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The school children turned out in good numbers and very few ever missed marching in the parade, rain or shine. Many Palatine residents always came back to meet and greet old friends. School directors marched in a body in the parade.
Memorial services at Cady cemetery were par- ticipated in by a large crowd. A program was given by the children of the two districts there. After the exercises ten graves in the two cemeteries were decorated. In later years the graves have been decorated by the W.R.C. on the Sunday before Me- morial day.
CASKET MAKING TO UNDERTAKER
The man who made the caskets was also the undertaker 85 years ago. The Danielsen family got its start in the undertaking business when his em- ployer, operating a cabinet shop (Prellberg buiding), died and Charles started in business on his own.
He operated his own cabinet-casket making shop on the site of the present Tharp funeral home which, built by Frank Danielsen in 1928, was the first fu- neral parlor in the northwest area. Frank became a licensed embalmer in 1886 when 18 years old.
GREAT GRANDPARENTS FIRST TEACHER
Mrs. Mae Howes, 248 N. Bothwell, has a mu- seum of early Palatine relics. She is the great granddaughter of Nancy Boynton, the first school teacher in Deer Grove. Nancy taught school at Bang's Lake, now Wauconda, in 1840, 15 years be- fore there was a village of Palatine.
Nancy married Capt. Sutherland; their daugh- ter married H. C. Matthei, whose daughter is Mrs. Annie Brockway, mother of Mrs. Howes.
Family heirlooms in the possession of Mrs. Howes include two land grants signed by President Tyler, appointment of Mason Sutherland as a cap- tain, an authorization for him to form Co. E of the 113th Regiment, official notice of his death, letters that passed between Capt. and Mrs. Sutherland dur- ing the Civil War, the school bell used by her great- grandmother, a number of Bibles, a prayer book and other books and papers as well as many photo- graphs.
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PALATINE MILITARY BAND - 1895-1935
The Palatine Military Band was organized by J. H. Schierding in the 1870's. The first practices were in Knickrene's cabinet shop. Later they used quarters over Harmening's store and Hunneberg's Hall. One of the best bands in Cook Co., it won prizes and laurels in Chicago, Elgin and other places.
First members were Ed Olcott, J. H. Schierding, Jim and Herb Williams, Julius Thurston, Ben and Charles Cottran, Charles Garrison, Dr. Wadhams, Dick Lytle, John Gainer, Edson and Ernie Baldwin, Carl Sefton, W. R. Comfort, John Swick, and Andrew Fosket.
Above picture was taken in front of old village hall. First row, left to right: Herman Bicknase, George Anderman, Al Harz, Walter Sneible, Herman Baumgarten, Fred Huenerberg, Walter Sears (con- ductor), Ben Harz, Charles Ost, William Smyzer, Charles Froelich, William Wilkening, Dan Bergman, Ewald Clausen.
Second row: Ed Mundhenk, John Mangels, Her- man Wente, Bill Bockelman, Charles Wente, Harry Schoppe, John Swick, Bill Danielsen, Henry Schroe- der, August Hackbarth, Carl Baumgarten, Louis Schoppe.
MODERN WOODMEN OF AMERICA DRILL TEAM
Drill team of the Palatine Camp No. 6395 belonged to Modern Woodmen of America, a fraternal organization that is now largely operated as an insurance company. Fifty years ago it was an active social organization with initiation stunts that rivaled those of college fraternities.
The above drill team was for show and marched down Michigan avenue, Chicago. W. H. Brockway was the captain. The only living members of the above team are Walter Meyer, Stuart R. Paddock and Conrad Niedert.
From left to right the men with the axes are: (rear) William Schweitzer, William Schwankoff, C. Niedert, S. R. Paddock, William Ost, Charles Froelich; (front row) Fred Krueger, Walter Meyer, William S. Geibel, W. H. Brockway, A. G. Smith, Henry Bockelman, William Mummert.
All Aboorò. Palatinel reZürich &WaucondaRY
Lone passenger car and improvised "40 and 8" of the Palatine, Lake Zurich and Wauconda Railroad, ready to pull out for Wauconda. Passengers are waiting for "Maud."
