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Thursday, January 27.1955 THE McHENRY PLA1NDEALER m: |i»11 til n i l i ll u 111't i t n; i n in< t tin i inn i n i p. REVIEWING EARLY HAPPENINGS IN McHENRY and VICINAGE Pl&indealer Files Furnish Memories of Yesteryears Compiled by A. H. Mosher • | ' n | i i j . • } . •j . , | . , j ,4 . ^ . 4 ., | . 4 . , } , 4 . f t j ,, | , , } , , } •. > • } " . FORTY TEARS AGO Issue of Jan. 28, 1915 A wedding in which many of the young people of McHenry and vicinity are interested was solemnized" at St. Patrick's church in this village at 9 o'clock on Tuesday morning of this week, the officiating clergyman being Rev. Edward Berthold of St. Mary's church. The bride is the eldest daughter of Mr. and rs. Robert Conway, who reside short distance south of town. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Adams, highly respected citizens of Ringwood. Mr. and Mrs. John Schaid entertained a company of thirty relatives and friends at their country home, south of Volo, on Wednesday of last week. Those present were Rev. Francis J. Epstein and Mr. and Mrs. Martin W. Freund of Volo; Mr. and Mrs. John S. Freund, Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Freund, Mr. and Mrs. George Schaid and nephew, Mr. and MTB. Nick Kennebeck and children, all of McHenry and •vicinity; Mr. and Mrs. Martin Lay, Mr. and Mrs. John Frett, Mr. and Mrs. Mat Jungen of Johnsburg; Mr. and Mrs. Jacob M. Freund, Mr. and Mrs. William Britz and children and Mathias Weber of Spring Grove. The newly elected officers of St. Clara court of Lady Foresters were installed at their hall last Thursday afternoon. They were as follows: c. R„ Josephine Heimer; V.C.R., Helena Heimer; R.S., Christina Neiss; F*5., Anna Bickler; treasurer, Kathryn Freund; trustees, Elizabeth Schneider, Katherine Meyers and Elizabeth Laures; conductors, ^Katherine Worts and Katherine Weber; sentinels, Kathryn Stoffel and Gertrude Niesen. A jolly time was enjoyed by a crowd of twenty-four young folks last Sunday evening when they journeyed to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Steinsdoerfer, where cards and games were enjoyed. Those present were: Messrs. Edward Smith, Arthur Smith, Earl v Matthews, Harry Matthews, Henry Knaack, Robert Thompson, Edward Young, Bernard Kennebeck, Martin Weber, Henry Weber, Peter Ochab, Edward Krepel, William 4J3nsigA, Frank Pfannenstill and Misses Veronica Young, Laura Y:oung, Julia :3Young, Christine Freund, Elizabeth Freund, Anna Weber, Gertrude Weber, Mildred Darrell, Mabel Darrell and Rose Freund. he ; went up against a horse, which we are told, was imported for this special reason. It is needless to say that Woodburn lost the race, but at that made the other fellow go some to win. The Royal Entertainers met at the home of Mrs. Peter B. Freund on • the West Side on Monday , evening of this week for a couple, of hours enjoyment at progressive cinch. The prize winners were: First, Mrs. A. G. Barbian; second, Mrs. Andrew Miller; consolation, Mrs. James Revorl ' Alford H. Pouse, soil of Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Pouse, of this village, is about to embark in the law business here. He has rented the front room in the Mrs. Sarah Dermont building on the West Side. Bishop Muldoon of Rockford appointed Rev. Edward Berthold to St. Mary's parish in this village, while Rev. Wm. Weber of Lena, 111., goes to Johnsburg. Rev. Karl Qstenkoetter, who has been in McHenry since last July, has been granted a vacation by the bishop. Butter on the Elgin Board of Trade sold at 30% cents per pound last Saturday. Fred Justen succeeded in landing a 17-lb. pickerel at Pistakee Bay one day last week. The defendents in the Volo rail riding case were assessed a fine of $2,600 at the Lake County court last week. Reports from that city are to the effect that the case will be carried to a higher court. Worth Woodburn took his horse over to Wauconda oft Wednesday of last week, where Wallace Woodburn, son of Mr. and Mrs. David Woodburn of this village, has disposed of his house and lot in Sunnyside addition to Woodstock to Jerry Riley of Marengo. In making the sale Mr. ' Woodburn comes into possession of a 63-acre farm situated about three miles from Maiengo. Math Baur, who has been engaged in the saloon business in this village during the past four years, will give up the saloon to embark in the ice' business here. A deal was consummated whereby he will control the wholesale and retail ice business formerly conducted by the McHenry Brewery and the Schoenhoefen Brewing Co., of Chicago. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO Issue of January 2S, 1980 The eighth annual meeting of the McHenry Country club was held Sunday morning, Jan. '19, wi^h a good attendance of members present. The former officers were all re-elected as follows: President, Richard B. Walsh; vice-president, F. G. Schreiner; secretary, E. E. Bassett; treasurer, Gerald Carey. Two new directors, R. I. Overton and Mayor John R. Knox, were elected directors for a term of three years to fill the places of L. A. Erickson, who wished to be released, and C. N. Owen of Chicago. The other directors are F. -• A. Bohlander, George H. Johnson, J. N. Sayler and Ben Stilling. Such weather.! Since last Friday McHenry and vicinity has been in the grip of sub-zero temperatures in one of the most severe cold snaps experienced within the past several years. On last Friday night temperatures in this vicinity were generally more than 20 below, some even reporting it to be as cold DR. HENRY FREUND ^ OPTOMETRIST At 136 S. Green Street McHenry (Closed Thursday Afternoons) EYES EXAMINED -- GLASSES FITTED VISUAL TRAINING -- VISUAL REHABILITATION COMPLETE VISUAL ANALYSIS HOURS: DAILY 9 to 12 A.M. and 1 to S P.M. FRIDAY EVENINGS: 6:00 to 8:80 P.M. 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Harrison, well known citizens of Ringwood. George H. Harrison and Mary Ellen Brush were married at her home in Modena, Mo., on Jan. 20, 1880, and came directly to Illinois, where they engaged in farming near Ringwood. They have six children living: Mrs. Charles Peet, Raymond, Walter, Mrs. Henry Hinze of Crystal Lake, Edward of Elgin and laura of Evanston. Friends of Jacob F. Stock will be pleased to learn of his unusual and interesting work in Chicago, where he is how • working in the Stanley Field Batonical laboratory of the Field Museum on a project that will take until 1933 to complete. Think of it, a boy's suit or overcoat for $4.85. at *- McGee's during the final wip.dup of the January Clearance. The people of McHenry will again have their greenhouses where those of the most aesthetic taste may be satisfied in their desire for the beauty of nature expressed in the hot house plants and flowers. Such is the information brought to us by Michael McCarthy of Chicago, who has already purchased a desirable site and has started the work of erecting his greenhouses. This new business concern will be known as the McHenry Flower company and will be located just south, of McHenry. The Junior class play will be presented at the High School auditorium on Jan. 30. The title of the play is "Who Wouldn't Be Crazy?" and the cast will contain these students: Melvin Whiting, Agnes Steffes, Lowell Nye, Christine Wegener, Dorothy Fisher, Holland Ensign,Richard Wegener, Jack 'purvey,' Cather* ine Segel, Margaret Herrold, Carolyn Regner,' Louifee Kilday, Alvera Weingart, Kenneth Boley, Vaughn Heller. TEN YEARS AGO Isfue of January 18, 1945 Last Sunday afternoon, Jan. 14, eight-five young men and womeh met in St. Mary's - St. Patrick's school hall. The meeting Was given over largely to an explanation of an organization for the youth of McHenry by Rev. Eugene Baumhofer of St, Mary's church. Boys and girls from St. John's parish in Johnsburg, St. Patrick's and St. Mary's; in McHenry were present. Dancing, ping-pong, cards and other games and entertainment wjll toe participated in during the social part of meetings. In order to get the machinery of the group progressing, each parish elected a boy and girl to serve on a temporary executive committee which will take over until officers are elected. These committee members include Elaine Nell and Carl Adams of St. John's parish; Mary Grace Murphy and Richard Heuser of St. Patrick's parish; and Dorothy Freund and Adoiph Weideman of St. Mary's. Jhe latter two were elected secretarytreasurer and chairman respectively. llw Wee*-- ? r<~ That we should