyed. Mrs. Clara Smith spent last Wednesday night and Christmas day at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. D. Williams at Crystal Lake. hall Sunday morning. Mr. and Mrs. John R. Smith and family, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Smith and" children, and Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Frfser and family spent Sunday in tK|^ George Young home at Ringwood. r '1 O. Baxter Howe, M. D. Dr. Howe Specializes in Diseases of the Blood, Skin, Nerves, Stomach, Bowels, Liver. Kidney, Bladder, Nose, Throat, and Chest, and Genito-Urinary diseases of Man and Women in generaL Honrs 10 to 12 A. M. 2 to • P. M. OFFICE 236 MAIN ST. Phone 654 WOODSTOCK. ILL. • ,'V: n&watU" Under date of June 22, 1854,. the poet Longfellow wrote in his diary: MI have at length hit upon a plan for a poem on the American Indian which seems to me to be the right one and the only. It is to weave together their beautiful traditiona Into a whole." Curling Tongs Lm| ICaowa In the torn be of ancient Egypt man; hronse Implements are found somewhat similar to modern railing tongs HERMAN J. 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