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- • u Even cabin fever can't stop the 'wearin' o' the green Still can't figure out how I got mixed up on St. Patrick's Day, thinking I had another week. Maybe I can blame it on cabin fever. Guess' I will give it a short shot, not the length of other years. My father came from Ireland. My mother was born in this country. Both Irish. My father told of days when he was a boy in Ireland and hpw he kept the crows out of the corn for a penny a day. He didn't have pleasant memories of the English idle rich. He recalled how they went on fox hunts and rode horses right through Irish vegetable gardens. In later years in this country, he had English friends and carried no grudges. Old Timers liked to tell stories of how my father (a policeman) handled situations. During World War One there was strong feeling against the Kaiser of Germany. One day "Plumb" Wright, an Englishman who settled on Kilkenny Ave. (Now Elm St.- Rte. 120 West) where Irish prevailed, encountered a pro- German. A crowd gathered to watch a good fight. Somebody called my father to the scene of battle. One Old Timer told, "When Jack looked it over and saw the little Englishman poppin' the other guy real good, he wasn't in a hurry to stop it." No way a fellow can write St. Patrick's Day columns for SO years without repeating. Of course, some readers were not born when many of those columns came out. I have told how my father sang once a year and that was on St. Patrick's Day. Early in the morning, he sang "The Hat Me Fa-a-ther Wore." You probably heard of the Irishman who got an eviction notice after a St. Patrick's party -on March 16, 17, 18 and 19. After an Irish background, I married a German girl. The natives called it a mixed marriage. Our St. Patrick's Day wasn't wild, but one of the best. Good friends made it so. IRISH BLESSING May there always be work for your hands to do. May your purse always hold a coin or two. May the sun always shine on your window pane. May a rainbow be certain to follow each rain. the hand of a friend Jways be near you. May God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you. OLD SAYINGS: Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. Absence makes the heart grow fonder. Out of sight-out of mind. Hold your tongue. I am grateful to readers who write. I am saying some con­ tributions. Edward Gallagher sent some Keen-Ager News editions listing some notes with a kick. Here is one. . "He was kicked out of parochial school for swearing and out of the public school for praying." Zoe and Bernice, former Snug Harbor owners, sent a card from Winchester, WI with some clever clippings enclosed. The girls feed the deer and report having "35 of them at the dinner table last nite." Our home is a busy place. The door swings in and the door swings out. Phone calls and mail keep life interesting. We like it. Dollar Day boosts shopping in home town files of in FIFTY YEARS AGO (Taken from the March 21, 1935( This is booster week McHenry and while the in­ dividual merchants are ad­ vertising their sales values for the annual Dollar Day on Saturday, they are automatically boosting their home town as well. The river and surrounding lakes attract thousands of visitors to TWICE TOLD TALES Edited from our files of years gone by McHenry, and the city is the trading center for much of the area. Among the interesting and historic spots in peaceful Cherry Valley on the south where Weston McCollum lived a hermit life adjacent to the spirit house, built with rounded walls and ceilings so that the spirits would not be caught in corners of the rooms. Other points of interest are the Terra Cotta factory, which has employed local men for many years and the beautiful land­ scaped home of the founder, W.D. Gates. The primitive roads of McHenry pioneers have been replaced by paved highways bringing visitors to the city; now, a flour mill draws customers from miles away. The Everett Hunter Boat Company is the largest in the middle west; and the brewery, established in Civil War days, continues to produce McHenry beer. FORTY YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of Mar. 22, 1945) Pfc. Elmer Meyers, son of Mr. ; and Mrs. William J. Meyers of Johnsburg, figured in a story the only news was a card saying Pvt. Dobyns had received ex­ tensive wounds on the leg, but that on March 9 was making normal improvement. The card, from Capt. Welton, M.D., was from the Fifth Armv Italy where he is a member of the 151st Field Artillery battalion which recently marked its 500th day in combat by shelling German positions in Italy from em- pacements overlooking the Po Valley. The 151st has fired more than 275,000 rounds from its 105- millimeter howitzers in the Tunisian and Italian campaigns. Pfc. Meyers is a wire and telephone operator with the group. Another casualty has been listed for McHenry this week with news that Pvt. Wallace E. Dobyns has been wounded in action. The notification came in a rather unusual manner and for this reason the parents, the Wallace Dobyns, Sr., were particularly anxious for further word concerning their son. Direct word came from "Gene" from the hospital in England. His only mention of his injury was the fact that they had probably heard from the