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memcm EAL Ê WFTTNESDAY. MARCH 28, 1973 Twice Told Tales FORTY YEARSAGO (Taken from the files of March 30, 1933) Genevieve Adams, 23 years of age, passed away at' the home of her parents in John- sburg. The Northland Greyhound bus deppt is now located at Unti's ice cream parlor and lunch room at the corner of Green and Elm streets. Dr. and Mrs. R.G. Cham- berlin and son, Rollo, have moved from their home on Elgin road to the H.J. Schaefer house on Main street. They have sold their home where they lived for eighteen years to Mr. Bond of Waukegan, whose daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Denman, will live on the place. Ben J. Schaefer of John- sburg, conducting a grocery and meat market, announces that beginning April 1, he will conduct his business on a cash basis. H.L. Thrasher of the state department of education visited the McHenry com­ munity high school Tuesday. Mrs. E.C. Coe, county superintendent of schools, was also a visitor. Mr. and Mrs. Jos. W. Freund visited their daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Cooley, in Indiana this week. Mr. and Mrs. Cooley will move to Kentucky where he has been transferred. Members of the American Legion auxiliary and their friends enjoyed a quilting party at the Legion hall. The fine spring weather over the weekend brought many cottagers tolhis vicinity where they opened their summer homes for another season. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of April 1, 1948) As their observance of National Army Day, which has been designated as Tuesday, April 6, the Veterans of Foreign Wars will have on display in the window of McGee's Clothing store, war souvenirs brought home by local members of the organization. Ben Jung suffered an eye injury while at work and un­ derwent an eye operation at Alexian Brothers hospital in Chicago. Henry Felmeten, Sr., 81, for forty-six years a resident of the McHenry Community, passed away at his home near Emerald Park, March 27, following a long illness. » Walter E. Winn, well known Richmond farmer and Pure Milk association member, was renamed treasurer of the P.M.A. for the seventh con­ secutive year. Warren Jones was tenor soloist at the Woodstock Baptist church on Easter Sunday, his offering being "Hosanna" by Jules Grainer. A tragic accident took the life of Raymond Hafer, 46, of Hebron, a brother of William Hafer of McHenry. Injuries suffered when he was thrown from his motorcycle on State Route 14 proved fatal twenty- four hours later in the Wood­ stock hospital where he died without regaining con­ sciousness. On Monday of this week County Superintendent of Schools Roland McCannon acted favorably upon a petition of approximately 200 residents of Lily Lake that their school district be joined to McHenry Consolidated District No. 15. With the signatures of at least two thirds of the districts voting public, only Mr. McCannon's approval was necessary to make the consolidation ef­ fective. TEN YEAR AGO (Taken from the files of April 4, 1963) There will be open house in the city hall April 6 when the public is invited to view the newly remodeled city hall the public library and the water treatmient plant, all located on Green street. M. arid-Mrs. Burton Skemp of Oakwood will celebrate their fifty-fifth wedding anniversary April 14. The Skemps have resided since 1952 at their present address, having moved here from Lombard. Miss Ardis May of McHenry has been pledged to Kappa Delta sorority at Northern university. She is among 127 coeds at the school pledged to nine sororities this semester. A garden shop, operated by Garden Cities Inc., will open soon in the building on Elm street which formerly housed Holly's Drive-in. More than 350 eighth graders are expected to register, on Freshman night, April 8, possibly setting a new record. Mrs. Dennis May was guest of honor at a pink and blue shower held Sunday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Elmer Justen. Hostesses were Mrs. Warner Benson, Mrs. George Darmody and Miss Janice May. _ A woman went t& spend a week end with a friend. As she was preparing to retire, the hostess appeared at the door. "If you should want any­ thing that you haven't got," she said, "just ask for it. We can show you how you can do without it." I l l inois History April Month Of tragic Memories In History The most tragic event in any April in Illinois history did not take place in the state at all but in Washington, D.C.: it was the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. And the most im­ portant April event involving the state's history took place before there was a state: it was the signing of the act which enabled the territory to become a state. Lincoln was shot "at or close to' 10:13 p.m., April 14, 1865, while attending a stage play, "Our American Cousin," at Ford's Theatre in Washington. He died at 7:21 a.m. the next day at the home of William