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HUN01S  HISTORTCAl  SURVEY 


)ur  Heritage 

*"A  Century  of  Progress 

In  Lanark" 


Lanark,  Illinois  Centennial 
1861  June  18-24  1961 

Lanark,  Illinois 


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R.  G.  Amling 

V.   P.  —  Cashier 
Director 


John    L.    Morris 

President 


EXPERIENCE 


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Agnes  Amling 

Ass't.    Cashier 
Director 


Reynold    Bloyer 

Director 


Paul  Diffenderfer 

Director 


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We  Appreciate  Your  Patronage  And 
YOU  ARE  WELCOME  TO  OUR  SERVICE 

Exchange  State  Bank 

Lanark,  Illinois 


Member 
F.D.I.C. 


Deposits   Insured 
To  $10,000 


Member 
Federal  Reserve 


1861-1961 


100  times  around! 
A  salute  to  Lanark 


BRENNAN  CATTLE  CO, 

LANARK,  ILLINOIS 


NOW  GET  SMALL  CAR  SAVINGS  AND  EASE  .  .  .  PLUS  THE  ROOM,  RIDE,  GO  AND  PRIDE  OF  THE  COSTLIEST  CARS! 


Give  up  go  for  gas  savings?  Comfort  for  compact- 
ness? Pride  for  handling  ease?  No  more!  Buick's  new 
112"  wheelbase  beauty  gives  them  all  to  you  —  all 
in  a  new  Clean  Look  of  action  that's  all  Buick. 

Thanks  to  the  Special's  new  aluminum  V-8  engine 
plus  aluminum  transmission*,  you  can  move  into 
an  expressway  from  standstill  to  highway  speed, 
safely  and  sprightly  as  in  a  full-sized  car.  Yet,  you 
pocket  big  savings  on  gas  (regular,  at  that),  oil  and 
tires,  too.  (Proof?  The  Buick  Special  swept  the 
Mobilgas  Economy  Run  Class  "C"  with  a  whop- 
ping 25.09  m.p.g.  .  .  .  topping  all  V-8  automatic 
transmission  cars.) 

And,  make  no  mistake— the  Special's  no  "sometime" 
car.  It  gives  you  an  all-day  ride  that's  at  home  on  the 


superhighway  as  well  as  at  the  supermarket.  Reason? 
Its  big  new  Comfort  Zone  with  more  total  head,  hip 
and  leg  room  than  the  compacts  .  .  .  new  Hide- Away 
drive  shaft  that  flattens  the  floor  .  .  .  new  easy-riding 
Control  Arm  suspension,  the  same  kind  as  on  full- 
size  '61  Buicks  .  .  .  smooth  fitting  Body  by  Fisher. 

And  best  of  all  the  Special  can  be  yours  for  less 
than  most  models  of  the  low-price  field.  See  and 
drive  '61  's  special  car  soon.  Buick  Motor  Division 
—  General   Motors  Corporation. 

'Aluminum  IJual-t'alh   Turbine  Drive  —  optional  at  rxlra  i  oxl. 

BUICK  SPECIAL 

Exciting  new  proof     .  .  when  better  automobiles  are  built  Buick  will  build  them 


Congratulations,  Lanark 

on  your 

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from  the 


GREEN 

GIANT 

COMPANY 


"WE  KEEP  THE  HOME  FIRES  BURNING" 


FUEL  OILS 


Dial  HY  3-2160 


I.  B.  DILLON  OIL  CO. 


Jay  Hoffman,  Agent 


Lanark.  Illinois 


We  looked  at  them  all . . . 

THE  BIGGEST  "2-IN-l"  VALUE 
BY  FAR  IS  THE 


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FREEZER-p/ws- 
®  REFRIGERATOR! 


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ask  your  Amana.  dealer  about  the 

USER'S  REPORT! 

Your  refrigerator— any  refrigerator— was  never  like  this! 
In  a  space  only  32  inches  wide— no  more  than  an  ordinary 
refrigerator  takes  — you  have  a  genuine  Amana  freezer 
and  a  full  family-size  refrigerator  besides!  All  in  one  com- 
pact, beautifully  styled  cabinet  that's  a  credit  to  any 
kitchen ! 

You  enjoy  real  freezer  living  with  the  Amana  combina- 
tion. It  stores  290  pounds  of  frozen  food.  Even  zero  stor- 
age temperatures  keep  food  fresher,  safer,  longer.  And 
exclusive  Amana-Matic  Contact  Freezing  is  up  to  2:/2 
times  faster  than  ordinary  freezing  methods! 

The  refrigerator  features  glide-out  shelves,  convenient 
gallon  milk  storage,  controlled  butter  conditioner,  vege- 
table crisper,  scientifically  designed  meat  keeper— even  a 
tall  bottle  shelf.  And  both  the  freezer  and  refrigerator 
have  complete  illumination  plus  Amana's  exclusive 
Stor-Mor  Door  for  extra  storage  space.  See  the  Amana 
Freezer-p/us-Refrigerator.  It's  your  biggest "2-in-l"  value! 


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Model  FPR-95.  Total  ca- 
pacity, 13.9  cu.  ft.,  with 
space  for  182  pounds  of 
frozen  food.  Ideal  for 
apartment  dwellers.  Only 
32  inches  wide,  5  ft.  high. 


Model  FPR-98.  Total  ca- 
pacity, 17  cu.  ft.,  with 
space  for  290  pounds  of 
frozen  food.  Exclusive 
Amana-Matic  freezing. 
Stor-Mor  doors.  Brings  you 
true  "freezer  living." 


"You  mean  I  can 

'Fast-Freeze'  on 

every  shelf?" 


YE?-Y0U  CAN  FREEZE  MORE 
FOOD-FASTER-AND  KEEP  IT 
FRESHER,  LONGER,  WITH  AN 

Ami 


DELUXE 
FREEZER 


Model  D-1B.  17.5  cu.  ft.  Holds  613  lbs. 
of  frozen  food. 

come  In  today! 


•  Exclusive  Amana-Matic 
Freezing  freezes  foods  up  to 
2V2  times  faster  than  other 
methods.  Each  shelf  is  a 
fast-freezing  surface  ...  all 
food  is  on  or  below  a  prime 
freezing  surface.  Maintains 
constant  even-zero  temper- 
atures to  keep  food  fresher, 
safer,  longer. 

•  New  Deluxe  Door  has  extra 
storage  for  a  whole  month 
of  meals! 

•  Glide-Out  Freezer  Basket 
will  conveniently  hold  up  to 
74  lbs.  of  bulky  hard-to- 
store  foods. 

•  Five -Year  Warranty  on  not 
only  the  freezer  but  even 
the  food  yow  store  in  it! 


LOW   DOWN    PAYMENT!     EASY  TERMS! 


See  these  and  other  quality  Amana  products  at 

1.  Oregon  Home  Auto 

Oregon,   III. 

2.  Deluxe  Shop 

Mt.  Morris,  III. 

3.  Osterday  Electric 

Stockton,  III. 

4.  Cahill  Electric 

Dixon,  III. 

5.  Freeport  Skelgas 

Freeport,  III. 

6.  Merchant  TV  &  Appliance 

Lanark,  III. 


We,  the  present  owners  of  Lanark  Dry 
Goods,  wish  to  dedicate  this  space  to  Mrs. 
Mabel  Hoy  who  has  given  thirty-five  years  of 
faithful  service  with  three  owners,  Mr.  E.  C. 
Landt,  Mr.  Ted  Werdin  and  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Emerson  Champion. 


Lanark  Dry  Goods 

Lanark,  Illinois 


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William  Shearer,  Fred  Shearer,  Betty  Rahn,  Dorothy  Sorensen 


"Celebrating  our  FIRST  ten  years  in  business . . . 
rinnrl  n\l  ^  k     ana'  *^e  LAST  ten  years  in  Lanarks  first  century 

Lanark,  Illinois 


Submergible 
PUMPS 


STC-RiTe 

ibmersible 
PUMP 


ROOTER  SERVICE 

Have  New   Rooter 
For  Sewer  Troubles 

Call  Day  or  Night 

Steve's  Plumbing 

HY   3-6390 

Lanark 


Compliments 
of 

Freeport 
Journal-Standard 


Compliments  of 

ELBURN  PACKING  CO.  OF  ILLINOIS 

In  past  years  we  have  enjoyed  very  pleasant  business 
relations  with  the  cattle  feeders  of  the  Lanark  community. 
To  those  of  you  who  have  made  that  possible  we  extend  our 
very  best  wishes  and  hope  that  the  future  will  bring  continued 
success  and  prosperity. 

ELBURN  PACKING  CO. 

ELBURN,  ILLINOIS  PHONE  EM  5-2651 


CONGRATULATIONS 
LANARK 

Weyerhaeuser  Company 


SHIPPING  CONTAINER   DIVISION 


Central  Region, 
Rockford  Branch 


Since  1863 


THE  LANARK  GAZETTE 

The  2nd  Oldest  Business 
Has  Been  Serving  The  People  of  Lanark  and  Vicinity 


MRS.    HENRY   ENGELKING  DICK   AND    GILPIN    STAGG 

Editor  Publishers 


Rockford  District 

MUTUAL  TORNADO  INS.  CO. 


—  65  Years  of  Service  To  Policyholders  — 

SEE  YOUR  FARM  MUTUAL  FIRE  INSURANCE  AGENT  ABOUT  A  POLICY 

Jefferson  at  4th  St.  Dial  WO  5-9491  —  WO  5-9492 

ROCKFORD.  ILLINOIS 


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Our  The  100th  Birthday 

Congratulations  Of  Our  Fine  City 

MACS  TAVERN 

LANARK,     ILLINOIS 

Mac  Jack 

Air      Conditioned      For      Your      Comfort 


ATTEND!  The  Junior  Dairy  Cattle  judging  contest  which  will  be 
held  at  the  Carroll  County  Fair  at  Milledgeville,  Illinois 
on  Saturday  morning,  August  12,  at  9:00  a.m.  (CDT). 

The  contest  is  open  to  all  4-H  Club  and  FFA  members 
living  in  Carroll,  Ogle,  Whiteside  and  Lee  Counties. 

The  high  scoring  team  of  three  members,  plus  three 
high  individuals  will  be  awarded  an  all  expense  trip 
to  a  major  league  baseball  game  during  August, 
through  the  charity  of 

Kraft  Foods 

Milledgeville,  Illinois 


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CHSSSEMAN  TRUCKING 

"C."  Keith  Cheeseman 


Local  and  Long  Distance  Insured  Livestock  Hauling 


Lanark  Mutual  Fire  Insurance  Co. 

Serving  the  needs  of  Carroll  County  since  1874 

Office  Phone  3-2519 

Truman  H.  Royer  Lloyd  E.  Peters,  Agent 

PRESIDENT  LANARK      -   PHONE   HY  3-2569 

Forrest  Thompson  Elmer  Zugschwerdt,  Agent 

SECRETARY  CHADWICK  --  PHONE  MU  4-3631 


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B.  &  F.  Gulf  Service 

•  Gulf  Oil  Products 

•  Goodyear  Tires 

•  Exide  Batteries 

•  Complete  Service  For  Your  Car 


Norman  Feltmeyer 
Glenn  O.  Blair,  Jr. 


BLAIR  MOTOR  SALES 

201  EAST  LOCUST  —  LANARK,  ILLINOIS 

GLENN  BLAIR 


Dodge  Dart 

Lancer  Cars 

Dodge  Trucks 

State  Testing   Lane   B   571 
Complete  Overhauling 


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Happy  100th  Birthday  Lanark, 

from 

Gambles 

The  Complete  One  Stop  Friendly  Store 


Giving  you  courteous,  friendly  and  dependable  service 

in  such  lines  as: 


Sporting  Goods 

Housewares 

Tools 

Auto  Accessories 

Paint 

Plumbing 

Hardware 

Appliances 


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JIM  PETTINGER 


MARY  EWING 


Shop  around  and  you  will  find  there  are: 
Always  Better  Buys  At  Gambles 


HY  3-2537 


Lanark,  III. 


BURGESS  BATTERY  COMPANY 

Congratulates 

LANARK 

on  this 

Centennial  JVnnfersarg 
BURGESS  BATTERY  COMPANY 

DIVISION  OF  SERVEL,  INC. 

FREEPORT  ILLINOIS 


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Congratulations 
On  100  Years  of  Progress 

HOLLEB  and  COMPANY 

Wholesale  Grocers 

3225  South  Western  Ave. 
Chicago  8,  III. 

Featuring:  THREE  QUALITY  BRANDS 
Holleb's  Supreme  •  SixOTIock  •  True  American 

Available  at  your  nearby  Spot-Lite  Food  Mart 

CONGRATULATIONS 

TO  THE  CITY  OF  LANARK 

For  100  Years  of  Growth,  Development  and  Service 
from 

WELDERS  SUPPLY  COMPANY 

ROCKFORD,  ILLINOIS 

JOBBERS  OF  WELDING  MATERIALS  AND  EQUIPMENT 


—  Congratulations  from  — 

Chambers  &  Owen,  Inc. 

FREEPORT  and  ROCKFORD 


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Compliments  of 

Your  Friendly 
Oil  Man. 

A.  V.  "Ole"  Olson 
Lanark 

"Live  Better  Electrically" 

Congratulations 
Lanark 

on  your 

Centennial 

Commonwealth  Edison 

Public  Service  Company 

Compliments  of 
Stephenson-Carroll  Publishers 

LENA,   ILLINOIS 

LANARK, 

Our  best  wishes  for  a 
bright  and  prosperous 
future. 

Compliments, 
Northern  Illinois  Telephone  Co. 

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CONGRATULATIONS 

LANARK 

ON   YOUR   100th   YEAR 

COCA-COLA  BOTTLING  CO.,  INC. 

Freeport,    Illinois 


FORSTER-APPELT 

MFG.  CO.  INC. 

5,000  Square  Feet  devoted  to  the  Design,  Development  and  Fabrication  of  Precision 
Metal  Products  through  the  employment  of  the  following  methods  and  machines: 


Boring 

Milling 

Turning 

Riveting 

Punching 

Drilling 

Turret  Lathe 


LANARK 


Automatic  Screw  Machines 

Cylindrical  Grinding 

Centerless   Grinding 

Hand  Screw  Machine 

Internal   Grinding 

Surface  Grinding 

Hydraulic  Press 

Manufacturers  of: 

Model  Aircraft  Engines 

Hydraulic  Governor  Parts 

Gunsmiths  &  Shooters  Equipment 


Honing 

Marking 

Reaming 

Tapping 

Assembly 

Broaching 

Die  Casting 


ILLINOIS 


CONGRATULATIONS 

LANARK 

ON   YOUR   100th   YEAR 

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Garner  Welding  Shop 

Quality  Welding  and  Blacksmithing 

Portable  Welder  For  Outside  Work 

Phone  HY  3-2151  Lanark,  Illinois 

Compliments  of 

McGRATH  SAND  and  GRAVEL  GO. 

PLANTS  AT 

FORRESTON  &  POLO 


Plants  also  located  at- 
Bloomington 
Chillicothe 
Executive  Offices —  Pekin 

Lincoln,  Illinois  Mackinaw 


CONGRATULATIONS 
LANARK 


FREEPORT  BLACKTOP 
CONSTRUCTION  COMPANY 


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J.  W*  Burns  Protective  Agency 

WORLD      WIDE 

Corresponding  Bonded  Attorneys,  Professional  Collectors  and 
Skip  Tracers  Throughout  the  World. 

A  Proven  Collection  System  With   All    Payments   Made   Direct  To  You 
At  A  Maximum  Cost  of  10% 

Allen  D.  Budde,  Regional  District  Representative 
Phone  HY  3-6505  —  Lanark,  Illinois 

Harold  E.  Olson,  Representative 
WO  5-3631 


^Ilagfr  |L  Peters 
INSURANCE 

LANARK,  ILLINOIS 

FIRE  —  TORNADO  —  HAIL 

Res.  Phone  Office  Phone 

HY  3-2569  HY  3-2519 


Jones  Hardware 


Les  E.  Jones,  Owner 


Hardware  •  Paint  •  Appliances 

Phone  HY  3-2686  Lanark.  Illinois 


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WE  COMPLIMENT  THE  RESIDENTS  OF  LANARK 
ON  THEIR  100th  YEAR 

LEE  HESS  &  SONS  DISTRIBUTORS  INC. 
608  Depot  Ave.  *  Dixon,  Illinois 

from  the  land  of  sky  blue  waters 

The  Next  100  Years 
A  Pledge  For  The  Future 

First  State  Bank  of  Shannon 

Shannon.  Illinois 


A  Salute  To  Lanark's  TOO  Years 


Peter  Pan  Bread 


Congratulations  Lanark 
on  1 00  Years 


famous  since  1871 

WARDS  MONEY- BACK  GUARANTEE 

"Satisfaction  Guaranteed  or  Your  Money  Back" 
has  been  Wards  policy  for  89  years.  That  means 
you're  assured  of  quality,  service  and  satisfaction 
when  you  shop  at  Wards.  Always.  No  matter  what 
you  buy    Wards  guarantee  complete  satisfaction. 


WARDSl£ 

MONTGOMERY        WARD  ▼▼ 


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Congratulations  Lanark 
on  your  100th  anniversary 


HYGENIC  FABRICS,  INC. 

Lanark,  Illinois 

Manufacturers 

of 

Quality  Fabrics 

for  the  cheese  industry. 

"Lanark's  Youngest  Manufacturing  Industry" 


Lanark  Laundrette 

Coin  Wash  and  Dry 

Dry  Cleaners 
Hugh's  Equipment 

—  Open  24  Hours  A  Day  — 


John  &  Evelyn  Kloepping 
Lanark,  Illinois 


CONGRATULATIONS 
LANARK 


BUILDING    and    CONSTRUCTION 
WORK  OF  ANY  KIND 

FREE   ESTIMATES 

Call 

JIM  MYERS 

LANARK,    ILLINOIS 


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W.  T.  Rawleigh  Co. 

Congratulations  Lanark  ! 

(72  YEARS  OLD) 

^KMyfl3dBmWnla\u^ 

Congratulates 

Lanark 

on  her 
100th  birthday 

^H^^Bjl      ^w  Available   From 
^^      ^^^  Your  Local  Dealer 

INDUSTRIAL  COAL 

Contact  Your  Local 

United  or   Reiss   Representative 

Mrs.  Pearl  Hartman 

SHANNON,    ILLINOIS 

THE  C.  REISS  COAL  CO. 

The  Rawleigh  Dealer  for 
Lanark  and  Vicinity 

Sheboygan,  Wisconsin 

SINCE  1880 

Congratulations  to  the  Lanark  Centennial ! 

