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'.O't WAY BACK WfiflSN-- - Henry J. Schaffer conducted a harp orchestra? 1 ' . r ' j ' • . - ' ' . • " • "Was given a new lease on life Nov, 1,1938, . "tfrhon Mrs. ' Caroline • rJu«ton and her '* brothf^-in-law, Earnie Freund^piirchasedt V \ „ ffcc i,|ywn Visd"'. restaurant 'from .th*^ late * Xee Keivjier .April ,1. 1934, th'ey removed •'!i ' '"L*•V": ^Sl ":>• A • 1 . ••.'i,..J 1M.'•_ JM.vtT• 1l • -.i ^ 1 at*-*'J Vi v- *• ^ 1 vjr\ \ a 'h;-'; V f v v"* v. ^ \ 'SV"- ' r-* £'•'> v'« -'•'-•'v'V rnovetVto* make' it' one of the attractive' dining arid drinking spots in McHenry. • REMEMBER WAY BACK WHENin McHenry? BED CROWN GASOLINE OILS ATLAS TIRES ~ GREASING SERVICE AND ACCESSORIES Station at Riverside Drive and HI 20 Station at Waukegan Street and U. S. 12 ••TORCHY" KRAUSE "BIFF" MEYERS Attendants "PINK" GORMAN DANNY O'SHEA Attendants REMEMBER WAY BACK WHENGilbert Bros, erected the building at the corner of Green and Elm streets, better known as The Central Opera House, and the cigar makers from Barbian Bros, loaded the dirt from the excavation to be used on the Soft Ball Diamond in back of the Old Mill?, For Permanent Waving A FEW OLD TIME GROUP PICTURES . ' GROUP PICTURE TAKEN AT COLBY'S POINT ON FOX RIVER 20 YEARS AGO. ;• Fralsk Nick Petesch. ' • „•*" ,4 ^ *• , "'»<»* /" " . > §<?ate*l-*JiiCQb J,usti*n; John Aebi sehei',." pverett Hunter, "Sr^awT Mr.'. jjullpok, Tofh Wal9h„/X *D. Lodtz, Lon B i o c k . V : - > - ' / - V V . s ^ V ' ; - " . • v / x v - V ' v : . • - ^ ' • • 5 v i - •••- • - f V ' , ' And Other Beauty Aids Visit- Marion's Beauty Shoppe Elm Str, next door to Riverside Dairy MARION KRAUSE, Prop, REMEMBER WAY BACK WHENElaborate commencement exercises would be put on iprrrr- for only one graduate? TO THE CITIZENS OF M'HENRY and The McHenry Plaindealer from McHENRY COUNTY FARM BUREAU Serving The Agricultural Interests | of McHenry County and- M'HENRY COUNTY OIL SERVICE f Petroleum Products - Soyoil 'Paint OLD M'HENRY BAND OF 33 YEA RS AGO Standing, left to right--Billy Reed, T6ny Zens, Chas. Schoonmaker, Peter Rothermel, John Olaon, Matt Weber and John E (Bevo) Freund. \ * i ; ^ _ / ." • Seated, left to right--Frank Going, fred Bishop, John" P. Weher, J6e Barbian, n^rhents 7ens. . -- liARBIAN BROS. CIGAR FACTOR lr FORCE BACK IN..THE NINETIES ; This picture was taken when the factory was located on the corner of what is now Green and„Elm St^. Note the condition of the old wooden sidewalk. - . ./ Reading from left to right--Tory Barbian, John Olson, Fred Bishop, Walter Simon, Louie Miller, Georgia Schreiner, John Barbian, Frank Barbian, Max Klein, Joe Barbian, Paul Barbian (child), Jack Miller, --?--, Louis Oertel, Fred K^rges, Clements Zens, Louis Pouse. ~ JOHNSBURG GERMAN BAND 58 YEARS AGO • From'left to right--Joe Freund, John Heimer, Frank Smith, Matt Schaefer, Mike Rose, Casper Adams, John W. Freund, John Thelen, Joseph P. Schaefer, Nick L. Freund, Joseph Rauen, Peter Schaefer, Henry Duekmger. ~ • Schmitt. A WKST M'llKNKY HASK BALL l? K \ M OK l i l MNKSS M KN We leave-4t- to the reader to guess "how far back when!" • .« . > - ^ Top row, left to right--Walter Vogt, Charley Goodell, "Pihk" Goriiaan,^ Plpy<d Howard, Ifartin REMEMBER WAY BACK WHEN-- > - McHenry had no A* & P. Store and the people were not able to secure quality groceries at bargain prices as they are permitted to do today? The A & P Store in this city is one of -about 17,000 scattered oyer the country frotn the oast to the west coasts, which permits the . company to secure the best in gi series and cjarry a stock from which the best selections can be made. The focal manager, ' ME. A. G. MATHEWS ' . - has feeen'connected with the. A. & P. organization 1;W' thirteen years, almost three of which' have been, at the; local store. He has gained a wide acquaintance tjnd has established a reputation: for courteous-service aiid fair treatment. Mr. to the Plaindealer on its sixtieth anniversary. REMEMBER WAY BACK WHEN- "Buff" Charlie's Repair Shop Just East of Old Bridge over Fox River (Rear Schaefer's Tavem) SIGN PAINTING TRUCK LETTERING V RADIATORS REPAIRED BODIES AND FENDERS STRAIGHTENED ACETYLENE WELDING Sixty years from now people will be saying " Remember Way Back'When" about Charlie's Repair Shop. In the meantime give me a call. : 7 ' CHARLES RIETESEL REMEMBER WAY BACK WHEN-- The buckboards met the McH^iry trains daily? Bottom row^ left to right--"Tipp y^ ^Bchreiner, Jim Perkins, Pete Jus ten, "Doc" Chamberiin. W* RIVERSIDE HOTEL On the Fox River at McHenry. One of the oldest, knd most popular hotels in McHenry county. Now %Good food at all hours, comfortable rooms, . bar in connection. OAK PARK HOTEL Established about 40 years ago by J. J. Mertes, father of the present manager, Wm. Mertes, located on Pistakec Bay. Just the place for that summer vacation. REMEMBER WAY BACK WHEN-- r- Bob sleighs and cutters with the horses and jingling - sleigh bells were the only vehicles seen on our streets in the winter time? : r and ' Cars, Trucks and Service ^ifodern Equipped Repair Shop. ALBERT BLAKE; Prop, t ' ' ^ • ••• • • • - r , Pearl Street ^ McHennr