war department that he was wounded. The Dobyns, however, had received no official word from the war department, and E! Fi stamped until March 16. TWENTY FIVE YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of Mar. 19, 1960) A report of County Clerk Vernon w. Kays, this past week, revealed a total assessed valuation of all property within the county for 1959 at $354,123,975 compared to $341,247,310 in 1958, an increase of $12,876,655. McHenry town­ ship was second only to Algonquin township. Daisy Smith was re-elected (resident of the Veterans of oreign Wars Auxiliary at a meeting held this week. Others named to offices were Ber- nadette Cisewski, senior vice- president ; Irene Stoller, junior vice-president; Shirley Cisewski, treasurer; Helen Jurgensohn, conductress; Rose Murphy, guard, Wilma Aylward, chaplain; Genevieve Bradley, three-year trustee. Bonds in the amount of $350,000 were sold at a meeting of the District 15 elementary school board contingent on approval of the district's voters at a special election April 9. The bond issue is being brought before voters in order to con­ struct a much needed school for grade pupils west of the city. The location was chosen to alleviate a transportation problem for children in that area just as the new school on Lincoln Road, north of Ea&. wood Manor, will accomplish the same purpose. TEN YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of Mar. 17, 1975) The use of two different surveys was blamed for the fact that off-site and on-site sewer lines ended 180 feet apart in­ stead of at a designated central So I Hear by Earl Walsh point on the new McHenry County College campus. Administrators and teachers have been invited to tell the story of McHenry School District 15, to other educators in the Chicago suburban area. The elementary school people have spoken about the district's emphasis on concern for children and particularly about Dr. William Glasser's "Schools Without Failure" program. Dr. Glasser's program has been the ubject oi teachers' inservice training for the past two years. subject pa The Easter bunny arrived early this year, and one of his first pleasant duties was to buy a lily tag from Ed Samen, chairman of the Easter Seal tag day for the McHenry Rotary club. Tag day will be held in the city shopping area March 22. An Illinois State trooper, Thomas Burke of Lee street, McHenry, narrowly escaped death Saturday when he was shot by robbers he was at­ tempting to apprehend. Two suspects were apprehended later and charged with armed robbery and attempted murder. Chris Thorne, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Thorne received a first place rating in the State Future Business Leaders of America competition. A copy of the Milwaukee Sentinel came our way and it is filled with news about Lloyd and Jane Pettit putting up $40 million to build a sports and entertainment center which will be donated to Milwaukee. I suppose Peter Wilt is on cloud nine with the news. Peter has been in Public Relations for the Admiral hockey team which is owned by the Pettits. The team now plays in the downtown arena. Peter has a vast knowledge of sports from way back up to the present time. Since way back in August when Alvina had an accident, right through my disability, tasty food has come our way from friends. One gal prepared a complete meal and brought it to us when Alvina took her spill. Another good friend brought homemade cookies. There were others. Recently we had custard, coffee cake and what have you. Last week a good friend baked the largest angel food cake we ever saw. It was just as good as it looked. You never saw a cake like that at the County Fair. ' • 1 " "Zeke" came to town last week from the warmth of Arizona to March in Illinois. Every time he looks at a thermometer, he starts shaking. Nancy Fike comes through as a real helper. Not enough space for all the items, but here are a couple of good ones from a 1915 Plaindealer: "Mr. and Mrs who have made their home here during the past few months, have departed for parts unknown. They weren't given a farewell surprise." "For the first time in the history of the village, our citizens are not swallowing dust at this season of the year. The street oiling system this season could not have been improved upon." Nancy also made photo copies of some pages of the TRITON year book of 1915-16. In the ads, the editors slipped in some dingers on their fellow students. Like this: E. Smith & Co. Domestic Science Teacher We Teach by Phone Mary Conway Clairvoyant Affairs of the heart a specialty. Vera Turner Detective Kidnap Cases Preferred Agnes Frisby Home Rule a Specialty Yep, Nancy. These were jokes. Signs of Spring: A fly in our car. Boys and men playing catch. Little girls wheeling doll buggies. Fat robins, with heads cocked, listening for worms. Philip Thennes, now in his 90's, thinks it wouldn't be too bad to live past 100 years since there aren't many dying at that age. Dick Rabbitt's column lists the best and worst of ac­ comodations at schools in the Fox Valley Conference. Very amusing. My heart went out to him when he listed one school where he couldn't get through the mob to get to the concession stand. I have a solution. 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