DR.  WALTER  NEHRKDRN,  DVM 
107  Parker  Court  Lanark   III.  Phone  HY  3-2592 


^^SESSKSSSSS^ 


PLR-3  Lo  Boy  model 


Hartman's  Heating 

Air  Conditioning 


ALL-AROUND  HOME  COMFORT 


Exclusive  with    ROUND 


A'K 


HY  3-6250 


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WALTER  C.  KNACK  COMPANY 

WHOLESALE 

Cigars  —  Tobacco  —  Cigarettes  —  Confectionery  —  Novelties 

IMPORTER    -    JOBBER 

Complete  Merchandise  Vending  Service 

Telephones:  AT  4-1231  &  AT  4-1241 
Dixon,  Illinois 


We  extend  our  best  wishes  for  Lanark's  Centennial 
Dejong  and  Associates 

CONSULTING     ENGINEERS 

509  Empire  Building 
Rockford,  Illinois 


Poffenberger's  Union  Dairy 

Quality  Foods  and  Dairy  Products 

FOR  A  REAL  TREAT  TRY 

Union  Dairy  Farms  Ice  Cream 

Sam  and  Lucille  Poffenberger 


FREEPDRT  DYE  WORKS 

CLEANING    and    PRESSING 

SERVING  LANARK  FOR  OVER  40  YEARS 

£  Water  Proofing  £  Woolen  Storage  £  Free   Minor   Repairs 

Pick  up  and  Delivery  or  bring  Cleaning  to 
City  Barber  Shop,  Lanark  —  Tues.  &  Friday 


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CONGRATULATIONS   ON   YOUR    100th   YEAR 

HOUSE  ^  LINDBERG  INC 

FINE     FURNITURE 


201  WEST  MAIN  ST. 


FREEPORT,  ILLINOIS 


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FLORENCE  WEBER 


The  Friendly  Store 

LANARK 


GRACE  CHEESEMAN 


BEULAH  FLICKINGER 


BIB"  FLICKINGER 


Congratulations   Lanark 

For    Friendly    Service 

Your  National  Bank 

Mt.  Carroll,  Illinois 


Compliments  of 


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Compliments  of 

CARROLL  SERVICE 
COMPANY 


Your 


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Distributor 


Alden  &  Dauphin 

STANDARD  SERVICE 

Headquarters  in  Savanna,  Illinois 
White  Marine  Gas  for  Boats  and  Motors 

Main  and  Quincy  St. 
Savanna  •  Illinois 


For  100  years  of  transportation 
trade  with 

Carroll  Co. 
Auto  Sales 

Selling  and  Servicing 

*    BUICK  and  PONTIAC    * 

LANARK,  ILLINOIS 


WHAT  ARE  YOU  DOING 
WITH  YOUR  FUTURE? 

It*»  in  your  hands  today.  Bend  it  —  shape  it  — 
make  it  fit  your  foreseeable  needs.  And  since  so 
much  can  happen  that  isn't  foreseeable,  better 
have  a  margin  for  contingencies! 

The  National  Bank  of 
Savanna 

SAVANNA,  ILLINOIS 


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Dean's 
Dairy  Products 

Delivered  fresh  daily 

to  your  food  store 

by 

ESMOND  &  BURTON 

Box  258 
LENA,  ILLINOIS 

VEITH  MEMORIALS 

Successors  To  T.   A.  Wachtel  &  Son 

PIONEERS   OF   CEMETERY   MEMORIALS 
SINCE  1898 

Mt.  Carroll,  Illinois 

THOMAS  A.  VEITH 

Res.  Phone  4034 
Business  Phone  4001 

Ernest  Gump 

•  Real  Estate  and  Insurance  Broker 

•  Specializing  in  all  types  of  Real  Estate 

•  Farm  Loans  and  Appraisals 

-  The  Dealer  in  Dirt  — 

Phone  HY  3-2335    Lanark,  Illinois 

SALESMAN                                     SALESMAN 

Moodeg    Gravenstein        William   Gillman 

COMPLIMENTS  OF 

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TRADEMARK 

1  ICE  CREAM  1 

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Complete  Office  Outfitters 

Sterling 
Business  Machines 

501  Locut  St.                   —                   Sterling,  111. 
Phone  MA  5-4375 

•  Insurance 

•  Real  Estate 

LANARK,   ILLINOIS 

FREEPORT  FRUIT  & 
PRODUCE  CO. 

Wholesale  Fruits  &  Vegetables 

Frozen  Food.  Good  Luck  Margarine,  Beverages 

PHONE    AD    2-3185 

FREEPORT,    ILLINOIS 

Compliments  of 

Sieg  Illinois  Co* 

Freeport,    Illinois 

COREY'S 

Philgas  Service 

SAVANNA,  ILLINOIS 

Shannon  Tap 

MEL  AND   MARY   FAIST 

AIR    CONDITIONED 

United  Roofing  &  Siding  Co. 

P.  O.  Box  No.  6  —  Clinton,  Iowa 


it  No  Down  Payment 
*  60  Month  5%  F.H.A. 
^   Expert  Workmanship 


^   Hastings  Aluminum 
^   Johns  Manville  Siding 
and  Roofing 


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Foreword 


Through  these  pages  you  will  find  the  history  of  our  town,  Lanark:  its  meager 
beginnings,  its  growth,  its  amusing  incidents,  its  tragedies,  and  its  people.  We  who 
have  been  involved  in  planning  Lanark's  first  hundred-year  celebration  offer  this 
with  pride. 

If  this  has  been  a  successful  celebration  it  cannot  be  credited  to  any  one  per- 
son, but  rather  to  all  who  worked  in  jobs  large  or  small,  and  who  are  proud  of  the 
community  in  which  they  live  or  are  associated.  And  among  those  associated  with 
Lanark  are  the  farmers  whose  ancestors  were  the  backbone  of  the  settlement  of  this 
area,  and  who  today  support  the  community  as  their  town. 

The  benefits  of  a  venture  like  this  cannot  be  measured  in  dollars  and  cents, 
but  rather  in  the  varied,  far-reaching  effects  resulting  from  a  community  venture 
such  as  this.  We  have  seen  a  splendid  harmony  of  farmers  and  townspeople;  we  have 
seen  new  leadership  develop;  best  of  all  we  have  seen  people  band  together  in  a  common 
effort,  regardless  of  their  personal  feelings  at  the  outset. 

In  short,  we  have  discovered  one  fact  that  is  omnipotent  in  every  community, 
whether  village  or  city,  which  has  been  expressed  by  an  unknown  author: 

If  you  want  to  live  in  the  kind  of  a  town 

Like  the  kind  of  a  town  you  like, 

You  needn't  slip  your  clothes  in  a  grip 

And  start  a  long,  long,  hike. 

For  you'll  only  find  what  you  left  behind, 

For  there's  nothing  that's  really  new; 

It's  a  knock  at  yourself  when  you  knock  your  town 

For  it  isn't  your  town  .   .   .   .it's  you! 

William  Shearer 
General  Chairman 


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Main  Street  in  Lanark  about  1914. 


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Main  Street  Lanark  -  1961 


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Our  Heritage 


When  white  settlers  moved  into  northwestern  Illinois  the  Sauk  and  Fox  Indians 
were  the  only  tribes  to  put  up  any  real  resistance.  Relentless  pressure  of  the  white 
men  soon  drove  the  Indians  across  the  Mississippi  leaving  the  fertile  prairies,  the 
rugged  bluffs  and  wooded  slopes  to  the  settlers. 

In  1830  Thomas  Crane,  the  first  area  settler, took  up  a  squatter's  claim  in  what 
is  now  Cherry  Grove  Township.  His  home,  surrounded  by  a  9-foot  high  palisade,  was 
known  as  Crane's  Fort.  As  far  as  can  be  ascertained,  this  fort  was  located  at  Lovers' 
Spring.  One  of  the  first  surveyors'  maps  shows  it  located  about  one-half  mile  west  of 
Highway    73    and   one-half    mile   north  of  the  township  road,  or  the  old  Sucker  Trail. 

About  1840  an  inn  or  tavern  called  the  Cherry  Grove  House  was  built  on  the 
Galena-Peoria  road.  It  is  presumed  to  be  the  inn  operated  by  Ing  Garner  for  his 
brother  Francis,  and  stood  west  of  the  present  Matt  Garner  farm,  on  Lloyd  Wolf 's 
farm. 


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This  was  an  early  stage  coach  stop  located  west  of  Matt  Garners  on  the  Lloyd  Wolf  farm. 


Factually,  Lanark  is  located  in  Rock  Creek  Township  of  Carroll  County,  Illi- 
nois, on  beautiful  high,  rolling  prairies.  Its  first  settler  was  David  Becker,  followed 
closely  by  Z.  B.  Kinkade,  John  Kinkade  and  Nathaniel  Sutton.  Many  thought  settling 
on  the  prairie  was  hazardous  and  foolish,  but  soon  the  virgin  soil  was  being  broken 
by  the  teams  and  plows  of  E.  Spaulding  and  L.  F.  Estabrook.  While  neighbors  were 
cutting  timber  and  grubbing  roots,  these  men  were  enjoying  a  farm  already  made 
except  for  cabins  and  fences. 

William  Renner,  coming  from  Maryland  in  1837  with  his  large  family,  hauled 
grain  (mostly  wheat)  by  oxen  to  Chicago  and  sold  it  for  40^  a  bushel.  He  sold  dressed 
pork  for  $1  per  hundred  weight. 


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John  Wolf  located  in  Lanark  in  1842,  farmed,  invested  in  land,  and  loaned  money. 
He  was  associated  with  the  First  National  Bank  and  in  1878  opened  what  is  now  the  Ex- 
change State  Bank.  Mr.  Wolf  owned  a  big  Pennsylvania  wagon  and  had  a  six-horse 
team  (almost  the  only  horses  in  northern  Illinois).  At  the  time  of  the  famous  Lincoln- 
Douglas  debate  in  Freeport,  he  had  hauled  a  load  of  grain  to  the  city.  He  was  asked  to 
convey  Lincoln  from  the  Brewster  House  to  the  speaker's  stand.  This  he  did  proudly, 
as  he  greatly  admired  Mr.  Lincoln. 

James  Howell  first  settled  in  Freedom  Township  in  1845,  later  lived  in  a  house 
on  the  site  of  Lanark  where  his  children,  Thomas  and  Hannah,  were  the  first  white 
children  born  in  Rock  Creek  Township. 

Daniel  Belding  who  came  from  Vermont  in  1855,  made  cheese,  most  of  which  was 
shipped  to  England.  He  was  a  school  director  and  postmaster. 

Acting  as  an  agent  for  the  Northern  Illinois  Railroad  Company,  D.  W.  Dame  in 
1857  purchased  80  acres  of  land , and  John  Nycum  of  Mt.  Carroll  donated  80  acres  more 
to  the  railroad  for  the  town  site.  The  railroad  company  donated  generous  amounts  of 
this  land  for  the  school,  city  park  and  churches.  D.  W.  Dame  laid  out  the  city. 

The  town's  first  name  was  Glasgow,  but  as  there  was  already  a  town  by  that 
name  in  Illinois,  the  name  became  Lanark.  Lanark  is  the  name  of  the  county  in  Scot- 
land where  a  banker  lived  who  provided  money  for  the  railroad  company. 

As  soon  as  it  was  known  that  the  railroad  was  coming,  settlers  moved  in  rapid- 
ly. Many  dreamed  of  towns  and  cities  being  at  every  crossroad,  and  towns  born  on 
paper  died  when  the  railroad  routed  elsewhere!  It  is  not  possible  to  list  all  early 
settlers,  but  those  brought  to  our  attention  were:  William  Crinklaw,  Francis  Garner, 
George  Dorr,  Peter  Horner,  Elliot  Nichol,  L.  A.  Chaffee,  Sam  Dietrich,  J.  R.  Eby, 
Noah  Flickinger,  Joe  and  Ed  Glotfelty,  Jacob  Grossman,  Benjamin  Noble,  John  Red- 
line,  John  Hess,  Levi  Bray. 


This  is  the  oldest  building  in  Lanark 


The   Lanark  House  around  1900. 


The  first  house  built  in  Lanark  was  a  16  ft.  x  96  ft.  structure  intended  for  a 
boarding  house  for  men  working  on  the  railroad  and  building  the  Lanark  House  (hotel). 
The  boarding  house  was  built  under  the  direction  of  D.  W.  Dame,  and  when  completed 
was  operated  by  Daniel  H.  Stauffer  and  wife  -the  first  family  to  live  in  the  new  town. 
Later  C.  E.  Wales  purchased  the  material  in  the  boarding  house  and  used  it  to  build 


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the  first  store  building  which  was  used  by  him  as  a  hardware  store.  S.  R.  Brenaman 
uses  it  now  as  a  garage. 

The  Lanark  House  (first  hotel)  was  started  in  July  1861  to  accommodate  the 
workers  on  the  railroad.  It  was  built  by  John  Wills  of  Texas  (an  uncle  of  Grace  Wolf) 
and  operated  by  Fred  Gear  many  years.  It  is  still  in  operation,  known  as  the  St.  Jean 
Hotel,  and  owned  by  Mrs.  J.  St.  Jean. 

The  first  business  house  was  a  small  store  owned  by  "Uncle"  Chancy  Grant  and 
his  one-armed  son  William.  Their  stock  was  worth  about  $150,  but  they  made  money 
and  bought  more  property.  Their  original  property  was  taken  over  by  a  Mr.  Mishler 
for  his  grocery  store.  Another  hardware  store  was  built  in  1861,  a  frame  building 
owned  by  Blake  and  Stowell  of  Mt.  Carroll.  This  was  later  purchased  by  John  Hess, 
who  with  his  son  William,  conducted  the  business  for  many  years.  In  1878  there  were 
75  businesses.  It  was  said  Lanark  did  more  business  than  any  other  town  in  the  county. 


An  early  artist's  conception  of  the  Eby  Building. 


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Some  of  the  early  business  men  were:  Asa  Bixby,  Joseph  Widmer,  Wm.  Crink- 
law  and  William  Strang,  blacksmiths;  Mr.  Cogswell  and  Seth  Wiley,  plasterers; 
Nicholas  Fagan,  harness  maker;  John  Pailey,  cashier  First  National  Bank;  Trescott, 
lumber  dealer;  Stauffer,  Henry  Reynolds,  Benjamin  Noble,  grocers;  Alvaro  Shumway, 
John  Allemong  and  H.  S.  Puterbaugh,  druggists.  Mr.  Shumway  and  Mr.  Cogswell  also 
served  as  Justice  of  the  Peace.  M.  J.  Boyle,  J.  R.  Sheller  and  John  Risely,  tailors; 
Israel  and  Lepnow,  dry  goods;  Ransom  Gilbert  sold  sewing  machines  and  organs;  Wm. 
Ross  and  L.  C.  Chaffee,  wagon  makers;  Will  Beans,  men's  clothing,  boots  and  shoes; 
J.  R.  Bingaman,  grain  dealer;  J.  D.  Wheat,  carpenter;  Garland,  poultry  dealer;  Diehl 
and  Roth  and  George  Dorr,  shoemakers;  Dan  Wiley,  pumps  and  windmills;  Ed.  Sey- 
farth,  jeweler;  J.  D.  Wolfley,  carpet  weaver;  and  many  others. 

Dr.  Joseph  Haller  was  the  first  physician  followed  by  Doctors  O.  L.  White, 
Porter  Wales,  Henry  W.  Wales,  J.  B.  Porter,  Pacificus  Porter,  G.  Mershon,  Eby, 
and  Valentine.  Dr.  T.  I.  Packard  and  Dr.  E.  L.  Hendricks  served  many  years  after 
the  turn  of  the  century.  Dr.  Blough  was  the  first  dentist;  later  there  were  Drs.  Cham- 
berlin,  Staley,  and  Woodside. 


The  Lanark  Gazette  composing  room  looked  like  this  in  1912.  Type  was  set  by  hand  at  that  time. 


The  first  newspaper  was  the  LANARK  BANNER  founded  in  May  1863  by  John 
R.  Howlett.  This  publication  changed  hands  a  number  of  times,  and  in  1871  was  dis- 
continued. The  CARROLL  COUNTY  GAZETTE  succeeded  it.  In  1878  Mr.  Howlett  re- 
turned to  Lanark  and  published  the  paper  for  a  year  when  Frank  A.  Livermore  pur- 
chased it  and  changed  the  name  to  THE  LANARK  GAZETTE.  In  1893  W.  G.  Wild  be- 
came owner  and  publisher,  and  with  William  G.  Redline  as  printer  and  pressman, 
guided  THE  GAZETTE  through  forty  successful  years. 

Early  industries  were  varied,  among  them  were  the  planing  mill  and  sash  fac- 
tory, woolen  mill,  grist  mill,  brick  yards,  cooper  shop,  marble  works,  creameries, 


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This   mill  was  built  in   1858  by  J.  T.  Valentine.  The  millstone  was 
shipped  from  Germany. 


The  mill  power  was  derived  from  this  mill  pond. 


laundry,  carpet  weavers,  boot  and  shoemakers,  and  factories  for  washing  machines, 
butter  tubs,  corn  plows,  fine  harnesses,  fanning  mills,  vinegar,  cigars,  corn-cob  pipes 
and  cheese.  A  canning  factory  has  been  in  operation  for  many  years. 


Marble  shop  started  in  1883  by  T.  H.  Wachtel  and  Elmer  Ehmer. 

The  first  mail  was  carried  tri -weekly  by  Thomas  Crane  from  Crane's  Fort  on 
the  Galena  trail  to  Freeport.  At  the  Cherry  Grove  station  John  Pierce  kept  the  stage 
horses  and  was  the  postmaster  for  three  or  four  years.  In  1853  Jacob  Emmert  obtain- 
ed a  contract  to  carry  daily  mail  from  Savanna  to  Freeport.  This  remained  in  effect 
until  the  Racine  and  Mississippi  Railroad  was  built.  In  the  early  1900's  Free  Delivery 
routes  were  established  by  the  government.  The  carriers  traveled  25  -35  miles  a  day. 
Lanark  had  5  routes  at  one  time.  Today  it  has  three,  a  fine  new  building,  and  in  1960 
$29,000  in  business  was  handled  there. 


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The  railroad  station  and  switching  tower. 

The  railroad  influenced  Lanark's  rapid  development  greatly.  The  first  line  of 
the  now  Milwaukee  Road  through  Lanark  was  built  in  several  stages:  in  1857  the  Ra- 
cine and  Mississippi  Railroad  built  from  Beloit  toDurand;  in  1858  on  to  Davis;  in  1859 
to  Freeport.  In  1861  the  Northern  Illinois  Railroad  Co.  built  from  Freeport  to  Kittredge 
and  then  Lanark.  (In  1862  this  line  was  extended  to  Savanna.)  The  Northern  Illinois  Co. 
consolidated  with  the  Western  Union  Railroad  Co.  in  1866.  (In  1901  it  was  sold  to  the 
Milwaukee  Road.)  By  1876  progressive  citizens  were  anxious  for  a  more  direct  line 
to  Chicago  than  via  Freeport.  A  railroad  reached  west  to  Byron  from  Chicago,  and  D. 
W.  Dame,  George  Sherwood,  and  I.  Dean  worked  tirelessly  to  secure  a  line  from  Byron 
to  Lanark,  to  no  avail.  However,  in  1880  the  C.M.St.Paul  came  through  Kittredge,  and 
by  combining  with  the  line  from  Freeport  to  Lanark,  a  direct  line  to  Chicago  was  ob- 
tained. As  late  as  the  twenties  the  depot  was  often  filled  with  travelers  who  came  to 
board  trains. 

