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. ' 3 ">'ri 'mm? ' v * wj, *;n*:*£-?$ ^'Zr^zrA, Wm THE PLAHVD1AL1R Thursday, May, 7,1996 >• " * « V «i• z1 *f *' 4 '* *' * 4k* , * A CHALLENGING QUESTION Br LEONARD A. BARRETT Old Timers1 Club Old "A. G. HAS SCIATIC, TOO Waukegan. 111., April ~7, 1936.' fit;, .po^ie Hamiet say In Timers' Column, ; Ms soliloquy. "What dreams may come j ^cHenry piaindealer. McHenry, Illinois y*r'/; when we have shuffled off this mortal. coi'l?" Lonjr before Shjftcespohte wrote, the same question was asked by Job--"If a man die, shall he live again?" This question has challenged the thought of the world's best philosophers. Fiske argued. "It would be absurd for the great God, toJmake„a man, ;f as ' a child builds !'*• playhOus«, just for the pleasure .of ..tumbling. It down." Cicero, the Ro- • man orator, tells us there must be' ^n •after life or whence-the desire for it? ijThe Indians burled In the gjjave of ^-their dead the gun a'bd the dog So that ^ttae d^arted one might be completely Two weeks ago when the Plain - duller came I, as Urfual, looked over the lftcal items of interest, then to the "Old Timers" section, and the first thing that I saw at once brought a smile and sympathy that was genuine. Side Kick Bennett and I were both entertaining sciatic. Hope you snapped out of it, Frank, I'm still out of circulation, a new expedience for me, this being laid up. s It's great to watch the club grow, and to hear from old friends that we think of often, but hardly dare ask about, not knowing whether they are still carrying on or passed over. In my first letter 1 made aft err ror that requires explanation, somehow or other that little, word "the* slipped into a sentence. It did not belong there I wrote "The one big improvement," etc. Sorry, very sor- ;|happy In the eternal hunting grouniK ry jor there have been many fine im- :\The Egyptian® built the p> ram i s o provernentg jn the old home town and ^endure, as they though^ forex*r._ - no matter *hich way you .come to T" h'« l t .ad swmacnt *I? se ' n8o t 3f.o unf,di IInn ^Heno«J town these greet you from all sidw the „iw bridge ,t }-olt Rlver. the factory, greenhouse, the fine summer homes up and down the river, the golf course, the new high school, the new depot, new and imorov«^ business houses, all prove that McHenry has not been idle. Now that the dates for the Centcnr/ al Homecoming have been decided upon, I hope that everyone of the old residents will feel as keen an interest in attending the Centennial as I do. To be sure its' only a step for me, it's a long trip for many, but you're ..planning on visiting the old home again soon anyway, no doubt. Can you arrange to make it pn those dates ? I hope so. Since joining the clulj I have mailed several copies of the Plaindealer to Friend Strayer. I recently wrote to him and in that letter asked him to see if he could find time to write Jfor the reason that science deals only with material substance and cosmic (forces. The answer Is not supplied 'by philosophy, for no amount of argument onr prove Th» answer Is not ifound In experience, for none of our friends ever come back to teH us what Is beyond. A more satisfactory answer is found w*«n we -the, nature of personality. What Is the cause of death? Is it not the disintegration of tissue, the breakdown of the physical organism? But does this process have any effect' upon the personality or entity of be- . lng? We answer, "No." The personality is indestructible. No death can destroy love, goodness, justice or any of the qualities which are the permanent moral and spiritual forces in life itself. The organ is not music, nor Is marble, art. Tliev are the instruments throlish which art speaks. In like man- to the "Old Timers." He is very busy, ner, the human body, the component but. I know that he will write if time parts of which are worth only about OS can be had,'for his memories of the cents. Is the instrifm'ent through which days, spent by him at _McHenry are" the eternal "self" is expressed. There is nothing in personality that, can disintegrate. The real self can never die; for as the wise man said long ago, "Love is stronger than death." I press God's lamp Close to my breast; its splendor; sooti or' late, Will p ierce the gloom; I shall emerge ; ' one day. ' ----• © Western Newspaper Union. ABBY (jERTIE country in any direction those days and not walk--^just- go to the cheese fatcory and get a ride from a farmer going Vour way. I remember Mr. Belshaw, who managed the factory, and a daughter, Hattie. . That business has passed out of the picture as did the old pickle and vinegar factory of