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EARL WALSH' So I Hear TryoutSunday The Earl Tessendorfs asked for farm recollections. My recollections of the farm .go back to about the age of 4 yrs. When Grandma hitched her mare, Old Bird, to the buggy and drove to town to pick me up and take me home with her We drove over " to Masquelet's Drug Store (located where the Kent building on Elm St. now stands) and bought big, creamy ice cream cones Then, out to Irish Prairie There were many trips to Grandma's, later the home of Uncle Walter and Aunt Elizabeth Grandma had a feather tick bed that was a dream. -- And at a tender age grand­ ma gave me a cold weather privilege my mother didn't allow She let me sleep in my long underwear. Most of my farm days were spent with Aunt Katie and Uncle Charlie Gibbs The day school let out I went to the farm and stayed until the September opening When I grew big enough to be of help, I stayed all year Rode a pony to school until my legs got too long, then got a buggy and cart Not much pay. but a lot of experience Then: You didn't have heat in the upstairs bedrooms, but had plenty of blankets and comforters Now: Central heat. Just turn the button Then: On hot summer nights it got so unbearable upstairs that you took your pillow, went downstairs and slept on the floor near an open door Now: Homes are insulated and if you don't have air conditioning. you are abused Then Outdoor plumbing Now: Indoor plumbing Then: It took a lot of time to turn over the soil with a hand plow Now: They pull several plows or disc with a tractor and hook a drag in back Then: A three or four horse team pulled the grain binder, bundles were shocked and capped until it was your turn to have the threshing machine arrive. Now: It is all combined in one operation right in the field Then: There were as many as eight homes on the same phone line Receivers clicked Now: Single lines spoil it for the rubbernecking Then: You went to the pump for a fresh pail of water and put a dipper in it for everybody's use Now: Turn the faucet Then: Hired men hired out for a year < board, room and washing) They were paid more in the summer months. In the winter, the work was mostly milking and chores Now: Where would you find a hired man? Then: McHenry, like many other communities, was a Saturday night town Stores were open and farm wives brought cases of eggs (12 doz. to a case) to the store and traded them in for groceries. Now: Friday nights took over, but you won't see many cases of eggs. Then: There was a water tank in the cow yard with a tank heater (wood and coal) •Sxp*ri«nc«d •Professional •Porsonalizod •Yoor-Round INCOME TAX SERVICE CRLL TDDRY! to keep the water from freezing in the wintertime. Now: Each cow has a watering cup at her stall. Pure luxury. Then: After heavy rains, when it was too wet to get into the fields, farmers used to "mend fence". Now: Maybe it is the same today. bUt the only, fence mending we hear about is politicians trying to sugar up people for past differences. Then:. Many farm kids walked to school and got exercise. Now: The saying goes that today we bus the kids to school and build gym­ nasiums for them to get their exercise. Then: "Settin' Hens" hatched the chicks Now: The old clucks have been replaced by incubators. Then: Farmers took to the woods in wintertime to "make wood". They chopped down trees, loaded them onto sleds and brought them home to be worked up for firewood and fence posts Now: Wood or steel fence posts are mostly store bought Firewood is coming back -- slowly. Then: Farmers hauled fatted hogs to the local stockyards (located near the C&NW tracks between Main St. and Waukegan Rd.) Frank Wattles bought the hogs and shipped them by rail to Chicago After unloading, a few farmers hitched their teams in the sheds provided in back of saloons and celebrated their sales Now Truckers go to the farms, pick up livestock and head for the nearest stockyard Then: Every farmer had an orchard. Now: They buy at com­ mercial apple orchards Then: Some farms were 120 acres Some smaller 160 acres was big. Now: 1.000 acres not un­ common. including extra rented land Then: Horses pulled the load Now: What horses" Then: Cows were milked by hand Now: Milking machines have taken over Then: Farmers in our area had dairy cattle, hogs, chickens -- a variety. Now. Dairies are disap­ pearing Dependence is on oats, corn and soy beans. (Haven't seen barley or wheat). Then: Each farmer had a f'Wm PAGE 7 - PLAINDEALER - FRIDAY, APRIL 3,1B01 On The Sideline With Dick Rabbitt With these nice summer days, there should be a lot of athletic activity at the high school. Mary Lou Osterman's girls Softball team opens their