Lanark  was  a  busy  shipping  point:  in  1877,  379  cars  of  grain  and  livestock  were 
shipped. 

Train  wrecks  were  quite  frequent  -  and  many  and  unusual  tales  followed.  At  one 
wreck  east  of  town  during  a  storm  the  engine  and  several  cars  left  the  track.  The 
engine  reportedly  disappeared  in  the  quagmire  and  was  never  recovered.  Another  time 
a  wreck  west  of  town  delayed  other  trains.  Some  passengers  walked  into  town  and 
visited  with  townspeople.  One  resident  found  himself  talking  with  Chief  Sitting  Bull 
who  had  been  to  Washington,  D.  C.  to  sign  a  government  pact.  Once  after  a  severe 
snow  storm  the  first  plow  came  through.  Many  people  were  on  the  high  board  fences 
watching.  The  high  plumes  of  snow  thrown  by  the  plow  buried  some  onlookers  that 
were  then  dug  out  by  friends ! 

Lanark's  first  library  was  started  by  several  young  folks,  each  bringing  two 
books  and  exchanging  them  with  one  another.  The  WCTU  then  started  a  library  over 
the  post  office  until  a  fire  made  it  necessary  to  move  to  the  White  Building.  About  1930 
the  White  sisters  moved  the  books  into  their  home,  and  after  their  death,  the  library 
was  taken  over  by  the  Lanark  Woman's  Club. 

The  water  works  were  built  in  1888;  the  electric  light  system  began  about  1895; 
the  telephone  system  was  organized  by  local  citizens  in  1902.  At  first  electricity  was 
used  only  for  street  lights.  From  1904  -17  Aaron  Warfel  operated  the  light  plant,  and 


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power  was  supplied  only  from  dusk  to  midnight.  The  United  Utility  Co.  purchased  the 
Warfel  plant. 

The  old  buildings  and  dwellings  carry  many  and  varied  histories,  and  we  have 
little  but  "word  of  mouth"  history.  Two  landmarks  still  standing  are  homes  built  in 
1868  by  bankers,  Mr.  Sprogle  and  Mr.  Van  Vechten,  said  to  be  trying  to  out-do  each 
other.  The  Sprogle  home  on  East  Locust  is  now  occupied  by  Jesse  Shidler;  the  Van 
Vechten  home  on  East  Pearl  is  the  home  of  Mrs.  Carrie  Erisman  and  her  son  John. 


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L.     Sprogle    built    this    home    now   owned   by  Jess  Shidler.  Its  present  appearance  is  much  the  same. 


A  Mr.  Timothy  O'Keefe  built  a  four -family  apartment  on  West  Carroll.  David 
Lower  built  a  brick  house  on  South  Main  in  1867,  and  it  is  now  occupied  by  his  grand- 
son, Donald  Lower.  The  brick  for  this  house,  the  J.  F.  Hess  Hardware  Store,  and  the 
Methodist  Church  were  made  where  Mrs.  George  Beck's  home  stands  in  south  Lanark. 

The  Allemong  building  owned  by  Mrs.  Ella  Giddings  was  built  in  Cherry  Grove 
Township  and  moved  to  Broad  Street  about  1864.  Quite  appropriately,  a  portion  of  it 
is  being  used  for  the  Centennial  Headquarters. 

The  Glendora  Hotel,  built  by  Mr.  Dorr,  sold  to  Mr.  Stauffer  in  1914,  has  changed 
hands  frequently  and  is  now  a  private  residence. 

The   first   church   was    built   by  Methodists  in  1861,  and  was  soon  followed  by 


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G.   F.   Van  Vechten  was  the  original  owner  of  this  house  which  still  stands  having  undergone  few  changes. 
It  is  now  owned  by  Carrie  Erisman. 

several  other  denominations.  A  few  congregations  that  are  no  longer  active  are:  The 
Christian  Church  which  began  in  Freedom  Township  in  1843,  moved  to  Lanark  in 
1862,  and  disbanded  in  1956.  Four  men  entered  their  ministry:  Frank  Sword,  Frank 
Moffett,  William  Hawk  and  William  Clemmer.  The  Congregational  Society  organized 
in  1859,  disbanded  in  1878.  The  Abrahamic  Church  was  active  from  1866  until  the 
early  1900's.  The  Church  of  God  functioned  from  1866-1940.  From  1867-1903  the 
First  Baptist  Church  served  the  community. 

In  1862  a  public  school  was  started  in  the  Pierce  home,  and  that  year  Mrs. 
Figely  started  a  private  school  in  her  home  and  hired  an  eastern  girl,  a  Miss  Williams, 
as  teacher.  In  May  1863  a  special  school  meeting  was  called  to  vote  on  the  length  of 
the  school  year  and  to  decide  about  using  the  land  given  by  the  railroad.  Much  litiga- 
tion, many  meetings  and  five  years  later  a  school  was  built  on  an  entirely  different 
location.  The  building  and  ground  cost  $15,000.  In  1893  it  was  destroyed  by  fire.  School 
met  in  the  Abrahamic,  Methodist  and  Baptist  churches  and  in  the  north  side  school 
house.  The  north  side  school  had  had  the  first  six  grades,  and  was  not  used  after 
1894  when  a  new  school  was  built.  In  1895  a  four-year  high  school  was  begun.  Charles 
Lowman  and  Nathan  Grossman  were  graduated  that  year. 


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May  18,  1898  Carroll  County  experienced  its  worst  storm.  Some  damage  re- 
ported in  a  book  by  Cal  Feezer  of  Mt.  Carroll  was:  "The  Lanark  vinegar  factory  was 
unroofed;  everything  butthe  house  at  Christ  Rowland's  is  gone;  Henry  Arnold's  house, 
barn,  etc.  gone;  upper  part  of  Charles  Wentz's  house  demolished;  at  Cal  Puterbaugh's 
all  but  house  blown  away;  William  Johnson  farm  a  total  loss,  but  he  had  $2900  tornado 
insurance;  excessive  damage  in  streets  and  in  cemetery;  all  buildings  at  George  Taber 
farm  demolished;  extensive  damage  at  John  Stineman  and  Nichols'  farms;  grain  ruined 
and  much  livestock  killed." 


Patriotic  Organizations 

Lanark  has  furnished  her  full  quota  of  service  men  in  every  war.  It  is  especially 
fitting  that  we  pay  due  honor  to  the  members  of  Shiloh  Post  G.A.R.  in  this  Civil  War 
Centennial  year,  too. 

The  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic  was  organized  to  preserve  the  strong  fraternal 
bonds  and  to  assist  comrades  in  need  or  their  widows  and  orphans.  Lanark's  Post 
was  organized  in  1880.  It  began  with  26  members,  and  by  1913  had  88,  all  of  whom 
had  enlisted.  They  met  at  the  Masonic  Hall.  The  last  old  soldier  was  Amos  Ditsworth. 

Charter  members  were:  George  Lattig,  D.  H.  Snyder,  George  Noble,  David 
Lepman,  George  Root,  Willis  Ray,  Seth  Wiley,  W.  Thomson,  J.  T.  Valentine,  M.  J. 
Rowland,  George  Gordon,  B.  S.  Gaff,  Victor  Whisler,  Austin  Willis,  E.  Stover, 
Peter  Raymer,  H.  W.  Wales,  J.  Ruthrauff,  J.Garman,  Jonas  Buffington,  Henry  Foulds, 
Thomas  Elder,  Warren  Sherwood,  A.  H.  Bowen,  I.  L.  Bowen,  M.  J.  Boyle. 


Street  scene  at  the  1912  Old  Settlers  Day  celebration  in  Lanark. 


Old  Settlers'  Association 

In  September  1874  a  large  number  of  old  settlers  met  on  the  Carroll  Co.  Agri- 
cultural Fair  Grounds  in  answer  to  a  call  in  county  papers.  D.  W.  Dame  stated  the 
purpose  of  the  meeting,  Luther  Bowen  was  elected  president  and  Samuel  Preston,  the 
secretary.  One  vice-president  from  each  township  was  elected  and  a  committee  chosen 


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Park  scene  at  the  1908  Old  Settlers  Day. 

to  draft  a  constitution  which  was  adopted  October  8.  Twenty-five  years  of  county  resi- 
dency was  required  for  membership.  The  Association  aimed  to  bring  citizens  together 
for  fellowship  and  to  gather  and  record  valuable  historical  information.  It  was  to  exist 
as  long  as  any  members  lived. 

For  77  years  the  reunion  was  held  yearly  except  during  World  War  II  and  the 
1946  epidemic.  It  no  longer  exists  as  an  association,  but  a  reunion  and  celebration  is 
sponsored  by  the    Lanark   business  men  and  service  organizations  in  the  city  park. 

Old  Farms  Still  In  Family 

The  farm  now  known  as  the  Kenneth  Truman  farm  was  purchased  in  1830  by 
Henry  B.  Puterbaugh,  and  has  been  in  the  family  four  generations. 

In  1840  John  Wolf  came  from  Maryland  by  covered  wagon  and  bought  a  farm 
north  of  Lanark.  The  purchase  was  signed  by  President  James  K.  Polk.  Still  in  use  on 
the  farm  are  the  original  red  brick  home  with  fireplaces  in  all  rooms,  a  barn,  and  a 
spring.  The  present  owner,  a  great-grandson,  is  Joy  Wolf  Sword  of  the  fourth  genera- 
tion. 

Francis  Garner  purchased  a  farm  in  Cherry  Grove  Township  in  1844;  now  owned 
by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Matt  Garner. 

Jesse  Van  Buskirk  purchased  his  320  acre  farm  in  1841.  It  is  now  being  operated 
by  Mrs.  Velma  Van  Buskirk  and  her  son  Clark. 

John  Rowland  and  wife  (Sara  Puterbaugh)  came  by  horse  and  buggy  from  Pennsyl- 
vaniainl847.  From  the  government  he  boughta  section  of  land  in  Cherry  Grove  Town- 
ship. The  purchase  was  signed  by  President  James  K.  Polk.  Farm  is  now  owned  by 
Mrs.  Sibyl  Rowland  and  her  son  John  Loren  Rowland.  The  original  home  and  barn  are 
still  on  the  farm. 

John  Morris  purchased  480  acres  in  1854.  The  land  is  now  owned  by  the  George 
Morris  estate;  managed  by  Robert  L.  Morris. 

The  H.  B.  Puterbaugh  farm  in  Cherry  Grove  Township  has  been  in  the  family 
since  1856  and  is  now  owned  by  Eva  Truman,  Verva  Robinson,  Cora  Corbett  and  June 
Lehman. 


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The  Puterbaugh  family  has  owned  this  farm  since  1856  when  Henry  B.  Puterbaugh  bought  it  from  Francis 
Garner  and  Henry  Puterbaugh. 


George     Finifrock    and    his    wife,     Lillie,     (pictured)    lived   here  when  this  picture  was  taken  about  1890. 

Elias  Finifrock  farm,  now  owned  by  Stanley  Finifrock,  was  purchased  in  1859 
and  registered  at  Dixon,  Illinois,  Land  Office  and  signed  by  President  James  K.  Polk 
to  Nathan  Fisk.  Severe  northern  Illinois  weather  caused  the  Fisks  to  sell  the  farm  to 
Finifrock.  Original  home  still  in  use. 


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The  Martin  farm,  located  between  Lanark  and  Shannon,  was  purchased  by  Henry  Martin  in  1868  for  $500. 
His  son  Harry  purchased  it  in  1908.  He  lived  his  entire  life  here.  Walter,  grandson  of  Henry,  purchased 
the  farm  in  1950. 


The  Lowman-Courts  farm  was  purchased  in  1861  by  D.  J.  Lowman  and  is  now- 
owned  by  Mrs.  Nelle  Courts. 

In  1848  George  W.  Puterbaugh  bought  a  farm  in  Cherry  Grove  Township,  and  it 
has  been  in  the  family  more  than  three  generations.  Three  Puterbaugh  men  who  have 
owned  the  farm  were  all  named  George.  Present  owner  and  his  daughter  are  living  on 
the  farm  now. 

Henry  Mellinger  and  wife  (Sara  Wolff)  came  by  covered  wagon  from  Pennsyl- 
vania in  1846  to  Mt.  Carroll.  In  1868  he  purchased  a  farm  in  Cherry  Grove  Township. 
A  son-in-law,  John  R.  Wolf,  purchased  it  in  1877,  and  in  1918  he  and  his  wife  deeded 
it  to  their  daughter,  Miss  Grace  Wolf. 

The  M.  W.  Copp  farm  was  purchased  in  1855  and  has  been  in  the  family  ever 
since.  It  is  now  owned  by  Catherine  Cook  Bornback  and  her  sister  Ruth  Cook  Barauski. 

We  have  reached  the  bend  in  the  road  of  time  and  with  feelings  of  admiration 
and  respect  for  the  pioneers  and  a  certain  nostalgia  for  those  days  that  are  gone,  we 
look  around  at  Lanark  as  it  is  today. 

The  same  quiet  beauty  that  surrounded  the  early  settlers  remains  in  part.  Some 
of  the  old  houses  still  stand,  and  a  few  are  owned  by  the  original  families.  Many  of  the 
business  houses  are  the  same,  some  modernized  and  some  replaced  with  new  buildings. 

Schools  have  undergone  the  greatest  change  -  a  new  high  school  and  a  grade 
school  having  been  built  in  the  last  decade. 


This  farm  has  been  in  the  John  Wolf  family  since  1840.  Joy  Wolf 
Sword  is  the  fourth  generation  owner. 


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The    Stitzel    Brothers    threshing    ring  about  1890.  Picture  is  taken  on  the  Bob  Guenzler  farm.  Power  was 
developed  by  the  horses  at  the  left. 


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An  early  picture  of  Lanark  Cemetery  and  one  showing  how  it  appears  today. 


Cemetery 


Our  cemetery  is  still  one  of  the  loveliest  there  is.  Since  its  founding  in  1860 
the  cemetery  has  grown  to  a  beautifully  landscaped  area  of  over  37  acres.  The  Method- 
ists had  a  church  and  burial  ground  in  the  southeast  corner  of  the  present  location  in 
1860.  The  next  year  they  moved  their  building  into  town,  but  kept  the  cemetery  in  their 
care  until  1880  when  they  asked  the  city  to  take  it  over.  The  grounds  were  about  full, 
and  it  was  felt  to  be  a  city  project.  The  city  did  so,  and  bought  an  additional  tract  of 
land.  In  1881  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Daniel  Kingery  deeded  additional  land,  and  the  Methodists 
deeded  their  land  and  plots  to  the  city. 

Between  1880-1900  beautiful  plantings  of  shade  trees  along  the  boundaries, 
arborvitae  drives,  and  three  large  circles  of  pine  trees  and  hard  maple  trees  were 
made.  Memorial  services  are  held  within  the  large  circle  of  maple  trees. 


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Recent  History 


In  the  following  pages  we  will  try  to  set  down  in  a  brief  way  the  progress  that 
has  been  made. 

Lanark  has  always  had  a  city  government.  The  mayor  is  elected  for  four  yeai^s 
and  aldermen  are  elected  for  two  years.  There  are  three  wards  with  two  aldermen  to 
each.  Present  city  officials  are  George  Peat,  mayor;  Ward  1  -  Melvin  Folk,  Darius 
Krell;  Ward  2  -Ralph  Glenn,  Keith  Rogers,  aldermen;  Ward 3  -Perry  Baxter,  Emerson 
Champion;  Robert  L.  Morris,  city  attorney;  Leslie  Fulrath,  city  marshal;  treasurer, 
Mrs.  Robert  Merchant,  Jr.;  secretary  Wm.  Flickinger. 

Vast  improvements  have  been  made  in  the  public  utilities.  In  1956  a  new  pumping 
plant  with  a  1300  foot  well  was  built.  It  delivers  750  gallons  per  minute;  water  is 
chlorinated  and  flouridated.  A  sanitary  sewer  system  was  installed  in  1938.  The  Public 
Service  Company  furnishes  the  electric  power  for  the  area. The  Northern  Illinois 
Telephone  Company  purchased  the  home-owned  company  in  1957  and  installed  a  com- 
pletely new  dial  system  which  was  put  into  service  October  31,  1959. 

All  the  city  streets  were  blacktopped  in  1939-40.  The  main  street  is  part  of 
Illinois  highway  72  and  73,  and  the  southern  boundary  of  the  city  is  U.  S.  highway  52 
and  Illinois  highway  64. 

Businesses  in  1961  include  three  medical  doctors,  one  each  of  the  following: 
dentist,  veterinarian,  attorney,  drug  store,  mortician,  frozen  food  locker,  shoe  repair 
shop,  hatchery,  hotel,  motel,  jewelry  and  furniture  store,  marine  service  sales 
company,  accounting  service,  welding  shop,  a  laundrette,  dairy  store,  greenhouse, 
weekly  newspaper,  advertising  newspaper;  two  banks,  two  hardware  stores,  two  taverns, 
five  grocery  stores.  There  are  insurance,  real  estate,  farm  service  and  supply  com- 
panies, grain  dealers,  elevators,  livestock  dealers,  radio  and  TV  service  and  sales, 
lumber  yards,  fuel  dealers,  service  stations,  garages,  motor  sales  companies,  plumb- 
ing and  heating  companies,  livestock  trucking  companies,  and  produce  dealers,  beauty 
parlors,  barber  shops,  dry  goods  stores,  restaurants  and  tradesmen  of  many  sorts. 

Our  industries  include  Forster-Appelt  Co.,  manufacturers  of  midget  airplane 
motors  and  precision  instruments;  Buss  Bait  and  Buss  Manufacturing  Company,  makers 
of  fish  baits  and  bedding;  Hygenics  Fabricating  Co.,  manufacturers  of  sterile  cloth  for 
cheese  making;  Rogers  Ready-Mix  Co.,  makers  of  cement  blocks  and  concrete;  and  our 
largest  industry  -  Green  Giant  Canning  Co.  In  1948  Green  Giant  purchased  the 
Fuhremann  Canning  Co.  and  has  done  much  modernizing.  About  3/4  million  cases 
of  peas  and  corn  per  year  are  processed. 

The  Chicago,  Milwaukee  and  St.  Paul  Railroad  services  the  community.  The 
Union  Pacific  road  uses  the  same  tracks  for  several  of  its  "crack"  west  coast  trains. 

