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& V, (Continued from page 2) "dam gang". Soon other people heard of Mrs. Barnard's good cooking and her Sunday home style chicken dinners served in Barnard's Mill drew great crowds of people. Mrs. Bar­ nard, the epitome of pioneer womanhood, continued serving meals in the mill until 1945. When E M. "Deac" Strong took over the place, he gave it the name known by most people in this area, the Mill Inn. t A short time later Frank Wiedemann and his wife, Jerry, bought the Mill Inn and having made many im­ provements, celebrated their grand opening on Sept. 28, 1946. For thirteen years, the Wiedemanns continued the Mill's tradition of fine food and good hospitality, Since the Wiedemanns left in 1959, this historic place has continued to serve the area until it was closed in 1974 for remodeling and new beginnings with new owners. In January, 1975, Art Garcia and Daw Crews of Bensenville, once again opened the doors. The old mill has stood proudly for 109 years, sheltering within its walls, memories and secrets and stories of another lifetime, while by its side, the waters of the Nippersink roll on and on. First Home%ln Eastwood Manor Built In 7956 None of the residents know why or where Eastwood Manor received its name. Someone suggested that it's Eastwood because it is East of a wooded area, and Manor in the dic­ tionary means a landed estate, if that helps you any. Eastwood Manor was originally called Skidmore farm during the depression era. The first house was com­ pleted Jan. 25, 1956, and the person who had the house built was Mrs. Florence Holly of 1201 Clover. The following day the second house went up right next door on Clover, but since then they have moved out of state. Meetings at one time took p^ace in Mrs. June Stuart's basement with approximately five to six families from the subdivision planning to start a Presbyterian church. Then the church services were started and held in the barn also in the subdivision. Later they were held on Chapel Hill road, with the Rev. Jack Mclntyre as the pastor. The church was built in J966. When the barn wasn't being used for church services, From Land To Lake WHY PAY MORE ? Cows grazing in pasture land near Nippersink creek, which is now Wonder Lake bottom. This photo looks south from dam site. SHOP BHt FOR EVERY DAY LOW PRICES ON AU. YOUR UQUOR NEEDS. How it was before Wonder Lake existed -a view from Hickory Falls, looking southwest. it was used for real estate. Homeowners' association, etc. Chapel Hill road at one time was called Johnsburg road. The subdivision used to have eight party lines, with different rings so it was possible to tell which telephone call was for a particular person. Names of the original families in our subdivision who were still living there as of Jan. 1, 1975, are the following: Dorothy and Elwyn Eternick, 2106 Holly; Willard Barns, 313 Chapel Hill road; Tom Bir­ mingham, 2208 Mill; Patricia and Elmer Borcovan, 1300 Eastwood lane; Engstrom, Goran and Joyce, 1210 East­ wood lane; Richard Fenner, 1200 clover; Lenard Hansen, 2104 Mill; George and Lenore Landon, 1213 Eastwood lane; Leonard Lawrence, Chapel Hill road; Matthew Mersch, Manor lane; Glen Messer, Country lane; Gilbert Moore, 2410 Country lane; John and Ida Mclntyre, 1304 Eastwood lane; Milt and Jeanne McHale, 1303 Eastwood lane; Ann Ritter, Clover lane; John and Elaine Rogers, 2310 Country lane; Jerry and Lois Ryan, 2309 Manor; Ed and Hattie Sch- wabauer, 2102 Country lane; Sigman, Craig and Georgia, 2110 Hillside; Stephenson, Katherine and Mark, 2305 Country lane; Stoll, Gary and Bertha, 1202 Clover; Salo, Marilyn and Ray, 1211 East­ wood lane; Sobacki, 2219 Manor lane; Halsted, Joe and Margaret, 2214 Country lane; Tucker, Flo and Bob, 2206 Manor lane; Urban, Elmer and Charlotte, 2407 Country lane. Mr. Krebs was the chairman for the first two years there was an association. Officers over the years were: 1960, Tim McCormack, followed by Tom Birmingham; Milt McHale in 1961; A1 Bianchi, 1962; Dick Wiegman, 1963; Fred Wood­ bury, 1964; Richard Hawkins, 1965; Glen Messer, 1966. At the last meeting recorded Jan. 19, 1968, Don Meyer was acting as chairman. (Continued on page 4) 'YOUR COMPLETE UQUOR STORE' \ \ s ^ -.v lit. !"' . 'ju_. i x i The importance of prnomm is so graphically expressed in this Centennial Issue of the Plaindealer. Without pictures how could we look back and see things the way they were? MAKE SURE YOU DOCUMENT YOUR SPECIAL OCCASIONS WITH GOOD PHOTOS, SO THAT FRIENDS AND RELATIVES FOR YEARS TO COME MAY LOOK BACK AND TREASURE THEM FOR THE BEST IN PHOTOGRAPHY CALL CLYDE KAN6AS 1410 W. 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