Marengo Beacon/Republican-News from Marengo, Illinois • Page 2

iiiil. 1SC3 i Items' of 48 Years Ago in This Community Published Thursdays by i Company at Marengo, Illinois BEVEKLY HILLS.We!l all 1 know Is Just what I read In the papers. Been prowling around quite Ilarengo, Illinois, Postoffice for transmission through the mails aa second class matter. to the stringency of the money STEVE HUGHES, THURSDAY, Subscription Price 2.C3 per year in the United States; Single copies 5c each. ment with most homes and farms, and as for villains being out ot date, why villains are getting as thick as college degree and sometimes on the same fellow, tto sir, there Is no new situations.

Wives are leaving husbands, husbands are leaving wives. Robberies where they used to take your horse, and If tbey was caught they got hung for It, now they take, your car and If they are caught Its a miracle, and they will perhaps have the Inconvenience of having to go to court and explain. The old horse it the' horse thief ever let, him loose or give him bait a chance he would come home. Our automobiles dont stay at borne long enough to know where homes are, even it they, could get back. So your movies wont be changed much more than your morals, or your taxes or any other of the things that you think should be remodeled.

There Is one epidemic now that 1 think could be discontinued. 1 havent got any kick with my friend BUI Hayes, but you sometimes do wonder If Its absolutely nessasary before a picture la released that It have the word "Heir In the title. Looks like if they had to have It, But its the old stuff. It comes from the Preachers. Take any old a bit lately away up In the moun tains working on a Movie.

1U the Brst time we have been on lo cation since we made "Light- Well this time we are making the old silent picture that 1 made twelve years ago called "Jubllo. It Is a tramp picture and everyone that sees me In my street clothes say that I excel! in tramp parts. 1 like to play tramps. There Is something about an old tramp thai kinder hi me, especially a kind of a good natured one that dont take things too seriously. Did you ever see a picture com pany on Location? Well now that we have to carry all that sound equipment and men with it, why It looks like Barnumt Circus coming.

We have a very small cast, about live. Tet 1 bet there Is about ot us. It takes lota of folks to make these things, even If when you see em sometimes you think they alnt so hot. And the fanny part about It Is that a bad one takes Just as much work as a good one, tor we have never find Anyone that can tell when its going to be bad. What I mean Is that we dont make em bad purposely.

Tbey sometimes look like we did. but we dont. Its kind of a cuckoo business, but trains have been foil for twenty years of so called smart people tftit were ccmlng out here to fix the movies, and they have all gone back. There Is things that look like they ought to be changed, but the wise ones cant seem able to think ot anything to Improve on. Its sorter like our Government.

Its the cokeyedest run thing, we sometimes think, bat dam It we keep living under It and nobody can scare op anything any different Like the other day at the Studio they was talking about a story. Said It had to be cbaeged a lot. that the old Idea of the mortgage on the old farm was all out ot that the villain robbing the train and hiding the money was all the booey. They claimed that all stories bad to be made modern and up to date. So I told em, say listen there never wts a time in our lives when toe tore-closing of a mortgage was as timely as It la today.

It almost comes no-der the heading of standard equip 1 market. Farmers, laborers and others are depositors to the extent of $700,000. Mr. Thompson claims that his assets are largely in ex cess of that sum, and that depo sitors would suffer no loss, ulti mately by his suspension. It Is the worst failure Rockf ord has had for years and the present embarass- ment affects a large number of I farmers and laborers.

A good substantial plank walk has been laid from the corner to the Post office. Dr. Ha'yer has improved the appearance of his place very much by removing the temporary wood shed east of his house. SEPTEMBER 28 It is a difficult thing to have everybody pleased, or indeed to please everybody sometimes. For a few years past we have had short crops of corn, and poor corn at that, and the result has been that our farmers, who, under or dinary circumstances would have been sellers, or at least produce enough for their own use, have been buyers, and instead of bring ing corn to the village to sell, they have brought corn, to take home to feed their stock.

This was reversing the natural order of things and not pleasant to endure. This year we have an abundance of good, sound corn, in fact, all crops are excellent; and now the abundance gives rise to fears that prices will rule low. Hard to suit some people, but let's go in for abundance, the plenty for once, even if we have lots of good fat cattle and hogs, cheap, and butter at a price it can be used as an article of common diet, at least once a day. It's a year of plenty in many ways-let the people rejoice and be glad. It doesn't look as tho' the abundance of crops was going to re duce the price of dairy products very much.

