Marengo Beacon/Republican-News from Marengo, Illinois • Page 10

xuursuay, uuiy iaoo Marengo Republican-News Page 10 hired man, Nick Berwanger, a milking machine and a tractor to Rambles Rural of 'Russel Gardinier in the MARENGO and UNION trading areas. It was after my -visit to the Johnsons that I encountered, some really amazing "farm Charles Doolittle who owns the next farm which he calls "Happy Landing" was weeding potatoes when I found him. But he took time out to tell me of some of the things he raises or "Eis own amusement and others Among these things were some "white some 'yellow and some 'White a variety of hybrid chickens that consist of al most all white meat. I saw the chickens, at least the outside of them, and I was told about the size, taste and quality of the other products. But as yet, I haven't actually seen the white meat of these chickens (I always enjoy a good chicken dinner, Mr.

Doolittle), nor haye I seen these other garden varieties, but if they are as good as Mr. Doolittle says, then I like watermelons and black berries almost as well as I like chicken. Another old resident whom I called on, was Phil Boies, who is no longer actively farming, but who still cares for a small garden and about 50 chickens. On his farm, I noticed an old-fashioned smoke house used in days gone by to cure meats at home. On it was cut in stone the date 1870, and Mr.

Boies told me that it was built a year after the house was con structed in 1869. He, too, ex pressed his liking for the paper by saying "It's the best country paper I ever saw in my life Real farmers are the Charles Pope family. The four sons, Edward, Charles, Albert and Bill, together with their father plant, cultivate and harvest about 305 acres of corn, soy beans, sweet clover and oats, besides caring for 38 head of cows and 20 head of calves, six work horses and an equal number of colts. They also have a record flock of chickens to be proud of. A farm accounting book which one of the boys kelps shows that the flock returned $340 for every hundred dollars invested.

The average, ac cording to the book, is a return of $190. At the Otto Barth home, where I stopped next, I found another workmanlike farm. Industriously managing the 255 acres, were Mr. and Mrs. Basin and a hired man.

They saw to it that the 39 Holsteins and Guernseys were properly cared for and that the usual farm crops were planted and cultivated and also kept about 300 White Leghorn and White Rock chickens. At the house were three children Helen, Hilda and Herman. A home-designed; and home-built swimming pool, eight acres cf lawn, beautiful landscaping and gardening and a tennis court were what seemed most unusual to me at the home of Victor Wil-mot, who owns 34 acres on route one. When I arrived, Forest Wil-mot was mowing a part of -the eight acres of lawn 'with a power-mower and he stopped long enough to show me how the pool was constructed and to tell me that the extra water from the pool was used to spray the lawn. On the 112 acre farm of Henry Schildmeyer, whom I found in the process of fixing his mower, stands a large, new barn, completely equipped for the herd of 30 purebred Holsteins, the four horses and two colts.

It contained every new," modern device for farming from the. special ventilation system down to the "remote control" closing system for the says that she has no trouble in keeping track of the nine children and to prove it, she told me each name without any hesitancy. The children are: Marvin, Gertrude, Betty Jane, Robert, Harriet, Mari-lvn Jean. Richard. Vernon and Patsy Ann.

In addition to raising these children, the Sarbaughs raise about four acres of garden crops and Mr. Sarbaugh operates a trucking business. Four generations of the Cripe family all in one house is what I found at the next place at which I stopped in Coral. Starting with Mrs. Lura Ham who was 82 on the third of July, the four generations ranged down from mother to daughter in the following or der: Mrs.

Lura Ham, Mrs. C. H. Ettinger, Mrs. Ruth Cripe and Carol Ruth Cripe who is eight years old.

Mrs. Ettinger also supplied me with the information that they had picked over a thousand quarts of strawberries this year, and that if it hadn't rained so much, they would have picked three times the amount. Located on the sight of the original post office in the town of Coral is the restaurant and tea room of H. B. Benjamin, who has been 35 years in business in Coral.

The old Post Office was constructed more than 100 years ago and was known as the "halfway Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin have two daughters living in Madison, and one who lives on a farm nearby. Dimp Dry Patient Parent What on earth is the matter now? Young Hopeful (who has been bathing with the bigger brother) -Willie dropped the towel in the water and he's dried me wetter than I was before. AMOCftSOfrf Friday Nite 60 Thrills A Minute "Accidents Will Happen" Merchants Gift Nite Saturday Only 2 Grand Features 2 Peter Lorre (Ace Of Detectives) "Mr.