W. A. Cristy, John Slimpin. Minard Chase, Wm. Foltz, Harp Chase and Plumb Wright were among those that worked there and, by the way, my first job after leaving school was in that offifce. The, old brickyard fell in line with the departed and, Of course, with it that back breaking job edging. These all served their purpose well for during their existence they meant a great deal to the community. The old Hanly Mill (now Spencer's) is still on the job and what a quantity of grain has passed through its doors. When they used water power that ,was the spot to get fine shiners fot bait and there were plenty, of bass and pickerel waiting for, them, tod. At that time, Wm. Phaliri, all over, flour, used to work tjiere.. That calls to mind Peoria Tom, he just had to have horse company all the time. I have mentioned the Wright boys, now their dad comes to mind, witty, spry old chap, as I recall him. When not otherwise occupied he used to set pins on Uncle Tip Smith's bowling alleys. You bowlers now-a-day should try using one of those old, no finger hole, balls that were from 12 inches drwyn t-o 3^ i'T'hes in diameter, if you should throw a ball into the ditch, Bob Wright would call, "Keep 'em on the sidewalk." This epistle is almost entirely devoted to the west side and has attained such length that it's time to "buzz off." I'm sending a list of names that I hope will prove of some value to the Centennial Committee. v Bye, everybody. A. G. STEVEN - DR. FEGERS: "That five man German band sure can tur.: out mu sic. That fellow who is playing the bass horn looks as though he had slept in it." DR. AURINGER (Amputating Will Smith's arm): "The ulma and radius are trimmed, the arteries are all tied, no nerves exposed and plenty of flap. Now for suture with g>ood drainage. Wonder if $23.00 will be too much to charge him?" CHET HOWARD: "I'll tell Lew to keep his chickens out of my garden. And gee gods, if he don't, I'll take a look at them down the groove, gee god." '!$*; FRANK.BENNETT. Twice T o l d Talct Items w latere** Taken fHH. the Files of tfc* Plalndeele* ef Tmh Age very pleasant ones and the friends of these days, dear to him. Frequent reference has been made in this column of races and race horses of the old town. These always bring to my mind a very unique figure. I see a decidedly original character seated on an old high-wheeled •sulky. He has long whiskers, split down the center of his chin by the .wind, his coat tails flopping in the wind, the good old nag wearing gadgj ets that only a genius could create, coming down the stretch at Gage's I Park. I'll bet George Owen knows ^ho that was. How many recall those marble games we used to have ? One favorite spot was out in front of the Wilbur Lumber Co.'s office. That's where John Buss was nicknamed "Dubbs." All ages from Charlie Granger, Allen Walsh, down to yours truly, playing 10 to a lick in a 20-ft. rir.£, and \vh~n night came possibly "run, sheep, run" would be played if the gang got together. In those days Ed Hanly and Aunt El, Harry and George, lived just west of the track. Ben Gilbert's store was the first business place on the north side of the street east from the depot. Remember he used to let us help roast peanuts sometimes, then Casper Wirfs and family. Mr. SOLILOQUIES OF THE Wr AND '90's May 3, 1936. ONEY TURNER: "The dried pumpkin mother and I stored away for the winter might have lasted through, if brother Amos and the Bennett bojrs hadn't eaten most Of it." ; ' CHARLEY ELDREDGE: "Wish I could quit chewing tobacco.. One of my eyes is glass, but I can tell a good hog from a poor one with half ah eye." "Because a tanned back is the latest fad girls do everything under the sun t< get it." ( £My 'Neighbor Says: • T BEN GILBERT; "I have - some likely boys growing up in the grocery business but they will have to start up for themselves. Guess I'll drag a chair out and sun myself." SIXTY YEARS AGO Joseph Buck had the misfortune to loose a valuable mare and colt one day last week. (Smith and Snyder sold oh Saturday last twelve thousand three hundred and seventy-five bushels of oats. And Tip says it wasn't much of a day for oats, either. The steamboat "Athlete" was brought down from her winter quarters on Saturday last, and anchored at the dock, and we understand is to be immediately repaired and put in shape for the summer's work. The. house of Robtrt E. Stanley, who resides at Nippersin^ Point, was destroyed by fire during the heavy wind on Thursday night last. FIFTY YEARS AGO Wm. Walsh has moved his shop on the corner back on a line with other residences on the street, is building a wing on the south side, and fitting it up for a residence. It will m^k&n a neat and tasty residence. 