Monday at Elgin, but ter jumped to 30c, the highest price known in many years for September butter. given its name by Prescott Whit temore who named it after his old township in New Hampshire. The Village of Huntley was located in 1851 when the' Galena and Chicago Union Railroad bought its line through the village, The land at that time was owned by Thomas S. Huntley. Mr.

Hunt ley opened the first general, store which was located where the old Ferris Drug Store used to be. Sanforrf A. STT7FF In Pittsburg a speakeasy that has been padlocked since April 14 has re-opened as a church; Mike De Eosa was; granted- Federal court permission to lease the structure to the church on one condition. He must post $500 bond to guarantee there will be no further liquor law violations until the padlock injunction expires. There are many conclusions you might draw from that.

Hoover and Roosevelt have been pushed in the back-ground now, and the Cubs afe holding the undivided attention of about three-fifths of the Marengo male voters. Looks as though the Cubs have the national league pennant in the bag. Have you reserved your seats for the world series games in Chicago? If you are interested in buying a good farm, investigate Marengo community. A classified ad jn last week's issue of the Republican-News from a Chicago buyer has swamped the off icewith replies, and were confident that if he comes up to check the offers well have a new farmer in our territory. The enrollment in the High Schools in practically every city in McHenry county is larger this year than ever before.

In some cities in the county the schools are so crowded that post graduate students are not allowed to enroll A golf yarn in the Crystal Lake Herald relates: "Two of the best golfers at the Glen Crest Country club paired up for a match. One drove about 230 yards. The other stepped up to the tee and sailed one straight down the fairway af ter it. As the two golfers arrived at the end of their drives it was found that both balls had landed in a small hole and that one was lying party atop the other." Won- der how Crystal Lake folks are on fish stories? For" golf yarns we award them the prize. Lee County farmers have found a way to get a good price depression.

The plan even does away with the bother of picking tne crop, several owners ji cuui meion paicnes nave mi uu vigil over their crops tnese nigws. Ure rides with theft of the A 1- onH py. "leu Uo.f on ATnrhitsnt. nrice for the melons. DOWN ON THE FARM Down on the farm 'bout half -past four, on mv nants and sneak out Out in the yard I run like the dick ens, Too milk all the cows and leed all the chickens, clean out the barn, curry Nance and Jiggs, 1 Separate the cream and slop all the mers.

I Al tlUSlie IWO nours, men mi i Turk- Bv heck! I am ready for a full day's work I Then I grease the wagon and put on the rack, grain sack, Hitch np the mules, slip down the lane. Must get in the hay, it looks like rain. Look over yonder, sure as I'm born Cows on the rampage, hogs in the corn. i Work all summer 'till winter is at bank and heave a bier sisrh. WnrVpl all the vear.

didn't make a thing, I rash now than I had last spring. Some folks say there ain't no heiL Shucks! They never farmed; they can't telL When spring rolls 'round IH take another chance, While the fuzs grows longer on mv old sray pants. mv e-aloshes a hitch, belt another jerk, gosh I'm ready for a full year's work! thing will be done abbut it! The rights of the individual must be respected! as EL I LAWN. FLOWER GARDEN SEPTEMBER 5, 1884 The Pickle Company has found it necessary to build six new tanks to furnish storage for the cucum bers they have contracted for. Pickets Tne Marengo Military Band is making good progress, but to do better has secured the services of Prof.

Harlow, of the Elgin Milita ry Band, as instructor. He is a first class musician in every sense of the word, as well as a gentleman and the Band will make rapid pro gress under his tuition. The band has ordered a nice uniform which will be here in a few days. They will also be supplied with a new set of instruments. They have in curred an expense of over $600 in this matter, and a subscription is being circulated to re-imburse the boys.

All who feel free to contribute are invited to do so. The band numbers 18 members, and will make fine after a little practice and drill. SEPTEMBER 12 Frank Roirers has this week moved into the house purchased of Mrs. Olcott. W.

