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• \ MM Thursday, Jane 6, ---- - ,:--J' *, Page Sixteen 3 THE WHENEY ANTTTVraSARY REMEMBER WAY BAPK WHEN-- r- .Y • • * Joe Bishop, one of McHenry's best fishermen, pulled thirty black bass out of the Fox River? j ir - Nick' J. Adams, proprietor of this Adams Repair Shop, 011 Ro,ute. 20, west* of the C. & N. "W. tracks, in McHenry, first entered business here in partnership with his brother,'Otto, and-conducted what was then known as the West Side Gara£f., He later- opened a business , in -Ringwood,' in 1931, and stayed there until 1933,r when , A . " : o l v r > v i . f T n W a (fpn- ;^feJT|Uva.UiO.\ repatritilJr ariu lfimuu-s^u^o, sories*, gav and oil. \fro acptjlene \wldmg and cutting.- ' *»«•. £••»!»ATA»«1h<K*tn Wr4.TviKar fa "MV»Hwirv I&5 1 *T / , \ ,'T The' Telephone Number fe McHenry 195 F. G. SCHREINER 19YEARSATHEAD OF PLAINDEALER WEferlES OF ACTIVITIES WHILE EDITOR Three well known residents of.Mci Henry, J. B. Perry, F. K. Granger, land W. A." Cristy, with Judge C. H. Donnelly and L. T. Hoy of Woodstock and M. F. Walsh of Harvard, at one , time made up a stock company which took over the ownership of the McHenry Plaindealer. It was during* the days of the stock company, when- C.; D; Schoonmaker was editor, that Frqnk G. Schreiner became' an apprentice and later came REMEMBER WAY BACK WHEN-- . ; • V-T . ;V ; John Stoffel Moved into his new home? 'Twas ' " v-V . •. • * , ' ••>*» : viwily twenty-five years ago" • » "Say It With Flowers" The celebration of a* birthday anniversary is an event- in the lite of everyone.- Today-we offer our best wishes to The Plaindealer oil its 60th birthday. i-V:: the The next, time you have a biithday anniversary in SAY IT WITH FLDWERS' L Ftowers and plants for every occasion is our specialty. McHenryfFloral Company Greenhouse on U. S. 12, South of City. W. McHenry REMEMBER WAY BACK WHEN-- St. Patrick's Parish presented Father O'Neil with a buggy at an ice cream social? ; •. MO!RE THAN EVER^HE UNIVERSAL CAR Ford V-8 for 1935 'WATCH THE FORDS GO BY' Service as good as the car itself PHONE | _ WEST McHENRY, ILL. REMEMBER WAY BACK WHEN-, Johnny Brentz, the little; curly haired negro and Civil War Veteran, a friend of all the children, was y tlie first janitor at the public school? ^ STANDARD OIL STATION NICK P. JUSTEN, Prop Comer Route 20 and XJ. &, 12 M'HENRY ~ The Station of "UVE POWER'1 FRANK G. SCHREINER ~ ~ ' . . -- r * h o t o by W o r w t c k | into possession of the property* through its purchase from the stock company. Frank achieved unusual success with . the paper and became popular as its editor and manager, buying the papeV ojn Nov. 1, 1906. He conducted the paper very successfully for about 19 years until he sold out' on July 1, 1925 to the present owner, C. F. Renich of Woodstock._ ^ Mr. Schreiner, art'd his wife, who was also his assistant in the printing office before their marriage, have remained in McHenry where they are respected citizens and where their many friends will enjoy the following contribution to our anniversary . edition by a one time editorr * The McHenry Plaindealer, - ; , A. H. Mosher, Editor, Gentlemen-- ; It is with a feeling of great happiness that I accept your invitation to join in making the sixtieth- anniversary, of The Plaindealer a ntemorable occasion. - " v . . First, let mf pause for "a moment, to pay homage to the memory of a man to whom more than a small amount of credit is due in making this event possible. I refer fco that splendid old gentleman, J. VanSlyke, the 'paper's founder and who continued l its publisher arid editor over a per- I iod of nearly a quarter, of a century. I One year and seven months of my J apprenticeship was served on the I McHenry Journal, published and edit- | ed by the late, Andrew 0. Rupp; The life of the Journal was short, having i been founded in 1897 and ceased publication on March 10, 1900, at whim . time it. was purchased by The .Plain- ; dealer. - j How well do I remember the pass - J ing of The