ITiurstlay/Sepfembesr U i{f§5 r% Wi' . m^w r-.- r _ W|pr,!^: RcttttffiY PUUNBfiALEff REVIEWING EARLY HAPPENINGS IN McHENRY and VICINAGE I Plaindealer Files Furnish Memories | of Yesteryears " ? Compiled bly A. H. Mosher • frfr-M-M-M-M-M" FORTY YEARS AGO From Issue of Sept. 16, 1915 Freeman Whiting Dead-- Freeman Whiting, one of McHenry county's oldest and most widely known residents, passed away at his late home, about three miles northwest of town, on Monday of this week, aged 93 years, 8 months and 5 days. Farmers" Sign Up-- ^ Yesterday was contract day at The local as well as all other Borden factories in this district. The Borden company offered, an average of $1.75 a hundred pounds for the six months beginning Oct. 1, for milk testing 3.6 per cent butterfat. Patrons of the McHenry factory signed up without the least bit of resistance and from all reports this same condition - existed everywhere. Items of JLoeal Interest-- Butter on the Elgin board of trade sold at 24 cents per pound last Saturday. The recent rains and heavy Automobile traffic have left our streets in very bad condition. The workmen are still at work on the Borden property in Centerville. A big improvement is already noticeable. Mr. ana Mrs. Henry Heimer have removed to this village from Janesville, Wis., and will go to housekeeping in the Gage house on the West Side. "What's he doing, trying to scare us?" was the remark made by a woman occupant of an automobile after the driver had been warned by a village officer for not going around one of the guide posts the right way. This .happened in McHenry last Sunday. 1 First Dividend- Judge Edward D. Shurtleff entered an order in the circuit court last Saturday, directing Theodore Hamer, receiver of the Citizens State Bank of McHenry, to pay a dividend of 10 per cent to all depositors and creditors of this defunct institution. This is the first dividend that this bankQ has been able to pay. George A. Stevens- George Arthur Stevens was born on a farm one mile north of Ringwood, known as Ladd's corners, on July 1, 1859. He died suddenly at his home in Ringwood after a heart attack of only, a few moments' duration, on Aug. 28, 193.0, aged 71 years', 1 month and 28 days. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO From Issue of Sept. 4, 1930 200 iStudents, High School-- Vacation days for the boys and girls of McHenry came to an end on Tuesday when the old school bell rang again after three months of quiet and the youngsters of grade and high school age may again be seen going to school with books under their arms. The largest freshman class has enrolled this year with a total of sixty-three members and brings the total enrollment of the school up to 200 students, j which breaks the record and shows, an increase of over 100 per cent in eight years in attendance. TEN YEARS AGO From Issue of August 30, 1945 Schoolmates-- The annual reunion of a group of old schoolmates of many years ago was held last Saturday afternoon at the McHenry Country club. Seventeen ladies ^enjoyed a 1:30 luncheon, followed by several hours during which they reminisced about pigtail days in the local schools. Those present were Mrs. Lillian Sayler, Mrs. Mabel Johnson, Mrs. Fannie Thompson, Miss Maud Granger, Miss Clara Stoffel, Mrs. Julia Reihansperger, Miss Florence Carey of McHenry, Mrs. Florence Alexander of Hebron, Miss Villa Smith of Elgin, Mrs. Agnes Jencks, Mrs. Ruby Shepard, Mrs. Rose Jepsen and Mrs. Myrtle Harrison of'Ringwood, Mrs. Ella Walkup, Mrs. Nellie McDonald and Mrs. Hazel Belcher of Woodstock and Hettie Reichow of Chicago. Freund-Pitzen-- One of Johnsburg's returning veterans entered the holy bonds of matrimony last week Wednesday, Aug. 22, when Paul Pitzen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Nick S. Pitzen of Pistakee Bay, took as his bride Miss Virginia Freund, daughter of Mrs. John P. Freund. Rev. A. J. Neidert officiated at the 9 o'clock ceremony performed in St. John's church. Thought For The Day-- "Bed is a bundle of paradoxes; we go to it with reluctance, yet we quit it With regret; we make up our minds every night to leave it early, but we make up our bodies every morning to keep it late."---Colton. WEVE BEEN WAITING ITS THAT LONG DRIVE LYES.AND DONt FORGET HALF AN HOUR. FOR THAT \ HOME THAT BOTWER6\THAT REAL INTEREST *klLLUR. CURE7' PRESCRIPTION \ME. THERE'S SO MUCWjOUR LOCAL DRUSG\ST AND HE HASN'T.EVEN STARTEu)TRAFFIC THIS TIME/TAKES \N EACH PREON IT/ AND NO WONDER... DAY/ SCRIPTlONI. FROM NOW OUST LOOKATTHIS CROWD/ , ,w«rD,nT^ -4 ~ J_ H.f HAVE OUR DRUG NEEDS FILLED \tt McHENRY IT WILL BE ANOTHER. HOUR BEFOR WE CAN SjTART HOME.y; rmm 1 J ' rvP PlTBLIC HEARING A longer open season on waterfowl and pheasants and the use ^of three new public shooting grounds will enable the state Department of Conservation to offer public hunting acommodations to 10.500 additional Illinois sportsmen this fall. Two of the new public grounds, O'Hare field just west of Chicago and a Shelby county area near Cowden, are for pheasant hunting. A new duck hunting area will be opened along the Illinois river in Marshall C9unty, south of Lacon. Altogether, there will be eight public pheasant hunting areas, five duck and two gOOi^ Shooting grounds. Dude ai|d fphewant hunters who want permit# should write, preferably on a post caxQj to the Conservation permit officjV 303 East Monroe street. Spring®, field, asking for blanks. The dE§;; fice i.s being opened this wee#* requests may be -sent ill tint® Sept. 25. C *$* *$**•**$* *$**$* *1* "I1 *$* Shop at Home and SAVE! 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