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SIXTY YEARS AGO Council Bluffs, low*. .©Id Timers' Club, ! ftdHienrjr, HI. Ify Dear Old Friends: . Am writing this as of May 8, 1936, that bcinp the 60th anniversary of my leaving McHenry. Remembering so Well how happy I was, no more school days. That was my first mistake and have made many since. After all ..... fire AUTO INSURANCE PARM LIFE .. ... • EARL R. WALSH Presenting ' Reliable Companies . . 'Win you need insurance of any kind Phone 4S or 61-M . Pries Bldg. McHenry §#®t Phone 13 - VERNON J. KNOX • ATTORNEY AT LAW Pries Bldg. " OFFICE HOURS . !. Tuesdays and Fridays. Other Days by Appointment McHenry - Illinois Downs Motor Express The Pioneer Line Operates daily between McHenry and Chicago Phones: Watajuh McHenry 7518 256 Telephone No. 300 -- Itoffel A Reihaniperger-- tear«nce agents for all classes of property in the best companies. •JEST MCHENRY ILLINOIS S. H. Freund & Soo CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS Phone 127-R McHenry Our experience U at Your Service in building , Your Wants these years I still refer to McHenry as my home town, where I was born and spent, my happy boyhcod days. - Few of my companions and friends left, even Owen's Mill Pond is gone where we"spent so many happy hours skating, swimming, boating, fishing, hunting, catching bull frogs, and getting thresljgd when I got home for not" staying home and picking potato bugs. Many times have I thought of John Claxton and the piece he Spoke at school, the last line was "Procrastination is the thief ot time." Walking to Johnsburg School, often the outdoor call was strongest and would spend the day along the river with congenial companions. Fortunately, monthly report cards were not used, and from our viewpoint were not necessary at that time. They probably would have interfered with many hookey pleasures. I refer to the Johnsburg School as my Alma Mater, where I got a diploma, probably for good conduct. That" recalls when Henry Bentfield and as I .remember Charlie Going, and the writer concluded Mr. Sturdevant's strawberries were the finest in towrr. While raiding the patch a whitegowned lady holding a lamp, appeared in the open door and called to us, "Boys, boys won't you leave a few for us ?" One of the boys says, "Run, Tom," and Mr. Sturdevant blamed Tom Whalen for the job. Terrible boys, that Bentfield and Going boy. I sincerely hope it will be possible to attend the Centennial and Homecoming this year, and at least once more see the remaining boyhood friends. It is possible they won't all be where I expect to go when I leave here. With best wishes and love to them all from the bottom of my heart, I a.- / <• Yours very truly, " FRED J. SCHNOftft, 40 Savings Bank Bldg. SCIATICA tSt. Paul, April 1. ^-Oj(iBennett is sitting, or half sitting in bed on account^ of a pretty attack of sciatica. It would be laughable if it was not so painful, or I could get that left leg where it would, quit squawking. Have you ever had it? Let's talk it over, those who have. Lots of fun. If you are right-handed, the left ieg becomes your pet. If left-handed, then it is the right leg, usually. It is not rheumatism, but muscular pressure upon the nerves in the hip and the pain streaks up and down the leg with varying severity. Laughable thing about it is that a sciatic client was my first call this morning. Fine publicity (Eh, what?) to go limping into a home and have the same thing that I so successfully treat in others. Well, his leg improved and mine became worse, so I managed to get home to bed and a hot pad, so let's see if there are a few Way Back Wihens in the old files. $100.00 REWARD for the name of any man living or dead that has sold more McHenry County Real Estate than has Dan Quinlan--that's all he does. Farms for Sale and Rent in Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin. Large ones •Mid small ones. . I sell farms. k, I1L vate phones 60 ALFORD H. POUSE ATTORNEY-AT-LAW XVI Yi Benton St. Woodstock, 111,. Phone Woodstock 191 McHenry 278 A. P. Freund Excavating Contractor Trucking, Hydraulic and Crane Service Ro^ Building TeL 204-M McHenry, Hi WILLIAM B. MARTIN Representing Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. 