Petersen, across 10th street from the theater. Sorrowing Illinoisans im­ mediately began preparations for the funeral ceremonies but the funeral train did not arrive in the state until May 1. Lin­ coln's body was returned to his home town by approximately the same route that he used when he went to Washington in February, 1861. The first Illinois stop was at Chicago, where a huge escort of mourners conducted the remains to the Cook county courthouse, where the body lay in state while visitors passed throughout the night at a rate of 17,000 an hour. The coffin was returned to the train the next day for the final lap of a journey of 1,662 miles which had begun April 21. The train reached Springfield at 9 a.m. May 3 and the funeral was held the next day after the body had lain in state overnight in the Hall of Representatives in the Statehouse-the present old State Capitol. A chapter in Lincoln's early career that began in April was his period of military service in the Blackhawk War. He was elected captain of the New Salem recruits at Beardstown April 21, 1832 and led his company north to the Rock River area. He was back in New Salem by mid-July and later remarked that he had seen no "live, fighting In­ dians." During the last year that Illinois was still a territory Nathaniel Pope was its non­ voting representative in Congress. He introduced a bill on Jan. 23, 1818, "to enable the people of Illinois Territory to form a constitution and state government." His bill was, passed and on April 18, 1818, President James Monroe signed it. Before the end of the year Illinois had passed a constitution and elected and inaugurated its new state of­ ficials. The statehood bill was signed by the President on Dec. 3 - now "Statehood Day." During the 154 Aprils since then Illinois has recorded many historic events. One of the earliest was the visit of General Traffic Safety Conference For 400 Teen-agers More than 400 teen-agers from throughout the state are expected to attend the tenth annual Illinois Traffic Safety conference at the Springfield Holiday Inn East on March 30 and 31. Governor Dan Walker will be the featured speaker at the Saturday, March 31, luncheon. The conference, sponsored by the Governor's Traffic Safety Coordinating committee, the office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, and the Illinois High School and College driver Education association is directed toward the role of young people in improving driver safety. * Emphasis will be placed on encouraging the many at­ tending students and driver training instructors to develop and implement local programs for traffic safety. Lafayette in April, 1825 to Kaskaskia and Shawneetown. On April 1, 1848, the state's second constitution went into effect. The first passenger train crossed the Mississippi River at Rock Island April 22,1856. In April 1937, Illinois coal miners settled a one-day strike for a wage of $6.00 a day and time- and-half for overtime. Gov. Henry Horner gave his outstanding Lincoln collection to the Illinois State Historical Library April 24, 1940. Illinois' major dis­ asters include the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad wreck at Naperville April 25, 1946, when 45 were killed and 100 injured. A famous Illinoisan who celebrated his birthday in April was Stephen A. Douglas who was born April 13, 1813 at Brandon, Vt. Various outside displays are planned which will include an accident victim evacuation helicopter, a seat belt demonstration device, special education vans, and a breatholyzer used- by law en­ forcement agencies for testing suspected drinking drivers. Representatives of State agencies and other organizations will be present to discuss their roles in traffic safety. These will include the office of Secretary of State, the Illinois courts, the State Pplice, the State departments of Transportation, Public Health, and Insurance, the Illinois Sheriffs association, and the Illinois Chiefs of Police. Lepl Notice ANNUAL TOWN MEETING NOTICE IS HERBY GIVEN to the legal voters, residents of the Town of Nunda in the County of McHenry and State of Illinois, that the ANNUAL TOWN MEETING of said Town will take place on Tuesday, April 10th, 1973, being the second Tuesday of said month, at the hour of 8:00 o'cllock P.M. at the North School, Multi- Use Room, 500 Woodstock St., Crystal Lake, Illinois, for the transaction of the miscellaneous business of the said town; and after a Moderator having been elected, will proceed to near and con­ sider reports of officers, to appropriate money to defray the necessary expenses of the Town and decide on such measures as may, in pursuance of law, come before the meeting; and especially to consider and decide the following: Election of one (1) Cemetery Trustee and any other business which may be brought before the meeting. Dated March 19th, 1973 -s- Anita Sherwood Town Clerk (Pub. 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