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v-f * . t , Jiiiie 6, /* first Germans Came To John^bprg is one of the oldest Catholic communities in the state -of HH- : exclusively German. There is a r tradition that as early as 1838 Bishop Brute, of Vincennee, was an this neighborhood and baptized four childfen; The Germans, however, did not come urttil about three years later. Ac- Cording to an inscription.on. his tomb- , 's£one, the first German settler, Nick- •las Frett, arrived at Johnsburg Aug. • ?, 1841. With him came Nick Adams, "iJacob Schniitt and Stephen Baytes. •The following year other settlers ar- '• rived from Eifel and Coblenz. , :' : . , .Fred Schmitt, grandfather of Msjljr. r^ifehn Schmitt, pastor of St. ."Joseph**. FATHER A. J. VOLLMAN Church, Aurora, built the first chapel here ih» 1843, which was in-fulfillment -of a vow made whiU* stormy was encountered on the ocean trip. This chapel was built of logs and Was 3l(sed for ten years. In 1853 a chapel $£ brick was erected by Rev. Plathe and this chapel is still standing neat the. Chapel Hill Golf Course at Howell's Villa. . The first frame church at Johnsburg was built in 1850,j according to the testimony of old settlers and the sec- Olid church was started in 1868 by the Rev. Clement Venn and was fimshed by the late Rev. H. Mehring, who Was pastor of St. John's church for twenty-four years. In 1900 the church was destroyed by fire and the present beautiful church edifice was erected. Up to 1853 the Johnsburg congregation wjus ministe.fed to *by visiting priests, the first of whom was the Rev. Fisher, who said the first mass in Nick Frett's house in Jan. 1842,. , Priests at Johnsburg ""The record of residing-phstors is as follows: .; Re,V. John Jaconnett, 18&2-1863. Rey, M. Gripperioh, 1853-1854. Rev. J. P. Carolus, 1854-185$. ••'. • ' Re^. AritOinius Jaeger, 1858^ » Rev. Thomas Framgofe, Rev. Edw. Hermann, 1860-1866. •" ^ Rev. Wm. Gerst,. -'jv '"' Rev. Lestnder Maria; 1866: • Rei'/Clement Venn, 1866-18§Si Rev. ;H;::M. Fegers,:1868--i8«3? ^i; Rev. Otto Groeneba'um, 1883-1884:' . • Rev. ',11.: Mehring, 1884-1908.. " - , Rev. S. Wolfgarten, ^908-19.12. Rev: E. W. Berthold, •Rev. f$Vtn.' Rev. A. J. Vollman. • The first baptism \ws,recorded ip Sept.'1841, when Nick Schmitt was baptized. The first marriage was that of John Freund and a Miss Wagner in Nick Frett's home, May 8, 1843, In 1842 the following families arrived in Johnsburg, Nick Wagner, Mathias May, Henry Thelen, Nick Molidor, Math. Gerhak*tz, William Klein, John Peter May, Martin Schmitt, Adam Mueller, John Freur<1 The first school was built in r8 '(i and the first teacher was Henry Tb len. At present the school is in charge of Sisters of St. Frances and pupils number nearly 200. In memory of Father Mehring, pastor for nearly 24 years*, a grotto was erected in 1921: W FATHER VOLLMAN ^SENDS GREETINGS " FROM JOHNSBURG f - '1' T £ '• Vv , "X 4 IX" •« t ',x '*£" ' '<•* J . • ' X V. * . 1 : M J j'.- r*. - w- *****'* ... , * ^ «:#• x i' /V 1 W •rWtr^-V'v ; Page Fifteen * '1 REMEMBER WAY BACK WHEN-- ^ Clover was dried at the Clover Dryer, following the Clover season? • * i • * " Of service J,o a widft ooiirtnuiiii'y of farmers during'tlie ^ast'fif- - vl-f.: tee-a years, the McHenry County Farmers Co-operative Association ex 4^nds to the Plaindealer congratulations jafton ifg;-sixty years of serti<?.etin the'cottimunityj • ' *-• "/Or^aiiJzed;in/l^@ wheii the^busiuess w-ai bought;, from JVed :.'