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1 * >K'%i Thursday: May 12. 195% THE McHENBY PLAINDEALER ':'H: ' ' ~f£i , ' ?$ P*g* FHte<m f'H"t"l"H"l".}"i"{|'i(t'i"t^ii"{"l"t"l"l'.'t"H"t"H'W't"t"l"i"ir{'4'^'W"iMHi4"l'4"H"l' REVIEWING EARLY HAPPENINGS • ? IN KTCHENRY and VICINAGE - ' # Plaindealer Files, Furnish Memories . of Yesteryears . .Compiled by A. H. Mosher FORTY YEARS AGO ' ' • s From Issue of May IS, 1915 Chester S. Howard Dead-- , Chester S. Howard, Civil War veteran, a member of the Mc- Henry G.AJt, amd one of the village's oldest and most respected residents, passed away at his late hoine here , on Tuesday evening.. this week. He had ff been a resident of the village for forty-two years. West McHenry, State Bank-- The new West McHenry State bank building will be formally opened . next .. week Saturday, May 15, at which time visitors will be. received, and shown through the establishment, which is a distinct cretd&t to the stockholders as well as an ornament to the village. Patrick Flusky Found Dead-- The body of 'Patrick Flusky, who since the death of his wife a number of years ago (had yi made his home in a deserted house situated about five miles southwest of this village, in Nunda township arid fully a half mile from any public , road, was found! dying on a cot at his (home last iFriday morning. Mr. Flusky was last seen alive Sunday morning. The inquest was held the same afternoon that he was found, the investigation being conducted by Deputy Coroner Dr. C. H. Fegers of this village. Items of Local Interest-- Today is the fourteenth anniversary of Borden's milk bottling plant in this village. Two hundred thousand small * pike were emptied into Pistakee Bay last week. More bass will also be placed into that body of water this summer. Dr. R. G. Chamberlin has purchased' a Reo touring car recently, owned by F. A. Bolhiander. Overton & Oowen report the sale of an Overland six touring car (to Mr. Hubert Freund. Attorneys in the case are arguing for a new trial of the famous Volo mil-riding case and it is expected that a final ruling to the matter will be made at the Waukegan • court. house ' mext Saturday morning. An electrical firm at Warren, . 111., recently placed a 100-candlepower electric lamp on top of the water tower In that city and it is said1 that it is visible for twenty-five • i»ilea. MoHenry also has a high- -water tower. Who will be the one to have a light installed thereon ?.. It makes a good ad for .the. town Ostend Note»r-- Miss Ammie r' Francisco has been suffering .i^eft^ely with neuralgia and rheumatism. , F. B. Thompson has A stump puller at work on a small lot, where he intends planting the first crop of corn. Every person must be very careful and not have a headache or a pimple or it will be sure case of smallpox. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO From Issue of May 8, 1930 Flames Destroy Bakery-- Fire of unknown origin destroyed the interior of the . bakery owned by J. J. Marshall early Sunday morning and threatened the entire business section of Green street with destruction by the flames, causing approximately a $15,000 loss. . Opening At Wonder Lake Wonder Lake, a half-million dollar resort development of Jones & Winter Co., lying four miiles northwest of McHenry, will hold a gala opening and 'inspection Sunday, May 11, 18 andi 25. In the valley of the Nippersink, an ancient lake bed has been developed into the second largest lake in the state of Illinois, with over ten miles of beautiful, wooded shore line. This lake, which is over three and one-half miles long and over a mile wide at its widest point, is dotted with beautiful wooded islands, and its shoreline slopes gently until it reaches a maximum depth of over twenty feet in the center of itthe lake Mrs. Nick M. Schaefer-- Mrs. Nick M. Schaefer, about 58 years old, died at her home in Johnsburg Wednesday afternoon, following a nervous breakdown. "Although she had not been well all winter her death oame suddenly at last. Business Changes-- The .past week has proved to be a 'history maxer in the annals of West McHenry and Main street as it marked the change in location of two of Main street's most prominent business houses and the sale of a third business house which is already operating under its new management, The three firms making the important change are the P. J. Schaefer meat market and grocery, which moved into the Why buy q Model T" when automatic' ELN A U h Model to SEE! • Liberal Trade-in Allowance Call er Visit for FREE Dem»n»trati*n Sewing Machine -- f Sales & Service Across From Hunterville Subdiv, Phone 1590 McHenry, 111. DEAD TIRED? You may he dangerously taxing your entire system when you allow fatigue, nervousness--poor appetite and sleepless nights to drag you down BECAUSE Y0VR BODY IS VITAMIN AH* MN STARVED * •Thece •yrriptom* may have other cautM •r be tfue <0 tyltKttehal disorders* When you fcclc ttrong, red Ijlood -- when your system is Vitfcmin-starvcd you must feel listless -- nervous -- irritable. Thit is because weak blood is circulating through your system, taxing your heMtr-JKrtting a burden on every vein--capillary and artery in your body I * Start builcfugricltrribloodFAST with Btxel Specidl Formula Each httfh-potency BEJCEL Special Formula capsule gives you S times the dairy triinirtiufn