On  the  next  few  pages  we  will  tell  you  about  our  fire  department,  churches, 
patriotic  organizations,  service  clubs,  fraternal  orders,  youth  clubs,  etc.  bringing  our 
historical  book  to  its  conclusion.  Because  of  space  limitations,  there  has  been  much 
condensing  and  elimination  of  detail,  but  the  result  is  a  clear,  broad  panorama  of  our 
background  years. 

This  book  was  not  meant  to  be  a  literary  gem,  but  we  have  tried  to  present  a 
factual  history,  receiving  our  information  from  every  available  source. 

We  wish  to  thank  all  who  helped  compile  the  information  and  who  gave  pictures. 

As  we  face  the  second  hundred  years  we  must  accept  the  responsibility  that 
comes  with  progress,  and  from  these  pioneers  receive  the  inspiration  and  courage  to 
work  together  for  the  realization  of  our  ideals. 

Mrs.  C.  F.  Isenberger,  Chairman 


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Churches 


The  churches  are  in  the  same  locations,  some  have  been  completely  rebuilt, 
others  remodeled.  Out  of  these  churches  have  come  some  fine  religious  leaders,  and 
the  influence  of  the  teaching  is  witnessed  in  the  daily  association  with  our  neighbors 
and  friends. 

Sft 


Lanark  Church  of  the  Brethren 


Lanark  Methodist  Church 


Church  of  the  Brethren 


The  territory  of  the  church  was  formerly  part  of  the  Cherry  Grove  district. 
Due  to  the  numbers  of  members  and  the  difficulty  in  travel,  a  division  of  members 
was  made  in  1876  using  the  creek  north  of  town  as  a  dividing  line.  Those  residing  north 
would    be    in    the    Cherry   Grove    district;    those    south  were  in  the  Lanark  district. 

The  church  grew  rapidly  and  within  a  few  years  two  additions  were  built.  In 
1910  the  present  building  was  erected.  Twelve  pastors  have  served  during  these  years: 
the  Reverend  Mr.  Murray,  I.  D.  Trout,  I.  R.  Beery,  J.  M.  Moore,  Clyde  Fourney, 
Forrest  Eisenbise,  I.  D.  Leatherman,  H.  F.  Richards,  Clifford  Paul,  Walter  Bowman, 
Lorrel  Eikenberry  and  John  Thomas. 

The  church  carries  on  a  full  program  including  Sunday  School,  Foreign  and  Home 
Missions,  Ladies'  Aid,  and  children  and  youth  fellowships. 

No  musical  instruments  were  used  in  the  services  until  1925  when  a  piano  was 
purchased.  Several  years  later  an  electric  organ  was  added. 

A  weekly  paper  "The  Brethren  at  Work"  was  published  in  Lanark  for  several 
years. 


First  Methodist  Church 


The  Methodist  Church  started  in  1858  in  Cherry  Grove  Township  under  Rev.  J. 
Brown.   First  services  were  in  Sherwood's  school  house  and  one  other  until  1860-61. 


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In  1860  the  church  purchased  a  lot  on  the  southeast  corner  of  what  is  now  the 
cemetery.  The  building  cost  $1200  and  was  dedicated  in  1861.  But  the  establishment  of 
Lanark  and  the  coming  of  the  railroad  proved  the  building  to  be  poorly  located.  So  in 
1862  James  Wheat  was  paid  $90  to  move  the  building  to  the  corner  of  Locust  and  Ro- 
chester streets.  Church  membership  was  45. 

The  original  land  reverted  to  Mrs.  John  Nycum  with  whom  arrangements  were 
made  to  deed  it  to  the  Methodist  trustees  for  a  burial  ground  and  they  could  sell  burial 
lots  enough  to  pay  for  the  church  lot  in  town  and  fence  the  cemetery.  In  1881  the  land 
was  conveyed  to  Lanark  for  its  cemetery. 

When  as  many  as  180  were  attending  Sunday  School  in  1867  a  larger  building  was 
planned.  Lots  on  the  north  side  of  Locust,  between  Prince  and  High  streets  were  pur- 
chased. The  $20,000  church  was  dedicated  in  January  1871.  Red  bricks  for  the  church 
were  made  locally.  A  used  pipe  organ  was  purchased  in  Chicago  and  installed  in  1889 
for  $589. 

In  1876  a  severe  storm  blew  the  main  spire  down.  In  1901  sparks  from  the 
elevator  fire  ignited  the  belfry.  The  east  tower  was  also  consumed,  but  firemen  saved 
the  main  part  of  the  church.  When  repairs  were  made  a  new  1700  pound  bell  was  in- 
stalled. 

In  1912  extensive  remodeling  and  redecorating  took  place:  pebble  dash  on  ex- 
terior, new  steam  boiler,  lights,  carpet,  oak  rail  from  the  John  Wolf  farm,  Flautt 
Communion    memorial,    outside   double    steps    replaced   by    single    tier.  Cost  $3300. 

In  1955  under  the  leadership  of  Rev.  Irving  Bruhn  subscriptions  of  $2150  were 
raised  to  rebuild  the  organ.  He  encouraged  the  congregation  to  plan  for  remodeling 
to  coincide  with  their  centennial.  Under  Rev.  Wm.  Johnson  extensive  plans  were  made 
and  in  June  1958  a  fund  campaign  launched  with  the  membership  pledging  $56,000. 
Plans  included  new  chancel  furniture,  pews,  lights,  carpeting,  passenger  elevator, 
lowering  floor  of  sanctuary,  new  floors  in  church  parlors,  classrooms  with  folding 
doors,  new  outside  steps  and  sidewalk,  and  a  church  office.  During  the  remodeling, 
activities  were  held  in  the  Masonic  Temple  and  American  Legion  Hall.  Membership  is 
271.  There  have  been  44  pastors. 


Cherry  Grove  Church  of  the  Brethren 
(Christian  Education  Wing) 


First  Brethren  Church 


Cherry  Grove  Church  of  the  Brethren 

The    Cherry  Grove  congregation  was  voted  into  existence  on  New  Year's  Eve 
1859.  In  1860  work  was  begun  on  the  spacious  meetinghouse  which  is  still  in  use  today. 


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A  hundred  years  later  in  1960  a  Christian  Education  wing  was  added  to  furnish  eleven 
new  classrooms  as  well  as  restrooms  and  storage  space. 

Many  people  living  today  cherish  fond  memories  of  the  past  connected  with 
Cherry  Grove.  Some  have  heard  their  fathers  or  grandfathers  tell  of  hauling  supplies 
by  wagon  from  Freeport  and  Savanna  to  build  the  original  meetinghouse.  Others  remem- 
ber the  traditional  two  day  lovefeast  and  communion  gatherings  to  which  friends  from 
other  congregations  would  travel  for  many  miles,  some  even  coming  by  rail  from  the 
Chicago  area. 

The  first  foreign  missionary  to  be  sent  by  the  Church  of  the  Brethren,  Christ- 
ian Hope,  went  from  Cherry  Grove  to  Denmark  in  1875. 

Contrary  to  the  modern  trend,  Cherry  Grove  remains  a  rural  church  beautifully 
situated  on  a  large  plot  of  ground  in  the  open  country.  A  spacious  ranch-style  parson- 
age was  built  close  by  in  1958  to  accommodate  a  full-time  minister. 

A  rich  history  lies  back  of  this  church  which  has  given  rise  to  two  other  congre- 
gations in  the  area,  one  in  Lanark  and  one  in  Shannon,  some  eighty  years  ago.  The  re- 
cent building  done  here  indicates  a  forward  look  and  a  strong  faith  in  the  continuing 
usefulness  of  Cherry  Grove  in  doing  the  work  of  God's  Kingdom. 


The  First  Brethren  Church 

In  1884  a  group  of  Brethren  people  called  on  Z.  T.  Livengood,  pastor  of  Bethle- 
hem Church  of  Milledgeville,  in  organizing  a  church  in  Lanark.  The  Rev.  Stephen  Ba- 
shor,  an  outstanding  evangelist,  held  a  series  of  meetings  in  the  local  Baptist  church, 
and  out  of  these  meetings  grew  The  First  Brethren  Church.  The  membership  that  first 
year  was  25. 

The  small,  dedicated  group  built  a  house  of  worship  in  1895,  having  used  the 
local  Baptist  and  Congregational  buildings.  Z.  T.  Livengood  was  pastor  and  served 
for  sixteen  years,  then  later  returned  for  another  nine  years.  Other  pastors  were: 
J.    W.    Beer,   W.  D.   Furry,  H.  Welty,  J.  H.  Knepper,  L.  G.  Smith,  D.  F.  Eikenberry, 

B.  T.  Burnworth,  Charles  Beekly,  Charles  Mays,  H.  D.  Fry,  C.  C.  Grisso.  G.  T.  Ronk, 

C.  Zimmerman,    E.    D.    Burnworth,  W.   C.  Benchoff,  Dr.  L.  McCarthney smith,  J.  D. 
Hamel,  H.  F.  Berkshire,  Merle  Hawbecker  and  Raymond  Aspinall. 

The  original  building  is  still  used,  but  in  1919  the  sanctuary  was  enlarged  and 
an  educational  unit  was  added  because  the  membership  was  over  200.  Later  improve- 
ments were:  enlarging  the  basement,  installing  cathedral  glass  windows,  remodeling 
the  sanctuary,  installing  an  electric  organ,  remodeling  the  kitchen,  furnishing  a  nursery 
and  equipping  it  with  a  sound-system. 

A  few  of  the  outstanding  Sunday  School  teachers  were  E.  E.  Dubbel,  Emma  Lichty, 
Ella  Lichty,  Sadie  Puterbaugh,  Oscar  Tallman  and  Florence  Truman.  Mrs.  Harry 
Miller  was  honored  in  1960  for  fifty  years  of  teaching.  Some  of  the  outstanding  superin- 
tendents were  Will  Herrington,  Cal  Puterbaugh,  Christ  Rowland,  Harry  Hepfer,  and  Ben 
Puterbaugh. 


Lutheran  Church 

The  Lutheran  Church  had  its  humble  beginning  December  20,  1874  when  twenty 
area  members  met  in  the  Congregational  Church  to  organize.  Rev.  J.  Henderson, 
pastor  of  Maple  Grove,  and  Rev.  Bell  of  Polo  were  in  charge.  Charter  members  were 
David  and  Susan  Lower,  Conrad  and  Sabina  Diehl,  Carl  and  Joanna  Schoen,  George  and 


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Margueret  Dorr,  Jeremiah  Slick,  Phillip  and  William Schadt,  Sara  Flautt,  Mrs.  Haller, 
Anna  Speicher,  Mary  Rosenstinger,  Samuel  and  Mrs.  Hassinger,  Sophia  Willis,  Jane 
Henderson,  and  Catherine  McCoy. 

In  the  fall  of  1876  the  congregation  erected  its  own  building.  The  present  par- 
sonage was  built  in  1878.  In  May  1879  the  consolidation  of  Maple  Grove  and  Lanark 
congregations  was  effected.  The  names  of  Lowman,  Hammond,  Cotta,  Grossman  and 
Nichol  were  added. 

Mrs.  D.  H.  Schultz  organized  the  first  women's  aid  called  the  Mite  Society, 
later  known  as  the  Ladies'  Guild,  and  it  was  active  until  1958.  (In  1891  Mrs.  Josiah 
Kuhn  organized  the  Women's  Home  and  Foreign  Missionary  Society.)  Rev.  and  Mrs. 
Hersch  organized  all  women  into  the  Service  League.  In  1951  an  Altar  Guild  was  formed. 
To  conform  with  the  women's  society  of  the  United  Lutheran  Church  of  America  the 
church  women  were  re-organized  in  1958.  They  have  two  units  -one  called  the  Marion 
Unit  honoring  Marion  CroftonRasmussen  who  with  her  husband,  Rev.  Peter  Rasmussen, 
are  serving  as  missionaries  in  Japan.  In  1890  a  theological  student,  I.  K.  Reed,  and 
Miss    Stella    White    organized    the    Young    Peoples'    Society   of  Christian  Endeavor. 

Rev.  Kuhn  encouraged  the  congregation  to  create  a  building  fund,  but  it  was  not 
until  ten  years  after  he  left  that  the  enlarging  was  completed -in  1905.  In  1917  the 
church  was  again  enlarged.  An  electric  organ  was  installed  in  1947. 

January  10,  1929  a  new  constitution  was  adopted  and  the  church  incorporated 
with  the  name  "Trinity  Evangelical  Lutheran  of  Lanark,  Illinois." 

The  influence  of  Rev.  Koepf  and  teachers  was  a  deciding  factor  with  Robert 
Crofton  when  he  decided  to  enter  the  ministry,  and  was  ordained  in  1953. 

Present  baptized  membership  is  377;  confirmed  membership  is  251.  Ministers 
who  served  are:  J.  Henderson,  D.  H.  Shultz,  W.  T.  Bactel,  J.  A.  Beidler,  J.  Kuhn,  E. 
F.  Ott,  Max  Herring,  I.  N.  Thomas,  M.  Colver,  G.  Bollinger,  J.  F.  Sponseller,  C.  M. 
Wachter,  H.  C.  Summers,  H.  C.  Haithcox,  Paul  Buelow,  M.  Lesher,  W.  E.  Kaitschuck, 
L.  Mueller,  W.  Koepf,  T.  B.  Hersch,  W.  West.  D.  Melbye,  and  M.  Engelhardt. 


English  Lutheran  Church 


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Faith  Reformed  Church 


Faith  Reformed  Church 


The  Faith  Reformed  Church  was  purchased  by  the  Classis  of  Illinois  of  the 
Reformed  Church  of  America  from  the  board  of  the  former  Christian  Church  of 
Lanark  on  November  11,  1956.  It  was  organized  on  January  4,  1957  by  18  charter 
families.  The  elders  and  deacons  who  were  ordained  and  installed  into  their  offices 
of  a  Consistory  on  February  3  were:  Louis  Newendyke,  Gerald  Pessman,  Henry  Van 


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Zuiden,  Lawrence  Tegler,  Clarence  Boelkens,  and  Jacob  Dykstra.  Rev.  Richard  Bouw- 
kamp  was  ordained  into  the  ministry  and  installed  as  the  pastor  on  May  30,  1957. 
In  December  1956  the  Sunday  School  was  organized  for  all  ages.  It  accepted  the 
responsibility  of  supporting  a  missionary,  the  Rev.  Samuel  Hoffman,  who  is  in  Chiapas, 
Mexico.  The  Junior  and  Senior  Christian  Endeavor  groups  meet  weekly.  The  Ladies' 
Faith  Guild  and  the  Men's  Brotherhood  were  organized  in  October  1957,  meet  monthly, 
and  aim  to  study  and  support  missions.  A  Junior  Choir  is  very  active.  During  the  fall 
and  winter  months  one  night  a  week  is  family  night.  Children  have  catechism;  adults 
have  Bible  study  and  a  prayer  meeting  followed  by  choir  practice  and  a  teachers'  meet- 
ing. 


United  Church  Women 


On  January  17,  1926,  about  60  women  of  the  Lanark  District  Sunday  School  As- 
sociation met  at  the  Christian  Church  to  form  the  first  Bible  Class  Federation  of  women 
and  girls  over  18.  The  Federation  aimed  to  unite  the  women  for  the  advancement  of 
religious,  civic  and  moral  issues.  Officers  were:  Mmes.  A.  D.  Moore,  Addie  Zuck, 
and  Ada  Eckerle.  Serving  on  the  board  were:  Mmes.  Eva  Royer,  Anna  Teeter,  May 
Sword,  Ruth  Stattler,  Emma  Snively,  Beatrice  Hawk  and  Miss  Lydia  Steckelberg.  They 
sponsored  a  Mother  -  Daughter  Banquet  in  May  and  held  about  5  meetings  a  year.  On 
March  4,  1927  World  Day  of  Prayer  for  Missions  was  first  observed. 

In  1942  they  united  with  the  National  United  Council  of  Church  Women -a  new 
organization  formed  by  merging  the  Nation  and  Home  Missions  and  the  Foreign  Mis- 
sions Conference. 

In  1954  May  Fellowship  Day  was  first  observed.  Now  there  are  the  annual  Jan- 
uary business  meeting,  World  Day  of  Prayer,  May  Fellowship  Day  and  World  Com- 
munity Day. 

Recent  projects  were  sponsoring  UNICEF,  taking  children  swimming,  renting 
educational  films  about  alcohol  and  narcotics  for  school  use,  giving  books  and  maga- 
zines to  schools  on  same  topics;  taking  cookies  to  migrants;  inviting  migrants  into 
homes  the  first  Sunday  they  were  in  Lanark;  and  taking  holiday  meals  or  birthday  treats 
to  elderly  residents  in  St.  Jean  Hotel. 


Taber's  Livery  and  Feed  Stable 


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OOIS 


Schools  in  Lanark  have  made  great  progress  since  the  first  one  was  established 
in  the  Pierce  home.  The  first  building  erected  in  1865  was  destroyed  by  fire  in  1893.  In 
1894  another  building  was  erected,  and  an  annex  added  in  1911,  and  a  gymnasium  in 
1928.  A  new  high  school  was  started  in  1950;  a  grade  school  in  1958.  These  house  all 
12  grades.  Rural  schools  provided  for  rural  children  in  grades.  In  1949  the  community 
voted  to  form  a  unit  district  and  bring  all  schools  under  one  administration.  All  rural 
schools  were  closed  and  the  seventh  and  eighth  grades  moved  into  a  new  addition  to 
the  high  school.  With  the  building  of  a  grade  school  in  1958,  all  students  were  housed 
in  new  classrooms.  Lanark  can  be  proud  of  its  facilities. 

There  are  now  685  students  enrolled  in  the  two  schools  -  an  increase  of  161  in 
nine  years.  Students  have  a  choice  between  a  college  preparatory,  vocational,  or  general 
course  of  study.  About  forty  percent  of  our  students  enter  college.  Our  schools  are  fully 
accredited. 

The  last  100  years  have  seen  many  progressive  changes  in  our  schools,  and  we 
anticipate  many  more.  Much  credit  is  due  those  who  have  supported  the  educational 
system. 


Lanark  High  School  today. 


The  present  Lanark  Grade  School. 


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Lanark  Fire  Department 


In  1861  the  Lanark  Fire  Department  was  founded,  and  by  1865  or  '66  it  was  known 
as  The  Boyle  Hose  Co.  andmadeupof  Engine,  Hose,  and  Rescue  Hook  and  Ladder  com- 
panies. Martin  J.  Boyle  was  the  first  chief.  Foremen  were  William  Beans,  C.  W.  Cham- 
berlain, Henry  Mayer,  G.  D.  Crinklaw,  and  John  M.  Cross. 

The  25th  anniversary  of  the  department  was  observed  August  25  and  26,  1886. 
Ten  other  towns  participated.  In  one  event  10  of  Lanark's  firemen  ran  300  yards  with  a 
hose  cart,  laid  25yardsof  hose,  and  had  water  at  the  nozzle  in  less  than  a  minute.  They 
received  $100.  Lanark  made  a  300-yard  run  with  their  hook  and  ladder  and  had  a  man 
at  the  top  of  a  15  foot  ladder  in  48  seconds.  At  the  State  Meet  in  1887  Lanark  won  first 
and  received  $250. 