Journal. It's going could not possibly have brought greater i grief to its owner than to myself. To me it Spelled doom to my ambition of ; some day becohving a printer. The possibility of securing employment i with The Plaindealer appeared most j remote. The compositors at the time were Ethel King and Alta Kimball, with Carl Ross and Harold Cristy working after school hours. Charles D. Schoonmaker was the foreman and E J. Hazel, manager and editor. Mr. Schoonmaker came down to the Journal shop for th*, purpose of making a survey of its equipment. This was on March JJ, 1910. The Journal at the time was located in, the old Ronslett building, which today is but a memory. After expressing his re- ].grets_ on not being able to give me steady employment, I was glad to come back the following week for the purpose of distributing the type which ; had gone in the make-up of the Journal s final edition and also to assist in moving the equipment tip the street, i The Plaindealer's location being in (he Jacob Justen building, now occupied by Thos. P. Bolger. "If you can get one of the girls to quit, I can put you on steady," Mr. Schoonmaker informed me, and strange as it may seem, Miss King: re. signed her position the following week. Was l a happy kid? A short time later Miss Kimball, who is now Mrs. William Monear, also left. At that time I was quite protid of my ability as a typesetter; two and one half galleys a day, besides being able to "kick" the jobber at the. rate of 10,000 impressions a day. Under the expert and painstaking tutorship of Mr. Schoonmaker I soon found myself setting/advertisements and handling the general run of job work. Then came the resignation of E. J. Hazel and subsequently the promotion of Mr. Schoonmaker as manager and editor and that of myself as foreman. Carl Ross and George Smith weM' then doing the composing, while F. A. Hoi#, a student of a Chicago penta!' college, assisting during the suronu'tfi vacation peri6d. Of the thre#£ Mr.v Holly now is employed in th<S railway mail service - and makes his home at Genoa, 111. Marl Smith resides at Woodstock, whert! he is. employed in one of the city's factories, while the whereabouts of Mr. Ross are unknownto me.- Mrs ^nna Brpoks, now a resi-" derjt of Wauconda, was the "next 'new-, coheir to The Plaindealer 'family, Mr. Schoonmaker - returned to his hQjne city, Genoa, Illinois, about' Sep"- tember 1, 1904, whi.re he purchased the Genoa Republican and which papV er he successfully conducted over a period of many years. The writer succeeded him as manager and editor, remaining in this capacity until November 15, 1906, when the ownership of the paper passed into his hands. The Plaindealer once more changed hands, on July 1, 1925, whfen the present owner, Charles Renich of Woodstock, who, with his able corps of assistants, is doing a mighty fine job in giving its readers one of the beat country weeklies to be found anywhere. At this time permit me to go back over the years of my ownership and thus attempt to recall some of the. people who so faithfully assisted me in the publication <?f the Plaindealer. First on the list is Mrs. Anna Brooks, whose services over a period of about sixten years, were invaluable; the writer's wife, who came to McHenry from Chicago during the spring of 1908; Mrs. Jack Walsh, who so ably filled the position of associate editor fof a period of about two years. Others whos« names come back to mind while penning these lines were George Crane, Mr. Beatty, theo. Bickler, Edna Sayler, Mildred Lawrence, Rose Oertel, Carl Ross, L. R. McDonald, Henry Babcock, Aileen Smith and Carolyn Miller. Then too, were the errand boys, or may I >refer to them ias "printer's devils". Included in this list were Edward J. Buss, John F. Knox, Edward Barbian, Frank Schoel, Lew Stoffel, Herman Nye, Leonard Frett, William Kennebeck, and others whose names just don't com® back to me. - i Among the business men whose advertisements appeared in the columns of The Plaindealer at the time of my purchase were: