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%\-' • '•.: •'r- '." ,".-*:';\t': ?"?'[ f?"' ^" '. "'5;: J'; *•'"" ' \ '•••• T:y'T-^ Thursday, December 15,1955 V; • ' m *HE MCHENHY ' PLAINDEALER RfiMB •tin mn mm t,n i mi Minfi-i h it 11i1111 imi i \ REVIEWING EARLY HAPPENINGS* IN McHENRY and VICINAGE Plaindealer Files Furnish Memories - of Yesteryears at a special meeting decided to give the boys the use of the school auditorium absolutely free of charge. JThis is also true ot the choral society and both of these organizations hope to show the board members their further appreciation at some future date. FORTY YEARS AGO From Issue of Dec. 28, 1915 Items of Local Interest-- It cost Lake county $1,095 per day for the maintenance of their general hospital during the past year. -On account of the slippery condition of the walks the sale of salt took a jump here the latter .••art of last week. James Doherty, who has been employed at the Bowman Dairy company at Ringwood, has given up his position there. Ice Harvesting Season-- Supt. John PufaJil of the Borden company of this place, when approached on the subject of ice harvesting, told us that the mill (pond. ice is between seven and eight inches thick and that the annual ice harvest would probably begin next week. ^ew Year Dance-- The members of the Neutral club are now busying themselves planning and arranging for their big New Year's dance, which will take place at Knox's hall in this 'village on Friday evening, Dec. 31. Receives Promotion-- Charles F. Block, an old Mc- Henry boy, and who for a number of years was employed at the C. F. Hall, department store at Dundee, but of late with the Theo. F. Swan store at Elgin, has been given charge of the men's department of that institution. here. The main «r south part of tiie Owen house was built about the same time as the barn and is now one of the oldest build* ings still standing in McHenry. Huff-Freund-- A beautiful pre-Thanksgiving wedding was solemnized at Spring Grove on Wednesday, Nov; 26, when Miss Julia Huff, daughter of August Huff* of Spring Grove, and Mr. Joseph P. Freund, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Freund, of McHenry, were united in marriage. They Appreciate It-- The director and members of the McHenry band are greatly pleased over the action of the board of education, which body also carried on ipTWENTYJPTVE years ago From Issue of Dec. 4, 1980 Old landmark Ruled-- In the razing of the Owen barn, which has recently befen completed, another of McHenry's landmarks has been destroyed and memories of the early history of our city and its occupants have 'been revived. Although this is only a story of a lowly barn, yet it proves to be an interesting one, as it discloses the changes and workmanship as the years have advanced and shows that hardihood of the early inhabitants was in turn equalled by their structures. If the timbers of this old barn could talk, many would be the thrilling and . interesting stories they would tell as it has stood adown the years on the shores of the old mill pond, adjacent to the McHenry public school, in the heart of the city of McHenry, the property of C. S. Owen, a descendant of one of the earliest settlers in this £art of the country. The barn was build in 1842 by Daniel Owen and his sons, Herman N., Oliver W., Harvey and Edwin M. Daniel Owen came to this part of the country in 1837 from Oneida county, New York, and settled at McHenry in 1838. In 1851 the grist mill was built on the shores of the mill pond that furnished power for the operation of the mill. The mill was run by the Owen brothers, who general store Mentzer-Foss-- A wedding of unusual interest to local people was solemnized on Thanksgiving day, Nov. 27, when Miss Mdriel Mentzer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George L. Mentzer, of Woodstock, became the bride of Mr. Floyd Foss, son of Mrs. Rilla Foss, of McHenry. Silver Anniversary-- Mr. and Mrs. Ed Thompson of Ringwood celebrated their silver wedding anniversary on Sunday and enjoyed the day and evening •with many of their relatives and friends gathered around them. Elizabeth Pint and Edward Thompson were married by Father Barth at St. Mary's