The  first  pumper  of  the  Lanark  Fire  Department. 

The  first  Firemen's  Ball  was  held  in  1879  in  the  old  Opera  House  with  lunch  at 
the  Lanark  House. 

With  proceeds  from  their  winnings,  contests, dances, etc.  the  firemen  purchased 
"Old  Neptune,"  a  hand-operated  truck,  that  took  15  -20  men  on  the  handles.  A  suction 
hose  was  dropped  into  a  cistern  and  water  pumped  through  a  regular  2-1/2  inch  hose. 
By  1917  or  '18  Old  Neptune  was  used  only  for  Fourth  of  July  fun,  but  it  still  operated 
well.  The  Council  sold  it  to  the  Fox  Film  Company  to  use  in  the  movie  "The  Chicago 
Fire." 

In  1917  an  ordinance  was  passed  that  no  fire  apparatus  could  travel  over  15 
miles  per  hour  in  the  city!  This  was  after  Harry  Sites  pulled  a  hose  cart  behind  a  Model 
T  grocery  truck  and  broke  a  wheel. 

In  1924  a  Stoughton  truck  was  purchased  and  housed  in  the  station  presently 
occupied  by  the  Lamoreux  Grocery.  In  1928  the  new  City  Hall  was  built  on  West  Carroll 
Street  and  the  fire  station  moved  there.  In  1929  a  rural  fire  company  was  formed  by 


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selling  shares  to  farmers  to  buy  a  truck.  In  1947  the  city  bought  a  truck  to  replace  that. 
In  1948  shares  were  again  sold  for  another  truck.  The  department  had  difficulty  collect- 
ing from  non-members  the  fees  which  were  $35  the  first  hour  and  $25  after  that.  So  in 
1948  a  Fire  Protection  District  was  formed  which  is  supported  by  taxation.  This  district 
purchased  the  equipment  from  the  city  and  rural  communities  -  and  housed  it  in  a  very 
fine  new  stone  building. 

New  rural  water  systems  often  mean  smaller  stock  tanks  and  no  cisterns,  so 
water  is  hauled  to  farm  fires.  In  1954  a  new  1300  gallon  tanker  was  purchased.  The 
Illinois  Inspection  Bureau  agreed  that  if  3,000  gallons  were  hauled  to  rural  fires  there 
would  be  a  6%  insurance  reduction.  So  another  tanker  was  purchased  in  1957. 

In  1953  the  need  of  an  Emergency  Unit  was  felt.  Enough  donations  were  received 
to  buy  a  used  ambulance  and  equipment.  At  present  there  is  a  First  Aid  Fund  made  up 
of  donations  from  people  served. 

A  truck  was  needed  that  could  travel  in  soft  fields,  so  in  1959  a  four-wheel-drive 
power  wagon  was  purchased.  The  problems  of  rushing  four  and  five  pieces  of  equipment 
to  fires,  going  for  additional  water,  and  perhaps  needing  neighboring  companies,  re- 
sulted in  the  decision  in  1961  to  buy  a  two-way  radio. 

There  are  now  28  members.  The  only  surviving  members  of  the  original  old 
hose  company  are  Wilbur  Whitmer,  Boyd  Barber  and  Carl  Klome. 


This  blacksmith  scene  was  typical  of  the  early  days  of  this  century. 


Commercial  Club 


The  Lanark  Commercial  Club  was  organized  November  29,1946  and  the  follow- 
ing officers  were  elected:  Ted  Werdin,  William  Frank,  Mrs.  Luella  Brown  and  Jack 


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Buche. 

A  number  of  firms  have  been  contacted  by  the  club  about  locating  in  Lanark.  In 
1949  the  Forster  Brothers,  John,  Henry  and  Frank,  and  Lawrence  Wiebers  moved  from 
Chicago  and  built  their  factory  and  two  homes  north  of  the  cemetery.  Forster  Brothers 
manufactured  miniature  airplane  motors  and  high-precision  products.  In  July  1957  John 
and  Leonard  Appelt  bought  the  factory  and  dwellings.  The  firm  is  now  the  Forster  - 
Appelt  Mfg.  Co.,  Inc. 

Through  the  club  the  Hygenics  Fabrics,  Inc.  came  to  120  South  Broad  Street  in 
May  1959.  Henry  Sorenson  is  plant  manager.  The  cloth  products  manufactured  there 
are  used  in  cheese-making. 

In  serving  the  community  the  club  has  purchased  the  blinker  light  at  the  junction 
of  highways  72,  73,  64  and  52;  installed  a  drinking  fountain  at  Locust  and  Broad  Streets; 
worked  with  the  Lions  Club  in  building  the  city  park  shelter  house  and  restrooms;  de- 
corated the  streets  at  Christmas  and  given  children  their  treats. 

Present  officers  are  Claude  Stauffer,  Lester  Jones,  Roswell  Packard  and  Hugh 
Pettinger. 


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The  canning  factory  in  an  early  time. 


Lions  Club 


The  Lions  Club  was  chartered  in  1956  with  213  in  attendance  -nineteen  of  them 
visitors  from  other  clubs.  There  are  42  charter  members,  and  the  following  have 
served  as  president:  C.  E.  Cheek,  Henry  Sorensen,  Howard  Cassens,  Arthur  Rostron, 
C.  F.  Isenberger. 

Major  projects  of  this  service  club  have  been  building  two  tennis  courts,  erect- 
ing new  street  signs,  building  a  shelter  house  in  the  park  with  the  assistance  of  the 
Commercial  Club,  supplying  disposal  containers  for  the  downtown  streets ,  co-sponsor- 
ing the  Centennial  Celebration. 

Objects  of  the  Lions  Clubs  are:  To  create  and  foster  a  spirit  of  generous  con- 
sideration among  the  peoples  of  the  world  through  a  study  of  the  problems  of  interna- 
tional relationships  from  the  standpoint  of  business  and  professional  ethics. 

To  promote  the  theory  and  practice  of  the  principles  of  good  government  and 
good  citizenship. 


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To  take  an  active  interest  in  the  civic,  commercial,  social  and  moral  welfare 
of  the  community. 

To  unite  the  members  in  the  bonds  of  friendship,  good  fellowship,  and  mutual 
understanding. 

To  provide  a  forum  for  the  full  and  free  discussion  of  all  matters  of  public  in- 
terest, partisan  politics  and  sectarian  religion  alone  excepted. 

To  encourage  efficiency  and  promote  high  ethical  standards  in  business  and  pro- 
fessions; provided  that  no  club  shall  hold  out  as  one  of  its  objects  financial  benefits  to 
its  members. 


This    was    once    a  woolen   mill  where  blankets  were  made.  It  had  become  a  poultry  house  by  the  time  this 
picture  was  taken. 

Woman's  Club 

The  Lanark  Woman's  Club  was  organized  February  12, 1929  by  eleven  members: 
Mmes.  Agnes  Peebles,  Grace  Franck,  Cora  Livengood,  Grace  Engles,  Fannie  Moll, 
Verna  Campbell,  Etta  Packard,  Virginia  Howell  (first  president),  Hazel  Mathias, 
Lottie  Miller  and  Miss  Winifred  Miller.  The  object  of  the  club  was  the  mutual  improve- 
ment of  its  members,  and  the  promotion  of  good  fellowship  and  helpfulness  in  intellec- 
tual and  useful  pursuits.  Soon  after  organizing,  the  club  joined  the  District  and  State 
Federations.  The  group  met  in  homes,  in  the  Legion  Hall,  again  homes,  in  the  Commun- 
ity Room,  and  at  present  meets  in  the  Methodist  Church  parlors. 

Throughout  the  years  the  club  has  contributed  to  all  federation  projects,  the 
Community  Chest,  etc.  and  students  have  been  sent  to  music  camps.  For  27  years  it 
has  been  actively  concerned  about  a  library. 

In  1930  eighteen  books  were  purchased  for  a  private  library  which  was  available 
to  the  city.  Early  in  1942  a  5,000  volume  library  in  the  White  sisters'  home  was  given 
Lanark.  Requests  about  the  care  of  the  books  led  to  the  responsibility  being  given  to 
the  Woman's  Club.  A  committee  selected  2500  usable  volumes.  Members  gave  $1 
donations  for  the  preparation  of  a  room  over  the  National  Bank  which  gave  free  use 
of  the  room.  The  library  officially  opened  in  1944,  and  for  twelve  years  members  took 
turns  as  librarians.  Many  projects  were  undertaken  to  earn  money  for  this,  and  the 
Community  Chest  shared  its  gifts. 

In  1957  the  Library  Committee  circulated  a  petition  favoring  a  property  tax 
levy  of  .10%.  Much  credit  is  due  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harry  Lowman  for  informing  groups 


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about  library  laws,  tax  levies,  etc.  The  city  voted  for  the  levy  and  elected  a  board. 
The  library  is  now  in  the  Sites  Building  on  Locust  Street.  The  accessible,  attractive 
rooms,  increased  volumes,  and  association  with  the  State  Library  is  very  much  appre- 
ciated by  Lanark  citizens. 

Parent-  Teacher  Association 

Lanark  PTA  was  organized  February  14,  1921  and  a  constitution  adopted. 
Dues  were  10£  per  member  or  more  -  at  their  discretion.  The  first  meeting  brought  90 
people,  and  all  year  the  attendance  was  from  80  - 100  persons.  Officers  were  Rev. 
B.  T.  Burnworth,  president;  Miss  Elizabeth  Sprecher,  secretary-treasurer;  Mrs. 
Elmer  Zuck,  high  school  vice-president;  and  Mrs.  Harry  Gossard,  grade  school  vice- 
president. 

Money-making  projects  for  school  activities  have  always  occupied  a  great  deal 
of  time.  Many  worth-while  projects  have  been  financed  to  help  the  schools  and  to  pro- 
mote good  relations  between  homes  and  schools:  library  books  for  grades,  a  piano,  a 
camera,  electric  food  mixers  for  cafeteria,  donations  toward  the  public  address  system 
in  grade  school,  high  school  band  uniforms,  community  Halloween  parties,  and  sponsor- 
ship of  Brownie  Troops. 

1961  officers  are  Mrs.  Clifford  Sichta,  Mrs.  Charles  Burkholder,  Mrs.  Joseph 
Rath  and  Mrs.  Robert  Queckboerner. 

Wa  Tan  Ye  Club 

The  Wa  Tan  Ye  Club,  abusiness  women's  service  club,  was  organized  September 
5,  1950.  Charter  members  were  Mmes.  Myrtle  Baum,  Luella  Brown,  Lewis  Cram, 
Henry  Engelking,  Marlin  Gaul,  Fred  Good,  S.  Hodes,  Mabel  Hoy,  Cora  Lindsay,  Henry 
Sorenson,  Juliette  St.  Jean,  Roy  Rife,  Albert  Warfel  and  Harold  Zenter,  the  Misses 
Lorraine  and  Mary  Ewing,  Joyce  Guentner,  Pearl  and  Esther  Kniss,  Delores  Peat, 
Florence  and  Hazel  Schultz. 

The  initiatory  service,  held  in  the  American  Legion  hall,  was  conducted  by  Mrs. 
Lucille  Stransky  of  Savanna,  national  president,  Genevieve  Butler  of  Dubuque,  Iowa, 
national  vice-president,  Marcella  Sack  of  Mt.  Carroll,  and  Mrs.  Edith  Bather  of 
Clinton,  Iowa.  For  some  years  meetings  were  held  in  the  St.  Jean  Hotel  and  then  in 
members'  homes. 

The  president  is  now  Mrs.  Herbert  Evans,  and  the  1961  motto  is  "Service  Fore- 
most." 

Wa  Tan  Ye  signifies  "Foremost,"  and  the  members  have  been  serving  their 
community  well.  In  1953  they  bought  street  signs  for  Lanark,  and  over  the  years  they 
have  helped  with  the  heart  fund,  cancer  and  Red  Cross  drives,  and  sponsored  a  Cub 
Scout  troop. 

Freeport  Memorial  Hospital  Auxiliary 

The  Lanark  Auxiliary  of  the  Freeport  Deaconess  Hospital  was  organized  Octob- 
er 22,  1951.  Personnel  from  the  hospital  and  Freeport  Auxiliary  helped  organize  for 
the  purpose  of  promoting  and  advancing  the  welfare  of  the  hospital  and  its  patients. 
First  officers  were  Mrs.  Earl  Robison,  Mrs.  MacHarper  Seyfarth,  Mrs.  Earl  Bear 
and  Mrs.  Harry  Lowman. 

At  first  collections  were  taken  at  each  meeting  to  help  defray  expenses,  then 
it  was  voted  to  pay  annual  dues  of  $1.  Additional  money  was  raised  by  special  projects. 


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Money  was  given  for  student  nurse  scholarships, Hi-Lo bed  and  mattress,  commode  on 
a  cart,  inhalator  cart,  and  $150  for  a  light  in  the  emergency  room. 

At  meetings  members  worked  folding  papers,  wrapping  sponges,  folding  flats, 
etc.  for  the  hospital. 

In  1960  when  the  hospital  changed  its  name  to  Freeport  Memorial  Hospital,  the 
auxiliary  changed  its  name. 


American  Legion 


A  Post  of  the  American  Legion  was  organized  November  8,  1919  by  World  War 
I  veterans.  December  13  a  charter  was  issued  to  this  Charles  Y.  Crouse  Post  No.  357, 
named  in  honor  of  the  first  citizen  to  give  his  life. 

Elmer  A.  Lockwood  was  the  first  commander,  and  meetings  were  in  rooms  over 
the  National  Bank.  Charter  members  were:  John  Crouse, Harry  Engles,  Zack  Kinkade, 
John  R.  Snively,  Frank  Myers,  Zernie  Brenaman,  J.  D.  Chisholm,  E.  A.  Lockwood, 
Dr.  E.  L.  Hendricks,  L.  J.  Hartman,  H.  H.  Horner,  F.  G.  Trousdale,  Dan  Eckman,  S. 
R.  Brenaman,  Harold  Hogan,  Clayton  Bowman,  Albert  Michaels,  J.  F.  Miller,  Roswell 
Packard,  Clyde  Newcomer,  James  M.  Garner,  Lester  Rahn,  Glenn  Heyer,  Leslie  Rog- 
ers, George  Peat  and  Boyd  Gams. 

In  1946  when  World  War  H  veterans  began  joining  the  Legion  a  new  charter  was 
issued,  and  the  name  became  Crouse -Engles  Post -to  include  the  name  of  Allen  Engles, 
the  first  World  War  II  casualty. 

In  1947,  with  the  help  of  Lanark  citizens,  the  Legion  purchased  the  Glotfelty 
building  on  Broad  Street  as  a  memorial  to  veterans  of  all  wars. 

The  Post  has  sponsored  many  civic  projects:  sent  a  boy  each  year  to  Boys' 
State,  organized  a  Junior  Baseball  team,  gave  medals  to  outstanding  eighth  grade 
graduates,  and  sponsored  Boy  Scouts.  Max  Sisler  is  the  present  commander. 


The  Old  Stone  Bridge,  an  early  landmark  near  Lanark. 


American  Legion  Auxiliary 

The  American  Legion  Auxiliary  of  Lanark  originated  from  Charles  Y.  Crouse 
Post,  No.  357,  on  April  22, 1922whena  group  of  wives,  mothers  and  sisters  of  members 
of  the  Post  organized. 


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Mrs.  T.  I.  Packard  was  the  first  president,  and  Mrs.  Katharine  Crouse,  a  chart- 
er member  and  mother  of  Charles  Crouse,  was  the  first  and  only  "Gold  Star"  mother 
for  many  years. 

In  1946  the  name  of  the  Post  was  changed  to  Crouse  -  Engles  Post  in  honor  of 
Alan  Engles,  first  casualty  of  World  War  II,  and  new  charters  were  presented  to  the 
Post  and  the  Auxiliary. 

Charter  members  were  Mary  and  Edna  Bender,  Marianne  Brenaman,  Opal 
Chisholm,  Grace  Dahnke,  Carrie  Diff enderf er ,  Violet  Dorland,  Alice  Eckman,  Mabelle 
Eastabrook,  Elsie  Fulrath,  Edith  Hartman,  Olive  Hendricks,  Hazel  Hepfer,  Annie 
Musselman,  Etta  Packard,  Ruth  Packard,  Emma  Snively,  Emily  Snively,  Mary  Snively, 
Josephine  Taylor,  Bernice  Trousdale,  Julia  Wales  and  Elizabeth  Wise. 

"Gold  Star"  Mothers  are:  Mmes.  Katharine  Crouse,  Clifford  Engles,  Earl 
Rahn,  Ben  Rosenberry,  Albert  Warfel,  Russell  Zier  and  Norman  Hoffman. 

The  work  of  the  Auxiliary  is  chiefly  in  Rehabilitation  and  Child  Welfare. 
Veterans'  hospitals  and  orphanages  are  filled  with  victims  of  wars  -  those  blots  on 
history.  The  national  government  supplies  the  creature  comforts  for  the  unfortunate 
people,    but    over    the    years,    the   Auxiliary   units  provide  the  many  "little  extras." 

Grace  Sweitzer,  the  current  president,  served  in  that  capacity  four  other  times. 

Since  1943  the  Auxiliary  has  sponsored  a  girl  from  the  Junior  Class  of  the 
high  school  for  a  week's  citizenship  training  at  Illini  Girls'  State. 

Shiloh  Women's  Relief  Corps 

After  the  Civil  War  the  Soldiers'  Aid  Societies  that  had  given  relief  to  soldiers 
and  their  families  disbanded.  Years  later  loyal  women  organized  as  the  Women's  Re- 
lief Corps  to  give  aid  and  comfort  to  unfortunate  comrades. 

The  WRC  is  the  oldest  patriotic  organization  in  the  U.S.  In  1893  eighteen 
charter  members  began  this  corps  with  their  officers:  Nancy  Sprecher,  Anna  Lafferty, 
Lettie  Dresbach,  Elizabeth  Keller,  Anna  Bailey,  Ora  Sprecher,  Rose  Glotfelty,  Lizzie 
Haller,  Anna  Sprecher,  and  Matilda  Ford. 

About  1900  Shiloh  had  the  first  and  only  magazine  of  any  Corps.  Other  projects 
have  been:  soliciting  for  a  resuscitator  and  blankets;  putting  a  granite  memorial  mark- 
er on  the  high  school  grounds;  marking  all  GAR  graves;  sponsoring  essay  scholarships 
to  colleges  (Russell  Brooke  went  to  Northwestern,  Helen  Wilkin  to  Carthage  College); 
giving  flags  to  schools,  American  Legion  and  Boy  Scouts;  giving  an  electric  clock  on 
Broad  Street  as  a  war  memorial;  sponsoring  the  first  memorial  services  in  1927; 
doing  Red  Cross  work;  instigating  the  Rock  Creek  Comfort  Station.  Six  lots  in  the 
Cemetery  were  endowed  by  Mrs.  Fannie  Hegeman  for  members  of  the  Post  and  of  the 
WRC. 