105 S. York St. ! Main Street JElmhurst, 111. McHenry, 111 Phone Elm. 2708 Phone MoH. 100-J Charlie's Repair Shop Just East of Old Bridge Over Fox River (Rear Schm-lVr's Tavern) > RADIATORS REPAIRED BODIES and I ENDEBS Straightened Sign Painting Truck Lettering Acetylene Welding CHARLES RIETESEL Editor Pra ses U. of I. Services 5 to Mankind JOHNSBURG Lauds Citizenry for Supporting State Institution -iir Its Work, REMEMBER WAY BACK WHEN-- Mi*s. M. E. Howe lived across from the M. E. church ? She was mother of v*ene Howe, who was a hardware merchant in "Centerville." That was fifty years ago and the Bennetts lived in the Schnorr house (the one on the corner, east of the church. I heard Mrs. Howe say that "woolen flannels should , never be washed, but hand rubbed, and put on the line so they may be wind blown." What do you think of that, to remember a thing like that for fifty years and "More new wealth for Illinois comes out of the University of Illinois than can ever be created sunder the dome of the Capitol at Springfield!" So believes Wheeler McMillen, editor of thfc COUNTRY HOME, published in New York City. "Our country is deeply indebted to the achievements of science and of education for additions to its wealth, now that \v? Jiavt passed the pioneer p<?ripd." he said. "Scientists at Work at ,the Illinois Experiment Station and the educators who cooperate by carrying their findings to farmers, are the 'most-'powerful of agents for increasing the output of' new dollars from Illinois soil. Everyone r knows, of course, that all our new wealth has to find its Origin in the soil, mines, forests, and , tlie fisheries, and unquestionably the, soil is fur the most 1m? porta'iif of these sourjces in Illinois, as ft is in the United States, •<. ' "It lis sfilepdid for, the citizens of k. democracy 'to-, pay generous attention, to the political phases of their public affairs," he agreed. "One should* have no less interest In what happens at Springfield and at Washington, but I do think we should pay vastly more attention to \ifliat happens around our scientific and educational Institutions. 1 doubt if anyone can point to a single law passed in the history of Illinois that has added as much new wealth to the state as has been created in consequence of the scientific work lh soybeans at the Agriculture Experiment Station. Your Station's achievements in the field of animal husbandry, as well as in crops, have not only been veritably distinguished, but have been exceedingly productive. "I doubt if any of the dollars invested anywhere out of the hug« budget of the state of Illinois do more for the people of the state than the relatively few dollars >aj>ended annually in the scientific work#St Urbana," he concluded. Carl Voltz is spending a few days in Chicago. . Mrs. Earl Bbffine of Genoa visited with her sister, Mrs. George King Thursday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Wilkia and Miss Caroline Freund of Chicago spent the weekend with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Freund. Mr. and Mrs. Nick Miller ancl family of Richmond visited in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe King Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. John M. Pitzen, Mr. and Mrs. Joe J. Freund were Rockford callers Wednesday. Mrs. Peter Smith, son, Bill, and daughter, Agnes, Mrs. Martin Weber and Miss Amelia Weber were Waukegan shoppers Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hass and family of Milwaukee are spending a week in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Freund. Charles Schaefer spent the weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben J„ Schaefer. Mrs. George King and son, Junior, are spending a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Earl Hoffine at Genoa. Mr. and Mrs. John Bode and daughter, Pauline, ..spent the weekend in Chicago. • Mr. and Mrs. Alex Freund and daughter, Nancy, of Chicago spent Sunday in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen H. Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Miller of Lily Lake were callers in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe P. Michels Sunday. Mrs. Fred Smith and Mrs. Joe King spent - Monday with Mrs. Laurence Baer at Chicago. Miss Amelia Weber spent a few days with Mrs. Will Smith at McHenry. William iSchaefer of Chicago spent the weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mts. Joe Schaefer. , Mr. and Mrs. Mike Gorski and sion, Kenneth, Mr. and Mrs. George Zornstorff of Woodstock spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs/Joe P. Miller. Dowif A monf the D'» It Is strange how many of the gloomy words in the English language commence with the letter "d"? F'or instance, observes a writer in Pearson's Weekly: Depress", disease, demon, dull, doom,, dread, dole, damn, dumps, dirt, dark, drown, droop, despair, defeat, desolate, disaster, devil, dirge, death, dungeon. Use of E«rth Walla Ancieat ' Rammed earth walls for building! have been used in Europe for many centuries, according to Pathfinder Magazine. Romans used this material 1* a crude way during the days of the old empire. Instances are knowi rammed earth buildings stand nearly 2f)0 years while the building of this type gave good (Political Advertisement) ' f. r Hi,: ItWf f'rtrty MERRILL O. CALAME (_ AN1 >IDATi I OR REPUBLICAN STATF CENTRAL COMMITTEEMAN f'MIMARIEs TIJiSDAV AI'WII M 1' Father of 'Electric