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9. Andermann residence
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2. Richardson Drugs
10. Wilson's Restaurant 11. Kublank market; Fay's harness shop
smith shop; later Schering 18. Schirding & Kuebler groc. 19. E. Prellberg, tailor
28. Fred Theis groc. 29. Imhoff residence
4. Matthei Store
12. Loges & Schultz blacksmiths
5. Flury Bakery
13. Batterman Brick Block
20. Meyer boarding stable 21. Meyer Hotel 22. Kramer shoe store 23. Hi Schirding residence 24. Grebe shoe store
30. Dr. Wadham residence 31. Residence 32. Ost residence 33. First flax mill 34. Lytle elevator
35. Anderman & Comfort elevator
36. E. A. French, carriage maker
37. George Kuebler, barber, (Masonic Hall upstairs) 38. Hunnerberg Hotel 39. Old C. and N.W. depot 40. Putnam and Freye livery 41. Kersting photos 42. Vehe residence 43. Old Village Hall W-D. B. Wood Store
6. Schweitzer and Horstmann, Hdwe.
14. Vehe's harness shop Jappa Jeweler Hattendorf monument works
7. Robinson Furniture
8. Robinson Drugs and P.O. (sold to Olms, 1889)
15. Reynolds & Zimmer, Hdwe.
25. Babcock residence
16. Annex Hotel
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(Identifications made by F. F. Danielsen and Harry Schoppe)
CHAPTER VI Way Back When
These reminiscences, gathered by the Palatine Centennial historians, come from old newspapers, scrap books, family records and from family word-of-mouth tales brought down through the years.
The following story is told about Dr. Keeler, first physician in town, who built the house, now used as a Lutheran parsonage, about 1855: One day he was sent to attend a lady who had lockjaw. Af- ter trying in vain to open her mouth, he knocked out some of her teeth through which the medicine was given.
In 1884 in the village of Palatine there were 5 dry goods, 2 hardware, 2 drugs stores; 3 wagon and blacksmith shops; 2 flour mills (one was steam and operated by Solon Johnson at the northwest corner of Plum Grove and Johnson st.), and one windmill, at the southeast corner of Sherman and Benton sts.
In 1901 the Business Men's association ran this ad: "Bring your horses, cattle, hogs, pigs, poultry, produce this Friday and the second Friday of each month to Market Day. Buyers reach here from the city at 9 a.m. and return on the 2:15 train."
From 1902-1919 Mrs. John Torgler operated the telephone exchange from her home at 55 N. Plum Grove ave. She had 11 subscribers.
Mrs. Leslie Carter brought her small son to Pal- atine, to keep him away from his father. She was quite spectacular driving around Palatine in a car- riage drawn by fast stepping horses. When detec- tives were hired by her husband to kidnap the boy they brought Palatine considerable newspaper pub- licity.
The first auto in Palatine was a Stanley Steam- er, owner by J. A. Burlingame who employed a chauffeur to drive the car.
Henry Matthei, pioneer Palatine merchant and an ardent Republican conducted a store on the pres- ent Pepper block site. He was also postmaster, the quarters of which later served as the library build- ing. The Matthei store was a great favorite of chil- dren because he gave a bag of caramels to chil- dren of his customers.
One of the sports for teenage boys, 50 years ago, was riding blind baggage to Arlington Heights on the 5:12 mail train, returning on the Janesville 6:45. The "blind baggage" was the end platform of the mail car which had no entrance door. Occasionally the firemen would throw a bucket of water on the boys.
A Chicago newspaper published in 1903-"The oldest deed on file in Cook county was executed by John Stephen Hallfrisch and wife, Appollona, to Andrew Hallfrisch for a consideration of $600, dated Oct. 16, 1848. Because it had been kept in a family chest it escaped destruction in the fire of 1871. It was acknowledged before Justice Thomas Bradwell, and filed by Comfort and Olms real estate men of Palatine."
(Record Herald-1903)
Prior to 1859 when there was no Masonic Lodge in Palatine the men who were Masons would walk to Wheeling to attend Masonic meetings. To aid them, meetings were always held on the nights when the moon was full.
A horse stable stood on the present site of the
Masonic Hall, where farmers left their horses as they visited the Meyer tavern across the street.
Grebe's shoe store and former office of Palatine Enterprise was located on the present Pure Oil corner. (1902).
The Danielsens furniture store occupied present funeral home corner.
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The Lytle elevator was located east of Brock- way st. R.R. crossing. It was removed when the Batterman brick block was built in 1884. (the pres- ent vacant triangle).
There was a frog pond at the Palatine Drug cor- ner.