J. Casely has moved into his new house on the corner of Main St and Elm Avenue. It is a very fine residence. A good deal of corn along the Kishwaukee valley has been put in the Aoct tnig south of the grove the corn is not quite so well advanced but is doing nicely. A little gale of wind Saturday night took out a couple of the outer sections and demoralized a cou ple of the inner sections of the windmill wheel at the depot.

This section of the country was visited with a splendid rain Wed nesday P. M. which will lay the dust, keep the pastures and bless everybody. The cool northerly breeze Thursday was a grateful change from the sultry heat that had prevailed. SEPTEMBER 19 The Home Saving's Bank of N.

C. Thompson at Rockford, closed its doors Monday morning, owing C.B. Whittemore Writes History for Homecoming A history of Grafton township and the Village of Huntley, writ ten by Attorney C. B. Whittemore for the Huntley homecoming pro gram follows Mr.

Grinnell was the first early uranon low pioneer to make Grafton Township his home. He remained here only a short time selling his farm to Lewis Holdridge. The Holdridge land is located on the north side of the road just opposite the farm formerly owned by Stewart Cum- mings, and up to years ago the original log boose that Lewis Holdridge built still stood on this a uv. iica, iu rtracvu uikKiuvtE iruu touie xiuiii new Hampshire in 1838. He and his wife and ten children drove from New Hampshire to Illinois and were six weeks and five days on the road.

They settled on what is known as the old Whittemore home stead and these farms are still owned fey Whittemore family. The first child born in the Town ship of Grafton was Marion Robb, the son of William Robb, and the waa 1090 Tti. Stowell, who died in 1844. The first school was taught by Cynthia Thompson in a log boose erected in 1842 in District No. 7 located IK miles west of Huntley.

The first religious aervieea wrere nnt fn 1R3Q. at the home of Prescott Whittemore, by Elder Marvin, a Baptist minister. The first home in the township opened a hotel or house of public entertainment was that of Prescott Whittemore. The first township election in Grafton was held at the borne of Lewis Holdridge on April 2, 1850, and the following officers were elected: Thomas H. Huntley, Supervisor; Stewart Cummings, Clerk S.

Haydon, Assessor; W. S. Robb, Collector; Prescott Whitte more, Overseer of Poor; Wm. Chambers, Elisha Dayton and San- ford Haight, Commissioners of Highways. of on ry Editor and Manager SEPT.

15, 1932 $2.50 Elsewhere AN EXCERPT from the proceedings of the Amalgamated Racketeers, in ses sion at Chicago where the Convention of the "Chicagoland" unit is just getting underway. The curtain rises on a large hall where several Hundred men are milling about noisily during a re cess. Here and there along the four walls of the room one sees bronze busts ranged neatly: Joe Colosimo with his derby askew; Dion O'Banion with a rose in his coat lapel and a half-burnt cigar in his lips; Scarface Al with a cap tion beneath, "Gone but Not For gotten." Splendid paintings adorn the wall: Captain Kidd in full re-tralia prodding a victim who is about to walk the plank; Jesse James in the act of shooting a man sitting on his front door-step; a huge oil painting (mostly red) of the St. Valentine's Day massacre. Through a thick haze of cigar smoke one may distinguish a number of men gathered about card tables Others are examining the latest types of machine guns and automatic revolvers a voluble sales man is discoursing upon the merits of the French 75 which stands at his elbow Tables are covered with exhibits of gas-masks, gas bombs, high explosives, bullet-proof vests, and a trick helmet that fits inside a derby.

A florist enters hastily, a wor ried look upon his face. He hurries to the desk of the secretary. Florist: Say I couldn't finish that "Rest in Peace" you folks or dered for today! Ran outa white roses. Secretary: 'Sail right. We shoulda phoned you, We "won't need it till Thursday of next weekl T.vi Tlnristt ih President makes his way to the chair and MI.

I.I lil L. 111U1UV fnf oraer. aiuwu uc i dissolve and the members take their places. Again the President raDs for order, using a revolver hntt or a eaveL President Spigoni: We shall now resume business. Tne secretary hi.

reoort. Will Nokemotl: Mr. rre- kin the TOiiowine I pense items for the current month, First, gasoline and car nire lor ea- nnirnHM to the OUt- curwiiK Blnrts of the city $143.50. twaMmit- You mean, taking them for a ride! That figure is en- A w- tirelv too high. We must arrange to take four or live at a urne- fter.