Rock  Creek  Grange 


The  Grange,  a  fraternal  family  organization,  first  started  here  89  years  ago. 
Energetic  farmers  organized  12  others  in  this  area.  D.  N.  Foster,  a  state  deputy 
from  Whiteside  County,  organized  Rock  Creek  Grange  #53  in  1872  in  the  home  of 
D.  S.  Belding.  Master  D.  W.  Dame  was  assisted  by  these  officers:  Charles  Cogswell, 
W.  J.  Dimon,  W.  M.  Belding,  Leonard  Cogswell,  D.  Belding,  C.  Hagerman,  I.  Hodge, 
Mrs.  L.  Dame,  Mrs.  Fanny  Hagerman,  Mrs.  D.  Belding,  Mrs.  Lucy  Cogswell.  Male 
dues  were  $3;  female  dues  50£.  Regular  meeting  was  fixed  for  the  Friday  evening  on 
or  before  the  full  moon  of  each  month  in  members'  homes.  In  1873  D.  W.  Dame  was 
on  the  state  transportation  committee,  and  in  1874  he  was  chairman  of  the  state  Execu- 


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The  Rock  Creek  Grange,  community  center. 


Charles  Cotta,  a  native  of  Carroll   County,  built  a  steam  powered 
car  in  Lanark  in  1901. 


tive  Committee,  and  Mrs.  Dame  was  Ceres.  July  4,  1873  over  5,000  Grangers  cele- 
brated in  Elkorn  Grove  at  "Uncle  Harry  Smith's."  Fifteen  years  of  Grange  agitation 
brought  about  important  state  and  national  legislation  concerning  interstate  commerce, 
and  township  and  county  mutual  insurance  companies. 

The  Grange  was  active  only  a  few  years.  Then  in  1940  National  Deputy  Clifford 
Rugg  met  with  Reynold  Bloyer  to  organize  a  new  Grange.  Meetings  were  held  in  the 
North  Otter  Creek  School,  and  the  name  Rock  Creek  Grange  #1908  was  chosen.  As 
membership  grew,  meetings  were  held  in  the  C.  C.  Center  beginning  in  1942.  A  mem- 
bership drive  netted  57  members  and  won  the  second  place  state  banner.  When  the 
C.C.C.  building  was  sold,  the  Grangers  met  in  homes,  the  Masonic  Temple  a  year, 
and  Meek's  Dining  Room  until  1952  when  the  Good  School  east  of  town  was  purchased. 
A  kitchen  was  added,  oil  heat  installed,  etc. 

Maude  Lang  has  been  state  Lady  Assistant  Steward  for  several  years.  James 
and  Gladys  Keeney  were  the  1956  Illinois  Couple  of  the  Year. 

The  Grange  offers  its  grounds  for  a  public  picnic  area;  use  of  the  hall  is  free 
for  special  4-H,  etc.  observances;  needy  are  helped;  polio  drives  sponsored;  youths  are 
sent  to  camp.  t 

Present  Master  is  Francis  Prowant. 


C.  C.  Circle 

In  1920  when  some  rural  neighbors  met  with  Mrs.  Frank  Fritz,  Mrs.  Charlie 
Weed  suggested  that  a  meeting  be  called  to  organize  farm  women.  Thirty  met  at  the 
Maple  Grove  Church  May  7  and  organized  the  Crooked  Creek  Circle.  It  aimed  to  help 
fellow  citizens  to  improve  the  community.  Elected  to  office  were  Mmes.  Charlie 
Diehl,  Sylvia  Puterbaugh,  Lester  Rahn  and  Charlie  Weed. 

The  first  regular  meeting  was  in  June  at  the  home  of  Mrs.  David  Courts.  Their 
own  band  played,  and  the  Farm  Adviser,  G.  R.  Bliss,  spoke. 

When  the  Circle  grew  to  over  a  hundred  farm  ladies  the  Maple  Grove  Church 
was  purchased  in  1926,  and  the  building  named  the  C.  C.  Community  Center. 

Some  activities  have  been:  working  with  the  Farmers'  Institute  and  Farm 
Bureau,  helping  with  the    Carroll    Co.  pageant,  assisting  needy  families,  donating  to 


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USO,  and  serving  banquets  to  farm  organizations.  A  bronze  plaque  in  memory  of  sol- 
diers of  World  War  II  was  placed  on  the  south  side  of  the  National  Bank. 

The  membership  decreased  by  1950  so  that  it  was  decided  to  sell  the  building 
and  meet  in  homes.  Twenty  charter  members  still  belong,  and  Mrs.  Addie  Zuck  is  the 
eldest.  At  present  the  Circle  is  a  social  group  directed  by  Mmes.  Raymond  Grove, 
Charlie  Diehl,  Earl  Carbaugh,  Myrtle  Baum  and  Roy  Rupp. 


Mothers'  Club 


The  Lanark  Mothers'  Club  was  started  in  October  of  1929  by  twenty  women.  Mrs. 
Glenn  Wise  called  the  women  together  in  her  home  to  organize  a  study  group  affiliated 
with  the  PARENTS'  MAGAZINE  study  course,  in  order  that  a  better  parent -child  re- 
lationship might  be  established.  Although  no  longer  a  member,  in  1950,  Mrs.  Wise 
entertained  the  charter  and  current  members  in  her  home  at  a  lovely  "coming  of  age" 
party. 

Charter  members  were:  Mmes.  Lew  Bates,  Jack  Buche,  Don  Chisholm,  Ralph 
Dyslin,  George  Garber,  Leslie  Hoak,  George  Jones,  Harry  Lowman,  Leslie  Merchant, 
O.  B.  Newcomer,  Les  Rahn,  H.  B.  Rahn,  Rex  Rahn,  Jessie  Sigglekow,  Emory  Tallman, 
Albert  Warfel,  Ethel  Weed,  D.  R.  Weed,  I.  D.  Leatherman  and  Glenn  Wise. 

Present  officers  are:  Mrs.  James  Jones,  Mrs.  Paul  Johnson  and  Mrs.  Matt 
Law. 


Masonic  Lodge 


The  first  record  of  meetings  of  the  Masonic  Lodge  was  February  13,  1864. 
Officers  were  Charles  Cogswell,  D.  W.  Dame,  William  Bean,  George  Puterbaugh, 
John  M.  Crinklaw,  W.  F.  Ward  and  Mr.  Tyler.  The  charter  of  the  Lanark  Lodge 
#423  A.F.O.A.M.  was  granted  October  4,  1865.  Meetings  were  held  over  the  bakery. 
In  1921  the  members  built  a  two-story,  splendid  brick  building. 


The  town  dray  about  1880  hauling  broom  corn  for  a  broom  maker,  Mr.  Schilling. 


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Beltista  Chapter  No.  515 


The  order  of  Eastern  Star  was  established  in  the  U.S.  in  1778.  On  July  20, 
1871  a  charter  was  issued  to  Irma  Chapter  No.  76  at  Lanark.  Anna  Harnish  was  Worthy 
Matron;  W.  H.  Wales,  Worthy  Patron;  and  Hattie  M.  Smith,  Associate  Matron.  Other 
charter  members  were  Lizzie  Wales,  Winnie  Snyder,  Emma  Van  Velken,  H.  H.  Noble, 
Amanda  Hamilton,  Mary  Dingee,  and  R.  S.  Wickey.  Masonic  brothers  on  the  document 
were  G.  F.  Van  Velken,  Benjamin  Noble,  E.  W.  Dingee,  I.  L.  Hamilton,  James  Compton, 
George  A.  Smith,  Henry  Wickey,  H.  W.  Wales,  M.  B.  Harnish,  and  D.  H.  Snyder.  Little 
is  known  regarding  the  activity  or  dissolution  of  this  chapter. 

In  1903  Clara  M.  Kremmer  of  Ola  Chapter,  Mt.  Carroll,  called  on  Masonic 
families  about  organizing  a  chapter.  On  May  28  a  meeting  was  held,  requirements  met, 
and  the  organized  chapter  named  Beltista  which  means  "Best  of  its  kind." 

June  12,  1903  the  institution  of  the  new  chapter  was  held.  Officers  were: 
Grace  Franck,  E.  D.  Leland,  Phoebe  Yeager,  Helen  Middlekauff,  Ora  Sprecher,  Ora 
Strickler,  Jennie  Staley,  Harriet  Noble,  Lizzie  Wales,  Etta  Packard,  Mary  R.  Stuart, 
Mary  K.  Dors,  Ella  Swigert,  Rose  Redline,  Agnes  Woodside,  Cora  McLaughlin  and 
E.  D.  Frank. 

The  chapter  met  at  the  Masonic  Temple  above  the  bakery  on  Broad  Street  until 
April  6,  1922  when  the  new  temple  was  dedicated. 

In  1930  Jennie  Klome  received  her  commission  as  a  Grand  Lecturer  and  has 
served  ever  since.  A  Past  Matrons'  Club  was  organized  in  1950.  In  1961  Ramah 
Chapter,  Chadwick,  merged  with  Beltista  Chapter. 

Etta  Packard,  Rose  Redline,  and  Cora  McLaughJlin  are  the  surviving  charter 
members.    Fifty-year    members    include  May  Wiley,  Anna  Hower,  and  Amy  Morris. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sidney  Bird  are  Worthy  Patron  and  Matron. 


Boy  Scouts 


The  Lanark  Troup  61  of  Boy  Scouts  was  chartered  in  February  1926.  Rev.  Eckert, 
pastor  of  the  Church  of  God,  was  the  first  Scout  Master.  In  1938  the  American  Legion 
became  sponsors  of  the  group  and  still  are. 

Troup  61  has  its  own  camp.  Nearly  all  members  attend  Canyon  Camp  every  year 
for  a  week.  Several  boys  have  attended  the  big  Philmont  Scout  Camp  at  Cimmeron, 
New  Mexico.  The  National  Jamborees  have  also  been  attended  by  some  of  our  boys. 
"Skipper"  Hugh  Davies  and  Kenneth Gossard went  to  the  California  Jamboree  in  1953. 
Gary  Downs  attended  the  1957  and  1960  Jamborees  in  Valley  Forge  and  Colorado 
Springs. 

The  highest  award  in  Scouting  is  that  of  Eagle  Scout.  To  receive  this  a  Scout 
must  earn  twenty-one  merit  badges  in  as  many  subjects.  In  1931  Harlan  Downs  was 
the  first  Carroll  County  Scout  to  ever  receive  this.  Later  Hadley  Moore  and  Eldon  Low- 
er became  Eagle  Scouts. 

Many  are  the  good  turns  Troop  61  has  done  for  Lanark.  For  twenty-two  years 
the  boys  have  placed  the  street  flags.  On  Memorial  Day  they  decorated  the  soldiers' 
graves.  They  distributed  Civil  Defense  books  of  emergencies,  and  "Get  Out  the  Vote" 
posters. 

George  Wales  helped  with  Scouting  for  22  years,  a  Master  for  18.  James  Jones 
is  the  present  Scout  Master. 


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4-H  Clubs 


4-H  Club  work  began  in  Lanark  in  1928  as  the  Lanark  Agricultural  Club  under 
the  leadership  of  Donald  Duncan.  The  name  has  changed  several  times,  and  at  one 
time  the  club  divided  into  the  West  End  and  East  End  clubs,  but  in  1950  combined 
to  form  the  present  Lanark  Larkers. 

Other  leaders  have  been  Wesley  Langdoc,  Melvin  Stengel,  Maurice  Guenzler, 
Kenneth  Kniss,  Howard  Cassens,  Russell  Lamoreux,  Merle  Sturtevant  and  Kenneth 
Erbsen. 

An  annual  livestock  show  was  held  for  several  years  at  the  Claude  Cook  farm 
south  of  Lanark,  then  moved  to  the  old  fair  grounds  at  Mt.  Carroll,  back  to  Lanark, 
and  then  to  Savanna's  Old  Mill  Park.  Entries  have  become  so  numerous  at  this  annual 
4-H  Round-up  it  has  become  a  two  and  three-day  affair, 
up  it  has  become  a  two  and  three -day  affair. 

Clubs  began  as  livestock  groups,  but  now  almost  any  field  is  included.  In  1937 
the  first  home  economics  club  began  here  when  Mrs.  Melvin  Stengel,  Miss  Ella  Sue 
Beck  and  Miss  Phyllis  Buche  led  a  sewing  club. 

In  1942  the  Tip-Toppers  (cooking  unit)  began  under  Mrs.  Henry  Engelking's 
direction.  Other  leaders  were  Mmes.  Delmar  Lang,  Orville  Bowers,  Robert  Lichty, 
Dean  Lower,  Charles  Burkholder,  and  at  present  Miss  Falodene  Winters. 

The  Wonder  Workers  (sewing  unit)  began  in  1947.  Special  mention  goes  to  Mrs. 
Ralph  Glenn  for  leading  eleven  years,  and  Mrs.  Russell  Rahn  for  six  years.  Others 
were  Mmes.  Paul  Sweitzer,  Stanley  Finifrock,  Lloyd  Edler, Kenneth  Blakesley,  Ronald 
Hoover,  Earl  Kaufman,  Harlan  Rogers,  Ward  Frederick,  Herbert Brantner,  John  Max- 
well, James  Miller,  Ralph  Flickinger  and  Robert  Queckboerner.  From  1950-52  there 
was  a  junior  division  of  this  unit.  Girls  who  sent  garments  or  participated  in  the  cloth- 
ing revue  at  state  fair  were  Marilee  Lotz,  Carolyn  Erbsen,  Margaret  Stitzel,  Velma 
Amling,  Patty  Graham,  Elaine  Hawbecker,  Sharon  Flickinger,  Donna  Lee  Adams,  Joan 
Burkholder. 

The  Rockettes  Club  was  organized  in  March  1955  in  order  to  have  a  rural  group 
east  of  Lanark.  They  have  studied  ten  different  projects.  Those  who  have  gone  to  state 
fair  are  Lorena  Grove,  Paulette  Sheridan,  Patricia  Sheridan,  Connie  Libberton  and 
Dianne  Flickinger.  In  1960  the  entire  club  went  to  the  fair  with  their  Share-the-Fun 
act.  For  two  years  the  club  was  the  county  Club-of -the -Year.  Since  its  beginning  the 
leader  has  been  Mrs.  Orval  Schoonhoven,  with  part-time  assistance  from  Mrs.  Oliver 
Vietmeyer  and  Mrs.  Robert  Enge Iking. 

The  Brookville  Ramblers,  a  livestock  unit,  has  been  led  for  seven  years  by 
Emmerson  Iske  and  Clarence  Van  de  Velde.  Gary  Flickinger  has  gone  to  state  fair. 

Home  Bureau 

In  1946  Home  Bureau  units  were  organized  in  the  county.  Lanark  has  four  day- 
time units  and  one  evening  group.  Home  Bureau  is  an  association  of  women  interested 
in  education  for  home-making.  Any  woman  may  belong.  A  Home  Adviser  meets  every 
other  month  to  give  the  major  lesson;  other  lessons  are  given  by  women  in  the  units. 


Girl  Scouts 


Girl  Scouts  started  in  1940  with  Mrs.  E.  Walters  as  their  first  leader.  In  the 
early  years  Mrs.  Emerson  Champion  and  Mrs.  Allen  Zier  were  leaders,  too. 


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D.  W.  Dame  purchased  the  land,  under  auspices  of  the  Northern 
Illinois  Railroad,  and  laid  out  the  city  of  Lanark.  He  was  the  first 
mayor  of  Lanark. 


Biographies 


D.  W.  DAME,  born  in  Sandwich,  New  Hampshire  in  1820,  came  to  Carroll  Co., 
Illinois  in  June  1857.  He  located  in  Section  29,  Rock  Creek  Township,  on  a  500  acre 
farm.  The  Northern  Illinois  Railroad  hired  him  to  purchase  the  land  and  lay  out  the 
city  of  Lanark.  He  was  its  first  mayor  and  instrumental  in  much  progress  in  the  area, 
served  on  the  state  legislature,  and  held  many  city,  county  and  state  offices. 

DR.  H.  W.  WALES,  born  in  Ogle  County  in  1840,  came  to  Lanark  in  1864  to 
practice  medicine.  He  enlisted  in  the  Union  Army  and  was  active  for  the  duration, 
then  returned  here  to  practice  for  many  years.  Dr.  Wales  owned  the  first  automobile 
in  Lanark,  and  the  day  he  brought  it  home  school  was  dismissed  so  children  could  see 
the  new  "horseless  carriage." 

MISS  LILLIAM  CLEMMER  taught  school  fifty  years  in  Lanark  and  three 
years  in  the  area  before  coming  here  in  1886.  Many  of  our  citizens  have  a  common 
school  bond,  in  that  they  had  her  for  a  teacher  of  history  and  geography  in  their  junior 
high  years.  Summers  she  often  traveled  and  visited  most  of  the  United  States  and  Alas- 
ka, and  several  European  countries.  She  was  active  in  civic  and  church  organizations 
and  especially  enjoyed  good  music,  plays  and  lectures.  Eleven  girls  made  their  home 
with  her  while  going  to  school. 

W.  H.  HESS  was  born  in  1853  on  a  farm  north  of  Mt.  Carroll  and  moved  to  Lanark 
in  1860.  His  father  operated  one  of  the  first  hardware  stores  here,  and  he  succeeded 
his  father  in  the  business.  Later  he  worked  for  the  First  National  Bank.  Investment 
properties  were  his  main  interest,  and  many  of  Lanark's  homes  were  built  by  him. 
He  is  survived  by  a  daughter,  Miss  Leona  Hess. 


Nonagenarians 


These  senior  citizens  of  Lanark  could  each  write  or  tell  a  book  about  Lanark: 
Mmes.  Mary  Peters,  Carrie  Erisman,  Adelaide  Dambman,  Addie  Zuck,  George  Morris, 
Rose  Hermann,  Anna  Manning,  Harry  Force,  Maynie  Peters,  Len  Zier,  Jennie  Sipe,  and 
Messrs.  John  Zier,  William  Sites,  and  John  Bowers. 


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Do  You  Remember? 


Petey  Wales'  piano  accompaniments  for  silent  movies  and  song-fests?  And  his  Great 
Dane  dogs? 

The  city  ordinances  prohibiting  throwing  snow  balls,  and  Sunday  ball  games? 

Chatauqua? 

Dr.  Henry  Wales'  first  car  -a  Cadillac? 

The  Old  Opera  House? 

That  David  Becker  planted  the  first  orchard? 

The  log  cabin  that  stood  near  the  Frank  Zier  farm  from  1838  - 1958?  (Frank  and  Ray- 
mond Zier,  Jake  and  Everet  Sturtevant  and  Mrs.  Lloyd  Rogers  are  descendants  of  Wm. 
Boardman,  the  builder  of  cabin.) 