There was a printing office, photo studio, jew- elry store and meat market on the north side of Slade st., west of Bothwell.
The Mosser drug store opened the ice cream season every spring with Memorial Day and closed it on Labor Day.
The Moorehouse barber shop south of Schoppe's store was where the young boys learned to smoke their first cigarettes.
Sixty years ago the farmers, bringing their milk, would gather around the big stove in the back of Schoppe's and Mattheis' to get warm and settle the questions of the day. He who needed a pipeful of tobacco was welcome to dip into the "poor box."
A. D. Bissell, son of Jane Sutherland Bissell, lost his life on the Chilkoot Pass avalanche while on his way to the Klondike Gold Fields, in 1898.
In the '20's, Seip's Hall, 18 N. Bothwell, (now Foster Economy House) had the world premiere of a two-reel comedy, "Right Foot Forward," with Pala- tine as the locale, because it still had hitching posts and dirt streets.
This hall, built by Charles Seip, was originally used for dances and entertainments. It was also used as a gym by the high school basketball team until the construction of the high school building in 1929. Palatine's first movies were shown here in 1917. They were silent, of course, and had to be rewound between reels. Suitable music was pro- vided by pianists.
Many children were brought into this world by Mrs. Andrew Landmann, the midwife, who lived at the southwest corner of Bothwell and Chicago Ave. She moved to Palatine with her family after she and her husband lost almost all their possessions in the Chicago fire. Mrs. Landmann's profession was a highly respected one. However, the day her grand- daughter, Melanie (Folleth) Schlitz, was born, she entrusted the case to a new doctor who had just be- gun his practice in Palatine, Carl Starck. Melanie receives birthday greetings each year from Dr. Starck.
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Before street and drainage improvements ar- rived, sidewalks in the business section were raised to get them out of the mud, which explains why persons entering those old time stores had to use steps.
Prior to the organization of the Alumni Associa- tion in the '90's, a strawberry festival was held on the campus every year after graduation exercises.
From 1857 into the 1880's a number of Good Templar lodges were organized, the last one in 1879, but interest in Temperance dwindled and they pass- ed out of existence. Selosa Johnson started a Tem- perance Hotel but it did not prove a financial suc- cess and was sold and operated for 40 years in con- nection with a tavern.
The Palatine Military Band gave summer con- certs each week at the bandstand which was torn down in the '20's to make way for the Bank Build- ing. This band always led the Memorial day pa- rade; and early on Fourth of July morning, toured the town on a hayrack, playing stirring music.
The stucco building, directly north of R.R. track, was called the Hunerberg Hotel. North Western trains would pull into the siding and the passengers for whom reservations had been wired from Chicago would go in to eat. Stroker's Hall, which adjoined Hunerberg Hotel on the east, was used for dances and parties. Until Seip's Hall was made available, basketball practice was held here.
In 1880's and early '90's, dances and roller skat- ing parties were held in the building on the north- west corner of Brockway and Chicago aves.
Schirding and Slade (later Schirding and Mat- thei) had a store at the present Schoppe corner, southwest corner Slade and Brockway. Upstairs was a hall where village meetings were held, also the offices of Dr. Olcott, dentist. The orchestra con- sisted of a violin, clarinet and cello. The latter in- strument was played by Jupe Thurston, who was the constable and the Methodist church janitor. Later this building was moved to the east side of Greeley, between Slade and Chicago, just north of the Legion hall.
Schoppes celebrated in 1954 sixty years of mer- chandising service to Palatine. Harry Schoppe, an original partner, is now assisted by Mrs. Louis Schoppe and his daughter, Helen.
As recently as 1892 Matthew Richmond owned and operated a cheese factory at the southwest cor- ner of Bothwell and Johnson streets. That remodeled building is an apartment house at 35 W. Johnson st. The Richmond home still stands to the west of the apartment building.
The Brick Block, built in 1884 by H. C. Batter- man, was a three-story red brick building on the northeast corner of Brockway and Slade streets. Un- til it was torn down in the '30's it held apartments, doctor's offices, lunch rooms, ice cream parlor, and a dry goods store. This was the first location of the Sanitary Market, and A & P; Charles Dinse's bar- bershop and pool hall were in the basement.