1 i At the school election on Saturday last, Isaac Wentworth was reelected school director, without opposition. We learn that H. C. Faber has bought out the Richmond Gazette and will take possession May 1. A. G. Locke, of Chicago, has rented the bakery, in Giles block, and will, on or about May 1, open a first class bakery and restaurant. This has been a long needed want in this village an# we bespeak for Mr. Locke a liberal patronage. MOVIE COMEDIAN ADVICE ON RAISING CHILDREN "It's a great bt«ak to be born poor," says Joe E. Brown, popular movie comedian, who writes a most interesting account of gives some sound ideas on the raising of children in an article entitled, "Luc^t Papa 1," in the May issue of the American Magazine. Joe E: Brown believes that work builds character and the "fellow who invented work had a great idea." •In this present age when there is much controversy concerning the raising of children and keeping them from the "pitfalls" of life which threaten, Joe 12: Drown presents some sound logic and common sense pertaining to the subject of raising children, especially boys. His own life was filled with hardships and, joining a circus at the age of ten years, he knew what it was to carry on with broken bones and sprained ligaments. The greatest lesson he learned from his circus life was to never give up until he had mastered an undertaking. Reasoning that hi® own hardships had done him no harm, but not- wanting his boys to live as he had, he wanted them to earn their own living, to see all sorts of people and all sides of life and to be able to stand on their own feet. Neither Don or Joe drinks or smokes but they have many friends and are healthy, manly, good students and good athletes. The two boys are nineteen and seventeen years old and there are two little daughters, aged five and three. Joe Brown and his wife gave no great scientific thought to the upbringing of their children, but just wvaj. they thought was right and evidently made a good job of it. Then, too, Joe E. Brown gives a word of advice to the fathers who hold, themselves up as little angels before their sons, who always wore rubbers on, a rauWday, never stayed or' late and alway£"1rifcyed their par- Joe Brown doesn't remind his children that they are lucky to have a i good home, he just points out that the family is very fortunate to have oach other and that a family is like a football team--all have to work together and any one of the tcym is likely to fumble the ball. Their home life is a general co-operation for the good of all. Joe Brown feels that it is easier for children to be good than to be bad and given the right start they Will discipline themselves. He finds that children , will only work with you if they have confidence in you. He encourages his children to make their own decisions, with his counsel and he holds "their loye and respect. He sent hiB boys to the public school, then military school and then to Beverly Hills high school for he believed they needed wider contact with boys and girls and he wanted them to be high school graduates rather than private school graduates. Joe E. Brown seems to be doing a good piece of work in raising his family and has some fine ideals and principles which he is carrying out. BENNETT IS COMING TO THE CENTENNIAL We are glad to receive good reports from Frank Bennett, founder of the Old Timers' club, saying that his attack of sciatica, with which be has suffered |for 'several weeks, is nearly cured, due to the treatment of Gib Howard, who hr.s been visiting him and who has followed his instructions in deep tissue and corrective massage. ^ Frank, who is coming to attend the Centennial this summer, tells us that he may remain for a few weeks to practice his profession and show his friends here, at a moderate charge, how easy it is to take the pain out of aching parts. Well be seeing you. < > ; : Meet your friends at the Centennial and Homecoming in McHenry, Jtoly 30, 31 and Aug. 1. S«*k Airport Site The German expedition which 1* studying weather conditions and geology of the Interior of Greenland has for one aim the location of an airplane landing field, for tta proposed air route from Germany to Chicago. Glasses Fitted Dr. Paul A. Schwabe OPTOMETRIST Eyes Examined A. E. NYE BUILDING West McHenry Thursday Afternoon. Hours 2:30 -- 6:00 -- Phone 123-J $ PECIALTH TOM BURKE: "They come in and ask for a pound of STEAK. I give them about a pound and a half and then they kick because they do not get the whole cow, besides asking for meat for their dogs." , WILL BACON: "Wonder how.that tree got down in the ground under all that gravel and mud. Eighty-five feet of drilling and up comes chunks of wood. L. E. 