do unto others as we would have them do unto us -- that we Should respect the rights of Others as scrupulously as we Would have our rights respected -- is not a mere counsel of perfection to individuals -- but it is the law to which we must conform social institutions and national policy, if we would receive the blessings and abundance of peace. --Henry George. AJH.M. HOSPITAL OPERATIONS Standards of operation and maintenance of some 298 hospitals 4h Illinois will henceforth be governed by a code of rules drawn up and adopted by sthe state Department of Public Health, after approval by the Illinois Hospital Licensing board. Architectural plans for additions to theese hospital, or for construction of new hospitals, must 'have department approval. All this is in accordance with provisions of the 1953 Hospital Licensing act which became effective Jan. 1, 1955. These provisions apply to all hospitals in Illinois except federally-operated institutions and those operated or licensed by the state departments of ' Public Welfare and Public Safety. Savings Invested tn Crystal Lake Savings and Loan earn 2</2% plus y2% extra. 23-ti Sand VERN TH Excavating Dredging Gravel Limestone N Black Dirt Phone McHenry 1336 Box flO, Route 1, McHenry, 111. "YOUR FEDERAL INCOME TAX" BOOK IS NOW AVAILABLE The Government Printing office placed on • sale recently the hew 180-page edition of the tax booklet issued by the Internal Revenue service, entitled "Your Federal Income Tax." This year's edition contains all the personal income tax provisions which have been enacted^ up through the last session of Congress and incorporated in the new Internal Revenue Code. Among the variety of subjects covered are -- who must file a return; when and where; nontaxiable income; collections and refunds; deductions; family exemptions; types of returns; and the substance of many of the regulations based on tHa cent tax laws, v {t The booklet is designed « pecially to help the individual* prepare and file his personal income tax return, and supplements the instructions distributed by the Internal' Revenue! Service to all taxpayers with the income tax forms. This new and^ improved edition of Your Feder-S* al income Tax Is available from-, the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington 25, D.C., at twenty-five cents a copFy. Shop at Home and SAVE! ...CUTS DOWN WASTE Stop wasting materials by on-the-job mixing! Tell us your specifications and we'll deliver the right amount of the right concrete mix right on time! McHenry Sand & Gravel Co. "RADIO DISPATCHED* PHONE 920 " "v * • •• ' HM: ? § • J I « ;> 'i Used to 4k you didn't see a young man at the wheel of a Cadillac very often. ' Most of the proud and happy people driving Cadillacs showed at least a little gray at the temples. But things are changing. In fact, it isn't at all unusual any more for a man in his thirties to move up to the "car of cars." There are two basic reasons for this. In the first place, success is coming much earlier now to a great group of young men than in years gone by. Men are going into business and the professions with fine technical training which starts them off at levels they used to be years in attaining. And, secondly, the news of Cadillac's remarkable economy is spreading far and wide. Actually, once a man feels justified in making the initial investment, he is economically on sound ground when he selects a Cadillac. First of all, he can keep it and drive it with pride for almost any period of years he pay elect--for its endurance is beyond all practical measurement. Upkeep is remarkably low--and few cars of any size or price will run farther on a gallon of gasoline than a £adillac. And even when it comes to the purchase price, there is much to be said for the "car of cars." There are twelve models of other makes which actually cost more than the lowest-priced Cadillac. Thus, it is small wonder that more and more people in a younger age bracket are making the move to Cadillac. It has simply become a logical and practical thing for them to do. So, if you feel that you are ready for a Cadillac--remember that achievement'-*and not age--is the criterion. OVERTON CADILLAC-PONTIAC CO. 400 FRONT STREET PHONE 17 McHENRY* ILLINOIS