(Audience nods approval) Please continue! RpWetarv: Item two: Dynamite, T.N.T and pineapples, $215. President: Why, may I ask, is that item so large this month: Well, you see, there were a number of dry-cleaners and res taurants that failed to pay mew 1 :4 Vad ta blow dues, ana I i A mnnhinerv. np a iot. vi President: That remmas the how is the-situation out in sticks? Secretary: Much better sir. The i v.it-bTi ark came lO units I l.At happened to that machinery out at Hebron.

President: Please go on with your report. Secretary: I have this ngure for hush-money to cops and poli ticians President (hastily) Never mind that item. We dont care to have published, and there', hL the audience. Is there anything else? Secretary: Flowers and floral wreaths for departed brethren, $550 President: I'm sure there'll be no objection to that figure. We must pay our respects to those we loye and how can we do it better than with flowers! (Audience applauds).

-m secretary: i neiieve that our orator, Mr. Ivan Of falitch, (late Moscow) has a few words for at this time. Mr. Offalitch: Mr. President, I want to protest at the way my meeting's on the street have been broken op by the police.

Isnt there something that can be done about "-9 I By NEWS and Coictd by lira. ttttllUtlMtUllllllllllttttiii'- START SUBSCRIPTION DRIVE Last week a drive to bring the subscription records of the Republican-News up to date was started. Rudy Husfeldt was named to take charge of this work. The records turned over to the present staff by the former management will be checked with each subscriber they show to be in ar rears, and all errors will be adjusted to the entire satisfaction of those concerned. Approximately twelve weeks have passed since the new manage ment started publishing the Republican-News.

During that period we have attempted to improve the news contents, to add features that would he of interest and val ue, and to build a strictly community newspaper that truly serves Marengo and surrounding commu nities. We feel that we have made some progress, that there is a much greater advancement that can and should be made. Our efforts are di rected toward that end, and we feel that with sustained effort that goal-can be attained. The response to our efforts to bring our subscription list up to date has been gratifying. More than 200 have renewed their subscription.

Many who had stopped taVinir -the- Reoublican-News or who had not subscribed, have been in the office to have their name added to our list It is expected that the drive started last week with Rudy Husfeldt in charge will bring results equally as gratifying. INGENIOUS Tinnitio -msntinn vf a lo cality matrimonial escapade, writ-ten-by a reporter on the Brushville Bugle -who priorly had been asked tn rfnh the ranks of the unem- nIovL as bis journalistic' swan song and Inadvertently published, Just before the editor of the Bu gle left home, later to become tne author of that familiar slogan: "How To Keep From Growing Old." This is what the intrepid editor of the Bugle read in his favorite newspaper, before wildly taking his departure, for parts unknown: "This may be the last issue of The Brushville Bugle, but my life ambition has been to write up one wedding and tell the unvarnished That done, death can have no sting. "Mr. Elmer Shoestring and Miss Fanny Broadaxe were married at noon, Monday at the home of the Driae parents, n- nua. Broadaxe.

Rev. Heeza Gascollar officiating. The groom is a popular young bum who hasn't done a lick of work since he got shipped in his junior year at college. He man ages to dress well and keep a sup ply of spending money because his dad is soft hearted and takes up his bad checks instead pf let ting him go to jail where he be longs. "The bride is a skinny fast l'ttle idiot who has been kissea and hurjed by every boy in town since she was twelve years old.

She paints like a Sioux Indian, sucks cigarets in secret and" drinks mean liquor when she is out joy-iidx in her dad's ear at night. ELe doesn't know how to cook or sew. The house was newly plastered for the wedding and the exterior newly painted, thus appropriately carrying out the decorative scleme, for the groom was s''7 i jtere-J also and the bride 3 r.c'V.y painted and ealsomined. -0031 -wore a rented din- cr fc. -C'iC nnaerwear i i His pants were held green suspenders.