church Marie Tonyan-- Marie Tonyan, 19 years old, daughter of William B. Tonyan, died at St. Joseph's hospital, Elgin, on Saturday, Nov. 29, foK towing an operation for appenffi» citia. She had beeh employed fajjjr the Wilbur Lumber company of Crystal Lake. TEN YEARS AGO From Issue of November 29, 194$ Two Deaths-- The Ringwood community this week is mourning the death of Alec Anderson, 71, who passed away on Thanksgiving night, Nov. 22, at the Harvard hospital. He had apparently been in good health until taken to the hospital on Nov. 10, where he underwent a serious operation. Daniel Campbell died at Wefet Suburban hospital, Oak Park, oh Wednesday evening of last week after a long period of ill health. He was a summer resident of this community for many years. Thought For The Week-- "Quiet minds cannot be perplexed or frightened, but go on in fortune or misfortune at- their own private pace, like a clock during a thunderstorm." ---Robert Louis Stevenson. ROAD PROGRAM Eight -contracts totaling $1,419,- 055 for road work in four counties were awarded at Springfield last week by the state Division of Highways. Additional work in Madison county on Gov. William G. Stratton's program for converting U.S. Route 66 into a fourlane divided expressway is provided for by the largest of these contracts, amounting _to $1,027,- 518. This program was started by Gov. Stratton in 1953. Modernization of all but 59 miles of the 285-mile arterial route between Chicago and St. Louis is now completed. About 50 miles of the route had fouif lanes before Governor Stratton took office. Classified Ads bring results. Place yours with the Plaindealer oday. EXPERT RUG CLEANING in time for the Holidays Phone 927 For Pickup Service RAINBOW CLEANERS N. Front St. McHenry R Open evenings until 9 p.m. PHONE 208 S. Green St. f 9 9 9 egai TiIC S Man-Favored Styles for Christmas Giving Here are the kind of ties men Choose for themselves • . . we show no other! That's why you're sure to choose wisely when you select your gift ties from our eye-taking array . . . in styles and colors to suit every preference, from the conservative to the daring. 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Order your Rubber Stamp it the Plaindealer today! Salvation Army's Mercy League On Holiday Visits With Christmas carols, greetings and gifts, members of the' Salvation Army's League of Mercy began their traditional holiday visits to hospitals, old people's homes and detention institutions in the Chicago area last week. Beginning on Dec. 5 and continuing through Dec. 23, the League of Mercy will help brighten the Christmas seastfn for MOW than 22,500 persons. Adc+rtUetnent Rom where I sit... iy Joe Marsh New Light on an Old Subject Mr. Evans from the Lighting Company gave an interesting talk at the Community Hall last night --on how farmers can cut electric bills. For those who missed it, here's a short recap. Don't try to light np the cobwebs in the rafters. Use a reflector and a smaller bulb will probably do the job. Too many farmers use naked bulbs that waste 50% of the light. Try using moveable projector bulbs that beam light the way a searchlight does. A couple of these "spots" will often give you better illumination than a gang of juice-wasting overhead lamps. From where T§ how often we misuse the things we have . . . like electricity. We also make a mistake if we misuse our right of personal choice -- about which candidate to vote for, say, or whether beer or coffee makes the ideal mealtime drink -- by trying to force our opinions on others. Respect for the Other fellow's point of view should be our "guiding light." Qoe. QlluutL Copyright, 1955, United States Brewers Foundation MEN'S SEX 2 00 pimm A gift that ^flyi a compliment to the well-grbomed man: soothing^ cooling, invigorating Old Spies After Shave Lotion and dem fresh Old Spice Cologne to con* plete his top-notch grooming. BOLGER'S PHONE 40 103 S. Green St. McHenry, ID. Read The Classifieds FIRST SHOWING! THE ONLY ALL-NEW LOW-PRICED CAR! The All-New, All-American RAMBLER FOR'56 Ym, IP* a four-Door Hardtop! No eenter pott I Most beautiful ear in the lomtt-price field. 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