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Two --Page Six THE McHENRY PLAINDE ALER Thursday, February 17# 1966 Another Day James Curran came into the Plaindealer office last week with this very interesting picture of a train wreck which occurred in McHenry March 30, 1908. A check with our micro-film files- brought to light one of the worst accidents recorded up to that time on this branch of the North Western railroad. It was recorded as follows in the April 2, 1908, issue of the Plaindealer: \ One of the worst railroad wrecks that has ever occurred on this branch of the North Western railway system took place at the depot here at 6:05 o'clock last Monday morning, the awful accident being witnessed by a few of our people who happened to be in that part of town at the time. The disaster came when a special stock car, loaded with twenty-four head of cattle and six calves, was being taken from the main train at Crystal Lake to Ringwood. The train was made up of the engine and tender, one stock car and way car. The main train was left on the siding at Nunda while the run to Ringwood was being made. Consequently the engine was running backward, the tender in front and pulling the other cars. When rounding the sharp curve just south of the depot the engine and tender left the rails and crashed into the platform leading to the depot, reducing the heavy planking to kindling wood. The engine and tender continued their wild journey almost to the depot where, with a last wild leap into the air they tipped over, landed on their sides, lying side by side, just west of the depot. The engineer, A. Jewell, of Chicago escaped certain death by jumping through the cab window just after the engine left the rails, but the fireman, Ernest Auler, with no chance of escape, was left in the cab there to meet his death by being scalded by escaping steam and boiling water. The engine and tender broke away from the stock and way cars a short distance south of the depot, and strange as it may seem, though the frr.n+ track was disconnected and the head end of the stock car smashed in, all the cattle in the car came out alive, but one cf the calves was killed. The stock was the property of S. W. Smith who, with the conductor was riding in the wny car, and both of whom came out of the wreck uninjured. The engineer, who received a few slight body bruises, wns cared for by the% company's local surgeon. Dr. C. H. Fegers. Sr., while the body of the unfortunate fireman was taken to the undertaking rooms of N.J. Justen. where the inquest was held late in the afternoon. The verdict returned by the jury impaneled was to the effect that the victim came to his death in a railroad wreck by being scalded by hot water and steam. Krnest Auler was a young unmarried man about 30 years of age, making his home in Chicago. The wrecker and a crew of workmen arrived at the scene of the accident at 8:30 o'clock a.m. and by 6:30 p.m. all the debris was cleared away. Ail day Monday a- large crowd of curious visitors could he seen J-.round the dej>ot watching the work of the wrecker and 'men. I/X'al photographers were on hand early in the morning and some excellent pictures of the wreck and the progress of the work during the d,uy are now obtainable. The accident did not del;iy traffic in the least, all train-* throughout the day passing the station by the east side track, which was cleared of a number of freight cars by the engine of the 7:23 a.m. passenger. MCCULLOM LAKE NIIS EVE LEVESQUB 885-8191 GENE FREUND ANGLES MOST FISH AT ICE DERBY Fishermen of nrmy years s t o o d g r e e n - e y e d a s G e n e Freund. young, handsome and personable, posed for pictures with his string of fish caught in the ice derby and won A myriad of prizes for him d ir? Ing the Cullom-Knoll ice fishing der'r.y last Sunday. The event was also held on Saturday. His entire string weighed almost 14 pounds and his largest fish weighed 2.5o pounds and measured 15.7 inches, according to official weight and measurement by judges Jim •Sublett, fish conservation agent of Hebron and Gregg Tichacek. fish biologist from Loves Park. Other details and picture appear elsewhere in the Plaindealer. A complete list of prize winners is in the other article but we shall repeat the local winners. They include in addition to Gene, Joe Crick who caught the largest crappie on Saturday and Dave Egerstaffer who had the largest sunfish. The derby was a tremendous financial sue < e.