Gilbert Bros., grocers; M. A. Thelen, harness maker; Bradley and Foss, general merchandise; N. A. Hueman, jeweler; John Evanson, general merchandise; A. O, Matthews, meats; J. J. Hille, photographer; Chas. G. Frett, meats; Bank of McHenry, Perry and Owen, bankers,; West Side State Bank; Jacob Justen, furniture and undertaking; N. J. Justen, furniture and undertaking; M. J.Walsh, general merchandise; F. A. Bohlander, general merchandise; Jos. W. Freund, clothier; John D. Lotz, tailor; F. L. McOmber, hardware; N. H. Petesch, druggist; G. W. P.esley, druggist; Block and Bethke, general merchandise; Wilbur Lumber Co , coal and building materials; John J. Vycital, hardware; Simon Stoffel, insurance; Dr. W. F. Stone, dentist; Dr. R. G. Chamberlain, dentist;-Fegers and Fegers, physicians; Dr. D. G. Wells, physician; Dr. D. A. Willey, veterinary siirgeon; Batfbian Bros., cigar manufacturers. Now check over this list and see for yourself how many of these men are still, actively engaged in business in McHenry. " . ' .. . As previously stated, The Plaindealer of today ranks very high among the leading weekly newspapers in the country. Since acquiring* ownt rship Mr. Renich has constantly added and made changes in its equipment until it presents a lay-out of which he may justly feel proud. Those in charge, headed by A. H. Mosher, manager and editor, also have ample reason to point to their achievements with a feeling of great satisfaction. From a news standpoint it covers its territory most thoroughly. News stories are exceptionally well and interestingly written while its mechanical make-up leaves nothing to be desired. ' i \ ' A ; To the business men of this city and community I wish to say, briefly, never lose sight of the fact that your home town paper is your best friend. Givie it ypur loyal support at all times and ever bear in mind th^t advertising pays you handsome dividends. Now, in conclusion, let me join the hundreds of satisfied readers, in extending to The Plaindealer my most sincere congratulations on this, your sixtieth, birthday. May this -good, home-town' paper live to enjoy birthdays to the end of time, may its standard of quality ever remain on high level it has thus attained and last, but not least, may your efforts be well repaid, a regard you 80 lithT ly deserve. Sincerely yours, \ . .. F. G. SCHREINER :J. 'H.' FREUND , Loyal subscribers are a source of great pride to the Plaindealer Staff ar.d it js with pleasure that we print the following ^etteV from. one of our f i r s t s u b s c r i b e r s . . ' ; V • • TheMeHehry1 pjai^dealerV •IMteH^nry, Illinois. -» - r ,r Dear Sirs: ' v' It gives grktulate you on your-sixtieth anniversary of the founding of ypur paper. I am highly honored with your request fo!r a few lines from an old and faraway subscriber. M|y first memories of Johnsburg were when I came with my parents from Germany in i850. I was married to Anna Mary Freund in Johnsburg on October 17, 1871. We were one of the first subscribers to the Plaindealer and continued ^subscribing to it even after moving to Springfield, Illinois, in 1882. With-my family, I migrated west to Seattle, Washington, in 1906, where I was engaged in thcbuilding business. Six years ago I retired. We celebrated our 59th wedding anniversary in October, 1930, arid the following June my wife passed away. My family consists of ten children, six of whom are now living, twentyfive living grandchildren, two dead; and eleven great-grandchildren, three of which have passed away, i With beat wishes to all of my old friends and neighbors, I shall remain a faithful subscriber to- the Plaindealer until my eyes have failed me. Hoping for your continued success, I remain, _ j. 