Eye' Hopes for One ^ Even More Sensitive can t tell you what my car license is? iNuuuiciduio automatic devices in in- Consistent, I'd say. One day brother dustry. All of the important observa- HprK anil T L._ -I j. torles of the world una It anil It k.. Thg^nthBfr-^^the photo-electric cell, cojiftaonly knowniis the electric eye? announced on the eve of his departure for six months of study and research in Europe, that he has devised a new method of making photo-electric cells which promise tq be more sensitive than the cell now In universal use. Prof. Jakob Kunz, University of Illinois physicist, first developed his photo cell In 1909 and further improved It during the next two years. His was an alkaline cell and it was such an improvement over 'the selenium- cell that It soon replaced the less efficient predecessor and became indispensable in science and industry. The selenium cell showed fatigue Immediately while Kunz" alkaline cell evidenced no fatigue with usage and remained constantly efficient. Kunz's cell was so sensitive that It reacted to light from a star that could not be seen with the naked eye. His new work promises to be even more sensitive. "The new method Involves the use of colloidal alkali vapor," Dr. Kunz said. "This vapor has very Interesting optical properties. Both industry and science, especially astronomy, require more and more sensitive cells and I have hopes that this new one will satisfy this need." The photo-electric cell Is used in talking motion pictures, television and In innumerable in in • u oajr. viia uay orovner ODserva- Herb and I called on her, about sup- V?r,e® 'he use u> and " has per time, and her table was all set. • us® ln the 8clence8 °f «*>«»- She was expecting some out-of-town cine, zoology, ceramics, etc. --owiiw vui-ui-wwu »P »rwofi.. Kxvuuniizz wwiilnl sstiuudayy iInn Gueerrmm&annyy,, people, who failed to arrive, so she France.. Switzerland and Russia ln the said, "Clean up, boys, and let's eat." "e!d of theoretical physics. Our <gyes bulged, when she placed a onC7 £ TT x i n » huge platter on the table. Guess what /O Of U. Of I. treshmen was on it--A STUFFED ROAST PIG. That was worth remembering, wasn't it, Mrs. Wheeler, and the spl endid hostess who asked ' gry boys to dine? Ranked Highest in H. S. .1 wenty per cent of all freshmen admitted to the UniversItFoMnTrmisIa^ fall ranked scholastlcally in the highest. 10% of their high school classes, according fo a study made by Registrar 'J. P. Tuttle. results of which have just oeen announced. Geo. 'W. Peck was governor of Wisconsin ? He wrote "Peck's Bad Boy," who put ants in his father's liver pad and was up to every manner of mean tricks on his Old Man. (The idea of l ^'xfy-ei^ht putting such ideas into the heads of SS ranked ,D the upper no% "innocent b^ys" of half a deritury ago.) \:v-, 'The "Youth's Companion" came every month with its ccntinued stories and the big catalogues of pictured prizes for new subscriptions ? Them was the days! CENT A COMPANY All Kinds of I N S U R A N C E Pfcwi with tM . CMapM^Mi The McHenry Glee Club was composed of W. A. Cristy, O. N. 'Owen, T. J. Walsh and Chas. G. Frett? You meant O. N. Owen instead of O. W. Owen, didn't you, Lenora? "0. W." couldn't iBing as good as I can, or not .quite. ' .- Martin, Bickler enlisted in Co. E., Elgin, 3rd Regt. 111. Vols., while the McHenry Boys belonged to Co. G, Woodstock? Wonder what became of Martin ? Jimmie Knox was with a Nebraska Artillery Co. ? He was the son of Mrs. Tom Knox. • Wher®^ dp you suppose he is? 1 / - Also our old pal, Guy Hiall of Ringwood, who belonged to the Hospital Corps ? Hello, Geo. Colby, we do npt see you on the sick list any more. Keep the chin up. Remember the time the "papa cow" gored you and you pulled through? Eh, what? You are .sure tough and a pleasant memory, so I'll be aeeing ypu. . PRANK BENNTSTT. I "STEAK" or anything fi- <m the P*K Mee Noo. Sixty-eight per cent of the" entering lass ranked in the. upper. 50% of their high Kchool classes, the figures also showed The scholastic records made at the University by the present freshtnun class will be summarized at a irt'er date in order to see the correlation between grad.es in hi;h school and scnolarshin in the -University. This latter information will be of importance to University administrative officers. In those cases where University performance has been seriously out o;t line with predictive scholarship as -'measurable by success in hi -li school. U niversity Operates New Speakers' Bureau In response to the large number of requests fop speakers which eoine to the University of Illinois each y»»nr. announcement has" been made <W the organization 01 a Speakers Bureau to fake care of such requests. Members of the teaching staff, re search workers.