.west as Ilaiyard, east to Lake Zuiieli and north to Richmond and • Twin Lakes. ; • About a year after the plant was opened John Bolger went there to m>rk and a few years later assumed its management, being elected president of the association in 1927, to which office, he has been coa- Secutivelv re-elected. Edward Ketfcker of Marengo is secretary and treasurer. i.:W St. John the baptist Church at Johnsburg May this history be a story of which the future generations will be proud, telling of the high ideals, achieve- ] ments, 'and great ^accomplishments of the people of M cHenry and _yicinity. - After sixty years of service render7 ed by the Plaindealef to the people of this community, the people of my parish join me invexpressing congratulations upon your success, best wish- Greetings to the McHenry Plaindealer on its sixtieth anniversary! Crowding swiftly on the wings of time, events of importance to the coin- jes ^or your future and the hope that niunity have been related in your col- y°ur Usefulness to this community umns during the many pa'ssing years, in a chronicle of the life of a people which destined to become history* may continue. REV. A. J. VOLLMAN: Pastor of St. John's Church. > FATHER WILLIAM WEBEfe The company h&s paid dividends throughout the depression, suico 1928, and its record is one of stability and development. It is one of the few co-operative associations to pay a dividend every year during the depression. /; With its fetHl mixer, about-1,00C) tons of feed were mixed last year at the warehouse where Gold Seal All Mash Chick Starteiy Gold Seal :Growing Mash and Gold S<val Egg Mash^ are featured. are mixed at. the plant with the formulas being" worked out by .the manag£t\ John Bolger^ w|to,se aim is not to see how cheap a feed can be made but to try honestly to put put a good feed at a fair price. This feed is always fresh and the public is invited tft visit the plant and see't.-Baisin-g the mash. -_y •. Employes at the plant aiV IVter Doberty, Leo Blake, George ^iller, Hov Miller, and Alvintt^reund, who ha^ gently ^been-engaged "lis "booltkeeper. : •" LATE FATHER HL MEHRING ; Lourdes Grotto at Johnaburg Built In 1920 In Honor of the Late Beloved Rev. H. Mehring It required the pulling strength of three tractors to extricate a machine which had become lodgfed in a mudhole on Riverside Drive? We extend to the Plaindealer, and those who have guided its • ])rogress for several years, our sincere congratulations on the occasion : of the pair's sixtieth anniversary, . " _ - --4. ^ _ . Born and raised in this city, Jolin Karls grew up Avith McHenry Viid today is one of its most generous and -progfessi For thirteen years, John Karls and his wife have been serving good food at popular prices. With the kitchen in charge of Cliei " Jack Moselfv of Ricke^t's Restaurant in Chicago and h.is assistant, ' James Kelly, customers at the Qftfe Will be, nipi^v_than-plea^d/xW.it^I•••"• .-'.their meals.-during this season. ' : . ; > The menu is changed every day and variety '-is'~a'. feature of the cuisine. From good steaks to sandwiches or ice, cream you can g< t - Anything you want here. • : In the Plaindealer of sixty years ago is found the atls of George , -^hreiner and Jos. Wiedemann, who advertise their Restaurants £nd •'warm and cold meals at all hours." . '• 0 Restaurants are as much of a necessity today a£^ they were sixty years ago'and John Karls will continue a-long^lhe dealer, meeting the needs of the public. ; v A record of progress and ^o^vularitV is toiade possible only tHroljgh service to the community such as is tendered by John Karls at REMEMBER WAY BACK WHEN-- ON THE OPENING DAY OF THE WEST M'HENRY STATS BANK, A COUPLE OJ BARRELS AND A PLANK WERE THE ONLY FIXTURES? " « .. • ' V: Y '• i_ Wishes To THE M 'HENRY PLAINDEALER For more than a generation; this ,bank has served the people of McHenry and surrounding territory and today ranks. as one of McHenry county's strongest financial institutions. ' # . . . •Throughout all these years this bank has-- stood, like the rock of Gibralter, a bulwark # m the varying economic turmoil of the passing^'ears. And today it looks back on the record of its the worst depression in the history of oar nation and has continued to serve its community loyally and successfully, ever mindful of its long established slogan, M Service Built" 'Ci. • \.