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THEMcHENRY Thursda?,M&rch24,1955 •tl"! llHt H< I REVIEWING EARLY HAPPENINGS IN McHENRY and VICINAGE Plaindealer Files Furnish Memories of Yesteryears ^ Compiled by A. H. Mosher FORTY YEARS AGO Issue of March 25, 1915 Town Election-- In spite of the fact that there Was a fight on for the office of highway commissioner, a comparatively small vote was -east 'f at the annual town election held ' at the village hall last Saturday. The result of the vote was as follows: For supervisor, Stephen E Freund; for highway commissioner, John A. Miller. Win Divide Farm- Mrs. Joseph H. Justen, who resides a short distance north of town, is having the old homestead, the Schaefer farm, divided in two. Owing to the size of the farm Mrs. Schaefer has always found it a difficult task to find a suitable renter for the place and so is making two separate forms out of the one. Good Woman Is Called-- Died at the family ihome in y©lo, Friday, the 12th of March, $15, Mrs. A. J. Raymond, aged years. Lovina Cook was born b(ti the old Cook homestead near Wauconda and was the youngest, save one, of a large family of children. jpys Blacksmith Shop- John Aylward of Elgin has purchased the blacksmith shop Of Lawson & McDonald, which fiius been operated in the Laures building by that firm of late. Jlr. Alyward is a practical blacksmlth and is well and favorably Known to many of our people, as he was born and raised a short distance southeast of this village, what is now known as Emerald Park. Another Sunday Fire-- Three consecutive Sunday fires have occurred in McHenry during the past winter, the last of which broke out in the Jacob Justen building in Centerville last Sunday morning. Mr. Justen, having a funeral at Wauconda last Sunday, arose quite early in order that he might give his funeral car a thorough cleaning before making the trip to Wauconda. He had pullted the car up near the house and when he went to turn on the water he found that the water pipe was frozen. Being unprepared for an emergency of this kind and having no time to waste, he (hurriedly gathered up a few old rags and soaked them with wood alcohol. He started to thaw out the pipe when the hired girl shouted to him that the house was full of smoke. Mr, Justen tried to reach the blaze with a small ihose, but to no avail. In a short time the Centerville hose cart was on the scene and, aided by the two other hose carts, quickly extinguished the blaze. Woodstock. Burial t&lc ^plaee In Woodland cemetery, McKenry. . •k 'vjv "•.. Tarantula In Bananas--* ' C. Unti, the Centerville ice cream manufacturer, found a young tarantula in a bunch of bananas in his store last Friday. Mr. Unti was working around a large bunch of bananas when he discovered the poisonous spider clinging to the stem. Mrs. Bennett Buried Here- Mrs. Jesse Bennett, mother of and Mrs. W. C. Besley of Woodand rMs. W. C. Besley of Woodstock, passed away at the home of her daughter at the countyseat last Friday, following a long illness. Mrs. Bennett resided in McHenry for a short time, after which she, with her husband, moved to ^lgin. since the death of her husband she had made her home with her daughter at Items of Local Interest- All of the village, as well as rural, teachers are attending the institute at Crystal Lake this week. Hughie Martin and family have moved from Wauconda and have taken up their abode on the Wm. Bonslett farm, west of town. Mr. and Mrs. Rollo Babcock and daughter have moved from the Bonslett farm to the Charles Parks tenant house on Waukegan street. One of the chief topics of conversation upon our streets since Sunday morning is the organization of a volunteer fire department. Is the village board in favor of such? William Spencer has let the contract for a beautiful new home to be erected on his lots in the Hanly addition to McHenry this summer. The basement for the ,new house to be erected on Main street, just east of the C. W. Stenger home, is now under construction. H. J. Schaefer $ias the contract for the building of the house, which is being put up by N .J. Justen. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO From Issue of March 20, 1980 Plays With Bachman Band- Carl Weber went to Naper- BUTCH'S SAVE MONEY ON YOUR CAB Regular check ups and maintenance by our experts means lower car costs for yoni YOUR MOVE 24 Hour Towing Service We Do Complete Motor Overhauling 809 W. Elm Street Phone 811 -- Residence 91-R McHenry, 111. yille last Wednesday, where be spent Thursday and FWday ;$n the home of Mr. and Mrfc. Elnref* Koerner. On Wednesday evening he accompanied Mr. Koerner to Chicago, where they played Under tjhe direction of Bachman, director of the million dollar band. He enjoyed the bands and several musical organizations at Naperville of ..which Mr. Koerner is director and reports that they are making wonderful progress. Walton League Elects-- The meeting of the McHenry chapter of the Izaak Walton League, which was held at Johnsburg Friday evening, March 14,' was a big success. Election of officers for the coming year was held. The officers elected were: President, Rudolph E. Johnson; vice-presidents, John A. Miller and Peter W. Frett; secretary, A. E. Nye and treasurer, Stephen H. Freund. Phil Lehn Dies-- » Phil ' Lehn, aged 64 years, passed away at the WoodstocR hospital Wednesday morning, March 19, following an operation performed several days before. Mr. Lehn was a well known figure around McHenry, having been a faithful employee at the Justen hotel for the past fifteen years. He was a former member of the Chicago police department. Surprised on Birthday-- On last Thursday afternoon. Mrs.' John S. Itoeund was. pleasantly surprised at her beautiful new home on Court street, by a party of friends who planned the affair in honor of her birthday anniversary. Those present were: Mrs. Joe Mertes, Mrs. Nick Weingart, Mrs. Hubert frreund, Mrs. Roy Newell ' and Mr. and Mrs. Codley of Chicago, Mrs. Peter Weingart, Mrs. Peter A. Freund, Mrs. Mat Blake and daughter, Florence, Mrs. Ed Freund and Miss Lillian Freund.1 Warren Thomas Dies- Warren Thomas, 74 years old, a former resident of this vicinity, died at his home in Woodstock, Tuesday, March 18. Mr. Thomas <had been in failing health for some time but was seriously ill only a short time. TEN YEARS AGO From Issue of March 15, 1945 Tragic Accident-- A soldier's wife was killed and three others were injured, two severely, late Wednesday afternoon of last week when the automobile in which they were riding went out of control and overturned on the Terra Cotta hill, south of McHenry. A severe skull fracture caused the death of Mrs. Lucy Hoffman, 24, who died in Sherman hospital, Elgin, a short time after being admitted, Her 'husband, Sgt. Richard Hoffman, ( 25, driver of the car, escaped with minor injuries, but his parents, Alex and Irene Hoffman, wire more seriously hurt. Sgt. Hoffman arrived home the day before the accident to enjoy a short furlough from army duties at Camp Bowie, Texas. Thought For The Week-- "If you sUcceed in life, you must do it in spite of the efforts of others to pull you down. There is nothing in the idea that people are willing to help those viftio help themselves. People are willing to help a man who can't help himself, but as soon as a man is able to help himself, and does it, they join in making his life as uncomfortable as possible."-- E. W. Howe. NEW APPOINTMENTS Governor William G. Stratton has appointed 19 members of the Illinois commissldn on human relations. George C. Dim as, of Joliet, was named chairman of the group. 400.000 LICENSES ' H PURCHASED AT END OF MONTH Illinois motor vehicle registrations at the end of (February were 400,000 greater than at the same time last year, reaching ja total of slightly more than 2,560,000, Secretary of State Charles F. Carpentier said. This is by far the largest total registration ever reached so early in the year, Secretary Carpentier said. He attributed the increase to earlier filing of applications by the public, newspaper and radio publicity given to deadline announcements and faster processing of applications by his office. Passenger car registrations are 334,000 ahead Of last year, trucks are 60,000 ahead and trailers 6,000, Mr. Carpentier said.. Earlier response by the public was noted at the beginning of the'/ Sensing' period and con* tlnued,; through February, Secretary "Carpentier said. Throughout the period, registrations were substantially higher than they were at the same time a year before, he said. t "Earlier filing of applications by motorists is what we have been;hoping for," Secretary. Carpentier said. "It has enabled 'us to work at peak capacity most of the time instead of experiencing -a series of slump periods separated by brief flurries when the mail was so heavy we could not keep'up with it." "Illinois motorists have done ( both <nny office and themselves a favor by filing their applications sooner, because we could function more8 - efficiently and they received better service," Secretary Carpentier said. Savings invested in Crystal Lake Savings and Loan earn 2%% plus %% extra. 23tf What would happen if was Discontinued? MORTON BUILDINGS Post Free Space at Lowest Cost You Can Buy A Morton Building 32' x 40' * Complete delivered to your farm for only . . . *1.550.00 VICTOR IMPLEMENT CO. 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