His i-tent leather shoes 'e of t'jttness and 'j with the axle- Lis hair. re some kind of her 3 lory ft it in of us preacher that la having a 1 1 drafting anybody to listen to him, and be announces that bis sermon next Sunday night will be on "Hell and Damnation," or 1 am gotng to skin the Devil alive and show up HelL- Well that was Just a "VI 'UCII 4f lot of hooey like these titles are, but be knew that that title would catcb on. He knew that be couident give the devil any more of a skinning If bis title bad been. "The Outcome ot a Life Without Christ' Bat he was looking for something sensational, and thats where the movies got the idea. Both of em ought to be made tc cat It out A picture that cant draw without bell In the title alnt much picture, and a preacher that cant preach without belt In the title is Just as weak as the movie.

Why dont they Just tor a change nse the word "Dam" Instead of bell? It dont sound near as bad, and Ksmacb more ot a novelty. Instead of calling this picture -Tramping Through Hen." 1 want to call it. "A Dam Tough Vll-Iain, Dam fine gal and a pretty dam fair kind of a tramp." COMMENT DaU Pringl Jr. need good drainage. No bulbs stand actual contact with manure.

Mix leaf mold with your soil if you have it. If you haven't now is the time to start a composite pile for next year's garden. In some hidden spot spread a layer of leaves ashes, throw on some shovel fulls of dirt and repeat until you are satisfied with the size of your pile. The rains and thaws do the rent. If you have a handy man or boy in the family get him to make a bird shelter and feed stand to place near your back door for tho coming winter.

Place it where it can easily be reached and seen from a window. During bad weather lots of feathered friends will visit you if refreshments are served. They love suet and grain and stale bread is always acceptable. TOO MOMS I7O0 BATHS ROM 13. CCLUCI VAli -fXU vcago' Il IDBIIIWIt 1 1 1, .1 u.ai.

it was part of the old oi tS' WM iu ioi4. jonn a. mm pngsLT rJoh P. Skeels, the first clerk. H.

-B. Have yoo noticed how lovely the petunias are this year and how well they've stood the drought? They make a very fresh and color- iui corner alter early summer a m. flowers are gone. If yoo haven't any, get some aeed from a neigh Ui.nt. tiU summer has well begun.

I lovely pinkIooms to give away pi-b which fc: an7 rtododnX 7u time put in peonies or move them. In planting bulbs it is well to keep in mind that they thrive best in a crumbly rarden loam and 7cir rZTS'Z ld Am0D thera re crysanthe-5 City JPese anemone, torch til ckn? my, Japanese snowbalL tamarip, S. S. Sprague were the other k.u (Soms Wsit hvexds mosr Ipteresrirtg dtV-' fed the throb of glart Thrul to the major effractions of stage und screen. See Chicogoj rSght life -he the brJicm music end rnesf rhe Icadng rhesrrical saj i Cefe ha members of the fir village board.

ine congregational tnrch was the first Church built in the village, and the congregation was organized in 1852. Rev. H. H. Hel- man is the present minister.

The German Lutheran Church war organized March 1, 1871 un der the guidance of Rev. Smidt Dundee. In 1872 the present Church was built and some of the charter members were Henrv Heuer, John Gutschow, Wm. Hen- ning, F. Miller, C.

Hooker, and C. Weltzien. Rev. F. W.

Richman was the first resident pastor. Rev. Richman's sons now operate a drug store in Elgin. Louis Baum- gaertner is the present pastor. Father Clement Duerr established the Catholic Church in HunUey in July 1873.

He was the first resi dent priest and in 1873 a church was completed in which services were held until 1931. In 1931 a beautiful new Catholic Church was completed under the guidance of Rev. Ivon A. Esser the present pastor. The new church is located the John Wales property on Woodstock street, The present mayor is Ezra Fritsch.

The present village clerk Leo Dwyer. Henry Ackmann, Henry Williams, Louis Scholx, Au gust Ehlert, John Boyer and Hen Eggers make op the present village board. Frank Ferris is the present treasurer. O. W.

Hart is present fire chief and Wm. Miller I if- UNEQUALLED CONVENIENT LOCATION TOU CAM DRIVE VOUftCAft RIGHT INTO HOTEL SHERMAN CAKASf HOME OF THE -v "tjJ t4 1 A i (decisively) Some-. Curtain The Township of Grafton was the city marshal..