Moto Takes A Chance" Associate Feature Laurel and Hardy in Swiss Miss" Sunday and Monday Continuous Sun. from 2:30 That All American Laf Trio 5 The Ritz Bros. in "Kentucky Moonshine" with Tony Marjorie Martin Weaver Extra Added -Walt Disney's "Donald Duck' Tuesday Night Only 150 All Seats 10( Thrills Chills 'Mystery House" Wednesday Thursday The funniest picture Filmed-! Katherine -Gary Hepburn Grant "Bringing Up -Baby" help him with his work. The next farm on the route is that of Charley Buchte who is working about 113 acres until an estate is settled. A housekeeper, at the home, Mrs.

Kline, told me that Mr. Buchte alone, works the farm raising all of the regular feed crops in addition to caring for the 25 Holsteins, the 100 chickens, the five horses and a colt. She also told me that Mr. Buchte has been in this locality for 37 years. Mrs.

Mingel Andreas was next on my route and I found that she has about 42 acres, most of which she rents out. She has a daughter, Ardis, who will be a senior in the Marengo High school next fall, and in all, she has been located around Marengo for the past 24 years. At the V. A. Stark home, learned how to take a pump apart and fix it.

When I arrived, I found Mr. Stark and his nephew, Earl McKay of Chicago, attempt ing to separate the various pipes and fittings of a pump, but they seemed to be havingMi little dif ficulty because the pipe and pump had rusted together. At last it yielded a little, and then a little more and still more until the pump was completely apart and spread out over a part of the 19 acres that Mr. Stark has owned for 10 years. It seemed then that the thing to do would be to take it to town to get it fixed, and that they did, while I left down the road to the next stop.

Carl Franks has just recently taken up a residence on route one. Mr. Franks will operate the farm of 261 acres and milk the 29 cows. In a house made from hand hewn lumber and built over framework of hand-hewn walnut timbers, live Mr. and Mrs.

Bert Ocock, who were the next resi dents on route one upon whom I called. Mrs. Ocock informed me that on their eight acre farm where they had lived for more than 35 years, were found several hundred relics of Indians who lived at the time of the white man, and some relics were found of those who lived considerably before the- white man's coming, Indian Lake, which is located on the farm, was the scene of many a camp of the Indians participating in the Black Hawk wars, and thd old Indian trail passed through the farm. Mr. and Mrs.

Charles Jahn have lived on their place for more than 33 years, and both have lived in the community all their lives. The house in which they live, though it has been remodeled, is more than 75 years old and has been in the family for a number of years. The Jahns have one daughter, Mary, who lives in Elgin, and they raise livestock in addition to garden vegetables and feed the animals. Another couple with a lifetime-in-the-community record are the Dick Doschers. Mr.

and Mrs. Doscher, who have been on their farm for nearly 20 years are now only working 15 acres but are helping their son-in-law, C. H. Simonsen, operates his Chateau Tavern located across the highway. their daughter, Mrs.

Simonsen, the Doschers have two other children. They are Richard Doscher, of Marengo, and Mrs. Gaylord of Woodstock. The first family that I met in Mr. and Mrs.

Harry Sarbaugh and nine children. Mrs. Sarbaugh Hello Marengo! This is supposed to be a column about the people who live along the rural routes outside of the city. It is supposed to tell something about their habits, their work, their play, and interesting pastimes. I had imagined, before I started to meet these rural residents, that I would have to content myself with corn and wheat and chickens and cows, but to my surprise and amazement I found white blackberries, yellow watermelons, back yard canning factories, record flocks of chickens, old houses that have been standing close to a century and many lifetime residents in the community to write about.

It wasn't long at all until I was told about old Indian trails now transformed into highways or Indian battlefields that are now cow pastures. Nor was it long un til I was shown a home-made and well-constructed swimming pool and several beautiful flower gardens that brightened and beau tified-the highway. The first person I called on wagl Mrs. Ernest Backes who has spent almost a lifetime in this commu nity. She and her husband, to gether with their three daughters and one son live on a 28 acre farm on the edge of town, almost across from the high school.