-,s and Ken Eetts and Fall Gleeson are working up enthusiasm for next year's event. Grateail appreciation to Pete Kasper who jumped in at the last minute and fixed the electrical apparatus for ample lighting, heating, and cooking. It Was comforting to welcome Bud Detweiior and Lee Leman of Wonder Luke who represented tlv Wonder "Lake , Re.jc ue Sqtind abd had fheir. equipmeht plus' .fire- fighting' ^iiipmeiTt oa h md Saturday a.m. Officcr Ken Loesrh notified fisherman on the lake of the start of tli" derby bv firing a rifle at 9 a.nv," Saturday. The noli' e siren was tou< hed off briefly, following the shot. First fishermen on the lake Saturday were brothers-in-law G e n e F r e u n d ( t o p p r i z e winner) and Lenny Jensen, Jr. Gene was also first out on Sunday. We'd love to have a penny for every drop of sweat exuded by Ken Belts, Bill Gleeson and Frank Kurth as the mercury Soared preceding the derby. The final weather results could n.'t have been more perfect. In addition to the chairmen, many, many ethers worked long and hard for the success of the event and to all of them, we express grateful appreciation. Next week, we shall run a list $f names of the people who cooperated and gave so much time and effort. Heart Sunday, Feb. 20 We have received no official word but according to press releases, a drive for funds for the Heart Association is scheduled to be conductcd next Sunday, Feb. 20. Everyone Invited For Fish Dinner Although it wasn't official, Devey Fricke had a fish posted on the board during the derby, and he would like to invi;-"' all unattached females iover 121 > to his home for dinner. He will prepare the tempting tidbit and serve it with the proper foods and condiments. The fish measured about two and a half inches! 'Nuff said? Local Residents Hospitalized Mrs. Frank ('Fiviet Maresso has -been. confined to McHenry hospital since :a v^ekr age Sunday, with a recurffcfoee of an old infection. She also has lung congestion and is undergoing tes's arid treatment. 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Respectful] y f teazSlHjymcg 0EI2VZC1 Ikssa £*5-6X3 would mean so much. She was not able to attend her son's wedding, Feb. 5. Jim Carroll, a former resident arid now living in Lakeland Park was admitted to Hines Hospital, Hines, 111., a week ago Monday. We sincerely hope his recovery will be rapid. Whitey Gumm of W. West Lane went to Hines hospital a week ago Tuesday for a routine check-up and much to his dismay and his wife Ruth's shock --they kept him. He was scheduled to be confined for a week or 10 days. His address is W.D. Gumm--Ward F3--Room 334, Hines V.A. Hospital, Hines, 1 1 1 . 6 0 1 4 1 . B o t h R u t h a n d "Tweetie" his seven egg laying parakeet miss him, as do we all. " Cullom-Knoll Meets Sunday, Feb. 20 Members of the association will be eagerly awaiting a full report of the recent ice fishing derby and this will be forthcoming Sunday, Feb. 20, at 3 p.m. in the beachhouse. All trustees and, officers are expected to be on hand. Other business matters will also be discussed. Village Board Meets Monday, Feb. 21 Plenty of meetings scheduled next week. The regular meeting of the president and trustees of the village board will convene Monday, Feb. 21, at 8 p.m. in the beachhouse. Members of the community are invited and encouraged to attend. Several matters concerning additional revenue for the community will be brought before the board. project proceed according to schedule. V Carrie Kurth and Irene Sales supplied the "tasty pastry". Lucky gals included Lois Parenti, M a g d a Berglund, Marie McKim, Mary Kantorski, Elma Nelson, Emma Pyritz, and Louise Berquist. ' The next meeting will be held the second Thursday in March. Jt Kampus Kids ^ Nice to see Irish DeCicco and Ken Weiss home over the weekend. They are frequent vir-itors to the community but have been among the missing since they entered the first year of advanced schooling at Southern Illinois University, the first of the year. Nice lads. Marine's Address We ' v e r e c e i v e d n o d i r e c t word from Les Sergott who entered . the Marine Corps recently but we do have his address and hope he'll be surprised with a deluge of mail. From experience we know it m e a n s e v e r y t h i n g i n b o o t camp! Pvt. Lester R. Sergott- 22-050-90, U.S.M.C., Marine Recruit Depot, San Diego, Calif. Hope we hear from him