season this week against Wauconda, and then plays at Johnsbuig. Jean Natoli's badminton team is off to a flying start, winning its first three matches, and looking for a banner season. Gary Gray's tennis squad loaded with underclassmen, barely got nipped by Hoffman Estates last Saturday in the Annual Quad The teams performance really pleased the veteran coach, and he isv looking forward to the coming season with a big smile Another fellow with a big smile these days is track coach Dan Boland. His Warrior thinclads finished second in the Tiger Invitational last Saturday. Pete Ritthaler and Dave D'Angelo both set records, and those turns in the fieldhouse are just plain MURDER The pre-meet favorite Woodstock finished third The Warriors open their outdoor season Monday when they travel to Johnsburg to take on the Skyhawks, along with Marian Central. The sprints and relays are the Warriors strong points, this season. If they can get some help in the field events, they could have a real outstanding season. The Blue Streaks were the real winner in the double dual baseball games held at McCracken field on Saturday. They defeated both Libertyville and Zion Benton 3-2 in each game. The Warriors of Brian Wilson lost to both the North Suburban schools, but the new coach has the Warriors playing interesting baseball. The Warriors stole 14 bases in' the doubleheader, including a steal of home by Bob Greve. They bunt, hit and run, steal, which makes interesting baseball, and keep the opponents on their toes throughout the game. The Big 10. with the help of Indiana, proved that they play a pretty good brand of basketball, even though a lot of the teams fell by the wayside during the recent NCAA tourney Dave Mihevc is still waiting for DePaul to play IU> SW.UI1U gariit m the tournament Won't believe they lost I was able to convert him to becoming a Quincy fan, so he isn't all bad. A final reminder that the McHenry High Booster Club is having a Pancake Breakfast at East campus on Sunday beginning at 9 a m until 2 p.m This small group of people ao an excellent job and need vour support, so help tnem out Dy taking the family out to breakfast on Sunday READY FOR SUNDAY - and the McHenry Junior Youth Baseball League tryouts are 14-year-old Brad Godt (top) and his brother, 8-year-old Jeff. The tryouts will be held at McHenry High School's West Campus. Kids between the ages of 8 and 11 must participate in the tryouts. Coaches will be evaluating the candidates on their fielding, throwing and pitching. Tryouts for 8-year-olds will begin at noon, followed by the 9-year-olds at 1 p.m., the 10-year-olds at 2 and the 11- year-olds at 3. The coaches will consult their notes and bold the league draft after the April 5 tryout. Kids are to wear tennis shoes and bring their own gloves. STAFF PHOTO - WAYNE GAYLORD Former Resident Honored Jeff Yegge, a junior, is a member of the varsity Panther basketball team in Monroe City, Mo. high school. Until recently. Yegge was one the top scorers on the team, but because of an elbow injury was unable to finish the season Named as an alternate on the all conference team. Yegge was also chosen homecoming king last fall and was recently elected to the National Honor Society The junior is the son of former residents. Jack and Joyce Yegge, who with their five children live in Monroe City, Mo He is the grandson of Mrs Bart Yegge of McHenry and Mr. and Mrs Burton Annis of Wonder Lake Mrs. Josephine Motulewicz of Whispering Oaks is his great- grandmother. Hall Named All American Eastern Illinois University swimmer Jim Hall, a native of McHenry, earned A11- American honors to help pace the Panthers to a sixth- place finish in the NCAA division II national cham­ pionships March 19-21. It was EIU's best finish since the 1975 team placed third Hall, a junior, qualified for top honors in three events He was fifth in the 500 meter freestyle in 4:38.35, just a tenth of a second off the school record Hall placed tenth in the 1,650 meter freestyle and swam a leg on the 800 meter freestyle relay which finished in school- record time. The team placed fourth in the event. "Jim made tremendous progress this season He was our main distance freestyler, placing high in one event and doing well in another," said Panther coach Ray Padovan, who was chosen NCAA division II coach of the year. "He also set a school record in the 200 meter freestyle when he swam the opening leg of the 800 relay." JEFFREY YEGGE light driving team and hauled his milk in cans to Bordens or Bowmans fac­ tories Now: Tank cars pick up the milk Then: Autos were put up on jacks for the winter Cutter and bobsled took over. 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