While the children go to school, Mr. Backes works the 28 acres with the aid ten cows. Concerning the Eepub lican-News, Mrs. Backes says, wouldn't be without Robert Thornton, whom I called on next, operates a store and trailer camp also across the high way from the school. Mr.

Thorn ton has three children, Delores who has just graduated from the Marengo High Robert, age 13 and Kathleen age 3. De- lores plans on entering the iSt. Anthony's Hospital in Rockford next fall, in preparation for a career as an air line stewardess. a Twenty-three years Maren-'go and a lifetime in this community is the record of Herman Eickstadt who was the next on route 1. He now lives along the highway on a three-fourths acre plot with his daughter, Emma, and his two grandchildren Bobby, 9, and Janice, 6.

He also has four other children, Alfred of Marengo, Elsie of Woodstock, and Harold and Elizabeth of Rockford, all of whom attended school in Marengo. Driving up to the house of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hance, I noticed an especially well-kept lawn and neatly planned garden. Mrs.

Hance told me that it was the work of Mr. Hance and their son, Elbert, who also managed the other two acres owned by the family. Mrs. Hance is another lifelong resident in this district who "couldn't get, along without the Republican-News" because, as she says, "For one thing, it makes it a point to record the news of public meetings, such as the schools and Next to the Hance residence on the highway is the George I. Lewis home, and when I arrived Cere, Ilr.

Lewis was in the act cf fisir.g a small, circular saw for use in his woodworking and lie showed me a well-kept tolJ me that lie had a t.zt:. cr of years in Three, five-week's old fox ter rier pups were what I found at the home of Matt Berwanger, be sides the seven and one-half acres of truck farming, the 40 chickens and Russell, Mr. Berwanger's son. While at the W. Nulle home, found Mr.

Nulle who has been a resident of this community for 16 years. Mr. Nulle showed me his 16 acres of knee-high corn, as well as a large orchard of pear, apple and cherry trees. He has some 500 chickens, a cow and two horses and is the father of two sons, M. L.

Nulle of Chicago and D. W. Nulle of California. Then I came to the most un usual and most amazing farm, which is so out of the ordinary that I find it difficult to describe. It was the Guy Hubbs' farm, en compassing more than 200 acres, and operated by Mr.

Hubbs and his two sons, Don and Hershel. Hershel who worked his way thru the. University of Illinois, told me that this was the Iirst ex- jntai farm jn the northern part of Illinois and then he showed me the back yard canning fac tory in which they pack the out put of the 50 acre tomato patch, It takes 120,000 tomato plants to fill this area and it sometimes takes more than 35 workers to pack the crop. The factory is lo cated partly underground in i buildiner formerly used to store cabbages, and the machinery, de signed and built almost entirely by the Hubbs, is powered by i large steam boiler outside. Be sides the tomatoes, the Hubbs have 70 head of spring pigs and a greenhouse in which they raise flowers.

The rest of the land is used to raise food for the pigs The Arthur Anderson's came next on my route. I found Mrs. Anderson at home, but Mr. An derson and their daughter, Mil dred, had gone to Chicago to the live poultry market. Mr.

and Mrs. Anderson who have lived in this district for 14 years and in Marengo for 8 years, own and op erate a live poultry establishment in Marengo and own one in Bel-videre. Mrs. Anderson, who was formerly a school teacher, ex plained that the beautiful flower srarden which I had admired was the product of her efforts and then she told me of a call that Mr, Anderson had received from Rich mond, 111., in answer to an add they had placed in the Republi can-News. Mrs.

R. L. Thompson, next on my list, lives on a 50 acre farm with her two children, Mabel and Venelle, and does a very industrious business in managing the 50 acres. On the farm are raised oats, alfalfa, soy beans and the other feed for the seven Holsteins and Guernseys as well as the three horses and a colt. Following my conversation at the Thompson home, came a very pleasant talk with Mrs.

Joseph Johnson, who told me that she had two daughters, Esther who works in Marengo, and Evelyn who will be a sophomore in the local high school next year. They have 24 acres, most of which is rented to Guy; Hubbs while' Mr. Johnson works as a carpenter in the surrounding country. Before a robbery some time ago, Johnson had more than 100 white Leghorn chickens, but now is deprived of most of her flock. bull stanchion.

Mr. ScluTateeyerlthe town of Coral, consisted of who-lives on the farm with his wife and daughter, iRuth, has a.