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ip, I Hi! V™& hi»"i •Ml { I M ' H 1 1 4 " l " H '|ll"K"H'|"t'!l"l"l I K-H1 •!• •}• •!• •:• >1 •!• •:• •!• -g- * * REVIEWING EARLY HAPPENINGS I IN MeHENRY and VICINAGE Plaindealer Files Furnish Memories of Yesteryears Compiled by A. H. Mosher i ? FORTY TEARS AGO From Iswe of Sept. 2. 1915 Knox Reunion-- A pleasant family reunion was held at Terra Cotta on Sunday last, when the descendants of John and Mary Khox, deceased, gathered at the old homestead, now owned and occupied by M. Knox and family, to spend the day together. The first meeting of this family was held three years ago. Of the original number the union has lost two members, Sr. M. Henry of (Presentation convent of" Chicago and Walter Bolger, whose death occurred last year. Items of Local Interest-- By special proclamation' of Mayor Wells, the straw hat season has been extended to and including Sept. 10, • ' 1 Dr. A. I. Froehlich*'•fias come into the possession of a new Ford roadmaster, which is proving a great assistance to him in his practice here. Carl Bioltler and Miss Kathryn Buch will put on a few vaudeville features at the picnic at (Fox River Grove at Cary next Monday, Labor Day. A guide post has been placed at the east end of Main street on the West Side. This has also been a dangerous corner and the placing of the post shows very good judgment on the part of the village board. .Dr. C. H. Fegers has rented a suite of rooms in the Nordquist house and has already gone to housekeeping therein. village on Aug. 10, 1872. At the first election held lay the authorized voters of the village of Mc- Henry the following officers were chosen: Richard Bishop, president; J. B. Perry, jJL M. McOmber, H. C. SmiOi. John King and F. K. Granger, trustees; Michael Keller, clerk; and Henry Colby, treasurer. Local Orchestra Pleases-- An orchestra directed by Miss Elsie Vycital and composed of Stanley Schaffer, Eugene S^yler, Juanita Keg, Anna Popp, Guy Duker, Charles Peterson, Stanley Charles, Harold and Richard Vycital, furbished music at St. Mary's church fair Sunday afternoon. Birthday Anniversary-- A picture of happy serenity, peace and contentment is portrayed by Mrs. Sarah Colby Sherburne, one of McHenry's oldest settlers, as she sits in her arm chair at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Clayton Harrison, near Ringwood, where on Sunday. Aug. 17, she observed fyer ninetyeighth birthday anniversary. Miss Vera Doherty-- Miss Vera Doherty. 36 years old, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Doherty, passed away at 9 o'clock Thursday evening, Aug. 14, following an illness of several years. Besides her parents, Miss Doherty is survived by three brothers, Paul, Neill and Frank, and two sisters, Nellie and Lillian. TEN YEARS ACrO From Issue of Aug. 16, 1945 Mrs. Laura Kent-- A peaceful death came to Mrs. Laura Kent, 69, on last Thursday, Aug. 9, 1945, after a lengthy illness. Death came in St. Therese hospital, Waukegan, where she had been confined for the past six weeks. Thought For The Week-- "Evil is unnatural -- goodness the natural state of man. Earth has no hopeless islands or continents. We live in a redemptive world. Poverty will end; sin will die; love will triumph, and hope wili plant flowers on every grave."--David Swing. Give children small servings; remember, big amounts may be discouraging to a small child. It is well for a child to form the habit of cleaning his plate and then asking for a second helping if wanted. Liked His Work-- During their stay in McHenry about forty of the performers of the Sparks circus visited" our blind bag puncher, Walter Freund, and watched him go through hi$ daily workout. The visitors were more than impressed with what they saw and all wondered that he was not on the road, as they declared him to be one of the best bag punchers that they had ever h$d the pleasure to*** watch. The bag punching artist has had a set of bells attached to the bags and furnishes his own music while he works. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO From Issue of Aug. 21, 1990 McHenry Has Birthday-- Whoopee! McHenry just had -a birthday. We are, municipally speaking, fifty-eight years old, having been incorporated as a CHOOSE THE TRADEMARK BULK FARM COOLING TANK • SAVES HOURS OF WORK] •very week • FAST COOLING... *a«y to clean... •xtra-strong, long-life construction • A CAPACITY AND TYPE TO FIT YOUR NEEDS --80 to 1000 gals. ALL DIRECT EXPANSION! *A trade-Mart of The Creamery Packagt Mfg. Compony FIND OUT ABOUT THE MilKeeper 'Tank NOW AT: HARDWARE Phone Richmond 4411 Richmond, UL • N. I. GAS Co. took COOL with GAS! . . . a n d J i e r e ' s w h y ! 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