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s PAGE 4 - PLAINDEALER - FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18,1S83 EARL WALSH" So I Hear Green Houses where the Tony Varese home now stands. My earliest recollection is when John Miller and his wife were the owners. Alice, a classmate of mine, and Ted were their children. Bacon was a dealer in wind- pumps. pipes, fittings and If you want to go back years in McHenry's history, as so many people do, let's pick out some items gleaned from "The Daily Fair Bulletin" published Nov. 26,1901. This is part of a stack of old items loaned to me by Donald Howard. Members of St. Mary's Parish advertised a Thanksgiving Evening dance at the Riverside House. The ladies of the parish planned a fine supper in the hotel dining room. Dance tickets were 50 cents, ladies free. Supper tickets were 25 cents a person. There was a livery stable across from the hotel (South) where tpams were stabled for 25 cents. A single rig cost only 15 cents. As we calculate, you could have a big evening with two bucks in your pocket and go home with change jingling A. C. Spurting was a veterinarian and dentist Versatile. The Mc Henry Brewery ran an ad asking people not to forget to ask for Home Beer, noted for its purity and strength. Jacob Jus ten advertised furniture with this bit of advice, "Do not think you can do better in Chicago. Com­ pare city prices with prices I will quote and, if quality is considered, you will give me your order." W. F. Holtz was the proprietor of the East Side Livery offering first class rigs, with or without drivers, at reasonable rates. The ad also stated that carriages connect with all trains for Fox Lake and Pistaqua Bay. Schneider Bros, invited one and all to their billiard and pool hall, adding ' Liquid refreshments Furnished on Demand No doubt there was some demand. John Heimer was a dealer in Fine Wines and Liquors, plus foreign and domestic cigars. Also lager beer always on hand. Ben Stilling's summer resort at Pistakee Bay offered board by the day for $1.50, by the week $8.00. Boats and fishing tackle free. Those were the days! The Riverside Hotel advertised good fishing and bathing - boats furnished free to guests. Duck shooting in season. H. M. Jensen owned the Rosedale Wm mills, tanks. We grew up across the street from the Bacon family on Main St. A kinder man to children in the neighborhood never than Mr. Bacon. The way he loaded. those heavy pipes makes me think he was one of the strongest men who ever lived. N. E. Barbian was a manufacturer of chice cigars. A 10-center was a Sunday smoke and 5-centers through the week weren't bad either. I knew Mathias Weber was a con­ tractor and builder, but never knew boat building and repairing was his specialty. N. H. Miller was the dealer in marble and granite monuments, a business that is still carried on by his grandson. ' THE POOR HORSE! That is the way Gus Carolson's ad read. Then-- "Don't let him stand without a cover". Gus sold horse blankets. There are other ads of the 1901 era, but this should be enough to give you an idea of McHenry way back when. Enough for now. I'll have more. As we hung up our outer clothing before checking in with Curtis Bremer at the Lutheran Church dinner Sun­ day, we were astonished to see the row of mens hats. Are they coming back? Elmer Stange had one of his business cards tucked under the hat band for easy identification. Not a bad idea. At the dinner. Pastor Herman Graef sent us way down the hall. Wonder if he had it planned to have me sit with five girls at the table? I wasn't ̂ kicking. At the table next to us, the group broke into a happy birthday song. A girl named Clara was celebrating her 29th birthday. At 29, she is certainly holding her age very well. Making the dinner complete, I stopped in the kitchen to greet my long time friend Larry Booster. Like Old Man River, he just keeps rolling and cooking along. Valentine Day is tame compared to past years when those nasty cards were being sold. Some were funny, but they hit the nail on the head too squarely when sent to some people. The fun part or the senders was in not signing the cards. Jack Slaughter (Mr. Stuc himself) didn't go imnoticed as be invaded the Fox Hole one night to see how they make pizza. Every now and then we swear off mentioning deaths. This week our community got the old one-two punch when both Tom Evans and Bob Blaney were taken suddenly. Both could be found often at McHenry Cotmtry Club. They will be missed. We had occasion to learn that Tom was a loyal friend. He wasn't the kind of man to leave you guessing. You knew where he stood. A sports fan and a real he-man. Bob hadn't lived in McHenry so many years, but endeared himself to all who had the good fortune to know him. There was one Irish "Mick" who didn't have to talk his way past the Pearly Gates. He just went smiling through. That I'm sure. !Z7{vice. 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FIFTY YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of February 16, 1933). When the coldest weather of the winter recorded 35 degrees below zero last week, McHenry was given relief when the thermometer reached 15 to 20 degrees above zero this week. The weather forecaster warned not to throw away the shovels as more snow was on the way. A year ago, Feb. 11, was the warmest in Chicago history when the mercury hit 64 degrees. Put on your thinking caps, folks, and decide how you want to vote on daylight saving time which will ap­ pear on the ballot in the April election, and it will be up to the citizens of McHenry on whether they want Chicago daylight savings time or not this summer. Mr. and Mrs. John Thompson have -eturned to McHenry from a two- month stay at their home in Terra Haute, Ind. Mrs. Thompson plans to open her barbecue stand, east of town, this week. FORTY YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of February 18, 1943). Many are the direct changes the war has made in McHenry, most evident of which has been the loss of more than 200 young men and a few young women by their entry into service. One of the most recent of these changes which will be most keenly felt in McHenry is the departure of Gerald Reed, teacher and coach at the local high school for the past seven and a half years. Mr. Reed's resignation from his duties at the high school has been accepted and he leaves to teach in the Navy Pre- Flight school at Cornell college in Mount Vernon, Iowa. Staff Set. Clarence Wohlert has been transferred from Fort Sam Houston, Texas, to Camp Swift, in the same state. Paul Harvey is now at Blythe, Calif., and Pfc. A. V. Freund is now stationed at Fresno, Calif., having been transferred from Munroe. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of February 20, 1958). The Rev. Jack Mclntyre, minister of the newly formed Presbyterian church of McHenry, will conduct services for the first time Sunday, Feb. 23, in the congregation's tem­ porary home, the community barn, in Eastwood Manor, Johns burg road and Route 120. The new pastor comes to McHenry af to* serving three years as minister of the First Presbyterian church in Grayville, HI. The Rev. Mclntyre brings with him his Wife and two daughters. A home is being built for them in Eastwood Manor. C. H. Duker, superintendent in the McHenry schools for thirty-six years, announced his resignation to the two boards he served, to become effective at the close of the school year. Repairs From $10 Whila U Wait Ralining or Rebuilding Soma Day mmmmm » * !HIW U*IM UII! 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