Wooden  sidewalks?  Then  black-topped  ones? 

Wm.  Hogan  of  the  City  Drug  exhibiting  a  new  phonograph,  and  playing  songs  and 
political  speeches  on  request? 

McKenney  Bros,  and  Lafferty  Store  advertising  everything  from  a  darning  needle  to 
a  threshing  machine  in  1897. 

The  old  windmill  at  Broad  and  Carroll  Streets  that  pumped  water  for  the  city  until 
1889? 

That  an  airplane  was  built  east  of  Lanark? 

That  a  Cotta  car  was  built  here  in  1903? 

The  high  school  band  went  to  Flint,  Michigan  to  the  National  Band  contest  May  21, 
1930. 

When  the  property  owners  on  West  Pearl  Street  paved  the  street  at  a  cost  of  $2  per 
frontage  foot  per  property  owner? 

That  a  Dodge  touring  car  cost  $862  in  1939? 

That  in  1939  Carroll  County  celebrated  its  centennial? 

When  the  firebell  hung  from  two  posts  in  front  of  George  Wales'  grocery? 

That  the  first  time  automobiles  were  in  the  Old  Settlers'  parade  was  in  1910? 
That  at  one  time  Lanark  had  14  "secret  societies?" 

When  Lanark  had  a  35  -piece  cornet  band  under  the  direction  of  D.  C.  Pfautz? 


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EUREKA  SPRINGS  POET'S  WORK  IS  TAUGHT  IN  PUBLIC  SCHOOLS 
True  fame  being  the  nebulous  thing  it  is,  few  poets  live  to  see  their  work  taught 
in  the  public  schools.  A  prime  exception  is  Glenn  Ward  Dresbach  of  Eureka  Springs, 
whose  71  years  in  the  service  of  poetry  has  recently  led  to  his  election  to  the  Inter- 
national Institute  of  Arts  and  Letters. 

A  native  of  Lanark,  Carroll  County,  Illinois,  Dresbach  moved  to  Carroll  County, 
Arkansas,  in  1941  following  an  illustrious  twin  career  of  business  and  poetry.  He  has 
published  11  volumes  of  poetry,  climaxing  with  "Collected  Poems,  1914-1948"  (Cax- 
ton  Printers,  Ltd.)  in  1950. 


The  Last  Corn  Shock 


-  Glenn  Ward  Dresbach  - 

I  remember  how  we  stood 

In  the  field,  while  far  away 
Blue  hazes  drifted  on  from  hill  to  hill 
And   curled   like    smoke    from  many  a  sunset  wood, 
And  the  loaded  wagon  creaked  while  standing  still  .   . 

I  heard  my  father  say, 

"The  last  corn  shock  can  stay." 

We  had  seen  a  pheasant  there 

In  the  sun;  he  went  inside 
As  if  he  claimed  the  shock,  as  if  he  meant 
To  show  us,  with  the  field  so  nearly  bare, 
We  had  no  right  to  take  his  rustic  tent. 

And  so  we  circled  wide 

For  home,  and  let  him  hide. 

The  first  wild  ducks  flashed  by 

Where  the  pasture  brook  could  hold 
The  sunset  at  the  curve,  and  drifting  floss 
Escaped   the   wind   and  clung.  The  shocks  were  dry 
And  rustled  on  the  wagon.  Far  across 

The  field,  against  the  cold, 

The  last  shock  turned  to  gold. 


From  THE  COLLECTED  POEMS,  1914- 
1948,  of  GLENN  WARD  DRESBACH 

(The  Caxton  Printers,   Ltd.,  Caldwell, 

Idaho) 


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BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS  &  DIVISION  CHAIRMEN 
SEATED- Warren  Barklow,  Director;  Maude  Lang,  Chairman  Spectacle  Ticket  Division;  Harriet  Liston, 
Chairman  Participation  Division;  Joyce  McKean,  Co-chairman  Spectacle  Ticket  Division;  Ralph  Garner, 
Director  &  Chairman  Hospitality  Division;  Dr.  C.  F.Isenberger,  Chairman  Publicity  Division.  STANDING - 
Cliff  Sichta,  Chairman  Spectacle  Division;  Howard  Nelson,  Director;  Harlan  Carbaugh,  Director  &  Chairman 
Participation  Division;  Emerson  Champion,  Chairman  Revenue  Division;  Naaman  Diehl,  President;  John 
Shippee,  Director;  Frank  Sisler,  Vice-president;  Claude  Stauffer,  Director;  William  Shearer,  General 
Chairman.  NOT  SHOWN  -  Dorothy  Nelson,  Secretary;  Bill  &  Dick  Flickinger,  Treasurers;  Earl  Nailor, 
Chairman  Special  Events  Division. 


DISTRIBUTIVE  COMMITTEE 
SEATED -Joyce  Blair,  Lucille  Champion,  Ruth  Geary.  STANDING - 
Jerry    Blair;  Warren   Barklow,  Chairman;   Dr.   C.   F.  Isenberger, 
Division  Chairman;  Wales  Geary. 


SCENARIO  &  TITLE  COMMITTEE 
LEFT  TO  RIGHT -Mrs.   Earl   Derrer,   Mrs.  A.  Y.  Thomson,  Mrs. 
Nelle  Courts,  Chairman. 


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HART  SCHAFFNER  &  MARX  CLOTHES 

sol  Levy 

— Freeport's  Finest  Men's  Store — 

ARROW  SHIRTS                                   DOBBS  HATS 

*i¥Atel  0?neeftont 

FIREPROOF 

"Air  Conditioned,  Facilities  For  All  Occasions" 

•  Marine   Dining    Room 

•  Bronze  Steer  Lounge 

•  Garden   Room 

•  Cruise  Room 

Treat  Your  Family  To  A  Fine  Sunday  Dinner 
DIAL  AD  2-3161                               FREEPORT,  ILL. 

Lanark  TV  Center 

Our  27th  Year  of  Electronic 
Leadership  With  Service 

"HAPPY  BIRTHDAY  LANARK" 

H.    L.     DOWNS 

HY  3-2581                                              Lanark,   III. 

GREETINGS  ON    LANARK'S    100th   YEAR 

Your  Friendly  Oil  Man 

Fred  Nesemeier 

SHANNON                        %                        ILLINOIS 

Lanark  —  Congratulations 

•  Back  Hole  Digging 

•  Ditch  Digging 

Wilson  Linton 

LANARK                                                                                ILLINOIS 

—  CONGRATULATIONS  LANARK  — 

B.  L  Distributors 

Dick  and  Bess  Roche 

Music  Boxes 

To  Lanark  —  "A  Happy  Birthday" 

Crawford  Drug  Store 

Prescription  Specialists 

111   W.  Stephenson  St.  —  Freeport,  Illinois 

J.  A.  Crawford,  R.Ph.        Geo.  J.  Henkel,  R.Ph. 

"A  Salute  To  Lanark" 

Milledgeville  Greenhouses 

"SAY  IT  WITH  FLOWERS" 
Phone:   CA    5-4661      -   Milledgeville,    III. 

Hartman's  Cafe  -  Mt.  Carroll,  III. 

"Your  F.S.T.  Man" 

PRESTON   KRIEDER 

Milledgeville                                                   Illinois 

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DECORATION  COMMITTEE 
SEATED -Mrs.  Caralee  Aschenbrenner,  Mrs.  Marian  Peat. 

INDUSTRIAL  COMMITTEE 
STANDING -Roswell  Packard,  Chairman;  Harlan  Carbaugh;  Robert 
Schoen;  Hugh  Pettinger. 


AUDIENCE  AREA  COMMITTEE 
SEATED  -  Francis  Kloepping,  James  Myers,  Elmer  Kaufman,  Chair- 
man. STANDING -Wayne  Derrer,  Ray  Lower. 


CELEBRATION  BELLES  COMMITTEE 
SEATED -Mrs.  Velma  Gillogly;  Mrs.  Erna  Garner,  Chairman;  Mrs. 
Betty  Wiebers.  STANDING  -  Mrs.  Helen  Rahn,  Mrs.  Alma  Rahn,  Mrs. 
Lucille  Hammond.  NOT  SHOWN -Rita  Tallman. 


HISTORICAL  WINDOWS  COMMITTEE 
SEATED  -  Mrs.  John  Henze,  Mrs.  Barbara  Roth,  Mrs.  Ruth  Geary, 
Mrs.  Jeannine  Carroll.  STANDING -John  Henze,  Mrs.  Martin  Gaul, 
Mrs.  Caralee  Aschenbrenner,  Sherman  Brenaman,  Henry  Sorensen, 
Chairman. 


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Greetings  Lanark 

"We're  Good  Mixers'1 

FORRESTON  -  LANARK  &  POLO 
READY-MIX 

Call  HY  3-2311                              Lanark,  Illinois 

Compliments  of 

L.  P.  Thermogas 
Company 

HYacinth  3-2325                              E  Locust  Street 

Lanark,  Illinois 

Compliments  of 
Merchants  Chevrolet  Sales 

Your 

COMPLIMENTS  OF: 

Savanna,   III. 

Dealer 
and  Service  Man 

Lanark,    Illinois 

CONGRATULATIONS    LANARK 

Satellite  Motel 

on  Route  64 

Individual  Heat  -  Television  -  Air  Conditioned 

MATT    LAW 

Lanark,  Illinois 

A  GIFT  FOR  THE  HOME 

WOODIN'S  FURNITURE 

Milledgevile,  Illinois 

Compliments  of 

Sites  Oil  Company 

MARK  SITES 

Lanark 

BARKLOW  ELECTRIC 

—  Everything  Electric  — 
Warren  Barklow 

LANARK                                                                                ILLINOIS 
HY  3-2254 

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CELEBRATION  BALL  COMMITTEE 
SEATED -Mrs.    Ruth    Witt,    Mrs.    Ardlth    Winters,    Mrs.   Marilyn 
Christiansen.    STANDING- Max    Sisler,    James    M.    Miller,   E.   K. 
Graham,  Chairman. 


DIGNITARIES  &  GUESTS  COMMITTEE 
SEATED -Mrs.  J.  K.   Morris,  Mrs.  Elmer  Johnson.  STANDING - 
J.  K.  Morris,  Elmer  Johnson,  Chairman. 


LADIES  SUNBONNET  &  DRESS  COMMITTEE 
SEATED -Mrs.  Minerva  Prowant,  Mrs.  Barbara  Lower,  Mrs.  Ruth 
Rupp.    STANDING- Mrs.     Eleanora    Champion,    Chairman;     Mrs. 
Catherine  Warner;  Mrs.  Hattie  Brantner. 


RADIO  &  TELEVISION  COMMITTEE 
STANDING- James  Jones;  Rev.  William  Johnson,  Chairman;  James 
Pettinger. 


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KAUFMAN'S 

Plumbing  &  Heating 


Lanark,  Illinois 


PLUMBING 
HEATING 


WATER  SYSTEMS 
ELECTRICAL 


PHONES 
Home  HY  3-2498  —  Shop  HY  3-2686 


rCtaq^ 


Compliments  of 

Your  Dependable  Store  For  Quality  Merchandise 
FREEPORT,    ILLINOIS 


Congratulations  Lanark  ! 

JOE  CLARK 

I  am  your  Jolly  Milk  Hauler 
in  this  area. 


COMPLIMENTS  OF 

Your  Implement  Dealer 

MT.    CARROLL 


Congratulations  Lanark 

WINSLOW  SHOE  CO. 

14  West  Stephenson  Street 
Freeport,  Illinois 


CONGRATULATIONS  LANARK 

See  Me  For  Your  Plumbing  Problems 

or 

Installing  New  Fixtures 

Eddie  Wolford 


Lanark 


Illinois 


Limestone  &  Gravel  at  all  Times 

See  Us  For  Full  Details 

Howard  Nelson 

Lanark,    Illinois 


^ 


^ 


'EVERY  SIRE  PROVED  GREAT' 


AMERICAN 

BREEDERS 

SERVICE 


Inter  County 
Breeders 

Earl  Listort,  owner 
Reliable 
Technicians 
Lanark  HY  3-2509 
Shannon  VO  4-2450 
Forreston  YE  8-2450 
Polo  69132 

Mt.  Carroll        4661 


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PATRONS  TICKET  COMMITTEE 
SEATED -Mrs.    Leona  Willis,  Mrs.  Joy  Sword,  Chairman.  STAND- 
ING-Reynold  Bloyer,   Vincent  Olson,  Co-chairman.  NOT  SHOWN  - 
Elmer  Johnson. 


MUSIC  COMMITTEE 
SEATED -Mrs.    Grace  Burmeister,   Mrs.  Ruth  Sisler,  Chairman. 
STANDING -Francis     Engles,    Earl    Robison.    NOT    SHOWN -Ruth 
Diffenderfer,  Co-chairman. 


THE  SHILOH  BELLES  CHAPTER 
SEATED -Mrs.  Cora  Dale,  Mrs.  Merle  Heineman,  Mrs.  Mary  Rausch,  Mrs.  Lois  Myers,  Mrs.  Mabel  Hoy, 
Mrs.  Lawrence  Haught,  Mrs.  Minnie  Champion.  STANDING  -  Mrs.  Everett  Johns,  Mrs.  Hazel  Forry,  Mrs. 
Geraldine  Ferry,  Mrs.  Freda  Michael,  Mrs.  Wm.  Rodermel,  Mrs.  Anna  Kimpel,  Mrs.  Linnie  Bornemeier, 
Mrs.  Randall  Downs,  Mrs.  Everett  Sorensen,  Mrs.  Roy  Rupp,  Mrs.  Irvin  Elliott,  Mrs.  Edna  Schreiner,  Mrs. 
Harlan  Downs,  and  Mrs.  Esther  Hoover. 


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Call  HY  3-2560 
For  All  Your  Printing  Needs 

"Service  Is  Our  Motto1' 

Norman  Hoffman— Prop. 

THE  ADVERTISER 

LANARK,  ILLINOIS 

THE  FRIENDLY  FRANKLIN  LIFE  INSURANCE 
COMPANY    IS    REPRESENTED   AT    YOUR    100- 
YEAR  BIRTHDAY  PARTY.  WE  ARE  HAPPY  TO 
BE  PART  OF  SO  NICE   AN  OCCASION. 

FRANKLIN  LIFE  INSURANCE  CO. 

Founded   1884  —   Springfield,   Illinois 

Victor  L.  Duray  general  agent 

8%    North    Galena    Avenue 
Freeport,   Illinois 

"Where  Smart  Women 
Buy  Their  Clothes" 

COMPLIMENTS    OF 

FIELD'S 

Freeport,  III. 

Compliments  of 

Spencer's 

28  W.  Stephenson                      Freeport,  Illinois 

COMPLIMENTS    OF 

CARROLL  LANES 

Mt.  Carroll,  Illinois 

Hollis  and  Clara  Meeks 

Sievert's 

PIZZA— The    Best   in    Carroll    County 

STEAKS                                                    SEA  FOOD 

ITALIAN    SPAGHETTI 

Greetings  To  Lanark  on  TOO  Years 

Bob  Sievert 

MT.  CARROLL,    ILLINOIS 

CONGRATULATIONS    TO    LANARK 

C.  H.  LITTLE  &  COMPANY 

Established   1859 

CHINA  •  GLASSWARE 

House    Furnishings   —   Toys 

Lamps   —   Silverware 
Gifts    —    Electric    Appliances 

FREEPORT                                                     ILLINOIS 

Compliments  of 

Brown's  Print  Shop  .  .  Milledgeville 

Earl  Robinson Lanark 

P.L.S.  Corner  Market Lanark 

H  &  J  Cafe Lanark 

Margie's  Beauty  Shop  ....    Lanark 

Lindsey's  Tavern    Lanark 

Weber's  Tavern Shannon 

72 


TRAFFIC  &  SAFETY  COMMITTEE 
SEATED-  Larry  Christiansen;  Leslie  Fulrath,  Chairman;  Irving  Merkel;  Donald  Adams.  STANDING  -  Steve 
Schleuning,  Howard  Meacham,  Robert  Aikens,  Neil  Henry,  Leroy  Frey,  Allan  Garner. 


PARADES  COMMITTEE 
SEATED  -  Howard  Nelson,  Mrs.  Ethelyn  Rahn,  Melvin  Folk,  Chair- 
man.   STANDING  -  Robert  Guenzler,  Mrs.  Rex   Lower,   Mrs.   Ruth 
Bowers,    Kenneth    Truman.    NOT    SHOWN  -  Mrs.    James    Lindsay. 


PIONEER  EVENT  COMMITTEE 
SEATED -Mrs.   Edmo   Zuck,   Miss  Mary  Ewing,  Mrs.  Beth  Piesen. 
STANDING  -  Miss  Lorraine  Ewing,  Mrs.  Hazel  Mathias,  Mrs.  Harold 
Eisenbise,    Mrs.  Besse  Bowers.  NOT  SHOWN -Arthur  Guentner, 
Ward  Frederick. 


73 


M.  H.  Gillogly 

GENERAL  EXCAVATING 

Phone:    HY   3-2570 
Lanark,    Illinois 

Compliments  of 

MT.  CARROLL,  ILLINOIS 

"Welcome 
To  The  Century  Of   Progress  In  Lanark" 

Roswell  W.  Packard 

"Living    Insurance    —    For    A    Better    Living" 

by 
Equitable    Life    Assurance    Society    of    U.S. 

HY  3-2149                                      Lanark,   III. 

Congratulations  to  the  Lanark  Centennial 

Folk  Spray  and 
Brush  Painting 

"Faster  &  Better  Service  For  Your  Money" 

ROSS    M.    FOLK 

Phone  HY  3-6572                             Lanark.  Illinois 

Congratulations   Lanark 

Morton  Salt  Co. 

COMPLIMENTS  OF 

Carstenson  Freight 
Lines,  Inc. 

Clinton,  Iowa 

Congratulations 
Lanark 

The  Clark  Co. 

Black  Topping 

PHONE   6-2822                                                                POLO,    ILL. 

Compliments  of 

Hopkin's  Road 
Equipment  Co. 

Dixon,  Illinois 

74 


HISTORICAL  BOOK  COMMITTEE 
SEATED -Evelyn  Kloepping;   Mildred  Shaner;  Annette  Isenberger, 
Chairman;    Marie    Lamoreux.    STANDING  -  Leone  Pettinger,  John 
Kloepping,  Leona  Hess,  R.  Dieter,  Emma  Sherwood.  NOT  SHOWN  - 
Leona  Elmer.  Frank  WallirW 


COSTUME  &  MAKE-UP  COMMITTEE 
SEATED -Mrs.    Betty    Wiebers,    Mrs.    Margaret   Zentner,    Mrs. 
Jeannine  Carroll,  Chairman.  STANDING  -  Mrs.  Rose  Shepard,  Mrs. 
Carolee  Zuck,  Mrs.  Dolores  Merchant.  NOT  SHOWN -Delia  Grove, 
Margaret  Glenn,  Phylis  Engleking. 