- and others connected with the institution, will he asked to fill the enKaKements. ln order that the Bureau may be self-supporting, a fee sufficient to meettravel and incidental expenses will ba charged. Forging Ahead Believe with all your heart that yon will do what you were made to do. Never for all Instant harbor a doubt of It - Drive it out ot jour n4nd If It seeks entrance. Entertain only the friend tkoi^itf Idqftl^ of the thing you are determined to achieve. Reject «ll H>owbt.(a^Q|c\ 4li discouraging Aoods--e4erytMer^6*Wi *ot>ftf suggest (alia re or anbapplness. WM ... Three hundred coats of paint make a film one Inch thick. J ' ^ BUNOESEN FOR 3GVfRf (Political Advertisement) jpjStJRE A ROOSEVELT VICTORY IN NOVEMBER • vl^ • : i 7" ^ \ : : f . BUNDESEN FOR GOVERNOR BUNDESEN MEANS REAL HELP FOR ROOSEVELT! Study the cartoon ana the news clipping alongside. The forces of greed and special privilege are afraid of Bundesen as a candi date because they're afraid of Rooserelt. They know Bundesen will help Roosevelt get the twenty• nine electoral votes of IUmois. J---~* ,ig ®u8"!.e g 9e B.oo»eveU\ to o ,tO DeccounWWy laS \1 Serlul *°t'aa\cas®^6s cori'"JoSii« V Vn\cdScd _a t^es. safe •\...uhout . ,.tYve ^ lhan. iov/ertul tne' edge*4®", frGV&f*l?r pat^eS'"oep^ica^tf lsi'5 i;ct ^ pu^1 * that the anti-Roos la\88 f Here's Proof Roosevelt forces will use €V€ty means to destroy Roosevelt -- even try to bore from within the Democratic ranis I Stop them April 14 by subOortinr the rtmimten^ atc^eneraVP^J r<vw»r»i /vrtcj WMI H*C CfCrj iestroy ranks tpril supporting r^0k"- Demoorotic candidates THE anti-Roosevelt forces are fighting relentlessly to control the nomination spf the Democratic candidate for Governor of Illinois. We have the peculiar spectacle of Re* publicans and Republican spokesmen in Illinois trying to tell Democratic voters' whom to support for the Democratic nomination, why? The answer is--Herman N. Bundesen! The anti-Roosevelt forces know that Bundesen will help Roosevelt win. So they're trying to becloud your mind witl> false issues such as "bossism" . knowing full well that if they can defeat Bundesen on primary day, practically any Republican will have easy sailing in November. The present Governor, with his prison and institutional scandals, his veto of the old age pensions and his blunderin g mismanagement is the man the anti-Roosevelt people know they can beat. Your elected Democratic State Central. Committeemen recommend Bundesen! All of the responsible and recognized leaders of the Democratic party of Illinois --the men who are on the firing line in behalf of Roosevelt and complete Demo* cratic success in November--joined in recommending Bundesen for Governor. These men have nothing against the present Governor as an individual. If they had thought he could win in November-- and help Roosevelt win--they would have given him their endorsement But they had to face facts. They could not sacrifice the good of the party in order to spare one individual's feelings. Urge4.: by county chairmen, county official^ judges, state senators and representatives, these elected Committeemen--25 of them from the State's 25 congressional districts--determined that Herman N. Bundesen was the best qualified man in the party to make a winning fight for the governorship. <. Bundesen polled an all-timf record of 1,087,000 votes in a county election! See to it that your vote is cast for the good of the State and the Nation on primary day.^ Don't be influenced by maudlin sentiment or baseless sectional prejudice. _ Herman N. Bundesen, a master execui? Ve an<? Proved vote-getter, can help ^*kois in the Democratic column. , The. people know him as a man of action--Rooseveltian--an executive who gets things done! Democrats! Think of November! Bundesen is the man the party can win with in Illinois. His whole career is distinguished by successful service in the interest of his fellow citizens. He understands human problems. Bundesen has nothing to live' downnothing to apologize for or that needs explanation. He is making an American campaign that appeals to Americans. ; A vote for hrm is a vote for Roosevelt and for a united, progressive, prosperous Illinois. Don't let the anti-Roosevelt schemers sway you from nominating Bundesen. • BUNDESEN ADVOCATES FOR ILLINOIS: A farm to market road system throughout the State • A lower salss tax without return to a State property tax * Betterment and extension of the State's public school system • Better and more humane management of State Institutions * Conservation of public health and a lower death rate for Illinois * Intelligent cooperationwitfePrwi- M tHeAe 1 t 1. 1J V V • N . ( f t ' H • t. 1 '. . m " President "FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT - United States Senator J Governor JAMES HAMILTON LEWUf HERMAN N. 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