'BENNETT (Photographer): If I kept open on Sundays the custnen tomer8 wou]d come j J J d d Wirfs, in his old wheel chair. Many, . T u-_ u: *1™ h«A1A Tw„ ;ancl 1 could do three times as much business, but the Bible says, 'Thou shalt.not work upon the Lord's day.' " that were killed during the winter should now bo cut back so that the v.-hlo:- cv'ios from base Schnorr's shoe shop, Justen's furni will remember him, then Uncle Tip's place and upstairs L. D. Lincoln and family, not forgetting their little scrappy rat terrier, "(Satan," Jake Hetzel's barber shop, the. Mead's hardware store, Fred Briar and the piles of old iron, John Stoner, shoe shop, John Etfanson store, G. W. Besley's drug store, the old Parker House, the Ben Buss home, the Block home, Uncle Tip home, Fred Schnorr's, Mrs. M. E. Home's. Then back to the depot on the south side of the street, Weideman's, where the Schiessles moved in later, then the Shoemaker family, R. A. Howard and family and meat market, Fred of beuge tuay not be imiwired. • • • - When preparing gelatin desserts If leftover fruit juice is used Instead of water desserts will be much richer?- » • * It is a mistaken Idea that cucum bers must be soaked In cold water for some time before serving, to remove the poison In them. They are not poisoneus. Slice them and coyer with ice until ready to serve, then remove ice. - Don't sprinkle mustard loosely Into water when preparing a foot bath for a patlept. "It will not dissolve quickly %and may adhere to the skin and blister it. First mix mustard to a paste. One tablespoon of mustard to a gallon of wnter is the nroportion used. . Associated N*ew»i»apers.--WNU Service. POTPOURRI Tapioca 7 ploca 1s obtained from the roots of cass va, a ropical plant. It is r^'^ted to the milkweed family, and,. T le r«»*'"e. to South America, is also niiocj ;:i the soutnern portion of the United" States, The roots are washed, cut, reduced to pulp, S:rained, and dried on lrc plates, tarcb and tugar make u*. 88 per .cent of the product. G Wo«t*rn N«wop*p«r Union. ture, Stevens and Schnorr's, Schreiner's Ben Laures, Dr. Child's office, the Sims family, David Parker's, the Blackman home, then Dorlisky Granger, F. K. Granger and family, Grandfather and Grandmother Gage, then the same old Methodist church, only tnose horse and buggy sheds, they served their time. How names and places do change. In those few blocks how few of those names apply now. With the passing of the various church sheds, there ajso passed from the picture those long rows of hitching posts, some with chains stretched from one to the other and th«j old board sidewalks. Horse barns have been transformed into garages, and oats, hay and straw replaced by gas and oil. One of the most interesting spots to me in those days was C. T. Eldredge's poultry dressing plant. As I remember, a couple of the Wright boys used to pick and dress chickens, ducks, geese and turkeys. Even today I cannot understand how-thex picked a bird so quick. By the way, why doesn't Harry Eldiedge fall in line? If you wanted to go out into the "iPEELEY" MUNSON: "Looks as though the boys over there were getting a lot of fish. None here, so I'll go over there." Note--When fishing was poor, we boys would keep hauling in the same fish, just to see Mr. Munson hustle over to play peeley, we called it. LEW OWEN: "When Roll Waite sits on that counter again, he will think that Ben Franklin was mis taken about drawing the lightning from the sky." Tell us about it Lew. Dont' leave it all to me. NICK HUEMANN: "If I keep on working and saving, I'll have a store of my own some day." FORTY YEAiRS AGO y ; Jos. Bishop has just put a new pat* ent chair in his barber shop, in the Howe block, and made other needed improvements. The Red bridge, across the creek in the center of the village, has received the long needed repairs the past week and is now safe for both foot-passengers and vehicles. New canvas awnings have been put up the past week in front of the Pekovsky block, John Heimer's, Thos. Burke's and A. Engeln's. This is a sure indication that summer has comtf. John Heimer's Trotting Stallion, Centerville," will be handled this year by Geo. Vogel. THIRTY YEARS AGO The official price of butter on the Elgin board of trade Monday remained steady at 21 cents. There were no offerings nor sales. The McHienry Brewery expects to put their goods into the market some time next week. M. D. Weber has rented the Gil* bert building on the west side and will open up business at once. L. F. Newman is a new