NOVELTIES  COMMITTEE 
SEATED -Mrs.  Helen  Manning,  Mrs.  Wallick.  STANDING- James  E 
Miller,  Chairman;  R.  N.  Flickinger;  Dale  Tisehauser. 


FIREWORKS  COMMITTEE 
Robert  Shaner,  Albert  Champion. 


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Lanark  Farmers,  Inc. 

LANARK,  ILLINOIS 

•  Lumber 

•  Coal 

•  Building  Material 

First  in  Quality 

Fairest  in  Price 

Fastest  in  Service 

Home   Cooked   Meals 

Sandwiches 

Home  Made  Pies 

—  Open  24  Hours  — 

Lanark,  Illinois 

Lanark  Body  &  Fender  Shop 

24-Hour  Wrecker   Service 

PHONES: 

Days   HY  3-6540 

Nights  HY  3-6334  or  3-2594 

MerkePs  General  Repair 
Marine  Shop 

Johnson    Outboard    Sales   and    Service 

Open  Every  Night  and  Saturdays 

IRVING  MERKEL 

on  Highway  64 
Lanark,    Illinois 

FRANK  PARKER 

Grain  Dealer 
Custom  Shelling  —  General  Trucking 

446  South  Broad                     Phone  HY  3-2501 
LANARK,    ILLINOIS 

Lotz  Motors 

Buick  and  Ponriac 

Authorized    Parts   &    Service 
HY  3-2350 

Lanark 

Miller  Motor  Sales 

Ford  Sales  and  Service 

Phone  HYacinth  3-2334  —  124  East  Carroll  St. 

Lanark,  Illinois 

Melvin  Folk 
&  Sons 

LIMESTONE   and  GRAVEL  HAULING 
Phosphate   Spreading 

Phone  HY  3-2140  •  Lanark,  Illinois 

76 


OFFICIAL  HEADQUARTERS  COMMITTEE 
SEATED -Carrie    Burkholder,   Mrs.   Truman  Royer,  Hazel  Hoak,   Edmo  Zuck.  STANDING- Ruth  Geary, 
Luella    Peters,   Eva  Truman,   Marie   Flickinger,   Mrs.   Earl  Bear,  Cora  Hawbecker,  Lucile  Adams.  NOT 
SHOWN  -  Mrs.  Marie  Buche. 


PROMENADE  &  CARAVAN  COMMITTEE  -INSURANCE  COMMITTEE 

PHOTOGRAPHY  COMMITTEE  -  CASHIERS  &  GATES  COMMITTEE 

SEATED-  Louella  Baxter,  Paul  Merchant,  Helen  Johns,  Roswell  Packard,  Claude  Stauffer,  Francis  Prowant. 

STANDING -Perry  Baxter,  Ross  Folk,  Shirley  Folk,  Earl  Liston.Bill  Cook,  George  Bergdall,  Cora  Lindsay, 

Marge  Hoak,  Conrad  Aschenbrenner. 


77 


(  standard) 
Don's  Standard  Station 

Gas  —  Oil  —  Batteries 

All    Sizes    of   Tires 

Car  Washing  and  Waxing 

Lanark,  Illinois 

LUMBER  -   BUILDING  MATERIALS 
PAINT  -  FENCING  -  COAL 

Miller  Hatchery 

ELSIE   MILLER   CRAM 
LANARK,   ILLINOIS 

BABY  CHICKS  #   SUPPLIES   #    FEEDS 

Flickinger's 

Accounting  —  MFA  Insurance 
and  Tax  Service 

111   North  Broad  Street 

Lanark,  Illinois 

HY  3-2395 

Engels  &  Lindsay 

LANARK,  ILLINOIS 

Clover    Farm 

Your  Complete  Food  Market 

Orville  Bowers 

Grain  Buying  &  Selling 

Trucking                                         HYocinth    3-2536 

Shelling                                          Lanark,   Illinois 

CONGRATULATIONS 

Poffenberger's  Tavern 

37  YEARS  OF  SERVICE 
MT.    CARROLL 

Don  Blair  Produce 

—  Cash  Buyer  Poultry  and  Eggs  — 
Lanark                                       Illinois 

78 


HOSPITALITY  CENTER  COMMITTEE 
SEATED-Mrs.  Nelle  Courts,  Mrs.  HattieWarfel,  Alice  Ackermann,  Mrs.  Lake  Flicklnger,  Mrs.  Neil  Ather- 
ton.  STANDING- Mrs.  Archie  Heath;  Betty  Carroll;  Mrs.  Glenn  Wise,  Chairman;  Mrs.  Sidney  Bird;  Mrs. 
Velma  VanBuskirk;  Miss  Ella  Sue  Beck;  and  Mrs.  Florence  Merchant.  NOT  SHOWN -Mrs.  Harry  Lowman, 
Mrs.  J.  K.  Morris. 


BROTHERS  OF  BRUSH  COMMITTEE 
SEATED- James  Lindsay,  Lawrence  Wiebers.  STANDING -Randall 
Downs,   Frank  Parker,  Don  Shaulis,  Chairman.  NOT  SHOWN  -Jack 
Baxter,  Henry  Meyer 


ADVANCE  SALE  COMMITTEE 
SEATED -Phylis  Engleking,  Co-chairman;  Agnes  Fox;  Kathleen 
Mathias.  STANDING-  Floren  Fox,  Alice  Ackermann,  Claire  Mathias, 
Mrs.  Glenn  Wise,  Rex  Rahn.  NOT  SHOWN  -  Evelyn  Hodes,  Chairman; 
John  K.  Morris;  Joan  Kimmel;  Betty  DeGraff;  BobEngleking,  Wilma 
Welp,  Merrill  Bowers,  Helen  Olsen,  Pat  Burmeister,  Marion  Haw- 
becker,  E.  K.  Graham,  Betty  Merchant,  Margarette  Zentner,  Olive 
Kingsbury,  Joe  Piesen. 


79 


"office  furniture  and  supplies 
•  blank  books 
•greeting  cards 
"stationery 

The  Otto  Wagner  Store 

Established    1885 

12  West  Main  St.  —  Freeport,  III. 

Phone  ADams  2-6171 

Compliments  of 

COLLIER'S  MUSIC  STORE 

21  E.  Stephenson  St.                          ADams  2-5215 
Freeport,   Illinois 

Schoen  Shoe  Repair 

Hose 

Laces 

Polish 

Men's  Shoes 

Work  &  Dress  Rubbers 

Lanark,  Illinois 

FEED  OF  CHAMPIONS 

Sturtevant's  Elevator 

Grain  —  Feeds  —  Seeds  —  Salt 

Phone  HY  3-2369 
LANARK                                                          ILLINOIS 

DIEHL'S 
RUFFLE  INN 

The  House  of  Fine  Foods 

501  N.  Main  Street 
Savanna,  Illinois 

Garrity  Rexall  Drugs 

Stephenson  &  State 
Freeport,  III. 

"WE  GIVE  S  &  H  GREEN  STAMPS" 

Sunnyside  Tavern 

Fern  and  Bud  Aubrey 

BEERS,     WINES    AND     LIQUORS 

MT.  CARROLL,    ILLINOIS 

Tietz-Lynde  Co. 

AUTOMOTIVE     SUPPLIES 

701    NORTH   SECOND   ST. 
ROCKFORD,  ILLINOIS 

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KRAZY  KOUNTRY  KLUB  CHAPTER 
SEATED -Helen  Manning,  Amanda  Bloyer,  Helen  Miller,  Alice  Snid- 
er, Minerva  Prowant,  Earlene  Traum.  STANDING- Mildred  Diehl, 
Gladys  Keeney,  Maude   Lang,  Marie  Lamoreux,  Shirley  Prowant. 


PERKY  PIONEERS  CHAPTER 
SEATED -Mrs.  Marge  Hoak,  Mrs.  Erna  Garner,  Mrs.  Ruth  Packard, 
Mrs.    Archie    Heath,    and    Mrs.    Cora    Lindsay.   STANDING  -  Mrs. 
Marilyn  Christiansen,  Mrs.  Isabel  Shearer,  Mrs.  Grace  Sweitzer, 
Mrs.  Lucille  Miller,  and  Mrs.  Marian  Peat. 


THE  WICK  TRIMMERS  CHAPTER 
SEATED -Mrs.  Glenn  Blair,  Jr.,  Mrs.  Shirley  Folk,  Mrs.  Luella 
Brown,  Mrs.   Melvin  Folk.  STANDING- Mrs.   Larry  Christiansen, 
Mrs.  Floyd  Stiele  and  Dorothy  Libberton. 


THE  LITTLE  LAMBS  CHAPTER 
SEATED  -  Melvin  Folk,  Larry  Christiansen,  Don  Blair.  STANDING - 
Glenn  Blair,  Jr.,  Ross  Folk,  Francis  Smith,  and  Richard  Libberton. 


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PRAIRIE  BELLES  CHAPTER 
SEATED -Helen   Olson,    Evelyn  Hodes,  Pat  Burmeister,  Mrs.  R. 
Dieter.  STANDING  -  Dorothy  Sorenson,  Margaret  Zentner,  Barbara 
Roth,  Jeanette  McFadden,  Mrs.  John  Henze,  Mrs.  Norman  Hoffman 
and  Kathleen  Mathias. 


CENTENNIAL  SQUAWS  CHAPTER 
SEATED -Mrs.   Emma  Sherwood,    Mrs.   Margaret  Engleking,  Mrs. 
Hattie  Warfel,   Mrs.   Herb  Evans.  STANDING  -  Mrs.  Myrtle  Baum, 
Mrs.    Lake  Flickinger,  Miss   Lorraine  Ewing,  Mrs.  Sidney  Bird, 
Mrs.  Donald  Asay,  Mrs.  Mable  Hoy. 


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Albert  M.  Greison 

"Quality  Footwear" 

SERVING  YOU  FOR  OVER  30  YEARS 

Savanna,   Illinois 

"WE   WRITE    IT    RIGHT" 

Complete   Insurance    Protection 

iTAxa6'4,  *) \u4wrtutce  ?4 y&ttcy 

105  N.  Broad  St.                         Phone  HY  3-2255 
Lanark,    Illinois 

Compliments  of 

Michigan  Salt  Co. 

St.  Louis,  Michigan 

Hawes  Bottling 
Works 

703  W.  CLEVELAND  ST. 

Phone  ADams  2-2912 

FREEPORT,    ILLINOIS 

Dixon  Garage  Supply 
Co.,  Inc. 

Jobbers   of 
Automotive  Parts  and  Equipment 

205  EAST  FIRST  ST.        -:-        DIXON,  ILLINOIS 

Phone  AT  3-1781 

Barker  Lumber  Co. 

Earl  H.  Meier,  Mgr. 

BUILDING  MATERIALS  OF  ALL  KINDS 
FUEL-  PAINTS  -  FENCING 

We  Treat  You  []  The  Year  • 

Phone  VO  4-2141         Shannon,  III. 

Haircutting  is  our  Business 

—  Let  us  trim  your  hair  regularly  — 

Haircuts    including    flat    tops    $1.25 

Open  Tuesday  thru  Friday  8  a.m.  to  5:30  p.m. 
Saturday   8   a.m.    to    8:30   p.m. 

City  Barber  Shop 

STANLEY    WAGNER,     PROP. 

Newberry  Wallpaper  & 
Paint  Co. 

Wholesale  and  Retail 

Wallpaper  —  Paints  —  Varnishes  —  Lacquers 

Oils  —  Glass  —  Painters'  Supplies 

—  ARTISTS'  MATERIALS  — 

We   Deliver                                     22   W.   Main   St. 
Phone  AD  2-6612                               Freeport,   III. 

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SQUARE  DANCE  GROUP 
j"RONT  TO  BACK -Mr.  &  Mrs.  Patrick  McCue,  Mr.  &  Mrs.  Ken- 
leth  Geisz,  Mr.  &  Mrs.  Earl   Liston,  Mr.  &  Mrs.  James  Carroll. 


SQUARE  DANCE  GROUP 
FRONT  TO  BACK -Mr.   &   Mrs.  Kenneth   Geisz,  Mr.  &  Mrs.  Fred 
Swanson,  Mr.  Marvin  Hartman  &  Diane  Flickinger,  Frank  Wallick  & 
Mrs.  Ellen  Hartman. 


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SQUARE  DANCE  GROUP 
FRONT  TO  BACK- Mr.  &  Mrs.  Wallick,  Mr.  &  Mrs.  Richard  Kimpel, 
Mr.  &  Mrs.  Ross  Folk,  Mr.  &  Mrs.  Robert  Engleking. 


THE  GRANGE  CHAPTER 
SEATED -Ralph  Roberts,  Dean  Meador,  Francis  Prowant,  Naaman 
Diehl,  Russell  Lamoreux,  Randall  Traum.  STANDING  -  Lawrence 
Haught,    Lawrence    Meador,  Wallace  Ware,  Clarence  Vandervelt, 
Leo  Poffenberger,  Earl  Carbaugh. 


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Stakemiller 
Shoe  Store 

Men's,  Women's,  Children's  Shoes 
Boys'  and  Men's  Clothes 

Mt.  Carroll 


E.  G.  Shinner  &  Company,  Inc. 

422  Main  Street 

SAVANNA,  ILLINOIS 

Telephone  4171 


MONUMENTS 

MT.  CARROLL  GRANITE  and  MARBLE  WORKS 

Geo.  W.  Ivey  &  Sons,  Proprietors 

Shop  Located  at  Mt.  Carroll,  Illinois 


All  Work  Done  by  Pneumatic  Tools  and  Sand 
Blast.  Prices  Right.  Workmanship  Guaranteed. 

Telephone   3034 


HERSCHEL  PARTS 
are  available  to  fit 

ALL  MAKES  of 
mowers  and  combines 


M»NUF»CTURINC  CO  ,  INCORPORATED 


PEORIA.   ILLINOIS 


Pitt's  Sport  Store 

Everything  in  Sports 


COMPLIMENTS  OF: 


Phone  8155 
502  Main  St. 
Savanna,   III. 


Jaydon   Distributors, 
Inc. 


Sundra  Spot 
Non-Food  Departments 


REGEZ 

CHEESE 

and 

PAPER 

SUPPLY 

COMPANY 


PROFIT  SHAftTSg-OTLCO. 


WALT     REGEZ 


MONROE, 
WISCONSIN 


SCHNEIDER  OIL  CO. 

Complete    Line    of    Petroleum    Products 
Tank    Wagon   Service 

Highest  in  Quality  —  Lowest  in  Price 

Phone  VO  4-2670  — :-  Shannon,  Illinois 


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POST  OFFICE  CHAPTER 
SEATED  -  Francis   Kloepping,   Ned   Dollinger,  Carl  Christiansen. 
STANDING -Warren    Barklow,    Albert    Champion,    William  Johns, 
Kenneth  Geisz. 


WOMAN'S  CLUB  CHAPTER 
SEATED  -  Virginia  Sichta,   Ruth  Geary,   Marian  Peat.  STANDING  - 
Hazel  Hoak,  Mrs.  Earl  Bear,  Mrs.  Merle Hawbecker.Besse  Bowers. 


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THE  CACKLE  BELLES 
SEATED -Ardith  Winters,  Betty  Wiebers,  Phylis   Engleking,  Doris 
Lindsay,  Jeannine  Carroll,  Harriett  Liston.  STANDING -Jean  Mun- 
son,  Margaret  Glenn,  Catherine  Warner,  Betty  Merchant,  Dorothea 
Rahn,  Hattie  Brantner. 


THE  PLOWBOYS  CHAPTER 
SEATED- Lawrence  Hubbard,  Lawrence  Derrer,  Roger  Finifrock. 
STANDING  -  Harlan  Martz,  Loren  Martz,  Ellis  Appelgate,  and  Tom 
Diffenderfer. 


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Ruth  Parker  Beauty  Salon 

125   Broad    Street  -    Phone   HY    3-2501 
Lanark,    Illinois 

Owner  and  Operator  for  25  years 

LANARK  FEED  MILL 

GEORGE  CROFTON 

Lanark,   Illinois                         Phone    HY   3-2700 

Grinding  —  Rolling  —  Feed  —  Fertilizer 

FREEPORT  AUTEX  CO. 

Auto  Supplies  —  Radios  —  TV  —  Appliances 

218-220  W.   Stephenson   Street 
FREEPORT,  ILLINOIS 

Shepley  Hayner  Corp. 

Manufacturers  of 
Freeport  Water  Treatment  Equipment 

1301    S.  West  Ave.                      Freeport,   Illinois 

Schindler's  Automotive  Service 

Skelly  Oil  Company 

Mt.  Carroll,  Illinois 

Compliments  of 

Hadley's  Cafe           Mt.  Carroll,  III. 

Gamble's  Store  Shannon,  III. 

Lanark  Barber  Shop  ....  Lanark,  III. 
Parod  Dept.  Store  Lanark,  III. 

(Arvid  Parod — Prop.) 

Cut  &  Kurl  Beauty  Shop  ..  Shannon 

(Doris  Linker — Operator) 

Compliments  of 

MESSING  &  BECKER 

18  South  Galena  Ave. 
Freeport,   Illinois 

Compliments  of 

Shannon  Locker 

SHANNON                                                 ILLINOIS 

Congratulations 
Lanark 

Lang  Jewelry 
Company 

PROVIDENCE,  RHODE  ISLAND 

Compliments  of 

Gochnaur's  Ready-To-Wear 

20  West  Main   Street   — :—   Freeport,    Illinois 

Coats  —  Suits  —  Dresses  —  Millinery 

CONGRATULATIONS  LANARK 

ILL 

Fine  Women's  &  Children's  Clothing 
FREEPORT.    ILLINOIS 

Peat's  Service  Station 

Complete  Line  of  Mobil  Products 

Plus    Satisfactory    Service 

While  in  town  let  us  be  your 

headquarters  for  your  needs. 

37  Years  Serving  You  At  The  Same  Location 
George  W.  Peat,  Owner 

Lanark,  Illinois 

KIMMEL  MOBIL   STATION 

GAS                      OIL 
TRACTOR  TIRES                         BATTERIES 

LANARK,     ILLINOIS 

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SEATED -Mrs.  George  Jones,  Rev.  Joe  Pieson,  Mrs.  Randall  Downs.  STANDING  -  Rev.  Theodore  Kimrael, 
Rev.  Ray  Aspinall. 

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appreciation   to   those   people  who  have  made  this  book  possible. 

To  those  who  so  generously  shared  their  memories  and 
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way  of  life  that  could  well  be  emulated  today. 


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Mrs.  Hugh  Pettinger 
Mrs.  Russell  Lamoreux 
Miss  Leona  Hess 
Mrs.  Emma  Sherwood 
Mrs.  John  Kloepping 
Mrs.  Robert  Shaner 
Mr.  John  Kloepping 
Mr     Richard  Dieter 
Mrs.  Leona  Elmer 
Mr.  Frank  Wallick 


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