requirements of iron; more than the daily minimum requirements pi all the B-vitamins that doctors will tell yon are essential for proper nutrition; plus Vitamin B12 and trap# minerals. These wonderfully strengthening capsules are recommended lor mothers-to-be, when a sufficiency of iron and vitamins is vitally important to their health. Also especially'important il you are over 40. Ibke 2 .caplules daily for double potency. Penny for penny -- yen M0R£ vitue in high-potency ~ BEXEL feel better--look better-- Work better OR YOUR MONEY BACK I A McKESSON PRODUCT BQfc»GER'S drugstore: 103 So. Green St. PHO?iE 40 McHenry, I1L N. J. J listen building recently vacated by the William H. Altihoff (hardware store, which has been -transferred to the Martin Schipitit building, purchased by Mr. Althoff, on the corner of Main street and Route 31, and the sale of the Peter W. Frett market and grocery to Joe Regner of Chicago. Spring Wedding-- One of .the first of the spring weddings was solemnized Wednesday, April 30, at St. Peter's church, Spring Grove, wheel Miss Helen Pepping, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Pepping of Spring Grove, and Mr. Clarence Amann <?f MuiK+ielein were united in marriage. Father Wiedekamp, pastor of St. Peter's church, Fatiher Nix of St. Mary's church, McHenry, and Father Braske.of Wiimot officiated at the nuptial high mass. C.D. of A. Installation-- Thirteen new members'. were welcomed by the members of Joyce Kilmer court. Catholic Daughters of America, at their meeting (Friday evening. A good attendance of members was present to enjoy the work put on by their own officers, with Anna Stock acting as district deputy. Father O'Rourke was present and gave an interesting talk in his usual capable manner. The candidates initiated were: Susan Nimsgern, 'Mrs. Clara Lenaen, Mrs. Mary Miller, Mrs. Agnes Adams, Mathilda Miller, Madeline Worts, Marian Wagner, Mrs. Celia Fox, Mrs. Celia Thelen, Mrs. Gertrude Stilling, Mrs. Elizabeth Picrti, Mrs. Edith Karls and Eleanor May. Heavy Storm Loss-- Thursday night, May 1, marks the date of a terrific wind and rain storm which swept McHenry and the northern part of the county, that resulted in the loss of many head of valuable livestock, wrecked more than twenty barns and left thousands of dol- Low Cost Fuel At Your Door Why use out-moded fuels with all the work they cause ?. We„ will de-t 1 iVferconvenient, thrifty, safe Bottled Gas • direct to your door, wherever you live. ALTHOFF'S HARDWARE "McHenry County's Leading Hardware" Phone 284 501 Main St. McHenry, 111. HVUtt ilars in property damage in tte wake. v TEN YEARS AGO From Issue of May 3, 1048 Steven Kosti Dies-- Friends of Steven Kosti, 62, were shocked to hear of his death which occurred Wednesday morning, May 2, 1945, at his home at McCullom Lake. He had been ill for the past two months. Mr. and Mrs. Kosti operated a shoe repair shop in the former Popp building in West McHenry. Aged Residents Die-- Three elderly McHenry women, each of whom in her own way had lived through the years, always administering some service, small or large, for their own fellowmen, died this week. One of tfcese women was Mrs. Mary Carey. She was 87 years old, had lived her entire lifetime here, having been born on the PhaJin homestead on the Irish prairie. Another resident of McHenry for many years, Mrs. Barbara King, passed from this life on Saturday, April 28, 1945. She was 82 years/ 6f age last Dec. 12. A resident of McHenry for sixty-four years, Mrs. Augusta Wolf died of a heart attack aJt her home on Front street Sunday evening, April 29, 1945. She was 86 years of age. A resident of McHenry for itfhe past ten years, August Herrlin, 83,' passed away at (his home in the Country dub subdivision on Friday, April 27. Thought For The Week-- "When you get into a tight .place and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hold on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the«tide will turn." --Harriet Beecher Sto\ve. SOIL CONDITIONS Following a month marked by liberal, we 11-spaced rains, soil moisture conditions on Illinois farms are more favorable for crops than at any previous time during the past few years. This estimate is given in the weekly bulletin . of the state and federal departments of agriculture. Recent rains have been highly beneficial to pastures, meadows and fields of winter wheat, all of which are in good condition, the bulletin says. More than twothirds of Illinois plowing for corn and soybeans has been completed, sJightiy Jess than tihe 75 per cent reported at this time last year, but well above the 50 per cent regandied as average for 'this date. PROFE^IOnflL DIRECTORY B and B EXTERIOR DECORATING Free Estimates Fritzches Estates PHONE 560-R-2 DR. G. R. SWANSON Dentist Office Honrs: Daily Except Thursday 9 to 12 -- 1:30 to 5:30 Mom, Wed. and Fri. Evenings By Appointment Only Telephone McHenry 160 FRANK 8. MAY BLACK DIRT Sand - Gravel - Driveways ip^cavatlng Route 5, McHenry, HI. Phone McHenry 580-M-l Sana Limestone VERN THELEN Excavating Gravel Black Dirt Dredging Tel. McHenry 1386 Box 640, fit 1, McHenry, HL A. P. FREUND ft SONS Excavating. Contractors Trucking, Hydraulic and Crane Service -- ROAD BUILDING -- Tel. 204-M McHenry, III » EARL R. 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