The Palatine bank of C. H. Patten occupied the northwest corner first floor for many years. It was followed by the First National Bank of Palatine. On the third floor there were a stage, dressing rooms and dance hall. In addition to many balls held there, the Palatine high school alumni went there to dance after a banquet in the old village hall. They marched in a group; and it was customary for the rest of the people downtown to go watch this "fash-
ion parade." The favorite of all orchestras was Leon Brothers, consisting of harp and violin. The dancing teacher who gave lessons there came from Chicago and always wore patent leather slippers, and a swallow tail coat.
Among the professional people who were in Pala- tine in early years are: A. N. Sheffener, M.D., 1864; C. S. Cutting, Att'y., 1874; S. E. Hulett, M.D., and and E. W. Olcott, dentists, 1877; F. E. Wadham, M.D., 1879; C. M. Sutherland, M.D., 1882.
A duck pond fed by springs was located north of the present municipal building. Wild ducks gathered there.
At one time water from an artesian well on Wood and Bothwell was piped to a trough in front of the market on Wilson and Bothwell streets, then on to a trough on Brockway street south of the track. The water was carried in square wooden flumes. A cement reservoir with a rounded brick top was located between Schoppe's and the Starck building across the street east. Rain and water from street drainage were gathered in it and used in case of fire. This reservoir was filled-in at the time of the street paving-about 1922.
The Economy Fuse plant on North Smith st., was originally the Bowman Dairy plant.
For many years there was much cattle shipping from Palatine stockyards located west of town on the north side of the railroad. These stockyards were not large but busy.
The depot park south of the railroad was well- kept. Each Arbor Day high school pupils planted a tree beneath which was placed a bottle containing names of the school pupils.
In the early 1900's members of the senior class at graduation were not allowed to sit back and listen to a big name speaker. They did the "orationing." During the school year each class member prepared and gave an oration before the school literary so- ciety. On graduation night they were expected to "put on the show." The program of 1900 included these numbers: "The Influence of a World's Fair, Carl A. Starck; "The Hay-Pauncefoote Treaty," Henry W. Abelmann; "Alexander Hamilton," C. E. Comfort; "The Crusades," Martha A. Bollman. There were four other graduates.
The oldest living graduate of the high school is Persis Hicks McCabe of the class of 1887; Elodia Baldwin Patten was a member of the class of 1888. Other living early graduates are Mrs. Edna Baldwin Heise and Mabel Olcott Hipwell, 1890; Grace Beutler and Annie Matthei Brockway, 1891; June Juiian Hart, 1893.
Residents of the village, who owned several cows for their own use, put them out to pasture in Henry Schierding's acreage between Plum Grove and Smith near Robertson.
Livery stables did a thriving business from 1885 until the advent of automobiles. Buggies were rented to traveling salesmen at $3 a day. One such livery was owned by Henry Knigge and another by Ira W. Frye whose stable was located at Wood and Brockway until he erected a livery stable at 55 N. Bothwell.
A book by Everett Chamberlain published in 1873, dealing with Chicago and its suburbs, mentions the new artesian well in Palatine; and that there are three churches and a handsome grade school worth $11,000. This same author says that all streets are lighted and excellently finished; lots retail at from $5-$60 a foot, and tracts "circumjacent" are selling at from $75-$300 an acre.
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+ANNEX-HOTEL MENDOTA BE A BEER
THE ANNEX HOTEL OPERATED BY THE FINK-SEIP FAMILIES
The official name of the above was "Annex Hotel" and it was so listed in the telephone directory, which caused some confusion when. the person calling thought he was connected with the Chicago Annex Hotel on Michigan boulevard. It was known hereabouts as Seip's Place and under the management of Charlie and Minnie Seip its fame extended to great distances. The hotel and tavern were originally purchased by Conrad Fink, father of Mrs. C. H. Seip in 1870
Patrons of the hotel only paid $3.00 for a week's lodging, includ- ing meals. The barn at the rear was torn down in 1908 and the fol- lowing year a hall was built, which is now the home of Fosters' Econ- omy House.
Upon the marriage in 1892 of Charles Seip and Minnie Fink, the place came into their possession. The property remained in their ownership until 1930 when the hotel was razed and the present post office block was erected.
Mr. Seip was a lover of sports for young people and many times he was the man who backed local ball teams, which in the prosperous years played many of the leading semi-pro teams of Chicago.
Fifty years ago prize fights were illegal, but Charlie lent his name to what was supposed to be an exhibition bout in a dance pavilion in Meyer's woods, south of Palatine. The pavilion was packed. Just as the bell sounded Deputy Sheriff Louis Roehler of Arlington Heights and an assistant walked in saying, "Go on home, boys.'