soon. Ladies of the Lake The gals met Thursday, F.b. 10. in the beachhouse and about the only order of business was discussing dumping more sand into the lake. At that time, the weather was quite warm and they feared a heavy sand truck could not drive out on the ice. More r below freezing temperatures should alleviate this condition and the Orchid Occasions Belated birthday congrats tp genial gentleman Dewey Fricke as of Feb. 7...Happy natal day to Ray Aalto today, Feb. 17....Emma and Otto Pyritz will be wed 48 years, Feb. 20 and both are beaming, spry and chipper...B u t c h Kennenberg turns EIGHTY! (you'd never believe it!) on Feb. 20... Gertrude Loeschel celebrates her birthday, Feb. 22. Best wishes to all. Been a hard long working week and we hope this next one won't be so chaotic. See you next week? Fly Old Glory on Tuesday, Feb. 22. ATTENDS INSTITUTE Joseph Zamiski of Rt. 9, McHenry, is one of sixteen representatives from J o h nson Motors now attending the industrial management institute at Lake Forest college. , NEWS OF JUNIOR HIGH The latest activity of the '65-'66 Student .Council was held in honor of our foreign exchange student, when we celebrated the Lunar New Year. Murcury Do from Viet Nam was guest of honor. Tim Freund, assisted by Ron Parks, i.i looking into the possible success of a malt machine. Although they have requested information from Sycamore high school, where the ideal was obtained, there has been no reply. The officer qualifications for '66-'67 are to be presented to the administration at the next meeting. These qualifications prohibit one person from holding too many offices. The rules allow a student to be president of one club, and an officer in three clubs. The plans for "Bermuda day" are progressing. AFS is very much in favor of the idea. Speaking of AFS, to have a foreign exchange student for next year we need a host family. The qualifications and additional information are below. 1. A heart large enough to share a portion with another child from another land for a year. 2. A mind open to the different life and culture the student will bring with him, open to accepting him for his differences and not for his similarities. An ability to share laughter and gaiety to shrink the problems which may come up and to strengthen the bonds of communication. 3. The whole family must want to have a foreign student. 4. The family should realize that the student will be a financial burden to some extent during the year, as in no case is a family paid a stipend by AFS. 5. The student must have a bed of his own--he is allowed to share a room. 6. The father and mother should be over 37 years of age and have raised a teen-ager so PARK COUNT UP In 1965, for the, first time, three Illinois state parks attracted over 1,000,000 ^visitors each, James W. McMillen, state parks and memorials supervisor, reported last week. Total attendance for s t <a t e parks, memorials and conservation areas was 17,931,541, a they can better understand young people's problems. Preliminary application can be made to Mrs: Adams, Room 206, AFS advisor, or to AFS chapter piesident, ^Mrs. Jerome Buch, phone 385-0857. new record. • The total 1964 attendance was 15,975,040 persons. For .the second consecutive year, Illinois Beach State Park with its swimming, nature area and lodge, had tthe largest attendance. This park along the shore of Lake Michigan attracted 1,472,629, compared to 1,211,343 in 1964. Starved Rock was the second most popular park and its p.cenic sights drew 1,133,116 visitors. Historically famous Lincoln's New Salem State Park, with its reeonstructed ^Lincoln village, brought people from all over the world to the number of 1,047,305. It's good to got homo er * after a day of hard work or hard play. And it's pleasant to relax with cool, refreshing beer. In fact, 65% of all the beer produced in this country is enjoyed at home. It cheers your taste as it renews your zest. So, make yourself at home... with beer. UNITED STATES BREWERS ASSOCIATION, INC. @ II® gui whtfd ffsthef dri & ^ Chevelle SS 396 SportCoupe with Body by Fisher„ Convertible also available,. f V T WM It also features a floor-mounted shift, fully synchronized 3- speed transmission and a choice of rear axle ratios. Stiffer coil springs and shock absorberscomeasstanda£ d equipment on the SS 396. This is about a very special Chevelle. 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