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$• r r . x . • j4 ; ' Elk 12t • PLAINDEALEE - FRIDAY. OCTOBEE 26. 1979 Twice Told Tales FIFTY YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of 24, 1929) first airplane to become property of a McHenry it is now owned by Earl son of Mr. and Mrs. L Peterson, of this city. Earl been much interested in j for some time and during »3hepast year has been studying Hhb newest of vocations until now he has gained enough experience to manipulate a plane by himself and has made several solo flights in this vicinity. An enthusiastic gathering of river front property owners met at Cary to complete a permanent organization which will be known as the Algonquin, Nunda, Fox River Im­ provement association. The organization' is composed of men of prominence and in­ fluence who are uniting for the purpose of securing a more uniform water level in the river south of the McHenry dam. A fine representative group of about 40 farmers gathered to listen in on the radio party sponsored by the Pure Milk association and broadcast over WLS Chicago. FORTY YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of November 2, 1939) A state-wide campaign to enforce the Illinois driver's license law has been launched in Illinois by state highway police who have arrested several hundred motorists in the past few days. The drive against violators of the law, During October. . .save on Chairs, Sofas~~ and Loveseats for immediate delivery or custom cover. Supreme quality, superb value. . .. 'Til October 31 20* Off Our Reputation is Your Guarantee DONAHUE FURNITURE FURNITURE SHOWPLACE OF THE MID-WEST 1818 South Route 47 (South of 14) Woodstock 815-338-1086 which went into effect last May, was ordered by Chief Williams of the state police after he learned that an average of 1,200 motorists a week who had app­ lied for licenses and had been rejected were failing to appear for physical tests. Under the law, each Illinois resident, who drives a car must have an in­ dividual license. This means a motorist, whether owner of a car or not, must comply with the law and secure a license. Licenses taken out under the new law are good until May 1, 1942, at which time new ap­ plications must be made again. A fee of fifty cents is required for an operator's license. Gus Freund s Nash car, which was stolen Oct. 26, was recovered near Grand Rapids, Mich. It was stripped of its Illinois license and was frozen up and had a flat tire when found. 1 TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of October 28, 1954) The comer of Green and Elm streets will hardly seem the same without the daily ap­ pearance of George Schreiner, who has retired after forty years in the meat market business. While still attending school, Mr. Schreiner began learning the business as an employee of Charles Frett, now of Aurora. He has continued in almost the same location throughout the years and for a time managed his own business. The Pure Oil Men's glee club will make its first appearance of the fall season in Elgin When the group will provide the entertainment at a supper given by the Elgip Lions club at the Masonic Temple in Elgin. Gerald Miller of McHenry is a member of the group. At the initial meeting of the special gifts committee of Memorial hospital held in Woodstock, it was announced by William Tittle that the area, to date, had subscribed ^^00,000. TEN YEARS AGO < (Taken from the files of October 31, 1969) McHenry's city park will have a new flag and flagpole, to be erected and ready tor the Veterans' day exercises to be held in the park Nov. 11. The flagpole, in a concrete base, was erected under the super­ vision of Fred J. Meyer, superintendent of public works. The pole is being donated to the city, with costs of preparation and erection shared equally by the city, the Chamber of October In Illinois Balloon Tragedy Of 1879 THE SHOE BOX Come in ond see our great selection of WOMEN'S G CHILDREN'S SHOE5 WATCH FOR GRAND OPENING! 1328 RIVERSIDE DR.-McHENRY (NEXT DOOR TO LITTLE CHEF) ' OCTOBEE IN ILLINOIS AHUNDRED YEARSAGO Balloon Tragedy, Grant, Hayes, and Reunions (Special from Illinois State Historical SobtSly, Old State Capitol, Springfield, 111., 62706) A balloon trip that began in St. Louis and crossed Illinoislo a tragic ending in Lake Michigan supplied the. state's newspapers with their most sensational story of the month in October, 1879. The balloon ~ named "path­ finder" and manned by "Prof. Wise" and his companion," one George Burr-took off from St. Louis' Lindell Park at 5 p.m. on Sept. 28 and was last seen about an hour later as it passed over Alton, headed to the northeast. Commerce, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the American Legion, which will also donate an American flag. Approval, with some modifications, was given to working drawings of the new Junior high school at the meeting of the board of School District 15. Bids setting