'Sinceeely yours, J. H. FREUND REMEMBER WAY BACK WHEN-- old town pump was located in front the -' building now occupied ^ Walter Prermd's Tire Shop? > -- ^ 1 ' 1 1 [ | ' 1 The first Beauty Shop to be located * in was started thirteen years ago by Mrs. Gordon Campbell (nee Clara Freund) in what is known as the Hunter building on Green street, adopting the name of the Rosebud Beauty Shop. Three years later the location was changed to the Barbian building near the corner of Green.and Elm streets. Eiast December, new quarters Were established in the old "Tempus Fugit" location on Elm street, where she h&s one of the most modern of beauty parlors with experienced operators. s . *t ' , ' . .J • ' . ! ;. • . < . • Rosebud Beauty Shoppe 224-R;:; * %• REMEMBER WAV BACK WHEiN-- ' H The boys used to prefer eating inv "Maw" Bacon's kitchen rather than in the cafe, when she was located next to the Empire? 4 > BACON'S NOOK 1 r - - ' -- I ' is where "Mawn is^«till serving those :*• '/Vi 2? swelksteaks and delicious pies. ON THE WEST SIDE REMEMBER WAY BACK WHEN-- ' Ben Stilling used to ship carp in 15,000-pound lots? S. H. Freund & Son Forty-five Years in the Building Game STILL, BUILDING -Thanks to the public f6r th^' patronage we have receivred from you. Let Us Estimate Your Next Job REMEMBER WAY BACK WHEN- "Ad" and "Bill" used to Irish Prairie? 'sashajr" into McHenry ftom the The Apothecary; Shop of Yesterday The Modern Drug Store of Today. Thirty-five years ago "Nick" Petesch left the largest village in the World/Oak Park, 111., and landed in what has since become one of the best little cities in Illinois--McHenry. "Nick" was a druggist, and a good one, too. He was temporarily of a job, sd he decided to open up a drug store. He did so. The result was that he made a deal with "Jake" Justen for the location; It was a modern store for those times, nearly two score ofv years ago, anc[ "Nick" enjoyed a goqd patronage. The fixtures were very common, plain counters and plenty of shelves to hold the bottles and patent medicines, so, well known in those days. You remember, the old apothecary ghop. " ~ " " Business was not so brisk way back then for the country pill dis- ?>onsers arid it was either necessary for them, or maybe they enjoyed . it, to keep the store open all day and each night after supper to gather in enough coin to.stall,off a visit from the sheriff. Anyway "Nick" could be found in his country store most any hour, sitting around the big stove and.converging .in a jovial manner with his friends--some of '•ih^-.K^istomerSir.^^ -l ."Nick" carried dnyho#everah^haadeAs the years rolled by, McHenry grew in size and "Nick" griew, too^--older every day, "the same as"you and I." The desire to see more of the out of doors and get closer to Nature also grew on the druggist. He became interested in golf, fishing, etc.* and the drug store began to lose its attraction for him: In January, 19'25, the present owner of thft store came along and soon convinced Mr. Petesch--without much effort--that he should retire and give a younger mail an opportunity to serve the people of McHenry with the things which a drug store is supposed to serye. Being in a receptive frame of min<jl, "Nick" accepted a tempting offer made by the new-comer, and Petesch's Store became what is know® t^day as Entire new fixtures were installed, of the most modern type, the store room remodeled, an uprto.-date fountain purchased, followed by an extensive advertising campaign. A splendid result in increased business was attained and today this jston^ is known to hundreds of people as "The Store That's Always Busy." \ i Today thousands of strangers motor through .McHenry. Many times they stop and inquire for a drug store. The answer received from the natives is nearly always--"Bolger's, in Centerville." The younger generation would say "Green Street." , - In a sense. Bolger's Drug Store has almost become a community center. It's the store where you can get your Chicago newspapers, pay your gas and electric bills, get a prescription properly filled, your, favorite -magazine and book awaits you, a refreshing drink or dish at the fountain, all the popular brands you hear on the radio, etc. In fact, everything that a^^ modeipv flpre is expected to .have, can be secured at Bolger's. . ^ I- "The McHenry Druggist" is! at your service.