employe at the Hunter-Weckler Boat factory, beginning work, Monday morning. The rural mail carriersi are putting on lots of style of late. They are now sporting new uniforms and are anxious to have their pictures taken. dmLiiiil while they last I it "Dish j» out" to o pah thot can "take it" Durable quality Holds almost 14 qh Convenient rolled edge Good quality enamel 1 TO A C U S T O M E R Wm. H. Althoff Hardware Corner Main St. & U. S. 12 West McHenry NEW DEAL INCREASES FARM IMPORTS FROM CANADA 10 FOLD MAUD VANSLYKE: "ftll'getf. flattie Story and we will go up to the cheese factory and get some cufd." BERTHA HOLLISTER: "I look good in my blue dress. It matches my eyes. Wish that, cough would let Up."'. v • SIM KENNEDY: "I hate to leave town after all these years but Dwight wants us up in Superior, Wis. Effic is up there too, so I guess we had better go. Quit pulling that dogs tail, Harry, or I'll tell your mother." MRS. FAY: "I'll keep the boys out of my yard all summer and then they won't be so apt to get into • my apples and, grapes. Harry! Come home here, and don't leave the yard." TWENTY YEARS AGO Joflxn P. Weber, the local contractor and builder, is busy on a new restaurant building that is being erected by John Niesen on his lot just south of his home on Water street. The old Water street meat market which has changed hands so often during the past few years that one cannot keep a record of the different proprietors, is closed again, Jos. Leickem, who has conducted the place since last fall, having quit business last Saturday. M. D. Ott, until recently employed at the Barbian Bros., cigar factory has rented the Brefeld barber shop on the West Side, starting work there on Tuesday morning of this week. Mr. Ott is a first-class barber. i Butter on the Elgin board of trade: sold at 32 cents per pound last Saturday. ^KATE HOWE: "I am enjoying being in the 'frying pan' so why jump into the 'fire'? Good Kate, she became old enough to know better. ; DR. B. C. HUNT ' VETERINARIAN $ Crystal Lake, . niifcou * 1 Telephone 452-M , >" 5 West Hillside Road ^ • PIRB " AUTO INSURANCE wvAatmn EARL ft WALSI Presenting V/:"f: Reliable Oompani|| Wben you seed insurance of aay kfeaA PtuMe 43 or 61-M Pries Bldg. McHensy Phone M VERHOlt J. KMX , ATTORNEY AT LAW / Pries Bldg. OFFICE HOURS V Tuesdays and Fridays Othe^ Days hy AppoiaiaMat McHenry - . miaeto Downs Motor Express The Pioneer Line Operates daily between McHenry and Ohicago Phones: Wabash McHemy 7518 256 Telephone No. 86© Stoffel A Reihanspergsr laenrance agenta (or all classes el property in the beet companies. WEST McHENRY ILLINOIS S. H. Freund & SOD CONTRACTORS TUID BUILDERS Phone 127-R McHenry Our experience is at Your Service in building Tour Wants A. P. Freund Excavating Contractor Tracking, Hydraulic and Crane Service Road Bnilding TeL 204 M McHenry, HL WILLIAM B. MARTIN Representing Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. 105 flL York St. Elmhurst, 111. Main Street McHenry, 111. Phone Elm. 2708 Phone MoH'. IfOfeJ ; To Fight High Fir«» ' A new piece of equipment for fighting fires in skyscrapers is a water tower 65 feet high which can shoot a stream of water 17;'» feet THE AMERICAN FARMER teems shocKsl at what he seea comlnQ over the Canadian border. Do you b!a.~<e him? Here are a few of the incre' jes In Canadian importa for January of thla yerr over January 1935, which the M»w D >al Reciprocal Trade agreement has caused: Wool, 22 fold; pork, 17 toM; eheear, 12 >:d, potatoes, 11 fold; poultry, 10 fold; cattle, 8 fold; beef, 6 -id; ent h*" ' *. « fold. The avsrage Increase In the Imports just listed h*< been 10 to -vsr January a year ago, tnue depriving the American fan.ie • of t:^1sv; sales. This flocding of the American n ^ith Canadian fern products cannot be balanced by "soli conservation" Go» "mneiit checks or other artificial methods. Charlie's Repair Shop • Jest East of Old Bridge . v . Over Fox River (Rear Schaefer'a Tavern) RADIATORS REPAIRED BODIES and FENDERS Straightened Sign Painting Truck Lettering Acetylene Welding CHARLES RIETESEL KENT ft COMPANY All Kinds of I N 8 U R A N C B Placed with the most reliable Companies OaBie ia and talk it o#«t . "bene McHenry I, Urg« Auto Ash Trays ' Iflchtgan conservation official* are ujpglng that automobiles used In toMchttntr: driving should be equipped 'with abw tr ys lessen t e bizaM of Meet Are. Mewle Attendance ' 'Approximately 28,000,000 boys and under twenty-one attend the weekly 4a. j*» Calied State*. ' 4: : \n\V> SU-W MARKS".1 \V£0., POP, \ JEST -m\UGC I vourtu- MOM VOU ptp \vueu vou MEW iw senc/owj fl SUCH IS LifE J> • By Chitlti SmIii** WUATIAAS 3. Ev* 1