alternatives in construction will be sought so that board members will be able to con­ sider the most acceptable for the money they have to expend on the new building. ICE DAMAGE ON fowt. ROOF.. »Ot MUTNM Kt ft (NOW ofcl ,NSTAUW^-W 1 ||| liiCIIIC gutter cables WONDER LAKE HARDWARE 7602 Hancock Dr. Wonder Lake, II. Dial Wonder Lake 653-4471 \ ir if *r <r \r \r <r <rj •*. Numerous theories and rumors were published about the travels and fate of the balloon. On Oct. 6 there were reports that circulars from .the airship had been fottnd between Springfield and Decatur and "in a Carlinville garden". On Monday, Oct. 13, the Chicago Daily News published a report from St. Louis that a balloon had been found on the Lake Michigan shore 50 miles north of Milwaukee. This set off a series of theories "entertained by scientific men of this city" (St. Louis). As the "scientific men" reconstructed the story, the balloon was sighted over Miller's Station, Ind., six hours after its takeoff and was headed out over Lake Michigan. Soon after, the netting and cables holding the basket gave way and dumped its contents-including the "astronauts'Vinto the lake. "The balloon, relieved of its burden, then rose to a great altitude." 1 J " . • 'tJfc ; At daybreak it was reported near Grand Haven, Mich, and on Oct. 3 it was sighted by the marshal of Poiitiac "by the agency of a field-glass...the basket broken and hanging by one side of the netting." At 3 a.m. "of the 10th the balloon was again discover at Dubuque, Iowa...It entered storm from the southwest, was driven over the State of Wisconsin again and collapsed near the point where found". The speculations of the "scientific men" backfired when the Milwaukee find "proved to be a rickety old bag of an air-ship" from the Waukesha fairgrounds. The first clue to the solution of the mystery came on Oct. 20 when some boys found "a bundle of circulars tied up and endorsed. 'Land ad­ vertisements dropped from Prof. Wise's Transcontinental Balloon' " washed up on the Indian beach. Then, on Oct. 24, "a fisherman found on the lake shore the body of Burr" near Miller's Station. "The body was easily identified by his name on his underclothing" and the initials "G.B." on the collar button and the letter "B" on the socks and cuff-buttons. There was no further mention of the Pathfinder or Prof. Wise in the October papers. * Two other newsmakers found in a random check of the files of October, 1879, papers in the Illinois State Historical Library were president Rutherford B. Hayes and former President Ulysses S. Grant. Hayes and his party were returning from a whistle stop tour of the west and visited Springfield for a round of parades, speeches, a crowded reception at the Governor's Manson (where pickpockets had a ball), two trip* to the state fair. left on Oct. 1. Grant had arrived in Franciso on Sept. 20 from two-year world tour and traveling at a leisurely toward Illinois. He had several dates for his arriva by the end oif October settled on Nov. 13 when ' would attend the reunion of ] Army of the Tennessee" Chicago. Another reunion, that of veterans of the Blackhawk of 1832, was held in Sj on Oct. 2 and reported on sixth by the State Journal. 24 men who attended range age from 66 to 82. Oct. ISi was a big day in < with the Daily Bullertin vertising "Batcheller & greatest railroad show earth, 100 arenic and gymni celebrities" in a "Collosal ei| center pole tent seating persons." The evening formance-to be "illuminat by the recent invention, elect light"-had as competition Oates English Comic company presentation H.M.S. Pinafore. McHenry Artists To Be Featured At Fair The fifth annual Winter Dimensions Arts and Crafts fair, sponsored by the Nor­ thland Area Art league, will be held Nov. 2,3 and 4 at Veteran's Acres Nature center, 330 Main, in Crystal Lake. The fair offers colorful, unique, high quality works of air in fibre, jewelry, painting ceramics, photography, scratchboard and graphics. Weg Thomas of McHenry, one of the many area artists this year at Winter Dimensions V, has achieved a prominence in the art of fine printing of the negative in black and white. Refreshments will be served, and fair time is Nov. 2, Frit night 7 to 9 p.m.; Nov. Saturday; and Nov. 4, from 1 to 6 p.m. No admissl will be charged. • The natural flights of th< human mind are not from pleasure to pleas ure, but from hope to hope. -Samuel Johnson. and not the! advancement The hope, fact, of auvuiLxnicm^ is the spur to industry.! -Henry Taylor-J COMING SOON! The A von-T upper ware Public Display CONTRACTORS Job Held Up Because Of Concrete Delivery Delay? CALL ACCU-CMETE, WC. Saturday Delivery* Available Phone: 338-4718 This prestigious business address can be yours .... on a mm ! • s . *:,v . ^. • ,*V ' ' . -Z'r-7 RENTAL BASIS for as little as $450 * per square foot (Utilities not included) *UNIT E-2455 sq. ft. area. 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