Palatine, Lake Zurich And Wauconda
Reproductions on this page were loaned to the Centennial Committee by Arthur Wildhagen, Champaign, who spent his boyhood in Palatine. Shown below is Maud proudly pulling a passenger car (Palatine was proud of both); and a time card showing through service between Wauconda and Chicago, with a change of cars at Palatine.
Also shown is a reproduction of a ticket which allowed the purchaser to ride three miles from Palatine to Deer Grove. The fare was 10 cents. A complimentary ticket allowed the holder to enter Deer Grove park and watch the ball game on the day of days, Palatine Day, the opening of the railroad, September 16, 1911.
Palatine, Lake Zurich & Wauconda Ry.
RETURNING
ONE CONTINUOUS PASSAGE Commencing within 30 DAYS from date of sale DEER GROVE PARK -TO-
PALATINE
W. A. AHERN, Gen'l Pass. & Frt. Agent.
COMPLIMENTARY TICKET
FOR ADMISSION TO BALL GAME AND OTHER ATTRACTIONS AT THE
PALATINE DAY PICNIC AND OPENING OF THE W. R. & E. TRACTION CO.
BEAUTIFUL DEER GROVE PARK NEVER BEFORE OPENED
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1911
Speaking by Ex-Senator Wm. E. Mason, Music by Palatine Military Band. New Dance Pavilion. Fire Works in Evening.
TRAINS LEAVE C. & N. W. DEPOT. CHICAGO, AT 10:45 A. M., 12:15, 1:30, 1:30, 4:03 AND 4:57 P. M. PROGRAM ON OTHER SIDE
P. L. Z & W. R. R. Effective, Sunday, Aug 24, 1913
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Palatine Builds Own Railroad
Fifty years ago it was easy to sell stock for an Interurban electric railroad. Some of the promoters had their eyes on northwest Cook County.
November 3, 1902, Palatine village board grant- ed a franchise to construct an electric road through Palatine to William D. Ball, et al. November 20, 1903, a similar franchise was given to the Northern Illinois Traction Company.
In 1905 they franchised the Illinois-Wisconsin Railroad Company. Then came Palatine's own In- terurban, but it was steam. Franchises were or- iginally secured under the name Wauconda, Rock- ford and Elgin Traction Co. In order to increase the sale of stock, it later becaine known as Pala- tine, Lake Zurich and Wauconda.
"Maud," pride of the P.L.Z.&W. R.R., hauled commuters and mail from Wauconda and Lake Zur- ich to Palatine, where it arrived at 7:20 in time to catch the 7:25 for Chicago.
Palatine Day at Deer Grove Park, Sunday, Sept. 16, 1911, marked the opening of the railroad. Thirty-six hours before this gala event was sched- uled to occur, there was still no engine, or cars, and the road bed was unfit for the transportation of passengers. On Friday morning the North Western sold the new company an engine and rented them a car. By present standards, "Maud," the engine, was not much to look at, but she stood for all the dreams and desires of people who believed that there was a real need for a railroad that would con- nect Lake Zurich and Wauconda with the outside world via Palatine. There were dreams that it would ultimately provide a short cut to Lake Geneva.
Mass meetings had been held at Palatine, Lake Zurich, Wauconda and intermediate points to sell the idea of this railroad that would make Palatine the junction for the Lake Co. resort area. There was oratory by the enthusiastic boosters, and the Palatine Military Band furnished the music. Money for the stock came from the savings of local peo- ple and they treasured those engraved certificates which made them partners in this road. Conse- quently everyone who could help put that track in shape was on the job the day before the picnic.
Henry Schoppe, Frank Danielsen, John Mangels, Herman Wildhagen, Charlie Bennett, Charles Seip and others volunteered to shovel cinders on the road- bed so that that first trip could be safely made. By opening day the road was completed only a little north of Dundee Road. The public walked the rest of the way into Deer Grove Park.
The train had left Palatine a little after 2 o'clock from the rear of the stucco building on West Wilson St. After proceeding part way to Quintens Road north, it kept along the line of the Converse and Baldwin line fence, across Dundee Road, then east of the present Elms residence, and on to the present entrance of Camp Reinberg, where the main gate to Dr. Wilson's Deer Grove Park was at that time. It was possible to get on or off the train at road crossings along the way.
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